2026 Lent Worship Series
This Lent, we invite you to join our “All In” worship series, from Ash Wednesday (February 18) through Easter Sunday (April 5). Together we’ll explore what it means to go “all in” with God’s love – practicing faith that is honest, hopeful, and shaped for everyday life. Come each week as we journey from wilderness to resurrection, learning again that God goes all in for us first.
Lenten Bible Study
Thank you for your interest in the Lenten Book Study on The Prodigal God By Tim Keller. This was originally intended to be an in-person study at the church, but there are very few times when we could reach a critical mass for participants for such a project. We would, therefore, like to invite you to participate in this study with Ted via Zoom! We currently plan to hold these on Sunday evenings at 6:00PM. The 6 sessions are scheduled to be 60-90 minutes long. They will each begin with a video clip and then a series of open-ended questions that we hope will produce fruitful reflection for each of us. Ted has copies of the book available ($11) to buy or you can purchase one from Amazon. Please touch base with Ted at church if you would like your name on the list, or contact him at hagrid417@gmail.com
Easter Flowers
How to order:
1. Easter flowers cost $15.00 each. There will be an assortment of Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tulips and Lilies.
2. Fill out an order form, and return it no later than Sunday, March 22, 2026 (order forms will be available on the table just outside the sanctuary), or click HERE for a printable version.
3. Please print clearly and place the completed form in the collection box located just outside the sanctuary (or in the church office during the week), you may also email the church office with all of the information on the order form.
4. Please indicate on the form if you wish to designate your gift in honor or memory of a loved one.
5. Checks should be made payable to Wesley UMC. Please write “Easter Flowers” on the memo line. Payments should accompany your order (but you can follow up with payment if necessary, as it is very important that we get a correct order count to the vendor on time).
6. Easter flowers may be taken home after the Easter Sunday Worship service on April 5th.
7. If you cannot take your flowers home on Easter, please let us know if you are donating them to the member care committee for distribution, or if you plan to stop by the church later in the week to pick them up.
WUMC Book Club
Please join the Wesley Book Club on April 20th, 2026 at 9:30am to discuss The First Ladies by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray. “A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune – an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning American Book Club pick, The Personal Librarian.” Goodreads.
Contact Gerry Harvey for the Zoom link. The Wesley Book Club reads a wide range of titles and meets monthly to discuss what we have read. Join us for one meeting or come regularly. If you have a favorite book, share it with us!
Pasta Bar Mission Dinner & Auction
Join us on Saturday, March 21st for an evening of fun for the entire family! Funds from dinner ticket sales will benefit a Missions project, and auction proceeds will be used towards the general budget. Whether you plan to bid on auction items or not, we hope you come for the meal and an evening of fellowship.
For more information, click here.
Welcoming to Wesley
Do you remember when you first started coming to Wesley? Do you remember if you were greeted and if so, who greeted you? At WUMC, you belong! To give that special feeling to others, we need both seasoned and new greeters. Please consider coming to church 15 to 20 minutes before service – or – standing by the sanctuary doors immediately after the service to:
- Offer a smile, Open a door (or more!)
- Find or make a name tag
- Invite them to stay for coffee hour and fellowship
- Invite them to return next week!
- Make someone’s day!
If you are willing to greet one Sunday a month (or more), please contact Gerry Harvey at 413-259-4404 or g.harvey@charter.net. You can make a difference!
Craig’s Doors
We continue to collect supplies for the local homeless population. The most needed items are: adult winter clothing, shoes, and gear (new or gently used); adult-sized socks and underwear (new); adult-sized sleeping bags (new or gently used); tarps; hand and toe warmers (new); toiletries (new), and feminine hygiene products (new). Donations can be placed in the bin in the church entrance. Thanks!
Not Bread Alone
Each Saturday, Wesley volunteers help at CHD’s Not Bread Alone, Amherst’s soup kitchen. Our tasks are to pick up donated food from Whole Foods (some weeks), make fruit salad, make sandwiches (some weeks), and sort and display donated produce. It is a short time commitment (typically 9–10:30am), but our consistent help is always greatly appreciated. You can volunteer as little or often as you would like. If interested, please email Ruth Harms to be added to the monthly emails with the volunteer sign up.
Healing Prayer Group
Healing Prayer continues to be offered by the Healing Prayer Ministry. We meet each Thursday, but we pray all week long. If you have a prayer request of any kind at all, please contact Nancy or Richmond with your request and we will pray with you and for you. We promise you a 100% confidentiality and full respect and to be sensitive to your circumstances.
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