the redeemer review · volume 2 february, 2020 the redeemer review proclaiming christ into the 21st...

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Volume 2 February, 2020

The RedeemerReview

Proclaiming Christ into the 21st Century

As I write this newsletter I am remindedof three events in the world today: bushfire inAustralia, the earthquakes in Puerto Rico andthe volcanic eruption of Taal Volcano in thePhilippines. Water is the common theme inorder to survive. We often take for grantedthese resources because for the most partthese resources are plentiful around here.

When the drought hit India, and mydaughter was working there as an advocate, Iasked her how she managed to get by. Shereplied that she was given a bucket of waterin the morning and she had to ration that forthe rest of the day. When I was growing up,we have a manual water pump ( to supple-mental our water from the city) and I recall “priming” the pump with water so that thepump would function properly. There’s al-ways a bucket with water and the habit wasof course to make sure the bucket is filled

with water, for the next person. That was myfirst experience of generosity.

How can we be renewed in the midst ofmany life changing moments? I read theprayer from Psalm 46. It was addressed tothe Koharites and the Alamoths; worshipleaders in the gathered assembly: God is ourrefuge and strength, a very present help introuble. Therefore we will not fear, thoughthe earth should change, though the moun-tains shake in the heart of the sea, thoughits waters roar and foam, though themountains tremble within its tumult.

God is steadfast. God is always renewingHis creation. In this newsletter you will noticean invitation to join the United Methodist Menfor its 27th annual meals for millions Lentenprogram. It is sponsored by the Society of St.

“Renewed by Living Water”

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Redeemer ReviewPublished Monthly by

Our Redeemer'sUnited Methodist Church1600 W Schaumburg RoadSchaumburg IL 60194-3900

(847) 882-6116

email: Call for email addressWebsite: www.orumc.org

Worship Services: 9:00 and 10:30 am

Pastor:Rev. Romir R. Esguerra

Church Secretary:Donna Echtner

Director of Youth Ministries:

Editor:Jerry Mc Daniel Rev. Romir R. Esguerra

Andrew to provide meals for our brothersand sisters. I remember “Gleaning” and goingfrom different farm stands to receive producethat were later distributed to the inner city.

Our local UMM also supports Habitat forHumanity, the Prisoner Release Program,Appalachia Service Projects and other localand short term missions. Spaghetti dinner,holiday treats and other activities support thework of the church. Many give their timewithout seeking recognition.

Renewed by living water is an invitation toprayerfully seek refreshment with God duringthis upcoming season of Lent. Imagine Jesusunleashing streams of living water within us,just as God unleashed water from the rocks inthe desert land.

In the upcoming newsletters, we will high-light the ministry of UMCOR (United Meth-odist Committee on Relief/Caring Ministries,Prayer Shawl Ministries, United MethodistWomen and the Education/Youth Ministries.)

We welcome all of you and your partner-ship in the work of God through our commu-nity of faith at Our Redeemer’s Church. Letus press on and be excellent in love andgrace.

As Paul said in his letter to Philemon,“One thing more, prepare a guest room forme, for I am hoping through your prayers tobe restored by you.” (Philemon 1:22)

See you in the renewing place,

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What’s next for the UnitedMethodist Church?

As you may know, many of the prominentnews outlets have published a story about thefuture of the United Methodist church. Thestory speaks about a proposed settlementthat would let a group of churches split offfrom the UMC and form a new “Traditional”denomination. This plan was written by adiverse group of 16 people including bishopsand other leaders who labored through a me-diation process with a renowned pro bonomediator to bring us to a point of being ableto bless each other going forward. It speci-fies that the prohibitive language in our Bookof Discipline, language that restricts the fullparticipation of LGBTQ persons in the life ofthe church, would be removed. The protocolwould not require any church or annual con-ference to take any votes unless they want toleave the UMC.

There has been much uncertainty over thepast 10 month since the traditional plan waspassed last February in St. Louis. There isreason to hope that that uncertainty mightnow ease or end all together. This plan stillneeds to be ratified by nearly 900 delegateswho will meet in May, 2020 in Minneapolis.So, a decision will not be made until then.

We are standing at a crossroads of a newreality, so let us be in prayer for our UnitedMethodist Church and for Our Redeemer’sUMC in the days ahead. Let us continue tostay focused on doing the work of JesusChrist in our world.

There will be discussions around the NICabout what is expected to take place at theGeneral Conference in May. The discussionnearest to ORUMC is scheduled for Thurs-day, Feb. 13 from 7-9pm at Our Saviour’sjust down the road. These discussions areco-hosted by the NIC Exploration Team andNIC General/Jurisdictional Delegation.

Mark your calendars and let’s plan to at-tend!

The Lenten Season Will BeHere Before You Know It!

Our Ash Wednesday Service is sched-uled for February 26, 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday Celebration Services areon Sunday, April 12, 6:30 a.m, 9:00 a.m,10:30 a.m.

The Worship Committee is pleased to an-nounce our Lenten Worship Series:

Gifts of the Dark WoodThe “dark wood” moments of our lives

are filled with many challenges, but God iswith us through those times, helping us tolearn and grow. Lent, a time of reflection andspiritual journey, is the perfect time to be re-minded of that message. In our Lenten series,“Gifts of the Dark Wood,” we will discoverthe spiritual gifts that God gives us as wejourney through the “dark wood” on our wayto the light beyond, the light of hope in JesusChrist.

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The SPRC committee is currently seekinga new youth director. In the interim, ouryouth group leaders (Sarah Calderwood,Kim Maher, Doug Meneely, and JonMontgomery) will lead our youth in theirweekly activities.

We are looking for additional adults tohelp out each week with generalsupervision…no preparation or lesson plan-ning required, we’re just looking for an extraadult to be at each event.

Scheduling is flexible…one Sunday amonth would be great. Contact any of theyouth group leaders if you would like to vol-unteer.

Teens have an opportunity to help withSunday School on Sunday mornings. If youare interested in helping, please see any oneof the youth group leaders.

Youth News:January26 Youth group @ ORUMC 5:30-7:30 pm

February2 Youth group cancelled - Super Bowl9 Youth group @ ORUMC 5:30-7:30 pm

16 Youth group @ ORUMC 5:30-7:30 pm23 Youth group @ ORUMC 5:30-7:30 pm

28-29 Famine Weekend Meet at church on28th @ 6:00 pm

March1 Famine Sunday

No Youth group

30 Hour FamineFebruary 28-29

From Friday February 28 at 6 pm till Sat-urday February 29 at 9 pm we will be partici-pating in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine.

We will be kicking off Famine this yearwith a trip to Feed My Starving Children inSchaumburg. There we will be packaging vi-tamin-fortified rice for distribution in impover-ished areas across the globe. We are invitingthe congregation to join us and help prepareshipments from 8-9:30pm.

All youth in 7th through 12th grades arewelcome to participate in the famine. We arealso looking for volunteers to assist with biblestudy, team building and other activities. Weare also in need for 1 male and 1 femalevolunteer (over the age of 18) to spend thenight at church with the youth.

The weekend will conclude on March 1Famine Sunday. Here some of the youth willreflect on their experiences over the weekendand assist in our worship experience.

Finally, we need magazines for our Fam-ine visual. If you have any unneeded maga-zines and wish to donate them, please feelfree to do so!

Interested?? Please see one of our youthleaders for more info- Sarah Calderwood,Kim Maher, Doug Meneely or JonMontgomery.

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CommunityCrisisCenter

by Sally Donaldson

Dear Church Family,The Crisis Centercould use the following items for women andchildren:

( New) sweatsuits, pajamas, slippers,shampoo, hair brushes, combs, Blistex andchap-stick.

For women, men and children: (gentlyused or new) coats, hats, gloves and mittens

Shelter needs: powdered laundry deter-gent (HE formula), fabric softener sheets,dishwashing liquid, dishwasher powder/liquid,bleach, cleanser and SOS pads.

Toiletries: disposable shavers, antiperspi-rant/deodorant for women and men, hand andbody lotion

Food and Snacks: All non-perishablecanned and boxed goods, soups, pasta/sauces, Ravioli/Spaghettioâ€™s, chili, sloppyjoe mix, mac and cheese

Baby Needs: formula, baby bottles, dia-pers and wipes

Please place your donations in the CCCbins located in the closet left of the Informa-tion Desk, located in the Narthex.

Thank you so much for your wonderfuldonations and continued support.

Souper Bowl of CaringOn February 2, please bring one or more

canned goods with $1 wrapped around eachto church—either worship service.

The canned goods will stock the foodpantry at ORUMC and the money will go intothe Pastor’s Discretionary fund to help thosein need. Thank you for your support!

Appalachia Service Project It’s Time to Register

And, believe it or not it is that time of yearagain! Time to register for ASP 2020! Thiswill be our 21st summer of serving with ASP!

So, if you are interested in going on thetrip please contact Kim Maher.

Job Postings AvailableThe Staff Parish Relational Committee

(SPRC) is currently seeking candidates forthe positions of Youth Director and Chris-tian Education Director.

Job descriptions are available outside theoffice, on the ORUMC Facebook page, viaall-church email, and on our website(www.orumc.org).

Please share this information with anyonewho you feel may be interested in either oneof these positions.

Resumes may be submitted to the officeor emailed to [email protected].

If you have any questions, contact PastorRomir or any SPRC committee member.

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United Methodist WomenIt’s February and love is in the air, as well

as some winter wind and snow. Spread a littleextra love this month with a kind word, athoughtful email or just lift up a prayer for aloved one.

Our 2nd Annual Trivia Night on Satur-day, January 18 was a big success! A specialthanks goes out to the organizers of this event:Julie Kuhn, Melinda Taylor, SarahCalderwood, Pam Miller and DebbieWeigel.

We are especially grateful for our UnitedMethodist Men partners, who prepared thefood and helped with the organization andset-up of this event, as well as the bakerswho contributed all of the yummy desserts.

Of course, we thank all of you who par-ticipated in this event. Proceeds from theevent will go to designated mission agenciesselected by UMW & UMM.

Please save this list of UMW eventsplanned for 2020, so that you can be part ofthe Fun, Fellowship and Friendship.

Thursdays -thru April 16 @ 7:00p.m.- UMW Bible Study on the book ofRevelation. This is a 15 week study held inRoom #1 @ church. Contact Mary Zalay ifinterested.

Friday, February 7 @ 6:30 p.m.-Game night at Melinda Taylor’s home. RSVPto Melinda, so that she knows you’re attend-ing.

Tuesday, March 3 @ 6:30 p.m.-UMW Spring Meeting and Potluck. Program:“Know your Why” (Ted Talk) presented byMelinda Taylor

Friday & Saturday, May 1 & 2-UMW Retreat. The retreat will be held inour church this year and the discussion topicwill be world religions. More details will beavailable soon.

Tuesday, June 2 @ 6:30 p.m.- UMWSalad Supper and Meeting. Program: “Spiri-tual Growth For the Love of God: John’sLetter” presented by Mary Zalay

Tuesday, September 1 @ 6:30 p.m.-UMW Fall Meeting and Potluck. Program:“Phil’s Friends- assembling packages orcards” presented by Sarah Calderwood.

Tuesday, December 1 @ 6:30 p.m.-UMW Holiday Meeting and Potluck. Pro-gram: “Holiday Happenings”. White ElephantGift Exchange.

United Methodist MenSuper Bowl Spaghetti DinnerFeb 2, 10:45 (till we’re done)

All men of Our Redeemer’s are invitedto the UMM meeting on Feb 1 at 8:00 a.m.to manufacture our world famous meat ballsand Feb 2 at 9:00 to help cook and servespaghetti and meat balls.

Everyone else is invited to come startingat 10:45 and enjoy fellowship and a greatmeal.

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Fall Stewardship CampaignGood News/Bad News

Good News:Our Capital pledges put us in the best

position in a long time. We have CapitalFund commitments for 2020 totaling$52,290.

That, along with the fact that our mort-gage balance is less than $4000, means wecan pay it off by Easter.

However, the Capital Fund cannot beused to meet Operating Expenses.

Last year we were able to meet our ex-penses and our Apportionment to the North-ern Illinois Conference.

In addition, we will be recognized as aRainbow Covenant church because we wereable to go the extra mile through contributionsto Rainbow missions.

Rainbow Covenant missions includeUMCOR Disaster Relief, Prison ReleaseMinistry and other missions Our Redeemershas long supported.

Troubling News:Pledged income for the General Operat-

ing Fund is below the last two years by 15%.For 2020, pledge commitments to Gen-

eral Operations are $240,000. In 2018 and2019, pledges were $282,000 and$272,000, respectively.

Without additional financial pledges anddonations for the Operating Fund, we willneed to use our Reserve Funds.

Our reserves have been stable and notneeded for more than 10 years.

If you have not made a Financial Pledgecommitment for 2020, please prayerfully con-sider making it now.

If your 2020 Pledge was only to theCapital Fund, please consider moving someto the General Operating Fund where it isneeded more.

Finally, if you have made a 2020 pledgetowards the General Operating Fund alreadyand have found that you have or will receivean unexpected company bonus, tax refund, orother additional income in 2020 we ask thatyou consider increasing your family’s earlierpledge.

Thank you very much to all who pledgedto Our Redeemers for 2020, in Prayer, Pres-ence, Gifts and Service.

Because of you, we can continue with ourvital ministries.

Together in Christ,Finance and Stewardship Committees

8Trivia Night - Chili - Potatoes - Dessert

9Trivia Night - Fun - Fellowship - A Winner

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Personal Notes

Our deepest sympathy to Susan Jack-son and her family on the death of hermother, Jean Blix, who passed away inWisconsin.

Please keep this family in your thoughtsand prayers at this very difficult time.

Trivia Night

Thanks to all who worked to make theTrivia Night a fun time. We had good food,good fellowship, a good time and didn’t win athing.

We did have a winner at our table - oneof the two people who had a $2 bill in theirpocket.

Communion ServersPlease consider checking out the sign-up

sheet in the Narthex for serving commuion.This is done the first Sunday of every monthand for special services. Thank you!

Twenty Seventh AnnualMeals for MillionsLenten Program

Meals for Millions is a mission project forthe United Methodist Men, sponsored by theSociety of St. Andrew. UMM has providedliterally millions of meals of potatoes andother food to the hungry through fund raisingactivities.

The funds are used to salvage and trans-port food (especially potatoes), that is per-fectly good to eat but which are not suitablefor use by processing plants due to size orshape.

All members and friends of OurRedeemer’s are invited to join the SocietyofSt Andrew in a program of spiritual reflec-tion and action to fight hunger during Lent.During last year’s Lenten season. OurRedeemer’s raised $700.00. Since 1994Our Redeemer’s has raised over $30,000.

This year’s Lenten devotion entitled “Re-newed By Living Water” can help you growspiritually and provide an opportunity to feedthe hungry. Money saved from “giving upsomething” during Lent will go to the Societyof St. Andrew to provide food for the hungry.

The Lenten devotion program will beginAsh Wednesday, February, 26 and will con-clude with a Good Friday Fast on April, 10.

Please sign up in the Narthex beginningSunday, February, 9.

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January 26, 2020 - March 07, 2020

Printed by Calendar Creator for Windows on 1/20/2020

Jan 26

9 am SS/Worship 10:30 Worship Nursery

5:30 PM Youth Group at ORUMC

Jan 27

7:00 PM New Life Bible Study @ Panera

7:30 PM Nar-Anon Family Group

7:30 PM Worship Team

Jan 28

10:00 AM Woman's Book Study

7:00 PM Praise Team Rehearsal

Jan 29

5:15 PM Sonshiners

6:30 PM Redeemer Ringers

7:30 PM Chancel Choir

Jan 30

8:30 AM TOPS

7:00 PM UMW Bible Study Room 1

7:30 PM Bound for Recovery AA Mtg

Jan 31 Feb 1

8:00 AM UMM Spaghetti Dinner Preparation in Wesley Hall

Feb 2

Soup-er Bowl of Caring Food

Drive


10:45 AM UMM Spaghetti Dinner

Feb 3



Feb 4



Feb 5

5:15 PM Sonshiners



Feb 6

8:30 AM TOPS



Feb 7

6:45 PM Scout Pack 195 Rm 1 & Rm4

Feb 8

Feb 9



Feb 10



Feb 11



7:00 PM Staff Parish

Feb 12

5:15 PM Sonshiners



Feb 13

8:30 AM TOPS

9:00 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry

7:00 PM Pack 195 Parent Meeting-Rm 2



Feb 14 Feb 15

3:00 PM Delta Kappa Gamma Mtg

Feb 16



Feb 17

President's Day



Feb 18


6:30 PM Trustees Committee

7:00 PM Finance Committee


Feb 19

5:15 PM Sonshiners



Feb 20

8:30 AM TOPS

7:00 PM Ad Council



Feb 21


Feb 22

Feb 23



Feb 24



Feb 25



Feb 26

5:15 PM Sonshiners



Feb 27

8:30 AM TOPS

11:00 AM Brookdale-Communion



Feb 28 Feb 29

Mar 1

Famine Sunday


Mar 2



Mar 3


6:30 PM UMW Quarterly Meeting


Mar 4

5:15 PM Sonshiners



Mar 5

8:30 AM TOPS



Mar 6


Mar 7

2:00 PM Aguirre Party

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