Events
Lenten Study
and Devotional 2020
Our Wednesday
Bible study class will be Journey to Transformation by Bishop
Sharma Lewis. Bishop Lewis is the resident Bishop of
the Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
and a friend of Pastor Danita. It will only be offered
on Wednesday evenings, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The class
will begin on Wednesday,
March 4th. The cost is $16
per book. It can also be used as a daily devotional for
the season of Lent. Please plan to join us!!
THE BIBLE FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE & THE GOSPEL
OF JOHN
All are welcome. 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
Reading
Assignment for Tuesday, February 18th:
-Gospel of John, chapters 13-14; including any notes your
bible provides.
Questions
to consider:
-With which
disciple do you most identify in this part of the story?
-In washing his disciples’ feet, Jesus combines
the roles of host and servant. How might WUMC better combine
those roles today?
-We often read John 14 at funerals. What if we
read this at, say, baptisms or weddings? How might we
understand these words from Jesus as words for the living
rather than just as comfort for those who have died?
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.
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)
Trustees (7:00 pm)
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February 18th
February 25th
March 21st
March 17th
April 28th
May 30th
May 19th
June 23rd
August 8th
July 21st
August 25th
October 10th (depending on September
15th
October 27th
church conference date)
November 17th
November 24th
December 12th
December 15th
Conversations for General Conference 2020
A group of 16
church leaders went public Jan. 3 with a proposal that would preserve The United Methodist
Church while allowing traditionalist-minded congregations to
form a new denomination. To continue the dialogue in the NIC,
Bishop Dyck encourages clergy and laity to register for and attend one of the following
conversations across the Conference in February.
•
Sunday, Feb. 16 @ 3-5pm: Rockford: Christ
•
Sunday, Feb. 16 @ 7-9pm: Sycamore UMC
•
Saturday, Mar. 7 @ 10am-Noon: Dolton: Faith
UMC
Boy Scout Spaghetti Dinner
Our Boy Scout
Troop 109 (along with Troop 512) is having a Spaghetti Dinner
on THIS Sunday, February
16th from 1-6 pm at St. Scholastica’s
Activity Center. Tickets are $10 per person and $30 per
family and can be bought at the door, but please
indicate that you are there for Troop 109.
Lenten Brunch - Sunday, March 1st -
After 2nd Service
JOIN US FOR FOOD,
FELLOWSHIP, AND FUN!
Please sign up to bring something to share(fruit, veggies,
bread, bagels and cream cheese, muffins, etc.)
The main dish will be egg casseroles.
Please let Jorie Manderfield know if you would like to bring
an egg casserole.
Benefit Concert
Billy Elton is a
band that celebrates the music of Billy Joel and Elton John,
and features our very own Reid Spears on piano and lead
vocals. Every other year for the past 12 years, they
have performed a benefit concert at the Neuqua Valley
Auditorium that raises money to support the memorial funds of
three fondly remembered Neuqua Valley teachers who have
passed away. To date, they have raised over $20,000.
The next benefit concert is coming up on Friday, March 13 at
7:30 pm. Tickets are only $10 each in
advance, or $15 at the door. They can be purchased
online at this link, or you can get them directly from Reid
at church. If you'd like to learn a little more about
the band, visit their website at Billy-Elton.com, and if
you'd like to get a little taste of what to expect at the
concert, be sure to check out this video clip! Come on out for a fun night
of music and help a great cause!
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
Donations
for Easter Egg Hunt
Once
again it's that time of year! The Education and
Family Committee is getting ready to stuff eggs for this
year's Easter Egg Hunt. There will be a box in the
Narthex to drop off donations. All candy needs to
be individually wrapped and small enough to fit in an
egg. Also please be sure that when you are at the
store this week to look for any Valentines Candy that is
marked down. Thank you for your donations
Small
Miracles”Tower of TP”
Small
Miracles Preschool Pre-Kindergarten classes will be engaged
in creating a “Tower of TP”. This is the
pre-kindergarten students community outreach project for the
Western Suburban Food Pantry. Drop off some “TP” to the
preschool through February 20th and
help out our community!!
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
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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 26th - Ash Wednesday
March
1st - Lenten Brunch
March
28th - Easter Egg Hunt
March
29th - ONE 10am Worship Service
April
9th - Maundy Thursday Service at 7:00 pm
April
10th - Good Friday Service at 7:00 pm
April
12th - Easter Services at 9:00 am & 10:30 am
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