Weekly Messenger - September 23, 2022 |
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Making and nurturing disciples of Jesus Christ to serve the community and the world |
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And He Went Up The Mountain To Pray
Jesus often went up to the mountain to pray - Matthew 14:23, Mark 6:46, Luke 6:12, John 6:15. As this is being published, I am wrapping up my time in the Wet Mountains of southern Colorado filled with prayer and planning for preaching, teaching...
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UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES |
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SUNDAY SERVICES TAKE PLACE IN-PERSON & ONLINE AT 9:00 AM
Go to the Worship Page on our Website to find more information about future services. |
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SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
“Are You Doing Enough Self-Care?” 1 Kings 19: 3-9
With overscheduling our lives and overworking, the solution de jour seems to be to add just one more thing: self-care. Self-care is important, but what if there is never enough self-care that can truly make us happy and at peace… then what do we do? Join Pastor Rob as he looks at prophet Elijah who might have something to teach us about running the rat race, finding self-care, and keeping our sights set on our true purpose.
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EVENTS AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Submit information each week by Wednesday at 12pm for inclusion in Bulletin Announcements and/or the Weekly Messenger.
Please click here for the COMMUNICATIONS submission form --all requests for communicating an event can 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 [email protected]. Information sent to this email goes to Carolyn, Lorie and Kimberley.
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PLEASE REVIEW VIDEO OF IMPORTANT FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO BE VOTED ON AT SPECIAL CHURCH CONFERENCE THIS SUNDAY! |
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2022-09-25 Special Church Conference Information Video
Please watch this 20 minute video with Rob Hamilton, Greg Lower, Jenean Larsen and Jim Alderfer as they provide detailed information about what we will be voting on at our Special Church Conference Sunday.
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THIS Sunday, September 25 at 10:45am, we will hold a Special Church Conference (in-person only)) for two purposes:
- To determine the funding mechanism for upcoming capital projects (HVAC replacement, sanctuary A/V improvements, and Church Beautification Phase 2 to replace the Fellowship Hall floor.) The options for funding are to take a line of credit against our UMG Fund (recommended) or pay-as-we-go using capital from the UMG Fund.
- The second purpose is to vote on whether or not to seed the operating reserve account with UMG Fund capital from an incoming large bequest.
A detailed informative video describing the options and rationale for this conference is linked above. Please click on this link for the presentation about the A/V improvements (technology) discussed at the August 7 Town Hall Meeting. Click here to see the portion of the meeting that discusses the technology upgrades requested.
For specific questions about either matter, please reach out to Jim Alderfer, Jenean Larsen or Greg Lower in advance of the meeting. They will be available in Fellowship Hall immediately after service and before the conference.
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CASTING CALL ALERT! A UMCG Talent Show is coming October 23 at 7 pm!
Whatever your special talent, come strut your stuff at the first UMCG Talent Show on October 23, an event no one will want to miss! We’ll have a great time and raise some money for the operating budget.
Ready to sign up? Let us know what you’d like to do! We can’t wait to see you on stage! Sign up here and/or contact Howie Pribble for more information or volunteer to help.
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The next Spirited Kids Adventures is
Saturday October 1st from 6-8pm
at Pepper Valley Club House (pool location)
We will paint pumpkins, play games, look at stars and make s'mores! At least one parent is required to attend with children and their friends.
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October 15 Youth Group Event at Heaps Farm Haunted Cornmaze!! |
JOIN TRI-CITY YOUTH AT THE ANNUAL HAUNTED CORN MAZE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH!
Join Batavia, Geneva, and Baker Memorial Methodist's Youth Group at Heap's Farm near Minooka on
Saturday October 15 from 5:30-10pm.
We will meet in the parking lot behind
Batavia UMC @ 8 N Batavia Ave, Batavia at 5:30pm.
Enjoy pizza while we get organized and then ride a bus to Heaps Farm Haunted Corn Maze.· Cost is $25. Please write a check or pay via Elexio prior to the event date.
· Deadline to sign up is on Sunday 10/9—invite 1-2 friends!
· Back to Batavia UMC around 10pm.
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Tuesday Prayer Partners gather in person in the Parlor and via Zoom on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm. We pray for those close to us, for our congregation and community, and for all of God’s creation for 30 minutes and we welcome YOU!
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ARE YOU A CARING PERSON? COULD YOU BE A STEPHEN MINISTER?
WHAT DO STEPHEN MINISTERS DO?
- Listen
- Explore Feelings
- Pray
- Share Christ's love
- Maintain confidentiality
- Attend to the caregiving process and leave the results to God
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WHO DO THEY HELP? Stephen Ministers care for people who are:
- Grieving
- In a crisis
- In need of long-term care
- Dying
- Hospitalized
- Divorcing
- Experiencing losses as they age
- Going through a crisis of childbirth
- Family and friends of people in crisis
We are starting Tricity classes cooperatively with Fox Valley Presbyterian and Batavia Immanuel Lutheran. Classes will be held at Fox Valley Presbyterian starting Tuesday, November 15. We are hoping to line up our new class of minsters by October 15! Contact Pastor Lisa at [email protected] or at (630) 605-4423 to learn more about this unique and rewarding opportunity to be a beacon of God’s love.
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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! Click here to sign up to help-- there is also a sign-up sheet in Fellowship Hall posted on the Women’s Ministry board.
· Set up: Monday, Oct 24th – 6pm in Fellowship Hall
· Donation drop offs: Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct 25 &26, from 9am to 7pm
· Bake Sale donations: Please drop off in the Library on Thursday, Oct 27.
· Sale Dates: Oct 27 – 6-8pm, Oct 28 – 9-5pm, and Oct 29 – 9am to Noon
· Clean Up: Oct 29 –Noon 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
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We would like to invite all men who are interested in restarting the Methodist Men’s Club to an organizational meeting.
Where: Old Towne Pub & Eatery, 201 W. State Street, Geneva
When: 7:00 PM, Saturday, Oct 15
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To be discussed:
• Structure of the group
• Meeting frequency
• Calendar of special events
• Leadership roles and roster.
We are hoping to restart a group of men who get together for fellowship and to plan charitable fundraising events.
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BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in bold are special birthdays of 80 years and older.
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10/01 Robert Saxe
10/01 Sue Croom
10/02 Dr. James Sacrey
10/02 Kenneth Von Schnase
10/02 Katie Gibbons
10/03 Bill Weckler
10/05 Karen Richards
10/06 Dave Weddle
10/07 Kelly Nowak
10/07 Ken Cocks
10/08 Brock Donati
10/08 Charlene Reynolds
10/09 Katie Hansen
10/09 Scarlett Piccony
10/09 Brandon Sampiller
10/09 Ella Marie Smayda
10/10 Olivia Cahill
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10/10 Sharon Reed
10/10 William Risler
10/11 Chuck Mies
10/12 Mark Byars
10/12 Hannah Whitfield
10/14 Kathleen Dytrych
10/14 Ian Michael Whitfield
10/18 Bill Nelson
10/19 John Szabo
10/19 Jill Nettleton
10/20 Maria Gaido
10/20 Roberta Harter
10/21 Dale Loomis
10/22 Brooke Baurer
10/23 Steve Caliendo
10/24 Robert Huckeby
10/24 Wade Allen Fessler
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10/25 James Harter
10/25 Kurtis Spurgin
10/26 Grace Belanger
10/26 Marilyn Zaerr
10/26 Luke Bernas
10/27 Bill Turk
10/27 Linda Nauertz
10/27 Phil Eggen
10/27 Emma Fladung
10/28 Vicki Shaffer
10/28 Linda Tamlyn
10/28 Rebecca Lang
10/28 Anna Lantz
10/30 Ellen Piccony
10/31 Jim Manos
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SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES
Sue and Jim Hardy – 10/2, 57 years
Bob and Maureen Cahill – 10/7, 50 years
Steve and Nancie Lillie – 10/9, 51 years
Gary and Erin Risler – 10/13 – 10 years
Mark Erickson and Shannon Duley Erickson – 10/14, 5 years
Doug and Dort Dirks – 10/22, 45 years
Wayne and Georgia Fessler -- 10/31, 64 years
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YOU'RE INVITED! Worship and Feast with partner church Greenstone UMC in Pullman, October 9TH
Church members and friends are invited to caravan to the Chicago south-side historic Pullman neighborhood to worship and feast with our sister church Greenstone UMC. We will worship and have lunch with them, and will be able to participate in the Pullman Historic House Tours as well as visit the Pullman Exhibit Hall.
We will start in worship at UMC Geneva at 9am, be blessed and sent after the first hymn, then caravan to worship at Greenstone UMC for their music and worship starting at 10:30am (11211 S. St. Lawrence Ave Chicago 60628).
We will also get a small tour of the church and be able to hear its historic organ, and learn about the church's neighborhood outreach. You are welcome to stay after lunch for the historic tours (complimentary tickets are available - register with Pastor Lisa by Oct 1.) Pastor Lisa will be leaving at 2pm after a few brief home tours to arrive back about 3pm.
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STILL TIME TO SIGN UP! COME HELP BLESS PETS WITH THE PASTORS AT PETS-AH-PALOOZA, SEPTEMBER 25TH
UMCG has a tent this year at the annual Anderson Humane Pets-AH- Palooza, a celebration of pets and their people. This fun event is for families and their four-legged members and is being held at Kane County Cougar Stadium this year. It will feature animal adoptions, workshops, pet demonstrations and exhibits, pet contests and merchandise.
Join Pastor Lisa at UMCG's tent where she will offer blessings to those who bring their beloved pets. She needs help cuddling or soothing these pets while she blesses them! We need 1-2 volunteers for 11am-12pm and each hour between 2 and 5 pm. Children under 12, please sign-up with parent. All who want to cuddle pets are welcome! Please email Pastor Lisa at [email protected] if you can help.
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WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! |
We train our volunteers to GATHER, REPORT, ADVOCATE, RECOMMEND and SUPPORT their assigned child through the court system.
Click here to learn more about volunteering with CASA Kane County. We have a few upcoming LIVE virtual informational meetings in the next months:
Thursday, October 6, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 20, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 3, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m
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NEWS FROM THE UMC COMMUNITY |
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Prairie Central eNews is here.
The NIC weekly eNews is here.
he Download the NIC Reporter here.
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ACCESS THE UMCG DOCUMENT CENTER |
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UMCG has a hidden page on the website for our church family to access called the Document Center. This includes our committee roster, communications submission forms and in the future, our committee agendas, reports and minutes. |
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Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: (630) 232-7120
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