The 2008 BUMC Confirmation Class
Welcome!The Barrington United Methodist Church serves the Barrington, Illinois area, a group of villages 30 miles northwest of Chicago. Our church is located at 98 Algonquin Road, Barrington, IL 60010. The office phone number is (847) 836-5540.
Barrington United Methodist Church Children's Choir members praise God for His creation in the musical "Back at the Creekbank," on Mother's Day, May 11th. Summer Sunday Worship Schedule
Narrative BudgetThe narrative budget slide show shares the story of BUMC -- where we've been, and where we want to go. The slide show was produced in conjunction with the 2008 stewardship drive, Every Member's Commitment.
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This Week at BUMCJune 22, 2008 - June 29, 2008 This week's announcements "Yet, if we are honest, these are difficult words for you and me to hear. They contradict some perceptions of the Christian faith prevalent among us, perceptions which hold that being a Christian is becoming a better person or getting our lives fixed, or being on an ever upward journey toward the open arms of a warm, affirming, inclusive God. Paul tells us being a Christian is about dying and living, about dying to certain behaviors, certain understandings, certain priorities, any of those expressions of the power of sin and death and being raised to a whole new way of living." Read Pastor Jim's sermon from June 22nd. Scripture Lesson: Romans 6:1-11 Hymn 98: To God Be the Glory Hymn 187: Rise, Shine, You People Hymn 348: Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling Points of Interest
Looking AheadCentering ThoughtI found the many tributes paid to Tim Russert quite interesting. He was a man of many accomplishments. Highly regarded his peers for his intelligence and thorough work, admired by both friend and foe for his integrity and fairness, acclaimed by many for his keen political analysis, beloved by his family and friends for his care and solid values, Russert's life was one to be celebrated. He came a long way from Buffalo, New York and being the son of a sanitation worker. What, we might ask, allowed Tim Russert to accomplish so much? I think it had do with how his life was grounded. Russert was a devout Roman Cathoic, a committed Christian, and a man of a deep and abiding faith. Educated by the Jesuits, Russert learned a life perspective that was anchored in the gracious love of Jesus Christ. That perspective was integral to all he did. St. Paul reminds us in the sixth chapter of Romans that we are called to live by grace, in fact he says we "have been set free from sin that we may become slaves of righteousness." The righteousness of which he speaks is that rightness with God made possible by the grace received in Christ Jesus. Both Tim Russert's life and Paul's nudge us to ask, "What is the driving force of our lives?" It is a question worth pondering. June 29th Scripture Reading |
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