Bishop's Monday Message: Y Church?

The bars and restaurants have been closed for weeks now. I’ve noticed the last couple of weeks, however, that some of them are doing renovation: pulling out all the glassware, removing the tables and chairs, working on light fixtures, upgrading décor, and often pulling up old flooring in order to put down new flooring. These are things they can’t do easily when they have customers coming and going all day and night long. This renovation also gives me hope that they expect to re-open after people can go back to bars and restaurants!

UMCOR launches COVID-19 Response Fund

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is expanding its efforts in the fight against the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. UMCOR has launched a giving campaign, “Sheltering in Love,” to assist vulnerable communities in the United States and around the world.

Sympathy Notice: Rev. Nick Nicholas

Rev. Paul E. (Nick) Nicholas, member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the age of 63. During his ministry in the Northern Illinois Conference, Rev. Nicholas served Wilmette: Trinity, Downers Grove: First, Chicago: United Church of Rogers Park, and Naperville: Community.

Churches and congregations get creative to show they care

To pass the time during the COVID-19 pandemic and to connect with her congregation, while providing some comic relief, the Rev. Mary Bohall, senior pastor at First United Methodist Church in Mendota, has been sharing videos twice daily on Facebook and YouTube including sharing her dog Tucker’s latest tricks. While there was an influx of views, Bohall says there was little engagement from the community. So, she and her husband Andrew came up with a hair raising idea.

Sympathy Notice: William Glenn Kirk

Rev. William Glenn Kirk, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020, at the age of 86. During his ministry in Northern Illinois Conference, he served Capron, Barrington, Mundelein: Diamond Lake, Park Ridge: Good Shepherd, Naperville: Community, and Arlington Heights: First.

Sympathy Notice: Wayne Edward McArthur

Rev. Wayne Edward McArthur, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at the age of 86. During his ministry in the Northern Illinois Conference, he served at Paw Paw, Lee, Schaumburg: Our Redeemer’s, Chicago: Trinity, Princeton, and Western Springs.

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