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Success! Joining in Community with Our Neighbors

Elizabeth Newton, Board of Trustees Elizabeth Newton and Rev. Katrese McKenzie The Bowen Fund continues to engage in meaningful relationship-building in honor of Gil and Marlene Bowen's deep ministry at Kenilworth Union Church. As you may have read, fellow Kenilworth Union members joined in community with our neighbors at St. [...]

2023-08-10T15:30:31-05:00Church Stories, RJC|

First Wednesday

Following your Passion Welcome to our First Wednesday Luncheon and Program Enjoy seeing longtime friends, and meet others as we share a delicious lunch and program in the Culbertson Room. Wednesday, September 6 at noon $20 to be paid at the door RSVP by Friday, September 1 required: [...]

2023-08-10T15:50:16-05:00Church Stories, Fellowship|

Remembering The Reverend Dr. Gilbert Bowen

1931–2023 The Reverend Dr. Gilbert Bowen, minister emeritus at Kenilworth Union Church, died June 5, 2023 in Evanston, Illinois at the age of 91. Preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Marlene M. Bowen, he is survived by his children, Kathryn (Robert) Irvin, Mark (Margot) Bowen and Stephen (Marnie) Bowen, sister Marilyn [...]

The Great Prayer August 6, 2023

The Reverend Christine V. Hides God of the trailhead, God of the wilderness, God who makes a camp among us, God of the threshold who greets us with open arms as we make our way home, we delight in the joys of this week: your presence in the moonlit sky and the shimmering meteors. You whisper [...]

2023-08-11T15:28:07-05:00Church Stories, Pastoral Prayer|

The Great Prayer August 6, 2023

The Reverend Christine V. Hides God of the trailhead, God of the wilderness, God who makes a camp among us, God of the threshold who greets us with open arms as we make our way home, we delight in the joys of this week: your presence in the moonlit sky and the shimmering meteors. You whisper [...]

2023-08-11T15:33:44-05:00Church Stories, Pastoral Prayer|

Prayers of the People July 30, 2023

Squire Prince Lord God we rejoice this day for your grace and your mercy. For your love and your presence we lift our voices. For the love gift of your Spirit that is being poured out on all flesh we say hallelujah God! We come before your presence with thanksgiving and we [...]

2023-08-03T06:09:43-05:00Church Stories, Pastoral Prayer|

Kenilworth Union Church Goes to the Opera!

Adult Education trip to the Chicago Lyric on Sunday, October 1 at 2 p.m. Please join Bill and Kathy Evertsberg and John and Kathy Piepgras in seeing Wagner's The Flying Dutchman. This is a new to Chicago production sung in German with projected English subtitles. Come see the story of an obsessed young woman [...]

2023-08-02T14:05:02-05:00Adult Education, Church Stories|