Pastor Wendy’s Retirement Sermon This is a Sunday all about family: My family is here for this special service as are many who make up my friendship family, my family of choice. We had a baptism today and Maxine’s family is gathered here to celebrate that joy filled occasion. We will come to the table…
In a couple of weeks, the 185th Session of the Northern Illinois Conference of the UMC will convene at the Renaissance Center in Schaumburg. One of the major highlights of Annual Conference every year, if not THE highlight, is the ordination ceremony. This year to be held on the evening of Sunday, June 16. For…
I have a question I want to posit this morning for both the graduates and for the congregation: What if? What if you dared to dream really big? What if you dared to see bold new visions? What if you dare to believe, really believe, that a bright vital future is not only possible, it…
Have you ever had the experience of trying to understand something that made absolutely no sense to you? I have that experience on a regular basis. Whether it is trying to figure out some new, or even not so new, technology, figuring out all the things my car and smart phone can do, and owner’s…
Today we have the distinct honor and privilege of welcoming 6 people into the full life and ministry of our church, 5 by confirmation, 1 by profession of faith. They are to be commended for making this decision and taking this bold step. There was a time when it was customary for young people to…
You know the saying: No good deed goes unpunished? The saying “no good deed goes unpunished” is often attributed to Clare Boothe Luce, an American playwright, politician, and diplomat. It is believed to have originated from a line in her 1956 book “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.” The phrase is used to…
