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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Bishop's Schedule
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May 19 - Institute for Congregational Development - Celebration Dinner with the Bishop at Wheatland Salem UMC
May 21 - Academy for Congregational Development - Graduation Celebration Dinner at El Mesias UMC
May 22 - Franklin Grove UMC; Preaching and Celebration of Baptism
May 22 - Chicago Northwestern District: Aldersgate Banquet Preacher at Bethany Home
May 23-25 - Cabinet
May 26 - Interfaith Celebration: UMC and Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago at Northwestern University
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| 2011 Chicago Sunday Evening Club Award in Preaching |
Congratulations to Stephen Williams who was recently named the recipient of the 2011Chicago Sunday Evening Club Award in Preaching.
Stephen Williams is the new co-pastor with his wife Jamie at the United Methodist Church of Libertyville in Chicago's northern suburbs.
The Chicago Sunday Evening Club, producers of 30 Good Minutes, offered an opportunity to one graduating student of the ACTS Doctor of Ministry in Preaching program: a $1,000 prize and the opportunity to speak on a broadcast of 30 Good Minutes.
The award recipient for the Chicago Sunday Evening Club Award in Preaching is selected annually from among the third year participants of the ACTS D.min in Preaching program.
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Annual Conference News
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Wanted Photos and Videos Please send us your photos and videos of mission projects, outreach ministries, community events etc. to be put together for a presentation at Annual Conference. We'd love to have your church included. Help us tell the story of the Northern Illinois Conference and how "Together We Serve, United by Love." 
Send all materials with descriptions to agerhardt@umcnic.org
or mail a CD or DVD to:
Anne Marie Gerhardt
217 Division St.
Elgin, IL 60120
Deadline: May 27, 2011
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New Registration costs start today
Register On-Line (pay by check or credit card)
You will need to know your church name and number when you register. If you aren't sure, you can check for it in this PDF. Here they are listed alphabetically by city. When you register they are listed by number with name.
Registration Costs:
May 19 - June 1: $75
June 2-7 No registrations or meal purchases accepted.
June 8 on-site: $75 (pay by cash, check or credit card)
Meals at Annual Conference 2011
Reminder to purchase your meals in advance.
All meal tickets must be purchased before end of day June 8. All sales are final.
For a list of the meals that you will be able to sign up for and pay for during registration click here.
Global Partnership Celebration Thursday June 9 at 5:00 P.M. It's not too late to purchase your tickets! This year's Global Partnership Celebration will feature honored guests, special presentations and music. Bishop Javier Rojas Terán will speak to our assembly about the importance of the partnership of the Northern Illinois Conference with Methodist Church of Bolivia. In addition, there will be special prayers from the Native American tradition offered during the celebration. Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane will speak on "Imagine No Malaria" and how United Methodists are making a difference in stamping out this killer disease. Sloane is the Director of Communications Ministry at United Methodist Communications. NIC mission volunteers will also share their experiences volunteering in Haiti, working with Haitians to rebuild after the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010, and how we can continue to make a difference as the Northern Illinois Conference. You'll also hear a report from Plumbline 2010 "Hope for Haiti" as a delegation of 32 youth and adults traveled to New York, visited the United Nations and participated in the United Methodist Seminar program to learn about both the history and the crisis in Haiti. |
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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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Bishop Joel Martinez Visits NIC
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Bishop Joel Martinez &
Elgin Dist. Supt. Rev. Oscar Carrasco
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Retired Hispanic-American Bishop, Joel Martinez of Texas visited the Northern Illinois Conference last week and was the guest speaker at the Elgin District Hispanic/Latino Lay Academy on Saturday. Bishop Martinez is traveling around the country on a mission to record the history and stories of the Methodist witness of the Hispanic/Latino community. Concerned that many of these stories would be lost, Martinez is conducting 150 videotaped interviews for a project titled, "The Oral History Project of the Hispanic/Latino Methodism".
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Bishop Martinez conducts a local interview for his Hispanic/Latino Methodism history project
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Bishop Martinez is working with the General Commission of Archive and History to preserve this historic information. "I wanted to hear the voices and testimony, particularly of our older generation who are passing away," said Martinez. "The interviews will be placed in the archives of the Church for future students, researchers, writers, and historians so that the memory and the journeys of different generations of Hispanic/Latino Methodists would be accessible and widely available." Bishop Martinez is about half way finished with the project and hopes to have it completed by the end of 2011.
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| Art Contest - Deadline Extended |
Calling all Northern Illinois United Methodist Children who are in 1st to 8th Grade. Please enter the ART CONTEST for the cover of the 2011-2012 RAINBOW COVENANT BOOK. This year's theme is: "It's in our Hands" Please have the drawings on an 8 1/2 x 11" white paper with the width being 8 1/2". On the lower right hand corner of the BACK of the artwork please print: Artist's name, age, address, phone number, church and district. The cover artwork will be voted on by the attendees of the Rainbow Covenant Luncheon at our Northern Illinois Annual Conference this June, 2011. Mail by June 1, 2011 to: Mari Schirmer 7S 348 Baltusrol Lane Naperville, IL 60540
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ILCAAP - Lobby & Rally Day
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The NIC Anti-Gambling Task Force was well represented at the Lobby Day/Rally in Springfield on May 12. The day was organized by Anita Bedell, Executive Director of ILCAAAP (Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems). Rev Bill Bryan, Rev John Boryk (Illinois Coordinator for Stop Predatory Gambling (SPG), Nancy Duel, Kathy Gilroy, and Beth Paschall made the day's trip along with our large display board.
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Features of the day in the Rotunda of the Capital were a skit by the ILCAAAP Teen Board, speeches by Boryk, Duel, and Bedell, as well as representatives from Chicago, North Chicago, and Rockford. All were adamant in their opposition to any gambling expansion, especially slot machines at racetracks and any new casinos. Please continue to contact your State Legislators and the Governor as the General Assembly rushes through the spring session, which should adjourn by May 31. Gambling bills often appear in the last days of a session and are voted on quickly without study and scrutiny. If you wish to be added to our the Action Alert e-mail list, please contact Nancy Duel at nduel@aol.com or Anita Bedell at ilcaaap@sbcglobal.net.
Nancy Duel, Chair
NIC Anti Gambling Task Force
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