THE CIRCUIT RIDER Vol. 14, No. 5 June 2014 FROM THE PASTOR Reverend Livingstone Dore “The world is round and the place which may seem like the end, may also be the beginning.” -Ivy Baker Priest Well, this is it! After serving Chamberlayne Heights UMC for seven wonderful years, my time as pastor will come to an end on June 15th. Change is one of those things I’ve preached about in my sermons or wrote about in my pastor’s letter for the monthly newsletter. Change is the one thing that is constant in life. And while it is constant, it is also an unsettling part of life. No matter how old or young, we all have that in common. Don’t believe me? Well, just take a look at your most recent photo and compare it to one from a year or two ago. Notice the change? The itinerant nature of our pastoral ministry is a reminder to all of us pastors that we better get accustom to change. No matter how long we stay in one place, eventually we must move on. I have been doing some reminiscing – my first sermon here, the visitations, funerals, baptisms, weddings, receiving new members on profession of faith or transfer, the many meetings, small group studies…the list goes on. How can I not feel a sense of sadness? And yet, I am looking forward to my time of new beginning. So, in the days and weeks ahead, you will be welcoming your new pastor and family. I know you will love and care for them as you have loved and cared for Michele and I. I thank you in all love and sincerity for the time we have had together. I ask one request of you: please keep us and this church as well as my new church in your prayers as we all go through this transition – this change. “Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now for ever. Amen.” (Jude 24-25)RSV Livingstone Dore, This Issue From the Pastor p.1 Birthdays Anniversaries Gratitude p.2 Family Night Dinner Senior Connection p.3 I Love Growing Older But I’ll Never Grow Old p.4 Good Bye Lunch Reception for Becky Long p.5 Garden Pavers News Around the Church p.6 Inclusion Concert p.7 Day Camp at the Martin Farm p.9 Calendar p.11 Place Stamp Here Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church 6100 Chamberlayne Road Richmond, VA 23227 June 2014 IN MINISTRY Rev. Livingstone Dore, Pastor``````````P: (804) 338-6067 E: [email protected]Janet Holmes, Office Administrator P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]Allison Stowers, Music Director P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]Allison Stowers, Handbell Director P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]Patricia Dombroski, Treasurer P: (804) 266-3551 E: [email protected]Office Hours M,T,W,TH 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM 6100 Chamberlayne Ave. / Richmond, VA 23227 P: (804) 266-3551 Fax: (804) 266-0097 E: [email protected]W: www.chamberlayneheightsumc.org F: www.facebook.com/chumc51 If you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe to our monthly newsletter e-mail and/or mail, please contact the church office Our Vision Statement: ALIVE IN CHRIST: Growing in the Word, Living the Word, Sharing the Word Words to Digest “Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” -Norman Vincent Peale
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THE CIRCUIT RIDERVol. 14, No. 5June 2014
FROM THE PASTOR Reverend Livingstone Dore
“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end, may also be the beginning.” -Ivy Baker Priest
Well, this is it!After serving Chamberlayne Heights UMC for seven wonderful years, my time as pastor will come to an end on June 15th.
Change is one of those things I’ve preached about in my sermons or wrote about in my pastor’s letter for the monthly newsletter. Change is the one thing that is constant in life. And while it is constant, it is also an unsettling part of life. No matter how old or young, we all have that in common. Don’t believe me? Well, just take a look at your most recent photo and compare it to one from a year or two ago. Notice the change?
The itinerant nature of our pastoral ministry is a reminder to all of us pastors that we better get accustom to change. No matter how long we stay in one place, eventually we must move on.
I have been doing some reminiscing – my first sermon here, the visitations, funerals, baptisms, weddings, receiving new members on profession of faith or transfer, the many meetings, small group studies…the list goes on. How can I not feel a sense of sadness? And yet, I am looking forward to my time of new beginning.
So, in the days and weeks ahead, you will be welcoming your new pastor and family. I know you will love and care for them as you have loved and cared for Michele and I.
I thank you in all love and sincerity for the time we have had together. I ask one request of you: please keep us and this church as well as my new church in your prayers as we all go through this transition – this change.
“Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now for ever. Amen.” (Jude 24-25)RSV
Livingstone Dore,
This IssueFrom the Pastor p.1BirthdaysAnniversariesGratitude p.2Family Night Dinner Senior Connection p.3I Love Growing Older But I’ll Never Grow Old p.4Good Bye Lunch Reception for Becky Long p.5Garden PaversNews Around the Church p.6Inclusion Concert p.7Day Camp at theMartin Farm p.9Calendar p.11
Place StampHere
Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church6100 Chamberlayne RoadRichmond, VA 23227
If you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe to our monthly newsletter e-mail and/or mail, please contact the church office
Our Vision Statement:
ALIVE IN CHRIST:Growing in the Word, Living the Word, Sharing the Word
Words to Digest“Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.”-Norman Vincent Peale
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Meal Makers
Our Meal Makers group will take a break for the summer months. We hope everyone has a wonderful summer and we look forward to beginning meal preparations once again on Monday, September 8th.
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S M T W TH F ST
18:45 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Scholarship Applica-tions Due
2 36:00 pm Finance Meeting
410:00 am Renovare6:00 pm Family Night Dinner7:00 pm Boy Scouts
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88:45 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School11:00 am Worship 12:00 pm Becky Long’s Goodbye Reception (Potato Bar)
910:00 am ODDA
101:00 pm Care Committee
1110:00 am Renovare7:00 pm Boy Scouts
1212:00 pm Senior Luncheon2:00 pm Knitters and Crocheters
139:00 am ODDA
149:00 am ODDA
158:00 am Men’s Breakfast9:45 am Sunday School11:00 am Worship Samaritan Fund Drive Ends 12:00 pm Farewell Reception for Pastor Dore
16 17 1810:00 am Renovare7:00 pm Boy Scouts
19 205:00 pm RARC
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228:45 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School11:00 am Worship 3:00 pm Finance Meet-ing3:00 pm Outreach/ Missions Committee4:00 pm Administrative Council
23Day Camp at Mar-tine Farm
249:00 am Senior Breakfast9:30 am Old Ivy Garden ClubLAMB’S Basket
2510:00 am RenovareDay Camp at Mar-tin Farm 7:00 pm Boy Scouts
26 27Day Camp at Martin Farm
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2910:00 am Worship11:00 pm Church Picnic/Welcome Rev. Jeff Harlow and Family
Jackie Wade Jack Sutton Alonzo LynchMike AdeeMary Grace BrooksGreg Husepth Dawn & Tim HawkinsRae GreenBen SimmonsJohn PrattSkeet Best-WestSusan TaylorRik DavisHazel BuhrmanMargaret MillerSandy BerryDee CarterTim BeachverheyPat Koontz
Military PersonnelMark BaldwinKevin MorganThomas MunizEmmett Spurlock IIIGreg AllamClay Minter
MissionsSierra Leone: Kip and Nancy Robinson UM-COR
Birthdays & Anniversaries
June Birthdays
1 Shannon Fitzgerald6 Kristen Schussler9 Quincy Watson
10 Janet Burton14 Pauline Brown16 Ernest Kersey18 Robert Peay19 June Carpenter19 Irving King21 Janet Landers22 Cheryl Van Ornam24 Virginia James26 Carolyn Pendleton28 Christopher Brooke28 Harry Shelton, Jr.29 Art Long29 Jerry McGuinn29 Joey Muniz
June Anniversaries
10 Owen & Pat Brodie 10 Jody & Kim Parsons 16 Robert & Doreen Peay 16 Bruce & Martha Ecker 18 Connie & Ann Via 22 William and Susie Bellows 22 A.B. & Pat Jones 25 Keir & Nicole Burton 26 Alan & Debra Pennell 27 George & Liz Lowry
Gratitude
Our thanks to Livingstone
Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV says “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.” We can look to this verse for comfort in this time of pastoral transition. It reminds us that change is an inevitable pattern in life and that God is in the changes around us. The members of the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee would like to thank Livingstone for his devotion to CHUMC over the last seven years. His steady leadership has helped our congregation as we faced many challenges. He has inspired us with his thought-ful sermons, engaged us with small group studies, visited us in our moments of need, comforted us in our grief, led us in singing with his beautiful tenor voice and shepherded us through endless committee meetings. There is a time for everything and this is the time to say goodbye and to wish him and Michele blessings on their journey.
CHUMC Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee
Additional Information
Church PicnicA church picnic will be held Sunday, June 29, following the joint 10am service. At this time, we will also be welcoming our new minister, Jeff Harlow, and his family. Hotdogs, burgers and sides will be provided.
Senior ConnectionsUnfortunately, for the Senior’s meeting on May 8, Bill Young called in that morning, sick.But we were so fortunate that our own Ralph Lett came to our rescue and he shared his wonderful power point presentation “Bird’s Eye View Over Richmond” that he had planned to give at our June meeting. This was a very interesting program and we thank Ralph so very much!
The Seniors will meet Thursday, June 12 at noon. We will have a covered dish lunch and then have Bill Young’s presentation of “Prisoner of War” depicting George W Finley’s capture at Gettysburg and his life as he was held in six different federal prisons for two years. Come, bring a friend and enjoy this time with the Seniors.
We will not meet in July and August, but be ready to start a new season with the Seniors in September.
Family Night Dinner
June Fellowship Dinner ProgramA Walk in the Woods
A Photo Trip to the Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Please plan to join us on June 4 at 6 p.m. for a wonderful dinner and splendid program. My good friend, Daune Poklis, will delight us with a power point presentation of her trip to the Great Smokey Mountains National Park in Tennessee with the Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS) in April of 2013. The group spent a week in the mountains with special guides taking them to different areas to see the unique flora found in the park.
Here is some information about our speaker: Daune Poklis grew up in a family that spent lots of time in the out of doors hiking and camping. She was a Girl Scout and has a BS in Biology. She is a Hanover Master Gardener, a volunteer at the LGBG and has been an active member of the VNPS for almost 20 years. Besides an interest in native plants, she also raises exotic orchids. However, ‘walks in the woods’ may still be her favorite activity. Daune is a past president of the local Pocahontas Chapter of VNPS. Check out the state website at www.vnps.org.
Come and enjoy some beautiful flower photos and learn about the natural history of this unique place.
See you on June 4th. Pat Brodie
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News around the church
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UMTV: Earth Day every day at church NASHVILLLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — United Methodists have launched minis-tries across the United States that set an example of creation care. “God gave us a great gift. We should do our best to take care of it,” says a member of the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, a historic United Methodist congregation in New York City.
United Methodist named national volunteer winner HIGH POINT, N.C. (UMNS) — Thurman Haynes, a 97-year-old member of Spring Hill United Methodist Church in High Point, was named the national winner of the “Salute to Senior Service” contest, sponsored by Home Instead Inc. The Western North Carolina Annual (regional) Confer-ence describes Haynes’ contributions to a school for children with dis-abilities.
Mystery donor leaves restored cross PLANO, Texas (UMNS) — An “old rugged cross” is back in use at St. An-drew United Methodist Church in this Dallas suburb. Someone who said the cross meant a lot to him in the church’s early years, when it was used for outdoor Easter services, restored it and left it at St. Andrew. He also left a note, signed “Matthew.” Steve Blow of The Dallas Morning News has the story.
For more information on these stories and others please visit http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/archives AND/OR http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/weekly-digest
Teens with disabilities sparkle at special promMEMPHIS, Tenn. (UMNS) — Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis was among the churches that organized the Memphis Joy Prom that gave teens with disabilities a special night including the red-carpet treatment. The prom was featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and made the front of Yahoo news.
A Mother’s Blessing: A Photo ReflectionNASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — Real people describe the impact their mothers had on their lives. From Zimbabwe to Mexico to Kansas, these moms modeled Christ for their children, and in do-ing so, helped their children become the people they are today. The video can be used as a meditation for Mother’s Day or inspi-ration on any day
Council seeks prayers, stories from youth, young adultsLAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS) — The World Methodist Council has launched a three-year project of gathering prayers, liturgies and worship material from youth and young adults for an e-book titled “Why We Worship.” Young people are invited to submit prayers, photos and stories for the first-year emphasis on “Jesus Christ for the Healing of Nations.”
Garden PaversThe Memorial Garden at Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church established in memory of Ruth Armour by her family.
Here’s an opportunity for you to purchase a brick paver(s) in memory of a loved one. The brick paver will be inscribed with the name and date of someone you would like to remember.
The cost of the pavers:
2 lines with 12 Characters per line (counting spaces) $125.00
3 lines with 12 Characters per line (counting spaces) $135.00
Order forms are available in the narthex or from the church office. Also, contact the church office, Joyce Paschall or Phin Wood with your questions or for additional information. Plans are being made now to lay new brick pavers with inscription. This is a special way to remember those we love and those who have loved CHUMC during their lifetime.
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I Love Growing Older But I’ll Never Grow Old
That’s the title of the book by Rev. J. Ellsworth Kalas which the combined Sunday School classes will read and discuss over the summer months. Rev. Kalas is a former United Methodist pastor and is now on the faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary.
Rev. Kalas explains, “Growing older is a process. Growing old is a conclusion. If you’re growing older you see some hope because you have perspective and you keep learning. If you’ve grown old, you may cynically think that times have never been as bad as they are now and that they can only get worse.
This book is about learning how to ‘make peace with where you are right now.’ It’s about learning from the past and then moving past it. It’s about growing—personally, spiritually, and in our relationship with God and with others. If we think properly about growing older, we’ll never have to grow old.”
We look forward to spending time reading the book and discussing it together with different facilitators leading each week. We will have the opportunity to share our ideas and experiences as we come together.
It is our hope that those of you not presently attending a Sunday morning class, will want to get involved in this study; after all, we are all on this aging journey together and we can all use some help along the way!
See you in class beginning June 1 at 9:45 a.m. for coffee and fellowship. Discussion will begin at 10:00 a.m. Books are available now. See Pat Brodie for a copy. We are asking a donation of $10 to cover the cost of the book, but you may give whatever you can. Don’t miss being in on the discussions.
All Are Invited To An A De Go (Ah-Day-Goh) or Good Bye Lunch Reception for Becky Long
When: June 8th after the 11 am service.
Where: Fellowship Hall
We will be having a potato bar, so come and visit and wish Becky a great a de go. No gifts please, her bags are packed. Her mailing address will be:
Rebecca Long Email: [email protected] Peace Corps Volunteer Blog: iceblazeinsalone.wordpress.com P.O. Box 905 Freetown, Sierra Leone West Africa
Becky has been officially invited into the Peace Corps. She is leaving June 18th for Sierra Leone on the western coast of Africa. She will be serving 27 months as a science and math teacher. The first three months will be in Freetown- the capital. There she will be living with a host family and undergoing intense training learning the language, culture, job training, lesson planning, and other important things for her post. After her three months of training, she will be given her official post and move out to her new school and village and serve as a teacher for middle and high school students for two years. What an exciting time for Becky!
Some Krio Phrases:
Kushe/Adu (Koo-sheh/Ah-do)- Hello
Aw Di Bodi?/ Aw di go de go? (Aw di boh- di?/Aw di go day go?) - How are you?
Wetin yu nem? (Weh-teen you nehm?)- What is your name?
Ah gladi fo mit yu (Ah glah-dee foh meet yoo)- Nice to meet you
(Bo) Duya ((bo) doo-yah)- Please
Tenki (tehn-kee)- Thank you
Resource Center to hold Inclusion Concert June 8
The Resource Center will hold an Inclusion Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Anointed New Life Baptist Church, 1616 E. Parham Rd., Henrico County. The event will be a celebration of the various ways we praise God - a tapestry of different cultural expressions of worship and song, dance, mime, drums and more. A massed choir will come together for the event, and anyone is welcome to rehearse and sing.
Rehearsals will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday June 3, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 8175 Pleasant Grove Rd, Mechanicsville; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at Laurel Park United Methodist Church, 2700 Hungary Rd, Henrico; and 10 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Anointed New Life Baptist Church.
The Resource Center, an ecumenical agency headquartered in Richmond, has been designated by the Virginia Conference Common Table as the organization to help Virginia Conference congregations find and use media resources. For more information, contact Dr. Denise Janssen, executive director, at (804) 464-8913 or [email protected]
The attached flyer and copy-ready bulletin insert provide details.
PERMISSION TO SWIM in designated area with lifeguard (please initial): _____ Yes _____ No
PERMISSION FOR YOUTH TO SWIM: Initialing here indicates that your child is in middle or high school AND is an experienced swimmer AND has your permission to swim in deeper with other young people with adult (but not lifeguard) supervision. _____ Yes _____ No
PERMISSION TO TRANSPORT: The church has my permission to transport my child to Day Camp by church vans or private vehicles. _____ Yes _____ No
We will not hold the sponsoring churches responsible for any accidents or injuries incurred by my child. I give my permission for my child to be treated by a physician or taken to an emergency room for treatment of any injury or illness. I give my permission for the volunteer camp nurse to handle minor health issues.
_____________________________________ Signature of Parent/Guardian
We will be photographing the activities of camp throughout the week. Photos may be posted on the church website or Facebook page or in printed form. Children will not be identified by name in the photos. Please sign here only if you DO NOT give permission for your child’s photo to be shared in printed or electronic media. ______________________________________
