Banner Newsletter | March/April 2023

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United Methodist Women
United Women in Faith continues to meet on Wednesdays at 10:00
am via Zoom. Through March 22 we will be discussing Five Means of
Grace. Anyone may join our group for this study, scan the QR code
with your smart phone to be taken to the Zoom gathering.
Watch for details regarding April meetings, both virtual and in-person.
Mark your calendar to these events:
United Women in Faith Prairie Central District is holding a spring event on
April 22. We will gather for a tour of the Holocaust Museum in Skokie at 10:00 am.
The day will include a docent-guided tour of the Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition,
the Interactive Survivor Experience (hologram), lunch, and time to browse the
museum’s other exhibits, including “The Negro Motorist Green Book” exhibit
(which runs through April 23). Cost will be $24 (for seniors) or $27 (for adults) and
include a box lunch. More details about registering to be a part of this tour will
be coming. Questions? Contact Linda Osikowicz, Lmosikowicz@comcast.net.
Treasured VBS 2023!
June 19-23, 9:00–12:00 p.m.
Children age 3 through 5th grade are invited to embark on an epic
quest through hidden ruins, ancient caves, and dense jungles. At
Treasured VBS, kids dig into action-packed, faith-filled adventures.
A team of volunteers and supporters are needed to make this week a
success for our campers. Scan the QR code to to see the many ways
you can support this vital ministry through your time and gifts.
Mission u event, July 14–16
The Lord’s Prayer is something many of us recite from memory but it is also
a rich guide for how we can live out God’s kin-dom in our lives. It is also the
subject of this year’s Mission u event at Carmelite Spiritual Center, Darien, IL.
We are invited to step away from automatic recitation of the prayer and dive
deep into the meaning of each line. You are invited to explore the heart of Jesus’
good news and what fresh vision it offers us as we seek to be in mission today.
More information to follow. Mission u is open to all — men and women — and is
sponsored by United Women in Faith Northern Illinois Conference.
There are also study guides for youth: Seek and You Shall Find: Living in the Kin-dom
and children: We Are the Kin-dom.
And, an Faith Talks podcast interview with authors from all three texts has been
posted at: https://uwfaith.org/resources/podcasts/
The Just Geranium Sale will be held
on Mother’s Day once again. Watch for
order information later in March.
The 89th Annual Rummage Sale will be
October 6-7, with drop-offs beginning
Sunday, October 1. Mark your calendar,
save your treasures, invite your friends
to come and help!
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