Messenger - December 15, 2023 | |
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GUEST BLOG: DR. GREG COATES | |
Advent: A Season of Pregnant Expectation and Surrender | For roughly two weeks after the birth of my firstborn daughter, I became convinced that I was living with a goddess. As a soon-to-be father, I watched with great interest and anticipation as the life within my wife's womb grew day by day, week by week. | | | |
UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES | |
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SUNDAY SERVICES TAKE PLACE IN-PERSON & ONLINE AT 9:00 AM
Worship Service airs live on our Website , YouTube and Facebook at 9 am.
Go to the Worship Page on our Website to find more information about future services.
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CANTATA SUNDAY, THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 17, 2023
Christmas Portraits
Three original sections highlight carols from different countries and languages, presented by the Cantata Choir and featuring a ten-piece chamber orchestra.
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EVENTS AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS | |
Submit information each week for the Messenger and Bulletin Announcements by WEDNESDAY AT 12 pm for inclusion in these communications. Please click here for the COMMUNICATIONS submission form -- all requests for communicating an event should be made here, including getting items on the calendar and reserving rooms for your event. This form can also be found on the sign-ups page on our website. If you cannot use the submission form please send them to communications@genevaumc.org. Information sent to this email goes to Carolyn, Lorie and Kimberley. | |
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THERE'S STILL TIME TO BAKE SOMETHING FOR THE CANTATA BAKE SALE!
Please deliver the baked items in the kitchen on Saturday, December 16 from 9 am till Noon or Sunday, December 17 before 8:30 am. If you could please label the items for the bake sale and identify the delicious treat!
REMEMBER: we will only be able to take only cash donations (no electronic.)
All sales are free will donations to benefit the mission partners of Haiti: Kids Alive and Rebuilding Haiti Now.
Any questions please email Sherry Seidel at sherryseidel@att.net
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After Cantata in the Fellowship Hall: we will have available for free will donation some "found" UMC of Geneva Christmas ornaments and CD's of a previous year's Cantata performance! Come check it out! | |
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Church Council's December meeting will be
Tuesday, December 19 at 7 pm
and will have an in-person AND Zoom option.
The in-person option will be in the Parlor.
The Agenda for the meeting is in our Document Center.
Zoom: Click here to join via Zoom,
Meeting ID: 835 6262 6225 Passcode: 876867
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GREETINGS FROM PASTOR LISA IN CALIFORNIA! | |
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Greetings to our beloved friends at UMCG! We are still getting used to palm trees and beaches, but we already feel at home with our congregation, and are now settling into the parsonage as well. I do know where our Christmas decorations are, but will I have time to put them up?!
We just enjoyed our Advent Family event celebrating Las Posadas, with craft, cocoa and carol singing, and this Sunday have a Craft Fair and Cafe. Rodney started a new job with Kaiser in this area yesterday, and Jeff starts to work at Mercedes-Benz in Memphis, TN tomorrow! He finished school here, but liked the work offer in Tennessee the best. He says he may work his way back to California in the next few years...!
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We were so excited to learn your Rummage Sale and Whoville festival were great successes, and we wish you a blessed Cantata and Christmas Eve worships. We hold you all in our hearts and prayers! Many thanks again for the shared ministry we had, and the many blessings we enjoyed while with you all!
Peace,
Rev. Lisa & Rodney Telomen
713 Faye Lane
Redondo Beach, CA. 90277
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After the Cantata this Sunday Jill Nettleton is setting up a table with Christmas cards to send to homebound members of our church family. Please stop by the table and sign a card. They will love to hear from you!
If you would like to send cards on your own, contact the office and we will provide a mailing list.
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MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP MEETING MONDAY AT 10 AM
Join our support group for persons with loved ones experiencing memory loss issues. We will be gathering in the Parlor next Monday, December 18 at 10 am.
We are not experts on all aspects of memory loss illnesses, but we have become pretty good at "caring for the caregiver." If you or anyone you know is a caregiver of this type, please join us. For additional information, call Linda Tamlyn at (630) 406-6907.
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GET YOUR NEW NAMETAGS!
We are making new name tags for the congregation! Before we do that, we need each of you to check Elexio and make sure the name in the system is what you want to use on your name tag. We also can make tags with your choice of magnets or clips.
Please update your profile and let the office know if you need a clip name tag by December 28. If you need help setting up Elexio, please refer to this video. If you still need help, call or stop by the office.
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Salvation Army Food Pantry Needs for December are:
- Hamburger Helper
- Pasta Sauce
- Canned ravioli
- Ramen noodles
- Rice-A-Roni & Pasta-Roni
- SpaghettiO’s
- Baby wipes
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Church in Society is collecting gift cards -- Sunday is the last day to bring them in!
Gift cards (especially for teens) are always appreciated and needed by the local organizations that provide services to those in need in our community. This Sunday is the last day to turn in gift cards in our box in Fellowship Hall.
Suggested amounts are $15-$25 per gift card. Suggestions for cards are gas cards, Aldi, Target, Walmart, fast food restaurants or movie theaters.
Thank you for sharing the gift and hope of Christmas!
The Committee on Church in Society
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We need volunteers to buy or prepare meals for Lazarus House in 2024. Please visit Sign Up Genius to choose a convenient date. Directions are on the sign up page.
Please call/text Gwen Powell at 479-899-1779 with questions.
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HELP AN ADULT LEARN ENGLISH
If volunteering is on your 2024 agenda, you will want to attend Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley’s tutor training workshop. It will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 9, 11, 16, and 18 at the St. Charles Public Library.
If you know English, you can teach English to one of the 30 adults who are eager to learn. Volunteers do not need a teaching background or a second language to help. The workshop provides material and instruction so anyone can be successful.
Each volunteer will be matched with one adult learner. Volunteer tutors and their students meet for one hour each week at a time and public location that is convenient. Students say that the best volunteers are patient, listen, and give practical information.
For more information or to register, call 630-584-4428 or visit www.lvfv.org.
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NEWS FROM THE UMC COMMUNITY | |
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Prairie Central eNews is here.
The NIC weekly eNews is here.
Download the NIC Reporter here.
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ACCESS THE UMCG DOCUMENT CENTER | |
UMCG has a hidden page on the website for our church family to access called the Document Center. This includes our committee roster, communications submission forms and in the future, our committee agendas, reports and minutes. | |
211 Hamilton Street
Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: (630) 232-7120
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