Weekly Messenger - January 28, 2022 |
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Making and nurturing disciples of Jesus Christ to serve the community and the world |
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FRENEMIES AT CHURCH - United Methodist Church of Geneva
For some, frenemy might be a new word and you might be wondering how this word fits into the context of the life of David and our church. Allow me to explain... As we launched this series a few weeks ago, we learned that young David was anointed...
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UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES |
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RETURN TO IN-PERSON WORSHIP DELAYED - REDEDICATION ON FEB. 6
Due to COVID-related delays in our construction our return to in-person worship and ministry has been delayed until Sunday, February 6. We will open worship at 9 am on the 6th with a rededication of our building for ministry, the celebration of communion and Pastor Lisa continuing the Perfectly Imperfect Series. Regular office hours and building use will resume, February 7. Because COVID numbers remain high, we will delay resuming coffee hour fellowship until March.
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Sunday Worship Service - January 30, 2022
Pastor Rob Hamilton Preaches - Frenemies
1 Samuel 17:57 – 18:9 - David and Saul have a pretty tense relationship. In this reading, David wins the favor of the people and Saul gets jealous. It's even more troublesome to Saul that his son Jonathan enters into a covenant relationship or bromance with David. For years, Saul will try to hunt, jail and kill David. David will be cunning and merciful. There will be a reprieve and it will all come to an end when Saul and Jonathan are killed in battle. How does God use these adversarial relationships to form and shape us by identifying our role and what we can do to build bridges in relationships.
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January 30 Services will be ONLINE ONLY.
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CHILDREN'S MINISTRY UPDATE
Sunday, January 30 at 9:30 am - Sunday School will meet via Zoom.
Sunday, February 6 at 9:00 am - Regular Sunday School Classes resume at the Church during the service!
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Sunday School Zoom classes have been going well! Although we are few, we are mighty and have been having a blast coloring and playing games!
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YOUTH MINISTRY UPDATE
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Virtual Sunday School - Middle school and High School will continue to be virtual while the church building is closed for remodeling. The two groups will meet together via Zoom at 11:00 am this Sunday. Our current series has us looking at the Kings of Israel. There is some pretty action-packed, drama-laden stuff going on in the stories of the kings. Use the following information to log on to Zoom Sunday School
- Zoom Sign In Link
- Meeting ID: 825 9323 9262
- Passcode: 903393
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Save the Date - February 27 - Snow Day - On Sunday, February 27, from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm we will be meeting up with youth from Baker Memorial UMC and Batavia UMC for an amazing outdoor "Snow Day." We are banking on the weather cooperating and giving us plenty of snow that weekend, but we will have contingencies in place as well.
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EVENTS AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE NEXT WEEK!
Note there are options to participate in Zoom-only sessions where all participants are on Zoom or there are two sessions at church where only our consultants will participate virtually.
The Church-Wide Assessment Report will be given via Zoom on February 10 at 7pm.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 9 AM -12 PM
We are nearing the end of the remodeling! The trustees are asking for volunteers to help on Wednesday from 9 am-12 pm. We will be moving and boxes and other items back to the office and other rooms impacted by the project. Contact Kathy McNeil with questions.
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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. |
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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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LAZARUS HOUSE MEAL SIGN UP
UMCG commits to providing dinners to Lazarus House on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Just cook a meal in a 9X13 casserole pan and deliver the meal hot and ready to serve to Lazarus House as close to 6:00 PM as possible. We still need people to sign up to provide dinners on the 1st Tuesdays of each months starting in February. Sign-up to bring a meal here
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2022 Church Council Book Study
The congregation is invited to join the Church Council in a monthly book study as we learn a new leadership posture for ministry and life by reading How to Lead When You Don't Know Where You're Going: Leading in a Liminal Season, by Susan Beaumont. The sessions will begin on February 22 at 7pm and continue for the first 30 minutes or so every regular Church Council meeting of 2022. You can request a copy of the book by clicking here.
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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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POTTAWATOMIE HABITAT NEEDS OUR SUPPORT |
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To all Pottawatomie Habitat Partnership member churches,
Covid-19 has severely restricted the Partnership's ability to raise funds to meet our commitment of $35,000.00 to pay for our portion of the construction costs for the house currently under construction at 9 S. Spuhler, Batavia, IL. Currently, the Partnership is about $19,000.00 short in meeting our commitment.
To help meet our commitment, an internet fund raising page has been set up by Chicagoland Habitat to allow individuals and groups to contribute to our fund raising need.
Please let your church members know about this fund raising page to help the Partnership meet our fund raising shortfall.
Thank you for helping the Partnership meet its commitment.
Gary Dittmer, PHP Chairman
Robert Bendeich, PHP Secretary
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NEWS FROM THE UMC COMMUNITY |
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APPORTIONMENT RECEIPTS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
Despite challenging times and strain on church finances because of the ongoing pandemic, apportionment receipts for 2021 far exceeded expectations and will allow the Conference to pay 100 percent General Church apportionments for the first time in a decade.
The Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CCFA) gives thanks to all the churches that faithfully paid their apportionments, which totaled nearly $5.6 million for the Conference budget and General Church funds. Read More Here
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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 MESSENGER AND CALENDARS |
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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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