2024-07-25 Good News

Pastor's Reflection 2024-07-25 02
July 25th, 2024
Dear Wesley United Methodist Church Family,July 1st, 2024 marked my third year here at Wesley United Methodist Church, and what an incredible journey it has been thus far. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve this vibrant and loving community.Reflecting on the past two years, it’s remarkable to see how much we have accomplished together. Our journey has been filled with jo...
Colossians 3:12-17 ESV
July 25th, 2024
Colossians 3:12-17 ESV 12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the pe...
Being United Methodist Christians
July 24th, 2024
Being United Methodist Christians- Andy Langford, Ann Langford Duncan & Sally  Langford Where do we come from?  What do we believe? How do United Methodists act? What are our distinctive characteristics? What is required to be a member of our denomination?    Join the Sunday Morning Adult Bible Study Class for an answer to these questions.  We will be reviewing this book in August.  Classes start ...
Wesley Primetimers July 31
July 24th, 2024
On the last Wednesday of this month, July 31, 2024, the Wesley Primetimers/Seniors will see a short film regarding “AI” (Artificial Intelligence) followed with a question-and-answer discussion. Hope you can join us and learn more about the world around us. As seniors, we should be aware of the current issues surrounding us. The program will begin promptly at 9:30 am.Following our program at 11:30,...
Generations of Aki Matsuri - Warren Hayashi
July 24th, 2024
Wesley's long tradition with Aki Matsuri was always held in the Fall of each year, it was established nearly a century ago by our past Issei founders.The values of the festival helps promote people to work together and work towards a common goal, not giving-up, but learning new skills, respecting others and it’s everyone’s way of giving back to their church.Wesley members have maintained this trad...
Junior High Camp and Asian Camp
July 24th, 2024
by Lauren Takaichi Hello Wesley community!What a summer! We have just returned from Asian Camp and are catching up some much needed rest, but I wanted to share an update on both of the NJAUMC summer camps!The Junior High Camp 2024 theme was “Trust.”, focusing on navigating our life journeys through the various ways we can trust. We started by developing our definitions of trust and what it means t...
日語交流会と行事予定
July 24th, 2024
日語交流会と行事予定      今月の10日、サンフランシスコにあるキリスト合同長老教会の鈴木央子先生の企画で、ベイエリアのキリスト教会日語部の交流会が開かれ、ウェスレーからはヒューズ和子姉、宮川真由美姉、レブ節子姉、塚本三枝子姉、そして塚本旨が参加させて頂きました。これまでは桑湾日語の集まりとして、ベイエリアの日系メソジスト教会、鈴木先生の長老教会、また石田先生が居られたシカモア教会との交流を続けていたのですが、今回は、教派を問わずベイエリアの日本語を話す信徒で集ろう、と言う趣旨で、とても実り多い集会でした。     参加された方々は、鈴木先生のChrist United Presbyterian Church、サンフランシスコのPine United Methodist Church、Nineteenth Avenue Baptist Church、Most Holy Redeemer...
Summer Sunday School
July 24th, 2024
Summer Sunday SchoolWe held another Summer Sunday School on July 7th—after youth got back from Junior High Camp and before some headed off to Asian Camp the following Sunday. We did some art, ate some yummy ice cream and enjoyed hanging out together. It was especially wonderful to have some college students be with us this day. Looking forward to seeing more shining faces when we start up Sunday S...
Aki Matsuri Leadership Team
July 24th, 2024
AKI MATSURI/OCT. 5thPlans for Aki Matsuri continue to move forward!  Stepping up as the Leadership Team are:Pam Urauchi:   Chair Meetings/CommunicationsKiyomi Yanai:  Chair Marketplace and Kids ZoneRob Hikido:  Chair Food/ProcurementKelli Martines:  FinanceMark Teagle:  EntertainmentEd Gibo:  FacilitiesJim Mar:  VolunteersMimune Tsukamoto: ProcurementThe  leadership team welcomes input from the co...
Parking Reminders
July 18th, 2024
Attention all! The Dobashi Parking lot is currently under construction for the Garden Project. On Sundays, please remember to display your yellow parking permit on your front dashboard when using the 6th street lot. We encourage seniors and first-time visitors to use our 5th Street parking lot. Thank you for your cooperation! Please contact the office at (office@wesleysj.net) to request a parking ...
Join us on August 18th for Rally Sunday! Join us in celebrating our children, youth and teachers as we kick off the first day of Sunday School. We will do a blessing of the backpacks and present Bibles to our 3rd graders. Remember to bring your school backpacks!
And join us after service for a Wesley Fellowship Lunch.
Registration forms for God’s Garden, CAF and MYF will be emailed to families the first week of August and also be available on the website. If you have any questions, you can reach out to Hatty Lin (godsgarden@wesleysj.net) or Lauren Takaichi (caf@wesleysj.net).