Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church The Weekly Newsletter | | Message from Pastor Mori
Dear RFUMC family.
This Sunday is Ravenswood Fellowship UMC Annual Church Conference, and we will be having a special type of meeting called "Conferencing Worship." Instead of having a set time for a meeting following worship, we will have a worship service that is about an hour longer that will be led by District Superintendent Brittany. Conferencing Worship gives more people in the congregations a chance to participate in this annual meeting. While we are worshiping and conferencing together, we will celebrate and thank our leaders and prepare for next year's ministry.
I hope many of you can join the Conferencing Worship either in-person or by using Zoom.
Thank you and I hope to see you all this Sunday!
Blessings,
MORI
| | Community Info & Links Nov 21 Sunday 2021 Church Conference  Our annual church charge conference is this Sunday, November 21 at 10:30 AM. The SPRC (Staff Parish Relations Committee) meeting is at 10:00 AM. This year we will have charge conference and worship in combination. If you are anable to attend in person, we will broadcast the worship/conference on our zoom link. . We have made a few changes to the church Leadership List as it was in 2020. If you would like to verify which committees you may be part of, please click here. Please let Pastor Mori if you see any errors.
During the week of Thanksgiving, the church office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 25th and 26th. Pastor Mori can be reached by email at rfumcpastormori@gmail.com or by leaving a voicemail at the church office at (773) 561-2610.
See's Candy Order  We're selling See's Candy again this year as a fundraiser. To download an order form, please click here. The Due date is Sunday November 21 and we are hoping to have the candy available for distribution on December 5th.
If you are unable to hand your order form and payment in, please send an email to TLOlsonCPA@aol.com with your item numbers, description and quantity. Please follow up with sending a check made payable to "RFUMC" to the church as soon as possible.
Remember these make excellent Christmas gifts.
As always, thank you for your generosity!
Discussion Series Explores
What it Means to be United Methodist
Tuesdays through Dec. 21 "Tuesdays at the Table: Should I stay? Or should I go?" is a new discussion series for United Methodists, presented by the Connectional Table (CT) in cooperation with general agencies and contributors. Weekly segments will explore topics aimed at helping viewers better understand their faith, their church and themselves. The sessions will premiere every Tuesday at 10:00 am CT on Facebook, and will also be available for later viewing at UMC.org/ComeToTheTable and the UMC YouTube channel. For details, click here.
Do no More Harm Resources
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (GCSRW) has partnered with United Methodist Communications to bring their UM Sexual Ethics site over to ResourceUMC. This collaboration has allowed this crucial website to be more user-friendly. You can visit the new site at umsexualethics.org. Along with the UM Sexual Ethics re-launch, GCSRW has released a new sexual ethics resource entitled Do No More Harm to assist those navigating the complexities of the complaint process in a more comprehensive way. You can find this resource at donomoreharm.org. Night Ministry Christmas Stocking  It's the time of year that we happily assist with The Night Ministry's Holiday Celebration. Here are the ways to help with the Holiday Celebration for Homeless ministry!! We will assemble 20 adult stockings and 5 youth stockings. For a list of the items needed and to sign-up to donate items, here are the links:
Adult Christmas Stockings link
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0449A9AE2AABFB6-night
Youth Christmas Stockings link for Young Groups (This year we will ask the young adult group to assemble the Youth Christmas stockings)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0449A9AE2AABFB6-thenight Please sign-up now and drop off the items to the Church office by Tues November 30. Also many thanks to Jean and Kiyo for taking care of all of the Food gift cards this year again! Rainbow Sunday 
Rainbow Sunday for November will be held on November 28th. Please join us in welcoming our guest speaker Rev. Karen as she shares her special message.
Advent Book & Prayer Group
Thursday 7:00-8:00 PM (12/02 12/09 12/16/ 12/23)
Advent Bible Book Study
Everything was fine...until it wasn't.
Reverend Junius B. Dotson was preaching at a funeral when suddenly he realized he wasn't going to make it through the service. The next thing he knew, he was in an ambulance on the way to the ER, where he was diagnosed with extreme exhaustion. Recalling his own journey through grief, depression, burnout, and emotional breakdown, Dotson is passionate about calling for a Soul Reset for pastors, church leaders, and all disciples of Jesus Christ.
Please contact the church office if you are interested in purchasing a book or would like to sign up for the Advent Book Study. Book Purchase Link - Amazon ($14.39) www.amazon.com ChristianBook ($14.99) Christian Book Barnes &Noble ($14.99) B&N Cokesbury ($10.99) Cokesbury  Put your Holiday Spirit into action by stepping up to support Kids Above All's Holiday Gift Drive 2021. You can help make the holidays joyful and bright for all the children they serve in a variety of ways, including sponsoring children, volunteering in their toy room Dec 1-13, and/or ordering online to help stock their pop-up toy store. If you would like to help, contact Deaconess Catherine Inserra at 847-224-2870 or cinserra@kidsaboveall.org. Upcoming Meetings
Staff Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) meeting Sunday November 21, 10:00 am
Church Conference
Sunday November 21, 10:30 am.
Sermon by Phone service
 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 November 2021 Calendar Here
Church Room Reservation Form (to request use of the common areas of the church Click Here
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. November Scriptures and sermon titles are 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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