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Welcome to the April 29 eNews. For questions or help with media and communications, please contact Matt at communications@umcnic.org.
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Change the World events - great job!
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Congratulations to all those churches that participated last weekend in Change the World events. Check out a write-up of Woodridge UMC on the UMC.org homepage!
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Annual Conference -
Early Bird Discount!
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Save $5 by registering before May 15!
- On the first day of the conference, Sunday, June 13, all youth are invited to attend our Youth Rally with Bishop Jung at 3:30 p.m.
- Join us for Just Desserts, after dinner on Sunday. Featuring Nicole Lee, a human rights attorney and president of TransAfrica Forum, this special event will teach us about the current state of affairs in Haiti. And back by popular demand, we will hear from the Willie B. Clay Inspirational Choir of Gorham UMC.
Tickets are $8. See you there!
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In Step with the Bishop
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New and renewed communities, like spring, bring new life
By Bishop Hee-Soo Jung
Bishop Jung's May Schedule:
May 1-7 United Methodist Council of
Bishops, Columbus, Ohio
May 7-9 Hosting Filipino Bishops in
the Northern Illinois Conference
May 10-11 NIC Cabinet Meeting
May 13-14 Garrett-Evangelical Theological
Seminary Board of Trustees
May 15 Garrett-Evangelical Theological
Seminary Graduation
May 17-18 Bishop's Orientation for
Ordinands
May 18 NIC Deacons Dinner
May 22 Hosting Delegation from China
May 23 Preaching at Grayslake: United
Protestant Church 60th Anniversary
May 24-25 NIC Cabinet and Extended Cabinet
Meeting
May 28-31 National Korean Plan Meeting,
Oakland, Calif.
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New stories at UMCNIC.org
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Update on Affordable Care Act
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New health care legislation may provide benefits and changes to local church and conference health care choices in the future. Conference Treasurer Lonnie Chafin and the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits explore the issue in detail.
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All Women Invited: UMW Lobby Day May 12
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Join concerned women from across the conference at Lobby Day with the General Assembly in Springfield. Whether about the state budget to violent crime to immigration, our legislators need to hear from people of faith on these important issues. See our website for more details, or contact Rita L Smith.
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Video - Aurora Shalom Ministries
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Find it on YouTube!
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Andrew's Answer wins Peace with Justice grant
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From The General Board of Church and Society:
Andrew's Answer, a ministry of United (Methodist) Church
of Rogers Park in Chicago, will receive $2,500. Andrew's Answer
provides free after-school programs and summer camps to neighborhood
children, and counseling services. It also serves as a mission trip
center for youths from United Methodist churches to come to Chicago and
learn about justice and faith. The youths help run various ministries
at United Church of Rogers Park, including the free six-week summer
camp for neighborhood children, many of whom are immigrants from around
the world coping with poverty.
http://ucrogerspark.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpOXySBJY8c
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General Board of Church and Society: Faith in Action
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Each week, GBCS publishes news, commentary and action items about a number of social issues in Faith in Action. Subscribe or find the latest at http://www.umc-gbcs.org
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Pancake Breakfast of the Week
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Roast Beef!
1. Millington
Roast Beef Dinner, Corner of Orleans & Walnut Street,Millington, Illinois Sunday, May 2, 2010 4 to 7 PM. Complete meal, consisting of roast beef, mashed potatoes & gravy,
salad, vegetable, beverage and desert. Child's complete hot dog meal.
Tickets at the door: Adults $8.50, Children under 8 years old $4.00. For more information call 815-695-5656 or 630-416-0612.
2. Sugar Grove
There will be a benefit spaghetti luncheon hosted at the Sugar
Grove Community House, 141 Main St., on Sunday, May 23rd from 12-1 pm.
Free will donations will be directed towards the Sugar Grove
United Methodist Church's mission efforts to work for peace, love, and
compassion for God's children everywhere. The entire community is
invited to share in a meal of spaghetti, garlic bread, salads, and desserts.
Please send your pancake breakfast or other special meal to communications@umcnic.org with the subject line "Pancakes."
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