Wesley Witness. August Texas Street, Sulphur Springs, TX Phone Fax

Transcription

1 Wesley s Vision Wesley Witness INVITE all in the Name of Christ GROW disciples with the Word of Christ SERVE all with the LOVE of Christ. Wesley United Methodist Church August Texas Street, Sulphur Springs, TX Phone Fax

2 Back to School Bash Water Themed Party Water Slides and Games Dunking Booth 2017 Junior High Camp - Bridgeport 3:00-6:00 p.m. Saturday, August 19 Hot Dogs, Chips, Drinks Donna Korth Aug 2 James Clark Aug 12 Cheryl Spears Aug 14 Mike Gilmer Aug 17 Konnie Cross Aug 18 Didi and Logan Thurman Aug 22 Jim Skaggs Aug 26 Joyce Davis Aug 26 Steven Garcia Aug 27 Kathy and Ronny Darrow Aug 30 Louise Jones Aug Emmaus Walks Men s Walk Sept Lone Star, TX Women s Walk Oct Lone Star, TX For more information, talk to an Emmaus alumni. Needed! Used printer cartridges. We purchase office supplies with the rebates we get from recycling.

3

4 2017 Back to School Fair School Supplies Drive Please consider donating backpacks stuffed with supplies (listed below) or a monetary contribution ($20 will purchase one filled backpack). Our goal is to provide 1,000 backpacks to Hopkins County children. 4 glue sticks 1 8 oz. bottle of Elmer's glue 1 box of facial tissues 1 box of Crayola colored pencils 1 box of crayons, 24 count 1 pair of child s scissors 1 pack of ruled notebook paper 1 package of pens or #2 pencils 1 binder 1 or 2 with front pocket 4 composition books 1 zipper pencil bag 3 ring 1 box of quart or gal Ziploc bags 1 bottle of hand sanitizer 1 package highlighters 2 red pens 2 pink erasers dry erase markers 1 school box Monetary donations or supplies can be dropped off at CANHelp, 613 Gilmer St, or at the Promise Radio Group, 616 N. Hillcrest Dr. Checks may be made payable to CANHelp. Backpacks and supplies will be distributed at the 2017 BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR on Friday, August 4 th from 3pm-7pm at the Hopkins County Civic Center.

5 2017 Vacation Bible School

6 From the Chase the Lion! I m reading the book, Chase the Lion, by pastor and author, Mark Batterson. The subtopic rightly sums up the gist of his message: If Your Dream Doesn t Scare You, It s Too Small! How good it is for an aging pastor/preacher like me to read and hear about dreams that scare the dickens out of you! Here is an example from this 40+ something pastor: We start dying the day we stop dreaming and, ironically, we start living the day we discover a dream worth dying for. My question for me and for us at Wesley is: Do we still dream dreams for our church or have we packed it in? This has been a remarkable summer for our youth (middle and high school) and for our dual Minister of Music and Youth, Joe Clark. Joe has had little or no down time and has served faithfully our community, our conference, and of course, our church. Youth have been on mission, in Methodist and other camps, and have faithfully served this past week as helpers, crew leaders, and assistants for our Vacation Bible School. Under the very capable and energetic leadership of our Children s Minister, Marieke dewitte, we switched from a morning VBS to an evening VBS and also from the first week in August to the last week in July. It has been a good change starting with a meal for all followed by an exciting and upbeat music/skits/bible lessons/games/crafts and even snacks. We have had almost as many adults working as children attending and that has made our VBS a very pleasant, learning experience for all. As an old African proverb goes: It takes a village to raise a child, so it takes a church to train a child in the Christian faith. As Pastor, a HUGE thank you! to all-youth and adults-who ve made VBS, and the whole summer, a great place to work and serve as growing disciples at Wesley UMC! Now--back to Chase the Lion. I challenged each of us to dream dreams to build a stronger, loving and serving Wesley UMC. There is no bad dream or idea. For example, could we put together a group of folk to dream about how we can teach our youth specific trades, how to interview for a job, or the importance of volunteerism in their church and community? Can some of our senior adults adopt some of our children and youth and become a mentor or big brother or sister? Or, have most of us just packed it in? You will find the idea of Chasing the Lion in II Samuel 23:20: There was also Benaish, son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab (Israel s arch-enemy). Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. How would you feel suddenly being surprised on a snowy day by a 500 pound lion who is looking for dinner (you)? But get this: Instead of running away from that lion, Benaiah ran after the lion and then the lion feel into a pit. Now most of us would breath a sign of relief that the lion had trapped itself in a pit and be done with it! But not this fierce warrior. Instead he took a running start, jumped down in the pit with his spear, and hilled it. Now that takes courage! The lesson: Instead of letting our fears rule our emotions, may be summon up the courage, with God s help, to face our fears and dream our dreams. Kingdom work depends on God s strength and not our strength. So, with God s help, FEAR NOT AND DREAM ON, Wesley folk! As we learned again in VBS, God is with us! WOW, GOD! PRAYERS AND CONCERNS Rev. Carolyn Albritton Rhonda Alley Charles Batty, Jr. Cassie Cavaliere Sang Ok Cha Phillip Coleman Billy and Nell Crowson Rev. Al Davis Sandy Davis Rev. Gaither Day Jackie Daehn Cristine Dixon Ty and Jamie Funderburk Benjamin Epperson Stanley Foster Art and Fran Francis Sharon Gadt Gene George Robert and Mary Glover Jayne Glenn Shirley Glossup Jack and Janie Godfrey Janice Hargrave Ronnie Jenkins Pam Hollingsworth Sharon Hughes Jeff Johnson Magan,Tim and Eisley Henderson Pat Johnson Dana Jordan Hudson, Presley, Megan and Evan Hughes Donna Korth Christa and Victor Kasztelanski Corena Korth John Kramer Gary Lewis Bear Littleton Latressa Logan Jase Mabie Zane Magan Max Massey Mary Ann McCormick Linda Moore Old Saltillo UMC Tana and Gary Moon Chuck Eoff Vernice Penny Jennifer Peek Moore Ricky and Kay Orr Janice Petty Lee Ann Carpenter Oliver Agnes Ponder Jana Prochaska Stella and Ben Read Sara Robinson Rita Rogers Cecil Savage Reed Schnieder J.O. Shaw Patsy and Don Shaw Beth Shurtleff Dustin Snyder Rev. Patty Soward Anna Mae Stolz Mark Warren Donna and Dave Spears Pat and Floyd Spears Allan Thar Bo and Pennye West Karen Wedding Sarah Wilkinson Ron Zitterick The Family of Cloe Cox The Family of Kathy Crowson Law Enforcement, EMS, Fire Fighters, Hospital Personnel Military Personnel and their Families CANHelp CASA Healthy Church Initiative/HCI Team Backpack Buddies Community Chest/Cupboard Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center North Texas Food Bank Holy Highway Girls Home Abused Children and Youth Way of Salvation UMC, Mytischi, Russia Dallas Bethlehem Center Wesley-Rankin Community Center New additions to the prayer list are in BOLD Note: Names added to the prayer list will remain on the list for 30 days. They will be relisted by request. Please help us to keep the list current WESLEY HOMEBOUND Bobbie Holder Muriel Lucas Della Loane Lois Shannon Margaret Campbell Sandra McIntire Truman Renshaw Bill Shell Martha Johnson Marvin and Louise Jones Red and Vernice Penny In Loving Memory of Doris Rawls By: Johnny and Rebecca Anderson Shirley and Jerry Glossup Diane Dixon Lois Horton Gary and Rachel Lewis Jay and Johnna Hicks Rick and Cheryl Spears Crusaders Class The Family of Ralph and Harriet Casey Rick and Debra Jackson Jerry and Becca Hathcoat In Loving Memory of Mike Human By: Rick and Cheryl Spears

7 The Wesley Witness Wesley United Methodist Church 614 Texas Street Sulphur Springs, TX (903) Church Office (903) Parsonage (903) Fax RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED See us on Wesley UMC-Sulphur Springs United Methodist Women 1:30 p.m. Tuesday August 15 Program: Diane Dixon World Thank Offering Hostess: Dicie Rue Cook United Methodist Women will be going to C.C. Young Senior Living in Dallas. We will tour the facility and have lunch. Thursday, August 10 Leave the church at 9:00 a.m. Return by 3:00-4:00 p.m. Please call Diane no later than Sunday, August 6! We have to let them know many to expect for lunch. Service for Kids going into Youth 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Wednesday, August 23