Advent by Candlelight 2025

Join us on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 for our annual Advent by Candlelight Service and Celebration.
If you wish to pay by check, you may do so.
Please email Liz McGowen [email protected]
or call 847-446-0856 ext. 108 with your name and the
names of your guests so we can have your nametags ready.
Walk-ins are welcome.

Advent by Candlelight 2024

A special thank you to all who attended Advent by Candlelight this year!  What a special evening! 
Thank you to our awesome speakers: Claire Borders, Agnes Whitear, Tonya Wallach and Alison Kehrer; our lectors: Camille Kearns Rudy, Enza Rosi, Ann Mostofi and Miriam Chan; and our cantor and accompanist Jenny Farney and Kathy Janega. 
​Many thanks to the amazing members of our Women’s Network who helped plan and create the wonderful evening: Alison Schroeder, Ann Mostofi, Bobbie Weiss, Camille Kearns Rudy, Cathy Stegich, Cynthia Leveille, Enza Rosi, Fran Freeman, Kathy Janega, Kristin Levoy, Laurie Bauer, Lisa Lesniak, Liz McGowen, Margaret Musser, Megan Nolan, Melanie Puljic, Miriam Chan, Mona Nelson, Nancy Poggioli, Patty Sanfilippo, Renee Richart, Rita Compton, Roshni Flynn, Sarah Martay, Siobhan Hill, Susan Seeberg and Sylvia Hernandez. 

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Advent by Candlelight 2023 

Thank You!
Advent by Candlelight, a women's evening of relaxation, reflection and renewal, was spectacular this year thanks to our keynote speaker Joan Watson (learn more at www.joanmwatson.com), our parishioner reflector,
Lindsay Kiraly, our leader of Song Jenny Farney, and her accompanist, Kathy Janega.

The evening was made possible by our fabulous committee:
Alison Schroeder, Beth Perlmutter, Bobbie Weiss, Camille Kearns Rudy, Cathy Stegich, Chris Kaiser, Cynthia LeVeille, Dona Carroll, Fran Freeman, Kathy Janega, Kelly Smith, Kristin Levoy,
Laurie Schachman, ​Melanie Puljic, Pat Dietz, Patty Sanfilippo, Renee Richart, Rita Compton, Susan Seeberg, Sylvia Hernandez and Liz McGowen.
THANK YOU!

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Other ways to find Joan:
Instagram: @joan.m.watson
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/joanwatson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joaninordinarytime/

​PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS FROM
​THIS YEAR'S EVENT BELOW.
Interested in Joan's upcoming pilgrimage from Fatima to Lourdes?
​Visit versoministries.com

The photos below are from Advent by Candlelight 2022.  Enjoy!


​And here's an excerpt from
soloist Jenny Farney's O Holy Night!
Many thanks as well to violinist
Linda Veleckis Nussbaum,
and our Director of Liturgy and Music, Ron Vanasdlen.
Click here to email Liz with a question.