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| AIR Camp 2025 at Little Grassy This Sunday will be the beginning of AIR Camp 2025, and many of our SURGE Members will begin traveling south to Little Grassy Camp for a week of worship, fellowship, music, games and more! We welcome your prayers and encouragement for our SURGE members to have a beautiful and memorable week of camping. |
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| Pastor Sara's Final Service • June 29 - ONE SERVICE at 10:00am On the last Sunday of June, we’ll be having a single service at 10:00am instead of the usual two services. This will also be Pastor Sara’s final service as Pastor at Wesley UMC Bloomington before she moves on to become the superintendent of the East District of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference. We invite you to join us at 10:00am to show Pastor Sara our appreciation and thanks for her years of leadership and guidance to our church and wish her well in the next stage of her journey. |
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Annual Conference Report from Pastor Sara |
Last week, several Wesley clergy, staff and laypersons traveled to Peoria for the IGRC Annual Conference! In a more detailed report linked through the button below, you can read about some of the truly blessed work that our people did together with the Illinois Great Rivers Conference leadership. (There are also plenty of photos from the week as well!) |
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Note: Next week, the Wesley Offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19th, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. We'll be open for our usual hours again on Friday! |
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| THANK YOU From Out of the Rabbit Hole Somehow, ‘Thank you’ seems inadequate for how much we, Out of the Rabbit Hole, appreciate your generosity following our May 25th Stewardship story.
We said we would match up to $1000 of what we received for the Veterans at Home Sweet Home Ministries. (HSHM)
We didn’t know what to expect, so didn’t venture a guess - so when we learned $1100 was donated, we were overwhelmed with gratitude. Your kind words and gracious hearts meant so much to us. We added $1000, and purchased gift cards from Fleet Feet of Bloomington. As your donations were so significant, we were able to also purchase gift certificates from LaGondola for each of the Veterans currently being supported by HSHM. Who doesn’t love comfort food? Pasta, bread, amazing sauce, and well, their cinnamon bread... that alone could be the best food item Bloomington-Normal offers! |
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| Fleet Feet kindly donated socks for each of the Veterans! Handwritten cards to each Veteran were written, and everything was put together in gift bags for the Case Manager would distribute.
Thank you for sharing in our passion of supporting Veterans. We are humbled, grateful, and so appreciative of your support.
Please remember our group is open to all affected by the service of someone in the military. You are welcome to join us in the Library between Sunday services. -Angie Britch |
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Pastor Sara's Heritage Tour Sermon! |
For the sermon on January 8th, Pastor Sara recounted her 10 day journey in England following the footsteps of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. There is a trove of fascinating and meaningful information as well as pictures that Pastor Sara took herself, and we've gathered them for our congregation to read and view online. Use the buttons below to read the transcript of the sermon and see the pictures! |
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Be There Board - SURGE Activities! |
If you walked in the parking lot entrance, you might have noticed our new bulletin board. Surge has had what we call a “Be There Board” for a couple of years now, but we’ve decided to bring it upstairs for the entire congregation to be able to view. Our youth will write information on their events, concerts, plays, ceremonies, graduations, games, etc. on that board, and we hope you’ll join us in showing up for one another, as we have done within Surge for the past few years. If you wouldn’t mind, please make it over to the entry every couple weeks and read what amazing things our kids have going on that you might be able to attend. See who you can be there for that week! |
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| Vacation Bible School! July 16 to Aug 6 | 6:00 - 7:15pm Sign up forms are available at welcome desk and around the Wesley building! Contact Kathi Pritts at KPritts@Wesley-UMC.com if you have any questions.
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Finnegan Henry Craig | Wesley Michael Baker | Ruth Lindsey Marie Barnett |
On June 8th, we held the baptism of Ruth Lindsey Marie Barnett, which marked the third of recent baby baptisms for families involved with our choir! While no one baptism (or three) is more important than any others, these families took the opportunity on Sunday to take pictures together with the recently baptized young ones, and were gracious enough to allow us to share them! We welcome you to continue to be a nurturing and growing community with them and all of our past and future baptized persons!. |
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| Wesley Directory - Photos and Log-ins! We're no longer taking photos for the directory, but you can still upload your own! If you've signed up for the Wesley Church Directory we encourage you to upload a photo for your account to help folks match faces to names. You can either upload your photo through instantchurchdirectory.com/ or you can email them to Josie Lash at connect@wesley-umc.com.
If you've already signed up for the directory online or filled out a printed sign up form but haven't been sent a sign-in link via email, please reach out to Josie at connect@wesley-umc.com and we'll get you set up as soon as possible. And of course, feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you, Wesley! |
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| Note about previous directory information: If you have already been included in previous printed Wesley Directories (like the directory from 2020) and would like that information transferred into Wesley's new digital directory, that is something we can help with. Just contact us at connect@wesley-umc.com and let us know that you'd like the information transferred, and we'll make it happen. Transferring photos is also possible, but not recommended as the printed directory photos have a lower resolution and show up a bit fuzzy when scanned.
Also, if you would prefer to have your directory profile be photo-less, that is also possible. We're hoping that this directory can be helpful for newer members (including our incoming Pastor!) with putting faces to names, but we don't want to require anyone to use a photo if they're not comfortable. Please just let us know via email or let Josie know at Wesley your preference, and we'll honor it. Thank you Wesley! |
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| Meet Your Bible Wednesdays from 6-7pm • Led by Pastor JW and Kathi Pritts From Share Church Website: “This resource offers a six-session Bible overview course perfect for introducing Scripture to new believers or refreshing the faith of longtime followers. It explores the Bible’s core message, historical context, and key Christian doctrines. (This Study will) equip your congregation with a deeper understanding of God’s Word through this versatile resource, suitable for both small group and classroom settings.”
Contact Kathi Pritts at KPritts@Wesley-UMC.com for more information. |
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We Believe - How the Nicene Creed Can Deepen Your Faith |
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| New Adult Sunday School Class - Sundays at 10:15 in the Lounge Did you know that the Nicene Creed is 1700 years old this year? "Discover how the ancient Nicene Creed can transform your spiritual journey in Michael Carpenter's empowering book, We Believe: How the Nicene Creed Can Deepen Your Faith. Personal anecdotes and practical insights guide you to a profound connection with God. Dive into six chapters, covering the Nicene Creed sequentially, that unpack the essence of it, enriching reader's faith and deepening their understanding of Christian beliefs." |
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| The next paper distribution is Saturday, June 21st and volunteering that day will be UWF and PEO, along with some regular volunteers. In addition, we have volunteers working all month, fluffing and stuffing bags, dividing bulk paper products and eggs, setting up for packing, filling the baskets in the shelves with products and packing some 475 bags. Some volunteers come to Wesley West, some work out of their own home, some are at NCC or Luther Oaks. We also have volunteers who knit/crochet scarves, hats and ear warmers for us to give away during the cold months.
June is a warm month and for all the families that come, we hope to fill their bags with much needed items - we can always use: • Toilet Paper • Facial Tissue • Diapers: sizes 1, 4, 5, 6, 3T-4T, 4T-5T, 5T-6T • Goodnites sizes S,M and L/XL • Shampoo and Body Wash • Disinfecting cleaning products: spray and wipes • Monetary donations
Fill the bin, pray for this vital ministry, volunteer....there is joy in service!
Karen Daudelin WDM Coordinator |
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There are many ways to give from the safety and comfort of your home. The easiest way is to click below to give online with our secure and SSL-encrypted donation site. |
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| You may also submit an online offering by texting. To do this, simply text: "${your donation amount}OFFERING" to:(309) 822-4442 |
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| For mail-in offerings, please mail a check to: Wesley United Methodist Church - 502 East Front Street, Bloomington, IL 61701
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| Join the Plarn Sleeping Mat Weavers! Mark your calendars! Throughout the year, Plarn Weavers will meet every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month from 9:00am to noon in the Conference Room. They're always looking for new members!
For questions, contact Sue Deason at (309) 838-8024 or suevk@yahoo.com. |
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You can view the June 2025 issue of News of Wesley online! Click the image to the left to view or download! |
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| Wesley's Bright Beginnings is Looking for New Board Members! Wesley’s Bright Beginnings is looking for new board members to help guide this important ministry! Board meetings are once a month on the 3rd Thursday at 6:30 in the Lounge. Please reach out to board chair, John Twork, with questions or to get more info! (jdtwork@gmail.com) |
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