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Ministry Opportunities
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.
Preschool
Yard Sale
We are having the sale on Friday, August 16th and Saturday,
August 17th from 9 am to 3 pm. Items include
tables, chairs, shelving units, manipulatives, puzzles,
books, story time oversized books, director/adult desks, bike
merry go round, playhouses, metal tubular playground car,
craft supplies, construction paper, lakeshore storage bench,
puppet theater, play seating, book racks, train table,
lakeshore magnetic tracing numbers and letters, tactile
letters, learning and matching games, some teacher supplies,
toys, kitchen sets, cubbies, credenza, art smocks, art drying
racks, scissors, sand table, individual dry erase boards,
individual metal boards, 4 person art cubes, sensory tables,
etc. Come and see what we have!!
Children's
Time
We are seeking volunteers to help with Children’s Time during
worship service. Please let Pastor Dave or the church
office know if you are interested.
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.
Finance
Meeting
There is an Finance Meeting on Tuesday, August
27th at 7:00 pm in the Standing Rock
room. Please plan on attending.
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. We will be asking for RSVPs at a later
date. Further donations are welcome.
3 Simple Rules/Membership Class
Perhaps you have heard Pastor Dave quiz us on
the 3 Simple Rules of Wesley - Do Good, Do No Harm, and Stay
in Love with God - and wondered what this is all about.
Here is your chance to find out along with a chance to become
a member of Woodridge United Methodist Church. Using
the late Bishop Reuben P Job’s book, Three Simple Rules - A
Wesleyan Way of Living, we will talk about each rule in
depth. On the fourth week, those who wish will have an
opportunity to attend a membership class to learn more about
what it means to be and how to become a member of Woodridge
United Methodist Church.
This opportunity will be offered Sunday mornings,
8:45 - 9:50 am, September 8th - 29th. Pastor
Dave Yim and Charlotte Ashworth will be leading this
experience. For more information, contact Charlotte
Ashworth at bacatx@gmail.com
or the church office. Sign ups will be available after
service each Sunday in the narthex.
Outreach
Committee PADS September Fundraiser
DuPage PADS' mission is to end homelessness in DuPage County.
We are excited to participate in this year's THE GREAT
DESCENT fundraiser on Sunday, September 8, and you are
invited to support our goal of raising $1,000 for this worth
cause. Details are below with opportunities as a
volunteer to help work at the event or join the Outreach
Committee as a participant by rappelling 12 stories!
Larry
Cash is committed to the event as WUMC's first rappeler! Join
the WUMC team as a rappeler or CLICK HERE to
Larry's fundraising goal.
DuPage PADS is reaching new heights in their effort to end
homelessness with The
Great Descent. Partnering with Over the Edge,
DuPage Pads is hosting a new and exciting fundraiser event
for the first time. The event will see 100 thrill-seeking
participants rappel 12 stories down the side of Hotel Arista
located in the heart of the City Gate Centre in Naperville,
Illinois. Participants will raise $500 in donations to
support DuPage Pads' mission of ending homelessness. The Great
Descent is a day-long event, which runs from 7am to 5pm at
Hotel Arista. There are plenty of afternoon slots available
for anyone interested in attending after services. Family,
friends, and spectators are invited to come down and support
participants throughout the day.
Only two organizations in Chicagoland will host this
rappelling fundraiser in 2024 making this a unique way to
support DuPagePads, something to remember for participants as
they demonstrate what is possible when we strive for new heights
together! Registration is now open and DuPagePads invites you
to join today as one of the 100 brave neighbors stepping off
the roof of Hotel Arista and helping to end homelessness here
at home! More information about the event can be found HERE
Interested in Participating? CLICK
HERE
Interested in Volunteering? CLICK
HERE
Blood
Drive at St. Scholasitica - Save the Date
The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a blood drive at St.
Scholastica on
Saturday, September 14th from 7:30 am to noon.
To schedule your donation, go to www.versiti.org/IL
or call 800-7TO-GIVE. Appointments appreciated;
walk-ins are welcome! Photo ID is required. Flyers are here
or Narthex.
NIC
Youth Fall Retreat 2024
Why
Retreat Together?
As United Methodists, we believe that connectionalism extends
to every age group, including our young people. Through our
connection, we want to create a supportive and nurturing
environment where youth and youth leaders can connect, grow,
and serve together. We will cover The BIG FOUR:
Essential questions about identity, purpose, and living our
why. Join us September 27-29 (Registration closes
9/10/24) at Lake Geneva Youth Camp. Early Registration
is $160 until August 15 with $30 non-refundable deposit due
at Registration. Questions? Contact Daniel Lee dlee@garychurch.org
United Methodist Men (UMM) Spiritual Congress
2024
The Northern Illinois Conference United
Methodist Men are inviting the men in your congregation to
join us at Spiritual Congress 2024. This year’s theme is A
Thousand Roads- Every Man’s Journey of Faith. Online
registration is open and there is also a print-ready form
that can be filled in and mailed. This inspirational
and meaningful event will be held Friday, September
13th – Sunday, September 15th at Conference
Point, Williams Bay, WI. There are a variety of
registration options with varying costs, explained in the
flier here and
on their website. Direct
questions to Dale Carver.
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 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
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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