Practicing Hope: A Shared Resource for the Year of Practicing Hope
"A Year of Practicing Hope" is a new devotional created for 2026 in the Northern Illinois–Wisconsin Area. Featuring Scripture, reflections, and prayer, the boo…
Location: Naperville: Grace UMC, 300 E. Gartner Road, Naperville
Naperville: Grace UMC
Sunday, June 9
2 to 4 p.m.
Naperville: Grace UMC
300 E. Gartner Road, Naperville
WORSHIP SERVICE WITH SPECIAL MUSIC AND TESTIMONIALS FROM A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AROUND THE DISTRICT.
The service will be followed by a receiving line and refreshments.
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We're asking friends and colleagues to submit video messages wishing Rev. Jeffry Bross a very big thank you for his six years of service as the Aurora and Prairie Central Districts' Superintendent for the NIC. Your submissions will be brought together into one beautiful video gift, and it will be presented to him.
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Please consider adding to a gift for Jeffry to take with him into his new parish.
Jeffry was appointed to the cabinet in 2018 and was just getting started when COVID hit. His role quickly shifted to one of holding the churches together in community. Jeffry's faith and encouragement during that time and beyond has been a gift to us all.