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Archived Events and News Previously Posted on the CMA Website
in, for or through NOVEMBER 2006
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28: ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL FOR MARK PEDIGO
On behalf of the Chicago Metropolitan Association of the UCC, Cluster Three
will convene an Ecclesiastical Council for Mark Pedigo on Tuesday, November
28, 2006 at 7:00 pm at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake Street, Oak
Park, IL; Rev. Janice Powell, Senior Pastor
In God’s grace and to God’s glory we will meet in an Ecclesiastical Council
for Mark Pedigo, a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church, to hear his faith
journey and to examine his fitness for Ordination to Word and Sacrament in the
United Church of Christ.
All CMA clergy and churches are cordially invited to attend to the work of the
church by participating in this Ecclesiastical Council. Please come and
support both Mark and our Association as we journey together in faith.
A copy of Mark Pedigo's Ordination Paper can be
DOWNLOADED HERE.
A copy of the CMA procedure for Ecclesiastical Councils cam be
DOWNLOADED HERE.
Please let us know before November 21st if you will be able to attend. Please
call 708-848-5868 or email:
seniorpastor@pilgrimoakpark.com
Installation & Celebration at Kenwood
Chicago Metropolitan Association
of the United Church of Christ
and Kenwood United Church of Christ
Invite you to
The Service of Installation of
The Rev. David A. Stewart, M. D.
as Associate Pastor of Kenwood UCC
and Medical Director
of the newly renamed
Norma Jean Sanders Free Clinic
and
A Celebration of Ministry
Commemorating the Free Clinic's
Fifth Anniversary
Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 4:00 pm
Kenwood United Church of Christ
4600-08 South Greenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60653
773-373-2861
As a service to our Clinic Patrons
you are invited to bring personal care items
such as toothbrushes & toothpaste, soap & shampoo, razors, etc.
to be given as part of the offering.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19: MELBALENIA EVANS TO PREACH AT PARK MANOR
Reverend Melbalenia Evans will be the guest minister for Missions Sunday at
The Congregational Church of Park Manor on Sunday, November 19, 2006, at 10:30 a.m.
Her sermon title is "Outside The Gate".
Rev. Evans is the former Executive Minister of Trinity UCC, and the former
Minister for Local Church Renewal and Minister for Evangelism in the National
Offices of the UCC in Cleveland.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18: STAINED GLASS COFFEE HOUSE AT
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN DEERFIELD
From: Rev. Blair Hull, Pastor of the Congregational Church in Deerfield
(revhull@comcast.net)
We would like to invite you and your congregants to come to our new Stained
Glass Coffeehouse on the Third Saturday of every month at the Congregational Church
in Deerfield, 225 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL 60015; Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Music starts at 7 PM; $15.00 Suggested Donation; Advanced purchase advised:
847-945-0176.
Those familiar with the coffeehouse experience need no explanation.
The purpose of The Stained Glass Coffeehouse is to offer extraordinary
entertainment 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.
We offer an informal environment, and serve coffee and snacks. No alcohol or
meals are served. No smoking. All ages are welcome.
The coffee house will be open on the third Saturday of every month. We
already have performers scheduled every month through May.
Visit our website at:
www.stainedglasscoffeehouse.com
Download Flyer with dates and performers
HERE
Download Brochure
HERE
NOVEMBER 17-20, 2006: US ARMY SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS VIGIL AND PROTEST
The annual vigil and protest of the US Army's School of the Americas at the
gates of Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia will be held this year on
Saturday and Sunday, November 18 and 19, 2006.
Join the delegation organized by the Chicago Religious Leadership Network
on Latin America (CRLN) as they travel to the protest on Friday, November 17,
and return on Monday, November 20.
Down a flyer with more information
HERE.
NOVEMBER 16, 2006: CLERGY BREAKFAST AT ST PAULS HOUSE
Please join us for a Clergy Breakfast at St. Pauls House and Health Care Center
in Chicago on Thursday, November 16, 8:30 to 9:30 pm.
Meet our new chaplain, Matthew J. Smucker, and hear an organizational update
from the Executive Director, Richard Hattan.
St. Pauls House and Health Care Center is at 3800 N. California Avenue in Chicago
Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 8 to Rev. Matthew J. Smucker, Director of
Pastoral Services and Volunteers, by calling 773-478-4222, ext. 346 or sending
an email to: msmucker@stpaulshouse.org.
NOVEMBER 15, 2006: 20th Annual NCCJ Interfaith Thanksgiving Observance
20th Annual NCCJ Interfaith Thanksgiving Observance will be held this year on
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 from 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. at Chicago Temple/First
United Methodist Church, 77 W. Washington St., Chicago
The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) of Chicago and Greater
Illinois event will include representatives from fourteen religious communities
who will present prayers of thanksgiving as part of the observance. All are invited.
For more information, please contact the NCCJ at 312-236-9272.
NOVEMBER 9 & 10, 2006: BOUNDARY TRAINING FOR CMA CLERGY
A Sacred Trust
The next Boundary Training Workshop for CMA Clergy will be held
Thursday and Friday, November 9 & 10, 2006 at the CMA office.
Boundary Training will soon be required of all clergy with standing in CMA.
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 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 with check for $30 payable to CMA. Attendance is limited
to 20 participants.
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.
Future boundary training programs are scheduled as follows:
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)
Clergy Day Away with Parker Palmer
Leading from Within: Rejoining Soul and Role
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
10am-3pm, at Pilgrim Park
As religious professionals there is the expectation by many that we'll be some
of the most healthy and whole people around. However, when faced with the
difficult day to day reality of our work we sometimes feel like divided selves;
our personal, professional and spiritual lives feel disconnected from each other.
This year's Day Away gathering will include presentations by Parker Palmer,
large group dialogues focused on stories and poems, small group gathering and
times for silent reflection.
Although past year's events focused exclusively on local church clergy, this
year's event will be also be appropriate for Christian Educators and chaplains.
To register, fill out the registration form and mail it in, with payment of $45
(or a request for scholarship help), to:
The Illinois Conference c/o Day Away
1840 Westchester Blvd.
Westchester, IL 60154
Parker Palmer is known for his work in education, spirituality and social change
in institutions including schools, religious organizations, community organizations,
educational institutions, and businesses and corporations. He is author of
numerous books, including A Hidden Wholeness (2004), Let Your Life Speak:
Listening to the Voice of Vocation (2000), and The Active Life: A
Spirituality of Work, Creativity and Caring (1990).
Download Flyer and Registration
Form HERE.
Ecclesiastical Council for Alexander Sharp
Monday, November 6
All CMA Member Clergy and Churches are invited and urged to send representatives
to an Ecclesiastical Council for the purpose of examining Alexander Sharp for
ordination to the Christian Ministry on Monday, November 6, 2006 beginning at
6:30pm at Trinity United Church of Christ, 400 W. 95th Street, Chicago.
Al Sharp is Executive Director of Protestants for the Common Good. He is a
member of Hyde Park Union Church and has been In-Care of the Chicago
Metropolitan Association since 1997. He was unanimously approved and referred
to Cluster 6 for an Ecclesiastical Council by Hyde Park Union Church and by
the CMA Church and Ministry Committee.
Al Sharp's Ordination Paper can be
DOWNLOADED HERE.
NOVEMBER 4, 2006: GAY AND HEALTHY IN A SICK SOCIETY
The Illinois Conference Coalition For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Concerns presents a second workshop with Dr. Robert Minor,
Professor of Religion at the University of Kansas.
The workshop, entitled Gay and Healthy in a Sick Society, takes
place on Saturday, November 4, 2006, at Pilgrim Park beginning at 10:00 am
and ending at 3:00 pm. The cost is $30.00 per person and lunch is included.
To register for this event please contact Jim Sears, 1178 N Byerly Hills
Drive, East Peoria, IL 61611-1282; phone: 309-699-5941; fax: 309-699-0743;
email: jamessearsjr@mchsi.com.
Checks should be made out to the Illinois Conference Coalition and sent to him.
This event is open to Coalition members, ONA church personnel, members of
Illinois Conference churches, and the public at-large. Registration is on a
first come basis. The deadline for registration is Friday, October 27, 2006.
Seating is limited.
Flyer attached.
NOVEMBER 2, 2006: CRLN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
CRLN Annual Membership Luncheon will be held November 2, 2006 with Bishop
Alvaro Ramazzini of Guatemala, one of Latin America’s most important human
rights leaders, and president of Guatemala’s Catholic Bishops Conference.
Deceptive Development: The looting of the precious metals in the Americas was an obsession of the Spanish conquistadors, beginning with Christopher Columbus. Millions of indigenous died in servitude working the mines, an inhuman reality chronicled in “Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent” by Uruguayan Eduardo Galeano. Today, the plunder continues under the guise of “development”. In the 1990’s, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund obligated developing countries to loosen their mining codes as a condition for receiving loans, giving new advantages to multinational corporations. As a result, mining companies have flocked to Latin America, lured by lax environmental and labor codes, low costs and high profit margins. The Marlingold mine, operated by a subsidiary of U.S.-Canadian corporation, Glamis Gold in San Marcos, Guatemala, and the Cerrejon coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia, currently owned jointly by Anglo American, BHP Billiton, and Glencore, have opened on lands in indigenous areas without engaging in the consultation process mandated by international treaties. Only a tiny percentage of the profits are returned to these national governments- and none to the local communities in which the mines are located. Local people have to live with the environmental damage and health risks that accompany mining operations and destroy the quality of their lives, yet these mines are invariably described as development” projects. What kind of development, and for whom?
Bishop ÁlvaroLeonel Ramazzini,the bishop of the Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala, and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Guatemala, is an internationally acclaimed defender of humanrights. As a religious leader, he has publicly denounced unjust natural resource extraction by foreign corporations which destroy indigenous lands in Guatemala. Along with other bishops,Bishop Ramazzini played a pivotal role in the 1996 Peace Accords. He is activein the promotion of the Recovery of Historical Memory Project (REMHI), which found state agents responsible for over 90% of human rights abuses during Guatemala’s 36 year armed conflict. As director of the Catholic Church's Land Pastoral, he has advocated for campesinos, immigrants and the landless by promoting a rural development strategy which would address the problem of poverty and land rights in Guatemala. He has been a vocal opponent of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which will further dispossess the poor.
Responding to the call of Latin America’s poor majorities, Chicago Religious
Leadership Network on Latin America is an interfaith information and action network
that mobilizes religious leaders and congregations in Illinois to advance peace,
justice and human rights in our hemisphere. Through speakers, workshops, monthly
membership updates, advocacy action initiatives, visits to Latin America, and
meetings with U.S. policy-makers, CRLN engages religious leaders to speak out
for more just U.S. policies in our hemisphere.
RSVP to:
Gary L. Cozette, Director
Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America (CRLN)
4750 N. Sheridan Rd #429, Chicago, IL 60640 USA
Tel: 773/293-2964 Fax: 773/293-3677 E-Mail: gcozette@crln.org
LeFevre Memorial Service Nov. 1:
A memorial service for long time professor Perry D. LeFevre will be held in
Graham Taylor Hall at the Chicago Theological Seminary at noon on Wednesday,
November 1, 2006. LeFevre graduated from CTS in 1946 and joined the faculty
in 1953. He became dean of the Seminary in 1961, serving as such until 1981
and then as a faculty member until 1991. He was deeply beloved and a quiet
but profound influence upon the Seminary, his students and fellow faculty members.
Gifts in honor of Perry may be sent to LeFevre Gift at Chicago Theological
Seminary, 5757 S. University Av, Chicago, IL 60637.
Dr. LeFevre is survived by his wife Carol and numerous members of the family.
For more information contact Rev. Michael H. Montgomery, Ph.D. at 1-773-322-0273.
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