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Aurora Methodists like a challenge.
Congregants at Aurora s Flowing Forth UMC responded to a Fill-the-Truck Mission Challenge issued by the UMC Northern Illinois Conference. Donations of household products and cash will benefit the UMC Midwest Mission Distribution Center in downstate Chatham.
The conference goal for the MMDC was 6,000 pounds of items and $1,000.
The Rev. Derek Rogers, Flowing Forth UMC pastor, said local congregants collected 19 bottles of dish soap, 15 liquid household cleaners, 10 liquid laundry detergents and $80 in funds.
According to the Rev. Rogers, the challenge is issued annually in connection with northern Illinois Methodists annual conference, a business meeting of clergy and laity.
Aurora s Flowing Forth to hold drive-in worship May 30 The Rev. Derek Rogers, pastor of Aurora s Flowing Forth United Methodist Church, preaches at a previous drive-in service. Flowing Forth will hold a drive-in worship service Sunday, May 30, in the Aurora Christian Schools parking lot. Courtesy of Al Benson
Updated 5/25/2021 10:15 PM
Weather permitting, Flowing Forth United Methodist Church in Aurora will hold drive-in worship at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 30.
The Rev. Derek Rogers invites the public to Aurora Christian Schools parking lot, 2255 Sullivan Road in Aurora.
Rev. Rogers said, We ll join together in the parking lot to listen to the music, prayers, and sermon. Bring lawn chairs and sit outside of your car.
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No Matt Baume
There it is, just sitting innocently next to the raw chicken at QFC: A big bin of Chick-Fil-A sauce, with a big bright sign declaring “NEW.” Ah Christ, not these assholes again.
Like you, I was exhausted by the Chick-Fil-A wars of 2012, when the president of the fast food company made some particularly homophobic remarks and it came to light that the company donates money to various homophobic causes, after which it became politically mandatory for conservatives to pretend that to eat a chicken sandwich is to take a moral stand.
I’m sure you remember the discourse and how extremely stupid it was. Carrying a Chick-Fil-A bag became a declaration, a badge to let everyone know that you have disdain for queers. Obviously, nobody really gave a shit about the food itself; it was just one of those dumb conservative performances like eating beans or pretending to care about the sanctity of women’s sports.