(last names withheld due to privacy)
Please continue to pray for Bob & Nancy B. He has been diagnosed with cancer. He had to go through quite a few operations last week. Please pray for wisdom for the medical team, as well as Bob & Nancy.

John & Lacey are moving here this THURSDAY! Pray that their move goes well. That Lacey continues to have a safe pregnancy and that John is able to find a job quickly.

Marcus V. - continued strength in his battle with Sickle cell anemia.

* No midweek service due to SHAPE interviews being conducted. If you have been unable to “get in SHAPE” :), please sign up with Kristen or Debra. We will then schedule an interview with the Pastoral staff.
* Oct 25 - Launch Party!
Celebrating our ReLaunch that is coming up after the New Year, we would like to celebrate what God is doing in our congregation. It will be immediately following service. (Soup kitchen is rescheduled for the month of Oct). Please sign up for the Chili Cookoff, desserts, or side dishes with Darlene.
* Oct 25-31 - First week of the four week small group study, “Walk Across the Room”. We will then break for the holidays. Small groups will resume after the new year.
* Nov 1 - Our Annual Bowling Night is here! Please meet us at Lisle Lanes at 6 p.m. (if cost is an issue, please contact Darlene). Everyone is encouraged to come. Children’s bumper lanes will also be set up.

Thanks for your prayers for Bob’s surgery. Pastor met he and Nancy at the hospital this morning and had prayer. He came through surgery just fine is recovering.

Please remember Bob in your prayers (9 a.m. service) as he is going in for a very serious surgery Tuesday, Sept 29th. His doctor asked him to have his will in order, very telling of the gravity of his situation. Please pray for him and his wife tonight and tomorrow. We will alert you of his status following his surgery. Thank you for your prayers.

- COURAGE series - Courage to find your purpose
- Kid’s Town Choir singing
- Kid’s Town teachers meeting following service
- Soup kitchen Service Day

Please come tomorrow expecting a wonderful service! Bring a friend, family member, co-worker! It’s not too late to invite someone.

Also, there is a dinner following the 10:30 service. If you can, please make a large side dish or dessert. Thanks for making our church feel like family! God bless & see you all tomorrow!

This Sunday is going to be an amazing day. It’s the 5th Sunday of the month and we are featuring “Family Sunday”. This is when ministries are geered around the church as the family.
This Sunday we have a featured guest Worship Director and lead Singer of Contemporary Christian Music band “God Streached”. Ministering in Song and leading our community worship will be Director Terrell Wilson. It’s going to be an environment for healing, break through and victory that God want’s to bless you and the ones you love with. Do whatever you have to do… come by plane - train - Metra - Vehicle- bicycle or walk but come for this anointed time of worship. Also this weekend Minister William Strawcutter will be speaking at each service. Pastor William and Shana have recently relocated to Winter Park FL. to begin working as a partner in a law firm. He is a friend of our church and a close friend to Pastor’s Eric and Kristen - Come prepared to receive a word from Job 22:27-30 the Title is “Make my Decree”.
Also last weekend we had a wonderful time with Kids Choir and Soup kitchen. Thanks to all the Volunteers who make this church a place to belong and a place to make an impact for the kingdom.
Come Sunday ready to be inspired to go deeper and see you faith soar higher! While you at it… You might as well bring someone with you!
Blessings

Get ready for our annual Camping trip at Blackwell forest preserve August 15th followed up by our UNPLUGGED Outdoor Tent service August 16th.
We will be gathered at Blackwell Forest Preserve located on the corner of Butterfield Rd and Winfield.
All Sunday gathering’s will forgo there normal meeting times and join together in one UNITED service…Live, Outdoors & Unplugged.
Service will start at 11:00 a.m. in the Hawthorn Groove field at Blackwell. Following the Tent Service will be a Picnic, games for all ages and organized competitions.

Look forward to seeing everyone there and bring a friend with you to share in the Celebration.

Awesome reports have been coming in this week about the Soup Kitchen. Special thanks goes out to Darla and her talented team of Soup Kitchen CHEF’S and Denney for organizing the volunteer’s. We are blessed by so many at our church that refuse to simply “GO” to church and have decided we want to “BE” the church. It’s why we identify one of our main values as being Missional.
Thanks to each of you that gave a cup of water and a hug in HIS name… when we’ve done it to the least of these we’ve given it to HIM. To all of you… Thanks gang for serving Jesus supper this week! I know he L-O-V-E-D it!

Food Pantry Update - Please continue to pray for our Neighborhood Food Pantry at Thriftique - It has been virtually impossible for Supply to keep up with demand. Many day’s we have only been able to offer a few scrapes to people in need because we have exhausted our shelves. You all have done such a great job bringing in food as you have been made aware of the need… I thank you for that. However, recently, by the favor of God, we have caught the attention of the Northern Illinois Food bank and Sister organization Chicago Food Depository who seam very interested with our concept of a food pantry mixed in with a thrift/consignment store. This certainly is attracting more individuls because it is a food pantry where participants feel they can get the help they need in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.
We have met a few times with these stellar organizations and have been discussing the possibility of a relationship that we could work out. This potential relationship would allow us to feed more individuals and get more resources in the cupboards of the hungry in our community. Please be in prayer for this relationship and the community we serve. Updates are sure to follow at this time let me simply ask you to keep this high on your prayer list.

(re) Orient yourself with Gods Navigational System. Were taking time to (re) connect with what it means to be a Biblical, Spiritual and Missional Community- Each message in this series is jammed packed with information that will get the conversation out of the theory realm and into the practice of everyday redemptive living.
What good is all the theory if it fails to produce REAL life change in the daily practice of the way we flesh out the gospel?
Come and embrace the JOURNEY… after all the Christian Life is a EVENT followed by a PROCESS. It is PROCESS DRIVEN… Not an automatic. Don’t lose sight of the destination in the middle of the journey. Join us this week for our Sunday Drive.