Our church's senior handbell choir, the Celebration Ringers, will be leading us in worship this Sunday! Join us during our blended 10 AM worship service to experience this gift of music and to welcome our new bell choir director, Chris Perfetti. 

We invite interested knitters and crocheters to join us on Friday October 14 between 2 PM and 4 PM for an informal prayer shawl gathering. Come join us to pick up some yarn, needles or patterns to create prayer shawls for our church to distribute to people who need extras prayers and comfort. Our current focus is on replenishing our supply of prayer shawls for adults. Even if you already have a project in process, we'd love to see you on Friday. For more information, contact Karen Rose by phone (610-657-5440) or email.

Let's celebrate fall together with a special "pumpkin spice" themed fellowship hour! On Sunday October 16, we'll gather in the atrium after worship for delicious coffee (perhaps with a touch of pumpkin spice?), baked goods, and conversation starters. (Not a fan of pumpkin spice? No worries! We'll have regular coffee and hot apple cider, too.) This is a great opportunity to reconnect with your church family!

To donate baked goods, or to volunteer with setup or cleanup, please sign up here. 

On Sunday October 30, join us for our annual Trunk or Treat celebration after worship (approximately 11:15 AM). Decorate your trunks, prepare some treats, and enjoy the costumes of the kiddos of Wesley! To register your child for trunk-or-treating, or to volunteer to decorate your car or donate treats, please sign up here. Questions? Contact Miss Deb, our Director of Christian Education. 
 

On Saturday October 22 (time TBA), join the Wesley youth group for a nighttime corn maze. Bring flashlights and get ready for some fun! Questions? Contact Brian (Wesley's Minister to Youth). Youth group activities are open to students from 6th grade through 12th grade. 
 

The next Men's Fellowship Breakfast will take place on Saturday October 15. Breakfast will begin at 7:30 AM, and the meeting with begin at 8 AM. For more information on the men's ministry, please contact Rich Chambers. 

The LVOD is participating in the Boscov's Friends Helping Friends fundraiser on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 8 AM to 11 PM. You purchase a Shopping Pass for $5.00 (This goes to the LVOD). You can shop all day and get up to 25% off most items. Consider doing some early Christmas shopping! Contact Karen Schaefer or other LVOD volunteers to purchase your "pass."

Throughout the month of October, we will be collecting animal food, pet toys, pet litter, leashes, and other supplies to be donated to the Animal Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley. Donations can be placed in the bin at the church from October 1 through October 20. Thank you for caring for all of God's creatures!

Mark your calendars for Saturday October 22, 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM, for the church's annual fall sale. Come shop from many yard sale and vendor tables. Enjoy some "trick or treating" for kids at participating tables, too! The kitchen will be open for lunch purchases, and we'll offer a silent auction and bake sale, too. 

To become a vendor, or for more information on volunteering, please contact Debbie Ace by phone (215-804-7509) or email, or contact Betty Killo by email.  

Announcing the matchup for this year's edition of Penny Wars: Graybeal vs. Graybeal!  Becky Graybeal (Wesley's Director of Music) and Brian Graybeal (Wesley's Minister to Youth) will go head-to-head this year for a great cause. Proceeds from this year's Penny Wars will help defray the costs of relationship-building & faith-forming activities through this year's "Year of the Table" program. 

Penny Wars is a game of friendly sabotage through donations of coins and cash. Put your pennies in the jar of the competitor you want to win the penny war, and all other donations in the jar of the competitor you want to sabotage. At the end, the competitor with the most points (not necessarily the most money!) will be declared the winner -- and the other competitor will get a pie in the face!

The penny jars will be available on Sundays in October. We'll announce the winner on Sunday November 6, and celebrate with the pie-in-the-face on Sunday November 13. 

“I thought you just had religious books.” This is a comment we hear fairly frequently, and we do have a lot of “religious” books or books of a spiritual nature. However, we also have a lot of novels, memoirs, and books on topics of current interest. Come in and browse! We will be featuring suggestions of books in these categories in the next few weeks.

If you have a love of learning or a desire to connect with other people of faith, we encourage you to volunteer as an adult study group leader! Leaders are needed for adult Sunday School classes (either before or after worship) as well as mid-week Bible study groups. Not sure where to begin? Pastor Candy will be happy to help you pick out a study resource and walk you through the process. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Pastor Candy.

To include your ministry update or appeal in an upcoming edition of the Wesley Church e-news, please send the announcement to Pastor Candy. 

This week, I had the opportunity to offer blessings for our favorite furry and scaly friends through our annual Blessing of the Animals! It was a joy to meet these beloved members of your family. Included in the pictures below (along with their humans) are dogs Tucker, Romeo, Chance, and Shadow; reptiles Pesto (the snake) and Rex (the bearded dragon); hermit crabs Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (who now live in the church office); and rats Dorito and Frito. Thank you to everyone who brought their pets for this year's blessing, and thank you to Debbie Ace for offer certificates and treats to these pets.