This Lent ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love.
Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you've read the novel, seen the Broadway musical, heard its soundtrack, or seen the several screen adaptations, you already know the power in the story. In the six-week Lenten study The Grace of Les Misérables, author and pastor Matt Rawle dives into six ideals found in the story—grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope—each represented by a character in Hugo's story. In keeping with his previous works, Rawle brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture by drawing parallels between the iconic story and musical and our Christian calling, inspiring us to both understand our faith and live it out in the world.
Lent Bible Study
Feb 17 - April 06 2021 Every Thursday 7:00-8:00 PM
Zoom link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85235718340
Meeting ID: 852 3571 8340
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Lent Daily Prayer
Feb 17- April 03 2021
We will be sending a prayer sanctuary booklet for Lent 2021 to you.
Please join us every day in daily prayer on Facebook live 8:00-8:15 AM.
We hope the Lent daily prayer helps you faithfully journey through
Lent as we prepare to experience the joy of the Resurrection.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81924573375
Meeting ID: 819 2457 3375
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Lent Kit Delivery
We will be mailing or delivering a Lent supply package. Included in this package are the following:
Holy Communion Supplies
Palm Ash for 2/17 Ash Wednesday
Plastic Palm for 3/28 Palm Sunday
Wooden Cross for 4/02 Good Friday
Daily Prayer Book for Lent for 2/17-4/03 Daily Devotion
2021 MINORU YASUI STUDENT CONTEST
The Minoru Yasui Student Contest is proud to announce its 2021 essay competition on Refugee and Immigrant Experiences. We celebrate the ideas and opinions of students in grades 6 through 12 and challenge them to write an original and thoughtful essay exploring refugee or immigrant experiences. Their essay should also demonstrate an understanding of the life and legacy of Minoru Yasui, who spent over 40 years as a dedicated leader serving diverse and often marginalized communities.
Students are encouraged to research and share meaningful stories about the conditions, challenges, and support experienced by immigrants and refugees coming to the United States. At the same time, we hope to inspire the next generation of leaders who can embrace complex issues as Min Yasui did - with courage, agility, and thoughtfulness.
For more information on contest details, please go to the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project website:
minoruyasuilegacy.org/student-contest.
The Flyer
here
Laity Convocation
Making Our Churches Vital in a Post-Pandemic World
Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 am - 12 noon
Join the Board of Laity for a virtual Laity Convocation on February 13 that will focus on making our churches vital during these uncertain times and beyond. The registration
link here. For more information, the flyer
here
Martin Luther King, Jr., virtual celebration event
January 31 at 3 pm
On Sunday, January 31 at 3:00 pm, the NIC Conference Commission on Religion and Race, in collaboration with Black Methodists for Church Renewal, invites you to a virtual celebration via Zoom webinar of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and ministry. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link for the event.
Please click here to register.
The featured speaker is Rev. Dr. Stacey Cole Wilson, Executive Minister of Justice and Service (Baltimore-Washington Conference), whose presentation will assess the current state of affairs in our progress along the path of racial justice and equity for all.
The program will also include a short Q&A time with our speaker, music and invited prayers.
January 31- Lay Leader Report Day
The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church explains the Lay Leader;
[A]ll Christians are called to minister wherever Christ would have them serve and witness in deeds and words that heal and free. (The Book of Discipline, ¶128)
Responsibilities of both the lay leader and the lay member of annual conference include "interpreting the actions and programs of the annual conference and the general church. Communicating the vision and needs of the local church to the annual conference and general church." This is great time to listen annual conference's 2021 goal and and vision from our lay leader, Donna Sagami. Donna will present a lay leader report on Sunday January 31 during worship service.
Church Office Hours
We will continue to follow Governor Pritzker's guidelines during the COVID 19 pandemic. Currently, the mandate is to stay at home as much as possible. The office staff will continue to work remotely until this mandate is lifted. We will follow the guidelines issued by the Governor as well as the Chicago CDC and provide an update when possible.
Please be assured that the church mailbox and voicemail are checked daily.
Pastor Mori can be reached by email at rfumcpastormori@gmail.com or by leaving a voicemail at the church office at (773) 561-2610.
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