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This Week @ FBC La Grange
January
1/19    Memorial Service for Billie Nelson 11:00am
1/20    Worship 10:30am
               Fellowship Hour 11:30am
1/21    MLK Day - Office Closed
               Troop 39 Meeting 6:30pm
1/22    Latte Rehearsal 5:30pm
1/23    Latte Rehearsal 5:30pm
               Choir Rehearsal 7:00pm
1/25     Improv 10:00am-6:00pm
1/26     Improv 7:00
1/27     Worship 10:30am
                Fellowship Hour 11:30am
                Improv 7:00pm

News from American Baptist Churches USA

ABHMS releases One Great Hour of Sharing funds in response to California wildfires
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/20/18)—In response to the California wildfires, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), on behalf of American Baptist Churches USA, has released $15,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) Emergency Disaster-response grants.

To aid in relief efforts, $5,000 each has been provided to the following entities:

• First Baptist Church, Chico, part of the Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches, to assist in relief efforts to those displaced in Paradise, Calif. (Chico is the town nearest to Paradise, and the church is receiving the largest number of displaced individuals);
• Growing Healthy Churches’ regional office to assist in relief efforts to impacted communities in the Northern part of the state; and
• American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest and Hawaii to assist in relief efforts in Ventura and Malibu.

According to news reports at the time of this writing, the Camp Fire in Northern California is 65 percent contained, with 993 individuals unaccounted for and 77 dead. The Woolsey Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties is 91 percent contained, with three confirmed fatalities.
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Winter Worship

Glory In The Midst of Struggle
1/20  The Glory Days, For The Struggle of Now
1/27   Love God and Love Others
2/3      Rule Breaking
2/10   God Putting Hope In Us

News from ABC Metro Chicago

American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago Calls New Regional Executive Minister
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/17/19)—The American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago called Rev. David Gregg as its new Executive Minister in a special meeting of the region’s Family Council on January 12, 2019. The body, which comprises one pastor and one other representative of each member congregation, voted overwhelmingly to approve the search committee’s recommendation to call Rev. Gregg, who will begin his service in late January.
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ABCMC congregations celebrate the legacy of Dr. King

Sunday, January 20, 2019 - Second Baptist Church hosts a Martin Luther King Jr. Service, 3 p.m. at Alice Millar Chapel on the campus of Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 

Monday, January 21, 2019 - Beth Eden Baptist Church hosts their annual Martin Luther King day service, 10 a.m., 11121 S Loomis St, Chicago, IL 60643

North Shore Baptist Church sponsors "Hearing in Color and Seeing Clearly", two days of activities in honor of Dr. King:
Saturday, Feb. 2  2019, 4 p.m. - Hearing in Color: North Shore Baptist Church and LaRob Payton present an evening of storytelling through spirituals and songs that offer ideas of community and justice in the face of discrimination. The concert will feature original music by Adrian Dunn, with featured soloists Leah Dexter and Joelle Lamarre. In partnership with Scapi Magazine. Supported by the Lilly Endowment's Young Adult Adult Initiative.

Sunday, Feb 3, 2019 12:00 p.m. - Seeing Clearly: an afternoon of conversation and reflection intended to stir our own members, reach our neighbors and revive all those in Chicago with eyes to see and ears to hear the call. In King's book Strength to Love (1963) he writes, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
12:00 Light lunch
12:30 "Hearing in Color and Seeing Clearly"
Keynote by Rev. Dr. Marie Onwubuariri
1:00 Workshops
-"Let's Talk about Race: Where to Begin" by Rev. Dr. Marie Onwubuariri
-"Resurgence of White Supremacy in 21st Century America" by Rev. Janette Wilson, Rainbow/PUSH
-"Empowered to Connect & Heal" by Naw Paw Say Ku, Heartland Alliance's Refugee & Immigrant Community Services