The church will be closed on Monday July 4th in observance of Independence Day.  Have a safe and happy holiday.

Pastor Daniel and Fran have taken Flat Jesus along on their trip to Germany & Italy.  Here are some highlights:

Looks like Flat Jesus is having a great time! He went to Munich & Venice and Pisa! He visited the home of St. Francis of Assisi, the Roman Coliseum and the Trevi Fountain! he has been super busy! Hopefully you are taking Flat Jesus along with you on your summer adventures too!

Due to the high numbers of COVID cases currently in Baxter County, we will be using the individual communion cups this Sunday in worship.  We also urge you to use your own discretion when it comes to worship.  If you feel more comfortable watching from home, you should do so.  If you still plan to attend in person but feel better wearing a mask, you should do so.  We will have some masks available at the entrances. 

Due to the higher COVID numbers we will be using the little chalice communion cup this Sunday.  You will get one when you come in for worship.

Communion Stewards
Vicki Kauth
Beth Pierson
Marcia Gerard
David Dunavan

Hello All!  

What a great summer we are having so far!  Thank you to the many volunteers who helped with Rocky Railway VBS!  It was a huge success and the kids had a blast! Speaking of having a blast, our Water Fun Day was awesome! It was hot but getting wet with water slides, sprinklers, water balloons and water guns made it just right! We have a few more events this summer so mark your calendars!

Laura Law

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The youth will be taking a float trip on the Buffalo River on Friday, July 8th. The cost is $68 per person. We will be taking canoes and shuttling through Wild Bill’s Outfitters. For more information or if you would like to go, please see or contact Justin Long.

We will be having a church wide Ice cream Social on July 10th at 7:00 pm to celebrate another year with Pastor Daniel & Fran!  Bring your favorite ice cream (home-made or store bought).  We will have kickball up on the field for kids (and yout and any kids at heart who might want to join in).

We will be going to the 1:30 matinee at Sun Valley Cinema on July 13.  We will depart from the church at 1:10pm.  Adults, if you are free and would like to help out and go with, let Laura know. 

We are having a Family Bonfire July 15th at 6:00pm.  All are invited.  We will roast hotdogs and make s'mores and drinks will be provided.  Bring your own camping/lawn chairs and come join the fun! 

Every year Wesley Kitchen shuts down for deep cleaning during the summer.  This year we will be closed the weeks of July 18th & 21st and July 25th & 28th.

The Youth will be going horseback riding in Mountain View on Wednesday, July 20th.  For more information or if you would like to go, please see or contact Justin Long. The cost os $35.

Children, youth, and their families are invited to come bowling at Driftwood Lanes on Tuesday, August 2nd from 6:00-8:00pm.  make sure and wear or bring socks for renting shoes.

We will be taking the youth to Kenda Drive-in in Marshall on Friday August 5th. We will depart at 7:30pm.  The cost is $6 per person.

We will be taking students to Loco Ropes in Mountain View on Monday, August 8th.  We will leave the church at 10:00am.  The cost is $60 per person.  This should be an fun event.

Join us Saturday August 13th at the City Pool from 5:00 to 7:00 for Back to School at the Pool! There will be food, fun, fellowship and of course swimming.  This is a church-wide event.  All are welcome! You won't want to miss it! See you there!

Before school starts back, we would like to bless not only the backpacks of the students, but also the students themselves and the educators.  Sunday, August 14th we will be doing the blessing of the backpacks at each service.  All students are encouraged to bring their backpacks to worship that day to be blessed.  Each student will recieve a backpack tag to place on their backpack as a reminder of God’s presence with them at school and the prayers of their church family too.  We will pray over the students and educators an ask God to equip them with all they need for a wonderful 2022/23 school year.

SUMMER FEEDING
In memory of Cheryl Jarvis:
Don & Kay Owens
June Willborn
Rose Matla
Karen Oldenberg
Roy & Pat Rush
Judy Recer
Bernice Koonce
Bette Gould

WESLEY KITCHEN
In memory of Cheryl Jarvis
Margaret Schmidbauer
Recycling Consultants LLC

YOUTH
In memory of Dana Mullins
Barbara Viederis

GENERAL FUND
In memory of Gary Cranfill
Calvin & Sissy Czeschin
In Memory of Elmer Clark
Ruth Clark

Concerns:
Terri Chapman (6/26/22)
(Cindy Long’s sister)
Ian Zander (6/26/22)
(Flossie Wiesend’s grandson)
Martha Wedgeworth (6/12/22)
(Kellye Cannon)
Nora Smith Conway (6/5/22)
(Annette Clements' mother)
John Beecroft (6/5/22)
Gary Donovan (5/22/22)
(Neil Chandler’s cousin)
Denise Rohr (5/22//22)
Buzz Johnson (5/15/22)
Marianne Trimmer (5/15/22)
(Jill Chandler)
Kristin Cain (5/8/22)
(Jill Chandler’s daughter)
Mary Thane (5/8/22)
(Sharon Fabich)
Brenda Haskins (5/8/22)
(Hazel Long)
Larry Haskins (5/1/22)
(Hazel Long)
Joe Bodenhamer (5/1/22)
Richard Henderson (5/1/22)
(Hazel Long’s nephew)
Rebecca Grimwood (4/24/22)
Nancy Roney (4/24/22)
Darrell & Ann White (4/17/22)
(Iva Jones)
Nick Suntken (4/17/22)
(Gene & Linda Vornheder’s grandson)
Mike Thompson (4/17/22)
(Beverly THompson’s son)
Landy Roberson (4/10/22)
Rob Holmes (4/10/22)
(Phyllis Holmes’ son)
Charles Armistead (3/13/22)
Peter Peitz (2/20/22)
Alan Erickson (2/20/22)
Marti Gilbert (2/13/22)
Earl Kinney (1/30/22)
Ron Odegard (1/30/22)
(Sandy Odegard’s husband)
Doug Gregg (1/9/22)
(Clay Williams)
Glenda Bodenhamer (1/9/22)
Ed & Coni Baldwin (1/9/22)
Bob Thompson (12/12/21)
(Bev Thompson’s son)
Pat Garner (12/5/21)
Natalie Dixon (11/21/21)
Brandy Nelson (10/31/21)
Jim Brown (10/31/21)
Debbie Dickerson (10/24/21)
Josh Monderen (10/17/21)
(Kim McDowell’s son)
Jaystan Davis (10/10/21)
(Mary Margaret Pearson)
Nira Wilkerson (10/3/21)
Jeffrey Smith (9/26/21)
(Carolyn Densmore)
John Taylor (9/5/21)
(Sandy Odegard’s daughter’s father-in-law)
Nick Mavromatis (8/8/21)
(Susan Dernick’s nephew)
Elden Lowe (8/8/21)
(Jill Chandler’s nephew)
Monique (6/13/21)
(Marti Gilbert)
Klaus Neumann (4/18/21)
(Mary Margaret Pearson)
Ima Moss (3/21/21)
(Carolyn Whisenant’s mother)
Karen Jackson (3/7/21)
(Mary Margaret Pearson)
Jerry Wilkinson (10/25/20)