Join us for a casual drop-in lunch on Thursday, June 4 at 11 AM at Blackberry Market in Oak Brook. All pastors of the presbytery — installed, specialized, and retired — are welcome to come by for conversation, connection, and encouragement with colleagues across the presbytery. ...

You are invited to join us for a Chicago Dogs game on July 20.

It’s time to paws ministry meetings for an evening of baseball, fellowship, and plenty of ballpark fun. Join us for the first-ever all-presbytery fun day — a chance to ketchup with colleagues and friends outside the usual routine. Whether you come with your family, staff team, or fly solo, all are welcome.

We’re hoping this will be a doggone good time filled with laughter, connection, and maybe even a hot dog or two. Tickets will be affordable and available for purchase through the presbytery. More information about tickets and game details will be coming soon — so stay tuned and mark your calendar! ...

It’s almost time for the presbytery gathering at Presbyterian Church of Palatine! ...

Make plans now to join us for our May 14 evening presbytery assembly — a rich night of embodied practice, joyful worship, meaningful community, and the shared work of the church. Whether you come for the whole evening or arrive as your schedule allows, we would love to gather with you!

* Continuing our theme of mind, body, and spirit with a focus on the body.
* Choose between a self-defense session or guided meditation before dinner.
* Worship with Rev. RJ Kang and music from a children’s choir, bagpipers, and a women’s choir.
* Includes the reading of the roll of the saints and commissioning of General Assembly commissioners
* Dinner and fellowship included — and yes, we’ll feed you whenever you arrive!

Register on our website. ...

Just a few of the happy (caffeinated) faces from yesterday`s Presbytery on the Road in Oak Lawn. ...

When presbytery leadership visited the church last month, we got to tour Presbyterian Church of Palatine’s Food Pantry. It is a vital ministry, offering food and essential items to neighbors in need with care and dignity. As we gather for the May 14 Presbytery Assembly at PCOP, you’re invited to be part of this shared witness. Please bring canned tuna or toilet paper to support this important work. ...

Pastor? Elder? Staff? Church human of any kind? This one’s for you.

Join us on Thursday, May 7 for Presbytery on the Road at Cork & Bean in Oak Lawn between 10 AM and noon — a chance to step out of your usual routine, connect with others across the presbytery, and share in conversation, curiosity, and community. No agenda, no pressure — just a good gathering of good people. ...

@fpcevanston`s Nourish women’s groups gathered on April 9 for a shared luncheon, bringing together both morning and evening Bible study communities to celebrate Easter and enjoy fellowship over a potluck brunch. ...

This Earth Day, we give thanks for the congregations in our presbytery who are helping lead the way in caring for God’s creation. 🌎

We’re grateful for our four Earth Care Congregations: Fourth Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, First Presbyterian Church of La Grange, and First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville Through worship, education, community engagement, and daily practices, these communities are living out our call to “till and keep” God’s good earth.

May their witness inspire all of us to care more deeply for our shared home. ...

You are invited to a screening of Evicting the American Dream on Thursday, April 30 at 7 PM at @lvpchurch. This powerful documentary explores housing insecurity and displacement, raising important questions about justice, dignity, and our call as people of faith to care for our neighbors. Congregations and leaders are encouraged to attend and consider how this issue is impacting their communities. ...