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PRAYER GATHERING TONIGHT
We hope you can join us tonight for our weekly prayer meeting in the sanctuary at 7 pm. Mark and Sue Davis will be joining us to tell us about their upcoming move to serve as Alliance IWs in Mexico. Also, during this Sunday's service in Wheaton we will have opportunity to commission Mark & Sue as they take this exciting step of faith.
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TRANSPORTATION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
College students, welcome back! We will be offering shuttle vans starting this Sunday morning Aug 21st at 9:30 am in front of the Welcome Center. Hope to see you then!
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PHYLLIS MITCHELL CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE
Phyllis Mitchell passed into the presence of the Lord on May 25, 2022. A celebration of her life will be held at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton IL 61089, in the shelter house directly behind the First Division Museum, on Saturday August 20 from 5:00-7:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to her GoFundMe account here. The family will be buying trees in her name at multiple tree charities like TeamTrees.org & local arboretums.
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SPLASH ELEMENTARY & THE ROCK
Splash Elementary and The Rock (grades 1-6) will resume on Sunday, September 11. Children will worship with their parents for the entirety of the service for these next few weeks. Questions? Contact Pastor Kathy here.
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WOMEN INC.
WOMEN in the Name of Christ (WINC) is kicking off a new year and we’d love to have you join us as we immerse ourselves in the Gospel of Mark.
Come meet other women and find out more about us at our introductory brunch on Tuesday, September 13th, from 9:30 – 11AM in the Living Water room at Wellspring Wheaton. The goal of WINC is to connect women to God and to one another through prayer and the study of God's Word. All are invited so feel free to bring a friend or neighbor!! Programming for Early Childhood is available at the brunch and every Tuesday following. We look forward to meeting you!
If you have any questions about WINC please contact Sharon Krohn or Susan Lewis here.
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CURIOUS ABOUT BIBLE QUIZZING?
This fall, we are launching a Bible quizzing program for kids in 3rd-6th grade (age/grade is flexible, please ask if you're interested). Quizzing provides an encouraging community for children to memorize and understand God’s Word so they will be equipped for every good work. Come to the Living Water Room after the Sunday service on August 28th for more information and a demonstration of quizzing with Bible trivia! You can also email Alex Mellen or Anna Bailey here for more information.
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PRAYING MOMS
Praying Moms resumes September 1! We meet the first Thursday of every month, 7:30-9 pm to encourage and pray for one another. Come join us as we sit among other moms that also have young children, learn from experienced moms, and look at Scripture as we seek the Lord's wisdom and guidance as we navigate these early years of parenting. For details, contact Lindsay Forsstrom at 508-274-6846.
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FALL CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
It's time to start gearing up for Fall ministry for early childhood, Splash Elementary and The Rock. If you are interested in exploring ways to serve in children's ministry....as a shepherd for a particular age group, a desk coordinator, a baby rocker or a teacher/story teller, please let Pastor Kathy know here. We are starting the fun preparations now.
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MUSICIANS WELCOME
If you play an instrument or sing, please join us for Second Sunday Jams! Once a month we will gather and have fun playing music and work on developing our ear. Our first session will be Sunday, Sept. 11 at 1pm. For more information contact Heather Mroz here or sign up at the welcome desk. All musicians high school age and older are welcome!
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DONATE FOOD!
Help Wellspring collect food for the Family Empowerment Center food pantry! They are in need of non-perishable canned food & dry goods. Requested items include pasta sauces, beef ravioli, peanut butter, jelly, dry milk powder, rice bags (2 lbs), rice-a-roni, vegetable oil, mac & cheese, boxes of cake mix, chips, popcorn, canned fruits (peaches, pears, and fruit mix). The deadline for drop-offs is Wednesday, Sept. 7. Boxes are located in the lobby. Donate today!
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LINCOLN TUTORING CLUB
We had a joy-filled, energetic week during Kids' Camp getting to know several wonderful children from Lincoln School! Many of these children belong to our Lincoln Tutor Club. Let's take the next step and commit to serving these children through weekly tutoring. Our tutor club meets every Thursday afternoon from 3:30-4:30 pm, starting in mid-late September. If you would like to explore this opportunity, please contact Pastor Kathy here.
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SERVING DAY!
Join a team from Wellspring on Saturday, Sept. 10 as we serve all day at the food pantry at the Family Empowerment Center in Rogers Park, Chicago! We will leave Wellspring around 9 am and drive together to the center, where we will get a tour and overview of the ministry, enjoy lunch, and distribute food to local residents. We'll return to Wellspring by 4pm or so. Contact Mary Perley here with any questions.
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KIDS' INC.
Women INC (in the name of Christ) will be starting up soon. Kids INC coincides with Women INC, providing an early childhood program while their moms are engaging in the women's studies. If you would be interested in exploring the possibility of being one of our Kids INC teachers (it is a paid position), please contact Pastor Kathy here this week.
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SHAKESPEARE & WELLSPRINGERS IN THE PARK
Wellspring friends and families! Let's get together to watch A Midsummer Night's Dream on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Memorial Park in Wheaton. The park opens at 6 pm. Shakespeare begins at 7 pm...Feel free to join us anytime! Please bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, dinners, beverages and snacks! We will spot out an area of the park and enjoy being together, while supporting our very own Andy Mangin! We hope you can make it!
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JOHNSON SCHOOL SUPPLY PARTY
Praise the Lord for his work through the generosity of his people! Our Warrenville campus was able to partner with other Warrenville area churches to supply over 300 sets of school supplies for kids in need at Johnson Elementary School. At our distribution party, our friendly volunteers gave away over 300 snow cones. Please join us in thanking God and praying that our neighbors would taste and see that the Lord is good through events like this!
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KIDS' CAMP ITEMS
We want to say thank you to all of those who let us borrow items for our Kids' Camp. If you let us borrow stuffed animals, hoola hoops, irons, etc., we'd love for you to come and take your items home. The items are in room 214, in the early childhood wing on the main floor. Thanks again! And we're sure these stuffed animals will glad to be home again!
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CARING NETWORK BANQUET
You are invited to Caring Network's annual banquet on Thursday, Oct 20 at 6PM in person (adults only) at Drury Lane Theater or via livestream (open to all). Benjamin Watson will be the keynote speaker. Caring Network provides support to women dealing with unplanned pregnancies, enabling them to choose life for their babies. Contact Jacob Molewyk with questions and hurry to sign up before general registration begins on 9/7!
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INTERNATIONAL WORKER FOCUS
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Let's lift up Mark and Sue Davis soon serving with CAMA / Alliance Missions in Mexico
Mark and Sue are from Wellspring and have served for many years as leaders at the Bolingbrook Christian Health Center, a local medical ministry caring for those without health insurance. This September, they will be stepping into a new role as CAMA workers to Guadalajara, Mexico. The area around Guadalajara has been referred to as the Circle of Silence, as less than 2% of the population in this central Mexican region are Christ-followers. They will be working alongside local C&MA church plants and pointing people to Jesus in addressing local needs through community development. They have been recently appointed by the C&MA and are fundraising before they can head to Mexico.
Please praise God and pray for the following with Mark and Sue. They write:
Praises
- Praising God for the wonderful experience of seeing our support needs provided for by Wellspring and individual partners who have come alongside us.
- Praising God for blessed good-byes with family and friends in our final weeks in Illinois.
- Praise for special friends who have taken an interest in maintaining family type relationships with each of our daughters in our absence while we transition overseas.
- Praise for a sweet time of orientation and relationship building at the Alliance Pre Field Orientation week at the National Office in Columbus, Ohio.
- Praising God for providing caregiving and guardian roles within our extended family.
Prayer Requests
- The easy and quick sale of our home so that we can move to Guadalajara as early as possible in September.
- Effective language learning as we transition into doing life in Spanish.
- For each of our three daughters, Hannah, her husband Drew, Sarah and Esther as we all learn how to thrive relationally abroad.
- Our attendance at CAMA World Retreat in October where we will have the opportunity to learn from those who have been on the field already and to build relationships.
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Forming a People Through Christ
Isaiah 43: 16-21
Pastor Kathy Woods
This Sunday is the start of a new series that will revolve around our church’s mission statement. I am excited to start us off as we explore how God forms us as a people. To be His people, we need to do our part individually as well as work together collectively, so that we can glorify Christ everywhere we go. We will look at Isaiah 43 which will then lead us to a parable of Jesus’ where, I pray, we will sense God springing something forth. God is doing a new thing, do you perceive it? I wonder how God will speak to you?
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