oct. 10

This will be the last Sunday you may order Poinsettias to decorate the altar for Christmas. Cost is $10.50-please see Marlynne Nishimura. You are welcome to bring the poinsettias home after Christmas. 

Our church's charge conference is scheduled for Dec. 15. The bishop is asking us to take pictures of our neighborhoods, following up on the theme for annual conference, Who is My Neighbor? Please plan to attend this important state-of-the-church meeting. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Zaki L. Zaki, will deliver the message that day during worship.

On December 19, our former accompanist, David Camarena will give a concert of solo piano and piano/cello works with Hellen Weberpal. The concert will start at 6:30pm

We will celebrate the Advent Season with a Christmas luncheon on Dec. 15th, pot-luck style. Christmas candlelight and Carols Sunday, Dec. 22 10:30am, and Christmas Eve service Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 3:30pm. Please join us in this joyous season waiting.

Chili Fest will be held on Sat. Jan. 25 from 3-6pm. See Chris Johnson for details.

On Jan. 26 2:00pm, Hikaru Tamaki and Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform a New Year's concert here. Their newly named duo, YUMENO, will give a new program of fusion of traditional Japanese and Western classical music.

Bring Your Dog to Church

Sunday September 8 10:30am

@Ravenswood Fellowship UMC

 

Worship is outside and begins at 10:30am.
The dog blessing will happen early in the service.

ALL PETS ARE WELCOME
ALL are welcome to stay for refreshments

in the gym.
 
We are very grateful to Urban Pooch
for joining us and providing dog treats.

http://www.urbanpooch/.com

 

We will hold a Reading Festival

Sun. Sept. 22 1-2pm and Mon. Sept. 23

with a light supper served 5:30pm

and reading from 6-7pm.

This event is free for children 3-11yrs, accompanied

by an adult. We will celebrate reading

by reading some children's classic books

and make bookmarks.

 

Our annual Rummage Sale will be held Fri. Oct.4

$3 admission 6-8pm, continuing on

Sat. Oct. 5, 9a-3pm, free admission.

 

Save the date! Pancake Breakfast will be held

Sat. Nov. 2 9a-1pm. More details will follow

Dog Blessing

 

 

                 Bring Your Dog to Church

Sunday September 8 10:30am

@Ravenswood Fellowship UMC

 

Worship is outside and begins at 10:30am.
The dog blessing will happen early in the service.

ALL PETS ARE WELCOME
ALL are welcome to stay for refreshments

in the gym.
 
We are very grateful to Urban Pooch
for joining us and providing dog treats.

http://www.urbanpooch/.com

Dog Blessing

Bring Your Dog to Church

Sunday September 8 10:30am

@Ravenswood Fellowship UMC

 

Worship is outside and begins at 10:30am.
The dog blessing will happen early in the service.

ALL PETS ARE WELCOME
ALL are welcome to stay for refreshments

in the gym.
 
We are very grateful to Urban Pooch
for joining us and providing dog treats.

http://www.urbanpooch/.com

Upcoming Event-September

READING FESTIVAL

Coming to Ravenswood Fellowship UMC in September...

In an effort to promote reading, we will offer a reading festival for parents and their children with books geared to your child's age level.
Plan to attend and invite your neighbors.

Event-September 8 Sunday

"Who is My Neighbor?"

Since many of our neighbors in Ravenswood have dogs...

September 8 is Bring Your Dog to Church Sunday!!

Worship is outside and begins at 10:30am.
The dog blessing will happen early.
All are welcome to stay for refreshments in the gym.


We are very grateful to...

Urban Pooch
4501 Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, IL  60640

and owner Dan Gaughan.
They will attend and provide dog treats.

Event-August 18 Sunday

"Following in the Footsteps"

A worship with Rev. Gloria Grasse Hendrix on some of the faithful witnesses we have been hearing about in worship this summer.

The Wesleys
Sojourner Truth
Langston Hughes
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

july events

Two of our members were recently featured on Fox 32 news about the Japanese internment during World War II. Check it out at www.myfoxchicago.com keyword: Japanese American

We still have two of our raised beds from the community garden on Ravenswood Ave. not spoken for. Contact the church office if you are interested.

The date for the BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS will be changed. Stay tuned for more details!

More details will follow regarding an Arts and Crafts Exhibition in July. The date has not yet been decided.

In August, we will have our VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN. Dates will be decided soon.

Our Annual Rummage Sale is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 5. Save the date!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON SAT. NOV. 2.

Two of our members were recently featured on Fox 32 news about the Japanese internment during World War II. Check it out at www.myfoxchicago.com keyword: Japanese American

We still have two of our raised beds from the community garden on Ravenswood Ave. not spoken for. Contact the church office if you are interested.

The date for the BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS will be changed. Stay tuned for more details!

On Monday, July 1, we will make 200 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry. We welcome donations of your labor that morning to prepare the suppers. Join us in the kitchen that day. Email the church office at ravfelumc@yahoo.com to let us know you're coming!  Thank you! We will also gratefully accept monetary donations towards supplies.

More details will follow regarding an Arts and Crafts Exhibition in July. The date has not yet been decided.

In August, we will have our VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN. Dates will be decided soon.

Our Annual Rummage Sale is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 5. Save the date!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON SAT. NOV. 2.

Two of our members were recently featured on Fox 32 news about the Japanese internment during World War II. Check it out at www.myfoxchicago.com keyword: Japanese American

We still have two of our raised beds from the community garden on Ravenswood Ave. not spoken for. Contact the church office if you are interested.

The date for the BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS will be changed. Stay tuned for more details!

On Monday, July 1, we will make 200 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry. We welcome donations of your labor that morning to prepare the suppers. Join us in the kitchen that day. Email the church office at ravfelumc@yahoo.com to let us know you're coming!  Thank you! We will also gratefully accept monetary donations towards supplies.

More details will follow regarding an Arts and Crafts Exhibition in July. The date has not yet been decided.

In August, we will have our VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN. Dates will be decided soon.

Our Annual Rummage Sale is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 5. Save the date!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON SAT. NOV. 2.

SPRING EVENTS

Our annual Chicken Teriyaki sale will be held on Saturday, June 1 from noon until 3pm.  We will have chicken available for sale Saturday for $10, first come, first served. Also, there will be a bake sale, and a kid's game on that day. Come and try our delicious chicken!

Two of our members were recently featured on Fox 32 news about the Japanese internment during World War II. Check it out at www.myfoxchicago.com keyword: Japanese American

We still have two of our raised beds from the community garden on Ravenswood Ave. not spoken for. Contact the church office if you are interested.

The Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church will host their annual conference, "Who Is My Neighbor?" June 5-8, at Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL. Our student intern, Min Jung Chea, will be commissioned during conference! Contact the church office for more information.

The date for the BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS will be changed. Stay tuned for more details!

On Monday, July 1, we will make 200 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry. We welcome donations of your labor that morning to prepare the suppers. Join us in the kitchen that day. Email the church office at ravfelumc@yahoo.com to let us know you're coming!  Thank you! We will also gratefully accept monetary donations towards supplies.

More details will follow regarding an Arts and Crafts Exhibition in July. The date has not yet been decided.

In August, we will have our VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN. Dates will be decided soon.

Our Annual Rummage Sale is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 5. Save the date!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON SAT. NOV. 2.

SPRING EVENTS

Our annual Chicken Teriyaki sale will be held on Saturday, June 1 from noon until 3pm.  We will have chicken available for sale Saturday for $10, first come, first served. Also, there will be a bake sale, and a kid's game on that day. Come and try our delicious chicken!

Two of our members were recently featured on Fox 32 news about the Japanese internment during World War II. Check it out at www.myfoxchicago.com keyword: Japanese American

We still have two of our raised beds from the community garden on Ravenswood Ave. not spoken for. Contact the church office if you are interested.

The Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church will host their annual conference, "Who Is My Neighbor?" June 5-8, at Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL. Our student intern, Min Jung Chea, will be commissioned during conference! Contact the church office for more information.

The date for the BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS will be changed. Stay tuned for more details!

On Monday, July 1, we will make 200 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry. We welcome donations of your labor that morning to prepare the suppers. Join us in the kitchen that day. Email the church office at ravfelumc@yahoo.com to let us know you're coming!  Thank you! We will also gratefully accept monetary donations towards supplies.

More details will follow regarding an Arts and Crafts Exhibition in July. The date has not yet been decided.

In August, we will have our VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN. Dates will be decided soon.

Our Annual Rummage Sale is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 5. Save the date!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON SAT. NOV. 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPRING

 EVENTS

 

 

 

 

PLEASE JOIN US ON SUNDAY FOR A SPECIAL PIANO RECITAL WITH OUR OWN YOUNG MEMBERS, ERIKO AND KIMIKO DARCY. CONCERT STARTS AT 1PM ON MAY 5, 2013. TICKETS ARE $10 ADULTS, $7 (18YRS AND UNDER). PROCEEDS WILL GO TO RFUMC. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE WORKS OF BACH, MOZART, HAYDN, CHOPIN, MENDELSSHON, AND RACHMANINOFF. THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING.

 

 

THERE WILL BE A BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS ON MAY 26. STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS

 

 

ANNUAL CHICKEN TERIYAKI SALE WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 1

MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW

 

 

IN JULY, AN ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION IS IN THE WORKS. DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED

 

 

IN AUGUST, WE WILL HAVE OUR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN. DATES WILL BE DECIDED SOON

 

OUR ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 5. SAVE THE DATE!

 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON NOV. 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINTER EVENTS

 

 

SYAA Basketball Clinic (Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association)

Saturdays—Feb. 2, 9,16, 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Boys and Girls 4yrs-18yrs

12:30pm-2:15pm  Beginners

2:30pm-4:15pm Advanced

Cost: free, but donations of nonperishable food welcomed

 

 

On Saturday, March 2, we will hold our annual Spaghetti Dinner 4pm-8pm

Adults $8

Kids 10 and under $4  

Please enjoy all you care to eat spaghetti (secret recipe!), beverage, salad and dessert

Craft sale too!

 

 

 

On March 11, we will prepare and serve 50 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry at their stop at Damen and Howard. Volunteers will be needed that day.

 

 

 

Also on March 11, we will host a dinner for the alternative Spring Break group from University of Georgia. Contact Donna Sagami or Kiyo Yoshimura for more information

 

 

 

        Holy Week Services

 

 

Holy Thursday service: 7:30pm

 

Good Friday service: 10:00am

 

Easter Sunday: 10:30am

 

 

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WINTER EVENTS

 

 

SYAA Basketball Clinic (Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association)

Saturdays—Feb. 2, 9,16, 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Boys and Girls 4yrs-18yrs

12:30pm-2:15pm  Beginners

2:30pm-4:15pm Advanced

Cost: free, but donations of nonperishable food welcomed

 

 

On Saturday, March 2, we will hold our annual Spaghetti Dinner 4pm-8pm

Adults $8

Kids 10 and under $4  

Please enjoy all you care to eat spaghetti (secret recipe!), beverage, salad and dessert

Craft sale too!

 

 

 

On March 11, we will prepare and serve 50 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry at their stop at Damen and Howard. Volunteers will be needed that day.

 

 

 

Also on March 11, we will host a dinner for the alternative Spring Break group from University of Georgia. Contact Donna Sagami or Kiyo Yoshimura for more information

 

 

 

        Holy Week Services

 

 

Holy Thursday service: 7:30pm

 

Good Friday service: 10:00am

 

Easter Sunday: 10:30am

 

 

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WINTER EVENTS

 

 

SYAA Basketball Clinic (Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association)

Saturdays—Feb. 2, 9,16, 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Boys and Girls 4yrs-18yrs

12:30pm-2:15pm  Beginners

2:30pm-4:15pm Advanced

Cost: free, but donations of nonperishable food welcomed

 

 

On Saturday, March 2, we will hold our annual Spaghetti Dinner 4pm-8pm

Adults $8

Kids 10 and under $4  

Please enjoy all you care to eat spaghetti (secret recipe!), beverage, salad and dessert

Craft sale too!

 

 

 

On March 11, we will prepare and serve 50 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry at their stop at Damen and Howard. Volunteers will be needed that day.

 

 

 

Also on March 11, we will host a dinner for the alternative Spring Break group from University of Georgia. Contact Donna Sagami or Kiyo Yoshimura for more information

 

 

 

        Holy Week Services

 

 

Holy Thursday service: 7:30pm

 

Good Friday service: 10:00am

 

Easter Sunday: 10:30am

 

 

 

WINTER EVENTS

 

 

SYAA Basketball Clinic (Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association)

Saturdays—Feb. 2, 9,16, 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Boys and Girls 4yrs-18yrs

12:30pm-2:15pm  Beginners

2:30pm-4:15pm Advanced

Cost: free, but donations of nonperishable food welcomed

 

 

On Saturday, March 2, we will hold our annual Spaghetti Dinner 4pm-8pm

Adults $8

Kids 10 and under $4  

Please enjoy all you care to eat spaghetti (secret recipe!), beverage, salad and dessert

Craft sale too!

 

 

 

On March 11, we will prepare and serve 50 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry at their stop at Damen and Howard. Volunteers will be needed that day.

 

 

 

Also on March 11, we will host a dinner for the alternative Spring Break group from University of Georgia. Contact Donna Sagami or Kiyo Yoshimura for more information

 

 

 

        Holy Week Services

 

 

Holy Thursday service: 7:30pm

 

Good Friday service: 10:00am

 

Easter Sunday: 10:30am

 

 

 

 

 

WINTER EVENTS 

 

 

 

SYAA Basketball Clinic (Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association)

Saturdays—Feb. 2, 9,16, 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Boys and Girls 4yrs-18yrs

12:30pm-2:15pm  Beginners

2:30pm-4:15pm Advanced

Cost: free, but donations of nonperishable food welcomed

 

 

On Saturday, March 2, we will hold our

annual Spaghetti Dinner 4pm-8pm

Adults $8 Kids 10 and under $4

Please enjoy all you care to eat spaghetti (secret recipe!), beverage, salad and dessert

Craft sale too!

 

 

 

On March 11, we will prepare and serve 50 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry at their stop at Damen and Howard. Volunteers will be needed that day.

 

 

 

Also on March 11, we will host a dinner for the alternative Spring Break group from University of Georgia. Contact Donna Sagami or Kiyo Yoshimura for more information

 

 

 

Please stay tuned for information on Holy Week services!

 

 

 

WINTER EVENTS 

 

 

 

SYAA Basketball Clinic (Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association)

Saturdays—Feb. 2, 9,16, 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Boys and Girls 4yrs-18yrs

12:30pm-2:15pm  Beginners

2:30pm-4:15pm Advanced

Cost: free, but donations of nonperishable food welcomed

 

 

On Saturday, March 2, we will hold our

annual Spaghetti Dinner 4pm-8pm

Adults $8 Kids 10 and under $4

Please enjoy all you care to eat spaghetti (secret recipe!), beverage, salad and dessert

Craft sale too!

 

 

 

On March 11, we will prepare and serve 50 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry at their stop at Damen and Howard. Volunteers will be needed that day.

 

 

 

Also on March 11, we will host a dinner for the alternative Spring Break group from University of Georgia. Contact Donna Sagami or Kiyo Yoshimura for more information

 

 

 

Please stay tuned for information on Holy Week services!

   

 

     WINTER EVENTS

 

 

 

 

SYAA Basketball Clinic (Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association)

Saturdays—Feb. 2, 9,16, 23

March 2, 9, 16, 23

Boys and Girls 4yrs-18yrs

12:30pm-2:15pm  Beginners

2:30pm-4:15pm Advanced

Cost: free, but donations of nonperishable food welcomed

 

 

On Saturday, March 2, we will hold our

annual Spaghetti Dinner 4pm-8pm

Adults $8 Kids 10 and under $4

Please enjoy all you care to eat spaghetti (secret recipe!), beverage, salad and dessert

Craft sale too!

 

 

 

On March 11, we will prepare and serve 50 sandwich suppers for the Night Ministry at their stop at Damen and Howard. Volunteers will be needed that day.

 

 

 

Also on March 11, we will host a dinner for the alternative Spring Break group from University of Georgia. Contact Donna Sagami or Kiyo Yoshimura for more information

 

 

 

Please stay tuned for information on Holy Week services!