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Opportunities/Events
Free COVID-19
Vaccination Clinics
Gary United Methodist Church will host a COVID-19
vaccination site, with the first dose on Wednesday, June 23,
3-7 p.m., and the second dose on
Thursday, July 14, 9 a.m. -2 p.m. The clinic
will have the Pfizer vaccine, so anyone ages 12 and older
may sign up. Register on garychurch.org/registrations or call 630-668-3100. Gary UMC is
located at 224 North Main Street in Wheaton.
Faith
United Methodist Church will host a
COVID-19 vaccination site on Wednesday, July 14, 3-7 p.m.
The clinic will have the Pfizer vaccine, so anyone ages 12 and older
may sign up. Register here. Faith UMC is located at 815 Finley Road
in Lombard.
Welcome Faith UMC Members
Come join the welcome party for the Faith UMC of
Lisle members on Sunday,
July 18th with worship service at 10:00 a.m. and lunch at
11:00 a.m.. We will have games and
CAKE, too. Look for us under the big tent in the front
of the church (in case of rain in Bonfal Hall).
Save The Date!! Sunday, July 25, 20211 at 3pm
KATRINA SUDMAN AND HER HUSBAND, VINCENT CATALANO
PERFORM FOR US
Katrina and Vincent are coming to America for a visit.
They have agreed to perform a concert for us at The First
United Methodist Church of Downers Grove, located
at 1032 Maple Avenue, on Sunday, July 25th, 2021,
at 3 pm. We are so grateful that the
Downers Grove Church has offered the use of their Grand Piano
and are thrilled to present this FREE concert jointly with
our Church.
The concert title is “Symphonic Masterpieces at the Piano”
and will include movements of Liszt’s rarely performed
arrangements of Beethoven’s Symphonies no. 5 and no. 6 for
piano solo, a four-hand symphony by Debussy, and the beloved
“Peer Gynt” suite by Grieg.
Come experience this enchanting, entwining of the piano and
the orchestra, and congratulate Katrina and Vincent on their
recent marriage.
Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale Returns
The Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale is excited to be
getting back to singing in person this fall. Auditions
will be held by appointment on August 3 or 10 at
College Church in Wheaton for all voice
parts. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to
9:30. GEWC presents two major concerts each season with
additional appearances. If you are interested in
auditioning, please find more details here.
Youth
Ministry Summer 2021
Youth Ministries at WUMC in July, and August:
• Opportunity to help children in
need! Monday,
July 26th from 4:30-6:00pm, we are serving at
Feed My Starving Children in Aurora. Space is limited, contact Pastor
Dave (pastordave@woodridgeumc.org) to reserve your spot!
• Arriving this fall: the Return of
the Confirmands! Working title for this year: “Confirmation
Problems” If
you or a family member or a friend are in 7th, 8th, or 9th
grade for school year 2021-22, Confirmation is for you.
More details to be announced…
Moving Forward Together Classes
Love Christian Clearinghouse is holding free
Moving Forward Together classes on Thursday evenings
beginning this September. The program is designed to
help people who are struggling with everyday life and who
seek to make lasting change to achieve their potential.
Click here for the Moving Forward Together participant flyer.
Interested participants must sign-up for orientation between July 2nd and
August 5th, by calling 630-512-8665. Anyone
interested in a volunteer position should contact Donna Adler, Transformational Ministry Coordinator and plan to attend Volunteer Training on August 14th.
We are committed to this content, however, the timing of the
course offerings will be fluid and will be based on the needs
of the participants, and the availability of the volunteers
who come forward to teach the classes. Together we will
transform lives and communities in the name of Christ!
Outreach Opportunities
Want to Help Those Affected by the Tornado?
As we begin to gather together for worship and
slowly open our building, there are some ongoing
opportunities that we want to "revive". We
will get more details from our Outreach Committee at a later
time about these and other opportunities.
Suits for Success
There are donation boxes in the hallway by the
coat rack just outside the narthex for both men and women's
clothing. The clothes are picked up, dry cleaned and
then taken to area men and women's prisons for people being
released. NO belts, shoes, underwear or ties.
"Goin'
Green" Shoes & Clothes Recycling Box
Located in the northeast corner of our parking lot,
this receptacle is a convenient place to recycle any shoes
and your clothes that are at or near the end of their
usefulness.
Did you know discarded clothes account for more
total landfill space than any other waste item? The “Goin’
Green” Box helps us reduce our waste.
How is this different from our “Suits for
Success” ministry?
The big difference is that “Suits for Success”
cannot accept shoes of any kind, nor can they accept belts,
ties, or underwear. “Goin’ Green” accepts all shoes and
clothes.
In summary: Keep bringing your gently used clothing
donations to the “Suits for Success” collection boxes in the
hallway.
For all shoes and any other clothes, instead of
throwing them in the trash, put them in the “Goin’ Green”
receptacle in the northeast corner of the parking lot.
West Suburban Food Pantry
We have a basket that we "inherited"
from the Faith, Lisle church that is waiting for
donations. It sits in the narthex, usually near the
sanctuary doors. They did not stop operating during the
pandemic and there is pending legislation in our state and
nation that might cut their corporate donations in large
amounts. Let's replenish our basket!!!
Used Eyeglasses
There is a
basket also in the narthex for collecting used
eyeglasses. Jorie would see that her sister, Kendra,
got the eyeglasses and that they are recycled to the Lions
Club and Gift of Sight groups. Kendra is continuing
this important mission. (Prescription eyeglasses only).
July Outreach Offering
Grace
Children's Hospital and Pediatric Clinic, Haiti
Grace Children’s
Hospital, founded in 1967, is recognized as Haiti’s leading medical
facility dedicated to the treatment of children with
tuberculosis (TB). Each year, the hospital receives thousands
of children who are suffering from TB, HIV, and other
diseases. The earthquake that struck Haiti on January
12, 2010 forever changed the nation of Haiti, and severely
damaged the Grace Children's Hospital campus. The hospital
has rebuilt transitional facilities that continue to serve
the people of Haiti, and have new outreaches to the tent
communities near the hospital. Even in the aftermath of the
earthquake, hospital operations were only halted for a few
days, and care for the children staying at the hospital never
ceased.
Inpatient
Ward
The staff members at Grace Children’s Hospital care for
hundreds of children a year at the hospital’s inpatient ward.
During their stay, which averages three months, Grace
Children’s Hospital provides a place of healing and solace to
these suffering children.
The children receive excellent medical care from professional
doctors and nurses, nutritious meals to help them grow
healthy and strong, and comfort from the dedicated and loving
mamans (nurses’ aides). Once a child is on the road to
recovery, he or she can also attend school at the hospital.
For some, this is the first and only time they will ever
experience a formal education.
All of Grace Children’s Hospital’s programs fees for services
are determined by a sliding scale based on the patient’s
income. No one is ever turned away because they are unable to
pay. For more information check their website at www.internationalchildcare.org/grace-childrens-hospital.
Northern Illinois Conference
NEW
Prairie Central District
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. Find the new
district webpage here.
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Ways to Connect
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