beacon 9/2017 sept...resume on september 7th. health & welfare news balance of 5/30/17 $213.00...
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CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SEPTEMBER 2017
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This morning I had my annual review with Rev. Joseph Archie, our District Superintendent. Rev. Archie has always been very supportive, and he continues to care deeply about the families of Christ United Methodist Church and Cedars United Methodist Church.
One of the topics of our discussion was the paying of our conference and district apportionments. Rev. Archie is grateful that both Christ and Cedars continue to pay our apportionments in full each year.
Among the many ministries supported by our apportionment giving is the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
As our televisions and computers flash images of the flooding in the Houston, TX area, UMCOR is currently working with disaster coordinators and early response teams to provide relief to the many victims of hurricane/tropical storm Harvey. A description of these efforts can be found on the UMCOR website (http://www.umcor.org/).
I share this with you, because some of my colleagues have mentioned that in their churches, they are sometimes questioned about why we pay apportionments. UMCOR is just one of the many organizations supported by our giving. And, at times like these, the dollars provided by the 87 churches in the Wilmington District alone help to provide relief to those who need it most.
Rev. Archie used the often-heard quote, “We are stronger together than any of us is alone.” He also mentioned that this drives home the meaning of the UNITED Methodist Church.
That said, I also want to express my personal gratitude for the way our church has united on a smaller scale to help Honor get a new start. As of Labor Day, she will be in Vermont, where her biological father will be helping her get back to a life that is much different than sleeping in a van in our parking lot.
I thank you for your kindness, your generosity and your willingness to show the love of Christ to this young woman who so desperately needed to see what non-judgmental love looks like. I could not be more grateful to be part of this family. And I expressed my gratitude to Rev. Archie for allowing me to remain in this appointment for another year.
As summer ends, and cooler weather moves in, may the love of Christ continue to keep your hearts, “strangely warmed,” as John Wesley so described his experience of the Holy Spirit.
Your sister in Christ,
Sharon
The Beacon
CalendarSeptember 4, 2017 Labor Day Office closedSeptember 7, 2017 Thursday Bible Study 10 am, GPS 11 am.September 7, 2017 Choir practice resumes on Thursdays at 7 pmSeptember 12, 2017 SPRC meeting 7 pmTrustees 7 pmSeptember 15, 2017 Beacon articles dueSeptember 19, 2017 UMW luncheon 11:30a
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September Birthdays 1 Kymm Hockman 4 Chris Wolfe 9 Margaret Mathewson 12 Mary Sowden 13 Ruth Jackson 19 Rev. Sharon O’Connor 22 Lynn Pudvan
September Anniversaries 8 Charlie & Charlotte Wolfe 9 Doris & Bill Martin 12 Dennis & Carmella Prather 14 Richard & Ruth Jackson
October Birthdays 1 Cindy Wolfe 4 Kyle Myers 9 Jared Pudvan 10 Suzanne Eck Gratteri 14 Mary Louise Evans 21 Valerie Davis 22 Marianne Sacher 31 Ben Carroll 31 Shea Maack
On Friday, August 3rd 2017, our dear sister in Christ, Faye Dale, passed on to her Heavenly home.
October Anniversaries
6 Rev Joe & April Archie 12 Steve & Lois Davis 18 Ray & Linda Eck 19 Chuck & Cindy Wolfe
Dear Church family and Pastor Sharon,
We would like to thank Pastor Sharon for her love, her visits, and her leadership of our Mother’s funeral service. Mom so enjoyed your visits. Also thanks to her church family for their support through her illness with your prayers, cards, gifts, and supporting us at her funeral service. God is good! Love, Beverly Shirk Bruce Sentman and grandchildren
OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AT HOME Arlene Buoncore…………………………………………………..172 Ashfield Ct, Smyrna, DE 19977 Betty Clough.....Weston Senior Center, 4800 Lancaster Pike, Greenville, DE 19807 Barney & Mary Louise Evans………………………………. 339 Exmore Ave, Wilm. DE 19805 Margaret Mathewson...AL1105 Millcroft, 255 Possum Park Rd, Newark, DE 19711 John Robinson………………………………………………………. 9 Roselle Avenue, Wilm, DE 19805 Mary Sowden…………………………………………………………….140 Olga Rd, DE,Wilm, DE 19805 Jeanette Walter.........................................................87 Joyce Drive, Wilm, DE 19808 Phyllis Zuch............................................................5 Harvest Trail, Newark, DE, 19702
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND CHRIST CHURCHUNITED METHODIST WOMEN
Please join us in the Asbury Lounge for our Fall Luncheon as we kick off our new season! All ladies are welcome! See what we are working on and what new projects are in our future! It’s a fun time...please give Doris Martin a call @ 999-8231 if you can come!
Tuesday, September 19th at 11:30 am
THURSDAY AM BIBLE STUDY Join us on Thursday mornings at 10 am as we delve into the Bible with Pastor Sharon. Let’s
discover what treasures the Bible has for us to discover! We resume our studies on Thursday September 7th.
G P S GROUP Join our Group for Prayer and Sharing that meets Thursdays at 11:00 am in the Library immediately following Bible Study. All are welcome! We resume on September 7th.
HEALTH & WELFARE NEWS Balance of 5/30/17 $213.00Total Disbursements, JJA -423.00Joyful Noise deposits JJA +367.00TOTAL as of 8/31/17 $157.00
HELP FOR TEXAS UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) Checks can be made out to Christ UMC with the notation ‘US Disaster Advance # 901670’ and sent to our Conference office, which will in turn, forward the funds to UMCOR. This will ensure that your church will also receive credit for these donations. Or you can donate online at UMCOR.
FOOD CLOSET On the first Sunday of each month, we will be collecting non-perishable food items for Marshallton UMC Food closet. There are many folks barely managing to squeak by each month who might not be able to feed their families if it were not for your generosity. The MUMC food closet is open on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm. Thank you in advance for your contributions.
UNITED METHODIST MEN All men are invited to join the United Methodist Men of Marshallton, Cedars and Christ Churches! We meet at 9 am on the second Saturday of each month at Marshallton UMC. We have a great group of Christian men working on various projects.
CALENDARS Prison Ministries is collecting calendars again this year. Please put them in the Prison Ministries Box in the office. PLEASE NO SPIRAL BOUND calendars. Thank you
"Worship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us”. A. W. Tozer
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CHANCEL CHOIR 2017-2018
Choir rehearsal will begin again Thursday evening September 14th at 7:00 pm in the lounge.Everyone who enjoys singing is encouraged to come out and join us as we prepare and present music each Sunday to the Glory of God. Rehearsals are usually on Thursday evenings and last about one hour. Won’t you join us? We have fun as we sing together. See me or any choir member if you have questions. See you then!Gary & Ellen, Music Team
Are you ready for some lively discussion on a Sunday morning?? Come to our Sunday School group! We are reading about the prophet Nehemiah, which has inspired much discussion and we have learned a thing or two to boot! We even have FUN, and COFFEE, and COOKIES! C’mon, you know 9:45 is not THAT early...come on in to the ‘Seekers’ classroom... you’ll be glad you did!
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Pastor Sharon with her trusty guitar lead us in singing…I must say, we were in fine voice that night!
After we ate and chatted…Pastor Sharon got out her trusty guitar and played as we sang some uplifting gospel songs! We loved having some Marshallton and Cedars folks join us!
A fun group! Our annual outing to Woodside Creamery was great. We really enjoyed our ice cream! The line wasn’t even very long either! And the weather was PERFECT!
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In July, we were blessed to have Marshallton UMC’s Praise Team sing and play for us! They have beautiful voices and the songs were truly inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us.
On August 20th, Anthony joined us and played special music for us. We thank him for sharing his talent with us !
On July 16, Jeffrey Peters shared his amazing talent with us. He played a ‘mean’ piano and later sang “I know who holds Tomorrow” for the special music selection.
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The Allstar Infinity Cheer & Tumbling showed off their talents in a demonstration of their newly learned cheer skills. They had an energetic routine! We appreciated being invited to watch their presentation along with their parents! Thank you tumblers!
On August 27th Bill & Christine Belcher provided us with very special music. Christine sang her original song while Bill accompanied her on guitar. During the offering, Bill and Gary played duet on their guitars. It was inspirational!
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On September 13th, “Shepherd’s Grass”, a bluegrass gospel group, performed amazing songs for an hour and a half in our back parking lot (it was too hot on the front lawn that evening). We had a nice turnout including some folks from Marshallton and Cedars. Refreshments of fresh-popped Popcorn and water were served. It was a great experience!
Some of the items donated to the “Totes for Teachers” outreach this year. Each of the teachers at Urban Promise School will receive a tote full of much needed items for the new school year! Thank you!
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Our new handrail has been installed in the altar area! Thank you to Howard Morrison, a friend of the Sachers, who made and installed the rail. The handrail was dedicated to the memory of Patti Hall’s husband Stephen.
The most amazing picture of the recent eclipse! photographer unknown
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Labor DayLabor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters. In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the U.S., the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages. People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with insufficient access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and breaks.
As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the wellspring of American employment, labor unions, which had first appeared in the late 18th century, grew more prominent and vocal. They began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor conditions and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay. Many of these events turned violent during this period, including the infamous Haymarket Riot of 1886, in which several Chicago policemen and workers were killed. Others gave rise to longstanding traditions: On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history.
The idea of a “workingmen’s holiday,” celebrated on the first Monday in September, caught on in other industrial centers across the country, and many states passed legislation recognizing it. Congress would not legalize the holiday until 12 years later, when a watershed moment in American labor history brought workers’ rights squarely into the public’s view. On May 11, 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives.
On June 26, the American Railroad Union, led by Eugene V. Debs, called for a boycott of all Pullman railway cars, crippling railroad traffic nationwide. To break the strike, the federal government dispatched troops to Chicago, unleashing a wave of riots that resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen workers. In the wake of this massive unrest and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. More than a century later, the true founder of Labor Day has yet to be identified. Source: History.com
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 7th Day Adventist at 9 am, Youth 4 Brookland Terrace AA, 7:30 pm
3 Adult Sunday School 9:45 Prayer 10:30 Children SS 11 Worship & Holy Communion 11 Word Ministry 11
4 Labor Day Office Closed Miracles Happen 7
5 Late for Dinner 5:30 Word Ministry 6:30
6 7th Day Adventist 7
7 Bible Study 10am GPS 11am Boy Scouts 7 MUMC Food Closet 6:30
8 9 UMM 9 am at MUMC 7th Day Adventist at 9 am, Youth 4 Brookland Terrace AA, 7:30 pm
10 Adult Sunday School 9:45 Prayer 10:30 Children SS 11 Worship 11 Word Ministry 11
10 Miracles Happen 7
12 SPRC meeting 7pm Trustees 7 Late for Dinner 5:30 Word Ministry 6:30
13 7th Day Adventist 7
14 Bible Study 10am GPS 11am Choir 7 Boy Scouts 7
15 BEACON ARTICLES DUE
16 7th Day Adventist at 9, youth 4 Brookland Terrace AA, 7:30 pm
17 Adult Sunday School 9:45 Prayer 10:30 Children SS 11 Worship 11 Word Ministry 11 Finance meeting after service
18 Miracles Happen 7
19 UMW Luncheon 11:30 am Late for Dinner 5:30, Word Ministry 6:30
20 SPRC 7 pm 7th Day Adventist Prayer 7 pm
21 Bible Study 10am GPS 11am Choir 7 Boy Scouts 7 MUMC Food Closet 6:30
22 Fall Begins
23 7th Day Adventist at 9 am, Youth 4 Brookland Terrace AA, 7:30 pm
24 Joyful Noise Adult Sunday School 9:45 Prayer 10:30 Children SS 11 Worship 11 Word Ministry 11
25 Miracles Happen 7
26 Late for Dinner 5:30, Word Ministry 6:30
27 Bible Study 10am GPS 11am 7th Day Adventist Prayer 7 pm
28 Bible Study 10am GPS 11am Choir 7, Boy Scouts 7 Purple Hearts Group, 7
29 Dementia support group, Noon
30 7th Day Advent at 9 am, Youth 4, Brookland Terrace AA, 7:30 pm
September 2017
Ministers - EveryoneBishop - Rev. Dr. Peggy Johnson
District Superintendent - Rev. Joseph Archie IIIPastor - Rev. Sharon O’Connor
Pastor Emeritus - Rev. Richard C. StazeskyLay Leader - Mrs. Kathleen HudsonChurch Secretary - Ms. Judi Enright
Organist - Mrs. Marianne SacherMusic Team - Mr Gary Ditchburn, Mrs Ellen Schubert
Custodian - Mr. Charles WolfeChair of Pastor/Parish Relations - Mrs.Ellen Schubert
Chair of Finance - Mr. William MartinChair of Trustees - Mr. Steve Davis
Newsletter Editor - Mrs. Kathy Hudson
The Beacon is published monthly by
Christ United Methodist Church
6 N. Clifton Ave, Roselle
Wilmington, DE 19805-2262
Phone: 302-998-4584
Fax: 302-998-9584
Pastor: Rev. Sharon O’Connor
Office Hours: M-T, 9am-noon
Kids Sunday School 11:00 am
Adult Sunday School 9:45 am
OUR MISSION STATEMENT To know, worship, and serve Jesus and share
His love and justice with everyone.
School is back in session...please be careful of our little ones!