Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, John Wesley, the person credited with starting the movement that would become the United Methodist Church, refused to limit his ministry to private, individual spiritual matters. Quite the opposite—he famously declared, “I look upon all the world as my parish.” Wesley understood the inherent, inescapable connection between our faith in […]
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Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love. —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The United Methodist Church is a
Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, What is the essence of Jesus’ message? To be honest, most of my clergy friends and I would balk a bit at that question and respond with something like: Jesus’ message is meant to be more than a mere soundbite! The beautiful complexity of his birth, life, teachings, death, and
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Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, In my letter here last week, I shared our denomination’s new vision statement: The United Methodist Church forms disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously in local communities and worldwide connections. Let’s explore that a bit further. How did we
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Christmas Eve at Minooka UMC
Wednesday, Dec. 24
4:00PM featuring Pop-up Pageant
9:00PM featuring Communion
