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
On Sunday I saw a strange thing in my backyard. There’s been a red-winged blackbird hanging around lately. It’s quite a handsome fellow. A bit bigger than the size of a robin. It’s all black except for a red stripe with a yellow stripe just below it on it’s wings.
I looked out my window, and I saw a bird at the feeder that looked for all the world like a red-winged blackbird in every way except this one had only a yellow stripe on its wings.
Had I discovered a new bird? I’ve never heard of a yellow winged blackbird before.
So I asked my husband to come and look at it. I showed him from my Sibley’s Back Yard Birds of the Midwest a picture of what a red-winged blackbird should look like. He too was puzzled and so he googled it.
It turns out a red-winged blackbird is quite fashionable. Do you know the old saying, “A tiger can’t change it’s stripes?” Well, it turns out that a red-winged blackbird can. Google says they can conceal the red patch with only the yellow patch visible – and visa-versa – with just the red patch showing isn’t that remarkable? They must cover the red or yellow patches with their black feathers –using their beaks. Why do they do that? Google didn’t say. Maybe they just wake up in the morning and say, “I think I’ll wear yellow today. Tomorrow can be a red day.”
Aren’t God’s creatures amazing! Every morning I give my heartfelt thanks to God, looking forward to what new wonder I will see outside my window.
“All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. All things wise and wonderful, the dear Lord made them all.”
Yours in the journey,
Pastor Kristen
Announcements:
The next Women's Club meeting will be held on Monday, May 04th, at 1:30p, in the narthex. All are welcome to attend.
Women Club next outing will be on Thursday, May 14th to Sunrise Nursery. They are gathering at the church at 10a to travel together to the nursery. After the nursery, will have a luncheon, restaurant to be determined as the date gets closer. All are welcome to attend.
Address of Sunrise Nursery is
and Hours
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Mon. - Sat:
7AM-6PM -
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The Women's Club will be meeting Thursday, at the church, 1321 Main Street at 10a and traveling together to the nursery.
Sunday:
Closed
Crete UMC's Women's Club next Meetings will be held on
Monday, May 04, 2026
in the narthex
1:30p.m.
We gather the first Mondays of every month.
All are invited to attend.
Women's Club Outing
to Sunrise Nursery
Thursday, May 14th at 10a, 1321 Main Street, Crete, IL
Meeting at the church
to travel together to the nursery in Grant Park,
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Mon. - Sat:
7AM-6PM
Sunday:
Closed
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
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
