Posts with the category “newsletter-2025-10-23”

“Enough: Trusting the God Who Provides” November has always been one of my favorite months of the year. This is probably because Thanksgiving has always been one of my most favorite holidays, not just...  Read More

Guess who dropped in to visit on Oct. 12. Our friend, Don Hayashi.  You know...his father Rev. Francis Hayashi was a pastor here at Wesley, so Don grew up here.  Rev. John put him and his eloquent use...  Read More

Wesley participated at the No King protest march taking place at Milpitas City Hall, from left: Betty Hayashi, Judie Kanemoto, Barbara Mulford, and Judy Yasutake. Bev Acuna, Bev Lovass, Kelvin Kamachi...  Read More

On Saturday, Oct. 4th, Rev John and Kelli participated in a Meet & Greet with District 3 City Councilman, Anthony Tordillos. The event was organized by JCCsj and held at the Issei Memorial Building, a...  Read More

The Alzheimer patients at the Hearts and Minds Center near Valley Medical Center were treated to a great show of Hawaiian music and hula dancing on Thursday, Oct. 16. Songs like "Pearly Shells" and "T...  Read More

PINK OCTOBER = Breast Cancer Awareness month.by Mary Horio Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Your Wesley United Women in Fait...  Read More

Look familiar?  Indeed, these crafts are from the Hands of Grace Ministry and were "leftovers" from their final sale a year ago, but everything still looked fresh and new to many and the sale was a hi...  Read More

ウェスレー教会日語部では松下道成先生が日語牧師であられた20年以上前から、毎年夏にベイエリアとフレスノの日系教会の日語部の方々と夏の修養会を持っていました。それがコロナ禍以来中断していたのですが、この10月18日（土）に「ベイエリア日語秋の合同修養会」として再開するに至りました。場所はエル・セリトのアーリントン・パーク、参加者はウェスレーはもとより、キリスト合同長老教会、シカモア組合教会、ブエナビ...  Read More

With tables sponsored by our Missions and Compassion Committees, a number of Wesley folks were there to support PACT (People Acting in Community Together) at their 40th Anniversary Luncheon on Tuesday...  Read More

"Okage sama de" translates to "Because of you, I am," and this was embraced as the theme of our 2025 Community Keiro Kai, an event celebrating seniors ages 75 and older. Wesley joined other Japantown ...  Read More

For the Church’s “I Remember You Service,” Ivan Vielma and his colleague from SJSU music program, Jahzara sang a gorgeous duet , “No One Is Alone” from the musical Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim. ...  Read More

Happy 130th Anniversary to Wesley UMC by Barbara Hiura Hooray! Our church celebrated their 130th anniversary on Sept. 28 with fanfare and hoopla required of such a monumental event. There was pomp and...  Read More

The Umbrella Ministries ikebana class on Sat. Oct. 11, hummed with creativity and beauty.  Simple instructions and encouragement were provided by Misao Kusuda. Lovely, unique floral arrangements were ...  Read More

The El Camino Real District Celebration was held at Los Altos United Methodist Church on Sept. 27th.  It was a wonderful day of worship, learning, and connection. Two of the three engaging workshops o...  Read More