Posts with the category “newsletter-2024-11-21”

Dear Wesley Church Family,This Advent we will explore these different themes in our Advent Sermon Series entitled “Season of Advent at Wesley: Lighting the Way”.  We hope that by exploring a different...  Read More

秋も深まり、あとひと月ほどで冬至を迎えます。ウェスレーでは秋祭から始まる秋の行事もいよいよこれから本番を迎えます。今日はこれからの教会行事、そして日語の行事を紹介します。11月3日（日）から始まったスチュワードシップ・キャンペーン。毎年教会への奉仕と約束献金を呼びかける時です。でも新約聖書でのスチュワードの本来の意味は、主人からお金を預かった僕たちがそれをどのように生かしたか、というマタイ伝にある...  Read More

these are the comforting words of Bishop Kenneth Levingston in the wake of the 2016 election: "We will shake the dust of disappointment from our clothes and engage the powers of this world with God's ...  Read More

United Women in Faith Crèche DisplaySunday, December 8, 2024 (9:30am-1:30pm) Your Wesley United Women in Faith invites you to experience again the wonder and awe of the Nativity Scene as you celebrate...  Read More

This Advent series, led by Coke Tani, long-time friend of Wesley, features four sessions of holistic encounter guided by the Magnificat. Through heart, soul, mind and body, we'll "listen" for the comi...  Read More

Tis the season for the end of the year holiday parties. The Sarah Circle group is no exception!For those of you who may not know, the Sarah Circle is a small group of women who meet via Zoom once a mo...  Read More

Mochitsuki, our annual New Year’s tradition of steaming, pounding, and shaping rice to make delicious mochi, is back on December 28th! Join us for this collaborative community event with the Yu-Ai Kai...  Read More

Rev. John Oda – Senior PastorMark Teagle – Director of Spiritual Formation, Community Engagement and MusicKelli Martines – Director of AdministrationHikaru Bakoshi – Media and Technology CoordinatorLa...  Read More

Not seen since before the Paris Olympics due to a hip dislocation and back issues but finally making an appearance at the Compassion Dinner was Wayne Haraguchi seen with Rev. John Oda. Nice to see Dor...  Read More

by Barbara HiuraAll joking aside, the “I Remember You” Service, held on Oct. 27, really tugs at our heartstrings as all of our Wesley Family is impacted by the loss of loved ones whether it be grandpa...  Read More

This is the end! Oh my! After some 15 years, The Hands of Grace Ministry led by the talented Mona Otomori and Yumi Haraguchi, has come to a close with a sale of craft items made over the years and a f...  Read More

The Wesley United Women in Faith have taken proceeds from their Rummage Sales, purchased household goods and added some Second Harvest provided lotions and toilet paper, to fill 40 Blessing Bags. Nine...  Read More

by Barbara HiuraThe blood sucking vampires were out, ghouls, ghosts and goblins too. Of Course… It’s Halloween and what a record-breaking evening it turned out to be at the Wesley annual Trunk N Treat...  Read More

By Barbara HiuraThank you!!! Thank you! Thank you to all the volunteers for donating their precious time and energy to support Compassion Ministry programs, from Food Distribution to the St James Park...  Read More

The adage, "It Takes All Kinds" proved to be true under the light of compassion.On Saturday, November 9 approximately sixty-five faithful volunteers packed 10,100 meals destined for areas of starvatio...  Read More

Pictured with me are Eric & Jo Ann Misner.  Jo Ann, a nurse at Stanford Hospital, over the past 25 plus years, has been instrumental in collecting socks, washing and drying hundred of socks each month...  Read More

During our recent Primetimer's Meeting, Ernie and Marilyn Murata shared their extended visit and stay in Tanzania, on the eastern coast of Southern Africa. Their stay was just short of camping in the ...  Read More

To Whom Much is Given: an Update on our Work Following the Retreat In February, we held our Winter Retreat, A Time to Reflect & Reimagine, in a cozy cabin-like setting at beautiful Willow Glen UMC. Be...  Read More

United Women in Faith Cookbook SALEBuy one Get one FREE Soup to Sushi $15 Checks made payable to “Wesley UM Women”Contact Bobbie U. through the church office to order.......  Read More

To submit your Prayer Requests:For the United Women in Faith Prayer Chain: contact Mary Chaffey through the church office (office@wesleysj.net)For Pastoral Staff: contact Rev. John Oda at (revjohnoda@...  Read More