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Communicator's Corner
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Check out the latest Different Drummers on the New Faith Community: Xperience Church in Hillside/Bellwood
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Different Drummers: Xperience Church
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Click here to download a new resource from the General Board of Church & Society: "Grassroots Communications Toolkit"
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Aurora District Supt. Plans to Retire
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 | | Rev. Diana Facemyer |
With gratitude Bishop Sally Dyck announces the retirement of Rev. Diana Facemyer effective June 30, 2013. Rev. Facemyer has served as District Superintendent of the Aurora District for the past 6 years.
Diana has served on conference staff, as pastor in the local church, delegate to general as well as jurisdictional conference and leader in the work of Christ church.
"Diana has served Christ and the church in this annual conference in many ways. In addition to her knowledge of the church and skills in leadership, she has a spirit of joy and hope that is contagious, " said Bishop Dyck.
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Apportionment Update
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by Merrie Bunt, Apportionments Administrator,
Since my last update, an additional 76 churches have paid 100% of their apportionments, bringing the total to 129. As of December 31, NIC churches have given $5,599,594.
The postmark deadline for 2012 apportionment money is January 15, 2013. Every dollar received in January goes to our conference's share of the General Church apportionments. (For more info, visit www.umcgiving.org)
Click here for list of churches which have paid 100%.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
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 | | Rev. James Lawson |
Conference wide celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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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UMW Invites you to join Winter u
|  Haiti, Immigration, Poverty. What do they have in common? They're 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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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 from 2-7pm. Location: 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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Order of Elders Gathering
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January 29, 2012 8:30 am-1:30 pm
Barrington UMC, Barrington, IL
"Life in Community"
Bishop Sally Dyck Preaching
Led by Mark Fowler (Garrett Evangelical, Associate Professor of Congregational Leadership). Conversation will focus on three questions:
Who is my community?
Who is my Pastor?
Who do I turn to in difficult times?
RSVP and more information (847) 345-6430 Enrique Gonzalez egonz@airmail.net
Click here to download the flyer
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