Bible
Study - Via Zoom
PRAYER FOR
CURIOUS PEOPLE - ON ZOOM
For the next couple weeks, “The Bible for
Curious People” is switching to “Prayer for Curious People.”
Prayer, aka Spiritual Disciplines aka Spiritual
Practices, takes many forms beyond our standard version of
talking to God about what we want. Over the next couple of
weeks we will explore some examples. This week: Contemplative
Drawing
Contemplative Drawing is a way to combine prayer
and creativity, engaging areas of our brains we don’t often
use during prayer. No preparation — or art skills — needed!
In repose to the COVID-19 outbreak and
subsequent stay at home order, this class is meeting online
through Zoom Tuesday mornings at 10:30AM. Please contact
Pastor Dave (pastordave@woodridgeumc.org) to join the conversation.
All are welcome. No prior bible reading or
knowledge or expertise needed. No question is dumb and no one
is forced to think or believe in one particular way.
Wednesday
Bible Study On ZOOM
The Wednesday
Bible study class will begin its next session on Wednesday, April
22, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. on ZOOM. We
will be studying the book HOPE FOR HARD
TIMES by Magrey deVega.
Each person should order the book on your own. If
you are having trouble ordering and/or want to be a part of
the Wednesday class, please contact Pastor Danita.
Other
Activities
All
Church Outdoor Clean-Up Postponed
With the
shelter in place order extended, this event will not occur
until a later date.
General Conference
2020 Postponed
General
Conference May 5-15, 2020 in Minneapolis is postponed. It is
being rescheduled for 2021.
Northern
Illinois Annual Conference Postponed
Scheduled for
June 7th - 9th, this event will not occur until a later date
in the fall.
Office
Hours
The
church office is ONLY OPEN on Wednesdays. Please
contact the pastors directly in case of an emergency.
We will be
adjusting office hours from week to week for the time
being. For the next 7 days, the office hours are:
Friday, April 17th- Office
CLOSED
Monday, April 20th - Office
CLOSED
Tuesday, April 21st - Office CLOSED
Wednesday, April 22nd - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Thursday, April 23rd - Office CLOSED
Friday, April
24th - Office
CLOSED
Don't
Miss Our Next Call
In our ever changing situation, reminders and
changes will also come to you as recorded phone messages from
Pastor Dave. Calling Post is one of the tools we
use to keep you informed about, and connected to, Woodridge
UMC. Please take a moment to add the Calling Post phone
number to your Contacts, so you recognize it the next time
one of the pastors calls to update you about events in the
life of our congregation: 405-308-4474.
Outreach
Opportunities
Outreach
Committee presents Hands On Lent and Beyond!
When we first
suggested this project would include "surprises along
the way,” this is not what we had in mind! Yet, here we are.
And we are still extending our worship through our
outreach…just in adjusted ways.
On March 15th we blessed the first batch of our Offering of
Letters. This Sunday we will bless the next batch. We have
over 50 letters so far — thank you! And it is not too late to
write more.
While we don’t know what May will bring, we intend to still
collect items for Bucket Brigade and Snack Attack. But if we
cannot serve in those ways, we are confident we will find way
other methods for sharing the love of Jesus with our
neighbors
DUPAGE PADS
Due to the
Coronavirus outbreak and concern for the health and safety of
PADS clients, volunteers, and congregations, all Interim
(Overnight) Housing shelter sites closed, beginning Saturday,
March 21st. However, PADS is still accepting
donations of food and money to support their mission.
- Food Donations: DuPage PADS
cannot accept donations for general use during this
time. Please consider donating essential items
using this link using curbside
drop off boxes located in the parking lot of 703 W.
Liberty Wheaton. Drop off hours are Monday-Friday
8:00am-8:00pm and Saturday-Sunday 8:00am-4:00pm. Please
do not leave donations outside of the scheduled times,
especially food items overnight.
- Monetary Donations: a special fund
has been set up for this purpose. PADS is working hard
to find alternate housing in hotels for guests, as well
as provide them with food. This will take a lot of
financial resources to sustain this for more than a few
days. Visit the PADS website and look at the
very top for the link to donate.
West Suburban Community Pantry Donation
Promotions
The West
Suburban Community Pantry offers food for the hungry and
resources to empower persons to improve their quality of
life. Our vision is a community without hunger. The
Pantry operates year-round with a goal that each eligible
family in DuPage County as well as Bolingbrook &
Romeoville receive nutritionally balanced food, including
meats, dairy, and fresh produce monthly. We are also
registered as an emergency food pantry for Illinois. With the
help of volunteers and sponsors, our vision is to eradicate hunger
within the families and individuals in the DuPage County
area. We are dedicated to providing food for the hungry,
educating the donor community about existing needs, and
supporting advocacy efforts for the hungry. We also work hard
to encourage volunteerism and the sharing of resources.
Looking Ahead
2020
Meeting Dates
Ad Council
(9:00 am)
Finance (7:00 pm)
Trustees (7:00 pm)
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April 28th
May 30th
May 19th
June 23rd
August 8th
July 21st
August 25th
October 10th (depending on September
15th
October 27th
church conference date)
November 17th
November 24th
December 12th
December 15th
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Ways to Connect
Aurora
District News
To subscribe to the biweekly newsletter for our
district (the Aurora District of the Northern Illinois
Conference), please click here.
Northern
Illinois Conference
Find out
about upcoming events in the Northern
Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church by
clicking this link
April
17th, 2020, Volume 11, Edition 16
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