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 9th!
Here’s the scoop:
This Sunday after the 11 o'clock worship service, all are invited to the gym to Pay to Pie! Pay $5 to throw a pie in either Katie Bartholomew or John Smoke's face. All proceeds will go toward the CROP walk and Feed My Starving Children. See you Sunday!
There are still openings for our Fishes team beginning Tuesday, November 6 for both workers and food. Fishes serve PADS the first Tuesdays in November, January, March and May.
Volunteers Needed:
Food Items Needed:
October 28th - 9:30 & 11:00 Worship Services
Angel, Cherub, Chorister, Connection, Chapel and Chancel Choirs will be singing!
Bells will be ringing!
Please come and enjoy a wonderful service filled with music
On Saturday, October 20th, several Chancel Choir members attended the Illinois-American Choir Directors’ Association Community/Church Honor Choir held at North Central College in Naperville, IL. The program included 3 hours of rehearsal on Friday evening, 4 hours on Saturday, and concluded with a concert on Saturday at Wentz Hall on the campus of North Central College.
Kim Holler, Missions Work Area member, is teaching a “helping others” segment for children in grades 1-4 in Sunday School classes this fall. She will focus on how and why we help at the People's Resource Center, especially giving food and gifts to make birthday bags for children in need.
To complement her teaching, the Missions Work Area will make a $300 donation to the PRC to also be used for children's birthday bags.
There is still a chance to sponsor Pastor Greta, Pastor Jim, or Youth Pastor Katie online before tomorrow's South DuPage CROP Hung
One of the quiet, important ministries in our congregation is the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Two Wednesdays a month, a team of knitters gathers at church to create special, soft and beautiful "prayer shawls," comforting small blankets that can be wrapped around one's shoulders like a shawl, or laid across one's lap. As they knit, they pray for whoever will eventually receive the gift of their work. When a shawl is completed, the group gathers to pray over it, that it would assist in God's work of healing love in the life of the person it will touch.
Membership Development is pleased to introduce our new Shepherding Program.
What is it you ask? Shepherds will be paired with new members to our church. They will personally welcome and help orient the new members to our events for the first year of the exciting journey as members of our church family. It is a fantastic way to meet new people and introduce them to the friends you already have at DGFUMC.
We had an exciting children's choirs first rehearsal and registration on Wednesday, Sept. 12th. With the Sweet Repeat set up going on we had registration in the Open Door. It was fun to see so many faces full of surprise and wonder at our inviting, spacious, modern Open Door (Youth Lounge).
DGFUMC choir rehearsals are starting up so join for the first time or come on back! After a summer of Special Music during worship, organized by Pattie Barnes and provided by many talented, generous musicians, our regular services will once again begin on Rally Day, Sept. 9. Regular worship services also means CHOIRS! Choirs mean choir members! There is a choir for you!
