Aurora Faith News

Annual tradition of lighting Advent candles

Advent season has begun…

a five-Sunday sermon series including clips from classic holiday films...

Aurora Methodist pastor stages ‘Christmas at the Movies’

AURORA, Ill., Dec. 3, 2018—An Aurora Methodist pastor is getting creative with his December sermons. “Christmas at the Movies,” a five-Sunday sermon series including clips from classic holiday films, was Read More

Editor's Links of Interest

Aurora vigil calls for “moral solution” to immigration issues – The Beacon-News

Speakers at a candlelight vigil in downtown Aurora this week called for a “moral” solution to the myriad immigration questions. Source: Aurora vigil calls for ‘moral solution’ to immigration issues Read More

Star continues to shine in the "City of Lights"

The “star” atop Leland Tower fixed

AUROA, Ill., Nov. 28, 2018 – In the “City of Lights,” an iconic star sits on top of Aurora’s Leland Tower. It is now fixed reports The Beacon-News. The fix Read More

Food drive finishing up

Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry’s 11th annual Holiday Food Drive concludes Wednesday, Nov. 21

Editor’s Note: Denise Crosby of The Beacon-News has a 11/19/2018 feature story on pantry director Marilyn Weisner. Here’s the story… Marilyn Weisner leaving food pantry director post to join her husband,Read More

Helping 150 immigrant women to learn to read, write and speak English.

Aurora Literacy Center seeks donations on Giving Tuesday

Citizenship School

AURORA, Ill., Nov. 15, 2018–Aurora’s Dominican Literacy Center invites donations on Tuesday, Nov. 27, through Giving Tuesday, a national online social movement. Center director Sister Kathleen Ryan, said “Giving Tuesday Read More

Proceeds will benefit United Methodist Women mission projects.

Aurora Methodists to host Christmas Coffee Shoppe fundraiser Dec. 1

AURORA, Ill., Nov. 13, 2018–Flowing Forth United Methodist Church, 551 S. Fourth St. in Aurora, will host its first “Christmas Coffee Shoppe” fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,Read More

Army Displays Emergency Mobile Canteen

Salvation Army Aurora Corps Kicks Off 2018 Red Kettle Campaign

AURORA, Ill., Nov. 9, 2018 – Friday night the Aurora community gathered downtown at the Paramount Theatre to kick off the 2018 giving season for the Salvation Army Aurora Corps Read More

Sponsored by InterFaith Aurora,

Aurora Methodists to host ‘Celebrating Neighbors,’ interfaith Thanksgiving celebration Nov. 18

AURORA, Ill., Nov. 10, 2018—Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, will host “Celebrating Neighbors,” an interfaith pre-Thanksgiving celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov.Read More

Report from The Voice

Marilyn Weisner to Retire as Head of Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry

Aurora, Ill., Oct. 17, 2018 – Marilyn Weisner is planning to step-down as executive director of Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry at the end of the year according a report Read More