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Opportunities/Events
Pastor Danita's Birthday Party -
This Sunday!
You are
invited to join Pastor Danita for her Birthday Party and
Lunch as she celebrates another milestone birthday on Sunday, November
7th immediately following worship in Bonfal
Hall. THERE
WILL BE CAKE!! And other birthday fun for all
ages! NO
GIFTS PLEASE!!
All
Saints Day
Last Sunday
we celebrated All Saints Day where we remembered and
reflected on the contributions of those who have died and
thus joined the Church Triumphant this past year. Many
other churches will be making this observance today.
Just as a reminder that over the years, persons have
contributed to a memorial fund in memory of their loved
one. These funds are to be used as living tributes to
the deceased as specified by their families. This past
year memorial funds were used to create Jorie's Corner in the
Trinity Room; to purchase new Christ candles for the altar; a
new camera in the sanctuary to enhance our online presence;
and a riding lawnmower. Memorials gifts inherited from Faith
UMC include a stand to hold the wall banners and several
paraments that will be framed and hung in the hallway (one is
currently hanging near the water fountain).
We thank God for persons who have walked this faith journey
with us and the gifts given in their honor. If there
are additional questions, if you wish to contribute to any of
our memorial funds, or are interested in starting a new fund,
please contact the pastor.
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, November 9th:
Chapter 16 of Romans, plus any notes your bible
provides.
Questions
to consider:
—How do you reconcile the Paul of chapter 16
recognizing all these important faithful women with the more
(in)famous “women should keep silent” line attributed to
Paul?
—What surprised you in this closing chapter?
—Having read the whole book, what do you see as
Paul’s central thesis or argument?
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.
Lighting
of the Church: December 12th at 4:45pm
Volunteers
Needed for Outdoor Decorating:
‘Tis the
season! The holidays will be here soon so we need volunteers
to help with outdoor Christmas decorating for the Lighting of
the Church before it gets too cold.
All ages and skill levels are welcome and work as long as you
are able!
When:
Saturday November 13th
Time:
11am to 3pm or until work is completed
Please contact Larry Cash at CashL@mscdirect.com or 630-808-8713 with questions or to RSVP. Your
help is appreciated!
Youth
Gift Card Sale is BACK!!
Support WUMC
Youth with gift card orders with three opportunities to
participate. Orders forms are due Sunday,
November 20th and will be available for pick-up Sunday,
November 28th. A percentage of all sales goes
to Youth Ministries. Please remember to keep the WUMC
Family Crisis Fund in mind. Gift cards are incredibly helpful
for those in the community who need financial
assistance. Get your form here or in the narthex.
Future
Date:
Order by 12/12 - Delivered 12/19
Crop
Walk
Did you
notice the banner behind the altar on Sunday? Well,
take a look!! The banner (made by our own Carlene
Smith) is awarded to the church that raises the most money ONLINE DURING
the Crop Walk and has not had the banner previously!!
We get to keep it for 1 year. Woodridge UMC is the
recipient this year!!! We raised $2,936. Thanks
be to God for all of the walkers, donors, and pray-ers and to
Bob and Monica Copeland who continue to coordinate our
efforts. Blessings to the recipients of our efforts.
When you look at the banner, make sure you notice the feet.
Annual
Church Conference
Each year, we gather with our district
superintendent to review the past year, elect officers,
celebrate persons who have acknowledged a call to ministry
whether as lay servants, licensed, or ordination and vote on
the appointed pastor's compensation. and take a look at where
we plan to go in the future. This year, our church
conference will take place on Saturday, November 20th at 10:00
a.m. Staff-Parish Committee meets at 9:15 a.m.
Every member of the church is invited to be present.
This year, we will hear reports from our Finance Committee
and updates regarding the future of the Boy Scouts in
relation to our church. Please come out and be with us.
This year, as in most years, the Sunday after
Thanksgiving is also the first Sunday of Advent. Yes, that’s
kind of annoying. Yet, we must live in the world as it is
even as we seek to partner with God to create the world as it
is meant to be. So, here we are, might as well make the best
of it. That’s exactly what we plan to do!
Join us as together we prepare the sanctuary for
arrival of the Christ Child during the worship service on
Sunday, November 28th…with a few accommodations for the pandemic of
course. Maybe you too can be part of the Advent action that
day!
Youth
Ministry 2021-2022
Youth Ministries at WUMC in November &
beyond:
TODAY, Sunday, November 7th: Confirmation Class
and High School Youth Group following Communion. This week please gather in Bonfal Hall
immediately following the worship service. There we will take
Communion together, then you will be invited to be the first
through the lunch line as we celebrate Pastor Danita’s
birthday. Please bring your plate of food into the Youth Room
for class.
Looking ahead:
Nov. 14 &
21:
Confirmation and Youth Group at regular time
Nov. 28: Help with Hanging of the Greens during and
after worship.
Upcoming Dates to Remember
Sunday, November 21 – Birthday Celebration for
Pastor Dave
Sunday, November 28 – 1st Sunday in Advent/Hanging
of the Greens
Sunday, December 12th - 2nd Annual Light Up the Night Event
Friday, December 24 – Christmas Eve Worship Services at 5:00
and 11:00 pm
Did you know? 80% of strokes are
preventable according to the American Heart Association
and
Life Line Screening provides valuable health screenings to
detect the risk of stroke and
cardiovascular disease.
You can take advantage of these health screenings
today by signing up for the complete stroke screening package
(which includes 5 screenings for vascular disease and an
osteoporosis screening) for $139 when Life Line Screening
comes to Woodridge UMC on Tuesday, December 7th.
With the number of people already signed
up, appointment spaces are very limited so please don’t
miss your chance to confirm your appointment today before the
event is full! Pre-registration is required. Sign up
now by calling toll free to 1-888-653-6441 or text
the word circle
to 797979
or visit https://llsa.social/HSC
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
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).
November Outreach Offering
Tree of Life
Ministries
The Lakota in South Dakota are the poorest
racial group in the USA. They are forced to live in unhealthy
dwellings, which is coupled with acute poverty marked by 80%
unemployment. The people lack access to a proper diet and
suffer from high alcoholism rates and suicide rates as high
as eight times the national average. In 1985, Tree of Life
Ministry was created to provide free repairs to the homes of
impoverished families. This ministry has grown from repairing
three homes to 50+ homes each summer. The ministry added a
food pantry so that no child would go to bed hungry. The meal
program developed into a Food Pantry that grew from assisting
25 families a week to 1,000 families each week. They also
participate with the tribe in special programs, such as
remedial reading, dental-care, eyeglasses program,
nurse-care, suicide prevention, and alcohol recovery.
Tree of Life Ministry has worked hard to overcome the
negative attitudes held between cultures, and has become a
respected Christian voice among the Lakota people that
continues recruiting and training Native Americans to serve
in the ministry to their people, and to provide future
uninterrupted leadership in this mission.
Northern Illinois Conference
Day 1:
Growing Together Symposium
The
"Growing Together Symposium" held via Zoom will
focus on Ephesians
4:15 and be held Sat., Nov. 13 from 9 - 11
am. Presenter: Rev. Kyungsu Park, who
will talk about the connection between discipleship and
relationship. After the presentation, attendees are
encouraged to participate in a breakout session,“Let’s Talk
About IDS: Intentional Discipleship Systems” on discipling
youth and other members of your church. Click here for more
info and registration.
Day 2:
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. Space is limited and masks
are required. The event will also be livestreamed. Keynote Speaker:
Rev. Olu Brown, Senior Pastor at Impact Church, Atlanta, GA.
The first 100 people to register will receive a special
"Tending to the Harvest" lapel pin. Click here for more
info and registration.
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.
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
November
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