NIL Food Bank Volunteering

Our Northern Illinois volunteers worked hard this week. On May 18th, the crew packed 1,245 pounds of apples. Impressive! Want to help? A team of volunteers heads to the NIL Food Bank on the third Monday of every month. Our shift runs from 9 a.m. until noon at the Geneva location. Contact Betty Erickson for more information.

Find more volunteer opportunities at bakermemorialchurch.org/volunteer.

Sign up for VBS today!

Veteran's Memorial Day Community Breakfast

Monday, May 25, 7:30-10 a.m. in Wiley Hall

St. Charles VFW Post 5036 is putting on a Fundraising Breakfast at Baker Memorial Church. The cost is $5 per person (pancakes, eggs, biscuits & gravy, sausage) and free for fire, police, scouts, emergency services, military/veterans. Use the Main Street lower level entrance.

Office Closed on Memorial Day

Please note that the church office is closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.

Parsonage Work Day Needs You!

Saturday, May 30 from 9 a.m. to noon

Scheduled projects include removing chain-link fencing, removing basement steps carpet, and weeding and maintaining flower beds. Please contact Mike Millette, Trustees chairperson, or any of our trustees regarding your time and ability to assist with projects. 

Season of Hope Begins June 7

Throughout the month of June, we will honor God’s gift of hope for every season. I Peter 1:3-9: “God has given us a new birth into a living hope!” Worship will explore living hope, practicing hope and lifesaving hope. On June 28, we will celebrate hope with our Camp Hope VBS kids!

Pick up a copy of the June 2026 Hope Prayer Calendar at the Cedar Street entrance or view it here.

United Women in Faith

Drop-In Coffee

Wednesday, June 3 • 9am

The women of UWFaith are having a Drop-In Coffee at Maple Leaf Coffee House on June 3rd at 9 a.m. Stop by for this casual gathering for coffee and conversation. There’s no agenda or need to sign up—just show up. Location: 1 Illinois Street, St. Charles

Women's Movie Night

Friday, June 5 at 6 p.m. in Wiley Hall

Join us for dinner and a movie! Enjoy a night out with pizza and salad meal, fellowship, watch Eleanor the Great, and have a short discussion about the movie. Sponsored by United Women in Faith. Please sign up on the church app or here.

St. Charles Pride Fest

Sunday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in St. Mary's Park

Stop by after church to enjoy some music, grab lunch from a food truck, and shop the vendor tables! Baker Memorial's Social Justice Committee will be participating, stop by and say hi! Support PFLAG at various parades and festivals throughout June, sign up here.

Dontate to the Blood Drive

Thursday, June 11 from 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Save a life and donate blood at our next Pete Holmes Blood Drive! Versiti Blood Center will be on site taking your donations from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Make an appointment here. Walk-ins are welcome.

VBS Volunteers Needed

Monday-Thursday, June 22-25 from 9-11 a.m.

Camp Hope VBS begins June 22. Our goal is to transform Baker Hall into "Baker Lodge," and we need your help to bring this vision to life. We require at least 25 volunteers to make our Vacation Bible School a success. Please visit our SignUpGenius page to view volunteer roles and a wish list for camp items (such as pop-up tents) to help decorate the space.

PLUS: Save the date for our upcoming Volunteer Meet Up on Sunday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m. in Baker Hall

Worship Preview

Pentecost Sunday, May 24 at 9:30 a.m.

The Holy Spirit had entered the room to wholly inaugurate, highly influence, and divinely inspire the believers gathered in what would become known as the first church. I’ve served a few “first churches.” I’ve visited a 2nd Congregational Church, worshipped at a 4th Presbyterian and attended a concert at a 16th Church of Christ Scientist. By the Holy Spirit all find their roots in the first Pentecost. By the strange fire all are united in Christ.

The coming of the Holy Spirit had been promised by Jesus to the disciples. In John’s gospel, Jesus promises the Father will send the "Spirit of truth" to be with believers forever, acting as a helper who teaches. In Luke’s gospel Jesus promises "power from on high," instructing his disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit to empower them as his witnesses to the ends of the earth. Truth and power, help and instruction, are these one-time gifts?

On Pentecost Sunday, May 24, we will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. I hope you will join the "holy party!" The service will include the Sacrament of Holy Baptism with music by Marybeth Kurnat, Stephen Uhl and Sam Wyatt.

Blessings of the Spirit upon you today!

Pastor David

Sunday Bulletin Link for Online Church

Watching online worship LIVE? There is a link each week to a PDF copy of the worship bulletin here and on the Online Church website page, so that you can follow along.

• Click here to view the May 24th bulletin.
• Register attendance and prayer requests here.

MINISTRY MESSAGE

Summer Mission Trip 

Midwest Mission Distribution Center (MMDC) Summer Mission Trip is July 27-30  

During our time at MMDC we will have a hands-on mission experience that will bring hope to those receiving supplies. Midwest Mission has been showing God's love through distribution of disaster relief supplies, education, health and micro-business assistance, meeting basic needs around the world and around the corner. Some of the things we might do in July are to pack kits, sort items, sew, help with mailings, build desks, repair bikes and sewing machines, help load /unload supplies or whatever the day's needs may be. There is something for everyone!! Of course, our time together will include devotions, worship and fun connectional times as we grow closer to God and one another!

Sign up! To register and get more information, contact Pastor David pastordavid@bakermemorialchurch.org or Chris Stumpf cstumpf0308@gmail.com Sign up on church app or here.

For more information about Midwest Mission visit midwestmission.org

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Ways to Give

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• Donate online here
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