Bishop on Renewal Leave
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Bishop Hee-Soo Jung will be on Renewal Leave this fall beginning September 1 and concluding December 15. Every four years, Bishops in the United Methodist Church are required to take a three month renewal.
Bishop Jung will spend much of his renewal time in Seoul, South Korea as a guest lecturer at Methodist Theological Seminary as well as visiting family and friends.
Bishop Jung will return to Northern Illinois for two weeks in mid-October to participate in the China Bible Exhibition. In addition the Bishop will travel to Japan in November on a Disaster Relief mission.
Our prayers are with the Bishop that he might experience a time of spiritual renewal and physical refreshment.
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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... |
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Upcoming Events
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Plumbline registration is now past due. Any applications received at this time will be added to the names already on the wait list. Names will be added in the order they are received.
Pan-African Rural Health & Social Services (PRHeSS) Annual Banquet - Sept. 10
Hopefest 2011
Retirement Seminar
Aurora Shalom Ministries -Kids Club
Registration open
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Local Church Events
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Read about September Events |
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9/11 Worship Resources
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Credit: Jeff Kubina
Creative Commons License 2.0.
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As we prepare to remember and mark the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, many worship resources-- preaching, worship elements, and songs-- are available on the GBOD website, especially in a Remembering 9-11 section. Also available is a resource to guide leaders and parents as they journey with children who have no remembrance of September 11, 2001, but who will see images and hear stories of the devastating loss of that day. Click here for the 40 days of prayers for children. Several Northern Illinois Churches are participating in community service events and special services on 9/11. Click here for more information and details.
On the evening of Saturday, September 10, 2011, The Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago (CRLMC), in cooperation with the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC), will be hosting An Evening of Remembrance: 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001. The event will be held at Daley Plaza, 50 West Washington in Chicago, from 8:30 to 9:30pm. Click here for more information.
Read Bishop Goodpaster Calls for Building Bridges on 9/11 Read Story on Woodridge UMC - When cross and crescent meet ... |
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Greetings from Camp Wesley Woods
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The Northern Illinois Conference Extended Cabinet is on our annual fall retreat at the Wesley Woods Conference Center in Williams Bay, WI. Our special guest leader is Bishop Linda Lee of the Wisconsin Conference who is bringing us great spiritual guidance. This is a wonderful, beautiful setting for us to learn and grow with each other as we continue our important work throughout the conference.
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UMCOR Response to Hurricane Irene
|  Irene, which began as a hurricane as it swept up the East Coast of the United States, brought unexpected calamity to inland areas, especially in New York and Vermont, and heavy flooding in New Jersey. To date, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has provided $50,000 in initial emergency grants to five annual conferences affected by Irene: Greater New Jersey, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Peninsula-Delaware, and North Carolina. Hundreds of cleaning buckets already have been shipped from depots in the UMCOR Relief-Supply Network, but more are needed. To learn how you can provide cleaning buckets for communities affected by the storm, click here. To support Hurricane Irene recovery, please give to US Disaster Response, UMCOR Advance #901670 and earmark your check for 'Hurricanes 2011'. Your gift helps those who are recovering from this hurricane and tropical storm, while preparing to meet needs that may yet arise from other 2011 storms-hurricane season officially ends November 1. Give now >> |
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Support DREAM Sabbath
|  Interfaith communities across the country are asked to choose a Sunday between September 16 and October 9 to conduct a conversation about the DREAM Act. A free downloadable toolkit is available to help congregations participate in the DREAM Sabbath. Click here to download. Congregations are urged to Sign up for a Sunday online to ensure sponsors and others in their area are aware of your church's participation. For more info click here. New JFON Website  Justice For Our Neighbors (JFONNIC), a program offering free, high quality immigration legal services, is now online. Visit www.jfonic.org for the latest information and more on the recent statement on immigration by the Obama Administration.
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Safe Sanctuary Training -September 17
|  Participants will be trained in safe and appropriate procedures for keeping children, youth and vulnerable adults safe in all church environments. Saturday, September 17 9am-3pm
Location: First UMC Elgin 216 E. Highland, Elgin 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. |
Refreshing Leadership
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Come out for an introduction, renewal course for Lay Leadership and Lay Speakers. This is an opportunity for all people who are currently or who hope to be a part of church leadership to learn about the roles that are available and to get a "taste" of Lay Academy.
For those lay speakers who have not been to a course in a while, this is a great way to ease back in. The classes are (please choose two) - Roles for Lay Speakers/Lay Leadership, Gerald Hayes, District Lay Leader is teaching, United Methodist Heritage taught by Rev. Jonathan Dean, Introduction to Preaching, taught by Rev. James Preston, District Superintendent and Spiritual Disciplines taught by Ellen Feliciano.
Download the Flyer
Indicate which two classes you wish to attend on the flyer and it along with a check for $12 per attendee payable to Chicago Northwestern District to: Debbie Rogers, Chicago Northwestern District, 77 W. Washington St., Suite 1820, Chicago, IL 60202
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New Rainbow Covenant Book
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The NEW and updated 2012-2015 Rainbow Covenant book is now available on-line. This book includes all advances approved at the 2011 Annual Conference.
You may access your copy immediately at by clicking here or visiting www.umcnic.org and click on global ministires.
Print copies will be available in limited quantities (due to printing costs) by September 15.
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