Normal Morningstar UMC

Our friends at the School Street Pantry @ Normal First UMC are having a FUNdraiser

🎒 School Street Pantry FUNdraiser Table By Pampered Chef

This Sunday August 2nd! Join us!
Aldersgate Pavilion
24306 Ron Smith Memorial Highway
Hudson, Il
Diane Zosky & Alan Shepard
Communion
Potluck after service. The Worship Committee will provide pulled pork.
Bring a bag chair or lawn chair for the service.
Bring a side dish to share, and your own table service.
If you’re not able to bring anything that is perfectly all right as well. There are benches and picnic tables. We just hope you’ll join us for a wonderful time of worship, food, and fellowship.

Normal First UMC's podcast this week: This week's podcast "Freedom We Can't Give Ourselves," is from Pastor Kim Burke!

"Freedom We Can't Give Ourselves", by Rev. Kim Burke, July 5th, 2026 - Real Faith in the Real World Real Faith in the Real World will discuss today's faith and how it relates in the real world.

Morningstar UMC wishes you a safe and blessed 4th of July! God bless America!

Sunday June 21
Morningstar UMC wishes all the Fathers and Important Men in our lives a Happy Father's Day! We are blessed to have you in our lives! Enjoy your special day!

Next Weekend!
Saturday June 27 & Sunday June 28
Since groups are no longer going to the Holy Lands, the economy for Christians & others have collapsed. A group of Christians from the Bethlehem New Store will be coming to our church June 27 & 28. They will have religious crafts for purchase down in Fellowship Hall before & after worship. You can support those in the Holy Lands and get a beautiful gift. There are a variety of items at a variety of prices.
Please plan to support this.

Happy Birthday Morningstar UMC

We will be celebrating 34 years of Morningstar on Sunday, June 7. Please join us for birthday cake, fellowship, and a special opportunity to give back to our community.

As a birthday gift to our neighbors, we will be collecting donations throughout the month of June to create Birthday Cake Kits for Home Sweet Home. These kits help families in need celebrate their loved ones' special days.

You can donate individual items or provide everything needed for a complete kit. We are collecting the following:

- Boxes of cake mix (any variety except angel food)
- Cans of lemon-lime soda
- Cans of frosting
- Birthday candles
- Rectangular foil pans

This book discussion will be at Normal First UMC 211 N. School Street Normal. All are welcome to attend and participate!

Highway of Tears: a true story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiamid.
This story is a piercing exploration of our ongoing failure to provide justice for the victims and testament to their families and communities unwavering determination to find it.
This book is on the UWF reading list and there is a copy in the Church Library. Check local libraries for other copies. However, please attend if you have read the book or not.

Light refreshment will be served.