June 4-5
Dakota United Methodist Church rummage sale: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 120 S. Church St. Dakota. A lunch stand will be available.
June 6
St. John’s Lutheran Church worship service: 9 a.m. at 229 S. First St., Pearl City. Services are held in-person and online.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church worship service: 9:30 a.m. at 118 E. Mason St., Lena. Good Shepherd will hold in-person and online worship. It will be the second day of Pentecost. The reading will be from Mark: 3:20-35.
Dakota United Methodist Church worship service: 9:30 a.m. at 120 S. Church St. Dakota. The new sermon series “When the Spirit Moves” will begin with the message “Being Renewed.” Both in-person services with a face covering and online services are available.
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Churches generally strive to be a place where its congregants can feel a sense of belonging in a safe environment. But some survivors of sexual abuse struggle to find healing in their places of worship. To create safe environments for adult survivors of sexual violence, congregations need to be much more proactive, says Linda Crockett, founder and director of Safe Communities, a local organization that works to support survivors.
Sexual abuse, she says, is not a subject pastors often preach about from the pulpit. She also says people are reluctant to openly discuss it in church, and most congregations aren t aware of how certain language, interactions and worship practices may traumatize survivors.
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May 6-8
Rummage sales: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 6-7 and 8 a.m. to noon May 8 at Harmony United Methodist Church, 2600 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport. Masks and social distancing will be required. The sale will be held outside of the church. Food will be served. For information: 815-233-0057; harmonyumcfreeport@gmail.com.
May 7
Friendship Day program: 9 a.m. at Grace Episcipal Church, 10 S. Cherry Ave., Freeport. Church Women United will gather to celebrate May’s Friendship Day program. A presentation on friendship and the Earth will be given.
May 9
Dakota United Methodist Church worship service: 9:30 a.m. at 120 S. Church St. The service will continue the series “Dare To Dance Again.” The message will be titled “Who Can Withhold: Break Forth.” Worship will be held in person and via Facebook Live. The Rev. Leslie Stanford can be reached at 815-541-6646.