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Message from Pastor Mori
Dear Ravenswood Fellowship UMC family
Greetings in Christ!
I want to take this opportunity to invite you to our Father's Day / Graduation Sunday Service here at RFUMC on Sunday, June 20, at 10:30 AM.
This past year and a half have been a tremendous challenge for all of us! As we have continued to navigate through the difficulties presented by a Global Pandemic, there are other issues as well.
As we celebrate Father's Day, I want to share with you a prayer for fathers from a devotional book that I use:
God
In your wisdom and love you made all things
Bless our father
Let the example of his faith and love shine forth.
Grant that we, his family
My honor him always
With a spirit of profound respect
Grant this through Christ our Lord AMEN.
The last thing, I want to invite you to celebrate Juneteenth which is now officially a federal holiday! Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, a Union General rode into Galveston, Texas to announce that the Civil War had ended, and enslaved Africans had been freed.
The Anti-Racism task force team shared the information and events that celebrate the Juneteenth in UMC community. For more information, please click here for the flyer and file.
See you all on this Sunday, In-person or Zoom Online!
Blessings
MORI | | Community Info & Links
12 Resources for Anti-Racist Discipleship - Week 5 BY ISRAEL ALVARAN
Rev. Dr. Israel I. Alvaran (he/him/his), a clergy member of the Philippines Annual Conference, wrote this theological discourse with the hope that disciples of Jesus Christ would participate in the enduring struggle for dismantling racism as faithful expressions of their baptism as Christ's disciples. To read more here  June 19 from 10 am - 5 pm. Chicago Black Methodists for Church Renewal invites you to their inaugural Freedom Day 2021 to celebrate, educate and activate at Wesley UMC, 201 E 95th Street, Chicago. Click to register for the forum from 10 am - 12 noon with keynote speaker Dr. Waltrina Middleton, Executive Director of Community Renewal Society. Starting at 1 pm, enjoy the Freedom Festival including live entertainment, free food, vendors, and games! COVID-19 vaccinations are being offered. Click here for more details.  This Sunday, we will celebrate during worship service with our 2021 graduates. Congratulations to Lilly Myers who has graduated from Elementary School and will begin High School in the Fall. Congratulations to Gretchen Harrison who has graduated from the University of Illinois with a Masters Degree. We are happy to share and celebrate this honor with our graduates!  Broadway United Methodist Church is hosting a COVID vaccination clinic on Saturday, June 26th from 11am till 2pm. The Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone 12 years and older. Young persons will need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Registration info is available using the QR code for easy access in the flyer above The NIC Anti-Racism Task Force is organizing a DIY Rally Against Racism event in a show of unity around the Annual Conference in July.
When? Sunday, July 18, 2021, or
any time during Annual Conference weekend, July 16-18, 2021, or
any time during Summer 2021.
Where? Each local church may decide where to hold a rally that will have maximum visibility.
Churches are encouraged to register their event and post photos on social media with hashtag #rallyagainstracism. Click here for more details.  There will be an ice cream social following the young adult group meeting
on Sunday June 27th, Contact Cody Johnson for more details!  From Sunday, July 04, we will joyfully return to the sanctuary for Sunday worship. As we return to in person worship, we will continue to worship online using Zoom. We have scheduled a time to clean the sanctuary.
Please join us for cleaning on July 03 Saturday 9:30-11:30 AM.
During June, (June 13,20,27 Sunday), we will continue to worship in the Japanese Garden. For more details and regulations please keep your eye to the CDC and local health directions.
The office will be operating on the following schedule:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (Donna in office)
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (Donna and Lisa in office)
Friday: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (Lisa in office)
We will review the schedule and notify you of any changes. Voicemails and e-mails will be checked so please feel free to leave a message for Pastor Mori or the office staff at any time.
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!
RFUMC Building Ministry
 Ravenswood Fellowship UMC June 2021
- Calendar Click Here
Church Room Reservation Form
(to request use of the common areas of the church Click Here
Meeting Announcement
Early Adopter Team Meeting Wednesday June 23 6:30 PM Zoom Online Finance Committee Meeting
Thursday June 24 7:00 PM Zoom Online
After Covid-19 Updates.
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. Or simply log off and call in.
- Missed last week? Check out the Facebook Live video on our page here.
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