Homewood
St. John Neumann Parish, 17951 Dixie Highway: Summer Fest from 4 to 9 p.m. Aug. 10. Food trucks, games, music, face painting, ice cream, bouncy house and a DJ will be featured. Concessions include a beer and wine garden and a lemonade stand. Admission is free. Information: sjnhomewood.org or 708-798-0622.
Blue Island
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2519 Grove St.: Hosts the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Lunch Bus through Aug. 23. Free meals will be distributed to youths 18 and younger from 10:40 a.m. to 11 a.m. Mondays through Fridays. Free crafts for kids will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon most Tuesdays and Thursdays. Children must be present to receive the meals, which will be eaten on site. Information: 773-247-3663.
Family friendly worship this month features a back-to school backpack blessing. The service is at 10 a.m. Aug. 11. Attendees are invited to play tambourines and shakers during the opening and closing songs. A kid-friendly prayer and sermon are planned, and children may participate in communion. A newly opened nursery space is available in the side meeting room. Information: www.firstlutheranbi.org or 708-385-4700.
St. Donatus, 1939 Union St.: 119th annual St. Donatus Feast and Carnival Aug. 7 to 11. Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8, 6 p.m. to midnight Aug. 9, 5 p.m. to midnight Aug. 10 and noon to 11 p.m. Aug. 11. Games, bingo, rides, a beer garden and live entertainment will be featured, as well as a DJ. A $65 mega pass allows unlimited rides all five days. A $40 ride pass allows unlimited rides for a single day.
A Mass and procession with Caliendo’s Banda Napolentana is at 10 a.m. Aug. 11. Food includes pizza, Italian ice, Mexican food, Italian beef and sausage sandwiches and fried dough clams. A raffle offers $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second place and $1,000 for third place. Information: 708-385-2890.
Crestwood
Incarnation St. Terrance Parish, 5757 W. 127th St.: Golf outing Aug. 17 at Palos Country Club in Palos Park. Shotgun start is at 10 a.m. Four-player scramble is the format. Hole sponsors still are needed for $100 per hole. Participants pay $70 per golfer, which includes nine holes of golf, dinner and prizes. A cash bar will be available. Reserve a spot. Information: 708-752-2026.
Flossmoor
St. John the Evangelist Parish, 2640 Park Drive: Wednesday morning devotion at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 7 via Zoom. The program will be led by a member of the Lydia Chapter of Daughters of the King. Join online. Information: www.mysje.org or 708-798-4150.
Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road: The Listening Lab begins after worship Aug. 4. This four-week spiritual formation is crafted to elevate communication skills through empathetic engagement and deep listening. Pastor Dawnn and other church members lead the group. Role-playing sessions, discussions and lessons on how to seamlessly integrate faith with listening skills to offer support and counsel in a Christian manner will be included. Register. Information: dbrumfield@fccfaithful.org.
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