06-09_TY_imageOn behalf of young adults living in northern Illinois who suffer from substance abuse issues…Thank you.
On behalf of children who are victims of natural disasters or are very poor…Thank you.
Your local mission team thanks all of you who contributed to the Bishop’s Appeal for Rosecrance’s new facility in Chicago.   We thank you for the crayons which will become part of school kits and be distributed by the Midwest Mission (a United Methodist relief center near Springfield, Illinois).   We thank you for your generosity.   We thank you for helping us meet our goals.
            Goal #1:  60 – 70 boxes of crayons…You gave 72 boxes.
            Goal #2: $150-$200 for Rosecrance…You gave $185.
All of the United Methodist Churches in Northern Illinois Conference were challenged to raise money for Rosecrance.   All of the congregations were asked to give specific items for the school kits, but different districts in the conference collected different things.   By the time you read this, the crayons will have reached the Midwest Mission Center, and the donations will be sent to Rosecrance.   One person’s gift cannot change the world, but when we work together we can sure help make lots of lives better.
We pray that all the children receiving a school kit will experience joy as they create something with the crayons given by this congregation.   We pray that all the individuals and their families using Rosecrance will be healed.   
The Mission Team of CUMC