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Ministry Opportunities
Baptism
There will be a baby baptism during worship
service this Sunday. Please join us.
Commitment
Sunday Continues....
We love reminding you just how grateful we are
for your consistent, faithful financial gifts to Woodridge
UMC! Your ongoing generosity makes it possible for us to be a
safe place of welcome for all kinds of groups throughout the
week and for you and all our neighbors on Sunday mornings.
What if you weren’t able to turn in your 2025
Estimate of Giving Form yet?
No worries! You have three options:
1) Just bring it this Sunday/Fill out one at church!
2) Attach it to an email and send it directly to Geoff
Morman, our Financial Secretary, at finsec@woodridgeumc.org.
3) Print the form and mail it to the church at 2700 75th St.,
Woodridge, IL 60517, marked “Financial Secretary.”
Still need a 2025 Estimate of Giving Form?
Just see here or the narthex.
Thank you for prayerfully considering your
intentions for giving to Woodridge UMC in 2025 and for being
part of the ministry of Woodridge United Methodist Church!
60th Anniversary Sign
A
display truck will be in the parking lot after worship
service on November 24th to show us what
an electronic messaging sign would look like with a few
different resolutions. Please plan to stay a few minutes
after service if you are interested. 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.
Soup
"Train"!
Mike Marvel had another dental procedure and will be on a
soup diet for the next couple of 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.
Just
in Time for the Holidays - Gift Card Sales are Back!!
That’s right, the Gift Card sales are back! Starting this
Sunday, you can purchase gift cards for a variety of
different stores and restaurants - - including Amazon, Barnes
& Noble, Best Buy, Chipotle, Chili’s, Jewel-Osco, Meijer,
Starbucks, Target, Walmart and many others - - and a portion
of the sales will go toward the WUMC general fund.
These gift cards make terrific presents to give to others
during the holidays, or you can purchase them and use them
for yourself. Order forms will be available in the
Narthex and there will be two sets of orders:
Place
orders on THIS Sunday, November 17th with pickup on NEXT
Sunday, November 24th.
Place
orders on December 1st or 8th
with pickup
on December 15th.
Please contact Troy and Karen Smith at 630-322-8830 if you
have any questions.
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. 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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Next Up: Worship Band please
RSVP
by Nov. 24
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!
Outdoor
Decorating
Sunday,
December 1st is the first day of the Advent
season, the beginning of the church calendar year. A fun
Woodridge UMC tradition is to really lean into the beginning
of Advent. This year, the first Sunday in Advent will
be extra special. Participate
in the Hanging of the Greens during the worship service, eat
lunch together and lend a hand decorating the outside of the
church after the meal about noon. Please
come help even if it is to just untangle a strand of lights!
(There
will be nothing up high and plenty to do at ground level)!
Christmas
Program
On December
15th, we will have a Christmas Program during
worship service. Everyone is welcome to participate
with Christmas themed music (singing or playing), dance,
poetry, visual and fabric arts, etc. The visual and
fabric arts (paintings, sculpture, crafts, quilts, needle
work, etc.) will be displayed to their best advantage either
in the narthex or at the altar. Please contact
Pastor Dave by December 1st if you would like
to take part.
Youth
Group 2024
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
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.
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.
Music and Mischief: A West Towns Christmas
Join the West Towns Chorus (with our own Carrie Marcotte as
director) as they bring in the Christmas season with our
annual Christmas Show 2024! On Saturday, December
14th at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm at the Huizenga
Auditorium at Timothy Christian Schools in Elmhurst (188 W
Butterfield Road). This year’s guests include Affinity
Strings, Genuine Brass Quintet and other fun
surprises!! Ticket prices are $27-$32. Call
630.201.5544 for tickets or see the flyer in the narthex for
other ways to purchase tickets.
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.
Advent at
Woodridge UMC
Advent Study
In December,
we will have an Advent Bible Study that will replace our
usual Tuesday and Wednesday sessions and will meet on the first three
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Classes are open to anyone who wishes to participate and are
available in person or via ZOOM.
December 4th, 11th, and 18th (Wednesdays) 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Topics:
1. OT Scriptures on Homosexuality
2. NT Scriptures on Homosexuality
3. The Jesus Ethic: What Did Christ Say?
If you are interested in participating, please contact the
church office, 630/968-6050 or office@woodridgeumc.org
or Pastor Dave (PastorDaveYim@woodridgeumc.org).
Hat
and Mitten Tree
Our Hat
and Mitten Tree is n the Narthex throughout
the Christmas season and all items collected will be given to
Woodridge schools to be distributed to children who are in
need. (Please no scarves. That’s been taken care
of by the Scarf Outreach).
Advent Worship
All are invited and welcome to our worship services as we
commemorate God’s ultimate act of love and solidarity:
joining us in our humanity through the babe of Bethlehem. All
these services are both in-person and live-streamed on our Woodridge UMC YouTube Channel.
Sunday, December 1st: 10:00 am
Advent week 1 - Hanging of the Greens
Sunday, December 8th: 10:00 am
Advent week 3
Sunday, December 15th: 10:00 am
Advent week 3 - Christmas Program
Sunday, December 22nd: 10:00 am
Advent week 4
Tuesday, December 24th: 5:00 pm
Christmas Eve carols, children’s time, Choir and candle
lighting.
Tuesday, December 24th: 10:00 pm
Christmas Eve carols, Choir, candle lighting and
Communion.
Advent Lunch
On Sunday, December 1st
we will be having an Advent Lunch after the Hanging of the
Greens service. Lunch will be chili, bread and
dessert. Various kinds of chili will be available
including a MILD version.
Holiday Card Making
On Sunday, December 15th
our youth will lead us in making Holiday
Cards after service church for local nursing home residents.
Northern Illinois
Conference
Find out about
upcoming events in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United
Methodist Church by clicking this link.
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!
November Outreach Offering
Tree of Life Ministries
Tree of Life is a relief agency affiliated with the Dakotas
Conference of the United Methodist Church. Located in
Mission, South Dakota on the Rosebud Reservation, Tree of
Life serves several of the poorest counties in the United
States. The reservation has an 80% unemployment rate and over
50% of the Lakota people live under the poverty level and
cannot afford necessities. The ministries of Tree of Life
include: The Warm Welcome-feeding program and food pantry,
Tree of Life Boutique¬--thrift store and a construction
ministry which makes free repairs to over 50 homes and
community buildings each year.
Tree of Life has made great strides in developing respect and
understanding between cultures, helping to break down racial
prejudice and distrust. This is accomplished by providing
cultural presentations to volunteers, working together with
tribal agencies, and being involved in meeting daily needs.
For more information, please visit Tree of Life | Across
Dakotas | Dakotas Conference
Ways
to donate to the November 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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