Weekly Messenger - January 14, 2022 |
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Making and nurturing disciples of Jesus Christ to serve the community and the world |
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A PERFECTLY IMPERFECT CHURCH |
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A Perfectly Imperfect Church
This coming week, we begin a new series at UMCG that follows the Old Testament story of David. The series is titled " Perfectly Imperfect: how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things " and it runs for the rest of January and February.
Read more
genevaumc.org
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UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES |
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Sunday Worship Service - January 16, 2022
Pastor Rob Hamilton Preaches -'God Vision’ - In our world today, we easily judge people by appearances, economic status, education level, religious or political affiliations and then we assign worth, even opportunity. That happened in ancient Bible times too. God, however, doesn’t judge like we do, instead we learn in 1 Samuel 16:4-13 that God looks upon our hearts.
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January 16 & 23 Services will be online only.
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CHILDREN'S MINISTRY UPDATE
Sunday, January 16 - Julie will send you some Martin Luther King Jr. videos to watch with your children. No Zoom Class.
Sunday, January 23 at 9:30 am - We will be having a Zoom class that correlates with the sermon on David and Goliath.
Sunday, January 30 at 9:00 am - Regular Sunday School Classes resume at the Church during the service!
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Open Gym Day Jan 22- Our youth group has reserved a gym at Stephen D. Persinger Recreation Center from 3:00-5:00 pm on January 22. Baker Memorial UMC's youth group is invited to join us as well. In light of the recent surge in COVID-19 Omicron variant cases, we have decided to not cancel the event but we will no longer be offering a prize for the person who brings the most friends. We want everyone to make the participation decision that makes the most sense for them and their family. We also want to know how many people to expect in order to plan how to move forward with this event so please let us know if you plan on coming by signing up here.
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Virtual Sunday School - Middle School and High School will be virtual while the church building is closed for remodeling. The two groups will meet together via Zoom on January 16. Stay tuned for details on the January 23 plans. Virtual Sunday School will be at 11:00 am. Use the following information to log on.
- Zoom Sign In Link
- Meeting ID: 825 9323 9262
- Passcode: 903393
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Pen and Paper in January - For most of January we will be meeting via Discord due to remodeling work being done at the church this month. Contact Darlene Kilmer, darkilmer@yahoo.com, 630-779-8389, if you need a link to join the youth group Discord server. We will meet via Discord on January 15 & 22, and hopefully, meet back in person at the church on the January 29.
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EVENTS AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Tune in to Pastor Rob Hamilton's State of the Church Address on Sunday, January 23rd.
This recorded video address reflects on the past year and looks toward the future and it will be available for on-demand viewing starting at 7pm via our YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and at genevumc.org Pastor's Blog pages. Links to the videos and a manuscript will also be sent via email on Sunday, January 23.
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The Women's Ministry Retreat committee has decided to cancel the Retreat that was scheduled for January 21-23, due to Covid concerns. We have rescheduled for January 20-22, 2023
We will be holding a Women's Ministry meeting on February 20 to discuss other Women Ministry events.
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Your input is needed for our church-wide assessment as we plan for the future of ministry at UMCG.
Please save the date Saturday, February 5 - for listening sessions & Sunday, February 6, 3:30pm - for Ministry Architects Assessment Report.
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Volunteer to Serve Meals At Hesed House on Second Mondays |
Our church serves the evening meal, breakfast, and bag lunches at Hesed House on the 2nd Monday of each month. Anyone who serves on the dinner crew must be 12 years or older and fully vaccinated. Dinner crew volunteers are needed from about 6:15 until around 8:30 at the Hesed House, 659 S River St. in Aurora. More information and sign-up at this link Sign Up Genius. Note that you also need to register with Hesed House.
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Salvation Army Food Drive - February 6 |
The Committee on Missions/Church in Society will be holding a food drive for the Salvation Army Food Pantry on February 6, when our church building will once again be open. Please bring items to church with you on that Sunday. Any non-perishable items are welcomed, but canned soups, vegetables and fruit, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, boxed macaroni and cheese, “Helper” meals, cleaning supplies, and diapers are always needed.
The Committee is overwhelmingly grateful for the 841 bags and boxes of food donated by the generous members of UMCG in 2021! Food needs are real and ever-present in the Fox Valley—thank you for helping us alleviate those needs and sustaining our less-fortunate neighbors.
The Committee on Missions/Church in Society
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CHURCH BEAUTIFICATION UPDATE
The carpet installers arrived on Monday morning and began tearing out the carpet in the offices and library and replaced it with new floor tiles. The first floor should be completed this week and then work begins on the second floor next week. The painters are finishing up the Sanctuary and 2nd floor this week and they plan to paint the offices and the library next week. Check our online worship service for more photos and updates.
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New Flooring in Sunday School |
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New Carpeting in the Office |
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ACOLYTES NEEDED IN 2022
Calling all 4th-8th graders (or older) to serve as an Acolyte in 2022!
Every 1st Sunday in 2022 needs 2 Acolytes. Sign up first Sundays in 2022 with Jane. Acolytes arrive at 8:30 am on Sundays to get robes, practice lighting, and a brief prayer. Please sign up with Jane at jsiarny@att.net or by phone/text at 630-715-8590.
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Adult Sunday School
Adult Sunday School is Zooming it's class at 10:30 am on January 16 and 23. They will be discussing Pastor Rob's sermon for each of those Sundays. If you wish to join, below is the Zoom link. If you have further questions please contact Jim McConnell at mcjamesc@aol.com.
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Spirits & Studies
Spirits & Studies meets Tuesdays at 6:30pm. They begin a new book study on January 18 with The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. This little book of 138 pages will shake up your way, maybe even transform. We have great discussions and would like to engage some new voices and views around this book. Contact Mary Gay McKinney for more information.
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Tuesday Prayer Meeting Zooms during January
During January, Tuesday Prayer Partners will gather via Zoom on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm. Reach out to Mary Gay McKinney for the Zoom link. We pray for 30 minutes and we welcome YOU!
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Men's Early Bird Fellowship Class
The Men's Early Bird Fellowship class meets each Thursday 7:00am at Colonial Cafe on east Main Street (Rt 64) in St. Charles. They are beginning a new study "Fear of the Other" by William Willimon on Thursday January 20. Please plan to join them if you wish. Contact Jim McConnell at mcjamesc@aol.com with any questions.
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Plans are forming for this summer's Men's Weekly Golf Outings. If you are interested please contact John Kemble at johnkemblesr@gmail.com. |
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NEWS FROM THE UMC COMMUNITY |
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Scholarships Available for UM Students
The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF) is accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 academic year between January 1 – March 1, 2022. Students who are members of The United Methodist Church and planning to attend a United Methodist-related school, college, university, or seminary full-time are eligible to apply. More information on eligibility criteria, the application process, and FAQs can be found at umhef.org/scholarships. Applications and supporting materials must be submitted/postmarked no later than March 1, 2022. Download the flyer.
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The NIC weekly eNews is here.
The NIC December/January Reporter is available here.
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SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION FOR ENEWS AND MESSENGER |
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Submit information each week by Wednesday at 12pm for inclusion in Bulletin Announcements or the Weekly Messenger. Please use the submission form. This form can also be found on the sign-ups page on our website. You may also send them to communications@genevaumc.org. Information sent to this email goes to Carolyn, Debbie, and Lorie.
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