A Note from John Carns · 2019. 7. 25. · Get Your Church Apparel! Tee's, polo's, sweatshirts and tie dye shirts with the church logo screen printed on them will be available for

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Fellowship Opportunity -Dine Out! Get Your Church Apparel! Volunteer Opportunity with Lifestyles Fellowship + Crabs = FUN Charles Regional Medical Center to Host Seminar LPUMC to Host Conference Mentors Being Sought for Next Confirmation Let’s Chat! Let’s Celebrate! Let Us Pray Pancakes Facebook Find Holy Happenings

A Note from John Carns

Your ASP teams returned after two weeks of making six homes warmer, safer and drier in Johnson City, TN and Jonesville, VA. As Christ’s hands and feet, we restored hope for homeowners in desperate need of help. We formed many new relationships and deepened many others and came back invigorated and renewed in our faith. Please join us on Sunday, August 25 as the ASP team will lead the services, show a few pictures, describe the projects we worked on and relate how the trip impacted us and our faith walk.

The Grapevine Weekly Newsletter of La Plata United Methodist Church

July 25, 2019

Middle School ASP Team

High School ASP Team

3 Port Tobacco Road La Plata, MD 20646

301.934.2288 laplataumc.org

[email protected]

Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr. Susan E. Boehl

Sunday Summer Worship Services:

8:00am Café Worship 10:00am Traditional Worship

Don’t miss the Preacher’s Pop-Up Prayer on FB Live! Every Thurs at 7pm this summer!

Volunteer Opportunity with Lifestyles Lifestyles is having their quarterly Food Distribution and Clothing Bazaar on Saturday, July 27! The event is in the LifeStyles parking lot located at 101 Catalpa Drive, La Plata, MD. Volunteers should arrive at 8am and we will work until approximately 1:30pm. We need your help. If you can assist, please send an email to [email protected] and let Tammy Gausman know your plans. It is important that Lifestyles knows if you can only work a few hours, as they must be careful to have coverage for both set-up and break-down.

Get Your Church Apparel! Tee's, polo's, sweatshirts and tie dye shirts with the church logo screen printed on them will be available for order beginning this Sunday. Orders will be taken until August 11 and items should arrive in time for the Fair. Payment is requested at the time of purchase with checks made out to: LPUMC Youth. Various colors and styles are available, stop by the cart after service to see samples and pick up an order form. Corrie Roberts can answer any questions about the apparel sales.

Fellowship Opportunity - Dine out!

"Texas Roadhouse” has been one of LPUMC's annual Dine Out stops. Once again on Wednesday, August 14 from 4:00 to 9:00PM we will meet there for Fun, Food, and Fellowship (a 3F event). Bring your coupon, and join us. A portion of the money spent will be rebated back to LPUMC. That money is applied to the our mortgage principal. It's an easy way to pay down the loan. Everyone eats out at least one time a month. Join the fun!

Charles Regional Medical Center to Host Seminar

The Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation is holding a free seminar on Wednesday, August 14

th from 5-7pm in the

Nagula Conference Room of the Medical Center. The seminar will be presented by a team of medical staff and will cover the various aspects to consider when trying to stay at home well past 65 years of age. Topics covered will be advance directives, fall prevention and medicine safety. Please register for this seminar at www.charlesregional.org/seminars or by calling 301-609-4132. Refreshments will be served.

Fellowship + Crabs = FUN at the La Plata UMC Crab Feast Please join the Fellowship ministries team at Port Tobacco Marina on Tuesday, August 6 from 5-8PM. This family friendly restaurant located on the water and right up the road, will be reserving tables just for our church where we can enjoy a summertime favorite in Maryland, Steamed Blue Crabs! Crabs will be available (price TBA) and all other menu items can be ordered as well (everyone pays for their own). If you’ve never experienced the fellowship and fun of cracking crabs and un-shelling the delectable morsels of buttery crab goodness, you are missing out!! No experience is needed – a brother or sister sitting next to you will teach you! We need to give the restaurant an estimate of crab eaters so they can have extra on supply. Sign up during church this Sunday at both services or contact the Church office no later than Friday, Au-gust 2. We hope to see you at the Marina!

1 Peter 5:7

“Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

The Grapevine Editor: Sherri Hastings

Publisher: Karen Hamner Circulation: 750

Weekly deadline for submitting articles is Wed. at 4pm. Submit articles to [email protected].

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179 151

Church Income

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Let’s Chat! There is still time to sign up! La Plata Church will be holding small group discussions surrounding the issues that divide us through the lens of scripture. If you are interested in attending these sessions, please let the church office know by phone, email, or by writing "struggling together" on the attendance pads when you come to service on Sunday mornings.

LPUMC to Host 57th Annual Early Childhood Educators Statewide Conference On Thursday, August 8th we will be hosting a conference for Early Childhood Educators that is sponsored by the Baltimore Washington Conference of the UMC’s Directors Roundtable. This conference will be for teachers, aides and directors working in child care centers in our conference, as well as, area child care centers or family providers. Over 250 attendees will spend the day in workshops utilizing almost every room in our church! Pastor Susan will be the Keynote Speaker and will lead the participants in worship prior to the day getting started. I will need some volunteers to help guide everyone around our church building, which as you know, can be a bit confusing. I would need you to be here around 8am until around 11. If you would like to help out, please contact me at [email protected]. Julie Robbins

Mentors Sought for Next Confirmation Our next confirmation class will start this September and run until May. If you are interested in supporting youth going through this process, please consider serving as a mentor! A 'pool' of possible mentors is being created in preparation for the year. A mentor is partnered with a specific youth and talks with them, answers questions, supports the youth on their faith journey and will be invited to attend a few confirmation events. If you are interested in more information or are ready to put your name in the pool, please talk with Pastor Susan or Corrie Roberts.

Thursday, July 25 Hannah Albrittain-9 Calvin Compton Kathy Cox Friday, July 26 Bryan Hancock Saturday, July 27 Andrew McCormick Sunday, July 28 Leonard Giannini-17 Penny Hall Madelyn Mudd-17

Tuesday, July 30 Greg & Debbie Simmons-31 Charlotte Bowie Ken Burgess Pat Spencer Michelle Thompson Wendy Verdiglione Wednesday, July 31 Sue Belmore Joan DeMello Riley Jo Herbert-13 Russ Melvin Caitlin Occhipinti

Thursday, August 1 Cindy Beaston Friday, August 2 Bill Sigmon Saturday, August 3 Mary Beth Reckeweg Adam Roberts Sunday, August 4 Joseph & Sallie Abell-57 Dorothy Roberts

Let’s Celebrate! Birthdays & Anniversaries

For our friends and family who are living in nursing homes, and assisted living or home bound:

Tom Berry Margaret Bowie Patricia Buckler Jennifer Carpenter Harolly Coombs Joyce Dean Carl Greene

Jennifer Hamer Dorothy Jackson Larry Johnson Christina Kingsbury Sarah Marsh Donna McKenzie Renee Nash

Lt. Col. Mark Owens Crystal Rupprecht Sunny Rupprecht Don Stapleson Mike Williams Frances Wright

Let Us Pray For our friends and family who have medical issues:

Ann Bergerstock Lennis Bridgett Marion Craft

Iris Dickerson Sharon Ferguson June Hanson

Mike Merritt

Pastor Susan, our church, our denomination, our local, state and national leaders, our first responders, and our armed forces.

Continue to pray for:

Pancakes

Facebook Find

Six-year-old Dan decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the floor which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten. Dan was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this to be something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or on the stove, and he didn't know how the stove worked! Suddenly, he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor. Frantically, he tried to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on the eggs, getting his pajamas white and sticky. Just then he saw Dad standing at the door. Big crocodile tears welled up in Dan's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but he'd made a terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a spanking. But, his father just watched him. Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged him and loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process. That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life, but it turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky, we insult a friend, we can't stand our job, or our health goes sour. Sometimes, we just stand there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us, even though some of our mess gets all over Him.

But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying for God or for others. Sooner or later, we'll get it right, and then they’ll be glad we tried.

Holy Happenings

Weekly Food Pantry Activity

Mondays - 8:00 AM Food pick up at Southern MD Food Bank in Waldorf

Tuesdays - 9:30 PM Food pick up at Panera Bread in La Plata at closing time

Wednesdays - 8:30 AM Food pick up at Weis Market in La Plata

9:00 AM Bakery wrapping at the Annex

10:00 AM Food pick up or delivery from Next Step Produce in Newburg

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Food Pantry is open at the Annex

Saturdays - 8:30 AM Food pick up at Weis Market in La Plata

3rd Tues or Wed of the month – 8:00 AM Food pick up at USDA in Benedict

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednes-

day Thursday Friday Saturday

21 8:00 AM Cafe Wor-ship 10:00 AM Traditional Worship

22 5:30 PM 12 Step Home Group - AA 8:00 PM AA Mtg - Warner Group

23 10:00 AM UMW Book Club 6:00 PM Emmaus planning 6:00 PM Men's Emmaus Reunion Group

24 12:00 PM AA - Serenity Seekers 2:30 PM FOOD PANTRY open from 2:30-4PM

25 9:00 AM Lifeline Screening 6:00 PM Fair Committee Meet-ing 7:00 PM Preach-er's Pop Up Prayer

26 27 8:00 AM Em-maus Team Commissioning & Training

28 8:00 AM Cafe Wor-ship 10:00 AM Traditional Worship

29 5:30 PM 12 Step Home Group - AA 6:30 PM Youth Group Painting 8:00 PM AA Mtg - Warner Group

30 6:00 PM Men's Emmaus Reunion Group

31 12:00 PM AA - Serenity Seekers 2:30 PM FOOD PANTRY open from 2:30-4PM

1 7:00 PM Preach-er's Pop Up Prayer

2 3 10:00 AM Con-nectors Meeting

4 HOLY COMMUNION 8:00 AM Cafe Wor-ship 9:00 AM Meals & Hope Food Prep 10:00 AM Traditional Worship

5 8:00 AM Preschool Conference Set up 9:00 AM Meal & Hope Food Prep 5:00 PM PTM Crab Feast 5:30 PM 12 Step Home Group - AA 8:00 PM AA Mtg - Warner Group

6 8:00 AM Pre-school Conference Set up 5:30 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry 6:00 PM Men's Emmaus Reunion Group 6:30 PM Mounted Wanderer's 4-H Club

7 8:00 AM Preschool Conference Set up 12:00 PM AA - Serenity Seekers 2:30 PM FOOD PANTRY open from 2:30-4PM

8 7:30 AM Pre-school Conference 7:00 PM Preach-er's Pop Up Prayer

9 10 9:00 AM Port Tobacco Players Rehearsal

11 8:00 AM Cafe Wor-ship 10:00 AM Traditional Worship 1:30 PM Sagepoint Service

12 11:00 AM Church Staff Meeting 5:30 PM 12 Step Home Group - AA 7:00 PM Nomina-tions Meeting 8:00 PM AA Mtg - Warner Group

13 6:00 PM Men's Emmaus Reunion Group 7:30 PM FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

14 12:00 PM AA - Serenity Seekers 2:30 PM FOOD PANTRY open from 2:30-4PM 4:00 PM Dine Out at Texas Road-house 6:30 PM Southern Maryland Trail Riders Board Meet-ing

15 7:00 PM Preach-er's Pop Up Prayer 7:30 PM SPRC Meeting

16 6:30 PM Youth Group Game Night

17 9:00 AM Port Tobacco Players Rehearsal