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The Encounter Periodical Postage Rate
At Fresno, Calif.
Wesley United Methodist Church 1343 E Barstow Ave Fresno, CA 93710-6309
(559) 224-1947
CORE VALUES
Spiritual Growth Social Justice Inclusiveness
Scott’s Handyman Service
Scott Williams 559-448-6067
Growing in Christ to be a Bold Witness to God’s Love
The Andrews [email protected]
Sunday School Classes
Children 10:15 - 11:30am Ed West Adult Forum 9:15 - 10:15am Fireside Room Lectio Divina for Lent
ONGOING SMALL GROUPS SUNDAY Meditation 9:15am, Winterberg #2
MONDAY Bible Study 11:00am, Winterberg #3
“Confucius, Buddha, Muhammad, and Jesus...”
MONDAY 6:00pm, Parsonage (call office for address),
Reading the gospel of Luke.
WEDNESDAY 10:00am, Library, Book Study, Short Stories by Jesus:
The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi by Amy-Jill Levine
THURSDAY 10am, Library, Women’s Bible Study,
Women of Easter by Liz Curtis Higgs
A note from Bonnie Johannes
To Church family,
Due to changes in the Sunday School rooms and office area, please do not bring any more donations at this time.
We are in the process of cleaning out the area and don’t have the room right now. Our desk area will eventually be located in the office building. You might want to
ask if there is another group that can use your donations...for example: Pink Cow,
Boy’s & Girls’ Club.
Words from Pastor Karen “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.’” So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.” Luke 19:30-34 Our Lenten journey is half over. Some of us have met for early morning prayer on campus. Some have a prayer chair at home for their devotional time. Some are taking part in the photo a day for Lent posting pictures on social media. Some of you have given up treats or chose to fast. And there is still time for you to have a Lenten practice. Set aside time to read scripture, pray and/or fast. You might even add the daily practice that comes to us from the folks at The House for All Sinners and Saints* in Denver, Colorado. I have adapted their list for our context. Here are days twenty-one through forty to finish our Lenten journey. Day 21: Ask for help Day 22: Tell someone what you are grateful for Day 23: Introduce yourself to a neighbor Day 24: Read Psalm 121 Day 25: Bake cookies for coffee hour on Sunday Day 26: No shopping day Day 27: Apologize Day 28: Light a candle Day 29: Write a thank you note Day 30: Go for a walk and pick up trash Day 31: Use Freecycle www.freecycle.org Day 32: Donate art supplies to your local elementary school Day 33: Read John 8:1-11 Day 34: Worship at a friend’s mosque, synagogue or church and look for the beauty Day 35: Confess a secret Day 36: No sugar day – where else is there sweetness in your life? Day 37: Give $20 to a local non-profit Day 38: Pray for peace Day 39: Go to a Good Friday service Day 40: Pray for your enemies. One of my favorite days in the church year is Palm Sunday. The disciples and Jesus prepare to enter Jerusalem and they are given instruction from Jesus. He said, “Tell them, ‘The Lord needs it’”. What instruction has the Lord placed on your heart? Explore this question in the closing days of Lent. Plan to come to worship and leave refreshed and renewed by the faith, fellowship and family that is Wesley. Invite a friend, neighbor or family member to join you on Easter Sunday. See you in church! Pastor Karen *www.houseforall.org
Results of the Special General Conference Meetings with Bishop Carcaño
Bishop Carcaño has scheduled a series of Post-General Conference Episcopal Visits to inform our clergy and congregations about the actions of the General Conference and the implications for our conference and
denomination. These visits will also be times of prayer and seeking God’s way forward for our ministry in the California-Nevada Conference. Visits are scheduled throughout the conference. The meeting in closest proximity to Fresno is Wednesday, April 24th, 6:30pm to 9PM at Tulare United Methodist Church.
Carpools will leave at 4:30pm from Wesley and all are encouraged to attend.
Special Guest Speaker on
Global Climate Change
The bottom line on global climate change: • it’s bad • we humans caused it • we can fix it Citizens Climate Lobby is a grassroots, non-partisan organization which advocates a viable strategy to minimize climate change. Learn about it and find out what you can do to help on May 5th during Adult Forum, 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Our guest speaker will be Debra Westhaver-Church.
“The Encounter” (USPS 742-130) is published monthly by Wesley United Methodist Church, 1343 E. Barstow Avenue, Fresno CA 93710. Periodical postage is paid at Fresno, CA 93706. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Encounter, 1343 E Barstow Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710
Wesley Hikers 2019 Schedule
For more information and to RSVP contact Joellyn at (559) 978-5882
April 20 SAT
May 11 SAT
June 22 SAT
Big Table Mountain
Hite Cove Sentinel Dome and Taft Point
Carpool 8:10 am
Carpool 7:45 am
Carpool 7:00 am
For information about including articles or announcements in the Encounter, please contact
Carolyn Scott [email protected] or 559-903-4240 The deadline for publication is the
15th of each month.
Wesley Bronze Bell Choir is looking for a few new people to be ringers. No experience necessary. You don’t have to read music. You just need an
adventurous spirit and a good sense of humor. We are looking for people who can COMMIT to at least five rehearsals. Contact Elizabeth Layous
([email protected]) or Barb Bray ([email protected]) for more information. Or...you can just show up. We rehearse immediately following
the service in the choir room.
The Wesley United Methodist
Church family is enthusiastically invited to the
85th birthday celebration of Shirley Fiester at McCay Hall (location: 2820 CA-140,
Catheys Valley, CA 95306) in Catheys Valley, CA on April 20th. The
celebration begins at 11:00 a.m. and continues until 6:00 p.m.
RSVP 559-385-6246 Family requests no Gifts please.
Electronic Giving is Good for You and for the Church
Electronic gifts: are fast and secure reduce administrative costs allow for more of every dollar to fund
the important work we do You can: give any time, anywhere to your
favorite funds use a credit card or a bank account schedule and manage recurring
donations make one time donations to special
appeals If you would like to give electronically, visit our website and go to the “Donate” page. Or, you can download the free GivePlus Mobile App wherever you get your apps. We are using Vanco Payment Solutions to facilitate our electronic giving. For more information, contact Vicki Healy 559-285-6635
Easter Opportunities at Wesley UMC
Thursday, April 11 @ 6:00 p.m.—Help make simple palm crosses. Bring a cutting board and a small paring knife. Thursday, April 18 @ 7:00 p.m.—Holy Thursday Tenebrae in John Wesley Hall Friday, April 19 @ 6:30 a.m.—Prayer Service in Meditation Room Friday, April 19 @ 12:00 noon—Good Friday Service in John Wesley Hall Saturday, April 20 @ 10:30 a.m.—Easter Egg Hunt Bring your children or grandchildren to the Wesley Easter Egg hunt! Come to the Fireside Room where we will decorate our baskets before separating into two age groups for the egg hunt. Smaller children and toddlers will hunt in the grassy area behind Ed West and the older children will search on the front lawn along Barstow. Adults and youth are needed to 1) pick up any hazards on the front lawn and 2) hide the eggs! It is fun for all ages and we hope to see you there! Sunday, April 21 @ 6:30 a.m.—Sunrise Service on the patio Sunday, April 21 @ 10:30 a.m.—Easter Service with Communion
Decorate the sanctuary for Easter!
You will have the
opportunity to purchase flowers as a memorial or to honor
someone to decorate the Easter altar. The flyers will be
available each Sunday until April 14th.
Sunday Scripture Sermon
April 7 Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Time Management
April 14 Mark 2:21-28 Rest for the Weary
April 21 Luke 24:1-12 He Arose
April 28 Rev. Jim Healy preaching
Volume 34, #4
Wesley United Methodist Church Phone 559-224-1947
wesleyfresno.org
Greeters Sound or Media Liturgists Ushers
April 7 Hospitality Team Open Susan Coberly
April 14 Hospitality Team Open Toni Onnka
April 21 Hospitality Team Estelle Parenteau Sylvia Pethoud
April 28 Hospitality Team Estelle Parenteau
Kathryn Johnson
Worship Leadership for April
Contact Wesley's Staff Pastor Karen Stoffers-Pugh [email protected] Office Secretary Myra Cubos [email protected] Bookkeeper Sharon Sanchez [email protected] Music Director Elizabeth Layous Accompanists Peggy Copp, Carol Presley Custodian Dolores Lopez Sunday Custodian Beth Janeway Our United Methodist Connection California-Nevada Annual Conference Phone (916) 374-1500 www.calnevumc.org Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño/Debra Brady, Central Valley District Supt. Email: [email protected]
April Sundays Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays
9:00 AM Choir Rehearsal
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM Childcare 9:15 AM Meditation & Adult Forum 10:15 AM Sunday School for Children 10:30 AM Worship 11:30 AM Snack & Chat Fellowship
*7:30am Morning Prayer WEC2 11:00 AM Monday Bible Study 1PM Prison Gift Bag Project Sorting 3 PM Reading & Beyond 6:00 PM Bible Study @ Parsonage
*7:30am Morning Prayer WEC2 8:00 AM Tuesday Crew 10:00 AM-2 PM Pink Cow Open
*7:30am Morning Prayer WEC2 10 AM Book Study
Group 3 PM Reading & Beyond
*7:30am Morning Prayer WEC2 9:00 AM Food Pantry Open 10 AM-2PM Pink Cow Open 10 AM Women’s Bible Study 5:30 PM Base Camp
*7:30am Morning Prayer thru Easter WEC2 OFFICE CLOSED
9:00 AM Food Not Bombs except 4/27
Special Calendar Events
Weekly Calendar Events
Move to Amend is an organization whose goal is to make our government work for “We the People.” MTA pro-poses an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which will establish 1) that corporations are not entitled to constitu-tional rights and 2) that money is not speech and can be regulated in political campaigns. Learn about this bur-geoning movement during Adult Forum class on April 28@ 9:15 a.m. in the Fireside Room.
Saturday
4/6
Wednesday
4/10
Thursday
4/11
Sunday
4/14
Tuesday
4/16
Thursday
4/18
Friday
4/19
Saturday
4/20
5:00-:7:00 pm Spring Fiesta Fundraiser
Tuesday
4//9
6:30 pm
Wesley Dines Out Toledo’s
439 E. Shaw
6:00 pm WE Circle
7:00 pm SPRC
10:30 am Ruth Circle
6:00 pm Worship Comm.
6:00 pm
Make palm crosses
11:45 am Social Justice Action Team,
Blood Pressure Check
2:00 pm PFLAG 6:00 pm
Wild Wesley Women
(Home of Carol Presley)
2:00 pm Nurture & Care
Committee
6:00 pm Holy
Thursday service
6:30 am Prayer Service
Med. Room 12:00 Noon Good Friday
Service JWH
6:00 am-2:00 pm
Wesley Hikers Big Table Mtn.
10:30 am
Easter Egg Hunt
1:00 pm Finance Comm.
Sunday
4/21
Sunday
4/21
Wednesday
4/24
Saturday
4/27 Sunday
4/28
The church office will be closed on Easter Monday 4/22/19
Pastor Karen will be out
of the office 4/26-5/10. She will preach on May 5th
6:30 am Sunrise Service
10:30 am Worship w/ Communion
2:00 pm No LGBTQ & Allies potluck
Due to Easter
6:00 pm Trustees Comm.
9:00 am Lydia's House
Food Offering 11:30 am UMW Unit Meeting
