PHOTOS NEEDED FOR THE MYSTERY PERSON! SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO THE CHURCH OFFICE!

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1 B ERMUDA HUNDRED UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2025 FLORENCE AVENUE, CHESTER, VA R EV. BETH ANDERSON, PASTOR W EBSITE: WWW. BERMUDAHUNDREDUMC.COM E MAIL: BHUMCHURCH@COMCAST.NET PHONE: June 2014 Newsletter PHOTOS NEEDED FOR THE MYSTERY PERSON! SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO THE CHURCH OFFICE! PHOTOS TO BHUMCHURCH@COMCAST.NET CAN YOU GUESS WHO I AM? GLENN HARRISON GUESSED OUR MYSTERY PERSON FOR MAY IT WAS GRACE ANDERSON! Please send us a picture for next month s newsletter! pictures to bhumchurch@comcast.net. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter please call (804) or us at bhumchurch@comcast.net to have your name removed. Thank you!

2 CENTENNIEL 2014 This month, I have been listening, and praying, and seeing many of my friends and colleagues preparing to move to new churches and follow where God is sending them. I am thankful that God continues to call me to serve here at Bermuda Hundred UMC and to be sent by God with you into the community to share the transforming grace and abundant joy Jesus offers to all! This time two years ago, I felt excited and anxious and sad all at once. I loved the church where I served and the people I had grown to love who SHARING LOVE had grown to love me, who had seen my children born and who loved my children. I was nervous about how God would use me in a new and the people around me in a new place and excited for what God would do. Today, I am no longer nervous about how God can use me, I am thankful, I am overwhelmed, and I am joyful at the way I see God working in our church! This past Sunday as we honored our graduates we all experienced how God has moved through their lives creating journeys and new beginnings! They head out to on new journeys and God will do awesome work in and through them! We will miss them as they set out into the world, and we will pray for them and love them in the journey. This coming Sunday, we will share together in worship as we reaffirm our faith and as our confirmands profess their faith for themselves! These youth have explored their faith and are ready to make a public profession of their belief in Jesus Christ! They are ready to become, not only members of the church but missionaries who make a difference in the world! We, the church, made a covenant with God and with them at their baptism. This Sunday as they profess their faith, they step forward in faith knowing that we continue to love and encourage them as they grow in grace. Everywhere we look in life we see transition and change and new beginnings. Sometimes the changes are exciting, sometimes they are anxious, often they are unknown. What calms the anxiety of change? I believe remembering, seeing, and celebrating what God has done brings joy- which is the antidote to worry. And I believe as we celebrate, the Holy Spirit opens our eyes to see a vision forward. When I sit with families as their loved one experiences surgery, we wait together sharing stories. Usually they share how God has worked in their life, how their family is strengthened by the presence of God, how they feel the power of Christ loving, saving, and growing them, how they know the Holy Spirit sustains them through their small group bible study, prayer, and the ways the Body of Christ surrounds them in love. If you were to sit and be with us, it may just look like we re sharing stories, but the stories are not just stories, they are stories of the power of God working in their lives. When I gather with a family around their loved one during times of grief, we share stories of their life and impact they made. We cry and laugh, we sing and share, we pray and remember. In all of this, God helps us to see the way forward in love. Each day, we know that it is a good practice to count our blessings. Continued on the next page:

3 Continued from the previous page Yet in busyness, fear, or awkwardness, we too often choose not to or simply forget to pray. We talk and celebrate these things in the times of change and transition. As I see my clergy colleagues writing goodbyes to their congregations and preparing to meet their new congregations I rejoice that God has me where I am and that God has brought us all together! I have joy knowing God is working through all of us to make disciples of Jesus Christ and I rejoice that I see the world around us transforming because of your faithful discipleship! Sharing our stories and our gratitude is perfect for times of change and transition, but I believe we do not need to wait until a major change to share our stories, joys, and thankfulness. As I prayed about this, I started listing all the things I love about Bermuda Hundred UMC in no particular order I love how we are genuinely glad to see each other on Sunday morning, at church events, meetings, and bible study. I love to hear about people in inviting friends and neighbors who do not have a church. I love how they know they can invite others knowing that those they invite will be welcomed. I love how our Church Council, Finance, Staff Parish Relations Committee, Nominating, Worship, Trustees, UMM, UMW, meetings begin with a depth of prayer and thoughtful and thought-provoking devotion. I love that before we ever get down to business we remember that we are not just any organization having a meeting we acknowledge who we are and whose we are and I love this about our church and each of our leaders. I love how it takes a long time for us to pass the peace because we do really love one another and seek to share the peace of Christ. I love watching everyone ignore the music when it s time to sit back down because they haven t yet shared the peace with one more person I love praying together with you all- in person, over the phone, through text messages, I love experiencing the power of Christ in our midst when two or three come together. I love the creativity, leadership, and talents that exist in our church and I love witnessing people offer these gifts in their service. I love seeing this leadership and love pour out in potlucks, cook outs, luncheons, and receptions with delicious food and even more wonderful company, people writing cards to share love to those who are sick and homebound, writing notes to children inviting them to VBS, prayer shawls that bring comfort, church signs that get changed, dishwashers and refrigerators that are fixed and kept running, gorgeous church grounds that are loved and maintained, children who are taught Sunday School by loving teachers, singing and shouts of joy that glorify God in our Praise Team and Choir, visits to and food brought to people in times of need, meals made and shared with love to those who otherwise would not have a meal when we feed the homeless, health kits and birthing kits, and blessing bags made with love I love working with incredible and gifted staff who are called by God to serve, people who I have joy to serve with and who I trust and love and rejoice with! People who are dedicated and loving, and kind! I love the joy that is in our church, I love the way people rise to lead and offer to serve, the way each of you care and share your love with one another! I love you all and the way God has brings us together and sends us out! What do you love most about our church? What do you love about what God is doing in your life and our life together? In God s Love, Pastor Beth Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church June 2014

4 You re Invited to one of the most meaningful, memorable events to be held at BHUMC this year! What: Health Kit Packaging When: Sunday, June 8, 2014 from 9:45-10:45 Where: BHUMC Fellowship Hall What to Bring: YOU your hands, your feet, and your willing heart YOU will be the last hands to touch needed supplies before they are sent around the world! Keenagers The Keenagers Group will meet for lunch at K&L BBQ located at the Cavalier Shopping Center in Hopewell on Thursday, June 4th at noon. Please note that K&L accepts cash only and does not accept debit/credit cards or checks. Each month the Keenagers spend time in fellowship going to lunch together. Please note that Keenagers now meets on the first Thursday of every month instead of on the first Wednesday. Last month we gathered at the Kings Korner Restaurant at the Chesterfield County Airport. The month before we gathered at Blue Willow Tea Room in Petersburg and before that at the Court House Café in Hopewell. We hope you can join us for lunch! We will gather for lunch, fellowship, and a devotional. We hope to see you for this fun event! Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church June 2014

5 The Finance Committee is very pleased to report that we paid $6,500 toward apportionments in the month of May and expect to pay $3,250 on June 1st. We are just a little behind on the payment plan that the Finance Committee approved to pay our apportionments on a regular basis rather than waiting until the end of the year. We don't want to be struggling to meet our regular obligations as well as pay a large apportionment balance in November and December. We feel very good about where we are financially at this point in the year. To continue that financial footing, we need you to remember the importance of supporting the church and our many missions during the summer months, when so many of you are vacationing. Remember, if you aren't at church on Sunday, you can always mail in or drop off your tithes and offerings at the church. Christine will make certain you get the proper credit on your giving statements and it will certainly keep us on target to meet our financial obligations during the slower summer months. Since it is June and graduations are in full swing, I wanted to share with you information about how your apportionments help to support higher education in Virginia and around the world. The Virginia Education Fund supports Virginia Conference church-related colleges, universities, and preparatory schools. These institutions are Ferrum College, Randolph-Macon College, Randolph College, Shenandoah University, Virginia Wesleyan College and Randolph-Macon Academy. Each institution must use 50% or more of its share to provide at least a $500 scholarship to each United Methodist student for attending a United Methodist-affiliated institution. The remainder of the financial support is used to provide religious activities for the students on campus. In additional to the Virginia Education Funding for these schools, we provide funding for the Black College Fund that supports the 11 United Methodist historically black colleges and universities in the United States including one medical school. We also support the Africa University Fund on the continent of Africa which serves students from 21 countries. The gifts provided to these two funds provide opportunities for many students of promise who would otherwise be excluded from higher education. Graduates of these institutions are leaders in the community. Next month, we will continue our discussion as to how your gifts contributed at Bermuda Hundred UMC impact other areas of our conference and around the world as we go about the business of "making disciples for Jesus Christ". God Bless, Betty Forbes, Finance Chairman Finance Committee Report Just Coffee Just Coffee will be continuing the Max Lucado study You'll Get Through This through mid-june. We meet in the Fellowship Hall during Sunday School, and everyone is welcome! Visit our blog for up-to-date information about our group and what we're talking about: Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church June 2014

6 Congratulations to Aubrey Ward! Aubrey will receive his Eagle Scout award at his Eagle ceremony on Sunday, June 22 at 2:00 pm. Aubrey designed the Prayer Labyrinth and nature trail located behind the Pavilion. Congratulations to our 2014 Graduates! (l-r) Susanna Carson (Director of Children & Youth Ministries), Kathleen McNinch, Kailey Craddock, & Jared McDonough at a special reception on Sunday, June 1, Mark Your Calendars: Sunday, June 8, 2014 is Confirmation Sunday. Confirmands are: Alison Beaudoin, Kelsey Callahan, Jenna Mathis, Christiana Hodges & Christian Shier. Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church June 2014

7 The UMW is currently working on two projects. United Methodist Women The first one is the Luncheon and Fashion Show on May 31 st. We would like to thank everyone who have worked to make it possible, anyone who have sold tickets and those who have bought tickets. The second is the Health Kits to send to Conference. To everyone that donated kits, donated money to purchase items, and everyone that worked on the kits, a special thank you. To all Young Ladies in the church there is a Young Women's Event ( age 18 thru 35) in Blackstone beginning Friday September 19 th with 5:00 pm Registration and 7:00 pm Dinner thru Saturday September 20 th at 4:00 pm. Please put these dates on your calendar and plan to attend. Scholarships are available. Please let me know as soon as possible if you plan to attend. Our next official meeting is Monday, September 15 th in the Grundy Parlor at 7:00 pm. -Doris Morefield, UMW President June Meetings : -Church Council will meet at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, June 10th. -The Finance Committee will not meet during the month of June. -SPRC will not meet during the month of June. Baptism Class: Have you ever wondered about the meaning of baptism? Come and gather for a two week Baptism Class on June 15 th and June 29 th during Sunday School at 9:45 AM. We will meet in the Sanctuary to learn more about baptism, Jesus Christ, and how the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit work in our lives. Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church The Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet during the Summer and will resume in the Fall. See Lilly Enz for more information. New Pictorial Directory: Bermuda Hundred UMC is working on creating a new photo directory and we need your help! Professional Photographers will be available June 10- June 11 and June 19 at Bermuda Hundred to take your picture. You can schedule your appointment by going to bermudahundredunitedmethodist/ index.php?page=10 and making an appointment online or see the sign up sheets outside of the church office. June 2014

8 The UMM last met on May 20 th. We firmed up our plans for the cookout at church on May 25 th. Frank Linkous agreed to be in charge of this project. Thanks Frank, you did an outstanding job. We decided to give the UMW a donation of $250 towards their Kits Project. We are also considering a gift to the graduates, but as of this writing, that has not been confirmed. We will not be meeting in June or July, but will meet next on August 19 th. The Freezer in the downstairs kitchen needs to be cleaned out. If you have anything in that Freezer that you want to keep, please mark it CLEARLY, otherwise, it will be removed. Also, we will be cleaning out the refrigerator in the main kitchen. Again, if you have items you want kept, mark them CLEARLY, or they will be discarded. Both areas will be cleaned on June 18 th. If you need more information, contact charles-woodard@comcast.net or Charles Woodard, UMM President United Methodist Men The new projector is installed and the images are clear and the colors are sharp, and there s no big Yellow spot in the middle of the picture. Everything else that needs to be done will have to wait until the Technology Fund grows a bit. Charles Woodard, Technology Committee Technology Fund Stewardship Hello Fellow members of the Bermuda Hundred UMC, your church "Needs You"! We would love to hear from you! Do you have a story about how Bermuda Hundred has Inspired or Encouraged you in your drive to serve God? It may have been in the community, within the church or maybe just maybe, why you came to Bermuda Hundred in the first place! How is Christ making an impact in your life? How is Bermuda Hundred UMC making an impact in your life? As we look forward to our 60th Anniversary we want to celebrate the ways Bermuda Hundred has touched lives-including yours! We are starting off with stories of all members who like Tina and I have made the decision to come here and join you in making this a Great Church to help spread God s love, work and to serve him for our fellow people. I would like to hear from you, please let me know, my is BOOTNECK@aol.com, my cell phone is or contact Pastor Beth. You may also leave me a message at the church office at I will get back to you on this. Remember "Uncle Sam". -Michael Morris. Chairman, Stewardship Committee. Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church June 2014

9 We have two events for Missions in July. The first event is a Food Drive for Our Daily Food Pantry which will take place from Sunday, July 4th through Sunday, July 27th. The non perishable food that is needed the most is cereal, peanut butter, jelly and the canned goods, mixed vegetable, carrots, peas and potatoes. There will be a collection bin at the bottom of the stairs. Would you like to make an IMPACT on someone s life? Our church will be going to Petersburg to help feed some hungry people through Downtown Churches United Feeding Ministry. The date is set for Friday, July 25th from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm. The church is Third Baptist, located at 550 Farmer Street in Petersburg. We ll be serving subs, potato chips and pasta salad. If you are able, please come on Thursday, July 24th at 10:00 am and help prepare the meal. Ann McNinch, Missions Chair Missions Ann McNinch would like to thank all of you for your generosity with food and monetary donations to the Backpack Program! During the school year, our church provides weekend snacks for children who are in need. We now assist ten children at three of the local elementary schools. We are finished with collecting items for this school year and will accept donations of food items again in August. You are also invited to contribute monetarily to the Backpack Program. Please write your check to BHUMC and put Backpack Program in your check memo. 6 Richard Garrett 9 Chris Ritenour 10 Christine Miles 12 Sarah Pearson, Joshua Tarver 13 Kay Lundy 14 Eve Gray, Tammy Ritenour 19 Ashley Hearst, Chris Sloan, Richard McTernan 21 Frank Linkous, Stacy Woodell 22 Bob Rickman 23 Brian Hodges, Jake Belvin 24 Coleen Weiszbrod 25 Tyler Woodell, Sophia Anderson 26 Bill Talley V 27 Ashley Warthan 28 Charles Woodard, Ethan Snyder, Barbara Rutherford Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church June 2014

10 June 2014 Sunday Servants SERVANT JUNE 1 COMMUNION SUNDAY JUNE 8 FATHER S DAY JUNE 15 JUNE 22 JUNE 29 YOUTH SUNDAY 8:30 AM Usher/ Greeters Marc & Mindy Wilts Neil & Ditty Mooney Glen Mitteer Charlie & Elaine Ruxton /Youth Youth 11:00 AM Usher/ Greeters Betty & Sandy Forbes Peggy & Fred Proper Terry Campbell & Krisann Mayes Doris Linkous & Margaret Reynolds Youth Acolytes Branwyn McCormick & TBA Caitlin LaRue & Savannah Talley Tyler Woodell & Abby Mayes Mason Steinbraker & Justin LaRue Branwyn McCormick & Savannah Talley Tyler Craddock Tyler Craddock Tina Morris Tina Morris Liz Carter McDonough Reader/ Lay Servant Children s Church Meredith Steinbraker TBA Kevin Anderson Bill Talley V Jessica Mathis UMYF Meals UMYF Party No UMYF Summer Break No UMYF Summer Break No UMYF Summer Break No UMYF Summer Break Altar Guild for June: Nancy Byrd & Peggy Proper If you cannot serve on your assigned Sunday, please call your contact as soon as possible: 8:30 AM Ushers/Greeters: Mindy Wilts at :00 AM Ushers/Greeters: Sandy Forbes at Acolytes: Sheila LaRue at Altar Guild: Nancy Byrd at

11 Kailey Craddock is graduating from Thomas Dale High School. This fall she plans to attend John Tyler community college. Kathleen Ann McNinch is graduating from Thomas Dale High School. This Fall, she will be attending Clemson University's College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities and will major in Landscape Architecture. Jared Carter McDonough is graduating from the Appomattox Regional Governor's School. This fall, he will be attending George Mason University's School of Engineering and will major in Computer Science. Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church June 2014

12 Join us for Vacation Bible School as we worship in the Workshop of Wonders! ( FOR CHIL DREN AGES 4 THRU 10) June 23 June 27 6:00 PM 8:30 PM Each day we'll gather from 6-8:30pm Our week at VBS comes packed with a variety of ways for kids to discover and experience the kind of service-filled lives God wants us to live! B ERMUDA HUNDRED UNITE D METHODIST CHURCH 2025 F LORENCE AVENUE, CHESTER, VA ( LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF R OUTE 10 AND FLORENCE A VE, ONE BLOCK EAST OF ENON ELEMENTARY) Preregister online at Or register by bhumchurch@comcast.net or call Let us know each child s name, age, address, phone number, guardian s name and contact information.