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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.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Separating Church and State, Matthew 22:15-22

There is this misconception that the Bible calls us to separate church and state - meaning that the people of faith should not engage in political discourse or action. The separation of church and state is a political position that seeks to prevent the government from influencing religion. Jesus and his disciples were engaged in political discourse and action and show us how we might follow in their steps as people who seek love above power. Join Pastor Rob as he helps us follow Jesus in the way of love God and neighbor as we exists as political beings today.    

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. 

The 2023 All Church Conference packet is available in the Document Center.

Pub Theology: Beverages, Conversation, and God

Co-Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, and the United Methodist Church of Geneva!

Join Pastor Rob and others for an open and honest conversation about things that matter, at a table where all perspectives are welcome. We aim to dive deeply into topics involving faith, meaning, identity, culture, politics, and more! Bring your questions and your curiosity and respectfully engage with people of varying religious traditions, philosophical perspectives, and life experiences. A good time to be had by all!

November 30, 2023

6:30-8:30 pm

Sturdy Shelter Brewing

10 Shumway Ave Batavia, IL 60510

Click here to RSVP

Start the season off with our “Take a Walk through Bethlehem” Advent Service and Tea,

Monday, December 4, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

 Pastor Becky’s message will offer ways to make your Advent more meaningful, hopeful, and intentional.  Special music will be featured in the services and during the delicious Tea that follows both.  Invite your friends!  A free-will offering will be collected for Suicide Prevention Services.

Meet friends and build fellowship during this Advent season. Please sign up to volunteer to help with either of the Advent Teas on Monday, December 4, 2023. We are looking for food contributions for a tea such as skewered fruit, savory bites and mini-sandwiches, etc. We also need volunteers to help run both on the day. Set up help, servers, and clean up needed. Artistic? Centerpieces are needed for tables where guests may linger and visit. Many hands make the work go faster.

Sign up sheets are posted in Fellowship Hall.

Thank you, Colleen Fasbender and Jenean Larsen

BAKE EXTRA THIS YEAR AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CANTATA BAKE SALE!

We would love to share in all the goodies made by members of the congregation this holiday season-- so if you could plan on making a little more…. thank you!

This is a free will offering to benefit the mission partners of Haiti: Kids Alive and Rebuilding Haiti Now.

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!

Any questions please email Sherry Seidel at sherryseidel@att.net

If you would like to attend this seminar, please email Linda Tamlyn at lkmtamlyn@sbcglobal.net

Join us for a fun-filled, family-friendly event called The Whoville Fest, which kicks off our advent season focusing on the classic Dr. Seuss tale. The event, taking place from 2-4 pm on Saturday, December 2, will feature interactive games, crafts, grinch-themed treats, a Photo Booth, a live Grinch in costume, and much, much more! At 3 pm we will offer a public screening of the 1966 original cartoon “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” featuring the voice acting of Boris Karloff.

CAN YOU HELP WITH A FOOD DONATION OR MAKE A SNACK FOR OUR WHOVILLE FEST?



We are getting prepared for our first-ever Grinch Screening Party and Whoville Fest and are looking for help supplying food and making Grinch snacks -- can you help? Get the kids/grandkids involved and have some holiday fun! We are asking that the donations be dropped at the church office by November 29.

 Click here to sign up to contribute -- thanks so much!

SEEKING 3- 8x8 canopy tents

 for our upcoming Whoville Fest!

Do you have a tent we can borrow to use for our

Grinch Watch Party and Whoville Fest on December 2?

If so, please contact Dr. Greg at greg@genevaumc.org

BIRTHDAYS

Birthdays in bold are special birthdays of 80 years and older.

12/01 Millie Rackmyer

12/01 Roxann Leard

12/02 Rick Olson

12/02 Ann Erickson

12/03 Stephen Sellers

12/04 David Helm

12/04 Mary Gay McKinney

12/05 Annie McQueeny

12/05 Diane Kelsey

12/06 Carolyn Minear

12/08 Amelia Howell

12/09 Jennifer Karwoski

12/10 Roger Mahr

12/10 Julie Popplewell

12/11 Joshua Karwoski

12/14 Stephanie Goodrich

12/14 Suzanne Zefron

12/16 Ron Montanye

12/16 Marc Donati

12/18 Eleanor Horvath

12/18 Madeleine Nowak

12/19 Drew Dahlberg

12/20 Nancie Lillie

12/20 Dan Spellman

12/21 Tori McKeehan

12/22 Jerry Miller

12/22 JoAnn Cregier

12/22 Sydney Nelson

12/23 Ginny Aharrah

12/23 Pierre Croissant

12/24 Marlene Mickelson

12/24 Debbie Karr

12/24 Lyn Turnbull

12/25 Holly Miller

12/25 Marilee Stach

12/27 Maureen Cahill

12/28 Bruce Dienst

12/28 Bev Larkin

12/29 Georgia Fessler

12/30 Helen Johnson

12/30 Brenda Carlson

12/30 Julie Landrum

12/31 Troy James 

SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES

Errol and Doris Baxter, 12/24 – 58 years

NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 17

“WHY THIS JUBILEE? ADVENT REFLECTIONS ON SONGS

OF THE SEASON,” BY JAMES HOWELL

LED BY PASTOR BECKY NICOL

Music is an important part of our Advent and Christmas traditions and celebrations. Join us in a study of reflections on well-known carols and Christmas songs, like O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Away in a Manger, The Christmas Song, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and more! We’ll explore the meaning of phrases from these songs and relate them to our daily lives.

Join us for Adult Sunday School classes at 10:30 am, November 26-December 17 in the Parlor. Invite someone to attend with you! This series will be available via Zoom -- click the link below.

Books are recommended as there are daily reflections in the book. The book is available used through Abe Books, Cokesbury, Amazon, and others. 

Email Jim McConnell or Pastor Becky Nicol for more information.

Wing & A Prayer Wellness resumes on ZOOM, Mondays, 11 am - 12:15 pm 

Nourish body and soul through movement, balance, breathing, laughter, fellowship, and inspirational readings.  Create ease in your body, mind, heart, and spirit and practice flexibility, strength, balance & stability.  Practice at your own comfort level—on a mat, on or off a chair.  It’s good for the body and the soul. Click here for more information and the Newsletter. 

For Information & to register, contact Jane at:  (630) 715-8590 or jsiarny@att.net

MONTHLY MEN'S CLUB BREAKFAST

It is that time again for us all to meet and have some breakfast and chat. To help plan the right amount of food we ask you to RSVP your attendance by signing up here ASAP.

Please note on the sign up we still need a volunteer for the devotion.

Date: 12/02/2023

Time: 8:00 am

 Location: Parlor

Church in Society is coordinating the following sharing opportunities this holiday season:

• Salvation Army Angel Tree

• Gift Card collection to benefit persons served by the Salvation Army, Kane County CASA, and the 2 homeless shelters we support – Lazarus House and Hesed House

Gift cards (especially for the teens) are always appreciated and needed by the organizations listed that provide services to those in need in our community. A box is located in Fellowship Hall on Sundays or in the Church office during the week.

If you’d like to donate toward the purchase of gift cards – please make check payable to “UMCG” and note gift cards and place in the box. Suggested amounts are $15-$25 per gift card. Suggestions for cards are gas cards, Aldi, Target, Walmart, fast food restaurants or movie theaters.

Angel Tree is a program through the Tri-City Salvation Army (St. Charles) where parents of children the S.A. serves register for Christmas gifts.

We have 50 Tags available in Fellowship Hall with suggested items and sizes. Stop by the table in Fellowship Hall and sign-up for an Angel Tag and go shopping!



Unwrapped gifts with Angel Tree Tag attached should be returned to church not later than December 6.

Thank you for sharing the gift and hope of Christmas!

The Committee on Church in Society

Salvation Army Food Pantry needs for November are especially great this month:



• Pasta sauce

• Canned fruits, vegetables, beans (except green)

• Canned meats

• Cereals

• Mustard

• Ketchup

• Diapers and hygiene items

Kane Senior Council (KSC) is looking for volunteers to help deliver meals to seniors in the Geneva area. KSC is a proud member of Meals on Wheels America, delivering nutritious, ready-to-eat meals to homebound seniors in Kane County Mondays-Fridays. In 2022, KSC delivered more than 4,000 meals to seniors in Geneva.

As this number of seniors in need of our services continues to grow, so does our need for volunteers. Volunteers in Geneva pick up meals from our site located at UMCG. Anyone interested in volunteering can visit our website at kaneseniorcouncil.org/get-involved/

Prairie Central eNews is here.

The NIC weekly eNews is here.

Download the NIC Reporter here.