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BANNER NEWSLETTER<br />
MAR<br />
APR<br />
<strong>2023</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 />
pmangis@barringtonumc.com<br />
Susan Acosta<br />
Director of Family Ministries and<br />
Noah’s Ark Christian Academy<br />
sbrown@barringtonumc.com<br />
Ana Kelsey-Powell<br />
Director of Youth Ministries<br />
akelsey-powell@barringtonumc.com<br />
Lou Ann Gordon<br />
Director of Finance<br />
lgordon@barringtonumc.com<br />
Sharon Orr<br />
Director of Campus and<br />
Missions 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–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Friday, 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.<br />
Respecting the health and safety of all, masks are optional in the church building.<br />
Worship online | Services are posted each week on Saturday<br />
Enjoy weekly online worship services through our Do.Be.Live channel on Vimeo,<br />
through our mobile app and our website, barringtonumc.com.<br />
Chapel Prayer and Communion Service | Third Sundays, 8:00–8:30 a.m.<br />
You are invited to share in this intimate time of prayer and communion.<br />
All are welcome to attend and partake.<br />
Worship in the Sanctuary | Sundays at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday School is available for children ages 3 through grade 5<br />
during both worship services.<br />
All students, grades 6 through 12, are invited to Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. in the<br />
Youth Room and to worship together in the Sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.<br />
God’s Squad Youth Ministry meets most Sundays from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Students,<br />
grades 6 through 12, are invited to come for dinner, games, fellowship, and fun.<br />
Got homework? Bring those assignments and projects that aren’t quite finished to<br />
Homework Hangs from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.<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, nursery care and<br />
Sunday School are available.<br />
Lent<br />
by Rev. Matthew Johnson<br />
Like many Protestants, I grew up observing what Lent<br />
was about for others. My initial impressions of it came<br />
from the laments of my Roman Catholic friends. Every year,<br />
they would cry out at the lunch table or on the playground<br />
about the sacrifices they’d made. No sugar. No chocolate. No<br />
television. It made little sense to me.<br />
By high school, I was asking why they did this. “We’re<br />
supposed to give something up that has a hold on us,” one<br />
friend answered.<br />
But aren’t you supposed to do that anyway? The idea<br />
that Lent is a kind of punishment and/or an opportunity to<br />
blame our vices on God (and equate them to Jesus’ suffering)<br />
seems silly to me. Lent doesn’t have much of anything to do<br />
with giving up that daily venti latte, or establishing the kinds<br />
of routines that will better your physical and financial health.<br />
God wants that for you, certainly. But, God really wants your<br />
heart; your devotion; and your faith. So, participating in a holy<br />
Lent means taking your spiritual health seriously.<br />
When we spend Lent making room in our hearts for the<br />
things of God, realigning how and where we send our time<br />
and talent, and digging deeper into spiritual practices, we<br />
open ourselves to a sacred form of transformation.<br />
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Lent continued from page 1<br />
The real test of Lent is for those of us who<br />
follow Jesus to put aside something good so that<br />
we have room to receive something great. That’s<br />
what we see Jesus do, after all. To me, Lent is about<br />
emptying and refilling; changing our perspective so<br />
we can see with more detail and focus.<br />
I want to challenge you to do that this Lent:<br />
let go of something that is okay so that you have<br />
the space to inherit something wonderful, and the<br />
challenge that comes with owning it.<br />
When you do, I believe you will experience<br />
the unbridled love of God in fresh and astounding<br />
ways. And, when faced with the Resurrection of<br />
Jesus at Easter, it is likely you’ll also notice that<br />
your life has been forever changed, too.<br />
How to Observe A Holy Lent:<br />
1. Self-Examination and Repentance<br />
Figure out where you need to grow in<br />
your faith, and make the commitment<br />
to do so.<br />
2. Fast and Pray<br />
Make more room in your life for<br />
prayer by giving up the things that<br />
get in the way of praying. Especially<br />
fast from your own self interests so<br />
you can pray for others and the world.<br />
3. Read and Meditate on God’s Word<br />
The Spirit speaks through scripture,<br />
and has a word for you, too. Don’t just<br />
listen to what it says to others. Make<br />
time for it to speak to your heart.<br />
4. Repeat<br />
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Do you have a heart for art? We are looking for several<br />
artists to create original artwork for Stations of the Cross to be displayed in the church<br />
during Holy Week, <strong>April</strong> 6 & 7. Share your gifts and talents to inspire visitors during<br />
this special season of the year. Works can be expressed in the media of your choice —<br />
drawing, painting, fiber arts, sculpture, collage, computer graphics, mixed media, etc.<br />
All ages are welcome to participate and create. For more information, contact Terrie<br />
McComb, tlmccomb@msn.com.<br />
Thank you<br />
to all the musicians who took part in our cantata<br />
Grace Alone on February 19! What a glorious<br />
morning of music that was! Many people commented on the quality of music and the<br />
profound texts. Special thanks to the instrumentalists who joined the choir:<br />
Stephanie Preucil, 1st violin<br />
Kevin Sutherland, horn<br />
Paul Banovic, clarinet<br />
Willy McLellan, viola<br />
Bob Hudson, 2nd vioin<br />
James Zhang, timpani<br />
Leah Young, horn<br />
Walter Preucil, cello<br />
Tori Nourbash, 2nd violin<br />
Joshua With, percussion<br />
It’s not too late to sing in the choir for Holy Week! Come to rehearsals 7:30-9:00 p.m.<br />
on <strong>March</strong> 16, 23, and 30 to prepare to sing for Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday<br />
and Easter (both services).<br />
PRAYER REQUESTS for BUMC We believe in the power of prayer<br />
and have a dedicated prayer team committed to praying your requests.<br />
If you have a prayer request, please contact the church office,<br />
(847) 836-5540, Paula Gordon (pgordon@barringtonumc.com), Julia<br />
Hooper (2juliahooper@gmail.com) or use this QR code. Please also<br />
indicate if you would like your request to be printed in the Sunday bulletin.<br />
Creemos en el poder de la oración y tenemos una equipo de oración dedicado y comprometido<br />
a orar por sus peticiones. Si tiene una solicitud de oración, comuníquese con el pastor Luis<br />
Vega, (224) 209-1610, o lvega@barringtonumc.com. Por favor, indique también si desea que su<br />
solicitud se imprima en el boletín dominical.<br />
PRAYER REQUESTS for FUMC We have a very active Prayer Team<br />
ministry here at FUMC. They believe strongly in the power of prayer and meet on a regular<br />
basis to pray for those in congregation and community that have requested prayer. If you<br />
have a prayer request that you would like included please contact either Marcia Buchs,<br />
mkbuchs@sbcglobal.net, or Pr. Wendy, wwitt@barringtonumc.com.<br />
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HOLY WEEK<br />
Palm Sunday Services, <strong>April</strong> 2<br />
BUMC: 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and online<br />
FUMC: 10 a.m. and online<br />
Comunidad Cristiana: 2 p.m.<br />
At noon, all are invited to a conversation with Dr. Elaine Heath, author of “Five Means of<br />
Grace” in the BUMC Dining Room or on Zoom.<br />
Holy Thursday Service, <strong>April</strong> 6<br />
BUMC: 7:30 p.m.<br />
The Stations of the Cross, featuring original works of art, will be open from 5 p.m. to<br />
9:30 p.m. beginning in the rotunda and continuing in a self-guided tour throughout<br />
the church.<br />
FUMC: 6 p.m.<br />
Walk With Jesus Family Event at BUMC, <strong>April</strong> 7, 10 a.m. to noon<br />
A Good Friday, a family-focused event for all ages. Register Today!<br />
Good Friday Service, <strong>April</strong> 7<br />
BUMC: 7:30 p.m.<br />
The Stations of the Cross, featuring original works of art, will be open from 5 p.m. to<br />
9:30 p.m. beginning in the rotunda and continuing in a self-guided tour throughout<br />
the church.<br />
FUMC: 6 p.m.<br />
Easter Sunday Services, <strong>April</strong> 9,<br />
BUMC: 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and online<br />
FUMC: 10 a.m. and online<br />
Comunidad Cristiana: 2 p.m.<br />
BUMC Easter Flowers Order Form<br />
Please indicate the number of flowers you wish to purchase; flowers are $13 each. Checks should be<br />
made payable to Barrington United Methodist Church and indicate “Easter Flowers” in the memo line.<br />
The deadline for orders and payment is Wednesday, <strong>March</strong> 15. You may pick up your plants after the<br />
second service on Easter Sunday.<br />
Chrysanthemums Kalanchoe Tulips Hyacinths Daffodils<br />
Name (please print)<br />
Email/Phone<br />
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“Now I lay me down to sleep…”<br />
It’s the first prayer many of us<br />
learned. As children, prayer was<br />
something done right before bed,<br />
on our knees or on our backs with<br />
our hands folded and a trusted adult<br />
nearby – to help us remember the<br />
names of everyone that we should ask<br />
God to bless.<br />
If we still pray, when we pray, is it<br />
still in the same way – please help<br />
those I can name? Perhaps we’ve<br />
added gratitude to<br />
our prayers, even<br />
replaced asking God<br />
for personal help with<br />
expressions of thanks<br />
for the many ways<br />
we’ve already been blessed.<br />
As a teenager, my nighttime prayers<br />
slid off into contemplation of<br />
everything I’d done wrong, or less<br />
than perfectly, that day or ever, and<br />
lists of what I would do differently<br />
the next day. There was gratitude,<br />
but also discomfort. And, eventually<br />
fewer prayers.<br />
What is prayer and how should<br />
we pray? The second question has<br />
dozens of answers, but the first one<br />
should come first. Prayer is a personal<br />
conversation with God. Our Creator<br />
deeply wishes a personal relationship<br />
with us. Prayer creates the opening<br />
for that connection.<br />
Our parents may have taught us<br />
intercessory prayer, asking God to be<br />
with us, our family, and members of<br />
our community through times good<br />
or difficult. Those prayers connect us<br />
to God and to our community. But,<br />
sometimes, they can turn into a lot of<br />
talking and asking.<br />
As in every<br />
relationship,<br />
conversations<br />
need to include<br />
recognition of<br />
the value of the<br />
other party –<br />
remembering to<br />
say thank you for<br />
gifts, for visiting,<br />
for being a friend –<br />
and a healthy dose of<br />
listening to what our<br />
friend has to say. Does God talk to me?<br />
I don’t know. But I know that finding a<br />
way to listen for that still small voice<br />
can help me through the difficult<br />
times, let me celebrate the joyful<br />
times, and bring me contentment that<br />
passes for peace.<br />
What if we don’t want to accept<br />
what we might be hearing? We can<br />
find ourselves wrestling with God,<br />
especially when we are frustrated,<br />
lonely, or angry. Is it ok to be angry<br />
with God? Of course, God is way<br />
bigger than we are. Keep sharing your<br />
feelings with God – let the healing<br />
wash over you. It may take weeks<br />
or months or years, but our Sustainer you, Lord’ or ‘Yah-weh’ can<br />
desires to be present with you throughout help bring God into your daily<br />
the journey.<br />
moments. ‘Lord, be with me’ is<br />
sometimes necessary as well.<br />
How can we be present to the God who<br />
wants to be present to us? How can we The practice of Centering<br />
listen? However and wherever it is most Prayer is an intentional<br />
comfortable for each of us. Perhaps we discipline to calm your body<br />
are most aware on a hike or a run. Many and open yourself to a deep relationship<br />
of us find conversation more open when with God. Begin in a comfortable chair<br />
we’re driving somewhere – perhaps turn with a reading or a calming thought and<br />
off the radio when you’re alone in the car. a plan to spend ten or twenty minutes<br />
For some of us, it’s our morning coffee simply open to the Spirit.<br />
and an intentional moment of quiet or the<br />
“Letting go of thoughts, you give<br />
company of a devotional book. Often it<br />
consent to God’s presence with one word<br />
was by my sons’ bedsides after they were<br />
that expresses that consent. You repeat<br />
asleep – gratitude runs deep in that space,<br />
the word any time the mind wanders<br />
all I could think was ‘Thank you, Lord’.<br />
– not constantly, like a mantra, but<br />
If you are a nascent visual whenever you need to return attention to<br />
artist, or just tired of the Holy One.”<br />
trying to sit still, praying<br />
Upon first beginning the practice, and it<br />
with drawing paper and<br />
is a practice for all of us, it’s good to give<br />
a box of colors allows<br />
yourself grace. If you have ‘ten-thousand<br />
your hands to move and<br />
thoughts’ in your twenty minutes, think of<br />
your mind to clear. The<br />
them as “Ten thousand opportunities to<br />
book Praying in Color<br />
return to God.”<br />
by Sybil MacBeth offers a variety of<br />
ways to expand your doodles into whole And isn’t that what every form of prayer<br />
conversations with the Creator.<br />
is – a return to God, to God’s love and<br />
presence. As we make our personal<br />
For folks with less time or more urgency,<br />
relationship with God deeper through<br />
Breath Prayers will fit into the moments of<br />
prayer in whatever form, we celebrate our<br />
your day – walking down the hall, pausing<br />
connection with the God who nurtures<br />
ahead of a difficult conversation, relaxing<br />
us and with the community that cares for<br />
before lunch or dinner are all great times<br />
and with us.<br />
to breathe in and out on the syllables of<br />
words that have meaning for you. ‘Thank We have a place for you – to pray.<br />
1<br />
Muyskens, J. David, Sacred Breath: Forty Days of Centering Prayer, Nashville, Upper Room Books:2010, p.15<br />
2<br />
Bourgeault, Cynthia, The Heart of Centering Prayer, Boulder, Shambhala:2016, p.14 paraphrased<br />
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ADULT MISSION TRIP | June 4 thru June 10, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Join us on an adult mission trip to Tree of Life Ministries this June.<br />
We will spend a week onsite in Mission, South Dakota on the<br />
Rosebud Reservation where our good friend Linda Garriott serves.<br />
Linda is excited to see us again and will provide serving opportunities<br />
appropriate to everyone who can join us – there is a soup kitchen, gardens,<br />
a thrift shop, warehouses, and construction opportunities. There are cultural<br />
experiences in the evenings, an opportunity for local sight-seeing, and our<br />
own updated sleeping lodge.<br />
To participate or support the trip, contact Steve Middleton,<br />
sjmiddleton@gmail.com, or Sharon Orr, sorr@barringtonumc.com.<br />
SUMMER YOUTH MISSION TRIP | week of July 9, <strong>2023</strong><br />
This summer, our students will experience culturally<br />
immersive, life-changing, hands-on service in the<br />
heart of Appalachia through the Appalachia Service<br />
Project during the week of July 9. Students must be age 11+<br />
and have completed 6th grade. A nonrefundable deposit of<br />
$50 is required by <strong>April</strong> 1. Young adults interested in going<br />
on the trip - and will be 19+ by July - can speak with Pastor<br />
Ana, akelsey-powell@barringtonumc.com, about attending as JR Chaperones at<br />
a significantly reduced fee.<br />
Summer Mission Trip & Fundraiser<br />
Keep your eyes peeled for our next youth group mission trip fundraiser on<br />
Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 12! Be sure to support our youth as they work to serve others!<br />
Valentine Blessing at First UMC of West<br />
Dundee<br />
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UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF<br />
UMCOR Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 19, <strong>2023</strong>: The fourth Sunday in Lent is reserved for<br />
UMCOR Turkey-Syria: Thank you for your generous response to the recent earthquakes<br />
in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Here is an article from UMCOR<br />
updated on February 15, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
UMCOR Sunday at all of our churches around the world. On this day, we join<br />
together to pay the administrative costs that ensure UMCOR can respond<br />
immediately to crises around the world and maintain a continuous presence in<br />
areas we’ve made a commitment to rebuild. Here’s how UMCOR describes it:<br />
WHAT IS UMCOR SUNDAY?<br />
Through the United Methodist<br />
Committee on Relief (UMCOR) we are<br />
able to provide hope for communities<br />
and individuals whose lives have been upset by<br />
storms, wars, fires, displacement and climate<br />
change. This ministry is achieved exclusively<br />
through your generosity. UMCOR Sunday is<br />
a denomination wide celebration designed to<br />
raise awareness and support for UMCOR. The<br />
special offering on this Sunday underwrites<br />
UMCOR’s “cost of doing business” making it<br />
possible for UMCOR to focus on responding<br />
to communities and individuals when they<br />
need immediate assistance. It allows UMCOR<br />
to preserve the promise that 100% of any<br />
donation to a specific UMCOR project or<br />
missionary will go towards that project and<br />
not administrative cost.<br />
UMCOR equips local churches, annual<br />
conferences and nonprofit organizations to<br />
be in mission with their communities and to<br />
respond to those left most vulnerable during<br />
challenging times. UMCOR responds to U.S.<br />
and international disasters, addresses diseases<br />
and poverty, assists refugees and immigrants,<br />
provides clean water and works to reduce<br />
hunger. UMCOR doesn’t just respond to<br />
the emergency for the short term. Working<br />
with local organizations, churches in the<br />
community and United Methodist volunteers,<br />
UMCOR builds relationships and helps<br />
communities rebuild, in the years following<br />
a disaster.<br />
UMCOR would be unable to do this work<br />
without your support. By covering the operational<br />
cost on UMCOR Sunday, you equip the<br />
organization to respond when hope and safety<br />
is needed most. You strengthen the ministry<br />
and secure our ability for UMCOR to share<br />
God’s love with communities everywhere.<br />
View shows damaged and collapsed buildings in the aftermath<br />
of an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria<br />
February 11, <strong>2023</strong>. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano<br />
A<br />
7.8 magnitude earthquake struck<br />
southern Turkey at 4:17 a.m. on<br />
Monday, Feb. 6, <strong>2023</strong>, the most<br />
powerful earthquake recorded since 1939. In<br />
the hours that followed, at least 78 aftershocks<br />
were reported, followed by a second<br />
earthquake of 7.5 magnitude.<br />
The earthquake and aftershocks also impacted<br />
northwest Syria, where 4.1 million people<br />
depend on humanitarian assistance. Syrian<br />
communities, many of them women and<br />
children, are simultaneously facing an ongoing<br />
cholera outbreak and extreme winter weather,<br />
including heavy rain and snow.<br />
Thousands have been killed in both countries,<br />
and deaths continue to rise as rescue crews<br />
seek survivors in collapsed buildings. The<br />
humanitarian response is struggling to ramp<br />
up to meet the need among the devastation<br />
and winter weather.<br />
UMCOR’s longstanding humanitarian partner,<br />
International Blue Crescent (IBC), has multiple<br />
offices and project sites in Turkey. In IBC<br />
offices, people fill the halls as they seek<br />
shelter, warmth, and a hot meal. With the<br />
devastating damage to roads, transport and<br />
infrastructure, IBC has received hundreds<br />
of families in its Kilis Community Center for<br />
shelter, warm items, and hot meals since the<br />
first hours Monday morning. Kilis is serving<br />
as a major hub for coordination and relief<br />
efforts, including for cross-border response<br />
into Syria.<br />
UMCOR has released initial solidarity grants<br />
to IBC and Forum for Development Culture<br />
and Dialogue (working in Syria) to help provide<br />
tents, heaters, blankets, warm clothes, ready<br />
to eat meals and first aid kits to those who<br />
have been displaced. UMCOR staff members<br />
are also in touch with other partners in the<br />
region. Additional updates will be provided as<br />
more information becomes available.<br />
Please join UMCOR in prayer for the many<br />
people affected by these devastating<br />
earthquakes, including the rescue crews<br />
seeking survivors and those caring for the<br />
injured and displaced.<br />
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UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF<br />
UMCOR Ukriane : An update<br />
Grants for immediate relief have been<br />
given to United Methodist partners<br />
to provide direct aid inside Ukraine<br />
as well as to support those who have fled<br />
the violence. UMCOR is working through<br />
Methodist churches in neighboring nations—<br />
Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia,<br />
Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. In addition,<br />
grants are being awarded to trusted partners<br />
like ACT Alliance, International Orthodox<br />
Christian Charities (IOCC) and Human Rights<br />
League. Grants provide transportation<br />
assistance, humanitarian supplies such as<br />
food, water, clothing, shelter and medication,<br />
as well as legal services and safe spaces for<br />
families, women, children and those with<br />
disabilities. In addition, UMCOR has funded<br />
the transport of more than $1 million in<br />
medical supplies to hospitals in Kyiv, with<br />
more supplies scheduled in the coming<br />
months. UMCOR is in continuous dialogue<br />
with UMC entities and other partners<br />
throughout Europe to identify additional<br />
ways to assist. The situation in Eastern and<br />
Central Europe is constantly evolving and with<br />
Ukraine’s economic losses already estimated<br />
in the hundreds of millions of dollars, recovery<br />
efforts will take years. Global Ministries<br />
and UMCOR will continue to respond in the<br />
months and years ahead.<br />
Image credits: Google / Reuters<br />
CONGREGATIONAL GARDEN<br />
Garden Shed “Eden” is getting an upgrade!<br />
What began as a discussion in a Missions Committee Meeting in 2008<br />
has now become a major outreach ministry at Barrington United<br />
Methodist Church.<br />
By the spring of 2009, a team of volunteers had been recruited and we began<br />
growing vegetables in the community garden south of the church building.<br />
Our “first customer” was the Fish Food Pantry in Carpentersville. They were<br />
excited to get fresh produce and told us that many of their customers would<br />
not have had any without our contributions.<br />
There was a lot of learning to be done - plowing and tilling the land, deciding<br />
whether to buy plants or seeds, where and when to plant and how to fertilize<br />
and water the crops. All of these were solved - some by folks who had<br />
experience, others by trial and error.<br />
Over the following years we have continued to expand the outreach. We<br />
are now supplying nine food pantries in Cook, Kane, and McHenry counties<br />
as well as the BUMC Community meal. Since 2012, we have provided over<br />
250,000 pounds of vegetables.<br />
While the most important element of the garden<br />
mission is our volunteers, one key component is<br />
the shed - a place to store tools, equipment and<br />
supplies and a rain shelter for our volunteers.<br />
Unfortunately, the shed is falling apart and needs<br />
to be replaced.<br />
A replacement project had been started in 2018<br />
but was halted due to Covid. The project has now<br />
been restarted and, after considerable work, we<br />
have finalized a design and budget which have<br />
been reviewed and approved by both the BUMC<br />
Trustees and the Leadership Council.<br />
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Garden Shed “Eden” continued from page 9<br />
The new shed, which has been named “Eden,” will be built on the existing<br />
concrete pad with an eight-foot covered gravel extension to the south.<br />
The enclosed area, with double sliding doors, will be large enough to store<br />
the field tractor during the winter which was a critical design element. The<br />
covered extension will provide an outside storage area as well as a shelter for<br />
the volunteers during sudden rain storms. The entire facility will have metal<br />
sides and roof for a long life and minimal maintenance.<br />
VALENTINE BAGS SUCCESS<br />
Love from God was transformed into 40 plus Valentine bags for Children<br />
and Youth this Valentine’s, with many participants at FUMC West Dundee.<br />
Our Sunday School class made beautiful bags to organize the treasures<br />
from toothpaste, shampoo, wash clothes, and a stuffed toy to bring a smile. The<br />
bags were delivered to support Elgin Crisis Center Kids, District 300 Kids, and<br />
Teens at Kids Above All. We appreciate all those who shopped for the items, put<br />
the bags together, and delivered the items.<br />
The first phase of the project,<br />
which includes the demolition<br />
and disposal of the existing<br />
shed, the construction of the<br />
new shed, interior finishing<br />
and miscellaneous items<br />
such as a storage container<br />
for the shed items during<br />
construction, has been<br />
awarded with construction<br />
planned to start the first week of May. The cost for this phase is $42,000. The<br />
remaining work includes the regrading of the land south of the shed, replacing<br />
the asphalt west of the shed and providing electrical service to the shed. The<br />
anticipated cost for this work is $30,000.<br />
Wondering how you can get involved and help? The garden always needs<br />
volunteers from May to September. We’d love to see you helping plant,<br />
picking weeds or picking produce during the season. It’s a great opportunity<br />
to grab your bunco gals, golfing buddies or group of youngsters from the<br />
neighborhood each week for a few hours. Time is not the only thing the garden<br />
and shed needs, financial contributions to fund the replacement of the shed<br />
are still needed. An offering during services can be marked in the memo with<br />
“Garden Shed” or online donations using the “Garden Shed” category. Feel<br />
free to make your way over to the south side of the property to see what<br />
the existing shed looks like so when the new one is constructed, you can<br />
appreciate the difference. To get involved in this vital ministry, contact the<br />
church office (847) 836-5540.<br />
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FELLOWSHIP at First United Methodist Church of West Dundee<br />
FUMC West Dundee continues to gather around the meal table for a<br />
traditional Methodist potluck on the third Sunday of the month at 11:10<br />
a.m. in the Fireside. The fellowship team is working on creative ways to fit<br />
our church family on the main level, allowing all to join. The entre will be<br />
provided each month. We are asking each family to bring a vegetable, salad,<br />
chips, or dessert to share. We hope you join us on <strong>March</strong> 19th. If you have<br />
questions, see Marcia Buchs or Shari Travez.<br />
On the other Sundays during the month, we need small groups to sign up<br />
to prepare refreshments and snacks after church in the Fireside. There<br />
are signup sheets on the bulletin board. It is okay to buy items; they do<br />
not need to be homemade. We welcome donations of lemonade mixes and<br />
forks. See Julie if you have questions.<br />
GROWING HOPE GLOBALLY<br />
Our partnership with Trinity Lutheran in Ottawa and the farmers in the Two<br />
Rivers area continues in this it’s twentieth year. The Two Rivers-Barrington<br />
Growing Project has given approximately $700,000 over the last nineteen years<br />
which is estimated to have led over 12,500 people out of poverty for a lifetime.<br />
Look for more information on our upcoming <strong>2023</strong> efforts in your mailbox (and<br />
eNews) after Easter. In the meantime, here is a brief report on the Two Rivers-<br />
Barrington Growing Project results for 2022:<br />
Income: $30,743.37 total of which<br />
$10,180 gifts from Barrington UMC and<br />
$1,202 for Sweet Corn Sunday<br />
Designated Support:<br />
$15,000 to the Haiti Jean Rabel program<br />
$8,769.38 to the Lebanon South program<br />
LENT MISSION: 40 DAYS AND 40 ITEMS<br />
During this season of Lent this year, First UMC<br />
invites you to declutter your pantry, closets, or<br />
cupboards with items that could be used by the<br />
FISH food Pantry (non-perishable food items),<br />
PADS of ELGIN (paper products, plates and<br />
napkins), Crisis Center (diapers and baby wipes),<br />
Midwest Mission (washcloth and hand towels),<br />
Shoebox Mission (small toys and color books),<br />
and UMCOR with your spare change. Lent brown<br />
bags are available in the Fireside Room for your<br />
donations. Coin boxes and jars will also be in<br />
the Fireside room to collect your change during<br />
the Lent Season. All items and boxes should be<br />
brought to church on Palm Sunday. If you have<br />
questions, ask Marcia, mkbuchs@sbcglobal.net<br />
$3,900 to the Colombia Sincelejo Montes de Maria program<br />
whose community members spoke at the Harvest Celebration<br />
$3074.37 to operational support for Growing Hope Globally (10% of our gifts)<br />
Haiti Jean Rabel<br />
Growing Hope Globally and Church World<br />
Service have partnered for several years to<br />
support families in the Northwest Department<br />
of Haiti. The Northwest is one of the most<br />
food insecure areas in Haiti. Due to the lack<br />
of paved roads, there are few nonprofits<br />
working there to support families as they face<br />
the challenges of both frequent droughts and<br />
hurricanes. The current phase of programming<br />
is being carried out in partnership with a<br />
local association called AGEHPMDNG and is<br />
working in five communities.<br />
Families are also being supported in veterinary<br />
services and access to better breeding<br />
stock. Cisterns are being constructed so<br />
families can capture rainwater, both for<br />
farming and for household consumption.<br />
The program is focused on soil conservation,<br />
reclaiming 60 hectares of land, so that the<br />
ground can be used for agroforestry activities.<br />
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GROWING HOPE GLOBALLY Lebanon South<br />
SHAWL MINISTRY<br />
The main goal of this program is to empower<br />
farmers and improve the livelihood of<br />
Lebanese and Syrian women and their families<br />
in rural, south Lebanon by rehabilitating an<br />
existing nursery, conducting agricultural<br />
training sessions, and distributing vegetables<br />
and fruit plants. This project, led by the<br />
Mennonite Central Committee, will address<br />
the issue of local farmers’ exhaustive<br />
dependence on tobacco agriculture, which<br />
has failed to alleviate their poverty despite<br />
the state-subsidies for more than 70 years, by<br />
encouraging value-chain marketing of organic<br />
vegetables and eco-friendly practices.<br />
All are invited each second Tuesday of the month<br />
to join a group of dedicated knitters and crocheters<br />
meeting to bless newly created shawls, create new<br />
shawls, and enjoy fellowship. New knitters and<br />
crocheters are always welcome!<br />
TEA PARTY<br />
On the 3rd Tuesday afternoon of every month,<br />
the BUMC Caring Ministries continues to deliver<br />
Tea Parties to those who are homebound. Both<br />
visitors, and those who are visited, really enjoy the<br />
visit. Let Elaine Anderson know if you want to join<br />
us or receive a visit. As the group was ready to leave for the January<br />
tea party, a tribute was made to Carol Svoboda, the founder of the<br />
BUMC tea parties.<br />
Colombia Sincelejo Montes de Maria<br />
Located in one of the regions of Colombia that<br />
was most affected by the conflict and violence<br />
of the early 2000’s, this program, run by the<br />
Mennonite Central Committee, focuses on<br />
increasing food security through improved<br />
agricultural practices and peace building.<br />
Activities include agricultural training,<br />
community organizing, improving access to<br />
markets, and advocacy for victims of violence<br />
and displacement.<br />
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A TRIBUTE TO CAROL SVOBODA<br />
by the Care Ministries Team<br />
Carol Svoboda was one of the biggest hearts on the Care Ministries committee.<br />
We can’t think of Care Ministries without thinking of Carol. When we think of<br />
Carol, we remember how instrumental she was in starting and leading several of the<br />
programs listed below. Following in her footsteps, we continue these groups<br />
today. She was also integral to all the caring services provided by the Care<br />
Ministries team. Carol used her love of caring for people, cooking and<br />
knitting to serve the church.<br />
She brightened everyone with her sweet smile and her welcoming and<br />
comforting words.<br />
As our records show, Carol started the Prayer Shawl ministry as early<br />
as 2004. This program continues today with at least 12 people knitting or<br />
crocheting. They meet in the church on the second Tuesday of the month from<br />
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., but many people knit or crochet their shawls at home. They<br />
are always looking for new people and are willing to teach them. The shawls have<br />
been distributed to many people in our congregation, as well as friends and families<br />
of congregants that are going through difficult times. Notify the church office or<br />
Terry Costello at costello.terry@gmail.com if you want to join them.<br />
Carol started the Tea Party ministry and began the tradition of bringing tea, tea<br />
cups, and homemade cookies to those who are homebound or enjoy visitors. This<br />
activity continues on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 1:00 p.m. Those who visit<br />
enjoy it as much as those who are visited. Notify the church office or Elaine Anderson<br />
at rneaa@comcast.net if you are interested in being a visitor or being visited.<br />
<strong>2023</strong> WOMEN’S FALL RETREAT<br />
Relation’SHIPS’- Builders Needed!<br />
Save the date: September 22-24<br />
Lake Delavan Resort<br />
Delavan, WI<br />
Save the date! Spring One Day Retreat- <strong>April</strong> 13, 2024<br />
WELCOME TEAM Join the BUMC Welcome Committee!<br />
The welcome committee needs friendly people to join us in greeting members<br />
and guests before service. It’s easy! All you have to do is smile and welcome<br />
everyone as they walk in. After services, you thank them for coming.<br />
Benefits of being on the welcome committee:<br />
You get to church early and get a good parking spot<br />
You have time to chat with your fellow greeters and get to know them<br />
Your friendliness could be the reason a new visitor joins our church<br />
Need more information? Email Dana Angel at rich_angel2000@yahoo.com<br />
For several years Carol was the one people contacted when a person or family needed<br />
meals during an illness or difficult times. We continue this today by using the<br />
Meal Train App. Let the church office or Elaine Anderson know if you would like to<br />
be on the list to provide or need occasional meals.<br />
For several years, she hosted the two active circles of Barrington Methodist Women<br />
for the Christmas luncheon at her home. Everyone who remembers them says they<br />
were delightful and that Carol was a very gracious hostess. The United Women of<br />
Faith group continues the Christmas luncheons, generally held at the church.<br />
Carol passed away on January 13, <strong>2023</strong>. A memorial service celebrating the life of<br />
Carol Svoboda was held at Barrington UMC on Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 4. Her spirit will live<br />
on through the rest of us carrying out her Ministries.<br />
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GET CONNECTED<br />
United Methodist Women<br />
United Women in Faith continues to meet on Wednesdays at 10:00<br />
am via Zoom. Through <strong>March</strong> 22 we will be discussing Five Means of<br />
Grace. Anyone may join our group for this study, scan the QR code<br />
with your smart phone to be taken to the Zoom gathering.<br />
Watch for details regarding <strong>April</strong> meetings, both virtual and in-person.<br />
Mark your calendar to these events:<br />
United Women in Faith Prairie Central District is holding a spring event on<br />
<strong>April</strong> 22. We will gather for a tour of the Holocaust Museum in Skokie at 10:00 am.<br />
The day will include a docent-guided tour of the Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition,<br />
the Interactive Survivor Experience (hologram), lunch, and time to browse the<br />
museum’s other exhibits, including “The Negro Motorist Green Book” exhibit<br />
(which runs through <strong>April</strong> 23). Cost will be $24 (for seniors) or $27 (for adults) and<br />
include a box lunch. More details about registering to be a part of this tour will<br />
be coming. Questions? Contact Linda Osikowicz, Lmosikowicz@comcast.net.<br />
Treasured VBS <strong>2023</strong>!<br />
June 19-23, 9:00–12:00 p.m.<br />
Children age 3 through 5th grade are invited to embark on an epic<br />
quest through hidden ruins, ancient caves, and dense jungles. At<br />
Treasured VBS, kids dig into action-packed, faith-filled adventures.<br />
A team of volunteers and supporters are needed to make this week a<br />
success for our campers. Scan the QR code to to see the many ways<br />
you can support this vital ministry through your time and gifts.<br />
Mission u event, July 14–16<br />
The Lord’s Prayer is something many of us recite from memory but it is also<br />
a rich guide for how we can live out God’s kin-dom in our lives. It is also the<br />
subject of this year’s Mission u event at Carmelite Spiritual Center, Darien, IL.<br />
We are invited to step away from automatic recitation of the prayer and dive<br />
deep into the meaning of each line. You are invited to explore the heart of Jesus’<br />
good news and what fresh vision it offers us as we seek to be in mission today.<br />
More information to follow. Mission u is open to all — men and women — and is<br />
sponsored by United Women in Faith Northern Illinois Conference.<br />
There are also study guides for youth: Seek and You Shall Find: Living in the Kin-dom<br />
and children: We Are the Kin-dom.<br />
And, an Faith Talks podcast interview with authors from all three texts has been<br />
posted at: https://uwfaith.org/resources/podcasts/<br />
The Just Geranium Sale will be held<br />
on Mother’s Day once again. Watch for<br />
order information later in <strong>March</strong>.<br />
The 89th Annual Rummage Sale will be<br />
October 6-7, with drop-offs beginning<br />
Sunday, October 1. Mark your calendar,<br />
save your treasures, invite your friends<br />
to come and help!<br />
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YOUTH MINISTRY<br />
Our Amazing gRACE retreat was such a blessing!<br />
Spending time together on the shores of Lake Geneva allowed us to<br />
connect more deeply with God, with ourselves, and with each other.<br />
We talked about Wesley’s Five Means of Grace, why the church<br />
observes Lent each year, and spent time reflecting on how we experience<br />
God’s grace in our own lives. We also played games, watched<br />
movies, and ate all the delicious snacks we could handle. Special<br />
thanks go to Tammy McKay and Fred Kocian for helping run and<br />
supervise the retreat.<br />
We’re excited to do it again!<br />
Sunday Funday!<br />
<strong>March</strong> Madness Movie Edition<br />
Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 19 beginning at noon!<br />
Each Sunday, students in grades 6 through 12 vote in our<br />
bracket to narrow down the movie we want to watch. On<br />
<strong>March</strong> 19, come to church with your comfy clothes, pillows,<br />
blankets, etc., and we’ll have a yummy lunch, tons of snacks,<br />
drinks, and quality movie time together.<br />
Contact Ana (akelsey-powell@barringtonumc.com) or<br />
Tammy (tmckay@barringtonumc.com) with any questions or<br />
concerns. Hope to see you there!<br />
Youth Weekly Schedule<br />
Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 5<br />
9:00 Sunday School (inc. Children's Time!)<br />
10:30 Worship together in the Sanctuary<br />
4:00 OWL & Homework Hang<br />
6:00 God's Squad<br />
Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 12<br />
9:00 Sunday School<br />
10:30 Worship together in the Sanctuary<br />
noon Coffee Hour Mission Trip Fundraiser<br />
4:00 OWL & Homework Hang<br />
6:00 God's Squad<br />
Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 19<br />
9:00 Sunday School<br />
10:30 Worship together in the Sanctuary<br />
noon <strong>March</strong> Madness: Movie Edition<br />
4:00 OWL & Homework Hang<br />
Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 26<br />
9:00 Listen to Ana preach during worship<br />
10:30 Listen to Ana preach during worship<br />
noon <strong>March</strong> Madness: Movie Edition<br />
4:00 OWL & Homework Hang<br />
6:00 God’s Squad<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 2<br />
9:00 Sunday School<br />
10:30 Worship together in the Sanctuary<br />
4:00 OWL & Homework Hang<br />
6:00 God's Squad<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 7<br />
10:00 Volunteer opportunity at<br />
Walk with Jesus event.<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 9<br />
Easter Sunday, no programming<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 16<br />
9:00 Sunday School<br />
10:30 Worship together in the Sanctuary<br />
4:00 OWL & Homework Hang<br />
6:00 God's Squad<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 23<br />
9:00 Sunday School<br />
10:30 Worship together in the Sanctuary<br />
4:00 OWL & Homework Hang<br />
6:00 God’s Squad<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 30<br />
9:00 Sunday School<br />
10:30 Worship together in the Sanctuary<br />
noon Sunday Funday!<br />
4:00 OWL<br />
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FAMILY MINISTRY<br />
NOAH’S ARK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY<br />
Children age 3 through grade 5 are invited to join us during worship each<br />
week for Sunday School with a Twist!<br />
<strong>March</strong> is <strong>March</strong> Madness: Shoot to Win<br />
<strong>April</strong> is What’s in your Basket??<br />
Registration is open for the <strong>2023</strong>/2024 school year<br />
and Summer Camp, ages are 3 years - kindergarten.<br />
For more information, please contact Susan Acosta,<br />
sacosta@barringtonumc.com<br />
Parent s ’<br />
D ayOu t<br />
Need a day to recover?<br />
On Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 11, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.<br />
Drop off the kids for a day of play, activities, games and a movie.<br />
Lunch and snacks will be provided.<br />
Children ages three and up are welcome (must be potty trained).<br />
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