Starting next Monday, January 9th you will receive your weekly Wesley Weekly on Monday morning. This will give you a schedule of the upcoming week that reflects the announcement page in the Sunday bulletin from the day before.

Weekly calendar information and announcements are requested by Tuesdays at 2pm to be submitted to the following Monday's Wesley Weekly. Bulletin announcements should also be sent by Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday, January 4

7:00 a.m. Feeding Lisa's Kids

7:20 a.m. Dr. Willett's Men's Bible Study in the Dining Hall

9:00 a.m. Wesley Memorial School Open

1:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Knitting Group in the Media Center

4:00 p.m. Wesley Handbell Rehearsal in Room D212

6:30 p.m. Young Men's Bible Study in Conference Room 3

7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal in the Choir Room

Thursday, January 5

9:00 a.m. Wesley Memorial School Open

7:00 p.m. C.S. Lewis Society at River Landing

7:30 p.m. AA Meeting in Room D208

7:30 p.m. AlAnon Meeting in Room D201

Friday, January 6

Epiphany of the Lord

9:00 a.m. Wesley Memorial School Open

11:00 a.m. Wesley Memorial School Epiphany Walk

Sunday, January 8

Baptism of the Lord Sunday

7:30 a.m. Televised service on WGHP FOX8 (Order of Service)

8:30 a.m. Traditional Service in the Chapel

9:45 a.m. Contemporary Service in the Fellowship Hall

11:00 a.m. Traditional Service in the Sanctuary

*Sunday Nursery (0-2 years) is available 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

9:00 a.m. AA Meeting in Classroom D202

9:45 a.m. Children's Ministry Sunday Funday

9:45 a.m. Student Ministry Sunday Morning Live

9:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School

10:15 a.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal

11:00 a.m. Small Groups in the Small Dining Hall

Monday, January 9

9:00 a.m. Wesley Memorial School Open

10:00 a.m. Jubilate Ringers Rehearsal

10:30 a.m. Interdenominational Bible Study (David: Developing a Heart for God) in the Media Center

11:30 a.m. Wesley Memorial School Kindergarten Chapel

5:00 p.m. Ball & Bible in the Gym

5:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry Meeting in the Media Center

7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Meeting

7:30 p.m. AA Meeting in the Aldersgate-Miller Classroom

Tuesday, January 10

7:00 a.m. High School Guys Bible Study at The Biscuit Factory

9:00 a.m. Wesley Memorial School Open

12:30 p.m. Wesley Memorial Staff Brunch/Lunch

1:30 p.m. Card Ministry Meeting in Conference Room #2 (Room A206)

6:00 p.m. Admin Team meeting in the Circle View Room

7:00 p.m. Chancel Bells in Room D212

7:00 p.m. YAM (Young Adult Ministry) Session in the Student Gathering Area

Wednesdays at Wesley

Our Wednesday evening dinner and programming will resume on Wednesday, January 11. 

On Wednesday evenings we serve a warm, home-cooked meal beginning at 5:15 p.m. in our Dining Hall. The cost is free, but donations are accepted. Following dinner is a wide range of opportunities for learning and spiritual growth. For a full list of all programming offers click below.

The menu for January 11th is chicken cacciatore with carrots, onions, mushrooms, and celery and will be served with rice pilaf. All dinners come with salad bar, roll and dessert. Donations are accepted.

Pastor Clark's Young Men's Bible study resumes this this Wednesday, January 4 at 6:30 p.m. in Conference room 3. We will be studying the classic Wesleyan band meeting experience. Email cchilton@wesleymemorial.org with questions. 

Pastor Lisa is starting a new Bible study, "Reading the Psalms," on Wednesday, January 11 at 6:45 p.m. in room D201. This study will also be offered on the first, third, and last Thursdays of each month at 1:30 p.m. at Pennybyrn. The psalms connect us to the early church, and also serve as a guidebook for life today. Join us as we read, discuss, and pray through this beloved body of scripture. 

The Aldersgate-Miller Sunday school class is beginning a new class on Peter's epistles starting Sunday, January 15, at 9:45 a.m. The class meets in room D203. These ancient words are so important for us today in our walk with Christ. Please join us for this important study.

Sasha Tsutserov, former KGB officer in the Soviet Union and now Director and President of the Moscow Seminary, will present a special joint Sunday School Class on January 29. He will also be presenting a Mission Moment in worship: Sasha - One Mission Society.

The Congregational Care team will not have a meeting in January. The next meeting will be on Monday, February 6th at 4:00 p.m.

Women’s Tuesday Morning Bible Study

Isaiah: Striving Less and Trusting God More by Melissa Spoelstra

Starting Tuesday, January 24^th at 9:30am in the Media Center

You are invited to attend a 7-session Bible study of the book of Isaiah where Melissa says, “We can learn to rest in God’s promises and grow in trust. We can discover a life-changing truth: Following God isn’t about striving; it’s about trusting God more. Isaiah teaches us that followers of God can trust His Character, Calendar, Comfort, Commands, Correction and His Coming Again. Hanging out with Isaiah will be like filling a trust prescription with amazing side effects of hope and peace.”

The study will last 7 weeks ending on Tuesday, March 7^th. Workbooks are $22 each. Limited Seating Capacity

If you are interested in attending this Bible study facilitated by Debbie Carmichael and Polly LaPrade, please contact Cynthia Reddick at 336-884-2204 so that a workbook can be ordered for you.

Book Study: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Jeff Patterson and Bill Wheeler, leaders

Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22

2 PM

Gilead is a 247 page novel published in 2004. It won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The book is a the fictional autobiography of the Reverend John Ames, an elderly, pastor the small, secluded town of Gilead, Iowa (also fictional), who knows that he is dying of a heart condition. To sign up for this book discussion and pick up a copy of the book ($10), contact the church office.

Carolina Christmas Bazaar

Wesley Women would like to say THANK YOU to all our church and community supporters that attended, volunteered and donated to the Carolina Christmas Bazaar held on November 19. We were very pleased with the money raised and to be able to hold the bazaar after 2 years of covid restrictions. Our proceeds will be distributed to the following programs at Wesley Memorial and local agencies:

WMS Rainbow Fund $1,000

WM Youth Program $500

WM Wesley 100 Men $500

Feeding Lisa’s Kids  $1,500

Boys and Girls Club of High Point $1,000

Caring Services $300

Community Clinic $1,000

Mobile Meals $1,500

Helping Hands $1,000

Leslie’s House $500

West End Ministries $500

West End Ministries Food Pantry $1,000

Open Door Ministries $1,000

Open Door Food Pantry $1,000

Macedonia Family Resource Center $700

Macedonia Food Pantry $1,000

Mental Health Association $1,000

Questions Worth Asking - January Sermon Series

Have a burning question about God, faith and more? Join us for our January sermon series called Questions Worth Asking, and we need your (anonymous) questions. We will incorporate answers to questions in each week of the series. 

Visit wesleymemorial.org/questions today to let us hear from you! 

Inclement Weather Updates

For all weather related schedule changes, you may call 336-884-2204 and press 6 for weather information. Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church will also share scheduled changes to:

WFMY Channel 2

WXII Channel 12

FOX8

Facebook/Instagram

The Gift: 2023 Giving 

To date the Financial Commitments made for 2023 is $1,538,500.

Greg York: Citizen of the Year

Wesley Memorial celebrates the good we can do as God's people and would like to take a moment to ask you to join us in congratulating member Greg York for being named Citizen of the Year.

Read more about this honor here.

Join the Wesley Memorial Kids Text

List: Text WMKIDS to 94000

Call, text, or email anytime! Let us know how we can serve your family and pray for you

Ann Marie Chilton & April Maines & the Children's Ministry Team

Building Community in the Wesley Memorial School

At WMS we are finding new and meaningful ways to bring fellowship, ministry, partnership and building relationships into our school family, WM Church, and the Community.

It’s the little things that help create an atmosphere that is nurturing, learning, growing, next steps of development, and following Gods commandment to Love One Another. We have created opportunities in the classrooms for children to make new friends, bond with teachers, and feel safe. It is our goal to also help parents meet one another and share in parenting experiences. It is a family “FEEL” that we are creating in the hallways, on campus, and in our community.

Please take a look at our newsletter and enjoy all the fabulous pictures that speak LOUDER than these words… 

1 Corinthians 12:14

For the body does not consist of one member but of many.

The body of Christ, or the people that are the whole of humanity, are a team. The body is not supported

by one person, but by all of us. We are one, we are strongest working together in unity. Teamwork is the key to living life in harmony, so that we can do God's will.

SENIOR PASTOR BIBLE STUDY

The Book of Acts: Living the Spirit-Filled Life

Wednesdays, 9:30 or 6:45pm

AM in the Dining Hall

PM in the Media Center

Starts back on Wednesday, January 11th, 2023

This New Testament Book describes the acts of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the early Christians. It describes how the early church learned to overcome spiritual and cultural resistance to their message, a message very relevant for us today. 

A warm continental breakfast will be served at the 9:30 session and our evening meal precedes the 6:45 session. Meals are free, but donations are accepted.

To register for this class, please contact Cynthia Reddick at 336-884-2204.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

BIBLE STUDY



Mondays, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Media Center

Topic: David - Developing a Heart for God

David was a highly-flawed individual but he was the God’s greatest leader of Israel and a “man after God’s own heart” (I Sam. 13:14). Lead by Dr. Jeff Patterson

To register, contact Cynthia Reddick or 336-884-2204

DR. WILLETT MEN'S BIBLE STUDY

Resumes January 4 at 7:20 a.m. in the Dining Hall. A warm continental breakfast is served.

C.S. LEWIS SOCIETY

OF THE TRIAD

First Thursday of Each Month, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Off-Campus at River Landing)

Next Meeting: January 4th

This book study group exists for the purpose of promoting an understanding of the Christian faith by studying the thought of the greatest twentieth-century defender of the Christian faith, C.S Lewis. A book or an essay by or about C.S. Lewis is discussed at each meeting. This group meets in the living room of the main building of the River Landing Retirement Community in Colfax on the first Thursday of each month, October – June, from 7 to 8 p.m. This group has members from around the region and is facilitated by our Senior Pastor, Dr. Jeff Patterson. For more information email Dr. Patterson.

Have something to add to the Wesley Weekly or the Monthly Memo? 

Weekly calendar information is due on by 2pm Tuesday to be submitted to the next week's Wesley Weekly.

November Monthly Memo updates and additions due by Wednesday, October 26 at 5pm

Email memerson@wesleymemorial.org