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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.

Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2024

Methodical Laity

Until modern history, Methodist have been a lay-led movement. Laity are still the backbone of every Methodist Church. Join us as we hear from some of our laity on what makes a Methodist. 

This week's Bulletin can be found in the Document Center.  

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. 

SHARE INFORMATION ON OUR GRADUATES!

We’d like to extend our congratulations to those who have or will be graduating in 2024 from high school or post-secondary school. If you or a family member is graduating this spring, please send a notice to communications@genevaumc.org, and let us know from which school they are graduating, as well as any future educational, work or other plans. Please email us their senior portrait, as well. They will be honored in our service on Sunday, June 2; please send your information by Tuesday, May 28.

CALLING ALL ADULTS WHO HAVE A FREE WEEK THIS JUNE!

Through our social media blasts we have secured a few more teens to come with us to West Virginia June 15-22. We are still quite a few people short though. We are looking to make one crew an all-adult crew. We would need just two more adults to make this happen.

Can you help us out? Please talk to Julie: jcpoboe@msn.com or cell: (630) 247-1799

Mark your calendar. We will be hosting our Swedish Days food booth from the afternoon of Wednesday, June 19 to Sunday June 23. Come once, come often to get your fill of Swedish sausage, Swedish meatballs, Swedish desserts, and other delights! 

Our booth will be opening at 1:00 on Wednesday, open during the week from 10 am-10 pm, and closing at 4 pm Sunday. As usual, we will need help from everyone in the church to staff the booth during these times, set up on Monday evening, decorate it on Tuesday evening, and tear it down and put things away at the end of the week.  To get the work shift you prefer, sign up early here!

John Fasbender Celebration of Life

Please note: The Visitation and Celebration of Life for John Fasbender has been rescheduled from Sunday, May 26 to Wednesday, May 29. Visitation will begin at 3 pm and the Celebration of Life at 4 pm. Don't forget to wear brightly-colored clothing --Hawaiian shirts/dresses even better!

Do you know someone who would like to work with our youngest children in the nursery on Sunday mornings? We have a paid position of Nursery Assistant available to work with Dr. Greg in managing the nursery care during worship. We anticipate the time commitment to be about 2.5 hrs. every Sunday, and the pay will be minimum wage. This will provide great childcare experience and the ability to develop leadership skills. Click here for a comprehensive job description.

• Our next Church Council meeting will now be Tuesday, June 11.
• Due to the busyness of this time of year, we've decided to combine our May and June meetings.
• The agenda will be posted in the Messenger prior to the meeting.
• As always, our Council meetings are hybrid, and all are welcome to attend in person or on zoom.

We're on a roll with God! Join us for a fast-paced, food-centered VBS for kids Pre-K thru 5th grade. Baker will be hosting VBS from June 24-28, 9-11:30am, PLUS join us Thur, June 27 for a celebration luncheon following VBS to enjoy games, a bounce house, and the Hippie Gourmet Grilled Cheese food truck (cost not included). Are you excited about this Summer's Vacation Bible School? Do you want to help teach it? VBS is not only a fun and exciting week, but it is also our biggest opportunity to make an impact on young lives in our community. Please help support our Tri-City VBS through equipping us with volunteers!

Click here for a sign-up genius sponsored by Baker Memorial UMC to get willing volunteers to help make this experience a great one for our kids!

COMING SOON IN JUNE!!

Join Pastor Rob in a companion study to the upcoming Tell Me The Stories of Jesus sermon series that will focus on the Gospel of Mark. All one needs is a Bible to participate. An optional resource that Pastor Rob will be using is “Mark: Immersion Bible Studies” by Emerson B. Powery. This book is widely available for download, library lending and via used book sellers if one chooses to add this to their studies. 

There will be two options to participate: 



Sunday Morning Adult Sunday School, Sundays 10:30-11:30am UMCG Parlor and Zoom 

OR

Early Bird Men’s Fellowship, Thursday 7-8:30am at Colonial Cafe in St. Charles. 

Schedule and assigned reading: 

For a video overview of Mark’s gospel, check out the Bible Project video below.

Early Bird Men’s Fellowship is currently studying seven shorter but important books of the Bible and will continue through May 30.

The book is, “Immersion Bible Studies: James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John and Jude” by Michael E. Williams.

We meet each Thursday at 7:00 am at the Colonial Café in St. Charles. After discussion, breakfast is ordered and we finish about 8:30 am.

For further information please contact Jim McConnell: mcjamesc@aol.com or David Hood: chichood@aol.com.

Join us for fellowship, discussion, and food!

SHOWER POWER!

"Incredible! ALL of this?," gasped the World Relief warehouse worker accepting our van-load of household goods this past Friday, May 17.

We assured him that yes indeed, all of the goods were intended for new immigrants and asylum seekers, and had been donated by some very generous, creative friends and members of our church. So as we transferred new comforters, baking pans, baking sheets, mixing bowls, complete dish sets, bed sheets, kitchen utensils galore, paper goods, waste baskets, frying pans, and dutch ovens we explained the "back story."

 It seems that Jean Eakins' son and fiance feel that new wedding shower items might be better used by those whose needs are greater then theirs. World Relief was a perfect fit! Shower guests were given the list of World Relief Welcome Kit items prior to the shower. And how they did respond! What a blessing to work with UMCGer's and their friends and family, who put the needs of others before themselves and who respond quietly, yet boldly, within a world much in need of Christ's love.

The generous gifts accumulated are off to World Relief refugees

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