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Bible Study - Via Zoom
THE BIBLE FOR
CURIOUS PEOPLE
Join in Tuesday mornings at 10:30am on Zoom as
we explore the Letter to the Galatians.
Reading
Assignment for Tuesday, May 18th:
Chapter 4 of Galatians, plus any introduction and/or notes
your bible provides.
Questions
to consider:
— Some translations render “Jesus the Christ” as
“Jesus the Liberating King.” What do each of those signify to
you?
— What do you make of Paul’s attempted guilt
trip on the Galatians? How would you react to that part of
this letter if it was sent to you?
— There are clearly factions among the earliest
Christians (at least from Paul’s point of view). How does
that make you feel?
— In what ways does Paul’s Hagar/Sarah
comparison help and/or hurt his overall argument?
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
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.
Jorie Manderfield's Celebration of Life
Saturday, June 12th at 11:00am at Woodridge UMC we celebrate the life of our
sister in Christ, Jorie Manderfield.
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, social distancing, and reservations are
necessary. Click here to reserve your spot.
To donate to the Jorie Manderfield Memorial Fund
here at Woodridge UMC, please click this link and select “Jorie Manderfield Memorial Fund” in
the drop-down menu.
Youth Ministry Spring-Summer 2021
Youth Group on Zoom has completed its season.
But Youth Ministries at WUMC never end!
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.
Outreach Opportunities
Suits for
Success Update
Bill Denwood, the
Executive Director for Suits for Success has sent us an
update on the status of this mission. Follow this link to
read his letter.
Bill would also like to express his thanks to everyone at
Woodridge UMC for their generosity. Even during the
pandemic, our church is one of Suits for Success most
faithful donors.
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. We
will be in the Prairie Central district. Click here to read the list of churches in each district.
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Ways to Connect
May
14th, 2021, Volume 12, Edition 20
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