Wesley Non Profit Organization THE WE SL E Y I N QU IRER U.S. Postage Paid UMC PERMIT NO 232 1322 W. Broadway Blvd. Sedalia, MO Sedalia, Missouri, 65301-5302 We Wan t To Know Sunday Services 8:30 & 10:45 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Leading People to an Active Faith in Christ The Rev. Dennis Harper, Pastor Telephone Number: 660.826.4502 [email protected] Fax Number: 660.826.7604 [email protected] Sarah Myers, Youth Ministry Intern wesleyofsedalia.com Vicki Herrick, Office Manager April 1, 2018 Grant Maledy, Choir Director, Anne Tempel, Pianist,Organist, Bell Choir,Wesley Angels Director John Knox, Custodian HOLY LAND VIM TEAM JUNE 13-27 - departing from Kansas City This VIM experience is an opportunity for individuals to become more than a pilgrim and far more than a tourist as you volunteer in a Palestinian elementary school. We experience living with our sisters and brothers of faith and hear their stories of faith as they are the 'Living Stones' of the land. Prayer Concerns: Faye Hunton’s nephew Jeff, Frances Johnston, Ruth Saulbeamer (Tom’s Yes, you will see the traditional tour mother), Don Steen, Nik Geotz , Anna Williams, sites. You will worship with Christians Jan Yokley great grandson, David & Sharon Hill, living there and see the Christian ministries David & Cheryl Hofstetter , Eileen Bennett and of churches that actually are witnessing of the Family of Jonathan S. Cannon. our common faith. This will be the twelfth VIM team for Frederick and Laura Ann Zahn. You may contact them at: [email protected] or 417.369.7264 MOWERS NEEDED! If you are interested in helping with the GriefShare meets each Tuesday morning at mowing this summer contact the church 10 o’clock to continue our journey through office to reserve your preferred weeks. grief. It is sometimes a very emotionally tough road that we travel but with God’s guidance and grace we can overcome mourning and Vacation Bible School reach that bend in our road that brings us to June 25-29 9am-11:30am our destination. .Joy. If you, or someone you You can now sign up to come to VBS on know, wants to meet us along the way and our church website (wesleyofsedalia.com)! travel with us to Joy, contact Pastor Dennis We need over 30 people to help make this in the church office or Katy Holbert at 660- 553-1098. event happen. See Sarah Harper to sign up! As God Cares, we care, Pastor Dennis and Katy Holbert OUR CALENDAR AND PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION From the Desk of the Pastor… Sunday, April 1 Nancy Flinn EASTER The publication of this newsletter is 8:30 & 10:45.a.m. — Worship Services concurrent with the end of the season of 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School 10:00 a.m. — Wesley Angels Practice Lent. The Great Three Days, also called the 10:45 a.m. — Chancel Choir Performs Triduum or Pasch, is the period between Monday, April 2 Marsha Drennon Office Closed sundown on Maundy Thursday through sunset 4:00 p.m. — Women’s Bible Study/Room 206 on Easter Day. During these three days we 6:00 p.m. — Show Me Sound Practice/FH contemplate and marvel at the mystery of Tuesday, April 3 Pamela Crafton 10:00 a.m. — Grief Share/Room 206 Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection. We Noon – Communal Prayer follow Jesus through Gethsemane, his trial, Wednesday, April 4 Don Steen crucifixion, death, and resurrection. I hope 5:45 p.m. — Bell Choir Practice/Sanc 6:00 p.m. — Wesley Faithful Men Practice/Room 206 you can join us for our celebration of Easter, 7:00 p.m. — Chancel Choir Practice/Sanc and once again encounter Christ through his Thursday, April 5 Frances Johnston 2:00 p.m. — Prayer Shawl/Library suffering, death, and resurrection. Friday, April 6 Andy Currey 6:00 p.m. - Family Game Night Easter is a season of 50 days. If you recall, Saturday, April 7 Amber Saulbeamer Jesus spent 50 days with his disciples before Sunday, April 8 Diane Connor he ascended into heaven with the promise 8:30 & 10:45.a.m. — Worship Services that he would return. The 50 days of Easter 8:30 .a.m. — Chancel Choir Performs 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School ends on Pentecost Sunday. The 50 days of 10:00 a.m. — Wesley Angels Practice 10:45 a.m. — Wesley Angels Perform Easter about Jesus’ resurrection and the Monday, April 9 Jessica Cox giving and receiving of the Holy Spirit. Jesus 4:00 p.m. — Women’s Bible Study/Room 206 spent time with the disciples to help them 5:00 p.m. – Finance Committee/Library 6:00 p.m. — Church Council/Room 206 understand what his resurrection means. 6:00 p.m. — Show Me Sound Practice/FH Tuesday, April 10 Kathryn Marshall The Apostle Paul sums up what Christ’s 10:00 a.m. — Grief Share/Room 206 12:00 noon — Communal Prayer Time/Chapel death and resurrection means: Wednesday, April 11 Ryan Watterson 5:00 p.m. — Worship Committee/Library For I am convinced that neither death, nor 5:45 p.m. — Bell Choir Practice/Sanc life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, 6:00 p.m. — Wesley Faithful Men Practice/Room 206 7:00 p.m. — Chancel Choir Practice/Sanc nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, Thursday, April 12 Kyle Garner 2:00 p.m. — Prayer Shawl/Library nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of Friday, April 13 RJ Lindstrom 4:00 p.m. – Rummage Sale/FH God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38- Saturday, April 14 Marge Harlan 39). 7:00 a.m. — Rummage Sale/FH The meaning of Jesus’ suffering, death, and Faithfulness Affirmed resurrection is proclaimed by how we live. Worship The love of God is in us. I hope that in the March 18 143 days following Easter, we as a church can March 25 161 focus on finding opportunities to reach out to our community. Christ gives himself as a Church School March 18 94 gift to us, so that we can understand God’s March 25 88 love. The gift of Christ empowers us to share the gift of God’s love with the world. We Tithing Commitment have the privilege of serving our community March 18 $2,957.20 in Christ’s name. May the Easter season March 25 $6,528.57 renew our commitment to lead people to an *$1,100 paid on Apportionments 3/28/18 active faith in Jesus Christ. Alzheimer’s Awareness As I continue with the stages of Alzheimer’s, the next group of stages would be the middle-stage. Again, I want to emphasize that there are several other stages within these three groupings and your loved one can go back and forth with the symptoms within each stage as well as back and forth between the stages. Middle-stage Alzheimer’s Middle-stage Alzheimer’s is typically the longest stage and can last for many years. As the disease progresses, the person with Alzheimer’s will require a greater level of care. During this stage, the person may confuse words, get frustrated or angry, and act SPRING RUMMAGE in unexpected ways, such as refusing to bathe. Damage to nerve cells in the brain can also make it SALE difficult for the person to express thoughts and perform routine tasks without assistance. Symptoms, which vary from person to person, are The Annual Spring Rummage noticeable and may include: ñ Being forgetful of events or personal history. th Sale will be April 13 from ñ Feeling moody or withdrawn, especially in 4-6 pm and April 14th from socials or mentally challenging situations. ñ Being unable to recall information about 7 am – Noon. Items may be themselves like their address or telephone number, and the high school or college they brought to the church attended. ñ Experiencing confusion about where they are anytime after Easter. Thanks or what day it is. ñ Requiring help choosing proper clothing for CPR/AED Training the season or the occasion. We need volunteers for CPR/AED training. We are ñ Having trouble controlling their bladder and putting a class together for Wesley UMC members. bowels. The cost of the class will be covered by Wesley UMC. ñ Experiencing changes in sleep patterns, such Please contact the church office, 826-4502, if as sleeping during the day and becoming interested. ThanK you, Board of Trustees restless at night. ñ Showing an increased tendency to wander Thank you for your generosity. Through gifts given and become lost. to Wesley, we were able to get our boiler repair bill ñ Demonstrating personality and behavioral paid and also were able to pay towards our changes, including suspiciousness and apportionments this month. Again, thank you, for all delusions or compulsive, repetitive behavior you give and all you do, to help Wesley live out our like hand-wringing or tissue shredding. mission of leading people to an active faith in Christ. We can only lead people to Jesus if we are following In the middle stage, the person with Alzheimer’s can him ourselves. Thank you for all the ways you give to still participate in daily activities with assistance. It’s the work of God through Jesus Christ. important to find out what the person can still do or find ways to simplify tasks. As the need for more intensive care increases, caregivers may want to consider respite care or an adult day care center so they can have a temporary break from caregiving Caring Corner while the person with Alzheimer’s continues to There is a lot of hurt in life.