Our Saviour's United Methodist
Church - (847)352-8181
701 E. Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg, IL
60194
Worship Services
Saturday - 5:00 p.m.
- Communion
Sunday - 9:00 and 10:30
a.m.
Sunday School for Children Both Hours.
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What's
Happening
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
Our 50th Anniversary year-long celebration continues in May with the
return of the Rev. Gates Vrooman as our guest preacher on May 17 & 18.
Gates was our senior pastor from 1994 to 2004 when he retired.
We had a wonderful celebration on March 16 at the Seville in Streamwood. We had
an exciting program, a great time of fellowship, renewed friendships and
sharing together. If you missed the event call the church office and ask for a
copy of the video. It is great!
SUMMER WORSHIP TIME
Starting June 8th through August 31st we will be going to one worship service
at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings. This will not effect our Saturday service at all. Last summer
we did this during August and it was well received. It was great to have a full sanctuary for worship
and the fellowship with folks we otherwise don't often see was wonderful. Please mark this change on your calendars.
This is only for the summer.
N.O.W. AGAIN!
NURTURE - OUTREACH - WITNESS
Interested in doing something meaningful? Our N.O.W. structure is being implemented and
Co-ordinators for each area of ministry chosen. The Nurture co-ordinator is Anne Roloff.
Outreach is Helen Olszewski. And Witness is Fred Collins. We intend to make our church program meaningful,
exciting and enjoyable. We have divided ourselves into teams, are developing a course of action and
determining the best way to involve as many people as possible in meaningful ministry.
Contact one of our Area of Ministry Co-ordinators to see what opportunity exist to join with others
in finding our way forward. More details and ways to make contact will follow soon.
New Staff
We are pleased to welcome Cindy Rucks as our new Director of Christian Education. Cindy will be
taking over from Linda Abbott who has been our Director of Christian Education for twelve years. Linda received
her Master's Degree in Social Work this past year and is now working in that field. Our best wishes to Linda and our
warmest welcome to Cindy. Cindy and her family have been a part of our family at Our Saviour's for many years and
it is a joy to have her on our staff.
50th Anniversary Logo
Our Saviour's will celebrate our 50th anniversary
since incorporation as a church on March 16th, 2008. There will be many special ways that we recognize this milestone
in the coming months, including former pastors coming back as guest preachers on various Sundays. But mark your calendar
now for March 16th. Thanks to Debra Marusich for submitting the winning LOGO shown below,
and many thanks to Carol Elkin, Juanita Smith, Marilyn Alexander, Lois Janson, Holly Smith and Judy Ringen
for giving their time and using their artistic talents. The new 50th Anniversary Banner hanging in the
sanctuary is a wonderful way to celebrate this special year.
More On Our 50th
On March 16, 2008 Our Saviour’s celebrated 50 years of service to Christ and to the community with a
luncheon at the Seville in Streamwood. Our Saviour’s was chartered at the Palatine Methodist church on March 16, 1958.
After meeting in schools for several years, our congregation moved into its own building on Golf Road.
There it grew and served until 1990 when we moved to our present location on Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg.
The 50th Anniversary Committee has planned a year-long celebration.
The third Sunday of each month has been set aside for the celebration.
Rev. Debbie Fisher started out our year on January 20, 2008 preaching at both services, and Kenneth Young, III (the
grandson of Rev. Kenneth Young) was our guest preacher on February 16 & 17.
Pot-luck lunches will follow second service on each third Sunday to allow further visitation. The plans to-date are:
- Kenneth Young III will be honoring his grandfather, Rev. Kenneth Young, on February 16 & 17.
- Special services March 15 & 16 with the Anniversary luncheon on March 16.
- Rev. Mike Hickok will visit on April 19 & 20.
- Rev. F. Gates Vrooman on May 17 & 18.
- Rev. Dean Shapley on June 7 & 8.
- Rev. P. (Patrick) Devon Brown on July 19 & 20.
- Rev. Jim Houff on August 16 & 17.
- Rev. Howard Benson on September 20 & 21.
- Rev. Nina Nichols on October 18 & 19.
- Rev. Harriette Cross on November 15 & 16.
Other events that are still in the planning stages are participation in the Hoffman Estates 4th of July parade and in Schaumburg’s Septemberfest parade. There is a rumor that the grime games will be revived at a youth event sometime in the summer. We are looking for ideas of what to put into a time-capsule that will be placed into the Memory Garden wall in the fall.
CROP WALK
- October 21st!
CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty)
A big thanks to all who worked on, walked or sponsored those in the CROP WALK. We have made a difference! As soon as we get
final figures on the ammount raised, we'll post it here.
Click Here - For more information about
CROP WALKS and Church World Service
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