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Support & Recovery Groups
         Divorce Care
A thirteen week support group providing help and healing for the hurt of separation and divorce.  Don't go through separation or divorce alone. Divorce Care meets weekly to face the issues and challenges surrounding separation and divorce, assisting people to move towards rebuilding their lives.
Olga Antonopoulos -  return to top
 
    
         Grief Share
A friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of  life's most difficult experiences, grieving the death of someone you love.  Grief  Share meets weekly for thirteen consecutive weeks.  Each Grief Share session has three distinct elements: a video seminar, featuring top experts on grief and  recovery, support group discussion, and a workbook for personal study and  reflection.
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         Celebrate Recovery
An on-going weekly support group to assist people on their journey of recovery from addictive, compulsive, and dysfunctional behaviors. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered twelve step recovery ministry, based on  the eight recovery principles found in the Beatitudes from the book of Matthew.
Jeff Janulis - return to top
 

    
Master's Touch
         Widow's Connection - Spring Workday on April 18th from 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Master's Touch Ministries invites you to participate serving widows and elderly who need seasonal help in their homes or yards.  Volunteers are assigned to teams, given equipment and instructions, and then sent to a specific home.  After the work is completed, teams return to church for sharing and lunch.  To volunteer, sign-up at the Welcome Center.  Please let us know if you are planning to join us for this work day.  Call:  Denise Hermann at 708-361-1116 or Ann Galinski at 708-275-2096.
 
If you are a widow or senior, we want to serve you!  Call one of the ladies listed here or sign-up at the Welcome Center.  Please call by April 6th to let us know your needs.
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         Helping Hands
Practical and/or skilled assistance to single parents, the ill, those with physical limitations, and those in crisis situations.  Assistance may be in the form of:meals, transportation, house cleaning, errands, and specific odd jobs requiring special skills.
Lori Fletcher and Denise Hermann - return to top
 
    
         Card Ministry
Love and encouragement through a written word at times of illness, death, and crisis. 
Alan and Pat Christenson - return to top

    
         Funeral Luncheons
A delicious meal in a caring atmosphere following the funeral of a family member of our church membership.
Linda Handley -
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         Hospital Visitation
A ministry of presence for those who are hospitalized.
Don Janulis, Rich Larson -
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         Nursing homes/Shut-in Ministry
A listening ear and caring heart to reach out to the elderly or convalescing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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