Benedictine University will hold a screening on March 2nd of the acclaimed 2018 film Same God, which explores the firestorm that erupted in the life of Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a devout Christian and former professor at Wheaton College.

Background: On Sunday, February 28, 2016 DuPage United held an event “We the People - Know your Muslim Neighbor” kick-off to the year long DuPage United Solidarity Campaign. Over 850 people engaged in conversations between Muslims and non-Muslims as we shared our stories. Together we also listened to speakers including Dr. Larycia Hawkins. She was the Wheaton College professor, who had posted a photo of herself wearing a hijab on Facebook, accompanied by these words: "I love my Muslim neighbor because s/he deserves love by virtue of her/his human dignity….we worship the same God." The controversy over her actions—and her employer's response to them—exposed deep rifts among Christians over race, Islam, religious freedom, and politics.

COST: Admission is FREE but you need to reserve a seat at this link.

Congregation Etz Chaim requests your participation in the Empty Bowls event on November 3rd 2019 from 10:30AM to 2:00 PM.

The Garry Gardner Memorial Bowls for Hunger Project is an “Empty Bowls Project”. The “Empty Bowls Project” is an international grassroots effort to raise both money & awareness in the fight to end hunger. The mission is to create positive & lasting change through the arts, education, & projects that build community.

Join us on Monday, October 21st at 7:00 pm  or Sunday, October 27 at 11:30 am for the moving and significant film, EMANUEL: The Untold Story of the Victims and Survivors of the Charleston Church Shooting.  The documentary powerfully weaves the history of race relations in Charleston, the significance and impact of Mother Emanuel Church, and the hope that somehow emerges in the aftermath. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, EMANUEL is a poignant story of justice and faith, love and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness.