HOPEWELL SHEPHERD JUNE 2017

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JUNE 2017 Inside this issue: Ushers-Greeters/Birthdays/ 2 Thank Yous/Graduates 3 Mothers Day Pictures 4 REMINDER: Ginny & Ludwig Scherer have moved and welcome visitors and calls Contact information

1 JUNE 2017 Inside this issue: Ushers-Greeters/Birthdays/ 2 Thank Yous/Graduates 3 Mothers Day Pictures 4 REMINDER: Ginny & Ludwig Scherer have moved and welcome visitors and calls Contact information is below. If anyone would like to provide transportation to our church, it would be greatly appreciated. Address: Phone: 1 Colgate Drive Forest Hill Heights Assistance Living Forest Hill, MD Unit Sermons and Upcoming Events Confirmation Information/ Save the Day (Church Work Day) Grace Place/Ladies Night Out Ladies Night Out 8 Bonfire Bible Study for Summer Vacation Bible School Pastor s Page 11 How to Contact Us 13 Happy belated birthday to Alevia Dunlap who celebrated her birthday on May 27. Happy belated anniversary to Pam and Al McCall who celebrated their anniversary on May Booklets from the Anniversary available. Please contact Michelle Deaner if you would like obtain one A CD/DVD of the Slide Show viewed during the luncheon is available. Please contact Ellen Childress if you would like to obtain one. (No charge)

Page 2 June 4 Doris Mcginnis & Norma Bennington June 11 Judy & Bob Tibbs June 18 Bessie

Ed Paulson June 1 st Debbie Simmons June 5 th Bynum Simmons June 7 th Clark Old June 9

Bessie George June 15 th Paul Simmons June 23 rd Maddison Marie Hennell June 25 th June

2 Page 2 June 4 Doris Mcginnis & Norma Bennington June 11 Judy & Bob Tibbs June 18 Bessie George & Sue Stearn June 25 Doris McGinnis & Norma Bennington John Pilkerton June 1 st Ed Paulson June 1 st Debbie Simmons June 5 th Bynum Simmons June 7 th Clark Old June 9 th Heather Lloyd Forney June 11 th Michelle Davis June 12 th Addison McNamee June 4 th Bessie George June 15 th Paul Simmons June 23 rd Maddison Marie Hennell June 25 th June 13 th -- Carol and John Vitak June 23 rd Judy and Bob Tibbs June 25 th Debbie and Jim Mayhew

Page 3 Thank you so much for the beautiful Noah s Ark baby blanket for our son, Matthew. It was made by Sue Williams. He is already loving his tummy time lying on it.

Warmest Regards, The Tripp Family (Dottie, Mike, Jack, Evan, and baby Matthew) (Baby Matthew is the grandson of Howard and Carol Childers).

3 Page 3 Thank you so much for the beautiful Noah s Ark baby blanket for our son, Matthew. It was made by Sue Williams. He is already loving his tummy time lying on it. Babies are certainly tiny blessings and we ve been lucky enough to be blessed three times over. Warmest Regards, The Tripp Family (Dottie, Mike, Jack, Evan, and baby Matthew) (Baby Matthew is the grandson of Howard and Carol Childers). Pre K Kindergarten 5 th Grade Ryliegh Brown Beth Elliott Maggie Elliott Arianna Gregory Alea Miller Bobby Dunlap Madelyn Constantino Chloe Brown Taylar Schnibben Grandaughter of Diane Fendlay Graduated Suma cum Laude from Spruce Creek High School Port Orange, Florida. Taylar will be attending Atlantic Beach Christian College in West Palm Beach, Florida.

4 Page 4 Children singing Jesus Loves Me and reciting on Mothers Day, Alevia Dunlap Sean Deaner Zoey Brown

Page 5 Sermons for June June 4 Pentecost, Confirmation Sunday & Communion WEAR RED Mighty Wind Acts 2:1-21 June 11 Peace with Justice Sunday God said Genesis 1:1-2:4a June 18 Romans 5:1-8 "Grace and

donations Monday, June 12 Wind song Flute Circle Tuesday, June 13 Serve at Grace Place 9:00am Thursday, June 15 Citizen Nursing Home Bible Stories with Pastor Sarah Friday, June 16 Bus Trip to Sight

5 Page 5 Sermons for June June 4 Pentecost, Confirmation Sunday & Communion WEAR RED Mighty Wind Acts 2:1-21 June 11 Peace with Justice Sunday God said Genesis 1:1-2:4a June 18 Romans 5:1-8 "Grace and Hope" June 25 Romans 6:1-11 "Alive for God" Tuesday, June 6 Vacation Bible School Planning 7:00pm Wednesday, June 7 Threads of Hope 7:00pm Saturday, June 10 Clothing Give Away at Chapel accepting donations Monday, June 12 Wind song Flute Circle Tuesday, June 13 Serve at Grace Place 9:00am Thursday, June 15 Citizen Nursing Home Bible Stories with Pastor Sarah Friday, June 16 Bus Trip to Sight & Sound - depart at 1:00pm from Hopewell Saturday, June 17 Bonfire & Bible Study 6:00pm at Hopewell s Tabernacle Tuesday, June 20 Ladies Night Out at I Hop at the Comfort Inn & Suites at Beards Hill in Aberdeen 6:00pm Tuesday, June 20 UMM at Golden Corral 6:00pm Saturday, June 24 The 25th Anniversary Celebration for the Susquehanna Magisterium 11:00am Saturday, June 9 Church Clean Up Day 9:00 12:00pm

6 Page 6 Congratulations to Sean Deaner and Natalie Vitak for declaring and confirming their faith into the full membership of Hopewell United Methodist Church. SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY JUNE 24 9AM NOON DETAILS TO COME

Page 7 This past May, Hopewell treated our 65 guests to BBQ Chicken Breast, Vernon s homemade cole slaw, fruit cocktail topped with fresh berries & bananas and Ken s fresh baked rolls.

Rock Run topped off the meal with a variety of homemade desserts. Volunteers from Chapel and Havre de Grace UMC were busy serving groceries, waitressing and assisting our guests.

7 Page 7 This past May, Hopewell treated our 65 guests to BBQ Chicken Breast, Vernon s homemade cole slaw, fruit cocktail topped with fresh berries & bananas and Ken s fresh baked rolls. A BIG THANK YOU to our 5 volunteers Jean Gamble, Jeong Owen, Pastor Sarah, Sue Williams and myself for frying the chicken the day before and then serving on Tuesday. Rock Run topped off the meal with a variety of homemade desserts. Volunteers from Chapel and Havre de Grace UMC were busy serving groceries, waitressing and assisting our guests. Grace Place continues to receive donations of bread, bakery items and some fruits and vegetables from Panera Bread, Shoprite at Beard s Hill, Wawa and Weiss. However shelves are running bare for nonperishable canned items. A food drive is planned for the future to help stock the shelves with certain items. More information to come. GRACE PLACE TRIVA: Opened their doors in February 1992 serving 16 guests as of February 2017 have served 90,369 guests. Our next date to serve Grace Place is Tuesday, June 13 at 9:00am. Everyone is always welcome to come to Grace Place to do God's work by serving others. Tuesday, June 20 at 6:00pm IHOP Restaurant (located in the Comfort Inn & Suites) off Beards Hill Road. A full breakfast, lunch & dinner entre menu will be available. Sign up in the Narthex or RSVP to Linda Shifflett ( ) If you would like to carpool plan to meet at the Church by 5:30 on Tuesday

8 Page 8 The UMW would like to thank all of the volunteers and members of the congregation who supported our two fundraisers this past year. The Applebee s Pancake Breakfast and Sub Sale was a hugh success. May 1 st was our last formal meeting before our summer break. Our program Different Ways to Show Random Acts of Kindness was led by Bonnie String. Speaking of kindness, Judy Tibbs has graciously been designing and making cards for the UMW to send to members of the congregation. Judy sent this note to the ladies, At the next meeting of the UMW, please express my appreciation for the lovely flowers. They couldn t have come at a better time. After over three weeks with bronchitis and going on three weeks with this leg problem, I needed something to cheer me up. They are beautiful. I m happy to make cards whenever needed. Judy, the UMW thanks you and appreciates your kindness. The UMW will be preparing a meal for Vacation Bible School volunteers and their children on Wednesday, July 19. Ladies, we can surely see ways that God s abundant grace touches our lives each and every day. Remember to make spontaneous gifts in your World Thank Offering Box throughout the summer for God s Sightings. Please bring your World Thank Offering box to our next meeting. The UMW will resume after the summer break with our first meeting to be Monday, August 28th at 6:00pm with Linda Sims preparing dinner for us. There will be NO September meeting. Watch for more details to come. Have a safe, happy and Blessed summer! Linda Shifflett UMW President

Page 9 Bonfire AND Bible Study Summer 2017 Summer is a time for visiting with friends and family in the great outdoors. It s also a great time to have for conversations over a bonfire.

9 Page 9 Bonfire AND Bible Study Summer 2017 Summer is a time for visiting with friends and family in the great outdoors. It s also a great time to have for conversations over a bonfire. Ignite your faith and talk through the topics dear to your heart with Pastor Sarah & Patrick this summer. Bonfire and Bible Study will be held at fire pit at 3602 Level Village Road on the following Saturdays at 6:00 PM : June 17 th July 1 st July 15 th August 12 th August 26 th Children welcome! Questions? Call Pastor Sarah (410)

Page 10 Vacation Bible School AGES 4-12 Hosted by Community Churches Wed, July 19 Fri, July 21 6:00 8:30 pm Sat, July 22 9:30 11:30 am followed by a Family Picnic in the Grove Sun, July 23 VBS

10 Page 10 Vacation Bible School AGES 4-12 Hosted by Community Churches Wed, July 19 Fri, July 21 6:00 8:30 pm Sat, July 22 9:30 11:30 am followed by a Family Picnic in the Grove Sun, July 23 VBS Celebration Worship Service What is summer camp? It s making memories of fun, games, new friends, & singing around a campfire. The most important memory of Son Rock will be: making the life changing decision to follow Jesus. Our summer camp will be the ideal place to lead your child to Christ. We will provide evangelism opportunities and the message of salvation in every lesson. Register your kids to attend Son Rock VBS Camp at Hopewell UMC and have them make memories that will last a lifetime. Hopewell UMC 3600 Level Village Rd Havre de Grace Contact Wendy Brown wendycbrown@icloud.com or

11 Page 11 PASTOR S PAGE Happy June! Discipleship. Have you noticed that I preach and pray on discipleship a lot I m sure you have but have you stopped to ask yourself (or me) why? I ll give you the short answer it s important The longer answer is better though. To me discipleship is not just something that is nice to be, it is essential to my, our, walk with Jesus Christ. It means allowing God s grace to empower us to not just to enter the sanctuary on Sunday for worship but commit our lives, our energy, to the service of God s kingdom here and now! Discipleship includes many things but the big four are: Worship, Bible Study (individually AND with other believers), Serving in God s Name, and Outreaching to the Community. My prayer for the Susquehanna Charge is to have a 100% of the members and regular visitors participating in these 4 key areas of discipleship! As we worship together we celebrate all God did, does, and will do. As we study the scriptures and apply them to our lives we strengthen our understanding of God s will for us and become ready to speak God s truth in all situations. Serving in God s name puts what we learn in study to use and extends our praise of God from the responses we give in worship (such as the offering, song, prayer, and communion) to our whole lives. In outreaching to the community, we provided an invitation for others, who most likely do NOT know Christ, to grow in the grace of our Savior and receive the gift of salvation. Outreach expresses to others the importance of our lives with Christ and our assurance of life eternal. It invites others to also receive. I ve been asking you individually, and as a church, to consider what it is God is calling you (us) to do in the name of Christ. I invite you to continue to pray over and listen for God s calling to receive what it is God is speaking to you. Share it with me and share it with each other, that we may pray over it and ask the Lord our God to equip us to respond. For those who have shared your calling, and those who haven t, keep watch of our News & Announcements as we look to envision how we can bring to life the callings you have identified: ministry with children beyond our walls; comforting and loving persons who are homebound, in nursing homes and hospice; finding ways to share the Gospel with our unchurched community, and to shine God s light and grace through our lives. BUT while you are waiting, continue to allow God to equip you for ministry! Participate in worship with your presence, your voice, your whole person. Engage in a Bible Study that explores God s word and participate eagerly read your Bible, engage in conversation, allow yourself to be guided to deeper understanding. Serve in God s name participate at Grace Place, make blankets for Threads of Hope or other ministries, help maintain the church, pray for one another and the community (open the newspaper and pray over the stories you read!) And reach out to the community! Extend an invitation to worship, the church picnic, an impromptu cup of coffee, a walk, movie, game night, or bonfire. I pray that each of you will live as Disciples of Jesus Christ and I ask you to pray for me also. Discipleship isn t easy but the reward of serving our LIVING God is worth the effort! Living for Christ and inviting you to do also, Pastor Sarah

Page 12 Website address is: http://www.myhopewellchurch.com/ Please send your feedback and calendar submissions to Pastor Sarah, Ellen Childress, and Linda Sapp at: webmaster@myhopewellchurch.com. (In the body of the email you send, please indicate to which point of contact to ensure there is not duplication of effort.

12 Page 12 Website address is: Please send your feedback and calendar submissions to Pastor Sarah, Ellen Childress, and Linda Sapp at: (In the body of the you send, please indicate to which point of contact to ensure there is not duplication of effort.) Newsletter items can now be sent to: These items will automatically get to the Newsletter editor, Ellen Childress. Items are due by the 20th of each month. Our Facebook page: You can also send submissions for the Facebook page to: The church has an account with the Patch where items of interest can be pinned on the bulletin board. We are still looking for a volunteer to place items in the Patch for our church as well as a volunteer to prepare announcements shown on screens during church services. Volunteers are needed to assist with the Audio/Visual ministry. Areas include: putting slides together, uploading these onto the computer, operating the screens and monitoring the sound board. Experience/expertise is not required - training will be provided as necessary. We encourage you all to share this information with others. Peace, Pastor Sarah HOW TO REACH THE PASTOR: Reach Pastor Sarah Elliott at: 3602 Level Village Road, Havre de Grace, MD pastorsarahelliott@gmail.com Phone: Weekly Announcements for the Church Bulletin Please send any announcement you want printed in the Sunday Bulletin by the Monday before printing to Pastor Sarah at: pastorsarahelliott@gmail.com

HOPEWELL SHEPHERD JULY 2017

HOPEWELL SHEPHERD JULY 2017 JULY 2017 Booklets from the Anniversary available. Please contact Michelle Deaner if you would like obtain one. A CD/DVD of the Slide Show viewed during the luncheon is available. Please contact Ellen