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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. The next deadline for the Reporter is August 15.
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Bishop Jung's Surgery
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Bishop Jung is requesting prayers for a speedy recovery from gall bladder surgery scheduled for this week.
Greetings can be sent to the Episcopal residence at:
989 Kenilworth, Naperville, IL 60540
**Note the corrected zip code from the previous email.
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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... |
Safe Sanctuary Training-
September 17 9-3pm
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Participants will be trained in safe and appropriate procedures for keeping children, youth and vulnerable adults safe in all church environments.
A $20 registration fee will cover the training, a box lunch, your $5 background check and training materials.
Individuals or church groups are encouraged to register by calling the Outdoor and Retreat Ministries office at 800-642-2267 or email Connie Colon at orm@niccamp.org. or, download the form to mail in.
Location: First UMC Elgin
216 E. Highland
Elgin, IL 60120
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Notes
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If your church is planning on attending the Church of the Resurrection Leadership Institute 2011, you can use the NIC conference group discount.
When registering indicate you're with the Northern Illinois group and you will mail in your money.
You'll need to mail the money to Judy Siaba at 77 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 with checks made out to NIC and include on the memo line that it is for COR.
Also we have a block of rooms reserved at the Pear Tree Inn in Overland Park, Ks. Contact Judy Siaba 312.346.9766 ext 124 by August 23rd if interested.
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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 from 9am -3pm. 
Keynote Speaker is Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. Location: Wheatland Salem UMC 1852 95th St., Naperville 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 La Moille: Community UMC **new site added** Click here for registration information |
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Free Webinar to Help Churches Expand Income Sources
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The Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary will offer the free webinar, Expand Your Church's Income Sources, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, from 2 - 3 p.m. EDT. The webinar, led by Lewis Center Director Lovett H. Weems, Jr., will teach participants about a range of income sources available for churches.
Weems says, "We want to help churches answer these vital questions: 'Do we have income sources that could be enhanced? What income sources are other churches using that might benefit us?'"
Those interested in participating in this Webinar may visit https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/379484254 for more information and to register. Registration is limited, so those interested should register soon.
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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 go 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. Coordinator: Fred Berchtold godslovestories@comcast.net |
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Exploration 2011
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Are you sensing a call to ministry? Would you like to know what options are out there for you? Come, worship with other young adults and be inspired. Hear what other young adults are doing and how God has led them.
Exploration 2011 is an event for young adults 18-26. It will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, November 11-13. The cost is $150 and scholarship assistance is available to those who apply early.
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Click here for registration information
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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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Healthy Congregations Workshop
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- Learn how you as a leader can influence the health of your congregation - how to detect and avoid unhealthy patterns of living together in community.
- Learn how to keep anxiety from becoming infectious.
- Gain confidence in responding to challenges and opportunities.
- Learn how to put limits on invasive behavior, manage reactivity, and overcome sabotage.
- Discover how leaders can function as the congregation's immune system.
- Learn to focus on strengths, resources, options, and the future.
September 23-24:
Friday: 7pm to 9:30pm
Saturday: 9am to 4:30pm
Trinity Church
2505 Boomer Lane, Yorkville
Presented by: John Bell
download the registration form
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China Bible Ministry Exhibition
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While you're making fall plans for your church groups, consider a trip to Chicago to explore the history of the Bible in China. The Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Protestant Church in China, entitled "Thy Word is Truth", will be on display at the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple from October 12-16, 2011.
- Confirmation classes can visit, especially on October 15. Youth from across the Conference will gather at 10 a.m. Learn about the history of the Christian faith in China. Join other youth for a day of worship, learning, and fun.
- Adult study groups can use this as an invitation to study, learn, and grow in their faith.
- Mission committees, UMW circles, and UMM can hear the story of how the faith has spread, including meeting delegates from the China Bible Society. Spread those stories to your congregation and beyond.
- For more information contact Michael Mann, Associate Director of Mission & Advocacy at 847.931.0710 ext. 20 or mmann@umcnic.org
To learn more about the China Bible Exhibition Tour visit www.umcnic.org/chinabible or www.bibleinchina.org.
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Summer Mission Trip Highlights
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A team from U MC of Antioch served at Grace Children's Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti for one week in July. The team helped at the in-patient ward where children stay for about two months while they're being treated for tuberculosis and other health issues. The team also helped with the reconstruction of a home that was destroyed in the earthquake. Before the trip church members contributed supplies for hygiene kits which the team assembled in Haiti and distributed to a tent city serviced by the community health workers from the hospital. Each morning the team lead devotions for the patients and families at the hospital and enjoyed learning and singing a popular Christian song in Creole. The team came away from the experience blessed by the faith and hospitality of the Haitian people as well as a deeper appreciation for their many blessings and an increased desire to help others. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
20 participants from Christ UMC Deerfield (16 persons) and North Shore UMC Glencoe (4 persons) traveled to Central UMC in Detroit for four days in July for a return mission trip.
The group painted a gym on the 5th floor of a church building. The church is starting a new youth and young adult ministry that will use this gym for its meeting place. These two churches are committed to go back again next year. 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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Read about August Events |
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