
Events
CPC Kids Sunday School
Sundays 9:30 -10:30am
3yrs - 5th grade
Visitors always welcome!

Sunday School is in Session
Kids 3 yrs - 5th grade
This week our focus will be on Matthew 5:13-20. We will talk about letting our light shine for all to see!
After a "Time For Youngest Children" all kids will be invited to go with our volunteers to room 6 in the lower level for faith formation. Please pick up your child there immediately following worship service. For those children remaining in service there is coloring pages, crayons and children's bulletins.
CPC Kids Bible Class
All 3rd-5th graders
January 15, 22, 29 & February 5
9:45am - 10:45am
This is the final week of our Bible class. The Deep Blue Bible uses Common English Bible (CEB) text throughout with words and phrases that sound natural and conversational for today's reader. With this edition, children will read a Bible that sounds more like how we talk!
If your child would like to participate, simply attend the 9:30 worship service. We will walk downstairs with all of the Sunday School kids and meet in room LL8. You can pick up your child after worship service.
Email Kristin at kduy@chcpc.org to RSVP for Bible Gift Sunday.
Visit the CPC Kids website page for details on Sunday School at CPC
Questions?
Want to receive the CPC Kid's weekly email?
Contact Kristin Duy, Director of Children and Family Ministries at kduy@chcpc.org or call 630-323-6522.
Amos Group News
1/19/23 update

Celebrating your Generosity!
Together, we contributed about a trunkful of towels and bedding for Hinsdale South graduates to help them be ready for college next fall. Ayesha Truman, the Student Support Coordinator, is extremely appreciative. Thanks again for helping us to make a difference for these students!
Our third and final drive for this school year will be school supplies, which we will collect in April.
Visit the Amos Group page for more information on the Amos Group and ways you can learn and take action.
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CPC Youth
Grades 6-12

CPC High School Cubes
January 29, 5 - 7ish pm
Students in grades 9-12th grade cubes will be finalizing their preparations for Youth Sunday and having dinner together beginning at 5pm in the youth lounge. Following dinner, the WF team will spark up a round of Gargon! Reminder, our WF activities at the end of the evening might last until 7:30pm. Looking forward to another fun Sunday!
Important Dates:
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February 12: Youth Sunday at 9:30am
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February 12: No evening activities
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February 25-26: 30 Hour Famine
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April 21-23: Spring Retreat at Stronghold
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June 17-24: Caravan to West Virginia
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August 6-12: Caravan to Camp Courageous
CPC Middle School Youth
January 29
6-8th grade students will be working together on a Valentine themed escape rooms and having dinner together beginning at 5pm in the youth lounge. Following dinner, the WF team will spark up a round of Gargon! Reminder, our WF activities at the end of the evening might last until 7:30pm. Looking forward to another fun Sunday!
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02/12: Youth Sunday at 9:30am
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February 12: No evening activities
If you have any questions, please reach out to
Sunday Morning Adult Ed
10:45 am
An Introduction to Second Temple Literature
Led by Dr. Malka Simkovich
Hybrid: Chapel and Zoom

Dr. Simkovich is Director of Catholic-Jewish Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Last year, she led us in an introduction to early Judaism and showed that she has a wealth of information to share – and is an excellent teacher. She says that the Second Temple period could be considered the most important for Jewish history. During that period, they worked out how to survive destruction and exile, helping to ensure their survival when they no longer lived in one region. The course will take us through some of the intertestamental books (also known as the Apocrypha).
Schedule:
Sunday, February 5 – no class -- CPC Annual Meeting
Sunday, February 12 – Fourth (final) class led by Dr. Malka Simkovich
Visit the Adult Ed page for class materials and past Adult Ed session recordings
Our classes are offered in a hybrid format. For Zoom Information, please contact susan.tindall@chcpc.org.
Youth Sunday
February 12 9:30 am

Our annual worship service led by our CPC youth! Come, and be inspired!
Surprise Supplies | Caravan Fundraiser
February 12

Ever wonder how many tanks it takes to get us to West Virginia and Camp Courageous? How many lunches it takes to feed our crews? On Sunday, February 12th, our surprise supplies board will be ready for your sponsorship support of the things we need most this summer. Every amount is appreciated and every donation a surprise gift to our youth! Look for the board during the reception in fellowship hall on Youth Sunday and thank you for spreading the word about this fundraising initiative!
Prepackaged Communion Delivery

Worshipping from home? Would you appreciate having communion juice and wafer delivered to you so you have communion elements ready to use during online worship? We are happy to bring you a supply of prepackaged communion elements. Please click here to email Pastor Beth and we'll deliver to your home!
CPC Green Team
Re-Ignite Workshop
Mon Feb 20 7:00 pm

The CPC Green Team needs YOU! People of all ages and interests are invited to work with Faith In Place to design a sustainable future for CPC. The first event will take place on February 16th. Dan Huntsha will be joining us to help us on our journey to bring about healthy changes for CPC through concrete action and energy to carry out our goals. The second event will take place on April 23 at 10:45am.
Show Your Love
Heart Shaped Pizza Supports LOVE INC.
order by Feb 8
pick up at CPC Feb 12 at 10:30
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Support long-time CPC mission partner Love Christian Clearinghouse and eat yummy Home Run Inn pizza. Choose from a variety of Take N’ Bake pizzas made fresh at the restaurant daily and ready to be cooked in your home oven whenever you want delicious pizza. Round or heart shaped pizzas available as well as a variety of salads and desserts. Celebrate the Super Bowl or Valentine’s Day or save for a busy night when there is no time to cook!
All orders by must be placed by February 8th to be picked up at CPC on Sunday, February 12th after worship between 10:30 and 11:30 am.
30% of all orders benefit Love, Inc supporting their vital mission to mobilize the local church to transform lives and communities in the name of Christ. Love is a partnership of many local Christian churches, working together to unify the church around our neighbors in need in the Western Suburbs and CPC Deacon Becky Bewley Rush is the Executive Director.
Learn more and place orders at https://bit.ly/Love-CPC
CPC Annual Meeting
February 5, 10:30 am
Sanctuary and online

Plan to remain following worship for the Annual Meeting with reports from church leaders, information on the church budget and a look to the mission and ministries of 2023.

Meal-a-Month Bag!
Collections for January and February
Food Pantries are in desperate need. Fill a bag with grocery items to be donated to Hinsdale Community Services. The suggested menu for January & February are:
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Hot Cereal
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Canned Chili or Stews
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Macaroni & Cheese
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Peanut Butter and Jelly
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Pasta
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Pasta Sauce
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Canned Tuna or Chicken
Any non-perishable items will be most welcome! Pick up a bag in the narthex or use your own and return to CPC any time this month. Thank you for your generous donations !
Music News:
Chancel and Bell Choir Info
Chancel Choir: Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm, Chancel, September-May
Clarion Bell choir: Thursdays, 7:00 pm, LL6-LL8, September-May
Chancel Choir Warmup: Sundays, 8:45 am, Chancel
Watch the Thursday blast for more info, rehearsal dates and additional opportunities. All are welcome!
See the Music Ministries page for more info or contact Christopher Cock, Director of Music Ministries or more information and rehearsal questions.

Circle of Voices
Book club for All Women
3rd Wed of the month
9:30 am, Gathering Room
Next mtg: Wed, Jan 18

Circle of Voices next book is 11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King.
All are welcome to join the discussion, even if you have not finished or read the book. The book is available at the Clarendon Hills Library. Traditionally we enjoy lunch together at a local restaurant.
Thursday Morning Devotions
Thursdays, 9-10:30 am
Hybrid: Chapel and Zoom

Starting Jan 26 we will begin a new Bible study, entitled A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in Its world for Our World by Jonathan L. Walton. Click here to learn more about this revered book.
Jonathan Lee Walton is the 8th president of Princeton Theological Seminary. Previously he was the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and the Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church of Harvard University and dean of the Divinity School at Wake Forest University. Walton earned his Ph.D. in Religion & Society and MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also holds a BA from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He lives with his family in Princeton, NJ.
Books are available in the church office. We are happy to provide this reading for your faith formation. If you wish to make a donation, the book is $16. Please join us.
Contact Pastor Beth for details
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)
aids Florida and disaster victims all around the world
