Saturday! Laity Convocation
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LAITY CONVOCATION
Show Me The Way: Focus on Ministry with the Poor and Improving Global Health
When: January 16, 2010 Where: Sycamore UMC, 160 Johnson Ave., Sycamore, IL Time: Registration 8:00 a.m. Program: 8:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Bishop Felton E. May
Cost: $12.00 (including breakfast & lunch) if pre-registered, or $15.00 at door The council of Bishops of the UMC has led the church in
concentrating upon four area of focus for the church's mission. Two of
them will be addressed at this event:
1) Engaging in ministry with the poor
2) Stamping out killer diseases of poverty by improving global health
You will learn how to: Start new health and poverty ministries to reach out to your community
Develop the internal framework needed to support health and poverty ministries
Engage and mobilize community leaders to promote and support your ministry
Identify resources in your community to support your health and poverty ministry
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RSVP Now! Clergy Tax Seminar - January 27
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Looking for help with your 2009 taxes? Help is on the way!
The United Methodist Foundation announces a seminar to assist clergy with preparation of their 2009 tax returns. The seminar will be led by Lynette Rice, CPA. Lynette
is a Benefits Education Specialist with the General Board of Pension
and Health Benefits and an active United Methodist with many years of
experience working with clergy financial issues. Her presentation will
be informative and interactive.
Event Sponsors: General Board of Pension and Health Benefits and the United Methodist Foundation of NIC
When: 8:30 registration, program from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Where: Barrington United Methodist Church: 98 Algonquin Road, Barrington, Illinois 60010 Cost: $10 if Pre-registered; $12 at the door
Link to Registration Form
For further information, please contact Foundation staff: Harry Nicol, hnicol@umcnic.org, 312.346.9766, ext. 103 Janet Boryk, jboryk@umcnic.org, 312.346.9766, ext. 106
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Apportionments Update
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By Merrie Bunt, NIC Apportionments
Administrator
With just one week remaining before
we must close the books on 2009, an additional 31 churches have paid
100% of their Apportionments. That brings the total to 188 (or
50%) of all churches in the Northern Illinois Conference. The
final date the conference will be accepting money for 2009 is January
20th, 2010.
[1/12/10 list]
Aurora District
LOCKPORT: CHRIST, OSWEGO: GOOD SHEPHERD, SANDWICH: UNITED, WHEATON: GARY MEMORIAL, WILMINGTON
Chicago Northwestern District
CHICAGO: BERRY MEMORIAL, CHICAGO: HUMBOLDT PARK, ELMWOOD PARK, OAK PARK: FIRST, RIVER FOREST
Chicago Southern District
CHICAGO: GORHAM, PARK FOREST: GRACE UNITED
DeKalb District
BROOKVILLE, CRESTON, DEKALB: FIRST, ERIE, HERBERT: DAVIS UMC, NORWAY, POLO: FIRST, REYNOLDS, SYCAMORE
Elgin District
ADDISON: GOOD SAMARITAN, ALGONQUIN: CHRIST, HAMPSHIRE: ZION, MOUNT PROSPECT: TRINITY, SCHAUMBURG: OUR SAVIOURS
Rockford District
ROCKFORD: BROOKE ROAD, SCALES MOUND, STOCKTON: WESLEY, WARREN, CHEMUNG
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Martin Luther King Events at North Central College
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By Rev. Lynn Pries, Chaplain, North Central College
North Central College Martin Luther King events are this weekend. Tickets are still available for Dr. Cornell West, Jan. 15
7 p.m. More information at: http://finearts.northcentralcollege.edu/x50182.xmlPanel discussion of alumni and friends remembering Dr.
King. Panelists include former NCC Chaplain Rev. George St. Angelo, Rev.
Robert Harman, and Rev. Dr. Kwame John Porter, Jan. 16, 5 p.m. A limited number of free tickets are available to the
Chicago Symphonietta's tribute to Dr. King in Wentz Concert Hall 8 p.m.,
Jan. 16. (Free tickets are for NCC alumni and guests, so if you don't
know a North Central graduate, you can say that you are a guest of Chaplain
Lynn Pries.)
Information on Martin Luther King events at North Central
College is found at: http://northcentralcollege.edu/x34723.xml
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Cokesbury moves to Naperville
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By Cokesbury staff Our Cokesbury Bookstore will open in
its new location on Tuesday, January 18, 2010. The new site is
760
N. Route 59, Ste 100, Naperville, IL60563. The new numbers
are 630/992-0361 and 800/552-0823. The new fax number is 630/992-0361. All
are invited to stop by on our opening day!
Cokesbury of Naperville will be
hosting a Vacation Bible School Preview Event, at the new store on Saturday,
January 30th from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Presenters from all VBS
curriculum choices as well as some coupons for free product and a special
20% discount and free shipping. Contact Ashley Cone, Naperville Store Manager,
at the numbers above or at acone@cokesbury.com for more
information.
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