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 A Word from the Pastor
Greetings!
Well, we are winding down .... or up .... toward Christmas, toward Bethlehem, following the star and hoping against hope that this year, this year, we'll be blown away by the new thing God is doing among us as we come to know God-with-us in the child born to Mary and Joseph.
Like Mary and Joseph, many of you are probably traveling in the next few days ... maybe you, too, are going to your ancestral home but you are not so much anxious that a baby will be born there as that nothing will have changed ... that the same family patterns will recur and you'll become the little child you were so long ago instead of the competent adult who has healed and created a family of your own. Or maybe you are staying at home this year ... and folks (parents/kids/grandkids) are coming to your place. Is there room in your inn, your heart, for the gifts/newness they bring? Or perhaps, you don't have places to go, people to see, visitors coming ... maybe Christmas is sad for you because the days of hustle and bustle are history.
I must admit that I always approach Christmas with a mixture of feelings .... some anticipation, some sadness, some hope, some fear. We all want the Christmas shown on the cards, and in the ads, and in the movies. But what is more true is that our mixture of anticipation, sadness, hope and fear are much more like what may have been happening in the hearts of Mary and Joseph and that it is right there, in that mix of things, that God is made known, God is with us, Emmanuel!!!
I wish for you all ... and for our world ... the peace and joy of knowing God's love and grace in this season and in all the seasons of your lives.
Blessings on all as we move toward Bethlehem!!!!
Rev. Margaret Gramley
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Holiday Services
Saturday, December 24 -Christmas Eve
Carols, Candles & Communion
Family worship at 5pm
Traditional service at 10pm
Sunday, December 25 -Christmas morning Worship service 10:30am ONLY
Sunday January 1 - New Year's morning
Worship service 10:30am ONLY Homecoming
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Winterfest 2012
Winterfest Begins Friday, January 6, 2012.
Time: 6:15-8:30pm
Theme: "Let Snow"
Snow Crafts, Snow Games
Come for dinner at 6:15
Mac & cheese, salad, Italian bread
The Children's activities and Adult Studies start at 7:00pm.
Sign-up for this popular Friday Night Family Fellowship on Sunday in the Fireside Room.
Mark your calendars for additional Winterfest dates!
Friday, January 20
Friday, February 3
Friday, February 17
Friday, March 2
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Christmas Program and Spaghetti Dinner
Sunday, December 18 - The Last Straw
It was a wonderful evening of fellowship filled with crafts, caroling, spaghetti, and the performance of "The Last Straw"
complete with the Chancel Choir, Praise Band, Glory Fingers
and Children's Nativity.
 
 
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Christmas in Chicago
18 Youth and Adults enjoyed Christmas in Chicago on Saturday, December 17th. The group took the train enjoyed a tour of the Chicago Temple, ice skating at Millenium Park and other activities. |
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Many Thanks!
THANKS TO ALL who brought Gifts for "All God's Children" last Sunday. Gifts for 240 children ... @ $50 each ... means that in addition to your generous support of Kingswood through the budget and gifts to the Food Pantry, you've provided at least $12,000 worth of gifts to children in our community. THANK YOU especially to the Forsythe family who work together to organize this important ministry ... with Jean offering the vision and energy that makes it happen every year.
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Glory Fingers NEEDS YOU!
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Glory Fingers Creative Ministry Team is seeking new members for January - April, 2012. Everyone in 7th grade and older, (yes adults too!), is welcome to join the team. The commitment is every Tuesday night from 6:30-8:30pm and at our weekend rehearsals and presentations from January through April 2012. Come try us out, you may really love us! Glory Fingers presents our interpretation of Christian songs and skits through puppetry, sign language, interpretive movement with banners and dowels rods, and any other fun ways we dream up! No experience required, just a desire to share God's love through the creative arts. We will train you based on your gifts, talents and desire to learn.
Email sheribrubeck@comcast.net for our 2012 calendar and any questions. We hope that you'll love our ministry so much that you'll want to come back in the fall! Please RSVP to Sheri by Jan. 1, 2012. |
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UBY's Christmas Luncheon
The UBY'S (Usta Be Younger) group and friends will have a holiday luncheon on Wednesday, December 28 at the Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove next to the Dominicks Grocery Store. We will dine at 12:30 in Pete's new banquet facility adjacent to his present restaurant. Join us for fellowship, maybe some games and a sing-a-long. Meet at the restaurant. Please sign-up in the Fireside Room so that we can make our reservations. Questions: call Connie @ 847-537-9114
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January Bible Study
The Thursday Morning Bible Study will begin again on January 5th at 10am. We be exploring the Book of Acts! A reading packet will be available in the kitchen near the fireside room by January 1. All are welcome to come! |
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Youth Ski Trip
The Youth Ski Trip is scheduled for February 10 - 12, 2012 at Alpine Valley and Wesley Woods. There is a $25 deposit due on December 11, if you are planning to go. Anyone interested in attending should email Luke Pepper at lpepper@kingswoodumc.com |
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Work Camp 2012 is in the Works!
The Interest Meeting for the 2012 Youth Work Camp will be Sunday January 22 at 11:45am.
Those interested should attend and bring their summer calendars with them so we can finalize a date. The trip is open to graduating 8th graders through graduating high school seniors. The work camp will either be scheduled for the last week in July or first week in August. We are asking that at least one parent or guardian attend the meeting as well.
For more information you can contact either Sheri Brubeck at sheribrubeck@comcast.net or Luke Pepper at lpepper@kingswoodumc.com
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Website Improvements
Over the next couple weeks our website will be changing. The "old" website will be replaced by a temporary site while our new site is under construction. John Gates is heading the team of Debbi Dickinson, Margaret Gramley, Elizabeth Hicks, Jay Jayapalan and Charlene Vanderhulst to make the improvements. Please contact the church, visit our Facebook page, or use email if you need information. Thank you for your patience during construction!
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KUMC Book Club
January Meeting
The next meeting of the KUMC book club will be on Friday, January 20 at 7 pm at Panera Bread, Strathmore Center, 1228 West Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove. The book club will discuss "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkenson.
In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves.
For more information contact Karen Wernette, 224-677-5277 or kmwernet@umich.edu. |
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This Sunday in Worship
Christmas Day
December 25, 2011
ONE SERVICE ONLY 10:30am
Scripture & Message:
A Service of Lessons and Carols
There will be gifts for the children who come .... thanks to the shopping savvy of Mary Beth Johnson.
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Prayers, Joys & Concerns
Ron Manso (Betty Lou's husband) had a stroke
Continued prayers for Norma Smith & Opal Schreiner.
Jean Borger who had back surgery and is now rehabbing at home.
Nancy Redifer's sister, Addie Ford is in Evanston Hospital after a anuerism.
Duane Tompkins, Sr. is hoping to be accepted at the Cleveland Clinic for treatment.
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Ministry Quick Links
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 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 |
Wednesday, December 28
UBY Holiday Luncheon
Wednesday, January 4
Weekly Confirmation Classes begin
Friday, January 6
Winter Fest
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Rev. Margaret GramleySenior Pastor, Kingswood UMC 847-398-0770
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