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Sunday, June 9, 2 to 4 p.m.
Naperville: Grace UCM
300 E. Gartner Road, Naperville
Join us for a Worship service with special music and testimonials followed by a receiving line and refreshments. Learn more and RSVP.
We're asking friends and colleagues to submit video messages wishing Rev. Jeffry Bross a very big thank you. Your submissions will be brought together into one beautiful video gift, and it will be presented to him. Submit a video.
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Clergy Spouse Small Group
There will be another Clergy Spouse small group meeing on June 6th and July 11th at 5:30 p.m. If you or your spouse has an interest in participating in the group, please have them email Heather to receive meeting details and the zoom meeting link.
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Emhurst: First UMC hosting 4th annual Juneteenth Commemoration
The Elmhurst First UMC's Anti-Racism Awareness and Learning Path Team will hosting our 4th annual Juneteenth Commemoration on Sunday, June 23, 10:30-12:30. The goal is to celebrate black business owners and artists from our community and to bring together area organizations that are working on anti-racism. The event will be at 232 S York St, Elmhurst, 60126. There will bemusic, food, art, a guest speaker, education and activity tables, many organizations exhibiting, and will end with a rally against racism on the corner of York Road. Learn more.
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Cheryl Weaver Named CBO for NIC and Wisconsin
Rev. Cheryl Weaver, who recently began work as the chief benefits officer for Wisconsin Conference, will also serve NIC in that role beginning June 1. NIC has been without a CBO since 2020. When the North Central Jurisdiction confirmed in January that Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Conferences would share the same bishop (while remaining separate conferences), the NIC board of pensions began conversing with Wisconsin about possibly sharing a CBO. Read more.
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Apportionment Highlight - Black College Fund
This graduation season, the Apportionment highlight is the Black College Fund. One of the most significant ways The United Methodist Church helps make quality education accessible to all is through The Black College Fund.
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As a denomination, the United Methodist Church supports the largest number of fully accredited historically Black colleges and universities in the United States. This fund is managed through the Black College Fund Office connected to the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
HOW TO GIVE: Write a check to your local church and write, “Black College Fund” in the memo line. Churches can give through the NIC Apportionment process. Learn more.
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JOY Camp Registration Open!
JOY Camp is a week-long overnight camp open to incoming 5th Grade students through newly graduated high school seniors hosted at Camp Reynoldswood. The camp runs from June 23rd to June 29th and has a total cost of $590 with discounts available for early registration (prior to June 1st), siblings, and payment in full at registration. Learn more.
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50 Ways to Welcome a New Pastor
It is the time of the year when many churches will be welcoming a new pastor. Congregations can help a new pastor get off to a strong start with these 50 Ways to acclimate a new pastor and make that new pastor feel truly welcome. Read more.
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Juneteenth (June 19) marks the day in 1865 when U.S. federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all African Americans were freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed.
Let Juneteenth be a time when people of Christian faith—especially white Christians—recommit to, evoke, stand on, and live out the promises of God to deliver all people everywhere from bondage and oppression. Read more.
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Other Resources
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#BeUMC Resources -Tool Kits, Social Media Kits, Graphics, and more.
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Social Media Shareables - Free graphics for social media for different events, months, and ministries. (Through Outreach, log-in is needed, but resources are free)
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UMC Giving Resources - Mission Moments, Special Sunday Info, Leader Kits, Pew Cards, and more.
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United Media Resource Center - Lending library of Christian materials for local churches, small groups, pastors, children, and individuals.
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