2025-02-20 Good News
Pastor's Reflection 2025-02-20
February 20th, 2025
Rev. John Oda Living Lightly – Lent at Wesley: Letting Go, Letting God. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Lent marks the start of a season of self-examination, prayer, and renewal. For centuries, Christians have observed these forty days leading up to Easter as a time to focus on our relationship with God, reexamine priorities, and let go of what distracts us from a deeper faith. Tradi...
Umbrella Ministry Valentine’s Day Care-a-Van Visits
February 20th, 2025
Umbrella Ministry Valentine’s Day Care-a-Van Visits To spread some love and joy for Valentine’s Day, Umbrella Ministry and Wesley Church members went to visit some of our beloved seniors who have not been able to make it back to church. With prayer blankets in hand, Kiyomi Yanai, Mari Fujii and her daughter, Mika Visitacion and her son, Mary and Dale Sasaki, Shizuko Adachi, Lynn Tabuchi and Shell...
Wesley to Support the Undocumented Individuals in our Community.
February 20th, 2025
Wesley to Support the Undocumented Individuals in our Community. In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump stated that he would invoke Alien Enemies Act of 1798, to deport and “eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil.” The Alien Enemies Act was last invoked to illegally incarcerate 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War ...
Day of Remembrance Makizushi
February 20th, 2025
The Nihonmachi Outreach Committee asked Wesley if they can provide makizushi for the Day of Remembrance event held at the Buddhist Church auditorium on Sunday, Feb. 16. The sale of the makizushi will help offset the cost of putting on the Day of Remembrance. We thank Akiko Buchanan, Kazuko Hughs, Setsuko Lebu and Misako Ogi for preparing/cooking the vegetables on Sat., for Ron Ogi for cooking and ...
Cub Scouts Pack 201 & Troop 201
February 19th, 2025
Cub Scouts Pack 201 & Troop 201 Wesley was honored with the presence of Troop 201 Scouts above and Pack below for Scout Sunday, Feb. 9. Ethan above, Brayden and Kazumi below were an integral part of the Sunday program. And Pack 201 served as acolytes. Troop leaders Tom Oda above left, who presented the goals of the scouting program, John Ng (above right), and Tina Urata (below) with supporter, Smi...
Making a Difference One Dress at a Time
February 19th, 2025
Making a Difference One Dress at a Time!“We love because He first loved us.” John 4:19 Since 2022, our United Women in Faith at Wesley have been involved with sewing dresses for a non-profit organization called, “Dress A Girl Around the World.” This time around, 11 women stepped up to sew 53 dresses. It was our 4th sewing drive and in total, 201 dresses have been sewn for this missions project....
聖書の時代
February 19th, 2025
聖書の時代 今日はまず嬉しいニュースがあります。いつも私たちと交わって下さる大森照輝先生が、この1月に結婚されました。奥様はオセアンさんと言う、フランスからの方です。先生は2月23日のウェスレーの日語礼拝でメッセージを担ってくださるので、その時お目にかかれます。是非ご出席ください。今年の日語のニュースレターは「聖書の時代」と題し、数回にわたって主イエスが福音を述べ伝えられた時代のユダヤの世界について様々な面から考え、聖書が書かれた背景を理解していこうと思います。例えば、人々の貧富の差はどうだったのか。経済協力開発機構（OECD）や厚生労働省の国民生活基礎調査によると、2021年の相対的貧困率（国民所得を基準にした貧困率）は、アメリカも日本も15％をわずかに上回るほどでした。一方、主イエスの時代では所謂富裕層が5～10％、中間層が約10％、そして残りの80％から85％が今でいう貧困層だったそ...
“Never Again, is Now Day of Remembrance Event Held in San Jose’s Japantown
February 19th, 2025
“Never Again, is Now! Day of Remembrance Event Held in San Jose’s Japantown By Barbara Hiura Dec. 7, 1941, “is a day that will live in Infamy” stated President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Japan’s sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, and led to the signing of Executive Order 9066 allowing for the illegal detention and incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry and removing all from the West ...
Sacred Wholeness: Nurturing Your Mind Body and Spirit
February 19th, 2025
Sacred Wholeness: Nurturing Your Mind Body and Spirit By Barbara Hiura A perfect opportunity was handed to all of our church members to engage in an often resistant healing process when Wesley offered Sacred Wholeness: Nurturing Your Mind Body and Spirit” winter retreat on Feb. 1, at Willow Glen United Methodist Church. Why resistant? Because it’s emblematic of the Martha and Mary Biblical story. ...
UWF Officer Installation and Special Mission Recognition (SMR) Awards
February 19th, 2025
The 2025 United Women in Faith Officer Installation and Special Mission Recognition (SMR) Awards“Serve one another through love.” Galatians 5:13 On Jan. 26, our United Women in Faith (UWF) once again held its annual installation of officers: Mary Horio (President), Kazuko Tengan (Vice President & Spiritual Growth), Bev Acuna (Secretary), DeeDee Azuma (Treasurer), Shizuko Adachi (Nichigobu Liason)...
Reconciling Sunday service with Ivan Vielma and Fundraising Bake Sale
Asian Camp Registration is Now Available!
Singers, songwriters, stand-up comedians, poets, instrumentalists are invited to perform at Wesley's Open Mic Nite, coming Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 pm in the Chapel. Come to perform or just to be part of the audience for this great night of entertainment and being together. You can reserve your performance slot by coming at 7:00 pm that night or signing up ahead of time with (markteagle@wesleysj.net). It's going to be fun!
Join us for Ash Wednesday at 7:00 pm March 5 in the Sanctuary. Music, prayer, and reflection will be followed by the imposition of ashes for those who wish to receive them. This contemplative service begins the season of Lent as we prepare ourselves spiritually for the coming of Easter.
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