Church members (those who have taken the Membership Class and joined First United Methodist Church) can take advantage of early registration for next year's Preschool on December 1 and 3. Children must be either three or four years old by September 1 of 2014, with the classes beginning in early September and ending in the mid-May.
What do you buy the person who has everything? How about a goat, a beautiful South American craft, or a share in the aid work being done to help people in more than 100 countries around the world?
The Downers Grove Ministerium, of which DGFUMC is a member, invites you to share in an Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service Wednesday, November 27 at 7:30pm.
The service will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4501 Main Street, Downers Grove. After the service, all are invited to enjoy a Pie Social in the Lounge.
Dear Brothers, Sisters of Our Home Church Greetings from Copacabana, Bolivia!
We have great news! The UMC General Board of Global Ministries has a declared December 3 to be Giving Tuesday. On this day, GBGM will match every dollar donated to an Advance Mission Site such as the Peru-Bolivia Lake Titicaca Border Mission - #3021288!
We are always thankful and proud of the support – both financial and spiritual – we receive from our home church. We are serving here because the direction our spiritual journey took while at DGFUMC. Thanks to what we learned in classes such as Just Faith, and serving as volunteers for programs like Bridge and PADS we found ourselves yearning to serve in a way unique to us. Thank you all for all you have already done for the mission we serve.
If individuals or the congregation are willing and able to again offer support for the mission’s work, we’d be most grateful, as would the poor indigenous Aymara people with whom we live and work.
Do you have a favorite tabletop nativity scene that you would like to share with our church family? Does it have a story? How old is it? Has it been passed down from your grandparents or someone else or did you buy it new? Is it from a different country? Tell us about your nativity and then we would love to display your tabletop nativity at our Nativity Open House on December 8!
Here’s the scoop:
Both nationally and locally, suburban communities are experiencing growth and change. In particular, trends emphasize a growing low-income population, greater ethnic and racial diversity, and a changing and maturing economy. At the same time, resources are in shorter supply and the legacy of sending resources to the city of Chicago has created an imbalance because the growth in need has shifted to the suburbs.
NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) is an organization that provides support for justice in Guatemala, for example by providing "accompaniers", people who travel with potential trial witnesses to protect them from harm. They have organized a tour of the United States visiting Chicago this Friday, Nov.
Mike Davenport is proposing an alternate use for the Grove street property. Please follow the link below to view his proposal.
This proposal is in the preliminary stages of development and is only a concept. We are asking for input from the congregation on this proposal.
We will honor our recently deceased members, or relatives, of the congregation on Sunday, November 3 at all three services. We invite you to send a photo of your loved one to be included in the presentation. Please send the photo in jpeg format to Sharon Harman by October 23.
The Guatemala Connection would like to thank everyone who helped welcome our visitors from UPAVIM in Guatemala and made their visit such a success. To those of us who opened our homes, provided transportation, accompanied trips, made donations, purchased crafts, attended the barbecue, translated, and for the overall sharing of our lives our heartfelt thanks goes out to you all.
Special thanks to Kay Mundy, Ann & Bill Ault, Sharon Harman, Bruce Ritter, Jim Mizener, Don & Caryl Safford, Julie Stone, Dana Murphy, Kim Steele, Mark Pitstick, and Kay Miller.
Thank you to everyone who is helping out with PADS this year on both our Fishes and Loaves teams! We are just 3 positions away from being complete! We still need a female for the 11P-3A shift and one person to fill in just for November. We also need someone to help with 3A-7A for November only. Your continued support of this important mission is so appreciated by the less fortunate in our community!
Please join us next Sunday at the 9:30 and 11:00 workship services for Choir Dedication Sunday. Each choir (bells, too!) will be presenting special music for the congregation. We hope to see you then!