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March 29, 2012
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Communicator's Corner
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Free Webinars: Register for What does a LAY LEADER do? Thursday, March 29 6:30pm Click here for registration +++++++++++++++++++++++
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Come Send Off the
General Conference Delegation
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 Mark your calendars!! Sending Forth Service for the Delegation to General Conference will be
Sunday, April 15 at First UMC in Elmhurst at 232 S. York Rd. (note location changed).
There will be a question and answer panel discussion at 3:00 pm, Worship at 4:00 pm, and a reception following. Come surround the Delegation in prayers as they head to Tampa!!
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Bishop's Interfaith Bus Tour
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Three buses took more than 130 adults and youth on an interfaith tour around Chicagoland led by Bishop Hee-Soo Jung and the conference committee on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns last weekend. Click here to read more>> |
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Upcoming Immigration Events
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Immigration Workshop - How the church can effectively meet the struggles of immigration Saturday, March 31 Emmanuel UMC 1417 Oak Ave, Evanston, IL 10am-2:30pm Jurisdictional event sponsored by the National Federation for Asian Americans and hosted at Emanuel UMC in Evanston, IL. Our Conference's Justice For Our Neighbors will be assisting at the event. Click here for details>>
Moratorium on Deportations Campaign
Forced Out: A Unity Forum at the Crossroads of Immigration & Incarceration Thursday, April 5 10am-2pm UIC Student Center East 750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL Free and Open to Everyone Click here for the flyer |
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Meeting on Health Care Changes
for Retirees
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Answer & Questions session on health care changes at the Chicago Temple, Saturday, April 7, has been cancelled.
Rescheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 9:30 am in the Koten Chapel on the North Central College campus in Naperville. We are scheduled to hold a conversation with Lonnie Chafin, Conference Treasurer, and a representative from Extend Health. For more information please contact Al Streyffeler, co-president, Retired Clergy Association, Northern Ill. Conf. by email: Almaviss@aol.com |
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Church & Society Grants
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The NIC Board of Church and Society recently funded the several program grants. Click here for the list>>"It is always amazing to see the Holy Spirit working among us," said Rev. Dr. Bob Campbell, the chair of the board."We received some fine proposals for much-needed programs. These grants will make a big difference to many people."
Proposals for Church and Society grants are due at the end of each calendar year. Check the conference website under "Church and Society" for application forms.
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Local Church Events
| More local church events are posted on the NIC website
Rockford Urban Ministries' annual Good Friday Walk for Justice will begin at 9:00 am on Good Friday, April 6, from the parking lot of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 412 N. Church Street. You can contact Rockford Urban Ministries 815-964-711, with any questions. Read about March Events Read about April Events |
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Creativity and Divine Surprise Workshop
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 More than two dozen participants took part in a hands-on creativity workshop last Saturday at the Log Cabin at Central UMC in Skokie. Artist, author, spiritual teacher and United Methodist Minister, Karla M. Kincannon was the guest presenter.
Her book Creativity and Divine Surprise: Finding the Place of Your Resurrection is an Upper Room publication and is available through Amazon. |
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Aurora Cluster Fulfills Mission
|  Nineteen people - from six churches (Bethany of Fox Valley, Fourth Street and Wesley UMC of Aurora, Kaneville UMC, Sugar Grove UMC and Epworth UMC, Elgin) delivered 188 lbs of donations for health kits to the Midwest Distribution Center in Chatham IL on March 12. Read more>> |
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