March 30th Potluck

This Tuesday is our monthly potluck! Meet at Tom's house at 6:30, and bring a dish of some sort to share.

If you've never been to Tom's house: He lives right by Parkview, on St. Charles Road, two houses east of the church. Park in the church lot and walk through the backyard to his house. If you're coming from the church parking lot, it's the house on the left (not the house with all the elaborate gardening in the backyard).

Also, remember to let Elyse know if you're planning to go to her house for lunch after church on Easter.

If you can't make it to potluck this week, you can still get excited about next Tuesday's small group, when we'll kick off our new study topic! For the next two months or so we'll be taking a look at different types (or genres) of books in the Bible and how to dig into each of them, understand them, and apply them to our lives. It should be a GREAT study!

March 23rd Small Group

Please be aware that there was a misprint in the church bulletin today -- we are not having potluck until next week (March 30th, at Tom's house).

This Tuesday (at 7:30pm) we will be meeting at the Shelleys' house (2125 N Summit St, Wheaton) for community, prayer, and to finish our series on the book of Acts. Our teaching team will lead us as we tie up some loose ends and talk about the big ideas that we can take away from this study. If you have any lingering questions about Acts, or insights that you've learned through this study, this might be a good time to share them. Hope to see you there!

If you don't have plans for Easter dinner yet, don't worry, 20somethings have got you covered -- John & Elyse have invited us over. Also, we'll be starting a great new topical study on Tuesday nights in April. You won't want to miss it. Stay tuned for more details!

Small Group: March 16th

TODAY at 6:30pm we're playing volleyball at the church gym. Bring $3 for pizza. You're welcome to come even if you're not a volleyball player!

This Tuesday (3/16) we'll be meeting for community & Bible study at 7:30pm at the Shelley's. Continuing our study of the book of Acts, JC will be leading us in a discussion of the Enduring Legacy of the apostles. What is our role in continuing the work that the disciples began in the early church? This discussion will tie into last week's discussion on evangelism.

Also, we've got our spring-kick off Luau Party at Jill Heaton's coming up this Saturday (3/20) at 7:00pm. Although it's quite summery outside yet, we'll have the heat on inside so bust out your warmer-weather wear. Also, we'll do this potluck-style, so bring a tropical-themed dish to share (or just something you like to eat). If you are adventurous and want to try out a real Hawaiian recipe, contact Jill for some ideas. Bring your friends & any games you'd like to play. The address is in the calendar below. Hope to see you there!

March 9th Small Group

We've got a special treat for you this Tuesday. In our study of the book of Acts, we've been studying the growth and spread of the early church, and we've also been talking a little bit about evangelism. This week, we'll be joined by a guest speaker who has lots of experience planting churches and reaching out to people our age. Joe Testa will be leading our discussion and sharing about his ministry working with college students and starting churches near major universities (ISU, UIUC, and University of Michigan). I'm excited to hear what he has to say about the unique challenges of sharing our faith with people in our generation, especially in light of our upcoming outreach at College of DuPage.

I hope to see you at the Shelley's at 7:30 this Tuesday, March 9th for this great discussion!

March 2nd: Miracles

This week we're continuing our study of the book of Acts, specifically looking at the power of God as it was displayed through miracles performed by the disciples. Cara is leading the discussion, and she's asking that we all make sure to bring our Bibles. Miracles are EVERYWHERE in the book of Acts, and you'll want to be able to read the stories for yourself as we discuss them. I hope to see you at the Shelley's at 7:30pm this Tuesday, March 2nd!

Also, we've got a couple of events coming up. Save the date of Saturday March 20th, because we're going to turn the "Heat On" at Jill Heaton's place & celebrate the beginning of spring with a little Luau. So find your slippers (the Hawaiians' term for flip flops) and summer gear and start thinking about a tropical food you'd like to share. And there's rumors of a volleyball rematch sometime this month. Stay tuned for details on both events!