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Greetings! ,
The four friends couldn't carry the paralyzed man through the crowd, so they tore off part of the roof above where Jesus was. When they had made an opening, they lowered the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.
Mark 2: 4
There is nothing more frustrating than a locked door, closed road, long line, or other barrier that keeps you from going somewhere. I hate to go to a store, restaurant, or even a church and find that the doors are closed and you cannot go into the building. I was recently driving on Dundee Road toward Wheeling and saw the sign that announced that the street would be closed for 8-10 days due to reconstruction of the railroad crossing. I immediately wondered how I would I travel east with the closure. Would I use Hintz, Lake Cook, or some other road I have yet to discover? I know some of you are concerned about the Dundee closure and its impact on your daily travel plans. Barriers can be very challenging.
Chapter 2 of the Gospel of Mark reminds us that barriers and roadblocks have long faced God's people. Jesus is talking to a large crowd when four friends bring their dear, sick friend for healing. The crowd is so large that it becomes impossible for them to move forward with their faithful journey of restoration. Some would have given up, but not these. They go onto the roof and remove part of it so they can lower their friend for healing. What a story of faith!
Now I am not advocating jumping the road barriers on Dundee, but we along with others in our community face barriers all the time. They may be personal barriers of fear, addiction, job loss, relationships, or vocation challenges. The barriers may be larger like poverty, racism, injustice, exclusion, homelessness, violence, etc. We can find ourselves paralyzed as we face the inability to move forward. Join us Sunday for worship at 9:00am and 10:30am as we explore the facing and overcoming of barriers in our lives and our world. I look forward to seeing you at Kingswood!
In Christ,
Pastor James
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WELCOME BACK SUNDAY IS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Mark your calendars now for WELCOME BACK SUNDAY on
September 9, 2012. Join us for this church-wide celebration which will occur in both the 9:00am and 10:30am services. There will be a great fellowship time between services and a church-wide potluck after the 10:30am worship service. We are asking each child and youth to wear their new backpack so we can bless backpacks. We are also asking for donations of new backpacks for school children in Chicago. They will be distributed through Humboldt Park UMC in Chicago. We will also bless school teachers and school workers during both services as well as recognize our outstanding church staff. We will also be participating indirectly with the United Methodist Seeds to Success witness (for more information, please visit www.seedstosucceed.org).. Watch for more information....
AND INVITE a friend that Sunday!
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Mission Trip Team Uplifts Hearts in North Carolina
The Kingswood UMC Mission Trip Team sent an updated report today about their outreach and service work in Vandemere, North Carolina. The team traveled and arrived safely on Saturday and Sunday. Work began on Monday to repair and remodel two homes effected by Hurricane Irene.
A third home work-site began today. 
The crew has done painting, bathroom installation, drywall, taping/mudding, window installation, light construction, and more. Today, a small group helped a woman visit a family member she had not seen in three months.
In addition to all the hard work, the team has enjoyed great meals, good  fellowship, great devotions and worship, and a special improv night. The team begins their trip home on Saturday and will return Sunday afternoon. Please be in daily prayer as they share God's love, uplift hearts, and indeed, change the world. |
Volunteers Needed
for National Night Out Food Drive
The Buffalo Grove Park District is sponsoring a National Night Out event on August 7, 2012 at Willow Stream Park South, 651 Old Checker Road. The National Night Out program strives to promote neighborhood spirit, strenghten police-community relations and heighten crime and drug prevention awareness.
Included in the evenings activities is a food drive that will benefit local food pantries. Volunteers are needed to staff the collection table in one hour shifts from 5:00 - 8:00 pm and to transport the food back to the various food pantries at the end of the evening. If you are able to help, please contact Jim Gibson or Jay Jayapalan.
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This Sunday in Worship
10th Sunday after Pentecost
Scipture:
Psalm 32: 1-8
Mark 2: 1-12
Sermon:
Break Down the
Barriers
Music:
Dawn Karis &
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Prayers, Joys & Concerns
Sympathy to the
family of:
Sherry Boring, (Wilma Odell's sister),
who passed away late last Friday in Alabama. She has had medical problems and died peacefully with her family.
Prayers of healing and wholeness for:
Rebecca Berry, who is at home after a hospital stay.
Lindy Carlberg, who is recovering from cataract surgery.
Nancy Robinson,
who is recovering from surgery after breaking her leg in a fall.
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Ministry Quick Links
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Glory Fingers New Puppeteer Training
Glory Fingers is a creative ministry team that incorporates sign language, Hand Mime, interpretive movement, God Rod's, blacklight, and of course puppets, into inspiring faith-filled songs and skits. The team is open to youth in 7th grade and older, (including adults), who would like to share God's love through this unique ministry.
New puppeteer training will be on Tuesday evenings Aug. 7, 14 and 21 from 7-8pm in the nursery.
If you have any interest in joining the team please come to training and try it out! This is a 3 week program and new puppeteers must attend all three sessions. Please email sheribrubeck@comcast.net to register for this free basic puppeteer training. Wear comfortable clothing; you will be on your knees on kneeling pads.
Glory Fingers Kick-off Cook Out Party!
Glory Fingers Kick-Off party is Tuesday Aug. 28th from 530-730pm. All 7th graders and older are invited to join the team. Meet on the Manna House back patio. We will be roasting hot dogs on the fire, making s'mores and playing games. Please RSVP to sheribrubeck@comcast.net for the list of pot luck choices to bring to the party.
Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30pm Sept. through May.
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Shareholders Dinner
August 12, 2012 at 4:00 pm
The 2012 Senior High Mission Team is in Vandemere, NC. We are repairing homes damaged by Hurricane Irene in August of 2011. Our work may include siding, roofing, flooring, drywall, painting, carpentry, electrical, plumbing and more.
It is not too late to support the team and reserve your seat at the Shareholders dinner.
Purchase a trip share for $25 and attend the Shareholders dinner. Feast on Neil Baltz's delicious barbeque chicken, enjoy lots of yummy homemade salads and desserts, and hear testimonies from the youth's perspective, about how this trip impacted their life.
Thank you for supporting our youth in mission. Please continue to pray for the team. We arrive back at Kingswood on Sunday Aug. 5, 2012.
2012 Team members are David Baltz (our chef for the trip!),
Teresa Baraglia, Carter Baretz, Kirsten Bosman, Billy Chandler,
Chris and Ben Dolsak, Alex Dungan, Regan Frieling, Tommy Gates, Kaylee Gerhardt, KJ and Lily Hicks, Katie Horwitz, Jeremy Koppenhaver, Blake and Mike Maley, Paul Marcson, Sarah McCune, Ryan Micek,
Erin and Megan O'Donovan, Jack O'Neil, Grace Pateras,
Kenny Schadd, and Kate Schooley.
Chaperones are Ruth Anderson, Julie Baltz (David's sous chef),
Harry and Sheri Brubeck, Jeff Johnson, Traci Micek,
Luke Pepper, and Mike Schauer.
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Congratulations to . . .
Gary & Vernell St. John (longtime members of Kingswood currently living in Kansas), who are grandparents to twin boys. A1½ year old sister welcomes the boys to the family.
Janet & Frank Kyte, who celebrate the birth of granddaughter Alyssa Josette. She was born in Pennsylvania to proud parents Allison Kyte and Joe Yech.
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KUMC Book Club
The next meeting of the KUMC book club is on Friday, August 10 at 7 pm at Panera Bread. The book club will discuss Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo.
Strategically located on the road to Mumbai's glittering airport and luxury hotels is a giant billboard advertising floor tiles that stay beautiful forever. The billboard hides Annawadi, a
makeshift squatter's slum that is home to some of India's
poorest citizens. Boo sensitively follows the lives of three
Annawadi families and a cluster of orphaned boys as they scrape out a living sorting trash and other grueling labors.
For three years, journalist Katherine Boo lived among
Annawadi's residents, sharing their lives, hopes and heartbreaks as they sought to climb out of poverty and into India's burgeoning middle class. Written in the narrative non-fiction form, Boo gives life to the human spirit and heroic struggles of the uneducated and desperately poor.
For more information contact Karen Wernette, 224-677-5277 or kmwernet@umich.edu.
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NEW Hand Mime Ministry Team Opportunity!
Hand Mime is the acting out of a song or story in blacklight, by forming words and images utilizing only the presenters' fluorescent gloved hands. Hand Mime is not sign language. Watch this video to view Glory Finger's Hand Mime presentation of Amazing Grace. http://vimeo.com/15782291.
I would like to invite you to help start a new ministry team. For now we'll call it the Kingswood
Hand Mime Team. Everyone 16 years and older is invited to help us form this new team.
The first get together will be Sunday August 19, 2012 at 11:45am in room 122. I will choose a practice day and time based on the participant's availability. I would like to meet once per week for about 1.5 hours. Email sheribrubeck@comcast.net for any questions. |
Kingswood Bake Sale Booth
at Buffalo Grove Days!
September 1st and 2nd
This year again the profits will go into our church budget. Everyone bakes, right? We will be selling Saturday and Sunday, September 1 and 2. Bake your favorite - or
several items. It takes a lot of baked goods to sell for 2 days. Please, no cream pies or cream cakes bacause it can be very warm and they aren't safe in the heat. There will be a sign up sheet all month for opportunities to work in the booth. Volunteering in the booth is also a great chance to extend the welcome and hospitality of the Kingswwod family outside our doors! Questions? Call Debbie Kob
at 847-909-1020 or email at debstuff123@aol.com.
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Thank You Bishop Jung - Welcome Bishop Dyck
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Bishop Hee-Soo Jung |
The North Central Jurisdictional Conference was held in Akron last week. The purpose of this conference is to elect bishops, assign bishops to conferences, and to coordinate regional ministry in nine Midwestern states. Bishop Hee-Soo Jung was reassigned after eight years of service to Wisconsin effective September 1, 2012.
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Bishop Sally Dyck, current bishop in Minnesota, has been assigned to Northern Illinois. Originally from Washington state, she served as pastor and district superintendent in the East Ohio Annual Conference. She has served in Minnesota for eight years and begins her assignment on September 1. She brings a deep passion for discipleship, mission, and justice in the name of Christ! She is a big advocate for wholeness and health as well as the church's mission to end malaria world-wide. Please be in prayer for both Bishop Jung and Bishop Dyck during this time of transition
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A Farewell Service is planned for Bishop Jung on
Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 4:00pm at Grace UMC in Naperville.
The Welcome Service for Bishop Sally Dyck will be
Sunday September 23, 2012 at 5:00pm at Grace UMC in Naperville.
All are invited to both services.
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Northern Illinois School of Christian Mission:
A Success!
Topics for this year included Haiti, Poverty, and Immigration & the Bible. Thanks to those members of Kingswood UMC who attended and the leadership of the United Methodist Women.
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Calendaring Notice to All Church Leaders!
The start of the church year is approaching and we want to make sure the space you need is available. Please contact Charlene in the office at office@kingswoodumc.com or 847-398-0770 to let us know your meeting plans. Please include dates, time, group size and necessary set up. If you have a room preference, please specify.
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SUMMER KIDS CAMP - An Awesome Adventure
Summer Sunday School
Summer Sunday School:
Through Sunday, September 2.
Class for children age 4 through 6th grade at
9:00 and 10:30am,in the Activity Center.
Nursery care through age 3 at 9 & 10:30am, room 139/141.
AUGUST Schedule
August 5, 12 and 19 - Creation
August 26 - "Breakfast and a Movie"
September 2 - "Sundae Sunday" / ice cream for breakfast
Children move up to their new grade level in September.
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Food Pantry Item of the Month
Rice
For the next few months the Kingswood Food Pantry is going to focus on items that are needed in the food pantry, but are not typically donated.
This Month you can help by donating rice!
Please put your donations in the blue collection bin. Thank you!
Upcoming "Items of the Month"
September - Cereal |
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Lamplighter and Email Deadline is Tuesday, 11:00am.
Send all articles to office@kingswoodumc.com
and atasher@kingswoodumc.com or contact the church office
at 847-398-0770. |
 Email Addresses and NEW contact info for pastor Rev. James Preston: jpreston@kingswoodumc.com Rev. Luke Pepper: lpepper@kingswoodumc.com In addition, for emergency, contact Rev. Preston at 312-285-9023 and Rev. Pepper at 202-957-0350 Charlene: cvanderhulst@kingswoodumc.com
Anita:
atasher@kingswoodumc.com
Office:
office@kingswoodumc.com Barb: bsymonds@kingswoodumc.com Preschool:
preschool@kingswoodumc.com
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Upcoming Events |
SAVE THE DATES
August 5, 2012
Youth Work Camp team returns
September 9, 2012
Welcome Back Sunday
October 13, 2012
Harvestfest
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Contact Information | |
Rev. James Preston
Senior Pastor, Kingswood UMC
312-285-9023
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