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Bible Study - Via Zoom
THE BIBLE FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE
Join us Tuesday mornings at 10:30am on Zoom as
we explore the Gospel of Mark.
Reading
Assignment for Tuesday, January 26h:
Chapters 4-5 of the book of Mark, plus any notes your
bible provides.
Questions
to consider:
—Lots of different parables of the Kingdom of
God. Which ones resonates with you the most/least? Why?
—Mark’s Jesus consistently tells people not to
talk about how he heals them. Why do you think Jesus responds
differently to the man possessed by demons (5:19)?
—Do you see any connections between the parades
of chapter 4 and the healings of chapter 5?
Due to the
pandemic, 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 is examining the
scriptures for the following Sunday. Please contact
Pastor Danita if you are interested in joining the group.
Opportunities/Events
Youth Ministry Winter/Spring of 2021
No Youth Group Zoom this Sunday, January 24. We
hope you’ll attend Winter Shenanigans instead!
Special Event: Winter Shenanigans, January 24th at
1:30pm. Outdoor fun at church for the whole
family! With hot chocolate and various activities at silly
stations such as Build a Snowman and Snowball Bozo Buckets.
Dress for the weather, bring your own accessories for your
snowman, and wear a mask.
Youth Group zoom returns Sunday, January 31st.
Winter Shenanigans
This
Sunday, January
24th at 1:30, you are invited to Woodridge
UMC for outdoor fun for the whole family! Our Shenanigans
include:
- Play at five silly stations with various
activities such as Build a Snowman and Snowball Bozo
Buckets.
- Enjoy hot chocolate.
- Find a new puzzle to take home from our
Puzzle Exchange — or bring a puzzle to swap.
- Purchase Fair Trade items to take home like
coffee and chocolate.
A few requirements:
- Dress appropriately for the weather — this
entire event is outdoors.
- Bring your own accessories for your
snowman, if you are able.
- Keep safe distance from those not from your
household.
- Wear a mask.
Puzzle
Exchange
WUMC has started a PUZZLE EXCHANGE.
Every puzzle deserves a second, third, or even
fourth shot. Let’s share the wealth!
There is a bin on the northwest side of the
building labelled "Puzzle Exchange" by the north
narthex doors for easy exchange anytime you would like.
Bring a puzzle. Take a puzzle. Please make sure
that the bin is closed properly.
Outreach Opportunities
January
Outreach Offering: Family Crisis Fund
The
Pastors of our church use our Family Crisis Fund to assist
persons who come to our doors through the week needing help
with food, utilities, prescription medicine(s), gas,
emergency rental payments, and similar. The Family
Crisis Fund is also available to church members in their time
of need for the same types of assistance (food, utilities,
etc.) In addition to your monetary donations, we can
also utilize gift cards from grocery stores, restaurants, and
gas stations. These are also very helpful. The Pastors are
grateful for your faithful support in helping the church do
the work of Christ on a daily basis. Emergency needs have
nearly depleted the fund this year, so your generosity is
greatly appreciated.
DUPAGE PADS
Due to the
continuing pandemic, DuPage Pads will not be using Downers
Grove FUMC or any church to house Pads guests until late
2021. They will continue to hotel guests at the
guidance of the DuPage Health Department for both the Pads
guests and the volunteers’ safety.
DuPage Pads has enough funds to house 70 hotel rooms through
March 31, 2021. Their goal is 115 hotel rooms
(approximately 150 guests) per night. Each hotel room
is approximately $45 a night which requires them to raise
approximately $450,000. Additional federal government
funding is uncertain at the moment.
Cold weather has arrived, and people are still very much in
need. There are several ways you can help:
- Food
and Toiletry Donations: Please consider
donating essential items
using this link using curbside drop off boxes
located in the DuPage PADS parking lot of 703 W. Liberty
Wheaton, IL 60187. 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 maintain and add
additional housing in hotels for guests, as well as
provide them with food. This requires significant
financial resources to sustain this long term.
Visit the PADS website here and look at the very top for the
link to donate.
- Bring
Food or Monetary Donations to DGFUMC: First United
Methodist in Downers Grove is collecting microwave meals
to bring to PADS guests starting November 5th.
Microwave meals may be brought to the church Monday thru
Friday 10am-1pm and monetary donations can be made on
the church website dgfumc.org using the Giving tab. The
church is located at 1032 Maple Avenue in Downers Grove.
Please
call or email Larry
Cash with questions at
630-808-8713.
Northern Illinois Conference
Get to
Know Interim Bishop John Hopkins
With the new
year, we welcome retired Bishop John L. Hopkins, who is
serving as the interim bishop for the Northern Illinois
Conference through 2021.
Typically we would host a meet-and-greet event or a formal
welcome, but because COVID-19 prevents us from gathering we
are introducing him through a Zoom interview.
Did you know Bishop Hopkins served in campus ministries? NIC
Dir. of Communications Anne Marie Gerhardt "sat
down" with Bishop Hopkins to ask a few questions about
his background and ministry to help all of us get to know him
a little better.
Watch and share this video.
New District Boundaries Set
While the
boundaries of the new districts for the Northern Illinois
Conference are set, churches have until January 15 to
submit a request for a change with a rationale to their
District Superintendent. Interim Bishop Hopkins and the
Cabinet will make a final determination by January 31.
The names of the districts, which go into effect July 2021,
are Lake
North, Lake South, Prairie Central, Prairie North, and
Prairie South. Click here to read the list of churches in each district.
2021
Aurora District Lay Academy
2021
Laity Convocation
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
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Ways to Connect
January
22nd, 2021, Volume 12, Edition 4
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