Our Sunday Worship Schedule
8:30 am Chapel Service in the Sanctuary
10:30 am Worship Service in the Sanctuary
Church Office Hours
8 am– 4 pm, Monday through Friday
(12 noon- 1 pm closed for lunch) The building will be locked during the lunch hour, unless special arrangements have been made.
Our Church Calendar
4th Sunday of Lent, March 14
8:30 am Chapel Service
9 am Adult Sunday School Classes
9:15 am Between the Services
9:15 am Acts2Crew for Youth
10:30 am Worship Service
10:30 am Children’s Sunday School
Every-Sunday Lunch Bunch
invites YOU to join them to go out to lunch with them after the 2nd service on Sundays. Ask Joe Ayres or George Stone in the Fellowship Hall for details.
Bring a friend! “But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone to proclaim him?” Romans 10:14
UMCOR Haiti Emergency
A major earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti causing widespread destruction. Millions of people are affected and thousands are feared dead. UMCOR is assessing the needs and
responding. UMCOR asks for prayers for all who are affected by the disaster. Support for relief efforts can be made by writing a check to “Wesley UMC,”
designate it by writing Haiti Emergency, UMCOR Advance # 418325 in the check memo and on the envelope and place it in Sunday morning offering or in the Church Office. What you give on Sunday will be sent on Monday!
For more information, pictures and video streams about how you can make a difference in the lives of others as a servant of Jesus Christ, visit:
http://www.umc.org/
http://www.umcnic.org/
Children in Worship
Children are always welcome in worship. Children’s Worship Bulletins are available from the ushers. Help your child find the pages in the hymnals or Bible for the hymns and scripture readings. Worship Bags are also available with activities for your child to do during the sermon. Children are welcome to take the stickers in the Ziploc bag home with them. After the service please put everything back into the Worship Bag and leave it in the pew. The ushers will gather them after the service. If your child needs to leave the service, do so but please accompany them… and please come back!
We Practice Safe Sanctuaries In order to provide a safe & nurturing environment for our children & youth, we ask that no child leave the sanctuary without an adult during worship.
Sunday Classes
Infants & Toddlers 8:15– 11:45 am
Nursery Care; Room 10, first floor
Nursery Care is primarily for children 0 to 2 years of age. The Nursery is also available for those children who are 3- 5 years old needing to leave during worship.
Children 10:30 am
Children go directly to Sunday School.
Children leave during the 10:30 am service after the Time for Children to attend Sunday School.
Acts2Crew 9:15 am
Youth, grades 6– 12, join Phil Courington in the 2nd floor Loft for fun, fellowship, study & food
~ just like the first disciples in Acts 2!
Adults 9 am
9 am Viewpoints (Video & discussion)
Room 1, lower level
9 am International Bible Series (Lectionary Bible Study)
Room 4, lower level
9:15 am Between the Services ~ Pausing on the Road with Jesus (Feb 14- March 21)
Vocal & Bell Choirs
Pam Whittles, Dir. of Music
Belinda Cheek, Dir. Bells Choir
Albright Bells
High school through adult, Mondays 6:30- 7:50 pm
Celebration Ringers
"Learning handbell choir" welcomes 6th graders through adults, Mondays 8- 8:45 pm
Chancel Choir
High school though adults, Thursdays 7– 8:30 pm
Angel Choir
Four & Five-year-olds, Wednesdays 4:45– 5:15 pm
Good News Singers
Grades 1– 6, Wednesdays 5:15– 6 pm
Kid’s Day Out
Our hallways are abuzz onMondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with the wonderful sounds of young voices & small pattering feet in play and imagination! Those are the days that the Kid’s Day Out is in session at Wesley, from 9 am- 2 pm, for children, ages 6 months through Kindergarten.If you have any questions or know of anyone who might be interested in this wonderful outreach to children and their families, have them contact Denise or Megan at 355-1758.
Tender Loving Care Group gives rides, assistance
Keep an eye out (and an ear open) for those members of our church in need of help from our T. L. C. volunteers. T. L. C. (Tender Loving Care) is a group of church members who have offered to give a ride to church, bring over a meal, make a visit or phone call, or run an errand for other church members in need on a short-term basis. If you or another church member needs help or if you have any questions, call or e-mail Karen Wahlers.
We’re Collecting Socks for PADS
We collect new or slightly-worn socks for those who participate in the PADS program. Just put them in the basket outside the Church Office door, and someone bring them over to the Community UMC site where they will be distributed to those who need them.
Between the Services “Pausing on the Road with Jesus” ~ Room 4
Through March 21 @ 9:15 am
Rev. Reed will begin teaching again between the Sunday services at 9:15 am. He will lead a study, “Pausing On the Road with Jesus,” beginning February 14 and running through March 21. Reading material will be presented a week in advance for the texts from Luke from which Rev. Reed will preach ~ i.e. on Feb. 14 study will focus on the text for Feb. 21.
Book Study What’s So Amazing About Grace?
Wednesdays @ 4:45 pm
Through March 24
For 5 Wednesday afternoons, Feb. 24- March 24, Director of Christian Education Phil Courington will lead an exploration of Philip Yancey’s wonderful book “What’s So Amazing About Grace?” The group will meet every Wednesday from 4:45 – 5:45 in the Atrium.
The book may be purchased from Amazon in paperback for $10.19, and can usually be found in most larger bookstores locally as well. All are welcome, including parents of our children’s choirs who are already here for this time slot. Please RSVP to the church office or to philcourington@gmail.com.
UMW Spiritual Growth Study ~ Food & Faith
Thursday mornings, Through March 18 ~ 9- 11am
This year the UMW Spiritual Growth Study will be held on Thursday mornings, Feb 25, Mar 4, 11 and 18, from 9-11am. The study will be led by Mari Schirmer using the book, Food & Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread. This study is about how our faith is nurtured, strengthened, and enhanced, by food and all the ways food touches our lives ~ in the sacrament of Holy Communion, in the presence of God shared in community, and in our hospitality to others.
Sign up on the sheet in the church office so that we will order enough books.
You may also purchase books from the Cokesbury store or online ($11.96). Please notify Lynn Trygsdad 630-778-7443 if you will need childcare.
“But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone to proclaim him?” Romans 10:14
Bring a friend!
Summer Place presents “Sentimental Journey: A Big Band Musical Show”
March 11– 13 @ 8 pm, at Wesley UMC
A musical look back at WW!! With songs sung ;and danced by crooners, comedians, pin up girls, and GIs.. Come with us as we honor America by creating a story woven of letters from the era, and enjoy the wonderful music from that epic time in our country’s history.
Tickets @ 355-7969: Adults $17; seniors & students $14; Children under 12 $10; discounts for groups of 10 or more.Wesley members can also get $2 per ticket
discount if they attend the show on the March 11 opening night. Anyone interested should mention the discount when they order tickets through the box office phone number. If they come on Thursday in a group of 10 or more we will double the discount to $4 per ticket!
A Sweet Family Fun Trip!
March 14 @ 11:30 am
On Sunday, March 14 after church, plan to convoy over to Fullersburg Woods in Oakbrook to experience how maple syrup is made. It’ll be a 50-minute hike through the woods to see how trees are tapped and sap is collected to make everyone’s favorite pancake topping. At the end of our tour, we’ll be able to sample a little of the finished product over a small cup of ice cream. For those of you who have never been, Fullersburg is also home to a terrific nature center which provides a wonderful warm-up after a little time outside. Questions? See Phil Courington at church, or via email: philcourington@gmail.com Hope to see you there!
Reconciling Journey Bible Study Fellowship
March 14 @ 6 pm
(2nd Sunday of the month)
Reconciling Journey is an affirming study and monthly fellowship for gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, and transgendered Christians, allies (straight friends) and those seeking to explore a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. All are welcome! Bring a friend!
Mental Health Alliance Drop-In
March 17 @ 6 pm
We will meet on our regular third Wednesday of the month on March 17 at 6 pm at the Rubin Community Center to serve a meal and spend some time with the folks who come. The Western DuPage Special Recreation Association plans the activities and provides the bus transportation for those visiting this mental health alliance support program.
Boy Scout Troop 100 Annual Pancake Breakfast
Sat., March 20 @ 7 am– 12 noon
$5 per person/$15 per family
Please come and support Wesley’s Boy Scout Troop at their annual all you can eat Pancake Breakfast. Tickets can be purchased from the Hogan Family during fellowship hour on Sundays or during Kid’s Day Out on Mons., Weds., and Fridays. Thank you for your continued support of Troop 100.
Reconciling Journey Film Night
Paragraph 175
Saturday, March. 27
Doors open at 7 pm ~ Film at 7:30 pm
Discussion following movie
Actor Rupert Everett narrates this disquieting documentary that exposes the Third Reich's vicious persecution of male homosexuals during World War II. The film's title comes from an arcane, 1871 German statute making sodomy punishable by incarceration, with the ultimate goal of eradicating gays completely. Only a handful of survivors remain to recount their traumatic tales.
Come Extend our Table at Feed My Starving Children
March 29 @ 9:30 am
We also have a unique opportunity on Monday, March 29 at 9:30am; we have reserved spots for eighteen of us to volunteer at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora. This wonderful organization helps alleviate world hunger by providing a mix of life-sustaining nutrition that they ship to the world’s neediest areas. After an educational orientation and fellowship time, it will be our privilege to help assemble and package FMSC’s unique mixture for shipment. Please rsvp to the church office or to Phil Courington as soon as possible at philcourington@gmail.com, so that we can fill our spots and spend the first day of spring break doing something worthwhile.
Public Action to Deliver Shelter (DuPage PADS)
Extending Hospitality on March 28 & 29
We will be serving food & fellowship beginning at the evening meal through breakfast on Sunday & Monday, March 28 & 29 for the homeless persons at the Community UMC PADS site across the street. Wesley and Alleluia Lutheran Church members will work together by sharing in shifts times and share with food. Edward Hospital will provide the sheets & do the laundry.
Alleluia Lutheran will provide the complete dinner meal items and Wesley will provide the
breakfast items. Donations of money are always needed; mark your offering envelope “PADS” and leave it in the offering plate or the church office. Please call Mary Lou Miller, if you have questions.
Workers are needed:
6– 9 pm: setup, registration (Brandon & Brad Ross, leaders); prepare and serve supper
(Linda Osanka, leader) 11 pm– 3 am: security (Doug Seifried, leader)
5– 7 am: Make breakfast & cleanup (Mary Lou Miller, leader).
Please call shift leaders or Mary Lou Miller (226-9767) to help as a worker.
Bring Socks for PADS
We collect new or slightly-worn socks for those who participate in the PADS program. Just put them in the basket outside the Church Office door. where they will be distributed to those who need them.
