Haiti Missions Fundraiser Saturday, October 13 8:00 am 2:00 pm Clean out those closets and storage spaces this fall and bring those unwanted items to us! More details inside! 216 North Main Street Suffolk, VA 23434-4421 We thank God for... Special Dates to Remember October, Monday October 1 - Afternoon Circle, Tuesday October 2 - Beth Moore Bible Study begins, Saturday October 6 - National Acolyte Festival, Monday October 8 - Evening Circle, Saturday October 13 - Yard Sale for Haiti Missions *Wednesday, October 17 Young at Heart Lunch *Saturday, October 20 - Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens *Sunday, October 21 Laity Sunday, Saturday October 27- Children s Fall Festival & Trunk-a Treat November *Saturday, November 3 - Church Bazaar *Sunday, November 18 - Church Thanksgiving Dinner *Thursday, November 22 - Thanksgiving Day, church office closed *Friday, November 23 Church office closed Return Service Requested Non-Profit Org. U. S. Postage Paid Permit No. 33 Suffolk VA 216 N Main Street Suffolk VA 23434 Inside this issue: Calendar of the Month Birthdays Christian Ed Events Memorials Stewardship Report Prayer Requests Special points of Interest: Food Pantry Drive Children s Fall Festival & Trunk-a-Treat Church Conference Thanksgiving Dinner Beth Moore Bible Study Fall Bazaar Haiti Missions Yard Sale Christmas Flowers Order Form Hurricane Relief and more Our Mission is to Reach Out to Our Community and Our World. Our Vision: We Worship. We Disciple. October 2018 Food Pantry Drive Month of October Children & Youth During the month of October we will be having a Food Pantry Drive for the children/youth. There will be a tub in each Sunday school class to place your items for the food pantry. We will display our food in the sanctuary the 1 st Sunday of November for the congregation to see what was collected. Let s make this year our BIGGEST collection ever! There are suggestions of items needed on a separate flyer in the newsletter. Any questions, please contact Priscilla Bunch via email christianed@suffolkchristian.org.
My Dear Friends, I thank God every day for our wonderful church family. The energy and enthusiasm with which you pursue your Christian discipleship is such a blessing and good example to all. You gladly and faithfully pursue all the rather "mundane" tasks relating to a good church operation. The bills are paid, Rev. Michael D. Halley the building is cleaned, maintenance is done, choir and handbell rehearsals are conducted, this newsletter is prepared, and on and on. But you also think outside the box! New ministries are born, due to those who see a need and then ask God to help them fill that need. It may be a need to feed the hungry, provide clothing, or give a warm coat. It also includes assisting a stranded traveler. And most recently, stuffing our church bus with needed supplies for our flooded friends in North Carolina. (We successfully delivered the supplies on last Sunday.) This is the heart of "church work"! But there is another aspect to remember. Yes, we are all about providing for the physical needs of our friends. But their greatest ultimate need is spiritual, and we can provide for that as well. All of us can participate in our spiritual ministries. We can pray daily, using our weekly Prayer Guide to assist. We can be good witnesses to our faith, showing by our attitude and our actions that we belong to Jesus Christ. Sometimes we use words to verbally reach out to someone and let them know that God loves them and has a wonderful plan for their life. This is the church... the "ekklesia"... those called out by God to come together to be the body of Christ in the world. Thank God for you! Love, Pastor s Corner Michael Laity Sunday October 21 Our speaker will be Dr. Gary Munn Suffolk Christian Church 216 North Main Street Suffolk, Virginia 23434 757.539.9182, 757.935.1506 (fax) email: office@suffolkchristian.org website: www.suffolkchristian.org, webmaster: webmaster@suffolkchristian.org Pastor Rev. Michael D. Halley Music Director.Janet L. Rock Director of Children, Youth & Adult Ministries Priscilla G. Bunch Financial Secretary Dae R. Nixon Organist Mary N. Huber Pianist Carmen B. Halley Handbell Choirmaster Sean C. Bilby Custodian.Aaron Whidbee Security Attendant..Gary Williams Nursery Worker..Julie McBride Webmaster... Pat Hawn Audio/Visual Recorders Jonathan Martin, Edie Matthews, Tom Arthur and Jim Goben Schedule of Services Early Worship Service Sunday, 8:45 am Sunday School Sunday, 10:00 am Worship Service Sunday, 11:00 am Nursery provided for Regular Worship Services and Special Services Holy Communion every First Sunday Emerging Prayer Concerns Sherry Roberts... Jim Culliton... Pat Bristow... Ginnie Richardson... Margaret Saunders... Robert Whitmore Prayer Concerns Jack & Eloise Byrd... Lynne Garner... Sue Parr... Calvin Jones... Joan Cones... Nita Wyatt... Tom Ashcraft... Tom Atkins... Peggy Hemphill... Mary Emily Dailey... Martha Young... Roy Pope... Margaret Heuberger... Margaret Smith... Ed Roberts... Barbara Griffin... Jene Rountree (son of June Hood)... Mary Jane & Forrest Cathey... Sara Heuberger... Bobby Johnson... Wanda & Bryan Cadwell... Eddie Hawn... Jenny Smith... Jimmy & Becky Bradshaw... Kathleen & Kenny Wilson... Debbie Spivey... Steve Redd... Rita Redfern... Our Church Family... Unspoken Requests... Website Requests Military Service Shaun Allen (USNR)... Austin Babb (USA)... Spencer Best (USMC)... Nathan Bresovic (USN)... Derek Causin (USN)... Brandon Gardner (USN)... Robert Hardey (USCG)... Nathan Marsh (USN)... Adam Reckley (USCG)... William Slack (USAF)... Matthew Stroup (USN) Our Missionaries Joyce & Jim White, Scripture Memory Mountain Mission, Emmalena, Kentucky; Supply & Multiply, Haiti (Christine & Chris Surber) Our College Students (Note: We need help updating our college list... please send corrections and additions to the church office, 539-9182.) Meghan Babb, Louisiana State University; Rebecca Bangley, Radford University; Kasey Banton, Tidewater Community College; Abigail Bilby, George Mason University; Christine Comer, Northwestern University; Neal Davis, Old Dominion University; Olivia Elliott, University of South Carolina; Shannon Griffin, South University; Caitlyn Hannah, Virginia Tech; Katelyn Herek, Tidewater Community College; Jacob Holland, Ferrum College; William Keyt, University of Virginia; Stephanie Laine, University of Alabama; Logan Masters, ECPI Nursing School; Diana McBride, TCC; Connor Munn, Longwood University; Simon Munn, James Madison University; Kaylor Nash, Radford University; Sarah Rhodes, Tidewater Community College; Will Rhodes, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Blair Ritter, James Madison University; Grace Smith, Belmont University; Nicholas Smith, Elon University; Emma Wyatt, Virginia Commonwealth University; Will Wyatt, University of Virginia Extended Family & Friends Prayer Concerns Dianne Alexander (mother of Kirk Alexander)... Jesse Huddleston (friend of Eddie Hawn)... Linda Todd (classmate of Jim Thorsen)... Brian Ringgold (nephew of Beverly & Terry McGahee)... Nancy Chapman Davis (sister-in-law of Bobbie Chapman)... Mary Beth Gooden (friend of Mary Cones Coleman)... Avery Heath (niece of Betty Johnson)... Ryan Upton (nephew of Nola Sam Giles)... William (friend of Eddie Hawn)... Deborah Smith (veteran friend of Michael Halley)... Kelly-Grier Ferguson Costin (friend of Sam Remy)... Lorrie (friend of Carman Goben)... Bouaja (friend of Eddie Hawn)... Steve Gilly (friend of Michael Halley)... Julie Maschino & family (friends of Priscilla Bunch & a VBS mom)... Calvin Stanley (brother-in-law of Jane Marie & Jim Dailey)... Ashley & Steven Lance (friends of Pat Hawn)... Grace & Duane Lawrence (friends of Gary Munn)... Debra Stacey (veteran friend of Michael Halley)... Monette Harrell (friend of Linda Culliton)... Jean Brinkley (cousin of Beverly McGahee)... Chris Durand (friend of Michael Halley)... Samantha Bright (grand-daughter of Becky & Jimmy Bradshaw)... Shirley Mutter (friend of June Hood)... Dwight Eddy (brother of Lynn Pope)... Mary Barnes (friend of Cindy Upright)... Kim Thurber (friend of Pat Hawn)... Randy Jones (brother of Calvin Jones)... Judy Shumadine (neighbor of Priscilla Bunch)... Tim Pugh (cousin of Pat Hawn)... Dylan Linehan (friend of Howie Harris)... Stephanie Soule (friend of Stephanie Remy)... Carolyn Lackey (sister of Gary Williams)... Heather Douglas (friend of Jane Marie Dailey)... Helen Wimberly (friend of Linda Culliton)... Jon Biersteker (friend of Stephanie Remy)... Riddick Pearce (friend of Judy Eure)... Rashell Beausejour (friend and co-worker in our congregation)... Gleeon Quesenberry (friend of Janet Rock)... Roy Rowell (friend of Charlie & Diane Mathias)... Riley Long (friend of Jane Marie Dailey)... Jeff Cambridge (brother of Jill Harris)... Harvey Parker (brother of Margaret Herring & Sarah Burford)... Barbara Parker (sister-in-law of Margaret Herring & Sarah Burford)... Jack, Marcia, & Jeff Cooper (neighbors of the Halleys)... Charles Bubba Fitchett (friend of Bill & Muriel Shumate)... Henry Flythe (friend of Nancy & Chip Setnicky)... Zephan Luck & Family (son of Rev & Mrs Jim Luck, friends of Pat Hawn)... Tawny (friend of Eddie Hawn) Prayer of Praise Praise God for bringing us together as a church family, rejoicing with those who rejoice, weeping with those who weep! Our Country Pray for all elected and appointed officials in the national, state, and local settings; pray for all uniformed and civil servants who keep us safe and secure. Skilled Care Concordia Nansemond Pointe: Doris Gardner (aunt of Priscilla Bunch); Autumn Care: Mary Parker Assisted Living Lake Prince Woods: Jackie Dudley; Chesapeake Place: Millie Strickland; Harbor s Edge, Norfolk: Nancy Fulgham; Cedarfield, Richmond: Madelyn Howell Home Bound Dorothy Judkins, Vernon Taylor, Jane Pritchard, Margaret Herring Our Christian Love & Sympathy: To Joyce Trump & family, on the death of her aunt, the Rev. Brinkley Craft Prayer requests will remain on the list as space allows. If you wish to change, add, or delete a request, please call the church office at 539.9182, or email office@suffolkchristian.org.
January 2018 CAPS - $401.00 February 2018 Food Ministry $466.00 March 2018 Haiti Missions $261.00 April 2018 Church Family Assistance $730.00 May 2018 Children s/youth Camp $270.00 June 2018 Scripture Memory Mountain Mission $295.00 July 2018 Supply and Multiply $220.00 August 2018 CAPS $360.00 September 2018 Night Stay Ministry $260.00 Missions Dimes for Missions - $523.20 Donations to the Food Ministry have been given by the West Memorial Bible Class, and the Evening Circle. Stewardship Report: We Are Walking By Faith through Commitment January September 2018 income - $254,751.41 January - September 2018 expenses - $257,890.00 In Memory of Donations to the Memorial Fund in memory of James (Jim) H. Hancock have been given by Robert and Beverly Holland, Kathy Beale, Eddie and Jackie White, Clarence and Anita Riddick, Mary Rawles Woodward Magee, Friends and Neighbors of Pitchkettle Point Association, Bill Chorey, Ronald G. Dunkelberger, Linwood and Betty Moore, Renee Taylor and Christine Crawford, Jim McCrary, Don and Kay Goldberg, The Johnson Family Cousins Janie J. Lovorn, Sid Johnson, Jr., Brenda J. Willis and Elaine Johnson. A donation to the Food Pantry in memory of James (Jim) H. Hancock was given by Jim and Pat Mann. Donations to the Sarah Halley Education Fund in memory of David Wayne Halley have been given by Lew and Ann Carr, Maxine E. Barnett, Charles and Audrey Johnson, Curtiss and Betty Johnson, Jim and Becky Bradshaw, June Hood, Bill and Dae Nixon, Jim and Jane Marie Dailey, Shirley Riddick, Mary Huber, Gary and Deb Munn, Bobbie Chapman, Charles Johnson, Jim McCrary, Douglas and Mary Jane Naismith, Joyce H. Trump, Jacquelin F. Edwards, Gordon and Znette Read, James and Deborah Topping, Tommy and Jane Arthur, Robert and Marilyn Boyce, Becky Hancock, Suzann Stimpert, Michael and Marie DeLong, Les and Wanda Hall, Joseph H. Barlow, Sr., Calvin and Evelyn Jones, First Baptist Church of Ravenswood, West Virginia, Johnnie and Vicki Winslow, Tom and Grace Atkins, Philip Thatch, Jr., Joyce Ralph, Alan and Lynne Garner, Alyce Morgan, Frank M. Rawls, Jack and Ann Nurney, Jack and Eloise Byrd, L.H. and Pat Byrum, David and Judy Parker, Nancy Pichel, Roy and Lynn Pope, Sarah Burford, Bill Chorey, Jim and Pat Mann, Janet Rock, Jack and Billie Harry, United Daughters of the Confederacy -Suffolk Chapter 173, Sue Parr and Kelly Parr, John and Janie Halley, Terry and Beverly McGahee, Son s Crusaders Class, Chancel Choir, Rob and Elaine Abernathy. "The Prayer Team encourages you to come to Church Conference (October 24) a little early (6:30 p.m.) for twenty minutes of quiet, individual prayer seeking God s guidance in the matters that will come before the conference." Wednesday, October 24, 7:00 pm Please submit your board and committee reports by Monday, October 15. Newsletternewsletter.com Our Thanksgiving Dinner On Sunday, November 18th, at 5 pm, our annual Thanksgiving Dinner will be held in the Fellowship Hall. The traditional menu of turkey, dressing, green beans, sweet potatoes, beets, cranberry sauce, rolls and dessert will be served. Cost is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children (12 and under). Tickets will be on sale before and after church and in the church office beginning Sunday, October 29th. YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET. Deadline to buy tickets is November 14, 2018.
You Filled the Bus! Supplies were delivered on Sunday, September 23 to Sanctuary Church in Newport, N.C. To everyone who has supported this ministry THANK YOU! THURSDAY CRAFTERS There is a group of ladies who meet every Thursday morning in the Saints Alive at 9:30am to craft together. Bring whatever craft you enjoy doing and join in the fellowship. Everyone is welcome! CHURCHWIDE FELLOWSHIP MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 TH 12:00 NOON The Churchwide Fellowship will have a meeting in the Saints Alive on Thursday, October 4 th at 12:00 noon. Lunch will be provided so let Cheryl Ashcraft know if you will be coming to the meeting. This meeting will be for the purpose of planning the Thanksgiving dinner and the reception after the Chancel Choir Christmas Concert. You may say why now. But the time seems to go by way too quickly! Both of the dates will be here before you know it. If you are not a member, we would love to have new members join us. Come to the meeting to see what this committee does in our church. Fall is an exciting musical season for our church. Do you like to sing? Think you might enjoy handbells? There is a place for YOU! We would love to have you join our Chancel Choir or Handbell Choir.
Children s Fall Festival Saturday, October 27 th 5:30 6:30 PM Games Cake Walk Hot Dogs Chips Drinks Wear your Halloween Costumes Invite your Friends! TRUNK-A-TREAT 7:00 8:00 PM Suffolk Christian Church 216 North Main Street Suffolk, VA 23434 Fall Church Bazaar Saturday, November 3rd 8:00am 2:00pm The Board of Christian Education will be sponsoring our annual Fall Church Bazaar on Saturday, November 3 rd. We will have Vendors, Homemade Baked Goods and Candy, Homemade Pickles & Jellies and Silent Auction Basket Items. We will have ham & sausage biscuits for breakfast and Brunswick stew for lunch. We will also sell Brunswick stew by the quart ($8.00). All proceeds from the bazaar will go towards the Children & Youth Missions Trips. If you can donate items for the bazaar and/or volunteer the day of the bazaar, please indicate on the sign-up sheet outside of the church office. If you should have any questions, please contact Priscilla Bunch @ 539-8930 or via email christianed@suffolkchristian.org.
Christian Education News and Events submitted by Priscilla Bunch christianed@suffolkchristian.org Fall Bazaar Christian Education News and Events submitted by Priscilla Bunch christianed@suffolkchristian.org CHILDREN S CHURCH Children s Church is held in the Children s Dept. on the second floor. It is for Kindergarten through 2 nd grade. It usually is in the bulletin when the children leave the sanctuary during the service. The following members of our church have agreed to teach Children s Church. 1 st Sunday No Children s Church; 2 nd Sunday Kim Parr; 3 rd Sunday Sarah Rhodes and 4 th Sunday Diana McBride. Thank you to all of them for their dedication to the children of our church. Beginner s Dept. During the 11:00 am service, Claudia Salmon takes the children (ages 3 5) into the sanctuary. When the children leave for Children s Church, these children leave also and go the Beginner s Dept. located on the 1 st floor. They are given a snack/drink during this time. Any questions, please contact Priscilla Bunch via email at christianed @suffolkchristian.org. Children s Fall Festival Saturday, October 27 th 5:30 6:30 PM Trunk A Treat 7:00 8:00 PM Our bazaar is quickly approaching on Saturday, November 3 rd, from 8:00 am 2:00 pm. We will be having a meeting on Tuesday, October 9 th at 7:00 pm in the Saints Alive. If you can help in any way the day of the bazaar, please try to attend this meeting. If you should have any questions, please contact Priscilla Bunch via email at christianed@ suffolkchristian.org. The Board of Christian Education will be sponsoring a Children s Fall Festival on Saturday, October 27 th. We will need several volunteers to help throughout the afternoon. We will also need donations for the cake walk. We will need volunteers to decorate their vehicles for our Trunk-A-Treat. Please see the flyer in the newsletter and share with your friends. There will be a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board outside of the church office. This will be a fun filled evening for children and adults as well. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Priscilla Bunch via email @ christianed@suffolkchristian.org. Children s Sunday School Classes We have a Nursery on the 1 st floor for infants 2 & 3 years of age. Julie McBride is our Nursery Worker each week. The Beginner s Dept. is located on the 1 st floor and is for ages 3 to 5 years of age. Kindergarten through 2 nd grade is located on the 2 nd floor in the Children s Department. The 3 rd 5 th grade class is located on the 2 nd floor also in the Children s Department. Youth (grades 6 through 12 and college age) is located on the 3 rd floor in the Youth Room. Please bring your children to Sunday School each week. We have teachers prepared to teach each Sunday morning. Any questions, please email Priscilla Bunch at christianed@suffolkchristian.org Wednesday, October 17 th 11:30 am The Young at Heart group will meet on Wednesday, October 17 th, in the fellowship hall. We will have beef vegetable soup, salad, cornbread and dessert. After lunch, we will play Bingo until the prizes are gone! Invite a friend to come with you. Please sign up on the bulletin board outside of the church office. If you should have any questions, please contact Priscilla Bunch via email: christianed@ suffolkchristian.org.
I would like to place poinsettias in the church in honor of or in memory of a loved one. They will be ordered by and delivered to the church. The cost is the same as last year, $12.00 each. Deadline to place your order is Monday, December 10. No orders will be accepted after that deadline. In Honor/Memory of: [Circle one] Given by: Please make your check payable to: Suffolk Christian Church and mark it Poinsettias [If mailing, please send to:] Suffolk Christian Church Attn: Cheryl Ashcraft 216 North Main Street Suffolk, VA 23434 The Christmas season is approaching quickly and it s time to be thinking about placing your order for Christmas greenery and poinsettias. If you would like to place an order for any of the items listed below, in honor of or in memory of a loved one, please contact Cheryl Ashcraft at 757.934.1646. Deadline for all orders is Monday, December 10. No order will be accepted after that deadline. Outside Front Wreaths $65 each 4 Upstairs Balcony Wreaths $65 each 2 Inside Front Column Wreaths $40 each 1 Side Foyer Arrangement $35 1 Huntboard Arrangement $40 Piano/Organ Arrangement $40 Upstairs Foyer Arrangement $35 1 Downstairs Newel Post Swag $35 2 Wreaths North Entrance Columns $40 each 2 Wreaths North Entrance Doors $40 each 2 Wreaths Iron Gates Front Entrance $25 each 17 Boxwood Wreaths Outside Windows $25 each North Foyer Arrangement $35 North Second Floor Foyer Arrangement $35 Wreath Beside Office Door $40 Miscellaneous items ( greens, Ribbons, wire, etc.).. $100 October 22 Lifeway.com The Quest A Beth Moore Bible Study The new bible study The Quest will start on Tuesday, October 2 at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, October 3 at 10:00 am. Curiosity is hardwired in humanity. We have this innate need to question and seek after what we don t know or understand. In this 6-session Bible study, dive into Scripture to explore how God created us to seek after Him - a God who desires to be found and known. In this lifelong quest of faith, learn to develop your intimacy with Him and embrace the adventure that comes with living a life for God. The cost of the study journal is $15.00. Please sign up on the bulletin board outside of the church office so we can make sure we purchase enough study journals. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Priscilla Bunch via email at christianed@suffolkchristian.org. CARE AND CONCERN The 2019 Care and Concern sign-up calendar for weekly contacts has been posted on the bulletin board outside the church office. If you signed up for a week or more in 2018, would you please consider taking a week or more as a contact person in 2019. This would be so helpful in having all the weeks filled and would help our Weekly Contact Facilitators, Evelyn Jones and Beverly McGahee, not have to make so many phone calls asking for your help. Or if you were not able to take a week in 2018 but would like to take one in 2019, please contact Evelyn or Beverly or anyone on the Care and Concern Committee. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Christian Education News and Events submitted by Priscilla Bunch Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream Saturday, October 20 th 11am 11pm The youth and children are invited to go to Busch Gardens on Saturday, October 20 th. We will leave the church parking lot at 11am and will return by 11pm. We will drive the church bus. The youth/children will need money for purchase of ticket and food. If your child/children would like to go, they will need an adult chaperone to go with them. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you would like to go. If you have any questions, please contact Priscilla Bunch via email at christianed@suffolkchristian.org. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 4! Youth Bible Study After a lot of prayer and thought, I have decided to have Youth Bible Study on Sunday afternoons. The last few bible studies we had before the summer and during the summer, it seemed harder for the youth to participate with their academic/extracurricular activities during the week. We will start our study on Sunday, October 14 th, from 4:00 pm 5:30 pm in the Conference Room. Our study will be Extraordinary which is study based on scripture to see that God uses people like Adam, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Job and Esther in ways that they never could have imagined. He s not asking us to be like those men or women. He s inviting us to trust Him in our normal, everyday lives, and to join His extraordinary mission. I encourage all the youth to attend if possible. This is a great time of fellowship among the youth of our church. There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board outside of the church office. Please sign up your youth or have them sign up so I can make sure they all have a book for the study. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Priscilla Bunch via email christianed@suffolkchristian.org. Yard Sale items needed to support Haiti Trip Yard Sale Saturday, October 13 8:00 am-1:00 pm Need to clean out your closet or garage? We would love to have your stuff! We will have a Yard Sale Saturday, October 13 8:00 am-1:00p m. Feel free to drop your stuff off at church the following dates: Monday, October 8 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tuesday, October 9 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Friday, October 12 4:00 pm 6:00 pm Thank you for all of your support. Dana and Abby Bilby Upcoming Circle Meetings The Afternoon Circle will meet Monday, October 1 at 1:00 pm in the Saints Alive Room The Evening Circle will meet Monday, October 8 at 7:30 pm in the Saints Alive Room