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Communicator's Corner
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Worship Design Studio planning retreat with Marcia McFee in Lake Buffalo, MN - April 14-17 Spots open for individuals or teams Click here for info+++++++++++++++++++++ Summer CampOutdoor & Retreat Ministries Summer Camp Calendar is now available online. Click here for dates and costs.Summer Staff Needed at Wesley WoodsWesley Woods is looking for college-age young adults to minister to our campers for the 2013 season. We are currently looking for Camp Counselors and Waterfront staff who are certified lifeguards with knowledge of sailing and boating.
If you are interested, or know of someone interested in working June 3 through August 12 on beautiful Geneva Lake, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, then contact Craig Watters at 815-494-0444 or email craig@niccamp.org.
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Stop the Violence
Youth Rally
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This Saturday,
March 16 - 1pm-5pm
Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church
3330 S. King Dr.
Chicago
Speakers:
Pastor Dwayne Grant -Xperience Church
Tio Hardimon - Cease Fire
Denise Gathering - C.A.P.S
Come hear an important message on Gun Violence, Poetry, Rap, Testimony, Spoken Word
Contact: Tracy N. Dixon, Youth Leader (773) 562-5599
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Job Opening: General Secretary to General Board of Church and Society
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Click here for more info on how to apply.
Deadline March 18.
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Special Session This Saturday
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The Resolution and supporting documents are available online for the Special Session of Annual Conference to be held on March 16, 2013 at Elgin First United Methodist Church (216 Highland, Elgin, IL). Registration will close at noon Friday, March 15.
Additional registrations will be accepted at the door beginning at 8:30 am Saturday.
Reminder: If you need childcare, and have not sent your children's names and ages to Susan Gieseler, please do so ASAP. Email: sgieseler@umcnic.org
The Session will start with registration at 8:30am, opening welcome and worship at 9:30am and we will conclude around noon.
The proposal, click here to open, is a means to refinance mortgages for qualifying local churches in order to redirect their resources from building indebtedness to ministry within the local church and beyond.
Click on the following PDF's to read the following for more detailed information:
Also if you have last minute questions in advance ... post them by clicking here.
Follow the session on Twitter with #nicspecial
Several Groups are meeting or having lunch together after the Special Session. Click here for details.
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Job Opening: Administrative Assistant to the Bishop
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Bishop Sally Dyck thanks Phyllis Griffin, Administrative Assistant to the Bishop, for her two decades of dedicated service with the Northern Illinois Annual Conference. Phyllis will retire effective August 31, 2013.
"Phyllis Griffin has worked with four bishops during her 20 years with the NIC -- Bishops Duecker, Sprague, Jung, and now me. She has seen many changes in the role of the bishop, the tools that we use to do our job, and personalities. God bless her in her deserved retirement with good health and the enjoyment of family, friends and faith!" said Bishop Dyck.
The NIC is currently seeking to fill to the position of Administrative Assistant to the Bishop soon to get started on training. Click here for a complete job description. Questions and resumes should be sent to personnel@umcnic.org with the job description (Administrative Assistant to the Bishop) in the subject line for consideration.
Application deadline March 15, 2013.
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Join the 2013 Crosswalk
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Join CCUIC and other Ecumenical groups on Friday, March 22 for the second annual CROSSwalk, a prayerful procession across the heart of the city to remember the more than 797 children and youth murdered in Chicago since 2008, and to connect participants with opportunities to protect children and mitigate violence.
CROSSwalk will begin at 6pm at St. James Commons at 65 E. Huron, and end on the lawn outside Stroger Hospital at the corner of Wood and Harrison streets about 9pm. Buses will bring participants back to Daley Plaza or St. James Commons.
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SBC21 Training for Clergy and Laity
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The Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) and Strengthening the Black Church in the 21st Century (SBC 21) are joining ranks to bring experts from around the country for empowered learning, interaction, praise and celebration to reach new generations. Come to learn practical ideas for ministry, be refreshed & energized through spirit-filled worship, and leave with tools for effective and innovative ministry.
April 12 @ 7- 8:30 pm Opening Worship April 13 @ 7:30 am- 5 pm 7:30- 8:30 am Registration & Breakfast 8:30 am Welcome & Devotion 9 am Plenary 1 10:45 am Plenary 2 Lunch 2-3 pm Workshops 3:15 pm Plenary 3 5 pm Sending Forth Maple Park UMC (11705 S. Elizabeth St., Chicago IL 60643) Registration required by April 8. (no fee) Click here for info. |
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Annual Interfaith Dinner
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SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, April 25, 2013
6:30pm - 9:30 pm
Topic: How do we fulfill our obligation to our neighbors? Working together to end urban violence This event brings together clergy, laity, Muslims and Christians for dialogue.
Sponsored by CCUIC of Northern Illinois Conference United Methodist Church & Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Location: First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst
232 S. York Road Elmhurst, IL
Please RSVP to Lena Kasi Touleimat at ltouleimat@ciogc.org or call 630-975-9459
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Share the Love this Mother's Day
|  Up to 90 percent of deaths from malaria are women and children under five. Imagine No Malaria, a ministry of The United Methodist Church, is launching a Mother's Day campaign so that mothers in Africa will be able to fight malaria and nurture their children into thriving adults. To make a donation in honor or memory of your mother, grandmother, aunt, sister or other nurturing woman, text the word MOM to 27222 or go to ImagineNoMalaria.org/sharethelove. |
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Creative Ministries Grants
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The Northern Illinois Conference Program Council is accepting applications for Creative Ministries Grants to help fund new ministry projects in 2013.
The application forms are available on the NIC website, www.umcnic.org under "Resources" and "Grants" or by clicking here. All applications must be submitted on or before May 1, 2013. For more information contact: Rev. Christopher Pierson at cpierson@umcnic.org or 847-931-0732 ext. 15.
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Glee Young Adult Curriculum
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This six-week curriculum looks at episodes of the popular television show among young adults, Glee, to spark conversation about areas of everyday life-family/home, romance, school/work, enemies, friends, and identity. This easy to use curriculum is written by young adults from diverse backgrounds for young adults. Each session is based on an episode and includes discussion questions and biblical texts that guide the conversations.
Click here to download the pdf
After you go through the curriculum please email your feedback to:
NICYACouncil@gmail.com with Glee Curriculum in the subject line.
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New Chicago JFON site
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Members of the JFON Chicago Northwestern District Strategy Team
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On March 9, 2013, Justice For Our Neighbors (JFON) opened its Chicago Clinic site for the first time. Six clients made appointments ahead of time to come to the clinic.
As those guests arrived, they found over 20 volunteers from Humboldt Park United Methodist Church and other communities of faith surrounding them with hospitality, childcare, and assisting in providing high quality immigration legal services.
As the JFON-NIC Regional Attorney, Jenny Ansay, noted, "nearly all the volunteers [were] immigrants themselves (or, like me, children of immigrants), and there was just such a great sense of community and excitement to get it started." Click here to read the full story [...]
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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.
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