Welcome to

Crete United Methodist Church

Located in downtown Crete, IL.
1321 Main Street
708-672-8353
Worship Service is
Sunday mornings at 10 a.m.
Pastor Kristen Larsen
Admin. Assistant: Diane McGarel
Sunday's Sermon
Our Mission
is to be Christ centered, teaching and learning community, dedicated to reaching out to all in a spirit of caring and sharing, a community where growth in Christ inspires us to be joyful sharing people.
Weekly Devotion
I’ve been seeing so many critters in the backyard lately. I’m rather amazed by that. I’ve seen so few but now that it’s getting cold out, they seem to be showing up everywhere.
Is this their last hurrah before winter comes? Yesterday there was a huge bunch of house sparrows in the back yard (that is if the picture of them from Sibley’s Backyard Birds in the Midwest is right. I always have it on my desk so that I can identify the birds I’m seeing outside my window. Next to the picture (actually it’s a colored drawing of a male and female house sparrow), it says, “House sparrows were brought from Europe in the 1880’s, it’s now ubiquitous in cities, towns, parking lots, and farms. Nests in any sheltered cavity (for example birdhouses, streetlights) and avidly seeks handouts in parks.”
The flock I saw were peck, peck, pecking in the grass, fattening themselves up for winter, I imagine. I don’t know what they were eating. Insects, maybe?
Then this morning I saw a clock of geese fly overhead.
The winter solstice/first day of winter won’t be until December 21st. That’s a good long time away. But autumn is here good and proper now. So let’s enjoy it and give God thanks for it. The air is crisp. The leaves are turning in earnest – showing off their beautiful colors. The squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits and all the other critters are out there gathering up what they can.
“For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies; Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.”
Yours in the journey,
Pastor Kristen
Announcements:
Daylight Saving Time in the US ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2 a.m. local time. Clocks will "fall back" one hour.
All Saints Sunday will be Sunday, November 2nd, at 10a. All Saints Day is an opportunity to give thanks for all those who have gone before us in the faith. You are invited to bring a framed photograph of a loved one who has gone on before you. As the opening hymn is sung, you’ll be invited to bring the photo of your saint down front to the chancel, where it will be placed around the Lord’s Table as a sign of our eternal communion with them in eternity. You are welcome to take your photograph home with you after worship.
Daylight Saving Time in the US ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2 a.m. local time. Clocks will "fall back" one hour.
On my it's PIE Day & FOOD DRIVE November 16th.
Bring in a can or box of non-perishable items and stay for pie. We are collecting non-perishable items such as canned goods or boxes of spaghetti, etc. non-perishable food items before or after church service on Sunday, November 16th, 2025. After church service stay for a piece of pie. All are welcome.
Penny-Pantry Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of every month and from October to December, we collect for the Pastor's Helping Hands Ministry, a ministry that provides help within the congregation or to the needs within our community. Although we officially collect on the fourth Sunday of the month, you can donate anytime to Helping Hands.
Saturday, December 6th, in the church lobby will be our Annual Christmas Craft Fair. If you are a vendor and wish to participate, please contact the church office for an application. Cost is thirty dollars per space. You will need to provide your own table and chairs. You can set up your table the night before or the day of the event. Click the word doc icon to download the application and then mail in the application to 1321 Main Street, Crete, IL 60417
Oh my, it's PIE Day & FOOD DRIVE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025
after church service.
Bring a can or box of non perishable items and stay for a piece of pie.



Sunday, November 2nd
All Saints Day is an opportunity to give thanks for all those who have gone before us in the faith.
You are invited on All Saints Day to bring a framed photograph of a loved one who has gone on before you. As the opening hymn is sung, you’ll be invited to bring the photo of your saint down front to the chancel, where it will be placed around the Lord’s Table as a sign of our eternal communion with them in eternity.
You are welcome to take your photograph home with you after worship

Crete UMC's Women's Club next Meeting will be held on
Monday, November 3, 2025
in the narthex
1:30p.m.
We gather the first Mondays of every month.
All are invited to attend.

Crete UMC hosts an on-line worship sermon that is available on our Facebook page, our YouTube Channel, and can be e-mailed directly to you if you join our e-mail list.

Before and After School Program
will resume in the Fall of 2025
School is out for the summer
Kathy Carter Young
Director of the Before and After School Program
Email: klcy6000@aol.com
Contact Ms. Kathy Carter Young to get more enrollment information, schedule a tour, and start your application
(708) 414-6191

