Wesley UMC 1322 W. Broadway Blvd.

Sedalia, Missouri, 65301-5302

Sunday Services 8:30 & 10:45

THE WE SL E Y I N QU IRER

We Wan t To Know

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Leading People to an Active Faith in Christ

The Rev. Dennis Harper, Pastor Telephone Number: 660.826.4502 dharper@wesleyofsedalia.com

office@wesleyofsedalia.com wesleyofsedalia.com Vicki Herrick, Office Manager December 13, 2020 Grant Maledy, Choir, Anne Tempel, Pianist, Organist, Bell Choir, Wesley Angels Director

John Knox, Custodian

The Explorer Sunday School Class would like

for the church members to mail Christmas cards

to the following people who are out of town,

shut-in, home bound or can otherwise not attend

church.

Melvina Edwards

255 SE Brick Dr Apt 210 Waukee, IA 50263

Carl Farris

30 Hilltop Dr Kimberling City, MO 65686

Anne Hamilton

Chateau Apt #7 17451 Medical Ctr Pkwy

Independence, MO 64057

Pat Heerman

11661 Granada Rd Leawood, KS 66211

Bill & Janice Barton

2508 Stephenson Ave Sedalia

Sue Cromley

3411 W 12th Sedalia

Robert & Kathryn Edwards

2504 S Stewart Sedalia

Doris Green

2418 W 1st Street Terrace Sedalia

Ed & Betty Hopkins

209 W South Ave Green Ridge 65332

Thelma Kraft

22111 Smelser Hughesville 65334

Alan & Kathryn Marshall

415 E 11th St Sedalia

Dean & Sharon Vannoy

21076 Elliot Rd Hughesville 65334

Marge Harlan

4010 Blue Hollow Dr. Columbia, MO 65203

Gerald & Faye Hunton

2511 Albert Lee Ave., Sedalia, MO 65301

Anna Mae Cain

3751 W 10th Apt 208 Sedalia

Marge Lindstrom

3701 W 10th Apt 105 Sedalia

Ruby Mark

3751 W 10th Apt 227 Sedalia

Frances Johnston

301 E 3rd Room 206 Sedalia

Kathryn Leftwich

1300 E 24th Room 10 Sedalia

Hayden Lynn Foote, Martha Bridges daughter Bonita, Mary (Carole Jones’ daughter and Jennifer Barnier’s sister) Dean Vannoy, Kirk Moorehead (Kim Graves’ brother in law), Ruth Saulbeamer, Vicki Herrick, Bryce Steele (DeWayne Duncan’s grandson, the family of Betty Burford, Jim Lawley, Jim Rogers and Skiler Holbert.

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If you are interested in a laidback Bible study for three Fridays in Advent beginning December 4 at 10:00 a.m. Dennis Harper is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84397729065?pwd=MFNIZTEwUXRSZXp6bjEva0JDVVEvQT09 Meeting ID: 843 9772 9065 Passcode: wesley One tap mobile +13017158592,,84397729065# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,84397729065# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 843 9772 9065

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdXEPtUri

Pastor Dennis will be holding weekly

prayer on Wednesdays at noon via

Facebook Live. Simply sign on to

Facebook and he will be live around noon

on the “Wesley United Methodist Church”

page. You can always watch it back after it

has ended.

We will continue to collect canned food for Open Door Ministries until the end of January 2021. There is a barrel right inside the main entrance.

Worship service will be live

on Wesley’s Facebook page

at each Sunday at 10 a.m.

and is posted on our website

www.wesleyofsedalia.com

by Sunday evening each

week.

We are looking for volunteers for the warming shelter. I realize that some may not be able to help due to COVID 19 concerns, and I totally understand. We will be operating the shelter on evenings when temperature is 15 degrees windchill with no moisture, or 30 degrees with moisture. It will operate from 7 pm to 7 am on nights that meet the above. Please call Vicki at the church office if you have questions or are interested in helping.

Christian Sympathy is

extended to the family of

Betty Burford

who passed away

December 6th

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By the time you are reading this week’s newsletter, we will have crossed the halfway point of Advent. The celebration of Christmas is just around the corner, and it is hard to believe. Advent, like almost everything else, is different in 2020. Usually this time is full of special events like children’s programs and special musical concerts. There are times throughout this season that I enjoy the crowds that are brought together during this season. This year, I grieve the loss of these special times. What does Advent mean without all of the special events that prepare us for Christmas? Actually, the meaning goes unchanged. We are contemplating the incarnation of God. The name Jesus literally means to deliver; to rescue. The angel tells Joseph in Matthew chapter 1 that the child in Mary’s womb will be named Jesus because he will save his people from their sins. The prophet Isaiah is quoted in Matthew to point to the fact that Jesus will be called Emmanuel, which means “God with us.”

Jesus not only comes to save us from sin (all the things in our lives that keep us from loving God and loving one another), but Jesus is truly human and truly divine. Jesus is God in human flesh. The first chapter of John, “And the Word became flesh and lived among us” (John 1:14). Jesus is God with us. Jesus redeems us, instructs us, suffers and dies for us. Jesus is resurrected to redeem us, so we might have eternal life. We are celebrating that Jesus Christ came into the world to redeem the world and is coming back to finish the job. Advent is a celebration where we realize that we are waiting for Jesus and celebrating that he is also in our midst. The meaning of Advent has not changed at all and our need for Jesus Christ to come and be with us is needed more than ever. I hope you know that Jesus Christ is with you and that’s God has bridged all the gaps that separate you from God’s love and mercy. The world’s a mess and cries out for hope. The meaning of Advent has not changed and I hope we all find strength in remembering that.

Christmas Eve Services

The Church Council will meet on

Monday, December 14, to determine the

plans for Christmas Eve Services this

year. Please check email, Facebook and

church website for updates.

Thank you to the wonderful group of

folks that helped clean up the leaves

in the church yard on Saturday

morning, December 5. We were able

to blow, rake, and bag 25 large bags

of leaves from the church yard. The

wonderful turn out made the job go

quickly. The work began at 9 a.m.

and was wrapping up at 10:30 a.m.

Special thanks to Nick Smith for

hauling off the leaves. There appear

to be some remaining leaves. A

group will be gathering to shake

those leaves off the trees next

Saturday (just kidding).

Prayer Shawls are available. Contact the church office for details.

Don’t forget that Sunday School

is happening on Zoom every

Sunday morning. The Younger

kids are meeting at 11:15 a.m.

with Ellen Cable and Lorri

Saulbeamer. The Older

Elementary are meeting at 11:45

a.m. with Anne Homan. If you

would like the code for the zoom

meeting please, email Sarah

Harper,

sharperelizabeth@gmail.com.

Faithfulness Affirmed

Tithing Commitment

November 30 $ 800.00

December 3 $ 5,175.00

December 7 $ 2,403.00

mailto:sharperelizabeth@gmail.com