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Franklin GroveUnited Methodist Church

223 W. Middle St.

P.O. Box 348

Franklin Grove, IL 61 031

phone: 847-722-6357

www.franklingroveumc.com

Pastor Jin-Ho Hong

email : hjhj lm66@hotmail .com

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Church Service 1 0:1 5 a.m.

F r a n k l i n G r o v e U n i t e dM e t h o d i s t C h u r c h

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Franklin Grove United

Methodist Church is

Gathering

Growing

Going

If your heart is where ours

is, come and join us!

Please let us

know your Bits

of News and

prayer requests

so we can keep

you in our

thoughts and

prayers.

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It's thattimeofyearagain tobethinkingTURKEY!! ThesupperthisyearwillbeonThursday, Nov. 15thandwewillbeservingfrom5-7PM.

MeetingDates: Allmeetingswillbeat6PMatthechurch.

Wed, Sept. 26

Wed, Oct. 10

Wed, Oct. 24

Wed, Oct. 31

Wed, Nov. 7

CleaningDay- Saturday, Nov. 10thstartingat8AM

LookAheadDatesforTurkeySupper

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Withtheturkeysupperapproaching, wewouldliketothankthefamilyofPaulineWisemanforthebeautifulnewsinkin thekitchen. Paulinespentmanyyearsvolunteeringhertimeandhelpingwithpastturkeysuppersather/ourchurch. †

HelperswillbeneededonWed, Nov. 14thstartingat8AMandwewillstartworkat6AMonThurs, Nov. 15th

CookieswillbeneededfortheCookieBazaarandpiesforthesupper. Wewillhavesignup sheetsatthechurchforsupplyandmoneydonations.

Ifyoucan'tmakethemeetingsbutwouldliketohelp, orforanyquestions, pleasecontactValerieat(815)440-4960.

Wewillbeneedinglotsofpiesfortheturkeysupper. Ifyouarewillingtobakeone, two, threeorasmanyasfourpies, pleasecontactNancyCaterat815-284-1441. Yourtimeanddonationwillbegreatlyappreciated! †

If you are looking for ways to makeyour food dollars stretch further,Smart Choice Food may be theanswer. Please look us up online atwww.smartchoicefood.com. AshtonUMC is the local host site and willbe accepting orders for Octoberuntil Monday, October 15.Distribution will be Saturday,October 27 at 10:30 AM. If youknow of anyone who would benefitfrom this program please let themknow or consider buying them a box.Please email Carrie Cochrane atclcadc2@frontier.com if you haveany questions. †

Pastor Hong welcomes al l adults who

want to share God's amazing grace

through a ten week Bible study. The

Bible Study wi l l begin on Sept. 18th

and wi l l meet weekly (every Tuesday)

from 6:30-8 pm at Dennis and

Charlene Loescher's house. †

Bible Study and Christian Fellowship

On September 1 6th,during church service,Amy Hammond waspresented a bible from ourchurch family. We praythat the writings/scriptureswil l be an inspiration toher and that they wil l helpincrease her faith anddevotion to Christ. †

God's Word

Building Faith

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Some ofus had towork harder thanothers on this walk!

Love yourjacket

Pastor Hong!Great color!!

After two days of coolertemperatures, it was abeautiful day for the CropWalk. Sunny and warm! †

UpcomingFall Activites

atFGUMC

Join us for Fall Fest Sunday, October 28 followingchurch. Lunch will be provided, including sampling thechili cook off and dessert contest entrants specialrecipes. Kids - bring your costumes and join the fun.There will be games and activities and we're savingthe best for last - Trunk or Treating!!!! The childrenwill vote for the best decorated trunk and the winnerwill receive a prize. If you are not participating inthe trunk or treating, please consider donating candy.

If you are interested in entering the chili cook off,contact Kelly Viall. The categories for desserts areapple, chocolate, pumpkin or mystery ingredient -contact Charlene Loescher for dessert contest details. †

Fall Fest

Sunday School Trip"Everything Halloween"

Sunday School is officially under way withlots of exciting things! Our first SundaySchool trip will be Sunday, October 7thimmediately following church. Bring asack lunch because we are going to"Everything Halloween" †

The Northern I l l inois Conference welcomes our

new Bishop Sally Dyck. The Episcopacy Committee

assigned Bishop Dyck to the NIC for a four

year term during the North Central Jurisdictional

Conference in Akron, Ohio on July 1 9, 201 2.

Bishop Dyck was elected to the episcopacy in Davenport, Iowa,

in 2004 and assigned to the Minnesota Annual Conference

where she has served the last eight years.

“I 'm delighted that I am being assigned to the NIC. I look forward

to the both the joys and the challenges of being in such a diverse

annual conference of the United Methodist Church,” said Bishop

Dyck. She succeeds Bishop Hee-Soo Jung who has been

assigned to serve the Wisconsin Annual Conference after eight

years as Bishop of the NIC.

Born in Ritzvi l le, Washington into a Mennonite family, Bishop

Dyck joined the United Methodist Church as a young adult. She

graduated magna cum laude from Boston University College of

Liberal Arts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science

and magna cum laude from Boston University School of

Theology. She received a certificate from the Ecumenical

Institute which is a joint program of the World Council of

Churches and the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She was

ordained in the East Ohio Annual Conference. She also

received a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological School,

Dayton, OH, in Black Church Studies as a Bishop James S.

Thomas fel low.

Bishop Dyck served as a director of the United Methodist

Church’s Board of Global Ministries (1 999-2004), chairing the

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Personnel Committee. In February 2006, she was elected to the

Central Committee of the World Council of Churches. Throughout

her service in the wider church, her mission has been to direct and

empower the church to transform the world through its cal l ing and

witness. Sally's personal mission statement is taken from the

communion l iturgy: ". . .one in Christ, one with each other, and one in

ministry to the world."

She is an advocate for the United Methodist Church’s Imagine No

Malaria effort which is working to end preventable deaths from this

disease in Africa. “I look forward to discovering how the NIC can be a

part of the partnership in el iminating death from the poverty-related

disease of malaria, ” she said. “I hope we can make a significant

contribution to the effort. ”

Bishop Dyck said she wil l also be committed to the ongoing efforts of

Harvest 2020. “I am very supportive of starting new congregations

and faith communities and hope that we can find more ways to

revital ize existing congregations.”

She is also looking forward to l istening and discerning with

leadership and congregations about the future needs of the NIC. “As

I often say, I get my vision through my ears as I l isten to others and

then check with leadership what I 've heard in terms of direction.”

In addition, the spiritual discipl ines of the Christian tradition are a

vital grounding to her faith. She begins her day with prayer, Bible

study, and a 3-6 mile run. She works out about 2-3 times a week.

“Over the years I have had core principles that are at the heart of my

ministry. Social and personal hol iness are central to my life, faith,

and ministry as are holy, healthy habits of body, mind and soul. ”

Bishop Dyck is married to Ken Ehrman. Copyright from NIC eNews.

Please mark yourcalendars. SundaySchoolwillbe singing inchurch on October 7thandNovember 4th. †

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The Sunday School offering wil l be supporting three differentmissions this year. First, we are collecting money to supplyclean water to people who don't have it. †

Later in the year, we wil l be supportingHeifer and Redbird. But don't wait if youhave Labels or Boxtops because we arecollecting those for Redbird al l year! †

Therewillbe aWednesdayworship

at the Brethren church

Oct. 3rd.

Potluckwillstart at 6pm.

Bring adessert orsalad,

rest willbe furnished.

Worshipwillbegin at 7pm. †

Community Church Service

Sweetest Day Dinner for Women

Sunday, October 21

Community Church Service

Sunday, October 21 at the church "mocktails" servedat 5:00 PM with dinner being served afterwards.

Live entertainment! Oh, and if you should have ascarf, please bring with you. Don't let not having ascarf keep you away though!

The tickets are $10.00 per guest. It would be great ifwhen you purchased your ticket you would get anextra one as well. Because - we are asking that eachwoman invite a friend that could use a little pick meup as well. This is a good opportunity to reach andtouch someone who has been an influence in your lifeor someone who needs an evening out for good cleanfun.

We are asking for men to volunteer tocook/serve/clean up! There will be a sign up sheet atthe church for this.

Contact Patti Forrester for reservations, we are askingfor reservations in advance so that we can have theright amount of food. 815.561.5512 or 815.677.6904.If you would prefer you can e-mail me atpatti.forrester@aol.com. †

Local Mission:

Plans have been made for work at Creston UMC kitchen. Allcan meet at Creston by 9:00 am Saturday, October 6, to workon electric, plumbing, drywall , cabinetry, painting, waterheater replacement/relocation, etc.

With congregational support, the fol lowing schedule wil l be atCluster parsonages for fal l/yard work:

Sat. Oct.6th – Steward - 9:30-11 :30 am11 :30 - lunch in Creston, bring a sack lunchAshton - 1 2:30-2:30 pmFr. Grove - 3:00-5:00 pm

Sun. Oct.7th - Meet at Creston at 1 :00 pmEsmond -1 :30-3:30 pmChana - 4:00-5:00 pmCreston - 5:30 - potluck

Mon. Oct.8th – Meet at Creston at 9:00 AMRochelle - 9:30- 11 :30 amReynolds - 1 2:30-2:30 pm

Items needed: rotati l ler, trai ler, chain saw, rakes, pressurewashers, lawn mower, etc. †

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MissionTripJoplin, Missouri

WeekofOctober21, 2012

ContactGeneErismanPresbyterianChurch

ServingOthersin theNameofOurLord

DuringchurchserviceonSeptember23rd,

AdriannaMarieRunklewasbaptized.

ParentsareBrianandAmyRunkleBrotherisBraidenRunkleSisterisMadisonRunkle †

CelebrationofBaptism

TheHolyWaterwascold!

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CelebrationofBaptism