2015 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - For all ages

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1 VBS MUSIC CDs June/July Edition Volume 2015, Issue VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - For all ages VBS music CD s will be on sale in the coming weeks as well as the week of VBS. The cost for each cd is $7. Don t miss out on your chance to purchase one! Inside this issue: Pastoral News 2 A Word from the Cyre Family 3 Ministry Developments 3 Our Church Family 4 Announcements/Events 5 Children s Ministry Updates Graduates 7 Confirmation Update 7 Worship Schedule 8 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Preparations are well underway! The VBS planning team is hard at work preparing for this year s program. We are so thankful for all those who have already committed to serving as a volunteer this year. We are still in need of additional volunteers. If you d be wiling to serve in any capacity, please contact Mary Taylor (marytaylor@maplesprings.org) or Marci Bruno (marcibrunophotography@gmail.com). ATTEND Registration will soon be open for kids, adult participants, and volunteers. To register, visit maplesprings.org/vbs. Please help us spread the word about VBS and encourage your neighbors and friends to join us for this awesome week! Sunday, July 12 - Wednesday, July 15 5:30pm - 8:00pm - For all ages ADULT PROGRAM Whoever thought Vacation Bible School was just for kids? Our Adult VBS takes place the same week as Children s VBS! We will have a time for teaching, discussion, and testimony centered around four Biblical lessons: God has the power to provide, God has the power to heal, God has the power to love us forever, and God has the power to forgive. A shared meal will be provided from 5:30pm - 6:00pm, and our sessions will begin promptly at 6:05pm in the Cokesbury Room. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Moses (erin@maplesprings.org). To register, visit maplesprings.org/vbs.

2 Maple Springs Life STAFF LISTING Pastor: Rev. Jeff Coppley x 403 Pastor: Rev. Bev Coppley x 404 Associate Chinese Pastor: Rev. Vicky Deng x 413 Coordinator of Administration: Evie Blum x 402 Coordinator of Children & Family: Mary Taylor Setliff x 405 Coordinator of Youth & Next Generation Ministries: Joe Hout x 407 Adult Spiritual Formation: Erin Moses x 408 Director of Traditional Music: Jayson Snipes x 410 Finance Director: A.Q. Cook x 406 Finance Assistant: Lisa Aldhizer x439 Communications Coordinator: Jennifer Kiger Chapman x 434 Music Ministries: Beth Juran x 417 Coordinator of Weekday School: Melicent Hammaker x 409 Interim Food Pantry Coordinator: Ashley Cyre ashley@maplesprings.org x 416 Director of Contemporary Music: Jerry Chapman jerry@maplesprings.org Organist: Dennis Raley Audio Technician: Neal Goode Nursery Coordinator: Katherine Hinerman A Word from the Pastors On the Value of Rest - by Pastor Bev Rest and be thankful. - William Wordsworth I repent! I repent for all the times I pushed the saints of the church to their absolute limits! I repent of having pushed myself to that very same precipice! I repent for not hearing Jesus when he clearly said, Come unto me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart. And you will find rest for your souls. (Matthew 11:28-29) Having refused for 26 years the wisdom of the Master of Rest and the Creator of 6-day work weeks, I finally preach the Gospel of REST! From time to time, pastors exhaust church members with the high calling to get more done for the Kingdom. Church members often do the same to one another. And frankly (honestly), church members do it to pastors, too. The result is burnout. I found myself exhausted this spring, after almost three years of renovation conversations, actual renovations, deep change, personnel transitions, team building, supervision, and other non-stop weekly and seasonal demands. I was deeply tired, crispy fried, done! I kept telling myself that this is just a season things will calm down. But yet they never did. It was always the next drama, another wrinkle, a new project. I discovered an article in Christianity Today that I finally believed, which stated that rest is the only solution. So lately, I have learned to rest. This is BIG for me! We first-child, Dean s List, boss types aren t so good at it. I have enjoyed some great Continuing Education (a requirement, by the way, not a vacation), some restorative sightseeing (yes, history can actually trigger deep reflection), and some decent plain-old down time. I even ventured to the beach for a long weekend, where Tropical Storm Ana taught me that you can enjoy watching Paddington three times in one weekend and read an entire book on the sinking of the Lusitania. (OK, so I m still a little works-righteous about my rest.). By the way, I really recommend Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. I have a few pointers for those of you who might also need some rest for your souls: 1. Ditch the electronics. Social media is not relaxing. 2. Blame it on your health. If you won t rest for your soul, at least rest for your body. It s probably tired, too. 3. Are you choosing burnout? Do you want Saint beside your name? 4. God might be waiting for a moment to speak. True story. (Enough said.) Page 2 Get some rest this summer. It may help you to say yes to the next right things in your life. Most of all, you probably need it. Love you. Mean it.

3 A Word from the Cyre Family Dear Maple Springs family, At Annual Conference in just a few short weeks, Ashley s appointment as pastor of Hopewell UMC in Trinity, NC will be confirmed. Our last official Sunday at Maple Springs will be June 14th, and we plan to move to Trinity during the week of July 1st. Katie will continue to commute back to Winston-Salem for work, but in every other way, this is a life-changing move! It is a bittersweet time for us as we prepare to depart the community and fellowship that we have shared with you over the past 13 years. We have found such love, support, friendship, and solace in your embrace. You have trained us up in many ways as we found our places in the world! Ashley s ministry began here with the Maple Springs youth group young men and women we will forever count as some of our own. You adopted Eli directly into your own families and hearts, and you have taught him to love the church. Right on the heels of his birth, you gave tremendous support as Ashley received a diagnosis of leukemia and received treatment over the course of the next year. We will never forget that. You supported his decision to return to Divinity School, and created space for him to come back full circle in support of our Food Pantry. Your love, guidance, and faith have helped to shape us into who we are as we move into life with the Hopewell UMC community. Wesley Corner We are thrilled and hopeful for all that lies ahead for Maple Springs ministries, and are grateful for this time and these relationships shared with you. Thank you for journeying with us, and for the sweetness with which you are sending us forward into the world! Blessings, Ashley, Katie, & Eli Cyre The Christian is never justified in sinning, because the indwelling Holy Spirit within gives the Christian the power to resist sin. The Holy Spirit has delivered us from the bondage of sin and its power over us. The Holy Spirit purifies us and cleanses us of all unrighteousness. The Holy Spirit is perfecting us in holiness as we fear God. (The Holy Spirit and Power by John Wesley, p. 183.) Today s ponderable: We are never as tall as when we kneel. Ministry Developments Congratulations to Lisa Huffman, who was recently certified as a candidate for ministry in the United Methodist Church! Lisa will begin Duke Divinity School this August as a fellow in the Thriving Rural Communities Initiative. Your church is proud of you and praying for you, Lisa! Robert Moses, husband of Erin and Professor of Religion at High Point University, will be our guest preacher at both services on Sunday, June 21. Rev. Bob Huffman, retired United Methodist elder and popular Sunday School teacher here at Maple Springs, will preach and lead the church in Holy Communion at both services on Sunday, July 5. Prayers for Pastor Jeff as he travels to England in July as a participant in the Royce and Jane Reynolds LEAD Academy. Jeff will visit some sites made famous by the ministries of John and Charles Wesley. Volume 2015, Issue 3 Lisa Huffman (pictured left with her sister, Kathryn) was recently certified as a candidate for ministry in the United Methodist Church! Page 3 Page 3

4 Maple Springs Life Neal Goode and Beth Clinch were married by Pastor Bev and Pastor Jeff on April 25, Page 4 Our Church Family MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS the Fellowship Class Jenny Trivette Anne Lowder Sally Huffman Stephen and Laurie Hoots Marjorie Van Meter William L. McSwain Betty Stoltz Donald A. Michael Forsyth County Home Economics Club Mr. and Mrs. Oeland Smith, Jr. Wallace B. Maultsby the Bailey Howard family William and Louise Elesha Mark and June Cline Everette and Ann Butner Carolyn Beeson Jo Ann Angel Mrs. Carolina R. Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Wesley Brogan Lynn and Scott Brogan Buck and Betsy Buchanan Nick and Dot Shoaf AQ and Elizabeth Cook Geraldine (Jerry) Osborne Karan Greenwood and Howard Greenwood, Jr. In memory of Charlie Green by John and Rosalie Hart In memory of Charlie Green by Jenny Trivette In memory of Charlie Green by Everette and Ann Butner In memory of Maggie Steward (Jan s mom) by William and Janice Blackburn In memory of Martha Sather by Joellen S. Parks In memory of Virginia Maultsby by Rev. Ted and Evelyn Ochs the Pat Rothrock Circle Jack and Susan Braswell Phil Duggins Bob and Norma Norman John and Amy Kinard Nancy and Clay Reid In honor of Estelle Summey by Raymond Summey In honor of Jeff Coppley by Joellen S. Parks In honor of Ed and Dianne Hardman s birthdays by John and Rachel Huggins In honor of our parents Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Howard, Sr. by Bailey E. Howard, Jr. and Vickie Howard In honor of Elinor Starling s birthday by Carol Ann and Brian Miller In honor of Doris Moore by Susan Hicks FELLOWSHIP CLASS MEMORIALS Green by Mr. and Mrs. Gene Atkinson Green by Mr. and Mrs. Wiles Farr Green by Mrs. Joann Angel Green by Mrs. Carolyn Logan Green by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee Norman Green by Mr. and Mrs. Denis Boquist Green by Mrs. Bonnie Adams Green by Mrs. Martha Walker In memory of Mr. Charles Edwin Eller by Mrs. Martha Walker In memory of Mr. Charles Edwin Eller by Mr. and Mrs. Wiles Farr In memory of Virginia Maultsby by Mr. and Mrs. Wiles Farr A gift to honor Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore, Ms. Shelby Whitt, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mickey, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Atkinson, Mr. Wally Maultsby, Mrs. Jenny Trivette and Mr. Tommy Rominger by Mr. and Mrs. Wiles Farr CHARLES WESLEY FUND MEMORIALS In memory of Mrs. Ellen (Sissy) Boose by the Inquirer s Class In memory of Virginia Maultsby by Kay and Spence Stephens In honor of Jayson and Dennis by Elinor Starling By Beth Juran NEW MEMBERS Annika Arnold Jane Crowley Caleb Richmond Katelyn Smith Maggie, Kate, Claire and Anna Sparks BAPTISMS Jane Crowley WEDDINGS Neal Goode and Beth Clinch - April 25 (Neal is our audio technician) Matt Taylor and Stacie Brookshire - April 26 Bob Crouch and Kim Cavenaugh - May 2 DEATHS Charles Coe Green Thomas Lee Norman

5 Announcements & Upcoming Events FROM THE CORNER OF COKESBURY Seven members of the Chinese congregation were baptized in Kerr Scott Lake area on Saturday, May 2, It was a much celebrated time for the Chinese Church to welcome so many young people who trust their lives into God s hand. After weeks of cool damp weather, we were blessed with a beautiful day in which we all rejoiced and gave many thanks! FLOWERS & PLANTS MINISTRY WORK DAYS June 6 9:00am - 12:00pm All are welcome to join in the maintenance of church flower beds including weeding, planting, and light trimming. Please bring your own gloves and tools if you have them. For others, tools will be provided. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled. For more information, please contact Ceil Hodgin (ceilhodgin@me.com, ). WESTERN NORTH CAR- OLINA CONFERENCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE June Lake Junaluska Our delegates at this year s conference will be Revs. Bev and Jeff Coppley, Marty Carlisle, and Kim Snipes. You can stay tuned to all the voting by checking in at ac2015.org. This is an important year, as delegates to the 2016 General and Jurisdictional Conferences will be elected. Rev. Jeremy Pegram, a former staff member of Maple Springs, will be ordained into Full Connection on Saturday evening, June 20. MAPLE SPRINGERS MONTHLY LUNCHEON June 25 & July 23 12:00pm - 1:00pm Craven Fellowship Hall Join the Maple Springers for their monthly luncheon! There is a $5 admission which includes catered lunch and entertainment. On June 25, the Hat Woman will perform! Be prepared for lots of laughs! For more information or to make reservations, please contact Candice Back ( , info@maplesprings.org). CHILDREN S WORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT For the months of June, July, and August, our elementary age children (kindergarten through 3rd grade) will remain in worship with their families. Nursery will continue to be available for infants through prekindergarten. Worship bags will be available for use by our children each week and will be refreshed regularly. We are excited for the opportunity for our children to worship alongside the congregation and to fully participate and learn. BIBLE PRESENTATION FOR RISING KINDERGARTENERS AND 3RD GRADERS August 23 8:45am & 11:00am Services Our rising kindergarteners and 3rd graders will be presented with Bibles. Mary Taylor (marytaylor@maplesprings.org) your child s full name by July 1. We want to make sure that each child is presented with a bible and that no one is left out. ADULT SUMMER BOOK STUDY What better way to usher in summer than joining a book club? I invite you together with your small group or adult Sunday school class to join in a summer reading and book study of Transforming Evangelism: The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith by Henry H. Knight III and F. Douglas Powe, Jr. This book takes a somewhat altered approach to evangelism in that it sees evangelism as a starting point, instead of an end in itself. Knight and Powe argue through Wesleyan theology that evangelism is a lifetransforming gift, which starts with an invitation through the gift of God s grace and continues through nurturing and loving relationships in a community of faith. In other words, evangelism is incomplete without discipleship and relationship. If your class or small group is interested in completing the study, or if you have questions, please contact Erin (erin@maplesprings.org). I hope you will give it serious and prayerful consideration, as I believe it makes a huge contribution to the way we do and think of evangelism through the lens of Wesleyan belief and practice. Happy reading! Volume 2015, Issue 3 Join the Maple Springers for our monthly luncheon featuring Kim Sheeks, the Hat Woman, and be prepared to laugh a lot! - Candice Back Page 5 Page 5

6 Maple Springs Life Thanks also to all the volunteers who made the Dirt possible during ! - Mary Taylor Setliff Page 6 Safe Sanctuaries Update Here are a few reminders of our policies. Escort Children in the Building: Please escort children 5th grade and younger to and from Sunday School and make sure the teacher is ready to receive them when they arrive. We want to ensure an adult-to-adult hand-off when children are entering and exiting their classes. Children should not be wandering around the building alone at any time. If your child needs to leave the church service (even for a trip around the corner to the bathroom), please go with them. Update Volunteer Covenant Statements: Volunteer Covenant Statements must be updated every 2 years. If you volunteer in our children's or youth ministries, but have not updated your form, please do so and turn it into Mary Taylor. As a part of this process, you will also complete a form that will allow us to conduct a criminal background check. You will also need to attend a Safe Sanctuaries training session within six months of updating your form. Watch the newsletter and e-news for dates and times of upcoming sessions. Jessica's Law Procedures: Our policy addresses the limited situations in which a registered sex offender can lawfully be on church property. If you are aware of a registered sex offender who is participating in meetings or other activities on church premises, please notify the pastors so that we can ensure compliance with our Safe Sanctuaries procedures. Six-Month Rule: The DIRT Children s Ministry Update We welcome parents and other family members to attend children and youth events and to help out under the supervision of another volunteer or church staff member. However, volunteers must regularly attend Maple Springs for a minimum of six months before they can serve as the lead adult when working with children or youth. Thanks for helping us be a Safe Sanctuary. Thanks to all of the kids who participated in DIRT this past year on Wednesday evenings. Mary Taylor and Ms. Beth had so much fun spending the year with you and thought it was a wonderful first year! We loved singing with you, playing chimes, serving others and building a strong community. Mark your calendars for our fall season start date - we will kick off the fun on Wednesday, October 7. Thanks also to all the volunteers who made Dirt possible during ! Children s Summer Sunday School We are beginning to schedule our teachers for Summer Sunday school. Summer classes begin Sunday, June 7 and continue through the end of August. Currently, teaching opportunities are still available for: 3's and 4's Preschool class (continuing with current curriculum) K/1 and 2nd/3rd (switching to Grow, Proclaim, Serve) 4th and 5th (Summer of Service) If you are willing to help teach in the Preschool class, please contact Marci Bruno (marcibrunophotography@ gmail.com). For those willing to help with the combined Kindergarten/1st grade or 2nd/3rd grade classes, please contact Jeni Sigmon (jeni_sue@hotmail.com). Our 4th and 5th graders will be spending the summer serving others in our community. Cheryl Oliver (dncoliver@icloud.com) will be coordinating leaders for that group. Thanks in advance for helping teach our children this summer.

7 Congratulations, Graduates! High School Graduates: Jean-luc Clark Mount Tabor High School Appalachian State University Emily Grace Reagan High School Gardner-Webb University Xander Porter Mount Tabor High School Forsyth Tech Confirmation 2015 Christine Smith Mount Tabor High School Virginia Tech Alec Snipes Reagan High School NC State University Bradley Venable Reagan High School Appalachian State University College Graduates: George Aldhizer IV Wake Forest University Jarret Cline UNC Wilmington Chris Collins NC State University Graduated Fall 2014 Emily Davis UNC Charlotte Jordan Gurkin Meredith College Wes Hodgin UNC Chapel Hill Emily Kupsky UNC Charlotte Meredith Mock UNC Chapel Hill Volume 2015, Issue 3 Lord, help us to be We are excited for our 2015 Confirmation Class of 6th graders who joined the church Sunday, May 17! Over the past months we have been discussing John Wesley s three simple rules: First, Do No Harm; Second, Do Good; Third, Attend all of the Ordinances of God, or as Bishop Job has paraphrased it: Stay in Love with God. It has been a gift to see Annika, Caleb, Jane, and Katie grow deeper in their love of Jesus. I m amazed at how God is teaching us all the time, giving us opportunity to grow deeper. We have an invitation to be life-long learners. We have an invitation to be a people who continue our long obedience in the same direction and to flee from the trap that we know enough or that we have arrived. A huge thank you to Julie Cunningham and Bev Coppley in their partnership and investment in the lives of these confirmands, as well as to the confirmation class mentors; Katie Cyre, Kathryn Huffman, Cathy Plaster, and Drew Setliff. Thank you for your prayers for these youth and their families during this important season, as well as your commitment and partnership in the Gospel to them. PsalmSupper Every Monday night from 6:00pm-7:30pm, our high school youth gather for dinner and a psalm. We have been studying one psalm each week, with the goal of going through the entire book of Psalms. A psalm is presented each week with a psalm drawing, a response that is presented by one of the youth. We just finished Psalm 48 this past week. Here is the psalm response for Psalm 48 that one of the youth put together, as well as a picture of the PsalmSupper crew mid-meeting. a people who continue to grow deeper in love with you every day. Page 7 Page 7

8 PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT Winston Salem, North Carolina Published Semi-Monthly by Maple Springs United Methodist Church 2569 Reynolda Road Winston Salem, NC Postmaster; Send Address Changes to: Maple Springs Life 2569 Reynolda Road Winston Salem, NC Reynolda Road Winston-Salem, NC Phone: Maple Springs is a place where you can discover who you are in Christ. We recognize that following Jesus is a big decision that has the power to affect all other decisions in your life. We take this seriously and want to be the kind of church that helps to equip you for life. God loves us and has created us all in his image, which means that we have an amazing capacity for the things of God and that we are at our best when we are fully who he has made us to be. We want to help you discover who you are and how you can live the life that God desires! The mission of Maple Springs is to be rooted, growing, and bearing fruit for Christ. You are invited to join in living out this mission. Jeff & Bev Coppley, Pastors Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm Worship Times: Sundays 8:45am, 10:30am & 11am Sunday School 9:55am Rooted, Growing, and Bearing Fruit for Christ Weekly Worship Schedule Every Sunday 8:45am Contemporary Worship (Craven Hall) 10:30am Chinese Worship (Cokesbury Room) 11:00am Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) F IND US ONLI NE: MAPLE SPRI NGS. ORG