Nov. 30

1st Sunday in Advent

Hanging of the Greens

Sermon: "Good News Messengers"

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Theme: The Christmas shepherds excitedly spread the Good News. Do we?

 

Dec. 7

2nd Sunday in Advent

Communion

Sermon: "Where's Joseph"

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Theme: Why is Joseph Almost Forgotten?

 

Dec. 14

3rd Sunday in Advent

Sermon: "Mary's Expecting"

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Theme: What Expectations Do We Have This Season?

 

Dec. 21

4th Sunday in Advent

Christmas Choral Cantata

"How Great Our Joy!" by Lloyd Larson

 

Dec. 24

Christmas Eve 

5 pm - Family Candlelight Service

11 pm - Communion Candlelight Service

Sermon: "What If God Was One of Us?"
Scripture: Matthew 1:18, 23; Luke 2:1-8 

 

Dec. 28

1st Sunday after Christmas

Theme: Lessons and Carols

 

We welcomed nine new members on November 16 to the Little Home Church! Last month I featured Janet and Paul Figge who rejoined the church after a 10-year absence, and the Braulick family.

 

This month I would like to introduce you to Sandy Harper, and her son and daughter-in-law, Dawn and Charles Sbarbaro.

Sandy, Dawn and Charles are very excited to be a part of our church family. Dawn and Charles were married at the church inAugust and live in Wayne on Smith Road.

Do you know someone who has traveled with the Ringling Bros Circus? We now have a member of the LHC who has done just that, Sandy Harper. In her younger days, Sandy was on the road for several years with Ringling Bros. and the Hoxie Brothers, the Great American Circus. During her tenure with the circus, Sandy visited and experienced every corner of our country and found this job fascinating and fun. It sounds like a job we all might dream about. Sandy has three children, a daughter living in Arizona and two sons in the Chicago area.

 

Besides the circus, Sandy has had other numerous employment positions throughout her life time which she also has enjoyed. Sandy has been a medical secretary for Loyola and Ravenswood hospitals, working in the pathology departments and found the work fascinating. She has been the

Administrative Coordinator for the building department in Lincolnwood, and enjoyed the many people she met along the way.

 

Sandy lives in South Elgin with her dog and can't wait to become involved at LHC. She has already volunteered to do anything and everything, and as we all know, an extra pair of hands is music to our ears. She enjoys being around lots of people, reading and spending time at the library, and she also enjoyed bowling for many years.

 

Brianna Milam and Ken Johnston also joined the church this month and they will be married on May 15, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Roselle where her mother is a pastor. Being a "pastor's kid," Brianna moved around a lot during her childhood, mostly in Illinois. Her father is also a pastor in Wisconsin at the UCC church in Whitewater. Brianna is a graduate of North Central College and has her master's degree from St. Mary's University College in London where she earned her MBA. Brianna also spent a semester in Thailand studying international business. Presently, Brianna is employed by AWANA, which stands for 'Approved Workman are Not Ashamed," 2 Timothy, 2:15. Brianna manages their International Business and Finance Department. 

 

Ken grew up in Oswego/Montgomery with his two brothers and as a family, they all share the love of old cars. He keeps very busy with his job, and travels all over the country wherever his expertise is needed. He is a Nuclear Power Plant technician and is employed by Masterlee, Inc. When Ken is not working, he enjoys his chocolate lab named Lilly, and biking. But his true hobby is cars, especially Mustangs. He loves going to car shows throughout the Chicago area. Brianna and Ken are busy planning their wedding, and we all wish them well as they begin a new life together.

Blessings, Carol Berger

630.363.8982, carolyberger@sbcglobal.net

You are all invited to help Little Home Church write a home spun Lenten devotional booklet that we will self-publish for our use in February through April 2015. Folks can write more than one devotional and scriptures will be provided for each of the 40 days of Lent as a jumping off point. But you can use your ideas, feelings, stories and faith as you write a few paragraphs. This can be a wonderful faith journey for all of us whether writers or readers. Starting in December will have a sign up sheet in the Parish Hall with the date and scripture of each day in Lent. This may sound early with Christmas not even here, but we didn't want to wait until January and only have a month to put this together. So join in! Don't be shy. Try your hand at expressing yourself. After all God already knows what you can do.

Purchase a poinsettia to help decorate our altar table for the Cantata and Christmas Eve Services. Plants are available in the traditional red, white and pink, $12 each. You may note whether it is "in memory of," or "in celebration of" a loved one. You may take your plant after one of the Christmas Eve services. Order by contacting the office: 630.584.4013 or lori@littlehomechurch.org.

We once again will be working with Neighborhood Food Pantries to provide Christmas food baskets. LHC has committed to providing 45 baskets. As in the past there will be a 'shopping list' of items required for each basket. Valeri Baldwin will have a sign-up sheet in church. Baskets are due Sat. Dec. 20 and should be dropped off at Resurrection Parish (corner of Army Trail Road & Rt. 59) between 8-9 am that day. We are a small church with huge hearts! The Food Pantry and its families are incredibly grateful!

This year we have partnered with Wayne Township General Assistance office to help make Christmas a little brighter for six needy families. There are still gift tags available in the Parish Hall for gifts that need to be purchased. All the gifts should be returned to church by Sunday, Dec. 14th, wrapped, with the gift tag attached. Your generosity is heartwarming! 

If you need additional information on The Giving Tree contact Lori Prang in the church office...she has been our fantastic gift tree organizer this year!