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March 4,2024 - March 10,2024
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As we travers our way through Jesus’ self-understanding, we come to John 6 and the story of the feeding of the 5,000. Jesus tells his disciples the event is not about physical bread; life is not about satisfying our worldly needs. What is more, in this world there is sorrow. Are we able to live in a sorrowful world and still believe? Can we truly give our whole self to Christ and trust the outcome? As he talks with the disciples about this, many understand exactly what he is saying and decide they can no longer follow Jesus. He almost begs them to believe. How can they know the truth and turn away?
But it is all just too hard. He asks too much. Most who finally understand the gospel just go home.
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Then he turns to the twelve and asks them if they want to go home as well. Their response should be our response. “Where would we go? No one else has the words of life.” They know he speaks the truth. Jesus is the solution to our spiritual distance from God. He is the way finder, the one who shows us how to get home.
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I love being your pastor,
Ernie
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Join us this Friday, March 8th!
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We will continue to pray for renewal here at Wesley, for Pastor Ernie, our church leadership, our ministries, as well as our new pastor and new leadership at the church.
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Personal prayers are shared towards the end of the meeting.
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Silver Saints will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a lunch, devotion, games and service project. Wear your green and come join in the food, fellowship and fun!
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This event is open to the community so bring a friend! Be sure to RSVP!
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There will be two shows , presented both by Charlie Dittmar and Pastor Ernie, scheduled for 6:30pm and 7:15pm. There is a max seating of 46 in each show. Depending on how many people RSVP, the shows may be similar or could differ if less than 46 people show. Right now we have 40 people who have signed up. Before and after the shows, explore the many exhibits at MOSI. The entire facility has been reserved for our group that night so we will have a run of the place. Food availability is limited within the facility (cold sandwiches, etc.) but there are lots of restaurants in the near vicinity you may want to consider dinner before or after the event. The event will be fluid so you may come and go as you wish but try not to be later than 6:30pm. Please RSVP if you are planning to come and have not yet signed up.
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Donations to defray cost are welcomed! You can put in marked envelope and
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put in Sunday offering plate or bring by office Mon. - Thurs from 9am - 3pm
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Join us for an exciting night with other members across Hillsborough County
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and get ready for our Nehemiah Action, our most important event of the year!
We will carpool from the Wesley parking lot at 6pm.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
Nehemiah Action
Tuesday, April 16
Bible-Based Fellowship
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Wesley Family, we need your help to get as many people as possible to the Nehemiah Action! This is when we rally to have issues addressed in Hillsborough county with government officials and numbers are important. Even if you do not want to commit as a regular Hope member, your presence at this meeting is very important!
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Wesley has a goal of getting 40 of our members to this event. Please help us out!
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Learn more about HOPE's mission here!
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Wesley will have the above Easter ad in the Beacon Easter Faith Page
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that comes out March 27th
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Citrus Park, Westchase and Carrollwood!
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This event is open to the community! Invite friends and family!
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All women are invited whether or not you have a daughter or mother with you!
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SPRING CRAFT FAIR
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Congratulations to the Women of Wesley who brought in over 1k at the Spring Craft Fair to go towards their donations to various ministries and missions! These ladies work hard all year long making handcrafted items.
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SPRING FESTIVAL
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It was a beautiful day full of fun, games, crafts and egg hunts!
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Thanks to Bridges for sponsoring games and crafts in the Promiseland Room!
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Thanks to the Boyscouts for providing the food!
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Remember the Fish Fry is this Friday in the Fellowship Hall!
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The Spring Craft Fair and Festival was a great group effort for a wonderful event!
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Click button to see a short video clip of the day!
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See individual photos in Facebook album here!
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Pack a Sack Update...
We are moving right along with this school year and stay busy keeping shelves stocked and bags ready for delivery. We are up to 209 children per week which is amazing that we’ve been able to grow the ministry in such a wonderful way. Ernie stopped by the other day to pack a few bags with us so it was nice for him to see how the ministry has grown and changed. We were able to reminisce about how Pack a sack got started.
Right now, we have a few immediate needs if you’d like to help:
● Juice boxes or pouches
● Small boxes of raisins
● Applesauce
And of course, monetary donations are always welcome. If you have any questions about donations, or getting involved feel free to call Jamie at 813–967-3800
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We sincerely appreciate your continued support and prayers!
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If you would like to schedule a group packing party,
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contact Jamie at 813–967-3800
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This is a great group building and community service project
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for Scouts, Sunday School classes, ministry groups
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as well as local schools, business and hobby groups.
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The Ruth Circle is now collecting diapers, wipes, toiletries and educational supplies for their ministry to Children's Home Network. If you are able to help, please leave your donation in a marked container in the copy room. The Ruth Circle belongs to the United Women of Faith and meets the first Thursday of each month at 10am in the Sewing Room.
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Click here to learn more about the Children's Home Network.
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KAYE PROX FOOD DONATIONS
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Thank You to Tom Paggio for offering to pick up and deliver the Kaye Prox Food donations! There is a marked shelf in the copy room where donations can be dropped off.
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Help make it a special Easter celebration this year!
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Kaye Proxe is requesting:-Small hams, pork roasts, whole chickens-Canned vegetables or fruit cocktail-Boxed potatoes, boxed cake mix-Bags of jellybeans/Easter candies. You can drop off non-perishables at church to be delivered. If donating a ham, roast or chicken please drop off directly to Lutheran Church of our Savior at 8401 W. Hillsborough.
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Volunteers are on hand at the Lutheran Church on Wednesdays/Fridays from 10 am – 12 noon and on Thursdays 12-2 pm to receive donations. Thank you for supporting Kaye Prox Food Bank!
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CUBA MINISTRY
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ALTAR FLOWERS
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Flowers, on or by the Altar for our Sunday worship services, would be a
wonderful addition. Simply call or email the church office and let Terri Davis know the date and any particular colors wanted. We have a florist that gives us special pricing and they do a beautiful job. Flowers don’t always have to be in memory of a loved one. Think about celebrating an anniversary, someone’s birthday, graduation or best of all, given to the Glory of God.
The office number is 813.469.9157 and the email [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 faith and how it plays out in our life. We will have trouble in this life and we are to fix our eyes on Jesus. That brings us to the cross and puts all of our sorrow into perspective. You can listen to Coffee with Ernie every Tuesday morning on Facebook at 7:30am (give or take) or you can watch later.
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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 Leadership in the Church
Father, in Jesus’ name, we give You thanks for Wesley Church and the leaders
you have appointed to guide our future. We pray that the Spirit of the Lord rests
upon them. We pray that godly wisdom enters in their hearts and divine discernment enter their spirits.
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Father, we ask that those who You have given authority over Wesley Church
make their hearts and ears attentive to the godly counsel in Your Word and do
what is right in Your sight.
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We, at Wesley, have pledged our covenant to follow You, Lord in all your ways
and truth. We covet Your blessing in the future of our church, Father. We are
more than conquerors through Christ Jesus!
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“It is written in Your Word that the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord and
You turn it whichever way You desire”. (Proverbs 21: 1)
We believe that the hearts of our leaders are in Your hand and that they are
obedient to Your will and purpose.
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We give You thanks that the Good News of the gospel is spread in our church
and it prevails and grows mightily in the hearts and lives of all our brothers and
sisters. In Jesus’ name Amen
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Be sure to subscribe to our You Tube channel!
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March 10, 2024
"I am the Light of the World"
John 8:12
10:00 am Sunday Worship Service
Pastor Ernie Post
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Don't forget to set your clocks a hour ahead on Saturday night
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and get to bed a hour earlier so you don't lose any sleep!
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See you in church this Sunday!
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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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Additional Note: The bulletin can also be found on the Church website (https://wesleymemorial.net/bulletin/) in the CONNECT drop down menu . It is updated every week by the end of Thursday for the following Sunday.
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If your phone is not pulling up current bulletin via the QR code on Sunday, it is likely you need to clear your cache (search history). To do this, open your search app, tap the three dot bar at bottom, tap history, then clear browsing data. Make sure cookies and site data has a check to the right as well as cached images and files. Then at bottom click "clear browsing data". Refer to google as some phones may differ. It is a good idea to clear the cache on your phone occasionally to keep your phone operating at its best.
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*******Even if you prefer a paper bulletin, you can still sign in online in lieu of using a connect card. That still helps the church with printing costs.*********
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