Plan to join us for God’s Work. Our Hands. Sunday on September 10. We will once again be out in the community collecting seeds with the Citizens of Conservation in Barrington as well as helping St. Anne’s House of Hope get ready for their Christmas sale. You may also use this time to complete your v…
Plan to join us for God’s Work. Our Hands. Sunday on September 10. We will once again be out in the community collecting seeds with the Citizens of Conservation in Barrington as well as helping St. Anne’s House of Hope get ready for their Christmas sale. You may also use this time to complete your virtual 5K walk/run to help support the ELCA Hunger Campaign. This year we also have two on-site options: one is to help behind the scenes with Pastor Paul and getting the Sunday School supplies ready or you may choose to help pack a fabric or personal care kit for Lutheran World Relief. All of our serving opportunities will begin around 10:30, following the 9:15 worship service. Volunteer and signup using the button below.
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The Exodus 3k walk/5k run begins at 8:30am on Saturday, September 9 at Kildeer School in Long Grove. Participants get a free pancake breakfast, t-shirt, and goody bag included in the registration fee. All proceeds go to Exodus World Service, which supports legal refugees that have been invited to li…
The Exodus 3k walk/5k run begins at 8:30am on Saturday, September 9 at Kildeer School in Long Grove. Participants get a free pancake breakfast, t-shirt, and goody bag included in the registration fee. All proceeds go to Exodus World Service, which supports legal refugees that have been invited to live in the United States after being forced to flee their homeland. Most of these refugees arrive in this country with little more than the clothes on their back. More than 250 refugees will arrive in the Chicago area over the next two months.These refugees come from different nations with vastly different cultures and customs such as Burma, Iraq, Syria and other countries, primarily due to war or persecution. Exodus works with them to provide a warm welcome as they adjust to their new lives.
If you want to participate in the run/walk, click the button below to be taken to the special secure Exodus secure Fundeasy page and sign up as a walker or runner. Be sure to click on the “Atonement Lutheran Team” when you register for the event.
If you can't do the run/walk, but would like to donate to the cause, you may do so on Cindy Malin's fundraising page. Just click the 'donate' button below to get there or use the search feature in the upper left corner on that same page to find another Atonement member’s page and donate there. All online donations go directly to Exodus.
Your participation helps create welcoming homes for newly arriving refugee families. Find out more about the work of Exodus World service by visiting their web page here or learn more in this informative and enlightening one-minute video.about refugees.
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Whether you’re brand new to Atonement or you’ve been here a while—if you want to know what it means to become a member, consider signing up for our Newcomer’s Class to be held at 9:15am on Sunday, September 10. Mary Williams, Minister of Outreach, along with Pastor Sara VanDeBerg will help you under…
Whether you’re brand new to Atonement or you’ve been here a while—if you want to know what it means to become a member, consider signing up for our Newcomer’s Class to be held at 9:15am on Sunday, September 10. Mary Williams, Minister of Outreach, along with Pastor Sara VanDeBerg will help you understand the content of our congregation’s mission, vision and values. You’ll become familiar with your own faith journey and learn how you can move closer in your relationship with Jesus. All this is presented in a one hour session to provide you with an opportunity to decide whether you are ready become a member. There is no cost for this class, however we request that you please register online for this session. by using the button below.
Click here to learn more about what to expect at Atonement.
Click here to learn about your Faith Journey.
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While many of our young adults are beginning to start the school year away at college, Atonement is again offering a ministry to keep them connected with their church home. Students appreciate knowing that the folks back home care about them and while they are away, the Adopt-A-Student program allow…
While many of our young adults are beginning to start the school year away at college, Atonement is again offering a ministry to keep them connected with their church home. Students appreciate knowing that the folks back home care about them and while they are away, the Adopt-A-Student program allows them to have a connection to their church family.
Please consider becoming part of the Adopt-A-Student ministry. We are looking for people (individuals or families) to sponsor one of our young members while they are at college, in the military, or taking a year off from school. The sponsors would send their “student” notes, text messages, care packages, and be a prayer warrior for their “student”. If you are interested in becoming part of this ministry, either on the “student” or Atonement sponsor side, click here to learn more; to apply as an adoptee or sponsor; or just to submit a question to Deb Curtis our program facilitator. Or, you can talk to someone about the program on Sunday August 20 or 27 out on the bridge between services.
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Atonement is excited to offer a music program to the very youngest members of our congregation and community. Musikgarten classes for infants through 2-year olds offer a pathway to music through music and movement. Research shows that early music education increases a child’s literacy and language d…
Atonement is excited to offer a music program to the very youngest members of our congregation and community. Musikgarten classes for infants through 2-year olds offer a pathway to music through music and movement. Research shows that early music education increases a child’s literacy and language development, problem solving skills, and even pre-math skills. Musikgarten classes encompass musical, physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth. We also believe music education is crucial to a child’s spiritual development.
These sessions are designed for parents and their children to take together. You will bond with your child as you play, sing (no talent required!), dance, and giggle together. Your child will learn and grow through activities that stimulate brain growth, build motor skills, enhance social-emotional development, and much more.
The 30-minute classes begin the second week of October and run through March 2018. They are held in a classroom on the lower level and the fee for the year is $80.00. Helen Ailabouni, our Worship & Music Director, teaches the Musikgarten program and will help you understand what your child is learning. You'll also learn how to continue the fun—and the learning—beyond the classroom. Only a limited number of openings are still available.
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Discover why the book of Romans is called “the most inspirational letter ever written.” Paul’s letter to the Romans played a pivotal role in the life of Martin Luther and the events surrounding the Reformation. These words to the Church in ancient Rome still echo with energy and power. Encounter the…
Discover why the book of Romans is called "the most inspirational letter ever written."
Paul's letter to the Romans played a pivotal role in the life of Martin Luther and the events surrounding the Reformation. These words to the Church in ancient Rome still echo with energy and power. Encounter theology in the making as Paul wrestles with enduring issues: justification and grace, sin and salvation, a vision of unity, and the faithfulness of God—the same issues that believers, old and new, have contemplated throughout the history of the church.
In this, the 500th year of the Church's Reformation, join us as we study the letter that started it all. All ages welcome, childcare is provided. Meets Tuesday mornings from 9:15 to 11:15am in the JAM room.
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Our fall Sunday School program begins on September 17 and registration is now open through the My Atonement church app on your phone or online through the website. The program is open to preschool through 5th grade and you can learn more on this page. While there is no registration fee (the program…
Our fall Sunday School program begins on September 17 and registration is now open through the My Atonement church app on your phone or online through the website. The program is open to preschool through 5th grade and you can learn more on this page. While there is no registration fee (the program is free), you are encouraged to register as early as possible to help us purchase curriculum and supplies in time for our first day of classes.
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Online registration is currently open for all our fall mid-week youth programs. Sign up now! Full payment in advance gives you a program savings. All mid-week programs are conducted on Wednesday evenings from birth through high school. To find out more about our mid-week offerings, click the appropr…
Online registration is currently open for all our fall mid-week youth programs. Sign up now! Full payment in advance gives you a program savings. All mid-week programs are conducted on Wednesday evenings from birth through high school. To find out more about our mid-week offerings, click the appropriate link below:
- Musikgarten - introduce music to children from birth to two years old
This program begins October 4 and runs through March 14. Pricing is available on the registration page. - KICK - for preschool through 5th grade students*
This program runs from October 4 through March 14. Pricing is available on the registration page. - Confirmation - 6th, 7th and 8th graders learn about faith formation
This program runs from September 13 through April 18. Meals are available at an additional cost. Pricing is available on the registration page. - JAM - small groups, study, conversation and fellowship for high school youth
This program runs from September 6 through June 6. Meals are available at an additional cost. Pricing for each session is available on the registration page.
* Please note that we also offer Sunday School for preschool through 5th grade during the 9:15 Sunday morning worship hour from September through May. There is no cost for the Sunday School program and you can find out more about it here.
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Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Today, 1 in 9 people lives in extreme poverty, living on less than $1.90 a day. In the United States, 46.7 million Americans live in poverty and 795 million people around the world do not know where their next meal is coming from. As members of the ELCA, we are ca…
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Today, 1 in 9 people lives in extreme poverty, living on less than $1.90 a day. In the United States, 46.7 million Americans live in poverty and 795 million people around the world do not know where their next meal is coming from.
As members of the ELCA, we are called to respond to this acute need. Your gifts to ELCA World Hunger help our church creatively and courageously work toward a world of justice in which all are fed.
Over the next 5 months, our congregation will be participating in the Metropolitan Chicago Synod’s initiative to help end world hunger by raising awareness and financial gifts. Our Synod’s goal is to raise $1 million by October 31, the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. To date, $600,000 has been raised throughout the Chicago area.
Here are some ways you can participate:
- Check out some of the facts about world hunger posted on the reformation doors by the welcome desk.
- Signup for the Community Meal on Thursday, June 15 and join us in sharing a meal together
- Donate to the ELCA World Hunger appeal by using a pew envelope and marking it for World Hunger
To find out more about our Synod’s initiative, visit their webpage.
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If you look out the east doors of the Sanctuary, you can clearly see our community garden and you may wonder, what do we do with the produce? For the first time this year, Kelly Buckman, a member of our congregation has recruited a team of harvesters. Margot Cidulka, Sara Schroeder and Kelly will be…
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