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Ministry Opportunities
Radical Hospitality Volunteers Needed
Volunteers with a spirit of radical hospitality are needed on
Monday,
February 24th to set up, oversee, and clean
up after refreshments that start at 9:30 am and lunch at
noon. The bishop is holding a clergy session bible
study here on that day and a large number of people are
expected. Make our church SHINE in front of our guests!
Help is needed from 8:30 am through ~2:00 pm. We could have
two shifts with enough volunteers (reception vs lunch).
We are also looking for breakfast appropriate refreshment
donations (fruit, juice, pastries, donut holes, sweet breads,
etc.). Homemade is never turned down, but store bought
is also welcome!! Please contact the church office if
you are available to help.
New
Men's Group
All men of our church are invited to the first meeting of our
new Men’s Group. Join us for fellowship and
conversation on Saturday,
February 22nd at 9:00 am for coffee and
donuts while brainstorming what we want to group to do and
be.
Rides
to Church on Sundays
We are looking for someone(s) who is able to drive a
long-time member of Woodridge UMC looking to return to church
on Sundays from Lisle (Jenny P.) but is unable to drive
herself. Ideally, we would have a group of people that
could take turns driving for her. Please contact Pastor
Dave or the church office if you can offer your
assistance.
Bible
Study
Our Bible study of the Letters of Paul to the Corinthians
continues in January. The study is 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 will read one
chapter together each week and go deeper with questions and
discussions. If you are newly interested in
participating, please contact the church office, 630.968.6050
or office@woodridgeumc.org
or Pastor Dave (PastorDaveYim@woodridgeumc.org).
Woodridge
UMC Outdoor 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. We
are currently investigating quotes for the new electrical
needs. Thanks to generous donations, we are most of the way
there. We do still need an additional $3000-$7000. A
firmer number will come after we hear from the
electricians. 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.
Welcome
Bags
Woodridge UMC has Welcome Bags to give to our visitors!
The bags are our 60th Anniversary reusable grocery
bags with brochures from our church and the Northern Illinois
Conference. Each visiting family can be given a bag and
asked to fill out the visitor information tear-off in the
church brochure (especially, if they would like to receive
the electronic newsletter). The bags are located on the
black bookcase by the television in the Narthex.
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.
Handbell
Choir (RSVP
was due by January 5th)
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Rehearsal
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Jan. 26
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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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Feb. 2
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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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Feb. 9
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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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Feb. 16
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10 AM
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Rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:30 AM
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Next Up: Adult Choir (8th grade through
seasoned adults) Please RSVP by Feb. 9th.
Youth
Council Meeting
The Youth Council will be meeting on Saturday, February
1st at 9:00 am for a quick one-hour meeting
to ensure we are moving forward with the Youth Group with
proper guidelines and fun. New members to help the
Youth are welcome! Please let Karen Novak know if you
can join.
Valentines
for Seniors
Our Youth is sponsoring valentine making Sunday, February
2nd after worship service. The cards will be
distributed to seniors living in local assisted-living and
long-term care facilities. No creative skills needed!!
Youth
Group Meeting & Pizza Lunch
Join us on Sunday,
February 2nd after Valentines for Seniors. We
will have a pizza lunch in the youth room where we will learn
about the mission trip Jovie went on in January and plan what
we want to do with our youth group in 2025.
Please let Karen Novak know who can make it so we can ensure
we have enough pizza.
First
Friday Lunch
Join us for lunch at noon Friday, February 7th.
Just bring your lunch and be ready for good conversation and
of course laughter. Let’s celebrate the New Year! Everyone is
welcome!
Lenten
Study
The coming Lenten Study will be a six week in person study on
Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm starting March 12th on Adam
Hamilton’s book “Wrestling
with Doubt, Finding Faith”. Please sign up
in the Narthex so that the appropriate number of books can be
ordered.
Schedule:
March
12th - “Is there a God?”
March
19th - “The Good Book? Wrestling with the
Bible”
March
26th - “Are All Non-Christians Going to
Hell?”
April
2nd - :”Is Heaven real?”
April
9th - “When Prayers Go Unanswered”
April
16th - “Why Do the Innocent Suffer?”
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.
February Birthdays
1 Jennifer
Manderscheid
5 Gwen
Cortez
7 Nancy
Viernes
10 JoAnn Cihlar
Nicole Mueller
14 Bill Rotz
15 Rebecca Sprague
16 Ash Mullane
17 Jessica Morman
18 Magnus Borgehammar
19 Ben Cortez
20 Paul Santucci
Davida Smith
27 Nicole Griffin
Northern
Illinois Conference
Find out
about upcoming events in the Northern Illinois
Conference of the United Methodist Church by clicking
this link.
UM Bishops Raise Concerns for Immigrants
The UMC Council of Bishops has prayerfully prepared a
“Pastoral Letter Addressing the Plight of Migrants,
Immigrants and Refugees in the U.S." It highlights
relevant portions of the UM Social Principles and invites the
church to pray and to welcome the immigrants among us. Clergy
around the connection will be reading it to their churches
this Sunday, if they have not already. (Northern Illinois
clergy may choose to show a video of Bishop Scherwin reading
it.) You can read the letter (available in English, Korean,
and Spanish) and watch the video online.
“I will pray that we continue to follow Jesus in prayer,
dialogue, and grace for each other in the measure that God
has offered grace to each of us,” Bishop Schwerin says
in his introduction to the letter.
Read
more
ZOOM Bible Study
with the Bishop
On February 24th at
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Zoom
(only), all Northern Illinois Conference
laity are being offered a chance to attend a bible study with
Bishop Dan Schwerin. This bible study will offer a
quiet space away from the busyness of everyday life. It’s an
opportunity to come together to deepen our faith, renew our
spirits, and strengthen our community. We hope you will
join us for this refreshing time of reflection and
connection.
Registration for
Laity Bible Study
Laity Convocation:
Renew Your Hope at Convocation
All laypeople are invited to "A Renewed Hope: May God's
Grace Be With You," NIC's Laity Convocation, which takes
place on February 8th at
New Lenox UMC, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. Register at https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=821919&
$15 General Registration
$25 Lunch Option Registration
(Box lunch included)*
*Walks In are
welcome but registration preferred. Limited lunches available
on-site.
Childcare will be provided (ages 3-11), Sign-up for childcare
is a part of registration. Parents and Guardians will need to
provide snacks/lunch (no peanut products) for children if the
lunch option is not chosen.
Prayer Central Lay
Academy
Four Sundays in March,
with topics on Preaching, Prayer, Discipleship, and the Basic
Course. For more information go here.
Contact Mary Mecker (630) 709-3953 with questions.
January Outreach Offering
Family Crisis Fund
The Family Crisis Fund is used by our pastor to assist church
members and community members who come to us needing help
with food, utilities, prescription medicines, gas, emergency
rental payments, and similar.
Your monetary donations to the Family Crisis Fund via the
January Outreach are a tremendous help. You can also donate
gift cards. Gift cards from grocery stores and gas stations
are the most requested and thus the most helpful. Your
generosity is greatly appreciated as, together, we are the
hands, feet, and voice of Christ each day.
Ways
to donate to the January 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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