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Ministry Opportunities
Easter Egg Hunt Assistance
THANK YOU to everyone that helped with everything that made
our first Easter Egg Hunt since 2019 a success! It was
a group effort: Members, Youth, Trustees, Education, Worship,
Scouts, etc. You are ALL AWESOME!!
Sanctuary Decorating
Please come help decorate our sanctuary for
Easter Sunday TOMORROW,
Saturday, April 19th at 9:00 am.
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.
Easter Flowers
Please pick up your Easter Flowers after
service today from Becky or Karen or from the office during
the week starting on Tuesday.
May - June Upper Rooms
The Upper Rooms for May - June are available in the narthex
with a limited number in the mailbox.
Lenten
Study - Final Session
The coming Lenten Study will be a six week in person study
on Tuesdays at 10:30 am or Wednesday evenings at 6:00
pm on Adam Hamilton’s book “Wrestling with Doubt, Finding
Faith”.
Schedule: April
22nd & 23rd - “Why Do the
Innocent Suffer?”
Lenten
Outreach Project
In
Support of the West Suburban Community Pantry
This year we will be focusing on packing our WUMC shopping
cart with all the most needed items West Suburban Community
Pantry has on their shopping list! Please contribute
generously as you are able! All donations are welcome,
but we are particularly focusing on the following items:
• Dry
Pasta
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Peanut Butter
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Canned Beans (pinto, baked, garbonzo)
• Whole
Grains (oats, cereal, quinoa)
• Rice
(white or brown)
• Dry
Lentils
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Canned Low Sugar Fruits & Vegetables
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Canned Tuna or Chicken
We have filled our second shopping cart for the
pantry and are well on our way to the third - thanks to
all and let's keep going!
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. Thanks
to generous donations, we are most of the way there.
However, the first electrical quotes came in much higher than
expected. Based on this quote we need an additional
$9000. 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.
PT Service Presentation
Terrence LeBlanc (Sandy’s son) is a Physical
Therapist Assistant and will be giving a presentation on
how some people can treat their chronic pain (back, neck,
shoulder hip and or knee) utilizing a treatment method known
as Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment on Wednesday, April
30th at 6:00 pm. This is a great educational
resource and can empower people to take charge of their
healthcare.
Graduate
Recognition Sunday, June 1st
During the worship service on Sunday, June 1st,
we will honor all our graduates: junior high, high school,
college, and beyond. If you or a family member are graduating
this spring let us know so we can include you! Please email
the church office (office@woodridgeumc.org)
with the graduate’s name, a photo, and the school from which
they are graduating as well as what’s next for them (college
& major, job, etc.).
Vacation Bible School Volunteers Needed
We are partnering with Friendship UMC in Bolingbrook for
Vacation Bible School this year! We need adult
volunteers to help with the program that will be held on July 21st
– 24th at Friendship UMC (305 E.
Boughton Road, Bolingbrook). More details coming!!
Drive
to End Hunger Golf Outing
Enjoy a day of golf, networking, and fun while raising funds
to feed our neighbors in need. Join the West Suburban
Community Food Pantry for their 12th Annual Golf Outing: The
Drive to End Hunger on June
24th, presented by: Executive Construction
Foundation. This year's outing will take place at Seven
Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge. Every swing supports
neighbors facing hunger in our community and it is your
chance to enjoy a fantastic day on the greens while making a
difference! Early bird pricing is available through May
16. See the e-News for the link.
WUMC
Music Ensembles: 2025
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.
Bell
Choir (Please RSVP)
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Rehearsal
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June 8th
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11:20AM-12:30PM
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Blue Room
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Rehearsal
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June 15th
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11:20AM-12:30PM
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Blue Room
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Rehearsal
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June 22nd
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11:20AM-12:30PM
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Blue Room
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Service
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June 29th
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10:00AM
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Rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:45 AM
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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.
Lent 2025
Schedule
April
18th – 7:00 pm Good Friday Service*
Theme: The Last Seven Words
April
20th – 10:00 am Easter Sunday Service*
with the Worship Band
Lenten Outreach Project (full
40 days) – Food Collection
*In
Person & YouTube Livestream
Northern
Illinois Conference
The Annual Conference will be streamed live on
the NIC YouTube channel.
Volunteers
· Volunteers who can serve as registration assistants,
ushers/plenary pages, greeters, information desk helpers, and
more to help annual conference run smoothly and efficiently.
They also get to see up close how annual conference works.
· Volunteers can choose to serve for the
entire conference, one day or even part of a day. No previous
experience is necessary.
· Volunteers need to be at least 16 and cannot
be voting members.
Those interested in volunteering should fill out the volunteer form by May
5.
· Volunteers who would like conference-provided meals
need register in advance.
Please contact Ariel Alonso, event
coordinator/administrativeassistant, if you have any
questions.
Special observances
and events
Clergy Session: May 13, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Naperville: Woori
UMC
Laity Session: June 9, morning
Celebration of Ministry: June 9, evening
Bible Study: June 10 & 11, mornings
Lunch-and-Learn: June 10, lunch
Memorial service: June 10, late afternoon
Retirement celebration: June 11, midmorning
Find out about
upcoming events in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United
Methodist Church by clicking this link.
Fleece Donations Needed
We have learned that Joann Fabrics was a source of much of
the fleece that has been used to make scarves for Woodridge
school children the last few years. As they are now
going out of business we are asking that if anyone is able to
purchase a few yards of fleece to donate for use this fall it
would be appreciated. You can bring any donations to
church where they will be stored until needed. Thanks!
April
Outreach Offering - PADs Fundraiser
DuPage PADS' mission is to end homelessness in DuPage County.
Their Interim Housing Center, known affectionately as the
IHC, provides a safe place to sleep, food and connections to
case management for approximately 300 people each night
through 115 rooms. This program replaced the system of
clients needing to travel from church to church which we
supported for many years. We are excited to participate in
this year's THE GREAT DESCENT fundraiser for DuPage PADS on
Saturday, April 12th and you are invited to support this
worthy cause. We have exceeded the original target goal and
are now at $1425 – how much farther can we go!!!
Larry
Cash was WUMC's rappeler! CLICK
HERE to be directed to Larry’s
Fundraising page. All funds collected in our monthly
April Outreach will also be given to DuPage PADS to support
their mission and Larry’s efforts.
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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