Calling all FGCU/FSW Students! join Gulf Coast Wesley by clicking on the link image. Then look for emails from Rev. Christy Holden containing invitations to fun events with FREE food, a great group of people, time to worship and grow your faith. eepurl.com/dEYIxn
It’s our kickoff meeting for 2018!!! Tomorrow at 7pm in room 240 at Sugden Hall. Free food. Free fellowship. Hope to see you there!
Students, if this is you after your first week...Remember..."All things are possible thru Christ who strengthens you!!" You got this!!! This semester doesn't even know what's coming at it! You can do this!!
BBQ at the NEW Gulf Coast Wesley House this coming Monday August 27th!! Come along and bring your friends for FREE food!!! - mailchi.mp/321f4a800c7b/bbq-at-the-new-gulf-coast-wesley-house
The Kingdom of God looks like...
TED
This is what Judge Victoria Pratt learned while presiding over the "worst" courtroom in Newark.
Watch her full TED Talk here: t.ted.com/sn855ef
Check this out. Who knew?
Edutopia
A common studying technique—highlighting text—can make students develop a false sense of mastery.
LaBelle woman killed in crash on Palm Beach Boulevard had 'bright future', co-workers said
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The Florida Highway Patrol said that alcohol was a factor in the fatal crashIt is with a heavy heart that we share this morning that one of our students, and our friend Taylor Hicks was tragically killed in a car accident yesterday. Her bright, funny, hard-working spirit will certainly be missed! Praise be to God for the time we were able to share together. Please pray for her family especially during this difficult time. She is pictured here with Joy Bridwell, one of or Board members, and long time mentor to Taylor.
Hey y'all, so this week we will not be holding bible study since it is Holy Week. We encourage you to attend events being held at Estero United Methodist Church or other surrounding churches.
Here is the schedule of events at EUMC this week
TIE_DYE TEE PARTY IS TONIGHT! Come tee cycle and bring an old t-shirt or toiletries and we'll give you a new one to tie-dye however you like. Come see us at the ROC in Northlake from 6-8pm tonight! There will also be a community service project benefitting local domestic violence shelters.
Happy Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day! Today let's consider how we can love each other better, and repent for the ways in which we have failed to do that well in the past. Christ being or helper, let's recommit today to becoming the most loving people we can be. May the Holy Spirit help us make it so!
It's a gorgeous day! Go hang out with Wesley and soak in some sunshine today in the Student Plaza! Students will be there until 2!
What are you doing to show love to yourself this Valentine’s Day?
Often we think of Valentine’s Day being about the affirmations we get from others. But what if you could do something to foster love for yourself? We are all born into this world as a blessing. But we are taught to focus on the negative in ourselves and in others. Try this, from author/spiritual teacher Richard Rohr:
Think of a negative phrase you have said aloud or thought to yourself that stems from a sense of shame rather than your inherent dignity.
Turn it upside down and say, in first person, present tense, an affirmation of your God-given value. For example:
I am unlovable. . . . I am infinitely loved.
I don’t have enough. . . . I have everything I need.
I am stupid. . . . I have the mind of Christ.
I am worthless. . . . I am precious in God’s eyes, I am honored, and God loves me.
Repeat the positive statement aloud, slowly, with intention and trust, several times. Then rest silently in the awareness that you are already and forever, without any effort or achievement on your part, a beloved and blessed child of God.
Happy Valentine’s Week!
All things are possible through Christ who strengthens us!!
Great opportunity for making your summer significant! Love God, Serve People, Change the WorldDo you have plans for the summer?! Now is the time to turn in your application for summer 2018 at Riverside! Join us for a great summer of having fun and transforming lives!
It's time to kick off spring semester service learning hours! This Saturday night from 6:15pm-7:30pm for Raise the Roof Concert at Estero United Methodist. Please no jeans or t-shirts. Contact Lindsay Sanchez for credit for hours and any questions at lpsanchez0814@eagle.fgcu.edu
For centuries this prayer has been used to help people reorder priorities, and to align their hearts, minds, and spirits to the will and work of Christ. Please know that as you kick off a new semester, you are being prayed for and the power of the Holy Spirit is with you to guide your path if you choose. Happy first day of classes everyone!
So excited to see this article shared wth United Methodists all over Florida! Way to go Wesley!!!
www.flumc.org/newsdetail/converge-retreat-changes-world-one-conversation-at-a-time-10507011
Retreat changes world 'one conversation at a time'
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Thirty-five students from different races and backgrounds recently came together at an event called the Converge Retreat, an idea formed by three Wesley Foundation campus ministers. Held at Riverside ...Friends, If you are attending Friendsgiving tonight make sure to park at the Post Office next to Copper Oaks. There will be a "shuttle" to pick you up. Call or text Carlene at (386)453-8890!
Wesley had their first two intramural games of ultimate frisbee tonight! Here’s to a great season. #whereiswesley
Wesley students spent their weekend at Riverside Retreat joined by FAMU Wesley and United Wesley learning about safe spaces and effective communication skills dealing with tough topics covering race, rights and preconceived notions. It was a great opportunity to meet new friends, understand others perspectives and have fun doing it! #whereiswesley
A huge thank you to all the Wesley students who helped out at Estero UMC to unload the 2,265 pumpkins that came in today! Y'all worked so hard! #WhereisWesley
ATTENTION PUMPKIN UNLOADERS! The date has been changed to Sunday October 15 at 12:30 at Estero UMC; 8088 Lords Way Estero. Sorry for the late notice! Contact Lindsay Sanchez at lpsanchez0814@eagle.fgcu.edu for any questions.
Hey everyone there's a new community service opportunity available October 21 from 8:30-1 during the Eagle Expo. Check out the flyer for more info! Contact Jenna from the flyer for more info.
A super weekend of community service! Yesterday several of our students helped out a single mom with moving some furniture. Today, a group went to help with hurricane clean up efforts at Riverside Retreat. #whereisWesley
Awesome night tonight with Speed Friending, and a great discussion on where we can find God in life's storms.
GOOD SAMARITAN CYCLING TEAM is a great ministry that we have the opportunity to add to our service learning list. A bike will be provided for you to cycle different areas of Fort Myers to hand out meals and resources to the homeless. This will be taking place Tuesday-Thursday 12-3pm and Saturday 1-4pm. Please sign up with the link signup.com/go/TQOcWkZ and contact Lindsay Sanchez at lpsanchez0814@eagle.fgcu.edu with any questions!
Need a new profile pic in a pumpkin patch for the season? We have a service learning opportunity for the month of October to help sell pumpkins at Estero UMC's annual pumpkin patch! Every weekday starting October 16th we'll be in the patch from 2-8pm and 12-8pm on the weekends until Halloween. Sign up using the following link signup.com/go/sqCuvWJ Contact Lindsay Sanchez at lpsanchez0814@eagle.fgcu.edu for more info.
Its that time of year again! Come help us UNLOAD PUMPKINS. This event will be Saturday October 14 at 9am-12pm at Estero UMC. Fill out the sign in sheet at signup.com/go/XgELZwU Contact Lindsay Sanchez at lpsanchez0814@eagle.fgcu.edu If you need to carpool from campus for the event please let Lindsay know before Friday. Make sure to check the Facebook page for any info regarding late or early pumpkins!
Looking for service hours? We have ESTERO UMC COMMUNITY GARDEN for the following semester. Gardening with Farmer Bob is every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9am-12pm with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Please sign up at signup.com/go/MiEBVwK for more information. Feel free to contact Lindsay Sanchez at lpsanchez0814@eagle.fgcu.edu with any questions.
FGCU/FSW students, Gulf Coast Wesley, and Ft Myers peeps... There is a hurricane relief work team heading out Saturday morning and we need some physically strong helpers to assist our neighbors in removing debris. If you can help out please message Christy Allen Holden asap!
Service hours are available!
Due to hurricane Irma, we will not have Wesley this Monday night. Please take every precaution to prepare yourself to ride out the storm safely. Watch here for news about our next Wesley gathering. Stay safe. God bless you!
We're keeping a close eye on Irma! We will make an announcement by Thursday regarding our scheduled worship and fellowship gathering on September 11th. In the meantime, stay safe, be prepared, and feel free to reach out to us if you need help creating or implementing a hurricane plan! www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/ready.php
We'll be packing hygiene relief kits to go to people in need in the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey! Stay tuned for specifics on a packing party, but in the meantime, you can start gathering the basics for health kits now! See the attached link to UMCOR for the required supplies. UMCOR is very specific on what can be accepted, any supplies beyond what is asked for by UMCOR will be donated to area charities.
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Health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Health kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene...Join us tonight at 7pm at Headpinz! First 50 students bowl for free! #fgcu #gulfcoastwesley #lifeatfgcu #livethefgculife #campusministry #wingsup
So excited to have amazing student leaders, and to be meeting new friends on campus today! If you're at FGCU or FSW swing by today!Come ask us about free bowling! We'll be in the Cohen Center atrium until 3! #fgcuwesley #campusministry #livethefgculife #fgcu
Come ask us about free bowling! We'll be in the Cohen Center atrium until 3! #fgcuwesley #campusministry #livethefgculife #fgcu
Wesley is going to be games and pizza @ 7pm thanks to Sarah and Jacob being grasious hosts! Their address is: 7588 Cameron Circle.
Hey y'all if you are in town, we are meeting in Gulf Coast Town Center @ Starbucks for coffee and conversation. I'll be there at 7pm tonight, hope to see some of y'all there!!
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Hey y'all if you are in town, we are meeting in Gulf Coast Town Center @ Starbucks for coffee and conversation. I'll be there at 7pm tonight, hope to see some of y'all there!!
Hey y'all there was no email today, but if you are in town we are meeting in Gulf Coast Town Center @ Starbucks for coffee and conversation! I'll be there at 7pm tonight, hope to see some of y'all there!!
Don't miss this week's summer Wesley! Discussion for this week: Finding Meaning in the World Around Us. What if we could figure out what God is up to by watching for the patterns of God's work in the world? Come to Fosters Grille in GCTC Monday at 7pm to find out!
Please join us in prayer for Wesley students and alumni doing internships or serving in various mission capacities this summer:
Jordan Coldren, Internship with Collier County Sheriff Dept.
Jack Harcombe, Warren Willis Camp
Leah Ramos, Warren Willis Camp
Alex Pilkington, Business Analytics Internship with Hertz
Crislyn Lucas, Internship in Accounting with Publix
Joselyn Arco, Wesley Summer Staff
Rika Lively, Florida Conference Ministry Intern
Lindsay Sanchez, Tanzania
Alex Elliott, New Zealand, Environmental Science Internship
Introducing James Random Freidt, born on April 27 to Wesley Alum Allyse Price Freidt and her husband David! Welcome to the world little Eaglet!
Slime wrestling? Maybe...And also one of our Gulf Coast Wesley students serving area youth! Go Joselyn Arco!What an awesome time this afternoon wrestling in a huge pool of slimy Yuk! #chirhocrew #nottoomanyinjuries #ilovetheseyouth
At the Community Engagement Expo today, celebrating a year's hard work with or amazing service minded students.
“A spirituality that is only private and self-absorbed, one devoid of an authentic political and social consciousness, does little to halt the suicidal juggernaut of history. On the other hand, an activism that is not purified by profound spiritual and psychological self-awareness and rooted in spiritual truth, wisdom, and compassion will only perpetuate the problem it is trying to solve, however righteous its intentions.” Andrew Harvey
Cypress Lake UMC in Fort Myers is looking for the next Director of Children's Ministries. Cypress Lake is located in beautiful, south Fort Myers and has an average worship of about 1,000 people with an ongoing outreach to children, youth and their families.
The job description is below. For more information or to apply, please contact Erick Ashley at eashley@CypressLakeUMC.com.
So happy that Gulf Coast Wesley has been a significant part of building this retreat! Check it out! And thanks to this year's student team from GCW, Jack Harcombe and Brittany Violka.
www.flumc.org/newsdetail/college-connection-retreat-attended-by-93-students-7958612
College Connection retreat attended by 93 students
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It's an annual rite of passage. High school students preparing for college can be exciting and challenging. A 2017 College Connection retreat held at Warren Willis Camp was attended by eight Wesley Fo...So excited to announce that former Wesley student Jordan Flash Brown has been chosen to compete on American Ninja Warrior season nine. Praying for him this Friday as he makes his long fought for ANW debut!
Please sign up to share how Wesley has impacted you and the campus, we will be having visitors evaluating our ministry and they would love to hear from you! Please share a half hour of your time on April 3rd, sign up with the link attached. Thank you!
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SignUp.com makes it easy to coordinate school events & classroom activities, fundraisers, snack schedules, potlucks & more!This food is smelling amazing!!! Come join us now at Whitaker Hall 129 for free dinner, games, music and a great message!!!
Wesley Worship Tour, Christ UMC Venice is in the books! Great morning of worship, and sharing about how GCW is serving young adults.
Image: Christ Church United at Firewheel
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Found on Google from christchurchuccfirewheel.orgIf you're helping with the ECHO event this morning please make sure you're there by 11 to check in and get registered! Lindsay Sanchez will be there for questions. We are working the kids activity table now!
Anyone in the area tomorrow, I have a last minute service learning opportunity for you. Need help tomorrow morning beginning at 8am in the Bower School of music. Local piano students are coming to campus for a Student Competition Day. They are short handed on volunteers and need help with set up in the morning and more throughout the day. If you can help, message Christy Allen Holden asap for more info.
Wesley will be partnering with GIVE to provide parking services for ECHO March 18! If you would like to receive community service hours for this event, please sign up following the directions below.
1. Go to echonet.org
2. Click on Get Involved, chose volunteer
3. On the lower right side is the calendar, click on March 18 festival afternoon
4. Press sign up
5. Fill in information
*Let them know you are signing up for parking with GIVE/ Lindsay Sanchez
Check this out Wesley! A great way to spend your summer!
LECFamily
Do you know a talented young adult who is interested in ministry or camps and retreats as a career? Will you be seeing an awesome young person during the holidays who might be looking for a summer experience focused on sharing Christian love and hospitality?
LECFamily and the Life Enrichment Retreat Center are currently accepting applications for our Summer Staff for 2017!
More information and application can be found at www.lecfamily.org/employment.
Just a reminder that we could use some extra hands tomorrow morning at Estero United Methodist Church from 8:30-12 to hangout with the Superkids Club. This is a community service event so hours will be available!
Having some fun, reminding each other that nothing can keep us from God's love!
Amazing weekend working with high school students who are craving to know more of Jesus as they transition into college. Thanks to Wesley students Brittany Violka and Jack Harcombe who gave up their weekend to serve, and shared incredible testimonies about their experience of Jesus thru Gulf Coast Wesley!!
Hey everyone Come support FGCU GIVE tonight at Tijuana Flats at Gulf Coast Town Center 5-8pm!
Attention Wesley Students,
There will NOT be Wesley tonight in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Have a blessed day!
Such an encouraging verse!!!!! Hope everyone has an amazing day!
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Welcome back!!!! Join us tomorrow night at 7pm for a back to school party. We will be meeting at Estero United Methodist Church for a movie on a big screen and Free pizza 🍕
We can't wait to see everyone and hope you had a great break!
This is the Wesley Covenant Prayer. It was historically used by John Wesley's faith communities at the start of every new year. Rather than making this year about big resolutions, think about making this year about a big relationship. If you really give yourself to Jesus, this prayer has the potential to be a game changer in the most significant relationship in your whole life... The One that can change all the others for good. #relationshipsnotresolutions #gulfcoastwesley #fgcuwesley
Just a reminder there is no Wesley Experience tonight due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Hope you all have a happy and safe holiday!!!! Very thankful to have each and every one of you with us this semester!
Cheering like crazy for Elena Dent, daughter of Wesley's friend Dr. Eric Dent, who is currently competing in the junior Olympics. She has made it to quarter finals, placing her at eighth in the world so far. Come on Elena!!! We are rooting for you!!!
If you are a current student and Wesley goer, please message Alex Pilkingtonyour UIN, email and shirt size if you would like to receive a Dirty Bird shirt with Gulf Coast Wesley written on the back. Let's show our student athletes that Wesley supports them!
