Pastor
Dave's Blog Post
INTERSECTIONALITY
and RACISM
As I wrote
last week, I’m committed to using this
space each week to offer resources that will inform our
summer sermon series and the conversations it produces. Some
weeks that might mean a lengthy list of links to
articles, books, or podcasts. Last
week it meant one long form
video on White* privilege. Read more here.
Bible
Study - Via Zoom
THE BIBLE FOR
CURIOUS PEOPLE - ON ZOOM
Join us Tuesday mornings in June at 10:30am on
Zoom as we explore the book of Exodus.
Reading Assignment for Tuesday, August 18th:
Look over the entirety of Exodus again as we
recap the book.
Question to consider:
- Pick out a “favorite” passage or small
section and come prepared to tell us why it moved you,
scared you, motivated you, taught you, enraged you, etc.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak this class
is meeting online through Zoom on Tuesday mornings at
10:30AM. Please contact Pastor Dave (pastordave@woodridgeumc.org) to join the conversation. It is a great way to
stay connected and all are welcome.
No prior bible reading or knowledge or expertise
needed. No question is dumb and no one is forced to read the
bible in one particular way. We will all learn as we go along
exploring what the text says, what it leaves unsaid, what
history and tradition tell us about the text, and how our own
experience influences our reading.
WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY ON ZOOM
The Wednesday Bible study class on Wednesdays at
6:00 p.m. on ZOOM. We will be studying
the bible verses for the next Sunday's service. If
you want to be a part of the Wednesday class, please contact
Pastor Danita.
Opportunities/Events
Fridays
- Lunch in the Parking Lot
There is no
tent available this week due to storm damage.
As long as our church building remains closed, anyone who
wishes can meet up in the church parking lot at noon on
Fridays for lunch.
- Bring your own lunch & chair
- We will sit 6 feet from each other
- Masks are required at all times we aren’t in our chairs
that are 6 feet apart.
- Check the weather & dress appropriately.
Ice
Cream Under the Tent
We had such a
great time gathering together that we are doing it
again!
Sunday, August 16th at 1:30 p.m. Join us
under the tent (rain or shine) for ice cream, fun and games
for all ages Bring your own chair and we will supply
the ice cream!
Outdoor
Worship Service Under the Big Tent
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 -- 10:00 a.m..........We will share together in an outdoor
worship experience. Bring your own chair.
11th
Annual Woodridge Rotary Recycling Extravaganza
It took
awhile but Woodridge Rotary is finally having a
recycling event on September
12th from 8am until noon. They need
volunteers and hope you are available that day to help.
Please respond to Steve Malinowski here if you can make it. They will be supplying
masks and gloves to all volunteers if they don't already have
their own. All customers will be required to stay in their
cars and open their doors or trunks to allow us to remove
whatever goods they have for recycling. Woodridge Rotary
always appreciates your efforts in volunteering. Details
about the event can be found here.
Life
Line Screening
Life Line
Screening will be at Woodridge UMC on Wednesday,
September 16th. For more information
about the event, please see the flyer here.
Morning
Prayer with Upper Room
Morning
Prayer with The Upper Room via Facebook
Live,
every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11 a.m. (CT).
These guided prayer experiences are archived so you may join
them at your convenience if you miss it live.
Northern
Illinois Conference
Upcoming
Aurora Lay Leader Virtual MeetingsThe next Aurora Lay Leader meeting is scheduled
for August 20 at 7 pm. "See" you there! If you are a lay
leader and cannot make a meeting, invite another lay person
from your church to attend. These meetings are not just for
official lay leaders but any lay person who is a leader in a
church! Your Zoom video conferencing invitation will be sent
by Leola Tucker (ltucker@umcnic.org).
Prayer
Booklet For Times Like These from Our Conference
Don’t worry
about anything? That’s pretty hard to do these days! Yet it
is when we pray that we are able to pour our hearts and minds
out to God. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March,
the NIC Discipleship Task Force asked clergy and laity to
submit daily prayers, which were shared on the conference
social media sites and website. Those prayers have been
assembled into an online booklet, "Times Like These –
Prayers of the People," for your reflection and
devotion.
Click here to view the booklet online
Click here to download
Learning with the Northern Illinois
Conference
The Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) staff,
with the assistance of the NIC Communications team and the
NIC Office of Congregational Development and
Redevelopment, are producing online learning sessions
via Zoom on Thursdays
at either 10 am or 1 pm with practical
information on how to do a variety of ministries during the
COVID-19 outbreak. There are also archived training sessions
available for viewing such as Intentional Discipleship, How is Your
Soul and financial helps. All of this can
be found here: https://www.umcnic.org/online-learning
Outreach
Opportunities
August
Outreach Offering:
Nkemba
and Mbwizu Ndjungu
The Rev. Nkemba
Ndjungu and his wife Mbwizu Ndjungu are missionaries with the
Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church
serving with The United Methodist Church of
Cameroon. They oversee church development and
construction, Christian education, health, youth and prison
ministries and VIM teams. They also facilitate an intensive
pastor’s training program as part of the ordination process.
Born in Malonga, Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C), Rev.
Nkemba’s previous appointments have been as a pastor in
Kazembe and Lubumbashi and as a District Superintendent in
Sandoa, all in the D.R.C. From 1998-2007 he served in Dakar,
Senegal, where he was involved in evangelism, church-planting
and theological education.
Born in Kasaji, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.),
Mbwizu previously served as a midwife in Kazembe and Sandoa,
D.R.C., and as coordinator of an "Alphabet Center for
Women" in Lubumbashi, D.R.C. Mbwizu and her husband
served in Dakar, Senegal, from 1998-2007.
Looking Ahead
2020
Meeting Dates
Ad Council
(9:00 am)
Finance (7:00 pm)
Trustees (7:00 pm)
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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
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Northern
Illinois Conference
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about upcoming events in the Northern
Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church by
clicking this link
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14th, 2020, Volume 11, Edition 33
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