"Good Trouble around Asia Minor"
Mark Twain
famously wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and
narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.
Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men [sic] and things cannot be acquired
by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
As we continue
to follow Paul’s journey in our sermon series on the Acts of the Apostles,
it is impossible not to notice just how much Paul travels. There seems to
be no where he won’t go. While the stories told in Acts are not often
explicit about it, we can’t help but surmise that Paul is changed by the
traveling he undertakes.
At the very
least, the story in Acts chapter 18 presents Paul
fighting against “prejudice and narrow-mindedness.” Here we see Paul and
friends — and by extension, the early church and, as much as we may so assert,
God — once again rejecting the notion that the gospel of Jesus, the
Liberating King, belongs solely locked to one particular cultural
expression of faith.
What have we
learned from our travels — both physical and metaphorical?
In what ways
are we failing to live the message of Acts today?
How might we
remove those blindspots from our life of faith — both as individuals and as
a congregation?
These are the
questions with which Pastor Dave will wrestle this Sunday, July 22, in his
sermon, “Good Trouble around Asia Minor.”
Be part of the
discussion at our summer worship gathering on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. All are
welcome!
Woodridge UMC
is an open and loving United Methodist community striving
to:
Welcoming
to all;
Uniting in service toward greater social justice for all;
Moving forward with understanding and acceptance of all
peoples;
Creating disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation
of the world.
Our purpose is
to offer a safe place and community to all races, cultures, religions,
genders, sexual identities, ethnicities, age groups and other
beliefs.
upcoming
events
Sunday, July 22nd
- Irshad at 8:00 am
- ONE Worship Service at 10:00 am
- Filipino Baptist at 3:30 pm
- A.A. Meeting at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, July 24th
- 7:00 am Trustees Meeting
Thursday, July 26th
- Irshad at 7:00 am
Saturday, July 28th
- Staff Parish Meeting at 9:00 am
Sunday, July 29th
- Irshad at 8:00 am
- Blood Drive at 8:00 am
- ONE Worship Service at 10:00 am
- "Hot" Dog Days of Summer Extravaganza at 11:00
am
- Filipino Baptist at 3:30 pm
- A.A. Meeting at 7:00 pm
Electronic
Giving
If you use
electronic giving and have save the link, the website address has changed.
Please visit our website and follow the e-Giving link at
the bottom of the page to the new web address or go here.
Summer Worship
Schedule 2018
For June
3rd through September 30th, we will have one single
worship service at 10 am. The regular two service schedule
will return in October.
DON’T FORGET
OUR MEMBERS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY
Please
remember to keep in your prayers a few of our members who are not able to
get to church as often as they would like because of medical challenges. We
have included their addresses here in case you would also like to send a
card/words of encouragement:
Marv and Gen Bailey,
14804 S. Van Dyke Drive, #2245, Plainfield, Illinois 60544
Mary Ellen Rice,
8129 Carolwood Lane, Woodridge, Illinois 60517
Vi Schobel,
Westbury Care, 1800 Robin Lane, Lisle, Illinois 60532
Joan Kettel,
phone calls preferred but please limit the length of the conversation
Juan Marianyi,
21422 W. Douglas Lane, Plainfield, IL 60544
Will Grosch,
1261 Cobblestone Court, Naperville, IL 60564 (email grosch1@wowway.com)
Summer Sunday
School Teachers Needed
Looking for an
opportunity to help out this summer? Looking to meet some of the kids in
the church? Sign up to teach summer Sunday School. Lessons are available in
the narthex. We need to have one teacher each week to teach Sunday School.
This gives all the amazing teachers we have during the year a nice break.
Men, women and youth are welcome to sign up to teach. Please see Jorie
Manderfield if you have any questions.
SUMMER READING
FOR OUR FALL BIBLE STUDY
Beginning Tuesday, September 11th and
Wednesday, September 12th we will begin a new season of Bible
study classes on WAY OF LIFE by Brian McLaren. This study is based on the
book by Brian McLaren entitled THE GREAT SPIRITUAL MIGRATION.
Pastor Danita and Pastor Dave are encouraging each person who plans to
participate in the Fall Bible study classes to read THE GREAT
SPIRITUAL MIGRATION over the summer. The book is available
through Cokesbury and Amazon including a Kindle version. We will have
information and sign up for the fall study during the month of August. For
now, enjoy your summer reading!
Photos
Needed
We would like
to decorate our newly named rooms. Please send copies of any photos of
Bonfal Church or Friendship Church in the Philippines, Trinity Church in
Joliet, Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota or of Jack Sipley to the
office so that we might make a display. (We will return your originals).
Fill a Backpack
- School Supplies Needed
The West
Suburban Community Pantry is collecting school supplies to fill backpacks
for the children of pantry clients. Donations are accepted at the Pantry
Monday - Friday 9 am to 3 pm. Contact Denice Kraft to arrange a pick up if
you are unable to drive to the pantry. School Supplied Needed:
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Crayons
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Folders
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Erasers
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Pens (Blue, Black, Red)
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Colored Pencils
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Thick & Thin Markers
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Composition Notebooks
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Spiral Notebooks
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Wide Ruled Notebook Paper
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What does the
Church say?
In its Social
Principles, The United Methodist Church recognizes all people, regardless
of country of origin, as members of the family of God and opposes policies
that separate family members from each other. Read more with this faith and
facts download.
Blood Drive
On Sunday,
July 29th from 8am - 1pm, LifeSource will have a Donor
Coach here in our parking lot for a blood drive. Appointments are
encouraged (donateblood.lifesource.org). Walk-ins welcome. YES, you may be
able to donate! Call regarding cancer, diabetes or tattoos. Many
medications acceptable. Free cholesterol screening and free blood typing!
"Hot"
Dog Days of Summer
Sunday,
July 29th is a Fifth Sunday and we will be having a Summer
Extravaganza! Join us for a hot dog lunch after worshiping together at 10
am. Sign up is in the narthex.
CLASSICAL PIANO
CONCERTS:
Katrina Sudman
has some upcoming classical piano concerts and would be delighted to see
you at any of the following events. All concerts are solo performances
except on July 15, where the program will be a shared program of solo works
with another Director of Music. Katrina will play the same program at all
performances: works by Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Chopin, and Prokofiev. All
concerts are free with no tickets required except for the performance on
July 28. Please contact Katrina with any questions about details, parking,
tickets, etc. at katrinasudman@gmail.com
Monday, July 23, 2:00pm
Selfhelp Home
(908 W Argyle St, Chicago, IL 60640)
Friday, July 28, 7:30pm
Family Piano Co. (118 S Genesee St., Waukegan, IL 60085)
Tickets
required, $10 adults $7 seniors, can purchase at www.familypiano/events.com
Friday, August 3, 3:00pm
Park Place of
Elmhurst (1050 Euclid Ave, Elmhurst IL 60126)
UM Foundation
Annual Stewardship Summit
Set the tone
of Generosity with Testimony. The keynote speaker is Dr. Saul Ebema from
the Lombard Bible Church and originally from Sudan. The summit is on Saturday,
August 11th at Trinity UMC in Freeport or Saturday, August
18th at FUMC of La Grange at 9 am. Register at umfnic.org/summit.
Pre-registration is $25 (church groups of 3+ is $75). Cost is increased at
the door.
Colors of
Love
A seminar on
raising children in a racially unjust world. Practical guidance and
resources for clergy, children/youth leaders and parents. Join Dr. Jennifer
Harvey and a youth panel on Saturday, August 25th at 8:30 am at
the First UMC of Elmhurst. Register online by August 15th for $25 (includes
lunch) at www.unitedvoicesforchildren.org
Service of
Installation for Jeffry Bross
Please join us
for the Service of Installation for Jeffry Bross as District Superintendent
on Sunday, September 16th at Grace United Methodist
at 2:00 pm with a Dessert Reception to follow.
Teach a Man to
Fish
The 2018
Spiritual Congress of the United Methodist Men on September 14th -
16th in Williams Bay, WI. "Come, follow me," Jesus said,
"and I will make you fishers of men." Featured speakers will be
David Holcome and Drew Oakley with Bishop Sally Dyck. Register online at www.nicumm.org The entire weekend is $174.
Two days is $145 and Saturday only is $90.
Wanted:
Coordinator for WUMC’s participation in PADS (Public Action to Deliver
Shelter)
In order for
our church to continue to participate at PADS a WUMC PADS coordinator is
needed. That person acts as the liaison between DuPage PADS and First
United Methodist Church in Downers Grove where we serve. Other tasks include
recruiting volunteers each fall to donate food and to volunteer at PADS on
the nights we act as host, maintain and post the volunteers lists, send out
reminder emails and bulletin articles each time it is our time to serve.
For more information please contact Debbie Wordinger 331 645-7779.
Inquiring about the position doesn’t mean you are on the hook for it! But
if you are considering if this is a job you can do, give Debbie a
call.
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LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR
DONATIONS
NEEDED FOR THE WEST SUBURBAN FOOD PANTRY
Our Church,
Woodridge United Methodist Church (WUMC), partners with the West Suburban
Food Pantry "Food Pantry", located just off 63rd Street, to
provide food for the economically disadvantaged members of our community. WE
ARE ASKING EACH MEMBER OF WUMC TO BRING A DONATION OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD
ITEMS TO OUR CHURCH AT LEAST ONCE, IF NOT EACH WEEK, DURING THE MONTH OF
JULY 2018.
The Food
Pantry is in great need of the following:
- Canned Tomato
Products
- Canned Tuna and
Chicken
- Pancake Mix and Syrup
- Canned Fruits and
Vegetables
- Peanut Butter and
Jelly
Church
donations having fallen off this year, i.e. our Church’s donations, thus
far in 2018, are 43 percent below what we contributed in 2017. PLEASE HELP
US MAKE UP GROUND BY BRINGING YOUR DONATIONS TO CHURCH AND PLACING THEM IN
OR NEAR THE BASKET THAT SITS ON THE FLOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MIDDLE
ENTRANCE TO OUR SANCTUARY. THANK YOU!
PRISON CLOTHING
MINISTRY
Suits
for Success - Update July 2018
As of this month we are 15 months old. Toward our mission of
getting clean clothes in the hands of every parolee that is released from
an Illinois state prison we have given to the prisons over 16,400
garments. This represents between $350,000 - $400,000 at garage sale
prices as stated in the federal income tax regulations. Also, about
10 percent of the clothes that we collect are new and many are designer
clothes.
In the past
year we have drycleaners that are committed to cleaning and pressing
garments. They have done this without compensation at their own cost
of labor, cleaning supplies and personnel time. Some have cleaned as
many as 2,000 garments. The following is a list of participating
drycleaners that are members of Illinois Professional Drycleaners and
Launderers of Illinois: Signature Cleaners on South Werhli in Naperville,
KC Cleaners in Joliet, Greenacres Cleaners in DeKalb, Sugar Grove and
Sycamore, A-1 Cleaners throughout Rockford area, Wilmette Cleaners and
Tailors, and Country Squire Cleaners in Champaign.
We have
received donations from non-profits: Sharing Connections and Silver Cross
Hospital. Churches in the Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Roman
Catholic denominations. Plus, the largest church in Illinois Willow
Creek and its 26 churches. We have received plastic hangers from
Dougas Ace in Naperville, over 1000 of them.
The
beneficiaries are the 33 State of Illinois correctional facilities both
men’s and women’s which range from St. Charles to Pickneyville. We
have affected the lives of no less than 4500 men and women who have taken
the suits, shirts, and casual clothes to return to their communities.
Our thanks to
the drycleaners, non-profits, churches and donors who have given these
clothes for the betterment of the parolees. The members of the board
of Suits for Success as well as the volunteers have not received any
compensation for their trips, gifts or other efforts to support our
organization.
Thank you,
Bill Denwood
Volunteer.
Looking
Ahead
July 29th -
"Hot" Dog Days of Summer Extravagandza
July 29th -
Blood Drive September 30th - Church Picnic
October 20th -
55th Anniversary of Woodridge UMC
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Our Mission:
Welcoming
to all;
United in service toward greater social justice for all;
Moving forward with understanding and acceptance of all
peoples;
Creating disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation
of the world.
Our purpose is
to offer a safe place and community to all races, cultures, religions,
genders, sexual identities, ethnicities, age groups and other
beliefs.
July
20th, 2018, Volume 9, Edition 29
