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)
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!!!
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.
ADVENT
BIBLE STUDY
Our Advent
study for this year will be MARY HAD A BABY: An Advent
study based on African American Spirituals by Cheryl
Kirk-Duggan and Marilyn E. Thornton and will be offered on Wednesday
evenings (6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) and Tuesday mornings
(10:30 a.m. to noon) The plan for Wednesday
remains to join the youth for dinner at about 6:30 p.m. and
then as they go off to their activities, we will go to our
class. We will conclude at 8:00 p.m., about the
same time as the youth finish. The WEDNESDAY class
began on Wednesday, November 28th. The
TUESDAY
class began on Tuesday, November 27th. The
cost is $10.00
per person for the study
guide. Please plan to join us!!
SEASON
OF CHRISTMAS IN WOODRIDGE
On December 7th
at 3540 Seven Bridges Drive in Woodridge, the Business at
Seven Bridges invite you to:
Merry Mistletoe Market 3-8 pm - visit our craftrs &
artists
Best Truckin’ BBQ at 5 pm - come hugry!
Christmas Carols of the Season at 5:30 pm - music provided by
DJ Hawthorne!
Santa & His Elves at 6 pm
Tree Lighting Ceremony & Festival of Lights at 6:15 pm
CHURCH
CONFERENCE
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.
CHRISTMAS
EVE SERVICES
Christmas Eve
(Dec.
24th) worship services will be at 5:00 pm and 11:00
pm. Please plan to join us to celebrate
Jesus' birth.
CIRCLES
OF BLESSINGS
SERVING
THE HOMELESS AT PADS
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 18TH THROUGH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 2018
As we celebrate Thanksgiving with our friends, family and
congregation, we remember and are grateful for the many, many
blessings and gifts that God showers upon us each day.
His Grace prompts us to be in relationship with the
disadvantaged of our communities by willingly sharing our
time, talents and money. We have an opportunity to do
this as we serve the homeless shelter at the First United
Methodist Church of Downers Grove, 1032 Maple Avenue, on Tuesday afternoon,
December 18th through Wednesday morning, December 19th.
Some members of our congregation who served in October are
not able to serve in December. PLEASE VISIT THE SIGN-UP
BOARD IN THE NARTHEX TO VOLUNTEER OR RECONFIRM YOUR COMMITMENT
TO SERVE. We particularly need more people to serve
during the dinner hour & some food donations. WE
CAN USE HELP IN ALL AREAS!!
COMPLETE THE CIRCLE OF BLESSINGS THIS ADVENT SEASON BY
SERVING THE HOMELESS AT PADS (Public Action to Deliver
Shelter in DuPage County).
WOMEN'S
FIESTA
Mark your
calendar now!!! WOMEN'S FIESTA - A day apart for
women of all ages!!! SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019
form 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Invite a friend to hold the date
as well.. Details to come...................
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.
STAFF
AND OFFICE WISH LIST
From time to
time our office finds that there are items needed that are a
bit more expensive than a case of paper or sometimes for
special needs that occur. Currently, our list includes the
following:
● 4 new dry erase/whiteboards approximately
$230 each;
● Funding to update the youth room which
includes the purchase of 6 hightop chairs/stools, 4 ottomans
with removable tops and storage and a coat of paint for the
walls;
● Funding to update the Friendship Room
(den/parlor) for carpet and furniture cleaning and new paint
for the walls;
● Updated shelving units for the Christian
Education office
While we know that you would love to run out and go shopping,
our staff has looked at and chosen very specific items with
the best deals! If you would like to help in this
effort, please mark your check "staff/office wish
list" and make it payable to the church. No
amount is too small. PLEASE DO NOT GO OUT AND
PURCHASE THE ABOVE ITEMS ON YOUR OWN WITHOUT CONTACTING A
STAFFPERSON!!! We appreciate your support of us
and are constantly looking at ways to make our daily work
environment better!! We invite you to join us in
this effort.
CHRISTMAS
FOOD BOXES AND HAMS FOR TRINITY UMC
Sign-up in the Narthex to donate food boxes and hams for
families at our sister church, Trinity United Methodist in
Joliet. Your donation provides a great holiday meal for
a family who would otherwise do without. Pick up a list
of items to include in each food box at the sign-up display
in the Narthex. Hams and food boxes are due back in the
church kitchen by
noon Friday, December 21.
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. 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.
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Looking Ahead
December 8th - Church Conference
December
24th - Christmas Eve Worship Services at 5 & 11 pm
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November 30th, 2018, Volume 9, Edition 47
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