Posts with the category “newsletter-2023-08-24”

By Barbara Hiura - Have you ever attended this retreat? It’s been around for over 40 years. I remember every year, I would see the bus pick up some 20 of our church members on an early Sunday morning ...  Read More

Use your musical gifts to be part of the community of singers that add so much to our worship. Join us Wednesday nights, 7:15 to 8:45 pm in the Sanctuary for rehearsals and then gather Sunday mornings...  Read More

Wesley's church leadership has put out this statement:After careful and prayerful consideration and discussion, Wesley United Methodist Church has decided to postpone the JTown Together event which wa...  Read More

Gather in a nearby home. Share a little about yourself. Listen. Laugh. Take some time to talk about matters of faith. Pray. Eat. Feel closer to a group of people that are a part of Wesley. Be in a Nei...  Read More

Donating to the Maui Relief through Wesley can be done in these ways:By: https://umcmission.org/advance-project/901670By: toll-free telephone call: 1-888-252-6174By: check made out to Global Ministrie...  Read More

Rev. John Oda - Dear Wesley UMC Community, One of the spiritual practices that I have regularly engaged in is prayer and meditation. This summer I have been sitting in the back porch to meditate. I us...  Read More

これまで早天祈祷会で詩編や箴言を学んでいた時、意味不明の所がある度に、日本語や英語の様々な訳の聖書で対応する箇所を調べて話し合っていました。そうすると、聖書の言葉の使い方も意味も、訳によって随分違ってくることが分かります。つまり、原典に立ち戻らなければ、聖書の言葉の真の意味は分からないのかもしれません。その原典の言語ですが、旧約聖書はエズラ記とダニエル書の一部がアラム語で書かれている以外はヘブライ...  Read More

All the weeks in August while the choir is on hiatus, Mark Teagle has graciously opened up the flood gates to allow for special music to fill the gap in the worship service. Performing on Aug. 13 were...  Read More

A healthy-looking and getting stronger day by day is Joanne Miyahara, who made her first appearance in church after having kidney transplant surgery several weeks ago. Brenda Gee, is walking and getti...  Read More

Jr. High Camp singing “Every Move I Make” Lauren Takeuchi and Kirk Inouye present the JHC theme “Anyone Can” Evan Hamada on guitar from UJCC helped lead the Praise Band and presented the Asian Camp Th...  Read More

The annual Wesley Missions Fundraising Golf Tournament was held at the Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course on August 7. The highlight reel of the day goes to Sam Higaki, a previous tournament winner who i...  Read More

Sarah Circle is a small mostly all women’s group that is a part of our Wesley United Women in Faith. New members are always welcome.The group reads interesting books that help them to grow spiritually...  Read More

Did you notice? This old and tattered banner has been replaced with our new pride banner.Every little change makes a huge difference.......  Read More

This past July, our Compassion Ministry chairs, Misao Kusuda (far left) and Mary Leano (far right) recognized Principal Paulette Zades (second from left), for all her work and support which was key to...  Read More

Celebrate! It’s time to Partee with a good old-fashioned Wesley Pot Luck! And why? Rev. John Oda, our pastor who arrived last year has been re-appointed to be with us for another brand new year. Our j...  Read More

Back in February of this year, our Wesley UWF sent 70 fleece heart kits to a G.E.M. (Girls Embracing Mothers) program at a Gatesville prison in Central Texas. Once a month, girls with incarcerated mot...  Read More