First of all, here is a word cloud that was made from our Worship on Sunday evening. We asked the question, “As we are renewed coming together for a new semester, what are we looking to get out of Wesley or what are your hopes and dreams for Wesley this year?” A word cloud is a grouping of words that are sized based on frequency of use…pretty awesome result!!

And here is This Week in Wesley!

Tuesday, January 24th
*Lunch at D2 (12:30)- If you are free and looking for lunch plans, you can join us at D2. We will meet at a table on the side of D2 closest to Wesley. Anyone is welcome!

*Singers (7:00)- If you sing or would like to sing, please join our non-auditioning choir!

*Open Band Practice (8:00)- If you are interested in joining our praise band next year, plan to attend this band practice. We will have several positions opening up, including male and female vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, and sound board/setup/media. Other talents are welcome as well! Contact Justin Davis (fendrman@vt.edu) if you plan on attending.

Wednesday, January 25th
*Mid-Week Communion (11:30)- Stop by Wesley between your classes for Holy Communion. This is a great way to rejuvenate for the last half of the week!

*Ringers (7:00) – Handbells will be rehearsing for their performance on Sunday!!! Meet at the church at 7:00 or at Wesley at 6:45 to walk.

*Graduated Student Bible Study (8:30)- A Bible Study for graduate students and students who have graduated! Meet at Wesley.

Thursday, January 26th
*Small Groups (7:00)- For those who weren’t able to be at Crossroads last week, we will be introducing this semester’s small groups. There are LOTS of great options this semester!!! Signup sheets will be in posted in the lobby, so stop by anytime this week to sign up.

Friday, January 27th
*Lunch at Owens (12:15)- If you are free and looking for lunch plans, you can join us at Owens. We will be under the picture of the toucan! Anyone is welcome!

*Afternoon Sports (2:30)- Get some exercise and unwind after what promises to be a busy week!

*Stay-At-Home Retreat (6:00)- This will be a fun night to hang out with fellow Wesleyites! We will have dinner, a time of worship, and hand out hotdogs downtown. The rest of the night will be free to hang out (and sleep if you’re lucky). We will end with breakfast Saturday morning.

Saturday, January 28th
*Watch Lord of the Rings (7:00)- For the next three Saturdays, we will be watching Lord of the Rings. Join us this week as we start with The Fellowship of the Ring!!!

Sunday, January 29th
*Sunday School (9:45)- Stop by Wesley for Sunday School and doughnuts!

*Worship at BUMC (10:45)- Meet at Wesley to walk to the traditional or contemporary service at Blacksburg United Methodist Church. BUMC also has an 8:45 traditional service for those who are interested.

*Dinner and Crossroads (5:30)- Join us for free dinner followed by a great Crossroads Program!

Other Announcements
*Handbells at BUMC- Last semester’s group has an opportunity to play on Sunday, January 29th at Blacksburg United Methodist Church in the traditional services. We discussed this last semester, but to remind you, the plan is to play the piece that we rehearsed in the fall. Please make every effort to attend our practice this week on Wednesday at 7 pm at the church (meet at Wesley at 6:45 to walk). We will also be doing a couple of run-throughs Sunday morning. If you are interested in getting involved, we will need some subs! Please contact Missy (mjhughes@vt.edu) to let her know if you can come to the rehearsal and church on the 29th.

*Spring Break 2012- Wesley will be going to Swan Quarter, NC. It promises to be a week full of service, worship, fellowship, and fun! There is a signup sheet in the lobby. The trip will cost $100, and we need a $25 deposit by February 3rd. Talk to Elizabeth Simko (e.irene.simko@gmail.com) or anyone else on the Spring Break Committee if you have any questions.

*Prayer Partners- Email Britannia (bvon@vt.edu) if you want to be a Prayer Partner. This is just one of many great ministries you can get involved in at Wesley!

*BUMC Needs Ushers- February 12th BUMC needs some Ushers! If you’re into ushing (much cooler than the word ushering), this is for you! If you’ve never done it before, no worries. It’s super duper simple. Contact Tricia (midpa@vt.edu) if you are interested or have questions.

*D-Now Chaperones Needed- in chaperoning a super awesome fantastically fun youth event April 13-15th? It’s called D-Now (short for: Discipleship Now). Tricia chaperoned last year and LOVED it. For serious though, if you’re at all interested in working with youth do it. Contact Tricia (midpa@vt.edu) if you are interested or have questions.

*Innertube Waterpolo Signups- Email vtwesleysports@gmail.com if you want to play!!! Let them know if you want to play men’s, women’s, or co-rec.

*Relay For Life- Wesley has 3 teams you can sign up for! DO IT!!!!

Glad everyone is back on campus and we are looking forward to a great semester of ministry here at Wesley! You can come by Wesley at any time this week, but most of our normally scheduled ministry opportunities will start next week.

But be sure to come by on Sunday at 5:30pm for a free dinner and then Crossroads Worship at 6:30ish! All are welcome to join us for worship. If you need a ride or directions, please call 804-922-7681 and we will set you up.

We will have a time of announcements at dinner and before worship to let people know about all of our small groups, prayer partners, bible study, Wesley Singers, Spring Break Mission Trip, leading worship, Wesley Ringers, Social activities and more.

Hope to see you there!