Church of the Incarnation-Parish Life

Living Faith Courageously- through Family - Humor - Faith/Spirituality - Compassion - Trust - Honesty - and Love, with a little bit of courage!

Church of the

Incarnation

261 West Army Trail Rd

Bloomingdale, IL 60108

630-351-3249

Fax: 630-351-3293

Incarnation261@aol.com

Welcome to our Recent Visitors

Carmi Frankovich

Andrea Wuest & Hal

Bruce Currier

Dee Ballenger

Doreen Pastore

& Ethan

Join as we embrace
opportunities to

Live our Faith Courageously!

Worship
at
10:00 AM

There will be an opportunity for
Congregational Fellowship

After the Service

Meet Incarnation

The Church of the Incarnation, Bloomingdale can trace its beginning back to November 4, 1981 when The Rt. Rev. James Montgomery of the Diocese of Chicago appointed The Rev. Alvin Johnson as a missioner to the area. He began to gather a congregation by knocking on doors.

With the help and love of two sister churches in the Aurora Deanery, Trinity Church in Wheaton and St. Mark's Church in Glen Ellyn, the fledgling mission began to take shape and grow. The first Eucharist and study groups were held in members' homes until a nucleus of 86 people gathered on Palm Sunday 1982 for their first formal worship service in the gym at the Central School in Bloomingdale. A proud and thankful congregation occupied its present church building at 261 West Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale, IL on July 31, 1988.

Over the years we have gone through many changes, yet we have remained the same caring and intimate church family we have all come to love. Incarnation is proud to be home to many who have found our worship and fellowship a common meeting ground to many from varied faith backgrounds.

Showers of Happiness to the Koletsos Family This year's Epiphany Tea was also a Baby Shower for Agnes & Joe Koletsos who will welcome a new baby in February. The Surprise shower was held in the church Undercroft where a special luncheon and cake were served. Agnes, Joe and soon to be big brother Lincoln opened much welcomed gifts.	Thank You and Future Happiness Sandy White Sadly, Incarnation says good-bye to Sandy White who is moving to Virginia where she will be married to her Fiancé Bob in the upcoming new year. After relocating to the area from California, Sandy, a retired Teacher, has been an active member of Incarnation from the start. She has served as a member of the Altar Guild and St. Elizabeth's Guild, our Episcopal Woman's Group. Sandy's greatest gift to Incarnation was her implementation and teaching of the ACT/SAT college testing preparation classes that were held free of charge on Saturday afternoons. Through the years, she has helped many area high school students prepare for the mandatory college entrance tests. Through her gifted teaching, many of the students were able to earn college scholarships because of their high score. Sand will truly be missed. We bid her a fond farewell and wish her a lifetime of happiness with her new family!
We pray for Our Military: Major Matt Boulos, Sgt. 1st Class Mark Dean, 2LT Anthony Liggayu, Capt. Aaron Scully, and Corporal Nimley Tabue . . .and our military friends Major Dave Benjamin, Lt. Tom Burnham, CW2 Steven Chauncey, Capt. Shaun Collins, Capt. Brad Crosson, Sgt. Ryan Krochmolny, Capt. Matt Ewing, Capt. Comador Ferguson, Capt. Doniel Flores and Family, Capt. Lisa Klekowski, Lance Corporal Trevor McElroy, Lance Corporal Christopher Miller, Seaman Robert Rademacher, Capt. Brandon Simmons, and for all those serving overseas, deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. May God bestow grace and care upon all of our men and women of our Armed Forces, at home and abroad. Give them strength of character and the courage to face the perils that may beset them as the do their duty. May they serve a sense of your abiding presence to keep them safe from harm.	Please pray for the following: We pray for the sick, especially for Andrea, Ann, Badi, Ben, Bobbi, Brenda, Dylan, Elaine, George, Gerda, John, Kathy, Kay, Laurel, Linda, Lou, Lucile, Marc, Micah, Millie, Nancy, Pat, Paul, Perry, Peter, Phyllis, Randy, Rhonda, Rosemary, and Tim We continue to pray for those affected or displaced by the flooding in the central part of the country. We pray for the quick end to the widespread fires in Arizona, and for the safety of the firefighters and the people who live there We continue to pray for the recovery of the people in Japan from the recent tsunami and resulting disasters We pray for peace in the World, especially in the Middle East. The American People, the Iraqi and Afghan people, especially the children. We pray for the families in Transitional Housing. Note: We need to know if you are ill or in the hospital so that we can visit you and also put your name on the prayer list. Church Office: 630-351-3249
Congratulations to Sgt. Ryan Krochmolny Son of Sue & Joe Beuttas Sergeant Ryan M. Krochmolny, machine gun section leader, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, is awarded the Bronze Star with Combat “V” Sept. 1, 2011, for heroic actions while deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan. Ryan was a machine gun section leader and exhibited great leadership, courage and unselfishness during the seven-month deployment. In one instance, he carried a wounded Marine several hundred yards and shielded the Marine from enemy machine-gun fire. (For more story details-click here)	Food Pantry Sunday the 3rd Sunday of the Month Donations will be collected to feed the hungry. The Food Pantry can buy 1 pound of food for every 12 cents collected. Our goal is to collect funds to purchase one ton of food each quarter! (Checks may also be sent to the church office to be included in our monthly donation to the Food Pantry)
Bring your Pet to Church Come for worship designed for pet owners, and bring your "Best Friend" with you. New Time 11:30 AM February 12th March 19th April 16th May 14th All Pets are WELCOME	Food & Fellowship Sunday The 4th Sunday of the month Following worship February 26th March 26th April 23rd May 28th All are welcome to join us!