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NEW YEAR'S EVE WORSHIP SERVICE AT 9:30 AM @ BAKER MEMORIAL UMC

We start the New Year by joining our Tri-City United Methodist siblings in shared worship at Baker Memorial Church at 9:30 am. The message, "Star Words," will be preached by Rev. Melissa Meyers, senior pastor at Batavia UMC. There will not be in-person worship at UMCG.

For those worshiping online, we will air a special New Years pre-recorded worship that will be available starting at 9:00 am on our website, YouTube and Facebook pages. 

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.

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. 

For contributions to be considered as a 2023 tax deduction, they must be postmarked via the mail by December 31, 2023. You may also make a donation online before midnight on December 31 or in the Elexio app, Elexio online, or you can text 630-686-7120 and include donation amount in the message.

Donations received in the church office or postmarked January 1, 2024 or after, by IRS law, must be considered a 2024 donation even if the check is dated for 2023.

By going to your profile in Elexio, you can see your giving history at any time. You are able to download a copy of your giving history and print it off.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Carolyn in the church office during the day or you can email Alan Rutherford at alan@genevaumc.org. 

REMEMBER, DON'T COME TO UMCG SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 --

 MEET US AT BAKER UMC AT 9:30!

It's that time to register for our next ASP trip in 2024!!

We are scheduled to serve in the Appalachia region June 15th-22nd, 2024. We will find out our location sometime in March. Please use this link to register and find out more information on upcoming dates!

Interested but want to learn more first? We will have our first official ASP Meeting (with pizza!) on Sunday, January 21st at 3:30 pm.

NEXT MEETING OF MISSIONS/CHURCH IN SOCIETY COMMITTEE SCHEDULED

The Committees on Mission/Church in Society will hold their combined meeting on January 8th at 7:00 pm in the church library.

 SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE HOSTS

NEEDED FOR 2024

It's easy! Set up and brew coffee starting at 8:00 to 8:15 am Sunday morning, worship, and start cleanup at about 10:45. Call or text Keith Bowgren at (309)854-1497, or email at kbowgren@gmail.com

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.

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 pm to 9:00 pm 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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