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• On Dec. 16, join about 250 of your neighbors in enjoying the Third Friday Community Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive in Geneva. Celebrate the holiday season with pot roast with carrots, onions and potatoes, tossed salad, rolls and pudding parfaits. There also will be hot dogs for the kids. Bring your friends and come for a free dinner. No reservations are needed. You can dine in or request takeout. For details, call (630) 232-4778.

• Every year thousands of people drive to experience the annual Live Drive-Thru Christmas Nativity from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16-17, at Faith World Outreach Church, 1280 S. Route 59 in Bartlett. Admission is free. There will be warm cider and cookies. Learn all about the story of Christmas. It features live actors and animals, a narrated CD (also available via live stream on your device), and mini-sets of each scene. Visit fwo.org.

• St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church invites the community to its annual Christmas Cookie Sale from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, or until sold out, at St. Mary’s Novak Center, 123 S. County Line Road in Maple Park. Choose your own homemade cookies for $7 per pound. Advance orders for assorted cookies may be placed until Wednesday, Dec. 14. For information or advance orders, call Rita at (815) 827-3320. Visit www.stmarymaplepark.org.

• Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St. in Batavia, invites the community to join in its Advent/Christmas worship.

On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 18, there will be a traditional service with Holy Communion at 9 a.m., followed by worship with the Christmas pageant at 10:30 a.m. At 5 p.m., join the Blue Christmas worship. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, there will be the Children & Family Service at 4 p.m., and candlelight worship with Holy Communion at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, there will be Lessons and Carols at 10 a.m. On Jan. 1, Name of Jesus, traditional worship will be at 10 a.m. For details, call (630) 879-3444 or visit www.bethanybatavia.org.

• Two Guys and Free Spaghetti will provide a free homemade spaghetti and meatballs dinner with beverage, salad, garlic bread, and homemade dessert to any and all who attend from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at St. Charles Episcopal Church, 994 N. Fifth Ave., Route 25, in St. Charles. Guests come from all over the Fox Valley to enjoy fellowship and great food. Carryout is available, and the building is wheelchair-accessible. The monthly spaghetti dinner usually takes place on the last Sunday of the month. For information, call Dallas at (630) 222-5489, or visit www.stcharlesepiscopal.org.

The church celebrates three Sunday Eucharist services. For information about the outdoor labyrinth, outreach opportunities, and youth and adult education classes, visit www.stcharlesepiscopal.org.

• This month’s Third Tuesday Supper will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at the United Methodist Church of Geneva, 211 Hamilton St. It is free and open to all. The menu for the “Festive Advent Supper” will be roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, hot vegetable du jour, warm cinnamon apples, and rolls, as well as the popular 24-foot dessert table featuring holiday-themed goodies. Hot dogs and carrots and dip are always available as an alternative meal. They will be preparing 600 meals of the featured menu and apologize if you arrive and they have made some substitutions. Dinner is served on both the first floor and the second-floor elevator-accessible dining hall.

Anyone wishing to donate money to the supper program can do so by sending a check to the church office marked Third Tuesday Suppers, or donating in The Quiet Can that sits on the beverage table on supper night. All funds received go directly to supper expenses. For information, visit www.thirdtuesdaysuppers.com and facebook.com/thirdtuesdaysuppers. Or call (630) 232-7120.

• Hosanna! Lutheran Church, 36W925 Red Gate Road in St. Charles, invites the community to join one of four Christmas Eve worship services.

The family service, great for families with young children, will be at 3 p.m. The contemporary music service will be at 5 p.m. and the traditional music services will be at 9 and 11 p.m. Glow sticks will be part of the 3 p.m. service and handheld candles will be part of services at 5, 9 and 11 p.m. The theme for all four services will be “Where There is Christ There is Hope.”

On Sunday, Dec. 25, there will be a traditional Christmas Day service at 11 a.m. only. Holy Communion will be celebrated at all five services. All in the community are welcomed to attend. For information, contact the church office at (630) 584-6434, email at Welcome@HosannaChurch.com or visit www.HosannaChurch.com.

• Come celebrate the birth of Jesus at 10 a.m. Christmas Day, Dec. 25, at Cornerstone Community Baptist Church, 307 Banbury Road in North Aurora. Join the Rev. Frank Russo in worship about the true meaning of Christmas on this very special day. Casual dress is appropriate. For details, visit www.ccbc7.org.

• Join the Rev. Ruben Barajas and the friendly congregation in song and worship for a Christmas service at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, at Iglesia Bautista Piedra Angular in North Aurora. Hear the gospel of Christ and the true meaning of Christmas in Spanish. The church is located inside Cornerstone Community Baptist Church, 307 Banbury Road. Activities start at 12:45 p.m. Casual dress is appropriate.

• The Bethany Community Supper is offered from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 30 in the fellowship hall at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St. in Batavia. The December menu includes sliced beef with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and dessert and sundae bar. Carryout dinners are available upon request. Free blood pressure readings will be offered. A free will donation is appreciated but not expected For details, call (630) 879-3444 or visit www.bethanybatavia.org. Dinner includes a main course, vegetable, side dish, sundae bar and baked goods.

• The Prayer Shawl Ministry at Congregational Church of Batavia is creating and blessing prayer shawls for friends and family experiencing either happy or difficult times.

Beginning in January, the new meeting time will be 1 to 2:30 p.m. on the fourth Friday of the month. This month, they will meet Friday, Dec. 30 (the fifth Friday). For details and location, contact the church office at (630) 879-1999.