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December 13, 2012
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Communicator's Corner
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Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) is pleased to announce that it has hired Dr. Randall (Randy) Miller to serve as its Interim Executive Director, starting in January 2013.
Randy will work on a part-time, contractual basis until the new Executive Director arrives.
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Planning for the 2013 United Methodist Special Sundays? Click here for new resources including children's sermons.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
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 | | Rev. James Lawson |
SAVE THE DATE:Bishop Sally Dyck invites all NIC members to a conference wide celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.
Special guest speaker is Rev. James Lawson, Pastor Emeritus at Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles and human rights leader.
Location:
Hartzell Memorial UMC
3330 S. King Dr., Chicago
4pm Gathering with light refreshments 5pm Worship Service
Reception to follow
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Shine the Light on Immigration - Tonight
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Tonight at the Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington St., a service will be held to shine a light on immigrant justice and "incarceration for profit".Come hear testimony from detainees themselves and participate in an interfaith worship from 6pm-7:30pm.The concern about incarceration for profit comes as the Correction Corporation of America (a company the General Board of Pensions officially divested of earlier this year) is proposing a new detention facility in Joliet, Illinois. A candlelight witness will follow the interfaith service. |
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Harvest 2020 Advent Offering
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 Take part in a special Sunday conference-wide Harvest 2020 Advent offering. Harvest 2020 offering envelopes will be provided, as well as bulletin inserts. Trained speakers are also now available to come and speak to your church, Sunday school classes, mission committees, UMM and UMW meetings, or circles. God's work of planting new faith communities in the NIC continues!
For more information contact, Anne Coon, Harvest 2020 Campaign Coordinator, 312-346-9766 x.107, acoon@umcnic.org.
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Reclaim Christmas -
Spend Less and Give More
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Take the pledge and Reclaim Christmas this year. Click here for resources and more information from Rethink Church. Click here for UMCOR alternative giving opportunities.
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Relief and Donations still needed to help Hurricane Sandy victims
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 | Thousands of Hurricane Sandy survivors have seen the church in action during the last month.
Sushil Bhujbal |
According to UMCOR and the Disaster Response Coordinators of the North Central Jurisdiction 20,000+ cleaning buckets went to New York and New Jersey Annual Conferences. Therefore, the UMCOR supply chain is pretty much depleted.
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NIC Board of Church and Society Grants
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The NIC Board of Church and Society is currently taking grant applications for its two different programs: Emerging Ministries Grants and Peace with Justice Grants.
The same application titled Universal Grant is used to apply to both programs. All applications are due December 30, 2012. Click here to download the application.
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Winter Warming 2013: A congress of Reconciling United Methodists
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Biblical Obedience: The Higher Law of Love Presented by the Northern Illinois Conference Reconciling Ministries Task Force Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 2:00-4:00pm Registration
- 2:30-4:00pm Forum
- 4:00-5:30pm Workshops
- 5:30pm Dinner (reservations required)
- 7:00pm Worship Welcome, Everyone!
Held at First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst
232 S. York Road, Elmhurst, IL
630-834-2440
www.umcelmhurst.org Click here www.winterwarming.com for more information and to register. |
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UMW Invites you to join Winter u
|  Haiti, Immigration, Poverty. What do they have in common? You guessed it. They are studies offered during our winter event of Mission u (formerly School of Christian Mission).
So come one and come all. From Friday evening, January 18, to lunch on Sunday, January 20, the United Methodist Women will convene for Mission u in beautiful, pastoral Camp Reynoldswood, Dixon, Illinois. Registration deadline Jan. 7, 2013. Click here for more info.
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Please send emails for the eNews or the Reporter to Anne Marie Gerhardt, Dir. of Communications at communications@umcnic.org.
All submissions for eNews must be received in writing no later than 4pm on Tuesday each week. The deadline for the January Reporter is Dec. 12.
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