2011 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. ACTS 2:42
11th Annual Chicagoland Ecumenical Prayer Service
St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Orthodox Church
6700 W. Diversey Avenue, Chicago, 60607
Preacher: Bishop Wayne N. Miller - Metropolitan Chicago Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Sponsored by Ecumenism Metro Chicago
(formerly the Ecumenical Millennium Committee)
For more information, see the poster. |
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Installation at The Village Presbyterian Church, Northbrook this Sunday
The Village Presbyterian Church, Northbrook, cordially invites you to attend the Installation of the new Senior Pastor, Head of Staff, The Reverend Dr. Michael Roy Nevling, at 4:00 PM, Sunday, January 23, 2011, 1330 Shermer Road (at Church Street), Northbrook. Parking available at Bank of America lot on Shermer Road. |
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2011 Clergy Retreat Schedule and Invitation
The annual Clergy Retreat begins Sunday, January 30. The featured speaker is Dr. Ken Bailey, one of the premier Middle East New Testament scholars in the PCUSA.. Dr. Bailey has produced a number of video series on the teachings of the New Testament. He is a master teacher. The retreat is being held at St. Mary of the Lake conference center of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein.
You can see the entire schedule for the retreat here....
The plan group has invited those in our congregations to join the Retreat for Dr. Bailey's keynote address - Sunday, January 30, 7:30 PM in room 102 in Conference Center Hall. We urge you to extend this invitation to your congregation.
The University of St Mary of the Lake is located near the intersection of routes 45 and 176. There are campus entrances from route 45 just about a mile north of route 176 and off route 176 less than a mile east of route 45. Follow the entrance drives to signs for Conference Center Parking. From the parking lot follow the signs to Conference Center hall.
Conference center hall is just next to the main chapel building - with the tall clock spire. Enter the hall from the ramp entrance on the courtyard between Conference Hall and the Residence Hall - the courtyard is on the side of Conference Hall opposite the chapel. Using that entrance room 102 is to the right, at the end of the corridor.
For more details contact Bob Crall, pastor of Kirk of the Lakes Presbyterian Church in Mundelein - 847 949 6179 or Jay Basler from the Retreat Plan Group - 847 949 6179. |
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APCE Gathering for Presbytery of Chicago
and McCormick Seminary Educators 
Meet from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch on Friday February 4 at Tucano's Brazilian Grill. The Presbytery and the Seminary will provide dessert for everyone.
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 Hope In Conflict Workshop with David Sawyer February 19.
David Sawyer will lead a workshop called Hope in Conflict on February 19, 2011 at Yorkfield Presbyterian Church in Elmhurst, Illinois. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Presbytery of Chicago Congregational Conflict Resource Team and Committee on Ministry.
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And the Work Goes On...
 LAKE VIEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO, 716 W. Addison, invites you to an event on Saturday February 26 at 4:00 to hear Christina Drake from "PROJECT HOMECOMING" and the SOUTHERN LOUISIANA PRESBYTERY, talk about Katrina and its aftermath, the people of New Orleans and the rebuilding efforts that continue in the Gulf Coast. Our November 2010 Mission Group will describe highlights of its trip. We hope this will be an opportunity for others who have been to New Orleans to share their experiences, as well as to encourage new people to participate in mission to the Gulf Coast.
Please RSVP (773) 281-2655. |
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2011 entering class for ACTs D. Min. in Preaching Program. Final Deadline is January 31, 2011. Contact Marcy Miller, ACTS Doctor of Ministry Program Coordinator (mfmiller@mccormick.edu) or Martha Brown, Director of Doctor of Ministry Recruitment and Admissions (mbrown@mccormick.edu) for more information.
McCormick is also accepting applications for the June 2011 entering Cohort for the Doctor of Ministry Program with concentrations in Building Beloved Community, Parish Revitalization and Pastoral and Spiritual Care. The final deadline for applications is April 1, 2011. See www.mccormick.edu for more information or contact Martha Brown, Director of Doctor of Ministry Recruitment and Admissions (mbrown@mccormick.edu) for more information. |
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SCUPE Congress on Urban Ministry: Peacemaking in a Culture of Violence
Violence in Tucson, violence in the Middle East, violence near our own homes in Chicago calls the Christian to act as agents of peace. Explore biblical and theological ways of responding to violence at the SCUPE Urban Congress March 1 - 4 with outstanding leadership like James Forbes, Walter Brueggemann, Renita Weems, Shane Claiborne. Following is the link to further information on this vital conference.
For more information, visit CongressOnUrbanMinistry.org |
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DOOR is Hiring Christian Young People Interested in Leadership Development in an Urban Context
DOOR is hiring Christian young people who are interested in working for the summer in Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, Hollywood, Miami, and San Antonio and helping to assist with groups as they come through the city each week while learning more about urban ministry leadership. I am on the board for DOOR Chicago and we are very intentional about recruiting local youth to be engaged in this leadership training program. I was hoping that you might know some high school and college age students who may be interested in working for this incredible ministry this summer. Here is a link to the job description and application: http://www.doornetwork.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=239
Thanks,
Tom
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Tom Brown
Associate Pastor
Presbyterian Church of Western Springs
5250 Wolf Rd.
Western Springs, IL 60558
Phone: 708.246.5220
Fax: 708.246.4276
tbrown@presbyws.org |
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The Congo Education Excellence Project is Appealing for Your Help:
 Due to the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its government's lack of support for education, its 684 Presbyterian Schools are in critical need of durable buildings; books; teacher training programs; scholarships; and vehicles.
A group of U.S and Congolese Presbyterians have joined forces to raise funds for these schools by forming the Congo Education Excellence Project (CEEP).
Please ask your church and civic organization to join this 'war for
quality education':
- invite a speaker and video presentation on the children and schools of the Congo;
- crochet and sell beautiful necklaces to raise funds; and
- donate to the Congo Education Excellence Project.
(Contact Tom or Jan Sullivan, First Presbyterian Church of Evanston -- 847-475-4052 or sull1300@comcast.net). |
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 Adopt-a-Family
The End Hunger and Homelessness Mission Team works closely with Facing Forward to End Homelessness. Facing Forward has a new Adopt-a-Family program. It takes them $12,000 to provide a homeless family a home and the tools they need to become independent for one year. Download this brochure to learn more... |
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Links
Presbytery of Chicago
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Presbytery of Chicago has four Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) Mission
Co-Workers in Latin America
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Zenos Lectures
are February 21, 2011
with speaker Frances Taylor Gench
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This listing of upcoming events is sponsored by the Communications
Work Group of the
Presbytery of Chicago
Presbytery Council.
If you have submissions
for the Presbytery of
Chicago Preview, please send them to the Preview editor, Adele Hensley
Events in the near future will receive priority for publication. The next Preview will come out
February 1. The deadline for submissions is January 28.
Presbytery of Chicago
100 South Morgan St.
Chicago, Illinois 60607
312-243-8300 |
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