July/August We are happy to welcome our new pastor and his wife, Rev. Bob Berghuis and Terry, to the Wesley family. Robert comes to us from Calvary United Methodist Church in Richmond. He is a graduate of San Diego State University, majoring in business with minoring in religious studies and economics. He received his Master of Divinity at the Candler School of Theology. Rev Doctor Ralph David Abernathy at West Hunter Street Baptist Church of the Progressive National Baptist Convention ordained him 1989 and was elected Elder of the United Methodist Church of the Virginia Conference in 2006. He has served on various district/conference boards and agencies, He has served churches in Brookneal, Knotts Island, the Northern Neck, Winchester, Edinburg and Richmond. Robert s wife is Theresa. He has three children, from oldest to youngest: Maggie, Ben, and Jake. Robert s passion is for each one of us to have a deeper and more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ through Sons Lordship, the Father s grace, and the leading and empowering of the Holy Spirit.
Page 2 Club Sandwich News The Club Sandwich Summer enrichment and free lunch program is off to a great start. We are having so much fun! We serve lunch from 12:30 until 1:00 pm and then students are encouraged to participate in the many activities that we have planned. Snacks are served at 2:00 and then the students have free time until dismissal at 2:30. The food is provided by the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. We will be accepting donations of school supplies throughout the summer. Hopefully, we will be able to help each and every child with their back to school needs. Volunteers are always welcome. Please continue to pray for the future success of our after school and free lunch programs. Blessings, Debbie Winn MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Member Removed by Death Gary Ramsburg New Member Michelle Miranda
Page 3 United Methodist Men We are off for the summer. Our next meeting will be in September. Check out the district UMM on the web at http://www.elizabethrivermen.org/ OVER TWENTY-ONE CLUB "The Over 21 Club has been going on for over 5 years. We have put out a lot of information to the people who attend. Every year we try to sponsor at least one event. This year we are sponsoring the "Faith and Family Night" at the Tidewater Tides baseball game on the 24July, 2018. The cost was $8.00 and we have had at least 33 people that signed up for the game. We did get a bonus, the single game turned into a double header. The gate will open at 4:00 pm and the first pitch will start at 5:05 pm. Our next two luncheons will be held on July 2 and August 6. The first will be at the Golden Corral, at 12:00 noon on North Military Highway. The second luncheon will be at Mom and Pops Dinner at 12:00 noon located in a small plaza on Bayview Blvd, just off Tidewater Drive. Please come out and join us. We always have a wonderful time. If you have any questions please contact Art Landel at artlandel1433@yahoo.com or by phone at 757-802-2358." Art Landel
Page 4 WESLEY GRACE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Purpose of United Methodist Women: The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church. UPCOMING EVENTS: Mission Encounter July 27 thru 29, 4H Camp at Smith Mountain Lake Registration deadline is July 14. September 14-15 Young Women s Event, Camp Overlook, Keezletown joannmcclung43@gmail.com. or joannmcclung@cox.net. My cell is 757-408-1010. Call me anytime! Joann McClung, President United Methodist Women
Page 5 Free Vacation Bible School Please Join Us! Church: Wesley Grace UMC Address: 288 E. Little Creek Rd/Norfolk Dates: August 13-18 Time: 5:30pm 8:00pm Ages: 5 years thru 5Th grade For more Info Call: (757) 587-2996 Or email: church@norwmumc.org
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Cards to Shut-ins Page 7 If your name starts with the letter listed below please send a card to these shut-ins: A thru C send to : Betty Moore, % Wesley Moore, 119 Amanda Ave, Hanover, PA 17331 (717-637-6377) Jean Lindsay, Providence Place of Depaul, 6403 Granby St, Norfolk 23505 D thru G send to: Ray & Dot Reams, 955 Bolling Ave, Unit 204, Norfolk, 23508 Bill McDonald, 8036 Driftwood Drive, Norfolk 23518 H thru L send to: Martha Wagoner, The Waterford at Va Beach, 5417 Wesleyan Dr., Room 113, Virginia Beach 23455 Mary Landel, 8013 Ardmore Rd., Norfolk, VA 23518-3813 Joe & Kathryn Novak, 3600 Davis Ave, Chesapeake 23325 M thru Q send to: Ada Smith, Beth Shalom The Terrace, 6405 Auburn Dr., Room 316, Virginia Beach, 23464 Alvin Edwards, 8048 E. Glen Rd., Norfolk, VA 23505-1530 Helen Sides, 1363 Bailey St., Norfolk 23518-2213 R thru Z send to: Winnie Dawson, 8441 Portal Rd, Norfolk 23503 Rowena Pierce, 1921 Robert Hall Blvd #3209, Chesapeake 23324 Betty Marshall, 525 Ceader Lane, Virginia Beach 23452
Page 8 CLUB SANDWICH LIST OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES Items most needed: Magic Markers pencils spiral notebooks (wide-rule only) 2" three ring binders pencil sharpeners (w/container to catch shavings) pocket folders with three prongs combination locks Other items needed: Dry erase markers -Black & White Composition books zip lock baggies (snack, quart, gallon) -rulers with inches & centimeters boxes of Kleenex tissue -scissors bottles of hand sanitizer -Wide-ruled looseleaf notebook paper bottles of hand soap -blue & black ink pens pencil bags/boxes -erasers bottles of glue -compass glue stick -Protractors Highlighter -1 three ring binders small packages of baby wipes -3 three ring binders colored pencils -3 by 5 index cards
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Page 10 4 Cans 4 Conference and Kits Dear Co-Workers in the Ministry of the Church, It is with a great sense of joy that I write to share with you the good news of the outcome of this year s 4 Cans 4 Conference offering during our recent Annual Conference session. According to the Peninsula Food Bank, located in Newport News, you brought a total of 8825 pounds of canned and staple goods for their use in helping the poor and hungry in the lower Peninsula region! Food Bank tells me that the food, plus the $378 in cash gifts, will provide more than 9,000 meals to those in nutritional jeopardy in the area in which our Conference met. Bless you, they said, because this is the time of the year that 2 things happen: the level of need increases (schools are out and children are home, etc.), and the amount of food they receive decreases (due to summer vacations, etc.). You made a difference! Wesley provided 1 box of food. ANNUAL CONFERENCE Kits for Conference 2018 Hygiene kits 29409 Wesley gave 20 School kits 13367 Wesley gave 20 Layette kits 334 Wesley gave 0 Cleaning buckets 840 Wesley gave 0 Birthing kits 703 Wesley gave 0 Bedding kits 16 Wesley gave 0 Sewing kits 102 Wesley gave 0 Total 44774 40
BIRTHDAY S AND ANNIVERSARIES Page 11 2 Linwood Kay 3 Benjamin Morse 7- Robin & David Stubbs 33rd Anni versary 8-Jeanne Marie Adams 11 Tonya & Dale Gillespie 31st Anni versary 12 Shannon Perron-Gillespie 16 Elizabeth Patterson-Marcus 19- Lee Ballance, Hilda Smith, Laura Feairheller 20 Eileen & Lee Ballance 50th Anni versary 22 Jennifer Deaborn (Pope), Joann & Bill McClung 57th Anniversary 24- Aletha Rhodes 27 Becky & Lou Elmo (Floyd) 16th Anniversary 28- Bill McDonald 31-Muriel Weiss 2- Allison Beck 3 Dale Gillespie 9 Brad Moore, Peggy McClung- Woestman 12 Kegan Land, Ada Smith 13 Peggy & Kevin Woestman, 13th Ann., Eileen Ballance 14 Kathryn Novak 19 Mary Landel, Dave Bryan 20-Levi Amos 21 Bill Weiss, Max Feairheller 22 Rebecca Pope-Lennon, Kadyee Moore 27-Chadwick Baker 28- Dawn Weiss 29- Kurt Feairheller 30 Phyllis Ford 31 Sharon Puryear, Robert McCrory, Joshua Harold, If your birthday does not appear on the list we do not have it in the church office.
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1 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 10 am Church Sch 8 10 am Church Sch Noon Covered Dish Lunch 15 10 am Church Sch 22 10 am Church Sch 2 Noon Over 21 6:00 pm Shiloh Ma rtial 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 7:00 pm Boys Scouts 12 7:00 pm Boys Scouts 19 7:00 pm Boys Scouts 6 7 13 14 20 21 9:00am Military Cadets 11:00am CFAP 6:00pm HHC Dance 9:00am Military Cadets 11:00am CFAP 9:00am Military Cadets 10:00am Clothes Closet 11:00am CFAP Page 14 26 29 10 am Church Sch 30 31 July 2018 7:00 pm Boys Scouts 7:00pm Civic League 27 28 9:00am Military Cadets 10:00am Clothes Closet 11:00am CFAP Daily Club Sandwich Lunch 11:30am 2:30pm
August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Daily Club Sandwich Lunch 11:30am 2:30pm 5 10 am Church Sch Noon Covered Dish Lunch 12 10 am Church Sch 19 10 am Church Sch 6 13 5:30pm VBS 20 7 14 5:30pm VBS 21 1 8 15 5:30pm VBS 22 2 7:00 pm Boys Scouts 9 7:00 pm Boys Scouts 16 5:30pm VBS 3 4 10 11 17 5:30pm VBS 9:00am Military Cadets 11:00am CFAP 6:00pm HHC Dance 9:00am Military Cadets 11:00am CFAP 18 9:00am Military Cadets 10:00am Clothes Closet 11:00am CFAP Page 15 26 10 am Church Sch 23 Noon Covered Dish Lunch 1:00pm Church Council 27 28 29 7:00 pm Boys Scouts 7:00pm Civic League 30 7:00 pm Boys Scouts 24 25 31 9:00am Military Cadets 10:00am Clothes Closet 11:00am CFAP
WESLEY GRACE UNITED METHODIST C HURC H NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID NORFOLK, VA PERMIT # 238 288 East Little Creek Road Norfolk, VA 23505-2520 Change Service Requested July/August 2018 The United Methodist Church at Little Creek Road & I-64 Wesley Grace United Methodist Church will proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to all God s people by providing a community of faith that is nurturing and transforming. And always and in all things to be the body of Christ, our Lord. Phone: 757-587-2996 Fax: 757-587-2997 E-mail: church@norwmumc.org DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER is Monday, August 27, 2018. It will cover September and October. We re on the Web www.wmumcnor.org.