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March 8, 2012
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Please send emails for the 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. Deadline for the April Reporter is March 13. |
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Reminder:
Spring Forward
| Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday...set your clocks ahead one hour at 2am!
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Day Apart with the Bishop
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Rockford/DeKalb District Clergy: Tues., March 13 @
9:30 am- 3 pm
click here for info
Aurora & Elgin Districts: Thursday, March 15 @
9:30 am- 3 pm
click here for info
Chicago District Clergy: Wed., March 21 @ 9:30 am- 3 pm click here for info
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Communicator's Corner
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Download the new General Conference Mobile App The General Conference 2012 app brings the April 24-May 4 event in Tampa, Florida, to your mobile device.
The app is now available for free download for iPhone and iPad users, with an Android version soon to follow. To download the free app, go to your device's app store and search United Methodist General Conference or visit gc2012.umc.org/app to find the link.++++++++++++++++++++++
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Cokesbury Offer:
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Local Church Events
| Local church events are posted on the web
Read about March Events Read about April Events |
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50 Days of Prayer
|  Prayer Ministry for the
2012 General Conference
Jurisdictional Event
March 16-17, 2012
You are invited to participate in the Prayer Ministry for the 2012 General Conference and to create Mantles of Prayer to be given to each elected delegate, bishop, and leader at this global meeting of our denomination, to be held in Tampa, Florida, April 24 - May 4, 2012
Four Identical 3-hour Sessions are available.
Come to one or more, as you choose.
Friday, March 16 9:00 a.m.-noon, 1:30-4:30 and
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 17: 9:00 a.m.-noon
Location for both days:
Our Saviour's UMC
701 E. Schaumburg Rd
Schaumburg, IL
To register please contact Natarsha Gardner at 847-931-0710 ext 16 or ngardner@umcnic.org.
If you cannot attend, please join us in prayer and visit The Upper Room website at |
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*Special Offer *Adult Interfaith Bus Tour March 23-25
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Sign up for ONE DAY SATURDAY INTERFAITH BUS TOUR $50 includes two meals and 6 sites Visiting: Hindu temple, Buddhist center, mosque, Jain temple, Sikh Gurudwara, and ending reflection at a church Bus leaves hotel at 9:00am and returns at 8:30pm Hilton Hotel 3003 Corporate West Dr., Lisle. Make your reservation NOW Contact Harriet McCabe at 630-355-4617 or harrietmccabe@earthlink.net |
Seeking United Voices for Children
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United Voices for Children is seeking nominations from individuals, groups or organizations to receive the Bishop Jesse R. DeWitt Child Advocacy Award and the Katherine B. Greene Child Worker Award. These awards honor extraordinary volunteer service or advocacy efforts on behalf of children, youth and/or families throughout the Northern Illinois Conference.
Nomination forms and submission instructions can be found by clicking here. Deadline for submission is March 15, 2012. Questions? More information needed? Please contact UVC Coordinator Laurel Bault at 224-587-3611 or umovices4kids@yahoo.com. |
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One Great Hour of Sharing- March 18
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Join United Methodists everywhere by participating in this special offering that supports UMCOR's vital work. For resources and more information visit www.umcgiving.org |
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Stewardship Free Webinar
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Many United Methodists hear the word "apportionment" and think only of a burden placed upon the local church, but they have only seen it from one side. What if they could see the countless ways lives are touched, and the how their church has made a difference by participating in our global shared ministries? Find out how you can help tell those stories!
Telling Our Mission Story: Put a Face on Your Apportionments
Presenter: Ken Sloane
Thursday, March 8, 2012
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CST
Space is limited.
Click here for more seminar dates |
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Committee Members & Chairs Needed
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The Northern Illinois Conference Committee on Nominations is currently seeking to fill several positions to serve as chairs and members of committees in the next quadrennium. This is a great opportunity to utilize your spiritual gifts and abilities in a wide range of conference ministries. All persons need to submit a new form for the terms- this includes those already serving and will continue on as well as new nominees. Click here to download the form Questions? Please contact the new Nominations Committee Chair, Cerna Rand at nominations@umcnic.org. |
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Women's History Month - March
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HIV/AIDS Awareness Days
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Irma Clark NIC-HIV/AIDS, Ambassador
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United Methodist Visit Day at North Central College
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March 30, 2012 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center,
Chicago Avenue and Ellsworth St., Naperville
Youth and their families, pastors, and youth leaders are invited to a special North Central College Visit Day which will include presentations about the College's academic and extracurricular programs, and scholarship opportunities as well as a tour of the College.
Please encourage high school sophomores and juniors and their parents to attend this event.
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Free Book
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A great opportunity for your church's small group ministry.
A free copy of a New York Times Bestseller The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander is being made available to congregations by GBCS.
Click here for more info.
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Mission Fair
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 Thanks to Downers Grove First UMC for hosting the 2012 Mission fair on March 3. Participants learned about U.S. Mission opportunities including, Urban, Native American, Appalachian and Disaster.
The NIC Board of Global Ministries and NIC Volunteers in Mission (VIM) sponsored this annual event.
If you would like to learn about upcoming VIM trips or ways you can be in mission, contact Rev. Michael Mann at mmann@umcnic.org or 847- 931-0710, ext. 20 or visit www.umcnic.org/vim. Read the full story>>
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Pastor Eats Her Words
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Starting late last year, Hanover UMC handed out the boxes for collecting change for Heifer Project, and as a congregation we were hoping to buy at least one large animal. Just to make things interesting, I told them that I would dress up as whatever animal we ended up getting.
Last Sunday, I learned based on the number of boxes turned in, we are going to be able to buy not just one goat, but THREE goats!!!! Considering that we are not a big congregation, this is God at work!
Amazing!!! I'm thrilled.
Blessings, Pastor Debby De Bruyn
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