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DGFUMC Scholarship

April 22, 2013 - 3:37pm

Each year, the DGFUMC community offers scholarships to college students who have been important leaders in the life of our church. Beginning May 1st, members of the congregation will have the opportunity to donate to this scholarship. Special offering envelopes will be in the pews on Sunday mornings throughout the entire month of May for individuals seeking to contribute to this important fund. Please consider supporting this church tradition!

Students interested in applying for the scholarship may fill out an application (available below and in the office beginning May 1st) and return it to the office by July 1st. Winners will be announced in early July and be honored at a special worship service in August.

Senior High Mission Trip Stock Sale

April 22, 2013 - 3:44pm

This year, July 21st -27th, the high school youth will travel to Hastings, MI for a mission trip. The high school students will spend the week completing home repair projects for members of the community- and they need your help to get there!

Make an “investment” in this wonderful mission by purchasing stock in the trip! Mission Trip Stock will be available for purchase Sunday mornings beginning May 5th for $10 a share. 

Confirmation Prayer Partners

April 22, 2013 - 3:50pm

On Sunday, May 19th, twenty-four 8th graders will be confirmed as new members of our church at the 11:00 worship service. As they begin this important step in their journey of faith, the congregation will have the opportunity to support the Confirmands through prayer!  Sign-up in the parlor on Sunday mornings in May to pray specifically for one of our Confirmands. 

Mission Trip to the United Church of Rogers Park

April 16, 2013 - 4:25pm

All DGFUMC youth entering 7th-12th grade in the Fall are invited to our local mission trip to the United Church of Rogers Park July 14th-17th. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to serve the Chicago community! Registration for the trip can be found below and is due Sunday, June 9th.

UPAVIM Spring Craft Sale

April 11, 2013 - 10:09am

On April 28, we will be welcoming Nicole Hertel Meirose, who as the Guatemala coordinator for Sister Parish, helped to arrange our last visit to the UPAVIM cooperative in 2011. This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn about what the women of UPAVIM have achieved and what life is like in Guatemala City. Read more about it here:

| Crafting a Relationship - The Reality Behind the Craft Sales |

In the weeks surrounding her visit, we are once again selling some of the beautiful crafts that they produce -  colorful bags of all sizes, scarves, kitchen accessories, jewelry, and more - just in time for Mother's Day and the season of graduations. You can find gifts for these occasions and at the same time support community improvement projects in Guatemala through the spring craft sales.

Please come visit us in the Parlor between services on April 21, April 28, and May 5.

Rescue in the Night - Children's Cantata

April 8, 2013 - 2:55pm

Connection, Chorister and Cherub Choirs

Present

RESCUE IN THE NIGHT

The Story of
Daniel in the Lions’ Den

Sunday, May 5 at the 9:30 & 11:00 Worship Services

Please come to worship on Sunday, May 5 to hear our children sing about the story of Daniel in the Lions' Den (with the Cherubs being the ferocious lions!). You are guaranteed to enjoy this lighthearted but faithful performance of the Biblical story of courage and obedience.

Environmental Stewardship Work Area: Weed Prevention Study

April 5, 2013 - 11:16am

History:

Over the past two years the Environmental Stewardship Work Area (ESWA) at DGFUMC has looked for an area on the grounds of the church to take responsibility for general maintenance, planting, mulching, and overall appearance.  During the Spring/Summer of 2011 the group asked the church if they could be responsible for the semi-circle area between the main entrance/exit to the church off of Maple Ave (see picture).  After becoming responsible for the area, the ESWA gathered one Spring evening in 2011 to remove weeds, plant new Coral bells (Heuchera), and put down mulch within the area.  Over that Summer the group set up a bi-weekly weed removal schedule in which a member of the group would be responsible for removing weeds during their selected time slot.

Chancel Choir Cantata - John Rutter's "Psalmfest"

April 2, 2013 - 5:05pm

PsalmfestThe Chancel Choir will be presenting Psalmfest by John Rutter with a special guest orchestra ensemble on Sunday, April 21 at the 9:30 and 11:00 worship services. This cantata contains psalm settings written by Rutter over a twenty year period, with the addition of two settings written especially for this work. They contain some of Rutter's most attractive music, with a mix of rhythmic vitality and melodic beauty, finishing with a sparkling rendition of Psalm 148.

This presentation provides an ideal time to invite family and friends to visit our church and enjoy the beautiful sounds of choir and orchestra.

Youth Group on Instagram

March 25, 2013 - 8:39am

Chapel Choir Tour BusYou can now follow the tour with photos on Instagram. We have our own page for the DGFUMC Youth Group.

Grant has already uploaded pictures from our first day in Carbondale and our second in Walls, Mississipi, taking in Graceland on the way.

Gift of Appreciation

March 25, 2013 - 6:38am

Presentation of the AguayoJeff Wasilevich and Debbie Rissing, members of our congregation and Volunteers in Mission at Mision’ Fronteras on the Peru/Boliva border in the Lake Titicaca region high in the Andes Mountains, have given a beautiful woven cloth, an aguayo, as a gift of appreciation to DG-FUMC, the Missions Work area, the Board of Gifts & Bequests and the individuals who support the work of Mision’ Fronteras.  The aguayo was presented at worship services on March 24, by Pastors Greta and Jim McDonald and Missions Work Area chair, Jean Krusinski.

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