Posts with the category “newsletter-2025-06-26”

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth should change…” — Psalm 46:1-2 This past week, we observed the summer solstice, which is ...  Read More

夏の旅行シーズン、私も取り残されまいと、18日の水曜日まで8日間の日本訪問を果たしてきました。この旅の唯一の目的は、人と会うこと。仕事での知人や友人、小学校時代からの旧友たち、またウェスレーで知り合った人々等、毎日食事を共にして語り合う機会が与えられ、とても充実した旅となりました。中でも、週末には伊丹で山本先生ご夫妻にお会いすることができました。先生は伊丹教会と付属の幼稚園の他にも日本基督教団神戸...  Read More

Join us for an unforgettable All-Church Camp over Labor Day weekend at (Aug 29-Sept 1) Camp Oski near beautiful Pinecrest Lake! This cherished annual tradition offers something for everyone—hiking, bi...  Read More

You can join our Food Distribution Team for a day or for a season. Come to Compassion Workshop by 9:00 am (some people come even earlier to help set up). Help us set out and sort the food for our neig...  Read More

You can sing with the Summer Singers!1. Arrive any Sunday from June 29-July 27 at 9:00 am.2. Pick up the music and practice the easy anthem with your new friends in Summer Singers.3. Then sing the son...  Read More

Please note, both the 6th Street parking lot and Dobashi parking lot (e.g. Garden parking lot) will be unavailable for parking from Monday July 28 to Friday August 1.  The 6th Street lot will be resur...  Read More

We had some very hard-working God’s Garden children, CAF and MYF youth help put together some small tokens of love for our Wesley men. The children and youth formed an assembly line going and packed a...  Read More

Thanks to a generous grant from a Beulah Foundation Grant the Wesley Primetimers enjoyed a wonderful outing on Monterey Peninsula on March 26, 2025. The trip was the first of two excursions to be paid...  Read More

Rev. John Oda and Rev. Gerald Sakamoto, Rinban of the San Jose Buddhist Church (soon to be retired) gave messages at the annual Japanese American interfaith n Memorial Day Service at Oak Hill Memorial...  Read More

On June 21, the Wesley Ukulele Band participated in the world-wide event entitled “Make Music San José” which coincided with festivities in more than one thousand cities worldwide as part of Make Musi...  Read More

"Happy Birthday!" Rev. John. SPRC celebrated Rev. John's birthday with a special smaller gluten free cake while the rest of the congregation were delighted with the delicious glutenous one. During Sun...  Read More

Jaedyn Kozuma was presented with the Kimie Sanematsu scholarship of $2,000 with words given by Keith Nakashima, Sanematsu Endowment Chair, and presented by Lauren Takaichi below on June 1. Ivan Vielma...  Read More

On June 8, Chiaki Ueyama began his message by saying "I am a mixed race, bisexual trans-male, immigrant from Japan, multilingual and at the Intersection of so many demographics." He told stories about...  Read More

Beneath the shade trees and gentle breezes, the Wesley Ukulele Band held their annual picnic on June 8, at Frank Bramhill  Park.  We partook of tasty food and wonderful Hawaiian music. Those attending...  Read More

Friday, June 20 marked a PACT action at Trinity Episcopal Church at 2nd and St. John by St. James Park in San Jose. More than 150 faith and community leaders met with County Supervisors Otto Lee and B...  Read More

Cub Scouts of Wesley Church's Pack 201 celebrated the end of the school year with an awards picnic in the new garden.  It was the perfect setting for skits, recognitions, food, and FUN!......  Read More

Japantown Returnings Premiere Brings Down the HouseBy Barbara Hiura SAN JOSE--Fantastic! Well done! Whoo hoo! Bravo! were just a few accolades expressed during the standing ovation at the end of the p...  Read More

Wesley Ukulele Band and hula dancers pose with the festival mascot, Tofutti.......  Read More

Wesley Church’s Rummage Sale Reaches Out by Barbara Hiura For days, boxes and bags of people’s tired, used and abused stuff… clothes, small appliances, ancient sports gear, old tech like keyboards and...  Read More