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Beaverdam UMC & Rouzie s Chapel UMC: Two Amazing Churches, One Awesome God 2017 JULY-AUGUST Issue 6 Dear Church Family, Two of my favorites childhood memories of summertime involve my

When you are a child, life as you know it is just that life as you know it.

As we mature and move beyond our childhood circle of understanding we look back with insights that we missed when we lived them. So it is with me and my childhood memories.

Every night, rain or shine, the neighbors gathered on one or another front porch and talked with each other until the lightening bugs came out and the darkness fell. It was just life as I knew it.

One summer my home church, South Hill United Methodist, produced a youth musical entitled Tell It Like It Is. Our current UMC hymn #572 Pass It On was a part of that musical.

I was too young to be included in the musical but my older brother and sister were not, and they both joined in the practices and the performances.

, you might ask. As our new bishop, Sharma Lewis, would say, I m glad you asked! Both of those experiences from my childhood were just my life as a child.

Secondly, I witnessed the church being stretched to let guitars and folk songs be used in the decades old, very traditional chapel of the church.

To this day I look for ways to include our youth and young adults, along with the older generations, as we interact with each around the gospel of Jesus Christ.

We are going to dialogue with one another on July 16, 23 and 30 about our remembrances of Christianity in America during our own growing up years.

1 Beaverdam UMC & Rouzie s Chapel UMC: Two Amazing Churches, One Awesome God 2017 JULY-AUGUST Issue 6 Dear Church Family, Two of my favorites childhood memories of summertime involve my grandparents front porch and my home church s chapel (which was the original church before the larger sanctuary was built in the early 1960 s). When you are a child, life as you know it is just that life as you know it. We don t realize what we have (or in some cases don t have) because what is right before us is what we know; and what we presume the rest of life is like. As we mature and move beyond our childhood circle of understanding we look back with insights that we missed when we lived them. So it is with me and my childhood memories. Summer time on the 100 block of North Brunswick Avenue in South Hill, Virginia was open season for rocking chairs, tall glasses of lemonade, homemade popsicles and tons of local community gossip. Every night, rain or shine, the neighbors gathered on one or another front porch and talked with each other until the lightening bugs came out and the darkness fell. It was just life as I knew it. But when I look back, I realize it was intergenerational interaction every night April through October. Every night all ages sitting around one another talking. One summer my home church, South Hill United Methodist, produced a youth musical entitled Tell It Like It Is. Our current UMC hymn #572 Pass It On was a part of that musical. It included guitars and folk songs which were new to the church at that point. I was too young to be included in the musical but my older brother and sister were not, and they both joined in the practices and the performances. I remember hanging out in the chapel of the church waiting for them to finish practice so we could all go home. But, What does any of that have to do with life in 2017 in Western Hanover County?, you might ask. As our new bishop, Sharma Lewis, would say, I m glad you asked! Both of those experiences from my childhood were just my life as a child. But as I look back on them now, two major things were going on around me. I was daily interacting with people of all ages who took time to hear me, talk to me and share life with me. Secondly, I witnessed the church being stretched to let guitars and folk songs be used in the decades old, very traditional chapel of the church. The seeds of willingness to think outside the box on the part of the adults of South Hill UMC were planted in my heart. To this day I look for ways to include our youth and young adults, along with the older generations, as we interact with each around the gospel of Jesus Christ. Which leads me to our July and August sermon series this summer. We are going to dialogue with one another on July 16, 23 and 30 about our remembrances of Christianity in America during our own growing up years. We will take 30 year spans of ; and So start reminiscing with yourself about what you remember from one of those 3 periods in which you grew up. Then in August we are going to examine some of the music of the church through the years that has been used to inspire the church to be relevant to the then current culture and its challenges. It is time that we as a church got to know one another better. It is time that we as a church got to hear each other s stories and learned from each other s insights. We are going to know each other better before the end of the summer of My prayer is that some day along about 2067 some man or woman will write an article and say, when I was a child I worshipped on the West Hanover Charge and one summer we spent the summer sermon series talking to each other about our faith young, old and all in between. It could happen! With transforming hope, Claudia Contacting Pastor Stallings: Church: Home: Cell: beaverdamumc@embarqmail.com

2 BIRTHSTONE: Ruby This Month 2 FLOWER: Larkspur SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Jim & Mary Kay Dinger Gloria Collins WHEAT PANTRY OPEN Patsy Blick Glenora Fuqua Candy Balita Rob & Julie Durando Lyn Slayton Mark Balita James Monolo John & Barbara Lyn Cassett WHEAT PANTRY OPEN Community Hymn Sing 6:00 p.m. DATE TEXT SERMON TITLE July 2 Galatians 3: Nationalism in a Global World July 9 Philippians 2: 1-8 Sharing the Mind of Christ July 16 Deuteronomy 6: 1-9 Christianity in America: July 23 Acts 2: Christianity in America: July 30 2 Timothy 3:14-4:4 Christianity in America:

3 BIRTHSTONE: Peridot This Month FLOWER: Gladiolus SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 1 WEDNESDAY 2 THURSDAY 3 FRIDAY 4 SATURDAY 5 John & Jo Ann Olive Linda Miles Ben & Bunny Slayton 13 NOON 14 WHEAT PANTRY OPEN 15 BUMC Admin. Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. Joint Admin. Council Meeting 1:30 p.m. 20 Valerie Bolton Jessica Mallory Martha Gail Drehmann Vernard & Patsy Blick Ben Slayton John Lloyd Cassett 26 WHEAT PANTRY OPEN DATE 30 TEXT SERMON TITLE Aug. 6 Acts 1: 1-8 Social Justice Songs: This is My Song Aug. 13 Revelation 14: 17-15:4 Social Justice Songs: The Battle Hymn of the Republic Aug. 20 Guest Preacher Aug. 27 Romans 12: 9-21 Social Justice Songs: Let There Be Peace on Earth 3

4 1 Corinthians 12:5 and there are varieties of service, but the

Collins Scripture Galatians 3: 26-29 Philippians 2: 1-8 Deuteronomy

14:17-15:4 Romans 12: 9-21 Ushers Financial Assistant Nursery

& Carolyn Hall DATE July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 Aug.

27 Greeter(s) Jay & Carolyn Paul & Martha John & Nancy Chris & Dave

Jay Marsh Martha Jones Roxana Scripture Galatians 3: 26-29

During Worship (2 people) Welcome Center Treats Maryhelen & Jay &

4 4 1 Corinthians 12:5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord DATE July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 Aug. 6 Aug. 13 Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Greeter(s) Lay Reader Martha Slayton Gloria Collins Gloria Collins Scripture Galatians 3: Philippians 2: 1-8 Deuteronomy 6: 1-9 Acts 2: Timothy 3:14-4:4 Acts 1: 1-8 Revelation 14:17-15:4 Romans 12: 9-21 Ushers Financial Assistant Nursery During Worship Welcome Center Treats Malcolm & Carolyn Hall Malcolm & Carolyn Hall DATE July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 Aug. 6 Aug. 13 Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Greeter(s) Jay & Carolyn Paul & Martha John & Nancy Chris & Dave Lay Reader Roxana Gwen Leech Martha Flint Roy Nancy Parke Hollis Jay Marsh Martha Jones Roxana Scripture Galatians 3: Philippians 2: 1-8 Deuteronomy 6: 1-9 Acts 2: Timothy 3:14-4:4 Acts 1: 1-8 Revelation 14:17-15:4 Romans 12: 9-21 Nursery During Worship (2 people) Welcome Center Treats Maryhelen & Jay & Carolyn Teresa & Martha Jones Hollis & Dick & Nancy Doug & Carolyn & John & Nancy Martha & Maryhelen & Chris & Dave Hollis & Teresa & Jay & C

5 Thought for the month: News from the Pews Don't judge

plant. Robert Louis Stevenson W.H.E.A.T.

donations and food pantry items are needed badly;

We have done an excellent job in maintaining the supply of

UNIQUE MINISTRY The group is busy on our fundraiser.

and hope to have some ready to sell within the month.

BLESSING BOX Rouzie s has a blessing box to collect gently

Right now, there is a big need for soap, body wash,

call their own so anything you can help with is greatly

with the beautiful string sound and song of Joyful Noise.

as well as at BUMC at 6:00 p.m. during the Community Sing.

experience the uplifting sound and praise of His Glory.

Birthdays Brandon Bauserman (2) Jennifer Webner (8) Sylvia

Warren Bauserman (19) Angie Davis (24) Jacob Anhold (24)

lapaghans as New Life will not be needing any afghans

5 5 Thought for the month: News from the Pews Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson W.H.E.A.T. ROUZIE S CHAPEL JOYFUL NOISE Our help both with financial donations and food pantry items are needed badly; especially with pasta (any type) and spaghetti sauce. We have done an excellent job in maintaining the supply of these items needed to meet W.H.E.A.T. s monthly needs for distribution. Thanks to all for your generosity. UNIQUE MINISTRY The group is busy on our fundraiser. We're building and painting birdhouses and bird feeders and hope to have some ready to sell within the month. Thank you for all your spiritual and financial support. BLESSING BOX Rouzie s has a blessing box to collect gently used clothing & toiletries for the men at New Life Ranch. Right now, there is a big need for soap, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, shaving cream and razors. Many of these men show up at the Ranch without anything to call their own so anything you can help with is greatly appreciated. Keep them coming! Ladies of the A.O.L. (Afghans of ) Join us on July 30th in praising the Lord with the beautiful string sound and song of Joyful Noise. They will be playing during our church service at Rouzie s as well as at BUMC at 6:00 p.m. during the Community Sing. If you haven't heard them before, you must come and experience the uplifting sound and praise of His Glory. You will be glad you did! Birthdays Brandon Bauserman (2) Jennifer Webner (8) Sylvia Luck (12) Alma Summerour (13) Karen Ann Bauserman (14) Warren Bauserman (19) Angie Davis (24) Jacob Anhold (24) Hollis Cooley-Sassano (30) th We have been keeping busy this past month! On June 11, we blessed 8 lapaghans for Dutch to deliver to Hospice. We will spend our summer hiatus focusing on Hospice lapaghans as New Life will not be needing any afghans until years end. We will also need to focus on whether we will be doing New Life stockings this year as our funds are getting lower. A huge thank you to all who have recently donated! We can t do what we do without you. If interested in either donating or joining our group, you can contact Nancy Parke any time. You can reach Nancy on her cell (540) or floralfool416@aol.com. Our next meeting is on Sept. 27th at 10:15 a.m. (after Small Group). Important Dates to Remember Tuesday July 4 8:30-10:00 a.m. Beaverdam 4th of July Parade Free bathroom access & water water giveaway at Beaverdam UMC Wednesday July 12 10:00 a.m. Meals on Wheels Friday, July 14th - 7:00 p.m. through Saturday, July 15th 3:00 p.m. Vacation Bible School at BUMC Sunday July 30 6:00 p.m. Community Hymn Sing Anniversaries Jack & Maryhelen Perrigo (8) Brian & Amanda Veno (15) Susan & Billy Stanley (25) Important Dates to Remember Birthdays Tuesday August 1 Wednesday August 9 10:00 a.m. Sunday Aug. 13 Noon Meals on Wheels Chris Rutledge (8) Jack Perrigo (18) Shirley Jones (23) Carolyn Marsh (27) Brian Veno (27) Roy Cooley-Sassano (29) Picnic at BUMC (both churches) 1:30 p.m. Joint Administrative Council Meeting Anniversaries Dennis & Sylvia Luck (11)

6 There s a twist in these 2 word games the ten words that

somewhere??? in the message from the Pastor on page 1.

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Use the last two letters of the first word as the first two

If you get stuck, try starting at the bottom of the diagram

6 6 There s a twist in these 2 word games the ten words that you have to unscramble and then seek and find in the next are somewhere??? in the message from the Pastor on page 1. See if you can find them. :) MREPESU IUACLMS TIRGSAU URUETLC RICEATL ENDMLOEA UAGDEOLI SELIPPCSO TTCSDHEER EIIGRMCISNN C U L T U R E D S S R X G E E A V T X K V U U A E N P U D C Z R E F P O K Z M D X X I A X D K T S E L C I S P O P T N F Q E E I Q S N D E D M R A O E H F H A C I S U E U H T R M Q D J V C S L G S S H G O S E N Z T K C T O E I I Y Y X W L F S E I R L E C E M U S E R P P S N B A J A R H I I P V A H V G G I Z L H N T H V F S F U D P D S A M P X E S E L V E E T B H J O Q R J N C P Z W Z O O Z K G W C Z W D G Z S E L R C A E Y G S Z I V C Q Z J L D D Zigzags are the fun word puzzle with pizzazz! The directions are very simple. 1. Complete the 7-letter word at the top of each diagram. 2. Use the last two letters of the first word as the first two letters of the second word. If you get stuck, try starting at the bottom of the diagram and working your way up, in reverse. Friends United in Christ Nurturing each other and the world. Can you find the ball and bats hidden somewhere in this newsletter? Answers to puzzles on pg. 9.

7 Deliveries The Fork Church 39.0 Rouzie's Chapel/Beaverdam UMC 165.0 Church of our Savior 70.

0 274 Seven more deliveries in June, and we are still cutting, splitting and replenishing our

We have been blessed with a lot of oak and maple donations to the Wood Ministry and the

We will continue to cut, split and deliver wood this summer as long as we have a place to put

We started keeping better records in 2008.

On June 30 th we will close out our 2016-2017 fiscal year.

The Wood Ministry teams with West Hanover Emergency Action Team (WHEAT) who provides 24/7 Hot

In addition to helping the Wood Ministry, WHEAT also runs a Food Pantry, assists families with

July 1 st we start our new 2017-2018 year. Have a great 4 th of July and summer.

Chimney Sweep Program Where did spring go to?

Rouzie s Chapel and Beaverdam UMC will be teaming with The Fork Church in Doswell, and Church

necessary, repair chimneys at a reasonable cost.

Rappahannock Electric Co-Op have made this potentially lifesaving service available to our

!! The Friendship Book This is one of the most fascinating facts from the space program.

decelerating causes the shuttle to fall into a tighter, faster orbit.

7 7 Deliveries The Fork Church 39.0 Rouzie's Chapel/Beaverdam UMC Church of our Savior 70.0 Total Seven more deliveries in June, and we are still cutting, splitting and replenishing our wood yards. We have been blessed with a lot of oak and maple donations to the Wood Ministry and the donations keep coming in. We have a backlog of 3 jobs waiting for us. We will continue to cut, split and deliver wood this summer as long as we have a place to put it. The West Hanover Wood Ministry was organized in We started keeping better records in Since 2008 we have delivered the equivalent of approximately 1,925 truckloads of wood. On June 30 th we will close out our fiscal year. During the year we have provided wood to 65 families. The Wood Ministry teams with West Hanover Emergency Action Team (WHEAT) who provides 24/7 Hot Line assistance to our families. In addition to helping the Wood Ministry, WHEAT also runs a Food Pantry, assists families with utility and medical bills and on occasion will even help pay rent. July 1 st we start our new year. Have a great 4 th of July and summer. We will report back in the September Circuit Writer how our summer went. Chimney Sweep Program Where did spring go to? Our spring Chimney Sweep Program just turned into our summer program. Rouzie s Chapel and Beaverdam UMC will be teaming with The Fork Church in Doswell, and Church of Our Saviour in Montpelier again this year to clean and inspect approximately 30 chimneys this summer. We are seeking to partner with a Chimney Sweep business that will clean, inspect, and, if necessary, repair chimneys at a reasonable cost. Your generous support to the Wood Ministry s Chicken BBQ, donations, and grants from Rappahannock Electric Co-Op have made this potentially lifesaving service available to our families possible. Thank You!!! The Friendship Book This is one of the most fascinating facts from the space program. Accelerating takes the Space Shuttle into a higher, slower, orbit around the Earth, while decelerating causes the shuttle to fall into a tighter, faster orbit. So, slowing down actually makes it go faster. In a way it s the same with family life. When our lives are full speed ahead our relationships slow down. But when we put our foot on the brake, slowing down, we actually get far more of the important stuff done. Perhaps that s why grandparents are so out of this world when it comes to families! Want to join the Wood Ministry? If you would like to help with cutting, splitting, and delivering wood to our Wood Ministry families contact Fredy Calderon at or axc609@gmail.com or Dick Lear at , rblear1@gmail.com. Deliveries are usually made on Wednesday and/or Saturday mornings. A couple hours of your time each week could make a huge difference to one of our family s lives. Thanks in advance for supporting our Wood Ministry with your time & talent, trucks, chainsaws, gas & oil, donations and the camaraderie and fellowship you provide to our group.

8 4th of July Parade Beaverdam UMC will be open that morning on

to offer free water and access to the bathrooms for the parade

Come help hand out water and point the way to the potties!

-16th we will hold Vacation Bible School and in August we celebrate

Joint Administration Council Meeting (with both churches) Noon

Pavilion COMMUNITY HYMN SING Sunday, July 30th at 6:00 p.m.

food afterwards. Mark your calendars and come enjoy the fun.

Pastor Claudia attended Annual Conference June 16-18 in Hampton.

the 4 years she will serve us as our bishop.

8 8 4th of July Parade Beaverdam UMC will be open that morning on Tuesday, July 4th from 8:30 a.m. until the parade begins at 10 a.m. to offer free water and access to the bathrooms for the parade entries as they line up and wait for the start of the parade. Come help hand out water and point the way to the potties! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL & CHARGE-WIDE PICNIC The weekend of July 14th -16th we will hold Vacation Bible School and in August we celebrate with a Chargewide picnic and joint Administrative Council meeting on Sunday, Aug. 13th. The schedule is as follows: Friday, July 14th 6:00 p.m. through Saturday, July 15th 3:00 p.m. VBS & Youth Lock-In Sunday, Aug. 13th 1:30 p.m. Joint Administration Council Meeting (with both churches) Noon Charge-wide Picnic (BUMC & Rouzie s Chapel combined) at BUMC Pavilion COMMUNITY HYMN SING Sunday, July 30th at 6:00 p.m. the West Hanover Charge will host the community-wide 5th Sunday Hymn Sing at Beaverdam UMC. Choirs from eight area churches will come together and offer two songs each. There is always wonderful music, inspiring fellowship and delicious food afterwards. Mark your calendars and come enjoy the fun. VIRGINIA UMC ANNUAL CONFERENCE Fredy Calderon, our Lay Delegate, and Pastor Claudia attended Annual Conference June in Hampton. Our bishop, Bishop Lewis, has given us a new thing, a new vision for the 4 years she will serve us as our bishop. We will be hearing a lot more about this vision in the weeks and months ahead but for now, we share it to let you see it in print: A Disciple of Jesus Christ Is a lifelong learner Who influences others To serve Seeing this vision in print and saying it out loud to ourselves are only the first of many, many steps we will take to implement and live into this new thing, this new vision. But guess what, West Hanover Charge? Our God promises to take EVERY STEP alongside us. So let s get moving!

9 STOP If you recognize symptoms of heat stroke, it is LIFE THREATENING.

Answer to hidden object The ball and bats are hidden on page 8 at the bottom middle of the

Answers to Zig Zag Mollusk, Skillet, Eternal, Already, Dynasty, Typhoid, Idiotic Page 5

DIALOGUE POPSICLES STRETCHED REMINISCING C U L T U R E D S S R X G E E A V T X K V U U A E N

A O E H F H A C I S U E U H T R M Q D J V C S L G S S H G O S E N Z T K C T O E I I Y Y X W

9 9 STOP If you recognize symptoms of heat stroke, it is LIFE THREATENING. Get the person somewhere cool and seek medical attention IMMEDIATELY! Answer to hidden object The ball and bats are hidden on page 8 at the bottom middle of the page just above the door handle. Answers to Zig Zag Mollusk, Skillet, Eternal, Already, Dynasty, Typhoid, Idiotic Page 5 Puzzle Answers Answers to Word Find PRESUME MUSICAL GUITARS CULTURE ARTICLE LEMONADE DIALOGUE POPSICLES STRETCHED REMINISCING C U L T U R E D S S R X G E E A V T X K V U U A E N P U D C Z R E F P O K Z M D X X I A X D K T S E L C I S P O P T N F Q E E I Q S N D E D M R A O E H F H A C I S U E U H T R M Q D J V C S L G S S H G O S E N Z T K C T O E I I Y Y X W L F S E I R L E C E M U S E R P P S N B A J A R H I I P V A H V G G I Z L H N T H V F S F U D P D S A M P X E S E L V E E T B H J O Q R J N C P Z W Z O O Z K G W C Z W D G Z S E L R C A E Y G S Z I V C Q Z J L D D

10 10 Beaverdam and Rouzie s Chapel United Methodist Church P. O. Box 67 Beaverdam, Va Hi Boys and Girls! Malachi 3:6 "I the Lord do not change." Now the reason I picked this verse is so we can talk about "change". In my 72 years there have been many changes as you can figure. Some changes have been good and some I have refused to abide by. Texting and using the cell phone with all the different apps is really above my capabilities. I am a land line; talk to me type of clown. We all change when we communicate. When I lower my head and talk to God - that is communicating. When I hand write a get well, or happy birthday card - that is communicating well wishes. When I hug someone - that is communicating my love. When I have my angels up doing sign language - that is because I am trying to learn to communicate. All of us communicate in different ways. AOL communicate their love with their talents of knitting. Wood fairies communicate their love with the labor of working with wood. The pastor communicates her love with words and hugs and prayers. And all of you communicate your love in so many other ways that God uses. Have a safe and fun summer. Love, Ju G J for Joy, little u for under, and capital G for God. Articles in this issue: Letter from the Pastor July=August 2017 Calendars West Hanover Wood Ministry News from the Pews Time for Some Fun... Lay Schedules JuG s Corner Plus more...

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