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April 26th, 2021 - May 2nd, 2021

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Pastor's Notes to Wesley

Hello Wesley,
I am sitting in my office contemplating a series of questions that are really important:
How do I know I am on the right or wrong path?
Why does life still give me problems when I am doing better?
How can I believe You truly love me?
How do I know what God wants me to do with my life?
How come life is so difficult?

Nadia and I talked about these for a while today and then in the quiet of the afternoon I almost automatically went into my processing pattern, and I think the pattern is worth sharing. First, I want to hear from God. I used to just talk with people and get their ideas. Now I begin another place. I spend a good deal of time thinking, reading the Bible, meditating, and WRITING VERSES OUT ON CARDS. So now I have nearly 1000 cards with verses, a result of 40 years of doing this. I take the cards and ask God to speak with me and I start going through and reading the cards. I choose about twenty, then ten, then five, then two. God has just spoken to me something I needs to know. I have done it so much that I can now do it in my head.

Too often when we want answers to the more difficult questions of life, we trust ourselves or google. We should all be putting in the time now, reading Scripture, memorizing, meditating, because tomorrow one of those tough questions may surface and all we want is for God to speak to us.

I love being your pastor,
Ernie
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Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church

May 2nd, 2021 at 9:00 AM EDT

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Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church

May 2nd, 2021 at 11:15 AM EDT

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We are so excited to welcome our newest memembers to Wesley! We are so thrilled to have you as part of our family! Make sure to introduce yourself on Sunday, show our new memebers some love!

New Members:

  • Dennis & Cindy Bennett & their daughter Myra Bennett
  • Katherine Newlan
  • Sloane Sall
  • Larry Shadday
  • Derek & Amber Vacura & their 2 sons, Owen & Cole
  • Carolyn Vallone
  • Kent Yunk
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THIS SUNDAY WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO TRADITIONAL WORSHIP AT 9:00 A.M.

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We are all beyond excited to be back to in-person meetings at Wesley! God has taught us a lot over the last year. As we adapted the ways we worshipped, studied, and served, God has worked to expand our reach beyond our walls with the help of technology. While we treasure the opportunity for fellowship more than ever, we have learned there are advantages to offering an online option to attend meetings or classes. We use a company called “Zoom” to provide a video conference option to attend even if you are out of town, you have no transportation, or the weather is unpleasant. You can use the same technology to meet securely online with family and friends that live far away. If you would like to learn about how Zoom works or practicing “Zooming,” you can meet with us on Sunday, May 2, at 1:00 PM. You may attend in person at church or online from anywhere with a phone or internet connection. Let us know if you are interested!
Contact: Carol Dittmar
Phone: 813-499-7167
Email: [email protected]
summer camp
GodGang is so excited about our upcoming camp adventure!!! Thank you to everyone that has sponsored a student! You have given a student the chance at an amazing experience. We are still fundraising as we have 24 students going to camp!!! Tuition is $225 per child. We have rented a 56 passenger bus to take us from Wesley to Camp Anderson roundtrip! Every bit helps us meet our financial obligations to ensure all tuitions & bus rental are paid.
One of the driving factors as to why we picked Camp Anderson is their heart for young people in the FL foster care system. Wesley is also sponsoring 2 children from the foster care system.
Pack a Sack
If you would like to donate, here are our needs:
  • Fruit cups/bowls (4 oz) – kid-friendly flavors
  • Nutrigrain bars
  • Applesauce squeeze pouches – we happily accept the applesauce or fruit/veggie combo pouches
As always – thank you for your support and prayers!
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Summer Bible Study!

Ladies, please join us for Priscilla Shirer’s study of Elijah. We will have both online and in-person classes, Wed. mornings and evenings. All women are welcome. Books are $18.
Contact: Leslie Berlin
Phone: 8134949063
Email: [email protected]

Start Date: May 19, 2021
End Date: June 30, 2021
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Have you heard of the Engel Scale? This is one of the topics we discussed in our cohort in Session 1 & 2. The scale does not stop at Repentance and faith, it continues to show the steps of growth after we have claimed Jesus as Savior. We must grow into discipleship in order to be truly living out our faith. Where are you on the scale?
The thesis behind TBP: "All who are called to salation are called to discipleship, no exceptions, no excuses. This is urgent work becuase the American church (which exports the gospel around the world) has, generally speaking, seperated conversion from discipleship. This is a distinction which Jesus never made?" TBP Guidebook
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Bridges Preschool is hiring! If you know anyone with a big heart for children we are hiring Lead Teachers, Assistant Teachers and an Assistant Director. Part time and full time positions are open! Please contact Jennifer Foster if you can recommend someone you know or if you're interested yourself!
Bridges Preschool:
Contact Phone: 813-220-2746
Email: [email protected]
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The Wesley Memorial UMC choir has started up again! We invite you to join us. We have missed singing together, praying together, and the fellowship of our weekly times together. We have also missed our service of music offering in the worship service. It's been over a year and we are ready to sing His praises together again! If you have considered joining the choir in the past, now is a good time to join us. We are open for anyone to come and just listen and take it all in to see if singing in the choir is for you. If the Lord gave you a voice to sing and/or a heart to rejoice.....then you will be in the right place! We need voices to lift up the name of the Lord! Especially any of you men who have considered joining. We will be meeting every Thursday at 7pm in the sanctuary instead of the choir room until further notice. This allows us to sing safely in an open space. Sing to the Lord a New Song!! We look forward to praising His name at the 9am service this Sunday!
Contact: Gail Parker
Phone: 813-215-7268
Email: [email protected]
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Wesley is looking for volunteers to take care of our youngest church members! We need help for both services. If you are interested in helping out, please contact the church office.
813-769-9157
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SAVE THE DATE FOR WESLEY'S VBS 2021: TREASURED JULY 12TH - JULY 16TH

MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!

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We have TV monitors located in the church for everyone to use to get the good news out about what we are doing in our church as well as in our community.

And if you have news or photos to share on the TV monitors, in this newsletter or both, please click here to submit a request.

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Let us pray for you: When viewing the Worship Service, share/type in your prayer requests in the Comment Field. Your prayer requests will be recorded and added to the Prayer Wall in the church's website so that prayer warriors who visit the Prayer Wall can include your requests in their prayer lists.
Please Note: Prayer requests from the previous services have been posted to the Prayer Wall. Please take time to visit it and pray for these requests. Many Thanks!
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You can Text To Tithe your offerings for Wesley Memorial UMC at this contact number - 813-699-4304. Within a few minutes, you’ll be sent a text with a link to register. Click on the link and enter your cardholder name and credit or debit information. Once your registration is complete, you will receive a text verification and a receipt of your donation via email. You can even text “repeat” to make it a recurring donation. Give + Text is one of the fastest and easiest ways to give.
You can also electronically give by visiting our website at: https://wesleymemorial.net/give/
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