As we continue to discover the various bands of the Rainbow Covenant

in worship, we will learn about missionaries working at the Red Bird Mission in Kentucky (Indigo) and PADS/Journeys: The Road Home (Blue). You will have one final opportunity to support any of the 4 program areas/color bands of the Rainbow through your financial donations on Sunday, September 23rd.

There are still spots available in the Thursday Morning Adult Bible Study led by Rev. Luke Pepper! Classes generally run from 10am-11:30am in Room 115. All adults are welcome to attend! For more information contact Deacon Luke at lpepper@kingswoodumc.com.

A twelve-session Saving Jesus study is being offered at two different time-slots. The first study group is scheduled to begin Sunday, September16, at 9:00am and the second study group is scheduled to begin Thursday September 20, at 7:30pm.  Gary & Mary Ann Genge will facilitate both the Sunday and Thursday sessions. Sign-up in the Fireside room or email Gary Genge at ggenge1@comcast.net. 

What:  12 - 15 confirmation & senior high youth, young adults, and adults are invited from Kingswood for an afternoon of mission and service work! The day will including cleaning, possibly painting, and serving a meal to those in need at Humboldt Park UMC & Humboldt Park Social Services.

We will meet at the church at 11:45am and return around 7:00pm.   Adult Chaperones (25 and over) needed to drive. For more information and to sign up contact Rev. Luke Pepper at lpepper@kingswoodumc.com.

The women's group formerly known as Companions on the Journey is changing it's name to Girls Night Out. We've decided to take the group in a new direction with more emphasis on fellowship and fun. As part of the roll-out of our "new and improved" women's group, we are having a makeover night for our September 17th kick-off meeting which will start at 7:00pm and end at 8:30pm. Childcare will be provided free of charge. All women are invited. 

On Friday, September 21, International Day of Prayer for Peace, music will be playing in the Sanctuary from 8:00am to 6:00pm.  Prayer sheets will be available in the Fireside Room for all to take.

Children in 3rd through 6th grade are invited to a training class on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 9:30 - 11:30am.  Please pre-register your child/children for this class.  Contact Barb Symonds @ 847-666-4091 of bsymonds@kingswoodumc.com

Rev. Luke Pepper will be leading a youth session on Bullying on Saturday, September 22nd at the First UMC of Elgin in connection with the Seeds to Suceed campaign.  For more information, please see the attached Time to Talk  flyer.  IMPORTANT CHANGE - there is no registration fee!

Did you know that the Endowment Committee has awarded several grants to Kingswood projects this year?  Part of the funds committed to the Endowment program are used within 3 years for special projects. In 2012, three projects were supported:

• $3,180 to the New Beginnings Thrift Store,
• $2,000 to support this year's Scholarship recipients, and,
• $350 to fund books on the library cart.

That's a total of $5,530 for projects sponsored by one of the many committees within Kingswood.

What all three of these projects had in common was a request. That's right - just a request! Do you know of a special project that merits attention? If so, all you need to do is contact one of our many Kingswood committees and ask them to sponsor the project. Request forms will be made available later this fall for 2013 funding requests.