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Church News

Catch up on what’s going on around First Pres by reading through big announcements, our newsletter, called “The Chimes” (published ten times a year) as well as other program information and seasonal brochures.

Announcements

Help Us Celebrate Our Graduates

Help Us Celebrate Our Graduates

On Sunday, May 18, we will be celebrating our graduating High School Seniors. We would like to recognize all graduates of the congregation on this...

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Confirmation Sunday

Join us to celebrate important milestones in the lives of our youth. For 8th graders currently finishing Confirmation, we’ll celebrate their hard...

Pentecost Offering

The Pentecost offering helps our youth begin life with a strong start — a solid foundation of faith formed in the first third of life, from...

Donate Backpacks for Christopher House

Sundays, June 1, 8 & 15 We are again collecting money to purchase backpacks for the students at Christopher House. When school begins in the...

Engraved Brick Orders

Engraved bricks in the Memorial Prayer Garden honor loved ones and friends, living or deceased, in a beautiful setting. Engraved bricks require a...

First Pres Golf League

We’re organizing teams for the 2025 season at Palatine Hills Golf Course. During May through August, we will have Tuesday evening tee-times for...

Donate Easter Flowers

It is still cold but Easter will be here before we know it. The first sign of spring is the sign up for Easter flowers on March 2 and March 9 in the...

Book Drive for Bernie’s Book Bank

Sundays, March 2 and 9, Aidan McLeod of Scout Troop 32 will be holding a book collection as part of his Eagle Scout Project. Bernie’s provides new...

God and Service Award

On Sunday, February 2, we celebrated Scout Sunday with Scout Troop 32. As part of the worship service, we recognized member and troop leader, Nick...

Restaurant Walk Returns!

Our popular Restaurant Walk fellowship program returns for another session in March and April. This is a great way to connect with other members of...

Donate College Care Packages

As we continue our journey through this year, the Children’s and Youth Ministries Committee will be sending care packages to support our First Pres...

Thank You for All the Clean-Up Work

We have been busy bees here at First Pres. If you have a chance, go downstairs and see our Kitchen and the PADS area! Thanks to Carolyn Selke, we...

Thank You from refugeeONE!

Dear church family, thank you so much for your generous response in supporting our refugee family. Within a very short time, we were able to collect...

Thank You for All the Clean-Up Work

We have been busy bees here at First Pres. If you have a chance, go downstairs and see our Kitchen and the PADS area! Thanks to Carolyn Selke, we...

Bookmarks

Our first quarter bookmarks will go to the support of Dia Nuevo, a Spanish speaking new worshipping community of the Chicago Presbytery in Hanover...

Blanket Drive

On our cold nights in January and February, it is wonderful to have a warm house and a cozy blanket to wrap yourself in. Not everyone is lucky...

Chimes & Publications

Summer Sunday School

This summer, we're thrilled to offer an all-ages Summer Sunday School program from 10:00 to 11:00am, open to any children and youth! Join us for a...