LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 St. Peter's United Church members eat soup during the first of the five weekly Lent events called "Soup 'N Spirit" that begin with a soup & bread supper and conclude with a Lenten discussion.| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 Pots of curry and tortilla soup sit at St. Peter's United Church Lent event, "Soup 'N Spirit" that begin with a soup & bread supper and than end with Lenten discussion. The soup was homemade by church members.| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 Gail Paul of Lake Zurich and Daniel Takushi, visiting from Kailua, Hawaii, help themselves to some of the homemade soup brought in to St. Peter's United Church for the first of their five weekly "Soup 'N Spirit" events. Each "Soup" event started with food and ended with a Lenten discussion.| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 Victor L'Heureux of Cary puts out more bread for the St. Peter's United Church "Soup 'N Spirit" Lent event. Each of the five weekly events start out with homemade soups and bread before the participants head upstairs to have a Lenten discussion.| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 Pastor Emily Mitchell of Rogers Park (right,) and Carol Bartlett of Round Lake respond to humor around the dinner table during the St. Peter United Church "Soup 'N Spirit" event that began with a soup & bread supper and then concluded with a Lenten discussion.| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 Janet Takushi, visiting from Kailua, Hawaii (left,) and Penny L'Heureux eat homemade soup during the first half of the St. Peter's United Church "Soup 'N Spirit" event. Following food, the participants had a Lenten discussion.| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 St. Peter's United Church reverend Steve Boorsma laughs with guests of the weekly Lent event called "Soup 'N Spirit."| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 Participants of St. Peter's United Church weekly "Soup 'N Spirit" Lent event gather for a discussion over the book being read by the group,"Final Words of the Cross."| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

LAKE ZURICH Wednesday Feb 29 2012 St. Peter's United Church Pastor Emily Mitchell leads participants the "Soup 'N Spirit" Lent event in a prayer. The five weekly events begin with a soup & bread supper and then gather for a discussion.| Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media