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Opportunities/Events
The Bible for Curious People
This study is
open to all and meets Tuesday mornings at 10:30am. We meet in
person the first Tuesday of the month, on Zoom the other
Tuesdays.
Reading
Assignment for Tuesday, September 28th:
Chapter 4-5 of Romans, plus any notes your bible provides.
Questions
to consider:
—Paul continues to address the question, “How
does one become right with God?” What is his answer to that
question based on this chapter?
—In chapter 5, Paul uses the metaphor of
reconciled enemies to describe our relationship with God. In
what ways is that metaphor helpful or life-giving? In what
ways is it harmful and misused?
— According to Paul, how is it that God can be
God of both Jews and gentiles?
Please contact Pastor Dave (pastordave@woodridgeumc.org) for the Zoom link.
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
This fall, we
have our Wednesday Bible study (obviously on Wednesday) from
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We will meet in person (those
who wish to) as well as via ZOOM (for those not able to be in
person). Our study guide is entitled "We Are the
Church....Let's Act Like It" by Linda Tower
Pevey. It is a study on the Book of Acts and will last
through the end of October.
FOR THOSE JOINING IN PERSON: Our class will meet in the
narthex (right outside of the sanctuary). Please
continue to wear your mask while we are inside of the
building. Also, please park and enter at that end of
the building.
FOR THOSE JOINING VIA ZOOM: You will be connected and
able to verbally participate as in a regular ZOOM call.
Contact Pastor Danita or the church office for the link.
Join the 2021 South DuPage Crop Walk
Make a Difference:
Every dollar donated to the CROP Hunger Walk is powerful in
the fight to end hunger. Here is an example of what your gift
could mean to a community in need:
$22 = 200 BABY FISH Provides a great source of nutrition
$90 = COFFEE BEANS Equips farmers with a resilient coffee
crop
$250 = BEEKEEPING SUITS Two suits to protect beekeepers while
tending to the hives and collecting honey
$950 = SEEDLINGS Coffee beans, cocoa beans and several types
of resilient fruit and tree seedlings for two community
nurseries
How
can you help? Join the South DuPage
CROP Walk! This year the CROP Walk will take place on Sunday, October
17, 2021. This annual event is a 6 km
walk to raise funds for hunger programs of Church World
Service (the outreach arm of the National Council of
Churches). 25%
of all funds raised go to local hunger
agencies, including Woodridge Community Pantry, Downers Grove
FISH, Lisle Township Food Pantry and the Northern Illinois
Food Bank as well as PADS sites.
When:
October 17, 2021
Registration:
1:30 p.m.
Step
Off: 2:00 p.m.
Where:
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church at Grant & Main Street,
Downers Grove (across from Downers Grove North High School).
Sign up in the Narthex today or contact Monica Copeland at
(630) 728-5359.
https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2021/team/woodridge-united-methodist
Crop Walk Panera Fundraiser
On Wednesday,
October 6th from 4:00 – 8:00 pm,
he Panera (160 Odgen Ave.) in Downer Grove is having a
fundraiser for Crop Walk. A percentage of all purchases
will go to Crop Walk if you bring the flyer here. If you order online, enter PRFUND
at checkout.
Confirmation
Has Begun
If you, a family member, or a friend are in 7th,
8th, or 9th grade for school year 2021-22, Confirmation is
for you — it’s not too late.
Confirmation Class meets Sundays at 11:00am in
the Youth Room. Please contact Pastor Dave (pastordave@woodridgeumc.org) to register and/or for more information. Or
simply meet us in the Youth Room today at 11:00am (aka after
the worship service).
Youth
Ministry 2021-2022
Youth Ministries at WUMC in September &
beyond:
TODAY, Sunday, September 26th at 11:00am Confirmation Class. Meet in the Youth Room after
the worship service.
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.
Also TODAY
Sunday,
September 26th at 11:00am: High School Youth Group!
Faith exploration geared for sophomores through seniors. No
question is out of bounds. Meet in Youth Room after the
worship service.
Birthdays
October
4 Linda Hedborn
5 Jason Kabella
Ryan Novak
6 Chit Shain
8 Davina Anderson-Burnett
10 Kendra Moore
11 Jay Jeske
12 Alice Marianyi
Beth Printz
13 Robert Saner
15 Romy Viernes
16 Gavin Krughoff
17 Daniel Grosch
Dave Miller
19 Joan Kettell
20 Faye Hoffman
24 Kaylee Ford
25 Krista Waynick
26 Haley Lietz
27 Kevin Read
28 Carol Todd
30 Molly Manderfield
Kayleigh Smith
31 Olivia Cash
Outreach
Opportunities
DuPage Pads: Did You Know?
DuPagePads operates a Street Outreach call line
for anyone who observes someone unsheltered or in need
of services. Please notify our Street Outreach team at
630-682-3846, option 2, or email streetoutreach@dupagepads.org with the following information:
Your name and contact information (for
possible follow-up)
- Individual’s/Family’s Name (if
known)
- Location (last seen)
- General Description
Midwest
Mission Assistance for Disaster Relief and Afghan
Refugees
From flooding
in Michigan in the North to the wildfires in the West, now
the hurricane devastation in Louisiana and flooding in
Tennessee, we have exhausted our cleaning kit inventory. We
need your help!
To donate text MMDC to 91999, mail in a check or collect
supplies and take to your nearest collection site.
We have an immediate need so we can continue to help those in
disaster situations and assist the Afghan refugees that are
being placed.
September Focus: Cleaning Supplies
We are in urgent need of :
- Liquid Dish Soap 14-32 oz
- Liquid Household Cleaner 16-40 oz
- Liquid Laundry Soap 32-64 oz
- Diapers (for adults & children)
- Monetary Donations to buy kit items in bulk
Please visit our website to see a full list of Midwest Mission supply
needs.
World
Communion Sunday
World
Communion Sunday is October
3rd. United Methodists will join
Christians around the globe on this day to recognize oneness
in Christ and celebrate World Communion Sunday. In The United
Methodist Church, donations to the World Communion Special
Sunday support scholarships to equip U.S. students of color
and international students to transform the church and their
communities as both laity and clergy. Click
for resources and how to give.
Ongoing 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).
September Outreach Offering
Ministerial
Education Fund
Another one of the 7 General Apportionment Funds
that would have previously been funded through the churches
general apportionments payments, the Ministerial Education
Fund provides funds for recruitment of clergy candidates and
provides financial support for 13 United Methodist seminaries
including Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in
Evanston and Pastor Danita’s alma mater, Gammon Seminary.
Africa University
Africa University, located in Zimbabwe, is the
first fully accredited United Methodist-related institution
on the African continent. The University promotes independence
and empowerment through a diverse student body from across
the continent.
Northern Illinois Conference
Save
the Date: All-Conference Worship Service
The Northern
Illinois Conference will be having an All-Conference Worship
Service - Sunday,
November 14th at 3:30 pm at
Our Saviour's UMC in Schaumburg. Guest preacher will be Rev.
Olu Brown, Senior Pastor Impact Church in Atlanta, GA with
the theme "Tending to the Harvest." Livestream will
be available. More details coming soon.
Discussion
Series
Discussion
Series Explores What it Means to be United Methodist - (Oct. 5 - Dec. 21) “Tuesdays at the
Table: Should I stay? Or should I go?” is a new discussion
series for United Methodists, presented by the Connectional
Table (CT) in cooperation with general agencies and
contributors. Weekly segments will explore topics aimed at
helping viewers better understand their faith, their church
and themselves. The sessions will premiere every Tuesday at
10:00 am CT on Facebook, and will also be available for later viewing
at UMC.org/ComeToTheTable and the UMC
YouTube channel. For details, click
here.
Prairie
Central Lay Academy
The Prairie
Central District is having a Lay Academy - (Nov. 6 &
13) 8 am - 4 pm. at Plainfield UMC.
Cost: $40. Click
here for details and registration.
Online
Lay Servant Ministries Course
Online
Lay Servant Ministries course: Rediscovering Our Spiritual
Gifts - (Oct. 4 - 15) Cost
$75. Participants will interact via online discussions,
journals, and videos throughout the two
weeks. Participants are also expected to read the
Discipleship Resources book, "Each One a Minister," by William J. Carter, and "Spirit Gifts," by Patricia Brown. Click
here to register.
Prairie
Central District
The new names
of the districts, which went 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.
Prairie
Central Monthly Lay Meetings
Please join
our District Superintendent, Jeffrey Bross and
your lay colleagues in the PCD every SECOND
Thursday of the month beginning on September 9
and ending on May
12 at 7pm. We will share news, have
some prayer and devotion, hear the call story of a colleague
and laugh with your friends. We try to keep it to an
hour but if something is really important and we need some
extra time, we can do so. This is a no-stress way to
stay connected and get lifted up and know you are not alone.
Please note that ALL lay persons who are in
leadership at their churches are invited. This is not just
for designated "lay leaders" but anyone who
has an interest in the church and gathering with
other lay persons.
Hope to see you there. Contact the church office for
the link.
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Ways to Connect
September
24th, 2021, Volume 12, Edition 39
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