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Wesley Messenger Wesley United Methodist Church, Union City, Indiana

Wesley Easter Services

April 13: Palm Sunday April 17: Maundy Thursday April 18: Good Friday (Community Service @ Trinity Lutheran Church 7pm) April 19: Wesley Egg Hunt (More info to come) April 20: Easter

“He is Risen; He is Risen indeed!”

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Hello, people of Wesley United Methodist Church! My name is

Pastor Bill Dunfee and though I haven’t met most of you yet, I hope to get to know many of you

over the next few months. I am coming to work with you and

among you to do the thing that pastors are meant to do which

will be to bring love of Jesus Christ to you and receive from

you what we pastors always hope for which is the love of Jesus

Christ. That is the task of the church.

After our surviving a brutal winter my hope is that we will

soon start feeling the warmth of an approaching spring. Leading

up to that time I know that the church will be searching for a

new and warmer relationship with Jesus Christ through the

disciplines of prayer, worship, scripture reading and study. It is

the Christian season of Lent – the time above all others to reach out

for reconciliation with our Lord and each other. Paul tries to

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explain our reason for being during this journey that we’re

on in 2 Corinthians 5:19-20: “that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to

himself..and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.

So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his

appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ be

reconciled to God.”

For now let’s make a pact. I

will pray for you during this time together for your growing

faith and fulfillment of your lives and you can pray for me

also. May God bless and keep everyone of you.

Have a great Lenten Season and a wonderful Easter. “He is

Risen; He is Risen indeed!”

Pastor Bill

Sunrise Service 8:00AM

Breakfast 8:45AM

Combined Service

10:00AM

FINAL CHURCH CHALLENGE STANDINGS 1st place 155 pts. New Lisbon Christian Church 2nd place 126 pts. UC Wesley United Methodist 3rd place 112 pts. Union Street Wesleyan 4th place 111 pts. Pleasant Hill 5th place 108 pts. Jericho Friends 6th place 74 pts. Winchester Congregational Christian 7th place 53 pts. Praise Chapel Church of God 8th place 51 pts. 1st Presbyterian 9th place 40 pts. Bear Creek Friends 10th place 18 pts. Winchester Nazarene

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SPRING 2016 THE LOREM IPSUMS

Date Traditional Worship

Contemporary Worship

Total of Both Services

02-02-14 35 77 112 02-09-14 65 83 148 02-16-14 56 83 139 02-23-14 63 91 154 03-02-14 34 92 126 03-09-14 62 64 126 03-16-14 56 95 151 03-23-14 58 80 138

February & March Attendance

Given this month

Given thru 2/28/14

Given towards Budget $14,336.00 $23,848.45

Given for Youth $500.00 $1,080.00

Given for Manna $450.00 $750.00

Given for Steeple $445.00 $975.00

Given for Altar Flowers $125.00 $400.00

Covenant Partners $50.00 $100.00

Children’s Mission Project $145.50 $582.18

Honduras Mission Trip $400.00 $400.00

Freddy (Compassion Int.) $38.00 $38.00

YMCA Church Challenge Fees

$58.00 $58.00

UC Family House Fire $505.00 $505.00

UMCOR $200.00 $200.00

Tiny Tots Pre-School Rent (Trustees)

$250.00 $250.00

February Finance Manna Ministry

The pantry is running low of

everything. If you’d like to make a donation to the pantry it would

be greatly appreciated.

Cereals, soups, canned meats, spaghetti noodles & sauce,

canned fruits

Toiletries, toilet paper, shampoo, soap, feminine hygiene products,

deodorant

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HAPPY SPRING from the Wesley KIDS! I remember when the kids were SO excited about the snow…. then I remember when they

weren’t. I think this year we are all ready for warmer weather, a new season, and SPRING!

In the Children’s Sunday School Class we have been busy learning about the Fruits of the Spirit. We have learned that taking on the characteristics of Christ are not as easy as they seem, it sounds easy to say that you will love but Christ say that love is NEVER angry and that it’s ALWAYS patient. Then there is joy; we agreed that we wanted to spread the joy of Christ but sometimes you have to be joyful to people who are mean, bullies, and who are not nice to you. It really isn’t as easy as it sounds is what we are discovering but we are trying very hard to become more and more Christ-like every day.

We are continuing our fundraising mission. Chief Cobie Wells and K-9 Dino recently visited our class and we presented them with the $1000 check that we raised to help Dino retire. Chief Wells talked to the class, showed the class how Dino obeys commands and talked to us about how we choose to obey the Lord. Dino performed a search for a lost ball. We presented Dino with a basket of doggie treats, toys, and goodies that all of the children brought in for him. Presently the children are working to raise money for the mission trip that the church will be going on this summer. The church is trying to raise money to build soccer goals in Roatan. The children would like to raise $300 for

soccer nets and soccer balls for the children of Roatan. We are also collecting used soccer shoes, socks, and

shin guards that any children may have out-grown and have extra at home and could donate.

Our Sunday School Class is working together with the women of Yadda Yadda to present a Baked Potato Bar to support our fundraising efforts for the Roatan mission. Please consider buying a ticket for the Baked Potato Bar which will be after second service on Sunday, April 6 . You will receive a baked potato for which there will be a variety of toppings from which you can choose, a drink and a dessert. You may choose to dine-in or carryout. Tickets are $5.00 and available from Ruth Schweigert or Sharon Hoggatt.

Easter Egg Hunt this year will be Saturday April 18. Please watch your email and listen in church for more announcements. Thank you for always being so supportive of the kids and their efforts.

“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

1 Corinthians 13:13

Miss Rhonda

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Traditional Greeters- Ralph & Phyllis Threewits; Lois Templeton; Merna Brenner

Traditional Ushers- Kenny Ayers; Jim Dick

Doughnut Fellowship- 6th-Wisner Family; All other dates are available

Altar Flowers- 6th-Ralph & Phyllis Threewits; 13th-Dick & Donna Webster; 20th-John & Angie Cross; 27th-AVAILABLE

Given by Ri chard & Mary Wise in memory of Beulah & Russe l l W ise

G iven by Ri chard & Mary Wise in memory of Paul & Sarah Monson & Dav id Bodey

Given by J ay & Sh ir ley L inn in honor and memory o f Fami ly & Fr iends

Given by J im & Nancy D ick in honor and memory of Be t ty & Harry Dick

Given by Brad & Sarah J ef fe r i s in honor and memory of Steve Hinshaw

Given by Brad & Sarah J ef fe r i s in honor and memory of Scot t J e f f er i s

G iven by Stev i Hardwick in memory o f Wi l l i e Sa tkamp

Given by Derek & Paula Hawkey in honor and memory of Larry Hawkey

Given by Ray & Peggy Gr i f f in in honor and memory of Fami ly

G iven by Kenny & Nancy Ay ers in honor o f our Fami l y

G iven by the Sowinsk i Fami ly in memory o f Zoe G race

G iven by the Sowinsk i Fami ly in memory o f Theresa Tuic i l lo

G iven by the Sowinsk i Fami ly in memory o f Wi l l iam Sp ine l l i

G iven by Chad & Gina Spence in honor and memory of our Grandparents

Wesley April Volunteers

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$5.00 BAKED POTATO BAR

(To raise money for the building of soccer goals, and providing soccer equipment for the people of

Honduras during the Wesley Mission Trip this summer)

Sunday, April 6, 11:00am-1:00pm

Hot baked potato, choice of toppings, drink & a dessert

Sponsored by the Wesley KIDS with help from the Yadda Bible

Study Group. Get your tickets now!!

Wesley M.A.D. Youth

Wesley Youth meet every Sunday morning at 9:00AM in the upstairs Youth Room. Any youth age 6th-‐12th grade is invited. We also meet Wednesday and Thursday evenings throughout the school year at the STEPS building uptown.

April 6-‐ Important Mission Cruise Meeting 12:30p April 11-‐ Deerfield Elementary Inflatable event April 25-‐ Albany Elementary Inflatable event May 9 & 10-‐ Dance Recital Concession Stand

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Birthdays 1 Stephanie Fett; Michelle Harris 3 Junellen Bradburn 4 Elizabeth Prinkey 6 Bob Gentry 7 Ron Galway; Rachel Kreider 8 Janice Fisher 9 Gene Zimmers 10 Harold Warren 11 Bill Hickey; Dick Wilcox 12 Rick Gettinger 13 Monna Hummel 17 Michael Buckmaster; Braden Wisner 18 Barbara Huddleston 19 Ruth Rohr 22 Judy Gilbert; Dick Webster; Anthony Wyant 23 Anna Kidd 27 Delma Gullett; Harry Prescott 29 Jeff Baron; Jeff Spence 30 Ryan Fields

Anniversaries 2 John & Carol Smith 7 Gene & Mary Zimmers 10 Richard & Donna Webster 15 Bud & Janey Carrico 17 Steve & Sharon Price

24 Robert & Carolyn Gard

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Ladies Day Out! Sunday, April 13

VERA BRADLEY OUTLET SALE

Reserve your spot in the van today! Call/Text Nikki

at 765-748-1631

Slate Shingles Available

The Wesley Trustees have available the old slate shingles that have been removed from the steeple. Many artists covet slate to paint on. If you’d like to

have a piece of slate to paint on, know someone who would, or you just want to own a piece of history

there is a box in the sanctuary for you to dig through. The slate is old and dirty, so you might like

to wear a pair of gloves. They are accepting donations of any amount for these shingles.

Wesley Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 19

Stay-tuned, more info to come!

Community Wide Good Friday Service

@ Trinity Lutheran Church April 18 at 7:00 pm

We Appreciate You! This month we would like to thank Brad & Amy Hoggatt for their dedication to the Lord and our church. They have served as our music leaders in First Service for many years. Brad has conducted many Christmas & Easter Cantatas over the years, too. They have both served on many committees at Wesley, and most recently Amy has taken the position as Staff Parish Chairperson. They are both extremely busy with church and community events, and for this we want to say THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU!

Wesley UMC 515 W Oak St. Union City IN 47390

Mission Possible 2014

NOW COLLECTING

• Soccer Cleats • Socks

• Shin Guards • Beanie Babies

• Monetary donations (to be used for supplies)

Items may be gently used or new. Please bring your items to the church office or give to

Pastor Geoff Grow.

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