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1 Ivanhoe News Volume 177, Issue 16 May 2015 TheSundayafterEasteroftenpresentsuswiththe DoubtingThomas story.however,thestoryre> mindsusthatpeoplecometobeliefindifferentways, thatthereisroomforquestionanddoubt.onapril 12,wecelebratedthatourchurchisasafeplaceto askquestionsonourjourneyoffaith.ourq&asun> dayremindedusthatgrowthispartofwhatitmeans tobehumanandanecessarypartofavibrantchurch. InwhatfollowsismyanswertoaquestionIbelieve peoplestrugglewithallthetime...where%is%god%in%the% midst%of%evil,%hate,%destruction,%and%pain?% IbelieveGod stearsarethefirsttofallwhenwe,or someonewelove,suffers.ibelievethatthemessage ofthecrossisthatgodiswithusinoursuffering.i believethatgoddoesnotcausebadthingstohappen. Badthingshappenbecausewearefreetomakeour owndecisionsandoftenwedothingsthatareselfish, andcausepainandsuffering.soherearemyabso> lutes:godisalwaysaboutgoodnotevil,lovenot hate,buildingupnottearingdown Thatisthegood newsofeasterjoy.theresurrectionistheultimate proofthatgodisaboutgoodnotevil,lovenothate, buildingupnottearingdown.but,theonlyproofof theresurrectionisthatweliveit andshowforth God sgoodnessinourgooddeeds,andgivetestimony togod sloveinthewaysthatwelove,andbepartof buildingupgod skingdomonearthbybuildingeach otherupthroughlove,support,andcare. Peace, PastorKris+ ChurchCampBrochuresandRegistrationForms arenowavailable.formoreinformation,thereare cataloguesoutsidethechurchofficeorgoto: trationformfromthewebsite.scholarshipsare availablefromtheboardofchristianeducationfor childrenandyouth. TakeMeOuttotheBallGame Saturday,August 1,6:10p.m. Milwaukee.Ticketsare$30each,weordered25 tickets.firstcome,firstservedformembers.ifwe havesomeleft,thenwewillopentheoutingfor friendsandfamily.carpoolingcanbear> ranged.signupatthecoffeebar. August21>23 moredetailstba MarchMissionMadness CongratulationstoKenKeltingandOutdoorMinis> triesforwinningourbracketchallenge.adonation willgotoourchurchcampsonbehalfofthepartic> ipants. % FoodPantryDonation TheFoodPantrydonationforMay: Cannedvegetables Allareinvitedtodonate. CalendarItems:LookingForward: May10=Mother sday May17=Celebrating/BlessingGraduates May24=WearredforPentecost Ivanhoe News 1

2 Board of Deacons Barry Johnson, Chair Ivanhoe to Host Lake County YES Coalition Meeting IvanhoeCongregationalChurchwillhostameet> ingofthelakecountyyescoalitionontuesday, May12,at8:00amintheFellowshipHall.Thepur> poseofthemeetingistodiscusschallengesfacedby today syouthandhowtomeetthosechallenges. Anotherimportantagendaitemisdiscoveringways tobetterengageyouthinlearninghowtoserveand participateinphilanthropicacts. FormerlytheLakeCountyAfterSchoolCoalition, thelakecountyyescoalitionwasfoundedinocto> ber2003andconsistsofacoalitionofcommunity leadersdedicatedtoincreasingaccesstoqualityaf> terschoolandyouthdevelopmentprograms.the Coalitionincludeselectedofficials,chiefsofpolice, parkdistrictdirectors,communityorganizations, socialserviceproviders,librarydirectors,faith> basedorganizationsincludingivanhoecongrega> tionalchurch,educators,andothers. SayYesto YouthSuccess istheorganization stheme. Acontinentalbreakfastwillbeservedandthe meetingisanticipatedtolastuntil10:30am.all interestedivanhoemembersareencouragedtoat> tend.pleasecontactpastorkrisorkenkeltingifyou havequestionsorplantoattend. Board of Trustees Peter Fruehan, Chair SubmittedbyGingerLeopold Yourtrusteeshavestartedthegettingthegrounds readyforspring.thetreeinfrontofthechurchby th boxhasbeenremovedandwearegettinga newmailboxalongwiththeremoval.(theold mailboxwasbrokenwhenthetreecamedown.)pe> terbeganremovingsomeofthegarlicmustardby burning.however,wewillneedtodoaconcentrat> ed pull ofthemustardsometimesoon.wewilllet youknowwhenitwilltakeplace.thefirstapplica> tionoftheweed&feedhasbeendone.thespring Clean>UpinsidethechurchisscheduledforMay30. Wehopetobeginworkontheelevatordoorssoon. Atthistime,wearewaitingfortheinstallerstogive usadate. Pleasenoticethenewmirrorsinbothrestrooms. Nomoreblackcornersorfunnylinesonthemir> rors. AssociationMeeting TheannualUCCFoxValleyAssociationspring meetingwasheldonapril25inwestdundee.in attendancewerepastorkrishewitt,tracismith andmaryloubeals.thethemeofthemeetingwas Covenant.Inreflectionsduringtheopeningwor> shipandakeynotetalk,theconceptofcovenantas relationshipwasexplored.asachurchwehavea specialcovenantrelationshipwhere weseekto walktogetherinallgod sways. Inhiskeynote speech,rev.thomasraisedsomekeychallenges aboutourcurrentcultureofindividualrightsvs. collectiveresponsibility,especiallytoourearth,the poorandvulnerable,andthosewecall enemy. Duringthemeeting,aresolutionwaspresented andpassedthatisaimedatreducinggunviolence intheunitedstates.theresolutionisthattheil ConferenceoftheUCCcalluponlawmakerstolimit accesstoassaultweapons,andinsistthatcommer> cialsellersadoptresponsiblesalespractices,in> cludingclosingthe gunshowloophole ;andto supportthenationalcouncilofchurchesinecu> menicaleffortsforgunviolencereduction. Ivanhoe News 2

3 Board of Christian Education Sandee Dwire, Director STARTMOVINGTOVBS VacationBibleSchooliscoming July27>July30 ReadingChangesLives PleasecontributetotheIvanhoeSundaySchool Children'sBookDrive.Abinislocatedintheclass> roomforyourdonationsofnew,orgently,used children'sbooks. Summer Food Service Program Economicallydisadvantagedschoolchildrenare abletoreceiveanutritiouslunchduringtheschool yearbecauseofsubsidizedprograms.concerned aboutwhathappenstothesesameschoolchildren duringthesummermonths,anallianceofmunde> leinchurchesandthenorthernillinoisfoodbank wasformedandinturnhascreatedanewprogram calledmundeleinlunch(localunitednetworkto CombatHunger)thatwillprovidefree,healthy lunchestomundeleinchildrenbeginningjune8 August14. LuncheswillbeservedMondaythroughFriday fromnoon 1:00pmatHanrahanPark,EastNoel DriveinMundeleinforchildrenages18yearsand younger.thereisnoregistrationrequiredforthe children. IvanhoeCongregationalChurchisamemberof thisnetworkandwillbeworkingwithother churchestoimplementthisprogram. Youhaveanopportunitytobeapartof thisexcitingnewprogrambyvolunteering yourtimetohandoutpreparedlunches.sign allowsyoutoaccesstheentirecalendarand signupforaspecificdate). Historian's Corner Steve Schmidt 150 th Anniversary*of*the*American*Civil* War 96th%Regiment,%Illinois%Volunteer%Infantry MarchJApril,'1865 March&13 th,"1865"brought"orders"for"the" 96th%to%leave%the%pleasant%winter%camp%at% Huntsville,+AL.+Fortunately,+the+railroads&had& been$completely$repaired$in$the$western$ theater,'and'their'trip'to'knoxville,'tn'was' quick&and&uneventful.&a&couple&days&march& brought(them(to(a(beautiful(hillside(camp( outside(russelville,(tn(where(their(orders( were$to$guard$bridges$and$round$upgroups' of#confederate#guerrillas#and#local# bushwhackers.,,the,springtime,weather,was, mild%and%sunny,%and%the%troops%enjoyed%more% time%off%duty%than%on.%drills%and%grand% reviews'were'common,'as'were'social'events' with%the%mostly>unionist'population'of'' eastern%tennessee. As#with#most#of#the#nation,#the#men#of#the# 96 th were$first$jubilant$at$the$news$of$lee's$ surrender'at'appomattox'on'april'11 th,"and" filled&with&sorrow&when&the&story&reached& them%of%lincoln's%assassination%on%april%15 th." It#wasn't#long,#however,#that#the#entire# Fourth'Corps'was'ordered'to'rendezvous'at' Nashville.*With*no*enemy*army*within*easy* reach,'rumors'were'rampant'concerning' where%the%regiment%would%be%sent.%the% veterans(were(nearing(the(end(of(their(3>year% enlistment,%and%desired%no%further% movement.as#they#settled#in#at#camp# Harker&a&few&miles&&west&of&Nashville,&news& came%of%%joe%johnston's%surrender%to% Sherman(in(South(Carolina.(The(end(of(the( War$of$Rebellion$appeared$ever$so$near. Ivanhoe News 3

4 HappyMayBirthdays The Guild Jean McCormick, Adonna Ogilvie, Pat Osborn and Dianne Temby Allladiesareinvitedtoaspringlunchat Oregano s Corner Café on Saturday, May 30. A sign>up sheet will be posted in the Fellowship Hall. Oregano s is in Hawthorn Woods; please meetatthechurchifyouwouldlikearide.there willbenoguildmeetingmay16. JoeyMontalto May4 BobMoffet May7 BrendaFaron May9 DianneTemby May9 RogerEvans May11 JessicaTemby May11 KyleFasbinder May12 WhitnieFrane May16 LindaMoffet May25 AndrewLeopold May29 NatBrautigam May30 Graduations MarliBishoffVolpegraduatesfromMundeleinHS onmay17.shewillattendkenyoncollegeinohio inthefall. EliseRobertson,isgraduatingfromIllinoisState UniversityonMay9. Men ssocialclub ThemonthlyMen'sSocialGroupLuncheonwillbe ontuesday,may19. Wellness Ministry Traci Smith Wewantedtogetthewordoutearlyforthenext workshopinjune,thisisanimportanttopicthat appliestoeveryoneandwehopeyouwillbeable toattend: AdvanceCarePlanning&EndofLifeDirectives June22,2015,7pm Ifyouareinanaccidentorhaveanillnessthat leavesyouunabletotalkaboutyourwishes,who willspeakforyou?plannowtoensurethatthe medicaltreatmentyoureceivewillbethetreat> mentyouwant.caringconversationsthatfocus onyourwishesandbeliefswillrelievelovedones andhealthcareprovidersoftheneedtoguess. Learnwhatformsyoucanuse,including5Wishes, withstep>by>stepinstructionsonhowtocomplete them. Pleasebesuretoinvitefamilyandfriends Thetopicsfortherestoftheyearareasfollows: 8/24UnderstandingHospice 10/26CommunicationSkills>theArtofListening Please anysuggestionsforadditionaltopics totracismithattlynnuscell@gmail.com. Timeandlocationtobedetermined. Ivanhoe News 4

5 MAY Ivanhoe News SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Board of Deacons 7:00pm Men s Service Club 8:30am Supper Club 6:00pm 10 Mother s Day Board of Trustees 7:00pm YES Mtg 8:00am Men s Social Group Council 7:00pm PADS The Crib 6:00am Pentecost Wedding 3: Memorial Day Spring Cleanup 9:00-11:00am