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Woodridge United Methodist
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Join
us on Sunday for worship services
at
10:00 am.
Instructions
can be found at the end below.
All are
Welcome!
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Luke 8:1-3
This Sunday’s message begins with the truth that the story of
Jesus Christ does not end at the cross or the tomb, but on the
third day—Resurrection Day—when hope breaks through the darkness
of death. Focusing on Mary Magdalene, the first witness of the risen
Christ, we are reminded that resurrection is deeply personal:
Jesus calls us by name and meets us in our anxiety, grief, and
past struggles. As Mary’s life was transformed through her
encounter with the risen Lord, we too are invited to trust that Christ’s
presence brings healing, freedom, and a new identity. The
resurrection assures us that no darkness has the final word,
because we are living in the reality of the third day—where hope
continues to rise.
Join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00 am in
person or on our Woodridge UMC YouTube Channel!
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Calendar
Friday, February 20th
Saturday, February 21st
Sunday, February 22nd
- 10:00 am Worship Service
- Noon
Communion (online)
- 4:00
pm Filipino Baptist
- 6:30
pm CSA Committee
Monday, February 23rd
Tuesday, February 24th
- 10:30
am Lenten Book Study
- Noon
SS Orchestra
- 7:00
pm Square Dancing
- 7:00
pm DG Camera Club
- 7:00
pm Finance Meeting
Wednesday, February 25th
- 6:00
pm Lenten Book Study
- 6:30
pm Dens 2 & 4
- 7:00
pm Square Dancing
Thursday, February 26th
- 10:00
am Preaching Cohort
- 10:30
am RGA Black History Tournament
- 7:00
pm Scouting America
- 7:30
pm Toastmasters
Friday, February 27th
Sunday, March 1st
- 10:00 am Worship Service
- 11:15
am Lenten Lunch
- 4:00
pm Filipino Baptist
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Church Office Hours
Monday & Tuesday: 9:00 am to noon
Wednesday
- Friday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
We ask that you call
before visiting.
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Important Information
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
Lenten Lunch
You are invited to bring your favorite side dish: salad,
fruit, veggies, lumpia, pasta, fried rice, etc. or dessert to
share on NEXT 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.
New
WUMC T-Shirts!
We have a new WUMC t-shirt!! They are a bright blue
color and come in the standard crew neck OR NOW in a V-neck
women’s version!! (See the poster and sample in the
narthex). These shirts will help make us visible at
events like Feed My Starving Children, the Easter Egg Hunt,
Backpack Packing, and the Craft Fair. There is a
sign-up sheet in the narthex for the size and style you would
like. All shirts cost $20.
Feed
My Starving Children Sign Up
Join us at Feed My Starving Children on Saturday March 7th
at 9:00 am - 10:45 am in
AURORA
(NOT Benedictine) 555 Exchange Court, Aurora.
This event is open to youth, their families and friends, and
church members. See the link in the e-News to sign up http://www.fmsc.org/join-group?joincode=P59GZX).
Lenten
Outreach Project - In Support of West Suburban Community
Pantry
This year, our Lenten Outreach project is to provide personal
hygiene items for the West Suburban Food Pantry. We will
collect items through Palm Sunday, March 29th. Also, for
every cart that is filled with items, the Outreach Committee
will donate $200 from the Burke Estate fund to the
Pantry. A Church World
Services article explains the high need for
feminine hygiene products.
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General List:
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menstrual pads and tampons
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deodorant
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shampoo and conditioner
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razors (for men and women)
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toothpaste
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soap or body wash
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toothbrushes
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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.
Blood
Drive at Prince of Peace
The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a blood drive at
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Saturday, March
21stfrom 7:30 am to noon. To schedule your
donation, go to www.versiti.org/IL or call
800-7TO-GIVE. Appointments appreciated; walk-ins are welcome!
Photo ID is required. Flyers are in the e-News or Narthex.
Billy
Elton Benefit Concert
Billy Elton is a band that celebrates the music of Billy Joel
and Elton John and is led by our very own Reid Spears on the
lead vocals and piano. The band is returning to the Neuqua
Valley Auditorium in Naperville for another benefit concert
on Friday,
March 13 at 7:30pm to benefit the memorial
funds of three fondly remembered Neuqua Valley teachers. Over
the course of the previous benefit concerts, the band has
raised over $26,000 for the memorial funds. Tickets are $15
in advance ($20 day of show and at the door) and are all
general admission. Advanced tickets are now on sale and can
be found at this link!
If you are unfamiliar with the band and would like to learn
more, please feel free to watch this short demo video
or visit their website at Billy-Elton.com.
This concert has become a wonderful biennial tradition at
Neuqua and you won’t want to miss it! Come out for a
phenomenal show for a phenomenal cause!
First
Friday Lunch
Please join us on Friday,
February 6th at noon for lunch. No
planning, no reservations, no responsibilities! Bring your
sack lunch and a good sense of humor because there are sure
to be laughs. Everyone is invited!
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.
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
March
1st - 11:15 am - Lenten Meal
March
7th – 9:00 am – 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
- - Fill the
Eggs - after service
Saturday, March 28th
- – 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).
Financial Summary
December 2025 (Final)
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December 2025
Actual
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December 2025
Budget
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Year-to-Date
Actual
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Year-to-Date Budget
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Income
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Contributions
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$23,835.06
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$23,174.13
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$281,110.62
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$262,590.00
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Building Use
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$3,470.00
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$833.37
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$15,095.00
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$10,000.00
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Miscellaneous
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$2,602.75
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$758.37
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$9,006.16
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$7,500.00
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Total Income
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$29,907.81
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$24,765.87
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$305,211.78
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$280,090.00
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Expenses
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Staff Parish
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$15,209.65
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$15,319.14
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$167,115.19
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$167,111.00
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Apportionments
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$0.00
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$2,767.00
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$29,187.00
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$33,204.00
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Trustees
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$6,207.79
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$6,728.72
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$76,796.21
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$80,391.00
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Administrative
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$622.78
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$651.67
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$7,681.92
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$7,820.00
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Program Ministries
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$489.60
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$546.24
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$2,283.13
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$6,555.00
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Finance
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($2,759.47)
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$268.34
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$1,183.07
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$3,675.00
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Total Expenses
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$19,770.35
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$26,281.11
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$284,246.52
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$298,756.00
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Staff Parish expenses: salaries for Music Director, Office Manager,
Custodian, Pastor salary/benefits, pastor transition costs
Trustee
expenses: mortgage, insurance, church
utilizes, church maintenance, parsonage expenses
Administrative
expenses: postage, office supplies, database
fees, media fees
Finance
expenses: finance software license, offering
envelopes, EFT/e-giving charges
Questions or concerns? Contact Wally Jeske, Chair of Finance,
wjeske@luc.edu.
Birthdays
March Birthdays
1 Jay Hoffman
5 Sam Arvanis
Heather Kostov
7 Barbara Lutz
Elsie Munar
10 Carrie Santucci
11 Angelique Edman
Tracy Mullane
12 Marilyn Purdy-Stern
19 Megan McCoy
20 Buster Bonaguro
22 Kathy Falout
Greg Lamorena
23 Kalvin Olfalsa
26 Sherrie Krughoff
27 Mary Beth Elgass
Maya
Santucci
29 Pat Ford
31 Gillian Krughoff
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.
February Outreach Offering - Methodist Youth
Services
Strengthening Lives. Providing Help. Creating
Hope
Methodist Youth Services (MYSI) founded
by a group of Methodist Men and based in Chicago is dedicated
to transforming lives by providing holistic care, promoting
independence, and advocating for the well-being of vulnerable
youth and their families. We envision a world where every young
person is equipped to transition into adulthood with the
tools, skills, and resources needed to thrive.
MYSI programs and services are designed to assist children,
adults and families to achieve their full potentials by
providing services which focus on empowering them to become
independent and economically self-sufficient and encourages
and assists youth in working to obtain life skills, including
creating positive peer relationships, developing
socialization skills, and obtaining educational credentials
which are necessary to become employed.
Ways
to donate to the February 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!!!
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Worship Attendance
If you watch the online
service, please email the church office at office@woodridgeumc.org and let us know that you joined us for
worship, so that we might record your attendance.
Prayer Requests
for Worship
We are starting fresh with our list of Joys and
Concerns. Please text Pastor
Dave (224.600.0446) or give him a note before service
with your prayer request. You are also welcome to let the
office know during the week. Names will only stay on the
list for one month unless other arrangements are made. Make
certain that you have permission to share other’s information,
too. Thank you for
your flexibility as we make updates to our worship services.
(There have been
requests that we include full names and/or more detailed
information for people on our list of Joys & Concerns.
Please remember our services are broadcast on YouTube and are
available to anyone who has internet access. Details are shared
with our Prayer Ministry Team on Monday mornings. You are
invited to join them in prayer and share in this information by
contacting the church office).
Offering
Options
There are different options for getting your
offering to the church.
- Go to the website & click on the Giving
tab at the top of the page or go straight there with this link.
- Text 630.449.7121 with the amount
- Drop off in the gold mail slot next to the east
door of the church.
- Mail your offering to the church.
February 20th,
2026, Volume 16, Edition 8
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