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    June

  • 168th annual conference will focus on ‘Sharing God’s Gifts’ (June 1)
  • Flat 2008 budget will be proposed by CCFA (June 1)
  • e-Safety, Ethics task force proposed (June 1)
  • $200 scholarships offered to attend Spanishtown (June 1)
  • ‘Peter Pan’ benefit will help Wesley Willows Good Samaritan Fund (June 1)
  • Hewitson speaks out on environmental justice as member of Women’s Division ‘Green Team’ (June 1)
  • Rochelle will host Spanish classes during summer (June 1)
  • Migrant Head-Start program hosted by Mendota Zion (June 1)
  • 100 attend Zone youths summit on environment (June 1)
  • May

  • ‘Small Group Ministers’ pledge to nurture others for ministry (May 25)
  • Youths invited on Plumbline Tour (May 25)
  • Mutti to speak on AIDS, churches urged to raise $1 per member (May 25)
  • Bishop Sprague to speak at 45th RUM dinner (May 25)
  • Aly’s Camp offered free to youngsters who have not experienced camping (May 25)
  • ORM works with Lions to help hearing, visually impaired enjoy camping (May 25)
  • 43 persons from 8 churches take part in return VIM trip to Mississippi (May 25)
  • Palm Sunday extravaganza at North Shore in Glencoe one to remember (May 25)
  • After 1½ years you won’t believe what you’ll see on the Gulf Coast (May 25)
  • Zone youths to conduct May 22 Environmental Summit (May 25)
  • Vision files petition with U.S. Supreme Court to appeal ruling (May 18)
  • Rosecrance using Foundation grant to provide DVD to educate parents to ‘Take Time’ to talk with youths (May 18)
  • Children invited to design Rainbow Covenant cover (May 18)
  • Accessible Faith Grants available (May 18)
  • CWS kits to be collected at Annual Conference (May 18)
  • Adalberto UMC serves as staging site for immigrant march on May 1 (May 11)
  • 2nd Interfaith Dinner attempts to build respect (May 11)
  • 350 persons take part in ORM ski weekend retreats (May 11)
  • Pierson appointed Director of Connectional Ministries (May 4)
  • New Beginnings workshop to help clergy prepare for new appointment (May 4)
  • CCFA sets 2007 apportionment appeals deadline of June 15 (May 4)
  • Hispanic Plan Committee meets with Martinez to discuss past, future (May 4)
  • Keagy grants $26,000 to 6 rural ministries (May 4)
  • Rockford District to offer local churches mini Lay Academy (May 4)
  • UVC seeks nominees for annual awards (May 4)
  • April

  • Spanishtown returns Aug. 5-12 for week-long immersion experience (April 27)
  • Bishop Jung to lead small group ministry training (April 27)
  • Wesley Willows awarded grant from Rockford College (April 27)
  • Director of Communications wanted (April 27)
  • Bishop Carder will be featured at stewardship event (April 27)
  • Sabbath author to lead College of Christian Life (April 27)
  • Holy Covenant to conduct U2 Eucharist (April 27)
  • Names of deceased Lay Members sought (April 27)
  • Carrasco appointed Elgin District Superintendent (April 20)
  • G-ETS installs Rector as Academic Dean (April 20)
  • ‘Created by God’ sexuality seminar for youths to be offered at Princeton First on May 24-27 (April 20)
  • Sycamore donates tools to UMCOR (April 20)
  • Ottawa First celebrates return of stained glass window on Easter (April 20)
  • Annual Conference to have marketplace of ministries (April 20)
  • Christopherson to be 1st Bishop’s Assistant in NIC (April 13)
  • 61 confirmed at 2nd BMCR service (April 13)
  • Upper Room’s Gaud to lead workshop in Spanish on ‘Companions in Christ’ (April 13)
  • Native American Ministries Special Sunday is April 22 (April 13)
  • Bishops Jung, Martinez share vision for growing churches (April 6)
  • Wayne Rhodes to fill in during search for new Director of Communications (April 6)
  • Chicago BMCR holds Service of Installation (April 6)
  • March

  • Rhodes to go to Virginia after 13+ years as NIC Director of Communications (March 30)
  • NCD Introduction is April 14, 21 in Naperville, Wauconda (March 30)
  • Lay hospital visitation training will be April 14 (March 30)
  • 1 week + Jesus = A lifetime (March 30)
  • Town and Rural grants available (March 30)
  • BOM awards Endowed Scholarships for 7th year (March 30)
  • DeKalb, Elgin Districts sponsor Safe Sanctuaries training (March 30)
  • 2nd UM, Muslim Clergy Dinner to be April 26 at North Central (March 30)
  • Levoy to lead April 29 workshop on answering God’s call on your life (March 30)
  • Camp Reynoldswood to present first Day Camp program for children (March 30)
  • 9th annual Marcy-Newberry spring benefit, fashion extravaganza will be April 28 (March 30)
  • ‘Create the Life You Want’ will be April 14 (March 30)
  • Anderson to give keynote at ‘Women’s Day Apart’ (March 30)
  • Interfaith bus tour educates, shows potential of dialogue (March 23)
  • Mentors to guide new Annual Conference members (March 23)
  • UMF investment results show 9.9% increase (March 23)
  • CNW District seeks nominations for Aldersgate Awards (March 23)
  • Visit to coast provides ‘eye opening’ view of devastation (March 16)
  • Dionne Warwick to sing at Rosecrance benefit (March 16)
  • Let us pray (March 16)
  • NCD Introduction sessions are April 14, 21 (March 16)
  • Foundation awards grants totaling $43,660 to 31 innovative ministries (March 9)
  • Princeton will ‘Journey to Jerusalem’ April 6, 7 (March 9)
  • Jung, Mujahid stress importance of interfaith dialogues, cooperation (March 2)
  • Bishop Craig to meet with clergywomen on March 9 (March 2)
  • Williams to be honored by G-ETS Ministry Sunday (March 2)
  • Nominees sought for Denman evangelism award (March 2)
  • Chicago Temple to premier Illuminated Bible (March 2)
  • Levoy to lead ‘Callings’ workshop April 29 (March 2)
  • February

  • Conference, 6 local churches receive Igniting Ministry advertising grants (February 23)
  • Introduction to NCD will be March 10 in Rochelle (February 23)
  • Youth Super Rally will be ‘Luvapalooza’ at Camp Lake, Wis. (February 23)
  • Diakonia Convocation will draw 600 servant ministers (February 23)
  • Media Resource Center shines spotlight on forgiveness (February 23)
  • Naperville Community will present film festival in March (February 23)
  • Elmhurst First invites public to look for God in art and drama (February 23)
  • Grayslake to start 5-year Covenant Campaign in March (February 23)
  • Granville Avenue to host 26th festival of children’s choirs (February 23)
  • NIC pays 100% of general church apportionment (February 16)
  • Listening sessions to replace Annual Conference Legislative Sections (February 16)
  • ‘Resurrection Women’ retreat will be April 20-21 (February 16)
  • Singh organ donation personifies act of sharing (February 16)
  • March 2-4 Bishop’s Interfaith Bus Tour itinerary announced (February 9)
  • Conference staff to work at Gulfside (February 9)
  • Schwab will lead 3 Natural Church Development coaches’ seminars (February 9)
  • ‘Partners in Faith: Working for Human Rights and Fair Food’ is at Euclid Avenue March 3 (February 9)
  • Local church is at center of bishop’s ‘Harvest 2020’ vision (February 2)
  • Indianapolis church challenges Chicago Temple (February 2)
  • ‘Leader in Training’ to strengthen skills of youths (February 2)
  • Nueva Vida hosts citizenship workshop (February 2)
  • January
  • Revitalization of Clusters will be important part of ‘Harvest 2020’ (January 26)
  • East Side’s Zone receives grant to develop youth environmental initiative (January 26)
  • Nominations will hold open meeting Feb. 3 (January 26)
  • A popularity contest (January 26)
  • Rockford Christ sets dates for Mission Camp, issues invitation to youth groups to take part (January 26)
  • Batavia ‘Flowing Grace’ to start out life in Aurora as a ‘Church in A Box’ (January 26)
  • Chicago Temple commissions anniversary hymn (January 26)
  • Hub Cluster team to report on trip to Biloxi (January 26)
  • Bishop calls on NIC to actively develop new congregations (January 19)
  • Small Group Ministry Institute offers make-up sessions on 1st 3 seminars (January 19)
  • Latino/Hispanic Center will hold citizenship workshops (January 19)
  • UVC offers envelopes for 5th Sunday appeals (January 19)
  • Prisoner Release Ministry seeks churches to help make MAGIC (January 19)
  • Irving Park Food Pantry receives quality award (January 19)
  • My wish for the Church (January 19)
  • Bishop calls on NIC to develop ‘Harvest 2020’ plan for future (January 12)
  • Study on Holy Word and Holy Work available in 3 languages (January 12)
  • Elgin District will offer combined leadership training Feb. 3 (January 12)
  • Jung to lead ‘Getting Ready to Start a Small Group’ on Feb. 10, 24 (January 12)
  • Schwab will lead 3 Natural Church Development coaches’ seminars (January 12)
  • Support Human Relations Day Jan. 14 (January 12)
  • Time features Arellano among ‘People Who Mattered’ (January 12)
  • Wedron marches around town to signal Jesus’ birth, church rebirth (January 5)
  • Election process set for lay delegates to General, Jurisdictional conferences (January 5)
  • Feb. 1 is deadline for pre-conference mailing (January 5)
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