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Ministry Opportunities
November
- December Upper Rooms
Upper Rooms for November - December are now available in the
narthex with a limited number in the mailbox.
Parsonage Open House
Pastor Dave is hosting an open house at the parsonage directly after
church (11:30 am) on Sunday, October 27th.
Please stop by! Apple Donuts and apple ciders will be
provided. Just bring yourselves.
First Friday Lunch
Join us for lunch at noon THIS Friday,
November 1st. Bring your lunch and scissors.
We’ll be fringing the scarves for the children in our
Woodbridge school district, while enjoying conversation and
laughter.
Second
Saturday Diners
We’re looking for someone to host our monthly dinner on
November 9th at a local restaurant. It’s easy and stress
free! All you do is select a restaurant, put an announcement
in the e-News, collect the RSVPs, and enjoy the evening.
Contact Gwenn for information.
Woodridge
UMC Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair and Bake Sale
Woodridge UMC is having a craft and vendor
fair on Saturday,
November 9th from 9 am to 2 pm. Last
year’s sale was successful. Let’s see if we can make it
a bigger success this year! We are currently looking
for crafters/vendors, donations for the bake sale from our
members and volunteers for the bake sale raffle or raffle table
and help price the items. Also, does anyone live on a main
street or high traffic area? We have a couple of lawn
signs for advertising the sale that would be great in that
kind of location. Contact the church office if
you can help in any way or if you have any questions. We could really
use more vendors and bakers!
60th
Anniversary Sign
Our current sign is 30 years old and no longer working.
In celebration of 60+ years together, we are working towards
replacing the broken sign with a new electronic messaging
sign. Designs and quotes have been requested from sign
companies. Research has given us a general idea of the costs,
which are about $50,000. Thanks to a generous donation,
we have a substantial start to the fund. However, this
is a huge endeavor, and we are asking for further donations
from the congregation. Please join us in celebrating
our church and donate today! If you wish your donation
to be in memory or honor of a loved one, we will publish the
list when the sign is installed.
Meal
Train for the Yim Family-Dates Still Available
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.
Soup
"Train"!
Mike Marvel had another dental procedure and will be on a
soup diet for the next three months. We are looking for
people to make soup, freeze some in a quart container(s) and
bring it to church. Please label the container with the
type of soup. Pastor Dave will deliver the soup to
Mike.
Bible
Study
We are 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.). We are reading one
chapter together each week and go deeper with questions and
discussions. You can join any time!
3 Simple Rules - Final Class
The last session of 3
Simple Rules will be held on Sunday, November
3rd at 8:45 - 9:50 am Thank
you for your patience.
Scarf Outreach
Thank you to all the people who donated polar fleece for the
hat, scarf and mitten outreach program. We have reached
our goal of 253 scarves! We still need your help.
On Sunday,
November 10th, we ask that you bring a pair
of scissors to church. After the service, we will be
cutting the fringe of those 253 scarves in the narthex.
CROP
Walk Results
Woodridge UMC had 17 people (& Willow) walking on
Sunday. Our church raised just over a thousand dollars
and the South DuPage CROP Walk raised over $34,000 in total
this year. Thank you to everyone that participated and
donated!!
Year
to Date Giving Statements
Year-to-date through September 30 statements were mailed out
last week to provide givers an update on their planned 2024
giving status. If you don't receive a giving statement by
October 31, please contact Geoff Morman, Financial Secretary,
at finsec@woodridgeumc.org
for assistance. The next statements will cover all of 2024
and be mailed to givers by mid-February 2025. Thank you for
your generosity!
Christ
the Servant Recycling Event
An Electronic Recycling Event is scheduled for November 16th at
Christ the Servant Church from 8:30 am to 11:30 am,
at 8700 Havens drive, Woodridge in the parking lot.This event
includes electronics as well as textiles (in plastic bags
only) and books (one box of books per car). Find the flyer here for
a list of accepted and not accepted items or go to www.eworksesi.org.
A disposal fee will apply for all televisions and monitors
(cash – exact change only or credit accepted). Call
Larry with any questions: 630.418.6928.
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.
Next
Up: Adult Choir (8th
grade-seasoned adults) RSVP was due by Oct. 20.
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Rehearsal
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Nov. 3
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11:20 AM-12:30 PM
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Music Room
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Rehearsal
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Nov. 10
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11:20 AM-12:30 PM
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Music Room
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Rehearsal
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Nov. 17
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11:20 AM-12:30 PM
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Music Room
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Service
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Nov. 24
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10 AM (Christ the King)
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Rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:45AM
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Youth
Group 2024
November
9th & 10th: Sleep Out Saturday - 7pm
@WUMC with a trip to Jewel, build/set up "houses"
to sleep outside in with a late-night snack and breakfast
included. Be prepared to share your experience with the
congregation during service. This is a 6K and can be done as
a group or more on an individual basis. Walking or running is
allowed as long as you stay true to the course.
December
15th: Holiday Card Making and fun event -
make cards after church for local nursing home residents then
head out from some yet to be determined fun
Church
Conference
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!
Gift
Card Sale!!
Gift Card Sale will be back again in time for Christmas.
Support our church with gift card orders. Keep watch
for the dates and forms. They will be available in the
e-News or the narthex.
Life Line Screening
Woodridge UMC will once again be hosting a
Life Line Screening event on Wednesday, December 4th.
Life Line Screening is the premier provider of stroke and
cardiovascular disease risk screenings since 1993. Go to WWW.LLSA.SOCIAL/HSCA or call 888-814-0466
to schedule your appointment! A simple screening can be worth
a lifetime. See flyer here.
Woodridge Winterfest
The Village of Woodridge has partnered with
the Woodridge Park District, the Woodridge Public Library,
The Woodridge Special Events Committee, and Curated
Collections Events to bring a new and exciting event to the
community this holiday season called Woodridge Winterfest!
The event will take place on Saturday, November 23 at Kagann Plaza
at Woodridge Village Hall (5 Plaza Drive) and will feature a
wide variety of family-friendly activities such as a tree and
campus lighting ceremony with a 20-foot Christmas tree, live
reindeer, food trucks, meet and greets with beloved
characters like Rudolph and Anna & Elsa, a Maker’s Market
with 20+ vendors to shop from, photos with Santa and Mrs.
Claus, and more! You can view the full schedule of events at here
and see the flyer
here.
Safe
Sanctuaries Training
It is time for us to care for our congregation again and
participate in Safe Sanctuaries Training. All Sunday
School Teachers, Ushers, Youth Council and anyone else who
care for our vulnerable members (kids, youth and vulnerable
adults) should plan to attend.
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.
November Birthdays
2 Lily
Sensabough
3 Derek Manderscheid
4 Lia Kostov
6 Tammy McGhee
12 Rick Cihlar
15 Rudy Agustin
Miriam
Cabanas
16 Russ Ahrens
Austin
Arvanis
Geoff Morman
Sophia Pauna
19 Amelia Manderfield
24 Ron Johnson
Mike Miller
Mark
Pauna
Carlene
Smith
26 Armando Munar
28 Logan Miller
Northern
Illinois Conference
Find out
about upcoming events in the Northern Illinois
Conference of the United Methodist Church by clicking
this link
Fall 2024 Lay Servant Academy
Prairie Central Lay
Academy, Nov. 2 and 9,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., First UMC, Glen Ellyn. If you
cannot make this date, you may attend the academy for another
district. Go here for more
information and to register. See the flyer here.
Prairie Central
District Advent Concert
We are thrilled that that the 2nd Annual Prairie Central
District Advent Concert is scheduled for December 8, 2024 at 3 pm at First
United Methodist Church of Glen Ellyn (424 Forest Ave. in
Glen Ellyn). Not only are you invited to join us in the
audience, but we are also currently coordinating
performers. In order to ensure there is ample space for
anyone who wishes to attend, we ask that you RSVP using this link.
Anyone who is interested in performing (solo, small group,
choir - you choose!) should please reach out to Rev. Dave
Price at pastor.dave@geumc.org.
We have space for 12 acts/performers, and as it is first
come, first served, please sign up quickly!
October Outreach Offering
Ridgewood United Community Pantry
The Ridgewood United Community Food Pantry is a ministry
initiated by Trinity United Methodist Church now engaging
volunteers from five other United Methodist Churches (New
Lenox, Hope—Joliet, Grace—Joliet, Ingalls Park, and
Plainfield UMC). The Pantry serves residents of two zip codes
on the East Side of Joliet. Open weekly, clients receive
services once a month. Food is supplied primarily through the
Northern Illinois Foodbank. Funds are used to purchase food
from the Foodbank. We choose to support this pantry in
recognition of our history of having had a sister church
relationship with Trinity UMC for many years.
Ways to donate to the October 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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