Posts with the category “newsletter-2025-01-23”

PASTOR'S REFLECTION On January 5, 2025 my life changed forever. My father died. Thankfully, he passed away peacefully and without any pain at the age of 98 after a short stay in the hospital.As I refl...  Read More

Youth from Aldersgate UMC (Palo Alto), Buena Vista UMC (Alameda), UJCC (Clovis), West LA UMC (Los Angeles), Faith UMC (Torrance), Centenary UMC (Los Angeles) and Wesley gathered together for a lock-in...  Read More

2025 Scholarships AvailableSan Jose JACL is offering scholarships to high school seniors (graduating high school in the Spring of 2025),  please  contact  Sharon  Uyeda  at (suyeda9356@aol.com)  and  ...  Read More

New books in the UWF 2025 Reading Program are on the book cart in the Fellowship Hall. The cart only has some of the books on the list. Feel free to borrow any that you’d like to read. Please return t...  Read More

The Tracy Matsui family lit the fourth Advent Candle on Dec. 22.  "We light this candle of love as a sign of our commitment to live as people of God's promise, a promise of salvation and flourishing f...  Read More

　　　毎年秋から冬にかけて、教会行事が毎週のように続きました。前回のニュースレターでも「クリスマス賛美の集い」について、また前回の日語レターでは1月12日のお雑煮について報告させて頂きました。　　　でもこの時期のもう一つ大切な日語の働きに、キャロリング訪問があります。これは毎年クリスマス礼拝後に有志が集まって、色々な事情で礼拝に参加できない方々やお年寄りの方々を訪問するのですが、今回はジェフ・ゴー...  Read More

Rev. Jon and Mika Yanai Visitacion and family light the Advent candle for Joy and the Christ Candle during the Christmas Eve service held on Dec. 24. They read, “We light this candle as a sign of Chri...  Read More

After many decades of choir membership and dedication, our favorite baritone retires from singing in the choir.  Our members have had the pleasure of hearing his beautiful voice over the years and tre...  Read More

Luke 6:38“Give, and it will be given to you.  A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured t...  Read More

What a spread coming from Panda Express. The hosts ensure all the food was put out:  Jane Hayashi, Jim Mar, Kelli Martines, Bev Acuna, Terri Koike, Judy Yasutake and Grace Wada. Marilyn Murata, finall...  Read More

Wesley hosts Jan. 11 Rapid Responder Network Volunteer Training More than 120 people crowded into the Wesley Fellowship Hall on Saturday, January 11 for a Volunteer Training for the Rapid Response Net...  Read More

Mele Kalikimaka! Christ Is Born! By Barbara Hiura, Photos by Its Yokota Christ is born!  In celebration, Wesley held a Hawaiian-themed Happy Birthday party for Jesus on Dec. 24, with music and talk-st...  Read More

Happy New Year!!! It's Ozoni by Barbara Hiura The Nichigo, et al., worked very hard preparing Ozoni, the traditional Japanese New Year soup for the whole church. We have Akiko Buchanan to thank for th...  Read More

Many thanks to those who made another fun Camp Mochi possible for 32 children!Session Leads: Michiko Collins, Hatty Lin, Christine Ozawa, Marcia YasukawaSession Assistants: Kaylee Lopez, Ken Okano, Ri...  Read More

Two Thousand Lbs. of Mochi! Wow!!!By Barbara Hiura Oh gosh…it’s that time of year again, already! Just after Christmas, and as we’re recovering from that holiday, it’s Mochitsuki time and the approach...  Read More