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The Church Chimes

North Shore United Methodist Church April 2016

Pastor paragraphs

Dear friends,

Each morning, before I begin my work day, I spend my early hours reading

and reflecting on that morning’s daily devotional.

There are two of them that arrived in my email box each day. One is from the

Upper Room, and the other is the Stillspeaking Daily Devotional. Each one

offers a scriptural reference, a reflection, and the prayer.

Below, is a recent reflection from Stillspeaking that was published on March

10. I found the authors observation enlightening and helpful; perhaps you will

too.

Grace and peace,

Pastor Glenna

Functional Atheism. Molly Baskette

"This command I gave them, 'Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk only

in the way that I command you, so that it may be well with you.' Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but in

the stubbornness of their evil will, they walked in their own counsels, and looked backward rather than forward."

Jeremiah 7:23-24

A lot of us claim to believe in God, but then act as if everything depended on us, on our efforts and wisdom,

on our ability to keep all the little planets of our concerns in perfect orbit around the great blasting sun of

our inner control freak. Meanwhile, we are white-knuckling it all the way. Nadia Bolz Weber calls this

"functional atheism." Some verbal hallmarks that you are a functional atheist: "I can handle this all by

myself." "Don't worry about me." "Yup, just fine."

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One of the great sicknesses of the 21st century is our solitariness, our isolation from each other and from

God. We are allergic to asking for help and have a pathological fear of being thought "needy." Some of us

will walk in our own counsel right off a cliff rather than show our vulnerability to another human being, or

turn to God in prayer.

Here's a news flash: You're just as God made you, and that includes being needy. Control freaks,

perfectionists and fiercely independent types are not of much use to the God who made us to fit together,

interlocking parts that hold the whole Creation in place.

Prayer: God, I know my strong-man biceps are puny compared to what You can bench-press on a bad day

with a migraine. Take away my shame that I really can't handle this all by myself, and use my neediness to

show the world what Your power is really like.

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MOLLY BASKETTE IS BETWEEN CHURCHES, WORKING ON TWO NEW BOOKS BEFORE STARTING HER NEXT CALL.

YOU CAN READ MORE FROM HER IN HER TWO CURRENT OFFERINGS, REAL GOOD CHURCH AND NAKED

BEFORE GOD

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March 2, 1925 March 2, 2016

Our Deepest Condolences to Tull Monsees and family

on the passing of his wife

Carol Monsees

Our Deepest Condolences to

Rev. Barbara Javore and family & Mary Figueredo and family on the

passing of their mother

Helen J. Burczak

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Born into everlasting life December 20,

1937

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OUR THOUGHTS & PRAYERS

Prayers for Phyllis Jones, the mother of Jim Simmons. Prayers for the family and friends of Carol Monsees as they mourn her loss. Prayers for the family and friends of Helen Burczak as they mourn her loss. Prayers for the family and friends of Jim Javore, Scott’s brother, as they mourn

his loss. Prayers for Carolina Ibarra. Ed Kemp and family. Linda Fetzer. Tull Monsees, who is at The Mather in Evanston. For all those in need of healing. For the unemployed and/or searching for meaningful work. Ruth Woods. For an end to gun violence in our cities. For the Refugees of the Middle East.

Our Deepest Condolences to

Scott Javore and family on the passing of his brother

James J. Javore

August 8, 1944 ~ March 10, 2016

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Dinner/Movie Night

Friday, April 15.

6.30 p.m.

The Fellowship Committee will invite the families participating in Family Promise during that Friday for dinner and a movie. To accommodate the children in

those families, Disney’s “Madagascar” will be featured.

Please join us

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

1 - Jenny Shults 3 - Emily Bloom 4 - Alice Muir 6 - Donna Kemp 7 - Mary Figueredo 8 - J. T. Compher 9 - Caroline Falk 10 - Richard Kirsch 11 - Mary Kate Scarafile 12 - Michael Gurtisen 18 - Rob Powell 20 - Les West 21 - Leslie Muir 27 - Bev Fetzer, ]

Veronica Moskow

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April Fools’ Day

pril Fools’ Day is not a national holiday in any country; however, the

UK, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South America and the

United States take the time to recognize it.

The days’ celebrations take different forms throughout the world. In their

volume, “The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren” (Oxford, 1967), Peter and

Iona Opie explain an interesting aspect of this holiday. According to these

authors; in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South America, it is

customary for April Fools’ Day pranks to end at noon on that day. Those who

perform tricks beyond the assigned hour receive the title of “being a fool”. They

further explained that the Scots dedicated the day to satires dealing with the

buttocks, earning the day the name of “Taily day.” Some sources speculate that

the “kick me” sign goes back to Scottish origins.

A small variance of the kick me sign appears in French customs. Primarily,

children (but also adults when appropriate) tape paper fish on each other’s back

and shout “Poisson d'April” (April Fish). It is not clear how fish came into the

equation. Some people are of the opinion that the reason may have something to

do the Zodiac sign of Pisces in the Julian calendar.

Several theories about the day’s origin exist. The earliest recorded suggestion of

a connection between April 1st and foolishness comes from Chaucer’s

“Canterbury Tales” from 1392. Another possible origin may be the pagan

Roman feast of Hilaria (Encyclopaedia Britannica) held on March 25. On the

same day, Christians celebrated “The Feast of the Annunciation”. In Europe of

the medieval times, March 25 also marked the beginning of the new year. It was

Dionysius Exiguus in that in the year A.D. 525 who first instituted the Anno

Domini and assigned March 25 at the beginning of the cycle. At that time, new

year celebrations lasted for a week until April 1,

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Some proclaim that the modern custom originated in France in 1564 when

Charles IX decreed that the new year would no longer begin on Easter but

rather on January 1. The speculation continues by indicating that news traveled

very slowly at the time of the change, and so some people did not know about

the change because of that. Those who knew played foolish pranks on those who

did not, creating the beginning the fool’s day.

A major problem with this explanation of the Day’s origin is that the Gregorian

Calendar was not immediately adopted by all the nations of Europe in existence

at the time – primarily only Catholic countries adopted the calendar. Protestant

countries did not accept the new calendar until 1752. April Fools’ Day was well-

established in England before this time, as seen by Chaucer’s reference to it in

his work of 1392.

Consequently, the unequivocal truth is that we do not know the exact origin of

this day; nevertheless, something we hold true is that April Fools’ Day is a day

filled with fun for adults and children alike, wherever celebrated.

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Get Reacquainted With . . .By Ellen Paseltiner

As Bev Fetzer described it, she was "born into" the North Shore United

Methodist Church family. She has been in the choir since she was in

third grade. Bev's grandparents, Ella and William Fox, were some of

the founders of the church. The Foxes moved to Glencoe in 1909 from

Englewood. There was no Methodist Church from the town of

Wilmette to Highland Park at the time, so they joined with fellow

Methodists to found North Shore Methodist Church. They built their

house on Longwood. They also purchased property for the church

sanctuary at the present corner of Greenleaf and Hazel, which they

donated in 1913. The church sanctuary building was dedicated in 1915.

The Foxes built the parsonage in the 1920's and expected to give it to the church, but the

Great Depression hit, and they moved into the house. William Fox died, and Bev's

grandmother lived in the house until 1946 when she moved in with Bev's parents at the

Fetzer's present home on Greenleaf Avenue for another five years. At that time, Bob Pierce

was the minister, and he and his family moved into the parsonage. Bev remembers

Reverend Pierce hooking up a wire along the telephone poles from the church to her

grandmother's bedroom in their Greenleaf house so that she could listen to the sermons

when she could no longer attend.

As Bev described her growing up at North Shore,

"church was everything." It was their family's social

life from going to church and Sunday school, to working

at the bazaars, the rummage sales, and dinners. For

Sunday school, Bev recalled that on Children's Day

each June, they would receive a bar for the year of

attendance. Bev still has the pin with its bars attached

framed in her home. Bev said that there were two

Sunday services when she was growing up - one at 9:30

a.m. and one at 11:00 a.m. The Junior Choir would sing

at the 9:30 service. For confirmation, Bev still has her

book that she made with articles and projects. She

remembers attending Conference Point Camp at Lake

Geneva for a week in the summertime when she was in

middle school. Activities included vesper services,

campfires, staying in cabins, crafts, water sports and spiritual lessons. One vivid memory

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that Bev has about Sunday school class was the time her teacher, Mrs. Buck, told her story

of a near death experience. Mrs. Buck had undergone an operation and apparently "died on

the table". She related to the class that she saw herself rise out of her body and then saw a

bright light at the end of a tunnel. Mrs. Buck said that the experience was one of happiness.

She then survived the operation. Bev said that this story made a huge impression on her as

a young girl!

Bev and her husband Wade met at New Trier High School. Wade went to the University of

Colorado for a year, and Bev went to the University of Wisconsin. Wade transferred to

Wisconsin and finished with Bev there. They were married after college and lived in

Evanston for two years, Northbrook for five years and London for three years. They moved

to Glencoe in 1969 and bought Bev's parents' home on Greenleaf Avenue. As Bev said, she

has lived in the Greenleaf house for all of her life except for ten years. Bev and Wade were

married at North Shore as were her parents, her sister, and brother and daughter Laurie.

Bev's involvement at church over the years includes the ten years that she and Wade led the

Methodist Youth Fellowship. They saw a whole generation of kids go through the program.

There were twenty-five to thirty kids involved each year. Bev chaired the Board of

Trustees for about ten years, generously prepared and supplied the lunches during

Rummage Sale, helped create the Church Archives, taught Sunday school, and participated

in church women's groups. She still hosts the women's Ornament and Cookie Exchange

Christmas party each December.

Bev has lived through many of the church renovations. When she first started coming to

church as a child, there was no education building. The present choir room was the

kitchen, and the Upper Room was where dinners took place. Overflow seating for dinners

would be down in the Narthex. Sunday School was held in the basement in three of the

rooms with some of the classes in the Narthex because there were doors that would close off

the sanctuary at that time. In the 1960's the education building was added which changed

much of the layout and usage of the old building.

When asked what she likes about North Shore, Bev sighs and says, "It's like going home."

So many years of memories belong here. She loves the people at church - wonderful people

of all ages, younger or older. She loves the sanctuary and the building, the music each week,

and the ministers who have served. She feels it is all ingrained in her. She remembers a

motto that the church had which stated "a church large enough to serve you but small

enough to know you." She feels that the church’s welcoming, friendly atmosphere is very

special. Bev is someone who embodies the spirit of the North Shore United Methodist

Church, someone who connects us back to our beginnings. We are fortunate that she, Wade

and her family continue their long time connection and presence which reminds us of who

we are and where we came from as a congregation.

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Looking Ahead at NSUMC

Sunday, April 3, 2016 10:00 am ~ Worship Service Valerie LaBounty preaches

Friday, April 1 – Sunday, April 10,

Pastor Glenna out of office

Thursday, April 7, 2016 7:30 pm ~ Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, April 10, 2016

10:00 am ~ Worship Service Barbara Javore preaches

Family Promise Week begins

Friday, April 15, 2016 Dinner/Movie night

6:30 PM "Madagascar"

Sunday, April 17, 2016

10:00 am ~ Worship Service Family Promise Week ends

Thursday, April 21, 2016

7:30 pm ~ Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, April 23, 20 9:00 am ~ Trustees meeting

10:00 am ~ Church Council meeting

Sunday, April 24, 2016 10:00 am ~ Worship Service

Thursday, April 28, 2016

7:30 pm ~ Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, April 30, 2016 Mini-Rummage Sale – Time

TBD

APRIL

2016

Saturday,

April 30

Housewares, linens &

furniture encompass the

only items sold at this mini-

rummage sale.

The time has not yet been

assigned. For more detail,

please call the church office

at 847-835-1227

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Family Promise Hosting Starts

April 10th

Family Promise helps local homeless families find stability and permanent housing by providing temporary shelter, meals, and the needed resources to locate and maintain a place to live. Our congregation, in partnership with Congregation Hakafa,

will be providing overnight housing for Family Promise guests starting Sunday, April 10, and ending Sunday, April 17.

There are many jobs to fill in making our week a success including setting up sleeping rooms for the families, shopping for supplies, cooking and serving dinner, leading evening activities, sleeping overnight at the Church, and helping the families depart in the morning for the Evanston facility, work or school. We need everyone’s help. Sign up is available online through Sign-Up Genius or on sign-up sheets in the Narthex. If you have questions regarding Family Promise or how you can help, feel free to talk to the many Church members who volunteered last year: Nancy Haynor, Ellen

Paseltiner, Glenna Olumstad, Marty Olumstad, Walter Calhoun, Cherie Abuls, Valerie Compher, Leslie Muir, Art Muir, Lisa Goodale, Ed Goodale, Tim Fleming, Barbara Leppman, Valerie LaBounty, Seth LaBounty, Ellen Bryant, Brian Brandt, John Martin, Vicki Bosler, Peggy Bird, Bev Fetzer, Wade Fetzer, Dave Langenbach, Carolyn Langenbach, Brad Langenbach, Karla Cavanaugh and Kathy Cole. Thanks for all your help.

• Family Promise

Mission Statement Our mission is to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence

through a community-based response. Vision statement

A nation in which every family has a home, a livelihood, and the chance to build a better future.

http://www.familypromise.org

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NORTH SHORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 213 Hazel Avenue Glencoe Illinois 60022 northshoreumc@sbcglobal.net Website: www.nsumcglencoe.org

STAFF

Senior Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rev. Glenna Olumstad

Youth/Children Ministries. . . . . . . . . . . .. Rev. Dr. Barbara Javore

Education Intern . . . . . .. Valerie LaBounty

Choir Director. . . . . . . . . David Rubens (interim)

Organist. . . . . . . . . . . .. Tomoko Shibuya

Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . .. Peggy Bucklin

Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Short

Chimes Editor. . . . . . . . . Carlos Figueredo

The DEADLINE for submission of articles for June 2016 chimes is April 20, 2015. The chimes

staff needs to work several weeks ahead of printing date Please contact Carlos Figueredo

(Carlos.Figueredo@sbcglobal.net) or call him at 773-451-6701.

April Greeters & Ushers Greeters Ushers

April 3: Nancy Cole Peter Olson/Marty Olumstad*

April 10: Leonia Burton Walter Calhoun

April 17: Judy & Stuart Phillips

April 24: Mary & Carlos Figueredo

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