Wesley’s Chapel United Methodist Church
Chapel Voice
Volume 5, Issue 2 Rev. Rusty Willis, Pastor February 2009 2409 Peanut Plant Road Elizabethtown, NC 28337 • 910-645-4011 • Fax 910-645-6207 • e-mail: wchapel@intrstar.net
Council on Ministries
Calendar for 2009
Year’s) Office Closed (New Thur 1 st Men’s Breakfa Sun 4 8:00 am of officers service 11:00 am Installation Sun 4 Trustee Training Sun 4 3:00 pm mmittee Training 0 pm Education Co Sun 4 4:0 UMYF Sun 4 6:30 pm eting pm UMW General Me Mon 5 7:00 te Training Acoly Wed 7 5:00 pm Family Night s Wed 9 6:00 pm gget Trip to Dowles 5:00 pm Golden Nu Sat 10 ng in Whiteville Staff Parish Traini Sun 11 3-5:00 pm ordinators Meeting 0 pm Committee Co Sun 11 6:0 UMYF Sun 11 6:30 pm r 4-H Club Meeting pm 4-H Super Clove Mon 12 3:30 UMW Circles meet Tue 13 7:00 pm Family Night Wed 14 6:00 pm 6:30 pm UMYF Sun 18 nning Session uncil on Ministry Pla n 18 7:00 pm Co Su Directors Meeting Open Arms Board of Mon 19 7:00 pm try Prayer Shawl Minis Tue 20 7:00 pm pm Family Night Wed 23 6:00 UMYF Sun 25 6:30 pm rcas Ministry e 27 7:00 pm Do Tu ht Rogerson 6:00 pm Family Nig Wed 28 eena Todd & Jeffery Bridal Shower for Sh 29 6-8:00 pm Thur
JANUARY
Y FEBRUAR kfast Men’s Brea l of Caring Sunday 8:00 am Bow 1 “SOUP”er Class Sun 11:00 am 1 onfirmation mittee Meeting Sun 0 pm C 1 5:30-6:3 m Education Com Sun g 0-6:30 p 1 5:3 MYF meetin Sun 6:30 pm U age Prayer Meeting 1 ott Sun 7:00 pm C en’s Bible Study 1 t Sun pm Wom ight 7:00 e Enrichmen 2 r) Marriag amily N Mon 6:00 pm F ng Adult (49 and younge 4 Wed -7 pm You lass 6/7 6 pm pm Confirmation C F/S 6:30 8 5:30b Meeting MYF Sun 6:30 pm U Super Clover 4-H Clu 8 -H Sun 3:30 pm 4 le Study 9 omen’s Bib Mon 7:00 pm W en Nuggets 9 Gold Mon 11:30 am e meeting 10 UMW Circl ue T 7:00 pm ht 10 Family Nig ale t Tue 6:00 pm S Enrichmen UMW Bake 0 and older) Marriage ed 11 W 8:00 am er) (5 is 13 oung Adult rship (Youth Fund Ra Fri 6-7 pm Y McDuffie Wo 13/14 n and Ross Meal after F/S 2 noon for Christia 1 er 15 Baby Show Sun 2-4:00 pm onfirmation Class 15 Sun 0 pm C Study 15 5:30-6:3 m Women’s Bible Sun 7:00 p l Ministry w Prayer Sha Mon 16 7:00 pm ht 17 Family Nig ue T ren 6:00 pm for the child Wed 18 30-8:30 pm Skating Home for Children 20 6: Methodist Class Sun 11:00 am 22 firmation Sun 0 pm Con tudy 22 5:30-6:3 m Women’s Bible S e Sun :00 p 7 try sday Servic orcas Minis Ash Wedne Mon 23 7:00 pm D ily meal followed by na Todd wedding 24 am ee Tue 6:00 pm F ry Rogerson and Sh Jeffe ed 25 W 3:00 pm Thur 28
MARCH Sun 1 8:00 am Men’s Breakf ast Sun 1 11:00 am First Sunday in Lent Sun 1 11:00 am Kick Off for Military Care Boxes Sun 1 2-4:00 pm Bridal Show er for Brittney Lucas & Jor Sun 1 5:30-6:30 pm dan Allen Confirmation Class Sun 1 6:30 pm UMYF meetin g Sun 1 7:00 pm Cottage Prayer Meeting Wed 4 6:00 pm Family Night Sat 7 6:00 pm Charity Ball Sun 8 Daylight Saving Time Be ings Sun 8 11:00 am Second Sunda y in Lent Sun 8 11:00 am Clifton Twins baptism Sun 8 12 noon Meal for the con gregation from the Clifton Sun 8 5:30-6:30 pm s Confirmation Class Sun 8 6:30 pm UMYF Mon 9 3:30 pm Super Clover s 4-H Club Meeting Tue 10 11:30 pm Golden Nugge ts Tue 10 7:00 pm UMW Circle meetings Wed 11 6:00 pm Family Night F/S 13/14 TBA Retreat for confirmation students Sun 15 11:00 am Third Sunda y in Lent Sun 15 6:30 pm UMYF Tue 17 7:00 pm Prayer Shaw l Ministry Wed 18 6:00 pm Family Night Meal followed by Revival Sat 21 4:00 pm Jordan Allen and Brittney Lucas wedd Sun 22 ing 11:00 am Fourth Sunda y in Lent/One Great Ho Sun 22 ur of Sharing 12 noon Meal after Wo rship (Open Arms Ministr Sun 22 y Fund Raiser) 6:30 pm UMYF Tue 24 7:00 pm Dorcas Ministr y Wed 25 6:00 pm Family Night followed by Revival Fri 27 6:30-8:30 pm “Holy Rollers” (Skating) Sun 29 11:00 am Fifth Sunda y in Lent Sun 29 7:00 pm 5th Sunday Nig ht Sing Change for Change thro ughout the month of Ma rch
APRIL Family night followed by Revival 6:00 pm Wed 1 kfast 10-12 am Women’s Prayer Brea Sat 4 ’s Breakfast 8:00 am Men Sun 5 11:00 am Palm Sunday Sun 5 Military Care Boxes 3-5:00 pm WC receives area Sun 5 6:30 pm UMYF meeting Sun 5 7:00 pm Cottage Prayer Meeting Sun 5 7:00 pm UMW General Meetings Mon 6 wed by Revival 7:00 pm Family night supper follo Wed 8 Trip for Children Field TBA Sat 11 6:00 am Sun Rise Service Sun 12 Breakfast for congregation Sun 12 following sunrise Men’s Sunday Resurrection Service/Confirmation 11:00 am Sun 12 4-H Club Meeting 3:30 pm Super Clovers Mon 13 11:30 am Golden Nuggets Tue 14 7:00 pm UMW Circle meetings Tue 14 7:00 pm UMW Circles Meet Tue 14 7:00 pm Family night Wed 15 6:30 pm UMYF Sun 19 7:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry Tue 21 7:00 pm Family night Wed 22 Bill Gaither Concert Trip TBA Thur 23 0 pm “Holy Rollers” (Skating) Fri 24 6:30-8:3 6:30 pm UMYF Sun 26 7:00 pm Dorcas Ministry Tue 28 7:00 pm Family night Wed 29
SEPTEMBER
MAY Cape Fear Botanical Garden Trip Sat 2 TBA Men’s Breakfast Sun 3 8:00 am UMYF meeting Sun 3 6:30 pm Cottage Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm Sun 3 Family Night Wed 6 6:00 pm Bake Sale for Youth am Sat 9 8:00 Muffins for Mom Sun 9 9:30 am Mother’s Day Service Sun 10 11:00 am UMYF 6:30 pm Sun 10 Super Clovers 4-H Club Meeting Mon 11 3:30 pm Golden Nuggets Tue 1211:30 am UMW Circle meetings Tue 12 7:00 pm Family Night Wed 13 6:00 pm UMYF 17 6:30 pm Sun Prayer Shawl Ministry Tue 19 7:00 pm Family Night 6:00 pm Wed 20 “Holy Rollers” (Skating) Fri 22 6:30-8:30 pm Memorial Day Sunday Service Sun 24 11:00 pm UMYF Sun 24 6:30 pm closed for Memorial Day Office and Open Arms Ministry Mon 25 Dorcas Ministry Tue 26 7:00 pm y Family night until Sept) Family Night (last Wednesda Wed 27 6:00 pm 5th Sunday Night Sing Sun 31 7:00 pm
Wed 2 7:00 pm Fa mily Night (First of Sun fall season) 6 8:00 am M en’s Breakfast Sun 6 6:30 pm UM YF meeting Sun 6 7:00 pm Co ttage Prayer Meeti Mon ng 7 Office Mon 7 3:30 pm Su closed for Labor Day per Clovers 4-H Tue Club Meeting 8 11:30 am G olden Nuggets Tue 8 7:00 pm UM W Wed 9 6:00 pm Fa Circle meetings mily Night Sat 12 TBA Shopping trip to Sm Sun ithfield 13 6:30 pm UM YF Mon 14 3:30 pm Su pe Tue 15 7:00 pm Pr r Clovers 4-H Club Meeting ayer Shawl Minis Wed try 16 7:00 pm Fa mily Sun 20 6:30 pm UM Night YF Tue 22 7:00 pm Do rcas Ministry Wed 23 6:00 pm Fa mily Night Sun/W 27-30 Camp Meeting at Fri Butler’s Farm 24 6:30-8:30 pm “Holy Rollers” (S kating)
OCTOBER eakfast 8:00 am Men’s Br Sun 4 YF meeting 6:30 pm UM Sun 4 Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm Cottage 4 Sun General Meeting 7:00 pm UMW Mon 5 ht en 6:00 pm Family Nig 7 Wed dication of the childr am 4-H Sunday/de 11:00 Sun 11 Club Meeting vers 4-H 3:30 pm Super Clo Mon 12 ets am Golden Nugg Tue 13 11:30 W Circle meetings 7:00 pm UM Tue 13 ht 6:00 pm Family Nig d 14 We ay Service :00 am Laity Sund Sun 18 11 Prayer Shawl Ministry 7:00 pm Tue 20 ht 6:00 pm Family Nig (Skating) Wed 21 oly Rollers” “H Fri 23 6:30-8:30 pm nistry 7:00 pm Dorcus Mi e 27 Tu Festival Fall TBA Fri 31
Sun 7 8 Sun :0 J 7 11 0 am Me UNE Sun :00 am n’s Br eakfa 7 6 Sun G ra st :3 7 7 0 pm UM duation Se Mon :00 pm rvice YF me 8 3 Tue eting Cott :0 9 11 0 pm Su age Prayer Tue per Clo :30 am Meetin 9 7 Wed :00 pm Golden vers 4-H C g 10 lub M W-Sa UMW Nuggets eeting t 10C 13 Sun Open ircle meeti ngs A 14 M - Th NC An rms Summ TBA 15-18 e n Sun Bible ual Confer r Program Schoo ence 21 Sun in Gre Begins lB Bib 9 ensvil 21 1 :30 am D le School egins Sun-T le o 1:00 a h 21-2 m F nut For Da Tue 5 d ather’s 23 Day S Yo 7:00 p m D uth Mission ervice orcas T Minist rip ry
JUL Y akfast Men’s Bre e Sunday 8:00 am endenc Indep Sun 5 eting 1:00 am UMYF me yer Meeting Sun 5 1 0 pm ay 6:3 e Pra ndence D Cottag Sun 5 m for Indepe 5 7:00 p ice closed Off Sun day Youth Sun Mon 6 0 am F 12 11:0 UMY Sun ng eral Meeti 6:30 pm UMW Gen ets Sun 12 pm ugg 7:00 Golden N meetings Mon 13 0 am e 14 11:3 pm MW Circle U Tu 7:00 UMYF Tue 14 y :30 pm awl Ministr 6 Prayer Sh Sun 19 m 7:00 p UMYF Tue 21 pm inistry 26 6:30 Dorcas M Sun 7:00 pm Tue 28
NOVEMBER Sun 1 8:00 am Men’s Br eakfast Sun 1 11:00 am All St. Sunday Sun 1 6:30 pm UMYF meeting Sun 7:00 pm Cottage Prayer Meeting Sun 1 Daylight Savings Mon/Fri 2-6 time ends Set Up for Bazaar Sat 7 Bazaar (UMW) Mon 9 3:30 pm Super Cl overs 4-H Club Me Tue 10 eting 11:30 am Golde n Nuggets Tue 10 7:00 pm UMW Ci rcle meetings Wed 11 6:00 pm Family Night Fri-Sun 13-15 Pilgrimage (youth) Tue 17 7:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry Wed 18 6:00 pm Family Night Sun 22 3:00 pm Decora ting the Church Sun 22 6:00 pm Meal of Fellowship Tue 24 7:00 pm Dorcus Ministry Thur-Fri 26-27 Office Closed (Tha Sun nksgiving) 29 11:00 am First Su nday in Advent Sun 29 7:00 pm Love Fe ast/the Tree of Lo ve
BER DECEM
AUGUST Sun 2 8:00 am Men’s Breakfast Sun 2 6:30 pm UMYF meeting Sun 2 7:00 pm Cottage Prayer Meeti ng Sun 9 6:30 pm UMYF Tue 11 11:30 am Golden Nuggets Tue 11 7:00 pm UMW Circle meeting s Sun 16 6:30 pm UMYF Tue 18 7:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry Sun 23 11:00 am Promotion Sunday an d teacher Dedication Sun 23 6:30 pm UMYF Mon 24 Open Arms Summer Program Ends Tue 26 7:00 pm Dorcus Ministry Sun 30 6:30 pm UMYF Sun 30 7:00 pm 5th Sunday Night Sin g
ight Family N Drama as 2 Christm akfast re Wed vent Men’s B 4/5 on ay in Ad Fri/Sat 8:00 am Second Sund h for congregati 6 y m unc sL 0a Part Sun 6 11:0 on Christma eral Christmas n Sun 12 no MW Ge 6 U 0 pm Sun 7 7:0 n Nuggets Mo Golden 1:30 am Family Night 8 1 Advent eeting 0 pm nday in Tue 9 6:0 am Third Su ers 4-H Club M ar) v e 0 Wed 13 11:0 pm Super Clo ht (last one for y Sun 3:30 ily Nig vent 14 Ad Fam 0 pm unday in Mon 16 6:0 am Fourth S Eve Service s 0 Wed 20 11:0 pm Christma ed (Christmas) ve) E s 0 Sun ffice Clo ed (New Year’s 24 6:0 O Thur e Clos ic 24-25 31 Off Th-F Fri 6:00 pm
Calendar of Events for February 2009
Sun 1 8:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 5:30-6:30 pm 5:30-6:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:45 pm 6:45 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 10:00 am 11:00 am 5:30-6:30 pm 6:30 pm 3:30 pm 1-6:00 PM 7:00 pm 11:30 am 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:45 pm 6:45 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 10:00 am 11:00 am 12 noon 1-4 pm 5:30-6:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:45 pm 6:45 pm 7:30 pm 6:30-8:30 pm 10:00 am 11:00 am 5:30-6:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:45 pm 6:45 pm 7:30 pm 3:00 pm Men’s Breakfast Fellowship and Sunday School Worship Service “SOUP”er Bowl of Caring Sunday “We Believe” Confirmation Class Education Committee Meeting UMYF meet at home of Terry and Sandra Cain for Super Bowl gathering Cottage Prayer Meeting—host: Christine Sparkman & Jeff and Denise Bridgers Women’s Bible Study at the Home of Heather Norton 2nd—5th graders Family Night Supper Children and Youth Ministries Adult Bible Study led by Pastor Rusty Depart church for Young Adult Marriage Enrichment (49 and younger) in Myrtle Beach Young Adults Depart Myrtle Beach to return home Fellowship and Sunday School Worship Service “We Believe” Confirmation Class UMYF Meeting Super Clovers 4-H Club meeting in fellowship hall Blood Drive Women’s Bible Study Golden Nuggets Faith Circle at the of home Jane Ross Peace Circle at the home of Shirley White Hope Circle at the home of Joyce Gooden 2nd—5th graders Family Night Supper Children and Youth Ministries Adult Bible Study led by Pastor Rusty Choir Practice UMW Bake Sale in Red & White Parking Lot Depart church for Young Adult Marriage Enrichment (50 and older) in Myrtle Beach Older Adults Depart Myrtle Beach to return home Fellowship and Sunday School Worship Service Meal following worship (Fundraiser for the Youth) Baby Shower for Christian and Ross McDuffie “We Believe” Confirmation Class UMYF Meeting Women’s Bible Study Prayer Shawl Ministry 2nd—5th graders Family Night Supper Children and Youth Ministries Adult Bible Study led by Pastor Rusty Choir Practice “Holy Rollers” (Skating) Fellowship and Sunday School Worship Service ‘Methodist Home for Children Sunday’ “We Believe” Confirmation Class UMYF Meeting Women’s Bible Study Dorcas Ministry 2nd—5th graders Family Night Supper Children and Youth Ministries Adult Bible Study led by Pastor Rusty Choir Practice Jeffery Rogerson and Sheena Todd wedding
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Lend a hand by giving from the heart
Elizabethtown Community Blood Drive Sponsored by Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church Monday, February 9, 2009 1:00 pm—6:00 pm Please call Mary at 910-876-3225 to make an appointment! Walk ins welcome! All donors are eligible to win Two Delta Domestic Airline Tickets
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In Memory of CLEMINTINE TAYLOR
by Alex and Tammy Jordan Rusty & Etta Willis
Sheena Todd and Jeffery Rogerson
joyfully invite you to share in their happiness as they unite in marriage on February 28, 2009 at 3:30 pm Wesley’s Chapel UMC Elizabethtown, NC Bottle Caps
The children at Open Arms are going to be doing a community service project; they will be saving plastic screw on bottle caps. We have found out that if we collect 1000 bottle caps we can help one person receive 1 day of Chemotherapy at no charge. We are asking you to help us and get your family and friends to help. You can drop your bottle caps off at the Open Arms Ministry or the church office. Thank you for supporting Open Arms Ministry
In Memory of GEORGE INMAN
by
Franklin and Jean Adams D G & Verna Bowman Bobby and Donna Simmons Alex and Tammy Jordan
In Memory of COLON SPARKMAN
by Franklin and Jean Adams
In Memory of PAUL (MUTT) GOODEN
by Franklin and Jean Adams David and Ruth Harkley
In Memory of STACI HUNT
By
Alex and Tammy Jordan
SINCERE SYMPATHY The family of Clemintine Taylor
MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS United Methodist Women The Wesley’s Chapel UMW
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Sunday February 1, 2009 7:00 pm
Cottage prayer meetings are held the first Sunday of each month in a member’s home. If you would like to have the opportunity to have the meeting in your home and receive a blessing please contact Susie Wilkes at (645-4133) and let her know which month. You do not have to provide anything but the place.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Faith Circle 6:30 pm In the home of Jane Ross Peace Circle 7:00 pm In the home of Shirley White Hope Circle 7:00 pm In the home of Joyce Gooden
February 1st
Hosted by
Christine Sparkman Jeff & Denise Bridgers 104 Alexander Street 150 White Tail Run Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Elizabethtown NC 28337
Our New Steeple Delivery Is prayerfully only days away
New Roof top lighting will illuminate it a night You all know the little children’s rhyme that we have performed with our hands . . . “Here’s the church, here’s the steeple, open the door and see all the people.” Well, we have the church building, and we praise God for all the people But we still do not have the steeple. The company building the steeple originally said they would deliver it mid December, then mid January, but because of unexpected delays they tell us it will now be delivered February 5th! We do not have to have a steeple to be the church. We are the church, which is a community of genuine born again believers, growing stronger every day! But the new steeple when it comes will stand tall pointing to our heavenly home, crowned with the cross that made it all possible.
"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16
The youth are sponsoring “SOUPer Bowl for Caring
Through the month of February
Beginning Super Bowl Sunday, February 1 and the following Sundays in February, our youth will receive your donations to meet the needs of the hungry in Bladen County. We are asking our congregation to help us in our Souper Bowl mission by providing canned goods and monies to help stock the food pantry at Bladen Crisis in Elizabethtown. The grocery cart in the vestibule is the drop off point for this mission project.
February Volunteers
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them. Romans 12:6a
TRUSTEE OF THE MONTH Terry Cain SUNDAY SCHOOL SECRETARY Ruth Munford COUNTERS FOR WORSHIP Sally Gooden and Delores Long USHERS Ronald Gooden, Terry Cain Robbie Norton, Jeff Bridgers NURSERY VOLUNTEERS February 1 Denise and Kayla Bridgers February 8 Gail and Jessica Amato February 15 Mark and Angie Mendell February 22 Susie Wilkes and Carla Evans February 1 February 8 February 15 February 22 ACOLYTE Olivia Barnes Lexie Mendell Tucker Norton Emily Barnes
Super Bowl Gathering
A Super Bowl gathering for the youth is being hosted by Terry and Sandra Cain in their home. Youth are asked to bring a drink or a snack of their choice. Admission is a canned good for missions. Arrival time is 30 minutes prior to game time. Sunday, February 15th The Youth will host A Salad and Potato Bar Lunch Desserts are included
following the worship service Proceeds will go toward their upcoming mission trip.
Mark your calendar for
Wesley’s Chapel Youth
annual
Charity Ball
Saturday March 7th Dinner 6:00 pm Show 7:00 pm
February Birthdays
Linda Wilson 4 Patty Rogerson 5 Lou Hancock 6 Shirley Ward 8 Cheryl Smith 8 Will Hester 13 Angie Johnson 16 Twinkle Patel 16 Mary Frances Sutton 17 Gayla Collins 19 River White Ronald Gooden Janice Johnson Robert Merritt Charlene Gooden Junior Stoker Craward Munford Alex Hunt Chip Pate Larry Utterback 3 4 10 12 25 26 28 19 21 24 24 27 27 27 28 28 29
Be In Prayer for Our . . .
“I Believe” Confirmation Classes
(for mature children & Youth) Each year, the youth of our congregation are given an opportunity to explore what they have come to believe over their childhood years. This time of exploration is know as confirmation. To confirm what God may have already done in their heart, or to open the door for Christ to come into their heart. Youth who were baptized as children are not “full members” until they profess Christ openly with a genuine saving faith. These classes are a wonderful opportunity for mature youth to gather together and hear teaching at their level and have the Holy Spirit minister to them. Profession Sunday will be Easter Sunday during the worship service. What better Sunday could there be for one to profess “Jesus is my personal Lord and Savior? This year we have 9 registered and maybe more to come. Please be in prayer for God to do His work in each of these children/youth in the coming weeks of confirmation.
& Anniversaries Terry and Sandra Cain Mark & Angela Mendell Norgie & Sherry Hester Harvey and Dorothy Barnes Dan and Wendy McQueen Paul and Ruth Harrelson Barry & Sharon White
I know there are people in our congregation that I do not have their birthday and anniversary. If you know of someone’s name that is not on the list let me know.
Class Schedule
Sun, Feb. 1st 5:30—6:30 pm Parents & Child Session Sun, Feb. 8th 5:30—6:30 pm The Book of Books Sun, Feb. 15th 5:30—6:30 pm God the Father Sun, Feb. 22nd 5:30—6:30 pm God the Son Sun, Mar. 1st 5:30—6:30 pm God the Holy Spirit Sun, Mar. 8 5:30—6:30 pm We Worship God Fri-Sun Mar. 13th-15th TBA Are you a Christian
(Weekend Retreat)
Flowers to Grace the Altar
The 2009 flower calendar has been placed in the back hall for anyone who would like to sign up for the flowers in the coming year. The following dates are available through June February 8 February 15 February 22 April 19 May 3 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 June 28
Sun. Mar. 22nd 5:30—6:30 pm Faithful Disciples Sun. April 12 11:00 am Easter/Confirmation Sunday
This is the end of the first of four months in Wesley’s Chapel walking program. We have 15 participants in the program and hope to increase the number in the coming months.
from your finance committee
On behalf of Wesley’s Chapel Finance Committee, I want to express our appreciation for the response to our request for an increase in giving the last few weeks of ‘08. Our financial year is from January to December. We ended the year with all bills paid and a small “nest egg” to begin the new year. When we take our vows of membership, we make promises about our time, efforts and support. As we begin ‘09, I hope you will continue to be faithful to all. God expects no less. Robert G. Hester Chairperson of Finance
The winner of the drawing for the month of January is:
Judy Woodell
Robbie Norton’s mother
GET YOUR WALKING SHOES ON!
Wesley’s Chapel will be sponsoring a “Walking Program” starting THIS month thru the month of April. Prizes will be awarded at the end of each month. There will be two courses mapped out, one walking around the church parking lot and one walking laps inside the multi-purpose building. Instructions for the program:
• • • • • On the “Honor System” You can only put your name in 1 time per day no matter how much you walk. 22 times around the inside of the MPB = 1 mile and 7 times around the paved parking lot = 1 mile You must walk at least a minimum of 1 mile or 15 minutes in order to place your name in the box. The box with instructions will be located under the breezeway by MPB. At the end of each month, there will be a random drawing for a prize involving all who participated during the month. If you are going to walk inside the MPB please contact the church office (645-4011) to make sure the building will be open.
Dear Wesley’s Chapel family,
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Thank you so much for your thoughts, prayers, and food during Joyce’s illness. You will never know just how much it has meant. Joyce and I both have always known that Wesley’s Chapel was not only the place we worked, but you were part of our Christian family. Please keep me in your prayers in this time of adjustment. Herman McLeod
It is recommended to walk at least 30 minutes per day. Your heart and mind will thank you!
Wesley’s Chapel UM Church 2409 Peanut Plant Road Elizabethtown, NC 28337