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Church LifePlaying Our Tune in JuneAs of July 14th, your generosity has resulted in more than $72,687 given or pledged to BUMC. Thanks to everyone who has participated and done so much to help us continue to "build a community of disciples to serve all people". Summer ScheduleStarting June 13, BUMC worships at 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. for the remainder of the summer. Additionally, during the summer (beginning June 11) our office closes at 1:00 p.m. on Friday afternoons. Noah's Ark ApplicationsNoah's Ark is currently accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year. For more information, contact Mary Bradley at 847-844-3738. WorshipAdult Christian EducationWhat are you doing this summer? Your friends in Adult Ministry offer these quotes and Bible verses as you contemplate what you want to experience this summer. Do you want to learn more about prayer? How about reading more scripture? Do you have a book you've read lately that you'd like to tell us about? Send your thoughts to Julia Hooper. Thank you. About LearningLet's keep reading scripture, books that help us stretch our thinking, discussing and learning this summer. "Who so loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish." Proverbs 12:1 "The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge." Proverbs 18:15 "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17 What you can do:
About laughing"Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand." Mark Twain "I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught." Winston Churchill What you can do: Share your favorite light hearted quote. Julia Hooper About Christian Service...A servants heart. How can we serve? Too often we say, "I have no talent to teach a Sunday school class." "My home is not nice enough to have a Bible study here." "I don't cook well enough to help with Meals on Wheels." "I'm a businessman, not a carpenter. I wouldn't know the first thing about building a house for Habitat for Humanity." "When we step out in faith and offer all we have, God will use it in powerful ways. How much is enough? Just what we have when God is with us!" Jane Douglas White "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there are always some obstacles in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." Alfred D. Souza "There is nothing small in the service of God." Francis de Sales, Biography And Works What you can do: The bulletin is full of ideas and more ideas are shared by the pastors during announcements and as we listen to one another during the week. Here are a few more for your consideration:
About Prayer"Whether we think of or speak to God; whether we act or suffer for him; all is prayer when we have no other object than his love, and the desire of pleasing him." John Wesley "Pray, and let God worry." Martin Luther What you can do:
Opportunities in MusicCalling ALL musicians: Do you sing? Do you play an instrument? Are you between 10 and 90 years old? Karen Maxwell, our Director of Music, would like to be in touch with you. Stop by the Welcome Table and fill out a BUMC Music Registration Form. Leave it in the church office, hand it to an usher or Karen . . . we would like to make use of the voices and instruments that God has placed in our congregation. Adult Ministry Study and FellowshipThe latest Adult Ministry opportunities are listed on the Adult Ministries page. Copies of the Adult Ministries Curriculum are now available on the Welcome table in the Narthex. The Power of Letting GoThe Power of Letting Go class is meeting Thursday in the parlor at 7 p.m. Darlene Harber leads this class. Children's Ministries
Praise God Through MusicIf you would like to provide instrumental music in the Rotunda after one or both services on a 2nd Sunday of the month, please contact Karen Maxwell to be scheduled. Prayers - Presence - Gifts - ServiceTraveling Tea PartyThe Member Care arm of the Membership Ministry has started a Traveling Tea Party. On the third Tuesday of each month we will go out in pairs to call on shut-ins from our church. We begin by meeting in the church parlor at 1:00 p.m. We then choose a partner and the name of a shut-in to visit and pick up a basket containing the tea party. From there we will travel, as a pair, to the home of the shut-in, prepare a cup of tea and visit with him or her for 45 minutes or so. In November we made our first visits and now are excited about our monthly schedule. For more information, if you would like to be part of our tea parties, or if you have the name of someone who would enjoy our visit please call Carol Svoboda. Please join us, the more visitors we have the more calls we can make. Prayer MinistryNew Prayer Request Box! A large new wood Prayer Request box is now on the Welcome Table. Special thanks to Bob Vickery for handcrafting this box. Cards are near the box for all prayer requests. Please help us encourage all ages to submit requests. The prayer ministry will joyfully pray the requests for 30 days. Box Tops Help Noah's ArkYou can help earn cash for Noah's Ark Christian Preschool. Just look for "Box Tops for Education" on products you already use. Each top is worth 10 cents or more. It's easy!! Cut them out and put them in the marked tubs at
Among those products are:
Look for a complete listing of products on a sheet that will be available for you at the Welcome Table. Mission to Feed the HungryOn the 3rd Saturday of each month, BUMC's "Mission to Feed the Hungry" prepares a meal in Humboldt Park. Everyone interested is encouraged to sign up in teams of about 4 for one of the months. It only takes about 1 hour of shopping the day (Friday) before (charged to our account), 2 hours of easy, Saturday afternoon round-trip driving (leaving about 2 p.m.), 1 hour of preparation of the meal on-site, 1 hour to serve the meal (starting at 4:00) and done with cleanup by 5:15. All information you need on shopping lists, menus, and detailed instructions are provided. There are already 17 couples who are experienced and who can team with you. For more information or to sign up, please email Bill and Julie Perry to let them know which month you would like. Humboldt Park CookiesPlease remember that BUMC volunteers will be purchasing and preparing meals at Humboldt Park United Methodist Church on the third Saturday of each month. You can play a critical role in this effort by making a batch of cookies and bringing them to the church by the preceding Wednesday. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Is Our Church in Your Will?Stewardship and the BUMC Endowment Fund In recognition of planned gifts to the Church that members of the congregation have arranged, an honor roll is under development. The honor roll will include those church members and friends who have designated in their wills a charitable gift from their estate to the Barrington United Methodist Church upon their deaths. If you have made a designation similar to this, please contact Norval Stephens to discuss adding your name to this roll honoring your stewardship decision. Gifts for which there is no specific designation will become a part of our Endowment Fund. There are a number of methods to make these gifts. One of these is the Gift Annuity which can be undertaken at any time. It might consist of highly appreciated securities. If stocks have been owned more than one year, then the gift of the donors would be calculated not just on their original cost, but also on any "paper profit" present in the gift. As an approximate example for a 65 year old person in a 28% Federal income tax bracket, a Charitable Gift valued at $10,000 would provide an annual annuity for life of $600 (of which $352 would be tax free). In addition a charitable tax deduction of $2,991 would be applicable when the gift annuity is established. Upon the death of the beneficiary, the balance of the gift annuity would become part of the BUMC Endowment. Additional information is available on the Northern Illinois Conference United Methodist Foundation web site. Tanzania Orphanage ProjectThrough a friend, Joyce Strout has learned of an orphanage in Tanzania that would appreciate summer weight baby clothing for ages birth up through toddler and small children sizes. She plans on sending a charity box each quarter to Tanzania that will include clothing, medical supplies, and other supplies for basic living. For more information, contact Joyce Strout. Collect Campbell's Soup LabelsDon't forget to save Campbell's UPC codes for Marcy Newberry. Over 100,000 UPS codes were sent by the Northern Illinois Conference UMW. They are redeemed for items such as books, playground equipment, computer software and other items needed by Marcy Newberry. It's an easy way to help! Just cut out the UPC codes from Campbell's products (soups, gravies, pork and beans, etc.) as well as those from Pepperidge Farms, Swanson and Franco American brands. PLEASE NOTE: No longer are we turning in the front labels, now we need the UPC codes from the back of the label. Thanks for your help and participation! Food Donations ExpandYou can now bring donations of food to BUMC at any time. Place non-perishable items in the baskets and blue containers in the Narthex at your convenience. Members of the Church and Society Ministry will deliver them to the FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville twice a month. This is a time of great need. Additionally, it is a wonderful way to teach youngsters about the need to share the gifts God has given to us. Meals With Wheels DriversA number of years ago, one of BUMC's own, Betty Reed, helped organize the Barrington Meals With Wheels effort, serving the elderly, shut-ins, and others needing a hot meal. Churches take turns delivering, with BUMC scheduled for the second Friday and fourth Monday. If you are interested in this ministry, please call Marie Verschoor -- it only requires a dependable car and about an hour's time from 11 a.m. to noon. EventsUnited Methodist Women: Summer School of Christian MissionThis year the UMW Summer School of Christian Mission will be July 22-25 at Judson University in Elgin. There will be 3 studies:
You may attend the whole school, (Thursday evening, 4:00, through Sunday lunch) or you may attend just "Mission Sampler Day", July 22 (7:45 to 3:45). On that day you get a sample of all three studies. There is also a school for children age 7 to 11. Employment MinistryThere will be a free job search seminar, The Thrill of the Hunt, at St. Francis de Sales in Lake Zurich on July 24, 2010. No registration is needed and all walk-ins are welcome. 5th Sunday Fine Arts FestivalThe date for our next 5th Sunday Fine Arts Festival (August 29) falls during the ORDINARY time of the Liturgical Year which is from Pentecost to Advent. The Liturgical color is GREEN. Sooooo . . .What can you paint, photograph, sing, dance, or speak about that is GREEN?
Put your thinking cap on and give your ideas to Karen Maxwell, Director of Music. Let her know if YOU are available to sing, play, speak, dance, or display that evening. As a heads up . . . the next 5th Sunday after that is October 31, so start thinking Oktoberfest and give your ideas either to Karen Maxwell or to Jeff Neufeld, organist. |
