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March 25, 2009
Journey to the Cross
We continue our Journey through Lent to the Cross and the bulletin board outside of the church office near the Grace Street entrance is helping us trace our journey. Make sure you stop by to see it. Please place your order forms for Easter flowers as soon as possible (no later than 3/29) so we can have our church ready for Easter morning.
A huge thanks to Sina and Rich Kraneis for donating the entire annual Baked Potato Bash fellowship meal ... supplies, decorations, labor and food. Those in attendance had a wonderful time as the pictures at the church will show. We also enjoyed hearing from Mr. Bo Fagin, who led us in worship and then shared his stories and videos after service as he helped us better understand our Rainbow Covenant mission work in Senegal. Pastor Vickie will be leading us in worship this Sunday speaking from John 3:16, one of the most famous passages from the bible.
If you are interested in helping with our gardens and grounds for Spring clean-up please contact Janet Spencer or the church office. The Pastor needs to hear from anyone who wants to help with Vacation Bible School in June. The # of volunteers will help us determine how many children we can bring in. Even an hour of your time will help. Please respond as soon as possible so they can plan accordingly and make this a huge success for the neighborhood and the church. If you are interested in seeing us have an Easter egg hunt for small children after services on Easter Sunday, please let Vicci Rodgers know. We’re polling parents now. Additional changes and updates have been made to our web site. Remember, regular weekly updates can be found on this site in the highlighted boxes: Sermon Archives, Current News, Seasonal Activities, Small Groups. Check them out! www.irvingparkumc.com
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. followed by fellowship time. Nursery available for infants and toddlers.
MARCH BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES
1 – Janet Spencer, Jude Kubik Mumper
6 – Riley Green
10 – Carrie Houchins-Witt
19 – Gerry Mylander
26 – Madeline Prather
31 – Burt Tappert
Prayers this week for:
• Judy Smith, Anna Certa's sister, who will be having open-heart surgery on Mon., Mar. 23rd.
• The husband of Lois Schill (a food pantry volunteer) just diagnosed with prostate cancer, as he discerns what will be the best choice of treatment.
• Pam and John as they mourn the death of a dear friend who died as the result of a fall near the Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day. He was in Chicago from Wisconsin with his family for the holiday.
Many other prayers are being extended as part of our Prayer Network. This group of faithful prayer partners pray for everyone that has submitted a prayer request to the group, either spoken, or written on the forms provided with our Prayer Boxes. To become part of our praying group contact Tina & Wally Felckowski, bwf79@sbcglobal.net
Our Small Group Study during Lent covers The Three Simple Rules for Christian Living:
Do No Harm
Do Good
Stay in Love with God
To find out why these rules are so important for Christians, and how you can practice them, join one of the five small groups being offered over the next four weeks: Mon., 6:30 p.m.; Tues., 1 p.m.; Wed., 8 p.m.; Thurs., 7 p.m. or Sun. 8:45 a.m. Pass the word to others who may be interested. Contact the church office for information on how to register.
Holy Week Schedule
Sunday, April 5
Palm Sunday
April 9, 6:30 p.m.
Maundy Thursday
April 10, 6:30 p.m.
Good Friday
Sunday, April 12, 10 a.m. and noon
Easter Sunday service
This Week
Also see the extended schedule listed later in this message.
Sunday, March 22
Three Simple Rules small group study. 8:45 a.m. - third floor, led by David Foster.
Adult choir rehearsals to sing for Holy Week and Easter (April 5 – April 12) rehearse from 9-9:30 a.m. before church. If you have any questions, see Ms. Martell after worship or contact her at maryclaremartell@gmail.com
Drop off donations or help fill Easter bags for children served by the Irving Park Food Pantry. 11:30 – 12:30. All help is welcome.
Monday, March 23
Three Simple Rules small group study. 6:30 p.m. - Bacmeister room, led by Adam Thompson
Tuesday, March 24
Three Simple Rules small group study. 1 p.m. - led by Pastor Vickie in her office
Irving Park Historical Club, meets in our fellowship hall at 7 p.m. Attendees will have the chance to see a slide show that reviews the 2008 House Walk that included our church.
Wednesday, March 25
Three Simple Rules small group study. 8 p.m. - led by Lowell Allen in the Bacmeister Room
Friday - Saturday, March 27 - 28
Three Simple Rules small group study. 7 p.m. - led by Lowell Allen in the Bacmeister Room
Twelfth Night – starring Anna Cohn, our nursery attendant, at Jones High School College Prep. Details on poster in Bacmeister Room.
WorkNiters
Saturday - 12 - 3 p.m. Join this group of men who do odd jobs around the church and gather for fellowship. Contact Kent Keutzer, coachK1620@yahoo.com or 773-316-9755.
United Methodist Women (UMW)
1 p.m. at the church. Light lunch. Program by Teri Lafferty and meeting. All church women are cordially invited to join us. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Joyce Mylander or Ellen Star.
A fruit tree grafting seminar will be held at Kilbourn Park at 10 a.m.
All-star tribute to benefit exotic animal rescue will be held at Portage Park theatre at 7 p.m.
March 31 – the Portage Park Garden Club will hear from Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune reporter, at the Austin Irving Library at 6:30 p.m.
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Sunday, May 17
Confirmation for Kyle Mitchell and Cole Keutzer
Sunday, May 31
Special community outreach Sunday.
Summer Camps: Registrations are being taken for summer camps. For more information about Outdoor Retreat Ministries within the Northern Illinois Conference, check out: www.niccamp.org
If you are marking your summer calendar, add our Annual Church Retreat on June 19-21 at Wesley Woods in Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
Vacation Bible School June 22-25 – at OUR CHURCH! WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW MANY CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CHURCH WILL ATTEND. PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO VOLUNTEER.
Service & Outreach Opportunities
WorkNiters – Join this group of men who do odd jobs around the church and gather for fellowship. Regular meetings are the second Tuesday night monthly, 6 – 9, and the 4th Saturday monthly 12-3 p.m. For more information contact Kent Keutzer, coachK1620@yahoo.com or 773-316-9755.
Reconciling Ministries Network – this group has its national offices here in our church. For information on how you can help, contact Audrey 773-736-5526.
SPSARV, Substance Abuse And Related Violence. If you are interested in knowing more about this opportunity to becoming trained to help those who struggle with drug and alcohol abuse contact Gerry Sikora at: gesikora@sbcglobal.net. Gerry and several of our members will attend an alcohol and recovery workshop March 27-28 in Wheaton. This is a follow-up workshop for local churches wanting to create teams for recovery ministry. For more information, visit www.umsparv.org.
Mission Work. We are a Rainbow Covenant congregation. For more information about how you can be a part of this exciting work, check with Joyce in the church office or contact Lowell Allen: lowelldallen@att.net or Gerry Sikora at: gesikora@sbcglobal.net.
The Irving Park Community Food Pantry. This pantry operates out of the basement of our church where it was founded by one of our members over 25 years ago. Regular distribution is Wednesday morning, 9 – 12:30. The web site provides contact information if you have questions or want to volunteer. www.irvingparkfoodpantry.com
Church office: 773-283-6262, office hours Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. - noon
Administrative Assistant/Financial Secretary: Joyce Mylander (irvingparkumc@sbcglobal.net)
Minister of Music: Mary Martell (maryclaremartell@gmail.com)
Children & Youth Minister: Adam Thompson (adam.thompson@garrett.edu)
Hispanic/Latino Outreach: Pastor Cecilia Obret (ceciobret@yahoo.com)
Lead Pastor: Rev. Vickie Hadaway (hadvl@comcast.net)
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