Salisbury District. Bishop s Day on the District. Sharing Life. T o. e t h. Monday, September 21. Aug 12, 2015 Volume 4 3 Issue Issue 16

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1 Salisbury District Aug 12, 2015 Volume 4 3 Issue Issue T o Sharing Life e t h e r FALL LAY ACADEMY Sep 28 - Nov 2 Details are being finalized Stay Tuned!! Next Newsletter Aug Inside This Issue: Wesley UMC 2 Bishop s Day on the District Monday, September 21 At Antioch UMC Princess Anne, MD Clergy 12 Noon Laity 6:30 Conversation with Our Bishop Bishop s Day on the District Licensing School Graduates Exploration for Young Adults Shiloh VBS 15 Job Opportunities Being the Hands and Feet of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

2 Charge Conference Time It s hard to believe but charge conferences begin in less than a month. The charge conference schedule has been posted on the Pen-Del website - on the homepage, on the right side under Directories, click on Districts, click on Salisbury and the charge conference schedule is in the drop down menu. The charge conference documents are ready and on the Pen-Del website (on the homepage, click on Forms under Quick Links, then click on Charge Conference under Form Type in the middle of the screen. ) 2016 Pastor Compensation form is available under All Form Types. Just follow the instructions - the process has not changed from last year. Now you have a heads-up - charge conference preparation does not have to be stressful!!! Call the District Office with any questions. Transforming Lives Through Jesus Christ In The EQUIP Jesus Christ followers to become RADICAL, PASSIONATE, INTENTIONAL, RISK-TAKING EXTRAVAGENT disciples of God s love - - Excerpt from Charge Mission Statement - - Wesley UMC 5543 Stockton Road Stockton, MD Rev. Bob Miller, Pastor

3 BISHOP'S DAY ON THE SALISBURY DISTRICT For Clergy and Laity Each year, Bishop Peggy Johnson visits each district for a day to bring us words of encouragement and to hear all the wonderful things going on in each district. This year, Bishop Johnson will be with us on Monday, September 21st, at Antioch UMC in Princess Anne, Maryland. The day on the district will start with lunch with the clergy of the district. (We are asking that you bring $7 to give to the church to cover the expense of the luncheon). This will be followed by a brief presentation by the bishop, then question and answer time. That evening, beginning at 6:30 pm with light refreshments, the bishop will meet with the laity of the district to do the same thing. Led by our District Lay Leader, Richard Kellam, some of our district youth will provide devotions and/or worship to begin our time together. Then the bishop will do a presentation and again, do questions and answers with the laity. So please plan to join us either for lunch at noon (clergy) or that evening (laity) for light refreshments and conversation with our bishop. Installation Services for New District Superintendents Rev. Dr. Shirlyn Henry Brown, Easton District The Worship Service for the installation of Rev. Dr. Brown will beheld on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 4:00 pm at St. Mark s UMC, Easton, MD. There will be a Meet & Greet beginning at 2:30 pm in St. Mark s Fellowship Hall. In addition, clergy will robe (with red stoles) for the processional at 3:45 pm in the church narthex. Rev. Dr. Kyung Hee Sa, Dover District The installation service for Rev. Dr. Sa will take place at Wyoming UMC, Dover, DE at 4:00 pm on September 27, It will be a great time of fellowship with love, joy, and praises. The service will be followed by a reception.

4 - CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Aug 13-15, 2015 Aug 15, 2015 Aug 15, 2015 Aug 16, 2015 Aug 16, 2015 Aug 16, 2015 Aug 16, 2015 Aug 22, 2015 Aug 22, 2015 Aug 29-30, 2015 Aug 30, 2015 Sep 12, 2015 Sep 12-13, 2015 Sep 13, 2015 Sep 19, 2015 Sep 20, 2105 Sep 21, 2015 Sep 26, 2015 Sep 27, 2015 Sep 28, 2015 Oct 4, 2015 Oct 10, 2015 Nov 6-8,2015 Nov 7, 2015 Nov 15, 2015 Potters House Charge - Campmeeting 7:00 pm Nightly (F) New Appointment Retreat - Held at Whatcoat UMC, Dover 9:00 am (F) Union UMC (Salisbury) - 16th Annual Ice Cream Social 4-7 pm (F) St James UMC (Pocomoke City) - Annual Youth & Young Adults Day 9:00 am (C) Mt Hermon UMC (Salisbury) - Right Turn in Concert 6:00 pm (F) Shiloh UMC (Pocomoke City) - Usher s Day 3:30 pm (C) Mt. Zion UMC (Quantico) - Annual Community Reunion at the Pavilion Noon 4:00 pm (C) Rockawalkin UMC (Hebron) - Ice Cream Social 4-7 pm (F) Mt. Zion UMC (Quantico) - Sons of Christ & Brothers by Choice and Co. in Concert 4pm (C) The Great Awakening - A Modern Camp Meeting at Pecometh (C) Friendship UMC (Berlin) - God s Country Crossroads Gospel Concert 5:00 pm (C) Whaleyville UMC - 10th Annual Cruizers for Christ Car/Bike Show 9am - 2pm (F) UMM Annual Retreat - At Pecometh (F) Mt. Zion UMC (Quantico) Women in Red Worship Service 4:00 pm (C) Mt. Zion UMC (Quantico) - 2nd Annual Crab Feast 12 Noon (C) Installation Service for Easton District Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Shirlyn Brown 2:30 pm (C) Bishop Day on the Salisbury District (F) Boundaries-Sexual Ethics Level 2 Training at Whatcoat UMC Dover 8:30 am (C) Installation Service for Dover District Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Kyung Hee Sa 4:00 pm (C) Fall Lay Academy Begins A Tribute to Andrae Crouch at Cross Pointe - Voice United - Guest Artists 6:00 pm (C) The Well - 9:30 am - 3:30 pm (F) Exploration for Young Adults - Event in Orlando, FL (F) Financial Leadership Series for Laity Begins - (C) Toby Mac Concert at the Wicomico Civic Center (F) - See Flyer in this Newsletter (C) - See Clip in this Newsletter

5 Support Pecometh this month! August has been approved by the Peninsula-Delaware Conference as the month to financially back our efforts. Be sure to set aside one Sunday this month to collect a special Pecometh offering. Christian camp is needed now more than ever. Find out why by downloading a bulletin insert from the website ( Proceeds from offerings given can be sent directly to Pecometh or sent through the conference remittance form. Thanks for your continued support of Pecometh Camp & Retreat Ministries! Pecometh, 136 Bookers Wharf Rd, Centreville, MD (410) USHERS DAY At Shiloh UM Church Sunday, August 16 at 3:340 pm Guest Preacher - Rev. Barbara Cousar Accompanied by the Haramba Choir Horntown VA United Methodist Charge Rev. Gertrude Brown Host Pastor 2655 Worcester Hwy Pocomoke City, MD

6 Food - Fun - Fellowship Annual Community Reunion at the Pavilion Sunday, August Noon - 4:00 PM Concession Stand Open Best Oyster Fritters in Town Fish & Crab Cake Sandwiches and Finger-Licking Good Fries 2015 Annual Conference Videos Are Now Available! The order form for the 2015 Annual Conference DVDs is now available on the Pen-Del website. Rev. Lawrence Purnell Pastor Mt. Zion UMC 6101 Quantico Rd Quantico, MD For complete info:

7 CLERGY CONNECTIONS COMING THIS FALL! Greetings fellow Clergy! As many of you already know, the Salisbury District tries to maintain good communications and ongoing training among our colleagues. With this in mind, I'm putting together the scheduled for our monthly gatherings throughout the District, we call, "Clergy Connections" To help me plan the program for each gathering, I need your feedback on what topics I should present to help you in your ministry. Of course, our gatherings are meant for fellowship (and food, of course!), but we also want these gatherings to be informative. So please give me your feedback. What topics interest you and may interest our colleagues? What do you need help with we can cover in 45 minutes to and hour? I look forward to hearing back from you! Blessings, Fred Friendship UMC Invites You. God s Country Crossroads Gospel Concert Friendship UMC will host a concert by God s Country Crossroads August 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm Held at Fort Whaley Campground on Route 50 Incase of inclement weather the concert will move to Friendship UMC Friendship Road, Berlin, MD No Tickets - Love Offering Will Be Taken Rev. Ron Schatz, Pastor

8 Congratulations to Our Licensing School Graduates June 2015 Jeff Dulis Sharptown Mt. Hermon Charge Betty Jane BJ Ellis Sharptown Galestown Charge Cordelia Harmon Crisfield: Shiloh Tom Northam Snow Hill: Mt. Olive Charlotta Sapp-Price Bivalve: Jesterville-Elzey Bishop Peggy Johnson and District Superintendent, Fred Duncan, are pictured congratulating each graduate!

9 God is Everywhere Stop and consider God s wonders. Job 37:14 I would be remiss not to thank God and Christ UMC (where the District Office is located) for this beautiful flower garden that welcomes me each morning when I arrive. A blessing every day!! Charlotte Camera People!! We need your help! God is all around us and in our busyness we don t often stop to appreciate what He has given us. If you have a picture of something that you feel is a beautiful gift from God, please share it by ing it to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net NEWSLETTER If you or anyone that you know would like receive the District Newsletter by , please call the district office ( ) or send the address to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net

10 FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP SERIES FOR LAITY The Mid-Atlantic United Methodist Foundation is offering a series of FREE trainings for all Pen-Del and EPA Conference laity. The purpose of these courses (4 in all) is to help enhance a better understanding and skills needed for financial leadership in local churches so that laity and clergy can work together to grow healthy congregations. The first session, held on November 7th, at Calvary UMC in Milford, is "A Theology of Stewardship" and "Creating a Culture of Giving." This session is intended to help lay persons articulate theological and biblical understandings of effective stewardship. It will also teach best practices for creating a climate of generosity in the local church. The session will start at 9 am and end at 3 pm. Online registration is coming SOON! The remaining sessions are: "Organizing for Effective Stewardship" and "Using Vision and Mission to Budget" "Best Practices for Church Finances" and "Annual and Capital Campaigns" "Endowments, Planned Giving" and "Property and Insurance Issues" The location and dates for remaining sessions are pending. Oh yes, lunch is included also, AT NO CHARGE! What a great deal! If you are on the Finance Committee, Trustees, a Treasurer or Financial Secretary, or a member of the church leadership, and have struggled with understanding the finances of the church, PLEASE take advantage of the "gift" from the Foundation! For more information, contact the District Office. Thanks, Fred Duncan, DS 2nd Annual Crab Feast Saturday, September Noon Until? Lots of Delicious Sides Tickets: $25 Call Mt Zion UMC 6101 Quantico Road Quantico, MD - Rev. Lawrence Purnell, Pastor

11 For Our YOUNG ADULTS Greetings, Do you have any young adults between the ages of that are discerning a call into ministry? If so, Exploration is the place for them this year! The Conference Board of Higher Education and Ministry, The Board of Or- dained Ministry and Young People s Ministry have partnered together to sup- port this event. Please see the flyer below for more info funds are available for scholarships. Esperanza! Rev. Scot P. McClymont

12 Bethany UMC Corner of Route 611 & Snug Harbor Road Berlin, MD Sunday Outdoor Casual Worship Service On the Front Lawn May 24 - Sep 27 8:30 am Bring your Lawn Chair or Blanket Indoor Worship in Case of Inclement Weather For more info, call or bethany21811@gmail.com Rev. Connie Paulson, Pastor Benevolence Forms Please remember to submit a Benevolence form whenever submitting a payment to the Conference Office. (All payments are sent to the Conference Office.) Checks without a Benevolence form may be returned to the church, resulting in late postings forms are available on the Conference website, www. pen-del.org. Clergy Pension & Insurance Payments Due 15th of the Month Arrearages occur after the 15th. Sistas Anointed Presents Sons of Christ Brothers by Choice and Co. In Concert Saturday, August 22, :00 pm Tickets: $8 in Advance - $9 at the Door Mt. Zion UMC Rev. Lawrence Purnell, Pastor 6101 Quantico Road Quantico, MD

13 Just Sharing... And I'll praise you in this storm And I will lift my hands That you are who you are No matter where I am Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns CCLI One of Life s Little Lessons... God never gives up on making something beautiful out of our lives. Please share your events and activities at your church. /send/call your info, flyers, etc. to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net or call

14 Come Hear A Tribute to Andrae Crouch Cross Pointe Sponsored by the Music Ministry of Church of the Nazarene Guest Artists: Voices United (Quantico-Hebron Charge Choir) Sunday, October 4 at 6:00 PM Service Held at Cross Pointe Church Nanticoke Road Salisbury, MD St. James United Methodist Church 1513 Colona Road Pocomoke City, MD (410) Annual Youth & Young Adults Day Sunday, August 16, :00 a.m. Guest Preacher: Pastor Tanya Hemmeian Word of Truth Nondenominational Church Perry Hall, MD Breakfast will be served following service Rev. Anna Foster, Host Pastor

15 Shiloh VBS Vacation Bible School was held at Shiloh United Methodist Church, Pocomoke City, MD from July Our theme was Shining Star: See the Jesus in Me! Overall memory verse - You are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14a) Our teachers/leaders helped the children shine with the light of God by listening, studying, taking action, forgiving and being stars for Christ through locving ways. We enjoyed a week filled with devotions, song and praise, Bible stories, crafts and other fun activities. We were blessed with another successful year with 50 people in attendance, consisting of adults and children. Beulah T. White, Church School Superintendent Rev. Gertrude Brown, Pastor

16 Mt. Zion UMC 6101 Quantico Rd Quantico, MD 11th Annual Women in Red Worship Service Sunday, Sep 13 4:00 pm Rev. Lawrence Purnell, Pastor Bethany UMC Christian Social Club welcomes 50+ year olds on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Hwy., corner of Snug Harbor Rd. and Rte. 611, Berlin, MD. Socialization, games, friendship, activities, prayer. For more information, call or Bethany21811@gmail.com

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20 Barratt's Chapel For the third year in a row Summer Services will be held at Barratt s Chapel on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. through October 8. Summer 2015 Schedule 2015 Mileage Rates The 2015 standard rate for miles driven for the following purposes is : 57.5 cents per mile for business miles driven 23 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 14 cents per mile driving in service of charitable organizations Newsletter Schedule Aug 26 Sep 9 Sep 23 Flyers and Info Due Two Days Before Newsletter Date Effective January 1, 2015

21 Salisbury Urban Ministries P.O. Box Barclay Street Salisbury, MD Web: sbyurbanministries.org

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23 Campmeeting on Smith Island July 26-August 2 A great time of worship - singing, preaching, VBS. A great time of fun - friends and fellowship

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27 Christmas Dinner Dec 12, 2105 River of Life Retreat Sep Pecometh provides the perfect setting and program support for God-inspired, life-changing experiences! Situated along the banks of the Chester River on Maryland s Eastern Shore, Pecometh is located in the heart of Chesapeake country. You are invited to come and reflect on your own life changing seasons in a peaceful and healing retreat setting. This retreat is designed for adults to take the time to explore the journey of life in light of God's grace. See details on Pecometh Website PEN-DEL BONFIRE Date: Sunday, November 1, 2015 Time: 4:00-7:00 pm Presented by: Pecometh and Pen-Del Young People's Ministries Cost: FREE! Pen-Del Young People's Ministries and Pecometh are partnering to host a FREE fall event for youth groups! Bring your youth group and see Pecometh when the weather is cool and the leaves are changing. Gather around the campfire with other Pen-Del youth for an evening of fall camp fun - we'll take a hayride, enjoy dinner around the campfire (and s'mores of course!), and worship together. Open to youth in grades Please remember that youth must be supervised by adult leaders at Calling All Youth

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29 SALISBURY URBAN MINISTRIES DONATIONS NEEDED LAZARUS FOOD PANTRY: MENS WELCOME CENTER: SIDE DISHES RAZORS MAC & CHEESE MEN S WHITE SOCKS KIDS CAFÉ: WIDE-RULED LOOSE LEAF PAPER WIDE-RULED COMPOSITION BOOKS Donations can be dropped off at Salisbury Urban Ministries Office 326 Barclay St Salisbury, MD Or call

30 Wesley Temple UMC Job Opportunity Wesley Temple UMC; 1322 West Road; Salisbury, MD is seeking a pianist to play for its Youth Choir (4 th Sundays) and/or its Men s Choir (3 rd Sundays). Applicants should be able to play gospel, contemporary, and hymns from the UM Hymnal. Interested persons should their resume to wtumc@verizon.net or send to the church at the above address: Attn. Eddie Boyd, Jr., Chair SPPRC. Job Opportunity - Church Keyboardist Needed! Mt. Zion United Methodist Church 409 Oxford Street, Pocomoke City, Maryland is seeking a part time Keyboardist who can play gospel music, contemporary music, and hymns. He/She must be dedicated, dependable, and a team player. Salary is negotiable, depending on qualifications and experience. Interested persons should contact: Reverend Anna Foster, Pastor Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P. M. Tele revafoster49@gmail.com or Karen Purnell, Staff Parish Relations Committee Tele kepdtc@verizon.net

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32 P S A L M S For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him. Psalm 103:11 Next Newsletter Aug 26 Salisbury District Office Peninsula-Delaware Conference salisburydistrict@comcast.net Boundaries Sexual Ethics Level 2 Training Saturday, Sep 26, :30 am - 2:30 pm Whatcoat UMC 341 Saulsbury Road Dover, DE Complete Details and Registration Form on Pen-Del Website 211A Phillip Morris Drive Salisbury, MD District Superintendent Rev. Fred Duncan District Administrator Charlotte Hastings Office Hours M-T 8:00am - 4:30 pm Fri - Closed