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• First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange’s annual picnic Sunday, June 29, following the 10 a.m. worship service at 150 S. Ashland Ave. The service will feature Cornerstone, a band playing contemporary music during the service and the picnic. All are welcome to attend. Children and families can take part in games and activities. The suggested donation is $8 for adults, $4 for children, and the family maximum is $25. Donations of dessert are welcome. For information, call (708) 354-0771.

• Hope Lutheran Church will host a blood drive from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 5, at 6459 Joliet Road in Countryside. For more information, call Dick Tatina at (708) 352-7508.

• Ascension Lutheran Church will hold an all-you-can-eat fundraising fish fry from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at 400 Nuttall Road in Riverside. Grilled chicken will be available, and seating will be inside and throughout the gardens. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for kids under 5 and are available at the door. Proceeds will benefit the church’s disaster response to the earthquakes in China. For more information, call (708) 447-2600.