Please join us at one of our United Methodist Women circle meetings this October!
Monday, October 23rd - Sarah Circle - 7:00 p.m. - Room 213
Wednesday, October 25th - Mary Elizabeth Circle - 1:00 p.m. - Chapel Hall
Thursday, October 26th - Rachel Circle - 9:00 a.m. - Room 213
Thursday, October 26th - Ruth Circle - 12:45 p.m. - Chapel Hall
Life changes us over time along with our perspective of ourselves and our relationship with others. In this small group we will explore and discuss how our many-faceted self is changing and how we are meeting the demands of our new realities.
Meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month in Westmont from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. Led by Shelly Zabielski and Carol Lysne.
For more details and/or to register call Sheila in the church office at 630.968.7120.
Ignite Youth Group meets at 6-8pm in the Open Door Youth Center with snacks at 6:30pm.
Ignite is for youth in grades 7-12
Please contact Howie Snyder, Director of Youth Ministries for more information.
This fall we are pleased to welcome back Osvaldo Vena as the leader of our Sunday morning bible study class. Rev. Vena, a member of our church, is a professor of New Testament Interpretation at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston.
All families are invited to a time of singing camp songs around a campfire on Saturday, October 21 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in the Prayer Garden. Brian Crowther will play his guitar. Along with the singing, there will be pumpkin shaped cookies and apple cider.
Please join us for a fun evening of singing and fellowship!
Ignite Student Ministries visit to Jonamac Orchard Haunted Corn Maze
**For students in grades 7-12**
(Meet at the Open Door Youth Center at church)
The Adult Education work area is offering a Chess Class to adults only on Saturday mornings. Taught by Boyd Walthers, the class is for beginners and competitors alike. Please bring a chess set. All adults are welcome.
We once again have a unique opportunity to join together for a special one-day off-site S.O.S. mission trip on Saturday, October 21 to Berry United Methodist Church in Chicago.
Do you remember what life was like before Facebook and other social media sites changed communication as we knew it? Kay Mundy and Owen Bates will present our October film, The Social Network, a highly acclaimed 2010 biographical drama that tells the story of the founding of Facebook by Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg.
This fall we will be studying Wolfhart Pannenberg’s Basic Questions in Theology - Collected Essays, Volume 1.
This book of essays is from one of the foremost theologians of our day and offers the reader a unique insight into the revelation of God. Pannenberg is Professor Emeritus of Theology at the University of Munich and author of several influential books.
Begins Wednesday, September 27
6:15 p.m.
Start your New Year’s Resolution early. Give yourself the gift of a better life!
Fit and Feast will meet once a month from 6:15 to 7:00 p.m. during the Family Fellowship dinner, childcare provided upon request. During that time you will meet with a group leader to choose a goal to commit to for a month in each of four areas; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
Want to go deeper?
Sr. High Youth Bible Study, Wednesdays, 6pm
Grab some food and join us in the Youth Center as we go deeper into faith issues in God's Word.