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WESLEY UMC NEWS – JULY, 2017

MAKER FUN FACTORY VBS – JULY 9 THROUGH 13!

This year’s VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be

Maker Fun Factory! We will have a Family Fun Kick-

off on Sunday, July 9 from 4 – 8PM. There will be

inflatables, games, food and a dunk tank! Monday

through Thursday VBS will be held from 6 – 8PM.

Attending Maker Fun Factory will help kids discover

they are lovingly crafted by God. On this interactive

adventure, curious kids become hands-on inventors and

experience God, the Ultimate Maker, in new and creative

ways. Kids will learn one important Bible point each day,

which will be reinforced through Bible adventures, key

Bible verses, songs, snacks and hands-on explorations.

Registration and volunteer forms are available on the

church website: www.charlestonwesley.org.

VBS SET BUILDERS AND DECORATORS NEEDED!

If you are handy with a hammer and

saw OR if you like to decorate,

please consider giving a few hours of

your time to help build and decorate

sets for this year's Maker Fun Factory VBS! Building is currently

taking place at the church days and

evenings through July 7. If you are

willing to help OR need more

information, contact Juliane Sharp at

jmsharp@consolidated.net.

PRAY FOR OUR ASP TEAM

On Sunday, July 16, 59 youth and

adults are leaving for a week of work

with Appalachia Service Project in

Knox County, KY. Your prayers for

safe travel, meaningful work and a

time of connecting with God and the

families they will be working for are

greatly appreciated!

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DAVE RAMSEY’S FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY

We all need a plan for our money. Financial

Peace University (FPU) is that plan! It teaches

God's ways of handling money. Through video

teaching, class discussions and interactive small

group activities, FPU presents biblical, practical

steps to get from where you are to where

you've dreamed you could be. This plan will

show you how to get rid of debt, manage your

money, spend and save wisely, and much

more! FPU classes meet for around an hour

and a half each week for nine weeks, beginning

Tuesday, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the WUMC

Parlor. Childcare will be available for those

who need it. The cost of the class materials is

$93. This is a one-time membership fee; once

you have purchased a membership, you can

return to classes or the website as often as you

want. For more information or to learn how

you can be a part of this class, talk with Nancy

Marlow in the church office (217-345-3917) or

e-mail her at nmarlow@charlestonwesley.org;

you can also visit the class website at

www.daveramsey.com/fpu/locations/class/1

043470.

Our sympathy is expressed to

Amy Lynch on the death of her mother

Carol Lynch on June 7, 2017.

DO YOU HAVE THE LATEST ACCESSORY?

Please be sure to wear your

nametag on Sunday mornings! It’s

très chic 😉 If you need a

nametag, check the “I’d like to

receive a nametag” box on the

front of your Making Connections card. The

following Sunday your tag will be located on

the appropriate rack just outside the sanctuary

entrance. Make a fashion statement while

helping us get to know you at the same time.

Magnifique!

Thanks to those

of you who

have submitted

your birthdays

for the Wesley

UMC database.

It’s been very helpful! If we do not have your

birthdate, wedding anniversary, or correct

phone number (including you mobile number)

and/or address, you can let us know by writing

it on the “Prayer Requests/Comments” section

of your Making Connections card on Sunday

morning, or you may call the church office at

217-345-3917, or email Rosalie Addison at

raddison@charlestonwesley.org. Thanks for

helping us stay up-to-date!

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HALF TRUTHS STUDY

• Everything happens for a reason.

• God helps those who help themselves.

• God won’t give you more than you can

handle.

• God said it, I believe it, that settles it.

• Love the sinner, hate the sin.

They are simple phrases. They sound

Christian – like something you might find in

the Bible. We've all heard these words;

perhaps we've even spoken them. They

capture some element of truth, yet they

miss the point in important ways. We invite

you to a DVD-based

study of the Adam

Hamilton resource

"Half Truths" during

Sunday School time in

Room 129. Join us as Rev.

Hamilton searches for the whole truth

by comparing common Christian sayings

with the wisdom found in scripture. For

more information on the study, visit:

http://www.adamhamilton.org/books/ite

m/9781501813870.

MEMBERSHIP CLASS

Have you been attending Wesley UMC for a

while? Do you feel it’s time to join our

membership? Rev. Siwckard will be leading a

Membership Class at 2:00PM on Sunday, July

23 in the Wesley Parlor. Participants will learn

about United Methodism in general and more

about Wesley UMC in particular. Please mark

your calendar and plan on joining us for this

time of learning.

Singers and musicians: sign up to provide music

for worship this summer by using the sign-up

sheet on the table in the sanctuary hallway on

Sunday mornings! You may also sign-up by

calling Elizabeth in the church office at 217-

345-3917, or you can email her at

charlestonwesleyumc@gmail.com. Singers,

instrumentalists, groups, solos, etc. are all

welcome.

ALSO – as in past summers, the Second Sunday

Singers are singing at the 8:30 service on the

second Sunday of July (9) and August (13). All

singers age high school and older are welcome!

The group meets in the choir room at 8:00AM,

rehearses a song, then sings at the 8:30 service.

Mark your calendar and come sing with us!

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THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HELPED “CHANGE THE WORLD”

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3!

Our Helping Hands crew was rained out on the

original Change the World weekend, but that

didn’t stop them from completing their tasks

on Saturday, June 3! Folks gathered to clean

gutters and windows, trim and plant and do

some yard maintenance chores, and more for

Wesley folks who can no longer perform these

tasks themselves. Thanks to our volunteers as

they represented not just WUMC, but were

Christ’s hands and feet to those in need of

help!

SUMMER STRESS SLOWING

YOU DOWN?

We like to think of

summer as being a relaxing, enjoyable time.

But hurts, struggles, crises, and problems don’t

take a vacation. Many times, our difficulties

seem even worse during the summer because

everyone else seems to be enjoying life while

you are feeling down. If you are experiencing a

difficult time—emotionally, spiritually, or

relationally—you don’t have to suffer alone.

Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers,

ready to listen, care for and encourage you,

pray with and for you, and provide one-to-one

Christian care to help you through whatever it

is that you are facing. Men are matched with

male Stephen Ministers, and women are

matched with female Stephen Ministers. It’s

free. It’s confidential. And it will make a

difference in your life! To find out more about

Stephen Ministry for you or someone you

know, talk with Nancy Marlow or e-mail her at

nmarlow@charlestonwesley.org. Our Stephen

Ministers are there to care about you!

Happy July birthday to the following Wesley folks!

Ryan Bensley Suzie Bosler

Genavieve Braden Chad Braden

Murray Choate Karen Clausing

Maxine Clayton Travis Coffey

Brad Cox Richard Craig

Anna Davis Lisa Doughty

Mel Fleming Annemarie Gandolfi

Sam Gubbins James Hatfield

Bonnie James Janet Johns

Pam Johnson Doug Klarup

Nicholas Kramer Ron Leathers

Nancy Marlow Karen Murphy

Leif Nielsen Marie Nielsen

Don Rogers B'Ellana Shott

Marlene Slough Jordan Socarras

Julie Sterling Robert Sterling

Darlene Stoltz Gina Swickard

Jilliann Symonds Jessi Vanatta

Jacob Wilson Justin Wilson

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JULY MISSION PROJECT: UMCOR SCHOOL BAGS

The Missions Ministry Team has designated

UMCOR School Kits as our July Mission Project.

In some countries, children don't have books or

school supplies. Many have no classrooms.

Classes are held in inadequate or half-

destroyed buildings, tents or even in the open

air. School kits might be these children's only

educational resources.

WHEN SHOPPING FOR JULY MISSION SCHOOL

SUPPLIES, please follow this UMCOR School

Bag Shopping List:

3 spiral notebooks (not multi-subject)

6 unsharpened pencils with erasers (no

advertising)

1 hand held pencil sharpener (1” or

bigger)

1 ruler 12” long, with metric, (hard or

flexible)

1 box of 24 Crayola crayons

1 pair round tip scissors (no plastic

scissors)

Monetary gifts will be used to cover shipping

expenses from Midwest Mission Distribution

Center where the school bags are checked and

filled for shipping to overseas locations. This

usually totals about $150. Any contributions

over $150 will be used to buy additional school

supplies.

You can write a check to Wesley UMC with

School Bags on the memo line or use the blue

Mission envelope in the hymnal rack. You can

also donate online by going to visit our website

at charlestonwesley.org and click on the

$ button at the bottom of the page. Once

again, thank you very much for your support.

A gift was given to the

Memorial Fund in

memory of

Marie Clark,

Cherie's Sutliff's

mother.

Congratulations to

Dylan Doughty and Kaylie Pruett

who were married in the

Wesley sanctuary

on May 27, 2017,

and to

Quintin Davis &

Raquel Roberts - Hamilton

married in St. Louis

on June 17, 2017.

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PRAYER SHAWLS & SQUARES

ARE AVAILABLE

Wesley UMC is blessed to have an active group

of knitters and crocheters (and even quilters!)

who keep us supplied with prayer shawls and

prayer squares. If you would like a shawl or

square to deliver to someone who needs a

“hug” from our church, please stop by the

church office during the week to pick one up.

There is no charge for shawls or squares. We

will also give you an info sheet containing a

blessing and washing instructions.

In addition to shawls and squares, Pastor Janice

has books for those who are grieving and those

who have been diagnosed with cancer. We also

have a limited number of hand crosses. Please

speak with Pastor Janice if you are interested in

obtaining or giving any of these resources.

NEW SUNDAY

MORNING STUDY

The Voices Sunday school class has recently

begun watching and discussing the DVD

series titled, “Ancient Roads: From Christ to

Constantine,” narrated by historian Jonathan

Phillips. In it, he traces the early history of

Christianity as it spread from its roots in

Ancient Israel through seven countries in

Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East,

culminating with the Council of Nicaea in the

year 325 AD. If this sounds interesting to you,

please join them in the church library (Room

108) during the Sunday School hour. All are

welcome!

STUDY RESOURCES AVAILABLE

If you are part of an

Adult Sunday School

class or other group

looking for a new book

or Bible study resource,

please stop by Rosalie

Addison’s office during

the week to see what the church currently has

available. Many of the studies are DVD based,

and come with leader guides, so are easy to

lead. If there is a specific study you are looking

for but Wesley does not have it, we can check

to see if the United Media Resource Center of

our Conference carries it. If they have it, it can

be borrowed free of charge. We can also order

resources from Cokesbury or Amazon for you.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

The award-winning Farm

Hands are returning to

Wesley UMC! They will be

in concert at 6:00PM on

Saturday, August 12. Ice

cream, fun and games will

happen before the concert. If you are

interested in helping with this event, contact

the church office. More information soon!

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WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2206 4TH Street

Charleston, IL 61920-3903

Phone: 217-345-3917

www.charlestonwesley.org

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METHODIST

CHURCH

2206 4TH Street

Charleston, IL

Phone: 217-345-3917

www.charlestonwesley.org

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THE WESLEY CIRCUIT

JULY – 2017

In this issue of the Circuit:

Vacation Bible School……………..……….page 1

Financial Peace University……..….…….page 2

Is Your Info Up to Date?…………………..page 2

Half Truths Study…………………….……….page 3

Membership Class..………………………….page 3

Summer Music…………………………………page 3

July Birthdays………………….……………….page 4

July Mission Project…………….…………..page 5

Prayer Shawls/Squares..…………………..page 5

Study Resources Available………………..page 6

July Calendar…………….……………………..page 7

Have a safe and happy Independence Day!