2024-01-25 Good News

We are so grateful to have such a wonderful breakfast today. Sumire and I appreciate for this opportunity..Many people said to us, "Welcome back. おかえりなさい！(Okaerinasai)"We are so happy that we have loved ones waiting for us in the U.S.!When someone says, “おかえりなさい！Welcome back!”,we respond, “ただいま(tadaima) I’m home!”We have deeply felt the warmth of coming home and we really appreciate for your welco...

1 Corinthians 7:30-31 (MSG)I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don’t complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple—in marriage, grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary things—your daily routines of shopping, and so on. February marks the beginning of the season Lent. Our theme for Lent 2024 is “Simply Lent”.The forty days of Lent mirrors...

私の俳句（米司紀子） もう四年前になりますかしら、母校の同窓会誌に俳句のクラスの広告を見つけ、入会し、ホトトギス派の故稲畑汀子さんのお弟子、水田先生につきました。何も知らぬ俳句の世界に友達の反対を押し切り、飛び込んだのです。575の詩は難しく, ホトトギス派は字余りはだめ、季語も必ず入れなければなりません。楽しく、面白くて難しいです。書き初めや母の使ひし筆と墨                    特選母は書道に興味を持ち、書道芸術院の会員の先生に十五年習い、友達や私の祖母に手紙は筆書きでした。上達しないといつも悲しそうに自分の字を見つめて、つぶやいていました。私から見れば、上手だなと思っていたのですが。書きながら、又、駄目だとぼやいていました。しかし、先生には上手だよ、次の展覧会に出品しようと言われ、出品した掛軸をここにかけています。母の筆と墨を見ると練習に励んでいた母の姿がいつまでも見...

Save the DateWesley United Methodist ChurchKids CampJune 17-21, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.566 N 5th Street, San JoseElementary Campers: incoming 1st - 5thTween Scene: incoming 6th - 8thMore details and registration information to come in March!Questions? Reach out to Sjwesleykidscamp@gmail.com......

God’s Garden children did a wonderful storytelling of the birth of Jesus. We had Mary and Joseph, with baby Jesus. The angel Gabriel visited us too. The Three Wise Men came bearing gifts. And three regal narrators telling us the story. The children also graced us with some lovely Christmas songs. Thank you to all the God’s Garden children and families who participated, the teachers who helped put ...

All are invited to participate in Wesley UMC’ s 2024 Winter Retreat: a Time to Reflect & Reimagine on Saturday, February 3 at Willow Glen UMC in San Jose. We will spend the day reflecting on the traditions and spirit of Wesley, while reimagining how to spread God’s love and grace to our neighbors, community, and beyond. Reimagining our messaging will allow Wesley to continue to adapt to the rapidl...

The 2024 Installation of United Women in Faith/UWF Officers and Presentation of the 2024 UWF Special Mission Recognition Awards In the Bible, the Book of Matthew, chapter 22, verses 37-39, we hear Jesus teach, the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  The second is to love your neighbor as yourself.  Ai Shin, Ai Rin……L...

Men of Wesley UMC,The Wesley Men organization has been relatively quiet since the pandemic. We did sponsor last year's Easter Breakfast and we are scheduled to do the Easter Breakfast again and the Mother's Day Luncheon.The Wesley Men's Mission Statement is:Provide support, opportunity, and fellowship to the men of Wesley United Methodist Church, helping each other to serve God effectively in the ...

Saturday, March 16, 4pmat Signia by HiltonThis year 2024, Yu-Ai Kai, our Japantown senior center, celebrates its 50th year! Fifty years of services to our seniors with programs that help them, us, age with health and happy interests and with the aid of useful resources. You are invited to help celebrate, at the Yu-Ai Kai 50th Anniversary Gala, on Saturday March 16. Join us at the Signia by Hilton ...

Have you tried the digital edition of Good News? It comes to your email or you can find it on the Wesley App with links to every article. Good News can be read easily on your computer, your phone, or a tablet. Many people prefer reading the newsletter electronically.We currently print 430 copies of the paper newsletter (3-4 reams of paper, about $250 for color copies, and $80 for postage). Add to ...

As the church calendar is being planned for 2024, there is consideration for reestablishing AKI MATSURI, the fall festival.  It will be an opportunity to reconnect with the history and goals of previous years, a time of celebration and thanksgiving to God for his faithful presence and grace.  It will also be an opportunity to let our presence be known to the many new neighbors in the Japantown are...

San Jose Nihonmachi Outreach Committee (NOC)44th ANNUAL SAN JOSE DAY OF REMEMBRANCEYOUTH ACTIVISM: Building Community February 18, 2024, 5:30 - 7:00 pmSan Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin Annexmore information here: https://www.sjnoc.org/ Please join us for a special “Sneak Preview” of the full-length Feature Film Kintsukuroi, benefitting the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and the New Dharma Cen...

Exciting News for the Wesley United Women in Faith! An article was submitted by our Wesley UWF and published in the January/February 2024 edition of the National United Women in Faith magazine, “Response.”  It is a magazine of women in mission and its goals are to inform and inspire members to impact the church and the world.  We believe our Wesley UWF are doing just that! Congratulations Wesley U...

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This was an evening of highlighting the Birth of Christ with a Hawaiian Focus and featured the Wesley Ukulele Band, led by Tina Urata (far right) and the Choir led by Mark Teagle (speaking). The WUB sang and played Haleluia in Hawaiian and was accompanied by the choir and featured Mark on the cello. They also led the Christmas song, “Mele Kalikimaka. The liturgy telling the Nativity story was pres...

The Iceman ComethNo…Not Santa! We were blessed to have Rev. Dick Corson give the Christmas message on Sunday, Dec. 24 AKA “The Iceman” because of his dedicated and caring work every Tuesday during our church’ outreach Food Distribution program, where he spends his morning packaging frozen food our of the freezer for our Grant families. Today he continued the four part discussion on community.And o...

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Compassion Ministries is happy to announce that Clarissa Johnston-Abril is the new Compassion Chair. She brings her years as a member of the Compassion Team as well as her experiences as a teacher and school principal to the position. And let's not forget her can-do attitude, gentle spirit and love of service. She's pictured here at the Tuesday Food Distribution with her parents and husband, Aton ...

By Barbara Hiura Making mochi requires a village and this year was no different. Our church was alive with activity and very noisy with loud laughte, constant chatter, and “Hiroshima” background music on Dec. 29. You had to be there to witness or better yet participate in this organized fundraiser of hands-on labor of love.You want community? You want relationship building? You want spiritual upli...

How about this for an idea? Our Wesley member Ann Sifflet hosted a Christmas luncheon and asked her friends to make a donation to Compassion ministries!! Several had already sent checks to the church, and the other guests made VERY generous donations! Talk about great Christmas gifts! Ann commented that people donate if they trust where their money is going. Thank you Ann!......