Mission

Bolivia/Peru Mission Update

There are two opportunities to join Jeff Wasilevich and Debbie Rissing for an update on their mission work in Bolivia and Peru. Hear about their mission, see photos and become familiar with their work.

To receive email updates on their mission work, email: jeffandeb@gmail.com with 'subscribe' in the subject line.

Location: 
DGFUMC - Room 213
Date: 
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 7:00pm

Bolivia/Peru Mission Update

There are two opportunities to join Jeff Wasilevich and Debbie Rissing for an update on their mission work in Bolivia and Peru. Hear about their mission, see photos and become familiar with their work.

To receive email updates on their mission work, email: jeffandeb@gmail.com with 'subscribe' in the subject line.

Location: 
DGFUMC - Room 213
Date: 
Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 11:00am

Alternative Gift Fair

November 24, 2011 - 11:17am

What do you give the person with everything? Well, a gift from our Advent Alternative Gift Fair! Every Sunday until Christmas, the Missions work area will be in the Parlor offering a range of Christmas gifts to bring not just a smile to your loved one's face but also justice and hope to people far away.

The fair will be held from November 27 until December 18.

The Giving Tree

November 4, 2011 - 9:55am

The Giving TreeThe Giving Tree will be up in the Parlor beginning Sunday, November 13th. You have the opportunity to choose tags from several agencies in order to purchase gifts for both children and adults. The tags are marked with the name or initials of the agency.

All gifts going to PADS should be UNWRAPPED, but with the tag firmly attached.

Gifts to the other agencies work a little differently. Please select tags and put your name on the sign-out sheet. All gifts for Marcy Newberry and Head Start should be wrapped. Child Serv gifts should be unwrapped. Please read the note on the tag to see which kind you have chosen. Please don’t wrap gifts marked “unwrapped” or volunteers will have to unwrap them before giving them to the agency.

The gifts for all the agencies other than PADS should be returned with the tags firmly attached NO LATER THAN NOON ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4th. Gifts for PADS will continue to be collected into December.

If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Bifulco at nbifulco@msn.com or 630-241-3530.

The Children and Family Ministries Work Area and the Church and Society Work Area sponsor the Giving Tree project. Over 300 gifts go to needy children, youth, and adults in our township and across the Northern Illinois Conference. We hope that you will be able to help.

Thank you!

Household goods needed at Sharing Connection

October 14, 2011 - 10:40pm

Sharing Connection's Furniture Bank, a nonprofit organization in Downers Grove, provides furniture and household items to low-income families. They currently have a critical need for cleaning supplies and unopened personal care items such as shampoo, deodorant, and conditioner. Silverware is also needed.

If you can donate any of these items, please drop them off at the SCFB warehouse at 5111 Chase Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515. The warehouse is open to receive donations Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm and Saturday from 9am until noon. Financial donations are also welcome. Their website, http://www.sharingconnections.org, explains what other items are accepted.

DuPage United Update

September 21, 2011 - 9:57pm

DuPage UnitedWhat has DuPage United been doing? Since the June 16th Delegate Assembly with DuPage United, the following has occurred:

  • Billing Signing - Governor Quinn signed the bill allowing county boards to require all appointed commissions to submit financial, contract and personell information.
  • DuPage United awared the Interfaith Unity Award by the Islamic Society of North America for our work in interfaith and justice.
  • Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on the text amendment restricting religious institutions in residential county land. More partners have stepped up on this issues. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago submitted a formal memo with recommendations to make this amendment less restrictive. DuPage United supported this memo.
  • Action teams have met to continue research and establish strategies: English as a Second Language / Jobs and Job Training; Government Reform/ Forest Preserve; Youth after school programs. TBA: Transportation issue for seniors/ disabled
  • DuPage United was awarded $50,000 grant from Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
  • A team of leaders from DuPage United, Lake County United, United Power for Action and Justice met with Minority Leaders of the IL House and Senate (Rep Cross and Sen Radogna) to discuss a working relationship on our important issues.
  • Starting in September DuPage United will have a full-time intern for 6 months - paid for primarily through the Jewish Funds for Justice.

If you are thinking you want to get involved in DuPage United please contact the Office.

Getting Fleeced

September 20, 2011 - 9:17am

I couldn’t help thinking of the nursery rhyme, “Bah, bah, black sheep,” as we shopped last week for sheep, alpaca and llama fleeces. Instead of three bags full, we bought nine whole alpaca fleeces and two complete sheep skins – for a total of about $40 USD.

It’s shearing time here. Once a year, farmers shear their wooly animals, and take the bales of fleece to a huge market at Kasani, a small border town that straddles Peru and Bolivia. We could have walked the 8 kilometers (about 4 miles) from our home, but because of the massive crowds and the bulky wool, we took a minibus both ways – for about 60 cents roundtrip!

Church-Wide Day of Service

Lend a HandLend A Hand!

Church and Society, Missions, and Environmental Stewardship Work Areas invite everyone, members and friends, to join in a Church-Wide Day of Service 8 to noon, Saturday, September 10th, with lunch at FUMC immediately following. You can choose to help at one of three external sites, or join in activities at DGFUMC.

The external sites to volunteer at are:

  • People's Resource Center
  • Downers Grove Park District
  • Almost Home Kids

Sign-up sheets will be available in the Parlor before and after the 10:00 am service or register online.

Thank you for lending a hand!

Date: 
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 8:00am

Buenas Tardes de Guatemala

July 6, 2011 - 5:39pm

Houston stopoverThe 2011 DGFUMC delegation to our sisters in UPAVIM has arrived in Guatemala City. After an early morning flight from Chicago and a brief stopover in Houston, we landed safely in Guatemala City (with all our luggage) just after 1pm. We were greeted by a number of UPAVIMAs, including several who visited Downers Grove in 2009, waiting patiently outside with the Sister Parish coordinator, Ellen Moore. The value of our hermanamiento was once again demonstrated by the warmth of their welcome, whether renewing past friendships or meeting new faces. This is a relationship that is enriching both communities, and we are excited that it is being refreshed once again.

Thank you for all your prayers and good wishes. We will try to post messages whenever we have access to the internet. You can follow our progress on the Guatemala blog.

Downers Grove Garden Walk

Hope Among the FlowersThe 5th Annual Downers Grove Garden Walk, sponsored by the Bridge Board, will be on Saturday, July 9, from 9:30am to 3:30pm. Tickets are now available at Dream Interiors on Main, Phillips Flowers on Ogden, Community Bank of Downers Grove on Warren, or here at FUMC in the church office.

Six beautiful gardens are included on the tour. You can find full details and photos on the Garden Walk page.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the Walk available at any of the gardens. All proceeds benefit the DGFUMC Bridge Board, which is a program partner with Bridge Communities effecting change for formerly homeless families — leading them to a better future. The Board provides housing, mentoring, direction, encouragement and a stable environment so that families may become self-sufficient and sustain their independence.

Date: 
Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 9:30am

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