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Special Gifts
Maintenance and
Upgrade to AV System
Our audio visual system is in desperate need of
some maintenance and upgrades. Some of the areas of
concern include: the aging of our projector and screen
and computer replacement and upgrades that are needed.
These items are not in the budget we recently
approved but are greatly needed very soon. The
total cost of this project is $10,000. We invite you to
help us with this effort through your gifts. Please
make sure to specify "media ministry" on your gift,
whether it is a check or through electronic giving. We
need your help in making this happen. We would like to
complete this project during the next couple of months.
Any questions, please contact Pastor Danita or Kevin Read.
Opportunities/Events
Volunteers Needed
Our Radical
Hospitality Volunteers are needed again!!!! This coming
Saturday, June 25th
we will host a memorial service for Ms. Mavis Koopman at 10:30
a.m. Mavis was a member of the St. Thomas United
Methodist Church before it closed. She is friends of
Nancy and Tricia Valenta and was a member of St. Thomas when
Pastor Danita was there. If you are able to help out,
please contact the church office or Pastor Danita.
Summer Sunday School Volunteers
School’s
out! That means Summer Sunday School starts on Sunday, June 5th.
We are looking for a couple of summer Sunday school teachers
to help fill in during Sunday School teachers’ vacations and
work travel. Lessons will be provided. Please
contact the church office or Pastor Danita if you are
interested.
Safe Sanctuaries Training
THANKS to all who participated in last week’s
training. And a big THANK YOU to Karen Miller
for leading us.
If you missed our onsite training, the NIC is offering in
person and Zoom sessions on:
- June 23rd at 6:30 pm at Plainfield
UMC
- June 29th at 6:30 pm at Plainfield
UMC
- July 16th at 1:00 pm at Des Plaines:
First UMC
- July 30th at 10:00 am at Plainfield
UMC
- Aug 6th at 10:00 am at Plainfield
UMC
For more information click here and to register for these sessions go to www.umcnic.org/calendar/safe-sanctuaries-training
Youth Ministry 2022
TODAY, Sunday, June
19th: Weekly Youth Group is on summer break. Look for
periodic fun and/or mission events throughout the summer.
Big THANKS to all who served at Feed My Starving Children
last week! Together with all the other folks at our packing
session, we packed: 98 boxes, which equates to 21, 168 meals, which equates to feeding 58 kids for a year! Way
to go!
The Bible for Curious People
. . . is on
summer break. This Tuesday Bible Study will return.
Wednesday Bible Study
The Wednesday
Bible study class meets at 6:00 pm on Wednesdays with Pastor
Danita and is a hybrid class (in person and ZOOM
simultaneously). We are meeting in person this
week to determine plans for the rest of the summer.
Woodridge Jubilee
Summer
doesn’t begin until you attend the Woodridge Jubilee! The
annual summer festival, organized by the Woodridge Park
District and the Village of Woodridge, will take place Wednesday, June 15 -
Sunday, June 19 at Town Centre (corner of
Woodridge & Center Drives). Featuring free admission,
carnival rides, live music and a variety of food, the Jubilee
is sure to please every type of crowd.
Outreach
Opportunities
Drive to End
Hunger
The 9th
Annual West Suburban Community Pantry Golf Outings is Wednesday, June 22nd at Seven
Bridges Golf Club. Check In is at (8:00 am and the shot
gun start is at 9:00 am. Register at wscpantry.org/golf-outing.
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
Suits for
Success
There are donation boxes in the hallway by the
coat rack just outside the narthex for both men and women's
clothing. The clothes are picked up, dry cleaned and
then taken to area men and women's prisons for people being
released. NO belts, shoes or underwear.
"Goin'
Green" Shoes & Clothes Recycling Box
Located in the northeast
corner of our parking lot, this receptacle is a
convenient place to recycle any shoes and your clothes that
are at or near the end of their usefulness.
Did you know discarded clothes account for more
total landfill space than any other waste item? The “Goin’
Green” Box helps us reduce our waste.
How is this
different from our “Suits for Success” ministry?
The big difference is that “Suits for Success”
cannot accept shoes of any kind, nor can they accept belts,
ties, or underwear. “Goin’ Green” accepts all shoes and
clothes.
In summary: Keep bringing your gently used clothing
donations to the “Suits for Success” collection boxes in the
hallway.
For all shoes and any other clothes, instead of
throwing them in the trash, put them in the “Goin’ Green”
receptacle in the northeast corner of the parking lot.
West Suburban Food Pantry
We have a basket that we "inherited"
from the Faith, Lisle church that is waiting for
donations. It sits in the narthex, usually near the
sanctuary doors. They did not stop operating during the
pandemic and there is pending legislation in our state and
nation that might cut their corporate donations in large
amounts. Let's replenish our basket!!!
Used Eyeglasses
There is a
basket also in the narthex for collecting used
eyeglasses. Jorie would see that her sister, Kendra,
got the eyeglasses and that they are recycled to the Lions
Club and Gift of Sight groups. Kendra is continuing
this important mission. (Prescription eyeglasses only).
June Outreach
Offering
Justice for Our
Neighbors (JFON)
The ministry of Justice For Our Neighbors
(JFON), initiated by the General Board of Global Ministries
in 1999, has served thousands of immigrants across the United
States. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
sponsors this program, working in 27 “clinics” in several
regions of the United States.
JFON was created to respond to complicated
immigration regulations arising from the Immigration Reform
Act of 1996. The events of September 11, 2001 and the Patriot
Act have worsened the situation, causing many delays in
existing and new applications and increasing the number of
deportation orders.
The JFON network effectively provides services
to the community and a strong forum for advocacy.
This organization, which has visited our
congregation, fills a critical role by aiding our neighbors
who have immigration status issues. In these times
especially, they are most deserving of our support.
Rosecrance - Kinley Charity Care Fund
Founded in 1916 as an orphanage by Methodists,
Rosecrance now provides addiction and mental health treatment
services to thou-sands of individuals and families each
year…many of whom do not have the means to pay for services.
The inability of State government today to provide an
adequate safety net to meet the growing needs of those
neediest families is at a crisis level. Rosecrance is
committed to serving these families by redoubling our efforts
to increase charity care funded by the generosity of
individuals, churches and others. Website: rosecrance.org
Northern
Illinois Conference
General Conference Postponed until
2024
Statement from Bishop John L. Hopkins
The
Commission on the General Conference has announced the
further postponement of the 2020 General
Conference of The United Methodist Church. The next General
Conference will be in 2024.
In response to the decision, Bishop John L. Hopkins said:
I want to express appreciation to the Commission on General
Conference that is made up of elected delegates. They
were entrusted to represent General Conference and have
consistently upheld the principle of having everyone at the
table.
If we believe in a church with a strong democratic
foundation, we need to support the decision to meet in 2024
whether we agree with it or not. God does not stop
working when we cannot gather at a General Conference and
neither should we.
There are many questions about a General Conference in 2024
that we cannot answer at this time. Between now and our
annual conference, we will know more about the possibility of
electing bishops, changing representatives on
church agencies, resetting the general church budget,
and how a postponed 2020 conference and a 2024 conference can
be held at the same time.
Do not let the news of General Conference being postponed
take your attention away from the suffering of our United
Methodist churches in Ukraine. I have gathered, sung,
and prayed with our United Methodists brothers and sisters in
Kyiv and in Moscow who are both led by Bishop Eduard Khegay.
Support them with your prayers, offerings, and actions. Your
gifts can be received through your local church and
designated to Ukrainian assistance.
In the meantime, keep thinking globally and acting locally to
serve Jesus and his Church. Use this Lenten Season to
focus on what is most important and pray for peace.
~Bishop John L. Hopkins
Read Commission on General Conference
Statement
Read Council of Bishops Statement
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June 17th, 2022, Volume 12,
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