By Maree Garchow Visiting with friends is a joy! Catching up on news and reminiscing with family and friends is especially important for someone our age, especially after the moratorium on in-person meetings during the COVID pandemic. We all lost …
North Chicago VBS During the third week of June, we hosted a vacation Bible school in the city of North Chicago. By renting out a space in the park district building, we were able to be present in the community …
Once again Delin and Gerardo Hernandez here; we salute you. Summer has arrived, and we are happy to have started working with the garden, planting in Waukegan with the Hispanic families. So far, we have two families. Despite a lot …
After more than two years, Women of Faith are once again gathering for monthly meetings. On April 28, women gathered for a lively discussion of “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by W. Phillip Keller. Then later they gathered for …
By Nic Cass Community Easter Egg Hunt On April 9, with the help of our youth, we hid 900 eggs throughout the church. Over 30 kids had a blast finding eggs and discovering the prizes inside. We had a wonderful …
By Dean Maschoff In the March 2022 Faith Matters newsletter, you saw articles about how our church worked with Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) to help Delonya Driver and Rev. Mark Willig in their hour of need. I didn’t know much …
By Nic Cass At the end of February, I had the opportunity to sit down with approximately 30 of our youth and their parents to share about the direction of our youth ministry. This was a chance for me to …
Our long-time Saturday night pianist, Mandi Stilson-Diver, has shared that she will soon be stepping down to spend more time with her family. Faith is looking for people who love to make music and are interested in sharing their talent …
By Nic Cass Angel Tree In December we had the opportunity to bless families with Christmas gifts through our angel tree. With the help of the congregation, we gave out over 40 gifts to families in North Chicago. We also …
