Dear Minooka UMC Found Family,“Practicing Hope.” That was the theme of Annual Conference this week and it is Bishop Dan Schwerin’s vision for guiding our connectional work throughout our Northern Illinois Conference for the next year. Wait, what’s Annual Conference? There are several answers. The most straightforward is the one the name suggests: a yearly […]
Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, I have to make a confession. Something I said in my sermon last Sunday was wrong. I said the United Methodist Church has ordained women for 60 or 65 years. Actually, the Methodist Church first affirmed full clergy rights to women 70 years ago, in May of 1956. Before that
Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, As a world-wide denomination, the United Methodist Church is very diverse. Way back in the 18th Century, John Wesley (widely seen as the founder of the Methodist movement) preached unity through diversity: Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though
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Dear Minooka UMC Found Family,Confirmation Sunday is always one of the best days in the life of the church. Young people publicly profess their faith in God, their desire to follow God in the Way of Jesus, and their willingness to do so as members of this congregation, Minooka United Methodist Church. Congratulations to Olivia
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Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, Since Easter we’ve been exploring the overarching theme, Stories That Matter. We started by looking at some of Jesus’ post-resurrection encounters with his disciples. Encounters that always ended with Jesus giving his disciples (that’s us!) a mission—Go! Go where to do what? Jesus responds with way more than enough mission
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Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, Did you know the origin story for Mother’s Day begins with the writer of a famous hymn and a couple of Methodists?? I sure didn’t! Living in New England, Julia Ward Howe wrote the lyrics to “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in 1861. But neither her talents nor her interests
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Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, That religion, which I thought I professed and which was calculated to better the world, was something that was worthwhile for me to use my energies in propagating; and I did it. I could not help it. —Samuel Fieldan, an immigrant and Methodist Episcopal Church lay speaker. Mr. Fieldan offered those words
Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, I suspect that if you’ve participated in, say, two or more of our worship experiences, you have likely heard me quote The Princess Bride. It is one of my all time favorites—with good reason! It is basically the perfect movie: funny, sweet, adventurous, subversive, great actors offering great performances, and
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The Offering of Letters is a way for us to participate in resurrection—a way for us to be the hands, feet, and voice of Christ in the world. Options for participation:ONLINE—Click HERE to access the link for emailing your letters —Fill in your personal information — At the bottom where it reads, “Check here if you
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Dear Minooka UMC Found Family, Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Wait, wasn’t Easter last week? It is true that Easter began last week, but Easter is a season, not just a day. The season of Easter lasts 50 days, until Pentecost. Easter is season because it is supposed to be the
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Christmas Eve at Minooka UMC
Wednesday, Dec. 24
4:00PM featuring Pop-up Pageant
9:00PM featuring Communion
