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Anthony Kelli Abboud Northbrook with their sLand(wearing Northbrook Junior Spartans football jersey) CollWehr Dec. 11 prayer service. Karie Angell Luc~for

Anthony and Kelli Abboud of Northbrook with their son Landon (wearing a Northbrook Junior Spartans football jersey) at the Collin Wehr Dec. 11 prayer service. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor holds up microphone singing audience capture audio 'Bear Down Chicago

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz, Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor, holds up a microphone at a singing audience to capture audio of "Bear Down, Chicago Bears!" Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz (left) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor used humor Friends Wehr Family prayer service lighten mood.

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz, (left) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor, used humor at the Friends of the Wehr Family prayer service to lighten the mood. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

Tiffany Sybert Northbrook offers tribute CollWehr. RobBear Northbrook is next speak Northbrook St. Norbert Church Dec. 11. Karie Angell

Tiffany Sybert of Northbrook offers a tribute to Collin Wehr. Robin Bear of Northbrook is next to speak at Northbrook St. Norbert Church Dec. 11. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

Anthony and Kelli Abboud of Northbrook with their son Landon (wearing a Northbrook Junior Spartans football jersey) at the Collin Wehr Dec. 11 prayer service. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz (left) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor appealed audience Friends Wehr Family prayer service. Karie Angell

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz, (left) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor, appealed to the audience at the Friends of the Wehr Family prayer service. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

Bob Lozaro Northbrook gathers collectibasket for CollWehr his family conclusiFriends Wehr Family prayer service. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

Bob Lozaro of Northbrook gathers the collection basket for Collin Wehr and his family at the conclusion of the Friends of the Wehr Family prayer service. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

Left Rev. John Berg Northbrook GloriDei Lutheran Church greets Howard Schultz CEO/executive director North Suburban YMCA Dec. 11. Karie Angell

Left, Rev. John Berg of Northbrook Gloria Dei Lutheran Church greets Howard Schultz, CEO/executive director of the North Suburban YMCA Dec. 11. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz, (left) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor, appealed to the audience at the Friends of the Wehr Family prayer service. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz (left) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor with Rev. John Berg Rev. MelissEarly Kamyar Jabarri Ba'Hai

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz, (left) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor, with Rev. John Berg, Rev. Melissa Early and Kamyar Jabarri of Ba'Hai Northbrook. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

Songs Friends Wehr Family prayer service Northbrook St. Norbert Church Dec. 11 included 'Lord All Hopefulness.' Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times

Songs at the Friends of the Wehr Family prayer service at Northbrook St. Norbert Church Dec. 11 included "Lord of All Hopefulness." Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

An advent wreath helps frames out words by Rev. MelissEarly Northbrook United Methodist Church St. Norbert Dec. 11 CollWehr prayer

An advent wreath helps frames out the words by the Rev. Melissa Early of Northbrook United Methodist Church at the St. Norbert Dec. 11 Collin Wehr prayer service. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

Songs at the Friends of the Wehr Family prayer service at Northbrook St. Norbert Church Dec. 11 included "Lord of All Hopefulness." Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz (right) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor talks with Jim Degnan Northbrook who lost his sJack

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz, (right) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor, talks with Jim Degnan of Northbrook who lost his son, Jack, to cancer when he was 7. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

Left, Rev. John Berg of Northbrook Gloria Dei Lutheran Church greets Howard Schultz, CEO/executive director of the North Suburban YMCA Dec. 11. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

The Rev. Robert P. Heinz, (right) Northbrook St. Norbert Church pastor, talks with Jim Degnan of Northbrook who lost his son, Jack, to cancer when he was 7. Karie Angell Luc~for Sun-Times Media

NORTHBROOK — It was the Rev. Robert Heinz’s idea to keep the lighting soft for Tuesday’s prayer service inside St. Norbert Church. Four candles flickered on a pedestal in front of the altar for this 30-minute service. Advent season in a Catholic Church such as …