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Sunday evening fellowship starts up again on January 13th! Junior High meets in Open Door from 4-5PM, Senior High from 6-7PM. We'll meet the following dates this year:

Couples' Bible Study

New Testament Stories from the Back SideA new couples' bible study group will begin on March 9th. It will use the book “New Testament Stories from the Back Side” by J. Ellsworth Kalas as a guide to look at parts of the New Testament from the perspectives of some of the minor characters in each. There is no cost to participate, but it is strongly urged that each person have his or her own book.

Onward Bound Lock-In

May 10th-11th is a very important Confirmation retreat for 7th and 8th graders. This retreat will be a Lock-In at the church from 8PM Friday evening to 8AM Saturday morning. All students (especially those who will be getting Confirmed this year) are strongly encouraged to attend!

Young At Heart: Fair Oaks Farm

The Young At Heart group of senior adults will be making a one-day trip to Fair Oaks Farm in Indiana on Wednesday, May 8. We will travel by vans leaving the church parking lot at 8:00 a.m.

Cost per person will be $18.00, which includes cost of transportation and admission fee to the farm. Meals will be on your own.

You may sign up for this event in the Parlor between and after Worship Services on Sunday mornings or by calling Marilou Welch at 630.968.4136.

Small Group: Book Club

We will take turns choosing a book and leading that month's discussion.

The first Tuesday afternoon of each month, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. beginning October 2.

The first book will be: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Please sign up for this small group by calling the church office, or filling in the form below.

Benefit for Bridge: Men's Quartet Concert

FUMC Four will sing their final concert in support of Bridge on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at 3:00 pm.

Ward Feste, Brett Goad, Scott Hudson, Mark Kostelny and Diane Hires will present a program of favorites from their past concerts.

Tickets will be on sale starting April 1 in the church office and in the parlor after services on April 28 and May 5. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

We hope you’ll join us for a lovely afternoon!

Senior High Mission Trip Meeting

There will be two  Senior High Mission Trip Meetings  open to all students (entering the 9th grade in the Fall through college) and adults interested in attending our trip to Hastings, MI July 21-27.

Our trip this summer will once again be organized by Group Mission Trips. We will spend the week working on homes in need of repair- completing tasks like painting, putting up drywall, building decks, etc.

The meetings are February 24th @ 12:15PM in the Open Door  and May 5th @ 12:15PM in Open Door.

Courage From the Inside Out

Crossing over the threshold into the unknown

May 4, 2013: 9am to 3pm

Jeff EdigerAdult Education will be hosting this inspirational workshop led by Jeff Ediger. You don't have to have the courage of Martin Luther King Jr., or Ghandi, or Christ. All you need is the courage your own life requires. And that's good news! Because the seeds of it are already planted within you -- you just need to cultivate them.

During this workshop Jeff will help us examine:

  • How courage is something we all have, not something just for the gifted few.
  • That courage is useful in our everyday lives, not just in the big moments.
  • And we'll do some stretching exercises to loosen up our courage muscles. (Don't worry -- nothing too strenuous!)

Participants will also be guided in developing their own, unique "Profile of Courage." And our discussions together will ease the task of en-couraging ourselves by "co-couraging" one another.