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Communicator's Corner
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2013 Conference Directory
 Copies of the directory are available to purchase for $10, for anyone including churches who would like one. If you didn't order one through Annual Conference Registration, send a check to the Northern IL Conference Program Office: 217 Division St. Elgin, IL 60120. Or download the pdf from the www.umcnic.org website or above in the Quick Links. We apologize in advance for any incorrect information printed in the directory as we are continually striving for database accuracy. Please email your District Administrator so we can make an errata. A corrected pdf will be uploaded to the website every Thursday for the next month. |
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Marriage Equality Bill
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Bishop Sally Dyck
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Today the new General Assembly of the State of Illinois is expected to discuss and soon vote on the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. It is expected that it will pass into law. I want to express my views on it and my support of it as law.I believe in the institution of marriage as the source of emotional and legal stability and security for families and communities. While the United Methodist Church holds that the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching, it also holds the teaching and a long tradition of civil rights. Marriage equality is a civil rights issue; it provides for all what is afforded to some. Read the Bishop's full statement>>
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
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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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Put on your calendar
Laity Convocation - Feb. 2
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"Jumpstart the Heart of Vital Congregations"
Saturday, Feb. 2
8am-3pm
Sycamore UMC
160 Johnson Ave
Sycamore, IL
Keynote Speaker: Bishop Sally Dyck
Click here fore more information
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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, Jan. 19, 2013 from 2-7pm. Location: First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst
232 S. York Road, Elmhurst, IL
630-834-2440 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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Apportionment Update
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by: Merrie Bunt, Apportionments Administrator With less than a week to go before the postmark deadline, an additional 37 churches have paid 100% of their apportionments, bringing the total to 166. Last year 216 out of 368 churches paid 100%. As of January 8, NIC churches have given $5,866,427. Every dollar received in January goes to our conference's share of the General Church apportionments. (For more info, visit www.umcgiving.org) The postmark deadline for all 2012 apportionment money is January 15, 2013.
Click here for list of churches which have paid 100%.
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Rainbow Covenant Application
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Any ministry or project wishing to become a Rainbow Covenant site in 2014 please download the application by clicking here. All submissions must be sent to Rev. Michael Mann at mmann@umcnic.org Questions? (847) 931-0710, ext. 20 Deadline February 28, 2013. |
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VIM Training - Jan. 26
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Looking to host a Volunteer in Mission (VIM) Trip this year? Become a certified VIM leader! By becoming a leader, you learn how to engage your team, to be supportive of your local site, and lead all to a deeper understanding of short-term mission. Also as a VIM leader, you qualify for low-cost insurance for your group and a scholarship from the Conference VIM team. Saturday, Jan. 26
9am to 12pm
Trinity UMC
1024 Lake Ave.
Wilmette, IL To register, e-mail Rev. Michael Mann, Associate Director of Mission and Advocacy for the Conference, at mmann@umcnic.org The session will be led by Dr. Carol Meynen, chair of the VIM Team for the Conference.
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Aurora District Supt. Plans to Retire
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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 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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