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Nov.27, 2023 - Dec.3,2023
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Hello Wesley,
As we enter the advent season, I am excited to offer you our now completed Advent Devotional booklet which will be available in church this week and then at the office. The booklet is the result of many hours of work through our soul painting this fall and brings us words of hope, peace, love and joy during this advent season.
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One of the theme verses for advent is Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope be the power of the Holy Spirit.” And that is our prayer for all and for Wesley this Advent Season. May we be so filled with hope that it overflows to all we meet. May the God of hope fulfill in us His desire for His people. I pray you serve as a witness of hope, peace, love and joy this Christmas season.
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I love being your pastor,
Ernie
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Please join us Friday to help decorate the church and lift up in prayer those who have a difficult time during the Christmas Season, those who are suffering an illness, those who have lost a loved one, those who feel all alone.
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Also, we will have the Soul Painting Advent Booklets to start distributing.
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Our hope is that you will pass them along to others to share the love of Christ.
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Please note there is a time correction for Old McMickey's Farm
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from previous advertisement!
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CHRISTMAS CAROLING IN BAYCREST
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AT THE BAY CREST 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! Hope to see you there this Sunday!
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There will also be a regular 10am Worship Service at Wesley
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for those unable to attend.
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Click button below to see video of Hillsborough Rive State Park!
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Thanks to Christian Rivera for putting this together!
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There will be forms to order Poinsettia's in this week's bulletin and available at the information desk as well. Please place monies and order form in a marked envelope and return in the Sunday worship offering or bring by office Mon-Thurs from 9am - 3pm. The deadline to place orders is Monday, Dec. 18th.
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Monday, December 25 from 11:30am - 2:00pm
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The members, friends and family of Congregation Schaarai Zedek in South Tampa are hosting a (FREE) traditional Christmas Dinner for the community in the FLC Fellowship Hall at Wesley Memorial Church. Pick up or dine in meals are available. They will also have clothing, toiletries and other items as gifts to help those in need.
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WOW CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR ON FRONT LAWN
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Thanks to Dennis Bennett for playing Santa and waving people in
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to the Christmas Craft Fair on the Lawn last Saturday.
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The Gift Shop in the craft room will remain to be open after Sunday Services.
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All proceeds go to ministries supported by the Women of Wesley.
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HABANA HEALTH CARE MINISTRY
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Many thanks to Gail Parker and Jeff Davis for leading us in Christmas Carols at Habana last Saturday, and those from the congregation that joined us: Renee Kincaid, Jan Grover, Toni Reitz, Tracey Shadday, Connie Pruitt, and Susan Gillis. In blessing others, we are blessed.
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Click button for more pics of the afternoon.
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CUBA MINISTRY
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JOIN US IN SENDING CHRISTMAS LOVE TO OUR SISTER CHURCHES!
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This Sunday is the target date to have all gifts in for the children of our Cuba Ministry.
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Please leave your donation at the table in the back of the overflow area or give to Manny and Ashley Cisneros who is now helping Renee Kincaid with this ministry.
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PLEASE WRITE A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE ON CARDS BELOW DISPLAY
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TO THE CHILDREN OF THE CUBA MINISTRY
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and Renee will translate in Spanish.
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Wanted to give an update on Pack a Sack! So far, all is going smoothly with the addition of Webb Middle school and they are very grateful to be part of the ministry and have been thrilled to work with us to provide. We are currently serving 190 children PER WEEK. 100 for Dickinson, 50 for Town n’ Country and 40 for Webb. What a blessing our church is to our community. With 190 children – we are certainly in need of a lot of inventory. We continue to collect the following food items if you’d like to
participate. You can bring to the church during normal business hours or drop on Sundays. We have some shelves in the copy room so feel free to place there.
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If you are able and want to help, we are always in need of the following:
Small boxes of raisins
Juice boxes or pouches
Peanut Butter Crackers – sleeves of 6
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If you would like to come and help us pack, we’d love to have you. If you have a small group (company team building, girl scout troop, bible study group) we can arrange for a time for your group to come in and pack! It’s fun and very rewarding. We pack at various times so feel free to be in touch with Jamie if you think you might be interested. Cell 813-967-3800 or [email protected]
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Thank you again for all the love and support –
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DICKENSON SCHOOL HAS REQUESTED HELP THIS CHRISTMAS
FOR SOME FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING.
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Please consider bringing in some toys we can give to the school.
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Suggestions for girls are art and craft activity sets, including jewelry.
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Suggestions for boys are action figures and Legos.
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There will be boxes at both entries to church you can leave donations.
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SOUL PAINTING FOR ADVENT
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We invite you to select a Soul Painting card below the Advent calendar in the back of the overflow area and share with a random person during the Advent Season.
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We will start distributing the Soul Painting Advent booklet this Friday at Hanging of the Greens! Hope to see you there!
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The remaining soul paintings created are displayed on the adjacent wall.
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Thank You to all who participated in this project!
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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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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 Paul's letter to the Philippian Church. Regardless of what is going on around us, we are to continue to do God's work without complaining. You can listen to Coffee with Ernie every Tuesday morning on Facebook at 7:30am or you can watch 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 the first week of Lent
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Heavenly Father may You grant us to comprehend your holy Word according to your divine will, that we may learn from it to put all confidence in You alone, and withdraw from it all other creatures; moreover, that also our old man with all his lusts may be crucified more and more each day, and that we may offer ourselves to you as a living sacrifice, to the glory of your holy name and to the edification of our neighbor, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Our apologies that there was no livestream and recording of last week's sermon due to lack of internet. The issue has been corrected and we are up and running for next week.
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10:00 am SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE
Dec. 3,2023
"Make Ready"
Luke 1:5-24
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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