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Wesley’s Newsletter
December 2015
Issue 60
From the Pastor’s Pen
December 2015
Dear Wesley Family,
The celebration of Jesus coming to this world is a perfect occasion to express
to all of you how much you mean to us.
Another year is coming to an end and a new one is at the door. What a
privileged time to thank God for all of the opportunities that He has given
us to worship, pray, and to serve him together. By our caring for one another,
supporting each other through difficult times, and by celebrating our
successes, it makes us a family with a strong bond.
May this Christmas season be a special one, filled with the true
meaning of Christmas, overflowing with love and gratitude for all that is good in
our lives.
May God be with you today and always.
Merry Christmas!
Pastor Roger & Flor Zavala
Carta de Pastor
Diciembre 2015
Querida familia de Wesley,
La celebración de la venida de Jesús a este mundo es una ocasión
perfecta para expresar a cada uno y cada una de ustedes lo mucho
que significan para nosotros. Un año más se acerca a su fin y uno
nuevo que está a las puertas. Este es un tiempo privilegiado en que
podemos dar gracias a Dios por todas las oportunidades que Él nos
dio para adorar, orar y servirle juntos.
El cuidarnos los unos a los otros, el apoyarnos los unos a los otros a
través de tiempos difíciles, así como celebrar nuestras victorias, nos
ha ido convirtiendo en una familia unida con fuertes lazos.
Estamos especialmente agradecidos de tener al Señor en nuestras
vidas y seguir su Palabra.
Que esta Navidad sea muy especial para todos y todas, llena del
verdadero significado de la Navidad, y sobre todo, llena de amor y
gratitud por todas las cosas buenas que Dios ha puesto en nuestras
vidas.
Que Dios esté con ustedes hoy y siempre.
¡Feliz Navidad!
Pastor Roger y Flor Zavala
Jeff Behmke, Jim McCusker, Shirley Fletcher,
Jane Lawson, and Irmgard Tausanovich
“His Eye is on
the Sparrow,
and He Watches
Over Me!”
Members shut-in at this time:
Millie Brown, Charlen Anderson, Jean Breslich,
Carol Schweikle, and Sharon Hauptly.
Long Distances:
Dorothy Yeoman, Ruth Lowe, Sara & Tom Tyne,
and Marian Meadows.
The volunteer “sign up” sheet to be a
Reader or Communion Server is in the
UPCOMING
Service Leaders
Communion Servers
December
13th—Chuck Keysor
20th — Julie Ball
24th — Jackie Laude
27th— Open
January
January
3rd — Julie Ball
3rd — Bill Nelson
10th —Sue Laude
Connie Nelson
17th — Randy Riotto
Flor Zavala
24th — Chuck Keysor
31st — Open
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
“Happy Birthday…….
to You!”
4
6
7
8
17
18
Jean Wendt
Bill Zagalak
Karen Snyder
Marian Meadows
Anna Laude
Benjamin Barry
EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS
Upcoming January 14th and
February 11th Events
United Methodist Women’s Meetings

Special meeting hosting Epworth on January
14th. We will begin with a Potluck at 12:00 p.m.

On February 11th we will be meeting AT
Epworth with a dessert meeting.
Worry Less—Live More
Women’s Retreat Coming up!
Saturday, March 5, 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Jan Rubietta
“Thank you!”
to all those who leave Campbell soup
labels in the kitchen basket.
They are now being
collected for the Lessie Bates Davis
Neighborhood House.
————
We are also collecting prescription
bottles with no labels for Malawi…
must be see-through (yellow, green,
etc.) no opaque white. Currently the
clinic there dispenses pills wrapped in
paper, so they would appreciate the
pill containers.
REMINDER
Mission U
(School of Mission)
It is coming up January 15 –17 in
Dixon, Illinois. Register by January
2nd. Please see Nancy
Gardner before Christmas
if interested.
Steeple People pot-luck is on Friday, December
11th, at church, starting at 11:30. Meat, beverage
and table service will be provided. Please bring a
dish to pass, and an empty stomach to fill!
Pastor Roger and Flor will be
going home to Nicaragua for
the Christmas holiday to be
with their aging parents.
They are leaving on Sunday,
Dec. 20th, right after Church
and will be back in the pulpit
on Sunday, January 3rd.
GOLDEN BELL CHOIR
Interested in playing the bells?
Practices are being held on
Saturdays at 3:00 for anyone
interested!
JOINT SERVICE WITH FEY Y ESPERANZA
The Fey y Esperanza Children’s Choir performing with Nereyda SanchezTio directing.
They are singing, “Someone Special” during our Sunday Morning Joint Service.
.
Good food and fellowship after the joint Sunday Morning Service!
Neryeda on the cello and Donna on the organ. Wonderful musicians which grace Wesely UMC. Thank you!
Eating a “little lunch” at the Olive Garden with Steeple People.
We are enjoying our breakfast at Vashti’s Circle at 7:00 in the morning!
Mary Deem is getting ready to blow out her birthday candle!
CHURCH CONFERENCE MEETING - December 6, 2015
Twenty-Four Members Present:
Pastor Roger Zavala, Sue Laude, Julie Ball, Nancy Gardner, Gary Bowen, Gary Newton, Glen Peterson, Mary Peterson, Jose A. Lozano, Omaira Mora, Arturo Rodriguez, Flor Castro-Zavala, Beverly Newton, Trudy Wise, Robert Wise, Nereyda SanchezTio, Jan Barry,
Randy Riotto, Jean Bowen, Mary Summers, Frank Summers, Donna Bach, Trinka Waters, and Dan Gardner.
Also Present: the Rev. Darneather Murph-Heath, Elgin District Superintendent
Business:
Lay Leadership – Nomination slate for 2016 was unanimously approved as presented.
SPRC – Clergy’s compensation for 2016 was unanimously approved as presented.
It was unanimously approved, with 22 votes, to continue to support Omaira Mora
and Arturo Rodriguez in their process to become Local Pastors.
Finance – the financial report and budget for 2016 were unanimously approved as presented.
Names were presented to be removed from the rolls: Norman Holtz and Jack Hotsenpiller.
December 2015
Sun
Mon
9:30 am:
Sunday Service
11:00 am:
Sunday School
10:45 - 11:30 am:
Violin/Guitar
groups
11:30 am:
Fe y Esperanza
(Spanish) Service
Children’s Choir
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Bible Study
in the Sunday
School Room
at 6:30 p.m.
Vashti’s Circle
at Paul’s
Restaurant at
7:00 a.m.
Fey y
Esperanza Cell
Groups in
homes 6:30 pm
Fey y
Esperanza
Prayer Group
in Chapel at
7:00 p.m.
Hope
Rehearsal in
Choir Room
at 4:00 pm
3
4
Swedish Class
at 7:00 p.m.
1
2
UMW at 1:00.
Cookies!
6
7
8
The 2nd Sunday
Karen
Snyder’s
Birthday
Marian
Meadow’s
Birthday
14
15
of Advent
CHARGE
CONFERENCE
4:00 p.m.
9
5
Jean Wendt’s
Birthday
10
11
Soup Kettle
Volunteer Day
Steeple People
Lunch
16
17
18
Ruth’s Circle
12:30 lunch
Anna Laude’s
Birthday
Benjamin
Barry’s
Birthday
23
24
25
Christmas
Eve Service
7:00 pm
CHRISTMAS
12
Bill Zagalak’s
Birthday
13
The 3rd Sunday
of Advent
20
The 4th Sunday
of Advent
27
21
28
22
29
30
31
19
26