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Woodridge United Methodist
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Join
us on Sunday for worship services
at
10:00 am.
Instructions
can be found at the end below.
All are
Welcome!
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“The Power of
Noticing What We Have”
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What do we think we
have as individuals, as a country, a church, or a family?
Our possessions are related to power, and what we have
gives us power. Do we believe that we have power as
individuals and as a church? What do we think we have?
Even a child has power in specific situations. For
example, the boy who gave five loaves of bread and two
fish to Jesus and his disciples in the Bible had power in
that moment. He had food when others around him,
including Jesus and his disciples, didn’t. Again, what we
have is related to power. King David had great power as
the king of Israel, but he forgot how blessed he was by
God, leading to serious problems in his life. We have
become so greedy and materialistic that we hoard too many
things in our lives, not even thinking about sharing with
others. This Sunday, we will learn from King David,
Jesus, and the Boy about sharing our power. It starts
with recognizing what we have. Please come join us in
person or on our Woodridge UMC
YouTube Channel!
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Sunday, July 28th
- 10:00 am Worship Service
- Noon
Communion
- 4:00
pm Filipino Baptist
Monday, July 29th
- Noon
Meet & Greet
- 7:00
pm Square Dancing
Tuesday, July 30th
- 9:00
am 60th Anniversary Committee
- 9:30
am Soccer Shots
Thursday, August 1st
Friday, August 2nd
Thursday, August 3rd
Sunday, August 4th
- 10:00 am Worship Service
- 4:00
pm Filipino Baptist
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Summer Church Office Hours
Monday & Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday
- Friday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
We ask that you call
before visiting.
Summer Hours are in effect Memorial Day to Labor Day.
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Ministry Opportunities
Sign
Up for a Meet and Greet with Pastor Dave Yim
Pastor Dave Yim would like to get know everyone at Woodridge.
Sign up for a “Meet and Greet” session for a casual time of
conversation and listening to one another. Please sign up in
the Narthex on Sundays or contact Patti Cash at patti@patticashmarketing.com
to pick a time you would like to attend. The sessions will
last approximately an hour and will take place at church.
Monday,
July 29 at 12PM
Saturday,
August 10 at 9AM
Joys
& Concerns
We are starting fresh with our list of Joys and
Concerns. Please text Pastor Dave (224.600.0446) or
give him a note before service with your prayer
request. Names will only stay on the list for one month
unless other arrangements are made. Make certain that
you have permission to share other’s information,
too. Look for background check information coming in
your email if you have attended previously.
Outreach
Backpack Update and Opportunity to Serve
Thanks to all who have contributed so far - this Sunday is
the last day to bring in supplies to provide backpacks filled
with school supplies for 300 Woodridge children. We
have several opportunities to serve connected to this event
coming up in the next few weeks:
- We are asking for help
on THIS Sunday
to load up the van - please come to the Preschool wing
after service and we will be moving all the supplies
into a minivan and bringing them to St.
Scholastica. This should only take 15 minutes or
so. If anyone has a little extra time and could
come over to St. Scholastica to help unload the van that
would be a great bonus.
- We encourage people to
sign up for the 2 dates we have been promoting
- Aug 3rd
at 9 am to fill backpacks at St.
Scholastica to set up backpacks
- Aug 11th
at noon at Echo Point Park to distribute
backpacks).
60th Anniverary Committee
There is a meeting of the 60th Anniversary
Committee on Tuesday,
July 30th at 9:00 am.
First
Friday Lunch
Join us for First Friday Lunch at noon on August 2nd.
Just bring your lunch and be ready for good conversation and
of course laughter. Everyone is welcome!
Preschool
Yard Sale
We are planning on having the sale on Saturday, August
17th from 9 am to 3 pm and would also like to
have it on Friday,
August 16th if we can get enough people to
run the sale (minimum of 2 inside and 2 outside).
Ideally, we would only have people work 2- or 3-hour shifts,
but if someone can assist the entire time (with a break for lunch,
of course), it would be appreciated. We are in need of pop-up
tents, too. Please let the church office know if you
can assist.
Coming
Soon: Safe Sanctuaries Training
It is time for us to care for our congregation again and
participate in Safe Sanctuaries Training. A date is
pending and will be announced soon. All Sunday
School Teachers, Ushers, Youth Council and anyone else who
care for our vulnerable member should plan to
attend. Look for background check information coming in
your email if you have attended previously.
60th
Anniversary Celebration
Join us in commemorating this 60th year of our church and
continuing our mission by purchasing a canvas tote bag ($25),
reusable grocery bags ($5) and/or stickers that allow you to
use an app to get credit for every time you refill your
grocery bag or water bottle and support important initiatives
for clean water through the Fill It Forward organization https://fillitforward.com.
Everything is on sale now in the narthex (or stop by the
church office). Follow the link to see Fill It Forward’s
partnerships https://fillitforward.com/giving/
and the clean water causes that are helped by your scans.
Second Saturday
Diners
Is taking a break for the summer and will meet again in
September.
Sunday School will be taking a recess during
July and August. The children should stay in the
sanctuary during the service and may make use of the activity
bags that are available in the Narthex.
Life
Line Screening
Life Line Screening is returning to the building on September 10th.
As the host of the event, Life Line Screening is extending a
special offer to all of our members for a screening package
that enables you to get peace of mind or early detection. Go
to WWW.LLSA.SOCIAL/HSCA
or call 888-814-0466 to schedule your appointment
with Priority Code: HSCA001! A simple screening can be worth
a lifetime. The link in the e-News will take you directly to
the discount.
Toastmasters
Would you like to speak with more confidence in any setting?
Toastmasters can help! The Woodridge Toastmasters club meets
on the 2nd
and 4th Thursday of the month at Woodridge United Methodist
Church. Come visit us and see for yourself!
For more information contact John.
Birthdays
August Birthdays
1 Mikki Kostov
Diane Meeker
4 Amy Lietz
13 Connelly Penland
14 Jennifer Shubert
20 Virginia Arvanis
22 Penny Boyd
24 Blake Lietz
26 Veronica Edman
Christina Lucas
30 Julie Grosch
31 Robin Bonaguro
Northern Illinois Conference
Find out
about upcoming events in the Northern Illinois
Conference of the United Methodist Church by clicking
this link
Outreach
Opportunities
July Outreach Offering
Grace Children's Hospitale and Pediatric Clinic
Caring for and creating hope for children and
families suffering from TB, HIV/AIDS, chronic illness is
the focus of Grace Children’s Hospital in
Port-au-Prince. The goal of this project is to provide
hospital and out-patient care for children and families
with tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and respiratory
infections and follow up with clinical healthcare for
patients discharged from Grace Children's Hospital and
their families. Long-term, the project hopes to expand
its reach to more families and to educate the community
about healthcare and nutrition.
Ways to donate to the July Outreach
Offering:
- Check or cash in an Outreach
Offering envelope placed in the offering plate in the
- Narthex (the room outside the
sanctuary) or in the gold-plated mail slot at the
church’s east door.
- Online via our website. Select
“Current Month Outreach” in the drop down menu.
- Text the amount you want to give to
630-449-7121 and select “Current Month Outreach” in the
drop down menu.
Ongoing
Opportunities
"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.
West Suburban Food Pantry
There is a shopping cart that is waiting
for donations. It sits in the narthex, usually near the
sanctuary doors. The food pantry serves many
households and always welcomes donations!!!
Used Eyeglasses
There is a
basket also in the narthex for collecting used prescription eyeglasses.
Kendra Manderfield Moore makes sure that they are
recycled to the Lions Club and Gift of Sight groups.
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Worship
Attendance
If you watch the online service, please email the
church office at office@woodridgeumc.org and let us know that you joined us for
worship, so that we might record your attendance.
Prayer Requests for Worship
We are starting fresh with our list of Joys and Concerns.
Please text Pastor Dave (224.600.0446) or give him a
note before service with your prayer request. You are also
welcome to let the office know during the week. Names will
only stay on the list for one month unless other arrangements are
made. Make certain that you have permission to share
other’s information, too. Thank you for your flexibility as we make updates to
our worship services.
(There have been
requests that we include full names and/or more detailed
information for people on our list of Joys & Concerns.
Please remember our services are broadcast on YouTube and are
available to anyone who has internet access. Details are shared
with our Prayer Ministry Team on Monday mornings. You are
invited to join them in prayer and share in this information by
contacting the church office).
Offering
Options
There are different options for getting your
offering to the church.
- Go to the website & click on the Giving
tab at the top of the page or go straight there with this link.
- Text 630.449.7121 with the amount
- Drop off in the gold mail slot next to the east
door of the church.
- Mail your offering to the church.
July 26th, 2024,
Volume 14, Edition 30
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