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July 21, 2011 

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In This Issue
ERT Training
Seasons of Praise
Domestice Violence Forum
UM Foundation Grants
Webinar Training
HopeFest 2011
JFON Training Session
Summer Missions
Youth Retreat
Plumbline 2011-PeaceGen
Local Church Events

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July 25-26   - Cabinet Meeting

August 15-16  - Cabinet Meeting

 

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Now Available: Annual Conference 2011 DVDs

Annual Conference

Annual Conference

Several DVDs are now available from Annual Conference sessions including the Ray Buckley Bible Study. Some are available to view on-line or download, others may be borrowed or purchased from the NIC Media Resource Center. More to come soon...To view the videos online click here...

 

Volunteers in Mission

UMVIM -North Central

Jurisdiction

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Mark your calendars for August 12-14, 2011

Epworth Conference Center, Indiana

A chance to learn and grow in your knowledge of mission teams and mission giving!

 

General Conference News

Learn & Serve Bus Trip


 

Are you looking for a short-term, hands-on, educational mission

 

trip? If so, please join the Learn and Serve Bus Trip sponsored by the Illinois Region of Church

World Service (CWS).

 

This October 30-November 3,

2011 trip will take participants

to the CWS Kit and Blanket,

and SERRV fair trade

warehouse in New Windsor, MD for three days of volunteering. Participants will learn

how CWS works with other

agencies, like UMCOR,

to respond in times of disaster,

and how CWS' development

work enables people to

lift themselves out of poverty.

 

After being a part of these

efforts through working

with materials in the

warehouses, the group will

enjoy time in Gettysburg, PA.

 

For more information and the registration form, please visit: cwslearnandserve.blogspot.com or contact Julia Jones of the Illinois regional office of CWS at (630) 200-4572. Registration deadline is August 30.

 

Save the Date
China Bible Exhibit

Oct. 12- 16, 2011


Early Response Team Training - Aug 6

 

woman in flood

Would you like to be one of those trained United Methodists responding with UMCOR? Then you are someone who will want to attend the Northern Illinois Conference Early Response Team training on

August 6 or October 29 from 8:30-5:00 PM at the Elgin UMC. 217 Division St., Elgin, IL. 60120


Classes are taught by authorized UMCOR trainers, and team members are given ID badges as evidence of training. UMCOR Staff will teach us the why, when and how of responding to disasters in our local communities as well as elsewhere in the US and globally.


SPACE IS LIMITED TO 20. COST: $35.00  

Contact Bruce Nelson at [email protected].

 

Click here for registration form 

Seasons of Praise Worship

Extravaganza


The St. Mark United Methodist Church Martial Arts Ministry Worship Demonstration Team (WDT) will be featuring special martial arts worship presentations to the sacred music of Donnie McClurkin, a renowned gospel artist this

Sunday, July 24

 

@ St. Mark United Methodist Church

 8441 S. St. Lawrence, Chicago, IL 60619

 Rev. Dr. Jon E. McCoy, Senior Pastor

 4 p.m.. -  Main Sanctuary

 

flyer

 

Domestic Violence Awareness Forum

An Interfaith Presentation

Saturday, July 30

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 

Morgan Park UMC

11030 S. Longwood Drive

Chicago

Rev. Dennis Langdon, Pastor

 

 download the flyer  

2011 Stewardship Conference

Registration is open for the 2011 Stewardship conference on August 27, 2011

 

Funding your Church's Vision is the theme of this year's conference sponsored by the UM Foundation.

 

 

Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr.

Keynote Speaker is

Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.

 

It will be held at Wheatland Salem UMC 1852 95th St., Naperville, IL.

 

It will also be available via live-streaming at various satellite locations:

 

St. Mark UMC, 8441 S. St. Lawrence, Chicago

Faith UMC, 1440 S Walnut, Freeport

Rochelle UMC, 709 Fourth Avenue, Rochelle

Roscoe UMC, Hilltop Ministries Ctr, 8301 Mitchell Rd, Machesney Park

Park Ridge First UMC, 418 Touhy Ave, Park Ridge

Memorial UMC, 2935 Sheridan Road, Zion

 

Click here for registration information  


UMF 2012 Grant Program

 

The United Methodist Foundation announces its 2012 grants program!  

 

The Foundation's grants program offers encouragement to local churches and church-related agencies as they develop new or expanded creative ministries by offering grants of $500 - $3,000.  

 

A total of more than $600,000 to almost 200 ministries has been allocated since the program's inception in 1999.   

 

Check out the Foundation website, www.nicumf.org   for grant applications and guidelines or call the Foundation office, 312.346.9766, ext. 104 for more information.

 

The deadline for grant application submissions is Sept 19.

 

Nominations Committee Webinar Training 



WHO: Nominations Committee

WHAT: Basic training for church nominations committees who want to find leaders rather than "fill the lines on the form." Learn effective practices for developing leaders and review the basic responsibilities of the nominations committee.  
WHERE:  Your own internet connection OR gather at the church with the committee to watch together

WHEN: August 4 @ 6:30 p.m CDT

Register at www.gbod.org/committee_resources

look under 'webinar training calendar' in right column 

HopeFest 2011

Help make September 11th a day of HOPE!  

Several Northern Illinois Conference Churches are  participating in HopeFest 2011 on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, including:

 

First UMC of Park Ridge

New Hope UMC of Chicago

First UMC of Des Plaines

Northbrook UMC

Christ UMC of Deerfield

Northshore UMC of Glencoe

Glenview UMC of Glenview

 

The day's activities will include tributes to local first responders, as well as blood drives, family friendly CPR classes, disaster response/relief class, food pantry collections, clean-up and repair projects, and elderly care for our local nursing home residents.

 

Whether it's just one hour or the whole day, it's your chance to embody HOPE by giving back to your community!

 

For more information visit www.hopefest.net 

 

 

JFON Volunteer Training Session


JFON

The Justice for Our Neighbors Clinic offers free high-quality immigration legal services.   

 

There are opportunities for more volunteers either individuals or a group from a local church.  A volunteer training session conducted by representatives from the General Board of Global Ministries will be held on Friday, August 5, 2011 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.   

 

The training will be at the JFON site - Fourth Street United Methodist Church, 551 South Fourth Street, Aurora. Persons interested in attending should contact Willie King at [email protected] or Roger Curless at [email protected].   

 

 

Summer Mission Trip Highlights 


Missouri Conference Youth Help in a Heatwave at Marcy-Newberry 

 

Despite the record-breaking heat, 170 youth and adults from the Missouri Conference are spending this week at the Marcy-Newberry Association's site on Maxwell street cleaning, painting, weeding, planting and trying to stay cool! The volunteers from 11 churches across Missouri traveled to Chicago by bus for their annual conference-wide youth mission trip. Read the full story >>

 

 

If you have photos or videos from your church's summer mission trip...we'd love to share them.  

Email them along with details to [email protected].

 

Come to the Lakeshore!

NIC Weekend Retreat for Youth and Youth Leaders

August 12, 2011 - August 14, 2011

Come to the Lakeshore at the Wesley Woods Conference Center, Williams Bay, WI.

$80.00 per person For more information contact: Rev. Barbara Javore at 847-835-0588 or 847-835-1227. 


Plumbline - PEACE Gen 2011

 

Registration Now Open!  October 9-12, 2011 New York City 

 

Plumbline Tour '11 is an invitation to all interested United Methodist High School Youth to learn how to reflect on social justice issues from a Christian perspective. 

 

Deadline to register is September 1, 2011

 

Sponsored by: The Office of Connectional Ministries Northern Illinois Conference

 

Click here for the brochure and registration form: 

Local Church Events 

Local church events are posted on the web.
 

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