The Wesley Messenger Wesley United Methodist Church, Union City IN

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January, February, March 2014

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Dear Wesley Friends, I write this shortly after our granddaughter Ellie’s first birthday party. As we drove away from the party Becky and I were almost overcome with gratitude for the way our Ellie is so surrounded by so much love. Certainly she has a tremendous family - both her Mommy’s family and her Daddy’s family - we love each other and enjoy being together. The in-laws deeply appreciate each other and partner together to support Ellie’s parents and to model for her how to live as a Child of God and love her neighbor. We rejoiced not only in our family but in the large group of Nick and Libby’s good friends … probably 8 young adult couples - all of them either toting around little babies or in the last month or two of their pregnancy for a first baby. This group of young couples live life together - they attend church worshipping and studying together, they serve the poor in their community, the share recreation, and they hold each other through tough

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and challenging days. God in Christ has known from the Beginning that all of us need this kind of supportive community. You probably know that while the Christian faith is very personal it’s never private. Jesus doesn't call any of us to be lone rangers in faith. Without each other, we become inwardly focused and our growth and development as persons gets stunted. Churches are also in need of Community. Ministry is done better and with much greater impact when churches work together in community with each other - learn from others’ experiences and traditions. This is one of the gifts of the United Methodist Church - our Connection with all other United Methodist Churches around the world - our impact can be ever-so-much greater because of this partnership. I’ve been pleased to experience how Wesley UMC already has a significant impact in Union

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City and the surrounding area, and I sense we can have even greater impact when we partner with others outside our familiar circle - other Union City area churches. What might that look like? Who are those partners for us? God is always doing a new thing and most of the time we struggle to keep up with Him. But we gain confidence when we realize what God has accomplished through us in the past. Let’s pray together for the next new thing God will do through you. Blessings on you all,

Dave B.

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January At t e ndanc e Date Traditional

Worship Contemporary

Worship Total of Both

Services 01-05-14 46 60 106 01-12-14 72 73 145 01-19-14 47 83 130 01-26-14 Snow Day 0

Given this month

Given Year to Date

Given towards Budget

$9,512.45 $9,512.45

Given for Youth $580.00 $580.00

Given for Manna $300.00 $300.00

Given for Steeple $530.00 $530.00

Given for Altar Flowers

$275.00 $275.00

Covenant Partners $50.00 $50.00

Guatamala Project (Zack Holt)

$250.00 $250.00

Children’s Mission Project

$436.68 $436.68

Compassion International

$14.00 $14.00

January Financ e For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stabil ity of your faith in Christ.

~Colossians 2:5

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February Serve r s Traditional Greeters- Harold & Jean Warren; Jay & Shirley Linn

Traditional Ushers- Rick & Connie Gettinger; Roger Hoover

Doughnut Fellowship- 2nd Jefferis Family; 9th Sowinski Family; 16th Holmes Family; 23rd Baron Family

Altar Flowers- 2nd Bill & Valerie Baker; 9th Kurt & Sherry Prescott; 16th Sowinski Family; 23rd Jefferis Family

Mar ch Serv er s Traditional Greeters- Jeff & Robin Spence; Dick & Mary Wise

Traditional Ushers- Ryan Prinkey; Chad Spence

Doughnut Fellowship- 2nd Rush Family; 9th Steve & Judy Spence; 16th Chad & Gina Spence; 23rd Available; 30th Available

Altar Flowers- 2nd Dennis & Pam Pratt; 9th Amie Wyant; 16th Carol Drew; 23rd Available; 30th Available

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Wesley Kids I am so proud of our Sunday School

children! Recently they set a goal to raise $250 to donate to the Union City Police Department to help purchase a new K-9 dog. The current K-9, Dino,

has reached retirement age. Our kids raised $1000 to give to the UCPD!!!! What an amazing, giving group of kids! They have also set their next giving goal. They wish to raise $300 to buy soccer balls and nets to give to the children of Roatan during the Wesley Mission Trip this June. During the trip this summer we will be building soccer goals there. This will be our children’s Sunday School Class contribution. We are also going to try and collect soccer cleats, socks, and shin guards. Never say that kids can’t change the world. These little kids are making a big difference!

Wesley United Methodist Trustee

1. New black top for all parking lots

2. New windows (except the Sanctuary, Prayer Room & Fellowship hal l)

3 . Every member bring into the Wesley United Methodist Family a new member.

4. New carpet for the off ice

5 . New carpet for the Sanctuary

6. AC for the fel lowship hal l

7 . New sound and video system

8. New f loor for the basement kitchen, dining room, kids zone and both restrooms

9. Add a new stool in the womens restrooms (Basement & Main f loor).

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Mission Possible June 7 – June 14 Cozumel, Belize, Honduras, Cayman Island

9 churches

8 days

7 nights

6 denominations

5 countries

4 ports

3 speakers

2 choices

1 God

Who is getting tired of the cold and snow? I have a solution! Mission Possible! Can you believe that we are only 4 months away from our mission trip? We will be traveling just like Jesus did, by boat. We are planning to leave Wesley United Methodist Church on June 5th in the evening. We will be arriving in Miami, Florida on June 6th. We will spend a night at a local church camp. On June 7th we board the Carnival Glory. We have mission projects lined up in Cozumel, Belize, Honduras, and Cayman Island. The first Sunday of the next four months we will be showing a video of our project at each of the ports. We have also decided to dedicate the next four months to prayer. In February we will be praying for Cozumel, Mexico. Ezekiel 22:30, “The Lord was looking for someone to stand in the gap for the land.” All month long we are asking the Wesley prayer warriors to stand in the gap for our mission work in Mexico. We are going to be working with orphan children and the elderly. James 1:27 says, “Religion that is pure and undefiled is to visit orphans and widows in their trouble.” That is our plan in Mexico. So be praying for the nursing home and the youth center that our missionaries will be working at with in June.

If you are signed up for this trip don't forget that your trip needs to be paid in full by April 15th. If you have any questions about your balance, please give me a call at 765-748-4345.

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Birthday s & An ni ve r sar i e s January 1st: Bud Carrico; Lucas Suerdieck; 2nd: Shirley Linn; 3rd: Grant Stachler; Jamie Wisner; 6th: Robin Spence; 7th: Levi Clark; 9th: Charles Smith; 12th: Bev Lenkensdofer; 15th: Allison Hardwick; 17th: Tom Fields; 18th: Lena Brooks; Barbara Clevenger; Taylor Stachler; 19th: Audriana Hardwick; 20th: Melvin Smoot; Donna Webster; 21st: Joyce Husmann; 23rd: Gwili Smoot; 25th: Emma Baron; Luke Jefferis; 27th: Betty Snyder; 28th: Dennis Schweigert; 29th: Marc Mote; 30th: Chris Moore; 31st: Sharon Price; Scott Rush; Madison Stachler

February 2nd: Kaye Whitacre; 3rd: Jeremy Harris; Kiley Lipps; 4th: Tonya Puccini; 5th: Joyce Miller; 7th: Valerie Baker; Casey Holt; 8th: Sylaris Denney; Audrie Hershey 9th: Camden Downey; Rodney Holden; Michael Madden; 12th: Brittany Breymier; Sean Turner; Lowell Whitacre; 14th: Bill Smith; 15th: Tina Brooks; Evelyn Ford; Steve Price; 16th: Christina Sowinski; 17th: Joe Harris; 21st: Tonya Breymier; 22nd: Danielle Downey; Tara Phillips; Ryan Prinkey; Harold Speight; 23rd: Janet Blackmore; Sarah Jefferis; Pat Smith; 25th: Campbell Kerns; Arlene Lowe; 26th: Reed Wymer; 28th: Seth Fields; Donna Sipe

January 21st: Jay & Shirley Linn; 29th: Ralph Phyllis Threewits; 30th: Geoff & Nikki Grow

February 14th: Bob & Barbara Gentry; Lowell & Kaye Whitacre

March 1st: Jessica Dean; Ricky Lacy; 2nd: Marjorie Bailey; John Fett; Kierstan Stewart; 3rd: Amanda Mote; 4th: Kathy Briggs; 5th: Ruth Schweigert; 6th: Matt Carter; James Gilbert; 8th: Rylan Mote; Jerry Warren; 9th: Leonard Fisher; Elizabeth Spence; 10th: Bailey Sites; 11th: Tom Clevenger; 12th: Rob Breymier; 14th: Janelyn Greenhoff; 19th: Rudy Kemp; Clara Suerdieck; 21st: Gina Spence; Desiree Hardwick; 23rd: Jim Dick; 26th: Vanessa Galway; Bill Husmann; 27th: Margie Addington; Joyce Powers; Kollin Warren; 28th: Caleb Hickey; Todd Keen; 29th: Chase Good; Lois Templeton; 31st: Paige Doughty

March 1st: Troy & Michele Stewart; 20th: Dennis & Pam Pratt; 24th: Curt & Tina Brooks; Mike & Darla Orians; 26th: Dennis & Ruth Schweigert; 29th: Ron & Vanessa Galway

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Church Council

Chairperson-Chad Spence

Co-Lay Leader-Dick Wise

Co-Lay Leader-Tom Fields

Lay Member to AC-Jim Davis

Trustees Chairperson-TBA

Finance Chairperson-Casey Holt

Staff-Parish Chairperson-Amy Hoggatt

Youth Ministry Chairperson-Tom Fields

Children’s Ministry Chairperson-Kathy Moore

Adult Discipleship Chairperson-Teri Sowinski

Missions Chairperson-Sherry Prescott

Memorial Committee Chairperson-Carol Drew

Financial Secretary-Casey Holt

Treasurer-Jamie Kerns

Serving without vote

• Pastor • Geoff Grow—Youth Minister • Rhonda Fields—Children’s Director • Gina Spence—Administrative Asst. • Steve Spence--Custodian

Trustees

• 2014 Mike Orians Ron Holt

• 2015 Steve Spence Judy Spence Kurt Prescott

• 2016 Shannie Denney Ron Greenhoff Francis Hoggatt

Staf f Parish

• 2014 Kim Peterson Ray Griffin

• 2015 Tom Kerns Richard Funk

• 2016 Amy Hoggatt Angie Cross

A place for homeless Randolph County Veterans

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Please help support this Mission any way that you can. They always accept money donations, but you can also help by donating the following:

January: Blankets, Twin/Full size sheets

February: Men’s boxer shorts, Men’s socks

March: Sugar, Butter

You may leave your donations in the church office or give to Linda DeHaven. Thank you!

Wesley UMC 515 W Oak St. Union City IN 47390