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Bishop's Schedule
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June 20-21 - Cabinet Meeting
June 27-July 9 - Leadership for: Five Day Spiritual Formation Academy Seoul, South Korea
July 12-13 - Council of Bishops, Executive Committee
July 13-14 - Korean National Plan Meeting
July 18 - National Korean Cross Racial Appointment Gathering
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NIC Job Openings
| The Northern Illinois Conference is seeking candidates for several open positions. Click on the job title for more information.
JFON Regional Attorney
Administrative Assistant to the Rockford/ DeKalb District Superintendants
Administrative Assistant to the NIC Northwestern/ Southern District Superintendents
For a complete list of job openings visit our website
www.umcnic.org/Jobs
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Annual Conference Video Daily Updates
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AC 2011 Day Four
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AC 2011 Day 3
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AC 2011- Day 1
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Annual Conference 2011 -Day 2
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Red Line Ministries
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Check out this video on the Red Line Ministries. Also visit their new website at www.redlinemissions.com | |
NIC Red Line Ministries Video
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Celebration for
Addison Shields
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June 25, 2011 12:00pm - 4:00pm First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn Please R.S.V.P or for information, please contact Rev. Jacqueline P. Ford (District Superintendent Committee Rep) at rev.ford@sbcglobal.net or call 773-483-7798
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Annual Conference News
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The 172nd session of the Northern Illinois Conference adjourned on Saturday, June 11. The four days included holy conferencing, elections of General Conference & Jurisdictional delegates, legislative action, worship, song and fellowship. Some of the highlights from the final two days:
Election of Delegates:
Lay delegates elected to General Conference: Lonnie Chafin (vice chair), Roger Curless, Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger and Irma Clark. Clergy delegates to General Conference: Tracy Smith Malone (chair), James Preston, Gregory Gross and Alka Lyall. Lay delegates elected to Jurisdictional: Rita Smith, Jack Ryder, Elisa Gatz and Harriet McCabe (secretary). Lay Alternates are Daniel Viana and Charla Antrobus. Clergy delegates elected to Jurisdictional include Ouk-Yean Kim Jueng, Luis Reyes, Chris Pierson, and Daniel Diss. Clergy alternates are Martin Lee and Melissa Meyers.
The General Conference is from Tuesday, April 24 through Friday, May 4, 2012 in Tampa, FL and the Jurisdictional Conference is currently scheduled for July 17-21, 2012 in Akron, OH. Other Highlights: - Bishop Hee-Soo Jung received the Ecumenical Award
- Bishop Oh-Hyun Kwon, East Conference of the Korean Methodist Church visited. The Korean Wive's Choir performed four songs. The Bishop described them as "Voices of Angels."
- Bishop Jung delivered his "State of the Church Address"
- Fixing & Receiving of Appointments (recognized Retiring Dekalb District Supt. Larry Hilkemann and Chicago Southern Dist. Supt. Addison Shields who is returning to the local church)
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In legislative action the conference voted to:
-petition General Conference to remove all discriminatory language about homosexuality from The Book of Discipline and to offer equal rights for all.
-join the Hyatt Hotels Boycott until just settlements of the labor disputes are achieved.
-petition General Conference to divest conference investments from companies that profit from the occupation of the Palestinian territories
-petition General Conference to categorically oppose any form of adult, youth and child bullying
- Harvest 2020 Capital Campaign announced.
- Rainbow Covenant Awards: Barrington UMC for "highest amount given" and Ingleside UMC for "highest per capita" giving.
- Scholarships announced by the Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry
- Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the UM General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) received the Rev. Todd M. Singley Peace with Justice Award
- UM Foundation offered Bishop Jung and wife Im a "date night" on the town.
- Closing Youth Worship Service - Beach balls bounded in the air, contemporary music had everyone clapping, singing and dancing.
- Three offerings were collected: $5,250 for UMCOR and $3,674 for the Ministerial Education Fund and $2,800 for Bolivia. Members also donated 2,655 pounds of health kit and flood bucket supplies to the Midwest Distribution Center which will help tornado and flood relief efforts.
- Bishop Jung ordained two deacons in full connection and 14 elders in full connection, with an average age of 37. Three elders received recognition of orders, two candidates heading towards deacons orders and seven candidates headed for elder orders were commissioned.
Drum roll.....Save the date next year's Annual Conference will be held June 6-9, 2012.  | |
Ordination Service
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Addison Shields passing torch to Tracy Smith Malone as Chicago Southern Dist. Supt.
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Larry Hilkemann passing the torch to Dick Wisdom as Dekalb Dist. Supt.
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The UM Foundation offered
Bishop Jung and Im a "date night".
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Korean Wive's Choir
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Closing Youth Worship Service
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Final Bells Toll for Aurora Church
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First Aurora UMC final worship will be June 26
photo courtesy: Al Benson
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After 174 years, historic First United Methodist Church, the first church established in Aurora, will hold its final worship service June 26, 2011. The church, located at 60 S. Lincoln Ave., will hold a 10:30 am worship service followed by a luncheon with members and guests who are invited to share memories of the church's history. The church office will close for the last time June 30. The public is invited to the June 26 events said John Roesch, President of the church Board of Trustees. He is also is the church's longest attending member at 76 years. Membership has ranged from a high of 876 in 1963 to 27 today. Several past ministers, staff and members plan to attend to share in this special remembrance. Roesch will ring the church bell 17 times once for each decade of church service. The UMC Northern Illinois Conference is finalizing approval of the discontinuation of First UMC. The church building will continue as a center of outreach for the Aurora area. The Aurora Childcare Center and Shalom Ministries will continue to operate and the Nueva Vida congregation will still worship at the church site. For more on the church history click here. |
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First UMC of Arlington Heights Undergoing Placelift
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The long awaited 'Placelift' of First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights has begun!
Phase 1A began with the temporary relocation of the congregation for Sunday Celebration on June 5th to The METROPOLIS Performing Arts Center in downtown Arlington Heights at 111 W. Campbell St. Services are held at 9:30am
Like many new church plants, ministry teams transport the tools for welcome, worship, education, and fellowship to their gathering each week. "Consolidating the necessities for mission and ministry into wheeled carts became an important theological exercise, not just a physical one", said Pastor Bonnie Beckonchrist, who leads their ministry team. "Our departing liturgy reflected our discovery. What did we need to take with us? The Word of God (the story of God and God's people), a pitcher and bowl for baptism, a chalice and paten for holy communion and most importantly, one another. Assured that God makes God's home among God's journeying children we go forth in faith"
Volunteers stored POD after POD after POD of furnishings and resources. The church shared long unused items with other congregations, disposing of obsolete and broken-beyond-repair stuff. 
"There's something about clearing out that is good for the soul," said Beckonchrist.
The congregation expects to be out of their Euclid Avenue campus through 2011. The church office remains open.
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Peace with Justice Grants
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Northern Illinois Conference Ministries receive part of $50,000 awarded in Peace with Justice grants WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) has awarded grants totaling $50,000 to 18 Peace with Justice ministries. The grants are awarded in conjunction with the denomination's Peace with Justice Sunday, which supports programs that advocate peace and justice at home and around the world.  Peace with Justice Sunday, June 19 this year, is one of the six denomination-wide Special Sundays with offering. Half of the Special Sunday offering is retained in the annual conference to fund local peace with justice programs. Half is remitted to the General Board of Church & Society to help fund U.S. and global work in social action, public-policy education and advocacy. More than $12,000 was awarded to Northern Illinois Conference ministries. Read more about the recipients by clicking here. |
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School of Christian Mission
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United Methodist Women will be able to award CEU credit to clergy who attend School of Christian Mission which will be held
July 21-24, 2011 at Judson University, Elgin Each class has its own amount of credit and they must attend all sessions of the class to receive credit. Regular School -- The Journey: Forgiveness, Restorative Justice and Reconciliation with Diana Facemyer -- .8 CEUs Haiti: Challenges and Hope with Steve Good or Julie Fleurinor -- .8 CEUs Joy to the World: Mission in the Age of Global Christianity with Karen Hewitson -- .8 CEUs Language Day -- The Journey: Forgiveness, Restorative Justice and Reconciliation in Spanish with Elizabeth Rivera -- .5 CEUs The Journey: Forgiveness, Restorative Justice and Reconciliation in Korean with Eun-Hye Choi -- .2 CEUs Haiti: Challenges and Hope in Korean with Soon Sun Lee -- .2 CEUs Flyer |
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Local Church Events
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Read about June Events |
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FREE ATTENDANCE PADS
Glenview United Methodist Church is offering 75 gently used, navy blue, 5x8 ½", attendance pads for free. If you're interested please call: 847/729-1015
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