Native American Ministries Sunday
Sunday, April 19th is Native American Ministries Sunday — one of six Special Sundays observed across The United Methodist Church. Half of what we give stays in the New England Conference; the rest supports scholarships and ministry programs in Native communities.
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!
Community Service Day
On Saturday, April 25th we will host a service day to help people in the community. Activities include minor home repairs, maintenance, and yard work for Amherst and Hadley Seniors; building shelves for Craig’s Doors storage unit; food sorting at Not Bread Alone; making banners and tie-dyed t-shirts for the Northampton Pride Parade; and crafts. Volunteers will be split into work teams for both morning (9am-12pm) and afternoon (1:30-4:30pm) shifts. A pizza lunch will be provided at church from 12-1:30pm. Please sign up in the Great Hall. Questions can be directed to Allison Roy (allison.h.roy@gmail.com).
Craig’s Doors
We continue to collect supplies for the local homeless population, and as the seasons change, so do the needs. The team at the Resource Center has shared they are most in need of: sunscreen, medicated lip balm and lip balm with sunscreen (i.e. Blistex or Carmex), lightly worn adult shoes (durable quality), adult socks, adult underwear (mens large/XL most needed sizes), umbrellas, and travel size hygiene products. Donations can be placed in the bin in the church entrance. Thank you!
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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