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
Vi Schobel, Westbury Care, Room 104, 1800 Robin Lane,
Lisle, Illinois 60532
Joan Kettell, 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)
PHOTOS
NEEDED
We would like to decorate our newly named rooms.
Please send copies of any photos of Trinity Church in
Joliet or
of Jack Sipley to the office so that we might
make a display. (We will return your originals).
Thank you to those that have already sent us photos. We
are still in need of pictures for the remaining rooms.
THIRD GRADE BIBLES
Has your child received their bible
yet? We are looking for all kids in 3rd grade or
above that haven't received a bible from the church. It is
tradition in the United Methodist Church for 3rd graders to
receive an engraved bible from the church. Please see Jorie
Manderfield if you are interested in having your child
receive a bible.
WORLD
COMMUNION SUNDAY AND BEYOND
On Sunday,
October 7th, 2018 our congregation celebrated World Communion
Sunday. It is a day designated to remind us of our
connection to other Christians around the world and across
denominational spectrums. The Worship Committee
and pastors decided to take it a step further. Within
our congregation we have members who were born in places
other than the United States. And why not express that
in a way that others can see!!?? So we have posted
flags from Switzerland, Philippines, Myanmar (Burma), Sweden,
and Peru. While there are others, we thought we would
start with these. Welcome to a world wide congregation
that celebrates world wide communion every week!!!
VETERANS
DAY FREE DENTAL CLINIC
To honor our
veterans, Grove Dental is opening its office to provide basic
dental care to our nation’s heroes & their immediate
family members on Sunday,
November 4th from 10 am to 2 pm at their
Bolingbrook facility. They are also partnering with the
Lions Club to provide free vision & hearing screenings as
well. No appointment needed.
CRAFT
AND VENDOR FAIRS
Eisenhower
Jr. High is having a Craft & Vendor Fair sponsored
by the choir boosters on Saturday, November 10th from
9am to 3pm. Admission is free. Contact choirboosters61@gmail.com
for more information.
Small
Miracles Preschool is having a Craft &
Vendor Fair on Saturday, November 17th from 9am to 3 pm right
here at Woodridge UMC. Admission is
free. Contact smallmiracles@woodridgeumc.org
for more information. See flyer here.
YOGA EVERY THURSDAY
Yoga is one
way to create strength, balance, and flexibility in the
body's also a time to practice stillness and develop
patience. Please wear comfortable clothing that ensures
privacy while allowing mobility. Bring a mat or a large
towel. Yoga will run every Thursday through December
(except for those noted). Cost is $5 per person. If you are
attending for the first time, please arrive a few minutes
early to sign a health waiver and meet the instructor. Any
questions, please contact Carrie Santucci at 630-532-7741 or funkylarry@yahoo.com.
There
will be no class October 25th, November 22nd and December
27th.
THANKSGIVING
2.0
One of the
many great things about celebrating Thanksgiving is finding
creative ways to enjoy all those delicious leftovers. Unless,
of course, you count yourself among the group of people who
find dealing with and eating leftovers…disagreeable. (Of all
the issues that divide our country right now, this one is,
thankfully, perhaps the most benign.) Well, WUMC is
here for both groups. On the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, November 25th,
we’re trying something tried and true as well as something
bold and new.
Want to worship that day as we usually do? The 9:00AM service
is for you.
Want to try out a different approach? The 10:30AM service
will offer just that.
How so? More on that soon, but for now know that the Nov.
25th 10:30AM service will include sharing a meal
together.
ALL
CHURCH CLEAN UP
Come out and
help spruce up the outside of the church on Saturday November
10th at 9:00 am. Bring work gloves,
rakes and any of your favorite yard tools. Once you are
here, look around the property for a trustee to be assigned a
job.
ADVENTURERS
CHRISTMAS OUTING
Adventurers
next outing will be on Saturday,
December 8, to Community Christian
Church, Yellow Box Location, 1635 Emerson Lane, Naperville,
to see a 3:00 matinee presentation of Let It Be Christmas
(The Gospel According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul,
George and Ringo). It is the Epic Theatre Company's original
Beatles rock-opera nativity story told in two acts.
Tickets are $20 per person with a 10% discount when 10 or
more tickets are purchased. More information is available on
their website. Please let Gwenn Edman know if you have any suggestions for dinner
after the play. Please RSVP at Gwenn by October
30 if you wish to attend.
SAVE
THE DATE!!
Mark your calendars! It’s official!
Our church conference date for 2018 is Saturday, December
8, 2018. The Staff-Parish Committee will
meet at 9:30 am and the church conference will begin at 10:00
am. All reports from committee chairs are due November
8th.
"SOUP-ER" HIGHWAY
Small
Miracles Preschool is collecting canned goods to donate to
the West Suburban Community Pantry November 1st -
16th for those in need in our
community. The “Soup-er” Highway will run along the
preschool hallway walls. This year’s goal is 250 cans.
Bring your cans and set them by the doors to the
preschool hallway.
THANKSGIVING
FOOD BOXES AND TURKEYS FOR TRINITY UMC
Please sign-up in the Narthex to donate food
boxes and turkeys for families at our sister church, Trinity
United Methodist in Joliet. Your donation provides a
holiday meal for a family who would otherwise do
without. Pick up a list of items to include in each
food box at the Outreach table in the Narthex. Turkeys
and food boxes are due back in the church kitchen by 5:00 Friday,
November 16th.
THE
MITTEN TREE IS CALLING FOR YOUR DONATIONS
The mitten tree is available in the Narthex to
accept your donations of children’s mittens, gloves, warm
hats and scarves. The donations are going to Woodridge School
District 68. They give them out to children who don’t have
appropriate gear for the winter weather. We’ll be harvesting
the tree a couple of times with first harvest coming before
Thanksgiving. Please donate as you can.
TEDDY BEARS NEEDED!
The West Suburban Community Pantry sets up a
Christmas tree for the children of their clients. On this
tree, we hang teddy bears (or other stuffed animals) and
small toys (individual toy cars, Yo-yos, Play-doh, etc…) and
each child gets to pick one off of the tree.
If you would like to participate this Christmas season,
please place a new, small, unwrapped teddy bear or small toy
in the basket outside the main doors of the Sanctuary by
Sunday, December 2, 2018.
As a volunteer intake clerk for the Pantry, I have the
pleasure of seeing the children’s faces light up with
pleasure when I tell them they can pick a toy off of the tree
for themselves. It is truly a joy to see and I thank
you all in advance for your generosity!
Thank you! Monica Copeland, (630) 728-5359.
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS FOR THE WEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY PANTRY
Pantry
clients that live in Woodridge qualify for a program that
allow their children to get Christmas gifts from local
congregations. However, there are 2 issues that that cause
most of the pantry client children to be left out of this
program.
1. For Woodridge residents, entry into the
program is by lottery and there is a long waiting list.
2. The majority of pantry clients come from
surrounding communities.
This year the Outreach committee has decided to serve this
excluded group. Starting in December, the pantry starts giving
donated toys to children ages 2 to 12 that aren’t getting
gifts from local congregations. Until Sunday,
December 2nd, we will be collecting unwrapped toys for boys
and girls from 2 to 12 years old. Please
place them in the designated box in the Narthex. Your
generosity will make a difference in the lives of these
families. Please look into your heart and do what you can to
brighten Christmas for these less fortunate children.
#GIVING
TUESDAY IS NOVEMBER 27TH
After Black
Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is a world-wide day
of giving that celebrates philanthropy. Take action with us
to help end homelessness in DuPage County by making a
donation to DuPagePads on Tuesday, November 27th. Help
us reach our fundraising goal of $25,000 to assist people in
moving from a pad on the floor to a key in the door!!
AMAZON
SMILE
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donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to
Woodridge United Methodist Church whenever you shop on
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Looking Ahead
November 10th - All Church Clean-up
December
8th - Church Conference
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