Church of the Resurrection

Mildred Heinze Memorial
2025-06-25 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Longtime Resurrection member Mildred Heinze passed away peacefully on June 9 at age 93. Everyone is welcome to attend her memorial on Wednesday, June 25, at Church of the Resurrection. The memorial visitation will be held from 10-11am, followed by a memorial service at 11am. Lunch at Cooper’s Corner will immediately follow the service.
Please RSVP for the lunch by Sunday, June 22 here.
You can read Mildred’s obituary here.

Hearing God Class
2025-06-26 18:30 - 20:30
How do we hear God’s voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What if what God says to us is not clear?
This class will utilize the teachings and book by the late Dallas Willard – the wonderful American philosopher, known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Includes weekly book discussion, listening to Dallas himself via video and practicing how to experience and hear God’s voice with more confidence.
He wrote:
“Hearing God? A daring idea, some would say—presumptuous and even dangerous. But
what if we are made for it? What if the human system will not function properly without
it? There are good reasons to think it will not.
Isn’t it more presumptuous and dangerous, in fact, to undertake human existence without
hearing God?”
We’ll gather six times over the summer on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm:
June 26
July 10
July 17
July 24
Aug 7
Aug 14
Session Content:
 You Were Created for Intimate Friendship with God
 What Hearing God Is Not
 Trinitarian Fellowship
 The Still Small Voice
 Hearing God in the Context of the Kingdom of God
 Hearing God as a Life
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” – John 10:27
Being close to God means communicating with him, and this communication is a two-way street—telling him what is on our hearts in prayer and hearing and understanding what he is saying to us. It is this second half of our conversation with God that is so important but can also be so difficult. How can you be sure God is speaking to you? The key is to focus not so much on individual actions and decisions as on building our personal relationship with our Creator.
Hearing God is but one dimension of a richly interactive relationship, and obtaining guidance is but one facet of hearing God. This updated classic….provides rich spiritual insight into how we can hear God’s voice clearly and develop an intimate partnership with him in the work of his kingdom. The reader will learn
that divine guidance goes beyond the anxious, sometimes neurotic, quest for “what God wants me to do,” to having a critical role in my becoming a responsible co-laborer with Him, the kind of person He expects me to be. God is inviting us to reorganize our lives in a way that keeps us walking so closely with him that it becomes easy to know his mind and hear his voice.
Sign up here.

Board Games & Puzzles
2025-06-27 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-22 18:00 - 21:00
Enjoy playing board games or working on puzzles? Want to meet more folks at Rez? Join us on the 4th Fridays of the month, 6-9pm. All are welcome to this family-friendly event. Bring your own snacks. Location: upstairs, St. Gregory Room. Questions? Contact andrew.merrick51395@gmail.com

Celebrating the Local Landscape: Gallery Reception & Artist Talk with Joel Sheesley
2025-06-27 18:30 - 20:30
Join us on Friday, June 27, 6:30-8:30pm, in RezCafe for a gallery reception and an opportunity to learn from renowned local artist and painter Joel Sheesley. Enjoy live music by harpist Hannah Muzzy and light refreshments. Invite your friends!
Joel will speak about what he has learned as he has painted landscapes in DuPage County and the surrounding area. In this illustrated talk he will offer a brief history of his artistic journey to the landscape as subject. He will discuss his painting methods, his conceptual understanding of landscape painting, and his sense of the value and meaning landscape painting offers to viewers.
Joel Sheesley is a painter whose fifty-year artistic path has embraced a variety of genres. About ten years ago he turned toward landscape painting and has been captivated by it ever since. Sheesley is professor emeritus at Wheaton College where he taught painting for 42 years. He has exhibited his work locally and nationally in galleries and museums. He recently completed artistic residencies with The Conservation Foundation, the Edith Farnsworth House, The Forest Preserve District of DuPage, and the Shirley Heinze Land Trust. Joel Sheesley’s studio and home are in Wheaton where he lives with his wife Joan.
Artist Statement:
Inherent in the idea of “landscape” is that land, an unbounded phenomenon, can be delimited. It can be sampled in discreet segments and pictured. That picturing can take many forms (I know a biologist who is a “landscape ecologist”). I’m working within the tradition of landscape painting because the picture of land that painting produces presupposes a sympathetic relationship between land and people, between a body of land and the hand of the artist. From time to time that sympathy has followed misguided paths, but the truth that people and land are interconnected remains. Whether we are aware of it or not, we all live in relation to a landscape. If in our present circumstances we begin to lose track of that relationship, painted landscapes may play a part in its restoration.
Come for the Gallery Reception, 6:30-8:30pm, on Friday, June 27. The Artist Talk will be held at 7:15pm.
Enjoy live music by harpist Hannah Muzzy from 6:30-7:15pm.
Invite your friends!
The exhibit will remain on display from June 8 to July 31 in RezCafe.

Prayer for Ecclesiastical Trial
2025-07-09 19:00 - 20:30
In light of Bishop Stewart’s ecclesiastical trial next week, we are inviting the congregation to a day of prayer and fasting this Wednesday, July 9. If you are able, we invite you to fast a meal or more and to pray for Bp. Stewart and everyone involved. We will be gathering for corporate prayer at 7pm in All Saints chapel.
You can find more background on the diocesan site here.

Meet Our New Global Partner
2025-07-13 12:00 - 13:30
On Sunday, July 13, we’ll be commissioning a new global partner at the end of service. Immediately following the 10:30 service, Saeeda will be sharing more about her new ministry in Asia. Come enjoy coffee and light snacks upstairs in the St. Gregory Room, and hear about her work. No sign up needed; just come.
Questions? Contact EmilyTalbott@churchrez.org.

Bow|Tie Sunday
2025-07-27 08:30 - 12:30
Bow|Tie Sunday, an annual feast day at Rez with deep historical roots, is on Sunday, July 27. Everyone is invited to don their best bows, ties, and bowties in the spirit of this merry occasion. Whether you’re age 2, 22, or 82, this is a unique and festive day to participate in. Look forward to the latest Bow|Tie fashions and special music on July 27.

THRIVE Parent Support Group
2025-08-24 12:00 - 13:30
Parents and caregivers of families impacted by disability are invited to our THRIVE support group on Sunday, August 24. Join us after the 2nd service upstairs in the Acts 1 conference room. Questions? Contact Jeff Chan: Jeff.chan@chanconsulting.com

RezFast
2025-08-27 18:30 - 20:00
Join us in fasting and praying for the beginning of this ministry year. We’re inviting everyone to fast on Wednesday, August 27. Then, come to the church for a time of corporate worship and prayer in the sanctuary at 6:30pm.

Jay Wood Memorial Service
2025-08-30 11:00 - 12:30
Join us to remember the life of Dr. Jay Wood, long-time parishioner, who passed away peacefully on August 9. Read his obituary.
Everyone is invited to the memorial service at Resurrection on Saturday, Aug 30, 11am, followed by a lunch provided by his family.

Sixth Grade Welcome Night
2025-09-03 18:30 - 20:00
Sixth graders and their parents are invited to learn about RezYouth middle school ministry on Wednesday, Sept 3, 6;30-8pm, with Youth Pastor Caleb Karnosh.
We invest in the next generation by supporting parents and connecting students with adult mentors and peers who also love Jesus. RezYouth gathers on Wednesday nights to hang out, worship, study the Bible, and pray in small groups.
RezYouth kicks off this fall on Wednesday, Sept 10, at 6:30pm. Middle school ends at 8pm; high school ends at 8:30pm.
Questions? Email Youth Pastor CalebKarnosh@churchrez.org.

Good Friday Gift Trips - Info Lunch
2025-09-07 12:00 - 14:00
As part of our annual Good Friday Gift in 2025, Resurrection was invited to support our global partners by funding strategic short-term trips to the Middle East. In 2023, we supported Fr. Mark* and Cindy* by helping them start a non-profit organization (NGO). Now we plan to send teams to aid them in evangelism, outreach, and pastoral care.
In January and February 2026, we plan to send three teams from Resurrection on 10-day trips. Rez congregants 18+ are encouraged to apply. We are especially looking for tech professionals, artists, and mental health therapists. If that doesn’t fit you, we’d still love to receive your application if you have other interests and skills. Four to six people will go on each trip.

When: September 7, 12-2pm
Where: Gregory Room
Lunch is provided if you sign up here by Sept 3. If you did not sign up for lunch, you are still very welcome to attend, but please bring your own lunch.

Weekly Morning Intercession for the Church & the World
2025-09-08 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-09-15 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-09-22 07:30 - 08:30
Our church is built on prayer and fasting. Join for intercessory prayer for our church and community in All Saints Prayer Chapel on Monday mornings at 7:30am.
Questions? Email Discipleship Manager RachelAdams@churchrez.org.

RezYouth
2025-09-10 18:30 - 20:30
We invest in the next generation by supporting parents and connecting students with adult mentors and peers who also love Jesus. RezYouth gathers on Wednesday nights to hang out, worship, study the Bible, and pray in small groups.
RezYouth meets on Wednesdays, at 6:30pm, starting Sept 10. Middle school ends at 8pm; high school ends at 8:30pm.
Questions? Email Youth Pastor CalebKarnosh@churchrez.org.

Rooted in Scripture
2025-09-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:00
At Resurrection, we believe God wants to meet and transform his people through engagement and knowledge of his Word. Rooted in Scripture is dedicated to helping you grow in the love of God through in-depth study of the Bible and instruction in the Christian life. Drop in anytime.
This Fall Rooted will be studying Jesus’ discourse to his disciples in the upper room (John 13-17). Rooted leaders are: Deacon John Clark, Dr. Andy Abernethy, and Dr. Kevin Emmert.
Rooted in Scripture meets Wednesday nights, 7-8pm, in the sanctuary.

First Step for Newcomers
2025-09-14 10:30 - 12:00
Learn more about Rez at First Step, a two-part introduction to help you connect with leaders, hear more of our story and values, and get to know other new folks. If you’ve been here a while but haven’t attended First Step, still come!
Join us on Sundays, September 14 and 21, during the 10:30 service, upstairs in the offices. No sign-up necessary!

Immanuel Journaling Workshop
2025-09-16 19:00 - 20:30
Feeling stuck in your relationship with the Lord? Come to the Immanuel Journaling Workshop on Tuesday, Sept 16, 7-8:30pm.
Immanuel Journaling is a writing exercise which brings you into conversation with Jesus about the daily difficulties and uncertainties of your life.
You can also sign up for the Immanuel Lifestyle Course, a five-week class for those who want to increase their ability to recognize and experience God’s presence, grow in intimacy with Him, deepen and mature their relationships with others, and continue their own healing journey. It meets on Tuesdays, Sept 16 to Oct 21, 7-8:30pm.
Location: Rez Family Worship Room.
Sign up here for either or both.

RezYouth
2025-09-17 18:30 - 20:30
We invest in the next generation by supporting parents and connecting students with adult mentors and peers who also love Jesus. RezYouth gathers on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm to hang out, worship, study the Bible, and pray in small groups.
RezYouth middle school ends at 8pm; high school ends at 8:30pm.
Questions? Email Youth Pastor CalebKarnosh@churchrez.org.

MK or TCK Potluck Picnic
2025-09-20 16:00 - 18:00
If you are an MK (missionary kid) or a TCK (third culture kid), old or young, you and your family are invited to a potluck picnic on Saturday, September 20, at 4:00pm. Please bring a main dish AND a side or dessert, a camp chair or mat to sit on, a musical instrument (to play with the sing along), mosquito spray, and if you so desire…a good missionary tale to tell (this could be an adventure or a miracle story). We will have fun activities including some therapy for spouses of MKs and a good old fashioned hymn sing.
Sign up here: MK/TCK Potluck. (Enter Coordinator’s Last Name as Festen and Password as #MKTCK).
Feel free to bring a signature dish from the country of your sojourn or just one of those typical missionary potluck casseroles, enough for your family and more to share. We will provide water, tea, coffee, paper goods, and marshmallows to roast, no extra food. So it really will be a pot LUCK.
Questions? Contact Maria Festen if you need more information: 630-909-9848. Please pass this along to any MK or TCK that you know at
Resurrection.
Location of picnic: 28W118 Elm Dr., Northwoods (West Chicago).

First Step
2025-09-21 10:30 - 12:00
Learn more about Rez at First Step, an introduction to Rez to help you connect with leaders, hear more of our story and values, and get to know other new folks. If you’ve been here a while but haven’t attended First Step, still come!
Join us on Sunday, September 21, during the 10:30 service, upstairs in the offices. No sign-up necessary!

THRIVE Parent Support Group
2025-09-21 12:00 - 13:30
Parents and caregivers of families impacted by disability are invited to our THRIVE support group on Sunday, September 21. Join us after the 2nd service upstairs in the Acts 1 conference room.
Questions? Contact Jeff Chan: Jeff.chan@chanconsulting.com

Prayer Ministry Training 101
2025-09-21 13:30 - 15:00
Join Deacon Meghan Robins for an introduction to prayer ministry at Resurrection on Sunday, Sept 21, 1:30-3pm, in the upstairs office hospitality area.
Whether you are interested in joining the Sunday morning prayer team or desire to be equipped in praying for others, this is a good place to start!
Sign up.
Questions? Email Deacon MeghanRobins@churchrez.org.

Immanuel Lifestyle Course
2025-09-23 19:00 - 20:30
Feeling stuck in your relationships with others? Join the Immanuel Lifestyle Course.
This 5-week class offers training for those who want to increase their ability to recognize and experience God’s presence, grow in intimacy with Him, deepen and mature their relationships with others, and continue their own healing journey.
It meets for five Tuesdays, Sept 23 to Oct 21, 7-8:30pm in the Rez Family Worship Room.
You can also join the Immanuel Journaling Workshop on Tuesday, September 16, 7-8:30pm.
Sign up here for either or both.

RezYouth
2025-09-24 18:30 - 20:30
We invest in the next generation by supporting parents and connecting students with adult mentors and peers who also love Jesus. RezYouth gathers on Wednesday nights to hang out, worship, study the Bible, and pray in small groups.
RezYouth meets on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. Middle school ends at 8pm; high school ends at 8:30pm.
Questions? Email Youth Pastor CalebKarnosh@churchrez.org.

Alpha
2025-09-25 18:30 - 20:30
Invite your friends to Alpha! The 11-week course where you can ask questions about life, God… anything you want! There is a meal, a video, and a time for discussion. We meet at the church on Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm, September 25 to December 11.
Learn more about Alpha. Sign up here.
If you have questions or are interested in serving, please visit the Alpha table in the narthex after service or email Alpha Coordinator NephtaliMatta@churchrez.org.
