United Methodist Women
The mission of the United Methodist Women is to know God and experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.
See the UMW page for more information on UMW circles and mission activities.
The Huddle of Downers Grove
We are getting ready for another session of the Men's Huddle with our first meeting on Tuesday, October 7th. We will start at 6:15am in the Gym. The morning will conclude around 7:20am. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
Optional workbooks for the year are available for $10 each. This program is 16 sessions long.
- October 7 - November 25 (first 8 weeks)
- No meetings in December
- January 6 - February 24 (second 8 weeks)
Mark your calendars - invite your friends - and let's Huddle up!
For more information please contact John Smoke.
Young at Heart
This is a group of senior adults who get together the second Wednesday of each month for a social activity, fun and fellowship. Some of their activities have included a trolley ride to the Sears homes in Downers Grove, a trip to Starved Rock, Christmas in Chicago, a movie: "Singing in the Rain"; a play in Naperville and a Sing-A-Long. Please contact Marilou Welch.
You may sign up for events in the Parlor on Sunday mornings, or in the Church Office, or call Marilou Welch.
On the Town is a fun social group for adults of all ages. Our purpose is to simply spend time together, get to know each other, and have some fun! We meet for a social activity approximately every other month. Everyone is welcome!
Consider joining us for any, or all of these upcoming events:
- October
On the Town Olympics: Chinese dinner and game night
- December
"
Family Christmas Album" Concert
- February
Chocolate Tasting Party
If you have questions please contact Cindy and Andrew Johnson or Kent and Lynda Frederick through the church office or at OnTheTown@dgfumc.org.
Fiction Book Group
Through the course of the year, the Fiction Book Group will meet every two months, to discuss works of fiction. We seek to find the intersections between our reading and our lives, between the characters we encounter and our own experience. Most of all, we ponder the big questions posed by the book, and the ways in which they inform, or are themselves addressed by, our Christian faith and understanding.
This year, stories by writers from four different continents, set in five different countries, which in various ways explore family relationships, the passage of time, and the struggle to live with integrity with ourselves, and those closest to us. The group will meet on the second Thursday of alternate months, at 7pm in the Parlor. All are always welcome! Led by Jonathan Dean.
- April 10: Affliction
- by Russell Banks
June 12: Disgrace- by J.M. Coetzee
- August 14: An Artist of the Floating World
- by Kazuo Ishiguro
- October 16: Midnight's Children
- by Salman Rushdie
- December 11: Rebecca
- by Daphne DuMaurier
Copies of the books will be available at Anderson's Bookstore at 10% discount (20% for Anderson’s Book Club members).
