April Highlights

Sunday Morning Services

Feel free to invite people to worship with us.

Join us at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. College Group service in Commons at 10:15. Registration, masks and social distancing required for 8:00 (on Easter Sunday) and 9:30. Registration also required for the 11:15 service: college-church.formstack.com/forms/worship_signup

Starts April 18, mask optional service at 11:15. No registration needed.

Livestream broadcast is at 9:30 with a rebroadcast at 11:15. You can watch it at college-church.org/livestream

Senior Pastor Josh Moody preaches from John, Believing and Living

• April 2: Good Friday “Behold” John 19:16-27

• April 4: Easter Sunday “Why Are You Weeping?” John 20:11-18

• April 11: “It Is the Lord” John 21:1-14

• April 18: “Do You Love Me?” John 21:15-19

• April 25: “A True Witness” John 21:20-25

Adult Communities—in-person and Zoom options

Note: No Adult Communities will meet on Easter Sunday.

• Veritas meets Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. with Dr. Daniel Block teaching Ezekiel. Attend in person or via Zoom.

• Logos meets Sundays at 9:30 with Dr. Victor Kuligin teaching on the doctrine of salvation. In person or via Zoom.

• Joint Heirs meets Sundays at 9:30 with a rotation of teachers teaching from the Book of Psalms. Available in person or via Zoom.

• Greek Class meets Sundays at 9:30 with Dr. Jon Laansma teaching 1 John. Available in person or via Zoom.

• Forum 15 meets Sundays at 9:30 with David Fetzer teaching 1 & 2 Peter.

• All Nations meets Sundays at 9:30 with Steve Krogh leading the discussion of the sermon.

For connection via Zoom, email sarndt@college-church.org for your link of choice.

Congregational Events

We are pleased to announce the following opportunities for publicly expressing faith in Christ:

• Infant dedications will be observed on Mother's Day, May 9.

• Infant baptisms observed Father’s Day, June 20.

• For believers baptism or confirmation, contact Christy at baptism@college-church.org or call the church.

To move forward with any of these commitments, contact Christy at cchiodras@college-church.org or call the church.

LORD'S SUPPER April 2 | May 2

Children’s Ministries

Sunday morning nursery, preschool and Bible school (grades 1-5), weekly reservations required.

Wednesday Evening Clubs (Boys Brigade and Pioneer Girls) for grades 1-5.

Registration required at college-church.org/children/weeklyprograms

Middle School

Middle schoolers are meeting in Commons Hall on Tuesday nights beginning at 6:45 p.m. On Sunday mornings, plan to attend worship services with your family.

High School

Sunday Night Live on April 11 and 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Commons Gym.

A special event is scheduled for April 25; details and time TBD.

STARS

• No Zoom class on Easter Sunday | Recorded lesson April 4

• Zoom Sunday morning class | 9:00 a.m. | April 11, 18, 25

• Zoom Wednesday music | Wednesdays 7-8 p.m., April 7, 14, 21, 28

• Parking Lot Friday Night Fun | 6:30-7:30 p.m., April 23

College Group

Student Service: With COVID limitations, we are creating space for students to easily worship at 10:15 a.m. in the Commons each Sunday. Join us!

Mid-Week Outdoor Small Groups: Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m. Email Ben at bpanner@college-church.org for more details.

Men’s Ministries—Men's Bible Study

Wednesdays, 6:45–8:00 p.m. In person C002, request Zoom link here: my.college-church.org/?page=3640

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock” (Matthew 7:24). Would you like to know how to interpret and apply what you are reading in your Bible so that you may be like the wise man that built his house on a rock? Hermeneutics, which is all about studying and interpreting the Bible, is our topic of discussion in Men’s Bible Study. Dr. Victor Kuligin and Pastors Josh Stringer and Ben Panner will lead the teaching through a variety of topics as we learn how to apply God’s Word to our daily lives. Each week stands on its own, so please join us when you can. For more information, please visit our Men’s Ministry website at college-church.org/men

Women’s Ministries

Mom2Mom (Monday, April 5 | 7-8 p.m. | Sanctuary Narthex)

Join us Monday evening, April 5, to continue our book discussion of Glory in the Ordinary by Courtney Reissig. We’ll be looking at chapter seven and considering together what it means to find our identity in Christ as opposed to our relational roles or the work we do each day.

Monthly Gathering, Saturday, April 10 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. | Commons Hall

Women, join us Saturday morning (in person or by Zoom) for our Monthly Gathering discussion on the spiritual discipline of silence and solitude. This year we’ve been looking at spiritual practices that shape the follower of Christ – Bible intake, prayer, worship and fasting, and now—silence and solitude. We’ll enjoy a short teaching time on this, then roundtable discussions as we seek to consider together how to lean into this spiritual discipline. Next Women’s Monthly Gathering will be Saturday, May 1.

Women’s Conference (May 14 & 15)

Mark your calendars for our Women’s Conference on Friday night and Saturday morning, May 14-15. After this long year of distance, we’re looking forward to coming together to worship, to hear from one another, and to listen to teaching on the Book of Psalms from author and Bible teacher Courtney Reissig. To join us, please register on our website.

Membership

Ready to participate fully in the life and ministries of College Church? Come find out about College Church’s history, core beliefs, ministries and what it means for you to be a member. This one-day-only membership opportunity will be Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m. until noon. Attendees have the option of participating in person in the Commons, or virtually via Zoom. Registration is requested. For more info, contact Christy at membership@college-church.org, or call (630) 668-0878, ext. 175.

Spring Cleaning

Come and join our maintenance team as we clean up the church grounds and make them look beautiful. Spring Grounds Day is April 24, from 8 a.m. to noon. Lunch provided for all volunteers. Email Audrey at amceuen@college-church.org to help spruce up the church grounds.

Current Fiscal Year Deadlines

With the end of our fiscal year being April 30, all receipts for reimbursement or any other disbursement request must be received by the Accounting Office by Monday, April 19. For contributions to be posted in our current fiscal year, we must receive them by Friday, April 30. Any stock gifts must be received by Tuesday, April 27. We need to have these cutoff dates to have the financial reports completed on time for the printing of the Annual Report.

Keenagers Meeting on April 16, 2021

The Keenagers (age 55+) are happy to announce a special meeting in the sanctuary on Friday, April 16, starting at 6:30 pm. It will be our sincere pleasure to have Leslie Goddard with us to present her interpretation of one of the most well-known and influential American ladies of the 20th century, Eleanor Roosevelt. Ms. Goddard has appeared before us several times in the past to unanimous acclaim, and we’re sure this time will be no exception. This gathering will be different from our regular meetings in several ways:

• Following the church’s protocols and guidelines, we will NOT have our usual delightful meal (yes, we’re as disappointed as you are - but blame COVID-19).

• We’ll be gathering in the sanctuary and adhering to the church’s Sunday morning protocols regarding wearing masks and social distancing.

• No advance reservations are required.

• We will collect a free-will offering to help defray the cost of the program; suggested donation of $3 - $4 per person.

• And finally, we will begin at 6:30, to allow the opportunity (weather permitting) for a time of appropriate socializing outside after the program.

If you have questions, please call Everett and Marcelyn Peterson at 630-784-5069 or email them at everett@petersonlink.name.

If you are age 55+ but have not previously been attending Keenagers meetings, please consider this an invitation to join the Keenagers for this evening’s entertainment (in admittedly atypical circumstances). We also hope you will join us for our regular meetings when we are able to resume our regular activities (3rd Friday evening: Sep.—Nov. and Jan.—Apr.). Although it is too soon to announce any specific plans for the future, we hope that we can resume regular meetings (with our scrumptious meals and great programs) next fall.