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April 12, 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. The deadline for the May Reporter is April 17.
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Communicator's Corner
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Does your church have a relationship with a school in your community? Do you currently provide donations to the school or a service project? We are looking for schools we can help with our Back to School Seeds to Succeed event on August 11, 2012. Please contact Anne Marie Gerhardt by email agerhardt@umcnic.org with your information. Thanks! ++++++++++++++++++++++ 
++++++++++++++++++++++ Free Webinar How Online Giving Can Raise Your Church's Income
Presenter: Ken Sloane
Thursday, April 12, 2012
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
Space is limited. Click here |
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Come Send Off the NIC
General Conference Delegation
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 General Conference is less than two weeks away. For all the latest information visit www.gc2012.umc.org.
Come send forth the Delegation to General Conference-
Sunday, April 15 at First UMC in Elmhurst at 232 S. York Rd. (note location change).
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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Annual Conference Registration Open
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Online Registration is Open -Click HereThe cost is $56 until May 13. Beginning May 14 the cost will be $75. All online and mail-in registrations must be complete (to the office by May 28).
Youth Session A planning session for the Annual Conference Youth Worship, Presentation and Session will be held on Saturday, April 21 at Community UMC in Naperville at 10:45am.
Please RSVP to Barb Javore, NIC Youth Coordinator by email bjavore@yahoo.com or call 847-835-0588.
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Needed: Ministry Photos
|  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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UMCOR: Spring Time of Need
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 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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Seminar on Aging
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Bethany Methodist Communities presents: Ministering to Elders in Need" --a midday seminar on aging for laity and clergy caregivers--Thursday, April 19, 2012
10:00am - 2:30pm
Bethany Retirement Community Auditorium
4950 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago
Presentations will be made by Bethany's Eldercare professionals on: Short Term-Long Term / Assisted Living-Skilled Care Dementia / Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
Eldercare Finance 101 / Understanding Medicare-Medicaid
A panel of experts will field questions and offer resources following presentations.
A $15 registration fee includes lunch. To register or get information call: 773-989-1359 or email: etaveirne@bethanymethodist.org. |
Native American Ministries Sunday-
April 22 | |
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5th Sunday Appeal for Children - April 29
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April 29, 2012 is a 5th Sunday! If your local church is in need of resources; from information about the agencies to giving envelopes, please contact Laurel Bault, UVC Coordinator at Umvoices4kids@yahoo.com or 224-587-3611.
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Spring Mission Trips
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The Hub Cluster of the DeKalb District recently participated in their 6th trip to the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina. On March 24-April 1 the team of 13 volunteers traveled to Foley, Alabama working with Habitat for Humnanity. "We replaced floor joist, tore out old floors and replaced sub-floor, removed the old damage deck and built a new one," said Bill & Leah Vanstone of Rochelle United Methodist Church. "We were blessed as a team by all the money our churches raised to send us and felt used by God to be a 'Good Neighbor'". The nine churches that represent the Hub Cluster are: Rochelle, Reynolds, Lighthouse, Franklin Grove, Esmond, Creston, Chana, Ashton, and Steward.
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 During spring break week of 2012, March 25-31, 16 folks from Christ UMC, Deerfield, and 2 from Glenview UMC journeyed to the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, KY for a week long work camp.
On the first work day the group divided into two work teams. One group went to the home of an area resident where they built an 8 X 10 foot deck, installed 14 new windows and a new flue for the kitchen stove. The other group put a new roof on one of the group cabins at Red Bird. All of the assigned jobs were completed.
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