Oak Forest
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 15050 Central Ave.: The Church Ladies Test Kitchen is open for its 2024 spring/Easter pierogi sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 23 and noon to 3 p.m. March 24. All flavors cost $8 per half dozen. Flavors are potato, blueberry, kraut with Polish sausage, sweet cheese, pork, and spinach and feta. Cash, check or online payments are accepted. No preorders. Information: resurrectionoakforest@gmail.com or (708) 687-2170.
Burbank
St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, 8000 Linder Ave.: Petting zoo from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 23. All children are invited. Information: https://stalbertgreat.com or 708-423-0321.
Chicago
Martin Marty Center at the University of Chicago Divinity School, 1025 E. 58th St.: Book launch and reception with NPR national correspondent Sarah McCammon at 4:30 p.m. March 22. McCammon grew up in a deeply evangelical Midwestern family and found her religious worldview unraveling during the first presidential campaign of Donald Trump. Learn about this new generation of disaffected evangelical Christians during the launch of McCammon’s first book, “The Exvangelicals,” a memoir about growing up in a strict evangelical household.
Divinity School Professor William Schultz and journalists Elizabeth Dias, Kathryn Joyce and WBEZ’s Sasha-Ann Simons will join the author for a panel discussion that will be followed by a reception and book-signing. Information, martycenter.org, martycenter@uchicago.edu or 773-702-7049.
Flossmoor
St. John the Evangelist Church, 2640 Park Drive: Spaghetti dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. March 23. Diner includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and dessert. Gluten-free pasta will be available. Donation at the door is $5 for children younger than 12 and $10 for all others. A silent auction is planned. Proceeds will go to the building and grounds fund. Information: stescrip@gmail.com.
Oak Lawn
First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn, 100th Street and Central Avenue: Easter Bunny bake sale from 9 a.m. to noon March 23. Homemade cakes, cookies, candy and more will be sold. Give them as gifts or save for Easter meals. Information: 708-423-1170.
Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave.: Community Easter Egg Hunt from 3 to 4 p.m. March 23 for children in third grade and younger. Eggs will be filled with wrapped candy. The egg hunt will be outside, rain or shine. Information: 708-422-4200.
Flower and plant sale also is available at Pilgrim Faith. The ordering deadline is March 24. The hanging baskets and planters will be available in time for a Mother’s Day gift. Order forms for hanging baskets and planters are available for pickup, on the website or can be downloaded.
Prices are $25 for various 10-inch hanging baskets, $28 for a moss succulent shoe or purse, $30 for a succulent assortment and $35 for a 12-inch combination hanging basket or planter or combination succulent planter. Money raised will benefit the church’s mission trip to Back Bay, Mo., this summer. The flowers will come from Roden’s Elegant Gardens in Wisconsin. Information: www.pilgrimfaith.org or 708-422-4200.
St. Catherine of Alexandria, 10621 S. Kedvale Ave.: Annual Holy Thursday Church Crawl from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. March 28. A bus will be provided. The cost is $15 per person due by March 25 to the rectory or online at parish.scaoaklawn.org under parish activities. Information: 708-425-3110 or 708-476-5374.
Palos Park
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 8140 131st St.: Sale of pierogi, baked goods and stuffed cabbage from 11 to 3 p.m. March 21. Information: sspeterandpauluoc.net or 708-361-5165.
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