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Ministry Opportunities
First
Friday Lunch
Join us for First Friday Lunch at noon on TODAY,
August 2nd. Just bring your lunch and be
ready for good conversation and of course laughter. Everyone
is welcome!
Sign Up for the Last Meet and Greet with
Pastor Dave Yim
Pastor Dave Yim would like to get know everyone at Woodridge.
The last “Meet and Greet” session is on Saturday, August
10 at 9AM. Join us for a casual time of
conversation and listening to one another. Please sign up in
the Narthex on Sunday or contact Patti Cash at patti@patticashmarketing.com
to pick a time you would like to attend. The session will
last approximately an hour and will take place at church.
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.
Backpack
Drive Update
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our backpack
drive supporting the students of Woodridge schools.
Together we collected 742 items for our students! When
you add donations of items from our preschool Woodridge UMC
contributed over 930 items. A second thank you goes out
to all the volunteers who helped load and unload our vans
(over a dozen people) and who came out Saturday to help fill
backpacks. If you are still looking for an opportunity
to help come join us Sunday
August 11th at noon at Echo Point Park to
distribute the backpacks.
60th Anniversary - Save the Dates!!
Sunday, September 8th: PICNIC after
worship service: Games, food and
fun! Chicken tenders will be provided. Bring a dish (or
dishes) to share.
Sunday, October 20th –Anniversary Worship
Service at
10:00 am: Join us as we finish
celebrating our 60th Anniversary year with a
special worship service.
Sunday, October 20th –Anniversary Luncheon at
11:30 am: Join us for a luncheon after our special
service. Thanks to generous anonymous donors we have
arranged for the luncheon to be catered for by Clara’s.
Further donations are 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
folding tables, 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 will be here at Woodridge
United Methodist Church on Tuesday, September 10th
offering safe, painless, non-invasive preventive health
screenings that are typically not a part of a routine
physical. To be more proactive about your health for
yourself, your family and your community, please register for
these health screenings today. Please refer to this flyer
to get more info about how you can sign up. There is no time
like the present to take action!
Three ways to register:
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Call toll-free: 1-888-814-0466 promo code HSCA001
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Online: https://www.llsa.social/hsca
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Text: the word circle to 216-279-1607
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.
Northern Illinois Conference
Find out
about upcoming events in the Northern Illinois
Conference of the United Methodist Church by clicking
this link
Excerpts from
Bishop Schwerin's Pastoral Letter on General Conference
Changes
...United Methodists have an expansive view of grace.
Grace is God's unmerited, unqualified love and regard for our
good. John Wesley insisted grace was free for all and needed
by all. We are here to grow in grace. Ministry is living by
grace in our daily lives, and ministry is from anyone to
anyone. Our hope is in God's freedom, and in God's capacity
to offer grace that makes new. Some decisions at the General
Conference helped us reflect what we say we believe.
The prohibitive language related to weddings for our siblings
who identify as LGBTQ+ was removed from our Book of
Discipline. Clergy who identify as LGBTQ+ need not live in
fear of being brought up on charges. Mandatory penalty language was removed. Until
1972 our predecessor bodies that make up the UMC did not have
any such language in the Book of Discipline. In some ways we
are coming home to what was.
The definition of marriage was
expanded to include the types of family that people are
choosing today. We recognize marriage is
between a man and a woman or between two adults of consenting
age.
Let's be clear:
- No one needs to be afraid of losing
their clergy credentials for performing same-gender
weddings.
- Clergy can choose to perform
same-gender weddings or choose not to.
- Local church boards of trustees can
decide what kinds of weddings they wish to host in their
buildings.
- Clergy will be appointed in the
ways we have always appointed them, based on stated
needs for the mission and gifts to match those needs.
Appointments will not be made to do harm to our
ministry.
... read
more here.
Detailed information about General Conference can be found here.
Outreach
Opportunities
August Outreach Offering
RefugeeOne
Every year, RefugeeOne welcomes hundreds of
refugees through the U.S. State Departments Refugee
Admissions Program. Having fled violence, persecution, and
war, vulnerable refugees from around the world come to the
U.S. to rebuild their lives. As the largest resettlement
agency in Illinois, Refugee One has welcomed more than 18,000
refugees since 1982, walking alongside them from the moment
they land at O’Hare. Resettlement is a long and often
difficult process. With your support, RefugeeOne not only
equips refugees with the skills needed to survive, but
provides a full range of coordinated services that empower
refugees to build the foundation for a flourishing life here
in the United States. Services include providing
furnished apartments, English classes, job search support,
mental health care, youth programming and mentors to help
them adjust to life in the United States. Visit refugeeone.org.
Ways to donate to the August 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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