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The Wesley Circuit

MAY, 2017

CHANGE THE

WORLD DAY

IS MAY 20!

Change the World Day is

part of a larger UMC

initiative for the May 20-21 weekend, and for Charleston

WUMC, the Church and Society Ministry Team is planning

FIVE service projects for Saturday, May 20: (1) serving lunch

at PADS, (2) a Helping Hands Ministry work day, (3) nursing

home/homebound visits, (4) activities by younger children

and their families to spruce up the exterior of the church,

and (5) a rice/beans packaging project in partnership with

the Wesley Foundation. There will be opportunities to serve

and help for folks all ages and interests. Sign-up sheets will

be available in the sanctuary hallway on Sunday morning

SOON so that you, your family or your class can sign up to

be a part of this amazing opportunity to “Change the World”

in the Charleston area!

CHANGE THE WORLD shirts

can be ordered by stopping by the table

in the hallway in between worship

services during the month of April, or by

clicking on “ORDER YOUR CTW SHIRT!”

on the website to print the order

form. DEADLINE TO ORDER IS MAY 1st. Shirts are $10 each

(all sizes) and we hope all volunteers for Change the World

Day (May 20) will purchase one to wear on that day and

beyond. (You don't have to volunteer to purchase a

shirt!) *Shirts are available in adult and child sizes. The

shirts are 100% preshrunk cotton, and run "true to size”.

We encourage EVERYONE to wear their

Change the World shirts to worship on Sunday, May 21!

Wesley’s Monday afternoon Prayer

Group will be on hiatus this summer.

The group will resume meeting after

the Labor Day holiday. However, our

email prayer chain and Facebook

prayer team are always available for

prayer requests. You can submit

prayers through the church office,

on the Wesley website and via the

Prayer Wall located just outside the

sanctuary. Let US pray for YOU!

HAVE YOU

WALKED THE

LABYRINTH YET?

The chapel labyrinth is finished, and

you are invited to walk it any time

the church building is open. The

southeast (Early Learning Center)

door opens by 7AM and remains

open until 5PM. The west doors

open at 9AM and close at 4PM. We

are considering offering a labyrinth

class during Sunday school time in

the near future. Watch the worship

bulletin, Facebook page and future

newsletters for more information!

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THE HELPING

HANDS

MINISTRY

WANTS TO

CHANGE

YOUR WORLD!

The Wesley UMC Helping Hands Ministry will be

working to Change the World of our

homebound and senior members the morning

of Saturday, May 20. Ministry team members

do chores such as cleaning gutters, trimming

bushes, replacing light bulbs, batteries or filters,

and other light home upkeep projects. If you do

not have family members or other helpers to

perform these tasks for you, please use the

comment section of your Making Connections

card to request help. Be sure to include your

name(s), projects to be done, and your address

and phone number so we can send the correct

number of Helping Hands volunteers to provide

this service to you. You can also call or email the

church office, or email Pastor Janice Kahl at

jkahl@charlestonwesley.org, or text/call her at

(915)540-2362.

The Month of May is not only teaming with flowers blooming all around, but much will be blooming at Charleston Wesley as well! Sunday, May 14 – Be sure to join us for Mother’s Day. Whether you bring your mom to Wesley to worship or she brings you, we want to honor our moms and the women in our lives who have had significant impact on us.

Saturday, May 20 – Change the World Day May 20 is the day United Methodists all over the nation are moving beyond the walls of the church and into local communities to be a blessing. For the first couple of weeks in May, we will have sign-up sheets in the hallway next to the Information Center. You are encouraged to look at the different areas and sign up to serve in the area that most speaks to you. Buy a Change the World T-shirt online or in the hallway and wear it proudly as we seek to make a difference in our community on that day! Sunday, May 21 – To celebrate the day of service and to honor our graduating seniors, we will have a potluck dinner after second service in the Fellowship Hall. For those who served on Change the World Day, it will be a time to celebrate together. For those who couldn’t serve, it will be an opportunity to talk with those who did, celebrate our graduates, and simply enjoy a time of fellowship. Also on Sunday, May 21 – Rev. Adrian Garcia will be speaking at both services. Adrian is a United Methodist pastor in our conference serving at Peoria First UMC. Adrian works on a daily basis with the Hispanic community in Peoria and knows firsthand what that community is living with on a daily basis. In between services, during the Sunday school time, Adrian will be in the sanctuary for a presentation and Q&A. Don’t miss this great weekend of worship, as we seek to better understand what immigrants in the US experience. Sunday, May 28 is Memorial Day Sunday. Last year, we celebrated by releasing butterflies in memory of someone who has joined the Church Triumphant and to celebrate the hope and promise of the resurrection for each of us! We hope you will join us for this very special weekend.

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MAY MISSION PROJECT: OUR CONFERENCE/OUR KIDS

Our May mission project is the “Our Conference/Our Kids” endowment sponsored by the United Methodist Illinois Great Rivers Conference. The 2017 Bishop's Golf Open, was held April 21 near Auburn, Illinois, and was the soft opening for the “Our Conference/Our Kids” endowment. The major kick-off for this fundraiser will be at Annual Conference in June. The plan is to raise $2,500,000 for an endowment that will fund the “spiritual life” programs at our Conference Children's Homes which include: The Baby Fold, Chaddock Children's Home, Cunningham Children's Home, Lessie Bates David Neighborhood House, and the United Methodist Children's Home. If you would like to help with this effort, please make your check to Wesley UMC with Kid's Endowment on the memo line or visit our church website at www.charlestonwesley.org and click on the $ button at the bottom of the page. If you prefer to make a cash donation, there are blue mission offering envelopes in the pew backs. Thank you very much for your support.

Your Missions Work Area

Save the Dates For VBS! Wesley UMC’s 2017 Vacation Bible School

will take place the week of July 9th! This year we will be holding VBS in the evenings

– watch for more details SOON!

Happy May Birthday

to the following

Wesley UMC folks!

Don Bardsley

Carol Birch

Makayla Brawner Robyn Carr

David Clausing Rita Cox

Brenda Crimmins Michael Dietz

Alec Easter Jim Ernst

Brock Esarey Daniel Fagaly

Frank Fraembs Jane Gilbert

Jim Grant Allyse Guinto

Jack Helton Steve Johnson

Bob Jorstad Lori King

Graydon Kramer Hannah Larson

Dorothy Macy Jean Mapes

Janice McMorris Pat Meyerholtz

Terry Noble Jim Replogle

Sheryl Snyder Susan Snyder

Juan Socarras Janet Truesdale

Kris Vaught Bonnie Woodyard

Maria Fichter-Wandling

ALMOST TIME FOR

SUMMER CHURCH CAMP!

Do you like to ride

horses, sail, swim,

canoe, or rock

climb? Check out

all the camping

opportunities for

age pre–K

through grandparents. Pick up a brochure from

the office or outside the sanctuary. Wesley

helps with one half the registration up to

$325.00. Early registration by April 15 also

receives a $25.00 discount. Don’t miss the fun!

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NEW WOMEN’S

BIBLE STUDY

A new Beth Moore Bible study for women will

begin Tuesday, May 30, at 9:00 a.m. in the

WUMC parlor. The study, entitled "Entrusted,"

is a study of 2 Timothy. We were never meant

to take this journey of faith alone or in secret.

God has entrusted us with the great and mighty

gift of the gospel, something too precious and

life-giving to keep to ourselves. In this 6-session

Bible study, Beth will encourage you to guard

what God has entrusted to you, further His

kingdom by sharing Christ with others, and pour

into future generations just as Paul once

mentored Timothy. Because in this journey of

joy and hardship, we need each other to stay the

course and live a life of faithfulness. The study

will meet the following Tuesdays: May 30, June

6, June 13, June 27, June 11, and June 18. We

hope you will be able to join us.

GRADUATION

RECOGNITION

Sunday, May 21st will be

the day we recognize and

celebrate our 2017

graduates. If you have

someone in your family that is either graduating

from high school or college, please send an

email to Wesley’s youth director, Ben Pertl at

bpertl@charlestonwesley.org or call the church

office at 217-345-3917 to be sure they are

included. Please give us their name, parents’

name, school graduating from, and the

graduate’s future plans (if applicable).

Love One Another as I Have Loved You . . .

In John 15:12, Jesus says, “This is my

commandment, that you love one another as I

have loved you.” Loving and caring for one

another is not just the pastor’s job—it’s

something Jesus calls us all to do! Stephen

Ministry is a ministry in which people with

special gifts for caring ministry can put those

gifts to use in an organized way, bringing Jesus’

love and care to those who most need it.

If you know someone who is going through a

difficult time, contact Nancy Marlow about

Stephen Ministry; you can reach her in the

church office (217-345-3917) or by e-mail

at nmarlow@charlestonwesley.org. Wesley’s

Stephen Ministers are ready to provide focused,

confidential, one-to-one Christian care—to help

that person experience the healing power of

Christ’s love.

Gifts were given to the

Memorial Fund in memory

of Debbie Green,

Joann Sanders and

Rosie McMorris Baker.

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WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2206 4TH Street

Charleston, IL 61920-3903

Phone: 217-345-3917

www.charlestonwesley.org

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WESLEY UNITED

METHODIST

CHURCH

2206 4TH Street,

Charleston, IL

Phone: 217-345-3917

www.charlestonwesley.org

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Our Sunday Schedule:

Worship - 8:30 & 10:45 AM

A Time of Fellowship takes place at 9:30AM

Sunday School for all ages - 9:45AM

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THE WESLEY CIRCUIT

MAY - 2017

In this issue of the Circuit:

PAGE 1: Change the World Day

PAGE 2: Helping Hands Want to

Change YOUR World!

May Worship & Opportunities

PAGE 3: May Mission Project

Save the Dates for VBS

May Birthdays

Summer Camp

PAGE 4: New Women’s Bible Study

Graduate Recognition

Stephen Ministry

PAGE 5: May Calendar