You are Invited!

Jewish Voice for Peace, a network of Jewish peace activists, is organizing a special celebration of Tu b'shevat (a traditional Jewish holiday celebrating trees).  It will be held Sunday, January 20th, 4-6pm in the Fellowship Hall.  Called "Trees of Reconciliation," this seder will include a liturgy about the significance of trees, and fruits and nuts to share.  Donations will be collected to plant olive trees in the West Bank.  This is a great opportunity for us at Epiphany to support peace efforts in Israel/Palestine and learn a bit more about Jewish traditions. Co-sponsored by the Amistad Committee.  For more information, please contact Pastor Sara, 773-334-9414, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The next New Member Class will be held on Saturday, January 19^th

at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Bethany UCC, 4250 N. Paulina in Chicago, is looking for a part-time administrative assistant (20 hours per week) to manage the church office.  Duties include preparation of the weekly bulletins and monthly newsletters, maintaining of church's website, production of publicity materials for neighborhood distribution, answering the telephone and other aspects of office administration. 

The church is offering a salary of $11 per hour (healthcare not provided) with flexible working hours.    Please contact Pastor Bill Bordonaro with your cover letter and resume at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

There will be no Sunday School classes today and next Sunday the 30th. The nursery will be open for children 5 and younger.  Classes start up again on January 6^th.  We are once again in need of teachers.   We are looking for one teacher in the K/1st grade class to alternate with Melissa and we are looking for a teacher for the 4 year old class to alternate with Chantell and Nicole, and in February we will need another teacher for the 3 year old class to alternate with Peyton.  We also need assistants to work with the teachers.  If you are interested please contact Gloria at 708-583-9812 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Paster Dale will be on vacation Dec. 26^th-30^th.
Church Office Hours this week & next week:
Wednesday-Friday 10-2
Closed Dec. 24, 25 & 31 & Jan. 1

It’s that time of year again!  Please join us for a holiday cookie exchange.  We will meet on Monday, December 3^rd  at 6:30 p.m. at 3625 N. Seeley Ave (Marnie’s house).  We’ll have appetizers, a light dinner, drinks, and good conversation.  Just bring 100 small cookies to share, 15 copies of your recipe and a container to bring your cookies home.  This is quickly becoming a fun Epiphany tradition.  Plus, it’s a great way to sample all kinds of yummy treats!  This year the cookie exchange is hosted by Marnie Schwartz, Brenda Weigelt, and Sandy Hartman.  Please RSVP to Sandy Hartman at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 773.814.2640.  We hope you can join us!