Events
WEDNESDAY
NIGHT BIBLE STUDY
Our next Bible
study for Wednesday night will be JOHN: Gospel of
Light and Life by Adam Hamilton.We will meet on Wednesday evenings
through Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. until
7:30 p.m.. DINNER IS NOT INCLUDED. The cost is $11.00 per
person for the study guide. Please plan to join
us!! A sign-up sheet and a limited amount of books
are available in the narthex.
THE BIBLE FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE WILL RETURNS
JANUARY 14th
After taking some time off for Christmas and
Epiphany,
the Bible for Curious People will return to study the Gospel
of John beginning on Tuesday, January 14th at 10:30am.
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
Reading
Assignment for Tuesday, January 14th:
-Gospel of John, chapters 1-2; plus any Introduction and
notes your bible provides.
Questions
to consider:
-Why do you think the gospel writer begins this story with
the birth of the universe rather than the birth of Jesus?
-Tragically, the gospel of John has often been used to
justify anti-semitism. How might these first two chapters be
misused for that nefarious purpose?
-These first two chapters give us a Jesus who is at once
reticent, confident, powerful, and mysterious. Who is Jesus
according to these chapters?
Also, a
gentle reminder that using a study bible really helps. “Study
bible” simply means a bible that includes introductions,
notes, footnotes, and other helps for understanding the text.
Study bibles come in just about every version (e.g. NRSV,
NIV, CEV, etc.) If you don’t have a study bible, please
borrow one from church. Just let us know you need one and we
will find one for you to use.
COMING SOON
Our Sermon Series based on the new movie
A
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Starting
January 19th, 2020
Please
go see the movie!
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 here.
2020 Meeting Dates
Ad Council (9:00 am)
Finance (7:00 pm)
January 18th
January 21st
March 21st
February 18th
May 30th
March 17th
August 8th
May 19th
October 10th (depending on July 21st
church conference date)
September 15th
December 12th
November 17th
December 15th
Martian Luther King Jr. Celebration 2020
On Sunday, January 19
from 4 to 6pm at Hinsdale United Methodist
Church
We gather for a time of prayer, worship, Q & A, and
music, with special guest Rev. Dr. Angelique
Walker-Smith. A light
supper will be served after closing worship. No registration
required. This free event is brought to you by the Northern
Illinois Conference and the Commission on Religion &
Race, and supports our conference goal to live out our
conviction that racism is incompatible with Christian
teaching. View the flyer here.
Aurora District Training Event
You are cordially
invited to the 2020 Aurora District Leadership Training, Saturday, January 25,
at Naperville: Grace UMC. A Day of Learning, Workshops, and
Conversation for Pastors and Lay Leaders. Come for a
day of learning, conversation, and reflection. There will be
a Children and Youth Session for an additional cost $10. To
register go here. Patti Cash, Director of Communications
at Hinsdale UMC will offer website consulting sessions at
different times during the day. We can only
accommodate 11 churches, so first come, first serve. To sign
up for your 15 minute consultation, go here.
SPECIAL
OFFERING: The special offering for
the day will support North Central College Campus Ministry:
The Albright-Wesley Fund. These ministries include The New
Beginnings Summer VBS Team, trips to national and regional
events like Imagine What’s Next, interfaith work through
Interfaith Youth Core, and sponsoring on-campus speakers like
Shane Claiborne, Cornel West, and Bishop Sally Dyck.
Save the Date - Laity Convocation
February 8 - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm at Sycamore UMC, 160
Johnson Ave., Sycamore, IL. This year's theme is "Unpacking
Racism," focusing on one of the three Annual Conference
goals, "to live out the conviction that racism is
incompatible with Christian teaching." Registration will
open January 2020.
Roadmap to General
Conference 2020
While General
Conference May 5-15, 2020 in Minneapolis may seem far down
the road, it will be here before we know it. Click here for a downloadable document with dates and
links for upcoming trainings and resources. Copies of
the DVD study "Faithful and Inclusive: The Bible,
Sexuality and The United Methodist Church" (resource
#106097) are now available to borrow from the United
Media Resource Center (UMRC). For updated GC2020 news and information,
visit www.umcnic.org/GC2020.
Donate
It’s Annual
Pizza Sale Time!
From
now
through Sunday, January 26th, WUMC
youth are taking orders for pizzas. These pizzas are made
fresh on Saturday, February 1st. NEW THIS
YEAR: Gluten Free crusts! All money raised helps send
our students on this summer’s mission trip to repair homes in
Lorain County, OH.
West
Suburban Community Pantry Donation Promotions
The West Suburban Community
Pantry offers food for the hungry and resources to empower
persons to improve their quality of life. Our vision is
a community without hunger. The Pantry operates year-round
with a goal that each eligible family in DuPage County as
well as Bolingbrook & Romeoville receive nutritionally
balanced food, including meats, dairy, and fresh produce
monthly. We are also registered as an emergency food pantry
for Illinois. With the help of volunteers and sponsors, our
vision is to eradicate hunger within the families and
individuals in the DuPage County area. We are dedicated to
providing food for the hungry, educating the donor community
about existing needs, and supporting advocacy efforts for the
hungry. We also work hard to encourage volunteerism and the
sharing of resources.
THE MITTEN
TREE IS CALLING FOR YOUR DONATIONS
The
mitten tree is available in the Narthex to accept your
donations of children’s mittens, gloves, warm hats and
scarves. The donations are going to Woodridge School District
68. They give them out to children who don’t have appropriate
gear for the winter weather. We’ll be harvesting the tree a
couple of times. Please donate as you can.
AMAZON
SMILE
Amazon
will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to
Woodridge United Methodist Church whenever you shop on
AmazonSmile.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same
prices, same service. Support WUMC by starting your
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Volunteer
DUPAGE
PADS
A
big THANK YOU to everyone who helped support
our PADS efforts on December 17th and 18th. Because of your
continued support and generosity, WUMC provided a night of
shelter and a warm dinner and breakfast to 66 overnight
guests-35 men, 24 women and 7 children. Our volunteers did an
amazing job of providing food to an additional nine guests
that arrived as a result of another PADS shelter unexpectedly
closing. We are in need of additional blankets for our
PADS guests this winter. If you have old/used blankets you
can donate, please bring them to the Narthex and place in the
bin next to the PADS information display. Thank you so much
for your generosity
YOUR
HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! Please
note the volunteer slots are for ALL the dates (October,
December, February, and April) unless you have already made
other arrangements. If you cannot bring the food donations or fulfill
your time commitment you have signed up for,
please contact Larry
Cash so other arrangements can be
made.
THANK YOU for your support of this important ministry!
Upcoming
dates to participate:
February
18-19, 2020 | April 21-22, 2020
Click Here to Sign-Up.
Looking
Ahead
February 9th - Scout Sunday
February
26th - Ash Wednesday
March
1st - Lenten Brunch
March
29th - ONE 10am Worship Service
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