Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Circuit Rider September 2018 Back to School Back to Church!! New Sermon Series Creed Begins September 9 Based on the book Creed by Adam Hamilton, we will explore what Christians believe and why it matters by examining the Apostles Creed. Adult and High School Sunday classes will use this 6-week study for their class curriculum. All Ages Sunday School Picnic September 16 th 12 p.m. Immediately following the 11 o clock service. Join us for a picnic and field day activities. Dress to get wet and messy! Hotdogs, hamburgers and drinks will be sold. Please bring a side dish to share. Proceeds will support children s ministry. Mark Your Calendar Aug 31-Sept 1 Hungry Team Yard Sale Sept 7 Youth Group Kick-Off Parties Sept 8 UMM 6th Annual Car Show Sept 9 Fall Sunday School Begins Sept 14 Movie Night - Black Panther Sept 17 Blood Drive Sept 16 All Ages Sunday School Picnic Sept 28 All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner Oct 1 Dinner Theater Tickets Go on Sale Oct 27 Trick or Treat for the Food Pantry Nov 1 & 2 Dinner Theater and Silent Auction Nov 10 Annual Craft Fair Mt. Zion s 2018 Vision: Building a Welcoming Community of faith centered on Jesus Christ that reaches beyond our walls.
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Page 3 Circuit Rider September 2018 Look What s Happening in September Fall Sunday School Begins September 9 th at 9:45!!! We are looking for a few people to help out in Sunday School and Nursery. If you have a passion for working with children or helping to spread God s message please contact Arielle Crooks, Director of Children s Ministries (301) 351-6805. What are our Sunday Classes Doing this Fall? PreK - 5th Grade will continue using Whirl. Bible-centered lessons (on grade level) help children to understand Scripture and how it applies to their lives. Middle School will use Connect. This study shows how individual Bible stories connect to God s big story using videos, Bible exploration and hands-on projects. High School will study Creed, by Adam Hamilton. In Creed, Adam explores not only what Christians believe, but also why they believe, and why it matters. This study will coincide with Pastor Steve s sermon series of the same title. Adult Sunday School will begin the 6-week study, Creed, on September 23. Youth Group Kick-Off Parties Friday, September 7th Middle School Youth Group Mt. Zion Fellowship Hall, 6:30pm Youth Leaders: David Wright - kjw1996.dw@gmail.com, Amy Howell - 410-610-1828 High School Youth Group Bon Fire at Eddie Davis House, 6pm 7655 Poplar Street, Charlotte Hall 240-994-4135 Bring Something to Share! September 14 th Black Panther Doors open 6 pm Movie Starts 6:30 pm Popcorn and Drinks for purchase Fundraiser Night at Charlotte Hall Rita s September 26 th 5-9 p.m. Save the date! 20% of all proceeds go to support our youth ministry. Thank you for your support!
Page 4 Circuit Rider September 2018 UNITED METHODIST MEN All men are invited to join us every second Saturday of the month. Our next UMM meeting will be Saturday, September 8, 7:30am, Fellowship Hall. David Wright, UMM President Our meeting on August 11 was well attended and a delicious breakfast was enjoyed. Ron Frederick offered the prayer and David Wright gave the devotional. Discussion was held on many topics to include possible fundraisers with all proceeds going to the church. the auctioneer on stage. The Circle of Friends for offering their famous baked goods, Sarah Circle for offering their Rada items, THANK YOU TO THE CLEAN UP CREW. Thank you to Tom Keller for chairing this ministry again this year. Thank you to all who supported by donating and taking part in the Auction. AUCTION again was a success. Thank you to all the helping hands that picked up, unload- When the Circuit Rider arrives, hopefully we ed trailer, sorted, dusted, and hand carried will be in the midst of the Car Show, will items up in front of the stage. Ohh, the large update you on that in October. items stayed in place... Especially the young Following the church-wide Allpeople of all ages helped in You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner many areas. Some would is the Drive Thru Chicken BBQ be holding a prized item, Dinner on October 6. Mark your look over at mom or dad, calendar and come out and can you bid on this and enjoy. Continued on pg. 5 keep pointing at the item and have that PLEASE look on their face. Pinch of the Blue Crabs arrived and got into the action of it all, helping hold up items to be auctioned. All of sudden Pinch started jumping up and down, what is wrong with Pinch, oh he won the bid on the signed Capitals Hockey Puck. Pinch was so happy he just jumped Dino Mahaffey and Tom Keller and jumped. Needless to say Pinch left happy. Can not say enough about the helping hands in the kitchen and the grill master with the hot dogs, registering bidders, taking payments and assisting Pictures from the Live Auction
Page 5 Circuit Rider September 2018 Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Sixth Annual Car Show Show Date: September 8 Rain Date: September 9 Show Hours: 2-7pm Adult Spectators: $3 at the Door Children 10 and under FREE (Proceeds benefit UMM s Charity Donations) Trophies for Top 30 and 5 Specialty Awards Register Vehicle by 4pm to be judged Registration Fee: $20 For more information visit our website: www.mtzionmech.org or Contact Tom Keller 301-481-6388 or Jimmy Herriman 301-481-0360 HEALTH DEPARTMENT GUIDELINES WHEN USING THE KITCHEN Mt. Zion wants everyone to enjoy our kitchen and feel comfortable about receiving food that is prepared there. We plan to use the kitchen more than we have in the past, so it is mandatory that we adhere to the policies set by the Health Department. When serving food from the kitchen, a hair net or hat must be worn. When handling food rolls, bread, etc, gloves must be worn. A divider is available when working in the kitchen area. The storage pantry, ice machine etc. will still be accessible. A hair net dispenser is located on the wall by the sink and gloves on the bottom shelf of the center table. Thank you for your cooperation, Ron Frederick, Board of Trustees Continued from pg. 4 UMM I leave you with this: author unknown A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up along with thunder and lightning. The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school, and she herself feared that the electrical storm might harm her child. Following the roar of thunder, lightning, like a flaming sword, would cut through the sky. Full of concern, the mother quickly got into her car and drove along the route to her child's school. As she did so, she saw her little girl walking along, but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and smile. Another and another were to follow quickly, and with each, the little girl would look at the streak of light and smile. When the mother's car drove up beside the child, she lowered the window and called to her. "What are you doing? Why do you keep stopping?" The child answered, "I am trying to look pretty; God keeps taking my picture." May God bless you today as you face the storms that come your way. George Hill, UMM
Page 6 Circuit Rider September 2018 U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T W O M E N Circle of Friends invite you to join our group in Fellowship and help us with the many Missions we do for our church! Our next meeting will be September 8, 7:30am in the blue room. Any questions, please call me anytime. Thank you and Blessings to all, Carolyn Ayers, President 301-884-5523. The UMW Circle of Friends held our meeting on Saturday August 11th in the blue room of The Family Life Center. There were 15 members present. Delores Cusic and Lesley Maguire each gave a devotion. Nancy reported that the "Picnic In The Park" was a great success and that with a little help she would like to expand the program next year. We will have our usual hot dogs, chips, drinks and baked goods for sale during The Hungry Team Yard Sale on August 31st and September 1st. During the Annual Car Show on September 8th we will have a bake sale. We collected pajamas to be given to the Pajama Connection and everyone was very generous. I know the pj's are really needed and will be greatly appreciated. I want to thank all of our bakers and workers for your hard work at the bake sale during the UMM Auction. We cleared $349 which will help support our missions. Our visits to the Charlotte Hall Veteran's Home are postponed until further notice due to the outbreak of scabies which has spread throughout the facility. We will resume our sing-a-longs as soon as we get the all's clear. Due to the freeze on spending, the UMM and COF are donating the funds to purchase the candles and candle holders used during the Christmas Eve Services. We are sharing the July muffin donation between the Veteran's Home and our Sunday School. Each will be receiving $125. We have decided to give our November monetary donation to the Church. We also voted to give a $500 donation to the church to help with the deficit. Picnic in the Park We really appreciate your patronage at our fundraisers. Without your help we couldn't help others. Mt. Zion is our Church and has been a Godsend to many. Now is the time to give back to our " Little Church on the Hill " May God bless you and keep you, may He make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you, may He lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 God's Blessings, Carolyn Ayers, COF President
Page 7 Circuit Rider September 2018 Together We Can Make a Difference Picnic in the Park With the help of my husband, daughter and many church volunteers, Mt. Zion served 118 children a free picnic lunch this summer at the District 5 Park pavilion. Following lunch, the children enjoyed a simple craft and story time. St. Mary s County Library supplied free books for the children to choose a book to take home. The children also enjoyed the new playground. This summer has been hot and wet, but it never rained on picnic day and there was always a breeze in the pavilion. Donations to purchase picnic supplies were provided by our Hungry Team, Food Lion, McKays, Costco, B.J s, Tidewater Pharmacy and fruit was donated by the Farmer s Market. The survey completed by the parents was very positive and they would like Picnic in the Park to return next summer. As we finished on Aug. 2 the parents wanted to know what I was going to do the remainder of the summer. What else? Get ready for next year! Nancy Cardinale
Page 8 Circuit Rider September 2018 Music Ministry Our Music Ministry has already begun exercising their vocal cords and swinging those arms. Our search for a Director of Music Ministry continues. This is a part-time (20 hour/ week) position. Responsibilities include: working with the pastor and choosing choir music that will complement the liturgy, the preaching and the spirit of the people, rehearsing the adult choir, directing anthems at worship services, and providing occasional special services of music. Specific responsibilities include coordinating music for worship services, overseeing, and all church choirs. All inquiries can be directed to Pastor Steve. In the interim, the Chancel Choir will be led by Jen Voorhaar and Becky Humphrey. Rehearsals are held on Wednesdays at 7pm in the choir room. The Handbell Choir will be led, once again, by Karen Allen. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday in the blue room beginning at 5:45pm. Interested? Stop by and see what it is all about. Chimes for Christ, Tonechimes choir (ages 5 through youth) will be led by Toni Hayes. Rehearsals are held in the parlor on Wednesdays beginning at 5pm. The rehearsal starts with one on one practicing, followed by the group rehearsing from 5:15-5:45pm. Voices for Christ (ages 4 through 5th grade) will begin rehearsals shortly. If your child is interested, please sign up on the Music Ministry bulletin board. This summer we were blessed to have Hannah Gross provide musical direction for Mt. Zion. Thank you for a wonderful Music Camp. Pictures are on the opposite page. As she begins a new chapter in life in college at the University of Maryland, our prayers go with her. It has been my distinct pleasure to be your music director this summer. This has been one amazing first job! I have learned so many new things about both others and myself during the process of planning and executing Music Camp. The skills I have picked up are valuable ones that will definitely be useful for a college student. And of course, the love and support I have felt from all of you has been so appreciated. I feel I have come further in my spiritual journey and will always hold Mt. Zion in a special place in my heart. Thank you for a wonderful summer, Hannah Gross Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a Psalm. Psalm 47:6-7.
Page 9 Pictures from this summer s Music Camp. Circuit Rider September 2018 Hard workers learning about musical notes. The ukulele is the perfect fit Big fan of the snare drum. At the end of the week we made a band with all the instruments we created. Learning about the violin Isaac on the trumpet. Splatter-painting pianos and xylophones Alyssa teaching about the Ukulele. Zoe teaching the kids about the Percussion Family.
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September 2018 Recurring Weekly Events are Bolded Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Hungry Team Yard Sale 7am 1pm 6:30pm AA (bl) 2 3 Labor Day Holiday Office Closed 7pm Drama (mp) Trustees will not meet 4 6:30pm AA (bl) 7pm Boy Scouts (mp/gr) 5 6 5pm Tonechimes (par) 11:30am Prayer Group (gr) 5:45pm Handbells (bl) 7pm Chancel Choir (ch) 7pm Antique Power Assc (gr/bl) 7 8am Food Pantry (gr) 6pm HS Youth Group Kick-off (Davis House) 6:30pm MS Youth Group Kick-off (mp) 8 7:30am UMM (mp/kit) 7:30am COF/UMW (bl) 6th Annual Car Show 2pm - 7pm 9 Fall Sunday School Begins New 6-week Sermon Series Creed Begins Car Show Rain Date 10 10am Bible Study (bl) 11 11am Sarah Circle (bl) 12 13 6:30pm SPRC (bl) 7pm Music Jam (mp/kit) 14 Circuit Rider Articles Due Movie Night BLACK PANTHER Doors Open 6pm Movie Starts 6:30pm 15 16 All Ages Sunday School Picnic 12pm 17 10am Bible Study (bl) 12:30pm Blood Dr (MFD) 18 19 20 21 22 12pm Mt. Calvary Event (mp/kit) 23 24 10am Bible Study (bl) 5:30pm CMA (bll) 25 26 27 10am - 3pm District Day Set-up for Spaghetti Dinner Charge Conference Training (mp/kit) Brown Bag lunch-rev. Iannicelli 7pm Music Jam (mp/kit) 28 29 30 6pm HS Youth Gr (mp/kit)
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church 27108 Mt. Zion Church Road Mechanicsville, MD 20659 Address Service Requested Postage Paid Non-Profit Organization Permit #20002 Leonardtown, MD 20650 Sunday Schedule Traditional Services 8:30 am & 11:00 am Informal/Outdoor Service 9:45 am Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 am (Nursery Provided at all services) Senior Pastor - Pastor Steve Humphrey preacher.steve.humphrey@gmail.com Director of Children s Ministries - Arielle Crooks Mtzion-ChildrensMinistry@gmail.com Director of Youth & Adult Ministries - Tina Diggle teen-adult-mtzion@md.metrocast.net Office Administrator - Toni Hayes admin-mtzion@md.metrocast.net Care Visitation Coordinator - Pattie Scherer 301-884-4344; scherer_pat@yahoo.com E-vine Coordinator - Ide Hill Ide-hill@comcast.net Preschool Director - Rebecca Fitzgerald 301-884-5455; preschool-mtzion@md.metrocast.net Mt. Zion 2018 Vision Building a welcoming community of faith centered on Jesus Christ that reaches beyond our walls. Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9am until 2pm Fridays 9am until 12pm Office: 301-884-4132/Fax: 301-884-4010 www.mtzionmech.org