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Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church 2025 Florence Avenue, Chester, VA 23836

Rev. Mike Dettmer, Pastor Website: www.bermudahundredumc.com

Email: bhumchurch@comcast .net Phone: 804.530.1391

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August 2017 Newsletter

Vacation Bible School

Join us in Rome! Monday, August 7

through Friday, August 11 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Vacation Bible School

Hello, church family!

Vacation Bible School is nearly here, and we still need help through this final stretch! Please keep the following in mind as we approach August 7:

-- We will be decorating the church starting on Saturday, August 5, at 9 a.m. and continuing after services on Sunday. We welcome EVERYONE to help.

-- We encourage every church family to invite ONE CHILD to attend. Imagine how many children we could reach if even half those kids show up!

-- Be in prayer for our staff and our students, that ALL hearts would be prepared to hear God's message and to feel the Holy Spirit moving.

Jesus, before ascending to Heaven, commanded his followers to make disciples of all people and reminded them he would always be with them. That commandment still applies today, and we can do our part by reaching out to the children in our own neighborhood.

In Christ, Gabriella Mirabilio and Katie Sloan

Invite your friends and neighbors to Vacation Bible School!

Please like us on Facebook and share our VBS information on your Facebook page Rome: Paul and the Underground Church

Monday, August 7 through Friday, August 11, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Pre-register children for VBS at

http://bermudahundredumc.com/#/vacation-bible-school

(Registration forms are also available on the table outside of the church office.

These forms may be filled out and turned in to Christine in the church office.)

Join us in Rome! You’ll explore the caves of the Underground Church,

meet the Apostle Paul, create cool Bible-times projects,

experience thrilling real-life dramas, play high-energy games,

sample tasty Mediterranean snacks, and hear unforgettable music.

Plus, you’ll meet lots of new friends!

Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church August 2017

Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

1 Donovan Crump

3 Oscar Anderson

5 Harold Caples

6 Pat Leach, Will Strickler

7 Charlie Ruxton

8 Harrison Scruggs

13 William Talley VI

16 Sheila LaRue

18 Ken Alexander, Spencer Bethune

20 Jeff Ritenour

21 Christopher LaRue

22 Julianna Mathis

23 Dave Steinbraker

25 Ilyssa Snyder

26 Gerri Russell, Dylan Craddock

27 Kelsey Callahan

30 Gibbons Sloan

31 Traci Beaudoin

August 2017

• Keenagers met at Narita Japanese Restaurant at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, August 2 Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for lunch at a different restaurant • Saturday, August 5, 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall… VBS Decorating and

Final Set-Up • Sunday, August 6.....After Church....VBS Final Set-Up • Vacation Bible School: August 7-11, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm • SPRC: Monday, August 14 at 7:00 pm in Grundy Parlor (GP) • Finance Committee: Tuesday, August 15 at 6:30 pm in Grundy Parlor (GP) • Church Council: Tuesday, August 15 at 7:30 pm in Grundy Parlor (GP) • Nominations & Leadership Development: Wednesday, August 16 at 7:00pm (GP) • Worship Team: Thursday, August 17 at 6:30 pm in Grundy Parlor (GP)

(Choir Practice will be at 7:00 pm ) • UMW Meeting: Monday, August 21, 6:30 pm in Grundy Parlor (GP) • The Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet until January 2018 • UMM: The UMM will not meet in August. • UMYF will break for the Summer and will resume meeting in September. • Please note that volunteers are needed to work with the nursery worker on Sundays as

well as for Children’s Church. See the sign up sheet notebook to sign up to volunteer

August Meetings, Small Groups & Events

August 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Men will not meet in August. The UMM will resume meeting in at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, September 19th at River’s Bend Restaurant. Any change will be relayed via the church bulletin announcements. All men are members and are welcome to attend our meetings. For more information on the UMM, please contact Charles Woodard.

-Charles Woodard, BHUMC UMM President

United Methodist Men

Gideons International

Jerry Green with the Gideons International was the guest speaker at the 11am worship service on Sunday, July 2. Thank you to everyone

who gave to the love offering that was taken up at the 11:00am worship service. $258 was donated to the Gideons International.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet

until January 2018. See Lilly Enz for more information.

GET READY - IT IS ALMOST TIME! MAKE PLANS TO SHOP, SHOP, SHOP TO YOU DROP! CRAFT SHOW DATES HAVE BEEN SET NOVEMBER 10 - FRIDAY - 5 PM - 8 PM NOVEMBER 11 - SATURDAY - 9 AM - 2 PM NOVEMBER 12 - SUNDAY - 9:30 AM - 11 AM, THEN REOPEN AT 12 NOON


The Keenagers meet for lunch at noon on the first Wednesday of each month at a different local restaurant.

Join us for fun, food and fellowship!

For August, we met at Narita Japanese Restaurant in the Rivers Bend Shopping Center. If there is a local

restaurant where you would like the Keenagers to meet for lunch, contact Christine in the church office at (804) 530-1391 or email [email protected]

United Methodist Women YARD SALE - Don't forget the next yard sale is scheduled for September 30th. Bring your items on Friday, the 29th from 10AM to 6PM and we open for business at 8AM on Saturday, September 30th. This time we will be looking for warm, fall/winter clothing. Start cleaning out the closets now. Remember -- no TVs.

RAINBOW GIVERS - Remember to get your gift of $60.00 to our Treasurer, Mary Simmons by September 1st . Your gift entitles you to give a Special Mission Recognition Pin to someone you would like to honor, make a gift to a Pledge to Mission, make a gift to the World Thank Offering and appropriate cards and the Mission Pin will be sent to the individuals honored. It is a perfect way to honor individuals that you appreciate.

READING PROGRAM - For our readers, don't forget to get your list of books read to Lilly Enz by August 15th.

NEXT MEETING - our next meeting will be August 21st. The meeting will start at 6:30PM and light refreshments will be served. There is always an open invitation to women of the church to join us at our meetings or come work on one of our mission projects. We would love to have you in our UMW group.

Thank you for all your support and we hope that you were able to attend our July 30th celebration for Pastor Mike. The Bermuda Hundred UMW is very proud of Pastor Mike, he is our first male, ordained UMW member!

See you at 6:30PM on August 21st,

Doris Morefield, President


Our Daily Bread Food Pantry items needed! Toilet paper, regular size soap, boxes of cereal,

Canned: beets, mixed vegetables, lima beans, pork & beans, black beans, kidney beans

Missions—School Supplies Needed by August 27



Last year Bermuda Hundred UMC participated in this ministry for the fourth year in a row, and it was quite a success! We had a shoebox packing party and were able to deliver 157 shoebox gifts to the collection center in November 2016! If you helped last year, thank you! If not, we hope you will consider getting involved this year!

A couple of changes have been made to the program this year, and we will be doing things a bit differently at our church as well. The ship-

ping fee per box has gone up from $7 to $9 and they are no longer accepting candy or toothpaste in boxes due to customs regulations. Instead of collecting items for shoeboxes this year, we will be focusing on collecting money to cover shipping of at least 100 boxes, along with purchasing any items we need to fill shoeboxes. There will be two collection boxes (one upstairs and one downstairs) for your spare change as well as red OCC envelopes for larger donations if you are so inclined.

We will also be collecting change during VBS that will go towards our Operation Christmas Child ministry. The Youth Group will be involved as well, including counting/rolling coins, participating in a shoebox packing party and volunteering at the collection center in November.

You can also pack your own box if you would prefer--the process is very simple:

1. Pick up a brochure and shoebox at church. You can also print shoebox tags online.

2. Fill your box (use an OCC printed box or your own cardboard or plastic shoebox, wrapped or unwrapped--just wrap the lid separately!) with gifts and hygiene items for a boy or girl in the age range you select on your box tag.

(visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/ for item ideas and instructions)

Remember, no used items, candy, toothpaste, liquids or gels! If you need help picking an age range, OCC receives the fewest boxes for boys ages 2-4 and 10-14 and could use more of these! 3. Include $9 for shipping of your box--either place a check in the envelope in the brochure or pay the amount online (paying online allows you to find out what country your box ends up in!)

4. Bring your shoebox to BHUMC by Sunday, November 19 for delivery to the collection cen-ter.

If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Mathis at 571-6250 or [email protected].

This is a wonderful ministry project to do with your children to teach them about helping others and sharing the joy of Jesus--what true Christmas spirit is all about.

Operation Christmas Child

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/

tel:571-6250

mailto:[email protected]

Food & Faith on the Fifth Sunday– July 30, 2017


Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate Pastor Mike's ordination as an elder in the United Methodist Church on July 30. Thank you to the United Methodist Men for leading the 10am worship service on July 30. Thank you to the United Methodist Women and Church Council and everyone else who helped with the sing-along favorites and the celebration on July 30.

Earn. Save. Give. July 2017 – Continued Stewardship Success

BHUMC,

Still on target for yet another year of demonstrated success in consistency and giving – As always, thank you for all the contributions and sharing. Please see the updated tracking chart below showing what we have achieved through July and how much of our giving goal remains in 2017. Congrats, Thanks again and let’s keep giving!!!

The Regular Reminder – WE NEED YOU – anyone interested is joining the stewardship committee??? Please jump in – we would love to expand the team for 2018 (see/contact Dave Steinbraker to inquire about becoming part of the Stewardship committee).

Thank you to all and In God’s Grace,

Your stewardship committee Dave Steinbraker, Dorothy Mooney, Ann McNinch, Charles Woodard and Bill Talley V

Stewardship


Servant AUGUST 6

Communion

Sunday

AUGUST 13

AUGUST 20

AUGUST 27

8:30 am

Usher/

Greeters Marc & Mindy Wilts

Ditty & Neil Mooney

Deborah Shelton

Bob Collie

11:00 am

Usher/

Greeters

Sandy Forbes &

Jack Shelton

Doris & Frank

Linkous

Mary Simmons

& Mattie Rogers Youth

Acolytes Drew Coker &

Tyler Woodell

Matthew Coker &

Savannah Talley

Sierra Lannan &

Virginia Grace Winn

Maggie & Carter

Steinbraker

11AM Lay

Readers Liz McDonough Bill Talley, V TBA Helen Collie

Children’s Church

Kailey Craddock

& Christi Morrissette Kailey Craddock

TBA

TBA

Nursery

8:30 am TBA

9:45 am TBA

11:00 am TBA

8:30 am TBA

9:45 am TBA

11:00 am TBA

8:30 am TBA

9:45 am TBA

11:00 am TBA

8:30 am TBA

9:45 am TBA

11:00 am TBA

UMYF Meals

No UMYF—

Summer Break

No UMYF—

Summer Break

No UMYF—

Summer Break

No UMYF—

Summer Break

Altar Guild for August: Sandy Forbes & Mary Simmons

Counting Team for August: Fred Proper, Leslie Pepper & Sherry Strosnider

If you cannot serve on your assigned Sunday, please call your contact as soon as possible:

8:30 AM Ushers/Greeters: Mindy Wilts at 586-7195

11:00 AM Ushers/Greeters: Sandy Forbes at 530-2055

Acolytes: Meredith Steinbraker at 896-0364

Altar Guild: Nancy Byrd at 530-5319

August 2017 Sunday Servants

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