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visitors often find it difficult to understand the special uniqueness of any
church by only attending worship services. For this reason, we created this
section to provide the information most often sought by families and
individuals who are looking for the right church to join so their spiritual
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Which Worship Service should I visit?
What is special about your children’s
education program?
How can
I/we get involved and meet people?
For Children
- Wednesday Night Live
For
Women – Barrington Presbyterian Women
For
Men – Attend A Monthly Men’s Club Meeting
For All - Music Program
For All – Social Opportunities For Adults, Children, and Families
For All
- The Carillon Monthly Newsletter
What are some of your distinguishing programs?
Mission
Stephen Ministry
Adult Christian Education
How
do I become a member?
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Please Browse Through Our Web Site
We hope that this section
has been useful to you.
Our web site is packed with
more information that will be helpful to your understanding of who we are.
Read more about specific offerings and ministries, or even listen to a
recorded worship service or just the sermon. Feel free to contact our
ministerial team or any member. We would like to get to know you on your
spiritual journey and have you enrich ours!
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Which Worship
Service should I visit?
A traditional worship service is usually held Sundays at
10am. During the school year, an additional, alternative (Vespers)
service is held the second Saturday of the month at 6pm.
Christmas and Easter offer a variety of services and
educational programs. Please check for holiday service hours
on the home page or by calling the church office at
847-381-0975.
The services follow a Reformed order for Presbyterian
worship. On the first Sunday of each month Holy Communion is
celebrated.
Our children’s education programs operate during the 10am
service. If you have children, they will be able to
participate with dozens of young children in our Time with
Young Disciples prior to their departure from the sanctuary
at the 10am worship service for Sunday school classes.
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What is special about
your children’s education program?
An innovative children’s education
teaching method, called the Workshop Rotation, originated in our church and
is now used by churches all over the country. The Workshop Rotation model
is designed to help children learn through a variety of pathways. The
Bible-based curriculum uses drama, art, computers, cooking, audio-visual,
storytelling, games, puppetry, and music to begin teaching the children
about God’s love and plan for them. We even have a curio cabinet with
different religious artifacts. Colorful artwork, painted onto the walls of
the hallways also serves as an educational tool.
There is a colorful nursery
and toddler room abundant with toys to entertain preschoolers. We have a
youth lounge for our teenagers to include a TV with DVD player, a pool
table, a pinball machine, soda dispenser and a foosball table. All of our
children and youth education classes are found on the lower level of the
church. Feel free to explore all levels of the church building facilities!
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How can I/we get
involved and meet people?
There are a variety of ways to
quickly get “plugged in” and meet people. We recommend that you consider
the following groups:
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For Children - Wednesday Night Live
Each Wednesday night, our children who are in kindergarten through eighth
grade meet at the church for fun, fellowship, and a meal. They also learn
through group singing, a musical selection that may be performed during
Sunday worship. This is a great way for your children to meet other
children.
Click here for more detail
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For Women – Barrington Presbyterian Women
 Visit the
BPW page on this web site
to learn about the huge number of BPW events and sponsored charities. Some
of the big events include the White Breakfast at Easter,
the Christmas Benefit luncheon and auction, Women’s Bible Study, the Fall
Fellowship, and the spring Women’s Retreat. Visitors are welcome to attend.
Click here to go to the BPW page
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For
Men – Attend A Monthly Men’s Club Meeting
Once each month, men in our church meet
in a home for fellowship and discussion. Each host selects the
discussion topic. Men’s club also sponsors the annual “Bubba
Bake-Off”, a unique dinner, and auction for charity, and an annual
men’s retreat featuring a guest speaker. Visitors are welcome to
attend.
Click here
to go to the Men's Club page
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For All
- Music Program
Our church has always been proud of our music program. The Adult Choir is
open to all who wish to participate. Brass, strings and other instruments
are used to supplement and enhance the choir and our musical experience. We
also offer our Bell Choir, which performs individually and with the choir
throughout the year.
Click here to go to the Music Page
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For All -
Social Opportunities,
For Adults, Children, and Families
The Fellowship Committee plans events to promote social interaction among
adults, children, and families in our church. Our events are open to church
visitors, prospective members, friends, and neighbors as well, offering an
open, inviting atmosphere. Join us for a meeting or two to check us out, or
just jump right in. The time commitment is minimal. The fun and fellowship
is never ending! Fellowship = Friendship!
We usually meet on the
first Saturday of the month in the home of one of our members. Each
person/family brings food to share and a favorite beverage. You are not
required to host any meetings. Fabulous food and good conversation are
guaranteed. The meetings are fellowship events in themselves! Babysitters
are provided, so bring the kids! Call our church office for details.
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For
All - The Carillon
Monthly Newsletter
 Each month, the
Carillon lets you know what is going on, and lists opportunities to be
connected with other church members.
Click here to go to the
Carillon page
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What are some of
your distinguishing programs?
We would like you to know about some
of our areas of ministry, which define us as caring Christian Disciples.
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Mission
Each year more than 20% of our total expenditures is given to over
20 mission programs.
Click here to go to the
Ministries page
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Stephen Ministry
 Stephen ministry is a lay ministry that helps those facing life's
difficulties receive Christian love and support through one-to-one
confidential caring relationships. Stephen Ministers are members of our
congregation who have been specially trained to support people in need.
Grounded in Jesus' command to love one another, the ministry is named after
the biblical Stephen who was the first to offer Christ's love to those in
need (Acts 6:1-7).
To date, we have trained
and commissioned thirty Stephen Ministers and have one of the largest
programs in the area.
Click here to go to the Stephen Ministry page
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Adult Christian Education
We offer 45-minute lectures
on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays each month by renowned religious scholars from
all faiths. These contemporary lectures are held from 10:15-11:00 AM.
Summer is launched with a
special Sunday afternoon event of Lunch and Learn with a guest lecturer.
During Lent and Advent our
ministers conduct weekly Wednesday evening classes on contemporary topics
over a 4 - 6 week period.
 We also
currently offer 3
of the 4 available nationally renowned DISCIPLE Bible Study courses in our
curriculum. Each course
meets weekly for over 30 weeks with the goal developing disciples to
transform lives. Our Disciple graduates all speak to powerful personal
transformation, deepening faith, and renewed commitment to serving others.
Click here to go to the Disciple page
We have an extensive
library with 500+ books, cassettes, DVDs, and videos for all age levels from
preschool through adult. Don't miss the annual Autumn Holiday Book Sale!
Click here to go to the Library page
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Want to become a member? Click here.
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