AT A GLANCE
COMING UP
November 1 - Morning Worship; All Saints Sunday
November 3 - Tuesday’s Table, WRFD, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
November 4 - Weekly Ecumenical Lectionary Study, 9 a.m., Warrenton Baptist Church
Ecumenical Extended Advent Worship, Coley Springs Missionary Baptist, 12 noon
Choir rehearsal, 5:30 p.m., Fireside Room
November 8 - Morning Worship; Recognition of Veterans
November 11 - Bow Making for Christmas Wreath Project, Fireside Room, 9:30 a.m.
Ecumenical Extended Advent Worship, Cooks Chapel, 12 noon
November 16 - Cookies for the Community Project, 9 a.m., Fellowship Hall
FALL BACK TO EASTERN STANDARD TIME! Remember to reset your clocks before bedtime this Saturday and "fall back" to Eastern Standard Time, which begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1.
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY: This coming Sunday, November 1, is All Saints Sunday. On All Saints Sunday, we will name folks who have completed their earthly journey during the previous year. Several have submitted the names of relatives or friends whose memory we will honor. If you have those who should be included, contact Ray Gooch right away at 919 548-4295. We hope you will be with us for this special service.
ADVENT DEVOTIONS: Warren Ministries United and area churches are hosting a Season of Extended Advent Worship, with the first worship service to be held on November 4 at 12 noon at Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church, 224 Parktown Road, Warrenton. Participants are invited to bring a bag lunch and beverage for after-worship fellowship, as well as nonperishable food items or gift cards for Thanksgiving food distribution. The full schedule of services included on the Publications page, as well as available in the narthex at Wesley Memorial.
VETERANS TO BE RECOGNIZED: On Sunday, November 8, during Morning Worship, veterans (living) who are church members as well as relatives or friends of church members will be recognized during the service. If there are those you would like to have recognized, please contact Elaine Coleman, Worship chairperson, 252 425-5616.
WREATH PROJECT 2026: Supplies are here, orders are being taken and soon it will be wreath season! Bows will be made on November 11 at 9:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room. We will gather boxwood on Nov. 27 & 28, then wreaths will be made Nov. 30 - Dec. 4. Additional boxwood will be gathered during that week as needed. The wreaths needed for the first Sunday of Advent will be made on Nov. 23 and 24. Mark your calendars and plan on helping out! Orders for wreaths may be placed by contacting Elaine Coleman, ElaineGibsonColeman@gmail.com, or Mary Hunter, malhunter210@gmail.com. Note: We are happy to recycle your old wreath forms!
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP: Please consider volunteering in Warren County Schools. Sign-up forms are in the narthex. Contact Elizabeth Comstock, a member of the Education Committee, at 252 468-8272 or 252 468-8273 for more information. The volunteer program is a joint venture between Wesley Memorial’s Missions and Education Committees.
COOKIE DELIVERIES: Our Cookies for the Community project will be held on Monday, November 16, when we deliver boxes of homemade cookies to all schools in the Warren County Schools district and other public agencies. Bring your favorite homemade cookies to the church Fellowship Hall that day by 9 a.m. and plan to stay to help box them. We will also need volunteers to make deliveries. The last time we conducted this project, we had loads of cookies and delivered to some 17 schools and other agencies such as law enforcement, town halls, and the Health Department. Please plan on helping out! Thanks for your support!
LOAVES AND FISHES NEEDS: Loaves and Fishes is always in need of canned goods, rice, noodles and other non-perishables. Please consider making donations directly to Loaves and Fishes or drop off goods at Wesley Memorial. Other needs continue to include your empty egg cartons and plastic grocery bags. They will make great use of all that we provide! There is a collection box in the back entrance by the church office.
NOTE CARDS AVAILABLE: Wesley Memorial note cards have been printed and are available in packages of 5 for $5. Call or text Elaine Coleman, 252-425-5616, if you are interested in purchasing.
Wesley Memorial Birthdays
October
Edie Echols – 10/1
Jacob Wemyss – 10/4
MacGregor Knight – 10/6
Claudia Wemyss – 10/6
Ramona DuBose – 10/7
Kay Horner – 10/8
Lang Hunter – 10/9
Macey Paynter – 10/13
Judy Pulley – 10/14
Suzi Byam – 10/17
Jim Price – 10/21
Kay Copley – 10/ 24
John Coleman – 10/ 28
Grady Strickland – 10/28
Molly Harty – 10/29
November
Parker Leach – 11/1
Velvet Boyd – 11/4
Kate Hazen – 11/4
Fern Boyd – 11/10
Bryson Stancil – 11/14
Gracyn Stancil – 11/14
Elizabeth Comstock – 11/14
Paula Pulley – 11/18
Sheila Blackwood – 11/27
Katy Jones – 11/28
Emily Ross Looney – 11/28
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