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The Chicago Metropolitan Association
of 104 Chicago Area UCC Churches
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The Chicago Metropolitan Association is part of the United Church of Christ, a national Protestant Denomination. We include 104 congregations in the City of Chicago and surrounding suburbs, and many non-parish ministries.

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    Sign up for CMA Boundary Training

    The next CMA Boundary Training Workshops have been scheduled.

    October 2-3, 2009:
    This will be a Friday and Saturday at the Illinois Conference office in Westchester. This training will be ONLY FOR CLERGY WITH STANDING.

    January 28-29, 2010:
    This training is on a Thursday and Friday at the CMA office in Chicago and will be open to clergy and those in care.

    June 3-4, 2010:
    This training is set for a Thursday and Friday at the CMA office in Chicago and is open to clergy and those in care. The date may be moved to the following weekend depending on the date selected for the Illinois Conference Annual Meeting that month.

    Download a registration form HERE.

    More information on CMA Boundary Training is available HERE.

    Church World Service
    Chicago CROP Hunger Walk - October 18

    This year's CROP Hunger Walk will take place on Sunday, October 18, 2009, beginning at the Student Center East on UIC Campus, 750 S Halsted, Chicago

  • Registration open from 1-2 pm.
  • Pre-Walk Entertainment with "Last Minute Music"
  • Kick Off Program 2 - 2:15 pm.
  • Step off at 2:15 pm.

    An estimated 963 million people in the world go hungry. Each year, 3 million under-five children die because they are undernourished. Far more children live with undernutrition than die from it. For infants and young children, the effects of chronic malnutrition in the early years of life are largely irreversible.

    In the United States, 11.7 million children live in households where people have to skip meals or eat less to make ends meet. That means one in ten households in the U.S. are living with hunger or are at risk of hunger.

    Help us end hunger. Join us for the Chicago CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, October 18, 2009.

    Contact Tessa Barnes at Church World Service at tbarnes@churchworldservice.org


    • Rev. George Knapp Died June 28

    Rev. George Werner Knapp, Pastor of St. John UCC in Melrose Park since 1994 and long-time member of Westchester Community Church, died on Sunday, June 28, 2009. He would have been 93 on July 14, 2009. George was ordained in 1941 following graduation from Eden Theological Seminary.

    Visitation was held on June 30 at Hursen Funeral Home. Visit their website for a complete obituary at www.hursen.com A Memorial Service was held on July 1, 2009 at Plymouth Place in La Grange Park.

    Please keep George's wife Virginia and all their family in your prayers. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to St. John UCC Mission, 2442 W. Moffat, Chicago, IL 60647.

  • Rev. Dr. E. Lynne Harris, retired CMA Pastor, died in Florida on June 20, 2009. A graveside service was held at Wunders Cemetery in Chicago on June 30.

    Beth Dickerson Ecclesiastical Council - July 7

    Cluster Four will host an Ecclesiastical Council for Elizabeth Dickerson on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S. Garfield Street, Hinsdale 60521; 630-323-4303; www.uchinsdale.org

    All church delegates and clergy are encouraged to attend. You can download a copy of Beth's Ordination Paper HERE.

    Illinois Conference Seeks Input

    Financial challenges continue to emerge for the Illinois Conference as its member churches and organizations are responding to those same challenges in their local settings. The Finance, Administrative and Budget committee was charged by the Conference Council to "bring in" a balanced budget for 2010 which would reflect the anticipated reduction in OCWM monies. The Ministry Leadership Team (MLT), which consists of the Conference Minister, the Associate Conference Minister, all Association Ministers and the Conference Business Manager, was asked to develop a proposed model for staffing which would address both the needs of the churches and the reality of our financial situation. The MLT is continuing to refine its work and seeks your input. Please read through the "working" document listed here and using the questions provided, send your comments to ilconfdiscern@aol.com.

    Conceptual Framework

    New Congregational Life Committee Meets August 11

    The new CMA committee on Congregational Life will hold its first organizational meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 from 10am - 2pm at St Pauls UCC, 2335 N Orchard Street, Chicago IL 60614. St Pauls is easily accessible from the CTA Red Line (get off at Fullerton and walk east 2 blocks; the church is located just east of Children's Memorial Hospital. Also a limited number of parking spaces are available in the lot on Kemper, just south of the church, and just east of the parsonage at 638 W Kemper.

    John Lionberger Ordination August 16

    John Lionberger will be Ordained to the Christian Ministry by the Chicago Metropolitan Association of the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 4:00 pm at Three Crowns Park Retirement Community, 2323 McDaniel Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 (847-328-8700), where he serves as Chaplain.

    www.threecrownspark.com



    • Scheduled Events

    Details and other events can be found on our Events Page

  • Jul 03: CMA & IL Conf Closed for Independence Day
  • Jul 07: Beth Dickerson Ecclesiastical Council
  • Jul 16-18: Center for Parish Development's Missional Church Convocation

  • Aug 06: Hiroshima Day of Remembrance
  • Aug 16: John Lionberger Ordination

  • Sep 07: CMA & IL Conf Closed for Labor Day
  • Sep 12-20: Tyron Smith Memorial Mission Trip to New Orleans
  • Sep 13: Rev Paul Ford Installation at Avalon Park UCC

  • Oct 02-03: Boundary Training for CLERGY ONLY at Westchester, IL
  • Oct 04: Neighbors in Need Special Mission Offering
  • Oct 04: World Communion Sunday
  • Oct 17: CMA Annual Fall Mtg at First Congregational UCC in Elmhurst
  • Oct 18: CWS Chicago CROP Hunger Walk

  • Nov 01: Day Light Savings Time Ends
  • Nov 26-27: CMA & IL Conf Closed for Thanksgiving
  • Nov 29: First Sunday of Advent

  • Dec 01: World AIDS Day
  • Dec 20: Christmas Fund Special Mission Offering
  • Dec 25: CMA & IL Conf Closed for Christmas

  • Jan 28-29: Boundary Training at CMA

    Tyron Smith Memorial Project:
    Mission Trips to New Orleans

    The next trip to New Orleans is scheduled for September 12-20, 2009

    Our help is still very much needed! Our past trips have been rich and rewarding times. Ask any of those who were there! We put up drywall, painted, wired telephones, and tiled and grouted floors. And, we did those things without having any special skills. We went with open hearts and eager hands that enabled us to learn new skills. But more important, we helped heal lives that had come close to being destroyed.

    The good news is that if you wanted to add your hands and heart to those in distress, you still can! There is no shortage of people who would like to return to their former homes, or homesites. THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK.

    Each mission trip group will consist of up to 20 volunteers. Housing in New Orleans will be at St. Paul UCC, at 600 Eleonore Street, in the beautiful old Garden District of the city. All other details regarding your participation are included in your volunteer packet. To obtain your packet contact:

  • Roger Dart; rcdart@comcast.net; 847-945-6015
  • Rev. Ben McNeal; aandbmcn@msn.com; 708-447-0309
  • Rev. Bob Tripp; rjtripp@ameritech.net; 815-479-1308

    Download Flyer Here


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