Good Reads
2026-07-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | First UMC-1-Parlor (60)

8AM Adult Sunday School
2026-08-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-08-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-08-16 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-08-23 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-08-30 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-09-06 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-09-13 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-09-20 08:00 - 09:00 and 11 more dates | First UMC-1-Library (20)

Popcorn Theology Video Discussion
2026-08-26 19:00 - 20:15, 2026-09-23 19:00 - 20:15, 2026-10-28 19:00 - 20:15 | First UMC-1-Library (20)
Learning: Fourth Wednesday Popcorn Theology Video Discussion
Time: 7:00–8:15 pm
Location: Library
Contact with Questions: Pastor Scott (shimel@parkridgeumc.org)
Pastor Scott hosts a monthly discussion about a wide variety of theological topics that relate to our everyday lives. The group watches a video of theologians and other speakers presenting on a given topic, then everyone discusses afterward. There’s also lots of popcorn!

AC2026 Recap Talk
2026-08-30 10:50 - 11:30 | Parlor, First UMC-1-Parlor (60)
Learning: Annual Conference 2026 Recap Talk
Date: Sunday, August 30
Time: 10:50-11:30 am
Location: Parlor
Contact with Questions: Pastor Scott
Alice Crawford, Jen Sterling, and Pastor Scott share their key takeaways from Annual Conference 2026. Alice and Jen served as our elected Lay Members to Annual Conference this year. If you're newer to the United Methodist Church, Annual Conference is the yearly meeting where the churches of our conference gather to worship, make statements on behalf of the conference, and pass legislation. Q&A will follow the opening comments.

Good Reads
2026-08-31 19:00 - 20:30 | First UMC-1-Library (20)
Learning: Good Reads – Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Date: Monday, August 31
Time: 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
Location: Library
Contact with Questions: Katy Hansen — khansen240@gmail.com
Join the Good Reads book discussion group in the church library as we discuss Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb. Gottlieb is a psychotherapist whose own life comes apart after a sudden breakup, and she finds herself on the other side of the couch as somebody else's patient. Her sessions run alongside the stories of four of her own patients, and the result is funny and unexpectedly hopeful about how people change. Newcomers are always welcome, whether or not you have finished the book. Our next selection is The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett, so place your library hold now.

UWF Program Luncheon
2026-09-10 12:15 - 15:00, 2026-11-12 12:15 - 15:15 | First UMC-1-Parlor (60)

UWF Program
2026-10-08 18:00 - 21:00

Video Discussion
2026-11-18 19:00 - 20:15 | First UMC-1-Library (20)
Learning: Fourth Wednesday Popcorn Theology Video Discussion
Date: Wednesday, April 22
Time: 7:00–8:15 pm
Location: Library
Contact with Questions: Pastor Scott (shimel@parkridgeumc.org)
Pastor Scott hosts a monthly discussion about a wide variety of theological topics that relate to our everyday lives. The group watches a video of theologians and other speakers presenting on a given topic, then everyone discusses afterward. There’s also lots of popcorn!

Advent Book Study (session 1 of 2)
2026-12-06 10:45 - 11:45 | First UMC-1-Library (20)
