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Sympathy Notice:
Mary Akers
May 26, 1932 - July 17, 2016
Visitation: July 20, 2016 - 5 pm - 8 pm Quiram Sycamore Chapel (Olson Funeral Home) 1245 Somonauk St, Sycamore, IL
Service: July 21, 2016 - 11 am - Sycamore UMC 160 Johnson Ave, Sycamore
Mary was quite active in Sycamore, DeKalb District and Northern Illinois Conference United Methodist Women. Also the United Methodist Church community, attending General Conference four times. Mary served as the Northern Illinois Conference United Methodist Women President from 1984-1987. Read her obituary for more details.
Media Resource Center
The Conference Media Resource Director Susan Gieseler officially begins her retirement July 1, 2016.
During a period of transition while decisions are made regarding the future of the Resource Center, Susan will continue to work part-time, and plans to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can find her hours posted on the at: www.umcnic.org/media.
You will still be able to send emails, or leave voice-mail messages requesting resources by reaching her at sgieseler@umcnic.org or 847-931-0710 ext. 17.
UMW Scholarships
The Northern Illinois Conference United Methodist Women offer a one-time scholarship each year for a woman that is currently enrolled in continuing education to become an ordained minister, deaconess or missionary. Click here for the form. The deadline is Aug.1, 2016.
UM Foundation Grants
The United Methodist Foundation of the Northern Illinois Conference announces the 2017 grants cycle.
Funds are typically granted for new or expanded ministries or projects - seed money to begin the new direction. Grants generally range from $500 - $2,000.
If your church has an idea and a plan for mission-based programming, please check out the Grant Guidelines and consider applying by completing the
Questions can be directed to Janet Boryk, Grants Coordinator ,847.409.9642 or Carolyn Cook, Executive Assistant, 312.346.9766, extension 704.
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Bishop Sally Dyck returns to the Northern Illinois Conference
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Bishop Dyck greeting
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Clergy and lay representatives from 11 annual conferences, including the Northern Illinois Conference, gathered from July 13-16 in Peoria, Illinois for the North Central Jurisdictional Conference (NCJ) to elect four new bishops, say goodbye to four retiring bishops and conduct business.
Following the consecration service on Saturday, July 16, the chair of the NCJ Episcopacy Committee announced the episcopal assignments for the next four years. We are thrilled that Bishop Sally Dyck returns to the Northern Illinois Conference through 2020.
"I'm delighted to come back to the Northern Illinois Conference," said Dyck. "We started some big things in the last year to help us as an annual conference become stronger and more efficient to live out our core values of helping resource the local church. We have more work to do and I'm happy to be back to help us move forward."
Bishop Malone Consecrated Bishop Tracy S. Malone was consecrated during a meaningful service at First UMC Peoria, IL on Saturday. She is assigned to the East Ohio Conference. She gives thanks for the prayers and support from her NIC family. Watch her video thanks.
Save the Date A blessing and farewell service for Bishop Tracy S. Malone will be held at 3 pm - Aug. 21 at Gary UMC Wheaton. Look for more details soon in the eNews at www.umcnic.org.
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NIC delegates with Bishop Dyck and Bishop Malone at the close of business on Friday at the
Peoria Civic Center.
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NCJ Nominees
In addition to electing bishops, delegates in the NCJ also elected leaders to serve on various committees for the next qaudrennium, eight from the Northern Illinois Conference. Read more.
For more articles and information from the North Central Jurisdictional conference along with video archives of the worship, consecration service and more visit: www.umcnic.org/delegation and www.ncjumc.org.
Continue to follow the NCJ news on Facebook and twitter using #ncjumc.
The 2020 North Central Jurisdictional Conference will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Bishops call us to be 'voices for peace'
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Bishop Dyck continued the conversation as the camera rolled on race, gun violence and
policing with the bishops from
Charleston, Dallas and Baltimore.
Click the play button to watch.
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Louisiana Episcopal Area Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey called on United Methodists to be 'a voice for peace' in the midst of violence around the world, including the killing of three police officers in Baton Rouge.
The city has been in turmoil since the police fatally shot an African-American man while he was pinned to the ground. "Let us be a voice for peace, a voice for love, remembering that love casts out all fear," she wrote this week. Read her full statement.
The executive committee of the Council of Bishops, which includes Bishop Harvey and Bishop Sally Dyck are meeting in Chicago this week and took a moment to talk about the violence across the U.S. calling for prayers and action. Watch the video by clicking here.
Prayer Vigil The public is invited to a prayer gathering for peace and against gun violence hosted by Rockford Urban Ministries this Sunday, July 24, beginning at 4pm, at Seventh Street just north of Broadway in Rockford. Prayers will be uplifted for a juvenile girl who is presently fighting for her life after being shot multiple times last week. Rev. Keith Kelsey Powell will lead the prayer service, and Attorney Lee Goodman from Peaceful Communities will address gun violence. For more information contact: Stanley Campbell at: rockfordurbanmin@aol.com.
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Registration still open for School of Congregational Development - Aug. 17-20
The Northern Illinois Conference and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary are hosting the 2016 School of Congregational Development
Aug. 17-20 in Evanston, IL. This year's theme is: Into The Deep.
Register Today!
Why should you attend the School of Congregational Development this year?
Because you will have the opportunity to attend transformative sessions like the one led by newly elected Bishop Tracy S. Malone and Rev.Dr. Young-Mee Park on Valuing Diversity (Cultural Competency): Equipping Leaders in a Multicultural World.
This is a topic that is relevant more than ever to our church today. It will explore the core competencies of cultural diversity, the best practices in the appointment process, the equipping of leadership (lay and clergy), and the leveraging of resources to help build greater capacity for reaching more people, younger people, and more diverse people. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend the School of Congregational Development.
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Pension board changes its name
The United Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits has changed its name to Wespath Benefits and Investments, starting July 18. The "Wes" part of the name honors John Wesley, Methodism's founder, and "path" refers to the agency's goal of providing participants and institutional clients with a path toward personal health, investment and retirement objectives. Click here for more information. More about Wespath - click here.
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