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Archived Events and News Previously Posted on the CMA Website
in, for or through JUNE 2006
Benefit Concert at St Michael's in West Chicago - June 25
This message comes from Rev Denise Griebler, Pastor of St Michael UCC in West Chicago.
Before becoming pastor at St Michael's in the Fox Valley Assn, Denise served in CMA
as pastor of Doremus UCC in Chicago and St Pauls UCC in Franklin Park and Interim
Pastor at Christ Church of Chicago.
dgriebler@sbcglobal.net.
You are invited to a special benefit concert featuring David M. Bailey,
Singer - Songwriter - Survivor.
Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 7pm
St. Michael’s United Church of Christ
400 W. Washington, West Chicago, IL 60185
Call 630-231-0687 to order tickets which are $10 to Benefit the American
Brain Tumor Association
Additional Contributions for the Church or the American Brain Tumor Association
may be sent to St Michael's UCC at the mailing address for the church which is
108 Sherman St, West Chicago, IL 60185;
Church office phone: 630-231-0687;
Church office fax: 630-231-3298;
Church E-mail: st.mike.church@prodigy.net
More info available at:
www.stmichaelsucc.org
and: www.davidmbailey.com
JUNE 24, 2006: EPIPHANY CHURCH SPRING STREET FAIR
NEIGHBORHOOD FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
Epiphany Church Spring Street Fair, 2008 Bradley (between Hoyne and Damen) in Chicago
Saturday, June 24th. 11:00 AM
For Everyone: Live entertainment
For the Kids: Games and activities for children of all ages
For the Big Kids: Food and Beer
For bargain hunters of all ages: Children's items, baked goods, art, books and media
And still more: Raffle and Silent Auction
(posted thru 6/26/06)
New Boundary Training Dates Added
The CMA Boundary Training Committee has announced the next dates for
CMA Boundary Training: A Sacred Trust which is now required for
all people In Care with CMA prior to ordination, and which will likely be soon
required for all clergy with standing in CMA. At this point, training need
only be taken once, so if you have taken the training with CMA and received
a certificate, you do not need to sign up again. Refresher courses may be
offered in the future.
1. September 22 & 23, 2006 (Friday and Saturday) at the CMA office. This
training is only for those In Care with CMA.
2. November 9 & 10, 2006 (Thursday and Friday) at the CMA office. This training
is only for clergy with standing in CMA.
3. January 26 & 27, 2007 (Friday and Saturday), an overnight training at a
location to be determined in the area. This training is only for clergy with
standing in CMA.
4. March 15 & 16, 2007 (Thursday and Friday) at the CMA office. This training
is only for those In Care with CMA.
Also please remember:
The workshops begin sharply at 9:00 am each day. You must be on time.
YOU MUST ATTEND ALL DAY BOTH DAYS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS TRAINING.
There is a $30 registration fee for clergy training at CMA and a $10 registration fee
for In Care training at CMA. Clergy overnight training at a location to be announced
will be more expensive, but under $100 and will include a room overnight which is required.
All fees include meals and materials for both days.
Send your registration form and check payable to CMA. Attendance is limited to 20
participants. A Registration Form can be downloaded
HERE.
We believe this training will greatly enhance your effectiveness in ministry and be
a blessing to you and the people you serve. If you have any questions about the
training, please contact Rev. Edward Goode or Rev. Michael Denton at CMA at 312-939-5918.
Boundary Training for CMA Clergy
June 22 & 23
A Sacred Trust
A Boundary Training Workshop for CMA Clergy will be held Thursday,
June 22 through Friday, June 23 at the CMA office in downtown Chicago.
The trainers for this program will be Rev John Hobbs and Rev Gina Sourelis.
Boundary Training will shortly be a requirement for continued standing in
CMA, so why not take this opportunity to satisfy this upcoming obligation.
This workshop in June 2006 is only for clergy with standing in CMA.
Additional workshops for CMA clergy and CMA In Care students have been
scheduled. See the next article below.
Training begins on both days promptly at 9:00 am sharp. Please plan to arrive by
8:45 am. You must be on time. The program concludes at 5:00 pm on Thursday and at
4:00 pm on Friday.
YOU MUST ATTEND ALL DAY BOTH DAYS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS TRAINING.
The program will be held at the CMA Offices, 332 S Michigan Ave, Suite 510,
Chicago, IL. There is ample lower cost parking in the Grant Park South Garage,
the south end of which is located right in front of our building. You enter
the garage from an entrance lane in the center of Michigan Avenue just north of
Congress St.
There is a $30 registration fee which includes meals and materials for both
days. Send your registration form and check for $30 payable to CMA by the
registration deadline of June 14, 2006.
Download Registration Form Here.
We believe this training will greatly enhance your effectiveness in
ministry and be a blessing to you and the people you serve. If you have
any questions about the training, please contact Rev. Edward Goode or Rev.
Michael Denton at CMA at 312-939-5918.
JUNE 21-25, 2006: MIX IN ’06 UCC-DOC WOMEN’S EVENT
MIX IN ’06 WOMEN’S EVENT: DREAM ON, SISTERS!
June 21-25, 2006 - Indianapolis
Discover Your Dreams! Awaken to God’s Dreams! Live out those Dreams in the World!
This is the call to all United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) women to the Mix in ’06 Women’s Event:
5,000 women from around the world in a one time historic combined gathering of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Quadrennial Assembly and the United Church of Christ National Women’s Meeting.
June 21-25, 2006 at the Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana
Diverse women of all ages, sizes, shapes, races, ethnic groups, economic and educational backgrounds, and their sisters, mothers, daughters, friends and significant others. Yes, men are welcome.
Join with other dreamers and set free the power of your own dream.
To honor and celebrate the ecumenical partnership between the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and to build upon the fifty plus year history of women in our denominations, this joint women's event will bring together women of all ages to:
WORSHIP together
STUDY the scriptures
NURTURE one another
SHARE our stories
TEACH and LEARN together
ENGAGE in leadership development
STRENGTHEN our global partnership with women around the world.
This event will be fully accessible, multi-racial/multi-cultural and welcoming of all. Youth and young adult women will be intentionally involved in the planning of and leadership for all aspects of this event.
Hear strong preaching by: Bernice Powell Jackson, Nancy Hastings Sehested, Claudia De la Cruz, Daisy L. Machado and Sandhya Jha.
Learn from great Bible study leaders: Muse Dube, Rosemary McCombs Maxey, Marti Steussy
Enjoy great musical performances by three nationally-known singers. Holly Near, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and Carrie Newcomer bring different musical styles but all sing of peace, justice and an awareness of the sacred in the ordinary.
Dream Weavers will create connections throughout the worship, study, fellowship and fun. The Dream Weaver team is an extraordinary group of women gifted in the ministry of the arts: Kimberleigh Jordan, Curran Reichert, Janet Casey-Allen, Laura Hall (pianist from Who’s Line is it Anyway).
Registration, accommodations and much, much more information is on the
website at: www.dreamonsisters.com
The registration fee is $375 per person. (Registration for the 2002 ICWF Quadrennial Assembly of the Disciples of Christ was $350.) Check fund raising ideas on the web site.
Registration fee includes:
All program and planning costs
Scholarships to help youth Stewards, International Guests, and women with special needs
Six meals
Event Charm
Event Tote Bag (providing income for women in a cooperative project in Bolivia)
Seed money to support each denomination’s next women’s event
Support for Women’s Ministries
You can register on-line through the web site and you can also make your hotel reservations on-line when you register for the event.
Housing is not included in the registration fee.
Blocks of rooms have been secured at 10 downtown hotels. Prices range from $89 to $149 per night. All hotels are within walking distance of the Convention Center with many amenities for your comfort. Plan now to share a room with a friend or two (up to 4 persons per room – at no added cost) to lower individual housing costs.
Those who register early will have the best chance of getting their favorite hotel. Hotel reservations may be made after registering for the event. “It’s important for women to stay within our negotiated room blocks listed on the registration form. If we fill our contracted rooms we can avoid paying for empty rooms and our negotiating power for future events will not be damaged,” says Mix Coordinator, Claudia Grant.
Child care for infants, pre-school and elementary children will be available at an extra cost.
Check with your Regional and Conference office to apply for scholarship help or contact the Mix in ’06 office.
JUNE 17, 2006: LILLIAN BARRETT ORDINATION
CMA will Ordain Lillian Barrett to the Christian Ministry on Saturday, June 17,
at 1 pm at Avalon Park United Church of Christ, 8100 S. Dante Ave, Chicago 60619
(773-721-3988); all CMA clergy and church representatives are invited to attend
JUNE 15, 2006: CLUSTER TWO MEETING
BLESSINGS & CHALLENGES: THE FUTURE OF CLUSTER #2
Many of us have attended the Spring Meeting of the CMA where we talked about the
future of the CMA. By the time of this meeting many of us will have attended the
Illinois Conference Annual Meeting where we will be talking about the future of the
Illinois Conference.
At this cluster meeting we will talk about the future of Cluster #2 in terms of leadership,
programming and purpose. What should the cluster be doing? What can the cluster be doing
better? What do the churches need from our cluster that they may not be receiving?
What will future leadership look like for the cluster, e.g. in addition to Dean/Secretary
do we need a planning and/or programming committee? For the answers to these and other
questions, please attend this cluster gathering. We need your input!
Thursday, June 15th, 7pm at St. Pauls UCC, 2335 N. Orchard St, Chicago.
Contact Cluster Dean Rev. Wayne MacPherson, Pastor of Bethlehem UCC;
773-281-6480; RevWayne@BUCC-Chicago.org.
JUNE 11, 2006: MELODY SEATON ORDINATION
CMA will Ordain Melody Seaton to the Christian Ministry on Sunday, June 11,
at 3 pm at Covenant United Church of Christ, 1130 East 154 Street, South Holland 60473
(708-333-5955); all CMA clergy and church representatives are invited to attend
JUNE 3, 2006: RUTH HARRISON ORDINATION
CMA will Ordain Ruth Harrison to the Christian Ministry on Saturday,
June 3, 2006 at 1 pm at Trinity United Church of Christ,
400 West 95th Street, Chicago, IL 60628 (773-962-5650); all CMA clergy
and church representatives are invited to attend
JUNE 3, 2006: SEEKING JUSTICE IN HEALTH CARE
Seeking Justice in Health Care, a workshop for faith based advocates, will be held
Saturday, June 3, 2006 from 9 am to 4 pm at Westchester Community Church, 1840
Westchester Blvd, Westchester, IL.
Sponsored by CMA's Church in Society Committee, Advocate Health Care, and the Campaign
for Better Health Care; registration is $15 and includes materials, breakfast and
lunch; for information, contact Denise Dowling at 847-384-3744 or at
denise.dowling@advocatehealth.com.
Download Flyer & Registration Form.
JUNE 3, 2006: PLEASANT VALLEY OUTDOOR CENTER REUNION
The Volunteers and Counselors at Pleasant Valley Outdoor Center are having a reunion
on June 3, 2006. The reunion will begin at the Prairieview Nature Center, 2112 Behan
Road, Crystal Lake at 1:30 pm which will feature a slide show. At 3:30, all attending
will travel to the Pleasant Valley Outdoor Center, 13315 Pleasant Valley Road,
Woodstock, Illinois. For more information or to attend the reunion, please contact
Jim Hicks, 815-459-6107 or ujhicks@juno.com.
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