JUNE 2017 Luray United Methodist Church Luray United Methodist Church Luray United Methodist Church Luray United Methodist Church 1 West Main Street, P.O. Box 606 Luray, Virginia 22835 Pastor Erich Bennett Office: 540-743-6540 Parsonage: 843-0389 Fax: 743-9109 Email: [email protected]The Corner Journal The Corner Journal The Corner Journal The Corner Journal Inside this Issue: Hero Central – The Church! What makes a superhero? Is it the cape? The ability to fly? Superhuman strength? Rescuing innocent bystanders? During Vacaon Bible School (VBS) this year, the theme is going to center around how God makes heroes. When we think about the Bible stories of heroes they aren’t described like the heroes out of comic books and movies, but they are sll pre(y spectacular! God uses ordinary people in amaz- ing, unexpected ways! God’s heroes have heart, courage, wisdom, hope, and power! Are you one of God’s heroes? During the last week of June at VBS our children will learn about the qualies God develops in humans to develop them into heroes. During our June worship services we’ll also explore some of the same Scripture passages they’ll learn about during VBS and examine how God is building us into servants who can heroically respond to God’s presence in our lives. Our first Sunday in June is UMW Sunday. The United Methodist Women will lead worship and share about their impact in our community and beyond. On this Sunday we will have a combined service, beginning at 10am, with a light lunch to follow and then Change the World service projects in the a9ernoon. I want to thank the UMW for leading worship that Sunday, as I seek to ‘change the world’ during a tour in Florida at Tyndall AFB. I will pray for you, and invite your prayers for me as I seek to encourage Airmen and their families. I will be back to lead worship and be with you on Sunday June 11 th . I also want to invite families to connect with me about a new family devoonal project I’m starng with my family! I must confess that with busy schedules we have struggled to have a healthy devo- onal pa(ern. This summer, as school ends, I hope to improve that. We’re going to have a fun, and hopefully excing me learning together in God’s Word. If you’d like to learn more about the ap- proach I’m taking and resources I’m using, I will have copies available, just let me know. May God bless you as you seek to grow with Christ this summer! I hope to see you Sunday! Grace & Peace, Erich UMW Sunday June 4th followed by lunch & Change the World Community Projects Giving Tree Banquet Monday, June 5th June 18th Mission Dinner June 23rd Vaca.on Bible School June 25 - June 29 Calendar Highlights 2 VBS 3 UMW 4 Church Helpers 6 Educaon 7
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JUNE
2017
Luray United Methodist ChurchLuray United Methodist ChurchLuray United Methodist ChurchLuray United Methodist Church 1 West Main Street, P.O. Box 606 Luray, Virginia 22835
Pastor Erich Bennett Office: 540-743-6540 Parsonage: 843-0389 Fax: 743-9109
If your anniversary is this month and you do not see your names,
please contact the church office so we can update our records.
JUNE LURAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PAGE 3
THE MAIN STREET KIDS!
Performing Arts Luray
Performances: Friday, June 2, 7:30pm
Saturday, June 3, 7:30pm Sunday, June 4, 2:30pm
Performances will be with the Main Street Singers
The Main Street Kids will sing some songs on their own, as well as one with the Main Street Singers
Life & Love from Stage, Screen and Page Theater
presents the Main Street Singers and the Main
Street Kids performing selec.ons that include such
familiar favorites as Autumn Leaves, Beauty and
the Beast, and Fascina.ng Rhythm. Also look for
arias from Carmen, poetry by e.e. Cummings,
Broadway tunes, and movie soundtrack hits.
A discount of $2 per General ticket & $1 per Youth, is available by purchasing in advance, online http://www.performingartsluray.org/
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - VBS
JUNE 25 - 29, 6-8:30PM, AGES 2-11 THE THEME THIS YEAR IS
HERO CENTRAL DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTH IN GOD! PRE-REGISTRATION AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE BOOTH IN
THE CHURCH AUDITORIUM! JOIN IN THE FUN!
Online: 2017.COKESBURYVBS.COM/LURAYUMC
Change the World Sunday
June 4, 2017
Community Projects are important to our church
On this Sunday in June we will have a combined worship
service, on the early side of the morning.
We will gather in the Fellowship Hall a9erwards and have a
light lunch, a devo�on and then go out into the community
and lend a helping hand to organiza�ons
and our own church projects
More Informa�on will be coming up in the
Sunday Bulle�ns and Keeping in Touch Email
There will be sign up sheets with
descrip�ons of the projects and opportuni�es
We will gather into teams
All levels of skills are needed
We have projects where you can sit, stand and/or sweat
Come One Come All!
See the Love!
Share the Joy!
Sermon Recordings: If you have ever missed a sermon or
want to listen to one a second �me, recordings of the ser-
mons are available on our website for several months.
Check them out at: h(p://lurayumc.org/Sermons.html They
may not appear immediately on our website but stay tuned
a week or two for them to appear.
JUNE LURAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PAGE 4
MISSION UPDATE...
Two members of our congrega�on will be traveling to Rus-
sia this summer as short term missionaries. Because of
�me considera�ons of the planned projects and con-
flic�ng schedules, this has now turned into two trips. Dave
Naser will be traveling to Camp Voronezh on July 20 with a
team from the East Ohio Conference led by Pastor Bob My-
ers of Chagrin Falls, OH. Mindy Bogue will be leaving on
July 28 to work with Pastor Irina Mi�na in Kerch on a trip
led by Pastor Charles Harrell of St. Paul’s UMC in Lusby,
MD and will include team members from the Bal�more-
Washington Conference. Both Dave and Mindy will fly in
and out of Moscow and have a few days to visit the Krem-
lin and other tourist a(rac�ons in that city before return-
ing.
Camp Voronezh is located near the large city of Voronezh.
The camp has been used by the United Methodist Church
for years and provides camp experiences for children and
youth groups, but it is in need of renova�on. The mission
team will be working to provide and upgrade plumbing for
the cabins at the camp, as well as interac�ng with the
campers. Dona�ons for the materials for the project can
be made through our church. It will be exci�ng to see
what God is doing with his church in Russia through the
camp.
The Kerch project will be involved with Pastor Irina’s mis-
sion to improve the lives of the Roma people, commonly
called gypsies. This group is very different culturally—
there are poor job opportuni�es, large families, and lim-
ited educa�onal opportuni�es for these people who also
marry and have children at a very young age. They are also
distrusPul of strangers, especially Americans, so Mindy’s
work will be more involved with building the school facili-
�es. Surely, Pastor Irina will have more to share about this
exci�ng project when she visits us on May 7.
Both Mindy and Dave are looking for small souvenirs to
take along with them as tokens of support from our con-
grega�on. Li(le items like bookmarks, magnets, and key-
chains which say “Luray” or “Virginia” or “U.S.” are treas-
ured by people they will meet on the trips and can be
dropped off at the church.
Make any checks payable to:
LUMC and mark Russia in the memo
sec�on so that we can properly
allocate. Thank you for your Prayers
and Support!
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN: UMCOR “Health” Conference Kits – UMW is sponsoring the
collec�on of kits distributed to persons in need around the
world by the United Methodist Commi(ee on Relief. This year
UMCOR has asked for Health Kits. Kits will be assembled on
June 4 as a “Change the World Sunday” project, and will be tak-
en to Annual Conference later that month. We’d like to fill up
Pastor Erich’s car! Please bring in any of the following items
during the month of May:
Health Kit Materials
1 hand towel
15 x 25 inches to 17 x 27 inches Kitchen, cleaning, and microfi-
ber towels not acceptable
1 washcloth
1 comb
Comb needs to be sturdy & longer than 6” long. No pocket
combs or picks please. Ra(ail combs & combs without handles
are acceptable with a minimum of 6” of teeth
1 metal nail file or nail clippers
No emery boards, please
1 bath-size soap
3 oz. and larger sizes only
No Ivory or Jergens soap due to moisture content. Do not re-
move from original packaging.
1 toothbrush
Adult size only. Do not remove from original packaging
$1.00 to purchase toothpaste Processing & Shipping
Costs: Please enclose an envelope containing at least $1 for
each kit you send. This dona�on enables kits to be sent to areas
in need.
Giving Tree Banquet – June 5 at 6:30 pm, Fellowship Hall – All women in the church are invited. Men will be providing
the meal. Come and enjoy fellowship and entertainment by
Mark Nichols. The Giving Tree is also an opportunity for church
members to donate money to the UMW for missions. Donate
$5 for a paper blossom to be a(ached to the tree in honor of or
in memory of someone special. We hope to see you there!
Watch for Giving Tree Blossom order forms in your Sunday Bul-
le�n, in the church lobby areas, or you can pick them up in the
church office.
Monday, September 11 at 6:30pm, FH Card Making
Saturday, September 23 at 9am, FH Prayer Breakfast
Monday, October 16 at 6:30pm, FH Chrismon Making
Come Join in with the Women of Luray United
Methodist Church - We would love for you to come!
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Luray United Methodist Preschool (LUMP)
We are enjoyed a great year at “the best little preschool in Luray”. This past winter,
the Three year class grew past its original limit of six children to eight. Susan Lloyd teaches this class with the help of Jane Thompson. Sue Raeburn is keeping the Four year class at its limit of six this year. Currently we are FULL for the 2017-2018 School year! Our Two Four year classes and the Three Year class each have a waiting list.
Growth abounds as kids learn to share, cooperate, sit and listen, write their names and letters. We’ve grown into a definite family and have a lot of fun to-gether!
We are thankful for the support our preschool re-ceives from our church. Drop in sometime and visit us. God is good!
Correc.ons & Updates to the LUMC Pictorial Directory: