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Volume 39

Issue 7Denbigh Presbyterian Church

Our Church Staff

Pastor

The Reverend Deborah Dail

Director of Childrens/Youth

Ministries

Liz Marshall

Director of Music Ministries

Kelly Samarzea

Administrative Assistant

Wanda Hale

Sexton Team

Mark, June, Lauren and Nick Tessarolo

Pre-Kindergarten Director

Maggie Vincelette

The Denbigh Digest ispublishedmonthly on the third or fourth

MondayThe deadline for items

to be included is 9:00 AMon that Monday

Comments or Questions?

Contact the church officeat 877-2048 or e-mail us atsession@denbighpres.org

August 30, 2011

Inside this issue:

VBS 1

Worship 2

Adult SS/Bible Study/Finances 3

Outreach 4-6

Fellowship/Facilities 7

Session News 8-9

Childrens Ministry 9-11

Congregational Care 12

Birthdays/Thank you/

Congratulations

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Next IssueSeptember 26, 2011

Adult I will begin the fall quarter on September 4. The study provides asurvey of Old Testament Wisdom literature (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Songof Solomon) and Jesus teaching in the Gospel according to Matthew.

Adult Sunday School

Childrens and Youth Sunday School

Wednesday Night Adult Sunday School

Its time to start a new year of Sunday School classes! This fall all of ourSunday School classes will be learning about the Bible stories illustrated in

our churchs stained glass windows. Come and learn about:

Jesus calling the disciples to be fishers of people

Creation

Praise and Worship

Holy Week

The Ten Commandments

Serving God with your time, talents and money

The Presbyterian Symbol (which is full of Bible stories)

The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus

The birth of Jesus and the season of Advent

Lessons will be age appropriate with classes offered for the following age

groups:

Kindergarten through 3rd graders, 4th & 5th graders, Middle School & High

School

Nursery care provided for infants through Pre-K.

Join us @9:15 a.m. for FUN & FELLOWSHIP while learning about our

FAITH!

If you cant attend an Adult Sunday School class on Sunday morn-ings, come on Wednesday evenings during Faith Weaver Friends. Jay Dunnwill be teaching the same lessons studied in Adult I on Sunday mornings(Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon and Jesus teaching in the Gos-pel according to Matthew). You may join the children, youth and FaithWeaver Friends volunteers for dinner at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Room, thenattend Sunday School at 7 p.m. or just show up for the lesson at 7 p.m. inthe Conference Room. The first Wednesday night lesson will take place onSeptember 21.

Adult II will continue its study ofThe Promise of Baptism a study on the

subject of baptism and what it means to the Christian.

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Denbigh Presbyterian Church

Celebrates 50 Years of Faithful Ministry - Looking Back While Moving Forward in Faith

OCTOBER 15-16, 2011

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

10-3 PM Fall Festival. Food, games, entertainment for all ages on the church

grounds (weather permitting)

3:00 PM Worship Service of Thanksgiving. Outdoor service on the church lawn markingthe official charter of the church (Rain plan service will be held in the Sanctu-

ary)

6:30 PM Reception and Dinner. Olde Port Cove Clubhouse, 116 Chinquapin Orchard,

Yorktown, VA 23693, $25 per person. Reservations required.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

9:15 AM Coffee Hour. Mingle with friends and view our DPC historical display.

10:30 AM Worship Service

12 NOON Covered Dish Luncheon. Denbigh High School Cafeteria.

50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION RSVP AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Please complete and return this form, even if you will not be able to join us for the celebration.

Enclosed is $ for people attending Saturday evening dinner.

(Make checks payable to Denbigh Presbyterian Church.)

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(as you would like it on

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Looking Back . . .

Celebrating the Past by Sharing Our Stories

(We ask all past and current members and friends to submit stories.)Please take a few minutes to reflect on your entire experience at Denbigh Presbyterian Church. Then,share a story that captures a special moment or event in your life in our church -- an experience thatcaused you to grow closer to Christ or touched you personally, a time when you felt engaged, alive,and motivated to serve. When did the story take place (approximate time frame is fine)? What hap-

pened? Who was involved? Why is this memory special to you? How did it make you feel? Perhapsyou experienced spiritual hope, strength, or gratitude. Perhaps the experience challenged you orequipped you for future service. These shared experiences of DPCs past will allow our church to fo-cus on what has strengthened our body of faith and provide us guidance as we embark on our nextyears of ministry. The Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 4:8: Whatever is true, whatever is noble,whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excel-lent or praiseworthy think about such things.Please send your story to session@denbighpres.org or mail it to Denbigh Presbyterian Church, 302Denbigh Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23608 by September 15, 2011.

The church will compile and publish submitted stories for our 50th anniversary celebration._____________________________________________________________________

. . . While Moving Forward in Faith

Planning for the Future by Sharing our Dreams

(We ask all current members and friends to

submit responses to the following questions.)

What are the essential, central characteristics and practices that make our

church unique in this community?

Imagine that you have three wishes for our churchs future. What do you wish for that would make

our church the best it can be for the good of Gods Kingdom?

What are you willing to do to see your dreams for Denbigh Presbyterian Church come true? (Consider

the valuable ways your personality, your perspectives, your spiritual gifts, your resources and your

character contribute to the life of our church.)

Please send your responses to the three questions above to session@denbighpres.org or mail them toDenbigh Presbyterian Church, 302 Denbigh Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23608 by September 15,2011.

The church will compile members and friends dreams and use this information to plan for our

future.

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Celebration of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper

Please join us in celebrating the Lords Supper on Sunday, September4, 2011. Please prayerfully prepare for the celebration of the Lords

Supper.

New Member Class October 2

Are you interested in exploring membership in Denbigh Presbyterian Church? We arehaving a New Member Class on Sunday, October 2. Please join us for lunch immediatelyfollowing the worship service. The class will follow and will conclude by not later than 4 p.m.We will provide childcare upon request. Please RSVP for the class by September 25. If youhave questions, please contact Deborah at 877-2048 or via e-mail at ddail@denbighpres.org.

Fall Sermon Series Windows of Our Faith

Our stained glass windows in the sanctuary illustrate key Bible stories and themes.This fall we will look at each of our stained glass windows and study the messages each con-tain through our Windows of Our Faith sermon series. Our childrens and youth SundaySchool lessons will also correspond with our sermon series. Join us as we explore:

Fishers of People

Creation

Praise and Worship

Holy Week

The Ten CommandmentsPentecost

Stewardship

The Presbyterian Seal

Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus

The Nativity of Jesus

Advent 2011 Waiting

Our theme for Advent 2011 is Waiting. We will provide Advent devotionals by HenriJ.M. Nouwen titled The Lord Is Near. Advent begins November 27.

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day Service Times

Christmas Eve Services: 6:30 and 9 p.m.

Christmas Day Service: 10:30 a.m. (no Sunday School, casual dress)

New Years Day Service: 10:30 a.m. (no Sunday School)

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If we bring just one food itemIf we bring just one food itemIf we bring just one food itemIf we bring just one food itemevery Sunday. . .every Sunday. . .every Sunday. . .every Sunday. . .Some suggestions for DUCOs pantry:

Meat Peanut butter

Fruit Jelly/Jam

Cereal Spaghetti sauce

Pasta Dry Potatoes

Beans Canned meals (stew,

ravioli, etc.)

Rice Dry milk (individual

pkgs.) Jello Baby food and formula

Food items should be

canned/boxed/non-perishable

. . . the shelves would. . . the shelves would. . . the shelves would. . . the shelves would

never be bare.never be bare.never be bare.never be bare.

S.H.A.R.E.September 2011 S.H.A.R.E. order can be placed the weekof September 5-9, 2011. The order will be placed on Mon-day, September 12 at 10:00 AM and will be distributed inthe Narthex area of Denbigh Presbyterian Church on Sat-urday, September 24 from 7:00-7:30 AM. All orders mustbe picked up by 7:30 AM. Volunteers cannot be held re-

sponsible for orders which are not picked up.

In April, we began volunteering at the new Food Bank location at 2401 AluminumDrive in Hampton. It is on the corner of Aberdeen and Aluminum Drive in Cope-land Industrial Park. It is across from Wendys. Our Prime Timers will volunteeron September 24, 2011. The telephone number at the Food Bank will remain the

same: 757-596-7188.

Save-the-Date for this Hole-in-One Event!

It is never too early to mark your calendars foran opportunity for camaraderie and relaxation

combined with helping others in our community.Our gracious host, ELKS Lodge #315, has an-nounced the date for its Fifth Annual CharityGolf Tournamentto benefit the mission ofDen-bigh United Christian Outreach (DUCO).Plan to join us at the Hamptons Golf Courseon Friday, September 30, 2011 at 8:00 AM

(Elks contact # 757-877-0171; more info to fol-low.) Hope to see you on the Green!

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The January 2012 Haiti Mission Team is busy fundraising and bonding spiritually through Bi-ble Study. The team is as follows:

Sandra Beebe Mason MurawskiDeborah Dail Penny Norton

Delores Fleming Dale Pennell

Patti Hall Megan Spivey

Dan Little Shannon Weaver

Each team member is responsible for a portion of his/her financial commitment. The team willbe having a pumpkin sale, garage sale, art auction and Brunswick stew sale, and other fund-

raisers.Here are a few ways each of you can help:

1. Prayers

2. Words of encouragement

3. Support the fundraisers.

4. Donate items for the garage sale (please price the items and put them

in room 3). Please donate all clothing to another charity.

5. If you would like to financially support a particular team member, pleasewrite his or her name and Haiti at the bottom of the check.

6. If you would like to hire one or more of the team members for a particular

job, please contact Sandi Murawski at 804-642-5613.

7. More Prayers

The Haiti Mission Team will be having a garage sale inOctober. If you have any items you would like to donate,

please price them and place them in Room 3. If you haveclothing, please donate those items to another charity. Forquestions regarding the garage sale please contact SandiMurawski at 804-642-5613.

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The

Fall Festival At

Denbigh Presbyterian ChurchSaturday, October 15, 201110 a.m. to 3 p.m.

FREE FOODFREE GAMESFREE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT

DELICIOUS BAKED GOODSPUMPKINSAND YARD SALE

This is your personal invitation to be a part of this fall outreach ministry for Denbigh Presby-terian Church and to help spread Gods Word into our community.

Especially exciting this year is that the Fall Festival is in concurrence with the 50th Anniver-sary Weekend Celebration of our church. As such, many past parishioners are expected to bein attendance. Please join us in extending the hand of fellowship and friendship to all.

The food, games, and entertainment are free of charge. This year, donations from the BakeSale will be used for the bag lunch program during PORT, our upcoming homeless shelter.

Proceeds from the pumpkin patch and yard sale will go into the Haiti mission fund.

So, start pricing and packing up all those unwanted treasures for the yard sale, dust off thecookbooks for the bake sale, and get the word out to your family and friends. October is justaround the corner!

The pumpkins are growing on the Peninsula and will soon be headed our way. Please spreadthe word that THE PUMPKIN PATCH at Denbigh Presbyterian Church will be open begin-ning October 12. Sandi Murawski is once again leading this fund-raising effort and will becontacting you shortly with volunteer opportunities. Proceeds are marked for the Haiti mis-sion trip fund.

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Kitchen Building Fund Status

August 21, 2011

$24,632.68

CHURCH BUDGET

Actual Year to Date July 31, 2011

Total Income $ 172,191.02

Total Expenses $ 177,832.94

Net Difference $ (5,641.92)

Post-Irene Storm Clean-Up

Thank you to the following people for cleaning the church yard after Hurricane

Irene. We really appreciate your hard work!

Marshall Family Troyer Family

Baldwin Family Chelsea Fuselier

Dave and Shirlie Anson Jay and Mary Lee Dunn

David Canaday Murawski Family

There will be a short training class after worship service on September 18 for anyone whoplans to use the new kitchen range or convection oven. Training is required before using

this equipment. No pre-registration is needed.

Kitchen Update

As of this writing, our kitchen renovation is nearly complete. We are grateful to DavidCanaday for constructing an extra closet in the kitchen and donating the beautiful tile floor.The kitchen has been painted, and the plumbing work is underway. We are very hopeful thatour kitchen renovation project will be complete within the next two weeks. Thank you for yourgenerosity and for your patience.

Church Treasurer Retires and New Treasurer Begins

We are very grateful to Gail McLeod for her 11 years of service as our church treasurer.Gail has given numerous hours of time and much energy to the ministry of keeping our churchfinancial records in order, paying bills, reporting to the Session and assisting church leaderswith all budgetary matters. She has also been instrumental in our investment planning andmanagement. Gail has done an excellent job and has gone above and beyond the call of dutythroughout her tenure as treasurer. Thank you, Gail!

As of September 1, Heather Schwarting became our new church treasurer. We arepleased that Heather has accepted this role and will be serving in this capacity. Welcomeaboard, Heather!

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Session News July and August 2011

Elected Heather Schwarting as treasurer of Denbigh Presbyterian Church effectiveSeptember 1, 2011.

Discussed ordination standards in light of Amendment 10-A to the PCUSA constitu-tion.

Called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday, July 31 to establish a quorum for con-gregational meetings, establish notice time for congregational meetings and establishmake-up of the nominating committee. (All these items have to be voted upon in

keeping with The New Form of Government.)

Established quorum for session meetings at one-third of session membership, exceptwhen the session meeting is exclusively for the reception of new members who arealready baptized, when the quorum shall be three session members.

Approved Menchville House flea market/yard sale on DPC church grounds on July

30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Approved wedding of non-members Geeta Ramnarine and Gabriel Watts at DPC onNovember 5, 2011 with Rev. Deborah Dail officiating.

Approved the baptism of Haydn Sun Pham on July 3, 2011.

Approved further exploration of hiring Rusty Norton as a ministerial intern at DPC.

Approved report of Elder Commissioner Rusty Norton from July PEVA meeting.

Approved a 10-week womens AA groups use of DPC facility on Saturdays from9:30 to 11 a.m. in Room 9 or the Library beginning September 10, 2011.

Please Donate Your Used DevotionalsAfter you finish reading These

Days or other devotionals please considerdonating them to Denbigh United Chris-tian Outreach (DUCO). These devotion-als will be shared with clients to offerspiritual hope and encouragement.Thanks for sharing!

Esta Jarrett Ordained

Esta Jarrett, a daughter of DPC, was or-dained as Minister of Word and Sacrament in thePresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Sunday, August14, 2011 at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in

Richmond. DPC members John and GailMcLeod, Dee and Bill Jones, Jackie LedBetterand Bill and Pam McCullough attended the ser-vice. Esta has been called to a church in Canton,

North Carolina. Esta is the daughter of Gus andEvelyn Jarrett.

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Denbigh Presbyterian PreDenbigh Presbyterian PreDenbigh Presbyterian PreDenbigh Presbyterian Pre----KindergartenKindergartenKindergartenKindergarten

Reserve these dates on your calendar!

September 17, 5:00 PM - Annual Picnic at the home of Pat Horton. Reservationstaken on September 4 and 11

September 24, 5:30 AM Volunteer at Peninsula Foodbank

October 4 and 5, 9:00-1:00 AARP Defensive Driving Class in the FellowshipRoom. $12.00 for AARP members and $14.00 for non-members. First come, firstserve reservations taken on September 18 and 25. Fee payable upon registration

October 15, 10:00 AM 2:00 PM Work at Fall Festival Bake Booth

October 26 Provide cars and candy for Trunk or Treat

November Collect socks and underwear for PORT. ChallengeNot Ready for PrimeTimers

December Spirit of Norfolk dinner cruise. Watch for more information

December 31, 4:00 PM New Years Eve Open House at the home of Don and Char-lotte Eason

Its back to school time! The teachers at DPPK return to work on August 29, and we are alleager to meet our new students when they come for their Open House on September 8or 9.The first day of school is September 12, and I just know it is going to be a fantastic school

year.

Please join me in welcoming a new teacher to our staff. Mrs. Lesley Spitzer will be teaching 3year olds on T/Th and 4 year olds on M/W/F. Mrs. Spitzers background is in music educa-

tion, and we are very excited to have her join us.

We still have openings in our 2 day three year old classes and in our 3 day and 4 day four yearold classes. Please share this information with your family and friends. They can go online to

register at www.dppre-k.com or call the Pre-K office at 898-1043 for more information.

Thank you in advance for your support of our Pre-K program during the upcoming schoolyear.

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HELP! Calling all adults interested in helping our youth grow in their Christian faith. FaithWeaver Friends will kick-offWednesday, September 21 from 5:45-8:00 and we are in des-

perate need of table parents; Bible study leaders for High School, Middle School and Elemen-tary classes; helpers to set up tables, set tables (plates, etc.), clean up after dinner and assistwith checking in and checking out children. You can make a difference. Please contact LizMarshall for additional information or to sign up to help.

757-877-2048 or email LizMarshall@denbighpres.org

At Faith Weaver Friends, each child experiences an incredible, personal friendship with Je-sus through opening celebrations, family-style dinner, Discovery Centers, Bible Study, recrea-tion and journaling.

The fall session ofFaith Weaver Friends starts September 21 and runs to November 30.Faith Weaver Friends is for children/youth entering Kindergarten to High school. We are alsooffering a Bible Study Class for adults while the kids are enjoying their activities. Wednesdayevenings are for the whole family!

Faith Weaver Friends begins with a Parents Meeting on September 14 in the church Fel-lowship Room at 7:00 p.m. You will learn more about Faith Weaver Friends at the meetingand discover ways you can be involved in the ministry as you feel called. Fees will be col-lected at that time, as well.

The cost for the fall term is $20 per child or adult (this covers dinner). If you have more thanone child involved, the cost for additional children is $15 per child, not to exceed $50.00 perfamily.

Registration forms will be available on the youth board located in the education wing outsidethe office of the Director of Childrens/Youth Ministries. If you have any questions about the

program or would like to help spread the love of Jesus on the childrens lives,

please contact Liz Marshall at lizmarshall@denbighpres.org or call the church office at 877-2048.

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Becky Powell

Joan Kiser

Rhett Hickman

Myrna Bickhart

David and LuAnn Jusino

Jerry Helms

Amelia Britts daughter-in-law

Dick Gray

Carl and Lillie Gagliardi

Jeanne Kent

Amelia BrittWhit Mayes

Michelle Ramdeholls mother and brother

Trudy Bowmans husband

Allen Vigilante

Kathy Baldwins father

Kelly Samarzeas father

Leslie Maloney

Judy Jones

Kay Atkinson

Pete Buchanan

Our Members and FriendsOur Members and FriendsOur Members and FriendsOur Members and FriendsOur MilitaryOur MilitaryOur MilitaryOur Military

Tom Joyce Bruce Baffer Jill Miley

Robert Depp Caroline Joyce Alisha Quinn

Todd Hall Lee Holfert John Quinn

Jennifer Lambert David Baird Pam Randall

Jonathan

Graebener

Dan

Barnhart

David

Burroughs

Our Deployed MilitaryOur Deployed MilitaryOur Deployed MilitaryOur Deployed MilitaryChris Rupp Mark Manoso Joel Silva

Jacob Lindsay Ricardo Marquez

Michael Shea Daniel Troyer Terri Minch Osner

Daniel Jones (Grandson of Bill & Dee Jones)

Jeff and Jennifer Hale Williams Rob Phelps

Jacob Mayes (grandson of John and Betty Mayes)

Our Missionaries in HaitiOur Missionaries in HaitiOur Missionaries in HaitiOur Missionaries in HaitiBruce and Deb Robinson

Serving in theServing in theServing in theServing in the

Peace CorpsPeace CorpsPeace CorpsPeace Corps

Kirk

McCullough

Kelly Keene Pete Marshall James OSun

David Powers

We express our sympathies to the follow-

ing families. May God bring comfort andhope to all who grieve.

Amelia Britt on the death of Chuckand her sister.

Don Bickhart on the death of hissister.

Jeff Joyner on the death of his father. Family of Jewel Ford on her death.

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Administrative Assistant back from

Leave of AbsenceThank you all from the bottom of my heart for the opportunity you gave me for travel

this summer. Ken and I had a fantastic time, we visited so many wonderful places during the 6weeks of travel plus had the great pleasure of spending time with my parents on the southerncoast of Oregon. The memories we built during our travels will last a lifetime, again thankyou for allowing me this time.

With love, Wanda and Ken Hale

A1 Keith & Dale Pennell

4 Bill Martin

13 Mark Tessarolo

14 Erin Baldwin

14 Lisa Canaday

16 Bill Johnson

17 Frances Greene

17 Nick Tessarolo

21 Anil Ramdeholl

22 Betty Mayes

22 David Canaday

23 Summer Snapp

A23 Al & Christine Ragsdale

23 Janet Bill

A28 Pete & Liz Marshall

A28 Dick & Kay Gray

29 Gloria Schwarting

30 Jennifer Bishop

Thank you all so much for your kind expressions ofsympathy on the passing of my father. Your love and

support, not only at this time, but throughout Dads

long period of illness and incapacitation, have meant

more to me than words can ever express.

Jeff Joyner

Thanks to all for your prayers, cards, and inquiriesconcerning Myrna's health and the loss of Don's sis-ter. We are truly blessed to be part of such a caring

congregation. In Christ, Don & Myrna Bickhart

Thanks and Appreciation:

To the members of DPC, thanks for all thecalls, sympathy cards, words of encouragement,

food, support and prayers that were prayed for meduring the last few months of the declining health

and death of my husband, Charles, the last week ofAugust; and also for the same support when my sis-

ter, Tellie, died in Greenville, S.C. Its wonderful to

belong to a church family like Denbigh Presbyterian.

Amelia Britt