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 Greetings!
Thoughts from the Pastor
What a mighty God we serve ....
So many good things are happening at Kingswood this month, and as we prepare for the events of fall, this refrain keeps running through my head. Indeed, what a mighty and gracious and beautiful God we serve.
This week we've welcomed Luke Pepper to our staff as Minister of Adult and Youth Formation. He'll be connecting with youth and adults in the weeks ahead ... and helping us all nurture our relationship with God through learning, service, witness and mission. There will be opportunities to meet him in worship ... as well as in various meetings and gatherings in the weeks ahead.
Sunday we will dedicate the Kingswood Labyrinth during the time between services at 10am. We are grateful for those who've worked to make this beautiful resource available to us and to the community. We will remember the youth to whom it is dedicated ... Katie Traynor and Steven Taylor ... and bless it for use in the community.
On September 1, we will welcome Yang Moon Korean UMC to our space as brothers and sisters in Christ with us, reaching out to God's world in this location for the months and years ahead. Yang Moon's pastor, the Rev. Min Woo, will be introduced in worship during September and there will be opportunities for fellowship and friendship between the congregations as we seek God's path for us as God's servants and United Methodists in Buffalo Grove.
The Youth Mission Team gave a great party to celebrate and share their experience in Galveston. It is clear they had a powerful experience of service and sharing in the days they were together serving God. Look for pictures and a link to their powerpoint presentation below. Plans for Harvest Fest, for the auction, for the pumpkin sale, for learning and serving and praising God together in worship are in the works. On Labor Day weekend, worship will focus on "what work is" and we'll hear the voices of Kingswood folk reflecting on their work. Another special time will be to gather in our regular worship on the morning of September 11 .... the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks ... to remember and reflect. Though our calendars often leave us feeling overwhelmed, we remember that life is full and God is great and gracious and good!!!!
Blessings!!!!
Rev. Margaret Gramley |
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Welcome to Luke Pepper!
Hello!!!!
My name is Luke Pepper and on Monday I joined the Kingswood staff as Minister of Adult and Youth Formation. I am excited to meet you all and I am grateful for the hospitality I have received so far. To let you know a little about myself, I grew up in the Northwest Suburbs and graduated to Fremd High School in Palatine so in many ways Buffalo Grove already feels like home. In May of this year I graduated from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston with my Masters of Divinity. Some of my main passions in ministry include teaching, missions, and social advocacy and I am currently in the candidacy process for commissioning as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church. Once again I look forward to meeting you all and feel free to stop by my office and introduce yourself during the week!
Luke |
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Dedication of the Kingswood Labyrinth
Sunday August 21 at 10:00 between services
The Kingswood Labyrinth created under the direction of Tommy Gates as his Eagle Scout Project will be dedicated this Sunday between services. It was created as a memorial to youth whose life journeys were cut short. We will especially remember two youth who grew up at Kingswood; Steven Taylor and Katie Traynor who died in the past year. |
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Scholarship Recipients
On Sunday, Nate Lichtenberger (pictured with his parents Brian and Kim) received his scholarship in honor of Dwight Hall and Judy Larkins. Nate will be starting as a freshman at The University of Southern California studying Music Business in the fall.
Sam O'Neil was presented with his scholarship on August 7 in honor of Dwight Hall and Judy Larkins. Sam will be a freshman at the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana studying Civil Engineering.
Three of our college students were presented with scholarships in honor of Dwight Hall and Judy Larkins. Those receiving awards were Keanan Koppenhaver, Claire Baltz and Matthew Berry. Keanan will begin his second year at Illiois Wesleyan, majoring in Economics. Claire is beginning her 3rd year at Illinois State Apparel Merchandising. Matthew is also beginning his third year at Purdue University with a major in Actuarial Science.
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Kingswood Bake Sale
at Buffalo Grove Days
September 3 & 4
This year the profits will again go into our church budget. We need your help! We will be selling Saturday September 3 and Sunday September 4. Bake your favorite, or several items, it takes a lot of baked goods to sell for 2 days. Please, no cream pies or cakes because it can be very warm and they aren't safe in the heat.
There are also opportunities to work in the booth. The sign up sheet will be in the Fireside Room on Sundays and in the little kitchen during the week. Volunteering in the both is a great chance to extend the hospitality of Kingswood outside our doors! Any questions call Debbie Kob (847) 909-1020
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"Wrecked" in Galveston
"Work Camp 'wrecked' my view of what a Christian should be. A christian shouldn't serve God the way that they think they can best serve him. Instead, they should listen to how God wants it done, because he knows all" - Tommy Gates |
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Summer Kids Camp - Sunday School Schedule
Summer Sunday School is underway and continues through Sunday September 4.
Children age 4 through 5th grade will meet in room 116B/C at both 9am and 10:30am
August 21 - Backwards Day - wear your clothes backwards
August 28 - "Breakfast and a Movie
September 4 - Sundae Sunday - ice cream for breakfast.
Food Pantry items are rice, pinto beans and flour.
Nursery care is available for infants through age 3 at both services. |
 3rd Grade Bibles Our new and incoming 3rd graders will be presented with Gift Bibles on Sunday, September 18. Informational postcards were sent out in July and need to be returned by Friday, August 19. Children who will be in 3rd grade this fall and did not receive a ltter for a gift Bible, please contact Barb Symonds at (847) 666-4091 or bsymonds@kingswoodumc.com |
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Come and see for yourself how weird and wacky we really are! No obligation to fit in. Just come and learn more about the team, eat, play some games and have fun!
Pleas bring your own drink.
RSVP: YES or no to Sheri at sheribrubeck@comcast.net by August 25.
Returning puppeteers will get an email with a request for your food donation
New puppeteers -Orientation immediately following the picnic (7pm - 7:30) in the glass block room. New puppeteers are required to have at least one parent present.
Weekly team rehersals begin in Tuesday August 30 and are every Tuesday from 6:30pm - 8:30pm |
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Crafters for HarvestFest Craft Fair 
HarvestFest will be here in no time. It's time to start thinking about the Craft Fair during HarvestFest on October 15. Applications for HAND MADE items may be made to Arleen Messina at (847) 537-1441. |
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Congratulations!
Lakshmi Jayapalan (daughter of Jay and Beth) and F Huntington (Hunter) Howe were married on July 10 in Muir Beach, California.
The couple are both employed by Electronic Arts in Redwood City, California.
Carrie Johnson (daughter of Ken and Muff) married Paul Kurczynski on July 16 at the Crown Point First United Methodist Church. The bride's brother, Mark, and lifelong friend, Jillian Ahrens, sang a beautiful duet during Carrie & Paul's wedding, accompanied by the bride's cousin on guitar. 
Carrie and Paul make their home in Crown Point, IN.
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Running for a Cause 
Steve Briggs is running in the Chicago Half Marathon on September 11, 2011 with Team World Vision. This is his first ever run of this distance and he is looking for support both in prayer and financially. You can find out more information about World Vision and donate at World Vision . If you have any questions please feel free to contact Steve. He thanks you for your support! |
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Interfaith Summer Reading Group - The Faith Club
18 persons from Kingswood, Beth Am and Temple Chai gathered last week for the first of what may be a series of discussions of the book The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner. We risked asking each other some hard questions and listened to hear what was hard in the asking as well as to begin answering the questions. One person asked: do you (Christians) blame us (Jews) for killing Jesus. That isn't fair!!!! Another asked, what does the crucifixion mean and if you eat the body and blood, isn't that like cannibalism? Whew!!! We discussed these last night and decided we had only begun so will gather again on August 24. Questions we've identified to discuss so far are: how do Jews in the US relate to Zionism? and what is the deal with Jews being "chosen?"
So ... if you didn't finish the book (most hadn't in the discussion last week), keep going and join the conversation on August 24 at 7pm at Beth Am.
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KAAN's Summer Tours Go "Behind the Scenes"
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Oriental Theater Tour |
The Chicago "L" tour has been rescheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30. There are only 15 spaces & 1st priority will be those who signed up originally, so please contact Pam Gish at pam_gish@hotmail.com or call her at (847) 438-08955 ASAP
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United Methodist Women - Mission Collection
The UMW are collecting school kits for distribution through Church World Service.
The items needed to fill these kits are:
- blunt/round tip metal scissors
- 70 count spiral notebooks or notebooks totaling 200-210 pages (no loose leaf/filler paper)
- 12 inch ruler
- hand held pencil sharpener
- large erasers
- pencils with erasers
- boxes of 24 crayons (only 24)
All items must be brought to Kingswood by September 11 and placed in the labeled box in the closet.
Take advantage of of the "Back to School" sales and help the children in need.
For more information contact the church office (847) 398-0770
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This Sunday in Worship
10th Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture:
Psalm 5
Matthew 4:18-22
Ministry of Music:
Regan Frieling
Message:
Learning to Walk
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Prayers, Joys & Concerns
Sympathy to the family George Neumann (Paul's father) who died last week.
Sympathy to the family of Doug Johnson (Jeff and Greg's father) who died on Sunday August 14.
Sympathy to the family of Cheryl Sanford (Ariel Blanchard's grandmother) who died this week.
Happy Birthday to Esther Pickler, who turned 90 on August 12!!!!!
Congratulations to Michelle DeFano who will be married in November to Kevin Hennessy of LaGrange.
Prayers for Anne Marie Gerhardt who was in an auto accident on Monday and is having surgery today to repair broken bones in her hand.
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Ministry Quick Links
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 New Email Addresses and new contact info for pastor Rev. Gramley: margramley@sbcglobal.net Luke Pepper: lpepper@kingswoodumc.com In addition, for emergency, contact Rev. Gramley at 847-477-2223 and Luke at 202-957-0350 Charlene: cvanderhulst@kingswoodumc.com Lynn: lschreiner@kingswoodumc.com Barb: bsymonds@kingswoodumc.com Anita: atasher@kingswoodumc.com Elizabeth: ehicks@kingswoodumc.com Office: office@kingswoodumc.com Preschool: preschool@kingswoodumc.com |
Upcoming Events |
August 21- Dedication of Labyrinth between services
Welcome of Luke Pepper to Kingswood Staff as Minister of
Adult and Youth Formation
September 18- United Methodist Men Annual Chicken Barbeque
October 15- HarvestFest
November 12- Annual Auction
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Rev. Margaret Gramley
Senior Pastor, Kingswood UMC
847-398-0770
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