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We illuminate our community with God’s grace as we lovingly accept, listen to, and serve all in the Spirit of Jesus.

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.

PALM/PASSION SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2024

Join in a Holy Week experience we begin worship with Jesus’ triumphal entry and Palm Processional and throughout the service we recall Jesus’ journey to the cross that brought our redemption. This service will be in the style of Tenebrae with readings and the extinguishing of candles to symbolize how our sin extinguished the very Light of the world on the cross.  

Submit information each week for the Messenger and Bulletin Announcements by WEDNESDAY AT 12 pm for inclusion in these communications. Please use above button or click here for the COMMUNICATIONS submission form -- all requests for communicating an event should be made via this form, 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 email communications@genevaumc.org. Information sent to this email goes to Carolyn, Lorie and Kimberley, as does the submission form. 

THE NEXT CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING IS

TUESDAY, MARCH 26 AT 7 PM

• We will meet in the Parlor AND have a Zoom option
• The Agenda for the meeting is in our Document Center.
• Zoom: Click here to join via Zoom,
• Meeting ID: 835 6262 6225   Passcode: 876867

This Maundy Thursday we invite you to an experience similar to that which the disciples and Jesus experienced in the Fellowship Hall with a congregational potluck and communion. The church will supply the entree and we invite people to bring sides, salads and desserts - though bringing a dish to share is not required. Please sign up here so that we can prepare accordingly. 

To make your Easter Offering online, click here.

Choose "one-time gift," then "Easter Offering" from the drop-down menu.

Yoga and/or Crystal Bowls Meditation

March 28, 2024 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

$20.00 registration

Kathleen will be joining Colleen’s Thursday morning yoga class to offer a sound meditation, an experience where you’re immersed in deep sound vibrations creating a greater sense of deep relaxation. If you would prefer to just come for the sound meditation, please join us for the last 30 minutes of class. You will need a yoga mat and blanket.

Please contact Colleen for registration information or any questions at yogafas@icloud.com or

(630)715-9012.

As we prepare to mark a momentous occasion in the life of our church – our 185th anniversary – we invite each and every one of you to be a part of our special celebration. Our congregation's history is rich with stories of faith, fellowship, and service, and we want to honor and preserve those memories as we look back on 185 years of God's grace and guidance.

📝 Share Your Personal Church Stories: Whether you've been a part of our church family for decades or you've recently joined us on this journey of faith, your story is an integral part of our collective history. We encourage you to share your cherished memories, meaningful moments, and reflections on what our church means to you. Your stories remind us of the strength of our community and the power of God's love working through us.

📷 Submit Your Photos: We believe that our congregation's history is best told through the images that capture the essence of who we are. Whether it's a snapshot from a special event, a candid moment of fellowship, or a cherished memory from years gone by, we invite you to share your photos with us. Together, these images paint a vivid portrait of our journey together as a church family.

Together: As we reflect on 185 years of ministry and mission, we're exploring a variety of themes that highlight the unique character and enduring legacy of the United Methodist Church of Geneva, including:



Our founding and early years

Moments of growth, change, and renewal

Stories of faith in action and acts of service

Personal milestones such as baptisms and weddings and stories of fellowship

The impact of our church on individuals and the community

Looking ahead with hope and anticipation for the future

✉️ How to Contribute Your Stories and Photos: Sharing your stories and photos is simple!

Click this link to share stories and photos or documents.

If you need to upload multiple files use this link.

We have also set up timelines in Fellowship Hall where you can write your story on post-it notes, see below.

***If you have photos or documents that need to be scanned you can drop them off in the office

and we will scan and return to you.

🎉 Join Us in Celebrating Our Shared History: Your participation in this special project is what makes it truly meaningful. Together, let's honor the past, celebrate the present, and look forward to the future with joy and gratitude for all that God has done and continues to do in and through our church family.

UMCG 185 Anniversary Celebration Steering Committee:

Chuck Howlett, Christine Donovan, Carol Zars, Jo Ann Cregier, Sharon Reed & Gale Dias

The Anniversary Committee invites you to come sign and share on the anniversary timelines! We will have them out again this Sunday and Easter Sunday in Fellowship Hall during coffee hour. Come sign your name and share a memory of UMCG!

START CLEANING OUT YOUR CLOSETS -- IT'S RUMMAGE SALE TIME!

THE RUMMAGE and BAKE SALE IS AROUND THE CORNER!

We need help the entire week of rummage!

Sign-up will begin next week!



· Set up: Monday, April 22 – 6pm in Fellowship Hall

· Donation drop offs: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 & 24, from 9am to 7pm

· Bake Sale donations: Please drop off in the Library on Thursday, April 25.

· Sale Dates: April 25 – 6-8pm, April 26 – 9-5pm, and April 27 – 9am to Noon

· Clean Up: April 27 –12:15 pm to 2:30pm

We are anticipating a huge amount of donations again! Please only donate items that will be highly saleable—please be picky to ensure success!  At the risk of sounding ungrateful, please nothing dirty, dusty, torn or broken. Clean items sell faster and we can charge more for them! If you need larger items to be picked up, please call Lorne Tweed at (908) 723-2617.

***Please, we cannot accept TV’s, monitors, printers, entertainment armoires, textbooks, magazines, car seats, mattresses and cribs.***

The need for affordable household goods and clothing has never been greater and this is one way UMCG can help!. Plus, much of the money we raise goes to our local charities.

Thank you, in advance, for all the donations and support we get during rummage week. 

Rummage sale questions: Jenean Larsen, (847)707-6598, Bobbi Alderfer (630) 272-9445 or Wendy McKeehan (630) 310-9861.

Bake Sale and Food for Volunteer Questions: Joan Hansen (630)251-4628

DROP YOUR KIDS OFF TONIGHT FOR SOME FREE BABYSITTING!

Join other Tri-City Methodist Families This Spring at Baker Memorial UMC

This year's Road to Easter event will be hosted at Baker Memorial UMC in St. Charles on March 29, 2024 from 10:30-12 p.m. in Wiley Hall and on the outside lawn. The event will include a combination of faith, food, and fun. Possible activities might include a science experiment, craft/take home craft, fun lesson, book reading, egg hunt on lawn with scavenger hunt (weather permitting), and will conclude with a free lunch of sandwiches. Children and teens of all ages are invited, along with their families.

Details and Registration here. 

Join us in Fellowship Hall after worship Sunday; we will have a table set up and bins of candy and eggs to put together, if you can please help! 

• Children 3rd grade and under are invited to the UMCG Egg Hunt!

• Eggs will be hidden throughout the church building.



• Bring the whole family for fun and fellowship with others!

The very first Earth Hour took place in Sydney, Australia. on March 31, 2007. For one hour 2.2 million people participated in a “lights off “ event to show their concern for the environment.

This year, Earth Hour will be TOMORROW, Saturday March 23, at 8:30 pm when you too can turn off all essential lights and participate in the “biggest hour for earth.”

Visit www.earthhour.org and watch this video to learn more.

Creation Care

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGINS NEW STUDY:

 "THE BIBLE'S ROCK STARS AND ONE-HIT WONDERS: TEN STORIES YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS!

BYOB -- BRING YOUR OWN BIBLE! (we DO have extras on hand, though) With videos, songs and Bible commentaries, Jo Ann, Nola and Mary Gay invite you to Eastertide joy as we dive into the Bible's pools of wisdom. With ample time for discussion, together what treasure(s) will we find? As disciple Philip says, "Come and see!"

When? 10:30 a.m. Sundays after worship from April 7 through June 9.

Where? The Parlor upstairs, just off Fellowship Hall.

Come once or come often. If you can join us occasionally -- no problem -- each session stands alone. No previous Bible study necessary. In fact, the insights & responses of newbies can be the most interesting!

MEN’S EARLY BIRD FELLOWSHIP (MEBF) NEW STUDY

BEGINNING APRIL 11

Early Bird Men’s Fellowship will begin a new study of seven shorter but important books of the Bible on Thursday April 11. The study is “Immersion Bible Studies: James, Peter: 1 & 2, John: 1, 2 & 3, and Jude,” by Michael E. Williams. The book is available through Amazon, Abe Books(used), Ebooks with the Hoopla app at Geneva Public Library, and others.

MEBF meets each Thursday at 7:00AM at the Colonial Café in St. Charles at Tyler and East Main Street (Rt. 64). After discussion, breakfast is ordered and they finish about 8:30. For further information please contact Jim McConnell: mcjamesc@aol.com or David Hood: chichood@aol.com. Join them for fellowship, discussion, and food.

My heartfelt gratitude to all of you who signed up or walked in to our recent Blood Drive. It was amazing to see the number of people who cheerfully responded. I know that some of you were not able to donate after filling out the questionnaire or completing the initial blood draw. You tried, so hooray for you. I also would like to thank Renee and Greg Lower for sharing the blood drive idea with me and then helping to recruit donors. I give thanks to Barb Pribble for her testimonial, her incredible knowledge and help of how to complete the required form on smart phones and also for the "heavenly" brownies and banana bread!

I will include this with the note and final report from Versiti. And I did give him an answer of YES, we will do this again in Sept.

 Linda Tamlyn



“You had a super first blood drive. . . . you ended up collecting 19 successful units. This not only went over goal, but that amount will impact up to 57 lives which is wonderful. You also had 21 first time donors with Versiti that day. All and all it was a stellar first blood drive and you should be very proud of yourself for doing such a wonderful job. Please let me know what your thoughts are for the rest of the year and if you would consider doing a late Summer or Fall blood drive. Thanks again as you were a pleasure to work with.”

Dominic Ranallo, Account Representative, Donor Recruitment

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