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Conference Events |
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2010 Confirmation Retreats (grades 6-8) March 12-14, 2010 at East Bay Camp |
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Senior High YAR February 26-28, 2010 Lake Williamson Retreat Center |
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Fire-Up Senior High Conference February 26-28, 2010 Troy UMC, Troy IL This event is sponsored by Harvest Ministry Team. For more information go to http://harvestconferences.org/fireup. |
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The Light Kids' Conference Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Fairview Heights IL Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Washington IL Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Aldersgate UMC, Marion Il The Light Kids conference is a one day event designed for children in grades 1-5. The purpose of the conference is to get kids excited about the faith and the walk with Jesus. Choose one of three identical conferences sponsored by Harvest Ministry Team. Event times are 9am - 2pm. Registration begins at 8:30am. For more information follow this link: http://harvestconferences.org/kidsconference. |
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"Going on to Perfection? Our Spiritual Journey Continues" Monday, March 15, 2010 at Marion Aldersgate UMC Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Lebanon UMC Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Galesburg First UMC Friday, March 19, 2010 at Champaign First UMC The meetings will be held in 4 different locations throughout the conference from 9:30am - 2:30pm. Each location will have a different guest speaker, but the agenda will be the same. Cost is $20/person. Lunch is included in the registration fee. Reservations are due by Monday, March 1. For more information call 217.529.3257. To download the flyer click here. |
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"Grow Your Church Where You Are" Workshop Saturday, April 17, 2010 9:30 am-3:30 pm (Check-in will begin at 9:00 am) Savoy UMC (3002 W Old Church Rd, Champaign) This workshop will help you to evaluate all the major systems of your church. You will walk away with dozens of practical new ideas for promoting growth and reaching your community in a new way. This workshop will help you identify areas of great strength, as well as weaknesses that can be improved. The training will apply to any size congregation and any age church. Guest speakers Brad Kalajainen and Ken Nash are pastors of Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Caledonia, Michigan. Brad started Cornerstone UMC in 1990, and it has grown to over 1,500 in worship. They relocated to a new campus on November 1, 2009, and had over 2,000 congregants on the first weekend. Ken has been the teaching pastor at Cornerstone since July 2006. Prior to that, Ken served a church in a small community that grew from 80 to over 400 persons in attendance. Presented by the Office of Congregational Development, this workshop will be hosted by Savoy UMC. The cost for the workshop is $60 (includes lunch) for up to three people from a church and $20 for each additional person (i.e. one person, $60 total; three people, $60 total; four people, $80 total). There is an early bird discount if registered with full payment by March 15, 2010 (download the registration form at http://www.igrc.org/Ministries/Congregational-Development/Training/Grow-Your-Church-Workshop.aspx). Registration fee includes payment for lunch. All participants MUST pre-register no later than April 7, 2010. |
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District Events |
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District Clergy Gathering "Navigating the Troubled Waters of Conflict" Monday, March 1, 2010  9:00am - noon (lunch following; cost is $6/person) Homer UMC (301 S Main St, Homer) Come shoot the rapids with us! We’ll take an adventurous ride down that infamous river Conflict. For the journey, participants are encourage to bring with them any resources or lists of resources which they have found personally useful to them. Take a look through your supplies in the areas of "dealing with conflict," "building healthier churches," "church systems theory," "family systems theory," "building healthier relationships," "self care," etc. and toss in anything you think we might at some point pull out and use. Dr Rachel Berry will be our trip organizer and facilitator. Our goal will be to have a good time together and return home with more skills, confidence and enthusiasm for shooting the rapids in our own streams of conflict! Rev Dr Rachel Berry is a retired member of the California Nevada Annual Conference. She received her BS in Psychology from the University of Illinois and her MDiv from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. She did master's level work at San Jose State University in counseling psychology and received a PhD in Psychology from Rosebridge Graduate School. Dr Berry has had 35 years of experience in the local parish and has also worked in hospitals, community mental health, and private practice. She has served occasionally as an interim pastor with a focus on resolving conflict. Currently, Dr Berry teaches on-line psychology courses for Southeastern Illinois College and serves Mt. Vernon UMC in Champaign. |
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Early Response Team Training Saturday, April 24, 2010 
8:30am - 4:00 pm Champaign First UMC (210 W Church St, Champaign) An Early Response Team (ERT) is neither a first response group of emergency workers nor a rebuild and repair team. Rather, it fills a specific need in the early days after the disaster. Today, local and state Emergency Management require volunteers to be properly trained and credentialed through recognized relief organizations. Upon completion of the ERT training and application process, you will receive an official badge and t-shirt of the Conference Disaster Response Team. The cost is $30, which includes lunch, training manual, badge, and t-shirt. Registration deadline is noon on Friday, April 9, 2010. Pastor Sharon and Ron Monroe, authorized UMCOR trainers say, “Even if you do not wish to be a member of a traveling team, the training will prepare you for responding in your own community in the early days after a disaster. We need to be proactive, preparing ourselves for a disaster. We hope many clergy and laity will take advantage of this training.” Questions please call 217-489-3741 or email smonroe50@yahoo.com. Click on the tornado picture to download the flyer and registration form.
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District Mission Trip to Henderson Settlement  July 18-24, 2010 I. I. Registration/Payment Schedule 1 a. Henderson registration fee is $200. This fee covers the cost of "room and board". b. We are required to purchase General Board of Global Ministries insurance on each volunteer. Cost will be $10. c. Payment schedule - $50/person non-refundable registration fee is due by Monday, February 1, 2010 - $100 of registration fee is due by March 1, 2010 - $50 (remainder of registration fee) is due by May 1, 2010 - $10 for GBGM insurance is due by May 1, 2010 II. Transportation a. We will be taking privately owned vehicles to Henderson b. These vehicles will be used for transportation to the work sites each day c. Encourage people to car pool with others from your church/area
III. Housing a. Henderson can accommodate approximately 200 volunteers each week. There are various living facilities provided for volunteers. Most of the volunteers are housed in a large (nice) dormitory. IV. Work Teams a. Volunteers are divided into work teams of 4 to 10 persons b. There is a wide variety of work assignments allowing each team to be assigned to a job which is suited to their physical and skill abilities. V. Project Costs a. This is a District Mission Trip so all churches will be asked to participate with raising funds b. Funds to cover the material and fuel costs for the work trip will be approximately $25,000. Calculations based on the 2008 average worship attendance in Iroquois River District churches show that $4.00 from each attendee will provide ample funds to cover material costs for all work teams. (That's less than a meal at a fast food restaurant!) b. A letter explaining this will be sent to all clergy and mission chairs
VI. Miscellaneous a. Henderson recommends that the age of team members to be at least 13. b. It is required that there be at least one adult for every 5 youth. c. There are daily sunrise devotions at 7:00am d. There is a general store nearby where snack food and personal items can be purchased e. There are 4-5 spaces for RVs. Water and electric hookup is available with septic hookup nearby.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Pat at the District Office or Rev Charlie Graul. There are many ways members of your local church can be a participant in this mission trip. First and foremost, pray for those coordinating the trip, for those who will go and for those who will be helped. |
