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Please send emails about e-news or the Reporter to Anne Marie Gerhardt, Dir. of Communications at communications@umcnic.org. All submissions for e-news must be received, in writing no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday each week.
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Bishop's Schedule
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August 15-16 - Cabinet Meeting
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Now Available: Annual Conference 2011 DVDs
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Annual Conference
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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... |
Nominations Committee Webinar
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Learn effective practices for developing leaders and review the basic responsibilities of the nominations committee.
August 4 @ 6:30pm CDT
Register at www.gbod.org/
committee_resources
look under 'webinar training calendar' in right column.
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Volunteers in Mission
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UMVIM -North Central Jurisdiction RoundUP register 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! |
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Learn & Serve Bus Trip
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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. |
Human Relations Day Grants
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August 10 is the deadline to apply for a Human Relations Day Grant from the United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS). The grants are to support ministries that respond to non-violent young offenders through education, advocacy or leadership training and development. Grant funds are raised through The United Methodist Church's Human Relations Day Special Sunday each year. Click here for more info
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World Methodist Conference
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Durban City
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Keep in your prayers those from the Northern Illinois Conference who are attending the 2011 World Methodist Conference in Durban, South Africa from August 4-8. Those traveling are Rev. Im Jung, Fabiola Grandon, Emmy Lou John, Rev. Robert Sathuri and Rev. Harriette Cross.
This year marks the 20th world gathering of the Methodist/Wesleyan family from more than 132 countries.
Participants in the Conference, conducted by the World Methodist Council, will gather under the theme "Jesus Christ - for the Healing of the Nations" and will experience African culture, hospitality and worship. "We are grateful for the work of the World Methodist Council as many branches of the Methodist movement come together to celebrate, resource, plan and connect. Our prayers are with the gathering and all those who will be present from Northern Illinois." ~ Bishop Hee-Soo Jung
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Early Response Team Training - Aug 6
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Would you like to be one of those trained United Methodists responding with UMCOR? Then register today for the Northern Illinois Conference Early Response Team training
August 6 or October 29 from 8:30-5:00 pm at the Elgin First UMC, 217 Division St.
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 orm@niccamp.org.
Click here for registration form
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Domestic Violence Awareness Forum
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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
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| Workshop on Hearing Loss |
Helping Your People to Hear: Ministering to Those with a Hearing Loss Saturday, August 13, 2-4pm Learn from Dr. Laura Remensnyder. Au.D what persons with hearing loss are going through, and how you can help them better hear/understand what is being said in worship services, and how you can increase audibility for ALL attendees. Hearing loss is not age-related: - The #1 birth defect is hearing impairment
- 16% of all children have measurable hearing loss
- The fastest growing age group suffering hearing loss is teenagers
Coordinator: Fred Berchtold godslovestories@comcast.net |
2011 Stewardship Conference
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Registration is open for the 2011 UM Foundation's Stewardship conference, Funding your Church's Vision, on August 27, 2011 
Keynote Speaker is Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. Location: Wheatland Salem UMC 1852 95th St., Naperville 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 |
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JFON Volunteer Training Session
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Volunteers are needed for the Justice for Our Neighbors Clinic which offers free high-quality immigration legal services. 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 - 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 sgfd911@aol.com or Roger Curless at rlcurless1@att.net. |
Come to the Lakeshore!
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NIC Weekend Retreat for Youth and Youth Leaders
August 12 -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.
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Retirement Workshop
|  Shaping a Life of Significance for Retirement
A one day conference for people (not just clergy) who are recently retired or are contemplating retirement. Presented by co-authors R. Jack Hansen and Jerry P. Hass.
Friday, September 16
9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Where: Kingswood UMC
401 W. Dundee Rd.
Buffalo Grove
Cost: $40/single or $50/couple
(includes one book and lunch)
Register and pay online at www.kingswoodumc.com, click on the donate link then retirement seminar or contact the church office at office@kingswoodumc.com or by phone at 847-398-0770.
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Remembering 9/11
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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
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.
For more information visit www.hopefest.net
Cluster of Churches Participate in Day of Hope
The following churches: Christ UMC, Deerfield, North Shore UMC, Glencoe, Northbrook UMC and Glenview UMC are spending 9/11 in a "Day of Hope" by being in service outside the walls of their church.
Volunteer activities include: cleaning various city parks, singing at nursing homes, tending to Biblical and community gardens, helping clean and organize a resale store and food pantry, making Linus blankets, joining a prayer group or a knitting group and making get well cards.
Each participating church will have a 15 minute service starting at 10:00 a.m. Sign ups begin August 15. For more information contact: Janet Ferrone, Glenview UMC, 847-729-1015, jferrone@glenviewumc.com.
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Summer Mission Trip Highlights
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19 youth and 7 adults from Woodridge United Methodist Church spent the week of June 19 in Mingo County, West Virginia. Once there, they joined groups from Wauconda, IL and Laverne, MN for a total of 70 people. The group cleaned, scraped and repainted an entire house, gardened, built a wall and visited nursing home residents. 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 communications@umcnic.org. |
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Local Church Events
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