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Communicator's Corner
Camp News
Registration Opens Dec. 8 for Summer Camp 2015!
Check out the Dec/Jan Reporter pages 5-8 for a special Camps insert with all the listings for Reynoldswood and Wesley Woods.
Or click here to check it out online.
Sympathy Notices
For death notifications of current lay members to annual conference, please click here for the policy from the Board of Laity.
Order your 2015 InterFaith Calendar Today 
The Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago's full-color, twelve-month, wall calendar is produced with the cooperative effort of 17 Religious Communities.Visit www.crlm.org to order.
Different Drummers highlights
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Different Drummers: United Methodist Church Chicago Southern District
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Ferguson United Methodist Pastor to speak at MLK Day Celebration
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Save the date: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 (time: TBD)
Location: St. Mark United Methodist Church in Chicago
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Rev. Johnson, who is also a father of a teenage son, has been leading the way working to bring peace in the community following the shooting death of Michael Brown. He and other area UM pastors have led prayer vigils, helped with cleanup, met with community leaders and comforted protesters.
"The ultimate concern is this: under no pretense does someone deserve to lose their life, and in this case to have innocence stripped," said Johnson in a recent UMNS article. "Innocence is not defined by court law but by the fact all life is sacred. In our faith tradition, that is enough to stand on."
Rev. Johnson's church is about a block from the police station in the St. Louis suburb and less than a mile from where most of the protests have been taking place. Read more. |
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Immigration - Executive Action Announcement
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Many congregations have been asking how they can help or where they can receive information about the Executive Action plan that was announced. The first thing we always advise is to help those in your congregations avoid fraud. There is no Executive Action plan yet in place. The plans do not take effect until February (for one) or late May for another. Save money, as it will be needed for the applications when they are made available.
For those who would like to learn about the two major programs of the announcement, a renewal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and an expansion to parents of citizen and DACA youth (called DAP), various learning sessions are being scheduled throughout Northern Illinois for 2015. Click here to learn more. |
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Imagine No Malaria this Advent
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 The Advent season can be enhanced with Imagine No Malaria 2014 worship resources. The downloadable materials include a short video, sermon starters, hymn suggestions and children's messages. The five weeks of materials are centered on the themes of "Imagine Hope," "Imagine Peace," "Imagine Joy, "Imagine Love," all highlighted by the African hymn "I've Got The Light Of God In Me," from Cameroon. View the new VideoGet ResourcesImaginenomalaria.org/advent
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NIC Church & Society Grants - Deadline Dec. 30, 2014
The Board of Church and Society administers two different grant programs. Emerging Ministries Grants are given to new programs which support one of four areas: Economic Justice, Reducing Community Violence, Environmental Improvement, and Immigration. Peace with Justice Grants are awarded to projects that focus on violence, suicide prevention, or domestic violence for example. The same application is used to apply to both programs. All applications are due December 30, 2014. To apply visit www.umcnic.org/grants to download the application.
Order of Elders Gathering - Jan. 13, 2015
Join the Order of Elders for Covenant Conversations with Bishop Sally Dyck. 9 am - 2:00 pm at Barrington UMC, 98 Algonquin Rd., Barrington, IL. RSVP at nicorderofelders@gmail.com. Continental breakfast and lunch provided Please note any dietary restrictions when responding. Questions may be directed to Dennis Langdon @ (312) 402-7577. We, among other things, as Elders are called... "to take a responsible place in the government of the Church" Together, with our Bishop, we can meet its challenges. Download the flyer.
Rainbow Covenant Application Deadline - Jan. 31, 2015
Applications are now on-line for ALL ministries wishing to be a Rainbow Covenant Advance in 2015. This is for ALL current and new ministries. A new Rainbow Covenant book will be created after this 2015 cycle is complete. Each ministry must fill out this form and return it to the e-mail indicated on the form. Click here for more information.
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