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27th Annual Luminaria Night

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The 27th Annual Luminaria Night will take place on December 14, 2024. Luminaria Night is a beautiful and enchanted evening when all the homes in our neighborhood line the streets with luminaria – white paper bags with lit candles.

All Luminaria Night proceeds benefit New Bethany in Bethlehem. Since 1985, New Bethany has impacted over 140,000 lives by offering hope and support to people who experience poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness.

Please join in being the light in our neighbor’s darkest hour. That neighbor may be searching for a warm bed tonight or a hot meal.

Together, let’s illuminate our beautiful neighborhood and make a real difference.

To get involved,         scan this QR code:   

Donations for Emergency Food Bags

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In recent months, we have experienced an increase in the number of individuals coming to our church in need of food. While we also support the work of the New Bethany food pantry, we want to keep a supply of emergency food bags on hand to help meet this need. If you would like to support this effort, please bring any of the items listed below (or pack and drop off an entire bag!). Each emergency food bag will include: 

  • Cans of tuna or chicken (2 cans per bag)
  • Peanut butter
  • Jelly
  • Canned fruit
  • Microwaveable mac and cheese
  • Box of cereal
  • Canned pasta (2 cans per bag)
  • Canned soup (2 cans per bag)

To donate individual items or complete emergency food bags, please bring your items to church and place them in the collection area in the atrium. For more information, please contact Debbie Ace. 

New Landscaping

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from Doug Janzti, Vice Chair of Trustees

The trustees started to notice a few years ago that the landscaping in front of the church was beginning to look overgrown and tired, particularly the two blue spruce. So, we had a landscaper draw up a plan and give us a price… but it was low on our budget priority list. Then we received a donation specifically for improving the way the church looks from the road (including landscaping!). The donation wasn’t enough to cover the cost, but it was a good start. Then another donation came in, bringing the total to 90% of what was needed, and we decided to move ahead.

Work has already begun. Walk out and take a look! But there’s still the remaining 10% of the cost. Are you interested in making a contribution to this project, or a memorial to someone with a particular boulder, tree, or shrub? Contact us! Our October Power of One will also benefit this project. 

Thank you for your support! 

Penny Wars 2024

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This year, Noah (Pastor Candy’s son) has challenged Dave (our resident “sound and lawn guy”) to Penny Wars! Help us raise funds for an important project, as we intend to use proceeds from this year’s Penny Wars to purchase a new Dutch style (split) door for our nursery classroom. 

Penny Wars is a game of friendly sabotage through donations of coins and cash. Pennies add points, and all other coins and cash take away points. (100 pennies, for example, adds 100 points to the competitor’s total… but a single quarter takes away 25 points, and a $5 bill takes away 500 points!) Put your pennies in the jar of the competitor you hope will win the penny war, and all other donations in the jar of the competitor you want to sabotage. At the end, the competitor with the most points (not necessarily the most money!) will be declared the winner — and the other competitor will get a pie in the face! 

The donation jars will be available on Sundays from October 6 through October 27. We’ll announce the winner on Sunday November 3, and celebrate with a pie in the face on Sunday November 10. 

Wesley Women’s Group

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The Wesley Women’s Group will be starting up for the year again, beginning this Monday September 23 at 6:00 PM in the Youth Lounge. Our first meeting will be a social gathering with fall-themed snacks and drinks. We will be catching up on our summer adventures and figuring out our plans for the year. All are welcome to join us! 

Wesley Women’s Group meets weekly on Monday nights from September through May (with breaks for holidays and the Bethlehem Emergency Shelter dinners). We discuss books and Bible studies, work on service projects, and have fun chitchatting. We are always looking for fun new ideas of things to do together! Feel free to drop in any time (just remember to check the calendar on the church website to ensure we are meeting that week). 

For more information, please contact Sarah Campbell. 

Connect Sessions begin this Sunday!

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Do you want to become more deeply engaged with the ministries of Wesley Church? Or are you interested in becoming a member of the church? Join Pastor Candy and church leaders for a three-part series of “connect sessions” designed to help you learn more about our church’s story, our United Methodist heritage, and the ways you can be actively involved in ministry. 

The upcoming series of Connect Sessions will take place on September 29, October 6, and October 13 at 9 AM in the Chapel. For more information, or to register, please contact Pastor Candy.