30th Stated Meeting | October 17, 2012 | Westminster

The 30th Stated Meeting of the Chicago Metro Presbytery will be held, October 17, 2012 at:

Westminster Presbyterian Church
2700 West Highland Ave. 
Elgin, IL 60124  [Map it]
http://www.wpchurch.com/
Phone: 847-695-0311

Schedule:
12:00 pm - Lunch

1:00 pm - Business Begins

4:00 pm - Business Adjourns

Please join us.

2012 Haiti Trip

Here are a number of udpates from our recent Haiti Trip all zipped into one file. Pictures are also included.

Updates | Pictures

Contribute online to the Haiti Trip

Hello Team Members and Friends (from Ms. Hoffmann)

We are beginning the process of collecting supplies that will help us fulfill God's purpose in Haiti.  There are 13 of us going, which means we have the opportunity to bring 1300 pounds of much needed medicine, clothing and hygiene products for the people of Haiti.

I have a created a Wish List on www.walmart.com I hope will not only allow for an easier process for donations but for a broader donation base - people who do not live in Chicago or who are not regular church attenders but would like to contribute.

The Wish List list works the same way a wedding or baby shower registry does.  There is a list of items, and people can choose what they would like to donate. 

Simply go to www.walmart.com, scroll over Registry, then click on Wish List. 

First name: Haiti

Last name: July 2012

All items will be shipped to my home address, and I will bring them to the team meetings to distribute. Please pass this on to anyone who would like to contribute, post it on Facebook, Church announcements/bulletin, etc. 

New Building for Grace Presbyterian

Grace Presbyterian Church of the North Shore has a new building!

July 2012 Haiti Mission Trip

CMP Haiti Missions Trip, July 27 – August 4

Informational meetings will be April 12 and 13 at NPC/Naperville and Covenant/Chicago, respectively, at 7:00 pm. The commitment deadline for team members is May 11.

Download information here.
Donation list here

Updated GA Schedule

The AC published an updated schedule for the Committees of Commissioners. You can find it here: Schedule

29th Stated Meeting | July 18, 2012 | New Covenant Naperville

Please join us for the 29th Stated Meeting of Chicago Metro Presbytery on July 18, 2012 at New Covenant Church in Naperville, IL.

New Covenant Church1 Bunting Lane

Naperville, IL 60565 [Map it]
www.newcovenantnaperville.org/ 
630-357-4092 [office]

Schedule:
12:00 pm - Lunch

1:00 pm - Business Begins

4:00 pm - Business Adjourns

28th Stated Meeting | April 25, 2012 | Covenant Presbyterian

Wednesday, April 25, 12:00 – 4:00

Covenant Presbyterian Church
2012 West Dickens Ave
Chicago, IL 60647 [Map it]
www.covenantchicago.org
773-486-9590 [office]

Schedule:
12:00 pm - Lunch

1:00 pm - Business Begins

4:00 pm - Business Adjourns

2012 Midwest Connection | Church Planting

Time to register for Midwest Connection, a church-planting regional conference. Wed, April 18 through Fri, April 20, 2012.

Download information here | Register here

Haiti Mission Team Update - Feb 24

The team’s devotional time tonight went a little longer than usual. You would think after a day like today it would be shorter, as they are tired. But a great kind of tired.

By 1:00, the medical team had seen 115 kids in Savannes. They worked on until 5:30, doing at least three major procedures as well as the more typical range of care needed among the children and adults. There were 5 different medical stations set up now that the team was all working in one place again. There was barely a stop for lunch; usually the team just snacks while they go. Every person was prayed for as they came through for care. Some were taken off to the side for longer conversations about Jesus. At least a few accepted Christ as a result.

The children’s ministry was going full tilt all day, ushering in 15 kids at a time for an hour of crafts, coloring, and singing. They were riveted to Hector’s story telling about Jesus. Pastor Louis was astonished at their reaction, as they settled down to do these group oriented things requiring quiet and giving attention. In fact, they waited quietly outside for their turns in the hot sun for hours.

The engineers also put in another day’s work, this time plotting out a plan for a school in Savannes. It would be the first school to operate there. As soon as funding is in place, the building will go up – yet another way the Christian voice in Savannes will be heard, proclaiming God’s love for these broken and hurting people and working to change the very heart of the community from darkness to light.

Other seeds were sown today, too. A team member met a man who had just on Monday lost his wife and was now a single parent to two young children. He has no work and begs everyday for food to give to them. Antoine has been to America, and is highly educated by Haitian standards. Yet in Savannes, there is no work for him unless the “godfathers” allow him a job…and that won’t happen until he swears allegiance to them and to their voodoo gods. Thus far he has refused. He says he used to pray and used to believe in God, but “where is God now?” Would you please pray with the team for Antoine, that God would meet him at this crushing point of need and make himself known to Antoine, giving him hope and a future as he deals with sorrow, loss, and the responsibility of raising his children alone?

By the end of the day, more than a few people had pulled aside a team member to say they knew the team really cared about them because they came to Savannes - messy, poor, forgotten Savannes. They saw how they cared for each person who came to them, and how they treated each other. This spoke volumes to them about the love of Jesus – that they came, and they showed love “nan nom Jesi”.

As our tired but full of praise team members finished up their week in Haiti, their last team meeting had a hard time breaking up. They just didn’t want to be “done” – not with ministry, nor with each other.

Tomorrow is a long day of travel (they’ll be on the bus for the long ride from Cayes to Port au Prince at 4:00 a.m. EST) and a “re-entry” day. It seems that people who go to Haiti for a week feel like they’ve been there much longer due to the intensity of the experience. Please pray for safe travel and on time arrivals, for continued good health as they arrive home, and for a smooth re-entry and re-orientation to “real life”. 

They’ll all have more stories and pictures to share in person. You will enjoy every one of them! And be sure to ask them if they want to go back.