WUMC 20th Anniversary Reflections
Dear Church Family,
This Fall we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of our church family’s move to this wonderful church on the hill in Hadley. We are compiling a booklet of devotional reflections written by our own members, those who were present at the move and those who have joined our family since. We would be blessed if you would contribute a short devotion (about 250-300 words) based on the theme of “Growing where we are Planted.” This could be a recollection or memory of the move to the new building or a reflection on how our church family continues to grow and expand our ministries in Hadley and the world. We would love to have some of these ready for our kickoff in September, so submit them at any time HERE or by submitting them to me Ted Blaisdell directly at hagrid417@gmail.com. Please note that we will continue to collect them through our formal celebration at the October 25th service, so, if you want to take your time, that is fine. I will select some of these to be read in worship during the Fall. Thank you for prayerfully considering this devotional task.
Warmly,
Ted Blaisdell
Wesley Church Anniversary Celebration Working Group
WUMC Book Club
Please join the Wesley Book Club on August 17th at 9:30am for Mystery Month! Plan to read and/or present a favorite mystery writer, and share why you enjoy it.
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!
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.
In addition, more help is needed for volunteering in the kitchen, particularly in the summer when college students are not around, but also throughout the year. They serve three meals every week. On Wednesdays, they start setting up and cooking at 12 p.m., they serve the meal at 4 p.m., and they finish cleaning up by about 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays, they start at 9 a.m., serve at 12 p.m., and finish by about 2:30 p.m. If you have questions or would like to volunteer, please email Bob Stover, Program Supervisor, at rstover@chd.org.
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.
Wesley United Methodist Church 