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Suicide prevention lifeline
Free and confidential support for people in distress, 24/7
National Helpline
Treatment referral and information, 24/7
Disaster Distress Helpline
Immediate crisis counseling related to disasters, 24/7
SAMHSA –
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Health Services Administration
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Support groups for those affected by suicide
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Face to face and online support groups directory searchable by state
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI Chicago
(312) 563-0445
NAMI Cook County North Suburban
namiccns.org
(847) 716-2252
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Chicago Area Service Office/Area
www.chicagoaa.org/
(312) 346-1475
Al-Anon & Al-ATeen
News
Free Estate Planning Seminar
12:00 Noon Sunday, April 7, 2024 Carter-Westminster Presbyterian Church Stewardship involves caring for our own selves and our resources in a way that pleases God and provides for our families. On Sunday, April 7, right after worship, we will offer a seminar covering the basics of estate planning. Led by C-W member Elizabeth Brown, Attorney at...
Dick Nadder Service Part 1
https://vimeo.com/713429403
Pentecost
On Pentecost Sunday, Christians around the world celebrate this holy day with symbols of flames, a dove and wind to signify the power and hope of the Holy Spirit throughout the Church. Pentecost comes 10 days after the Ascension of Christ, and it occurs 50 days after Easter. The English word “Pentecost” is translated from the Greek work...
Ascension
When Christ’s work becomes our work By Kevin Scott Fleming | Presbyterians Today Reprinted from the April/May 2018 issue of Presbyterians Today The Ascension of the Lord has never been an important event on the Presbyterian church calendar. But perhaps it should be, as there are things we can learn from it. The story of Jesus ascending into...
Trinity Sunday: Unfathomable Mystery
Unlike other festivals in the church’s liturgical calendar, Trinity Sunday centers on a doctrine of the church, rather than an event. It celebrates the unfathomable mystery of God’s being as Holy Trinity. It is a day of adoration and praise of the one, eternal, incomprehensible God. Trinity Sunday, in a sense, synthesizes all we...