| Today's NIC News July 12, 2012 |
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 August Reporter Deadline is July 18.
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Plumbline Tour 2012
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Plumbline 2012 is gearing up for another adventure in New York City. Participants will learn about the historyand current reality of the HolyLand, including many of the countries that have been a part of the news.
We will also eat amazing food, walk A LOT, and grow together in our understanding of how we are called to "walk humbly with our God."
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Communicator's Corner
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Free Webinar
Thursday, July 12, 6:30pm CDT
Are You Raising Funds or Raising Generous Disciples?
We all know that the mission of your church is dependent on the faithful giving of your congregation. Churches that have been successful in growing generous disciples of Jesus have managed to shift the focus from the church's need for money to their people's need to give. Join us and learn more!
Register today at http://tinyurl.com/GenerousDisciples/
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Order AC DVDs
If you wish to purchase a DVD copy of Annual Conference Worship services and events, please e-mail your selections to in the Media Resource Center.
Include your name, address, and phone number. Cost of DVDs is usually $5 per DVD, with a $5 shipping charge ($5 for up to 10 DVDs to one address, and $10 for more that 10).
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North Central Jurisdictional Conference
July 18-20
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 Delegates will meet in Akron, Ohio from July 18-20 for the North Central Jurisdictional Conference which includes the Northern Illinois Conference.
The theme of this year's conference is "Moving Forward in Christ...Where the Rubber Meets the Road." The Rubber City seemed the perfect setting to place our soles, and souls, on the path of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. The North Central Jurisdiction will retire one bishop but will not hold an election to replace her as the number of episcopal areas will shrink by one with the merging of the Dakotas and Minnesota into one episcopal area. Delegates in three of the U.S.'s five jurisdictions will elect 11 and possibly 12 new U.S. bishops in regional conferences held simultaneously July 18-21. The North Central Jurisdictional conference will be streamed live. Daily recaps, features and photos will also be posted on the NCJ website. Click here for more information. Check the NIC Facebook Page, website and email for the latest updates on our Episcopal assignment. Twitter users can use the hashtag #ncjc12 to join in the conversation and follow NIC @umcnic, To receive text notices join https://groupme.com/g/2345337 Click here to find the Facebook page for Youth and Young Adult delegates or search NCJ Akron 2012 Young Adults. Northern Illinois Conference Delegates: Jurisdictional Lay delegates
Rita L. Smith, Jack Ryder, Elisa Gatz, Harriet McCabe
Lay Alternates
Daniel Viana, Charla Antrobus
Clergy Delegates
Ouk-Yean Kim Jueng, Luis Reyes, Chris Pierson, Daniel Diss
Clergy Alternates
Martin Lee, Melissa Meyers General Conference Delegates
Lay Delegates
Lonnie Chafin, Roger Curless, Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger, Irma Clark
Clergy Delegates
Tracy Smith Malone, James Preston,Gregory Gross, Alka Lyall |
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UMW School of Christian Mission
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Northern Illinois Conference United Methodist Women School of Christian Mission July 19-23, 2012 Judson University, Elgin, IL Click here for flyer and registration info Scholarships available for youthFor any questions, contact Dean, Mari Schirmer at ehsremle@aol.com
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Welcome for New D.S.
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Welcome Celebration For Rev. Zaki Zaki and Family.
Join us as we welcome our new
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Chicago: Northwestern District Superintendent!
Sunday, July 22 at 4 p.m. Ravenswood Fellowship UMC
Worship Service with reception afterwards
Churches are invited to bring an appetizer to share...
Hosted by the District Superintendency Committee and Ravenswood Fellowship Church.
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August 11, 2012
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Volunteers are needed for the growing number of service projects scheduled on August 11, 2012. Project details are being added every day to the website www.seedstosucceed.org. Visit the site, click on 'event details' and volunteer for a project of your choice. If your church is coordinating a project, please have your volunteers register. Each volunteer will receive a free t-shirt.
We are still collecting backpacks and school supplies over the summer. Visit www.seedstosucceed.org for supply lists and drop off locations. Click on 'donations'.
Does your church have a July or August VBS? A service project could include collecting backpacks and school supplies. Thanks to First UMC of Arlington Heights for making Seeds to Succeed a part of this week's VBS!
Follow Seeds to Succeed on Facebook!
If you need promotional materials, contact Anne Marie Gerhardt at 847-931-0710 ext. 14 or communications@umcnic.org.
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175th Celebration - Special Guest Bishop
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 On July 22 Community United Methodist Church of Naperville, IL will be celebrating its 175th anniversary by hosting Bishop Patrick Streiff of the Central European and Southern European conference.
Bishop Streiff will lead worship at the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services at Community UMC and describe how our missions, individuals and teams have aided the European conference in spreading the Gospel to areas of Europe.This is one the key events in our 175th Anniversary celebration which will continue in the afternoon on July 22 with activities at Naperville Settlement.
On Monday, July 23 the Bishop will conduct a consultation which promotes missions in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. This consultation will be from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Community UMC and lunch will served. Please register for the consultation on-line at by clicking here. |
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UM Foundation Stewardship Conference
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Great Expectations
NIC Annual Stewardship Event
Saturday, August 25, 2012
9am - 3pm
Barrington UMC
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New Rosecrance Services in McHenry County
|  Rosecrance is now offering evidence-based outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment services in McHenry County.
Rosecrance is dedicated to providing quality, evidence-based mental health and substance abuse treatment in an environment that fosters lasting recovery.
Our programs are family centered and focus on helping clients and their loved ones develop the tools needed to rebuild their lives and reclaim what has been lost.
We welcome the opportunity to assure continuity of care to clients of Family Service and Community Mental Health. Rosecrance McHenry County is located at: 4100 Veterans Pkwy McHenry, IL 60050-8350 Phone: 815.363.6132. Click here for more information. |
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Summer Mission Trips
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Twenty Nine members of the Cary United Methodist worked on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota for a week from June 16 to 23. Youth and adults had a chance to work in a variety of areas including repairing homes, making clothes, and working with youth and the elderly. "It is a rewarding experience and allows us to give back to the native people who once owned the land we live on now," said Kurt Moreland, assistant trip planner.
The group worked through the Tree of Life Ministry, which coordinates mission trips to the reservation and is sponsored by the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church. |
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