In Sympathy: Royal A Speidel
Rev. Royal A Speidel, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
Thursday, June 11 at 10 am
Panel discussion via Zoom video conference with Bishop Sally Dyck, Rev. Daniel Diss, Rev. Becky Nicol and Rev. Hwa-Young Chong. They will be answering questions concerning the celebration of Holy Communion during this time under the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev. Diss, Rev. Nicol and Rev. Chong served on an advisory team for the bishop concerning online Holy Communion. The team included Prof. Byron “Ron” Anderson (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary), Dr. Dawn Chesser (Discipleship Ministries), Rev. Anne Ferguson (Illinois Great Rivers Conference, as well as, Rev. Becky Nicol, Rev. Joshua Baily-Green, Rev. Daniel Cochran, Rev. Hwa-Young Chong, Rev. Wendy Hardin, and Rev. Daniel Diss, all of the Northern Illinois Conference.
Rev. Royal A Speidel, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
Mrs. Kathryn Rockwood, the surviving spouse of Rev. Theodore Rockwood of the Northern Illinois Conference passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
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