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Bible Study - Via Zoom
THE BIBLE FOR
CURIOUS PEOPLE
Our Tuesday bible study continues this week May 4th at
10:30am. Join in on Zoom as we explore the
Letter to the Galatians.
Reading
Assignment for Tuesday, May 4th:
Chapter 2 of Galatians, plus any introduction and/or notes
your bible provides.
Questions
to consider:
—Who do you
understand the spies from verse 4 to be? What might be their
motive?
—Paul says Titus was welcomed by the Jerusalem
leaders, but Titus isn’t mentioned as being endorsed like
Paul and Barnabas. Why? Just an oversight by Paul? Or
something else?
—Verse 16 is sometimes rendered “faith in Jesus”
and sometimes “faith (or faithfulness) of Jesus.” What difference
does the choice make?
—Have you ever had to confront hypocrisy like
Paul does here? How did that go?
WEDNESDAY
BIBLE STUDY ON ZOOM
Wednesday bible study meets at 6:00 pm on
Wednesday evenings. Our current study is I
Corinthians: Searching the Depths of God
by Jaime Clark-Soles. It is available through
Cokesbury, Amazon and on Kindle. Contact Pastor Danita
if you would like to join this study.
Employment Opportunity
Small Miracles Preschool Open Director
Position
Woodridge
United Methodist Church's Small Miracles Preschool is seeking
a Preschool Director to start immediately in preparation for
the 2021-2022 school year. The Director is responsible for
maintaining the daily operations of Small Miracles Preschool,
a warm and friendly environment, and a quality
Christian-based, child-centered program. The Director must
meet and maintain the minimum State Licensing Requirements of
Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for the
State of Illinois, and lead and support the staff through teamwork
and mutual respect to achieve individual and classroom goals.
The Director reports to the Small Miracles Preschool Board of
Directors with day-to-day accountability to the Lead Pastor
of Woodridge United Methodist Church. You can find the
requirements and how to apply at https://www.woodridgeumc.org/small-miracles-preschool/.
Opportunities/Events
Youth Ministry Spring of 2021
This Sunday,
May 2nd at 1:30pm is our Season Finale
for Youth Group on Zoom, featuring the return of our silly Awards Banquet.
Just, you know, without the banquet part. But, hey, if other
awards shows can go on, why not ours?? In addition to our
just-for-fun awards, we’ll continue to check in with one
another and pray together. Contact Pastor Dave for the Zoom link.
Looking ahead:
• Get ready for our next in person,
outdoor, all church event on Sunday, May 16th at 1:30pm:
Blessing the Wheels. Bring your bikes, scooters, roller
blades, skateboards, car — anything with wheels — as we pray
over them and you. Then stick around to ride around the
parking lot and share fellowship and cookies.
• Celebrating and Blessing our
Graduates on Sunday,
June 6th in worship at 10:00am. If you or a
family member are graduating from high school, college, or
graduate school this year please contact Pastor Dave so we can celebrate your accomplishments and all
that is next for you!
• Stay tuned for some outdoor,
in-person gatherings this summer such as: mini golf, service
opportunities, or frisbee time.
Spring Clean Up at Woodridge UMC
Today, Sunday, May 2nd from 1:00 – 3:00
pm there
is a Spring Clean-Up and mulch installation at Woodridge
United Methodist Church. Please bring gloves, a mask
for when you are gathered closer than 6 feet and a helpful
attitude. Snacks and drinks will be supplied as well as
tools. (You may bring your own if you prefer). It is a
great opportunity for everyone to give back a little.
Look for Angelique for instructions.
Memorial Service for Sharon Place
Saturday, May 8th at 2:00pm at Woodridge UMC we celebrate the life of our
sister in Christ, Sharon Place. Due to COVID restrictions
limited space will be available in the sanctuary, with
overflow space offered as we are able. We also plan to
live-stream the service on our Woodridge UMC YouTube channel. Masks and social distancing required. To
donate to the Sharon Place Memorial Fund here at Woodridge
UMC, please click this link and select "Sharon Place Memorial
Fund" in the drop-down menu.
Downers Grove Community Carryout Dinner
On Saturday,
May 15th, St. Andrews Episcopal Church
of Downers Grove (1125 Franklin Street) is offering a free
carryout meal to celebrate springtime. This meal is
open to anyone in the community. If you would like to
enjoy a hot, home-cooked meal of baked macaroni & cheese,
buttered green beans and cookies, please call 630.400.9354 to
order. Pick up will be by last name on May 15th: A-L:
3:00-4:00pm & M-Z: 4:00-5:00pm on the
south side of the building.. Call 630.400.9354 with
questions, too.
Blessing of the Wheels
Get ready for our next in-person, outdoor,
all-ages, all-church event!
Blessing of the Wheels on Sunday, May 16th
at 1:30pm.
What’s that mean?? Bring your bikes, scooters,
roller blades, skateboards, motorcycle, car — anything with
wheels — and we will pray a blessing on them and
you. Then stick around to ride around the parking lot and
share fellowship and cookies.
Masks and social distancing required.
Vaccine
Buddy Program
Seniors who need help navigating the technology
necessary to book an appointment to receive the COVID-19
vaccine can call Jim Hill at (630) 640-0804 to be paired up
with a Vaccination Buddy through a new program offered by
Naperville and Lisle Townships TRIAD and the Naperville
Senior Task Force. This buddy will schedule the senior for a
vaccination appointment and also can provide transportation
to the appointment if needed.
Upper
Room Devotionals
The Upper
Rooms for May-June are in. Contact the church office or call 630.968.6050 if you would like a
copy. There are a few available in the mailbox and in
the narthex.
Birthdays
May Birthdays
2 Kaela Bonaguro
Robert Kettell
4 Deb Cortez
6 Karen Smith
10 Amanda Smith
11 Jean Lamorena
12 Marisa McGinty
14 Larry Cash
18 Charlotte Ashworth
21 Kathy Manderfield
22 Dione McConnell
23 Robyn Harris White
25 Drew Byczynski
Outreach
Opportunities
May Outreach
Offering: Methodist Border Mission Network
The
goal of MBMN is to manifest our Wesleyan heritage in
cross-border ministries through mutually empowering
collaboration between the Methodist Church of Mexico and the
United Methodist Church.
There is a huge need for supplies for the refugees traveling
to and through our borders. They travel long distances,
sometimes days and weeks, to get to the border. We need
supplies in the "Help Centers" which we encourage
with the entire border area. Education along with the issues
of refugees and immigrants is very important and lacking.
Advocacy on behalf of our immigrant/refugee brothers and
sisters along with a coordination of available resources and
humanitarian efforts on both sides of the border are needed
to help this population. A specific need for example would be
a new website developed to share the needs of all of our
areas and should be kept current and have links to ministries
areas that are working.
The MBMN hopes to see leadership development in our churches
through bilateral sharing of pastors and promoting ministry
with immigrants and refugees. Hopefully, our congregations
will develop new and re-newing ministries that welcome the
immigrant and refugee to our midst. Developing, supporting
and/or encouraging "help centers" or shelters for
immigrants and refugees and the provision of other
humanitarian needs, assisting in repatriation if we are able.
We also hope that we, as United Methodists and the Methodists
in Mexico can help to supply health and spiritual needs to
those immigrants and refugees coming to/through our areas.
Northern Illinois Conference
Monthly
Aurora District Lay Leader Virtual Meetings
There will be monthly Aurora District Lay Leader
meetings on the Third Thursday of every month at 7 pm
through May. "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). Contact Leola if you would like to join.
New
District Boundaries Set
The new 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.
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Ways to Connect
April
29th, 2021, Volume 12, Edition 18
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