Beaverdam UMC & Rouzie s Chapel UMC: Two Amazing Churches, One Awesome God SEPTEMBER Issue 8

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1 Beaverdam UMC Rouzie s Chapel UMC: Two Amazing Churches, One Awesome God 2015 SEPTEMBER Issue 8 Dear Church Family, Emmanuel means simply God is with us. It is one of the names of Jesus given in Isaiah 7:7 and quoted in Matthew 1:23: Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel, which means God is with us. It is not even fully Fall yet, and I am referencing a text we hear most often in Advent the weeks leading up to Christmas. Way ahead of myself? Not really. Although we most often quote and reference these verses around the celebration of Christ s birth, Jesus is our Emmanuel our God with us year round, 24/7, all seasons, all stages of life. Fall and the return of students to school and everyone to a more routine way of life is a great time of year to remember that our God is with us always. God is with us through the scriptures read, through the worship services attended, through the prayers prayed and the songs sung. Fall with its return to routine and schedules is the perfect time to remember and renew our belief that whatever we face, whatever we start, whatever we finish, it all is lived out with our God right there with us. With us through it all. So as you settle into your own return to a more scheduled life, hold to these words that Jesus gave His disciples as he physically left their presence, And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:20) With transforming hope, Claudia CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Please change the address that our pastor Claudia has used from newlife4chs@embarqmail.com to ClaudiaStallings@vaumc.org effective immediately. Contacting Pastor Stallings: Church: Home: Cell: beaverdamumc@embarqmail.com

2 2 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Janine C. Hall Mary Kay Dinger Happy Anmiversary! Dan Marcia Hester WHEAT PANTRY OPEN Patriot Day Happy Anmiversary! Fredy Flo Calderon Happy Anmiversary! Butch Debbie Jones Christy Monolo FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN Happy Anmiversary! Robert Stephanie Slayton WHEAT PANTRY OPEN BE SURE TO DATE TEXT SERMON TITLE Sept. 6 Matthew 11: 1-15 What a Character! John the Baptist Sept. 13 Matthew 9: 9-13 What a Character! Matthew Sept. 20 Luke 1: 1-4 Sept John 2: 7-14 What a Character! Luke What a Character! John

3 News from the Pews News from the Pews Thought for the month: "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. " C.S. Lewis 3 ROUZIE S CHAPEL W.H.E.A.T. Our help both with financial donations and food pantry items are needed badly; especially with pasta (of any kind) 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 Wow! What an amazing month we've had. A big heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our financial supporters. Along with keeping up with our packing for the food banks we've been working on something "Unique". The group has been hard at making and painting birdhouses for fundraising. No two houses are alike and all have been hand-painted by various members. Just let us know if you'd like to be a proud owner of a "Unique" house. IMPORTANT DATES TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR Monday, Sept. 7th Wednesday, Sept. 9th Thursday, Sept. 10th Thursday, Sept. 17th Wednesdays Sept. 16th, 23rd, 30th Wednesday, Sept. 30th Keep it coming! BLESSING BOX Rouzie's has a Blessing Box to collect gently used men's clothing and new assorted toiletries that can be given to the men at New Life Ranch. Many of these men show up at the Ranch without anything to call their own so anything you can contribute would be greatly appreciated. Keep them coming! Labor Day Meals On Wheels Ladies of the A.O.L. (Afghans of Finance Committee - 7 p.m. Birthday luncheon - Tavern On The Rail Small Group - 10:00-11:15 a.m. Afghans Of Love (A.O.L.) - 11:15 a.m. After spending our 2 month vacation enjoying the summer, the ladies are ready to get their hooks and needles back to the yarn. And speaking of yarn, thanks to a very special angel, the ladies of A.O.L. will no longer have to be spending their own money on yarn! We would like to reach out and thank our ever so generous angel. We are quite humbled and very appreciative of your caring gesture. We will be meeting on Sept. 30th, right after Small Group. Please bring a special dish that we can share with Small Group and after our luncheon we will resume our meeting. As always, all are welcome and if you don't know how to crochet or knit, we can teach you! Any question? Contact Nancy Parke (540) (cell) or floralfool416@aol.com ) On October 10th, Rouzie's/ Beaverdam's Vitality Group will be participating in our community's annual Heritage Day. We will be supporting WHEAT by selling quilt raffle tickets and the "We are Unique" group will be offering wonderful, colorful bird houses on a donation basis. Our covered booths will also provide a place to relax in the shade and enjoy a complimentary bottle of water. Pay us a visit at the Beaverdam's Heritage Day and enjoy the fun. Birthdays Martha Flint (2) Ruby Nichols (9) Jason Bauserman (14) Kate Noll (15) Alonzo Noll (19) Nancy Lear (20) Maryhelen Perrigo (22) Bev Duke (28) Barbara Bauserman (30) Anniversaries Jay Carolyn Marsh (16) C. B. Lisa Hancock (26) LAY SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 2015 DATE SEPT. 6 SEPT. 13 SEPT. 20 SEPT. 27 Greeter(s) Kate Zoey Karen Bev Dick Nancy Jack Maryhelen Lay Reader Bev Duke Jay Marsh Bev Duke Nancy Parke Scripture Nursery During Worship (2 people) Welcome Center Treats Matthew 11: 1-15 What a Character! John the Baptist Nancy Lear Bev Duke Matthew 9: 9-13 What a Character! Matthew Maryhelen Martha Flint Luke 1: 1-4 What a Character! Luke Doris Karen 1 John 2: 7-14 What a Character! John Suzie Ben Carolyn Dick Nancy Chris Rutledge Martha Flint

4 4 Unscramble the words in the first puzzle, then seek them in the second. EEWARV ERHSERA HRTCEAE LCRSOHA DIIMEFW NTERMAHC RRNEVGAE AYCINPIHS MIENRSFAH RRTEECNAP K T D Q X W A G F L P M I R N T I N Q E V N I G J H I G E J J K K A N M S M A L Y D X V E M S V F H H Z I O N S W S A F B E B E E C R D S C I I U R K R Z C R Q S R R H G C F D G J S R M L A E C E M O I E M N Y R A K W R B V H M R A F Y E P N T E A C H E R O J N D L R Q B T E V F P O I G L C L R L I S H I H M F A U O Q A A C T X S X T H Y F Z K N W D R R O K U L P P M Q K L J T Y H P E S D D R Y H A D Q K L P E M P M T F G F T U R E T N E P R A C Top 10 Hymns of All Time HYMNAL 1. Amazing Grace John Newton (1779) 2. Holy, Holy, Holy Reginald Heber (1861) 3. Be Thou My Vision attributed to Dallan Forgaill (6th century A.D.) 4. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Robert Robinson (1757) 5. A Mighty Fortress is Our God Martin Luther (c. 1528) 6. How Great Thou Art Carl Gustav Boberg (1885) 7. How Firm a Foundation R. Keene (1787) 8. Great Is Thy Faithfulness Thomas Chisholm (1923) 9. In Christ Alone Keith Getty Stuard Townend (2001) 10. When I Survey the Wond rous Cross Isaac Watts (1707) How Well Do You Know these Hymns? 1. GOD WILL TAKE OF YOU Be not whate er betide, God will take care of you; Beneath His of love abide, God will take care of you. God will take care of you, Thro, o er all the ; He will take care of you, God will take care of you. 2. HE S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS He s got the and the rain in His hands, He s got the whole world in his hands. He s got the tiny in His hands, He s got the whole world in his hands. He s got you and me in His hands, He s got the whole world in his hands. 3. STANDING ON THE PROMISES Standing on the promises of my King, Thro eternal ages let His ring; Glory in the highest, I will and sing. Standing on the promises of God, Standing, standing. Standing on the promises of God my ; Standing, standing. I m standing on the promises of God. 4. TELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORY Tell me the old, old story Of things above, Of Jesus and His glory, Of Jesus and His love. Tell me the story, As to a little child, For I am and weary, And and defiled. Tell me the old, old story, Tell me the old, old story, Tell me the old, old story Of Jesus and His love. 5. HE LEADETH ME The leadeth me! O blessed! O words with heav nly fraught! Wate er I do, where er I be, Still tis God s that leadeth me! He leadeth me, He leadeth me, By His own hand He leadeth me; His foll wer I would be, For by His hand He leadeth me. Friends United in Christ Nurturing each other and the world. Can you find this bookworm hidden in this newsletter? Answers to puzzles on pg. 7.

5 5 1 Corinthians 12:5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord DATE Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Greeter(s) Linda Miles Marcia Hester TBD The Doughertys Lay Reader / Scripture Martha Slayton Joyce Harris Marcia Hester Joyce Harris Ushers Joyce Harris Peggy Morris TBD The Collins Joyce Harris TBD Financial Assistant Nursery During Worship Welcome Center Treats Flo Calderon Julie Durando Marcia Hester Anissa Dougherty TBD Julie Durando TBD Hannah Isbell The Stallings Joyce Harris TBD The Doughertys The greatest gift we can give to others is our prayers." - Unknown BK 2 SKOOL Kids are back in school, so let s be on the lookout for our kids, as they get on and off the bus. Be sure to stop and keep a watchful eye, so they get to and from home/school safely.

6 6 20 The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Here is Bill Perry from Beaverdam UMC at one of our current work sites. The Wood Ministry has been working on this big red oak for several weeks. This giant oak is over 200 hundred years old. The grain in the trunk of the tree goes all different directions making it very difficult to cut and even harder to split. As we cut and split we are also delivering the firewood to our families. It is less work to deliver now than to take the firewood to the wood yard and deliver it later in the fall. No use handling the wood twice. We have been blessed with a lot of good oak wood donations. Peggy May from Beaverdam UMC has also donated wonderful oak to our Wood Ministry. Here it is only the first of September and we have already delivered 20 loads of firewood to our families. Westview on the James The WHWM teamed up with the Hanover Christian Firewood Ministry, our counterpart in Hanover County east of I-95, and Wright s Chapel on August 15 th to go to Westview on the James, a year around Christian camp and retreat outside of Richmond, VA. Eighteen woodsmen showed up at 8:00 in the morning to cut and split wood for Westview. With 5 splitters and numerous chainsaws the crew dispatched every bit of logs into stacks of freshly split firewood for the fall and winter campers. A fellowship lunch with hamburgers, hotdogs, beans, salads and chips made for an enjoyable day on the James. Great camaraderie was had by all. We are looking forward to supporting Westview s wood needs in the future. 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 , 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. The Friendship Book One day, I looked up the history of duct tape after seeing a reference to it in a magazine. It was, I discovered invented for military purposes during the Second World War. It became known as duct tape after 1945 when it was used for sealing airconditioning ducts, although it s apparently not ideal for that purpose. It is, however, very useful for fixing things around the home if you don t mind the bright silver finish your DIY will have (it comes in other colors now). Why was I doing this research? Well, because I had just read that in Finland they call duct tape the Jesus Tape. Because, just like Him, it s the savior of all things broken!

7 The Most Important Communication and Social Skill Ever by Pastor Greg Baker 7 There are so many things that could go on a list of important skills to develop when building or establishing a relationship. I've been counseling for over ten years, and all of the supposed words of wisdom that I've uttered since that day pale in comparison to the good that this single skill has accomplished in my counseling and personal relationships. What is the most important social skill? Here it is: the art of listening. There have been innumerable times, it seems, that people have stepped into my office with a problem that they don't know how to handle. They sit down with a defeated air, a strained expression, and hopeless eyes. I begin, "What can I do for you?" And they begin to talk. They talk. I listen. So many times they stand up after the session is over with a completely different attitude. "Preacher," they say, "you've been so helpful. Thank you so much. I feel so much better." I may have said all of a dozen words, but just having someone who was interested in their problem did the most good. Just having someone willing to listen is all that most people need. Recently, a very distraught young lady called me with a problem. The problem was with someone else in our Church, and she began with the statement, "I can't go back to that Church anymore." I asked her if she'd like to talk about it. She indicated she would, so I scheduled a time for her to come on down when my wife would be around. She arrived and I asked her, "Could you tell me about it?" She did, and as she talked everything changed. She went from 'that Church'to 'our Church' by the time the conversation was over. I talked some, but mostly I just listened. She decided she didn't want to leave after all. Finding someone who will listen, and I mean really listen, is a very rare skill now a days. We seem to want to say our peace, give our opinion, and insert our notions into a conversation. Few people know how to turn the mouth off and the ears on. There is significantly more to listening than merely hearing what someone is saying. I'd like to give you a few suggestions and tips, if you'll hear me out, that'll help you develop this essential social and communication skill. LOOK THEM IN THE EYE How many times have you sought to talk to someone who was looking somewhere else? Frustrating isn't it? We often demand that our children look at us when we talk to them, because if we can't see the eyes, we feel they aren't listening. Look someone in the eye when they are talking to you. Give them your undivided attention. It'll do wonders for how people perceive you. LOOK INTERESTED Nod in the appropriate place, or shake your head when it is called for. Add a helpful, "Wow," or a, "That's interesting," or a, "I'm sorry," comment here and there. Make sure that your facial expression reflects the fact that you are listening. Don't stare off into the distance, or fiddle with your fingers, or tap your foot impatiently. Look patient and interested. Give them your full ear and attention. ASK SMALL, CLARIFIYING QUESTIONS This is important. When someone is talking, only ever interrupt to ask small, clarifying questions that demonstrate your willingness to listen to them. Doing this also accomplishes two other very important things. First, it shows them that you care. People who don't care, don't care enough to ask questions. When someone cares for you they inquire after your health, or ask about your family, or ask your opinion on something. When listening to someone ask questions that show how much you care. People always gravitate to that. Secondly, it steers the conversation towards the best resolution. When someone is hurting, excited, or struggling they often can't see the problem clearly. Since you don't have as much of an emotional stake in the issue, you will probably see it better than they do. That being the case, your questions gently steer them towards the obvious resolution. Most people know what needs to be done with a problem. But while under the emotional impact of the problem, they become paralyzed or befuddled in their thinking. Asking these questions helps steer them to what they know they should do. Many times I just end up agreeing with their final analysis after asking some very appropriate questions that gets them to think better about the issue. The art of listening is an essential skill for anyone who wants to help build their relationships, endear people to them, and foster trust between two people. If married couples would take the time to listen to each other they would find a significant portion of their problems evaporate. A good listener makes people feel secure, loved, cared for, and accepted. Give it a try. You'll like it. Without God Our week would be SINDAY MOURNDAY TEARSDAY WASTEDAY THIRSTDAY FIGHTDAY SHATTERDAY 7 days without G0d Answers to Hymn Challenge 1. dismayed, wings, everyday, way 2. wind, little baby, brother 3. Christ, praises, shout, Savior 4. unseen, simply, weak, helpless 5. thought, comfort, hand, faithful Answer to hidden object The bookworm is hidden on the top of page 5, in the center with the 3 children, ready for school. Pg. 5 Puzzle Answers Answers to Word Find WEAVER SHEARER TEACHER SCHOLAR MIDWIFE MERCHANT ENGRAVER PHYSICIAN FISHERMAN CARPENTER K T D Q X W A G F L P M I R N T I N Q E V N I G J H I G E J J K K A N M S M A L Y D X V E M S V F H H Z I O N S W S A F B E B E E C R D S C I I U R K R Z C R Q S R R H G C F D G J S R M L A E C E M O I E M N Y R A K W R B V H M R A F Y E P N T E A C H E R O J N D L R Q B T E V F P O I G L C L R L I S H I H M F A U O Q A A C T X S X T H Y F Z K N W D R R O K U L P P M Q K L J T Y H P E S D D R Y H A D Q K L P E M P M T F G F T U R E T N E P R A C

8 Beaverdam and Rouzie s Chapel United Methodist Church P. O. Box 67 Beaverdam, Va JUG s CORNER Hi Boys and Girls, The pastor has been preaching about different people in the Bible and it has been quite enjoyable. Acts 20: 7-12 tells of a young man who fell to sleep much like some of us would if the preacher spoke as long as Paul did. Paul came to Troas on the first day of the week to speak and break bread just like our communion. He was going to leave the next day and he had much to say. He probably talked for hours and indeed, he talked until midnight. A young man named Eutychus fell asleep and since he was sitting in the widow, fell to the ground, which was 3 stories high and obviously, was knocked unconscious. Well, everybody thought he was dead, except Paul. Paul went to the lad and told all not to be alarmed for he was alive. Did the story end there? No! Paul went back and talked until daylight. The morals to this story are several but the best is to Laugh, Love and Pray often and don't sit in the window sill after eating. Have a good week. Love. JuG Articles in this issue: Letter from the Pastor September 2015 Calendar News from the Pews Time for Some Fun... Lay Schedules Sunday School JuG s Corner Plus more... J for Joy, little u for under, and capital G for God.