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Archived Items Previously Posted on the CMA Website Through April 2004Sun, Apr 25, 10a — Union Church of Hinsdale Dedication, 137 S Garfield Av, Hinsdale (630-323-4303). Sun, Apr 25, 3:30p — Installation of Rev. Francis Avila as Pastor of Prospect Heights Community Church, 400 N Elmhurst Rd, Prospect Hts (847-253-2772). Jessica Tulloch To Speak on The US War on Terrorism and the Philippines:With musical performances by Bagwis Sunday, April 25, 2004, at Wellington Avenue UCC, 615 W. Wellington, Chicago (South of Belmont near Broadway); 12:30pm - Program; 10:30am - Worship; 11:30am - Coffee Hour; For more information contact Pam Richart at 630-346-3645. Jessica Tulloch spent 15 months in the Philippines integrating with people’s organizations in the workers, peasants, indigenous peoples, farm workers and youth and student sectors. She is a member of the Philippines Solidarity Committee and the Committee on Filipino issues Chicago. Jessica worked closely with the ecumenical movement on its peace and human rights advocacy campaigns and attended the International Ecumenical Conference on Terrorism in a globalized World. She worked with the United Methodist Church, National Council of Churches in the Philippines and the Archdiocese of Bacolod. Incorporating historical background and personal experience, she will focus her sharing on the US War on Terrorism in the Philippines and the international movement to build genuine peace based on economic and social justice. The program will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. Churchgoers are encouraged to worship at Wellington before the presentation. Parking is limited. Please carpool or take public transportation (Brown Line to Wellington, or Broadway bus). Paid parking is available at the Illinois Masonic Hospital East Garage (just north of Wellington on Dayton) and West Garage (on Wellington east of the El). SUNDAY, APRIL 25: MARCH FOR WOMEN'S LIVES IN WASHINGTON DC Seven leading national women's rights groups are jointly organizing a March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC, on Sunday, April 25, 2004, and have sent us the following information: The time is right for a public demonstration of historic size in support of reproductive freedom and justice for all women. Threats to these rights have never been so systematic and coordinated, and the lives and health of women have never faced such peril. On April 25th, in our Nation's Capitol, we march to uphold CHOICE, JUSTICE, ACCESS, HEALTH, ABORTION, GLOBAL AND FAMILY PLANNING. For the first time ever this pro-choice march is a collaborative effort - seven leading national women's rights groups have come together to organize this momentous event: These principal organizers of the March for Women's Lives have pooled efforts and resources to lay the groundwork. Other progressive organizations have signed on as Co-Sponsors - offering everything from member participation to help spreading the word and help defraying costs. Assembly for the morning rally will begin at 10:00 AM, on the national mall between the Smithsonian museums (between 3rd St. and 14th). The march will begin at noon. After marching on Washington, a rally will be held from 1-4 p.m. on the National Mall. Special seating will be available for people with disabilities. The rally program will be interpreted in American Sign Language. The route is wheelchair accessible and transportation will be provided for those who cannot negotiate the route. The months ahead will be a pivotal time for our nation as we speak out for democracy and against intolerance and discrimination. On April 25, over 1,000 women's rights, civil rights, and health care organizations are leading an historic March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC. Women -- not the government -- should have the right to make the most deeply personal decisions about their health and their lives. Government's role should be to ensure -- not deny -- women's access to the full range of reproductive health services. Yet all these rights are under unrelenting attack. Visit www.marchforwomen.org to get more information, sign up for the March, register your delegation, send a donation, alert your friends, or connect with your local March coalition to help fill buses, trains and planes with determined activists and united voices. Help us Make History! Join the hundreds of thousands who will march to protect our right to birth control, emergency contraception, abortion, and all reproductive health services as well as our right to have children and plan our own families according to our own personal, religious and moral beliefs not those of a tyrannical minority. We will never go back to the days before Roe v. Wade when women died from illegal abortions or were forcibly sterilized. The March is not just for girls and women who have the option of choice, but also for those who live with the fears and devastation of poverty, war, intolerance and sexual violence that threatens their very being and for the men who care about us. Delegations: Any group having 20 or more participants may be a delegation. Delegations officially registered with the March Office will have a predetermined assembly spot on the Mall. Delegations should register online by going to www.marchforwomen.org and clicking on "Form a Delegation." Co-Sponsors: Organizations can officially endorse the March by signing on as a co-sponsor. Co-sponsoring organizations function as March ambassadors, helping spread the word and mobilizing their membership and communities into delegations. Co-sponsors are encouraged - but not required - to make financial donations for March expenses. Cosponsoring organizations agree not to engage in partisan electoral activity in connection with the March. Special Needs: We will have open-air trolleys providing transportation through the March route as well as a special seating section at the rallies. The route is wheelchair accessible. ASL interpreters will be available for the hearing impaired. Delegation leaders should use the online form to indicate the number of people that require seating. People not marching with an official delegation should contact the March Office to reserve seats. More than 1000 organizations have signed on as Co-sponsoring Partners including: Center for Reproductive Rights, National Abortion Federation, National Association of Social Workers, National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, National Partnership for Women and Families, National Women's Law Center Contact Info: March for Women's Lives, 1725 I (Eye) St. NW, Ste 300, Washington, DC 20006; 202-349-3838, Fax: 202-349-3839; info@marchforwomen.org; www.marchforwomen.org. CMA In Care Profile WorkshopSaturday, April 24, 2004: Learn how to create your UCC Ministerial Profile which must be prepared in anticipation of ordination by every person seeking an authorized call. This program will be especially helpful for those in the second year of In Care. Get an update on the UCC's new web-based online profile system being tested in Cleveland.Led by Rev. Edward Goode, Rev. Michael Denton, Rev. Julie Kilmer and Rev. Betsy Bueschel; 9:30 am to 12 noon at Chicago Theological Seminary - Rm 133, 5757 S. University, Chicago. RSVP to CMA at: 312-939-5918 or cma@cmaucc.org. THURSDAY, APRIL 22: CRLN ANNUAL LUNCHEON The Annual Luncheon of The Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America (CRLN) will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2004. Mark your calendar. THURSDAY, APRIL 22: LOMBARD MENNONITE PEACE CENTER WORKSHOP God's Own Peace: Systems Theory and Spirituality What can pastors and other church leaders do to manage themselves more responsibly in the midst of an anxious congregation? How can they deepen their faith at the same time, drawing on the riches of the church's beliefs, disciplines and practices? Pastors and others will find answers to such questions at the God's Own Peace: Systems Theory and Spirituality workshop that the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC) will conduct on April 22, 2004, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 139 E First St, Hinsdale, Illinois. The workshop will be led by LMPC Associate Director, Bob Williamson. Since the publication in 1985 of Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue by Dr. Edwin Friedman, many church leaders have benefited from the insights of Bowen family systems theory. This theory emphasizes "self differentiation" as key to functioning effectively as a leader focusing on "self' and one's own functioning rather than on others. Clergy and other church leaders have wondered how to relate this emphasis of Bowen theory to both the theology of the church and to its traditional disciplines and practices. God's Own Peace is a response to these questions. The workshop acquaints participants with some basics of Bowen theory, and then proposes that working at self' requires grounding self in God. Emphasis is given to meditative prayer as a means through which participants can work to ground self in God in ways that impact one's functioning. Participants are given an overview of approaches to meditative prayer and opportunities to practice them. The workshop concludes with a consideration of the impact of grounding self more deeply in God upon a leader's capacity to manage self and elicit change within an anxious congregation. God's Own Peace: Systems Theory and Spirituality is designed for clergy and other church leaders, or for anyone who desires to ground daily life more intentionally in their relationship with God. The cost for this event is $69 when registered by April 8, 2004. The cost is $89 for those who register after that date or at the door. Group discounts are available. For more information and for registration forms contact Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, 1263 S Highland Av, Suite 1N, Lombard, IL 60148; phone: 630-627-0507; fax: 630-627-0519; email: Admin@LMPeaceCenter.org; web site: www.LMPeaceCenter.org. All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20-21: CTS 2004 MINISTERIAL INSTITUTE What's new in...Transformative Leadership! Tuesday, April 20 at 9am through Wednesday, April 21 at 4:14pm The Ministerial Institute is an annual continuing education event for religious leaders (ordained and lay) working to transform church and society. It focuses on "What's New In..." one of the core disciplines of theological and professional education for leaders of church and society. This year's theme is "What's New in Transformative Leadership?" and our keynote speaker is The Rev. Dr. Gary Gunderson, Director of the Interfaith Health Program (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University) and author of Deeply Woven Roots: Improving the Quality of Life in Your Communities. This year, Ministerial Institute will focus on learnings from CTS' Center for Community Transformation (CCT) as well as other perspectives on transformative leadership. The Center for Community Transformation overcomes the gap between historic and practical disciplines, between the academy and the church and between the church and the community. CCT aims to train a new generation of leaders who will be ready to engage congregations and communities in faithful discipleship and transformative action. Please join us for this exciting event as we celebrate what we have learned in the CCT program during the past five years! Building on the seminary's rich history of contextual education with groups such as Operation Breadbasket and the Suburban Training Project, Ministerial Institute will showcase models of "transformative leadership" for today's diverse and fastchanging world. Homecoming events will include a private tour of the recently restored Robie House and the President's Reception on April 20; Alumni/ae Convocation and Community Chapel Service with presentation of the Alumni/ae Award in Ministry, followed by Community Lunch on April 21. All alumni/ae (any year or degree) of CTS are invited to enjoy our Homecoming events. The Rev. Scott Libbey (B.D. 1954, D.D. 1972) will be the Convenor of the Class of 1954's 50th reunion. Libbey is the 2001 Alumni/ae Award in Ministry recipient. Keynote Lectures Study Death No More: Notes on the Leading Causes of Life, for Those Who Hope for More. By Gary R. Gunderson, D. Min. Part I: April 20, 3:15 P.M. Part II: April 21, 9:00 A.M. Alumni/ae Award in Ministry: Presented to Peggy Way (B.D. 1959) Alumni/ae Convocation: Sermon by Clyde J. Steckel (B.D. 1954) Campbell Morgan Preaching Award: Ministerial Institute will begin with worship that includes a sermon by the 2004 recipient (TBA) of the G. Campbell Morgan Preaching Award. Workshops: Registration for lectures and workshops is open to all interested persons. Early registration at a discounted rate for Ministerial Institute (lectures, workshops, Tuesday and Wednesday lunch and Wednesday breakfast included) must be received at CTS or postmarked by Thursday, April 8. For a registration brochure: Click Here. FRIDAY, APRIL 16: LGBTRAN 2nd ANNIVERSARY DINNER The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Religious Archives Network (LGBTRAN), a project of the Chicago Theological Seminary, will mark the second anniversary of its founding with a special event at CTS on Friday evening, April 16, in conjunction with the annual meeting of its Advisory Committee. The dinner and program will honor Advisory Committee members Dr. James Anderson and Dr. Kenneth Rowe upon their retirement from their professional positions and for their years of dedicated work to preserve LGBT religious history. In addition, prominent LGBT historian Dr. John D'Emilio will share reflections on the importance of religious movements in LGBT history. This dinner and program will be at the McGiffert House, 5751 S. Woodlawn, on the campus of Chicago Theological Seminary. Cost is $25; $10 for students. Make a reservation by calling Mark Bowman at 773-322-0290 or by email at mbowman@lgbtran.org APRIL 16-18: ILLINOIS COALITION SPRING RETREAT Illinois Conference Chapter of the Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Concerns Spring Retreat 2004 will be the weekend of April 16-18. Decisions are still being made regarding the format and length, but the location will be Pilgrim Park. Watch for more information on the Coalition Website. Guatemala Photographic ExhibitOur Culture is Our Resistance: Repression, Refuge and Healing in Guatemala This photography exhibition is intended to shed light on the struggle of the largely Mayan indigenous people who were uprooted and terrorized during their country's protracted civil war. These images speak of the recent tragic history of Guatemala: the repression and genocide carried out by state security forces in the early 1980's, and the work for justice, truth, and reconciliation being pursued today. Free & open to the public at DePaul University, Schmitt Academic Center, 2320 N Kenmore Av, Suite 5 A-H, Chicago. Hours: Tuesdays through Friday: 1-6 pm; Saturdays: 10 am - 3 pm. Co-sponsors at DePaul: Latin American Latino/a Studies Program, Center for Latino Research, Modern Languages Department, University Art Museum and the President's Office of DePaul University; along with Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance and Foundation of Human Rights for Guatemala. Visitor Parking is available at the Sheffield Parking Facility, 2335 North Sheffield Avenue, and at the Clifton Parking Deck, 2330 North Clifton Ave, Chicago. For more information call 773-325-7316 or email: clr@depaul.edu Good Friday Worship ServicesFriday, April 9th at 6:45pm Please attend our Good Friday Worship Service at Lincoln Memorial Congregational United Church of Christ, 6454 South Champlain Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (773-752-7379); Rev. Richard E. James, Pastor The Seven Last Words of Christ From The Cross Theme: "Draw Us Nearer to Thee, Oh Lord" "...if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me..." John 12:32 KJV The service will feature: Friday, April 9, 2004 at 7PM. God Can Ministries, a UCC church in the Ford Heights community, invites everyone in CMA to worship at their 3rd annual Good Friday Worship Service. You will experience the passion and hearing of the seven last words of Jesus, brought to you by seven dynamic seminarians. This is a multi-cultural preaching experience that lives out our Churches belief and theme that "There is Room at the Cross." God Can Ministries has always been involved in supporting seminarians with a place to learn, reflect, and be transformed. Seminarian Preachers for Friday, April 9, 2004 are: Please, come out and support these CTS seminarians in their effort to bring the word of God to the Ford Heights Community, for such a time as this. God Can Ministries is located in Ford Heights, IL off of Lincoln Highway and Woodlawn. For directions to the church, please call 708-757-5550. Rev. Dr. Sharon Ellis Davis, Pastor Edward Davis, Program Coordinator PALM SUNDAY - April 4, 2004UCC Churches are asked to collect a Special Offering to benefit Ministers for Racial, Social and Economic Justice (MRSEJ) on the anniversary of the death of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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