Upcoming Events

The most recent edition of the Spire, Wesley's newsletter, is available online.

Here are some highlights:

• Wesley Fall Clean-Up Day - Saturday, November 21st 9am—?. Please bring a rake and work gloves if you have them.
• December 6 - Christmas shopping opportunities at the fair trade market.
  • 10,000 Villages
  • Heifer
  • Equal Exchange
  • Christmas cards, drawn by children at St Mary’s Church, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, England, will be for sale for $1.00 each. The proceeds will be given to the Lazarus School for girls in Bethlehem; Lazarus is a school for orphan Palestinian girls. This is a joint fund raiser with the St Mary’s Church which has links with the school.
  • Hand-made pottery (bowls, mugs, and decorative pieces) will soon be available for purchase. All proceeds from the sale will be given to benefit Wesley’s Sharing Shelves.
• Hanging of the Greens (December 6)
  • 4:30—6:00 p.m. - Ornament Crafts (Watseka Lounge)
  • 6:00—7:00 p.m. - Snack Supper (Great Hall)
  • 7:00 p.m. - Children’s Christmas Pageant (Sanctuary)
• 50th Anniversary of Wesley’s First Service in the Sanctuary (December 13th)
  • 9 a.m. - Breakfast, catered by Warters. Tickets cost $7/adult, $3.50/children ages 2-10, free/children ages under 2. 100% of the proceeds go to the Food Pantry
  • Procession to “the new” sanctuary led by our Wesley Bell Choir (battery-powered candle lights also provided at no cost to Wesley)
  • 10:30 a.m. - Combined Advent worship service
  • 11:45 a.m. - Dedication of a belated plaque originally intended at the base of the Christ Window by Dr. Paul Burt
  • You will be able to see displays from Wesley’s archives, informational slides about people in Wesley’s history, and special displays by our Sunday school and Wesley Youth.
• It’s time to restock the freezer with soup and casseroles for persons ill or recovering from hospitalizations, etc. Look for soup and casserole kits that include information and suggestions in East Kitchen or at Coffee Hour on Sunday.
• Recipes Wanted: Help fellow students with easy, quick, nutritious meal planning. Bring in or e-mail your recipes to Donna Giffen.