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Change the World Weekend
Is your church doing something for Change the World weekend May 18-19?
Make sure you register your event at
Free Webinar
Thursday, May 16, 2013, 6:30pm CDT
Committed to Christ: Six Steps To A Generous Life
The newest resource on the Stewardship scene is "Committed to Christ: Six Steps to a Generous Life."
Author Rev. Bob Crossman joins the webinar to share the journey that led him to create this resource and the impact it is having on churches large and small across the UMC. To register go to:
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
The General Board of Global Ministries and the General Board of Church and Society have created a Faith and Mental Health bulletin insert for the May 2013 Mental Health Awareness Month.
Download the pdf Noted author to speak at collegiate ministers' eventUnited Methodist collegiate ministers will join with colleagues from at least five mainline denominations at a gathering in Chicago this summer to explore how they can work together in the increasingly diverse and pluralistic atmosphere of the college campus. The event, Shared Space, will begin with a lecture and time of interaction with Diana Butler Bass, author of the best-selling "Christianity After Religion." The event will be held June 26-29 at Loyola University. Click here to register. |
5 Day Academy for Spiritual Formation
Few remaining openings for the 5 day Academy for Spiritual Formation -
July 29-Aug. 3. Join the many who have already registered including several International participants.
Two people from the Bolivian Methodist Church and six from the Methodist Church of Eurasia are signed up. Bishop Eduard Khegay will be attending with his delegation. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity. Register Today.
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The need for clean up in Marseilles, IL continues! Declared a disaster county by FEMA, about 30 homes remain looking for assistance in clean up. Local resources are limited so unless you can be completely self sufficient, a day trip should be planned. That means even if you only have 1 day to give, you can help!
The Southern Baptists are working on assessment and clean up. They will direct your work. Because of the nature of the work, you are welcome to include non-ERTs as long as they are able to do physical work.
Midwest Mission Distribution Center/UMCOR clean-up buckets are available if your church or community needs them. Please call Rev. Christina Vosteen at 630-355-9416 or e-mail her at pastorcls@aol.com.
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Annual Conference Online Registration Closes May 17
 June 5-8, 2013
Pheasant Run Resort,
St. Charles, IL
Cost is now $80. If you need a paper mail-in registration form, contact your district administrator or registrar Kara Berg at acregistrar@umcnic.org or leave a message at 847-931-0710 ext. 19.
Group meal reservations will NOT be available onsite.
"Say: 'Cheese!'" New Conference Photo Directory
All laity (annual conference delegates, committee chairpersons, committee members) and clergy (deacons, elders, local licensed/assigned pastors, retired) are invited to
have a photograph taken for our new conference directory. Lifetouch will be on site in St. Charles to take photos during the four days of the annual conference session. No reservations needed.
For laity and clergy who are not able to be at the annual conference session, additional opportunities for photos to be taken with date and place to be determined will be
publicized in the near future.
Legislative & Historical Documents are now available online.
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Anti-Gambling Annual Conference Luncheon
The key note speaker for the Northern Illinois Conference Anti-Gambling luncheon is Les Bernal, Executive Director of Stop Predatory Gambling (SPG) stoppredatorygambling.org The luncheon will be at noon on Thursday, June 6, at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. The Rev. Tom Grey, a retired member of NIC is the Senior Advisor for SPG. Tickets may be purchased through May 17 at the conference web site www.umcnic.org/AC2013. If you are not a member of Annual Conference or have already registered for the conference, you may still purchase meal tickets. On the registration form under Status select Other Laity and then select Guest. For questions or additional information, contact Nancy Duel at 847-259-3793 or nduel@aol.com.
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 MFSA Annual Conference Dinner - Father Pfleger Guest Speaker
The Methodist Federation for Social Action is honored to have Father Michael Pfleger for our guest speaker at the MFSA dinner (Thursday, June 6) during Annual Conference this year. Father Pfleger is pastor of Saint Sabina's Parish in Chicago, and you may know him for his ardent advocacy work in the city, especially against gun violence. Please consider attending this dinner and being a part of this important dialogue. |
Register for Youth Session at Annual Conference
The Fourth Annual Youth Session will explore
Gun Violence in Northern Illinois on Saturday, June 8 from 10am to 1pm. To Register please send names and t-shirt sizes of your youth and youth leaders to: Barb Javore bjavore@yahoo.com or call Barb at 847.835.0588 [home] or 847.835.1227 [church]. You may also mail in your registration to Rev. Dr. Barbara Javore, 740 Greenwood Ave. Glencoe, IL 60022. Download the flyer
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Kit Challenge Met!
As of this week, the total needs for the Kit Assembly at Annual Conference have been met! Your pledges will help us assemble over 1000 kits at Annual Conference this year. If you would still like to participate, any remaining items beyond the assembled kits will be given to the Midwest Mission Distribution Center in Chatham.
Two additional items, fingernail clippers and wide-toothed combs, are being bought in bulk. If your congregation would like to contribute towards those, you can make a check to the Northern Illinois Conference and bring it to Annual Conference. Put "Kit Challenge 2013" in the memo line.
Any funds received above the amounts needed will be split evenly between the Midwest Mission Distribution Center and Church World Service to help in the transportation costs of Hygiene Kits.
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Bishop's Appeal
for Harvest 2020
 Looking for ideas on ways to start fundraising for the Annual Conference Bishop's Appeal Offering? Click here for more ways on how your church can get involved and vie for the Traveling Trophy!
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 Peace with Justice Sunday- May 26
Peace with Justice Sunday, May 26, this year, is one of the six United Methodist Special Sundays with offering. Established by the 1988 General Conference, the denomination's highest policy-making body,
Peace with Justice Sunday supports programs that advocate peace and justice at home and around the world. Half of the Special Sunday offering is retained in the annual conference to fund local peace with justice programs. Half is remitted to the General Board of Church & Society to help fund U.S. and global work in social action, public-policy education and advocacy. Click here for more info. |
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