Second Sunday of Easter

Message from Pastor Mori 

Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church The Weekly Newsletter    Message from Pastor Mori Happy Easter!  This week Bishop Hopkins shared beautiful Easter greetings.    2021 Easter Greeting - Bishop John L. Hopkins Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed. Alleluia! One of my favorite Easter Hymns is Thine be the Glory. In three verses, the Resurrection our Lord Jesus Christ is proclaimed with all its power and joy. The first verse describes what happened at the tomb: Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son;  Endless is the victory, Thou o'er death hast won;  Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,  Kept the folded grave clothes where Thy body lay. The second verse proclaims that Christ is alive! Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb; Lovingly He greets us, scatters fear and gloom; Let the church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing;  For her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting. And the third verse calls us to a life of faith. No more we doubt Thee, glorious Prince of life; Life is naught without Thee; aid us in our strife; Make us more than conquerors, through Thy deathless love;  Bring us safe through Jordan to Thy home above. Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; Endless is the victory, Thou o'er death hast won; The sure victory over sin and death enables us to live forgiven and free. Not intimidated by fears within us or threats beyond us, we can follow Jesus and serve others because He lives! The Apostle Paul captured it in Romans 8, "It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Hear this good news and give God the glory! Christ IS Risen! He is Risen indeed! Video Clips - Click Here   Give on PayPal       Community Info & Links                                                 Spaghetti Dinner - April 10 - Curbside pick-up only Don't forget to pick up your pre-ordered spaghetti order on Saturday April 10!! Pick-up is Noon - 4:00 pm.  Thank you for supporting the church!  Church info is: 4511 N. Hermitage Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60640 (773) 561-2610 We hope you enjoy the spaghetti! #STOP ASIAN HATE Interreligious worship service  We are planning an inter-faith, multi-ethnic vigil on Sunday, May 2, 2021.  It will be held at the Buddhist Temple of Chicago located at 1151 W. Leland Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60640 We will post more details soon. Justice Generation Virtual Concert  Eriko and Kimiko Darcy will present a fundraising virtual concert to advocate anti-racism.  The concert will take place on Saturday May 15th  6:30 - 7:15 pm. The Justice Generation organization is a United Methodist Church (Northern Illinois conference) anti-racism high school youth group. The group shares experiences and opinions on social justice and racial issues. To learn more about this organization, click here.  The proceeds of the concert will be distributed to various charitable organizations which promote social justice.To support this concert, please send checks to the church, payable to Ravenswood Fellowship UMC.  If you would like to make a donation using paypal, please click here.  (Please designate any donation "Darcy concert")  More details to follow. April 11 Sunday Worship Holy Communion We will have Holy Communion this Sunday during Zoom virtual worship service.   You will find a prefilled communion cup with a wafer, sent in your Lent kit. Free Vaccine program   St. Matthew United Methodist church, in partnership with Near North Health, is hosting a Community COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Health Fair for Chicago residents.  The vaccination clinic will be held on Wednesday, April 21st.   For more information, and if you want to register please click here  Re-Opening Survey  If you would complete the survey by April 13th, we will be able to analyze the results and discuss them during the Re-Opening team meeting the following day.  Thank you for taking the time to respond.  Your responses will remain anonymous. We appreciate your input! Take the survey here Action Against Racism Resource             Hate Crimes Reporting - Here Courageous Conversations-  Click here to learn more. These are structured conversations that local church leaders can use to inspire and encourage the church and individuals. Courageous Conversations address controversial issues such as race and human sexuality.    Human Rights Campaign What to do if you've been a hate crime victim - Here   Department of Justice  https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/learn-about-hate-crimes/chart  GCORR Real Talk is a series of conversations with community and faith leaders to discuss and uncover the disparities of race, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status deeply embedded in our social fabric. Click here to read more.       Weekly Sermon Phone Service              (773) 219-0861 If you do not have computer access or cannot access our Sunday worship service through a smart phone, we now have a sermon by phone service, which is available at any time! The phone number is (773) 219-0861 You can listen to a recent version of Pastor Mori's Sunday sermon and it's free!     Pastor Schedule Pastor Mori will be away from the office from April 27 through May 1, 2021.  During this time, Rev Gloria Grasse will be available for emergency pastoral care.                         Ravenswood Fellowship UMC April - Calendar  Click Here    Church Room Reservation Form (to request use of the common areas of the church Click Here    Meeting Announcements  Spaghetti Dinner Pick-up and Delivery  Saturday April 10  STAFF Meeting  Tuesday April 13 12:30-1:30 Zoom Online  Re-Opening Team Meeting  Wednesday April 14  6:00 PM Zoom Online      After Covid-19 Updates.    Read about the Phases for Re-Opening here. Is that document too long? Read the summary version here. City of Chicago - Phase IV: Gradually Resume Guidelines (March 2 updated version)         Links for Worship.  Join Zoom worship by going to this link at 10:30 AM on Sunday: https://zoom.us/j/806489040. Or call in at 1-312-626-6799 (Meeting ID: 806 489 040).  Let's boost our worship! Please sign-up for Worship service Bible reader Sign-Up here. Young People's Bible Study. Ages 12-18 are invited to join the Zoom discussion of Jesus stories at 9 AM on Sunday mornings. Join the Zoom call here (Meeting ID: 828 2305 3546, One-tap mobile+13126266799) Want prayer? During our Prayers of the People, we will read your prayer requests. Submit your prayer requests here. Download. Get your bulletin here. Having trouble? Try logging off and logging back on to Zoom during the video. 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