Music Director Job Opening
The Staff Parish Committee has updated the job
description for Music Director and will be posting the
opening in various locations. Please share that we are
looking for people who are interested in the position. The
committee prays for guidance as we work to fill this very
important role in our church.
Ministry Opportunities
One Last Chance for Easter Flower
Thank you for your orders! You are all awesome!
We have extra of some of the bulbs from our pre-order. Please
stop by and order from our excess in the narthex before and
after service THIS
Sunday, February 15th.
Mobile
Ashing
Join Pastor Dave in the church parking lot on Wednesday,
February 18th at 6:30 to 8:30 am. There will
be continental breakfast snacks, too!
Upper
Rooms
The Upper Rooms for March – April are now available in the
Narthex. Please note the prices. Regular print is
now $1.50 and large print is $2.
2025
Giving Statements Information
Like the past two years, to help save on envelopes, paper,
and postage costs, the WUMC Financial Secretary will be
mailing 2025 Giving Statements to those who gave more than
$100 in 2025 to WUMC. If you gave more than $100 in 2025, you
should receive your 2025 Giving Statements by mid-February.
If you gave $100 or less to WUMC in 2025, you can still
receive your Giving Statement by e-mailing your request to
Geoff Morman, Financial Secretary, at finsec@woodridgeumc.org. As always, we
appreciate your generous contributions.
Sharing
Our Gifts with Ray Graham
Our Ray Graham day program is looking for volunteers to spend
an hour or two sharing their gifts with their clients. Can
you bake (above the cupcake level), teach simple carpentry
(fastening two boards together), talk about your culture,
etc.? You are welcome to share your hobbies and knowledge!
Please let the church office know, and we will share the list
of volunteers with Ray Graham, so they can work out a schedule.
Scouting
America (Formerly BSA) Plant Sale
Our Scout Troop 109 is selling outdoor
plants with orders and payment due to the scouts by Saturday, March
7th. There are dozens of different
types of plants available: flowers, foliage, vegetables, and
herbs at reasonable prices. Plants are grown to order and
will be delivered in early May. Order forms are available in
the Narthex and may be dropped off with payment in the church
office before
noon on Friday, March 6th. Otherwise,
contact the scouts directly.
Youth
Ministry 2026
What’s happening in Youth Ministries? Take a
look:
Saturday, February 21st: Group ski trip to Wisconsin - Please read the
registration form very carefully and fill it out by January
31st: https://forms.gle/SoE68Ne43oSXmaRx5)
Saturday, March 7th: Feed My Starving Children pack out at
Benedictine University. Similar to last year, we will sign up
for a morning slot and open it up to the whole church.
CROP
Hunger Trek
Carlene and David Smith are taking their adventuring to a new
level and hiking the Grand Canyon on Palm Sunday, 13.7
miles. They’ve done a CROP Hunger Walk many times but
this CROP Hunger Trek is a new challenge. They will
hike with a group of 10 led by someone who has hiked the
Grand Canyon many times. Donations will support the 80
years and continuing work of Church World Service.
Check
out the details here:
CROP Hunger Trek - Carlene Smith
CROP
Hunger Trek - David Smith
Read both of their stories! They would appreciate your
donation on either of their pages. And your thoughts
and prayers as they trek on Palm Sunday.
Choir
Schedule
The Choir will be rehearsing on Sundays during the month of
March and performing during Easter Sunday worship
service. Rehearsals will be shortened on March 1st and
15th. An exact schedule will be coming soon.
Altar
Flower Donations
If you would like to donate an arrangement of flowers for the
altar, you are welcome to bring one in. Please let the
church office know by noon the Wednesday before, especially
if the flowers are in memory/honor of someone, so that they
may be acknowledged in the bulletin and announcements.
Sunday
School
Please join us!
Most Sundays, Children begin the worship service in the
sanctuary with their family. Following the “Praying” segment,
the children will be invited up to the chancel steps for
conversation with the pastors. Then, the Sunday School
teacher will meet the children in the Narthex (the big room
outside the sanctuary) & walk them to their classroom.
They will be in the Trinity Room in the main hallway.
Activity Bags are available in the Narthex every Sunday.
Prayer Ministry
Our Prayer Chain is a group of caring people who believe in
the power of prayer. We are dedicated to praying for your
concerns and joys. Prayer requests will be shared with the
church’s prayer chain, honoring your confidentiality. If you are
interested in being a part of the church’s prayer chain
ministry, please contact the church office.
If you
would like to submit prayers to the Prayer Chain of Joys and
Concerns, please contact the church office, text Pastor
Dave with your prayer requests or give him a note
before worship service.
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
2026
Lenten Schedule
February
18th – 6:30 to 8:30 am – Mobile Ashing in church parking
lot
- 7:00 pm -
Ash Wednesday Service*
March
1st - 11:15 am - Lenten Meal
March
7th – TBA – Feed My Starving Children
March
22nd – 11:10 am – Easter Egg Filling
March
28th - 10:00 am - Easter Egg Hunt
March
29th - 10:00 am – Palm Sunday Service*
April
2nd - 6:00 pm Soup Supper
- 7:00 pm Maundy Thursday Service*
April
3rd – 7:00 pm Good Friday Service*
April
5th – 10:00 am Easter Sunday Service*
with the Choir
Lenten Outreach Project (full 40 days) –
West Suburban Food Pantry Collection
*In
Person & YouTube Livestream
Lenten
Book Study
The coming Lenten Study will be a six week study on Tuesday
mornings (ZOOM) & Wednesday evenings (In Person) at 6:00
pm starting
February 24th on “The Third Day”. On
the third day, he rose again. The author unpacks the
Bible’s Easter stories and helps the reader see their
significance in the lives of people today. This is compelling,
honest, and hope-filled book. Please sign up in the
Narthex so that the appropriate number of books can be
ordered.
Easter
Egg Hunt Assistance
Last year was a success, so we’re having an EASTER EGG HUNT
once again!!!! YAY!!! But we need your
help. We need lots of assistants. Please donate Easter
candy to put into the eggs in the box in
the Narthex. All
candy needs to be individually wrapped and small enough to
fit in an egg: no nuts, peanut butter, or fruit snacks. All
donations need to be in by worship service on Sunday, March
22nd so we can fill the egg after
service. There is a box in the Narthex to drop off
donations.
Sunday,
March 22nd (New Date)
- - Fill the
Eggs - after service
Saturday, March 28th (New Date)
- – Egg Hunt
Set Up – at 8:30 am
- We need helpers to set out the
eggs and set up the narthex for the Egg Hunt (let the
office know if you can come)
- We need helpers to make
sure that everyone stays safe, collect the empty eggs,
hand out flyers and serve milk, juice and donut holes
(let the office know if you can come).
Lenten
Lunch
You are invited to bring your favorite side dish: salad,
fruit, veggies, lumpia, pasta, fried rice, etc. or dessert to
share on Sunday,
March 1st after worship service. The
Worship Committee is bringing ham as the mains!! If you
have any questions, contact the church office or Karen
Miller.
Northern Illinois Conference
NIC
Annual Conference Will
Focus on Hope
Under the
theme “Practicing Hope,” clergy and elected lay members will
gather for NIC’s 187th Annual Conference session, June 14th – 16th,
at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in
Schaumburg. The theme invites participants to explore how
hope shapes ministry, mission, and the future of the
church. “Hope allows for newness. Hope allows that God
will call us forward. Hope allows us to say yes to whatever
call is placed on our lives,” said Bishop Schwerin.
