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7:45 a.m. Welcome to Epworth! Welcome to Epworth! Jesus preached a lot of sermons and talked about a lot of things. But when he was asked to sum up the law and commandments he said LOVE.

We are grateful that you have chosen to worship with us today and hope you find our faith community welcoming and a place of LOVE.

VICKY STARNES VETERAN S DAY 19285 Holland Glade Road Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 Phone: 302-227-7743 office@eumcrb.org www.eumcrb.org Pastors- Rev. Vicky Starnes, Rev. Todd Shultz Email: vstarnes@eumcrb.

Coordinator of Caring Ministries: Mickie McManamon Manager of Facilities & Technologies: Kenneth Mahan Office Manager: Darlene Ford...Special Projects: Debbie Hunt.

1 7:45 a.m. Welcome to Epworth! Welcome to Epworth! Jesus preached a lot of sermons and talked about a lot of things. But when he was asked to sum up the law and commandments he said LOVE. What does it mean to love our God, to love our neighbor as ourselves? Today we will unpack this familiar scripture, in light of our society and church and see what Jesus might have to teach us. We are grateful that you have chosen to worship with us today and hope you find our faith community welcoming and a place of LOVE. NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST FOCAL LESSON: MARK 12:38-44 PREACHER: REV. VICKY STARNES VETERAN S DAY Holland Glade Road Rehoboth Beach, DE Phone: office@eumcrb.org Pastors- Rev. Vicky Starnes, Rev. Todd Shultz vstarnes@eumcrb.org / tshultz@eumcrb.org Director of Music Ministries: Doug Yetter. Accompanist: Linda Hess. Coordinator of Caring Ministries: Mickie McManamon Manager of Facilities & Technologies: Kenneth Mahan Office Manager: Darlene Ford...Special Projects: Debbie Hunt... Administrative Assistant: Diana Young.Sound Tech: Josh Megee Preschool Director: Betsy Plowman... Nursery: Cathy Crawford.. Interim Cemetery Superintendent: Jay Stevenson Custodian: Wanda Hudson Maintenance: Mike Harrigan Traditional Services at 7:45 & 11:15** Contemporary Service at 9:15** **Childcare Available VISION: Exploring Faith, Embracing Community; MISSION: Inviting All, Finding Your Place, Connecting to God, Demonstrating Care. STRUCTURE: Four Ministry Teams Inviting All Team Inclusive Ministries, Food Ministries, Ecumenical/ Interfaith, Social Justice Finding Your Place Team Small Groups, Belongings, Sunday School, All Age Level Groups Connecting to God Team Worship, Music, Conferences, Retreats Demonstrating Care Team Good Sam, Missions, Pastoral Care Team, Care Ministries Affiliating with other United Methodists for greater inclusiveness through the Reconciling Ministries Network Interested in Becoming a Member of the Epworth Church Family? If you would like to become a member, we will be having our next Belongings Classes on 11/15, 11/29 & 12/6 from 6:00 7:30 p.m. You will have the opportunity to get to know our pastors in a small group setting, along with finding out how Epworth reaches out to our community. You will then be welcomed into membership as a part of our worship services on 12/16. Call Diana in the office at or complete the sign -up sheet in the Narthex if you would like to be a part of our next Belongings Class. Long-Term Prayer Concerns Printed out and located near the Caring Ministries Bulletin Board Attendance Sunday, Nov. 4, :45 9:15 11:15 Nursery SS Total

2 Worship Celebration: November 11, :45 a.m. (TRADITIONAL) EPWORTH: a United Methodist Church 25th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) We Gather In Community Veteran s Day Salute ARMY (The Army Goes Rolling Along)...Lt. Edmund Z. Gruber Doug Yetter, organ NAVY (Anchors Aweigh)...Lt. Charles A. Zimmermann COAST GUARD (Semper Paratus)...Capt. Francis S. Van Boskerck AIR FORCE (The U.S. Air Force).Robert Crawford MARINES (United States Marine Corps Hymn)...adapted from Jacques Offenbach GOD BLESS AMERICA...Irving Berlin Welcome & Sharing the Mission & Ministry of Epworth *Passing the Peace *Call to Worship *Opening Hymn They ll Know We Are Christians FWS 2223 Joys & Concerns & Morning Prayer The Lord s Prayer UMH 895 Prayer Response For the Fruits of This Creation (vs. 2) UMH 97 Invitation to Offering Please sign the blue Connections Pad and pass it down the row. Offerings are given through cash and check, on-line giving, Texting at and by using our Giving Kiosk in the narthex. There are Giving Cards in the pews to place in the plate, if you wish Offertory: What Will We Promise, What Will We Give?...Don Besig Doug Yetter, piano *Acclamation They ll Know We Are Christians (vs. 4) FWS 2223 We Engage The Word *Gospel Lesson Mark 12:28-44 Terry Rasberry Sermon Love Is All You Need Rev. Vicky Starnes We Are Sent Into The World *Sending Forth Hymn God, Whose Love is Reigning o er Us (vs. 1, 2 & 5) UMH 100 TUNE; CWM RHONDDA *Benediction & Three-Fold Amen Postlude *Please stand as you are able. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah arr. Lani Smith Place for Note Taking

3 This Week at Epworth 10:45 a.m. Deaf Bible Study 2:00 p.m. Food & Love Soup Kitchen 9:00 a.m. Parents Chat & Share 11:00 a.m. UMW Executive Committee 1:00 p.m. WINGS 1:30 p.m. Admin. Staff Meeting 5:00 p.m. Social Justice 6:30 p.m. Trustees 9:00 a.m. Women s Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Worship Team 10:00 a.m. Program Managers 10:45 a.m. Staff Bible & Prayer 12:00 p.m. Pastoral Care 6:30 p.m. Disciple I 6:30 p.m. Disciple II 6:30 p.m. Pickleball 9:00 a.m. Christmas Joy Tag Making 10:00 a.m. Security Meeting 11:30 a.m. Preschool Church Time 1:00 p.m. Card Making 3:00 p.m. Communications 3:00 p.m. Stephen Ministries 6:30 p.m. Youth Group 7:00 p.m. Choir 4:00 p.m. Finance 5:30 p.m. Memorial Bells 6:00 p.m. Belongings Class 7:00 p.m. Praise Team Practice No Church Meetings No Church Meetings Chancel Flowers are given to the glory of God and: In honor of their daughter, Dr. Debra Pace, with love from her parents, Dennis & Laurel St. Germain; In memory of Paul & Katherine Taylor by Walt Smith & Janet Taylor-Smith. Stephen Ministers wearing blue name badges will be at each service if anyone in the Epworth Family wants to talk about any life challenges. Bulletins for the month of November are sponsored in honor of their daughter, Dr. Debra Pace, for her birthday, November 9, by Laurel & Dennis St. Germain. Sound: Ken Mahan, Sharon Wert, Josh Megee, Arne Jerfsten, Karen Kaufman Acolyte Bianca Camiola Greeters: Fay Henry Head Ushers: Jim Blakeslee, Russ Mullen 7:45: Bud Frampton, Sharon Wert, Gil Thompson, Bill Moore 9:15: Reber Whitner, Stephanie Manos, Maubra Randolph, Coles Marsh, Cole Murphy, James Floyd 11:15: Russ Mullen, Chet Sprague, Harvey Waltersdorf, Jim Larsen Short Takes Interested in knowing more about Epworth s small group ministry? Call Mickie McManamon at Please remember to check the board on the door of our Food Pantry each Sunday to find out what items are in low supply. FYI: Should you have a Pastoral Care Emergency on the weekend, our Care Line Phone Number is Epworth Facilities Team The Epworth Facilities Team is a group of people who give support to our custodial and maintenance staff. We focus on projects such as last year when we had a team of members paint the education wing. If you enjoy working around the house or in the yard or have skills in things like painting, electricity, plumbing, carpentry please join our team. There is a sign-up sheet at the WINGS table in the narthex or contact Tom Lewis, Facilities Team Leader at mathguy29@yahoo.com. Gather at the Skate Park Beginning October 17, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., we are having a cookout and fire pit at the skate park. This is our chance to meet and engage the young people who visit our skate park. Our goal is to encourage them to continue using the park and know they are welcome here at Epworth. We encourage our youth to come out and meet these young people and get to know them. The cookout and fire pit evenings will include: hot dogs, chips, drinks and s mores! If you are interested in helping, you can sign-up at the WINGS Table. Or, just come out and join us for a fun Fall evening! We will have the cookouts every Wednesday October 17 through November 14. Christmas Shopping Made Easy for Christmas Joy or Personal Shopping Epworth will be offering the Shop with Script Gift Cards again this year. Script Gift Cards order sheets can be found in the Narthex or at the Wings table. Orders must be in by Monday December 3 for delivery Sunday December 9. Please pick up a sheet and shop away. Office Volunteers Needed The church office is looking for someone willing to answer phones and greet people on Monday afternoons from 1:30 5:00. If you d like to meet new people and help the staff, please call Diana at , ext. 102 or dyoung@eumcrb.org. Planet or Plastic? Please sign a petition for our environment in the Narthex. It is a small, but doable step toward eliminating plastics in our ocean and conserving our fossil fuels. Gospel Play Would your child/teen like to perform in the Epworth Gospel Play? No experience or memorization necessary! We meet at 9:00 a.m. in the choir room on the 3rd Sunday of the month for a quick rehearsal before the 9:15 service. If interested, please contact Suzanne Blair at skmigs@gmail.com Inviting All, Finding Your Place, Connecting to God, Demonstrating Care

4 WINGS Open to all women who consider service to be one of their spiritual gifts. Help us help others. Contact: Janet Taylor-Smith Christmas Joy It s that time of year! Christmas Joy 365 is upon us! We will be working on tags 11/14. There may be a session on November 21 if needed. We need lots of helpers to make our Giving Tree the best ever! If you are available to help, we will meet at 9:00 a.m. in Scotts Chapel. Moving forward, we will be sorting the gifts that members have brought in on December 7 to see what is still needed. December 8 will be our BIG wrapping day in Fellowship Hall. Lots and lots of helpers needed. Last year, we could have used more helpers! Grab a friend to bring with you! On December 10, shopping lists will be given out in Scotts Chapel at 9:00 a.m. If you love to shop we ll see you there! December 11 & 12, will be last minute wrapping in Scotts Chapel at 9:00 a.m. December 12 we will be delivering gifts to Cape Henlopen School. We meet in Fellowship Hall at 9:00 a.m. We need strong men and boys. Last year we only had 3 people. Please.if you have anyone that can help, please let us know. December 14 will be delivery and pick up day in Fellowship Hall at 9:00 a.m. Send any questions or concerns my way: khartsock@verizon.net. UMW Pie & Cake Sale The UMW will be having their annual Pie & Cake sale on Sunday, November 18. If you like to bake, we would enjoy your cake or pie. If you have any question, please call Sue Spencer at Thanksgiving Turkeyville Gobble, gobble, gobble!!! Epworth s 11th annual Thanksgiving Dinner is just around the corner. It is scheduled for Thursday, November 22, serving from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Thanksgiving prep is a week long celebration that begins early Monday morning and ends when the last pie plate is washed late Thursday afternoon. We will use sign-up Genius for volunteering again this year and that will be available on-line today! WE NEED TURKEYS (last year we cooked 51) AND PIE DONATIONS. MONETARY DONATIONS CAN BE PLACED IN THE OFFERING PLATE MARKED THANKSGIVING OR TURNED INTO THE OFFICE. Over 700 meals were prepared last year and we expect to do more this year. This is my favorite time of year and I hope you will join un in sharing with our community and honoring Diane Leitch, our founder. Southern Delaware Chorale Concert The Southern Delaware Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Colin Armstrong, will present a concert performance of G. F. Handel s Messiah, with the Mid Atlantic Symphony and 4 professional soloists, on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. at the Cape Henlopen High School, 1250 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE F o r t i c k e t s, p l e a s e g o t o Puzzles in Lewes, Browseabout Books in Rehoboth, or any Chorale Member. Adopt-A-Highway (last one for 2018) Can you believe the summer is over and we are ready to start the holiday season? We have one more clean-up before the end of the year and I hope you can join us. Epworth UMC is responsible for Holland Glade Road and we will be doing our end of 2018 clean-up on Saturday, November 24 starting at 1:00 p.m. As always, I would like to have our youth participate. Each child must be over the age of 12 and have a signed parental permission slip to attend. Adults are encouraged to partic9ipate as well and will be required to sign a release form. Trash bags, gloves, and safety vests will be provided. It usually takes 1-2 hours to complete the clean-up. If you have any questions, please contact Teri Moore at or wildjammer@outlook.com. Youth participants should contact Stephanie Manos. Celebrate the Season with Capital Ringers! Capital Ringers, a community handbell ensemble, is getting ready for their 2018 Celebrate the Season! holiday tour. There are concert locations for everyone Milford, Lewes, Salisbury, Easton, Selbyville, Berlin, Dover and Milton. Epworth s own Judy Moore, Glen Pruitt and Karen Mahaffie would love to see you in the audience! Visit for more details or see Judy, Glen or Karen. It s Time to Deck the Halls! The Connecting to God team is looking for a few good elves to help with decorating the Sanctuary and Narthex for the Advent season. The decorating is set for Thursday, November 29, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Please Karen Mahaffie at kcmahaffie@gmail.com or Aleta Thompson at aletathompson@comcast.net to let them know you can help. The more the merrier!! Good Samaritan Program The Good Samaritan Program needs you! Volunteer for as little as 3 hours per month to help those in need. If you d like to assist people in the local community with emergency food, transportation, clothing and other assistance, please contact Walt Smith at or wtsmith623@gmail.com. Thanks! Don t Be A Church Potatoe We will be having a Volunteer Fair in Fellowship Hall on November 18 from 8:30 11:30 a.m. Please sign-up for any of our Church Ministries. Pizza and Retirement Seminar We had a very successful and well attended program on 11/7/18 with 22 participants and four excellent presentations. The program is on video tape on the church website recorded for us by Kenny Mahan. The speakers were Thomas Hefferman on Medicare; Cindy Szabo, Esq. on wills and estate plans; Matt Dickens, CPA on tax planning; and Karen West, retired Vice President of Vanguard on investment strategy. Thank you to all who participated! For more information on the speakers or p r o g r a m, c o n t a c t D e n n i s S t. G e r m a i n, dennis.germain11@gmail.com. Inviting All, Finding Your Place, Connecting to God, Demonstrating Care

5 Caring Pathway - Prayer List *Names printed in Italics indicate additions to our prayer list this week. Jayne Tamburello Rose Barcellona Billye Brown Cherico Family Ginny Daly Tom Donnachie Andre Ervin Emmalane Ewing Liam Fanning Denise Fioravaniti Flinchbaugh Family Elaine Feuchtenberger Keott Gomez Fred Grimm Gene Harris Mary Helms Sandy Hensly Margaret Hodges-Knight Connie Holdridge Beth Isaacs Sue Isaacs Bud Leef Bill Moody Norm Moore Jonathan Reed Agnes Reno Irene Safrit Matt Shultz Bud Stuchlik John Thomas Mark Thompson Homer/Jan Turner Nayan Vyas & Family Walker Family Guy Weidner-Ahorrio Linda White Jan Woodman Mary Beth Crafts Nancy Grimm Fred Smith Sharyn Smith Wave Starnes Anita Stockton Marcie Townsend Lana Cobb Eleanor Jane Jones Robert Mitchell Iris Pyle Linda/Don Rooney Lois Shelley Tracy Shoup Quinn Smith Signa Souder Bill Steward, Hospice at Home Dick Thomas, Hospice at home Wilma Van Denburg Josie Vyas *75+ years Students, teachers & education administrators Kristen Bakkegard, U.S.N. Blake Benson, U.S.A.F. Bradley Bliton, U.S.A.F. Chase Collins, U.S.A. Logan Collins, U.S.A. Mark Freda, U.S.A.F. Megan Gravette, U.S.N.A. Plebe Capt. Michael Holdridge, USMC Michael Knight, U.S.A.F. James Lanman, U.S.N.G. Matthew McMeekin, U.S.N. Andrea Neagle, U.S.M.C. Brendan Neagle, U.S.M.C. Stephen James Norris, U.S.N. Elena Rooney, U.S.A. Chadd Shirk, U.S.M.C. Luke Wilson, U.S.C.G. Cadet Ed Scarborough, NC Jane Jones Jim Jasch Keith Hopkins Barb Rowe Mimi Sprague Carolyn Strum Rosemarie VanIngen Thornton Lynam Diane Dean Duane Silvis

6 Like to Pray? Epworth s Pastoral Care Team needs Volunteers! Life is good here at Epworth Church! But what if you are sick, in the hospital, homebound, receiving hospice care; what happens to your spiritual life then? Who will pray with you and your loved ones, how will you receive communion? Your church family feels a commitment to each individual s spiritual and emotional well-being. Our Pastoral Care volunteers play an essential role in enriching the spiritual lives of members of our congregation when they are sick, homebound or unable to attend church, and in need of spiritual prayers and healing. You could make a difference in someone's day by providing prayerful companionship. Volunteers in this area have a strong interest in prayer, are very caring with heartfelt sincerity, have patience and are able to offer a respectful, sympathetic and comforting attitude with members of our church and their family members who are in need of prayerful companionship! Epworth s Pastoral Care Ministry needs help! If you feel this may be something you are interested in, please call or Mickie at or mmcmanamon@eumcrb.org. Let s talk and see if this ministry will bless you and members of our church in spiritual need! Baker Lounge Library Our library collection is expanding! New books are added each week to the bookcase in the Narthex. Stop by and sign one out today. Our Church Directories Are Here We have received our Church Directories.!! If you signed up for a directory, you can pick up your Directory in the church office during office hours 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Mon thru Thurs. and Friday 9:00 am to 12 noon. The cost will be $5.00. Cemetery Committee is asking anyone with a grave plot or columbarium niche to be sure the church office has a point of contact for each. We are updating our data base and need phone numbers, addresses and or/ addresses for everyone. Thank you! Christmas Joy 365 Just a reminder we will not be holding the Silent Auction this year. We will be having the Gingerbread Contest., November 24, as our fund raiser. Please consider participating in the Gingerbread Contest...visit us on Facebook at the Rehoboth Beach Gingerbread Contest or check out our website... gingerbreadjoy.org. Also, please mark your calendars for the annual Yule Love It Christmas performance. The concert will be held Saturday, 12/8. More info to follow. Thank you!! Scripture Readers Needed We are in need of scripture readers at all services. If you are interested, please drop an to Bill Martin at William.martin.de@icloud.com Let Bill know what services you would be available to read at and he will add you to the list. Simpson Men s Group Simpson Men s Group will hold its monthly meeting, Saturday, November 10, at Sammy s Kitchen in downtown Rehoboth Beach at 8:00 a.m. Planned Giving and Endowment Team Needs New Members Your Planned Giving & Endowment committee needs interested new members! We are looking for folks who like to help others and have an interest in finances or investments. We meet for one hour four times a year to plan our Marketing, Financial seminar, Legacy Luncheon, and Investments Strategy. Thanks to the work of the team and the generosity of our members, we are able to send $2,500 annually to the church general fund. To leave a bequest or join the committee: dennis.germain11@gmail.com ( ) Revolution Youth Group You say you want a Revolution? Well, we have it! Revolution (the name of our youth group) is inviting any and all kids, grades 6-12, to come and check it out. The group meets every Wednesday night from p.m. for a time of sharing, learning, snacks and fun. The group also has a number of fun activities planned for the fall and winter. If you would like to know more, please contact Stephanie Manos at (302) , or her at: samanos19@gmail.com.

7:45 a.m Christmas Eve Services. Long-Term Prayer Concerns Printed out and located near the Caring Ministries Bulletin Board

7:45 a.m Christmas Eve Services. Long-Term Prayer Concerns Printed out and located near the Caring Ministries Bulletin Board 7:45 a.m. Welcome to Epworth! Blessings on you as we mark the Third Sunday of Advent! We are halfway to Christmas. Today we light the pink candle in our Advent wreath and we run smack dab into John the