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November 21 - 27, 2019

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Happy Thanksgiving Day
“Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life… a true folk-festival that speaks the poetry of the turn of the seasons, the beauty of seedtime and harvest, the ripe product of the year — and the deep, deep connection of all these things with God.”Ray Stannard Baker
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'Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings, and see what God hath done'. When we do this we can truly be thankful every day for all of the good things we have. Find out why every day is a Thanksgiving Day at Children's Moments.
Nursery Service is provided during the 9 AM and 11:15 AM Sunday Services for children aged 4 years old or younger. Thank you Mackenna for taking care of the children.
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Annual Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner
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Wesley Memorial Men's Ministry will once again be hosting our Annual Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner. On Thanksgiving Day, we will be serving meals from 11:30 A.M.- 1:00 P.M in the Fellowship Hall Cafeteria. For more details, click on 'Dinner' and read how you can help out by prepping, cooking, donating, serving or cleaning up over the coming days before and after Thanksgiving! It will be a blessing to many people!
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Eberhard Newsletter

Dear family and friends,

Zero-Zero gets Language survey: Have you ever wondered where zero latitude and zero longitude actually meet? In July Dave found himself getting off a plane in the two island nation of Sāo Tomé e Príncipe (West Africa) which prides itself in being the country closest to the “center of the earth” (look it up on a map!). And for more details, click on Newsletter.
As we head into the holidays, may you have a wonderful season of joy and thankfulness. We are thankful for you. Let us know how your family is doing and how we can pray for you.

Dave and Julie
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Chef Roger and Cafe Volunteer Vicky are ready to serve you at the Son Rise Cafe.
November 24th - Pork Chop Biscuit Special. A Fresh Buttermilk Biscuit Topped with a Grilled Pork Chop and finished with Black Pepper Gravy. Served with 2 Eggs Any Style and Choice of Side and Beverage $5.00

Annual Christmas Tea on December 14th

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Ladies, join us for our Annual Christmas Tea on December 14th at 11:00am! Enjoy a traditional tea and the fellowship of other women. The cost is $10.00 per person and can be paid at the door.
Invite family, friends, neighbors and your co-workers! Reservations can be made after each service starting Sunday November 17th. Please include any guests so that we have an accurate number of attendees for food purposes.
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Please reach out to Jean Rowe at 813 767-5264 or Gail Parker at 813 885-2146 for more information about additional rehearsal dates and time.

Silver Saints Christmas Luncheon

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The annual Hanging of the Greens will happen on Sat. Nov. 30th at 9:00AM. This is a family event. We will have Christmas Cookies, Hot Chocolate, Christmas Carols and lots of Christmas decorating.
Bring the whole family for this fun event to kick off the Advent season!
Pack a Sack

Sharing YTD success information for Pack a Sack.


Since our first delivery this school year, we have packed and delivered 743 bags, with an average of 13 food items per bag, for a total of 9,659 food items, since September 6th.
Thank you everyone for your help packing bags in August, for your food donations and monetary donations and of course to our corporate sponsors. Without all of you, none of this would be possible. You are making a difference in these children’s lives. If you are interested in picking up a few items to help us restock our shelves in preparation for December, here are a few current needs:

  • Jif to go peanut butter cups – 1.5 oz.
  • Belvita Breakfast biscuits – kid friendly flavors
  • Veggie Cups – 4 oz. cups – any type
    • These are found in the can vegetable isle
  • Chef Boyardee – 7.5 oz – red lid
If you have any questions about Pack a Sack or purchasing items, you can always
ask me at church on Sunday or feel free to give me a call @ 813/967-3800.

Please continue to pray for this ministry…and please include these school administrators and teachers. They are overwhelmed with shortage of teachers, admin help and trying to meet the needs of these children and their families.
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November 13th- Penne Pasta with Italian Sausage. Penne Pasta with Italian Sausage in a Rich Tomato Sauce and Topped with Parmesan Cheese. Served with Tossed Salad and Garlic Bread. Drink and Dessert $5.00

Cold Night Shelter

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Needed! - Wesley Volunteers to staff the cold weather shelter at Jackson Springs Park. The shelter opens when the weather forecast predicts the temperature to go below 40 degrees. We are looking for volunteers that can do a 3 to 4 hour shift when the shelter is open. We want to have many volunteers so no one has to do a shift more than one night in a row. Please be a part of this important ministry to serve the homeless in our neighborhood.

Also, we need to start gathering supplies. We always need gloves, socks, and scarves.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Nancy Blunk at 813 -966 -1496

Holiday Pack-A-Sack Food Drive

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If your place of business is interested in having a food drive during the holiday season, I’d love to help you coordinate that with needs, information on the ministry, etc. For more information, click on Holiday Drive

Status Report - Capital Needs List


New Sound system. We need to move to a digital sound system. This is a high priority. We have a bid to completely renovate everything from Sweetwater Sound for $25,000 …
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Prayers Needed

Visit the New Prayer Wall to pray for people who have reached for prayers.
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Simply send a text message to 813-699-4304 with the amount you would like to contribute. 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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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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