Featured Events
FCLC Do-Rite Donuts Fundraiser
Fri., May 1, 7:15 - 8:30 a.m. , East Entrance
Help support the First Congregational Learning Center with this Do-Rite Donuts Fundraiser. Simply pre-order your donuts via this link NO LATER THAN 12 P.M. on Thurs., Apr. 30th!
Pick your order up at the FCLC Entrance (church's East Entrance) between 7:30-8:30 a.m. (If you can't make that timeframe, we can hold them in the church office until noon on May 1st.
FCC Book Club
Weds., May 6, 6:30 p.m. , CHAPEL (note change of location)
Please join us for a discussion of Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder. All are welcome to join us!
For more information, please contact Linda Schranz.
Women’s Fellowship Events
May 8th, 9:30 a.m. , Buttermilk Cafe Join us for breakfast! Address is 1500 Branding Ave., Downers Grove
May 22nd, 9:30 a.m. , Parlor Join us for Stitch and Chat!
June 10th, 6:30 p.m. Also please mark your calendars for our Progressive Dinner. We are still looking for volunteers to host. Men are invited to attend as well. More details to follow.
Christian Community Upcoming Events!
May 9th, 11:00 a.m. , Hotel Arista at CityGate Centre in Naperville Bring your Pom Poms, whistles and signs. and join us to Cheer on Pastor Scott and David Hersemann as they rappel down the hotel wall for the DuPage PADS Great Descent Fundraiser (see below for details).
May 16th, 1:00 p.m. , Fellowship Hall Join with Glitter Your Pallet for the Color of Renewal Wood Painting Event. Advance purchase only for this event - with a hard deadline of May 12th! Go to GlitterYourPallet.com and select our event, then choose from over 60 designs. You will register and pay for the materials online, then bring $20 CASH the day of the event. (Financial assistance is available for this event. Contact the church office.)
Summertime events include a Fox River Boat Cruise on July 19th and Kane County Cougars Baseball Game August 21. Stay tuned for more details!
Graduation Sunday: Celebrating all High School & College Graduates
Sun., Jun. 7, 9:30 a.m. , Sanctuary, followed by reception in Fellowship Hall
We will honor all of our graduates in June! If you’re graduating from high school or college this year, please send an email to adminsec@uccdg.org with your name and school, along with a photo and a brief description of how the church helped shape your journey, and your plan after graduation. We hope you can join us during worship and for a reception in Fellowship Hall – and we invite you to wear your cap and gown! But please send your information even if you cannot attend in person.
The Great Descent: DuPage PADS Fundraiser
Sat, May 9, 11:30 a.m. SHARP, CityGate Centre in Naperville, IL
IT IS OFFICIAL – Pastor Scott and David Hersemann have been assigned 11:30am as their “GO TIME” for rappelling. That is right, on 9 May at 11:30am they will make sure their life insurance premiums are paid, empty their pockets, get harnessed up and go over THE EDGE. If you want to see this, make sure you arrive no later than 11:30am because as soon as they get to the top, the team will let them go over.
To come out and join them, read full details about this charity event here
To donate to Pastor Scott or David, click on their names.
To register to join them, click here.
Annual Church Garage Sale News
Donations accepted beginning May 10th. Sale is Sat, Sept. 26 - Sun. Sept. 27
The garage sale team has already been working hard in preparation for this year’s church garage sale! Donations drop off dates for this year will be the second Sundays of the month from 10:30 to 11:15am in the 1101 building. (That’s May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, and September 13.) We will also take donations while we are sorting and pricing items in the 1101 building on Wednesdays from 9:30 to noon through September 9. Please note that the last date for donation drop-offs is Sunday, Sept. 13, and this is the last year we will be able to accept furniture. Please check the list of items we will accept here before donating.
We will also be collecting jewelry in our big basket on Sundays in the Parlor and Fellowship Hall, and during the week the basket will be in the church office for donations. We accept all jewelry even if it’s broken or has missing pieces!
If you have questions, or for drop-offs by appointment, please contact Gail Clark at gclark214@comcast.net or Jan Hibbeln at janhibbeln@gmail.com.
Fishel Park Concerts’ Hydration Station: Volunteers Needed!
Tuesday evenings Jun. 9 thru Aug. 11, Fishel Park
Come out and enjoy free live music while you volunteer! Our Outreach & Membership Ministry provides water to community members coming to Fishel Park for the Summer Concert Series. We have a Hydration Station set up in the parking lot just north of the park. Please sign up to help pass out water on a Tuesday evening from June 9 - August 11. If you have questions, please contact Linda Schranz.
Approved Plan for 1101 Curtiss Property
We held a special meeting on April 12th, and the Congregation voted to proceed with the proposed plan from the committee for the 1101 Curtiss property. You can find a recap of the options for the 1101 Curtiss property here on our website. We will keep you updated on progress!