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Thank You!
Chicago Northwestern District Superintendent Rev. Zaki L. Zaki thanks everyone for their support of the Epworth UMC community after the parsonage fire. Read more...New President for Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryDr. Lallene J. Rector has been named as the next president of Garrett-Evangelical. Read the full story...
Change the World Weekend
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Aurora Wesley UMC volunteers plant flowers at a local school
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More than a dozen churches across the Northern Illinois Conference registered events for the fourth annual Change the World weekend, May 18-19.
Community service projects included planting community gardens and collecting food for local pantries to a free bike clinic and serving brunch to children at the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
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
Only 15 spots remain 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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Oklahoma Tornado Relief Continue to pray for all those affected by the monster tornado in Moore, OK which caused widespread destruction, death and injuries. Disaster response coordinators are asking volunteers to be patient and not self-deploy to the area so first responders can do their immediate work. Dozens of tornadoes also tore through parts of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois in the last week.
How you can help- Send a check to: Advance GCFA, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068. Please write #901670 Disaster Response United States on your check.
- To donate by phone, please call 1-888-252-6174. Mention Advance #901670.
- To donate online, go to www.umcor.org. Click
"tornadoes 2013" in the drop down menu.
- Place a check made out to their local church in the offering plate. Please write "#901670 Disaster Response United States" on the memo line.
- To make an immediate $10 donation to UMCOR, text the word RESPONSE to 80888.
Scan this QR code with your smartphone to download the UMCOR mobile app for latest news and to make a donation to Okahaoma tornado relief.The need for clean up in Marseilles, IL continues from the flooding. Declared a disaster county by FEMA, about 30 homes remain looking for assistance in clean up. Pastor Carolyn Lukasick is the contact for clean up work PastorCarolynL@gmail.com or 847- 271-2733. Contact her ONLY IF YOU/your group PLAN TO GO and copy Rev. Christina Vosteen at pastorcls@aol.com.
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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. |
End of an Era for
the United Methodist Reporter
We are sad to report UMR Communications (UMRC) which publishes the United Methodist Reporter and our Conference edition is shutting down the presses. The UMRC board reluctantly but unanimously voted on May 16 to close during a tearful meeting at the nonprofit's Dallas office. The board said they could find no viable plan for reversing financial losses of recent months. The last newspaper will be mailed out May 31. NIC Communications is seeking an alternative option to print the Conference paper...look for the new edition this summer. Read the full story...
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Movement begins for
Chicago Urban Strategy
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Watch the video on the Urban Strategy Summit
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On Change the World weekend, more than 400 United Methodists gathered at a high school on Chicago's south side to start a movement. "This is just the beginning," said Bishop Sally Dyck at the Chicago Urban Strategy Summit at South Shore International College Preparatory High School on May 18. "Churches have already been involved in their communities but people get weary. But when they know other people are supporting them, partnering with them and learning from each other, that's what creates a movement." Read the full story... Sign the Covenant with ChicagoWatch the opening worship and session.
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Annual Conference Online
Registration Closed
 June 5-8, 2013
Pheasant Run Resort,
St. Charles, IL
You can still register on-site in the lobby of the Mega Center on June 5. Click here to download form to bring to registration. Only meals available are the buffets.
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Seeking New Nominations
The Nominations Committee is looking for people to serve in different committees in our conference. Please consider sharing your gifts by serving on a committee. Click here to download the form. It can be filled out and returned to Rev. Cerna Rand by mail or email (info on form) before the first day of our annual conference in June. Thank you so much. Questions email nominations@umcnic.org.
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Kit Challenge Met!
Thank you to all who have pledged or are collecting for the kits at Annual Conference. These kinds of hygiene kits are essential in responding to natural disasters, like the ones that occurred this week. These kits are often the first way we show how we care.
For those bringing items to Annual Conference, look for the mission truck that will be parked in front of the Mega Center on Wednesday starting around 8am. Please bring items on Wednesday if that is possible.
Again, a huge THANK YOU to all who helped to meet and exceed the kit challenge. If you or your congregation has not yet had a chance to participate and would still like to help purchase items, we are still accepting WIDE-TOOTHED combs, many of which can be purchased in bulk at discount stores like Dollar Tree.
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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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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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Special offer to Register for Summer Stewardship Event
with Mike Slaughter
This year's conference-wide stewardship summitwelcomes Reverend Mike Slaughter on Saturday, July 20.
We are excited about Mike's latest book Shiny Gods. We offer those who register before or during annual conference a copy of his book for only $5!
Mike challenges us to think : - What happens when we truly put God first in all aspects of our lives?
- What if the Giver of Life offered freedom from the culture's shiny life-promising distractions -would you take it?
Click on this link to get full details and register. And look for us at annual conference to get your copy of Shiny Gods for only $5!
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