Lent Bags Let us know if you’d like a Lent bag, and we will prepare one for you to pick up from the Food Depot! Each bag contains a devotional/journal, a printed schedule, and other materials to supplement your Lenten spiritual practices. You may call the church at 847.234.6250 or email Dina Price at dprice@firstchurchlf.org. …
In light of the move to Tier One status for Lake and McHenry Counties this week, the Session voted at its January 25 meeting to authorize the return to in-person worship in February. The Staff is now preparing for in-person Sunday Morning Worship starting on February 14 and continuing each Sunday thereafter as conditions permit. All safety protocols will …
“When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was.” – Matthew 2:9 (NRSV) Dear Friends: This Monday is the Winter Solstice—the shortest day of the year. The forecast is calling for …
This Christmas Eve, while we may not gather to worship in person, we invite you to join us in one or all of our Christmas Eve offerings: The Christmas Pageant, 3:00 and 5:00 PM on YouTube and Facebook First Pres children and youth tell the Christmas story! Pre-recorded and will air on the church’s …
Come to church this Christmas Eve and hold up a candle as we say “Merry Christmas!” to one another and listen to “Silent Night, Holy Night” being sung under the heavens. Children are welcome!
The labyrinth is a meandering path that leads to a center, used as a tool for meditation, contemplation, and spiritual transformation. It is typically circular and is not a maze, in which there are dead ends and where you can get lost, but a path that leads you to the center, no dead ends, and …
Skye Jethani, author of our sermon series book “What if Jesus was Serious?”, will be preaching in the First Pres Sanctuary this Sunday, October 25. You may join us in person by registering online (limited seating) in this link, and if you prefer to stay home, you may also join us online via live-stream. See …
Our times call for perspective and a wisdom that discerns connections between past and present. A better and broader understanding of American history and world history will bring current conflicts into sharper focus, and can provide resources for our current considerations. In order to participate more thoughtfully in the current season, we need to “expand …
This Fall at First Pres… FAMILY + CHILDREN FAITH FORMATION FAMILY WORSHIP Family Faith Formation is launching “Family Worship,” an online, pre-recorded worship service. Families come in all shapes and sizes; even if you are a household of one, you are part of our family. This is for you too! This service, …
Dear First Pres. Family & Friends, I awoke this morning to a greening world, softly watered by rivulets of rain, its steady patter punctuated by the clear call of a chickadee. The familiar sound of the Metra pulling into Lake Forest told me it was 6:24 am. Spring is here, and “all is well with …