Wesley United Methodist Church
December 2022
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Christmas Program is December 18th - One service at 10am - Refreshments served after program
Our theme for this coming year is 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
Please return Pledge cards by December 4th
Shoebox Christmas Express
Dawn is pleased to report that we sent 31 Christmas Shoe Boxes to Spirit Lake Ministries this year. Those boxes, combined with all the other boxes from around the conference, will be distributed among all the reservations in the Dakotas Conference. Thank you to everyone who filled a box or boxes. You have blessed a child with your generosity.
December Services Projection & Lay Readers. WOW Cooks
--------------- Projection ---------------- Lay Reader --------------------------- WOW ---------------- 12/4/22 ------- Laura/Eliza/Wyatt ------------- Don ---------------------------- 12/7/22 -- Manuel (Armstrongs)
12/11/22 ----- Kaden/Avery/Paxton -------- Kristen------------------------- 12/14/22 ----- Manuel (Birds)
12/18/22 ----- Natalia/Torin/Nathan --------Dawn--------------------------- 12/21/22 ----- No Wow
12/24/22------ Mark/Bill/Emily ----------------- Christmas Eve ------------12/28/22 ----- No Wow
12/25/22------ No Services ----------------------- Merry Christmas! --------------------------------------------------------
12/31/22 ----- Natalia/Nathan ----------------- Amy ---------------------------- 1/4/22 --------- Carmen & Diana
1/1/23 --------- No Services ----------------------- Happy New Year! --------1/11/23 ------- Carmen & Diana
Pastor Manuel's new telephone number - 605 501-7334
HyVee Cards
Don’t forget to purchase your HyVee cards from
Doug (605-321-6430) and Marcy (605-321-7108) Bird. They help support projects around the church and the UWF.
Our Members and Friends in Care Facilities or Under Home Care
Tuff Home in Hills, MN: Jackie Dreyer
Good Sam / Hill: Linda Varud,
Leisure Living in Hartford: Nona Robinson
Southridge: Guy Varud; Cleova Frahm;
VA in Luverne: Bob Morrison
2204 E. 11th: Deb Stoakes
December Anniversaries
1 Randy & Jolene Garner
23 Howard & Beverly Baartman
23 Bill & Paula Middagh
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Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Dear Wesley Family
Aleene Angle WIlliams
Parish Nurse
This is the second in my series of articles about areas of outreach in Sioux Falls.
Shift Garage
Shift Garage serves low-income families, single parents, and those who are legitimately unable to afford a traditional repair shop for a variety of reasons. They exist to help those they serve fully realize the potential Jesus Christ has in their lives.
Their goal is to affect more positive change than car repairs alone. They want to help people in our community break the cycle of poverty. Because of this, they connect their applicants with life improvement classes and workshops that they and their local partners offer. Shop volunteers also provide classes to teach basic vehicle maintenance.
They will repair/replace batteries, alternators, starters, brakes, suspension components, shocks, struts, radiators, water pumps, belts, and hoses among other things. The only charge is for the parts and those are obtained at a discounted rate. They aren’t able to do major repairs that take more skilled mechanics. And they work primarily on older vehicles.
The work is performed by volunteer “mechanics” with limited skill and checked by a trained mechanic.
To apply for repairs, you can contact them at www.shiftgarage.org or call 605-348-4188 for a paper application. A board reviews the applications and contacts the clients they are able to help.
December Birthdays
01 Travis Borman
07 Dorothy Maize
07 Jeff Anderson
10 Carter Roberts
11 Corey Bird
11 Jeffery Kolhoff
11 Arely Garcia
13 Mark Docken
14 Aiyana Stricker
17 David Brua
19 Paula Middagh
20 Julie Hansen
20 Kevin Roberts
21 Camryn Bird
22 Dawn Armstrong
22 Nathan Docken
26 Robert Whiting
26 Kirk Varud
28 Mark Meier
30 Kolby Bohmbach
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General Budget update @ November 30, 2022
Income 11 Months 2022------ ------------$164,176.58
Expense 11 Months 2022----------------($175,349.24)
Expense exceed Income @ 11/30/2022--(11,172.66)
Don Armstrong, Treasurer
Building and Grounds
Balance 10/31/2022--------------------------$14,721.96
Donations October-------------------------------$500.00
Interest earned: -------------------------------------$4.85
Balance 10/31/2022--------------------------$15,226.81
Donna Wallin, Treasurer
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Friends to hold up and remember:
Jan Wittrock - surgery
Abby Hamann - surgery
Bob Morrison - gall bladder surgery
Trish Garcia - upcoming surgery
Jerry Seiler - Fell and was hospitalized overnight
Rosetta Gehring - not feeling well
Don Wendt - hospitalized after a fall
Kensyn, Lindsey Donaldson's son, is having breathing issues.
Brad Anderson - hospitalized after a fall
Lea Watson - healing her knee
Mike Renken -surgery
Steve Polzin- rehab after hospital stay
Debbie, Manuel and Amy's friend in Florida, has been through three bouts of cancer.
She was recently admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
Aleene Williams - cancer is gone! - thankful for all the prayers
Aggie Borman - recovering from a heart transplant and doing great
Brooklyn - a little girl who has been coming to church - diminished lung capacity
Bob and Barbara Gran- both doing well after undergoing medical procedures
Pastor Laura Borman - done with chemotherapy
Lynn Margeson - high blood pressure and tests
Dave Garcia - will start chemo soon for cancer diagnosis
Ernie Griner - tests to see what's wrong
Lea Watson's grandson Brock - prayers for healing
Sandy - Bernie McCabe's daughter, ongoing illness
Guy and Linda Varud - both are struggling and in need of prayers
Lynn Margeson's sister Marti Swearingen recovering from a virus, after a heart transplant
Carmen Britt - Sister Kim and Brother-in-law, Dave - prayers needed
Kolby Bohmbach – Continued prayers for good test results
Felsheim Family – working to keep Bennett safe
Karen Renken- continued prayers for healing
Bob Whiting’s daughter Robyn –doing well after a kidney transplant
Nila & Karen’s sister-in-law Karen - continued prayers
José Garcia’s mom, Maria Herrera - breast cancer