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May 4, 2012
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In This Issue
Turnaround Boot Camp
Annual Conference News
General Conference New
Golden Cross Sunday
Interfaith Unity Dinner
Celebrate Mothers
Conversation around NATO
5th Sunday Appeal
Concert for Retired Filipino Clergy
Nominations Form

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Poetry Slam Contest - deadline May 5 
  
Golden Cross Sunday- May 6

Resetting the Table- Economic Justice for All - May 6

Join Bishop Jung and Faith Leaders Call to Action to End Hunger - May 9

ORM Auction - May 12

    

UMW Lobby Day - May 17 

 

Stop the Violence Youth Conference - May 19  

 

Know Your Status- Community Health Event Speaking Out on HIV/AIDS - May 19 

 

Chicago Youth HIV/AIDS Campaign T-shirt Design Contest May 11-25  

  

Bridges to Community: June 15-16

Understanding the Immigrant Experience in Chicago

Bridges to Community: Understanding the Immigrant Experience in Chicago (Two day education/immersion experience) Co-sponsored by Chicago Theological Seminary and UCC Immigration Task Force. Registration Deadline -

May 15.  Click here for more info.

  

Still Time to Register for Turnaround Boot Camp

Missionary News

UM VIM Trip to Bolivia Planned

The Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) is offering a UM VIM trip to Bolivia beginning July 31 through August 14, 2012.  The emphasis of the trip is beginning construction of a Resource Center for Leadership within the Ancoraimes District of the Iglesia Evangelica Metodista de Bolivia (IEMB) Church.

For additional information or to express interest in joining this UM VIM team, contact:
Rev. Orlando Moller, phone: 773-837-0229, e-mail: [email protected]
Wally Calaway, phone: 630-910-1179; e-mail: [email protected]



Annual Conference Registration Open
Annual Conference 2012

Online Registration is Open -
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The 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).

An abbreviated calendar is now available on our website www.umcnic.org/AC2012. This is subject to change, so check back for a detailed daily schedule.

Make your reservations with Pheasant Run before May 5. At that time Pheasant Run will release rooms to other guests! Rooms are still available under the NIC  block  - note the Tower is sold out - rooms are available in the courtyard wing of the resort. The cost is a special negotiated rate of $102 + 11% tax for a total of $113.22 per night.

To get this rate by phone, call 630-584-6300 and tell the clerk that you are part of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church.

General Conference Update
NIC Delegation stands in silence with LGBTQ demonstrators
 during Thursday's Plenary

Thursday's Highlights:
For all the latest news and updates visit www.gc2012.umc.org and daily updates and photos are available on the NIC website at www.umcnic.org/gc2012.

Golden Cross Sunday- May 6
The Churches of the Northern Illinois Conference will observe Gold Cross Sunday on the First Sunday in May, (5/6/2012) by collecting a special offering.

In the NIC the offering is used to support the needs of Older Adults, including providing scholarships to employees of the agencies participating in the Older Adult Council, who is pursuing education for a career in older adult services.

Envelopes for this offering were sent to every NIC church. If additional envelopes are needed, please use standard blank envelopes if possible.

Questions about the Older Adults Ministry Council, or Golden Cross Sunday, contact Rita L. Smith by email at [email protected].

 

Interfaith Unity Banquet
The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago & The Northern Illinois Conference United Methodist Church Cordially invite you to their Seventh Interfaith Unity Banquet
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Location: Islamic Foundation (note change)
300 West Highridge Road
Villa Park, IL

Dinner & Program 6:30pm to 9:30pm


Theme: Freedom of Religion(s) in a Pluralistic Society
Religion and moral debate in the public square: Sharia, Church, and State

Speakers:
Dr. Barry Bryant

Associate Professor of United Methodist
and Wesleyan Studies Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
 
Azam Nizamuddin, Esq.
Attorney and principal, The Law Office
of Azam Nizamuddin, P.C.
Adjunct Professor, Islamic Law, Loyola
University Chicago

Please RSVP to Lena Kasi Touleimat at [email protected] or call 630-975-9459 Please RSVP by May 6.
Download the flyer 

Celebrating Mother's Day- May 13

This Mother's Day, the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet project is calling on all United Methodists to honor mothers and their sacrifices by educating their congregations about maternal health.  Read full story>>

A great way to get the conversation started is by planning a Mother's Day Worship Service or organizing a pre-worship event on maternal health.  For information on planning a Mother's Day Worship Service check out the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet website at www.umchealthyfamilies.org.


Conversation Around NATO

The G8/NATO summits give us the occasion to reflect on issues of economic injustice and our response as people of faith. Join in the Conversation.

Resetting the Table - Economic Justice for All
Sunday, May 6, 2012
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: First UMC Chicago Temple
77 W. Washington St
Chicago, IL 60602

This event is sponsored by First UMC/Chicago Temple, IIRON (regional organizing network), SCUPE (Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education), the Northern Illinois Conference Church and Society, and the Office of External Programming at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Download the flyer

5th Sunday Appeal for Children - April 29
 
By participating in a 5th Sunday Appeal, (April 29 is a 5th Sunday!) local church members are given the opportunity to directly support United Voices for Children and all four NIC-affiliated agencies (ChildServ, Marcy-Newberry Association, MYSI Corporation and Rosecrance) with their donations.  

If your local church is in need of resources; from information about the agencies to giving envelopes, please contact Laurel Bault, UVC Coordinator at [email protected] or 224-587-3611. 

ChildServ Invites Outreach to Military Families in
Northern Illinois! Read more>>
 

Concert to Benefit Retired
Filipino Clergy

"Great is Thy Faithfulness," a dinner concert by the Granadosin Brothers, will be held May 12 at 5pm at Glenview UMC, 727 Harlem Ave., Glenview, IL. In line with the Central Conference Pension Initiative, this concert will help create a stable retirement fund for Filipino Clergy who currently have no retirement fund.  

It is sponsored by Glenview UMC, endorsed by the General Board of Pensions in Cooperation with the Filipino-American United Methodist Ministry of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. Concert tickets are at $12 (adults) and $5 (children). 

Please contact Doris Stengl at [email protected] for information on tickets. Download the flyer
2012-2016 Nominations Form
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 their terms - this includes those already serving and will continue on as well as new nominees. Click here to download the 2012-2016 form.
 
Questions? Please contact the new Nominations Committee Chair, Cerna Rand at [email protected].


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