This is the last mass mailing of the newsletter! If you want to continue to receive your newsletter via mail please let us know!

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1 Wesley United Methodist Church 2200 Phoenix, Fort Smith, AR August 2017 This is the last mass mailing of the newsletter! If you want to continue to receive your newsletter via mail please let us know!

2 UMW News & Activities The Morning Glories group of the Wesley United Methodist Women will meet on Tuesday, August 15, at 10:00 am. In the Rock House. Ellen Brown will give the devotional and the hostesses will be Etta Jensen and Wanda Blaylock. Doris Cruce has invited Brenda Holmes to present a program about The Essential Oils of the Bible. She will share with us the oils and spices such as Myrrh, Frankincense, Spikenard and many others that were used in biblical times for healing, anointing, and cleansing- it should be a very interesting revelation! Anyone (including men) who is interested in this information is invited to attend our August meeting. If you plan to attend the meeting and lunch, please contact Doris Cruce, (479) , so we can prepare enough food for everyone because the following the Program and Business Meeting we will have our potluck Salad Luncheon. Our United Methodist Women unit is continuing to collect the Best Choice UPC Labels- we lack only about 200 labels to meet our required number. We appreciate your help! UMW unit meeting Saturday, August 5 at 9:30 am at the Rock House. Goddard UMW is inviting us to hear Jenny Sorey, founder and executive director of Hub of Hope. The subject is human trafficking. The date for this is Saturday August 5, 9am to noon. Details for this will be posted to the UMW bulletin board. I know this is a conflict, if need be we can reschedule unit meeting. God bless you - Doris Cruce United Methodist Men meet at Cavanaugh for breakfast the first Saturday of the month at 7 a.m. Bring shoes for our shoe giveaway Sunday, August 13! We will also bless our kids backpacks that day in worship. August will be our last big mailing of the newsletter! Based on the results of the Poll of how people read the newsletter, and in an effort to reduce our expenses, we will only mail the newsletter to people who specifically request it. We will have copies available to pick up at the church, and we will continue to it out. So if you are (or could be) on our list, or you regularly attend church, we ask that you get the newsletter those ways. We hope to cut our printing and mailing expense by $30 a month this way. If you still need it by mail, however, call the church at or us at wesleyumcfs@yahoo.com. Pastor Michelle will be at Bob and Ellie s on Wednesdays at 8 a.m. Stop by!

3 Greetings Greetings Friends! I have a few announcements regarding choir and handbells. First, I am offering a bootcamp for bells on Tuesday, August 1st at 5:30 pm. This is an opportunity to come and try it out. We will learn the basics of reading music and bell ringing. Second, we will be having a choir party Wednesday, August 2nd at 6:00pm. Shirley Wilson will be hosting. Choir members, please contact Shirley with questions regarding food. This would be a great time to become acquainted with choir members!! If you are interested in joining choir we would love to have you! We will have a great time of fun and fellowship! Third, both bells and choir rehearsal will resume Wednesday, August 9th. With bells at 6:00pm and choir at 7:00pm. Peace, Priscilla Eclipse Trip Want to go see the solar eclipse taking place on Monday, August 21? Then join us on our next Bible on the Bus! We will leave Sunday afternoon, August 20 around 2p.m and drive to Jefferson City, Missouri, where we will spend the night with our sister church, Wesley United Methodist Church of Jefferson City. We will fellowship with the people there, and then view the eclipse just after 1p.m on Monday before heading back home. We will talk about prophecies and unusual astronomical events in the Bible part of the way up and back. Cost will be minimal. You will need to bring money for meals (2 dinners, breakfast, and lunch) Donations toward gas for the vans and for our host church would be appreciated. If interested contact the church office or Pastor Michelle (michelle.morris@arumc.org; ) Cavanaugh is under Renovation Cavanaugh UMC is undergoing renovations of its Sanctuary. For the months of July and August (at least) they will be worshipping in their Fellowship Hall while its paneling is removed and drywall goes up, and the carpet is replaced. Please keep this work in your prayers. We will have a sanctuary rededication service that is tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 24, but watch the September newsletter for more details.

4 FROM YOUR TRUSTEES WESLEY UMC VAN POLICY (REVISED MAY 2017) 1. The van maintenance, service, repairs and policy is under the umbrella of our trustees. 2. Our current insurance company does not require a list of authorized drivers. 3. The van drivers are authorized by the Pastor or the chairman of the trustees. Authorized drivers must have a valid drivers license 4. The person or groups using the van should schedule it with the Pastor or chairman of the trustees, then notify the secretary of the date, time and destination. Also date and time to return to church. 5. A request to use the van from a church or group outside of our church should be considered by the Pastor and the trustees. 6. Trip tickets should be filled out by the driver and turned in to the office. (The tickets can be found in van or church office. 7. The driver using the van is responsible with filling with gas after each trip, except local trips. You may be reimbursed by the group or organization using the van or reimbursed from the proper budget line item. 8. Trash should be removed after using the van. Thanks for your cooperation, Your Trustees Staff Parish Meeting Thursday, August 10 6 p.m. 6th~Donna Moreton 13th~Mike Gibson 20th~Jessica Hayes 23rd~Patsy Hendrickson

5 G O D Experiencing! Ministry...Contact Person...Number Nursery...Cate Brown Greeters Team...Rita Rissinger Usher...Steven Gilbreath VBS...Misty Cates Consignment Items...Tammi Fort Wesley Mission Statement: To be a vibrant community of faith through which people come to know God, grow in faith, and go into the world to live and serve.

6 TEAMS Know- Grow- Go Goin and Growin! Wesley and Cavanaugh have joined forces to pick up excess produce each Saturday at the Farmer s Market. We have already gathered around 1000 lbs of produce and distributed it in blessing boxes all over the River Valley. We are surprised as Layla Olcott (see below left) was at how much of God s abundance there is to share. If you would like to join the team, contact Pastor Michelle. And be sure to support our Fort Smith Farmer s Market, whose farmers are giving out of their livelihood to help those in need. The Know Team: Rachel Arnold, Priscilla Kjorlaug, Blanche West, Gloria Cates, Carol Tuck, Rick Schmitz, Soren Morris, Titus Schluterman The Grow Team: Misty Cates, Justin Hayes, Wanda Blaylock, Etta Jensen, Danielle Patterson, Donna Moreton, Wes Arnold, Carmen Flores The Go Team: Austin Olcott, Tracy Olcott, Amy Cates, Andrea Schluterman, Luke Schluterman, Julia Hayes, Chris Humann, Frances Hunt

7 DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT WESLEY'S WEBSITE! has everything you need to stay upto-date on what's happening at Wesley. You can pay tithes, submit prayer requests, view upcoming events, watch sermons, read newsletters, and more! The KNOW Team's goal is to help those inside and outside the church KNOW God or come to KNOW God better through worship and evangelism. BE IN THE KNOW!! The Go Team's purpose is two-fold. Not only do we want to reach out to the community, we want to bring the church together through service and evangelism. Do you have any ideas about how we can reach our community? The Go Team welcomes your input! If you are interested in becoming a member of the Go Team or volunteering for any Mission or evangelism project, please contact anyone listed for more information.

8 Tues August 1 Bell Boot Camp Wed August 2 Naturals Fellowship Night 5:30p.m Wed August 2 Choir Party 6:00p.m Sat August 5 UMW Unit Meeting 9:30a.m CUMC Sat August 5 UMM CUMC Tues August 8 Leadership Unleashed Conversation 6:00p.m CUMC Wed August 9 Choir/Bells Practice Resumes Thurs August 10 SPRC Meeting 6:00p.m Sun August 13 Shoe Giveaway/ Blessing of Backpacks Tues August 15 Morning Glories Meeting 10:00a.m Wed August 16 Lets Do Lunch CUMC Thurs August 17 Young at Heart Sun August 20 Eclipse Trip 2:00p.m August Birthdays November Birthdays: 1-Don 02- Wanda Groves Karnes 13-2-Jill Danielle Morris Patterson 16- Gary Cox 3-Barbara 19- Amy Ruple Cates 8-Landon 19- Syd Fulbright Miller 11-Theresa 22- Bryan Pendergrass Patterson 12-Brandon 24- Sharon Smith Bell 15-Dakota 29- Jack Sides Cox 30- Huey Clark 15-Cathie 31 Iris Hightower Fisher 17-Monroe 31- Blanche Moreton West Special 26-Denver Belated Dunn Birthday July 27-Matt 18- Ted Fort Pullen July 29-Will 29-Linda Cates Sides Anniversaries 30-Lil Turner 16- Jake and Danielle Patterson November 18- Walt and Gail Swearingen 25 Billy Anniversaries: and Peggy Higgins 7-Jim & Sharon Bell