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Tot Shabbat: 6:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, Congregation Beth Am, 1370 Abbott Court, Buffalo Grove. Join Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows, Rabbi Richard Prass and Bradley Egel for a Shabbat program filled with songs, story and more. For families with young children (third grade and younger). Open to all congregants and prospective members, RSVP’s appreciated; (847) 383-5017. Cost is a nonperishable food donation for the food pantry.

Messianic Sukkot service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, Olive Tree Congregation, 400 N. Elmhurst Road, Prospect Heights. Olive Tree Congregation will host worship for the High Holy Days. Sign language interpretation, children’s classes and nursery care provided. Oneg following the service.

Hymn Festival: The Choir of Trinity Lutheran Church, 675 E. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, organist and Cantor Brad Whaley will lead a Hymn Festival at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. The program, “God Is,” will feature reflections written by hymnist and writer Susan P. Cherwien. A freewill offering will be received.

Pet blessing: Pet Blessing Service will be held at noon Sunday, Oct. 23, at Christ Lutheran Church, 41 S. Rohlwing Road in Palatine. Weather permitting, the blessing service will be held outdoors on the south lawn. In the event of rain, it will be indoors on the lower level of Fellowship Hall. For details, call (847) 358-4600 or visit www.clcpalatine.org.

Murals: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church is hosting a “Drawn to the Word” worship and artistic experience at the 9 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. worship services Sunday, Oct. 23, where artist and pastor Paul Oman will paint a larger-than-life sized mural of the biblical story “Road to Emmaus.” For details, visit www.paulomanfineart.com or www.oursaviours.org. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church is at 1234 N. Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights.

Seminar: “Taking Authority Over Your Life,” a seminar with Greg Barrette, minister of Unity Northwest Church, 259 E. Central Road, Des Plaines, will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. A freewill offering will be taken and no preregistration is required. For details, call (847) 297-0997 or visit www.unitynorthwest.org.

Simchat Torah Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, Congregation Beth Am, 1370 Abbott Court, Buffalo Grove. This service will be led by Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows, Rabbi Richard Prass, Cantor Barbara Barnett, and the T’fillah Band. Torah will be read by Michael Schwartz and Ben Hurwitz. Taffy apples, unrolling the Torah, and dancing with the Torah.

Messianic ErevSimchat Torah Service: 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, Olive Tree Congregation, 400 N. Elmhurst Road, Prospect Heights.

Festival Morning Worship & Yizkor: 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, Congregation Beth Am, 1370 Abbott Court, Buffalo Grove. This service will be led by Rabbi Bellows.

Trunk or Treat: Come Thursday, Oct. 27, from 7-8:30 p.m. to “Trunk or Treat” in the parking lot at Meadows Christian Fellowship, 2401 Kirchoff Road, Rolling Meadows. Approximately 40 cars will be there with trunks filled with treats and games for children of all ages. Wear costumes. For details, call (847) 255-8764 or visit www.meadowsfamily.org.

Trunk-Or-Treat: The second annual Trunk-Or-Treat, hosted by the Women’s Guild at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Glenview, will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at 1775 Grove St., Glenview. Admission is $5 per child. For details, visit Facebook & Eventbrite; search OLPH Trunk-Or-Treat.

Halloween party: Trinity Lutheran Church, 675 E. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, is holding its annual “Spooktacular Halloween Party” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 29, in Fellowship Hall. There will be games, treats, crafts and some ghostly surprises for children ages 3 through fifth grade. Admission is a bag of treats. All preschool children must be accompanied by a parent. For details, contact Cathy Williams at (847) 827-6656 or cathyw6@ameritech.net.

Exodus — Fall Sermon Series: 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, Elk Grove Baptist Church, 801 Beisner, Elk Grove Village. the fall sermon series “Forward with God” shows how God wants to deliver each of us from where we are trapped by the pressures of life with no hope of escape to a new place of his choosing. The planned weekly sermon topics are as follows: Oct. 23, Exodus 3 — God Introduces Himself, “I AM”; Oct. 30, Exodus 4 — Excuses, Excuses; Nov. 6, Exodus 4 — Keeping in Step w/God; Nov. 13, Exodus 5 — Let My People Go!; Nov. 20, Exodus 7 — God’s Power for Salvation. Sunday morning worship services start at 9:30 a.m. and last about 70 minutes. Nursery and children’s church services are provided.

Trunk or Treat: The 1st Presbyterian Church of Itasca hosts its annual “Trunk or Treat” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at the church, 207 E. Center St. A light meal will be served along with ghost stories. For information, call (630) 773-9606.

The Triptych of Love — Christ Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, Holy Family Catholic Community, 2515 Palatine Road, Inverness. Friar Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM, will look at the Infancy Narratives of Matthew and Luke’s Gospels, the message of the Book of Revelation, and how we can live the Gospel today. Cost is $10-$30.

Adoption: Christ Community Church is announces the adoption of Lamplighter Bible Church in Streamwood. The leadership teams of both churches have agreed to combine the congregations and staff of Lamplighter with Christ Community’s Bartlett Campus into one unified church serving the Bartlett, Hanover Park, and Streamwood communities. The adoption will be official on Nov. 1, with Christ Community’s Bartlett Campus moving into the Lamplighter building at 23 W. Streamwood Road in Streamwood for Sunday services at 10 a.m. beginning Nov. 20. The Grand Opening will be Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The relationship between the two churches seemed natural. Both Christ Community and Lamplighter Bible Church value Bible-based preaching, combined with a contemporary style of worship. Many of Lamplighter’s programs, including addiction recovery, after-school programs, and a weekly Spanish-speaking service, will continue. To learn more about Christ Community Church or the adoption, visit ccclife.org/adoption.