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Oct. 16, 2023 - Oct.22,2023
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Hello Wesley,
We come this week to Paul’s final journey and his transformation through trials and I thought I would share one of the more telling trials of pastoral leadership. From prison Paul reflects on his ministry, joys and sorrows, success and failure. He remembers to Timothy his calling from God, “I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to him
for that day.” 2 Timothy 1:12
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Paul goes on to reflect to Timothy, “You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me.” 2 Timothy 1:15 As Paul reflects about his journeys and the people he was called to influence, it is hard not to remember the failures, especially when there are so many. Many people abandon a pastor over the years and early on we all think people love us and are loyal to us. Like Paul, I am often reminded that most people are just one word away from taking their ball and going home. What I learn from Paul has
been incredibly valuable through the failures, “I know whom I have believed.” My Hope is in Jesus and all I have to do is stay faithful. I am accountable for me. As long as I am faithful to Jesus, He will guard me, put a shield around me. This is a great truth for me and perhaps it can help others who experience failures in life, friends leaving,
people quitting.
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I imagine Paul had a great many success stories too. After all, he is writing to Timothy who has expressed a desire to quit. He says to Timothy, “be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus…endure hardship…reflect on what I have taught you…God’s word is not chained…end your ministry like me and be able to say, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness.” 2 Timothy 4:6
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I love being your pastor,
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FRIDAY NIGHT SONG & PRAYER GATHERING
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Friday, October 20 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
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We hope that you will join us this Friday!
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There is great power in coming together as a church to sing and pray!
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Please make every effort to join us this Friday night!
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The last Soul Painting Session is Sat., Oct. 21 from 11am - 2pm in the Courtyard. If you have been to any of the previous sessions, we hope you will return and finish up your painting which is cut to a 8" x 10" from the large roll of mixed media paper we worked on as a group. We have some finished paintings that still need the scripture devotions we are pairing the paintings with to create an Advent booklet. If you have not yet submitted your devotion, you can do so online. Click link below.
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You can now submit your scripture form online here!
If you have not yet participated in Soul Painting, we hope you will join us in finishing up smaller art pieces or start something new with your own personal touch and pairing it with a focus scripture to include in the Advent Booklet.
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To learn more about Soul Painting and how it is part of a bigger initiative to create an Advent Booklet, click here!
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Volunteers Needed!
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If you are able to assist with Soul Painting this Saturday, please respond to this email.
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Thank You to all who have supported this outreach!
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Please drop off baked goods for the Craft Fair at the FLC on Friday, Oct. 20th or early on Oct. 21st. We will also be having a "Second Hand Rose" where you can drop off your used household items (in good condition) at the FLC on Friday as well. Please small items only, no furniture. This year we will be able to accept credit cards for purchases!
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If you are able to help set up on Friday or tear down Saturday after 4pm, please contact Shaun Black at 813-399-0220. This year we will be transferring items Sat. after 4pm from the FLC to the craft room and setting up in the Courtyard to continue the Craft Fair from 11am -2pm on Sun., Oct. 22. It will be a lot of work and we would appreciate any help you can offer!
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Bridges Preschool will be offering games and activities on the bike trail in the play yard and there will be Soul Painting in the Courtyard. And don't miss the Annual Craft Fair in Fellowship Hall! A fun day for the whole family!
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Please join us for HOPE's 35th Annual Convention! It will be held at Hyde Park United Methodist Church on Oct. 23, 2023, at 7:00 PM. We will gather to celebrate the work of our justice ministry in Hillsborough County, to enjoy fellowship, and to vote on our issues of focus in the coming year. If you would like to carpool, we will meet at Wesley at 6:00 PM (south parking lot).
Contact: Carol Dittmar Phone: 8134997167 Email: [email protected]
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Please join us for the last planning meeting after church this Sunday Oct. 22 if you are helping with the event. More decorated trunks are needed! If you can help, please contact Rochelle Mock at 813-215-6433 or [email protected].
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During the 10am service on Sunday, Oct. 29th, we will have a service of renewal by water! If you are interested in getting baptized, please contact the office. Bring a bathing suit, towel and change of clothing the day of service.
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There are brochures at the info desk.
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Please make sure and share with your neighbors and friends!
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If you are available to help monitor activities on
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the first event scheduled Nov. 11 & 12,
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please contact the church office or reply to this email.
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CHRISTMAS CAROLING IN BAYCREST
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AT THE BAYCREST BOAT RAMP
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Dec. 3rd at 5:30pm
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Please join us in song as we present Christmas Caroling to the Baycrest Community at the Baycrest Boat Ramp on Dec. 3 at 5:30pm! Mark your calendars!
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SOUL PAINTING
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Thank you to everyone who came out last Saturday for Soul Painting! We had a small group but it was a very nice peaceful afternoon working for the Lord. We are making cards out of the scraps. Some will go to Habana Health Care for Christmas and others will be available for the congregation to share with someone during Advent.
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Habana Health Care Center
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We are collecting the following items for Habana Health Care Center.
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If you are able to help, please leave on marked shelf in the copy room.
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Immediate need : 1.5 - 3pt reading classes
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Goodie Bags : 2024 Wall/Purse Calendars
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Chapstick / Lip Moisturizers
Life Saver mints/ breath mints
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Pack of markers/paint pens
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(All of the above available at Dollar Stores)
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Homemade Cookies (will keep in freezer until Christmas)
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CUBA MINISTRY
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Help us keep the shelves stocked! We are now serving three schools!
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If you are able and want to help, we are always in need of the following:
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- Tuna/Chicken salad snack (Bumble or Dollar Tree Brand)
- Nutrigrain bars
- Small boxes of raisins
- Juice boxes or pouches
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DRIVERS NEEDED: Pack a Sack is in need of more drivers who can deliver food packets on Fridays from 10:30am to noon. If you are able to help please contact Shaun Black at 813-399-0220 or [email protected]
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Thank you again for all the love and support!
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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN OF FAITH
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NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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We need four volunteers, each available one Sunday a month during the worship service, to provide back up when the nursery has both infants and toddlers. Contact the church office if you are able to help. [email protected]
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The cost to ship each shoebox is $10. If you would like to help with shipping You can put in a marked envelope in the offering plate, deliver to the office or Shaun Black. Shaun wears many hats here at Wesley. She would be thrilled to find someone new who has a heart for the Shoebox ministry and would like to get more involved in the back end responsibilities. Every year there is also a need for strong abled men and women to help load the trucks. If interested you can contact Shaun at 813/399-0220 or email: [email protected].
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
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Please contact the office with your email if it was not submitted on your form. You will need your email to sign in and create a password to access directory. If you did not register to have your profile in the directory, please contact the office and we will make arrangements to have you added.
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Please encourage anyone you know that is missing from directory. There are several families we are still missing. As soon as we can get the directory complete, we will be printing manuel copies.
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Wesley, you are such a faithful church! We thank you for your generous and giving hearts! 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.
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Or by standard mail by sending cash or check to
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6100 Memorial Hwy, Tampa FL 33615
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Office hours are Monday - Thursday 9am-3pm.
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We are here to help you with any of your needs.
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Church Contact Information:
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This week Pastor Ernie talked about the role of supernatural prayer in transformation. You are invited to listen to Pastor Ernie every Tuesday morning at 7:30am on Facebook or you can watch it later. Click link below for the most recent episode.
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Post your prayers and praise requests here and pray and comment for others!
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Please make visiting the prayer wall a daily practice!
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A Prayer for Israel
PRAYERS FOR ISRAEL October 2023 part 2
Let us join together with thousands in agreement and
proclaim God’s support and protection for His chosen people who today are being attacked and maligned by God’s enemies in body and spirit…. And we pray
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11- “Had it not been the LORD who was on Israel’s side….when evil men rose up against them, then they would have been swallowed them alive. When their anger was kindled against them; then the waters would have engulfed them…and swept over their soul….. but their help is in the name of the LORD who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 124
12- Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love You, Lord.
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Psalm 122: 6 We pray for peace to reign in the land.
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13- We pray for the spirit of unity to be among the Israelites facing this terrible war.
14- On your walls, O Jerusalem, the Lord has appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent ….. and take no rest for themselves; And give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. Isaiah 62: 6-7 We pray for God to raise up intercessors in support of Israel and put more watchmen on the walls in Israel.
15- We pray that the spiritual forces of Humanism, Marxism-socialist, anti-Zionism and the spiritual inheritance of the Islam Empire will be broken and rendered powerless.
16- We pray that, in the midst of this horrible war, the people of Israel will turn to you, God. We pray that You will hear the heart-cries of people in the land and intervene with your mercy. Isaiah 30: 19 “O people in Zion, you will weep no longer. God will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will answer you.”
17- Your Word says that, “They shall fear the Name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against them. Isaiah 59: 19
18- “This is the word of the LORD “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts” Zechariah 4: 6 “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” Psalm 20: 7 We pray You turn the hearts of the people of Israel to trust You for total deliverance from their enemies.
19- We pray that the Palestinian Arabs/ Hamas and other people attacking Israel will come to know God’s end-time purpose for Israel. Send forth faithful laborers to bring in the appointed harvest from the Middle East.
20- We pray God strengthens Israel’s relationship with the United States and all other nations.
May they find moral and physical support in fighting against this horrible attack to their land.
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21- We pray for those innocent victims of this terrible conflict between nations that hurt and kill so many that, through no fault of their own, find themselves in the nation being attacked and demolished. We are all made in the image of God and our compassionate prayers must be for all who suffer, on all sides, and are victims of the evil in this world.
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Please note that we are transitioning to a new You Tube Channel. During this time livestreams will be posted on both channels. This button goes to the new You Tube Channel. Please be sure to subcribe! Also, please note, on both channels you must go to the Live button on the top menu button to see livestream of recent sermons.
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10:00 am SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE
Oct. 22, 2023
"Paul's Second Journey"
Acts 9:16
Pastor Ernie Post
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Please help the church save money on paper and printing by checking in virtually on Sunday Service and receiving a bulletin. The QR code will be posted on the outside and inside of sanctuary entries, in the pews, and at the coffee station. Give it a try and see if it works for you. Paper bulletins will still be available if preferred.
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*Please note: When registering for check in, it is only required to input one contact - cell phone OR email (although both are preferred.) All other requests are optional and can be bypassed by simply pressing the done button.
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