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Archived Events and News Previously Posted on the CMA Website
in, for or through SEPTEMBER 2006
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: ILLINOIS CONFERENCE YOUTH INITIATIVE EVENT
Illinois Conference Youth Initiative will sponsor a Fall Get-Together on
Saturday, September 30, late afternoon, beginning at Boggio’s Orchard
in Granville, IL (and hopefully ending at Pilgrim Park).
Boggio's Orchard is having its Pumpkin Harvest Weekend, so there are lots of
activities including a Craft Show, Bakery, Food Booths, Caramel Apples,
Wagon Rides, Pony Rides, Petting Zoo, Corn Maze, Kid’s Games, Story Teller,
Cow Bingo (oh, you city folk have GOT to experience this...wait to you hear
the details) and a Pumpkin Decorating Booth. In addition, they have what
are called adult size paddle cars, which our youth can enjoy.
Cost is $6 per person for Boggio's plus whatever food and souvenirs the kids
might want to buy.
Each church group must bring one adult chaperone for every six youth under
the age of 18. The chaperone must be over the age of 25. This is required by
both Illinois Conference and United Church of Christ Safe Church Policy.
ALSO you must bring an emergency contact number for each attending.
For further information or to sign up, contact Rev. Paula Comper at:
Illconfav@aol.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: ACLU ANNUAL BILL OF RIGHTS CELEBRATION
You are invited to celebrate the Bill of Rights with the ACLU of Illinois at
the 2006 Bill of Rights Celebration! Join us for a gala reception and dinner
honoring Senator Richard Durbin, Ronald Miller, Cleo Wilson, Quentin Young, M.D.,
Mark Ishaug and Gail Waller.
We need you to stand up for the Bill of Rights! Your contribution will help us
challenge the abuse of power in today's government. We can't continue our work
against warrantless NSA wiretapping without you!
To learn more about the event and honorees and make a donation, please visit
www.aclu-il.org/brc/.
To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Marcia Liss at
mliss@aclu-il.org
or at 312-201-9740 ext 303.
ACLU of Illinois
180 N Michigan Ave, Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60601
Email: ACLUofIllinois@aclu-il.org
Website:www.aclu-il.org
SEPTEMBER 29 & 30, 2006: ILLINOIS CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL RETREAT
"SPEAK TO MY HEART, LORD ... Messages of Healing, Wholeness and Abiding Love ...
FOR THE FEMININE SPIRIT"
Friday & Saturday, September 29 & 30, 2006 at Pilgrim Park in Princeton, IL
Sponsored by Illinois Conference Women in Church & Society, this annual retreat brings
an opportunity to get away for renewal and relaxation in beautiful, peaceful Pilgrim Park
Retreat Center.
Enjoy the benefits of inspirational leadership, personal meditation time, song, prayer,
dance, leisurely walks, meeting old (and new) friends, good food, shopping, or sit and relax.
This spiritual retreat is designed to facilitate dynamic empowerment in a spiritual
weekend setting with our facilitator Rev. Marsha Thomas, a trained holistic life coach
and ordained UCC minister. Marsha will help integrate mind, body and spirit for a
healthier, happier more satisfying and productive life.
If you have the desire to take charge of your own health and well being, and want to
improve the quality of your life by living according to your most important values,
Marsha is committed to help.
The retreat begins at 5 pm on Friday and ends about 3 pm on Saturday. Check-in time 5 pm
Friday, or 8:30 am Saturday
Early Registration must be postmarked by August 15th to receive the reduce rate of $65.
Deadline for ALL Registrations is SEPTEMBER 16, 2006
For information call Linda at 815-836-0745
Download Flyer with Registration Form HERE.
SEPTEMBER 28 & 30, 2006: FTE CALLING CONGREGATIONS CONFERENCE
The Fund for Theological Education presents this annual conference on the
role of local congregations in raising the next generation of leaders for the church.
To be held Sept. 28-30, 2006 in Evanston, Illinois (just north of Chicago), the
conference is open to pastors, church staff and lay people who are committed to a
church alive with the question, "What will you do with your life in light of your
faith?"
Participants will find inspiration for nurturing vocation; gain insights on vocation
and the call to ministry; discover best practices and learn new skills for cultivating
a culture of call; and meet colleagues who share their commitment to a strong and vital church.
Information and registration materials can be
downloaded here.
You may also contact Kevin Spears at 404-727-1458 or at:
kspears@thefund.org
The Fund for Theological Education
825 Houston Mill Rd - Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 727-1469
www.thefund.org
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006: CTS ADVENT/CHRISTMAS LECTIONARY WORKSHOP
Chicago Theological Seminary will hold its annual Lectionary Workshop
on the upcoming Advent/Christmas texts on September 28, 2006 from 9:00
am until 3 pm at the First Congregational Church, 1106 Chestnut St,
Western Springs.
The workshop will be led by Professor Dow Edgerton, Academic Dean and Associate
Professor of Ministry at CTS. Dow is the author of
Speak to Me that I May Speak: A Spirituality of Preaching (Pilgrim Press, 2006)
The Passion of Interpretation (Westminster/John Knox, 1992) and,
In Other Words: Incarnational Translation for Preaching,
with Charles Cosgrove, to be published soon by Eerdmans.
Edgerton describes the workshop as: While Christmas in both its high and low
moments is about receiving gifts, the workshop will focus upon the lectionary
texts of Advent and Christmas as they call us to respond to god’s gift through
reptenance, turning, and new life as persons and communities.
Cost, including lunch, is $35. For reservations or more information,
call Dr. Michael H. Montgomery at CTS at 773-322-0273 or send an email to:
mmontgomery1@ctschicago.edu.
Download PDF Flyer Here.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006: MEET THE AUTHORS OF THE GOD DETECTIVES
Come meet the authors of The God Detectives, a new book for
young people by Dr. Nancy Reeves and Linnea Good about how God speaks with
God's people, distributed by UCC Pilgrim Press.
Hear stories from the book and sing new songs of faith at this remarkable event
that could change the way you and your children talk to God and to one another,
Wednesday, September 27 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at the First Congregational Church
of Western Springs, 1106 Chestnut, Western Springs, IL.
A PDF flyer with more information on this event can be
downloaded here.
For information on this event, call 708-246-1900 ext 15
For more on the book, visit
www.goddetectives.com.
The book is published by Wood Lake Publishing, Inc., of Canada and distributed
in the United States by The Pilgrim Press of the United Church of Christ,
www.thepilgrimpress.com
See also Dr. Nancy Reeves' website at
www.nancyreeves.com.
SEPTEMBER 24 - 27: REVIVAL TIME AT PARK MANOR
The Congregational Church of Park Manor UCC, 7000 S King Dr, Chicago, will
celebrate its 10th Anniversary Revival Services. This year we are bringing
back four dynamic speakers from previous years to help celebrate this anniversary.
September 24 - 27, 2006, 7:00pm nightly
Sunday, Rev. Barbara Heard, Trinity UCC, & Church Family--Special Guest: Rev. Mary Fairley, Resurrection UCC & Rev. Rosa Frias, First UCC
and their Youth & Young Adults
Monday, Rev. Nathan Schaffer, Memorial Missionary Baptist Church & Church Family
Tuesday, Rev. Dr. Craig Jenkins, Beth Eden Baptist Church & Church Family
Wednesday, Rev. Dr. Hycel Taylor
Our theme is taken from II Chronicles 7:14:
Remit: Bring Yourself Before God
Repent: Give Yourself To God
Reconcile: Pray, Come Together With God
All are welcome to attend.
THE Congregational Church of Park Manor UCC
7000 S. Dr. King Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
773-224-4700
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2006: TAYLOR BRANCH AT ELMHURST COLLEGE
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and civil rights historian
Taylor Branch will present this year's
Schade Lecture at Elmhurst College on Sunday, September 24th, 2006, at 7pm in the
HammerschmidtChapel. This is an open and free lecture. Branch’s talk, Myth
and Miracles from the King Years, comes 40 years
after Martin Luther King Jr.’s appearance at Elmhurst College.
Taylor Branch is a historian and author best known for America in the King Years,
a three-volume examination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement.
The trilogy’s first volume, Parting the Waters, won both the Pulitzer Prize and
the National Book Critics Circle Award.
All three volumes of the trilogy have won critical acclaim. "It is a thrilling
book, marvelous in both its breadth and its detail," Anthony Lewis wrote in
The New York Times about the trilogy’s final volume, At Canaan's Edge. "There
is drama in every paragraph."
At Elmhurst, Branch will accept questions from the audience. A book signing will
follow the lecture.
Elmhurst’s annual Schade Lecture honors the memory of Rudolf G. Schade, who served
on the faculty at Elmhurst from 1946 until his retirement in 1974. "Dr. Schade
was the greatest institutional presence the College has ever known," said
Walter E. Burdick Jr., ’60, chair and professor of history. Dr. Schade died
in November 2000 at the age of 92.
For more information, call (630) 617-3033; or contact Rev. Scott Matheney,
College Chaplain, at 630-617-3025 or
hscottm@elmhurst.edu;
or visit www.elmhurst.edu
SEPTEMBER 22 & 23, 2006: LMPC HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS WORKSHOP
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will offer its Healthy Congregations Workshop
on September 22-23, 2006 in Glen Ellyn, IL.
With churches of all denominations experiencing rising levels of anxiety,
the content of the workshop is highly relevant for all serving in leadership roles;
thus we want to make all clergy and lay leaders aware of this valuable learning opportunity.
The Friday night and Saturday workshop will help participants:
Learn how to keep anxiety from being infectious.
Learn how to put limits on invasive behavior, manage reactivity, and overcome sabotage.
Discover how leaders can function as the congregation’s immune system.
Learn to focus on strengths, resources, options and the future.
The workshop focuses on helping to foster healthy congregations. Clergy cannot
take on that task alone; they need the support of wise and committed lay leaders.
Pastors who work in isolation trying to implement ideas gleaned from the workshop
will inevitably run into resistance. Pastors who have attended the workshop in
the past with a group of lay leaders have found that they can depend on others
to back them up in challenging the church to grow in health and wholeness. In
order to encourage teams of clergy and lay leaders to attend the workshop together,
you will find enclosed a discount coupon to be used when four or more people are
attending from the same congregation.
Here are some comments from past attendees:
I’ve attended a lot of workshops that were not the best use of time. This one was
very, very valuable.
It was a highly well-presented program with an incredible amount of useable
information that can help both our church and ourselves towards a more effective
ministry to each other and to our community.
It was a great workshop to take a look at how to deal with anxiety within the congregation.
It was very helpful to learn this systems approach.
It was a great help to me. I would encourage church members and pastors to attend.
The pre-registration deadline is September 8. The registration brochure and group
discount coupon are both available on our website:
www.LMPeaceCenter.org.
Contact: Erin Dalian
LMPC Assistant for Communications
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
101 W. 22nd Street, Suite 206
Lombard, IL 60148
ph: 630 627-0507
fax: 630-627-0519
www.LMPeaceCenter.org
SEPTEMBER 22 & 23, 2006: BOUNDARY TRAINING FOR CMA IN CARE
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Boundary Training is now required of all those In Care with CMA prior to ordination.
Also please remember:
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 the first day
and at 4:00 pm on the second day.
YOU MUST ATTEND ALL DAY BOTH DAYS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS TRAINING.
There is a $10 registration fee which includes meals and materials for both days.
Send your registration form with check for $10 payable to CMA. Attendance is limited
to 20 participants.
Download Registration
Form Here.
Future boundary training programs are scheduled as follows:
November 9 & 10, 2006 (Thursday and Friday) at the CMA office. This training
is only for clergy with standing in CMA. ($30)
January 26 & 27, 2007 (Friday and Saturday), an overnight training at a
location and cost to be determined in the area. This training is only for clergy
with standing in CMA.
March 15 & 16, 2007 (Thursday and Friday) at the CMA office. This training
is only for those In Care with CMA. ($10)
CTS Interfaith Concert with Rachel Barton Pine
Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theatre for Music and Dance
Millennium Park, Chicago, IL
The Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) presents world famous violinist Rachel
Barton Pine in concert on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. for
A Celebration of Interfaith Connections in a special evening
of music at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park. The
music and commentary will be reflective of six different traditions of faith
(Judaism, Islam, Roman Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, Greek Orthodox
Christian and Afro-American Christian). Through appreciation of different
musical expressions of faith, the Seminary hopes to build understanding of
both the common and distinct aspects of humanity’s longing for the divine.
The music will be presented by Rachel Barton Pine, a Chicago native and
internationally known violinist who specializes is transcending music and
cultural boundaries. She has appeared with many of the world’s most
prestigious ensembles and renowned conductors.
Representatives from six religious traditions will offer a reading or reflection
on interfaith cooperation. Violinist Pine will perform music that is rooted
in the cultures that gave rise to the traditions of these faiths.
The concert will take place at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in
Millennium Park at 205 East Randolph Drive in Chicago. General admission
tickets are $25 to $50 and can be purchased through the Harris Theater Box
Office by calling 312.334.7777 or by visiting
www.harristheaterchicago.org.
Special patron tickets are available for $200 each and include prime seating
for the event, an invitation to a pre-concert reception with a light buffet
and refreshments to meet Rachel Barton Pine and a gift package. Patron
tickets are available through Chicago Theological Seminary at 773-322-0245.
Stained Glass Coffeehouse
Opens September 16 in Deerfield
The Congregational Church in Deerfield opens its new Stained Glass Coffeehouse
on Saturday, September 16, at the Church, 225 Wilmot Road in Deerfield.
The coffee house will be open on the third Saturday of every month with
performers already scheduled every month from September through May.
The purpose is to offer extraordinary entertainment and fellowship and to
raise money for Heifer International - Ecuador, a non-profit organization
whose goal is to help end world hunger and poverty through self-reliance
and sustainability.
For more information visit their website at:
www.stainedglasscoffeehouse.com
Healthcare Sabbath
September 15-17
The Campaign for Better Health Care asks us to join them in observing the
Healthcare Sabbath on September 15-17, 2006
When we look for justice in our communities, we have to ask:
Why do some people in Illinois have health care while 1 in 3 try to make do without?
Why do so many families struggle with medical costs, even when they are insured?
Why does it seem like more employers drop more health care benefits each year?
What can we, as people of faith, do to impact this issue?
Through prayerful consideration and compassionate discussion, people of faith have the
unique ability to build bridges across the healthcare divide.
Bring the question of health care justice to your congregation through education,
prayer and discussion. Health statistics, worship resources and discussion curriculum
will provide you all the tools you need to awaken your congregation to the moral issue
of our time: healthcare inequity.
To request your free toolkit please contact: Jessica Palys at 312-913-9449
or at: JPALYS@CBHCONLINE.ORG.
Toolkit includes:
Scripture for various faith traditions
Prayer, hymn & benediction samples
Religious Education curriculum for primary and secondary youth
Adult Education & Discussion Programs
Methods for congregational & local advocacy for healthcare justice.
A project of the Health Care Justice Campaign Faith Initiative.
The Healthcare Sabbath is a statewide effort to awaken congregations to the moral
injustice of inequality in health care. For more information visit
the CBHC website.
Developed with assistance from Protestants for the Common Good.
Download Flyers and Inserts here:
Bulletin Inserts - WORD Document
Sabbath Flyer - WORD Document
Sabbath Flyer - PDF File
Sabbath Text - WORD Document
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13: ADVOCATE CLERGY WELLNESS PROGRAM BEGINS
Return to Wholeness
A unique wellness program for United Church of Christ Clergy
From Advocate Health Care
Six month pilot program begins Sept 13, 2006 with a two hour orientation session
from 9 am to 11 am at Advocate Bethany Hospital.
For clergy persons who recognize the toll that caregiving and stress have taken
in their lives and who want to renew themselves with a six month wellness program.
Application required. Limited to 25 participants.
Complete Brochure and Registration Form can be
Downloaded Here.
For more information, contact
Rev Marsha Thomas
Program Specialist
Congregational Health Partnerships
Advocate Health Care
708-283-2743
marsha.thomas@advocatehealth.com
September 11 Fifth Anniversary Worship Resources
With thanks to Elizabeth C. Nordbeck, Moses Brown Professor of Ecclesiastical
History at Andover Newton Theological School, a seminary of the United Church of
Christ, worship resources for September 11 are now available on the UCC web site.
As the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, it's important
and appropriate to reflect on that time and our responses to it in worship,
prayer, and study. It is important, especially, to remember and honor the men
and women who died so tragically.
The following suggestions for a service of worship are offered, first of all,
with the complexity of this moment of remembrance in mind. Prayers and other
resources may be used or adapted as desired, to meet the needs and concerns of
particular congregations. The various liturgical elements are, of course,
suggestions only; and, as in the United Church of Christ Book of Worship,
they represent options from which to pick and choose in planning a service.
Second, these resources are offered in awareness that, although our concerns
at this five-year anniversary will almost certainly be very different (and
even conflicting), our common need, without exception, is to affirm trust
in the God who alone offers lasting peace and security.
Finally, this service
is presented as a time of both remembrance and commitment. Whatever convictions
each of us holds about the politics of war and the eradication of terrorism -
and in the United Church of Christ, as in other Christian communities, we hold
diverse and conflicting convictions about these things - our deepest Christian
calling is always to the pursuit of peace, in whatever ways it may be effectively
found. (If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all
[Romans 12:18].)
The complete resources are posted on the UCC national website at:
www.ucc.org/disaster/911
(In the left hand column, click on complete document (PDF) or on
the portions you are interested in.)
On the fifth anniversary of the events of 9/11, the UCC and CWS continue to work
with local partners in New York on health issues faced by volunteer and paid
workers who spent time at ground zero; and, with residents and office workers in
the WTC neighborhood. Latest information may be found at:
www.ucc.org/disaster/u081606.htm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10: SAN LUCAS UCC 30th ANNIVERSARY
On Sunday, September 10, 2006 San Lucas United Church of Christ in Chicago
will celebrate 30 years of service and 30 years of making concrete changes
in the day to day lives of people in the Humboldt Park and West Town communities.
San Lucas UCC was founded by the Rev. Jorge Morales and other Christian conscious
people in September of 1976. We are people who believe in Jesus the Christ, and
we show it through worshipping and living in active service to our community.
The community continues to face obstacles but we will continue to struggle for
justice and remain faithful to God’s call and the mission of Jesus the Christ
in the face of these difficult times.
Our celebration on September 10th will begin with a worship service at 11:00 am
at which the founder of San Lucas UCC, The Rev. Jorge Morales, will be the guest
preacher. The celebration will continue throughout the afternoon with a concert
in the church back yard at 2:00 pm by James Sanders y El Grupo Conjunto. Please
join us in celebrating our anniversary.
San Lucas UCC is a small church with a big heart. However, we cannot do the
work that we do with out the help and support of our Partners in Mission and
our friends. Therefore we are putting together an ad book entitled Partners
in Mission Support Book. This book will help us continue our support for
all the outreach programs of our Church. Your support of this book will be
acknowledged at our anniversary celebration.
If you would like to contribute to this ad book, please contact us.
San Lucas United Church of Christ
2914 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Phone & Fax: 773-227-5747
The Rev. Annie J. Gonzáles, Pastor
Ms. Carmen Flores-Rance, Council President,
dhsa930@dhs.state.il.us
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10: INTERRELIGIOUS PRAYER GATHERING FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions and the Sikh Religious
Society in Palatine, IL invite you to An Interreligious Gathering to Pray for
Peace in the Middle East on Sunday, September 10, 2006 from 4 - 6 p.m. at:
Sikh Gurdwara Sahib / Sikh Religious Society
1280 W Winnetka St, Palatine, IL
Directions: From Rt. 53, exit NW Hwy Rt. 14, go west, cross Baldwin St., right
on Deer Ave., right on Winnetka St., 1 block.
Representatives from different faith communities from Metropolitan Chicago area
will lead us in prayers for peace in the Middle East.
Opportunity for informal conversation and Langar (community meal) will be provided
after the prayers.
Please RSVP through one of the following:
1) CPWR by e-mail to info@cpwr.org with subject title: Sep. 10, 2006; or
2) CPWR by FAX to (312) 629-2991
3) CPWR by telephone to (312) 629-2990 x244
4) Sikh Religious Society by telephone to (847) 358-1117
5) Balwant Singh Hansra by telephone to (847) 991-7761
6) Rajinder Singh Mago by telephone to (630) 440-7730
Download flyer HERE.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7: HELPING CHILDREN & TEENS COPE WITH GRIEF
This announcement was sent to us by Rev. Kirsten Peachey, Director,
Congregational Health Partnerships at Advocate Health Care.
A "Companioning" Philosophy of Caregiving: A Seminar for Caregivers
with Alan. D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.: Author - Educator - Grief Counselor.
Thursday, September 7, 2006 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 150 S Gary Av, Carol Stream, IL 60188
Presented by Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice, Palatine, IL 60067
To register by phone or for more information please call Lorri Fisher at 847-991-0176.
Register by August 25, 2006. 0Complimentary Registration: No fee.
Handout materials and continental breakfast are included.
Seating is limited, register early.
This companioning model of care frees helpers from thinking they have to
resolve the child’s grief. Instead, the helper is responsible for
creating conditions that allow the bereaved child to do the work of mourning.
Purpose: This inspiring workshop will enhance participants understanding
of the adult helping role with children and teens in grief. A variety of
important sub-topics will explore how to artfully companion children
and teens impacted by death loss. A main theme will be that if children don’t
have safe places and people with whom to mourn authentically with, they are
at risk for living in the shadow of the ghosts of grief.
Among the content areas to be explored and discussed are the following:
Introduction: Any child old enough to love is old enough to mourn.
Broader Framework for Loss: Self, security, meaning.
Understanding the potential “ghosts” of children’s grief.
Foundations of Caregiving: Dispelling misconceptions.
Factors influencing the grief of children.
How children mourn differently than adults.
Potential inhibitions of child mourning.
Dimensions of response of “companioning” helping orientations.
Six reconciliation needs of child mourning.
The special features of teen grief for grieving children.
Self-inventory of caregiver to bereaved children.
Understanding red flag behaviors: When to refer.
Closing: Reconciliation Versus Resolution - defining our helping goals.
Who Should Attend: This workshop will be helpful to anyone who wants
to learn more about companioning children in grief. It will be
particularly helpful to school personnel, counselors, social workers, clergy,
chaplains, child life specialists, teachers, nurses, parents, and lay ministers.
If you know someone who would find this helpful, invite them to come along!
About the Presenter: Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt is a noted author, educator,
and grief counselor. Recipient of the Association for Death Education and
Counseling’s Death Educator Award, he serves as the Director of the Center
for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado. A frequent guest
of the media, Dr. Wolfelt has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Larry
King Show, the NBC Today Show, and Nick News. He is the author of over twenty
books on grief and loss. Among his titles are Understanding Your Grief: Ten
Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart, Healing Your
Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas, The Journey Through Grief, Healing
the Bereaved Child, and Creating Meaningful Ceremonies. Alan and his
wife Sue, a family physician, are parents to three children: Megan,
Christopher, and Jaimie. They live in the foothills of the beautiful
Rocky Mountains next door to the Center.
SEPTEMBER 1-3: INTERFAITH UNITY BANQUET AND CONVENTION
NOTE: DATE CHANGE for Interfaith Unity Banquet:
CORRECT DATE IS Sunday, September 3.
An Invitation from the Office for Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs of the
Archdiocese of Chicago:
You are cordially invited to the 2006 Interfaith Unity Banquet and
Islamic Society of North America Convention
The 9th Annual Interfaith Unity Banquet will be held Sunday, September
3, 2006 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency
O'Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont.
The 43rd Annual Islamic Society of North America Convention will be held
Friday, September 1, 2006 through Sunday, September 3, 2006 (all day)
at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont.
Attendance at both events is FREE, but you must RSVP to: 1) the banquet AND/OR
2) the convention.
Please email eia@archchicago.org
or fax 312-787-1554 or call 312-751-5325 to RSVP, using the form on the
REVISED FLYER.
(Posted 11/23/05 - 09/01/06)
PASTOR: FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC, Elmhurst, Illinois
(This church currently has a hold on receiving further profiles.)
Suburban church with 300 plus members seeks a spirited pastor to engage
the congregation, from youth to seniors. Should be an effective preacher
committed to education and church growth.
For more information about this position or to have your profile submitted
to this church, please contact Rev. Michael Denton, Association Co-Minister at
the Chicago Metropolitan Association at 312-939-5918 or
by email.
(Posted 10/12/05 - 09/01/06)
PASTOR: CHRIST CHURCH, Chicago, Illinois
(This church currently has a hold on receiving further profiles.)
Christ Church of Chicago, an ethnically diverse congregation rooted in the Japanese-American
tradition, is seeking an energetic, compassionate, and spiritually mature pastor capable
of providing leadership and guidance to a growing church in a changing society. Christ
Church is located in Northwestern Chicago in the West Rogers Park neighborhood. As a
small church in an urban setting, we are seeking to discern our calling to minister to
our neighborhood and our city, while at the same time preserving cherished traditions
and customs.
The characteristics we are seeking in a minister include a strong pastoral sensibility,
a gift for preaching, and a passion for outreach to the community. We would value a
pastor of strong and articulate Christian faith who is at the same time able to embrace
the large number of interfaith families (primarily Buddhist and Christian) in the
congregation. We seek a leader with imagination and ingenuity, who is able to reach
out to our older members while also expanding opportunities for families and youth.
Christ Church of Chicago provides an opportunity to minister to a community as diverse,
complex, and energetic as Chicago itself.
For further information about this position or to have your profile submitted
to this church, please contact Rev. Edward Goode, Association Co-Minister at
the Chicago Metropolitan Association at 312-939-5918 or by email at:
edwardgoode@cmaucc.org
(Posted 06/22/06 - 09/01/06)
Executive Director Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues
The mission of the Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues
(www.chicagointerfaith.org)
is to educate, organize and mobilize the religious community in Chicago on issues
and campaigns to improve wages, benefits and working conditions for workers,
especially low-wage and immigrant workers.
The Executive Director will provide leadership and vision for the organization
and the movement for worker justice; To administer the overall growth and work
of the organization; To organize and support the staff and board in building
and promoting the organization.
Salary: $40,000. Excellent benefit package including full-family health care,
pension, long and short term disability, generous vacation and sick pay.
People of color are especially encouraged to apply.
Download a complete job description here
To apply please send cover letter, resume, and names and numbers of three professional
references to jobs@iwj.org by July 1, 2006. Put
Chicago Interfaith Executive Director in the subject. No calls please.
(Posted 05/18/06 - 09/01/06)
Executive Assistant to Senior Minister Union Church of Hinsdale
Strong organizational and management skills, people person, administrative and
computer proficiency, person of faith. We uphold non-discriminatory hiring policies.
Visit our website at www.uchinsdale.org.
Send your resume to vcopeland@uchinsdale.org.
(Posted 05/16/06 - 09/01/06)
Director of Music Broadway United Methodist Church, Chicago
Broadway UMC, a theologically progressive and dynamic urban congregation of 300
members, seeks a Director of Music. God calls Broadway United Methodist Church,
a leader among Reconciling Congregations, to be a faith community embracing the
diversity of our Chicago neighborhood and larger community. This part-time position
requires a passion for ministry through music, a willingness to explore multicultural
musical expressions of faith, and knowledge of the liturgy. In addition to playing
the organ, piano, and directing vocal choirs, the DoM oversees selection of worship
music, paid and volunteer music staff, and the music budget. Salary is commensurate
with experience. To apply, please send cover letter and resume to DoM Search Committee
Chair, Cathy Knight, 3344 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657 or by email to
knight.cathy@gmail.com.
Application deadline June 1, 2006. For more information about us visit our website at
www.brdwyumc.org.
(Posted 05/08/06 - 09/01/06)
Director of Pastoral Services/Volunteers St. Pauls House & Health Care Center, Chicago
St. Pauls House & Health Care Center, 3800 N California, Chicago, IL 60618, has an
immediate opening for an ordained UCC minister in our Pastoral Services/Volunteer office.
Responsibilities include coordinating of pastoral care with services that other clergy may
provide assuring that ties with home churches are maintained; provide counseling/guidance
to those being served, together with small group educational sessions; weekly church services;
lead discussion groups and Bible studies; bereavement counseling; visitation of hospitalized
residents; represent St. Pauls in church and community functions; write articles for publication
and engage in interfaith, community, civic, educational, and recreational activities sponsored
by St. Pauls; document spiritual interventions and assessments. Recruit, orient & train new
volunteers; manage Gift Shop.
Requirements for consideration: Graduate Theological degree; at least 1 unit of Clinical
Pastoral Education; supervisory experience; volunteer recruitment experience preferred.
Excellent benefit package includes, health/dental/life/long term disability insurance,
3 weeks paid vacation, pension program.
Qualified individuals should submit a resume with salary requirements to Collette Kampendahl,
Director of Human Resources, at above address or by e-mail to
ckampendahl@stpaulshouse.org.
(Posted 03/09/06 - 09/01/06)
ASSOCIATE PASTOR: WINNETKA CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, WINNETKA
(Not a UCC Church)
Winnetka Congregational Church is seeking an Associate Pastor. This
person must be an effective preacher who is able to assume a key
leadership role in planning and carrying out worship. This theologically
diverse congregation offers the person they call a broad range of
pastoral experiences that, in addition to planning worship, would also
include pastoral care, and staff support for Nurture, Outreach and
Education Groups.
Contact person: Jane Trueheart Huels, Search Committee Co-chair,
Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine Street, Winnetka, IL 60093
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