eaverdam & ouzie s hapel : wo mazing hurches, ne wesome God 2018 ssue 4 ear hurch amily, ake every effort to keep yourselves united in the pirit, binding yourselves together with peace. (phesians 4:3) hese were words of the postle aul to the saints in phesus. hey are also the theme scripture for the upcoming ational ay of rayer on hursday, ay 3rd. nity and peace are as needed today as any time in our modern day history nationally, within our nited ethodist hurch and in our personal lives. aul continues in that same passage of his letter to remind them (and us) that there is one ord, one faith, one baptism and one God and ather. ne. nity. ust as the ather, on and oly pirit are one, we as God s people join together as one in our faith. ut how? y the grace of God and with effort. aul had begun his comments with make every effort. n other words, work at it. s ike s ad would say it: ust o t. ut how do we do it? we ask. aul had just given them (and us reading his letter in the 21st century) major clues as to the how. erse 2 said, lways be humble and gentle. e patient with each other, making allowance for each other s faults because of your love. ill being humble, gentle, patient and loving take effort? or most of us, definitely yes! ut the ne God and ather that aul spoke of, aul also said is over all and in all and living through all. hat is how we do it. y depending upon the ne God and ather of us all. hich is why not just on hursday, ay 3rd at 7:00 p.m. (more details on the service are in this ircuit riter) but every day of our lives, we have to come to God in prayer. rayer for unity, for peace, for humility, for gentleness, for patience and for love for others. e come to the ne God and ather and we make every effort to let God be over all, in all and living through us all. hat is how we will do it the nited tates of merica, the nited ethodist hurch and us as disciples of esus hrist. y God s grace and our effort to open ourselves to God s ability through each one of us. ith God, unity and peace and all things are possible. ith transforming hope, laudia hursday, ay 3, 2017 he first hursday of ay is a ational ay of rayer for the nited tates and her people. hursday, ay 3rd at 7:00 p.m. the eaverdam community is invited to celebrate and participate in a joint service of prayer at ount livet aptist hurch (15583 oatesville oad, eaverdam). ring a lawn chair for this outdoor service. 3, 2018 ontacting astor tallings: hurch: 804-449-6794 ome: 804-883-5253 beaverdamumc@embarqmail.com unday, ay 20th we will celebrate entecost unday in both church services. ear that unday as a reminder of the fire of the oly pirit. ell: 804-387-2448
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4 hought for the month: ews from the ews orry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. eo uscaglia... ur help both with financial donations and food pantry items are needed badly; especially with pasta (any type) and spaghetti sauce. e have done an excellent job in maintaining the supply of these items needed to meet... s monthly needs for distribution. hanks to all for your generosity. Z eep it coming!.... e currently have 5 lapaghans waiting to be blessed with more on the way. fter ay 23rd, we will be going on our summer hiatus; resuming back on ept. 26th. long with enjoying the summer, hope our group will still continue on with their lapaghans. e have plenty of red, white & blue yarn. f you are interested in joining us or be interested in donating a lapaghan, we would love to hear from you. f you have any questions, please contact: ancy arke - cell # - (540) 809-5478 or by email - floralfool416@aol.com eds., ay 2, 9, 16, 23 hurs., ay 3 at., ay 5 10:00-11:15 a.m. mall Group 7:00 p.m. 8 a.m. - 12 oon at., ay 19 un., ay 20 ed., ay 23 eep them coming! Q ood inistry eliveries 7:00 p.m. 4-6:00 p.m. hurch ouncil eeting est anover ood inistry Q hicken inner undraiser entecost unday (e sure to wear ) 11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (ast meeting until ept. 26) on. ay 28 ouzie s has a blessing box to collect gently used clothing and toiletries for the men at ew ife anch. ight now, there is big need for soap, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, shaving cream and razors. any of these men show up at the anch without anything to call their own so anything you can help with is greatly appreciated. other s ay un., ay 13 ues., ay 15 ommunity-wide at l. ay of rayer ervice at t. livet aptist hurch, 15583 oatesville oad, eaverdam G emorial ay (ever orget!!!!) t's been a great pril with our birdhouses/feeders fundraiser. big thank you to everyone who purchased one. e still have 6 houses and 18 feeders left. ouses are $30 and feeders $20. ur group did a fantastic job in painting them and are very proud. e have also added a fourth food bank to receive our packages. e just keep growing!!! hank you for all of your support. irthdays my ishop )5) isa ilson (5) ailey auserman (17) ick ear (21) annah sbell (27) nnivesaries arren & arbara auserman (4) illy & athy Goodman (6) oug Gordon & lma ummerour (25)
5 here s a twist in these 2 word games the ten words that you have to unscramble and then seek and find in the next are somewhere??? in the message from the astor on page 1. ee if you can find them. :) G G Q G Z Q Z G Z G Q Zig Zag is the fun word puzzle with pizzazz! he directions are very simple. 1. 2. omplete the 7-letter word at the top of each diagram. se the last two letters of the first word as the first two letters of the second word. f you get stuck, try starting at the bottom of the diagram and working your way up, in reverse. riends nited in hrist urturing each other and the world. Q an you find this red hat hidden somewhere in this newsletter? nswers to puzzles on pg. 7.
6 eliveries he ork hurch ouzie's hapel/eaverdam hurch of our avior otal 37.0 138.0 91.0 266.0 266 Q hicken inner y the calendar, pring arrived arch 20, 2018, but the weather sure doesn t feel much like spring. e have been 15 to 20 degrees below normal during pril and we keep getting more requests for firewood. uckily, we have enough wood to support everyone so far. opefully, ay will be at least at an average temperature in the 70 s. just hope we don t jump right into summer heat and humidity. s most of you are aware from ebruary 15 to pril 30 each year we have fire restrictions and are not able to burn before 4:00 p.m. and can t stoke a fire after midnight. ome ay 1st that restriction goes away because the humidity comes back and lowers fire danger conditions. e have lost a couple of days in the wood yard do to weather. ut we finally finished cutting and splitting the 6 oak trees we took down last fall at ouzie s hapel s cemetery. he red oaks were up to 45 inches in diameter and will be perfect firewood later this fall. he ood inistry is having it annual Q hicken inner fund raiser ay 19th. roceeds from the event will go towards maintaining old or purchasing new equipment. n the past we have cooked the chicken in smokers. aul lint built us a new cinder block Q pit this spring because the old smokers were rusting out. he cooking crew did a practice run in pril and cooked up a dozen chickens in the new Q pit. m happy to report that the new Q pit produced chicken equal to or better than the old smokers. imagine ill erry s secret sauce has a lot to do with that. ark your calendar and join us for a wonderful dinner at ouzie s hapel or carry out on ay 19th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. e are only cooking 300 dinners. ontact anyone in the ood inistry to reserve your tickets. he riendship ook ohn esley became a great preacher and a truly humble man, but in his younger days he showed a touch of arrogance. alking to a porter while attending xford niversity, he learned that this happy and thankful man led an impoverished life. e had one change of clothes and didn t even own a bed. arcastically, esley asked him, nd what else do you thank God for? ell, came the reply, thank im for life and being, a heart to love im and, above all, a constant desire to please im! oung esley walked away subdued and wiser, with a new insight into life. ontinue to live in im, rooted and built up in im, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. (olossians 2:6)
7 nswers to Zig Zag Q,,,,, Q nswer to hidden object he red hat is hidden on page 6 in the appy other s ay cartoon on top of chroeder s head. illy Graham age 5 uzzle nswers nswers to ord ind G G Z G G Q Q Z G Z
unday, ay 20 8 eaverdam and ouzie s hapel nited ethodist hurch.. ox 67 eaverdam, a. 23015 i oys and Girls, salm 118: 24 "his is the day the ord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it". his has become one of my favorite ible verses of the entire ible. even wake up saying this verse as my start of the day. o you remember when started ug messages? ell, neither do. alk about being nervous; golly, was scared to death. wondered if you would like me or not, but as time went on got more hugs and smiles, and that kept me going. tried magic tricks, word games, stories, giving gifts and other things; but, the only real thing that has worked is love. o kids, continue to love your om & ad, love your brother or sister, love each other, and above all, love God because he loves you. for oy, little u for under, and capital G for God. nd so do, ug rticles in this issue: etter from the astor ay 2018 alendar est anover ood inistry ews from the ews ime for ome un... pcoming vents ay chedules ug s orner lus more...