Morgan Park UMC

Book Club Love to read?  Want to explore interesting topics?  Join us. During June, we will read “The Variations” by John Donatich.  It is the story of Father Dominic, a priest who has lost his church, his mentor, and most upsetting, his ability to pray.  The story is a metaphor for our times, the story of one man’s spiritual disillusion and ache for self-knowledge. We will meet to discuss the book during the last week of June—the day to be determined. There is a limited number of copies of the book in the Chicago Public Library, but it is available  [ Read More ]

On Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012, we will once again march in the Beverly/Morgan Park Memorial Day Parade.  Please gather in the church parking lot at 9:30 a.m.   We remember their service and sacrifice.

The United Methodist Men (UMM) will be serving a pancake breakfest on Saturday, June 9, 2012 7:30a.m. – 12:00 noon in the Great Hall of the church.  Proceeds will benefit the South Suburban “PADS” meals and shelter program for homeless people. Come one! Come all!  And tell your friends.  And if you can’t come, donations are always graciously accepted. This is an important outreach ministry which our UMM support.  Seven times a year, they drive out to the Living Springs Church at 193rd and Halsted, one of the homeless sites for the PADS program, to prepare and serve a complete  [ Read More ]

Save the dates: 125th Anniversary Reception and Banquet:  Saturday, May 19, 2012 5pm 125th Anniversary Worship Service:  Sunday, May 20, 2012, 10:45 a.m. Guest Preaching, Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, Northern Illinois Conference, United Methodist Church. Bishop Hee-Soo Jung was the first of three bishops elected at the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in 2004 and was assigned to the Chicago Episcopal Area. Bishop Jung is one of only three people of Korean descent to be elected Bishop in the United Methodist Church, and the first non-Anglo bishop to serve as the head of this ethnically-diverse conference. Bishop Jung currently serves on the  [ Read More ]

We are collecting hygiene kits for Church World Service to be distributed to those persons in need as the result of disasters around the world.  Each hygiene kit must contain the same items: One hand towel measuring approximately 16″ X 28″ (no fingertip or bath towels) One washcloth One wide-tooth comb One nail clipper One bar of soap (bath size in wrapper) One toothbrush (in original wrapper) Six standard size band-aids All items are to be placed in a one-gallon plastic bag with a zipper closer. You can buy the needed items and bring them to the church anytime during  [ Read More ]

Join the Prayer Shawl Ministry on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month a 6:30 p.m. in the Church Parlor.  Knitters and Crocheters Welcomed! Did you know that according to research at the Harvard affiliated Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, the repetitive motion and focus of needlework can elicit what’s known as the relaxation response – a calming meditation-like state that slows heart rate and causes blood pressure to drop.  In addition, a study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society suggests that knitting is associated with a lower risk of dementia for those 65 and older.  [ Read More ]

Join us on Saturday, March 24th at 7pm for Too Hot to Handel: Gospel Messiah Get your tickets today!  Only $20   Contact 773/238-2600 for tickets.         Featuring Jeffrey Burish, Tenor,   Semenya McCord, Contralto,  and Joy-Denise Moore, Soprano —Click Continue then Click Here to hear a sample of the Hallelujah Chorus Musical Celebration of the version 2 pdf

Calling all 7th – 12th graders to join our director of youth ministries for weekly youth group.  Meet at the church on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m.  

Join us after worship on Sunday, April 15, 2012 for a vibrant discussion of  “Why are the Gospel stories different?”

On Sunday, January 15, 2012 we celebrated the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   We were honored to have a special guest preacher, former pastor of Morgan Park United Methodist Church from 1975-1984 Rev. Martin L. Deppe, who worked with Dr. King during the civil rights movement.  At the specific request of Rev. Dennis Langdon, pastor of MPUMC, Rev. Deppe used the occasion to make the connection of the Civil Rights Movement to gay rights, to assist our congregation in living into our commitment as a Reconciling Congregation.  In 1967, Deppe stood behind Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  [ Read More ]