FUMCAH will be hosting a service day on Monday, January 15, 2023 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Hope you'll consider making the 15th a "day on, versus a day off"! Anyone in the community is welcomed to join us!

We'll be gathering for a short worship service at 10 AM at the church. Following the service, we'll have a number of family-friendly projects in the Fellowship Hall including things such as making Linus Blankets, dog biscuits for a shelter, placemats for Meals on Wheels, sandwiches for The Night Ministry and more!

You may also opt to serve at two other locations: Feed My Starving Children in Schaumburg from 4:30-6:15 PM or 7-8:45 PM (ages 5 and up) or Bernie's Book Bank in Lake Bluff from 1-3 PM.

It's Christmas cookie time! Our annual Missions Cookie Sale will be held on Sunday, December 17th both before and after the service. All proceeds will benefit Sustainable Action International in La Victoire, Haiti.

We are in need of bakers to drop off Christmas cookies on Saturday, December 16th from 10-11am (other arrangements available if needed). Help us fill and sell our goal of 100 boxes of cookies. See our SignUpGenius for additional details.

FUMC Preschool is collecting sneakers to recycle! Please drop tennis shoes in the bin in the Gathering Place - it will help eliminate waste in landfills and raise funds for preschool programming.

It’s time for the Holiday Gift Card Sale! Support Youth Missions and make your holiday gifting a little easier. The Holiday Gift Card Sale kicks off Sunday, November 19. Place your gift card order any Sunday between November 19 and December 10 and pick up your gift cards the following Sunday. The final pick-up date is December 17.

Pick up your order form before or after worship near the west entrance. You can also print out a copy of the order form here.

Turn in your completed order form before or after worship or drop it off in the church office. You can also scan it or take a picture and send it to klabbe516@gmail.com The last date to submit an order is Sunday, December 10.

Payment must accompany the order form.
You can pay cash or write a check payable to FUMCAH, with “Youth Missions Gift Cards” on the memo line.

You may also pay online at fumcah.com/give. For online payments, select “Youth Missions Fund” and write “Gift Cards” on the memo line. Be prepared to show either a screenshot of an expected payment or an email acknowledging payment when you turn in your order form.
Thank you for supporting FUMCAH Youth Missions!

The Peace Tree represents our hope for a better future for all. It will be on display in the alcove at the main entrance through the Advent season.

If you would like to take part, bring ornaments featuring the word "Peace" (in any language) or doves to the church office during office hours through December 7 or 4:30-7:30pm on Friday, December 8.

If you would like to make ornaments for the Peace Tree, come to any of the Friday art classes (contact Thom Frerk for details), make origami cranes at Deck the Church on Sunday, November 26, or attend one of the ornament painting events hosted by United Women in Faith on Monday, December 4.

Be sure to send Thom a picture of your ornament if you want it back after the holidays.

Once again FUMCAH Missions Committee is supporting Kids Above All at Christmas and we need your help! We'll be providing gifts for 75 needy Chicago area kids. Gifts should be new and unwrapped and dropped off by Sunday, December 3.

Thank you on behalf of all the children that will have some extra holiday cheer because of your generosity!

A unique resale event of everything and anything Christmas! Come find gently used Christmas items including Santas, Snowmen, Angels, trees, wreaths, outdoor decor, lights, ornaments, Christmas village, linens, Christmas dishes and housewares, Christmas crafts, stockings, ugly sweaters and so much more!

CASH ONLY, sorry, no credit cards. No strollers, please. All proceeds from the sale go towards programs and projects that support women and children worldwide through the United Women in Faith. Read more about the mission of UWFaith at uwfaith.org.

This annual sale features gently used Christmas decor and related items including trees, ornaments, lights, garland, wreaths, stockings, candles, baskets, cookie tins, gift wrap, cards, Christmas linens, Christmas clothing, Christmas books, nativity sets, Christmas dishes, mugs, and serving items, outdoor decorations, Christmas village houses, decorative Santas, reindeer, angels, snowmen and more!!! There is also a delicious bake sale! Proceeds go to missions supporting women and children throughout the world. Free admission and parking.

CASH ONLY

Not all good things come to an end: Night OWLS (Night Out With Loving Sitters), on hiatus for the pandemic, returns for the 2023-24 season! Night OWLS is a monthly program for families with children with disabilities. Basically, if a child, age 2-12, is eligible for an IEP, they are eligible for Night OWLS. Parents can drop off all of their children (ages 2-12) at the ROC on designated Saturday evenings, from 6-9pm. Children enjoy a pizza supper and supervised activities while parents have an evening to themselves.

What can you do to help make this a successful season? Volunteer to help by contacting Pastor Lynn AND let potentially interested friends and neighbors know that this program exists. Volunteers are required to have a FUMCAH background check; families are required to register in advance.

Join us in the Gathering Place right after worship on Sunday, September 24, to make sack lunches for The Night Ministry. All ages are welcome!

Volunteer with the FUMCAH crew at the All Saints Food Pantry on Saturday, September 16. We will work with "experienced volunteers" to staff the pantry that day. What a perfect opportunity to learn about the ministry that we support through our food donations. We will help clients select food at the different stations and assist them with their carts, if needed.

Hours are 8:30am-12:15pm and volunteers from middle school on up are welcome. Questions? Just ask Pastor Lynn.

Volunteer with the FUMCAH crew at the All Saints Food Pantry on Saturday, July 15. We are hoping to fully staff the volunteer needs (16 persons) for that day. What a perfect opportunity to learn about the ministry that we support through our food donations. We will help clients select food at the different stations and assist them with their carts, if needed. Shift leaders from the Pantry will be there to train and guide us.

Hours are 8:30am-12:15pm and volunteers from middle school on up are welcome. Questions? Just ask Pastor Lynn.

Thank you to everyone who supported the All Saints Food Pantry on Pasta Sunday (April) and Cereal Sunday (May). When I delivered the food last month, I met Bruce Ross, the mobile pantry director, and got a little tour. The need for food in our area is great and the Pantry volunteers are enthusiastically working to meet the need. Over 1,000 families are served each month.

Our "food focus" for June is canned meat and fish (tuna, salmon, etc.) and boxed macaroni and cheese. Please add one or more of these items to your cart when you shop. Bruce said that they never have enough canned protein and mac-n-cheese is always popular. Of course, most any non-perishable food is appreciated! Please bring the food with you to worship on Sunday, June 4, or drop it off during office hours on Monday-Thursday.

Volunteers are needed! Please fill out the form below.

• to help check expiration dates and deliver food to the pantry on the Thursday morning after Food Sunday.

• to help with the mobile food pantry on Tuesday afternoons, bringing food to area apartment complexes.

Many thanks to all in FUMCAH who care for those who are food insecure. Our ministries of mercy do not solve the worldwide hunger problem, but they do feed hungry people. And people do not "eat in the long run;" in many ways, we all need our daily bread.

Lynn Mikels (she, her, hers)
Pastor of Discipleship