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Bishop's Schedule
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May 12-13 - Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary, Board of Directors Meeting and Graduation
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May 17-18 - Bishop's Retreat with the Ordinands
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May 18 - Bishops Annual Dinner with the Deacons, Community, Naperville
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May 19 - Institute for Congregational Development - Celebration Dinner with the Bishop at Wheatland Salem UMC
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Annual Conference Tidbits
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Ushers are needed for
Plenary Sessions
Contact Char Hoffmann at char-rfumc@sbcglobal.net or call River Forest UMC at 708-771-3668.
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UMF 2011 Grantees
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Since 1999 the United Methodist Foundation has provided small grants to churches and related agencies to encourage new and emerging ministries.
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Glory Fingers Creative Ministries
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Not your ordinary
Puppet Team!
The award winning Kingswood UMC Glory Fingers Team held its Spring Musical "Narrow Brick Road" on April 30. Check out the video from their spectacular black light "East to West" presentation.
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Kingswood UMC
Glory Fingers
Glory Fingers Creative Ministry Team is a labor of love. Our mission is to share God's love through the creative arts.
To invite our team to your church or event please contact Sheri Brubeck at sheribrubeck@comcast.net
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Filipino Missions Work Celebrated
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The NIC-Volunteers in Mission fair celebrated the ongoing mission work in the Philippines last Saturday. Photos and information of recent mission trips to the island nation were shared at a variety of display tables at Woodbridge UMC.
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Bishop Arichea and Rev. Panlilio visit with volunteers
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Bishop Daniel Arichea, Manila Episcopal Area-Philipinnes Central Conference, visited and talked with the volunteers. "It's very important," said Bishop Arichea regarding the relationship between NIC-VIM and his home country. "Not only is our connection strengthened, but the volunteers are involved in real on the ground service. They go all over the place and the communities they work with really makes a difference."
read the full story>>
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UMCOR Disaster Relief
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This year's historic spring storm season has severely cut into the disaster relief funds that United Methodist annual conferences count on receiving from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to help them rebuild homes and lives in the aftermath of a disaster.
According to the National Weather Service, 600 tornadoes were recorded in the United States in the month of April alone. Today, communities along the Mississippi River are bracing themselves for flooding from rainwater and snow-melt levels that haven't been seen since 1927.
For the third year in a row, record flooding is affecting communities along the Red River in North Dakota and Minnesota, and in Vermont, floodwaters from Lake Champlain are expected to surpass a previous high set in 1869.
UMCOR is working with annual conferences to respond to communities that have been devastated by these disasters, but funds are being disbursed faster than they are replenished. Your gift is urgently needed! Please give generously to US Spring Storms 2011, UMCOR Emergency Advance #3021326.
UMCOR's Relief-Supply Network is responding to needs provoked by severe weather in Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Missouri, Vermont and here in Illinois. While health kits are in plentiful supply, cleaning buckets are needed to respond to these emergencies and the upcoming hurricane season. In our conference, our camps at Wesley Woods and Reynoldswood are our cleaning bucket collection site.
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Elgin District Hispanic/Latino Lay Speakers Academy
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When: Saturday, May 14 from 9am-5pm and Saturday, May 21 from 1pm- 8pm  Special guest speaker - Bishop Joel Martinez
$35 fee payable at the door. Grants are available.
Where: El Mesias UMC
651 Lillie Street Elgin, IL
Contact: Karen Sersen
847-915-5863 karen.sersen@elginlayacademy.org Download a spanish version flyer |
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NIC-UMW Participate in Lobby Day
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Rita L. Smith, Robbie Moultrie and Diane Dost from the Chicago: Northwestern district, plus Sally von Bruenchenhein and Ester Larson from the Elgin district, and Janice Gintzler from Chicago: Southern district hopped onto the 7 AM Amtrak train to Springfield. Likewise, Linda Frana, Julie McCutchan, and Nellie Winters drove in from DeKalb district. Rev. Michael Mann Associate Director of the NIC-UMC Office of Mission and Advocacy also joined the group. Lobby Day was sponsored by Protestants for the Common Good and co-director Courtney Eccles filled us in on the legislation we would discuss with our legislators, as well as how to find them. We went right to work. Most of us met our representatives as they headed to the House chamber. The senators were in session and committee meetings, so we had to leave information with their personable and alert secretaries. read the full story>>  | |
UMW members lobby in Springfield
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ILCAAP - Lobby & Rally Day
| ILCAAAP (Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems) will be having a Lobby Day and Rally at the State Capitol Rotunda, on Thursday, May 12, 2011.
It starts at 10:15 am with a workshop on 'How to Lobby'. This will be followed by speakers and then time to lobby your legislators personally.
For more details please contact Nancy Duel at nduel@aol.com or 847-259-3793, or Anita Bedell at ILCAAAP at ilcaaap@sbcglobal.net
or 217-546-6871.
Hope to see some of you in Springfield. It is always an invigorating and challenging experience.
Support Senate Bill 17, which would repeal the Video Gaming Act of 2009 - read more>>
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Heritage Sunday
|  May 22, 2011 "Engaging in Ministry with the Poor: Our Heritage" For resources for your Sunday worship click here |
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