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Ministry Opportunities
September
- October Upper Rooms
Upper Rooms for September - October are now available in the
narthex with a limited number in the mailbox.
Meal
Train for the Yim Family
Please sign up to provide meals for the Yim Family while Bang
Wool is in South Korea for cancer surgery and
treatment. She will be traveling from September 27 to
November 12. We are asking for meals to be provided Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays from September 30 to November 8.
Gift cards to local restaurants are also welcome. Please
click here to sign up or to donate a gift card: https://mealtrain.com/v0q20w
If you have any questions, please contact Patti Cash at patti@patticashmcarketing.com
or 630-258-0533.
First
Friday Lunch
Everyone is invited to celebrate September in our beautiful
kitchen at noon
on Friday, September 6th. No responsibilities
nor reservations needed. Just bring a sack lunch and
beverage. Good conversation and some smiles guaranteed!
Blessing
the Backpacks
On Sunday,
September 8th we will be having a blessing of
the backpacks during worship service for everyone
returning to school. Please RSVP to the
church office if your student (child or grandchild or
yourself) will be attending that day, so we might have a
backpack tag for them.
Sunday
School Returns
Sunday School begins again on September 8th.
Come join us and explore stories from the bible with our
Sunday School teachers during worship service after
Children’s Time.
Church
Picnic
Our annual Church Picnic is on Sunday, September
8th after worship service:
Games, food and fun! Chicken tenders will be provided.
Bring a dish (or dishes) to share.
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.
Bible
Study Resumes
Our Bible study will resume starting September 10th. We
will be studying the Letters of Paul to the
Corinthians. The study will be offered on Tuesday mornings
via
Zoom (10:30
a.m. to Noon) and Wednesday evenings
in person (6:00
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.). The Tuesday class
will begin on September
10th, and the Wednesday class will
begin on September
11th. We will read one chapter together
each week and go deeper with questions and discussions.
Signup sheet is in the Narthex. Please plan to join us!
Life Line Screen Has Afternoon Appointments
Remaining
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. There are a few
afternoon appointments remaining. See here
for how to register.
Second Saturday
Diners
SSD will begin the '24-'25 season with a pot luck dinner at
the Edman’s (1615 Golfview Drive, Darien) on Saturday,
September 14, at 5:00 pm. We are a group of
singles and couples who enjoy dining and getting to know each
other. Everyone is welcome!! Chicken will be provided. RSVP
to Gwenn at gwennedman@gmail.com or
630-624-3227 to let her know what you’d like to bring.
We are also looking for hosts for this season. This entails
selecting a restaurant, getting the announcement in the
e-News and making the reservations. We’re looking
forward to getting to know you!
WUMC
Music Ensembles: 2024
Our Music Ministry offers you three ways to get involved: the
Handbell Choir, the Worship Band, and the Adult Choir. This
could be the year you take that “leap of faith” and join a
group! All ensembles are LOW commitment. We ask that you
please attend the rehearsals leading up to the service date.
It is that simple! For a full schedule see here
or the handout in the narthex.
In order to plan music, please RSVP to Carrie by the dates
listed.
First Up is: Handbell
Choir (RSVP
was due by September 1st)
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Rehearsal
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Sept. 15
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11:20 AM-12:45 PM
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Preschool Blue Room
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Possible bell cleaning?
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Saturday, Sept. 21
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TBD
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Standing Rock
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Rehearsal
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Sept. 22
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11:20 AM-12:45 PM
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Preschool Blue Room
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NO Rehearsal
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Sept. 29
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Carrie out of town
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Rehearsal
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Oct. 6
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11:20 AM-12:45 PM
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Preschool Blue Room
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Rehearsal
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Oct. 13
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11:20 AM-12:45 PM
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Preschool Blue Room
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Service
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Oct. 20
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10 AM
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Rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:30 AM
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Youth
Group 2024
School is back in session and that means the Youth Group
is back! We came up with a potential schedule pending youth
and adult availability:
September
27th-29th: Youth Retreat in Lake Geneva –
Still looking for a chaperone.
October
20th: CROP Walk 1:30 pm at Gloria Dei in
Downers Grove
November
TBD: Sleep Out Saturday – Chaperones needed
for COD event on November 2nd and for sleeping out later in
the month (November 16th-17th?).
November
10th: Scarf Making for School District &
Zoo Lights Tree Trimming after church
December
1st: Hanging of the Greens after church
December
7th: Zoo Lights or Illuminations at the
Arboretum
December
15th: Holiday Party
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 - Save the Date!!
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.
Church
Conference - Save the Date
Our church conference with our new District Superintendent
Rev. Wendy Hardin Hermann is scheduled for Wednesday,
November 20th at 7:00 pm with the Staff
Parish Meeting scheduled for 6:30 pm. Please save the
date and plan to attend!
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.
Restaurant
Fundraisers Scheduled to Benefit CROP Walk
This year there are four chances to eat out and donate to
CROP Walk at the same time! Yum! None of the
restaurants are far away, but Baker’s Square is just down the
street from Woodridge UMC. Please pay attention to the
times. Most locations require that the flyer be
presented when you order.
Baker’s
Square
Thursday,
September 12th 10 am to 7 pm at 2020 West 75th
Street Woodridge, IL
Donating back 20% Please tell the staff that you are with
South DuPage CROP Hunger Walk
Buona
& Rainbow Cone
Wednesday,
September 25th 7417 Cass Ave Darien, IL
Donating 20%. Bring this flyer
or the use the online version
Home
Run Inn
Online orders
ONLY before October 2nd (see link to
the fundraising order site here)
7521 Lemont Rd. Darien with pick up between Monday, October 7th
and Wednesday, October 9th. Donating 30% of pretax
purchases
Culver’s
Wednesday,
October 16th 2500 Ogden Ave Downers Grove, IL
Donating 20%. Bring this flyer
or let the cashier know that you are with the fundraiser.
Free
Square Dancing
Downers Grove Square Thrus is hosting a FREE Square Dance on Monday September
9th 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at our church. No
experience needed. No partner required. Couples, singles and
families are all welcome! Wear casual attire and
comfortable shoes.
For more information go to www.SquareThrus.com or call
630.747.9073.
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
Installation of New District Superintendent -
Rev. Wendy Hardin Hermann
As you plan your fall calendar, Bishop
Schwerin and Wendy invite you to come to her official
“installation” as District Superintendent, to be held on Saturday,
September 14th at 3:00 p.m., at the Barrington United
Methodist Church. Every church is being asked
to send a few representatives and Pastor Dave will be
singing! Your presence and participation matter. Please
let Pastor Dave know if you will be attending.
September Outreach Offering
Boy Scout Repair the Harm to Children –
Matching Gift Opportunity
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed for
bankruptcy relief in 2020, overwhelmed by lawsuits that grew
to involve more than 84,000 allegations of child sexual abuse
related to the Boy Scout program as far back as the 1960s.
The United Methodist Church became involved because of our
long-standing relationship with Scouting troops in our
churches. As part of the settlement, the United
Methodist Church has committed to give $30 million over three
years to a fund to compensate survivors and to work with the
BSA to address policies, programs and procedures to keep
children safe from abuse.
All children in the care of the United Methodist churches
should be safe from any kind of harm. Unless repairs are made
to children who have been hurt, we are not being honest with
the present and future children God brings us.
The Repair the Harm to Children campaign was
created by the Northern Illinois Conference to address the
needs of the survivors in three ways; listening and providing
healing to the survivors, contributing our fair share to the
survivor fund established by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and
working to create safeguards against harm in the future.
The pledge from our church is to contribute $1200 each year
for three years to the Boy Scout Survivor Fund. The
September Outreach will help support our goal, as we assist
in the healing of survivors and recommit to work toward
ending sexual abuse of young people. Thanks to the
generosity of an anonymous donor all contributions to the
September Outreach will be matched up to $1000 to further
help us achieve our goal.
Content adapted from Repair the Harm
to Children FAQ and Repair the Harm to Children
Ways to donate to the September 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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