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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF OAK PARK
324 N Oak Park Ave. Oak Park, IL. 60302
On the corner of Oak Park Ave. and Superior St.
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    “Whose Authority?” and “Authority” Palm-Passion Sunday 2021
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 7 min

    “Whose Authority?” and “Authority” Palm-Passion Sunday 2021

    “By the authority vested in me…” We hear these words at weddings, or movie or television weddings. The phrase means that some other power...
    Holy Vessels “Restoration” Environment Health (Lent 5)
    • Mar 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    Holy Vessels “Restoration” Environment Health (Lent 5)

    So, today we find the disciples caught in a storm, and they are panicking! And who won’t? Whether it is a storm in life or a storm in the...
    Being Saved (Different Pictures, Lent 4)
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 7 min

    Being Saved (Different Pictures, Lent 4)

    Our journey through the healing stories in Matthew parallels our own experience, that healing doesn’t always progress along a straight...
    The Family Circle
    • Feb 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Family Circle

    Such faith…where do you see it? She was just 13, but her clothes and hair and mannerisms might have led you to believe she was 20. Her...
    Lessons from a Leper
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    Lessons from a Leper

    Universal experience The search for improved health is something that we can all relate to – either for ourselves or for a loved one. ...
    The Leap into Possibility - Habit 6: Synergize!
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Leap into Possibility - Habit 6: Synergize!

    Be geese! (Grandpa and grandson: Fishing and watch geese in V – and explain the teamwork of their flight) Diversity makes us stronger. We...
    Understanding: A Habit of the Heart -Habit 5: Seek first to Understand and then to be Understood
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 7 min

    Understanding: A Habit of the Heart -Habit 5: Seek first to Understand and then to be Understood

    (The music from Mister Rogers plays) Does that music bring a smile to your face? Perhaps it brings back memories of watching Mister...
    The Goals of Love (Go for Win-Win)
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Goals of Love (Go for Win-Win)

    The Golden Rule is a rule of thumb for many of us. For some of us it may have been the cultural version: “Whoever has the gold makes the...
    Patterns of Service
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 8 min

    Patterns of Service

    In the movie, Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, reporter Lloyd Vogel asks Joanne Rogers what is it like to be married to a living saint....
    Priming the Pump
    • Oct 4, 2020
    • 8 min

    Priming the Pump

    As a congregation, our reality is that we are in different places on our spiritual journey. Some of us are just beginning to live an...
    Vital Connection
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 7 min

    Vital Connection

    Bruce Wilkinson tells about hearing the neighbors talk about a world-famous peach orchard close by when, as a child, his family moved to...
    Direction Correction
    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 9 min

    Direction Correction

    Stories of the Overlanders who journeyed west are the center of the experience at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in...
    Salvage Work
    • Sep 6, 2020
    • 9 min

    Salvage Work

    One of the first theological conversations that children have emerges when they are setting the rules for a game. “Are there, or are...
    From Beauty to Compassion
    • Jul 12, 2020
    • 9 min

    From Beauty to Compassion

    Rosemarie Freeney Harding was a civil rights worker in the 1960s. Reading the memoir of her life, you get a sense of the real atrocities...
    Falling into Wonder
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 8 min

    Falling into Wonder

    Apollo 11 Psalm 8 has the unique distinction of being the first biblical text to reach the moon. The crew of Apollo 11 left a silicon...
    “Beautiful, Just Beautiful.”
    • Jun 22, 2020
    • 8 min

    “Beautiful, Just Beautiful.”

    Our earliest memories may include beautiful things we’ve seen: sunsets, beach scenes, mountains. Others of our earliest memories are...
    In the Midst…
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 8 min

    In the Midst…

    The problem of suffering Suffering as a challenge to faith has been around as long as human beings. But it’s still immediate. We...
    Deep Roots, Broad Branches, and Irrigation for Others
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 8 min

    Deep Roots, Broad Branches, and Irrigation for Others

    In times of crisis, our normal ways of doing things do NOT apply! We find that nothing is the way it used to be. The entire fabric of...
    In Our Hearts
    • May 17, 2020
    • 7 min

    In Our Hearts

    We feel distant from God, even abandoned. Jesus has something to tell us about staying connected with God. If you love me, keep my...
    With Glad Hearts
    • Apr 19, 2020
    • 6 min

    With Glad Hearts

    Today we’re going to talk about the specifics of that SECOND resurrection – the resurrection of the disciples. Of course, we’ll talk...
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    FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF OAK PARK

    324 N. Oak Park Ave.  ·  Oak Park, IL. 60302   ·  (708) 383-4983

     

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    Church office - churchoffice@firstumcoakpark.org

    Rev. Adonna Davis Reid - pastor@firstumcoakpark.org
     

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