Good
Friday and Easter Events
Kimball Church
has several events to help you enter more deeply into the suffering,
death and resurrection of Jesus. We hope you'll take the opportunity
to grow in your faith during this special season.
LENTEN
COMPACT: During
Lent, many people in our congregation are participating in what
we've called "the Fantastic Drastic Plastic Fast",
seeking to reduce our use of plastic bags, bottles and packaging.
In addition, we are taking other steps to become better stewards
of God's creation. The entire compact can be viewed on our Justice
Watch page.
GOOD
FRIDAY: This
year, Kimball Avenue will celebrate Good Friday with Capilla
Del Barrio to recognize that Jesus' death creates a new community.
The service will be held at 3058 W. Armitage on Friday, March
21. Time of the service will be announced.
EASTER
SUNDAY: He
is risen indeed! Join us for a celebration of the resurrection
on Sunday, March 23. A breakfast, sponsored by the Christian
Education Department, will be served at 9:30 a.m. The worship
service will begin at 10:30 a.m. PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE
FOR EASTER SUNDAY.
Turn
Out the Lights!
For one hour (8
pm - 9 pm) on Saturday, March 29, we'll join thousands of other
Chicagoans to turn out the lights and draw attention to the need
to reduce our consumption of electricity. But what fun is staying
home in the dark?
We invite you to
enjoy an evening at Kimball Avenue. At 6:00 p.m., we'll gather
for a potluck meal, followed by the screening of the documentary,
"Mountain Mourning". This powerful film looks at the
impact on the practice of removing coal in West Virginia through
mountaintop removal. At 8:00 p.m., we'll turn out the lights
and enjoy fellowship by candlelight.
Creation Care
Starting Sunday,
March 30, Justice Watch has planned four Sundays with an emphasis
on Creation and our responsibility to care for it as stewards.
The emphasis will culminate with Earth Sunday on April 20. Watch
for more details.
"Tap
Into the Sap"
You and your family
are invited to experience the entire maple syrup-making process
from tapping the tree to boiling it down into syrup at the Maple
Syrup Festival at North Park Village on Sunday, March 30. The
event will begin with a light lunch at 12:15 p.m. There is a
small fee for this event. Download a registration form on the
Family Field Trip page.
Our
March Tithe
With our Lenten
Compact and our emphasis on Creation Care, 5% of our Sunday offerings
in March will be sent to the Evangelical Environmental Network,
a faith-based organization that advocates for actions and policies
that "honor God and protect the environment." For more
information about their work, visit their web site.