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It has ben22years sincemy Dad died" still misshim. Time has softenedhe pain andGod's$acehas healed ttre gnef, bU I still miss him dearly.Part of tfuatvoid and senseof loss stifl linguingis because f how goodmy Dad was.He was notwithouthis faults and oibles,brf despite lremdl,he wassucha blessedman

I affectionatelycanedhinL o?q)". Funny, hemeremention of that namestill warms my heart. MyDad wasa bit arstereat times and reserved Mittlhis affections o his boys,but I knewhe oved me.

My Dad was a preacherwhen I was growing upandthirgs wereoften tigttt financially, somy Dadwouldtakeonotherjobs ohelp provide orus. Heworked at BethlehemSteelfor a while, then at anperrnarketandbakery henasa subntihrteeacher,

and a schoolbus&iver. Interesti4glyenougtqDad-wrs sometimesmy substifute eacher and for awhile, my schoolbus &iver. He oftenworked 80hoursaweekormore. thinkthatis where gotmywork ethicandwhere got my motivation o stivefor excellencen all I do.

Sometimes, henmysiblingsand gatherogether,we aughwhenweememberome fDad's oibles.Oneofthose washis beliefthat aminister ofCluistshould neverbe seenin dirty or casral clothes.So

he alwala worea zuit.riVekids still latrgh ogetherover our memoryof Dad mowirg the front lawnin an old suit.That's one work ethicprincipleI didnot adopt.

Btf itis his aith rathas hapedme ootprofoundly.He wasmypreacher,mypastor, or almost23yearsof my life, andhe was my fatrer. Every Srurdaylistened omy Dadpreach boutGodandClrist and

tle tldr€s of faift. Hissernrorswerealwaysypedout placedn a3ring smallbinder, romwhichhewoulddeliverhis sermon achSunday. lreywerealwaysheologically strte, ntellectu,allyonestandspirihnlly irupirirg, even o a ittle boy.

Sunday fter Surrday, is sermqu sank nto my

heartand dayafterday, he sermon epreachedwith his ife asa fatherseepedrfromy soul.Ttreywere both the same.My Dad was consistentlypositiveand kind I don't ever remember imsaying badwordaboutanyone.f oncen a whileI heard omeoneaya badwordaborsmy father,I wouldget so angryat their criticismof zuchadearandgemrinelyincereCluistianmarUtf Oadwouldsay, Don't fret, fyou onlyknewwhat heyweredealing dth n their ives,youmight hhkdifferenfly."His a&nonishmento me as a child

was,don'tbe

soqrdckojrdge andslower till tocriticize."

I nowknowDadsaidhat m many easons. tristcall rs to be oving and o be encouragers. e donotknowwhatotrersarestrugling with orwheretheyhavebeen.An4 it is so easyo do he samethingto others hat we arecriticizing hem fordoingo us.

I usedtohhk my Dadwasabetter reacherhan

Bi[yGrahanl stifl do. usedto hink hatmyDadwasabetterman han hecelebrities ndpoliticiansI sawon TV or in the movies, till do.He neverbecameamou or greatn tlr eyesof theworld.Brfrinthisboysmin{ hewas heGreatestl

I'm a fathernow. wonderwhatmy childrenwillone aysayaboutme.ncena while,myson, ueto work schedules, ill be n church.nevitably,

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after he serrice, E will find me n the nartlrexshakinglandswitr people.Hewill giveme a bighugandsay,Thatwasareallygoodsermon ad,I really iked t." It alwayswarmsmy heart o trearthosewordsromhim.

But amprayingrat tre sermonewill rerne,rnberbest s the one am rying o ive.

JoinmehisFather's ayaswehonor ndrememberour rthemsnFather'sDay.

Pastor Kon

TheGo inqs -onat Central i, "*"nworrram

Tlventy-onepersonsattended he Friends-CentalCemetery Association affrual luncheon andbusinessmeeting,which was held inAdams HallonSaturday,May 96. The uncheonwas atered yRomanelli's, and consistedof sandwiches, otato

salad ard desserts.The meetingbeganat I PMwith an nvocationgivenby PastorWbtts,who also

gave hegrace.

There were eiglrt burials furing the past year.It was agreed that Maund Enterpriseswouldcontinue o qlen and olose tregraves,and BlueSky Landscaphgwould continue o crf thegrass.

John Williamson, whose term as director hadexpire4 was re-electedo a new tluee yearterm.JoeBreidenstinewaselected usinessmanager,hepositionthatBill Meade eldathispassfuE. heilaStephensesignedas vice-presidentdue o trcalttr

reasons, ndJim Grantwaschosen o succeed er;MarthaGartwas electedto omplete erhusband'sterm on the board" CadtonJohnsqrLBob Samesand BarbaraMeadewill remain n tlpir officesofpresidentsecretary ndheasurer espectfirlly.

It was decided the board will investigate thecost and practicability of leveling the shed and

ceating new gnavesn the little amount of landleft. They will reportback with their findings and

recommendatiornt hemeetirgnextyear.Therewasalsoa discussions o tlre disposition f thecemetery'sistuical records.

Earlierhatdaywe hostedhe DisEictConference.TheUMWprovidedswithmoming efreshments,andsome fwhatremainedasserrredttlrecoffee

hour hene:dday.The oodwasdelicious.Also on that day the country air washeld inLinwood'sAll WarsMemorialPark. The airwasoriginallyheldinAdams all asa fi.urdraiserortheupkeep f the Hall. I've beenaskedwhenweheldour ast county fair; frsn what could indin thearchiveshe answers Friday& Saturday,Septernber3& 14 1963.

dal thanks to the girlswhowudedsohardon he sale.What ajoyto kncnnre nrill bemakingsomeone appywitheI[ he donationshatwillbe goingout thisyear.We rrculd nerrer e able o glveasr*e hariebeendoiqg oner hese astnirrc;,earsfrrc didnt traveheBoutiqueSelestwice year.We ae sograt&ltothe peo-plevilro doneterllxtr treasures-

Keep us in mfud for arythingyou migfu haw thd you

thinkwe cotld sdl, Feel ee to call Bartaa Drg Chr-lofte DoddsMuilyn \*bfieru.Yorn Jrmkmayte sornecneelse's REASIJRES,.

IJMW hn raisedatotal f $10X000withtheirBottigesandotlrermoneymisersn the astnineyeds..

All this ha gone o sr4port missionprojects.......ThatksBe o God"....

COMllrlGOON!CHRISTMASNJULY

We uill haveo\rcr1500 cs.of NewJewelry.Ju$ beati-ftljewelry,

fltreside orCluismasgiffe andwewiltrsve

some ld colledablejewdrytoo.Thercwill bes:ome andpafutoditrdune ad matynice items Keep his ddp andtimeinmind. Fri-JnlyL7,m09,9am o 7pn.

Safmday..ne 20th.. 9anto3pm

fire UMW qdll betaking tteirdolls urd Jewelryon theroad orrer o OceanCity on ftp Tbbemrcle rounds. hissale s sponsor€dy tlreOcear City Hisdical Soci*y.This s a age fleamakd that akesplacee\rery€ar.

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Coqgretulationso the UMW ontlre Sprlng Boufique Sale A total

.of$4200was aisedthis ar. A spe-



A Look ntoJYG..,Hello. My name s Alexis Casagrande. amthirteen attend CSof Nsrthfield. enjoygoingto CenhalUnitedMethodistClnnctr- am hrilledtobepartofthe"TeenPraise" and. nd alsoovebefugamember f theJuniorHigh YouffrGrorp.

It's agreatplaceo be f youwant riends hat ikeyou for whoare.At JYG ouryouth eaders iveus crazyhings o do as a way for us o developrelatiorshipwith God andeachother.Oneof ourcraziestessonswaswashingeachotherseet! Itwasa sray or rts o reallyget o break he ce onour relatioruhipswith eachother. t's so nice tohave place oucanbe ornselfandbe ith otherteensfratyou ike to hangoutwitlr"ril/eevengetto meetother eens romall around.t's alwaln astt4ggleo keepGod close o yourheartard havehim beyour irst pnority,whenyouare rying to

balance choolwork and riendsall week. feelJYG ejwenatesmyfaithwithGodandgivesmeaclean late.YG s oneofmy favorite laceso be.

JYGHappenlngs,Th. GiUwG iriLm haveeen ery usyorJYG, we went fon a bike ride and learnedaborfrbalancing orn priorities. After compledng thelessonwe rode to Rita's water ice. We attendedThird Swday and istenedto some cool hiphopmusic. We eamedwith he SundaySchoolclassesfor a Missionproject. We raised$571.00and 5l

cell phones or the March of Dirnes. Our ProjectBabysitfourd us with 32 ittle ones. It wasahugesucoessaisurgmore lnn $200. This money willbe put b gooduse for upcomingmeetings. Wbhave many interesting things planned" See ourschedule elow.

JYGCalendar f Events( J u n e , u l y ,A u g u s t )

JUI\iEJrure61 Sfirday

June7bJune146Jrme lnJune28e

JULY

Jnly 5eJuly 7*, Ttrcsday5:45July 126JUV la6, Tlresday5:45Jnly 6-t8s

July 196JulyZle, Tircsday :45Jnly 25G,SdurdayJt;dy266Jnly28e,Tiresday :45

AUGUST

Arrg.*

Aug.4*, Tiresday :45

Aug.9eAng,.U6, Tiresday :45Aug. 16fug, 186,Tuesday5:45Lng.?3'd

Ang.25*, Tuesday :45A€.30ttr

Car Washwith Prayer,9ant-NoonClurchParkfugLot

NofYGMeetingRegularMeetingThird SundayWoahipConcertn Millville, leavechrchd 5:00pcn

RegularMeetingBeachVolle$all inOCAbsecorLiglrthouseVisitBeachvoltepalt inOCACloserWdk(canping on

the beachin Wildwood)Third SundayWorshipBeachVollepatl nOCHelp out@ ClnuchBBQNOfYGmeetingBeachVolleFall nOC

RegularMeeting

BeachVollepall inOC

RegulaMeetingBeachfrolleyballin OCRegulrMeetingBeachVolleSall nOCParefltsagainsttYGmembefsBaseballGameBeachVollepall inOC

RegularMeetingARCHOF DIMES

On April 26,2009,seven YGmembers ndfour a&rltsassisted ith settingup theMarch

of Dimeswa$ afterwhich hegroupwalked5miles. JYGandCental's Sunday chool aisd$571.00 ndcollectedifty-onecell phonesuftis worftry auie.Thanl$o all whoparticipated!

SueandMaria

Specialdates.....-. JYCCarwash une , 2009. Trinity Sunday,une7,7.A09. FlagDay, unet4,2009. Fatlrer's aSJune 2112009. Firstdayof summequne21,2009

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HELPING THERS

Cvirg freelyof yourgifls andgraces elps he

reciprarf of coutse, ut t can mprove ouro\pn

mental ealttr-Askother olunteers,nd heywillprobably ay heygetbackmore han rey give.

Vohrnteerings like e.:<ercise,he moreyoudo q

thebetteryoueel.

In our county, Americaruarevolunteaing nrecord urmbers.About560/o f adultsdo sqnetpe of voftnileerwork, averagingabqrt 3.5hoursperweek. Volunteerings oneof themostrewardirg hings oucando. It canbringyou oy

andsatisfactionrdimproveorn orflook. t is away o cqrnectwift church ndcommunity,ndt

will increaseour self-esteem

There s a healthsideof volunteering.A studyshouredhat peopleive longerwhen hey helpothers.Oneerylanrationislrratohurteeringlves

meaning ndprqposeopeople'sives.

Whenyouare eadyo volunteer,indsomethingyoufeelpassionatebout r haveopedencewithand hen'considerowmuchimeyouhaveogive

or wtrat pe of eryerienceouwant Youdo not

need o haveskills or lotsof time, ust easento

it. Staftwith a one-time rojectand ry differentprojects ntilyou ind he ightmatch

In September,tere w:11be an opportunityo

oplore andsignup or various hurch rojects rd

committees. elpingn theParish urse isitation

or &iving p(qgamss orewayof reachirgors o

others. Cmsider he benefitsooyour phpical,

mental, ndspiriural ealth y volunteering.

Rev. oarureraneParishNurse

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- Enlmtng & Disering God Etrer5rwtut!Jcinuscrara&rardirei[erlu€*offu Fidrg God!

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- poiattns n€eded:akeOnitrnas ees'pirercedlesiillificialvirrcElcwers, ockg stuffedwildlifeanirnals,tents,leepurg ags,backpacks, utdootfolding chairs,@nteens, r anyothercampulgor erdr-emep6rtstems- pleaseeave n theoldnutsery.

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BenWaltonwillbepreachirg t all fl,reeservices-Bensa helicofreresore ilot for ireCoastCruardandhasbeen tationedt theTechCenteror tlrepast lueeyears.Heandhis ovelywife Megareexpectingheir ustchildinAugust

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ThisWill MakeYourDayby LynneQuicksall

T\vo itle bo1n,ages and 10,wereexcessivelymischievous, lwaysgetring nto trouble and heirparcils knewabort it.

If arymischief occuredintheirtown, the wo boyswercprc$trnedto be nvolved-

The boys'motherheuril hat apreachern town hadbeeirsucessful in disciplinhg childreruso sheaskedif hewouldspeaktoher sons.

Thepreacheragree( ht qskedto see hemindivi&nlly. Shesert the 8-yearold in first in themondng, withtlte olderboyscheduled o see lrepreachern the afternoon.

Thepreacheqa luryemanwith aboomingvoice, sd

theyourger son down and aslred im sternly "Doyouhrow whereGod s, son?"

fireboy's mcuthdroppedqpe4 uthe madenore-sponsesiftingwide+pdwith his modhharging open

Sq thepreacherelrated thequestionn an evensiemertone:Whe,reis God?"

Aggirt the bcymade no a$empt o answer. Tlre

trrreaclrcr isedhis voice evenmoreandshookhisfinger n tlrc@s frce andbellowe&"Whereis God?'

Theboy screamed ndbolted from the roorrl randirectlyhome,wert irto his closetand slanrmed hedoorbehindhim.

Whenhisolderbrdher foundhiminthe closeL easked 'What'swrong?'

Theyourgerbrotheqgasping orbredlU replied:"We

are eally in for it this time."

"God is missirg and hey think we did itl"

The first known celebration of Father's Day\Mi!son July 5, 1908 n Fairmont, fr/estMrginia,where t was@rnmemorated twilliam MemorialMethodist EpiscopalChruchSouth- Ixlw knownasCental United MethodistChrnch.GraoeGolden

Claytonisbelievedtohavesuggestedt to herpastorafter a deadlyerylosion in nearby Monogah inDecember, illirry 361 men.

It was also durfug a sermon n 1909 that SonoraSmart Dodd became nspired by Moftr's Day.After the death of her mother, Sonoraand hersiblingswere aisedbytheir atherWrlliamJacksonSmart,a Civil Warveteran.Sonorawanted o shonrhow thanldrl strewas to her fatrer an4 becauseWilliam was born n Jrme,she worked to have hefirst Father'sDaycelebrated n June19,1910.

ln 1924, PresidentCoolidge recommendedhatFather'sDay becomeanational holiday. PresiderilJohnsondesignated te ftird Sundayof Jtrne obe Father'sDay in 1966. t was not until 1972that PresidentNixon instihfred Father'sDay as anationalobservance.

From the Editon

My dad was & quiet man whokept to himself. He didn't slmremuch of himself with ns growingup except o tell us when we wercwrsrg. I guess di&r't see muchof him on week davs becrosehe worted lat€. As Idiscorreredater, hii biggest concern was providingformy tluee sisters,Mom andme. He becarnell adhad o hanecancersurgeryon his sixtiethbirthday andhad o retire from ajob thd' didn't suit his personalityd all. He was a life insurancesalesrnan..Afterwar4Dadwasoftenemotiond andmuch morecommunica-tive. He lived until the age84, albeit n'ith alifficultyfromhis cancer rqgery, rfi I gct to know him asagoodcaringpenon ard fattrcr. I misshim still.

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A puHiceim of CeotralUrdted M€thodist Church 5 W. l,IarvinAva, Limroo4 NI G221, ffi-9n$n; &litoa Battra E" \hn

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The Cqnier b prbtbhed rnorehly o kee nnemben nd rien* informedof prograrn dthe churchand o r€poftnefl6 abott Central's

peofla To suhnit nevn,cleady write a t)pe the nfcmatim ad leare it in the Necclefier nailb< in thechutch dce ot pr€fcraHy,

ande-mait the inform*ion to theE(litc The Courier articlesmut besuhiEed by the loth dthe morh Briatothe bsrc.

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