Pastor Jim McDonald is leading a series of discussions based on Rob Bell's Nooma videos on Wednesday mornings at 10am.
NOOMA is a series of short films that are designed to provoke us into a deeper understanding of the teachings of Jesus. Each one covers a different subject, but all are relevant to our daily lives and help us to understand ourselves and our relation to God.
All are welcome to come and join in this informal exploration of our faith.
In God's Time - The Bible and the Future
Ten Video Lessons by Dr. Craig C. Hill - Discussions led by Pastor Jim beginning Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Enormous confusion exists today concerning the Bible's teaching about the future. The In God's Time course offers an alternative to sensationalist perspectives, an alternative that is at once faithful and sane, readable and scholarly. Dr. Hill encourages Christians both to take seriously and to think sensibly about God's ultimate victory.
Craig C. Hill is Professor of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C., and Director of the Wesley Ministry Network. Hill holds a doctorate in New Testament History from Oxford University and served as a Henry R. Luce Fellow at Yale University and as a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University.
All senior high (grades 8-12) are invited to spend some time on the slopes. We will be heading to Devil's Head Ski Resort at 6:00am on Saturday, February 4th and returning at 11:00am on Sunday, February 5th.
Sign up and permissions slips are available by clicking below or in the parlor on Sundays and in the church office. Each child must fill out both the DGFUMC and the Devil's Head Permission Slips.
We need chaperones! If you are interested contact jj at jj.mannschreck@garrett.edu.
February 5th, 2012 - The Courage to Change: Facing Life Transitions
February 12th, 2012 - My Spiritual Journey: Ermalou Roller
February 19th, 2012 - BOLD: Stories from BOLD members: Lenore Pitstick
February 26th, 2012 - Sin: What Is It?
This week’s topic will be: Tomato - We don’t always have to be right.
Pastor Jim McDonald is leading a series of discussions based on Rob Bell's Nooma videos on Wednesday mornings at 10am.
NOOMA is a series of short films that are designed to provoke us into a deeper understanding of the teachings of Jesus. Each one covers a different subject, but all are relevant to our daily lives and help us to understand ourselves and our relation to God.
All are welcome to come and join in this informal exploration of our faith.
The Young At Heart group for senior adults will be enjoying the movie "Arsenic and Old Lace" when they meet at noon in Chapel Hall on Wednesday, February 8th. They will start with a pizza, salad, and dessert lunch and then watch the movie. Of course we will have popcorn!
Cost per person will be $6.00
You may sign up for this event in the parlor on Sundays or by calling Marilou Welch at 630.968.4136
In God's Time - The Bible and the Future
Ten Video Lessons by Dr. Craig C. Hill - Discussions led by Pastor Jim beginning Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Enormous confusion exists today concerning the Bible's teaching about the future. The In God's Time course offers an alternative to sensationalist perspectives, an alternative that is at once faithful and sane, readable and scholarly. Dr. Hill encourages Christians both to take seriously and to think sensibly about God's ultimate victory.
Craig C. Hill is Professor of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C., and Director of the Wesley Ministry Network. Hill holds a doctorate in New Testament History from Oxford University and served as a Henry R. Luce Fellow at Yale University and as a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University.
Hosted by Rachel Circle.
Rev. Steve Good, the Pastor of Sugar Grove Methodist Church, will present our program on “Haiti”. He has visited the country several times leading mission groups and has said that "Haiti gets under your skin, your heart is connected to it in more than a temporary way."
Babysitting is available upon request to the church office.
February 5th, 2012 - The Courage to Change: Facing Life Transitions
February 12th, 2012 - My Spiritual Journey: Ermalou Roller
February 19th, 2012 - BOLD: Stories from BOLD members: Lenore Pitstick
February 26th, 2012 - Sin: What Is It?
Many thanks to all the members of our church who have supported Project 175Q during the past year. We have over 160 quilts to be donated to local charities.
Please join us in the sanctuary when the quilts will be displayed.
Our regular Sunday night Youth Group program continues every Sunday in February except for Super Bowl Sunday!
All youth grades 6-12 are welcome, come and join us! We love seeing new faces and hanging out with old friends.
Pastor Jim McDonald is leading a series of discussions based on Rob Bell's Nooma videos on Wednesday mornings at 10am.
NOOMA is a series of short films that are designed to provoke us into a deeper understanding of the teachings of Jesus. Each one covers a different subject, but all are relevant to our daily lives and help us to understand ourselves and our relation to God.
All are welcome to come and join in this informal exploration of our faith.
In God's Time - The Bible and the Future
Ten Video Lessons by Dr. Craig C. Hill - Discussions led by Pastor Jim beginning Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Enormous confusion exists today concerning the Bible's teaching about the future. The In God's Time course offers an alternative to sensationalist perspectives, an alternative that is at once faithful and sane, readable and scholarly. Dr. Hill encourages Christians both to take seriously and to think sensibly about God's ultimate victory.
Craig C. Hill is Professor of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C., and Director of the Wesley Ministry Network. Hill holds a doctorate in New Testament History from Oxford University and served as a Henry R. Luce Fellow at Yale University and as a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University.
Paul Giamatti stars in Win Win, a drama-comedy about Mike Flaherty, a struggling lawyer and part-time wrestling coach who must resort to scheming to keep his floundering law practice afloat. Complications arise in his home life as well, forcing Mike to become creative to get out of all his predicaments. With comedic overtones, Win Win promises to be a delightful movie.
The usual goodies will be on hand; $2 donation suggested. Sign up now in the church office, and we’ll see you there.
February 5th, 2012 - The Courage to Change: Facing Life Transitions
February 12th, 2012 - My Spiritual Journey: Ermalou Roller
February 19th, 2012 - BOLD: Stories from BOLD members: Lenore Pitstick
February 26th, 2012 - Sin: What Is It?
Our regular Sunday night Youth Group program continues every Sunday in February except for Super Bowl Sunday!
All youth grades 6-12 are welcome, come and join us! We love seeing new faces and hanging out with old friends.
Pastor Jim McDonald is leading a series of discussions based on Rob Bell's Nooma videos on Wednesday mornings at 10am.
NOOMA is a series of short films that are designed to provoke us into a deeper understanding of the teachings of Jesus. Each one covers a different subject, but all are relevant to our daily lives and help us to understand ourselves and our relation to God.
All are welcome to come and join in this informal exploration of our faith.
College students from the Wesley Foundation at NIU invite you to a Soup & Sandwich dinner fundraiser on Ash Wednesday, February 22 at 5:30PM in the gym. Funds will go towards their social justice spring break mission trip to Trinidad! On the mission trip, NIU students will work with other young adults in Trinidad to create an original, multi-cultural, interfaith Bible study - which will be available on YouTube following their trip. This is an exciting opportunity for N.I.U. students and they invite you to partner with them!!
Suggested donation is $6.00 and will be received at the door. If you would like to help the students serve supper or if you have any questions, please contact the NIU Wesley Foundation Campus Pastor Kelli Beard at krbeard@fastmail.fm or 773.882.8012.
Thank you for your prayerful support and they look forward to being with you on Ash Wednesday!
Severe drought in the Horn of Africa has left more than 11 million people in need of our help. 30 Hour Famine is nationwide movement of teenagers who refuse to accept the status quo, who stand together to make a difference. Starvation, disease, and poverty are not acceptable - and we can do something about it! Join us in our famine as we raise awareness and funds for those who need our help in the Horn of Africa!
For more information, please contact JJ Mannschreck at 248 219 8598 or by email at jj.mannschreck@garrett.edu. We are also in need of chaperones and adult supervision for this event.
Amy DeLong retained her orders after being doubly charged and tried by The United Methodist Church, she will lead a seminar at First United Methodist Church, Downers Grove from Friday, February 24 through Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Register online here using the form below or get a check to the church (made out to First UMC; note DeLong seminar.) Cost: $25.00 per person whether you come Friday only or Friday and Saturday (includes lunch.) Reservations must be received no later than February 23 to receive lunch on Saturday.
| 7:00-9:00pm | Peter, Paul and Dr. Suess: Moving Toward Inclusiveness We’ll have fun with Dr. Suess, look at Paul and Peter to better understand the Christian trajectory toward openness, and see critical moments in Christian history when decisions were made for inclusiveness. |
| 9:00am-12:00pm | Truth-telling and Authentic Living: Amy's Story We'll look at the UMC position about GLBTs, their struggle to be included in the United Methodist Church and hear DeLong's stories of ministry in the church and experiencing a church trial. |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00-3:00pm | Finding Your Voice: Witnessing to Love DeLong will look with us at the realities of fear and risk, help us draw inspiration from the prophets and saints, and encourage us to become theologians in order to share new visions of justice and love. |
| 8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. |
Rev. DeLong will preach at all three worship services. |
The Rev. Amy DeLong is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church and served in local parish ministry for eight years. She received her Master of Arts in Theology from United Theological Seminary in the Twin Cities and her Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. She is currently appointed to Extension Ministry serving as the Executive Director of Kairos CoMotion, a non-profit organization which brings together a community of progressive Christians for networking, solidarity, theological education, spiritual growth, and advocacy for social justice.
Amy has co-authored and co-edited The Loyal Opposition: Struggling with the Church on Homosexuality. She served on the Wisconsin Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for eight years and has twice been a delegate for Jurisdictional Conference. She also served on the National Board of the Methodist for Social Action, is the former co-chair of the Conference Commission on the Status and Role of Women and received the Wisconsin Methodist Federation for Social Action’s Perry Saito Award.
Amy shares a home in Wisconsin with her partner, Val, and their two cats, Saze and Kirby. Val and Amy’s two grown children live in Wisconsin and Colorado.
To learn more visit Amy’s website at http://www.loveontrial.org.
Amy DeLong retained her orders after being doubly charged and tried by The United Methodist Church, she will lead a seminar at First United Methodist Church, Downers Grove from Friday, February 24 through Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Register online here using the form below or get a check to the church (made out to First UMC; note DeLong seminar.) Cost: $25.00 per person whether you come Friday only or Friday and Saturday (includes lunch.) Reservations must be received no later than February 23 to receive lunch on Saturday.
| 7:00-9:00pm | Peter, Paul and Dr. Suess: Moving Toward Inclusiveness We’ll have fun with Dr. Suess, look at Paul and Peter to better understand the Christian trajectory toward openness, and see critical moments in Christian history when decisions were made for inclusiveness. |
| 9:00am-12:00pm | Truth-telling and Authentic Living: Amy's Story We'll look at the UMC position about GLBTs, their struggle to be included in the United Methodist Church and hear DeLong's stories of ministry in the church and experiencing a church trial. |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00-3:00pm | Finding Your Voice: Witnessing to Love DeLong will look with us at the realities of fear and risk, help us draw inspiration from the prophets and saints, and encourage us to become theologians in order to share new visions of justice and love. |
| 8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. |
Rev. DeLong will preach at all three worship services. |
The Rev. Amy DeLong is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church and served in local parish ministry for eight years. She received her Master of Arts in Theology from United Theological Seminary in the Twin Cities and her Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. She is currently appointed to Extension Ministry serving as the Executive Director of Kairos CoMotion, a non-profit organization which brings together a community of progressive Christians for networking, solidarity, theological education, spiritual growth, and advocacy for social justice.
Amy has co-authored and co-edited The Loyal Opposition: Struggling with the Church on Homosexuality. She served on the Wisconsin Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for eight years and has twice been a delegate for Jurisdictional Conference. She also served on the National Board of the Methodist for Social Action, is the former co-chair of the Conference Commission on the Status and Role of Women and received the Wisconsin Methodist Federation for Social Action’s Perry Saito Award.
Amy shares a home in Wisconsin with her partner, Val, and their two cats, Saze and Kirby. Val and Amy’s two grown children live in Wisconsin and Colorado.
To learn more visit Amy’s website at http://www.loveontrial.org.
Amy DeLong retained her orders after being doubly charged and tried by The United Methodist Church, she will lead a seminar at First United Methodist Church, Downers Grove from Friday, February 24 through Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Register online here using the form below or get a check to the church (made out to First UMC; note DeLong seminar.) Cost: $25.00 per person whether you come Friday only or Friday and Saturday (includes lunch.) Reservations must be received no later than February 23 to receive lunch on Saturday.
| 7:00-9:00pm | Peter, Paul and Dr. Suess: Moving Toward Inclusiveness We’ll have fun with Dr. Suess, look at Paul and Peter to better understand the Christian trajectory toward openness, and see critical moments in Christian history when decisions were made for inclusiveness. |
| 9:00am-12:00pm | Truth-telling and Authentic Living: Amy's Story We'll look at the UMC position about GLBTs, their struggle to be included in the United Methodist Church and hear DeLong's stories of ministry in the church and experiencing a church trial. |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00-3:00pm | Finding Your Voice: Witnessing to Love DeLong will look with us at the realities of fear and risk, help us draw inspiration from the prophets and saints, and encourage us to become theologians in order to share new visions of justice and love. |
| 8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. |
Rev. DeLong will preach at all three worship services. |
The Rev. Amy DeLong is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church and served in local parish ministry for eight years. She received her Master of Arts in Theology from United Theological Seminary in the Twin Cities and her Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. She is currently appointed to Extension Ministry serving as the Executive Director of Kairos CoMotion, a non-profit organization which brings together a community of progressive Christians for networking, solidarity, theological education, spiritual growth, and advocacy for social justice.
Amy has co-authored and co-edited The Loyal Opposition: Struggling with the Church on Homosexuality. She served on the Wisconsin Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for eight years and has twice been a delegate for Jurisdictional Conference. She also served on the National Board of the Methodist for Social Action, is the former co-chair of the Conference Commission on the Status and Role of Women and received the Wisconsin Methodist Federation for Social Action’s Perry Saito Award.
Amy shares a home in Wisconsin with her partner, Val, and their two cats, Saze and Kirby. Val and Amy’s two grown children live in Wisconsin and Colorado.
To learn more visit Amy’s website at http://www.loveontrial.org.
February 5th, 2012 - The Courage to Change: Facing Life Transitions
February 12th, 2012 - My Spiritual Journey: Ermalou Roller
February 19th, 2012 - BOLD: Stories from BOLD members: Lenore Pitstick
February 26th, 2012 - Sin: What Is It?
Our regular Sunday night Youth Group program continues every Sunday in February except for Super Bowl Sunday!
All youth grades 6-12 are welcome, come and join us! We love seeing new faces and hanging out with old friends.
Pastor Jim McDonald is leading a series of discussions based on Rob Bell's Nooma videos on Wednesday mornings at 10am.
NOOMA is a series of short films that are designed to provoke us into a deeper understanding of the teachings of Jesus. Each one covers a different subject, but all are relevant to our daily lives and help us to understand ourselves and our relation to God.
All are welcome to come and join in this informal exploration of our faith.
God, as known to us in Jesus Christ, welcomes all.
We welcome people of any race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, social or economic status, employment status, or life situation; including people with physical or mental illness or disability.
We practice loving acceptance of each person and respectful discussion
of our differences.
Affiliated to Reconciling Ministries Network
February 9, 2012 - 9:30am
February 12, 2012 - 9:30am
February 12, 2012 - 1:30pm
February 12, 2012 - 4:00pm
February 15, 2012 - 10:00am
February 15, 2012 - 6:30pm
February 17, 2012 - 7:30pm
February 19, 2012 - 9:30am
February 3, 2012 - 10:51pm
February 3, 2012 - 9:46pm
February 3, 2012 - 9:38pm
January 31, 2012 - 9:29am
January 31, 2012 - 9:17am
January 31, 2012 - 9:15am
January 31, 2012 - 9:06am
January 27, 2012 - 6:55pm
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