SECTION 3 - HOLIDAY MEETING
2025-12-14 15:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Moretti’s Ristorante & Pizzeria EP, 6727 N Olmsted Ave, Chicago, IL, 60631, United States
Section 3’s Annual Holiday Meeting will be held on Sunday, December 14th, 2025, starting at 3:30 PM.
An invite will be sent out in November but save the date.

LOCATION:
Moretti’s Ristorante & Pizzeria EP
6727 N Olmsted Ave
Chicago, IL 60631

Cost is $45 for members and new members. If you attend, then $25 of your cost will be applied to 2026 Section 3 dues, so your net cost is $20 for this event. (JoAnn’s earlier contribution this year will fund $5, and the Section’s interest income will fund $20 of the event’s $25 shortfall per member.) Non-members will pay $45, but why be a non-member if membership comes free? You do not need to be of Luxy heritage to be a member.

Children under 12 years old will cost $20. The North Pole has been contacted, and Santa said he will be in Chicago that day and will greet us at our meeting.

Food will be the same as last year. It was suggested that we have the meeting start earlier, so we are making the timetable an hour earlier than last year. It will now be as follows:

• Set up at 2:45 PM
• Arrival at 3:30 PM with the children, to be especially prompt.
• From 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM, everyone arrives, and children meet Santa. The bar is open – cash bar for all beverages, including soft drinks.
• Our Section 3 meeting will start promptly at 4:15 PM – 5 PM.
• Dinner Buffet from 5 PM to 6:30 PM
• Strike & Pack Up at 7 PM
• Wheels Up by 7:30

The Bears play the Browns at noon, so the game will not conflict with the 3:30 PM start time.

Luxembourg in America - FREE Webinar
2026-03-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
FREE WEBINAR FILM SCREENING
🇺🇸 ALL ARE WELCOME! 🇱🇺
We’re excited to support Luxembourg Legacy as they present their webinar series with a special online screening of the 2024 documentary, “Luxembourg in America” by filmmaker Geoff Thompson!
🗓 Sunday, March 15
⏰ 1:00 PM Central Time (U.S. & Canada)
📍 Online via Zoom — FREE to attend!
This powerful 40-minute documentary explores the story of Luxembourg immigration to the United States, focusing on the vibrant Luxembourgish communities in and around Belgium, Wisconsin. Through live footage and interviews filmed during the 38th Annual Luxembourg Fest, the film highlights the history, identity, and enduring bonds that connect Luxembourg-Americans to the modern-day Grand Duchy.
✨ Special bonus: Geoff Thompson will join live from Kleinbettingen, Luxembourg, to introduce the film and participate in a Q&A afterward!
🎟 Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2117708389770/WN_RUBA-gDVSNK_Y-eqcrSaOA
💙 While this webinar is free of charge, attendees are invited (but not required) to make a free-will, tax-deductible donation to support the important work of the Luxembourg American Cultural Society.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All are invited—please feel free to share this with family and friends who love Luxembourg history and heritage!

32nd ANNUAL - SAUERBRATEN DINNER DANCE
2026-04-26 16:00 - 20:00 | Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 N Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL, 60090
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please contact: Robert Hansen via sponsorship@luxbrotherhood.org

Carmelite Mass 2026
2026-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Carmelite Monastery, 949 N. River Road, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60016
The 2026 Carmelite Mass will be held on May 3 at 10 am.
LOCATION
Carmelite Monastery
949 N River Road
Des Plaines, Illinois
They accept boxed, canned, or bagged non-perishable food items for their pantry.
Our Lady of Luxembourg statue will be displayed at the Mass.
Optional visit with the sisters and optional Hackney’s lunch to follow.
Visit our website for more information, or contact:
Jean Schmit Spagnoli
847.948.1448
JeanLBA15@gmail.com

2026 Cultural Events
2026-05-16 - 2026-05-17
The LBA plans to have representation at various cultural festivals throughout the Chicago suburbs, including:
Skokie
https://www.skokieculturefest.org/# (May 16-17)
Mt. Prospect
https://www.mountprospect.org/community/mount-prospect-celebration-of-cultures (August 22)
For more information, please contact:
Tony Viola
773.457.0878
anthony@acschgo.com

DEVON DELUX 'LIVE' in LUXEMBOURG!
2026-06-12 21:30 - 23:00
LBA members from Sections 3 and 15 are honoring their roots with a concert in Luxembourg!!!

89th Annual Schobermesse
2026-08-02 13:00 - 17:00 | American Luxembourger Club, 416 High Street, Aurora, IL, 60505, United States
If you are interested in sponsoring the 89th Annual Schobermesse, please review, download, and complete the form attached.
Please email it to nicholas.c.king@gmail.com
