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January 22, 2026
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SUNDAY SCHEDULE
- 9:30am: Pre-service fellowship
- 10am: Worship in person and livestreamed (Facebook)
- 11am: Coffee, fellowship, and pickleball
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Annual Meeting Packet
The complete 2025 Annual Meeting Packet is now available.​
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Pastoral Care
During the pastoral transition, please call the office at 773-283-2326 or schedule an appointment with Pastor Sharei.
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​​​​​​​​Book Club News
January Book Club Saturday, January 24 at 10:00am
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
"In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature,
Elisabeth Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a Neohelix albolabris —a common woodland snail. While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. Intrigued by the snail’s molluscan anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion, and mysterious courtship activities, Bailey becomes an astute and amused observer, providing a candid and engaging look into the curious life of this underappreciated small animal. Told with wit and grace, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is a remarkable journey of survival and resilience, showing us how a small part of the natural world illuminates our own human existence and provides an appreciation of what it means to be fully alive." ---goodreads
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating earned a number of awards, including the National
Outdoor Book Award (2010), The John Burroughs Medal (2011), and The William
Saroyan International Prize for Nonfiction (2012).
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