Posts from 2026

Save the Date! The 2027 Senior High Mission Trip (SHMT) is heading to Charleston, SC, July 16-23! The annual service trip is a highlight for the church’s senior high youth. Nearly 40 youth and adult leaders served on the recent mission trip in Duluth, MN.

Construction of the 2026 “Fair Oaks Water Well” in The Gambia is now complete. Located in the village of Kalagi Masaneh Kunda, this climate-resilient water infrastructure provides a safe and reliable source of freshwater for the community. Kalagi is an impoverished rural village and is home to approx. 300 people that are primarily engaged in subsistence farming and herding. Previously, the community sourced its water from two hand-dug, open wells which were a constant source of waterborne illness and became badly depleted during the annual six-month…

Is there tension in your family? Subjects that are off limits at holiday gatherings? Conflicts at work you don’t know how to navigate? Join us Sat., Oct. 3, for a day-long workshop with The Compassionate Listening Project. 

School supplies have only gotten more expensive year after year. Hephzibah Children’s Association is asking for your help to ensure that hundreds of children show up to their first day of school prepared and excited to tackle the future! Our most-needed items are: If you’d like to pitch in, please bring these items or other school supplies to Fair Oaks and leave them in the Beyond Hunger donation bin in the narthex by Sun., Aug. 2. Hephzibah is also accepting…

Registration is now open for Logos Wednesday Nights starting on Sept. 23. Logos is the weekly intergenerational experience where adults and children in grades 1 – 12 build relationships with one another and with God. Logos begins in late Sept. and runs through late March. 1st-5th grades: 4-6:15 pm 6th-8th grades: 4:30-6:30 pm 9th-12th grades: 6-8 pm

Our weekly Sunday School program is on break for the summer and will resume for all ages in September.

Stained Glass Summer: The Chancel Windows Join us on Sundays at 10 am as we explore the story of the church through the stained glass windows in our sanctuary. Our worship services are live-streamed on the Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church YouTube Channel for those who cannot be with us in person.

Who: All adults welcome When: Thursday mornings, 9:30-10:30 Where: Church parlor or patio Book: My Life with the Saints by James Martin The book is available at the main branch of the Oak Park Public Library in the book club section.

Fair Oaks is pleased to offer open Mahjong play every Tuesday, from 10 am to noon, in Fellowship Hall. No RSVP needed. Beginners welcome! Any questions, contact the office.