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)
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 December
27th.
ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES
Sunday, December
23th , 2018
9:00 & 10:30 a.m. – 4th Sunday of Advent
MOnday, December 24th , 2018
5:00 p.m. – Family friendly and candlelighting
11:00 p.m. – Communion and candlelighting
Please plan to join us to
Celebrate the birth of our Savior
There is ONE Worship Service on
Sunday, December 30th at 10am.
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.
ALL FOOD DONATIONS NEED
TO BE IN THE KITCHEN OF OUR CHURCH BY NO LATER THAN 12 PM ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH.
PLEASE MARK THEM TO INDICATE THAT THEY ARE FOR PADS. IF
YOU FORGOT WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR, CHECK THE SIGN UP BOARD IN
THE NARTHEX. YOU CAN BRING YOUR DONATIONS TO
CHURCH WITH YOU ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.
Inquiring Minds
Want to Know
Let's begin
the year off in the right way!!! Starting in January we
will start a new series in our Wednesday night Bible study
class and on Sunday mornings based on the book by Adam
Hamilton entitled CREED, What Christians Believe
and Why. We will be offering this
as an option for persons who are interested in becoming
members of the church as well as everyone else who wants to
learn more about what we believe as United Methodists. We
will have sign-up sheets available next week in the
narthex. Look for more details next week.
Reaching Out Beyond the Walls of the
CHurch
The Aurora
district is holding an outreach training event titled
“Reaching Out Beyond the Walls of the Church” on morning of Saturday, January 26th at
9:30 am at Bethany of Fox Valley UMC. Registration
costs $5. See the bulletin board in the Narthex for
details.
Mission U - Winter Event
Mission U is
an opportunity to study current issues impacting society
based on current mission study topics with particular
attention to the responsibilities of women in fulfilling the
mission work of the church. Possible study options are
Lembracing Wholeness,Missionary Conferences of the United
States and What About Our Money?. Conference events are open
to members and non-members of United Methodist Women.
The Winter mission U event runs from January 18-20th (Pastor
Danita is a speaker). See the bulletin board in the
narthex for more details.
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...................
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.
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Looking Ahead
December 24th -
Christmas Eve Worship Services at 5 & 11 pm
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December 14th, 2018,
Volume 9, Edition 49
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