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Pastor paragraphs

Dear Friends,

For some persons, the

summer months provide

an opportunity to “catch-

up” on their reading. Hope is expressed that

our lives will slow down enough to attend

to those books we have pushed to the

sidelines during the busier times of the

year.

Pastors frequently look forward to the

summer to review the books they didn’t

have the opportunity to explore during the

fall and winter months. For me, these books

range from theology, devotionals, Bible

study material, recommended reading for

conference-wide events and light-hearted

books for pleasure. I currently have a stack

that I had hoped to get through and a few

remain on my desk, yet, I was able to make

a small dent.

Recently, I found time to revisit an old

favorite of mine. It’s a short book; barely

100 pages, written by Parker Palmer titled:

Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of

Vocation. It’s a book I would highly

recommend. In it, Parker shares his journey

as he discovers his gift of vocation.

“Vocation” isn’t defined by the work you

aspire to accomplish or the work that will

lead to financial success. Parker writes: It is

not a “goal to be achieved, but a gift to be

received.” Through listening to his inner

self, discovering the things he enjoyed

doing, he was able to follow his life leanings

into living a vocation filled with meaning

and purpose.

The book title was inspired by a Quaker

admonition that is interpreted to mean, “Let

the highest truths and values guide

everything you do.” Not bad advice for

those who strive to live by the teachings of

Jesus.

Have you read any good books lately? If so

pass them along and perhaps we can add a

new item to our newsletter or even begin

another small group. Let your life speak, as

we seek to live into our true calling and

vocation.

Blessings,

Pastor Glenna

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Readers, flowers, Hospitality: items needed throughout the year!

The summer months; a time when services have a more relaxed atmosphere, is coming to an

end. We return to more traditional services next month. Involvement from the Laity to help

the worship experience is welcome and required. Individuals to read the Scriptures, bring

flowers for the altar, and provide munchies for hospitality time are desired. Please, consider

signing-up on the sheets in the narthex to assist with any (all) of the volunteer opportunities.

Our goal is to cover every service throughout 2016 with volunteers, without the need for

those constant email reminders which annoy and take valuable time out of the working day.

Annual "Blessing of the Animals" service

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Come to the front lawn of the church to celebrate this annual favorite.

The service begins at 10 AM and is followed by treats for both humans and pets. So,

put on your comfortable summer clothes & tennis shoes, invite a friend to come with

you and bring his/her pet along, and join us in this informal event. Enjoy the final

days of summer with friends from North Shore United Methodist Church!

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Fall Bible Study

Beginning in mid-September

Join us for – Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It.

(A six-week journey through England tracing the life of John Wesley.)

“Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to 21st–century Christians; calling for a revival of our hearts and souls, so that our world might be changed. His story is our story. It’s

our heritage, it defines our faith, and it challenges us to rediscover our spiritual passion.”

We will experience, part travelogue, part history lesson and

A Bible Study all in one.

A sign-up sheet will be available for those interested In late August, a study book will be provided.

~ Identical Sessions will be offered on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. ~

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Congratulations

John and Nancy Haynor are happy to

announce the arrival of their new

granddaughter, Cora Lynne

Cronkhite.

Cora was born on July 7, 2015 weighing

7 lbs., 9 oz. Her parents, Travis and

Valerie, are doing well.

The time to clear Thursday nights in your calendar for choir practice has arrived. Rehearsals begin on September 3. As is customary, the choir will sing in the first service after the summer break – September 13. Nancy would like to schedule two full rehearsals prior to the first traditional service. Current members of the choir - as well as anyone wishing to join the group - kindly keep this information in mind when making calendar plans for the upcoming month of September.

Make the DINNER AND MOVIE NIGHT program part of your monthly schedule! The program starts the third Friday in September with the Academy Award winning film, Lady in Gold – a fascinating true story!

Sponsored by the Fellowship Committee, the evening begins at 6:30 PM with a delicious dinner prepared by Barb and is followed by a movie and popcorn. The films’ subject matter varies monthly.

A donation of five dollars is typically requested. The money raised goes to UMCOR relief programs or other NSUMC chosen charities.

NEW “CHIMES” ITEM

Starting with the September issue of The Chimes, a members of the congregation will be featured in a section called: “Re – Acquaint Yourself with…”

Long time church member and co-historian of the North Shore United Methodist Church, Ellen Paseltiner, will select and interview someone in the congregation. It is our hope you will participate in this fun and worthwhile project. We look forward to learning more about our fellow North Shore UMC sisters and brothers in Christ.

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2015 Annual

Conference - Report

This year was the third Annual Conference

I have attended as a lay delegate. Once

again it was a very informative experience.

I was more comfortable with how things

work at these gatherings. Even though,

there were no in-group discussions about

the proposals that were sent to us in

advance. Instead, discussions on them were

held previous to the conference, voted on

and approved.

As a conference, we voted on the proposals

to be sent to the 2016 General Conference

to be placed on the agenda calendar for

debate.

The current proposals generally focused on

salary, pension and health benefits for the

clergy, and staff--budgetary concerns. The

pension fund is in good shape; the budget

was neither presented nor passed.

However, the most important discussion

issues were those dealing with removal of

the discriminatory language found in The

Book of Discipline about LGBTQ

individuals to become a more inclusive

Church.

Additionally, these recommendations also

included the elimination of punishments to

clergy wishing to serve this community

(LGBTQ). The Northern Illinois

Conference fully supports these reconciling

proposals.

Another critical focus we were called on

was for “Acts of Repentance” for crimes

against Native Americans perpetrated by

Methodists in the past. It is hoped that we

will have improved relationships with

Native Americans through listening and

understanding.

I heard several speakers address the

combined conference. Rev. Carol Eastin

spoke as a representative of Native

Americans and the efforts concerning Acts

of Repentance. Bishop Sally Dyck spoke

very forcefully on how we can refresh

ourselves and our congregations spiritually

by reaching out to others in particular

ways.

Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Jr spoke on how we

can find answers in the Bible to the many

problems in society; issues such as racism,

violence, etc. Using chapters from the Book

of Matthew, he showed how these concerns

are addressed.

The conclusion, however, was that

following the Golden Rule to love your

neighbor as yourself and to do unto others

as you would have others do unto you is the

ultimate solution.

I did not attend any other meetings other

than the opening session for the laity.

Respectfully submitted by Ellen Bryant, Laity Representative

North Shore United Methodist Church

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

2 - Caitlin Brandt,

David Figueredo 5 - Daniel Calhoun,

Beverly Goodall 8 - Dana Stelmokas,

Megan West 9 - Julija Stelmokas,

Raechel Langenbach 11 - Erica Kirsch 15 - Hannah Falk,

Isabel Moon 16 - Robin Goodale Artman 24 - Livia Abuls 29 - Laurie Shults 31 - Terry Moon

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Sunday, August 2, 10:00 a.m.: Worship Service

Saturday, August 8, 10:30 a.m.: Church Council Meeting

Sunday, August 9,

10:00 a.m.: Worship Service

Monday, August 10 – Wednesday, August 12, Pastor Glenna to College of Christian Life

Sunday, August 30, 10:00 a.m.: Worship Service

Sunday, August 30, 10:00 a.m.: Worship Service

Looking Ahead at NSUMC

OUR THOUGHTS & PRAYERS

Prayers for Jim Javore, Scott’s brother, who will begin chemotherapy for cancer.

Prayers for Nicholas Glennon, grandson of Ruth & Bob Woods, who is suffering from a serious medical condition.

Nancy Haynor.

Lola Rubens, granddaughter of David Rubens.

Ed Kemp and family.

Linda Fetzer.

For all those in need of healing.

Tull Monsees, who is at The Mather in Evanston.

For those who are unemployed and searching for meaningful work.

Ruth & Bob Woods.

For an end to gun violence in our cities.

For the Refugees of the Middle East.

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The St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal

Church of Glencoe held a vigil service for the

nine victims of a savage act of violence

committed by a gunman at the Mother

Emmanuel African Episcopal Church in

Charleston South Carolina this past June 17.

Rev. Glenna Olmsted and Rev. Dr. Barbara

Javore, along with a few members of the North

Shore United Methodist Church, attended the

service. This letter is an acknowledgment of

thanks and appreciation from the St. Paul

congregation to our congregation.

Darlingside returns to Chicago in October

Harris Paseltiner's indie folk band "Darlingside" returns to Chicago on

Tuesday, October 13

at the Vic Theatre, 200 North State Street, Chicago.

The band is opening for folk singer Patty Griffin. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m (Doors open at 7:00)

General admission/fully seated tickets are $39.00.

"Darlingside" will be releasing their new album "Birds Say" on September 18. This show will feature many

songs from the new album. For more information, please visit the band's website: darlingside.com or

speak to Ellen Paseltiner.

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2015 Annual Conference (Report)

The 2005 Northern Illinois Annual

Conference convened during the first week

of June. Ellen Bryant is lay delegate for the

North Shore United Methodist Church. Her

report follows:

This was my third Annual Conference

and once again it was very informative. I was

more comfortable with how things worked.

However, there were no in-group discussions

about the proposals that were sent us. Instead,

discussions on them were held previous to the

conference meeting, voted on and approved.

As a conference, we approved 23

petitions to send to the 2016 General

Conference to be placed on the agenda

calendar for debate. The proposals generally

focused on salary, pension and health benefits

for the clergy and staff--budgetary concerns.

The pension fund is in good shape; the budget

was neither presented nor passed.

However, the most important proposals

were those dealing with removing the

discriminatory language found in The Book of

Discipline pertaining to LGBTQ persons and be

more inclusive. It also included the removal of

punishments to clergy wishing to serve this

community. The Northern Illinois Conference

fully supports these reconciling proposals.

Another important focus we were

called on was for “Acts of Repentance” for

crimes against Native Americans perpetrated by

Methodists in the past. Through listening and

understanding hopefully we will have improved

relationships with them also.

There were several speakers who

addressed the whole conference that I heard.

Rev. Carol Eastin spoke as a

representative for Native Americans and the

efforts concerning Acts of Repentance.

Bishop Sally Dyck spoke very forcefully

on how we can refresh ourselves and our

congregations spiritually by reaching out to

others in specific ways.

Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Jr., for the Bible

study, spoke on how we can find answers to the

many problems in society such as racism,

violence, etc. in the Bible. Using chapters from

the Book of Matthew, he showed how these

concerns are addressed.

The conclusion, however, was that

following the Golden Rule of ‘love your

neighbor as yourself’ and ‘do unto others as you

would have others do unto you,’ is the ultimate

solution.

I did not attend any other meetings

other than the opening meeting for the laity.

Ellen Bryant, Laity Representative

North Shore United Methodist Church

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North Shore United Methodist Church 213 Hazel Av., Glencoe, IL 60022 Office: 847-835-1227 Pastor’s cell: 847-767-5106 Email: northshoreumc@sbcglobal.net

Website: www.nsumcglencoe.org

Senior Pastor . . . . . . . . .Rev. Glenna Olumstad Youth/Children Ministries. . . . . . . . . . . .Rev. Dr. Barbara Javore

Choir Director. . . . . . . . . Nancy Wiebe Mazurowski

Organist. . . . . . . . . . . . Tomoko Shibuya Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . Peggy Bucklin Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Short Chimes Editor. . . . . . . Carlos Figueredo

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August Greeters & Ushers

Greeters Ushers

August 2: Janice Dodd John Martin*

August 9: Kathy Cole & Brian Brandt Walter Calhoun

August 16: Bev Goodall

August 23: NO USHERS (outdoor service)

August 30: Vickie Bosler & John Martln

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CHURCH CHIMES

August 2015