Volunteer
DUPAGE
PADS
A
big THANK YOU to everyone who helped support
our PADS efforts on October 15th and 16th. Because of your
continued support and generosity, WUMC provided a night of
shelter and a warm dinner and breakfast to 57
guests - 24 men, 21 women, and 12 children.
WE
NEED STILL NEED YOUR HELP! We will continue our mission
through Spring on the dates listed below. We need food
donations and volunteers to staff the PADS site for shifts
from 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays to 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday
morning.
If you have not signed up yet and would like to help, please
see the PADS display located in the Narthex on Sundays or
please use our new online link below. If you
cannot bring the food donations or fulfill your time
commitment you have signed up for, please
contact Larry
Cash at or 630-808-8713 so other
arrangements can be made. If you have any questions or are
interested in learning more about PADS, contact Larry.
Upcoming
dates to participate:
December
17-18, 2019 | February 18-19, 2020 |
April 21-22, 2020
Click Here to Sign-Up.
Events
ALL CHURCH
FALL CLEAN-UP
Come out and help
clean up the leaves outside of the church & parsonage TOMORROW, Saturday November
9th at 9:00 am. Bring work gloves,
rakes, backpack blowers, etc. Once you are here, look
around the property for a trustee to be assigned a task.
THE BIBLE FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE WILL RETURN FOR
ADVENT
For Advent, the Bible for Curious People will
meet on Tuesdays, December 3rd, 10th, & 17th at 10:30am.
For Advent, our book is The Gift of the
Nutcracker. Sign up sheet is in the Narthex. The
book is $10.
All
are welcome. No prior bible reading or knowledge or expertise
needed. 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.
Join Us for Yoga Thursdays at 6:30
pm
Yoga is one way to
create strength, balance, and flexibility in the body's also
a time to practice stillness and develop patience. Please
wear comfortable clothing that ensures privacy while allowing
mobility. Bring a mat or a large towel. Cost is $5 per
person. If you are attending for the first time, please
arrive a few minutes early to sign a health waiver and meet
the instructor. Any questions, please contact Carrie Santucci.
PRESCHOOL CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR
Small Miracles
Preschool is holding a Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday, November
23rd 9:00 am to 2:00 pm right here at Woodridge UMC.
Admission is free. There will be a bake
sale and a raffle as well. A flyer is available here. They are still looking
for crafters and vendors. Please see the attached form for registration information. Contact smallmiracles@woodridgeumc.org
for more information.
Community Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship
Service
Sunday, November 24th at 6:00 p.m. the churches of
Woodridge will gather for their Annual Community Worship
Service at Prinice of Peace Lutheran Church!!!! This time of
worship together includes St. Scholastica Catholic Church,
Christ the Servant Catholic Church, Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church, and Woodridge United Methodist Church!!!! Please plan
to join us. There will be a performance from the combined
choirs and messages from the religious leaders of all
the participating churches.
Hanging of the Greens Pizza Party
Come join us for a
Pizza Party and help decorate the church inside (and out) for
Christmas on Sunday,
December 1st at 4:00 pm.
We will prepare for Advent together with this interactive,
all-ages experience that includes learning some reasons
behind the decorations.
There will be a sign-up sheet in the narthex coming soon!
AURORA DISTRICT WINTER LAY ACADEMY
The 2020 Winter
Lay Academy will be on January
4th & 11th from 8:03 am to 3:30 pm at
Friendship United Methodist Church in Bolingbrook. The
courses being offered are: The Sacraments, Conflict
Resolution & Certified Lay Servants Mentor Others.
Donate
Support
WUMC Youth with gift card orders.
Orders are due
SUNDAY, November 17th and will be available
for pickup on
November 24th. 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.
One Future date remaining:
Order by 12/15 - Delivered 12/22
West
Suburban Community Pantry Donation Promotions
There
are things that the WSCP tries to provide but they always
seem to be in short supply. Items like diapers, wipes, and
paper products fall into this category. Along with the always
appreciated food donations, we are starting donation
promotions emphasizing these types of items. For the month of
October we are asking for:
Disposable
diapers, size 3 to 6
SNAP
coupons cannot be used to purchase diapers, so your donations
help tremendously. Thank you!
Thanksgiving
Food Boxes and Turkeys for Trinity UMC
Please
sign-up in the Narthex to donate food boxes and turkeys for
families at our sister church, Trinity United Methodist in
Joliet. Your donation provides a holiday meal for a
family who would otherwise do without. Pick up a list
of items to include in each food box at the Outreach table in
the Narthex. Turkeys and food boxes are due back in the
church kitchen by 5:00 Friday, November 22nd.
(Please be aware of church office hours when dropping off
your donation).
“Soup-er”
Highway
Small
Miracles Preschool is collecting canned goods to donate to
the West Suburban Community Pantry November 1st - 15th for
those in need in our community. The “Soup-er” Highway
will run along the preschool hallway walls. This year’s
goal is 250 cans. Bring your cans and set them by the
doors to the preschool hallway.
Join our preschool in assisting this important mission that
our church has been involve with since the beginning.
Got Gently
Used or New Toys?
HOPE’S FRONT
DOOR is currently collecting new and
gently used toys to sell at our 11th annual toy sale,
December 5th, 6th, 9th, & 11th. All toys will
be sold at reduced cost to help our clients, clients of our
community partner human service agencies and those in the
community in need. The toys are generally priced from 50
cents to five dollars. The idea is to give clients a chance
to provide items to their children during the holidays with a
sense of ownership and dignity. Family members shop and
select items their loved ones will enjoy. We also work with
clients who cannot take part in the toy sale to access free
items for the holiday.
Please
bring toy donations by November 27th.to the HOPE’S FRONT DOOR Office
M, W, Th, F; 10am - 11:45am or Mondays 6:30 pm – 8 pm at 1047
Curtiss St., Downers Grove. To arrange a pick up or drop off
please email or
call 630.241.0187.
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Looking
Ahead
November 24th - Ecumenical Service (PoP)
at 6:00 pm
December
1st - Hanging of the Greens at 4:00 pm
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