York Community Resource Center (Villa Park/Lombard) ▸ After school and summer school programs for elementary and middle school includes tutoring, recreation and Christian education.+ Twice is Nice (Carol Stream), which is owned and operated by College Church, sends all its proceeds to support the Outreach Community Center. Outreach Community Ministries has a few other resale stores which help to fund their sites and programs: Discoveries Resale Store & Furniture Annex (Warrenville) Jubilee Furniture (Carol Stream) Jubilee Cars - provides vehicles for the residents of Jubilee Village and also sells vehicles. The proceeds from the sales benefit Outreach’s programs. Visit Outreach Community Ministries website and consider volunteering! outreachcommunityministries.org
Prayerful Faith in Action Abortion touches us all as we are literally missing family and
prayers. See this link of a father (of two with a third baby on the
community members because they were never born. As Chris-
way) who approached Christians in prayer at the Aurora site. He
tians, we must not view this heart-breaking moral issue as a U.S.
shared that a week earlier, when he and his wife watched a group
political matter and choose to avoid it. Instead, we can grow in
praying from Planned Parenthood's parking lot, they changed
our relationship to Christ by cultivating faithful prayer and acting
their minds. Instead of going through with abortion plans, his
locally on behalf of unborn babies and their parents. The Sancti-
wife went across the street to receive Waterleaf's free pregnancy
ty of Human Life Task Force invites you to pray outside Planned
assistance. The father spoke of the care they felt when simply
Parenthood Aurora on Saturday, June 12, in cooperation with 40
watching prayer taking place and realizing that God cares for
Days for Life. https://www.40daysforlife.com/ 40 Days for Life
their family. facebook.com/watch/?v=627051241548825
began a year-round prayer effort in Aurora in summer 2020. www.40daysforlife.com/aurora Sarah Lindquist guides prayer and a few hymns once a month on a Saturday throughout the year. There is up to a 75% appointment cancellation rate when
Saturday, June 12, 1:00-2:00 pm. • Look for us on Waterleaf's property across from Planned Parenthood's driveway.
women see peaceful prayer outside an abortion facility. Many
• Parking is behind Auto Zone or by Mariano's.
abortion-minded women who cancel say they were looking for
• Visit college-church.org/sohl to sign up for the Sanctity of
a sign. By our physical presence, we can be that sign of caring
Human Life task force monthly emails to stay up to date
and offer hope as we ask the Holy Spirit to work through our
with life related news and events.
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