Dear Found Family of Minooka UMC, Here we are already 11 days into 2025 — how are those New Year’s resolutions going? Some research suggests almost a quarter (23%) of those who set resolutions quit in the first week(!). So if yours is still going, great job! Whatever that resolution is, I hope it is […]
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I won’t go into the whole routine regarding United Methodist polity, but a very condensed version is: our congregation is connected to about 360 other congregations in our state in what is called the Northern Illinois Annual Conference. Bishop Dan Schwerin is our Conference’s episcopal leader. Earlier this week he sent this letter to us:
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Happy New Year! Look around…Do you notice pipers pipping? Or ladies dancing? Or lords a-leaping? Or perhaps even drummers drumming? No? You sure? For we are now at the end of the 12 days of Christmas. What your true love gives you on each of the final four days seems to change with each song
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Reflecting on our recently completed year is, perhaps, a bit trite. Yet, it seems to me it is also natural, normal, and even necessary. For us here at Minooka UMC, 2024 was truly an eventful year! Here then is an updated version of my Church Conference report. The most significant occurrence in 2024 was the
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Tomorrow, December 22, is the final day of Advent. On Christmas Eve, the season transitions into Christmas (aka Christmastide) and eventually into Epiphany. But first, today, December 21, is the winter solstice. The shortest day, and thus the longest night. As you can read in the following letter, I hope you’ll consider worshiping with us
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Thus far all the content are on our new blog has been pretty serious. Time to inject a little whimsy! My absolute favorite Advent song is ‘The King of Glory Comes’. It’s just so fast and fun. The lyrics are pretty good. It makes me want to dance. So, sometimes, I dance! (Even though I’m
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This is a prayer I shared with our Grief Support Group at their December gathering. We know the cultural pressure to be not just happy but full on jolly this time of year can really get people down. Especially if you are grieving the death of a loved one. Or the death of a relationship,
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And just like that, comments are on! Fun! So I’ll reiterate this regarding comments: If something here moves you or engenders a question, I hope you’ll comment. I also hope this caveat is unnecessary, but…comments that belittle or insult anyone will not be tolerated. Dear found family of faith, This Christmas and holiday season, as
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So, uh, this is embarrassing. After I published that first blog post here and included all that stuff about it being interactive and hoping you’ll leave comments…I discovered comments aren’t enabled. D’oh! My bad. We’ll see if we can get that changed in the future. For now, here is my letter from the second week
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Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! That part is easy, but it isn’t Christmas yet. So how do we best greet one another during this season of Advent? Blessed Advent? Adventurous Advent? Bemused Advent? Whatever salutation you prefer, I’m glad you’re here as we begin this Minooka UMC blog. I hope it will be a fun,
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Christmas Eve at Minooka UMC
Wednesday, Dec. 24
4:00PM featuring Pop-up Pageant
9:00PM featuring Communion
