Warrenton Presbyterian Church The Warrenton Presbyterian September 2016 Pastor’s Corner Dear Saints of Warrenton Presbyterian Church, Greetings, my name is Jim Lunde and I am overcome with joy for this opportunity to serve as your new pastor. I am both honored and humbled to be called to serve a church with such a rich legacy for pastoral leadership. I look forward to serving Christ alongside you as we minister to the Warrenton community and beyond. Normally, my newsletter articles will highlight upcoming events or reflect on something at the intersection of life and faith. Though my first day in the office isn’t until September 6 th , I wanted to take this opportu- nity to briefly introduce myself and my family to you. I am a life-long Presbyterian and a native of Lansing, Michigan. I attended Alma College (a Presbyterian College in Michigan) where I studied History and Religious Studies. During college, I spent my summers working at Mas- sanetta Springs in Harrisonburg, Virginia, as a camp counselor, ministry intern and, finally, as the day camp director. My ministry experi- ences in college helped me recognize God’s call to ministry and led me to attend Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Vir- ginia. Following graduating from seminary, I was ordained as a Resident Pastor at Second Pres- byterian Church, Indianapolis where I served in a two-year pastoral residency program for new pastors. After my residency, I accepted the call to serve as the Pastor of Graystone Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee which is where I served until accepting the call to become your next pastor. When I’m not doing ministry, I try to maintain a few hobbies. I am an avid golfer and tennis player. I enjoy hiking and tolerate jogging. I love to travel as well as any opportunity to watch sports–particularly if it’s my Michigan State Spartans! Of course, my favorite thing to do is spend time with my wonderful wife, Marie and our daughter, Clara. Marie and I met in college while working at the summer camp at Massanetta Springs. Marie is also a life-long Presbyterian from Harrisonburg, VA and the granddaughter of a Presbyterian minister. She is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and Virginia Commonwealth University for her training in school counseling. Marie has worked as a be- havioral therapist and as a school research specialist. Marie now enjoys being home with our daughter, Clara. Clara is sixteen months’ old and enjoys finding a way to make anyone smile or laugh. The three of us are thrilled to be moving closer to family and to become part of the community here in Warrenton. We look forward to forming relationships with you and want to thank you for your support and hospitality. Blessings, Jim
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Warrenton Presbyterian Church
The Warrenton Presbyterian September 2016 Pastor’s Corner
Dear Saints of
Warrenton Presbyterian Church,
Greetings, my name is Jim Lunde and I am
overcome with joy for this opportunity to
serve as your new pastor. I am both honored
and humbled to be called to serve a church
with such a rich legacy for pastoral leadership.
I look forward to serving Christ alongside you
as we minister to the Warrenton community
and beyond. Normally, my newsletter articles
will highlight upcoming events or reflect on
something at the intersection of life and faith.
Though my first day in the office isn’t until
September 6th, I wanted to take this opportu-
nity to briefly introduce myself and my family
to you.
I am a life-long Presbyterian and a native of
Lansing, Michigan. I attended Alma College
(a Presbyterian College in Michigan) where I
studied History and Religious Studies. During
college, I spent my summers working at Mas-
sanetta Springs in Harrisonburg, Virginia, as a
camp counselor, ministry intern and, finally,
as the day camp director. My ministry experi-
ences in college helped me recognize God’s
call to ministry and led me to attend Union
Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Vir-
ginia.
Following graduating from seminary, I was
ordained as a Resident Pastor at Second Pres-
byterian Church, Indianapolis where I served
in a two-year pastoral residency program for
new pastors. After my residency, I accepted
the call to serve as the Pastor of Graystone
Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee
which is where I served until accepting the
call to become your next pastor. When I’m
not doing ministry, I try to maintain a few
hobbies. I am an avid golfer and tennis
player. I enjoy hiking and tolerate jogging. I
love to travel as well as any opportunity to
watch sports–particularly if it’s my Michigan
State Spartans! Of course, my favorite thing
to do is spend time with my wonderful wife,
Marie and our daughter, Clara.
Marie and I met in college while working at
the summer camp at Massanetta Springs.
Marie is also a life-long Presbyterian from
Harrisonburg, VA and the granddaughter of a
Presbyterian minister. She is a graduate of the
University of Mary Washington and Virginia
Commonwealth University for her training in
school counseling. Marie has worked as a be-
havioral therapist and as a school research
specialist. Marie now enjoys being home with
our daughter, Clara. Clara is sixteen months’
old and enjoys finding a way to make anyone
smile or laugh. The three of us are thrilled to
be moving closer to family and to become part
of the community here in Warrenton. We
look forward to forming relationships with
you and want to thank you for your support
and hospitality.
Blessings,
Jim
“Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself” - Matthew 22:39
On August 28th, we prepared a worship service focusing on several mission projects of our church. Needless to say, we were able to focus on a few, but not all of our work. Below are a few, hope-fully interesting facts and charts for your perusal. The question be-comes, what is your mission passion – where does God lead you? k
Each year we pay from the Mission budget an amount to Shenandoah Presbytery Mission and Ministry based on our total WPC membership numbers from the previous year. Our obligation this year is about one-third of our entire mission budget. The money collected from all the churches in the presbytery creates the budget for ‘Shen Pres.’ We spend approximately one-third of our total budget on global mis-sion. We annually support missionaries in New Guinea, Central Asia, and Ethiopia. We support a health clinic in Haiti and provide scholar-ships to children in Haiti and Ethiopia. We also support an orphanage in Ethiopia. The partnership in Ethiopia is spear-headed by Shen Pres. We support Healthy Women/Healthy Families in several parts of Africa. We also support WPC mission teams to Baja, Mexico, and to Guatemala with Living Waters for the World. We use the final one-third of our total budget on local and youth mis-sion. We pay the per diem for our teens and adult chaperones to at-tend Fred Camp. For the last few years we have supplied money and volunteers for Vacation Bible School snacks and have also transferred money for bags or needed supplies. We supplement and organize vari-ous other youth mission activities. Our major local mission partners are FISH, Fauquier Habitat for Humanity, Fauquier Food Bank, and WVMAW. The next page is a chart of our mission partners.
Living Missionally September 2016
As disciples’ of Christ, we go out in mission locally, nationally and internationally with the good news of God’s
love and grace. In faith we will identify mission opportunities and provide hope and support to all God’s children.
Food bank requests for September:
Peanut butter
Whole grain pasta
Grape and Strawberry jelly
Living Missionally (cont’d) Mission Partners Supported by WPC in 2016
American Red Cross Blood Drives in
Memory of Bill Bundy, held in January and
June
New Tribes Mission
Dr. Bud & Bonnie Morton, missionaries in
Papua, New Guinea
Bethlehem Ministry - supports the Health
Clinic & provides school scholarships in
Terrier Rouge, Haiti
People Helping People - a cooperative ministry
of churches, which help people in an emergency
crisis with resources and guidance.
Church World Service
Alternative Giving and CROP Walk
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Healthy Women/Healthy Families
Fauquier Free Clinic – Health Clinic in
Warrenton offers Medical, Dental, and Men-
tal Health Care for Local Families
Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship/
The Antioch Partners-missionaries
(missionaries in Central Asia)
Fauquier Family Shelter Services – Home-
less Shelter, Transitional Housing, & Coun-
seling
Project Healing Waters - dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of dis-abled active military service personnel and dis-abled veterans
Fauquier Habitat for Humanity – building
homes and rebuilding lives
Salvation Army
For Immediate Sympathetic Help – FISH
Food Pantry Utility
Assistance
Back to School Backpacks & school supplies
Weekend Power Packs (food for children)
Snow Day Packs (food for children)
Shenandoah Presbytery
Baja Mission Team Bible Translation
English in Ethiopia Gail Smith – Missionary
Rev. & Mrs. Stephen Stelle - Missionaries
iCare Discretionary (Ethiopian orphanage)
iCare Sponsorship (school tuition)
Massanetta Camp & Conf. Ctr
Montreat Conf. Ctr.
Fred Camp – Fredericksburg, VA
Week-long (Christian) retreat for our H.S.
youth repairing homes for low-income indi-
viduals.
Spiritual Care Support Ministries-
compassionate care/emotional healing for those
struggling with loss and pain
Heifer International - helping children and
families around the world receive training
and animal gifts that help them become self-
reliant; To end world hunger and poverty and
to care for the Earth
St. Francis Service Dogs
Hospice of the Rapidan Sunnyside Communities
Fellowship Fund for residents who have out-
lived their resources
HumanKind
(aka) Pres. Homes & Family Services
Magnificent Oak Ministries
Residential Program for Survivors of Abuse
Living Waters for the World- provides sus-
tainable clean water & establishes relation-
ships
WPC Mission Budget for 2016: $50,707.00 The total budget is nearly evenly divided between our
obligation to Shenandoah Presbytery, Global mission
work and local mission work.
Living Missionally (cont’d) A Bit of Mission History: Mission has not always been a big part of WPC. Before 2003 we did not even have mission as part of the annual budget. Mission monies came out of a line item called the community service fund. No records could be found as to the amount of this fund or what, other than mission, was drawn from the fund. The largest mis-sion activities were carried out by the youth, especially the middle school Sunday School Class. The 2003 budget was the first that had a mission or benevolence line item which was set at $40,000. This was about 9% of the total budget. In 2005 the stewardship committee recommended the annual budget for mission be set at 10% of the total budget and each budget since then has tried to maintain that amount. Our relationship with FISH began in Early 2003 when the Communion Sun-day food collection began. We also are a Habitat for Humanity charter church with 2 of our members, Dick Wingo and Bill Richardson, being 2 of the 3 founders of the organization. Since 2003 mission projects, local and international, as well as con-gregation support at WPC has grown. WPC is showing we are a congregation that is doing God's work for all God's people in many different ways as our mission sup-port and participation continues to grow.** The goal of Presbyterian World Mission is to inspire, equip and connect U.S. Presby-terians and global partners for faithful and effective mission. As Presbyterians we believe we are called to mission through the discipline of partnership. This allows us to address the root causes of some of the most pervasive problems in our world—poverty alleviation and reconciliation in cultures of violence, and to more deeply engage in the work of international evangelism.* * www.presbyterianmission.org **Joan Bundy
Mark your calendars NOW for the Warrenton CROP Hunger Walk
at Airlie Conference Center
on Sunday, October 16th !
Boy Scout Troop 92 will be having a Court of Honor ceremony on September 7th at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall.
American Cancer Society Relay for Life Wrap-up 2016
$123,000+ total for the event
WPC youth raised $15,337, second highest
Since the event was completed in June, WPC youth has received $628 in do-
Resuming on September 11, children in first through third grades are invited to participate
in a study about how we worship, each Sunday except for Communion Sunday (usually
the first Sunday of each month). We believe that coming together to worship God is es-
sential for growing Christians. The children’s worship program is designed to help chil-
dren strengthen their participation in congregational worship. As children understand what
we do in worship, they can participate more fully. Children will remain in the sanctuary
on Communion Sundays to participate in the sacrament with their families.
Nursery II Bridge
During the 11:00 AM worship service, children ages 3 – 5 are invited to attend a story based program led by
staff members Georgann Bowman and Becky Guinn, coordinated through the child care program director.
Volunteers will assist each week. Children are invited to come to Room 401 after the children’s talk during
worship for age appropriate activities aimed at preparing them for worship participation.
Volunteers are needed for both the 8:45 and 11:00 AM services for Children’s Worship and for the 11:00
AM Bridge program. Contact Lucy Lindsay if you are interested and a training session will be scheduled.
Bibles will be presented to this year’s class of 4th graders during 11 AM worship on Sunday, September
11. To receive Bibles: Ella Black, Clark Bolton, Cailyn Caine, Avery Durden, Liam Kamp, Hudson
Lasser, Ryan Toothman, and Ruth Weiss. Please let Lucy Lindsay know if you have a fourth grader not
listed above.
Confirmation Class
The class of young people preparing to be confirmed as adult members of the church is held as a church school class from September 18 – June 4. The Christian Education Committee recom-mends the class for ninth graders. The group will meet during the church school hour in the church library. Teachers are Don Schupp and Lucy Lindsay. Please contact either of the teachers or call the church office for more information or to register for the class. An introductory meet-ing for confirmands and parents will be held on Rally Day, September 11 at 10:30 in the church library.
Be sure to pick up the Christian Education Brochure with more information on classes, curricula, and class location; available in the narthex.
RALLY DAY, SEPTEMBER 11: During the church school hour (10-11 AM),
you will have the opportunity to browse displays of each of the church school classes offered for the
2016-2017 church school year and meet the teachers.
The Christian education committee requests that you bring a breakfast food to share, such as donuts, fruit, sweet rolls, biscuits, etc. to add to the breakfast buffet for all to enjoy. Please come and enjoy the fellowship and by participating, show your support of the church school program of our church.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (cont’d)
The next Christian Education committee meeting is Monday, September 19 at 7:00 PM.
Please bring any ideas, comments or concerns you may have to the attention of the Christian
Education committee, (Chair, Chris Headly) or to the DCE, Lucy Lindsay.
Adult classes for 2016 – 2017 Sunday morning, September 18 – October 23
Conversations About Heaven, meeting in the Women’s Lounge, Sundays at 10:00 AM, discus-
sion led by Mary Hall OR Mondays at 7:30 PM, discussion led by Joan Broughton
The Church in Politics, using materials from the Being Reformed series published by PC(USA)
Sundays at 10:00 AM, taught by Susanne Taylor in the Historic Chapel
Beginning on October 30, Pastor Lunde will lead a lectionary based class, “Words on the Word”, in the Fellowship Hall
Church school teachers, 2016-2017 (commissioned during worship on Sunday, September 11) Nursery/toddler –Staff Child Care Coordinators, Erin Call and Carol Smith Preschool - Kim Gray and Danielle Ketcham Kindergarten/First Grade – Evelyn Rice, Elizabeth Smedley Second/Third Grades- Al and Laura Cline, Vicki MacKeown Fourth/Fifth Grades –Sally Marks and Becca Edwards Middle School – Joan Broughton, Beverly Broadfield Confirmation – Don Schupp, Lucy Lindsay Senior High –Quentin Jones and Renata Kamp Adult –Susanne Taylor, Mary Hall, Pastor Lunde Substitutes –Judy Pease, Kelly Baumgartner, France ter Weele
Adult meeting opportunities
Women’s group study, Mondays, six weeks starting September 12, Conversations
about Heaven, led by Joan Broughton, 7:30 PM, Women’s Lounge
Men’s Group Bible Study, Saturday mornings, starting September 10, 8:30 AM,
Youth Lounge
40+ Fabulous & Fun Fellowship Group, meeting as inspired, contact the office with
ideas
Book Group, every 4th Wednesday at 7:00 PM
September 28: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
October 26: At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
November 16 (the 3rd Wednesday): The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall
Looking ahead to World Communion Sunday, the first Sunday in October. More information will be
included in the next newsletter about worship opportunities for all ages.
On behalf of the congregation of WPC, especially our youngest members, we express great appre-
ciation to and for Tracy Mazurkiewicz, who filled the position of Child Care Coordinator for sev-
eral years. Tracy is a dedicated, cheerful and hard-working staff member and has been a blessing in
the church nursery. She is giving up the staff position in early September, but will remain active as a
volunteer in other church activities.
Youth Group Activities
The youth group program for fall includes regular meetings on most Sunday evenings where both groups will
share a meal together and fellowship time for small group discussion, games and social time. Then the middle
school and senior high groups will meet separately for a time of study. The senior highs will meet with Lucy
Lindsay and the middle school group will be led by Steve Torpy.
September 10 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Haven Meal preparation and delivery September 11 Rally Day 10:00 AM
5:00 – 7:00 PM – pot luck picnic and cook out for youth and parents * RSVP to [email protected] Volley ball game and parent meeting to sign up for the year’s events
September 18 Special event --- Bowling in Culpeper (5:30 – 8:30 PM) $15.00 (2 games, shoes, pizza and drink) Sign up at [email protected] – drivers/chaperones needed October 9 Dinner and evening Meeting at the church (6:00 – 8:00 PM ) October 15 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Haven Meal preparation and delivery October 16 Middle school and senior high - 2:00 PM Crop Walk at Airlie October 23 Dinner and evening Meeting at the church (6:00 – 8:00 PM )
*PARENTS – Please plan to attend the evening meeting and
potluck picnic on Sunday, September 11 with your youth
group member. We will meet together to discuss the schedule
of events for the upcoming year. You will have an opportu-
nity to offer suggestions and ask questions as well as sign up
to chaperone and assist at events of your choice. Meals at the
regular youth group meetings are provided by parent volun-
teers. Please check your calendars and choose a date that
would work for you to prepare and serve the meal. See Lucy
Lindsay for more information or to sign up for your date.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (cont’d)
Kid’s Club, once a month fellowship event for kids in grades 2 – 5
Kids and Parents ---Plan to attend a fun kick-off event for our Kids Clubbers on Fri-
day, September 23, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Kids will enjoy games and dinner with
Jeanette Walker and Lucy Lindsay.
Parents are invited to drop off the kids at 6:00 and come back to the church at 7:30
to meet with Lucy Lindsay for a time of planning and scheduling for the Kids Club
program. The parent meeting is in the fellowship hall from 7:40 – 8:00 PM.
Acolytes – All middle school and 4th and 5th grade students are encouraged to sign up for an oppor-
tunity to serve as acolyte for the 11:00 AM worship service, September through May.
A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in Memorial Hall (between the sanctuary and chapel).
Please call the church office for more information and to schedule a training session.