The United Methodist Church
Northern Illinois Conference
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Welcome to the Thursday NIC eNews. For comments or questions, please email communications@umcnic.org.
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Haiti Fundraising Update
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The latest from Merrie Bunt, Apportionments Administrator:
The churches of the Northern Illinois Conference have raised more than a quarter million dollars since the disaster struck last month. To date, $263,000 has been sent through the Conference office to the United Methodist Committee on Relief in support of the relief efforts on the ground in Haiti, Grace Children's Hospital in Haiti, and the material resource (health & layette kit) ministry.
As UMCOR turns its focus to long-term recovery in Haiti, nationwide contributions to the agency has topped $11 million, in addition to some 350,000 health kits. Thank you for your support!
For more information on how your church can contribute to this effort, please see the third column of any page of our website, http://www.umcnic.org
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Statistics Due February 25
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Annual Conference Documents due March 1, no exceptions
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All documents are due to Rev. Daniel Diss and Rev. Lora Zink at NIAC2010documents@rocketmail.com by March 1. This includes resolutions to be considered by the conference as well as historical reports. All agencies and committees must complete a historical report that describes their ministry and accomplishments in 2009. For more information, visit http://www.umcnic.com/conference |
You are invited: Ayni-Bolivia Concerts in March
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Ayni-Bolivia to Perform Concerts March 12-14
Proceeds to Support Chua, Bolivia Church Construction
By Wally Calaway
wcalaway@sbcglobal.net, 630-910-1179
Concert Schedule & Locations
Friday, March 12
7:30 p.m.
Libertyville UMC
429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048
Saturday, March 13
2:00 p.m.
Hilltop Ministry Center
8301 Mitchell Road, Roscoe, IL 61073
Saturday, March 13
7:00 p.m.
Woodridge UMC
2700 W. 75th St., Woodridge, IL 60517
Sunday, March 14
3:00 p.m.
St. Mark's UMC
8441 S. St. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL 60619
The
most important Northern Illinois Conference mission event of 2010
is coming March 12th through March 14th. Ayni-Bolivia, a trio of
musicians from La Paz, will be performing a series of concerts to raise
money for the on-going construction of a new church sanctuary for the
Methodist congregation in Chua, Bolivia.
These concerts will
replace the NIC Mission Banquet, which would normally be held in the
spring. All concerts will be free and open to the public. No tickets
are necessary. Seating will be on a first come first serve basis. A
free will offering will be taken at each concert with proceeds going to
the Chua, Bolivia Church Construction project (NIC Advance #50000139).
Ayni-Bolivia
is a wonderfully entertaining trio performing with voice, on guitar and
on indigenous instruments including panpipes. The concerts will take us
on a tour of the various regions and cultures of Bolivia through music.
The many folk music styles of Bolivia will be described and performed.
We will learn how these musical styles reflect the many cultures of
Bolivia. Ayni-Bolivia consists of Mirtha Carrazana, Lucas Conrady and
Juan Carlos Cordero.
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You are invited: Bishop's Interfaith Bus Tour
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Bishop's Interfaith
Bus Tour With Bishop Hee-Soo Jung
Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, April 16 - 18, 2010  Following
a successful mission bus tour in October, Bishop Jung invites you on an
interfaith journey this spring. This time, the tour will visit Jewish,
Jain, Buddhist, Baha'i, Hindu, and Muslim houses of worship, as well as
a Christian church for Sunday morning worship.
Tour begins and ends at Holiday Inn Select, Naperville. Cost is $135.00 person for double occupancy
and $175.00 per person for single occupancy.
Cost includes two nights in the hotel, 6 meals, bus, and materials.
Registration can be made through Harriet
McCabe, 9 W. Bailey Road, Naperville, IL 60565 or by e-mail to
harrietmccabe@earthlink.net, or by phone
to 630-355-4617.
Sponsored by the NIC Bus tour committee: Ed Hiestand, Amos Oladipo,
Chris Pierson, Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, and Harriet McCabe. |
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Pancake Breakfast of the Week
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PBOTW is honoring Ash Wednesday and will return next week.
Please send your pancake breakfast or other meal to communications@umcnic.org with the subject line "Pancakes."
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