Banner Newsletter | July/August, 2022

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WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Rev. Chris Winkler
Senior Pastor
cwinkler@barringtonumc.com
Rev. Matthew Johnson
Associate Pastor
mwhjohnson@barringtonumc.com
Rev. Wendy A. Witt
Senior Pastor
First UMC, West Dundee
wwitt@barringtonumc.com
Luis Vega
Lay Pastor
Comunidad Cristiana
lvega@barringtonumc.com
Patti Mangis
Director of Music & Worship Arts
pmangis@barringtonumc.com
Susan Acosta
Director of Family Ministries and
Noah’s Ark Christian Academy
sbrown@barringtonumc.com
Ana Kelsey-Powell
Director of Youth Ministries
akelsey-powell@barringtonumc.com
Lou Ann Gordon
Director of Finance
lgordon@barringtonumc.com
Sharon Orr
Director of Campus and
Missions Ministries
sorr@barringtonumc.com
Becky Lemna
Director of Communications
blemna@barringtonumc.com
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Barrington United Methodist Church
98 Algonquin Road, Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 836-5540
Summer Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Friday, 9:00–noon
Worship online | Services are posted each week on Saturday
We offer an online wworship service through our Do.Be.Live channel on Vimeo
and our website, barringtonumc.com.
Sunday Worship | All are invited to bring chairs and enjoy our outdoor worship in
the parking lot at 9:00 a.m. this summer or in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.
Respecting the health and safety of all, masks are recommended in the church building.
Sunday School is available for children ages 3 through grade 5 during both worship
services. All students, grades 6 through 12, are invited for fun conversation and fellowship
at 10:30 a.m. in the youth room.
Comunidad Cristiana | Christian Community Worship
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. | Bilingual, in-person
Trinity Center
1647 Ravine Lane, Carpentersville IL 60110
You and your neighbors are invited to join this emerging worship. Experience Hispanicstyle
worship with a mix of traditional and contemporary worship elements. Communion
is celebrated on the first Sunday of every month.
Sunday School is available for children age 3 through grade 5 during worship!
First UMC of West Dundee
318 W. Main Street, West Dundee, IL 60118
Classic Worship, Sundays at 10:00 a.m. | Online and In-person
In-person, socially distanced worship is held in the sanctuary with audio of the service
available in the parking lot through FM radio.
Nursary Care and Sunday School are available during worship for children through grade 5.
My Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Summer is always a festive time of year. There are
joy-filled reasons to celebrate: proms, graduations,
engagements, and weddings, and all seem to occur in
abundance this time of year.
As many of you know, my parsonage is located
directly across from Grafelman Park in West Dundee.
My home office has a huge picture window that looks out over that park. So,
I have a front row seat for viewing many photo ops. I have seen proposals
occur in the gazebo or in front of the fountain. I have watched robed seniors
gather with their proud parents and families for graduation pictures. I
have seen couples come to take pictures before heading off to prom or
homecoming. And, I have the daily opportunity to watch children come to
the park and play. If I am feeling grumpy or glum all I have to do is open the
blinds on my office window or, better yet, leash up my dogs and head for a
stroll through the park. Even if we are the only ones there, the park fills me
with joy and relaxes me, allowing me to take a breath and reset my day.
As I reflected on that this morning, it occurred to me that our days are
punctuated with joy-filled moments that we can savor and celebrate. From
the smell of freshly brewing coffee in the morning and that first sip to
settling into our beds for a restorative night’s sleep, we have a multitude
of things to celebrate and for which to give thanks. The problem is, if you
are like me, we can be too busy, too preoccupied, too caught up in our
own thoughts and heads to even notice the wonderful things happening all
around us.
Every week we have the opportunity to come together, whether in person
or remotely, to celebrate our faith and give thanks for the love and support
we receive from our one another and the many ways we are able to reach
out and share God’s love with our neighbors. The community garden and
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community meals are reasons to celebrate. Our support for missions is a
reason to celebrate. Our care for one another is a reason to celebrate. Sharing
in worship that is inspiring, uplifting, and challenging is a reason to celebrate.
Watching our youth grow in their faith is reason to celebrate. Seeing children
running and playing at church, feeling safe and loved is reason to celebrate. So
many reasons to celebrate!
This summer my goal is to slow down, to notice the beauty all around me, to
embrace the little, as well as the large moments, to celebrate this truly incredible
gift of life.
My hope and prayer for each of you is that you will take the time this summer to
slow down, breathe, soak in the beauty that is all around you, celebrate the big
but also the ordinary moments with those you love.
Have a blessed and joy filled summer!
Pr. Wendy
MISSIONS | BUMC Good Neighbor Team Launches
Imagine coming to a new country where you do not read or speak the language, are not
familiar with the customs and one in which you do not have any family or friends nearby
to explain things or help you . . . BUMC is working with World Relief and has formed a
Good Neighbor Team (GNT) to provide assistance to the Mulakhail family, refugees from
Afghanistan that arrived in the U.S. in late December 2021. Walajan and Uzma have seven
children and are expecting another in December.
HEBREWS 13:1-2 Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for
thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
GNT Members (Gwen Bennett, George Gill, Tim (Team Leader) and Silvia Grabacki,
Julia Hooper, Nancy Middleton, Liz Penick, Mike Rapp and Sydney Whitley) have begun
building trust and a relationship with the family. Currently our GNT has begun providing
transportation for the family to medical appointments, taking the family grocery shopping
and helping them with household tasks like learning how to adjust and operate a lawnmower.
We make ourselves available to them as often as needed, using smiles, charades and tools like
Google Translate to help understand each other; their native tongue is Pashto which uses the
Arabic alphabet.
Our journey has just begun. As we become better acquainted with the Mulakhail family, we
will share with our BUMC friends and family what they need and how our congregation might
care for them. We ask for your prayers, may the family feel loved, supported, secure and may
the Good Neighbor Team have wisdom, patience and vision for how best to care for these
precious refugees who are living and navigating in unchartered territory.
If you are interested in joining the Good Neighbor Team, anyone on the team will be happy to
share information on the process (background check, training etc.) and we can add you to a
list to be contacted to receive more information.
PRAYER TEAM: We have a very active Prayer Team ministry here at FUMC. They
believe strongly in the power of prayer and meet on a regular basis to pray for
those in congregation and community that have requested prayer. If you have a
prayer request that you would like included please contact either Marcia Buchs,
mkbuchs@sbcglobal.net, or Pr. Wendy, wwitt@barringtonumc.com.
Thank you.
PRAYER REQUESTS at BUMC We believe in the power of prayer and have a
dedicated prayer team committed to praying your requests. If you have a
prayer request, please contact the church office, (847) 836-5540, Paula Gordon
(pgordon@barringtonumc.com), or Julia Hooper (2juliahooper@gmail.com). Please
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also indicate if you would like your request to be printed in the Sunday bulletin.
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MISSIONS | Backpacks & Supplies for Kids Above All!
Kids Above All
(formerly CHILDSERV) was
founded as the Methodist
Deaconess Orphanage in 1874 and serves children in the Chicago area with
many programs. Approximately 700 school-aged children receive supplies for
the new school year. Many families have difficulty affording school supplies
and your generosity ensures that those children have the necessary tools to be
successful in school and reach their potential.
Last year our church donated a car load of supplies and backpacks to children
in need and it was such a successful mission that we are going to collect again
this year.
If you would rather donate money instead of shopping for the items, your
check made out to BUMC with a note in the memo for Kids Above All
Backpacks would be gratefully received. An estimated cost for a full backpack
would be $40, but any amount would be acceptable. Contact Barbara Bond at
(847) 381-6117 or bbond32190@aol.com if you have any questions.
Please drop off donated items at the church by Sunday, August 14.
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MISSIONS | Feeding our neighbors
FISH Food Pantry reports an influx of visitors due to the high price of gas and
groceries. But there’s hope. Right now, over 4,000 plants are being grown in
the BUMC Congregational Garden to help supply food pantries with fresh,
nutritious vegetables this summer. Can you spare some time to help care for
our garden? Even if you have only a few hours, please join us! The garden team
works early on weekday mornings and after 10 a.m. on Saturdays. You can work
whenever you are available. Call or text Bill West to confirm what needs to be
done: (847) 323-0019.
¿Tendrias algo de tiempo para ayudar a cuidar nuestro jardín? Incluso si
solo tienes unas pocas horas, ¡únete a nosotros! El equipo del jardín trabaja
temprano en las mañanas de los días laborables y después de las 10 a.m. los
sábados. Podrias trabajar siempre que estés disponible. Hable con Lou Schairer
los domingos para obtener más información.
In response to the increased use of the FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville,
the mission team of Barrington UMC gave a gift of $1,000. This gift is in
addition to the $1,440 in designated funds that Barrington UMC members
have donated to FISH and a $500 donation to the Northern Illinois Food
Bank. If you would like to help, you can give to FISH from our online giving
page or mark FISH in the memo line of your check to BUMC. And, thank you.
The BUMC Congregational Garden would like to thank Goebberts Farm and
Garden Center (40 W. Higgins Rd., South Barrington, IL, 60010) for their kind
donation of 3 flats of pepper plants. Our garden donates 24,000 pounds of fresh
produce to support 9 food pantries and our Carppentersville Community Meal
program. Thanks to Goebberts for their help to feed the hungry.
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MISSIONS | Kids Hope Mentoring
We are recruiting new members for the Kids Hope USA team. We have
partnered with Lakewood Elementary in Carpentersville, Illinois to
mentor students. The mentor commits to meeting with the same student each
week for about 45 minutes during the day at Lakewood for the entire school
year. Prior to Covid we had a very successful program. The mentors gave atrisk
children the tools they needed to succeed in their lives. The goal of the
program is to build one-on-one relationships with the students. If you cannot
be a mentor, we also need prayer partners for each mentor. The prayer partner
and mentor commit to praying together each week for the
success of the students in the program. If you are interested
in becoming a part of the Kids Hope Team, please contact
Wendy Sibery at wslakewood@aol.com.
Supporting children in District 300
First UMC West Dundee will be supporting elementary kids in District 300 for the
2022-23 school year.
Over 250 K-12 students in District 300 are identified as homeless each year. Having
the necessary school supplies lessens the worries of parents and gives students the
confidence to do well in school. Sign up below for specific items or give $45 to cover
the cost of a backpack with supplies.
You can leave your items in the Fireside Room on a Sunday or
drop them on Marcia’s porch by July 21.
We hope to support 60 kids this year. We plan to fill the
backpacks with supplies on July 23 - 24. If you, your children
or your grandchildren are interested in helping put backpacks
together, let Marcia know, mkbuchs@sbcglobal.net.
The kids and their families will thank you!
www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4faba723a1f58-school1
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CARE MINISTRY | Care Notes
The Member Care team at BUMC has obtained printed Care Notes for those
in need of support. These little pamphlets, located on a rack by the Prayer
Request table just to the right of The Well and the Welcome table, give some
advice, ideas and support. Feel free to take them as you need or if you know of
anyone who may benefit from one.
Member Care is still in need of more Volunteers for the Tea parties. Tea parties
are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month. You meet at the church at 1:00 p.m, a
basket of tea bags, cookies, etc will be ready for you and a partner to go and
pay a visit to someone that would like a visit. You can join us on these visits as
you are available. Please call the church office or contact Elaine Anderson,
(847) 921-5356 or rneaa@comcast.net for more information.
Card Angels, Care Cards and Tea Parties
Hand-written notes can mean so much. In this hurried culture of text and email
communication, it is such a special feeling to receive a personal hand-written note
sent through the mail. Our BUMC Member Care team sends personalized notes every
month to those among us needing a word of encouragement and care.
Below are just a few notes of appreciation.
Traveling Tea Parties visit
those in our congregation who
cannot get out easily, bringing
fellowship and companionship
to their homes. Each group of two or three volunteers is provided with the name of
an individual and a basket with all of the supplies needed to serve tea and snack. We
would love to visit more in our congregation but we need help.
If you have some time each month and would like to help write/donate cards or
volunteer to make a Traveling Tea Party visit, please contact Elaine Anderson,
(847) 921-5356 or rneaa@comcast.net.
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GET CONNECTED | YOUTH & CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
GET CONNECTED | FELLOWSHIP & FAITH DEVELLOPMENT
God’s Squad Summer Mission Trip | July 20-23
We are so excited to announce the return of youth summer mission trips. This
year we will focus on providing support in our local communities. We will meet
at Barrington United Methodist Church at 2:45 on Wednesday, July 20, with a
departure time of 3:00 p.m. and return on Saturday, July 23, around 4:00 p.m.
Students will work with several local organizations, as well as focus on
friendship and fun. The cost for this trip is $50 per family; scholarships are
available. All youth going into grades 6th - 12th are welcome! For more details,
contact Ana Kelsey-Powell at akelsey-powell@barringtonumc.com.
Pictured (left to right) George Gill, Mike Lovejoy , Lou Schairer, Mike Rapp, Rich Gray
(via video from Colorado), Bill West, Phil Pardun, John Maxson, and Ralph Henrikson.
Practical Christianity for Men
Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. fellowship, 9:00–11:00 a.m. bible study and discussion,
both virtual and in-person in BUMC Room 111
Open to men of all ages, Practical Christianity for Men is a Saturday morning
study group that offers opportunities for faith development, meaningful
outreach and lasting fellowship. Contact John Maxson, jsmaxson@aol.com,
for more information.
Sunday School with a Twist! All children (ages 3 through grade 5) are
invited to Sunday School during either worship service! Our Summer theme is
“Summer Road Trip!”
Estudio Bíblico
Miércoles por la noche, 7-9 p.m. en Trinity Center
Usted está invitado a unirse al Pastor Luis para un estudio de 13 semanas del
Libro de Juan. Nuestra guía de estudio será ‘Tres meses en la Escuela de Juan:
Estudios sobre el Evangelio de Juan escrito por el Dr. Justo L. González, un
ampliamente leído y respetado historiador y teólogo.,
Dr. González ha enseñado en el Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico y en
la Escuela de Teología Candler de la Universidad de Emory. Es el autor de
numerosas obras que incluyen tres volúmenes de su Historia del Pensamiento
Cristiano, la colección de Tres Meses en la Escuela de... (Mateo... Juan...
Patmos... Prisión... Espíritu), Breve Historia de las Doctrinas Cristianas y El
ministerio de la palabra escrita, todas publicadas por Abingdon Press.
Únase a nosotros los miércoles por la noche de 7 a 9 en Trinity Center. No te
pierdas esta oportunidad de aprender más sobre nuestra fe.
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GET CONNECTED | FELLOWSHIP & FAITH DEVELLOPMENT
United Women in Faith (the new name of United Methodist Women) works to improve
the lives of women, children, and youth by acting boldly for justice. You are invited to
be part of the campaign to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. The “school-toprison
pipeline” is a term describing how children (some as young as pre-schoolers)
and youth of color are rerouted and funneled away from educational success toward
the criminal justice system when they are over-policed and punished in schools. To
successfully interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, we must
resist efforts to criminalize children of color and move toward
comprehensive, community-rooted solutions that offer genuine
safety for all children.
You have an opportunity to easily take action in this initiative. The
Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act would shift federal
funding away from harmful, criminalizing approaches (police in schools). Instead, it
would make available a pool of federal funding to meet student needs and improve
school climate through evidence-based, age-appropriate, trauma-informed practice.
The Gospel calls us to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. Urge your
representative and senators to sign on as co-sponsors for the Counseling Not
Criminalization in Schools Act by simply going to this website:
Visit: https://p2a.co/A7PoQJZ
Enter your contact information, edit the message if you wish, and click “Send Email.”
Your voice matters! Staffers know that for every person who takes the time to email,
there are more who feel the same way but don’t make the contact.
A second bill is the “Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm” that is Overt
and Unresponsive to Trauma (PUSHOUT). The Ending PUSHOUT Act: creates a
$2.5 billion fund to incentivize schools and states to abandon unfair and
discriminatory disciplinary policies and practices that push children of color out of
the classroom; strengthens civil rights monitoring and enforcement; and establishes
a task force to address school pushout, with particular attention to the needs of girls
of color. Participating states and schools would be supported to invest in restorative
practices, trauma-informed care, counselors, social workers and mental health
professionals. Funds could not be used for police in schools. While this bill is not
a one-and-done fix, it would be a substantial step forward in the ongoing work of
interrupting the school-to-prison pipeline and ending school pushout.
Visit: https://p2a.co/lMYo6cz
Barrington United Methodist Women continues to meet via Zoom
Barrington United Methodist Women are still staying connected via weekly Zoom
meetings. Anyone who would like a chance to “visit” with old or new friends is welcome
to join. We “gather” at 10:00 on Thursday mornings. If you would like to join us, please
email Linda Osikowicz, Lmosikowicz@comcast.net, to receive the weekly meeting link.
Each weekly “chat” is a time to share and support one another as well as learn about
the mission and social action work of United Methodist Women — “the program” topic
bounces around! We would love to have you join us. Also, we continue to assemble
“Have a Heart” pillows for mastectomy patients at Good Shepherd Hospital; please let
Linda know if you would like to tie and/or stuff pillows.
Who Can We Be Together? Building Communities of Hope and Joy
Do you remember the song “This Little Light of Mine”? Is your light dimming? Is your
support system struggling? Join others on August 19-20 at Mission u 2022 — “Who Can
We Be Together?” Let’s find that spark again as we gather in community across Northern
Illinois and beyond. During this time together we will learn ways to build communities
like Jesus created. With inter-generational learning around Jesus’ work in Luke 13, we
can find hope and therefore joy. With one overall study theme we have studies for adults,
children (ages 5-11) and youth (ages 12-17). Mission u will be offered in person ($90) in
Buffalo Grove, Rockford, Downers Grove, and Morris and virtually ($35).
Being in community is God’s desire for all of us! In recent history, our communities are
struggling to stay positive as they deal with loss, grief and fear. God’s community is as
varied as we are: different abilities, ages, cultures, outlooks, races. What communities
do we find ourselves in and are we torn between them? Just as the fig tree (Luke 13) was
allowed another year to flourish, what can we do in our communities to empower them
and us to flourish this year?
For a paper registration form and more information, contact Linda Osikowicz,
Lmosikowicz@comcast.net. The easiest way to register is online:
https://mission-u-summer-2022-august-19-20.cheddarup.com
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GET INVOLVED | THANK YOU!
We had a fantastic week at Rocky Railway VBS. Thank you to all
who shared their time, gifts and talents, enabling us to welcome
so many children from our church and community for a week of
faith and friendship!
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NOAH’S ARK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Registration is open for the next school year and we would love to show you the
school. Schedule a tour today. For more information, don’t hesitate to contact
Susan Acosta, sbrown@barringtonumc.com.
NACA students enjoying the Nature Explore Classroom this spring!
Are you a qualified teacher looking to work
part time? We offer the opportunity to teach in
a Christian, hands-on environment inclusive
of quality curriculum classrooms and a Nature
Explore outdoor classroom.
Please contact us for more information.
(847) 844-3738 or sacosta@barringtonumc.com
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GET INVOLVED
The 88th Annual Rummage Sale is coming soon!
This year’s sale is October 7 and 8. Save your donations which will be accepted
Sunday, October 2 through Wednesday noon, October 5. This can be your
summer of “tidying up” so that your treasures may find a new home and be
enjoyed by someone else! Proceeds from the sale go to missions benefiting
women, children, and youth. Again this year, we will only accept and sell
children’s books (NO videos, CD’s or other books). We also do not take
computers or electronics. New this year: we are not taking ANY furniture.
It takes a village to accomplish this annual event; each year we need almost
200 volunteers to help. Plan to volunteer some time during the Sale week
to help set up, work the Sale, or clean up, and bring a friend! Watch for our
Sign-Up Genius website coming soon. Questions? Contact Sydney Whitley,
sparkerwhitley@gmail.com, or Linda Osikowicz, Lmosikowicz@comcast.net.
CROP Hunger Walk
Have you heard the exciting news about the 2021 Barrington Area CROP Hunger
Walk? Barrington United Methodist Church ranked #30 out of over 5,000
churches! The Barrington Area CROP Hunger Walk ranked #28 out of over
500 Walks in the US (raising over $40,000)! Thanks to all the walkers and the
sponsors, we are so greatful! Church World Service is working to resettle Afghan
refugees and responding to the crisis in Ukraine. Please put the date for the
2022 CROP Hunger Walk on your calendar. The Walk will be Sunday, October 9,
at 1:00 at St. Anne Catholic Community in Barrington. The need will be great, we
hope you can help. Want to sign up early?
Visit: events.crophungerwalk.org/2022/team/barrington-united-methodist-church
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