Beaverdam UMC & Rouzie s Chapel UMC: Two Amazing Churches, One Awesome God 2015 NOVEMBER Issue 10 Dear Church Family, Hide and seek was one of my favorite games as a child. In fact, so much so, when our family took a vacation to Florida when I was 10 and my brother Randy was 13 we played hide and seek in the family station wagon coming home. Yes, hide and seek in a car loaded down for vacation, riding down the highway, between Florida and Virginia! It makes me wonder to this day why my parents didn t put us out on the side of the road and leave us there. I bet they were really glad to see 707 North Brunswick Avenue in South Hill Virginia that night!! I share that to share this. While hide and seek is a really fun children s game it is not a game that God plays with us. I came across this scripture and I thought it was an interesting promise from God. In Isaiah 45:19 God says, I publicly proclaim bold promises. I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. I would not have told the people of Israel to seek me if I could not be found. What a promise from God. If we seek God, we will find God. God does not play hide and seek and make it hard to be found. During this season of Thanksgiving, if you have found God and been found by God say extra thanks. If you are seeking for God, God has publicly, boldly promised to be found. Keep seeking! CHARGE CONFERENCE 2015: Once a year, every United Methodist charge (for us that means BUMC and Rouzie s Chapel together) hold a Charge Conference in which we review our church goals and objectives, elect new church leaders and set the clergy salary. This year we will hold our annual charge conference at Beaverdam UMC on November 21 st at 10:00 a.m. as a brunch. Yummy! With transforming hope, Claudia We will welcome our new District Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Peter Moon, who will preside for us. To honor the focus of our annual conference s emphasis on prayer we will spend one part of our time on logistics and administration and three parts on prayer. So our hour long conference will have 15 minutes of administrative tasks and 45 minutes of intentional prayer for the ministries of Beaverdam and Rouzie s Chapel UMCs. Yay God! REMEMBER: Brunch Charge Conference at BUMC Saturday, November 21 st - 10:00 a.m. Contacting Pastor Stallings: Church: 804-449-6794 Home: 804-883-5253 Cell: 804-387-2448 beaverdamumc@embarqmail.com
2 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ian Dougherty DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Kenneth Collins Ozelle Hall Scott Mallory Happy Anmiversary! Curt & Anissa Dougherty Happy Anmiversary! Kenneth & Ginny Jones WHEAT PANTRY OPEN 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Emily Stallings Billie Raines 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Jim Dinger Flo Calderon Brunch Charge Conference 10:00 a.m. Alan Shaffer 29 30 WHEAT PANTRY OPEN NOV. 1 DATE TEXT SERMON TITLE Nov. 1 Matthew 28: 18-20 LAITY SUNDAY Nov. 8 Luke 22: 14-29 One Crazy Family: Who s at the Table? Nov. 15 Ephesians 4: 21-32 One Crazy Family: Table Manners Nov. 22 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11 One Crazy Family: Thanks for Bringing a Dish Nov. 29 Hebrews 4: 14 5: 6 Whose Birthday is It? Our Wonderful Counselor
3 1 Corinthians 12:5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord Date Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Greeter(s) TBD Marcia Hester TBD The Collins TBD TBD Lay Reader / Scripture Gloria Collins Joyce Harris Marcia Hester Joyce Harris Marcia Hester Gloria Collins Ushers The Collins TBD Joyce Harris & Marcia Hester TBD TBD The Collins Financial Assistant TBD Scott Stallings TBD TBD TBD TBD Nursery During Worship Welcome Center Treats TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Martha Slayton Joyce Harris TBD The Stallings TBD Joyce Harris CHRISTMAS FOOD BOXES: Once again this Christmas, we will be filling boxes with food staples for the elementary and middle school children who depend on school sponsored meals during the year. The boxes are filled with lunch and breakfast items that are easy to prepare during the Christmas break from classes. Watch for the sign-up sheet and more information during the month of November. OPERATION ROUND UP: Members of Rappahannock Electric Coop have the opportunity every month to have their bills ROUNDED UP to the next whole dollar. The extra cents collected are then distributed to individuals, schools, nonprofits, philanthropic groups and community causes to help those in need. In fact, our Wood Ministry just recently received a $2,000 gift from Operation Round Up to offer chimney cleaning services. If you are a member of REC, please consider participating in Operation Round Up. Sign up on line at (http://www.myrec.coop/res/ community/operation-round-up.cfm) or by calling 800-552-3904. About Veterans Day Great Britain, France, and other countries celebrate November 11th as Armistice Day to commemorate the ending of World War I on November 11, 1918. Fighting ceased at the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month. Canada celebrates Remembrance Day on this same date. The history of the Veterans Day in the United States is as follows: 1919 - President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedies of war. 1938 - The day becomes a federal holiday. 1954 - Congress changes the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor all United States Veterans. Today, in the United States, Veterans Day commemorates the courage and patriotism of all the men and women who have served in the United States military.
4 Thought for the month: Pews thepews om the ws frfrom NeNews "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." - John F. Kennedy Nov. 1 W.H.E.A.T. ROUZIE S CHAPEL Our help both with financial donations and food pantry items are needed badly; especially with pasta (any type) 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. Keep it coming! Thanks to all for your generosity. BLESSING BOX UNIQUE MINISTRY This month has been amazing. Along with packing 60 personal hygiene bags for Wheat, the group packed 30 Christmas Shoe boxes. Each member got to select the number of boxes, gender and age that they wanted to do. They got to go shopping to select what items they wanted to send and some of them wrote letters. We had a great "pack the shoe boxes" meeting with fellowship and of course, good food. Once again, they went above expectation! I was amazed at the variety of items they chose and of their excitement once they were all packed. Thank you again for all of your support. (We are in need of toothbrushes and toothpaste). IMPORTANT DATES TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR Wednesday(s) Sunday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Sunday Sunday 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 for Youth Ranch. Many of the men arrive at the Ranch without anything to call their own. JOYFUL NOISE Join us on November 29th in praising the Lord with the song and beautiful string sound of Joyful Noise. If you haven't heard Joyful Noise before, you must come and experience the uplifting sound and praise of His glory. Nov. 4th & 18th - Small Group - 10:00 a.m. Nov. 8th Operation Shoeboxes due in at Rouzie s Nov. 11th Meals On Wheels Nov. 14th How To Reach New People training 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Colonial Heights Nov. 17th Administrative Council Meeting (mission funds annual giveaway) - 7:00 p.m. Nov. 18th A.O.L. - 11:15 a.m. Nov. 19th Birthday Luncheon - time TBD Nov. 21st Charge Conference Brunch - BUMC - 10:00 a.m. Nov. 29th Joyful Noise Nov. 29th Community Hymn Sing - BUMC - 6:00 p.m. Ladies of the A.O.L. (Afghans of Veteran s Day Nov. 11 Birthdays ) The ladies of A.O.L. have been busy. On Oct. 4th we blessed and distributed 5 afghans for the men at New Life Ranch and 8 lapafghans for the patients at Hospice. We will be meeting on Nov. 18th at 11:15. We meet on the last Wednesday of the month, right after Small Group. The invitation to join us is always open to all. If you don't know how to crochet, we can show you! Bring along a snack and join us in fellowship from 11:15 am to 1 pm. Any questions? Call Nancy Parke at (540) 809-5478 or email - floralfool416@aol.com Dalton Hawkins (4) Karen Roach (9) Ken Roach (10) Emily Stallings (17) Gwen Leech (20) Anniversaries Dave Bolden & Chris Rutledge (18) LAY SCHEDULE NOVEMBER DATE Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Greeter(s) Lay Reader Karen & Bev Dick & Nancy Jack & Maryhelen Jay & Carolyn Martha & Paul Nancy Parke Hollis Martha Flint Roy Jay Marsh Scripture LAITY Matthew 28: 18-20 Luke 22: 14-29 Ephesians 4: 21-32 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11 Hebrews 4:14-5:6 Nursery During Worship One Crazy Family: Who s at the Table? One Crazy Family: Table Manners One Crazy Family: Thanks for Bringing a Dish Who s Birthday is it? Our Wonderful Counselor Jennifer & Maryhelen Nancy Lear TBD Karen Martha Flint Gwen Leech Susie Anhold Jack & Maryhelen Jay & Carolyn Martha Flint (2 people) Welcome Center Treats
5 Unscramble the words in the first puzzle, then seek them in the second. RTUYKE PESPAL RSETVAH ASDNNII ISRGPMLI IUTFGSFN AUTLHKFN MIPUPEIKPN ETOWOTPSEAT FNREYLHTNOPO S C U T Y P I S C P B M T Q G T T V V T H I A N E N H H S V U I O X N G P L J A A R E I O F K B O E C G J G N I L J T T F Z B T L J F S K R P D A D J I Y M D P V R F H P I T N A N N M E T F R U O A Y O M U I K G T E S O L C U F P N I S G N Y R R C N P A H T S E V R A H E J M H R A F E G K O Y E Q D K P K M O C E Q A Z A U W K Z R M H Z H W B B M B C N P I R U R S O S P U M P K I N P I E T L C J H R R B X W K I A W E R E F D C J N Z S J G U P A U Thanksgiving Maze Can you help the Pilgrim find his way through the maze to the Mayflower? Autumn Sudoku Every row, column and mini-grid must contain the letters A C O R N S. Friends United in Christ Nurturing each other and the world. Can you find this poppy hidden somewhere in this newsletter? Answers to puzzles on page 7.
6 39 The West Hanover Wood Ministry is ramping up for a good wood burning season. Our Chimney Sweep program, headed up by Roy Cooley -Sassano, and funded by a Rappahannock Electric Coop grant started the last week in October. We are planning on cleaning and inspecting 26 chimneys. We may be able to do more if additional funds become available. We were pleased to learn that several of our families had already swept their chimneys themselves or had a neighbor do it for them. The Fork Church in Doswell has had limited access to their wood yard because of commercial logging operations around them but they are ready to swing into action by the 1 st of November. Church of Our Savior hosted a Wood Ministry planning meeting with a pizza working dinner. The three wood yards shared ideas on how we can improve our operations and service our families better. Rouzie s/beaverdam continue to cut and split wood. The wood yard is not as full as we would like it and a lot of the wood is too green to burn. We placed tarps over the wood to help it dry. We need a moisture content of 20% or less to be good firewood. Believe it or not wood can be too dry to produce good heat. The best heat comes with a moisture content of 10-20%. Some of the new wood in the wood yard measured 40% moisture content. If we keep it covered with a tarp it should be ready to deliver by January. Thanks to all who support the Wood Ministry with your time, talent, equipment, and donations. We are truly blessed to be able to serve our community. 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 804-357-5504, axc609@gmail.com or Dick Lear at 703-855-9831, 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 Roger farms in Yorkshire and many times over the years the Lady of the House and I have enjoyed spectacular views from the top of the hills among the acres of land he tends so lovingly. Don t forget that its grand standing for a while on the hilltops, but the rain washes all the nutrients in the soil downhill, so the best farming is always in the valleys, he told us one day. He added: We might think we d like our lives to be all peaks and no troughs. But when we are in the valley of despair there s no place better for doing some growing!
The First Harvest Home in Plymouth by W. DeLoss Love Jr. After prayer and fasting and a farewell feast, the Pilgrim Fathers left the City of Leyden, and sought the new and unknown land. "So they lefte the goodly & pleasante citie,'' writes their historian Bradford, "which had been ther resting place near 12 years, but they knew they were pilgrimes & looked not much on those things, but lift up their eyes to the Heavens their dearest cuntrie, and quieted their spirits.'' When, after many vexing days upon the deep, the pilgrims first sighted the New World, they were filled with praise and thanksgiving. Going ashore they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven. And after that, whenever they were delivered from accidents or despair, they gave God "solemne thanks and praise.'' Such were the Pilgrims and such their habit day by day. The first winter in the New World was marked by great suffering and want. Hunger and illness thinned the little colony, and caused many graves to be made on the near-by hillside. The spring of 1621 opened. The seed was sown in the fields. The colonists cared for it without ceasing, and watched its growth with anxiety; for well they knew that their lives depended upon a full harvest. The days of spring and summer flew by, and the autumn came. Never in Holland or England had the Pilgrims seen the like of the treasures bounteous Nature now spread before them. The woodlands were arrayed in gorgeous colors, brown, crimson, and gold, and swarmed with game of all kinds, that had been concealed during the summer. The little farm-plots had been blessed by the sunshine and showers, and now plentiful crops stood ready for the gathering. The Pilgrims, rejoicing, reaped the fruit of their labors, and housed it carefully for the winter. Then, filled with the spirit of thanksgiving, they held the first harvest-home in New England. For one whole week they rested from work, feasted, exercised their arms, and enjoyed various recreations. Many Indians visited the colony, amongst these their greatest king, Massasoit, with ninety of his braves. The Pilgrims entertained them for three days. And the Indians went out into the woods and killed fine deer, which they brought to the colony and presented to the governor and the captain and others. So all made merry together. And bountiful was the feast. Oysters, fish and wild turkey, Indian maize and barley bread, geese and ducks, venison and other savory meats, decked the board. Kettles, skillets, and spits were overworked, while knives and spoons, kindly assisted by fingers, made merry music on pewter plates. Wild grapes, "very sweete and strong,'' added zest to the feast. As to the vegetables, why, the good governor describes them thus: "All sorts of grain which our own land doth yield, Was hither brought, and sown in every field; As wheat and rye, barley, oats, beans, and pease Here all thrive and they profit from them raise; All sorts of roots and herbs in gardens grow - Parsnips, carrots, turnips, or what you'll sow, Onions, melons, cucumbers, radishes, Skirets, beets, coleworts and fair cabbages.'' Thus a royal feast it was the Pilgrims spread that first golden autumn at Plymouth, a feast worthy of their Indian guests. All slumbering discontents they smothered with common rejoicings. When the holiday was over, they were surely better, braver men because they had turned aside to rest awhile and be thankful together. So the exiles of Leyden claimed the harvests of New England. This festival was the bursting into life of a new conception of man's dependence on God's gifts in Nature. It was the promise of autumnal Thanksgivings to come. Thanksgiving Day is Near by Margaret Cagle I have a wonderful feeling As I greet this time of year. November days are here again, And Thanksgiving Day is near. Orange pumpkins make their way Into our many market places. We'll bake many pumpkin pies To be in our guests' good graces. Turkey farms are gearing up For the biggest sale of the year. Many families look forward To seeing grandparents so dear. As we all gather together For a special Thanksgiving dinner, Let's thank God for salvation He provides for each lost sinner. Let us thank God for our bounty, For so much food on the plate. He is ever worthy to be praised For His blessings are so great! 7 S N C R A O A R O N C S N S A O R C C O R S N A O A N C S R R C S A O N Answer to hidden object The poppy is hidden on this page. Look in the picture in the top right corner, the young girl is holding it. Page 5 Puzzle Answers TURKEY APPLES HARVEST INDIANS PILGRIMS STUFFING THANKFUL PUMPKIN PIE SWEET POTATO HORN OF PLENTY S C U T Y P I S C P B M T Q G T T V V T H I A N E N H H S V U I O X N G P L J A A R E I O F K B O E C G J G N I L J T T F Z B T L J F S K R P D A D J I Y M D P V R F H P I T N A N N M E T F R U O A Y O M U I K G T E S O L C U F P N I S G N Y R R C N P A H T S E V R A H E J M H R A F E G K O Y E Q D K P K M O C E Q A Z A U W K Z R M H Z H W B B M B C N P I R U R S O S P U M P K I N P I E T L C J H R R B X W K I A W E R E F D C J N Z S J G U P A U
Beaverdam and Rouzie s Chapel United Methodist Church P. O. Box 67 Beaverdam, Va. 23015 8 JUG s CORNER Happy Thanksgiving Girls and Boys, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." Miss Penny and I recently took a wonderful anniversary trip to up state New York and I will tell you more about it during our morning session, but; on the third morning, I woke up with a different feeling. "Beber", I always call her Beber, "I think it is time to go home". "We are not going home" she said. And I got the message. Instead, I just looked at the beautiful colors and God's art work and then thanked him for Beber's commanding spirit and it turned out to be a wonderful trip. Look around you and appreciate all that you see and you may not want to go home either. Have a great holiday kids. J for Joy, little u for under, and capital G for God. JuG Articles in this issue: Letter from the Pastor November 2015 Calendar West Hanover Wood Ministry News from the Pews Time for Some Fun... Lay Schedules JuG s Corner Plus more...