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Woodridge United Methodist Church
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Join
us on Sunday for worship services
at 9:00 am & 10:30 am.
5th Sundays have just one service at 10:00 am.
Professional nursery care
available for the little ones.
All are Welcome!
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"A
Place for Sinners and Saints?"
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Who — or what — is a
saint? What characteristics do saints share?
In this era of
advanced analytics, are there formulas and metrics we can
use to determine sainthood? Like, MAR: Miracles Above
Regular. i.e. How many more miracles can this person
contribute than regular people?
Or how about Goodness
Over Delinquency? e.g. “Do you think this person is a
saint?” “I don’t know, what’s her GOD score?”
Is it more about good
accomplished or bad avoided?
Or is that too
convoluted and we just know a saint when we see and hear
one?
How about sinners?
How do we decide who qualifies as a sinner?
Those terms “saint”
and “sinner” are all over our scriptures, our hymns, our
sermons, our Christian vocabulary…and yet they also seem
to be two of the most ambiguous words we use regularly.
Our gospel lesson this week is no exception: Luke 19:1-10.
Yet and still, this
Sunday, November 3rd, Woodridge UMC celebrates All Saints
Day. Why?
Yes, to remember
those from our congregation who died this past year and
celebrate all they meant to us.
Might it be more than
that too? Might we use All Saints Day to reflect on how
the language we use to describe people affects our
ability to recognize their true identity?
How might All Saints
Day help us better understand ourselves, our calling from
God, and the community we are continually building?
Pastor Dave will
wrestle with those questions and more this Sunday,
November 3rd, in his sermon, “A Place for
Sinners and Saints?”
All are welcome here!
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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.
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Sunday, November 3rd
- Worship Services at 9:00 & 10:30 am
- Youth
Group at 12:00 noon
- Filipino Baptist at 3:30 pm
- A.A. Meeting at 7:00 pm
Monday, November 4th
- Cub Scouts at 6:00 pm
- Cub Scouts at 6:30 pm
- Staff
Parish at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 5th
Wednesday, November 6th
- Bible Study at 6:00 pm
- Cub Scouts at 6:30 pm
Thursday, November 7th
- Cub Scouts at 6:30 pm
- Yoga
at 6:30 pm
- Boy Scouts at 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 9th
- Fall
Clean Up at 10:00 am
- Cub Scout Set Up at 10:00 pm
Sunday, November 10th
- Worship
Band Rehearsal at 8:00 am
- Worship Services at 9:00 & 10:30 am
- Choir
Rehearsal at 11:45 am
- Youth Group at 12 noon
- Filipino Baptist at 3:30 pm
- A.A. Meeting at 7:00 pm
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ADVENT STUDY AND WORSHIP THEME
The theme for the 2019 Advent
season is THE
GIFT OF THE NUTCRACKER. It includes a
study for adults, youth and children as well as the basis for our
Sunday morning worship. If you have not had a chance
to watch the NUTCRACKER
in recent years, please take time this season to do
so. Invite some friends and family
members. See it in a different venue than you remember
seeing it last. If you wish to organize an outing that
includes other church members, do so and send the details to the
office and we will include it in the Sunday
announcements. The sign-up for the Adult study will be
available in October. Let's exam the connection of pop
culture and our faith and have fun in-between.
LIVE STREAMING WORSHIP SERVICES
We are starting to test Live
Streaming the worship service on YouTube
If you
are not at church please try it out. Please DO NOT access the
Live Stream in
our building. It will consume our internet
bandwidth and impact external users. Bugs are still
being worked out and it may not be available every Sunday.
Where to
find the YouTube Live Stream
From the YouTube app or on the YouTube web page, search for:
Woodridge UMC
Also please consider subscribing to the YouTube page. You will
need to have a free google or YouTube account to subscribe
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Volunteer
DUPAGE
PADS
A
big THANK YOU to everyone who helped support
our PADS efforts on October 15th and 16th. Because of your
continued support and generosity, WUMC provided a night of
shelter and a warm dinner and breakfast to 57
guests - 24 men, 21 women, and 12 children.
WE
NEED STILL NEED YOUR HELP! We will continue our mission
through Spring on the dates listed below. We need food
donations and volunteers to staff the PADS site for shifts
from 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays to 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday
morning.
If you have not signed up yet and would like to help, please
see the PADS display located in the Narthex on Sundays or
please use our new online link below. If you
cannot bring the food donations or fulfill your time
commitment you have signed up for, please
contact Larry
Cash at or 630-808-8713 so other
arrangements can be made. If you have any questions or are
interested in learning more about PADS, contact Larry.
Upcoming
dates to participate:
December
17-18, 2019 | February 18-19, 2020 |
April 21-22, 2020
Click Here to Sign-Up.
SEE AN
OPENING? JUMP IN!
No,
we’re not talking about a swimming pool. (Although, with
summer in its final weeks, jumping in a pool is almost always
a good choice.). As we continually strive both to live into
our mission to love all neighbors and to live into our vision
to be welcoming to all, we need everybody to know that you
are empowered to fill in — right then and there — whenever a
gap in coverage appears:
Is there a door without a greeter? Jump in
and greet!
Even the east door? Jump in and greet!
Is it Offering time but there aren’t
enough ushers? Jump in and, um, ush? Jump in and help!
Are there fewer than five people walking
up to serve communion? Jump in and serve!
In other words (to borrow a phrase) we need you! Yes, you.
And you over there. Yep, you in the back, too. Let’s continue
to be the church God calls us to be.
Events
THE BIBLE FOR
CURIOUS PEOPLE CONTEMPLATES QOHELET
The Bible for
Curious People Tuesdays
at 10:30am.
All are welcome. No prior bible reading or knowledge or
expertise needed. We will all learn as we go along exploring
what the text says, what it leaves unsaid, what history and
tradition tell us about the text, and how our own experience
influences our reading.
Also, a gentle reminder that using a study bible really
helps. “Study bible” simply means a bible that includes
introductions, notes, footnotes, and other helps for
understanding the text. Study bibles come in just about every
version (e.g. NRSV, NIV, CEV, etc.) If you don’t have a study
bible, please borrow one from church. Just let us know you
need one and we will find one for you to use.
Reading
Assignment and Questions to Consider for Nov. 5th:
- Read the rest of Ecclesiastes (chapters 9-12), plus any
notes your bible provides.
• Like Jesus, Paul and John Wesley, do you
think that Qoheleth trusts his own soul experience?
• Do Qoheleth’s two most frequent sayings
(i.e. “All is vanity” and “Eat, drink, and be merry”) ring
true to you?
• Based on the epilogue that closes
Ecclesiastes (i.e. 12:9-14), does the narrator endorse
Qoheleth’s philosophy?
Why do you think the book of Ecclesiastes survived and was
canonized?
Join Us for Yoga Thursdays at 6:30
pm
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. 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.
17th Annual Wake Up Your Spirit Breakfast
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, 7:00am – 8:30am at Abbington Banquets,
Glen Ellyn Reserve your tickets today and visit
dupagepads.org. Enjoy an uplifting morning featuring
keynote speaker Chris Norton, professional speaker and
author. After Chris suffered a spinal cord injury playing
college football, he was given a 3% chance of feeling
anything below his neck. Chris will share how he turned his
3% chance into an opportunity to inspire people every day.
Attendees will also hear from a client whose life has been
transformed by DuPagePads.
ALL CHURCH FALL CLEAN-UP
Come out and help
clean up the leaves outside of the church & parsonage on Saturday November
9th at 9:00 am. Bring work gloves,
rakes, backpack blowers, etc. Once you are here, look
around the property for a trustee to be assigned a task.
PRESCHOOL CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR
Small Miracles
Preschool is holding a Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday, November
23rd 9:00 am to 2:00 pm right here at Woodridge UMC.
Admission is free. There will be a bake
sale and a raffle as well. A flyer is available here. They are still looking
for crafters and vendors. Please see the attached form for registration information. Contact smallmiracles@woodridgeumc.org
for more information.
Community Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship
Service
Sunday, November 24th at 6:00 p.m. the churches of
Woodridge will gather for their Annual Community Worship
Service at Prinice of Peace Lutheran Church!!!! This time of
worship together includes St. Scholastica Catholic Church,
Christ the Servant Catholic Church, Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church, and Woodridge United Methodist Church!!!! Please plan
to join us. There will be a performance from the combined
choirs and messages from the religious leaders of all
the participating churches.
AURORA DISTRICT WINTER LAY ACADEMY
The 2020 Winter
Lay Academy will be on January 4th & 11th from 8:03 am to
3:30 pm at Friendship United Methodist Church
in Bolingbrook. The courses being offered are: The
Sacraments, Conflict Resolution & Certified Lay Servants
Mentor Others.
Donate
Support
WUMC Youth with gift card orders.
Orders are due
SUNDAY, November 17th and will be available
for pickup on
November 24th. A percentage of all sales
goes to Youth Ministries. Please remember to keep the
WUMC Family Crisis Fund in mind. Gift cards are
incredibly helpful for those in the community who need
financial assistance.
One Future date remaining:
Order by 12/15 - Delivered 12/22
West
Suburban Community Pantry Donation Promotions
There
are things that the WSCP tries to provide but they always
seem to be in short supply. Items like diapers, wipes, and
paper products fall into this category. Along with the always
appreciated food donations, we are starting donation
promotions emphasizing these types of items. For the month of
October we are asking for:
Disposable
diapers, size 3 to 6
SNAP
coupons cannot be used to purchase diapers, so your donations
help tremendously. Thank you!
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 22nd.
(Please be aware of church office hours when dropping off
your donation).
“Soup-er”
Highway
Small
Miracles Preschool is collecting canned goods to donate to
the West Suburban Community Pantry November 1st - 15th 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.
Join our preschool in assisting this important mission that
our church has been involve with since the beginning.
Got Gently
Used or New Toys?
HOPE’S FRONT
DOOR is currently collecting new and
gently used toys to sell at our 11th annual toy sale,
December 5th, 6th, 9th, & 11th. All toys will
be sold at reduced cost to help our clients, clients of our
community partner human service agencies and those in the
community in need. The toys are generally priced from 50
cents to five dollars. The idea is to give clients a chance
to provide items to their children during the holidays with a
sense of ownership and dignity. Family members shop and select
items their loved ones will enjoy. We also work with clients
who cannot take part in the toy sale to access free items for
the holiday.
Please
bring toy donations by November 27th.to the HOPE’S FRONT DOOR Office
M, W, Th, F; 10am - 11:45am or Mondays 6:30 pm – 8 pm at 1047
Curtiss St., Downers Grove. To arrange a pick up or drop off
please email or
call 630.241.0187.
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Looking
Ahead
November 24th - Ecumenical Service (PoP)
at 6:00 pm
December
1st - Hanging of the Greens at 4:00 pm
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