June 2016
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June 2016
Wesley’s Newsletter June 2016 Issue 66 From the Pastor’s Pen Dear Wesley family, Here we are in the middle of spring, enjoying these warm days that many of us have longed for so much a few months ago when we were in the middle of the cold days of winter. Surely, this letter will find you taking a break out-of-town, or planning to take some days or weeks of vacation. Flor and I are planning to take a break this July, and we will travel to Nicaragua for three weeks. This is a year of transition for Flor and me, and also for the Wesley church. As many of you already know, I am planning to retire this coming fall, and this will entail some important changes in my and Flor’s lives. Our plan is to go back to our native country, Nicaragua, to spend our retirement there. The date for this move has not yet been fixed, but we are now in the middle of the process; there are many arrangements for us to do first. There are also some adjustments that have to be done in the life of Wesley church, too, particularly those relating to the transition of the pastoral leadership. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Darneather Murph-Heath, and the church’s Staff-Parish Relations Committee are working on this. Meanwhile, the Christian ministry at Wesley continues. It is true that we have lost many of our older members through death or moving away, but God continues to bless us by bringing to our church new faces. They are the people who live in our surrounding community. They are coming to be a part of our church life. Being true to the vision of our church’s future that we defined a few years ago, we have opened our doors, along with our minds and hearts, to our neighbors that come with a different language, culture and religious background. It is good news that we see on a weekly basis new people--adults, young people, children, men and women, coming to Wesley to learn more about Jesus’ message. I also give a special welcome to Lynn Melton. She was officially incorporated as a new member of our church the first Sunday of May. She comes to us from the Moravian tradition. Please continue praying for this church: for its future, its membership--particularly for those who are sick, for those who are in special care, and for all of those whose physical condition doesn’t allow them to regularly attend services. Thank you for your continued support of the ministries of this church by your prayers, your offerings, and your participation in the different activities and tasks. I pray that this promise will be real in your lives: “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (2 Corinthians 9:6). The peace of the Lord be with you all, Pastor Zavala Carta de Pastor Querida familia de la Iglesia MU Wesley, Aquí estamos en plena primavera, disfrutando de estos cálidos días que muchos de nosotros anhelábamos tanto hace unos meses cuando estábamos en el medio los días fríos del invierno. Sin duda esta carta va a encontrar a algunos de ustedes tomando un descanso fuera de la ciudad o planeando tomar algunos días o semanas de vacaciones. Flor y yo estamos planeando tomar un descanso en julio e ir a Nicaragua durante tres semanas. Este es un año de transición para Flor y yo, y también para esta Iglesia Wesley. Como muchos de ustedes saben, estoy planeando retirarme este próximo otoño, y esto implicará algunos cambios importantes en mi vida y la de Flor. Nuestro plan es volver a nuestro país natal, Nicaragua, para pasar nuestros últimos días allá. La fecha para este cambio no la hemos fijado todavía, pero estamos a la mitad del proceso; hay muchos arreglos que tenemos que hacer primero. También hay algunos ajustes que se tienen que hacer en la vida de la iglesia Wesley, sobre todo en lo relacionado con la transición del liderazgo pastoral. Nuestra Superintendente de Distrito Rev. Darneather MurphHeath y el Comité Pastor-Parroquia de la iglesia están trabajando en esto. Mientras tanto, el ministerio de esta Iglesia continúa. Es cierto que hemos perdido muchos de nuestros miembros de la Iglesia de habla inglesa debido a muertes o los que se han movido de la ciudad a otros puntos del país, pero Dios nos sigue bendiciendo al traer a esta iglesia nuevos rostros, gente de la comunidad de Elgin, que está llegando a ser parte de la vida de esta iglesia. A raíz de la definición del futuro de esta Iglesia que hicimos hace pocos años, hemos abierto nuestras puertas, lo mismo que nuestras mentes y corazones, a personas de nuestra comunidad que vienen con diferente idioma, diferente cultura y diferente tradición religiosa. Ver nuevos rostros cada semana, personas adultas, jóvenes, niños, hombres y mujeres, viniendo a estas instalaciones de la Iglesia Wesley para aprender más sobre el mensaje de Jesús, claro que es una muy buena noticia. Damos una bienvenida especial a Lynn Melton quien fue incorporada oficialmente como nueva miembro de nuestra iglesia el primer domingo de mayo; ella viene de la tradición morava. Por favor, continúen orando por esta iglesia, por su futuro, por sus miembros, sobre todo por los que están enfermos, por los que están en cuidados especiales, y por todos aquellos cuya condición física no les permite asistir regularmente a nuestros servicios. Gracias por continuar apoyando el ministerio de esta iglesia con sus oraciones, sus ofertas, y su participación en las diferentes actividades y tareas que se necesitan realizar. Oro para que la promesa de la Palabra de Dios que aparece al final de esta carta, sea una realidad en sus vidas: “Pero esto digo: El que siembra escasamente, también segará escasamente; y el que siembra generosamente, generosamente también segará”. (2 Corintios 9: 6) La paz del Señor sea con todos y todas ustedes, Pastor Zavala Meliton Salazar is a member of Fe y Esperanza. Below, he is planting flowers around the church. He is one of our generous volunteers who help to beautify the church grounds. Thank you, Meliton! A STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE — “Danny and the Heartbreakers” CELEBRATING A “FUN” NIGHT A Long Time Ago…. at Wesley. GERMAN POTATO SALAD by Mrs. H. Knuth 5 LBS. POTATOES (COOK IN SKINS, COOL AND PEEL.) Slice potatoes in bowl. Add — 1 stalk celery, 2 medium onions and 2 cucumbers, cut fine. DRESSING — 1/2 lb. bacon (cut in small pieces, fried in 1 T. butter until brown) Add — 1 cup vinegar 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 cup water Pour over potatoes and mix well. Garnish with hard boiled eggs and tomatoes. Serves 10 people. This recipe is from a very old cookbook: “Wesley Women’s Favorite Recipes”. NEWS AND EVENTS Elgin District’s 1st Annual Summer Picnic August 21, 3-5 pm PLACE: Prince of Peace UMC 1400 S. Arlington Heights Road Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 SPECIAL CHURCH WORK PROJECTS A sign-up sheet for specific work projects is outside the office. Dates for these are: June 14, July 5, Aug. 2, starting at 9:30 at the church. We need your Theme: “Goof Off, Grill Out, & Go Home; Elgin Celebrates!!! help! More information and details to come, but place it on your calendar now! MARK YOUR CALENDARS Please remember to pray for The Northern Illinois Annual Conference on June 5th-7th at the Pheasant Run in St. Charles. We received a note from Sandra Behning: YOUNG SWEDISH SINGERS CONCERT From Hassleholm, Sweden Date: June 26th Time: 6:00 PM. Good Shepherd Church Mission Project & Community Activity 195 Nesler Road, Elgin, Illinois A Free Will Offering will be taken. Note! Looking for families to host singers overnight on the 26th. Contact Gary Lichthard at [email protected]. “We thank you for all of your thoughtful cards, kind words, and gifts in honor of Dale; and also for standing with us in our time of sorrow and loss.” With love and gratefulness, The Kleinschmidt Family CHURH COUNCIL MEETING Meeting June 22nd @ 7:00 PM Vashti Circle now meets at 7:30 AM. “I'm sorry to say that my Uncle Tom lost his battle with cancer in March. I apologize for not keeping Wesley updated. All your prayers are so appreciated! My Aunt Sara is doing well and continues to live with her son in Wisconsin. Thank you so much for your concern,” Sandy To all my dear Wesley family, Thank you all for the lovely cards and sincere thoughts that you have sent to me over these last two months. Thank you to all the women and men who helped with the luncheon after Bob's memorial service; it was done so nicely and I received many compliments. Thank you. Our family has been blessed to have all the members of Wesley UMC in our lives. I know Bob will be missed and the love you have shown to him and to our family is so greatly appreciated. Blessing to all, Trudy Wise and family A TRIBUTE TO REV. ERNEST CUMMINGS Rev. Cummings served our Wesley Church from 1953 to 1958, and worked hard to close Zion Church and to open the doors here at Wesley on South Street. Betty McLauchlan received a kind note in the mail from June, the widow of Rev. Ernest Cummings. Betty wanted to share this with all of us: June writes: “Dear Betty, Thank you for your sympathy card and kind words about Ernie. Except for you, I haven’t anyone left at Wesley Church I know of who might remember us. Ernie was 99 years old and we would have celebrated our 74th wedding anniversary this year. We had just moved to an apartment in the assisted living section of Wesley Willows where we have lived for 24 years. My new address is: 4141 N. Rockton Ave., Apartment C-119, Rockford, IL 61103. Tel. (815)316-1715. Would enjoy seeing you if you are ever in Rockford.” Most sincerely, June Cummings Rev. Ernest Cummings, 99 Rockford, Illinois— Rev. Ernest Walter Cummings, Jr. went to his Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Born January 19, 1917 in Chicago, son of Ernest, Sr. & Nora (Case) Cummings. He graduated from Austin High School, North Pak College and Roosevelt University before preparing for the Methodist ministry at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary at Northwestern University. He was ordained an elder in 1946 after serving his internship as student pastor of Esmond Methodist Church from 1943 to 1946. Other churches he served in the Northern Illinois Conference were: Blaine and Capron Methodist Churches, Winnebago Street and Burritt Churches in Rockford, Wesley Church in Elgin, First United Methodist Church in Walnut, First UMC in Dundee, First UMC in Cary, and Federated UMC in Wauconda. On September 5, 1942, he married June Baur in Chicago. She was his partner in marriage and ministry for almost 74 years. They returned to the Rockford area in 1991. Ernest served over 40 years as a Methodist Minister for the Northern Illinois Conferences. He was a man with many hobbies. He enjoyed astronomy, golfing, gardening, playing pool, and playing his trombone, as a member of the Rockford Symphony, Oak Park Symphony and East Bank Commanders. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and serving the Lord. Survivors include his wife June; son Paul Cummings (Susan Gereau) of Wisconsin; daughter Deborah Cummings (Joop de Uijl) of the Netherlands; grandchildren Lindsey and Thomas Sloane Cummings, Vanessa and Zara Roelse. Private burial in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois. “Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last. And when I am dying, how happy I’ll be, If the lamp of my life has been burned out for Thee.” C.T Studd A SIMPLE PRAYER Father, we lift up to you in prayer our loved ones. We ask for your peace to be with them. Please let your healing power, comfort and Presence be with each one. This we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen. Jeff Behmke, Shirley Fletcher, Cinda Bates — (Presently at Tower Hill, South Elgin for rehab, until mid-June?), Mary Peterson, Evelyn Stahnke, and Eduardo Calderon Members shut-in: Millie Brown, Charlen Anderson, Jean Breslich, Carol Schweikle, and Sharon Hauptly Long Distances: Dorothy Yeoman, Ruth Lowe, and Marian Meadows. If you know someone on the prayer list, please keep us updated on their condition. We hope to personalize the prayer requests of all the people listed, so we can pray more effectively. Thank you! Please remember the families whose Loved Ones went home to be with the Lord during the month of June: John Guptail June 2, 2012 Tom Athans June 7, 2012 Gerry Craddock June 16, 2013 Hilda Mae Fielder June 17, 2006 (Sister of Bob Ferguson) Ruth L. Kenyon June 26, 2008 Jeannie K. Steele (In-law to Trudy Wise) June 30, 2008 Evelyn Vincent June 2002 We would like to remember the families of loved ones who have gone home to be with the Lord in each specific month. Please let Gwen in the office know the people of whom you’d like to remember, if you see someone missing. (It doesn’t matter how long ago.) (Remembering, also, Gwen Kleinschmidt, who would have been celebrating her wedding anniversary with Dale on June 20th.) READERS & COMMUNION SERVERS Service Readers June and July June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 Gary Bowen Karl Ulrich Chuck Keysor Gary Newton Gary Bowen Dan Gardner Communion Servers June and July June 5 Clemente V. Guadalupe V. Karen Snyder July 3 Pat McCusker? Open/Open WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Our “hats off” to ……. Gary and Jean Bowen, 52 Years (June 13, 1964) Roy and Linda Seyller, 53 Years (June 22, 1963) Dan and Nancy Gardner, 47 Years (June 22, 1969) Glen and Mary Peterson, 60 Years (June 23, 1956) JUNE BIRTHDAYS “Happy Birthday……. to You!” 1 Virginia Fink 1 Beth and Brett Barry 3 Jessica Behning 3 Christine McQuillan 9 Rene Laude 10 Donna Bach 12 Judi Brownfield 13 Bev Newton 15 Roy Seyller FATHER’S DAY REFLECTIONS We thank God for our fathers, and are blessed if they are still with us. However, as God’s own beloved children, we know that God is our true Father in Heaven who is always near to us, and he loves us beyond measure. CHURCH CALENDAR Wesley United Methodist Church Phone: 847-742-7256 1070 South St., Elgin, IL 60123 Email: [email protected] JUNE 2016 SUNDAY MORNINGS: Each Tuesday of the month: Each Each Thursday Wednesday of of the month: the month: Bible Study in the Fe y Sunday School Vashti Circle at Esperanza Cell Room at 6:30 p.m. Paul’s groups in (Fe y Esperanza) Restaurant at homes at 6:30 7:00 a.m. p.m. (Breakfast) 9:30: Sunday Service 10:30: Fellowship 10:45: Violin/Guitar groups 11:00: Sunday School 11:30: Fe y Esperanza (Spanish) and Children’s Choir Swedish Class at 7:00 p.m. 1 2 Virginia Fink’s Birthday Beth & Brett Barry’s B-day. 5 6 7 8 Donna Bach’s Birthday 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 CHURCH COUNCIL MTG. 7:00 P.M. Glen and Mary Peterson’s 60th Anniversay! 14 15 Judi Brownfield’s Birthday Gary & Jean Bowen’s 52nd Anniversary! Bev Newton’s Birthday SPECIAL CHURCH WORK PROJECT DAY 9:30 AM Roy Seyller’s Birthday 19 20 21 Roy & Linda Seyller’s 53rd Anniversary! Dan & Nancy Gardner’s 47th Anniversary! Swedish Singers 6:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Church 28 Jessica Behning’s Birthday Christine McQuillan’s Birthday Rene Laude’s Birthday 13 27 4 10 12 26 3 9 Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Conference Conference Conference Father’s Day Each Friday Each of the month: Saturday of the month: Fey y Esperanza Bells Choir Prayer Group Practice 3:00 in the Chapel Hope at 7:00 p.m. Rehearsal in the Choir Room at 4:00 p.m. 29 30 11