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UMCOR: Spring Time of Need
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 With the spring season comes storms, tornadoes and floods...please keep in your prayers...those in the Texas Conferences who are cleaning up after this week's devastating twisters and the Illinois Great Rivers Conference still working to recover. Read more about how one Texas UMC pastor kept 80 daycare children safe. UMCOR is preparing for spring floods and tornadoes and needs cleaning buckets to get ready. Click here to watch a video on how to assemble them. Their inventory is low. Buckets can be shipped to the Midwest Mission Distribution Center: Chatham, IL. For more information, please visit
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Good Friday Events
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Come Send Off the NIC
General Conference Delegation
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During their last meeting, the delegation agreed unanimously to endorse the "Love Your Neighbor" Common Witness Coalition statement.
Click here to read the statement.
Come Send forth the Delegation to General Conference-
Sunday, April 15 at First UMC in Elmhurst at 232 S. York Rd. (note location changed).
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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Needed: Ministry Photos
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 As part of our opening worship during this year's annual conference, a slide show of photos depicting various ministries will be presented. Examples include photos of worship, children's program, youth events, mission work, or community outreach. If you would you like photos of your church ministry in action to be included in this slide show...please send 1-3 pictures to
Rev. Hwa-Young Chong at hychong@glenviewumc.com by April 20. Thank you very much!
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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 |
