Today's NIC News August 30, 2012
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Communicator's Corner
| United Methodists Respond to Hurricane Isaac's Destruction
Almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, Hurricane Isaac made its second landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 28, overtopping an 18-mile stretch of levees and sending 12-foot floods into homes. Read more>>
Support UMCOR's response to Hurricane Isaac by giving to Advance #901670.
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Free organ to a good home: Seeburg, Model J23/RK, 370 watts, 3.2 amps. It is in working condition and has been well cared for. If you are
interested, please contact Janet Anderson, member at Plainfield United
Methodist Church, at 815-436-2630.
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On October 1, 2012
10-Fold returns for a month-long celebration of five exciting projects, each highlighted for a full week.
Each visitor can trigger a US $1 donation to the week's project, made by one of 10-Fold's sponsors, simply by clicking on the BE COUNTED button. Click here to learn more>>
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Are you ready for a different kind of Christmas?
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Check out this new non-lectionary Advent sermon series from ReThink Church. |
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JFON Fundraiser Dinner -
Come and See God in the Face of Others
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Bill Medford
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GET YOUR TICKETS
On Sunday, September 16,
the Northern Illinois immigration legal clinic, JFON, will host a fundraising dinner featuring Bill Mefford of the General Board of Church and Society. Also hear stories of the transformational work that's been done on behalf of immigrants and their families.
Location: European Chalet
5445 S. Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL
Come to the Celebration! Tickets are $50 and a free will offering will also be taken. Click here for more info.
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Welcome Bishop Sally Dyck
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Bishop Sally Dyck
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The Northern Illinois Conference welcomes our new Bishop Sally Dyck effective
Sept.1, 2012.
Join us for a
Welcome Worship Service
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012
at 5pm
Reception following
Grace UMC
300 E Gartner Rd., Naperville, IL
Read more >>
Read more about her Episcopacy in Minnesota>> |
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Bishop Jung Farewell
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 | | Lay Leader Arnold Rivera thanks Bishop Hee-Soo Jung for his support of the conference laity. |
A wonderful, heartfelt farewell service was held for Bishop Hee-Soo Jung at Grace UMC in Naperville on Sunday, Aug. 26. Friends, laity and clergy shared many moments of thanksgiving for Bishop Jung including; the interfaith bus tours and relationship building among many faiths especially the Muslim community, his deep spiritual life, his incredible way of welcoming and challenging the conference, solidarity with the immigrant community, support of BMCR and youth, support of Harvest 2020 and new church planters, empowering laity,
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Bishop Jung and Im with UMW leaders
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support and love for UMW, the many seeds he has planted in Northern Illinois. Many thanks were also given to Bishop Jung's wife, Im and her support for spiritual formation and the gifts she and their whole family has brought to the NIC. We wish Bishop Jung and Im many blessing on their new journey together in the Wisconsin Annual Conference. |
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UM Foundation Stewardship Conference - Great Expectations
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More than 420 people participated in the 9th annual United Methodist Foundation Stewardship Conference on Saturday, Aug. 25 at Barrington UMC.
Presenter Rev. Dr. Clayton Smith, the Exec. Pastor of Generosity with the UM Church of Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, challenged participants to do at least one thing to create great expectations in their congregations in one of four ways: by inspiring vision, innovating new ministries, igniting leadership change and improving generosity.
"Everybody needs expectations," said Smith. "Generosity is a part of discipleship and we need to emphasize that giving is an act of faith."
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2012 Labor in the Pulpit
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 Celebrate workers in your community and learn about the issues that impact them the most. Listen to their stories and see how the sacredness of work connects us all.
Find a Labor in the Pulpit event sponsored by Interfaith Worker Justice near you by clicking here.
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Reading/Book Signing with Author Douglas Foster
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Broadway UMC in Chicago will get a sneak preview of the book After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa and a conversation with author Douglas Foster this Sunday, Sept. 2 at 1:30pm.
Douglas, is an associate professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and member of Broadway Church. Come hear about the author's spiritual journey of writing this amazing book. He had access to members of Mandela & Zuma's families and tells a personal and political story -- an amazing collection of individual stories paired with the story of the country. |
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Upcoming Missionary Visits
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 The Northern Illinois Conference will welcome two missionaries in September and October.
Larry Kies is currently serving as a farm manager for Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
Helen Roberts-Evans is a missionary of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, serving as Director of the Department of General Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church in Liberia.
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