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 IS BACK!!
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.
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.
JUST
HAVE QUESTIONS: We will try to answer
them as best we can.
INTERESTED
IN MEMBERSHIP: Here is your opportunity
in a non-threatening way.
WANT
TO KNOW WHAT UNITED METHODISTS BELIEVE:
We will try to share that information as well.
A sign-up sheet is available in the narthex. Beginning
January 9th, join us on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. (dinner
with the youth starts around 6:30) and on Sunday mornings in
January.
The
Bible for Curious People - a Tuesday Morning Study
How did the
bible come to be in the form we have?
Why are there so many different versions and translations in
English?
What is the overall story of the “Old Testament”?
These are some of the questions we will explore together
Tuesday mornings from 10:30am-12:00noon. No prior bible
reading or knowledge or expertise needed. We will all learn
as we go along. All are welcome. Classes start this week,
Tuesday January 15th.
ASSIGNMENT for WEEK #1 (January 15th)
1. Find a study bible (if you need to
borrow one, some are available in the narthex) and read the
boring stuff at the beginning that most of us skip past —
where the translators write about their process and their
purpose. Different versions call this different things, such
as: “To the Reader”; “About this Version”; or simply
“Introduction.” What questions do you have as you read this?
2. Read the pamphlet “How the Bible Came to
Us.” Printed copies available in the narthex. Available
online at http://bibleresources.americanbible.org/resource/how-the-bible-came-to-us
Let's
Look at the Future Together
You are
welcome to join us on
Saturday, January 12, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00
a.m. to talk about the future of our
church.........how we should be organized; what do we
anticipate happening after the Special General Conference in
February and what's at stake; what should we plan for;
etc.. Our vision for the future of our church is
critical and we would like to have you at the table!!!!
Please plan to join us.
Adventurers
Please join
the Adventures on Saturday,
January 19, to dine at Malahini Terrace, 321
75th Street, Willowbrook. Enjoy your favorite Chinese dish
along with a night of easy conversation. EVERYONE is
welcome! Please contact
Gwenn
Edman by Wednesday, January 16. Hope to see you at 5:00 on Saturday,
January 19!
State
of the Village
The 2019
State of the Village of Woodridge will take place on
Wednesday, February
6, 2019 starting at 7:30 a.m. with
networking. Register online at Chamber630.
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.
Martin
Luther King Celebration 2019
There will be
a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Sunday, January
20th at 4 pm at Faith UMC of Orland Park with
a reception to follow. The features speaker will be Dr.
Timothy Tyson, senior research scholar at the Center of
Documentary Studies at Duke University.
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...................
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.
PADS
Gratitude
“Alone we can
do so little.
TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH!” - Helen Keller
On December 18 and 19, 2018, Woodridge United Methodist
Church (WUMC) served over 60 homeless guests at the Downers
Grove Methodist Church. Through food donations and
volunteers who staffed the shelter, it took about the same
number of faithful people from our congregation to accomplish
this. There were some “bumps in the road”, but we
brought Christ to the homeless guests, and in our
midst, Christ was there! THANK YOU! YOU’RE
WELCOME!
PLEASE SAVE THE FEBRUARY DATES: FEBRUARY 19 AND
20, 2019. A NEW SIGN UP SHEET WILL BE PLACED IN THE NARTHEX
BY THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY.
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Looking Ahead
February 2nd - Youth Pizza Sale
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January 10, 2019, Volume 10, Edition 2
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