Events
ADVENT
STUDY
Our Advent study
for this year will be THE
GIFT OF THE NUTCRACKER by Matt
Rawle. 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. We will offer the study
on Wednesday
evenings (6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and Tuesday mornings (10:30
a.m. to noon) The WEDNESDAY class
will begin on Wednesday, December 4th. The TUESDAY class
will begin on Tuesday, December 3rd.
Let's exam the connection of pop culture and our faith and
have fun in-between. Please plan to join us!!
THE BIBLE FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE WILL RETURN FOR
ADVENT
For Advent, the Bible for Curious People will
meet on Tuesdays, 10th, & 17th at 10:30am. Our book is The
Gift of the Nutcracker.
Reading
for Tuesday, December 17th:
rom The Gift of the Nutcracker read Chapter 4: The
Nutcracker: The Greatest Gift (and maybe look over Chapter 3
again so we can finish our conversation about it).
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.
After December 17th, The Bible for Curious People will return
Tuesday,
January 14th.
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.
Aurora District Training Event
You are cordially
invited to the 2020 Aurora District Leadership Training, Saturday, January 25,
at Naperville: Grace UMC. A Day of Learning, Workshops, and
Conversation for Pastors and Lay Leaders. Come for a
day of learning, conversation, and reflection. There will be
a Children and Youth Session for an additional cost $10. To
register go here. Patti Cash, Director of Communications
at Hinsdale UMC will offer website consulting sessions at
different times during the day. We can only
accommodate 11 churches, so first come, first serve. To sign
up for your 15 minute consultation, go here.
SPECIAL
OFFERING: The special offering for
the day will support North Central College Campus Ministry:
The Albright-Wesley Fund. These ministries include The New
Beginnings Summer VBS Team, trips to national and regional
events like Imagine What’s Next, interfaith work through
Interfaith Youth Core, and sponsoring on-campus speakers like
Shane Claiborne, Cornel West, and Bishop Sally Dyck.
Save the Date - Laity Convocation
February 8 - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm at Sycamore UMC, 160
Johnson Ave., Sycamore, IL. This year's theme is
"Unpacking Racism," focusing on one of the three
Annual Conference goals, "to live out the conviction
that racism is incompatible with Christian teaching."
Registration will open January 2020.
Roadmap to General
Conference 2020
While General
Conference May 5-15, 2020 in Minneapolis may seem far down
the road, it will be here before we know it. Click here for a downloadable document with dates and
links for upcoming trainings and resources. Copies of
the DVD study "Faithful and Inclusive: The Bible,
Sexuality and The United Methodist Church" (resource
#106097) are now available to borrow from the United
Media Resource Center (UMRC). For updated GC2020 news and information,
visit www.umcnic.org/GC2020.
Donate
LAST Chance
to Support WUMC Youth with gift card orders.
Orders are due
THIS Sunday, December 15th and available
for pickup on
Sunday, December 22nd. 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.
West
Suburban Community Pantry Donation Promotions
The West Suburban Community
Pantry offers food for the hungry and resources to empower
persons to improve their quality of life. Our vision is
a community without hunger. The Pantry operates year-round
with a goal that each eligible family in DuPage County as
well as Bolingbrook & Romeoville receive nutritionally
balanced food, including meats, dairy, and fresh produce
monthly. We are also registered as an emergency food pantry
for Illinois. With the help of volunteers and sponsors, our
vision is to eradicate hunger within the families and
individuals in the DuPage County area. We are dedicated to
providing food for the hungry, educating the donor community
about existing needs, and supporting advocacy efforts for the
hungry. We also work hard to encourage volunteerism and the
sharing of resources.
Christmas
Food boxes
Starting
on December 1st, sign-up in the Narthex to donate either food
boxes or hams 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 suggested items to include in each food box
at the Outreach display in the Narthex. Hams and food
boxes are due in the church kitchen by 4:00 Friday, December 20th. (Please
be aware of church office hours when dropping off your
donation).
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.
DECEMBER
TOY DRIVE
Whether
they’ve been naughty or nice, every child deserves a toy at
Christmas. You can help by donating a new toy, unwrapped, and
placing it in the box in the Narthex by Sunday, December 15th. They
will be distributed to our neighbors in need. Your donation
can make a world of difference this holiday season. The
Pantry has the most need of toys for boys and girls aged 2 to
12.
AMAZON
SMILE
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible
purchases to Woodridge United Methodist Church whenever you
shop on
AmazonSmile.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same
prices, same service. Support WUMC by starting your
shopping here.
Volunteer
DUPAGE
PADS
A
reminder that our commitment to serve at DuPage PADS at
Downers Grove First UMC is coming up next week
on Tuesday, December 17 through Wednesday, December 18. Please
check the sign-up sheets in the Narthex or contact Larry
Cash if you have questions
about your food assignment or the time slot you signed up
for.
YOUR
HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! Please
note the volunteer slots are for ALL the dates (October,
December, February, and April) unless you have already made
other arrangements. If you cannot bring the food donations or fulfill
your time commitment you have signed up for,
please contact Larry
Cash so other arrangements can be
made.
THANK YOU for your support of this important ministry!
Upcoming
dates to participate:
December
17-18, 2019 | February 18-19, 2020 |
April 21-22, 2020
Click Here to Sign-Up.
Looking
Ahead
December 24 - Christmas Eve Services at 5 &
11 pm
December
29th - ONE Worship Service at 10 am
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