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BANNER NEWSLETTER<br />
MAY<br />
JUNE<br />
<strong>2022</strong>
Rev. Chris Winkler<br />
Senior Pastor<br />
cwinkler@barringtonumc.com<br />
Rev. Matthew Johnson<br />
Associate Pastor<br />
mwhjohnson@barringtonumc.com<br />
Rev. Wendy A. Witt<br />
Senior Pastor<br />
First UMC, West Dundee<br />
wwitt@barringtonumc.com<br />
Luis Vega<br />
Lay Pastor<br />
Comunidad Cristiana<br />
lvega@barringtonumc.com<br />
Patti Mangis<br />
Director of Music & Worship Arts<br />
Susan Acosta<br />
Director of Family Ministries and<br />
Noah’s Ark Christian Academy<br />
sbrown@barringtonumc.com<br />
Lou Ann Gordon<br />
Director of Finance<br />
lgordon@barringtonumc.com<br />
Sharon Orr<br />
Director of Missions and<br />
Multisite Ministries<br />
sorr@barringtonumc.com<br />
Becky Lemna<br />
Director of Communications<br />
blemna@barringtonumc.com<br />
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WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES<br />
Barrington United Methodist Church<br />
98 Algonquin Road, Barrington, IL 60010<br />
(847) 836-5540<br />
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.<br />
Worship online | Services are posted each week on Saturday<br />
We offer an online wworship service through our Do.Be.Live channel on Vimeo<br />
and our website, barringtonumc.com.<br />
Sunday Worship | All are invited to bring chairs and enjoy our outdoor worship in<br />
the parking lot at 9:00 a.m. this summer or in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.<br />
Respecting the health and safety of all, masks are recommended in the church<br />
building.<br />
Sunday School is available for children ages 3 through grade 5<br />
during both worship services. All students, grades 6 through 12, are invited for fun<br />
conversation and fellowship at 10:30 a.m. in the youth room.<br />
Comunidad Cristiana | Christian Community Worship<br />
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. | Bilingual, in-person<br />
Trinity Center<br />
1647 Ravine Lane, Carpentersville IL 60110<br />
You and your neighbors are invited to join this emerging worship. Experience<br />
Hispanic-style worship with a mix of traditional and contemporary worship elements.<br />
Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of every month.<br />
First UMC of West Dundee<br />
318 W. Main Street, West Dundee, IL 60118<br />
Classic Worship, Sundays at 10:00 a.m. | Online and In-person<br />
In-person, socially distanced worship is held in the sanctuary with audio of the<br />
service available in the parking lot through FM radio.<br />
I<br />
have often written in articles or mentioned in classes and sermons how<br />
much I love harvest season, especially in Northern Illinois. One of my<br />
most cherished rituals is to go for a drive in the country on a cool, crisp<br />
fall day when the farmers are bringing in the crops. The sight of a combine<br />
off-loading its bounty of corn or beans is truly a spiritual experience for me<br />
and is the reason that Thanksgiving is my favorite family holiday.<br />
While my affinity for autumn probably won’t change, there is something in<br />
me this year that longs for spring—which seems agonizingly delayed this<br />
year. As I write this article, we have finally experienced a few warm days in a<br />
row, so I am hopeful that the tide is finally turning. I’m pretty sure that the<br />
yearning I’m feeling in my soul for spring to finally take hold has a lot to do<br />
with COVID fatigue. In some ways these last two years have felt like one long<br />
winter of suffering through cabin fever and seasonal affective disorder.<br />
One of the most welcome signs that spring is finally here occurred on Easter<br />
Sunday. The Sanctuary and Chapel were full enough at each of our four<br />
services that it felt like church again! The music was awesome, the flowers<br />
were beautiful, and best of all, we reunited with people who had not been<br />
able to attend for two years. If you were here, thank you for coming, it was<br />
great to see you! If you were not able to attend, I hope you were in a church<br />
somewhere with your friends and family and felt the same joy we did.<br />
Though we often think of Easter as a one-off Sunday, the Church has always<br />
talked about and celebrated the Season after Easter as a festival that lasts 50<br />
days and culminates on Pentecost Sunday. Coinciding with those 50 days,<br />
we are beginning a five-week worship series throughout the month of <strong>May</strong><br />
that celebrates the vibrant beauty of spring as creation reawakens. It is my<br />
prayer that we will immerse ourselves—as individuals and as a church—in the<br />
promise and hope of the resurrection as it unfolds around us. I discovered<br />
years ago that living with joy is a choice we make. We can choose to look at<br />
the world with despair and dread or we can choose to claim the good news<br />
that for followers of Jesus Christ—because of Easter—life, not death will<br />
always have the final word.<br />
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Friends, I invite you to a holy and joyous spring. Go for a walk and look for<br />
those first shoots of the flowers that are emerging. Look for the good in<br />
every situation and circumstance. Believe that something new and exciting is<br />
happening in your life, your community and in our church. If we do this, we will<br />
become Easter People, people whose joy cannot be contained and whose hope<br />
cannot be defeated. Thanks be to God.<br />
Baptisms! Wyatt Mason Cluster and Elliott Michael Cluster, children of Alex and<br />
Katherine (Hudson) Cluster, were baptized Sunday, March 20, <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Rev. Chris Winkler<br />
Welcome!<br />
Join us in welcoming new members Dan & Carol Murray and Peggy Crowford<br />
Scout Sunday! Members of Troop 104, Pack 287 joined us for worship<br />
PRAYER REQUESTS We believe in the power of prayer and have a<br />
dedicated prayer team committed to praying your requests. If you have a<br />
prayer request, please contact the church office, (847) 836-5540, Paula Gordon<br />
(pgordon@barringtonumc.com), or Julia Hooper (2juliahooper@gmail.com). Please<br />
also indicate if you would like your request to be printed in the Sunday bulletin.<br />
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MISSIONS | Growing Hope Globally<br />
It is almost time for our farmer partners to begin planting! That makes it<br />
time for us to show our support for them and this highly effective Christian<br />
response to hunger.<br />
First-world farmers understand the difference that small<br />
changes in water conservation, grain storage, and seed<br />
selection can make in crop yields. Third-world farmers<br />
may need education; they may need small but unattainable<br />
investment capital; they may need help developing a community cooperative.<br />
Whatever it is, Christian Relief agencies are there to offer appropriate<br />
assistance using local development partners.<br />
The results of climate-responsive, community-led, sustainable agricultural<br />
programs are many, including:<br />
• Healthier families that can stay together so men don’t have to travel or<br />
emigrate for work<br />
• More children in school because families can pay fees, dress them and<br />
afford to let them attend<br />
• Available clean water and sanitary facilities<br />
• Community seed storage and cooperatives<br />
• Improved status for women and girls as they take leadership roles<br />
• Better stewardship of land in the face of climate change<br />
Your donations help provide all of this and more. At the end of the day, know<br />
that Growing Hope Globally vets every program and only selects those that<br />
meet its best practice standards, thereby ensuring that every time our Two<br />
Rivers-Barrington Growing project gives $55, another person escapes<br />
poverty for life.<br />
A CONCERT TO BENEFIT GROWING HOPE GLOBALLY<br />
James Preucil, viola, will be joined by Esther Chae, cello,<br />
and William Koehler, piano, for a concert benefiting<br />
Growing Hope Globally on <strong>June</strong> 19 at 4:00 p.m. in the<br />
Barrington UMC sanctuary. All are invited.<br />
You can make a difference. Give online at barringtonumc.com/giving or send a<br />
check with GHG in the memo line to BUMC at 98 Algonquin Road, Barrington, IL 60010.<br />
James Preucil<br />
viola<br />
Esther Chae<br />
cello<br />
William Koehler<br />
piano<br />
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MISSIONS | Calling all Gardeners!<br />
It will soon be time to begin planting our Congregational Garden. Seedlings are<br />
starting at Horchers Florist and Greenhouses and we will soon be laying out<br />
the irrigation. From mid-<strong>May</strong> to the end of <strong>June</strong>, we’ll need help planting seeds,<br />
seedlings, and the ever-present tomato cages! Spend contemplative time with<br />
us in <strong>June</strong> and July helping keep the weeds down. Join us on weekday mornings<br />
in August and September for the harvest.<br />
FISH Food Pantry reports that, after declining last year due to increased<br />
support, food pantry visits have increased steadily since January. The fresh<br />
vegetables that we provide are the most nutritious, best tasting available and<br />
are well-received by the families and seniors they serve.<br />
It takes many hands and we’re asking for yours! If you can spend a few<br />
hours a week in the garden, any day, any time, reach out to Bill West at<br />
(847) 323-0019 or wlwest@att.net or fill out an interest form at<br />
barringtonumc.com/get-involved/garden.<br />
¡Ayuda a alimentar a tus vecinos!<br />
Cada verano, nuestro Jardín Congregacional proporciona verduras frescas y<br />
nutritivas a siete despensas de alimentos locales, incluido FISH of Carpentersville.<br />
El equipo de jardinería cultiva entre 25,000 y 32,000 libras de productos para<br />
alimentar a nuestros vecinos cada año. Todos los miembros de la iglesia siempre<br />
están invitados a ayudar – con la plantación en junio, desyerbar en julio y agosto, y<br />
cosecha en agosto y septiembre.<br />
¡Se necesitan muchas manos y pedimos la tuya! Si puede pasar unas horas en el<br />
jardín, cualquier día, en cualquier momento, hable con Lou Schairer (815) 354-6311<br />
para aprender más.<br />
There is a place for you here!<br />
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MISSIONS | Help plan our 2023 Adult Mission Trip!<br />
What else is going on in Missions?<br />
An adult mission trip is a powerful experience on our faith journey. It is an<br />
Community Meal – The team continues to Northern Illinois Food Bank – Twice a month,<br />
opportunity to serve certainly. It is also a chance to build community while<br />
cook, package and distribute between 240 and a team travels to the warehouse in Geneva to<br />
learning about those with whom we are working.<br />
250 meals on the third Saturday of each month. help pack or re-pack food for distribution to<br />
There will be a planning meeting on Monday, <strong>June</strong> 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 111.<br />
We are beginning to plan for the addition of food pantries, soup kitchens or distribution<br />
This is the best time to have input into both site and date selection – who,<br />
indoor fellowship while continuing member events. To learn more, contact Pat Ziebart,<br />
where, and when we will serve in 2023. There are always many details to work<br />
care deliveries and take home meals. This Psziebart@gmail.com<br />
out and we want to give a team time make arrangements.<br />
will require additional staffing and careful<br />
USO – As travel increases and military<br />
Register your interest at barringtonumc.com/get-involved/mission-trip<br />
preparation. To learn more, contact Sharon<br />
personnel are deploying, the need for USO<br />
or reach out to Kaitlin Ochenrider at (847) 687-2731 or<br />
Orr, sorr@barringtonumc.com<br />
volunteers both inside and outside security<br />
kaitlin@bantambuilthomes.com<br />
FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville –<br />
also increases. To learn more, contact Bill West,<br />
Thank you for your generous support of UMCOR!<br />
Twelve minutes from Barrington UMC, FISH wlwest@att.com, or Ron Schneider,<br />
is an important ministry partner. Church schneidly@aol.com.<br />
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is among the most effective relief<br />
members donate money to purchase food from<br />
agencies in the world. UMCOR truly ministers to the world. A five star charity,<br />
Meals with Wheels – The team has faithfully<br />
the Food Bank, groceries and hygiene items<br />
they are often the first into a disaster and the last to leave. Following of the<br />
delivered meals to home bound seniors<br />
for distribution, and their time to drive the<br />
invasion of Ukraine UMCOR began providing emergency grants to Methodist<br />
throughout the pandemic. To learn more,<br />
truck for picking up food from retailers and to<br />
churches in Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia before the first<br />
contact Caroline Schneider, schneidly@aol.com<br />
help sort and display food on the shelves so<br />
week of March.<br />
customers can select what they need for their CROP Hunger Walk — Have you heard the<br />
The BUMC congregation responded just as quickly, with donations beginning<br />
family. To learn more, contact Peter Weldon, exciting news about the 2021 Barrington<br />
at the end of February, continuing through UMCOR Sunday, and culminating<br />
peter@thefishfoodpantry.org<br />
Area CROP Hunger Walk? Barrington United<br />
with our Easter offerings. Our UMCOR Sunday gift toward the <strong>2022</strong> operating<br />
Methodist Church ranked #30 out of over<br />
expenses of the relief agency was $4,040. Gifts to help those affected by Russia’s<br />
Good Neighbor Team – Nine Good Neighbor<br />
5,000 churches! The Barrington Area CROP<br />
invasion of Ukraine stand at $24,552 as of this printing.<br />
Team members met with Marlina Viskar, World<br />
Hunger Walk ranked #28 out of over 500 Walks<br />
Relief volunteer coordinator, on Tuesday, April<br />
If you would like to help, you can make an online gift<br />
in the US (raising over $40,000)! Thanks to<br />
12 for training for their roles welcoming an<br />
to UMCOR at barringtonumc.com/giving or mark<br />
all the walkers and the sponsors, we are so<br />
Afghan family to their new lives in the United<br />
UMCOR-Ukraine in the memo line of a check to BUMC<br />
greatful! Church World Service is working to<br />
States. To learn more, contact Tim Grabacki,<br />
and thank you.<br />
resettle Afghan refugees and responding to the<br />
tim.grabacki@gmail.com<br />
Lenten Gratitude shows at First UMC With the help<br />
crisis in Ukraine. Please put the date for the<br />
of a matching gift, First UMC West Dundee gave<br />
Mentoring at Lakewood Elementary –<br />
<strong>2022</strong> CROP Hunger Walk on your calendar. The<br />
$1,360 to UMCOR during this Season of Lent as well<br />
The KidsHopeUSA mentoring partnership is on Walk will be Sunday, October 9, at 1:00 at St.<br />
a supporting community mission partners with many<br />
pandemic hold until the fall. We’ve met with Anne Catholic Community in Barrington. The<br />
in-kind donations. Thank you for your generosity.<br />
the principal, Brittany Porsche, who is eager for need will be great, we hope you can help. Want<br />
the mentors to return. For more information to sign up early? Visit: events.crophungerwalk.<br />
A fourth carload of Lenten giving by FUMC!<br />
about mentoring or being a prayer partner to a org/<strong>2022</strong>/team/barrington-unitedmethodist-church<br />
mentor, please contact Wendy Sibery,<br />
wslakewood@aol.com<br />
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How can I help at the Church?<br />
There are many important roles that support our core values of<br />
Vibrant Worship, Vital Faith and Friendships and Changing Lives.<br />
As you live your faith out in your daily life, we offer the following<br />
opportunities for you to share your gifts for serving God and your<br />
neighbors. These jobs require no more than an hour or two each week<br />
and yet fill important needs in our community of faith and beyond. The<br />
following are some of the many opportunities to you can explore.<br />
Family Ministry<br />
Adult Faith Facilitator<br />
Do you love children? Do you want to provide Are you a good listener? Do you value a diversity<br />
encouragement and support for parents?<br />
of perspectives? Would you like to engage with<br />
Are you better at helping behind the scenes, or your faith and help others to do the same?<br />
even building scenes for Vacation Bible School If so, please consider serving as an adult faith<br />
and children’s plays? It takes many adults (and facilitator. We will provide you with all of the<br />
older youth) to support children and families tools necessary to present (or co-lead) a 4 to 6<br />
as they grow in faith.<br />
week study using DVD’s and a leader’s guide.<br />
To learn more contact, Susan Brown,<br />
To learn more, contact Sharon Orr,<br />
sacosta@barringtonumc.com<br />
sorr@barringtonumc.com<br />
Fellowship<br />
Do you value relationships? Does it bring you<br />
joy to create an environment for people gather<br />
for food and fellowship? Does serving others<br />
fill a need within you to see people having fun,<br />
getting to know each other, and sharing meals?<br />
As the pandemic ends, we are eager to renew our<br />
Fellowship Ministry and have scheduled a church<br />
picnic on August 28 to get things rolling.<br />
To learn more, contact Pastor Matthew Johnson,<br />
mwhjohnson@barringtonumc.com<br />
Prayer Ministry<br />
We believe in the power of prayer. If your gifts<br />
include offering prayers on behalf of others<br />
and you are able to hold close confidences, our<br />
prayer ministry needs you. You will regularly<br />
receive emails that lift up the needs of an<br />
individual or family and are asked to make time<br />
to pray for them.<br />
To learn more, contact Julia Hooper<br />
Sound Team<br />
Are you good at logic puzzles? Can you respond<br />
and adapt flexibly in real time? Do you easily<br />
differentiate sounds? Let us teach you all the rest!<br />
To explore supporting worship from the<br />
back of the room, contact Lou Ann Gordon,<br />
lgordon@barringtonumc.com<br />
Ushers<br />
Are you alert and aware of the environment<br />
around you? Can you work quietly behind the<br />
scenes to keep people safe and comfortable?<br />
Can you commit to coming early and staying<br />
after worship once a month?<br />
We are in need of folks willing to be trained<br />
to usher, to learn more contact Patti Mangis,<br />
pmangis@barringtonumc.com<br />
Worship Arts<br />
Are you a visual person? Is your gift to tell<br />
stories without words? Can you work with<br />
any materials to create something exciting to<br />
explore? At Barrington UMC, worship includes<br />
creating an environment for folks to see and feel<br />
the awe of our Creator, Savior, and Sustainer.<br />
To learn more, contact Patti Mangis,<br />
pmangis@barringtonumc.com<br />
Video Production<br />
Have you used a video editor to create and<br />
share short clips? Do you have the skills to track<br />
and file large media pieces? Online worship is<br />
important to our homebound members, to those<br />
in our church family who live or travel elsewhere,<br />
and to those who are not yet part of the family<br />
but are exploring and trying to get to know us.<br />
Become part of the production team that<br />
supports this new and permanent worship<br />
service, contact Pastor Matthew Johnson,<br />
mwhjohnson@barringtonumc.com or Deb Damico,<br />
damicodebi@gmail.com<br />
Welcome Team<br />
Do you love getting to know new people?<br />
Are you always nearby to be the kind and helpful<br />
one? Be one of the first to greet new folks and<br />
old friends – share the special magic that makes<br />
Barrington such a welcoming place.<br />
Contact Dana Angel, rich_angel2000@yahoo.com,<br />
to learn more<br />
Comunidad Cristiana Children’s Christmas Pageant at Trinity Center<br />
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How can I help at the Church? continued<br />
Youth Ministry Team<br />
It is harder than ever to navigate life as an adolescent. Our youth often experience<br />
tremendous pressure to fit in, to succeed, and sometimes to resist joining in actions and<br />
behaviors they will later regret. Having adults who care about them and who are willing<br />
to provide a listening ear and compassionate presence is essential to an effective Youth<br />
Ministry Team.<br />
If you believe you have gifts to offer and a heart for creating a safe space for our youth to<br />
explore their faith, please contact Pastor Chris, cwinkler@barringtonumc.com<br />
Congregational Care<br />
Often, when one of our friends is hurting,<br />
lonely or grieving, we don’t feel we have<br />
the right words to comfort them. Please<br />
consider joining our Congregational<br />
Care Team where your presence and<br />
companionship are all that is required to<br />
deliver meals to the homebound or<br />
to join a Traveling Tea Party Team. We also<br />
have jobs for people who prefer to work<br />
from home writing cards or making phone<br />
calls or knitting prayer shawls.<br />
To learn more, contact Elaine Anderson<br />
RNEAA@comcast.net<br />
Outdoor Worship Support<br />
Do you enjoy outdoor worship? Can you<br />
come early or stay after to move equipment?<br />
Join a rotating crew to set up ahead of the<br />
sound crew, pastors and musicians at 7:30<br />
a.m. from <strong>May</strong> 1 through September. Or<br />
come up front after the 9 a.m. service to<br />
help us store everything neatly away for<br />
next week.<br />
Liturgist<br />
Worship is central to the life of the church<br />
and the reading of scripture is central to<br />
worship. If you read with a clear voice and<br />
value bringing the scriptures to life, we<br />
encourage you to consider joining our team<br />
of Liturgists. Opportunities for on-line or<br />
in-person are available.<br />
To learn more, contact Lynn Grant,<br />
lgrant@barringtonumc.com<br />
Worship Screens<br />
Are you able to stay focused despite<br />
distractions? Can you respond quickly to<br />
last minute changes? Would you enjoy<br />
helping others to more fully understand and<br />
participate in the worship service? If so, you<br />
would be an asset to the audio/video team<br />
by learning to show the slides on Sunday<br />
morning.<br />
To learn more, contact Lynn Grant,<br />
lgrant@barringtonumc.com<br />
Comunidad Cristiana Children’s Christmas Pageant at Trinity Center<br />
To learn more, contact Sharon Orr,<br />
sorr@barringtonumc.com<br />
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GET CONNECTED | FELLOWSHIP & FAITH DEVELLOPMENT<br />
Practical Christianity for Men<br />
Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. fellowship, 9:00–11:00 a.m. bible study and discussion,<br />
both virtual and in-person in BUMC Room 111<br />
Open to men of all ages, Practical Christianity for Men is a Saturday morning<br />
study group that offers opportunities for faith development, meaningful outreach<br />
and lasting fellowship. Contact John Maxson, jsmaxson@aol.com, for more<br />
information.<br />
Barrington United Methodist Women continues to meet via Zoom<br />
Barrington United Women in Faith are staying connected while avoiding venturing<br />
out into the cold via weekly Zoom meetings. Anyone who would like a chance<br />
to “visit” with old or new friends is welcome to join. We “gather” at 10:00 on<br />
Thursday mornings. If you would like to join us, please email Linda Osikowicz,<br />
Lmosikowicz@comcast.net to receive the weekly meeting link. (Note: we will not<br />
meet <strong>May</strong> 19 or <strong>June</strong> 9.<br />
United Methodist Women have a new name! In March, it was announced that<br />
United Methodist Women will have a new name: United Women in Faith. The<br />
new name is part of a revitalization of the organization that includes a new<br />
look, new feel, and new and improved programs. It’s not the first time our name<br />
has changed; there have been 25 past names each reflecting the varying times,<br />
ways women lived their lives and the states of union of our many predecessor<br />
denominations. We remain the official women’s organization of the United<br />
Methodist Church. Any woman is invited to join because love in action can<br />
change the world. Our new mission statement is: United Women in Faith seeks<br />
to connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership<br />
development, creative fellowship, and education so that they can inspire,<br />
influence, and impact local and global communities. To learn more, visit the new<br />
website, uwfaith.org<br />
UMW Have a Heart pillow project We continue to prepare pillows for<br />
lumpectomy and mastectomy patients at Good Shepherd Hospital. About 25<br />
pillows are delivered each month. Recipients are so thankful for this small<br />
item which helps their recovery. If you would like to tie and/or stuff pillows,<br />
contact Linda Osikowicz for details. If you think you would like to learn more<br />
about this project, join us on Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 14, anytime between 9:30-11:30 in<br />
the church dining room. Contact Linda Osikowicz for details, Lmosikowicz@<br />
comcast.net.<br />
Geranium sale Orders for geraniums can no longer be placed but there will<br />
be some available on Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 8. Stop by and take home one (or more) of<br />
these lovely plants.<br />
Estudio Bíblico<br />
Miércoles por la noche, 7-9 p.m. en Trinity Center<br />
Usted está invitado a unirse al Pastor Luis para un estudio de 13 semanas del<br />
Libro de Juan. Nuestra guía de estudio será ‘Tres meses en la Escuela de Juan:<br />
Estudios sobre el Evangelio de Juan escrito por el Dr. Justo L. González, un<br />
ampliamente leído y respetado historiador y teólogo.,<br />
Dr. González ha enseñado en el Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico y en<br />
la Escuela de Teología Candler de la Universidad de Emory. Es el autor de<br />
numerosas obras que incluyen tres volúmenes de su Historia del Pensamiento<br />
Cristiano, la colección de Tres Meses en la Escuela de... (Mateo... Juan...<br />
Patmos... Prisión... Espíritu), Breve Historia de las Doctrinas Cristianas y El<br />
ministerio de la palabra escrita, todas publicadas por Abingdon Press.<br />
Únase a nosotros los miércoles por la noche de 7 a 9 en Trinity Center. No te<br />
pierdas esta oportunidad de aprender más sobre nuestra fe.<br />
<strong>May</strong> Book Group<br />
Monday, <strong>May</strong> 23 at 7:00 p.m. through Zoom<br />
All are invited to join in reading and discussing American Baby; A Mother, A<br />
Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption by Gabrielle Glasser.<br />
“The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the<br />
bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and<br />
their search to find each other.” (From the NY Times; Notable Books).<br />
Gabrielle Glaser dramatically demonstrates the power of the expectations and<br />
institutions that Margaret faced. Margaret went on to marry and raise a large<br />
family with David’s father, but she never stopped longing for and worrying<br />
about her firstborn. She didn’t know he spent the first years of his life living<br />
just a few blocks away from her; as he grew, he wondered about where he<br />
came from and why he was given up. Their tale--one they share with millions<br />
of Americans--is one of loss, love, and the search for identity.<br />
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3128986804<br />
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Mission u, Who Can We Be Together?: Building Communities of Hope and Joy<br />
August 19-20<br />
Great news— COMMUNITY is God’s desire for us! Please join us at Mission u<br />
<strong>2022</strong> as we reflect on the community that Jesus is calling us to be! It will be<br />
a hybrid event across the conference. The curricula for children, youth, and<br />
adults focuses on the 13th chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Our hope is that we<br />
will leave Mission u with a bigger and broader vision of the community Christ<br />
is calling us to be in times of loss, grief and massive disruption. What would be<br />
possible if we tend to the needs of our communities in small yet radical ways,<br />
as Jesus did in Luke 13?<br />
Retiro Mujeres Metodista Norte IL<br />
Del 23 al 25 de septiembre<br />
Reserve la fecha para nuestra 34º retiro de mujeres. Después de dos años de<br />
descanso, será maravilloso estar juntas para el refresco espiritual. Únase a<br />
nosotras mientras nos reconectamos y crecemos en la fe.<br />
It’s never too soon to start planning for our 88th Annual Sale!<br />
As you finally pack away those winter clothes or finish your “spring<br />
cleaning,” just remember there will be another Rummage Sale, October 7<br />
and 8! So, if you’re a person who likes lists, let us help you out!<br />
1. Put aside those gently-worn winter items and any of your other treasures<br />
for the sale. Let your friends and neighbors know as well. Drop-offs will<br />
begin Sunday, Oct. 2 and continue through noon on Wed., Oct. 5.<br />
2. Consider setting some time aside to come and help--it’s a great way to<br />
meet new friends and it’s always fun to see what you can find! We will be<br />
setting up for the sale beginning Sat., Oct. 1 (limited set-up that day) and<br />
continuing through Thursday, Oct. 6. If you haven’t joined in the fun of<br />
this project, now is the time to start!!<br />
3. Marvel at the fact that donations of merchandise and time have made<br />
it possible for us to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to very<br />
grateful organizations in the past 87 years.<br />
4. If you need more information, contact Sydney Whitley, sparkerwhitley@<br />
gmail.com or Linda Osikowicz, Lmosikowicz@comcast.net, to see how<br />
you might use your passion to be part of this historic service project.<br />
Mark your calendar and plan to bring a friend!!<br />
New this year: We are not accepting furniture. We continue to only sell<br />
children’s books and DVD’s (no adult books, DVDs, CD’s), no VHS tapes,<br />
electronics, or magazines.<br />
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<strong>2022</strong> Women’s Falll Retreat: Boxcars and Baggage: Riding the Rails of Emotion<br />
September 23–25, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Women are invited to a weekend of friendship, faith and community building<br />
as we discuss: Riding the Rails of Emotion. We think of some emotions as good<br />
and others as bad. But God made every part of us, and no matter how we are<br />
feeling, we can always turn to Him for help.<br />
The deadline to register is Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 12.<br />
We will be staying at Delavan Lake Resort in Delavan, Wisconsin.<br />
$225- Double (2BR/2BA 2 Beds + sleeper sofa)<br />
$200- Triple (2BR/2BA w/3 Beds + sleeper sofa, quantities limited!)<br />
Please use the registration form on the opposite page or the<br />
registration forms in the lobby. Registration is also available online,<br />
barringtonumc.com/get-connected.<br />
Registration Form<br />
Name:<br />
Address:<br />
<strong>2022</strong> WOMEN’S FALL RETREAT<br />
Boxcars & Baggage<br />
RIDING THE RAILS OF EMOTION<br />
joy, anger, frustration, love, peace<br />
Home Phone:<br />
Cell Phone:<br />
Email:<br />
The best way to contact me is by: m Email m Cell phone m Text m Home phone<br />
Emergency Contact Name:<br />
Cell Phone:<br />
Allergies or other special needs:<br />
Friend(s) you’d like to room with:<br />
m $225- Double (2BR/2BA 2 Beds + sleeper sofa)<br />
m $200- Triple (2BR/2BA w/3 Beds + sleeper sofa, quantities limited!)<br />
Photo Release:<br />
m I authorize Barrington United Methodist Church and the organizers of this retreat to<br />
• take photos/video during the event where my image may be included<br />
• use said photos/video for dissemination/posting to the church’s electronic and/or paper communications<br />
m I do not authorize the use of my image for any publication, electronic or paper<br />
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Sunday School with a Twist! All children (ages 3 through grade 5) are<br />
invited to Sunday School during either worship service!<br />
Our <strong>May</strong> theme is “We are wild about Jesus”<br />
Our <strong>June</strong> and July theme is “Summer Road Trip”<br />
“Walk with Jesus” family event during Holy week<br />
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NOAH’S ARK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY<br />
We are enjoying our Nature Explore Classroom and getting ready for graduation!<br />
Registration is open for the next school year and we would love to show you the<br />
school. Schedule a tour today. For more information, don’t hesitate to contact<br />
Susan Acosta, sbrown@barringtonumc.com.<br />
Vacation Bible School <strong>2022</strong>!<br />
Come on the adventure! We have a fun-filled week of faith and friendship building planned;<br />
we can’t wait to see you here. Children age 3 through 5th grade are invited to climb<br />
aboard for a mountain of fun at Rocky Railway VBS!<br />
<strong>June</strong> 20–24, 9:00 a.m.–noon Cost: $25/child<br />
Register today; visit barringtonumc.com/vbs<br />
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Thanks be to God and to all who gave of their time and talents to make our Holy Week<br />
EXALTATION HANDBELL CHOIR<br />
worship–Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, four services on Easter– run so<br />
smoothly, look so beautiful and sound so glorious!<br />
FESTIVAL CHOIR<br />
Jody Antrim<br />
Suzanne Bible<br />
Lise Buboltz<br />
Lynn Grant<br />
Nancy Jensen<br />
Lynn Pampalone<br />
Laura Olsen<br />
Kathy Pearson<br />
Jeanette Burger<br />
Olivia Jones<br />
Loretta Downey<br />
Jan Barlow (soloist)<br />
Bill Bible<br />
Lise Bible<br />
Taylor Fox<br />
Tom Fox (soloist)<br />
Gloria Grebner (soloist)<br />
Gail Rossow (soloist)<br />
Dave Snyder<br />
Linda Snyder<br />
WORSHIP ARTS TEAM<br />
Jody Antrim Nancy Jensen Lynn Pampalone<br />
Suzanne Bible (soloist) Carol Henriksen<br />
Shirley Tetteh (soloist)<br />
SOUND, LIGHTS AND VIDEO<br />
Marcia Buchs (soloist)<br />
Peggy Crawford<br />
Seth Durbin<br />
Robin Fox<br />
Ralph Henriksen<br />
Michael Joiner<br />
Phil Pardun<br />
Dennis Rossow<br />
Mary Ulery (soloist)<br />
Rosalyn Wesley (soloist)<br />
Sydney Whitley<br />
Pat Ziebart<br />
Tom Fox<br />
Lou Ann Gordon<br />
USHERS<br />
Lynn Grant<br />
Del Hagen<br />
Jim Streed<br />
ACOLYTES<br />
Aiden Baker<br />
Carson Baker<br />
Liberty Johnson<br />
Kaylee Coleman<br />
Steve Black<br />
Mark Grebner<br />
Zach Grebner<br />
Ken Kite<br />
Patrick McKiernan<br />
Bob Mukamela<br />
Tony Oppan<br />
Ron Schneider<br />
Ken Slack<br />
Jim Streed<br />
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98 Algonquin Road<br />
Barrington, IL 60010-6145<br />
barringtonumc.com<br />
(847) 836-5540<br />
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First UMC West Dundee<br />
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sermon series beginning in <strong>May</strong><br />
In our spring worship series, we will<br />
celebrate the world’s vibrant beauty,<br />
and lay claim to our collective responsibility<br />
to care for it like the eternal gift that it is.