The 5th Annual Catholic Connected: Beyond the Pew will be held on Saturday, June 1st, 7pm at the High School of St. Thomas More. The Catholic Connected Team, representing all 19 parishes in the Champaign Vicariate, has planned an evening of spiritual enrichment and community building. Our speaker will be Elizabeth Ficocelli, who will present "The Year of Faith: Encountering Christ through the Sacraments."For more information, please visit our website.

Help support over 20 of our high school teens doing mission work in throughout the Chicago suburbs, in Detroit, MI and Managua, Nicaragua this summer at the Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, 1500 Brookdale Rd. Naperville, IL. Three ways to help: 1. Come for our Garage Sale (May 31-June 2) to shop. 2. Donate an item or items to our Garage Sale (May 18-30) 3. Donate to our missions fundraising website. 4. Offer up a prayer!

Sanctuary Church of Batavia presents the Fox Valley Family Variety Show to benefit Orphan of the Henan Region of China. It will be happening Sunday, June 2nd at 6:30pm. The church is located at 1S430 Wenmoth Rd in Batavia. For more information you can call or check the website. We will have jugglers, balloon artists, illusionists, Christian magicians and more. There is no charge at the door, but a free will offering will be taken.

Join Tom Richardson, evangelist and pastor, at Meadowbrook Community Church (1902 S. Duncan Rd Champaign) each Wednesday in June for a series of messages on Lifestyle Evangelism. Tom runs the ministry People Reaching People. Each evening is free of charge and notes will be provided.

Turner Community Church, Turner Indiana, will be hosting and Old Fashioned Revival with speaker Rev, Tim Hall from Nancy KY. This will be held at the church located just west of Brazil IN on Friday - Sunday, June 7th-9th at 6:30pm each evening. Please call for more information.

HUGE Rummage Sale on Friday and Saturday, June 7th and 8th beginning at 9am at Our Lady of Mercy Perish 701 S. Eola Road, Aurora IL. Sale held indoors! All proceeds support the teen summer mission trip program.

FX Live is coming to Moraine Valley on Friday, June 7th @7:00PM. Tickets are on sale now, you can order them online. FX Live is all about families. Kids, parents and grandparents alike will enjoy the interaction and humor while coming away with an uplifting sense of God's love and power. FX Live is a fun night that illustrates your family is a team. Tickets are $5 a person, or a family pack of 5 for $20. Tickets at the door are $8. This event will be held at Moraine Valley Church  6300 W. 127th Street Palos Heights IL.

Channahon United Methodist Church is hosting the 20th Annual Three Rivers golf Scramble on June 8th, 2013 at Heritage Bluffs Public Golf Club. Proceeds from this event support the Art Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund and children and youth summer camp and mission ministries of Channahon UMC. Not a golfer? Not a problem! Come for dinner and fellowship on the patio. Gift baskets filled with exciting items will be available via silent auction during the outing. Bidding begins at 12 noon and ends at 6 p.m. For more information please call.

Turner Community Church, Turner Indiana, will be hosting and Old Fashioned Revival with speaker Rev, Tim Hall from Nancy KY. This will be held at the church located just west of Brazil IN on Friday - Sunday, June 7th-9th at 6:30pm each evening. Please call for more information.

Join Tom Richardson, evangelist and pastor, at Meadowbrook Community Church (1902 S. Duncan Rd Champaign) each Wednesday in June for a series of messages on Lifestyle Evangelism. Tom runs the ministry People Reaching People. Each evening is free of charge and notes will be provided.

Pregnancy Information Center will be hosting a 5K Fun Run/Walk for Life on June 15, 2013. Located at Christ Community Church 40W098 Galena Blvd. Aurora, IL utilizing Gilman Trail. Runner Check in is at 7am Start time is 8am. Walker Check in is at 8am Start time is 9am. Runner cost is $25, additional donations accepted. Walkers are encouraged to seek sponsorship. Participants will receive a free T-Shirt and Drawstring Backpack (up to the first 200 registrants) Proceeds will benefit PIC and help us to continue providing FREE services to our community. We will have live music, The Merry Hearts Clowns, food and fun! Registration is available online.

Rummage Sale Space is available for reservation. Reserve your space today!! Spaces are $20/ Tables will be provided Limited number of tables available!!!!! (No Food Please) $5 NON- REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED TO RESERVE YOUR TABLE. Admission id free to general public!!! All proceeds to benefit The Salvation Army Women of Worth and World Services To register or for more information please call The Salvation Army Joliet and Will County Corps is located at 300 3rd Ave Joliet, IL on Saturday June 15th beginning at 8am.

Free admission so come shop from 9 am - 3 pm on Saturday, June 15th.  WANTED: Craft vendors, sellers, and donations of unwanted good merchandise. There will be parking lot spots that you can buy to sell your own items and you keep the profits or you can donate items for us to sell. The proceeds from the donated items will go to our missionaries. Parking lot spaces are $10. Call the church office to reserve your spot today! If you would just like to just donate your items to sell please call the church office or begin dropping them off the week of June10 at Faith Community Church, 910 Main Street West Chicago, IL

Open House for the School of Supernatural held at Living Water Community Church. Everyone is welcome, come and meet students, talk with Pastors, hear testimonies and register for the School on Tuesday, June 18th at 6pm at the school, 190 Lily Cache Lane, Bolingbrook, IL.

Youth Ministry of Temple Baptist Church at 1818 E. Mound Rd, Decatur is having a Rummage Sale on Thursday-Saturday, June 20-22 at 8am to 3pm at the church. Proceeds help teens go to summer camp.

Youth Ministry of Temple Baptist Church at 1818 E. Mound Rd, Decatur is having a Rummage Sale on Thursday-Saturday, June 20-22 at 8am to 3pm at the church. Proceeds help teens go to summer camp.

Wayside Cross Ministries will be holding it summer yard sale. On Saturday June 29th, from 10 to 4 at the church, 215 E New York St Aurora, IL. There will be bargains galore. All proceeds to benefit Wayside Cross Ministries

The Eastern Rural Illinois Churches (ERIC) will be hosting a double-elimination Cornhole tournament, on Thursday July 4, 2013 starting at 12:30pm at the Oakwood Park. Money raised from this event will go directly to supporting various needs of the communities Newtown, Muncie, Hope, Ogden and Oakwood. Sponsorship deadline is Friday May 31st. If you would like to participate in this event, we are accepting registrations now or you can sign up the day of the tournament, beginning at 12:00pm. Tournament entry cost for two-team entry will be $25.00 per team. Please send your information to  ERIC PO BOX 236 Oakwood, Illinois 61858

The 2013 National Bible Bee is coming to the Will County area in Minooka IL. The Local Contest will be held on Saturday, August 24th. Contestant registration is open between April 1st and May 31st. Go to our website to learn more and register. Please call for more information.

In Jason Greenwood's memory there will be a Hope Walk/Run on September 7th at 8:30am. We will host the 3nd Annual Hope 5k/10k Charity Walk/Run. The proceeds will benefit Warren County Helping Hands, an organization that provides Warren County residents with emergency assistance, financial education; assisting those in need in a compassionate, dignified manner, delivering HOPE, FAITH, and LOVE for a renewed sense of community and purpose.The event will take place at Williamsport Park in Williamsport IN. Please go online for more details.