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November 7, 2014 - 4:02pm

You may have noticed that at the end of this month our congregation will be a part of two opportunities to join together in Thanksgiving observances.

Pastors' Friday Reflections

October 17, 2014 - 4:02pm

A heart filled with love always has something to give.

I have a little cross-stitch of this quote in my house - and like being reminded of it now and then. Whether I feel short on time, or short on funds, or short on energy, those words encourage to me to see beyond what I think I'm lacking, and imagine what could be possible with what I have.

Pastors' Friday Reflections

October 10, 2014 - 6:06pm

Those of you who have been part of a United Methodist Church for longer than six years remember when our membership vows included four areas of commitment - "presence, prayers, gifts, and service." If you're like me, you repeated those four words often enough that they became second nature.

Pastors' Friday Reflections

October 4, 2014 - 9:49am

This Sunday, October 5, we will share in communion as part of our morning worship services - and it is World Communion Sunday, so we'll be breaking the bread and sharing the cup with an awareness that Christians all around the world are doing the same - and thinking about and praying for each other as they do.

In addition, we'll be dedicating the beautiful new Communion and Fellowship stained glass window, which depicts the chalice and bread of the Lord's Supper.

Pastors' Friday Reflections

September 19, 2014 - 4:11pm

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful September Friday! The trees are getting anxious for fall as the lightness of green turns to reds and yellows. Stepping outside brings an instant lift of joy.

This month, we've been focusing on  the Book of Philippians, sometimes described as "a Letter of Joy."

Come to worship this Sunday, and hear about something Paul calls "humility" in Philippians 2:1-11. Paul also calls it "the mind of Christ."

How are you preparing?

September 1, 2014 - 9:07pm

I still remember it - don't you? - the smell of new gym shoes, the fragrance of a fresh box of crayons - these were the unmistakable marks of a new school year about to begin. As a grade school child, those purchases, waiting to be carried to school on the first day of class, were a a sign that something was expected of me. Those supplies, as ordinary as they were, took some budgeting for my family, and they were given for a purpose - to help me learn so that I could become more and more competent, more independent and responsible, more able to give back as I grew up.

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Welcome Our New Staff

June 22, 2014 - 12:47pm

Sheila OchoaPlease help us welcome the newest members of our staff.

Sheila Ochoa has joined our church staff as the Office Administrator/Manager.  She brings with her 15 years of experience as an Administrative Assistant with a design company in Northbrook, Illinois and recently provided office support at an eye care office in Lisle.  She is also an active volunteer in Naperville schools where her daughters attend.  She will be working part-time and you'll find her in the office on weekday mornings through early afternoon. She plans to staff the office for a couple of Sunday mornings each month.

Howie SnyderHowie Snyder joined our church staff as full-time Director of Youth Ministries on June 16.  He brings 15 years of experience in youth ministry at Methodist churches in Oklahoma, Michigan, and Illinois and a Presbyterian Church in Aurora.  His experiences among others included working with confirmation, summer mission trips, adult and youth leadership teams, as well as training volunteers and teaching student leadership for service to others.  He completed a bachelor's degree from Greenville College in Illinois and a master's degree in Youth Ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky and is a fully ordained Elder in the Free Methodist Church.

Bustin’ Out All Over

May 30, 2014 - 4:50pm

Every June 1, my wife has the habit of singing June is Bustin’ Out All Over. Not only all over the house, but on the phone to our kids as well. On some of those June mornings, I’d rather she didn’t, but she does and she does all the verses.

March went out like a lion
A whippin up the water in the bay;
Then April cried and stepped aside,
And along came pretty little May!

Fellowship of Hope

March 1, 2014 - 4:10pm

I hope that by the time you read this sure signs of spring – a bit of warmth in the air, perhaps, or some patches of ground appearing under melting snow, or noticeably earlier sunrises.

But I am writing this on January 27, when the high is going to be -3, and those signs of spring seem far away. This, of course, has been one of those more intense winters that makes us, on some days, think twice about going outside; that makes us all too familiar with our snowblowers and shovels, and that may lead us to declare (as I have!) – "Okay, now I’ve really had enough" (and it’s possible that now and then we’ve worded it much more strongly!).

You may have found yourself daydreaming about what you knew was waiting to emerge, what would certainly green, your yard and neighborhood transformed by new life. All the potential for that transformed reality, for that new life, was already there – it was simply waiting for the warmth to bring it forward.

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