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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: October 2015 Newsletter MYSTERY PERSONS PHOTOS NEEDED Send us your photos for the Mystery Person! PHOTOS TO BHUMCHURCH@COMCAST.NET No one guessed our Mystery Persons for September! They were Tori Alexander, Kailey Craddock, Alex Wilts & Savannah Hodges. Please send us a picture for next month s newsletter! pictures to bhumchurch@comcast.net or drop photos off at the church office. 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 Here for Good 2015 I want you to take a moment and think about this who are the people in your life who have made a lasting impact? You remember them. you are still learning from them and what they taught you. You can look at your life and say: I m here because Mrs. Jones didn t give up on me in the Second Grade because Ms. Ruth and Mrs. Mamie Jones loved me through years of Vacation Bible School and Sunday School lessons- through gum stuck in my hair and all of my precocious questions. I m here today because Coach Adams cared enough to ask the right questions That s just a short list. Our list goes long before us. We are here and we have faith because of those who made an impact on us. Hebrews 11 lists those who made sure that we would know faith in God by living not for themselves but for a faith in God and for a faith that was beyond themselves. Faith is indeed the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not see as Hebrews 11:1 tells us. We have faith in Jesus Christ who calls us to live in a faith that will be here long after us. We have a hope that what we do now will lead and encourage others in faith. Who are we here for? We are here not only for ourselves, we are here for Christ and we are here for others. Jesus says in Matthew 25 that he expects us to be here for the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick, and those in prison. Jesus pulls the children into his lap and tell us to be here for the little ones, He welcome those who were rich, poor, young, old, outcast, and popular Jesus came not only for some, but for all. When the angel announced Good News to the shepherds in the fields on the first Christmas the message was I am bringing good news of great joy for all the people! How are we here for all the people? How are we here to build faith as those saints who came before us? 60 years next year, we celebrate that God placed Bermuda Hundred UMC on this hill in the Enon community with a purpose to be here for God s people to spread this good news. We are not only here for 60 years we re here for good! John Wesley described our purpose was to Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. Continued on the next page

3 Continued from the previous page In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can. We re here for good and we re here to do good for the glory of God! How do we ensure that this can happen? How will we leave a lasting impact for the generations that follow us just as those in our faith before us made it possible for us to grow in faith? One way John Wesley suggested we can carry out the mission of Jesus Christ is to Earn all we can, Save all we can, and Give all can! In this way we can Reach all we can for Jesus Christ! During the Month of October we ll explore this in our Here for Good Sermon Series. I hope you will join us each Sunday and participate in a small group studying Earn. Save. Give. Wesley s Simple Rules for Money by James Harnish either on Sunday mornings in the Sojouner s Class in the Grundy Parlor or on Wednesday nights in the Grundy Parlor (childcare provided). Sunday, October 4 : If You Could Ask for Anything Sunday, October 11 Money The Excellent Gift Sunday, October 18: You Can t Take It With You Sunday, October 25 How Far Will You Go? Sunday, November 1 Reaching All We Can: We re Here for Good Worship on November 1st followed by a Pot Luck Luncheon! Together- we are Here for Good! In God s Love, Pastor Beth Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

4 Stepping Out in Faith : An Interview with Edna Sherrill, Chair of Worship Team Pastor Beth: When asked to be the Chair of the Worship Team what did you think? How did you feel? Edna Sherrill: The first thing I felt was honored. The second thing I thought was Oh my goodness, I don t think I can do this. Pastor Beth: How did come to say yes? How did you know this was something God was calling you do to? Edna Sherrill: I prayed about it a lot and thought about it. Finally I decided that I would give it a shot. You had an influence on me because you gave me encouragement and I knew you would be there to help me. Pastor Beth: The Living Last Supper earlier this year was something new for the church, our Worship Team, and for you. What was that like? Edna Sherrill: Very scary. But I didn t have time to worry, I just had to take the bull by the horns and get it done. I solicited a lot of help from others to make costumes, be the performers, and so much behind the scenes things like the decorating, getting the parts ready, and organizing rehearsals. It was a huge undertaking and I was afraid I couldn t do it. But, I just worked through it piece by piece until we had it down. Pastor Beth: What did that experience do for you? Edna Sherrill: God can teach you. God is here. You can do anything with God s help. This really pushed me outside my comfort zone. I had never taken on anything of this nature or magnitude. I m not a creative person and I had to think forward and beyond. I am absolutely glad that I did this and had the challenge. Pastor Beth: What did that experience do for the church? Edna Sherrill: We had more people at that Holy Thursday service than we had ever had before. It was wonderful to have so many people involved! It brought to light what was going on before the crucifixion and was very spiritual. It taught us about the disciples and what they were experiencing. Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church Continued on the next page October 2015

5 Continued from the previous page Pastor Beth: Looking back, what fruit do you see God has produced in you through the experience of serving as the chair on the Worship Team? Edna Sherrill: It has made me more involved in the church and activities and in the worship scene. I m more involved with everything in the church and with more people. It has made me pray more and ask for God s guidance. Pastor Beth: What encouragement would give you to others about stepping out and trying new things? Edna Sherrill: You ll always have people in the church that will help you and support you. When you take on a challenge it gives you a new sense of self-worth for yourself and for the church. Try it and you ll like it. Photo from the April 4, 2015 Living Last Supper: (l-r) Debbie Winn, Sidney Harrison, Pat Crawley, James Yancey, Bob Sherrill, Mark Anderson, Bill Talley V, Ron Carpenter, Mark Strickler, Rev. Kevin Anderson, Edna Sherrill, Clif Winn, Gary Starr, Charles Woodard, Jim Booth, Dwight Harro, & Stuart Morefield. The Worship Team meets on the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm in the Grundy Parlor. The next meeting of the Worship Team will be on October 15. (Please note that the choir will practice at 7:30 pm on the Thursdays that the Worship Team meets.) Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

6 United Methodist Youth Fellowship The youth kick off was amazing in the true sense of the word. It was wonderful to see new faces and visit with old friends. Check out the picture below to see the awesome t-shirts our youth made! Do you think these look fabulous and you wish you had one of your own? You re in luck! During the month of October the youth will be taking t-shirt orders as a fundraiser. The design will be slightly different with BHUMC on the front, but smaller, and you will be able to pick your colors for the back. If you only want one simple color that is fine too. They will be $10 each. Order forms will be available the first Sunday of October. Youth Schedule: Sunday Oct 4 th 6-8pm meeting Sunday Oct 11 th 6-8pm meeting Children and Youth Ministry Saturday Oct 17 th volunteer at Stop Hunger Now event 2pm Sunday Oct 18 th 6-8pm Movie night! (Reward for all your hard work the day before) Saturday Oct 24 th volunteer and have a trunk at Harvest Fest 4-7pm Sat after Harvest Fest or Sunday have a spooky event! (Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens, corn maze etc.) Children s Ministry The fall kick off was tons of fun for all of our children! Face paint, sack races, bubble snakes, corn hole, and of course yummy food! If you have friends will small children I would strongly encourage you invite them for special events like this. Do you know some of our new members have originated from events like this! Why not take advantage of our next one, Harvest Fest on October 24 th 4-7pm. It will be a spooky good time with games, crafts, food and Trunk or Treat! Check out the fun with snake bubbles below! For the parents that were asking, all you need to do is cut the end off of a water bottle, put a sock over that end, and secure with a rubber band. For the bubbles add half liquid soap (I used dawn) and half water. Stick just the sock part of the bottle into the soap and blow through the other end! You can even add a drop or two of food coloring to the sock for a rainbow snake! Who would like to volunteer for Children s Church just once every 2 months? My goal is to have 8 set people to volunteer on a rotating basis for Children s Church. This will cut down on some of the last minute confusion that happens once in a while. We will still need additional volunteers to cover having two people each week, but this will give us a core group of people that we can count on each week. Please let me know if you are interested. Love and Peace, Laurel Sage Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

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8 Scouting News Scout Master s Minute: The Boy Scouts changed their policy to accept leaders who are gay. Chartered organizations like our church can still have the Boy Scouts, but can also choose, because of religious beliefs, to not accept gay members. It is a lot like the proposal Adam Hamilton is putting forth in the church that each church choose for itself. Since we are the chartered organization we could add additional provisions and refuse to accept gay leaders in our troop if the church should choose to do so. At our Church Council meeting, our council voted 10-3 to accept the Boy Scouts new policy of choosing leaders regardless of sexual orientation. In other news, the council at St. Marks UMC approved transferring the scouting equipment they had in storage to BHUMC and the Boy Scouts. Plans are in the works to figure out storage solutions and I want to thank Bill Talley V for his help in this. Yours in Scouting, Marc Wilts Chartered Organization Representative Girl Scout News: Girl Scout Troop 5257 meets on the 1 st and 3 rd Tuesdays each month from 6:30-8:00pm. We currently have 18 girls who are Brownies and Juniors in our troop. Currently the Girl Scouts are selling peanuts. We have a camping trip planned to Bear Creek Lake State Park. Our troop will be helping with Stop Hunger Now at the church on October 17 and with a Special Olympic baseball game. For more information on our troop please contact troop leaders Sara Harville sara_harville@ccpsnet.net or Carolyn Jackson at jcccarolyn@gmail.com Girl Scout Troop 5444 meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. We currently have 10 girls who are Daisies and Brownies with about 10. We are looking to do range of activities in include more "destination" crafts; i.e. Hosted at Panera Bread as well as partner with other troops in our area. For more information on our troop please contact troop leader LaKeesha Bowser at bowserlj@hotmail.com Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

9 Joe Plemmons Music Director for the 11am Worship Service Hi, my name is Joe. I've been a Methodist since the cradle, and involved in church music since age fourteen, when unbeknownst to me my mother told the church choir director that I'd just love to join the youth choir. I met my wife in seminary, and she convinced me to come to Virginia. When I am not waving my arms in front of a choir, I often find myself involved in other musical endeavors. I am a trombonist, currently playing with the Northern Neck Orchestra, the Northern Neck Big Band, and a Richmond-based trombone choir called Bonefire. I have recently joined the Barbershop Harmony Society, and I also write music in my spare time. Outside of music, I enjoy learning and keeping my brain active; my favorite thing is random, seemingly useless knowledge. I am working towards ordination in the Methodist Church as a deacon, and am still in the process of discerning exactly what God's calling on my heart is. But what I do know is that music is and always will be an integral part of how God moves through me. Joe Plemmons, Music Director The Community Garden had some problems. The soil, in the garden area, was less than desirable. It was very rocky, had cement chunks, and was almost all clay. So, next year we will install raised garden areas and put some good quality topsoil in those areas. We will be asking you if you would like a raised bed area, early next year. Until then, you can be thinking about what you would like to grow in your garden. Remember that the early crops (i.e. potatoes, onions, etc.) can usually be planted around March 15 th. The warm crops, (i.e. tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.) can go into the ground around April 15 th. We will update you as information becomes available, Charles Woodard. The Church Council along with the Visioning Team will meet on Saturday, October 10 from 9am-2pm- just as we did for a Retreat at the beginning of our year of Visioning. This time we will spend time Clarifying and Discerning Goals that have come through the data of Visioning Meetings, The Night to Remember, the Afternoon of Reflection, interviews with Community Leaders, and all feedback we've received. It will be very helpful and important to have everyone from Church Council present. There will be a congregational wide potluck and meeting on Sunday, October 18 from 5-8pm where we will share goals and make top priorities. We hope to have everyone participate in this event. We invite you to bring a dish to share. Photo from June 28th s An Afternoon of Reflection Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

10 Happy Birthday Mary Kennedy! Mary s birthday was on September 18 and a 90th birthday celebration was held for her on Sunday, September 20 in the Grundy Parlor. Thank you to everyone who helped out with Mary Kennedy s 90th birthday celebration. Christian Education Dedication in Honor of Barbara VanEpps We honored the memory of Barbara VanEpps with a special Christian Education dedication at our 11:00 am worship service on September 27. Barbara s son Roger VanEpps and his family were able to attend the service as Pastor Beth presented the plaque honoring Barbara VanEpps to the congregation.

11 3rd Grade Bible Presentation Thank you to the United Methodist Men for their support of the presentation of bibles to rising 3rd graders. JT, Matthew, Grace and Jordan each received a bible with a special inscription from the UMM. October Meetings & Small Groups Join us for a Wednesday Morning Prayer Service every Wednesday at 7:00 am Blessings of the Pets & Their Vets on the Front Steps at 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 4 The Keenagers meet on Wednesday, October 7 at noon at Jalapeño's Restaurant SPRC meets on Thursday, October 8 at 6:30 pm in the Grundy Parlor The Visioning Team & Church Council meets Saturday, October 10 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Grundy Parlor Nominations & Leadership Development meets at 12:30 pm on Sunday, October 11 Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 pm in the Grundy Parlor Church Council will meet Tuesday, October 13 at 7:30 pm in the Grundy Parlor The Gladys Toom small group meets on Wednesdays, October 14 & 28 at 2:00 pm The Worship Team will meet Thursday, October 15 at 6:30 pm in the Grundy Parlor Stop Hunger Now Meal Packaging Event at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 17 Visioning: Sharing Goals & Top Priorities Potluck Dinner at 5:00 pm on October 18 The UMW meets at 7:00 pm on Monday, October 19 The UMM meets at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, October 20 at the Rivers Bend Grill Pastor Beth will lead a 4th Thursday Worship Service held at the Crossings at Ironbridge on Thursday, October 22 at 2:00 pm Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

12 Earn. Save. Give. - BHUMC 2015 Stewardship Program & Consecration Sunday Dear BHUMC, Stewardship You re probably used to hearing people in church talk about giving. But when was the last time in church that you talked about earning or saving? Is it unchristian to earn money? Is it wrong to save for ourselves and our families? John Wesley didn t think so. Wesley, the Christian evangelist and founder of the Methodist movement, gave a remarkable sermon called The Use of Money. In it, he said that the important thing isn t money itself but how we use it. Wesley s surprising advice still rings true today: earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can. During the month of October, our church will experience an exciting new stewardship program, Earn. Save. Give.: Wesley s Simple Rules for Money, developed by popular author and pastor James A. Harnish. The program is centered on a book, in which Harnish describes Wesley s surprising advice and introduces us each week to faithful Christians who, like all of us, struggle with money. Whether you are a regular giver, a sometime giver or not giving currently; we are calling all of you to begin praying about your stewardship, to think critically in regards to challenging yourself on your giving commitment for Additionally, we would like to invite any and every one to participate in the Earn. Save. Give. Small group meetings each Wednesday in October from 7:00-9:00pm, at BHUMC (Parents of young ones GREAT NEWS - child care will be offered) so please join us. This Stewardship drive will culminate with Consecration Sunday on November 1st by turning in our 2016 commitment cards and a Celebration of Sharing pot luck lunch. So as we build to that day (11/1/15), soak up the all the great, relevant sermons, join the Earn. Save. Give. group and think/pray about challenging your stewardship commitment for The 2016 Consecration if very important. BUT, let s not forget about our current giving and stewardship goals as we finish out GREAT NEWS here too our giving allowed us to fully fund our August budget AND apportionments. Giving was down a bit in August compared to last year, but we still succeeded in covering apportionments for the month. As we consider 2016, let s make a strong, committed push to reach our goals and be the best at giving we can be for the remainder of Again CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU. We continue the challenge to achieve our 2015 goal of funding 100% of our budget and apportionments for the 3 rd consecutive year. Continued on the next page Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

13 Stewardship Continued from the previous page As normal, below is a snap shot of our year to date success and progress. Just 4 months remaining and a little less ground for us to make up. We can do it, we will do it! Thanks you to all and In God s Grace, Your stewardship committee Dave Steinbraker, Dorothy Mooney, Ann McNinch, Charles Woodward and Bill Talley V Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

14 Just Coffee We have been studying "The Story," an innovative version of the Bible that presents Scripture as a continuous, understandable narrative in chronological order. You will not want to miss this meaningful journey through the Bible! Join us in the Fellowship Hall during Sunday School (9:45-10:45am) and visit our blog to stay updated on our studies: The Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet while the Crafty Ladies are preparing for November s craft show. The Prayer Shawl Ministry resumes meeting in January See Lilly Enz for more info. Need a Ride? I have a minivan. I bought it so I could give people a ride wherever they needed to go. If you need a ride, I will try to accommodate you. Call me at (804) or on my cell at (804) Charles Woodard 1 Laurel Sage 2 Joseph Tarver 4 Leslie Sloan 5 Florence Harrison, Helen Hogarth, Betty Skaggs 9 Chip Pommert 10 Justin LaRue, Maggie Steinbraker, Trace Sage 12 Danielle Carpenter 16 Mark Lythgoe 17 Hal Green 19 Jessica Johnson, Owens McNinch 20 Pat Crawley 22 Karen Crawley, Mason Steinbraker 23 Drew Coker, Jenna Mathis 26 Corey Scruggs, Peyton McTernan 27 Beth Lawson Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

15 STOP HUNGER NOW is almost here! SAVE THE DATE: October 17 th from 2-4pm. From 1-2 pm I need several volunteers who are able to lift 50 lbs. Men and women! There also needs to be about 50 volunteers total for the event. You can sign up online by going to : Home?id= d7IsAAI Mike Nelson, the coordinator for this event asked that everyone who has access to signing up online please do. This is something new that they using to make it easier for them to track. You can also assign up at church if you need to. So bring yourself, your families and your friends to help with this wonderful cause. The total due for the meals will be $2, So far we have raised $1, A huge thanks to the United Methodist Women for having a silent auction to help raise money for CCHASM Thanksgiving meals. Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting, listened to CCHASM s wonderful speaker and generously bid on the wonderful products. The amount that was raised was $803.00! The United Methodist Men also made a contribution of $ to CCHASM in honor of Frank Linkous for his hard work with CCHASM. The pledge from our church is The goal for CCHASM is to provide 3000 Thanksgiving meals for families in need! I will be asking for donations in the month of October. Monetary donations are a huge help because CCHASM can stretch that dollar. The deadline for both monetary and food donations are November 1 st, Operation Christmas Child is getting a lot of donations. Thanks for all of your help. Keep up the good work. We can t wait till November to have the packing party and fill the shoeboxes with all of the goodies for the boys and girls! The Backpack program has started. We are helping fifteen children this year. The schools are Enon, Elizabeth Scott and Marguerite Christian. The items that are needed: pop tarts, individual boxes of cereal, packets of oatmeal, fruit bars (no nuts), chef boy ardee (small cups), Kroger brand cups (they have a wide variety of flavors), ramen noodle, mac n cheese, chicken or tuna with cracker boxes (Dollar General or Dollar Tree), Vienna sausages and juice boxes. We are no longer accepting peanut butter or peanuts and other various nuts due to allergies. Thanks everyone! Please know that through your efforts you are helping a child have a little something in their tummy to get them through the weekend. May God Bless you! Peace be with you! Ann McNinch, Missions Chair Missions Meal Packaging Event: Saturday, October 17@ 2:00 pm Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church Help us feed 10,000 people a meal! Who can help? Ages 5-105! How much is this?.29 a meal! How many meals can you provide? Help us raise money for these meals! Gather with us on October 17 to package these meals! Invite your friends to participate! The minimum we can do is 10,000 but I believe we can do even more! Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

16 Photos from the Fall Kick Off Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

17 Craft Show FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 20TH -- 5:00-8:00PM SATURDAY -- NOVEMBER 21ST -- 9:00-2:00PM The Crafty Ladies & Crafty Men would like to invite you to attend the the Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church Craft Show & Bake Sale! FINISH YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING & GIFT GIVING FOR THE HOLIDAYS! WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED!! Bake Sale Goodies: Pickles, Jams, Jellies, Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Candy, Rolls & Bread. Handmade Items: Linens, Gift Bags, Lace Items, Jewelry, Scarves, Afghans, Angels, Snowmen, Children's Hats/Scarves, Aprons, Crochet Animals, Ornaments, Tissue Box Covers, Potato Bags, Baby Blankets & MUCH, MUCH MORE!!! Wood Crafts: Butterfly Houses, Rocking Horses, Lazy Susans, Goose Flower Planters, Reindeers, Lap Desks, Oven Rack Pulls, Cutting Boards, Golf Ball Callers & MUCH, MUCH MORE!! GLASS ITEMS: Lighted Etched Cube & Lighted Etched Wine Bottles. COME FRIDAY NIGHT TO GET THE BEST SELECTION AND ENJOY THE FELLOWSHIP!! SEE YOU THERE FOR SHOPPING FUN! Bermuda Hundred UMC 2025 Florence Ave, Chester (804) bermudahundredumc.com

18 Chesterfield Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry It is time to start planning the CCHASM Thanksgiving Meal Gift Package Program for 2015! This year s program will be held, as usual, at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds in the Exhibition Center located at Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, VA Please turn in all monetary and food contributions to BHUMC no later than Sunday, November 1st. Make your check out to BHUMC and write CCHASM in the check memo. Items for Thanksgiving Meal Gift Packages: 1 40 oz. Can (Large) of Yams or Sweet Potatoes 1 13 oz. Box of Mashed Potatoes 1 14 oz. Can of Cranberry Sauce 2 15 oz. Cans of Green Vegetables 2 15 oz. Cans of Corn 2 Boxes or Packages of Stuffing Mix 2 Cans or Packages of Gravy 1 Box of Hot Chocolate 1 Box of Tea Bags 1 Box or Bag of Cookies CCHASM VOLUNTEER INFORMATION All volunteers must be at least 12 years of age and must be able to lift 25 pounds. Each child under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who will stay with the child throughout the Volunteer process. (One parent/or legal guardian per child) Individuals wishing to Volunteer should come to the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds Exhibition Center on: Monday Nov. 16 th From 9 AM to 5 PM (Sorting & Packing Work) Tuesday Nov. 17 th From 11 AM - 7 PM (Sorting & Packing) Friday Nov. 20th From 9 AM to 12 PM (Distribution to the Homebound) and final packaging if needed. Saturday Nov. 21st - From 6:30 AM 7 PM (Package Distribution) Volunteers need to go to the CCHASM Volunteer Desk when they arrive and will be asked to sign a Hold Harmless and Indemnity Agreement/Photo Release prior to Volunteering (agreement will be available at the Volunteer Desk during the event). There is no need to let us know when you are arriving please volunteer at your own schedule. Please keep your belongings with you at all times. CCHASM is not responsible for any lost or stolen property. Any questions please call Sharon or Helen at CCHASM or sharon@cchasm.org or helen@cchasm.org For Thanksgiving 2014, CCHASM was able to assist 2165 families (over 8,000 adults & children) in: Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, & Prince George. Your generous donations are greatly needed to help CCHASM reach their goal of assisting 3000 Families with a Thanksgiving Meal Gift Package and $15.00 Gift Card (for a turkey). This year s program will be held at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds in the Exhibition Center: Courthouse Rd., Chesterfield, VA Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

19 United Methodist Women The United Methodist Women's Dinner raised ! Thank you to everyone who participated on Monday, September 21 for a very successful spaghetti dinner and auction to raise money for CCHASM. It was a great time of fun and fellowship for a very worthy case. We appreciate all those who decorated the fellowship hall, prepared the food, donated the auction/cash & carry items and for those who served and cleaned up after dinner. Our sincere appreciation to those of you that purchased items from the sale and the cash donations. All proceeds from the evening go to CCHASM so that families in our community will have a Thanksgiving meal. God bless you all. A big thank you from the UMW! We want to thank all of you who helped make our fall yard sale a huge success. We raised $1, to be used for our many mission projects in the church, community and around the world. All of the UMW funds go to help women, youth and children and we are very grateful for your support. The next UMW meeting will be Monday, October 19 at 7:00 pm in the Grundy Parlor. -Doris Morefield, UMW President Photos are from the UMW dinner held on September 21. Thank you to Robert Cassada who shared information on CCHASM s programs assisting area residents with food, financial assistance, and women s career clothes. Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

20 United Methodist Men Good Morning Enon! Oops, sorry about that, this isn t Face Book, is it? The BHUMC UMM met on September 21, 2015 and decided that we would be doing the following: We will help the BHUMC Youth by attending meetings. A list of names will be provided to Laurel. We will contact Pastor Beth and the Chief of Police in Chesterfield, to determine how best to thank our police. We presented Bibles to our 3 rd graders on Sunday, September 27 th at the 11am Service. We will look into getting a storage building for Scouting Equipment. We will approach the Scouts to see if they would like to take on a project to paint the picnic tables with Deckover paint, provided by the UMM. We will clean out the storage space in the Pavilion and build shelving or whatever is needed to get that area organized. Currently, you just can t get to anything without a lot of work. We will contact Kathleen McNinch and ask her to do a landscape design for the area at the corner of Florence and Rt. 10. We will have a Fish Fry in the very near future. We will check with the Enon Vol. Fire Dept. to see when they are having their Brunswick Stew. I contacted them and they will have their stew the weekend of November 7 th. They have a Facebook Page where you can order your stew and support them, I did. Our next meeting will be on October 20 th, the 3 rd Tuesday of the month, at River s Bend Grill, at 6:30pm. Remember, the 1 st time you come, I will buy your dinner (Mark). As you can see, we are very active and have a lot on our Agenda. I invite all men to come join us as we put our words into actions for Christ. Charles Woodard-UMM President Charles-woodard@comcast.net or The Keenagers meet at noon on Wednesday, October 7 at Jalapeño's Restaurant Join us for fun, food and fellowship! The Keenagers meet for lunch on the first Wednesday of every month at a different area restaurant. Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church October 2015

21 October 2015 Sunday Servants SERVANT OCTOBER 4 Communion Sunday OCTOBER 11 OCTOBER 18 Visioning: Sharing & Top Priorities Potluck & Discussion 5-8pm OCTOBER 25 8:30 am Usher/ Greeters Marc & Mindy Wilts Neil & Ditty Mooney Deborah Shelton TBA 11:00 am Usher/ Greeters Whitney Harrison & Sandy Forbes Margaret Reynolds & Martha Meadows Tori Alexander & Sandy Forbes Youth Acolytes Jordan & Juli Mathis Abby Mayes & Branwyn McCormick Dylan Craddock & Tyler Woodell Maggie & Carter Steinbraker Lay 8:30 am TBA 8:30 am Service TBA 8:30 am TBA 8:30 am TBA Readers 11am Ken Alexander 11am Tyler Craddock 11am Melissa Anderson 11am Tina Morris Children s Church Meredith Steinbraker Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed Nursery 8:30 am Volunteers Needed 11:00 am Tammie 8:30 am Volunteers Needed 11:00 am Debbie Winn Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed Gryskevicz UMYF Meals (Sundays at 6:00pm) Volunteers & Dinner Needed Lisa Crowder Volunteers & Dinner Needed Volunteers & Dinner Needed Altar Guild for October: Meredith & Dave Steinbraker, Nancy Byrd 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

22 HARVEST FEST Saturday, October 24 from 4:00 7:00 pm Dinner, Halloween Carols, Devotion, Costume Parade, Trunk or Treat, Fun Family Movie BERMUDA HUNDRED UMC 2025 Florence Avenue, Chester We invite you to bring a canned or boxed good for the Food Drive Blessing of the Pets & their Vets Sunday, October 4 4:00 pm on the front steps of BERMUDA HUNDRED UMC 2025 Florence Avenue, Chester (804) (Rain date is October 11 at 4pm)