E-News February 19, 2026 | | |
Have you ever been to a party where the food ran out?
Or were you the host and afraid of hitting the bottom of the bowl?
I recall our first dinner party as newlyweds, when we invited several student couples to our one-bedroom apartment. When I thought I had enough dishes to share with friends, my husband thought I needed to cook more. My mother-in-law had a “big hand” when she cooked and set the table. She always had plenty of food, with a generous portion. My husband grew up watching her host many dinners at the parsonage as a pastor’s wife. To his measure, my hand was comparably small. He worried there wouldn't be enough.
So I added one, then another, and one more to my original menu. Reading my cookbook - yeah, at that time Youtube videos were not available - and cooking the whole day, I was steaming on that hot July summer day without an AC. When everyone had their fill and left, I was relieved. “Whew!” I had successfully hosted my first open house party!
We begin the first Sunday of Lent with John’s gospel, where we find Jesus not in the wilderness being tempted by Satan but at a wedding banquet. Who was getting married? Why were Jesus, his mother, and his disciples there? What does this first miracle story in John signal to us about who Jesus is and what the gospel really means for us? Join our in person worship at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. You can watch the live-streamed service at home as well via the church website or Youtube channel.
Click here to sign in your attendance on the website. If you have joys or concerns to share, please submit them with your attendance record. It's important for us to know you were with us and stay connected in prayer.
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Lenten devotional and prayer cards are ready for pickup at the lobby table.
Take them with you this Sunday and
use them as your companion for the Lenten journey.
You can also receive online daily reflection through the church Facebook page. Please click here to follow and like!
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This Sunday is, "Get Your Cans to Church Sunday." The last Sunday of each month is our church's designated day to support the Food Pantry. You can either bring canned good items or make a monetary donation. If you have any questions, please see a member of the mission team on Sunday. Please see the items that are really needed by the food pantries below.
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Warm Your Heart Bake Sale
Sunday, Feb 22
Following Service
Attention, rev up your ovens and dust off your soup pot, the 3rd annual Warm Your Heart and Soul Bake Sale is getting closer! Sunday, February 22nd is the date. Tired of baking? How about donating a meal basket? For example, a jar of pasta sauce, box of pasta and rolls or bread sticks in a basket for a meal? One year we had dried, canned and frozen soups, bread, corn bread muffins and much more. Also baskets of chili, chicken casserole and pasta meal ingredients. Let's get creative! We also will take traditional baked goods - cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc.
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Youth Group
Sunday, Feb 22 at 4 p.m.
Come meet your friends and learn and share a great time of fellowship this Sunday at 4 p.m.
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Lent Study
The Last Supper: Conversations That Led to the Cross
Wednesdays at 10 a.m. beginning March 4
You're invited to travel with Jesus on the road to Jerusalem in this Lenten study that explores the parables and stories Jesus told at tables along the way to his final meal. Will Willimon asks readers to experience how these table stories―about searching shepherds, welcoming hosts, prodigal sons, and rejected invitations―illuminate the deeper meaning of the Last Supper and Christ's sacrifice.
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An Afternoon of
Legos and Games
Saturday, March 14
2-4:30 p.m.
We invite all children to join us for an afternoon of legos and games. This is a kids drop off event, but parents are more than welcome to stay. Watch for the upcoming sign up in the church lobby or call the church office. This free event is open to the public, so please bring friends.
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The Wednesday group invites you to join their service day at Feed My Starving Children at the Schaumburg location on Wednesday, March 25, 9 - 11 a.m. Click here to sign up.
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Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturday, March 28
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
We welcome you to join us on Saturday March 28 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. for pancake breakfast with the Easter Bunny! We will also have a Petting Zoo from 10-11am, photos with the Bunny and a egg hunt! Reserve your spot for breakfast. Space will be limited. You can sign up in the church lobby or call/email the church at 847-669-9009 or christumcalgonquin@gmail.com with your RSVPs. This event is open to all. Invite the neighbor kids and your friends!
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Monthly Newsletter
The February Newsletter is available for pick up. You can pick up the newsletter when you are at church. You also have the option to read the newsletter on our website or down below in our "Conference E-news and Newsletters" section. If this does not work for you, we will mail out your newsletter. Please let us know if you would like for us to take you off the mailing list. Click here to read the February newsletter.
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Please talk to the Sound Team if you have difficulty hearing during the worship service. We have hearing devices available for you, and if you're already using a hearing aid with a Bluetooth function, we can make adjustments for you as well.
Stop by the sound booth to get assistance!
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Are you ready for a clean out?
We have a new addition in our parking lot - at the Northeast corner across from the bank. You can drop off gently used soft items. Please see list below. If it is full, do not leave your items outside but donate them at another time. So far we have received $712.45. All donations will go to the mission fund. Thank you!
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Ryan's Case for Smiles is a national volunteer organization that provides handmade whimsical pillowcases for children to help them cope with the stress of their illnesses and injuries. Cindy Kerr began making pillowcases for her son Ryan to brighten up his hospital room and put a smile on his face. Although Ryan is no longer with us physically, his legacy lives on in Ryan's Case for Smiles. There are over 100 chapters in the United States & Canada and over two million pillowcases have been delivered.
A new Western Suburbs chapter (Kane Co & McHenry Co, IL) has recently been established. We will be delivering bright, fun pillowcases to Ascension St. Alexius Women & Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, and Lurie Children's at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Huntley. The Ryan's pillowcase pattern is available at: caseforsmiles.org
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If you are interested in sewing Ryan’s Case for Smiles whimsical children’s pillowcases for hospitals in our area, please contact Jean Jaderborg at 815-508-0497
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In the month of February we will be collecting for
Crystal Lake Food Pantry.
Items that the Food Pantry is currently in need of due to short supply from the Food Bank and other vendors:
Food Items:
Ramen Soup (all flavors)
Canned Chili (Beef or Chicken)
Canned Beef Stew
Paper Towels
Sugar
Canned Pasta
Laundry Soap
Dish Soap
Crackers
Toilet Paper
Bar Soap
Tea
Coffee..
Shampoo
Tooth Brushes
Tooth Paste
Adult Protein Drinks
Jelly (any flavor except Grape)
Large Juice
Pancake Mix
Oil...
Flour
Cereal (Heart Healthy)
Rice & Other Whole Grains
Facial Tissues
Size 5 and 6 Disposable Diapers!!
Gluten Free products are always a great choice!!
Additional Items that the Food Pantry seldom purchase, but can always use:
Canned Tomatoes
Condiments (Ketchup, Mustard, Relish, Mayonnaise, BBQ Sauce)
Salad Dressing
Spices
Salt & Pepper
ANYTHING IS GREATLY APPRECIATED
Alternate to shopping: If you prefer to give a monetary donation, please make the check payable to Christ United Methodist Church. It is very important that you write on the memo line “Food Pantry.”
Drop off pantry items any time during office hours, Tues - Fri, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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You can now make all your donations online. Click here or scan the QR Code. You can also mail the donation to church or use EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer). The Stewardship letter and pledge cards have been mailed out. We ask that you prayerfully consider supporting the ministry of CUMC in the following year. Please bring or mail the filled out pledge card before the end of the year. Thank you! For any assistance, contact Joe Greenwood at josephgreenwood@yahoo.com .
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Please sign up on the calendar (inside the kitchen cupboard door) on a Sunday you would like to furnish a light treat and serve coffee & juice. All supplies except "treats" are at the church.
Thank you, Janet Kleckner
| | | February | March | | February 1 - Bev & Dennis Vander Vorste | March 1 - Linda Riggs | | February 8 - Ron & Brenda Gray | March 8 - Jennifer & Maurice Pang | | February 15 - Pastor Mi-Sook Yoo | March 15 - | | February 22 - Mindy Zeppo | March 22 - Cooper Family | |
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For Amy Huibregtse and her family as they mourn the loss of her brother, Eric Plate
For Sue Pedersen and her family as they mourn the loss of her brother, Steven
For Becky Kock and her family as they mourn the loss of her mother, Joan Barber, who passed away on Wednesday, Feb 4
For Don Deak who is being treated for AFib
For the Kilberger's friend, Gary, who is suffering with a slow growing blood cancer
For Judy Lantinen's husband, Keith, who had basal cell carcinoma on his leg and prostate cancer
For Linda Mullen's friend's, daughter-in-law, who was taken by ICE
For Lisa Greenwood mother, Patricia English, who is receiving chemo
For Larry Huber who is continuing his healing and recovery at home
For those who are affected by natural disasters throughout the world
For those who struggle with mental health and their families
For our local communities, our nation and our world
For peace and resolution in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
For the grieving families and communities of gun violence
Prayers for the ceasing of state violence and the protection of all people
“Merciful God, hear our prayers!”
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We never pray alone but together as a community. We have a prayer chain, a small group of those who pray for submitted requests throughout the week. Let us pray for our church family, friends, neighbors, and our nation. Let’s draw the circle wider. Contact the pastor to join.
If you would like to keep your prayer request in beyond 2 weeks, we would appreciate if you contact the office with an update.
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Joyful Ringers
Thursday, February 19 ay 6:30 p.m.
GA Meeting
Thursday, February 19 at 7 p.m.
AA Meeting
Saturday, February 21 at 7:30 a.m.
Praise Team
Sunday, February 22 at 8:45 a.m.
Easter Choir
Sunday, February 22 following service
Praise Team Practice
Sunday, February 22 following service
Youth Group
Sunday, February 22 at 4 p.m.
GA Meeting
Tuesday, February 24 at 7 p.m.
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