ST. CHARLES – Business was busy Saturday at Kathie Dobrowolski's booth for Something Organic, featuring soaps, scrubs and lip balms.

Barbara Sikorski of South Elgin bought some healing lip balm, taking a quick personal break from her role as volunteer during the  Second Annual Abundant Blessings Shop, Dine and Find at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in St. Charles.

"Business has been very very good," Dobrowolski said, as the scents of her hand-made soaps filled the air with fragrance of patchouli, lavender, lemongrass and rosemary.

Krista LaDieu of St. Charles and her daughter Hailey, 9,  were checking out the jewelry and charms at Origami Owl, another vendor at the craft show and luncheon.

"There are so many cute charms for kids," LaDieu, a vendor  for Pampered Chef, said.

This was a first time for Origami Owl, said Stephanie Artingstall, and she was glad she came.

"It's busy – steady busy," Artingstall of Pingree grove said. "It's a good show."

Not too big but varied and bustling as hundreds of church and community members came to buy floral arrangements, candles, knitted, crocheted and quilted items, jewelry, participate in the silent auction, eat lunch and win raffle prizes.

Jody Wendt of Geneva, co-chair of the event with Gerri Stevens of Sugar Grove, said this was the second time the church has hosted the event.

"We raised $6,000 last year, our first year, and it all goes to our missions projects," Wendt said.

Some of the vendors are church-related, such as the candles which support Soul Kitchen, a free community supper every fourth Tuesday that the church started in January, Wendt said.

"We have over 300 guests every month," she said. "Everything is homemade."

Even more than 50 flower arrangements were done by a half-dozen volunteers. One of them was going home with Herman Gruebner of  Aurora, a church member.

"It's going to be the centerpiece for Thanksgiving," Gruebner said.