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Help is needed to package SNU (socks ‘n’ underwear). Our updated schedule of packing dates is below. For more information, please contact our Backpack Team. 

From Trickle to Triumph!
This week brought some exciting progress for the garden. After volunteers dug a trench, laid irrigation tubing and electric lines, and tested the flow, we now have a solid flow of water directly to the garden! Many thanks to Ricky Bell and John Niewoehner for their efforts in this project. 

What’s Next? 
We’ll continue the watering project by attaching fittings (like a hose bib). We have also secured 400 feet of 6-foot fencing, which will soon be attached to the posts — giving us much-needed protection from groundhog infiltration. Step by step, we’re making it happen! 

Spring Social
Let’s get together and celebrate in the Garden! Join us for a Spring Social on Wednesday June 4 at 6:30 PM. Please sign up if you can attend, and let us know what snack or beverage you can bring.

For more information on the Community Garden Ministry, please contact Christine Bell. 

Join us for Wesley’s Night at the Iron Pigs! This night of fun at Coca-Cola Park, organized by our church’s Men’s Group, will take place on Thursday June 19 at 6:45 PM. We’ll watch our Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs take on the Rochester Red Wings, and then enjoy fireworks after the game! Tickets are $20 each, and ticket orders are due by May 15. To place an order, please contact Frank Madura or Rich Chambers. 

The lawn care team is in need of volunteers to ride the mower each week for approximately 2-3 hours. We are also in need of volunteers to help with occasional projects throughout the season — projects like trimming bushes and branches off trees. If you are interested in volunteering with the lawn care team, please contact Dave Siegfried. 

I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for the celebrations and affirmations you offered regarding the Denman Evangelism Award. You made such a glorious fuss! I give thanks for the opportunity to be in ministry with you, and I’m forever grateful that you allow me to try new things so that we can share God’s love in new ways. 

Much love,   
Pastor Candy 

We are thrilled to announce that Pastor Candy LaBar of Wesley Church has received the Harry Denman Evangelism Award from the Eastern PA Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church on March 29th. This award recognizes her dedication to spreading the message of faith, making disciples, and bringing others into life-altering relationships with Jesus Christ.

As her congregation can attest, Pastor Candy is continuously an inspiration to others to use their talents to serve the community- and we have been transformed by her leadership.

Thank you, Pastor Candy, and congratulations on your much-deserved recognition.

The Spring Plant Sale benefitting the Wesley Church Community Garden is back! Stop by the Atrium and grab a flyer to see the offerings of hanging baskets, flats, veggies, herbs, and more. All orders must be placed by April 6. For more information, please contact Christine Bell.