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Communicator's Corner
| Change the World
Join with United Methodists across the nation on May 19-20, 2012 as we volunteer to change the world.
Many Northern Illinois Conference Churches are planning a variety of projects from planting a giving garden to cleaning up the environment. Find out where you can help - Click here.
Free Webinar:
Thursday, May 17, 6:30pm
Introducing "Extravagant Generosity" to Your Congregation
It's one of the key practices of fruitful congregations, and it is also an exciting stewardship program available for your congregation. Join us and see if "Extravagant Generosity: The Heart of Giving" is right for your church! Click here to register.
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Missionary News
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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: OrlandoMoller@gmail.com
Wally Calaway, phone: 630-910-1179; e-mail: WCalaway@sbcglobal.net
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Annual Conference Registration
Cost Changes - May 14
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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). Reserve your Rooms
Rooms are still available at Pheasant Run Resort under the NIC block - note the Tower is sold out. 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.Display TablesHighlight your mission and ministries at Annual Conference. The registration period for display tables ends May 21. Click here for the form.
Mail/Fax/email to: Outdoor and Retreat Ministries, 200 Stam Street, Williams Bay, WI. 53191 phone: 262.245.6706 Fax: 262.245.1446. Contact Bruce Nelson by email for more information: bruce@niccamp.org
Legislation & Agenda Both legislation and the daily schedule are now available on our website www.umcnic.org/AC2012. Click on Legislation. The agenda is subject to change.
Collection DrivesChurch World Service is collecting Hygiene Kits, School Kits, Baby Care Kits or Emergency Clean-Up Buckets at Annual Conference. The challenge is for each congregation to make at least 30 Kits! Look for the truck at Pheasant Run Wednesday, June 6 and Thursday, June 7.
CWS will ship the kits to the warehouse for free but a gift of $2 per kit will enable the kits to get to those in need. Checks can be made to CWS and brought to the truck.
Please contact the Church World Service Illinois office with questions. (630) 200-4572 or il@churchworldservice.org
Bring a Backpack
Bring new, sturdy, gender neutral backpacks to the Seeds to Succeed display table at Annual Conference. We will distribute the backpacks at the Conference-wide Back to School event on August 11, 2012.
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Happy 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. |
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Concert to Benefit Retired
Filipino Clergy
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"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 office@glenviewumc.com for information on tickets. Download the flyer |
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Early Response Team Training
| June 1 or June 2 , 2012
If you would you like to be one of those trained United Methodists responding with UMCOR, then take advantage of the opportunity to attend one of two Northern Illinois Conference Early Response Team trainings.
June 1 from 8:30-5:00pm at First UMC Glen Ellyn, 424 Forrest, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 or June 2 at Cornerstone UMC, 41W170 Russell Rd., Elgin, IL 60124.
Classes are taught by "authorized" UMCOR trainers, and team members are given ID badges as evidence of training. UMCOR Staff will teach us the why, when and how of responding to disasters in our local communities as well as elsewhere in the US and globally.
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 20. Click here for the registration form COST: $35.00 includes: notebook, lunch, t-shirt, and Safe Sanctuary background check. Contact Bruce Nelson at bruce@niccamp.org or 1-800-642-2267 for more information.
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NATO Resources
|  Weekly devotional written as a way to engage your family in prayer, study, reflection, and discussion around the events involving the NATO Summit to be held in Chicago on May 20-21, 2012. Click here
Theological reflection written by Dr. Timothy Eberhart that puts the economic injustice into a theological perspective. Could be used for small group study. .
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World Fair Trade Day - May 12
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 The World Fair Trade Day is an initiative of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) that takes place on May 12, 2012.
It is a worldwide festival of events celebrating Fair Trade as a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty, climate change and the economic crisis that has the greatest impact on the world's most vulnerable populations.
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Summer Camp Staff Needed
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Do you know any hard working college age youth? Summer camp counselors are still needed at Reynoldswood Christian Camp and Wesley Woods Conference Center. We are currently looking for female applicants. Potential summer staff members should have at least one year of college, be mature, love working with children, and be willing to share their love of God.
Please contact Craig Watters, Program Director at the Outdoor & Retreat Ministries office at 1-800-642-2267 or email him at craig@niccamp.org for an application and complete job description. The summer starts soon, so don't delay!
Register for Summer Camp
Don't forget to check out the website at www.niccamp.org for descriptions of all the summer camp possibilities for youth and families from your congregation. From Astronomy to Woodland, we have a camp for you. Help us make the church leaders of the future by sending your youth to camp this summer! |
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2012-2016 Nominations Form
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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. Questions? Please contact the new Nominations Committee Chair, Cerna Rand at nominations@umcnic.org.
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