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North Shore United Methodist Church December 2015

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Pastor’s Report 2015

Rev. Glenna L. Olumstad

Dear Friends,

It is my joy and privilege to serve as

your pastor as we embark on our third

year together. North Shore UMC

continues to engage in ministry to

those within our community and

beyond through our prayers, presence,

gifts, service and our witness. Our faith

community seeks to live out the gospel

of welcome and inclusion of all

persons.

Since our last Annual Church

Conference, North Shore UMC has

become a Reconciling Congregation,

and we adopted the following

welcoming statement on May 17, 2015:

The United Methodist Church affirms that

all persons are of sacred worth. As a

Reconciling Congregation, North Shore

United Methodist Church embraces the

message of God’s unconditional love for all

people regardless of sexual orientation or

gender identity. Our congregation strives

to live the United Methodist credo of “open

hearts, open minds, open doors.” The

reconciling process became a time of

learning and examination of our

individual theological understanding of

what it entails to live faithfully as a

child of God and as a disciple of Jesus

Christ. As a church, we strive in

becoming a “safe place” to ask difficult

theological questions and grow in our

faith.

Sunday morning sermons derive from

the common lectionary; this year

included an extended series on the

Hebrew Texts: 1 and 2 Samuel, 1

Kings, Song of Songs, Proverbs,

Ecclesiastes, Esther, and Job.

Revisiting these ancient stories

broadened our understanding of our

biblical history as we placed them

within our present-day cultural

context.

Biblical study continues during the

week, educational offerings during the

past year included: Making Sense of the

Bible by Adam Hamilton, Embracing

Spiritual Awakening by Diana Butler

Bass, and Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived

It by Adam Hamilton. These studies

offer important opportunities for

theological reflection and faith sharing.



As the pastor of North Shore UMC, I

remain involved in the community. I

am an active member of the Glencoe

Rotary, The Glencoe Clergy

Association, A board member of the

North Shore Chamber Arts Ensemble

and attend an interfaith lectionary

study group at the Glencoe Roast.

My ministry expands to the conference

level as I serve as a Clergy mentor and

member of the Northwestern Chicago

District Committee for Ordained

Ministry. I am currently serving as a

Site Supervisor for our Student Pastor

Valerie LaBounty, as our congregation

remains committed to providing a

learning environment for ministry

students from Garrett-Evangelical

Theological Seminary.

My continuing education grows by

attendance at the College of Christian

Life and the John Wesley Theological

Institute as well as taking advantage of

conference offerings such as the

Annual Stewardship Conference and

Biblical Studies offered by Bishop Sally

Dyck.

I am blessed to celebrate a shared

ministry at North Shore UMC with

our Deacon Rev. Dr. Barbara Javore.

Her collegiality and gifts for ministry

enhance not only my work but the

congregation’s work and mission

efforts as well.

Grace and Peace, Pastor Glenna

". . . For unto us a child is born . . . "



Once again, it is time to fill the church with the red of

Christmas in the beauty found in poinsettias.

Consider purchasing a poinsettia plant to honor,

celebrate or remember a loved one. Put your name in the sign-up list

found in the narthex or call Peggy in the church office at 847-835-

1227. Each plant costs $12. You may take home the plants you purchase

following the Christmas eve service on December 24.

Consider purchasing a plant in honor of remembers of or celebration of a family member member or

friend. You can put your name on the list in the narthex or call the church office at 847-835-1227 and

let Peggy know how many plants you would like to purchase. Each plant is $12 and will be yours to

take home after the Christmas eve service on 24 December.

2015 Christmas pageant and Congregational Luncheon

December 13, 2015

Join the children and youth ofNorth Shore United Methodist Church as they

recount the story of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Immediately following the pageant, come up to Barbee Hall for the Congregation-

wide Christmas Luncheon, graciously hosted by Barbara Lepmann and

Tim Fleming.

(More specific details about the pageants schedule are forthcoming.)



Hello speaking

December 6, 2015

4 p.m.

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The North Shore Chamber Arts Ensemble presents

Music of great European masters of the Baroque era.

MEMBERS OF THE W FM T FINE ARTS CIRCLE CAN

USE THEIR 2-FOR-1 BENEFIT: PURCHASE ONE FULL

PRICE TICKET AND RECEIVE ANOTHER ONE OF EQUAL

OR LESSER VALUE



UMW annual

Christmas party

oin the women of the North Shore

United Methodist Church in this long-

standing annual traditional Christmas

party hosted by the Bev Fetzer in her

home.

Shortly, an invitation letter from Bev for each

lady at North Shore United Methodist

Church will arrive in your mailbox with

specifics for attending the celebration.

Monday, December 14,

At 7 PM

(600 Greenleaf Ave., Glencoe)

ult Forum News

ADULT FORUM NEWS

On November 8, Anna Voinovich, a first year student at Garrett Evangelical Seminary, presented a program on understanding the language of LGBTQIA. She helped to describe the distinctions between the categories of identity and explained current usage of terms. Anna emphasized that it is a very fluid field. She also talked about ways to be an ally to members of the LGBTQIA communities. Anna attends First United Church of Arlington Heights, which has a number of programs for LGBT persons. Anna will present her program again at the Winter Warming gathering in January. The Adult Forum was presented on behalf of the Reconciling Ministries Task Force. NSUMC.

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(front row left to right) Rev. Glenna Olumstad,

Mary Figueredo, Ellen Paseltiner, {Anna

Voinovich} (back row) Ellen Bryant, Lisa

Goodale, Scott Javore.

[Joan Wiff not photographed]

Merry Christmas to all

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CHURCH COUNCIL 2016

Chair – Leslie Muir Recording Secretary – Walter Calhoun Lay Delegate to Annual Conference – Ellen Bryant Alternate Delegate – Mary Figueredo Historian – Bev Fetzer & Ellen Paseltiner Treasurer – John Martin Finance/Stewardship – Dave Langenbach Trustees TBD (elected Jan 2016) Staff Parish – Lisa Goodale Fellowship – Scott Javore Adult Forum – TBD Mission Outreach – Kathy Cole Committee on Lay Leadership – Rev. Glenna Olumstad MEMBERS -AT-LARGe:

Brian Brandt Emmanuel Nyadroh Carlos Figueredo

Youth Representative – Nicholas Kacena

STAFF PARISH RELATIONS COMMITTEE Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018

Mary Figueredo Janice Dodd Tim Fleming Bev Goodall Lisa Goodale -Chair Judy Phillips Ellen Paseltiner Judi Stiles Brian Brandt

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018

Ellen Bryant Judy Phillips Jim Simmons Tim Fleming Scott Javore

Rob Powell John Martin – Treasurer (ex-officio) and Memorial Garden Coordinator

FINANCE & STEWARDSHIP

David Langenbach – Chair John Martin – Treasurer Brian Brandt – Assistant Treasurer Walter Calhoun – Stewardship Peter Abuls Pete Olson Emmanuel Nyadroh Wade Fetzer Rob Powell Art Muir Todd Kemp Alison Moon

COMMITTEE ON LAY LEADERSHIP & NOMINATIONS Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018

Ellen Bryant Barbara Javore Kathy Cole Tim Fleming Sue West Radka Kacena Leslie Muir

PROGRAM WORK AREAS

MISSION OUTREACH MEMBERSHIP

(EVANGELISM)

Kathy Cole – Coordinator All Members Walter Calhoun Karla Cavanagh FELLOWSHIP

Nancy Haynor Scott Javore, Coordinator Donna Kemp Ellen Bryant David Langenbach Barb Lepman Tim Fleming Bev Fetzer

Carlos Figueredo Mary Figueredo

EDUCATION Ed Goodale

Cherie Abuls Joan Wiff Ellen Ellen Bryant Mary Figueredo Rev. Barbara Javore Staff Rev. Glenna Olumstad Staff

COMMUNICATIONS

Newsletter: Carlos Figueredo Web Site: Marjorie Kemp, Lisa Goodale (floating helper)

Facebook: Carlos Figueredo, Marjorie Kemp, Rev. Glenna Olumstad

WORSHIP & THE ARTS

Ushers & Greeters, Candles: Judi Stiles Communion Stewards: Marjorie Kemp & Mary Figueredo Hospitality & Flowers: Ellen Bryant Music/Choir: Carlos Figueredo & Nancy Mazurowski Staff: Rev. Glenna Olumstad, Rev. Barbara Javore, Nancy Mazurowski, Tomoko Shibuya

ADULT FORUM Chair: TBD Mary Figueredo

Nancy Haynor Brian Brandt RECONCILING TASK FORCE

Ellen Paseltiner: Chair, Mary Figueredo, Ellen Bryant, Scott Javore, Ed Goodale, Lisa Goodale, Leslie Muir, Joan Wiff

FIELD EDUCATION SITE COMMITTEE

Ellen Paseltiner: Chair Leslie Muir, Jim Simmons, Bev Fetzer, Les West

North Shore United Methodist Church

COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND LAY LEADERSHIP 2016 SLATE



adka Kacena moved to Glencoe in

2004 with her husband Petr, son Nicky

and daughter Caity. Nicky was in first

grade at the time and Caity was three years

old in the Park District pre-school program.

They had been living in Chicago for eleven

years before their move to Glencoe. They

began looking for a Protestant church in

Glencoe. After visiting North Shore United

Methodist Church, they decided to stay.

Nicky and Caity were both baptized and

confirmed at NSUMC.

Radka grew up in the town of Ostrava in

Moravia, part of Czechoslovakia at the time

(now part of the Czech Republic). She and

Petr met in high school. They both went to

college in Prague. Radka studied food science

at the University of Chemical Technology.

She also completed a Master of Science in

Biology at IIT in Chicago.

Because of Communism in Czechoslovakia,

Radka did not grow up going to church. She

explained that although practicing religion

was not illegal, if you went to church, other

things were made difficult such as attending

university or getting a job. Radka's father was

Catholic but did not practice.

Eventually, Radka and Petr decided to escape

the Communist regime. In 1987, they left

their families and crossed the Alps with some

friends into Yugoslavia " like in the Sound of

Music", Radka explained. They were able to

pass through some border guards. If they had

returned to Czechoslovakia, they would have

been jailed for two years. They spent the

next

two years in Italy as refugees, before

transitioning as refugees to the U.S. They

first lived in Denver and then moved to

Chicago.

As a food scientist, Radka worked at Jolly

Rancher candy company in Denver. In

Chicago, she has worked in Research and

Development for Hershey chocolate in

Waukegan, in quality assurance for Blommer

Chocolate in downtown Chicago near the

Merchandise Mart, Jelly Belly and now Long

Grove Confectionary Company. Radka

specializes in regulatory affairs, quality

assurance and food safety. As is evident from

her jobs, she also likes sweets.

Radka says that she likes attending NSUMC

because their family has many friends here

and the church is like an extended family (for

the family she left behind in Europe). Also,

she feels that there is a community; the organ

is amazing; the church is beautiful; there are

activities for her children and there are good

outreach opportunities to others such as the

soup kitchen. It has been great to have Radka

and all the Kacenas as part of the NSUMC

congregation.

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Get reacquainted with. . .

by Ellen Paseltiner



~ Looking Ahead at NSUMC ~

Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:30 pm ~ Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, December 5, 2015

4:00 pm ~ Bob Woods Memorial Service

Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:00 am ~ Worship Service 4:00 pm ~ NSCAE Concert

Monday, December 7, 2015

7:00 pm ~ Advent Study

Thursday, December 10, 2015 7:30 pm ~ Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, December 13, 2015 10:00 am ~ Worship Service Christmas Pageant & Party

Monday, December 14, 2015 7:00 pm ~ Advent Study

Thursday, December 17, 2015

7:30 pm ~ Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, December 20, 2015 10:00 am ~ Worship Service

Monday, December 21, 2015

7:00 pm ~ Advent Study

Thursday, December 24, 2015 7:30 pm ~ Christmas Eve Candlelight

Service

Friday, December 25, 2015 CHRISTMAS DAY – OFFICE CLOSED

Friday, December 25, 2015 – January 3,

2016 Pastor Glenna out of office

Sunday, December 27, 2015 10:00 am ~ Worship Service

OUR THOUGHTS & PRAYERS

Prayers for Ruth Woods and family for the passing of Bob on October 26, 2015.

Prayers for Helen Burczak.

Prayers for Carolina Ibarra.

Prayers for Jim Javore, Scott’s brother, who is undergoing chemotherapy.

Prayers for Ruth Woods’ grandson, Nicholas Glennon, who has a serious medical condition.

Ed Kemp and family.

Linda Fetzer.

Tull Monsees, who is at The Mather in Evanston.

For all those in need of healing.

For those who are unemployed and searching for meaningful work.

Ruth & Bob Woods

For an end to gun violence in our cities.

For the Refugees of the Middle East.



On November 22, a group of members of the congregation gathered in Barbee Hall for a special fundraiser. Several delectable dishes were contributed and auctioned off. A number of

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

4 - Carlee Kirsch 9 - Edward Smith 10 - John Ibarra 15 - Judi Stiles 19 - Mark Shults 20 - Carol Monsees 29 - Nicholas Falk,

Phillip Gurtisen, Harris Paseltiner

30 - Ashley Brandt, Eleanor Henricksen, Ruth Woods

31 - Marjorie Kemp

Through the generosity of a client

of Scott Javore's, who donated

cabinets and countertops and the

kindness of Linda Fetzer, who

contributed a large portion of the

installation fee, work on a new

kitchen for the church's parsonage

began in mid-November. Many

thanks for the much-needed

contributions to both!

A TASTE OF NORTH SHORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

exquisite soups, delicious spareribs, along with delectable pies and cookies, to mention but a few food contributions raise the total of $1800.

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“Music is the universal language of Mankind.”

H.W. Longfellow

t is through the magic of Music that human beings can express thoughts and feelings understood by all without the need for words. A Baroque Christmas in

Venice, Leipzig and London presents music for the celebration of the happiest season of the year. The music of Alessandro Marcello and Archangelo Corelli, along with that of J Johan. Sebastian. Bach and George Frederic Handel, provide the body of this festive musical events.

Arcangelo Corelli

Corelli was an influential violinist and composer of the Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of the Sonata and the Concerto, as well as

the key to establishing the preeminence of the violin. He was the first coalescing of modern tonality and functional harmony – (Tarushkin, Richard. The Oxford History of Western Music, vol 2).

Born in the charming commune of Fusignano, in the province of Ravenna, on February 17, 1653, the wealthy landowners who had lived in this town since 1506.

Corelli composed 48 Trio Sonata, 12 violin and continuo Sonata, and 12 Concerti Grossi. It is in the latter group that we find the organ work in today’s concert – Christmas Concerto Op. 6, No. 8.

Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni commissioned the Concerto printed in 1714, posthumously.

This work bears the inscription “for the night of Christmas.” Even though the precise date of composition for this work is unclear, evidence that Corelli played a Christmas Concerto in 1630 exists.

Labeled a Concerto da Chiesa (Church concert), it follows similar structure to other Concerti Grossi of the time; however, the number of movements expands from 4 to 6. The orchestration is that of two concertino violins and cello and ripieno strings and continuo.

The concerto grosso is a form of Baroque music in that the musical material passes between a small group of soloists (Concertino) and the full orchestra (ripieno). The form developed in the late 17th century, although no reference to the name concerto grosso. It was Corelli, who used this name first.

As mentioned above, Corelli’s Christmas Concerto falls into the category of a Concerto da Chiesa. Another distinct form of Concerti Grossi bears the name Concerto da Camera (Chamber concert). The distinctions between these two forms of Concerti Grossi are primarily in structure, although with time they blur considerably.

Even though Corelli’s output was not large, he influenced several other composers of the era such as Geminiani, Locatelli, Vivaldi, and Torelli. Bach thought highly of Corelli’s ability as a composer.

Corelli died in Rome on 8 January , 1713 in posession of a huge fortune (120,000 marks) and a large number of valuable collections of works of art and many fine violins (his true love).

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A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS IN VENICE, LEIPZIG AND LONDON

(extended notes for the December 5, 2015 concert of the NSCAE)



Giuseppe Torelli

Born in Verona in 1658, Torelli was a violist, violinist, teacher, and composer. He died in 1709 in Bologna, where his manuscripts are carefully conserved in the San Petroni archives.

Torelli’s is famous for contributing to the development of the instrumental Concerto, especially concerti grossi in solo concerti, or string in continual, as well as for being the most prolific composer for the trumpet.

We do not know with whom he studied. At the age of 26, he became a member of theAccademia Filarmonica as a violinist. In 1698, he became maestro di concerto at the court of George Frederich II. He returned to Bologna in 1701 where he died a few years later.

Alessandro Marcello

Alessandro Ignazio Marcello was an

Italian nobleman and musician. A

contemporary of Tomaso Albinoni,

Marcello was the son of a senator in

Venice. As such, he enjoyed a

comfortable life that gave him the

scope to pursue his interest in music.

He held concerts in his hometown and also composed

and published several sets of concertos, including six

concertos under the title of La Cetra, as well as cantatas,

arias, canzonets, and violin sonatas. Slightly older than

his c contemporary, Antonio Vivaldi, Marcello often used

a pseudonym, Eterio Stinfalico as his name as a member

of the celebrated Arcadian Academy. He died in Padua in

1747.

Johan Sebastian Bach and George Frederic Handel

No concert dedicated to the music of the Baroque

era would be complete without including the two

pillars of the. – Johan Sebastian Bach and George

Frederic Handel.

These two German-born composers never met,

they were born a month apart from each other in

the year 1685, in Halle and Eisenach, a mere 80

miles apart from each other.

Johan Sebastian Bach would

become one of the greatest

church musicians of all times.

George Friedrich Handel would

write up product works, without

which the history of Opera

would have developed very

differently than it is now.

In today’s musical program, we will hear some

orchestral music of Bach and one of his vocal

cantatas from that in men’s arsenal of choral

treasures. The English translation of the title for

Cantata BWV 122 is The New-born Infant Child.

Bach composed this can tie the second year at the

Thomaskirche in Leipzig. The work is scored for

four vocal soloists, four-part chorus, two oboes,

two violins, viola, taille (an instrument much like an

oboe pitched in F and the rarely used today), and

by so continual with organ.

From G.F. Handel, we hear

one of his most famous Organ

Concertos – The Cuckoo and

The Nightingale, No. 13 in F

major. A Concerto is different

than a concerto grosso, in that

the former uses one soloist

only, where’s the concerto

grosso uses a small group of soloists playing with

the full orchestra.

The title by which this Concerto became famous is

a result of the second movement, where the

sounds of these birds imitated in the music.

This work is a good example of the common

practice in the Baroque, where music is borrowed

either from oneself or another composer. The

Concerto exhibits music composed previously by

Handel for his concerto grosso, Opus 6, No.9 and

from two of his Sonatas; No. 5 and 6. The

oratorios that Handle composed made him known

in London. Some other pieces such as the Water

Music Suite, the Royal Fireworks Suite, as well as

operas added to his fame as a composer.

However, it was one single oratorio that brought

him international and everlasting fame, “Messiah”.

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NORTH SHORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 213 Hazel Avenue Glencoe Illinois 60022 [email protected] Website: www.nsumcglencoe.org

Senior Pastor . . . . . . . . .Rev. Glenna Olumstad Youth/Children Ministries. . . . . . . . . . . .Rev. Dr. Barbara Javore Education Intern . . . . . Valerie LaBounty

Choir Director. . . . . . . . . Nancy Wiebe Mazurowski

Organist. . . . . . . . . . . . Tomoko Shibuya Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . Peggy Bucklin Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Short Chimes Editor. . . . . . . Carlos Figueredo

CHURCH CHIMES

December 2015

Place label here

December Greeters & Ushers

Greeters Ushers

December 6: The Abuls Family Pete Olson*

December 13: Linda Fetzer Walter Calhoun

December 20: Judi and Jim Simmons

December 24: The Schults Family

December:27: Bev and Wade Fetzer

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The DEADLINE for January 2016 articles submission is 12/20/2015. Please contact Carlos

Figueredo ([email protected]) or call him at 773-451-6701.

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