All concerts are held in the sanctuary and free to the public. Saturday, December 21, 7:00 PM La Caccinia, vocal ensembleMerry and Bright: Christmas with La Caccina Join Chicago’s professional women’s acapella ensemble, La Caccina, as they present a Christmas Concert of songs old and new. In this joyful holiday concert, La Caccina sings some of our favorite winter music from … Continue reading →
OCTOBER 2019 Job 8:7 – Your beginnings will be humble, so prosperous will your future be. In life we face many new beginnings. The start of school, a new job, and relocation are examples. We also may have new relationships or a phase of life with an updated purpose or outlook. You may be starting an exercise or health plan … Continue reading →
A PENNY IN THE CLOTH As a young child growing up in rural Iowa, I have many fond memories associated with the Moffit farm and surrounding area. I remember going to Tucker School, a one room school, in my early educational years and walking past Champion Hill Church each afternoon on my way home. This small white country church was … Continue reading →
Amy Carder (Parish 3) It’s hard to believe that my daughter, Lauren, is graduating from Barrington High School in just a few weeks. On the one hand, it seems a long time since we held her in our arms, in her little white dress, at the front of this church, praying that she wouldn’t spit up on Pastor Dan as … Continue reading →
Although protestants are not required to give up anything for Lent, I sometimes try to do it as a way to remember what Jesus went through before his crucifixion. Rather than just give up chocolate, I prefer to try to give up some bad habits. Many years ago I found this list and stuck it away. Cleaning out files and … Continue reading →
I recall my grandfather was a deacon at his church, so when I was called again to be a deacon here, I immediately said yes. I said yes because I wish to serve more, to do more as a Christian to serve others, and to possibly be that beacon for my kids as my grandparents were for me because their … Continue reading →
We are 15 Deacons devoted to our mission of caring for the sick, the heartbroken, the needy and the lonely of our congregation. We are in contact with our Parish members to discern if they are in need of our help and we are also advised by our Pastors of those in need. On a regular basis we call, visit, … Continue reading →
My family and I moved to Barrington from Ohio 34 years ago. Without extended family and no knowledge of the area, it was so hard to become part of the community. A former member of this church, who has since moved to California, lived a few doors away. She knocked on my door and invited me to church. It was … Continue reading →
My husband, Stan, and I have been members of PCB since 2009. One of the things that attracted us to this church was the music program. It is truly one of the finest in the area. As musicians ourselves, we have played in many other churches through the years, and find that poor quality of music, poorly performed music, or … Continue reading →
As this article is appearing in the enewsletter, Barrie and I will be on an Alaskan cruise in celebration on our 50th wedding anniversary. We were married in the Presbyterian Church of Barrington on August 24, 1968 by the Rev. Vic Brown. Over the years this church has been a very important part of our lives together. We have had … Continue reading →
