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July 27
College Ministry
7:00 p.m.
Josh and Christine Freeman's
July 28
UMW Book Group
12:45 p.m.
Eleanor Preston's
August 1
August Food Collection for
Loaves & Fishes
August 29
"New Year's Celebration"
Sign up, join up for ministries and activities at Grace!
Choir rehearsals resume this week on designated rehearsal day
September 6
Labor Day Parade
Meet in the Grace Parking Lot at 9:00 a.m.
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Helping the Hungry
Households with limited resources often must choose between paying their rent and feeding their families. Food assistance can prevent the tragedy of homelessness for people who find themselves in the position of having to make such a difficult choice. Grace United Methodist Church supports the following three food pantries with donations made on the first Sunday of every month:
Loaves & Fishes
Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry/Hesed House
Common Pantry
In addition to groceries, all of our food pantries accept financial donations. Because of their tax-exempt status and buying resources, each $5 donated equals $50 worth of food for a hungry family! Monetary donations can be placed in the ceramic "Love Loaf" at the back of the Grace Sanctuary or in the offering plate in an envelope marked "Love Loaf." Please make checks payable to Grace UMC, noting "Love Loaf" on the memo line.
Food Pantry Collection Dates and Recipients:
June 6 Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry and Hesed House
July 4 Common Pantry
August 1 Loaves & Fishes
September 5 Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry and Hesed House
October 3 Common Pantry
November 7 Loaves & Fishes
December 5 Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry and Hesed House
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| Commitment to local, national and global outreach is a tenet not only of Grace Church, but of the United Methodist Church as a whole. Here at Grace, we are sponsors to over 50 missions serving those in our community, our nation, and across our world. Whether you can devote an entire week or more to one of our national or international mission trips, or just one day per year through a local mission, there is an opportunity for everyone--adults and children alike--to serve others, as Christ calls us to do. For information and contact information regarding our many mission opportunities, check out our H.O.T. (How Outreach Transforms) booklet below, or contact Rev. Lisa Telomen at 630-355-1748, ext. 226. |
The Russian Initiative: Partnership Program
Grace UMC is currently providing ministerial support for Hope UMC in Volgograd, Russia. This support helps to supplement the pastor's salary and other essentials. Without this support, the pastor must provide his own means of support. When a small congregation does not have the means to support their pastor, church functions can sometimes consist only of a Bible study group. Here in the United States, our strong connectional system can subsidize local churches to keep them alive. In Russia, there are no extra funds at the Annual Conference level to subsidize even a small or new church. But the small church is the bread and butter of United Methodist discipleship. Grace desires to partner with other churches to provide support for the Hope church and other church developments in the Volgograd area. Hope UMC has a membership of about 30 people. They currently meet in a basement of an apartment building that they have renovated. The congregation is not able to directly support their pastor, who is finishing up his seminary work in Moscow (700 miles away). We contribute through the Partner Church Program of the Russian Initiative of the General Board of Global Ministries. In this program, a church (or group of churches) pledges to support a Russian church.
For more information on the contributions from Grace Church and how you can participate in the Volgograd Partnership Program, please contact David Kronbach at davekronbach@gmail.com
For more information on the Russian Mission Initiative and a video Methodism in Eurasia: A Century of Darkness and Light, go to GBGM Russian Mission Initiative.
For more information on the GBGM Partnership Program, go to Partner Church Program: Russian Initiative.
For forms, documents, presentations, and photos, go to Russian Initiative Resources |
How Outreach Transforms
Download a copy of our most recent "HOT" book (How Outreach Transforms), a comprehensive overview of all of the local, national and global outreach activities of Grace United Methodist Church. To print this document in booklet format, set your printer settings to 8.5x11, double-sided. When all of the 15 sheets of paper are printed out, simply fold the book in half and staple the spine. You may also stop by the church office for a copy of this booklet. |
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Help for HaitiThe United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has collected millions of dollars toward relief efforts for earthquake-torn Haiti. The Northern Illinois Conference alone has raised more than $500,000! But the impoverished country of Haiti is still feeling the devastating effects of the January quake, and our help is still very much needed. If you would like to be part of this effort through your monetary contributions or health kit items (see below), you may do so in the following ways:
ONLINE: Click the "Monetary Help for Haiti" link above
BY CHECK: You may place a check payable to Grace UMC in the offering plate, with "Haiti" marked on the memo line. You may also mail a check directly to UMCOR (UMCOR, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087), marking "Haiti Emergency, UMCOR Advance #418325" on the memo line.
BY CREDIT CARD: Call toll-free (800) 554-8583
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Grace United Methodist Church
300 East Gartner Road
Naperville, IL 60540
630-355-1748
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