Third Sunday of Easter

Message from Pastor Mori 

Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church The Weekly Newsletter    Message from Pastor Mori Will you pray with me?    I want to call us to prayer for social injustice !!    During Lent I asked our daily prayer group to pray for justice. I remember the day that we heard the opening statements in Minneapolis. Before the trial started, Floyd's family and lawyers knelt in front of the courthouse for 9min and 29 seconds.    Almost two weeks of attention has been focused on the trial.  The trial revealed that a human being had laid face down on the pavement until he breathed his last breath. Now, more painful news: a few days ago we heard of another unarmed African American young man killed at the hands of law enforcement with the shooting came an approximately 10 miles from the trial over George Floyd's death.   What can we do as a church? We proclaim that we serve a God of Justice and love our neighbors. How can we find ways to love justice for the sake of our next generation?  What kind of world will we leave for them?    As a church I think we need to pause and pray. Each day we have an opportunity to change the world, and I believe our daily prayer can be the breath of justice.The United Methodist Church Disciple ministry invites us to pray together.    The prayer will begin on Friday, April 16, at 11 am CT, and continue over the following days. Discipleship Ministries said, "Beginning Friday, April 16, at 11 a.m. CT, and over the next few days, we at Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century (SBC21), Native American Comprehensive Plan (NACP), Discipleship Ministries, and The Upper Room will be offering Facebook Live events and other resources that can help equip and strengthen us for the journey"   Here is the more information.    Friday           April 16   Prayer link here                       Call to Prayer, featuring Dr. Ron Bell Monday        April 19   Prayer link here                       Panel discussion, featuring relevant voices from across the nation Wednesday  April 28   Prayer link here                      Live from the Chapel with Dr. Ron Bell and Rev. Tyler Sit    As a follower of Jesus Christ, this is the time for us to stand up and pray together !!    MORI    Give on PayPal       Community Info & Links          RFUMC Spaghetti Dinner Ministry                                                                                                                #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. The results are in!  To view the results, click here.  Based on the results, the re-opening team is planning for a future gradual return to in-person worship service.  We will begin with a Japanese Garden worship service in late May with a reduced size congregation.  We are in search of an electronic keyboard to use during the outdoor service.  Please contact the church office if you can lend us a keyboard.  We will keep you informed of the plans as they progress.   St. Matthew UMC- April 21 Vaccine Health Fair to be Moderna or Pfizer Register Click 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.     Baptism  Pastor Mori will perform a baptism in the sanctuary on Sunday April 25th for the children of former members of Ravenswood Fellowship UMC.   We are honored and happy to have the children baptized here at church.  The ceremony will be private with Debbie Buscato and Cheryl Kato assisting Pastor Mori.                                                                                                       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  Trustee Meeting  Sunday April 18th following worship service (Zoom Online)  AD Council  Sunday April 25th following worship service (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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