Salisbury District September 7, 2016 Volume 5 Issue 18 T o Sharing Life e t h e r Clergy Connection Wed, Sep 28, 2016 See Page 5 Bishop s Day on the Salisbury District Tuesday, Sep 13, 2016 Lay Academy Begins Sep 19th Get your Registration in NOW See Pages 9-10 Inside This Issue: Asbury UMC 2 Clergy Spouse Corner 8 Morning Session for Clergy - 9:30 AM-12 Noon Lunch Following Morning Session - $7.00 Evening Session for All Laity & Clergy - 6:30-8:30 PM Mt. Zion UMC 6101 Quantico Road Quantico, MD Clergy - RSVP to District Office Laity - Register on Pen-Del Website under Events Lay Academy 9-10 Cruizers for Christ 13 BUMP Retreat 14 Tailgate Dinner/ Worship Service 25 Being the Hands and Feet of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
Dunkle-Mackey Preaching Seminar Sep 19, 2016 Peninsula-Delaware 2016 Annual Conference Videos are now available! Order forms are available on the Pen-Del website www.pen-del.org 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Held at Asbury UMC Salisbury, MD Registration: www.pen-del.org Transforming Lives Through Jesus Christ In The Vision for Ministry: Faith in Action Asbury UMC 1401 Camden Ave Salisbury, MD Rev. Dr. Benita Harris, Pastor
Watch out for kids and school buses! Pray for students, parents, teachers and all school personnel! Mt. Zion United Methodist Men Honoring First Responders (Pocomoke Firemen, Police, Ambulance Crew) Sunday, Sep 11, 2016 11:00 am Worship Service Musical Program by The Homeland Gospel Singers Rev. Anna Foster Pastor 409 Oxford Street Pocomoke City, MD Youth Leaders Registration is now open for the Youth Fall Bonfire Sunday October 30 from 4-7pm. Presented in conjunction with Young People's Ministries of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of The United Methodist Church, this free event for area youth groups will be full of fall fun, including hayrides, dinner 'round the campfire (including s'mores), and great worship! Plus, David Burke will be there that night to share info about the 2017 This Is Love Youth Rally, and Megan Shitama Weston will share about the Young People's Ministry Network. For more information and to register online, visit our Fall Youth Bonfire page or call Megan Weston at 410-556-6900 ext 104.
Sep 9, 2016 Sep 9, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 10, 2016 Sep 10-11, 2016 Sep 11, 2016 Sep 11, 2016 Sep 13, 2016 Sep 13, 2016 Sep 14-16, 2016 Sep 15, 2016 Sep 17, 2016 Sep 17, 2016 Sep 18, 2016 Sep 18, 2016 Sep 19, 2016 Sep 19, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Sep 24, 2016 Sep 24-25, 2016 Sep 25, 2016 Sep 25, 2016 Sep 28, 2016 Sep 28, 2016 Oct 8, 2016 Oct 9, 2016 Oct 16, 2016 Oct 22, 2016 Oct 30, 2016 Oct 30, 2016 Nov 1-3, 2016 Nov 11, 2016 - CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Sep 24-25, 2016 Stevenson UMC (Berlin) - Crab Cake Dinner 4-7 pm (F) New Bethel UMC (Berlin) - Food Pantry 9:30 am Shane Claiborne - Rally and Workshop 9:00 a, - 1:00 pm (F) Union UMC (Delmar) - Annual Usher s Day 3:30 pm (F) Mt Zion UMC (Quantico) - UMW s 100 Women in Red 4:00 pm (C) Whaleyville UMC (Whaleyville) - 11th Annual Car/Bike Show 9am 2pm (F) Nanticoke Indian Powwow - Millsboro, DE (F) Wheatley UMC - Patriot & National Day of Service & Remembrance 2:00 pm (F) Mt Zion UMC (Pocomoke) - UMM Honoring First Responders 11:00 am (C) Bishops Day on the District at Mt. Zion UMC (Quantico) (C) Asbury UMC (Sharptown) - Lunch & Learn 11:30 am - 1:00 pm (F) Union UMC (Delmar) - Fall Revival 7:00 pm nightly (F) Call to Action Meeting - Location Pending - 7:00 pm (C) Mt Zion UMC (Quantico) - Crab Feast 12 noon - 3:00 pm (C) Willards Campground (Eden UMC) - Weekend of Prayer & Praise 6:30 pm (F) Ayres UMC (Pittsville) - Weekend of Prayer & Praise 9:00 am (F) New Bethel UMC (Berlin) - Homecoming Service 3:30 pm (C) Dunkle-Mackey Preaching Seminar 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (C) Fall Lay Academy - Opening Night United Methodist Women s Spiritual Life Retreat 9:30 am - Noon (F) Wesley Temple UMC (Salisbury) - UMW Festival of Seasons 4:00 pm (F) Trinity UMC (Salisbury) - Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry (C) St Luke UMC (Hebron) - Homecoming Services and Events (F) Bethany UMC (Berlin) - Blessing of the Pets 3:00 pm (C) Asbury/Mt Vernon (Sharptown) -Tailgating Dinner/Worship Service 4:00 pm (F) Clergy Connection 9:00 - Noon Lunch Following (F) Salem UMC (Pocomoke City) - Chicken Salad Sale 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (F) New Bethel UMC (Berlin) - Prayer Breakfast 9:00 am (C) Cokesbury UMC (Seaford) - Homecoming Service 2:00 pm (C) Riverton UMC (Mardela) - Homecoming Service 2:00 pm (C) UMW - Peninsula-Delaware Conference 2016 Annual Meeting 9:30 am (F) Fall Youth Bonfire at Pecometh Asbury UMC (Sharptown) - Homecoming Service 2:00 pm (C) Nurturing Wholeness - Level 1 at Pecometh (C) Beautiful Offering Tour (Concert) - Sponsored by Community Church at OP (F) (F) - See Flyer in this Newsletter (C) - See Clip in this Newsletter
Clergy Spouse Corner The seasons of our life are much like the seasons we live in. God said each season has a purpose: "For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven." Ecc 3:1. We are to live in each season under God's perfect design for our lives. God can lead and guide us. Each season can represent something new within our walk with Christ, within our grace journey towards his wholeness. (In His Graces, Pamela's Blog) Greetings Clergy Spouses! As spouses of clergy we are about to embark upon a new season in the church. When we approach each new season realize there will be bumps in the road. This is when we are given the opportunity to strengthen our walk with Christ. This is when we will need to lean on him more than we have ever before. Christ will see us through every situation in our lives and we will give God all the Glory, Honor and Praise! As most of you know roughly a year ago I had attempted to come together with the clergy spouses on a quarterly basis. My desire was to meet and support each other on our journey and make long and lasting friendships along the way. Due to the death of my son during the Christmas season these plans where put on hold. A few months have passed and I feel I am ready to move forward. If you feel you would be interested in coming together as a group, please call or email me. I will provide my contact information at the end of this article. Also I have noted a possible date, time and place for a gathering. The seasons of our lives are beautiful and full of so many blessings from our Lord. Though each season can hold a negative, the positive far out weighs this. It is our job to travel through each season of our life completely focused on the holiness of God, perfecting ourselves by God's grace, becoming a vessel God can use. (In His Graces, Pamela's Blog) Its's a new season, a perfect opportunity to do something new, something bold, something beautiful. God Bless, Pat Duncan 443-736-4242 pdhonda1@gmail.com Gathering Date: Saturday, 10/15/16 DS Parsonage 10:00 til 12:00 1404 Camden Ave Salisbury, MD 21801
God is Everywhere The Whole World is Full of His Glory Isaiah 6:3 A photo taken in Glacier Bay, Alaska, on my recent vacation. A magnificent gift from God!! 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 e-mailing it to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net NEWSLETTER If you or anyone that you know would like receive the District Newsletter by e-mail, please call the district office (410-749-3331) or send the e-mail address to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net
Sharptown-Asbury Charge HOMECOMING TIME October 9 Cokesbury UMC Cokesbury Road Seaford, DE October 16 Riverton UMC Wharf Road Mardela, MD October 30 Asbury UMC 603 Main Street Sharptown, MD All Services Begin at 2:00 pm Mt. Zion United Methodist Women 12th Annual 100+ Women (and Men) in Red Featuring "Leading Ladies of the Bible." Saturday, Sep 10th 4:00 pm For more information, call (410) 603-0321. Rev. Lawrence Purnell, Pastor 6101 Quantico Road Quantico, MD
Bethany UMC 8648 Stephen Decatur Hwy Berlin, MD Blessing of the Pets Sunday, Sep 25, 2016 3:00 pm Open to People and Pets of All Faith Rev. Connie Paulson, Pastor Questions? Call Megan Cooke @ 443-614-3870 New Bethel UMC 10203 Germantown Rd Berlin, MD Homecoming Service Sunday, Sep 18 3:30 pm Guest Pastor: Rev. Shawn Sheldon Of Tyaskin, Md Rev. Lucille Nichols, Host 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. 2016 forms are available on the Conference website, www. pen-del.org.
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Trinity Church's 150th anniversary is fast approaching, on September 24 and 25, 2016. Saturday activities will include an old fashioned picnic (tickets required), children's activities, sealing of a time capsule, honoring descendants of Trinity's founders, and an original drama, "Upon This Rock," presenting a short history of Methodism on the Eastern Shore, as well as the founding of Trinity Church. On Sunday, September 25, there will be three identical services of celebration, featuring the Sanctuary Choir, organ and brass, a special liturgy, and sermon by the Rev. Fred W. Duncan, District Superintendent. For more information, or if you plan to attend, please call 410-749-5562. 2016 Mileage Rates The 2016 standard rate for miles driven for the following purposes is : 54 cents per mile for business miles driven 19 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 14 cents per mile driving in service of charitable organizations Note: Effective January 1, 2016 - Business and medical mileage rates have changed for 2016. Nurturing Wholeness in Community Level 1 Nov 1-3, 2016 At Pecometh Registration on-line www.pen-del.org
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Just Sharing... So come and empty me so that it s You I breathe I want my life to be only Christ in me So I fix my eyes cause you re my source of life I need the world to see Only Christ in Me. Christ in Me Jeremy Camp CCLI 296167 One of Life s Little Lessons... Live as if Christ died yesterday and is coming back today! Please share your events and activities at your church. E-mail/send/call your info, flyers, etc. to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net or call 410-749-3331
Encouraging our Pocomoke, Snow Hill, and Girdletree Churches to Participate Not far away!! Free
St. Luke United Methodist Church We Had a Blessed Summer!! St. Luke enjoyed VBS in June sharing Joy in Jesus, Everywhere, all the time with members and the community. Lessons reminded us of trailblazers in our history. One lesson was about the history of Rosenwald schools in America and the benefactor who donated money for them, Julius Rosenwald of Sears Stores and Booker T. Washington. Guess what! We have them in our communities! A special guest came, Newell Quinton, of Zion UMC in Sharptown, MD. Mr. Quinton was instrumental in his community of San Domingo in Sharptown, in acquiring funds to renovate the Rosenwald School there. It was very exciting to listen and learn about them. Thanks Mr. Quinton! We thank God for the insight Julius Rosenwald and Booker T, Washington had in inspiring communities to come together and gather funds to build schools for African American children. In the state of Maryland, between 1918 and 1932, 156 schoolhouses were constructed in 20 counties. July 4 th members and friends gathered for an indoor picnic and Bible Trivia games and bingo. A fun rainy 4 th was had by all. In the summer, many families gather for family reunions, in August, members from our beloved St. Mark UMC, now closed, gathered for morning worship to remember and celebrate their history. Minister Craig Mitchell was the guest speaker. ~~~ Annual Homecoming Services; Saturday September 24 at 12 noon. Come and worship with us Under the Tents singing and praying groups are welcome! Bring your own lawn chairs, come sing with us, come let s worship the Lord out in the beauty of a new season! Wingdings, fries, hotdogs and fried fish on sale! Free snowballs for children Sunday, September 25 at 3:30 Rev. Sheanetta Whittington of the Fruitland Charge will be the guess preacher; along with her choir and congregation. Dinner will be served. Host pastor is Rev. Lawrence H. Purnell Sr. 8034 Levin Dahiell Road Hebron, MD
Whatcoat United Methodist Church 102 West Federal Street, Snow Hill, Maryland is seeking a pianist/organist to accompany our choir and play for our Worship Services. If interested in this position please contact us at the above address or email us at pastorwhatcoat@verizon.net Piano Player Needed Rehobeth UMC, 5435 Shelltown Road, Westover, MD is seeking a piano player for the 11:00 am service. Please call Peggy Hess at 410-957-1969 if you are interested. Wesley Temple UMC Job Opportunity 2016 Wesley Temple UMC; 1322 West Road; Salisbury, MD 21801 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 email their resume to wtumc@wesleytem ple.net or send to the church at the above address: Attn: Shelley Gale, Chair SPPRC.
P S A L M S Psalm 32:7 You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Salisbury District Office Peninsula-Delaware Conference salisburydistrict@comcast.net 211A Phillip Morris Drive Salisbury, MD 21804 410-749-3331 District Superintendent Rev. Fred Duncan Next Newsletter Sep 21 District Administrator Charlotte Hastings Office Hours M-T 8:00am - 4:30 pm Fri - Closed