JUNE Good News newsletter 2017

From Pastor LizDear Friends –

We have a serious problem in the church today. It is called apathy. “Apathy” is defined in the dictionary as: Lack of emotion or feeling or lack of interest in things generally found exciting, or moving; indifference. Indifference seems to sum up the attitude of many church members in this day and age.

Indifference takes many forms - not coming to meetings when you have agreed to serve, staying home on Sunday morning from Sunday School and/or worship, not assisting the church meet its financial obligations, never coming to any special worship services or events, leaving programs to be run by the same people year after year, never volunteering to help-out, never mentioning to anyone that you are a member of the church, and on and on.

When you became a member of the church you each pledged to “faithfully participate in its ministries by your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your witness and your service.” Examine your situation and ask yourself, are you doing all these things? If you are, please keep up the good work. If you’re not - why not? Please reconsider your priorities in life. If your church is not a priority, then there is something very wrong.

I am constantly in prayer for our church and all its members. Please join me this month, this year, into the future, in praying for Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church and its members. We stand poised to make a great difference in this county and in this world.

Won’t you join with us to see this happen?  Blessings, Grace and Peace, Liz

Read Ahead  Each Sunday The lectionary provides us with readings from the Gospel, the Epistles (Letters) the Old Testament and the Psalms. The lectionary follows a three year cycle, which when finished will have covered the majority of the Bible. Pastor Liz believes that reading ahead will increase your understanding and enjoyment of the service.

For June 4, 2017 ~Pentecost ~We will have a special Gospel Music service by the River Creek Band.For June 11, 2017 Trinity Sunday ~Holy Communion. the Scripture is Acts 2:1-21. This is the seventh week in our sermon series on the Fruits of the Spirit. The sermon text is Galatians 5:22B-26 Philippians 2:8 and the message is “Gentleness”.For June 18, 2017 Father’s Day. We are blessed to have Jody Underwood and the children and youth bringing us our message.

For June 25, 2017 the Scripture is Matthew 28:16-20 & Psalm 8. This is the eighth week in our sermon series on the Fruits of the Spirit. The sermon text is Galatians 5:22B-26 Romans 3:3 and the message is “Faithfulness”.    

Virginia Annual ConferenceJune 16-18, 2017

Hampton Roads Convention CenterHampton, VA

The 2017 session of the Virginia Annual Conference will be held June 16-18 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. 

This Year's Theme: “A New Thing”  (Isaiah 43:19 -- "See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.") 

Annual Conference OfferingBishop Lewis has announced the annual conference mission offering goal of $200,000 to focus on the following mission priority projects:$50,000 Cambodia - For continued support for our partnership with the Methodist Mission in Cambodia as they move toward being an autonomous Methodist Church.$25,000 Brazil – For our continued long term support of the Shade and Fresh Water ministry with at risk children across several conferences in the Methodist Church of Brazil.$25,000 Mozambique – Our partnership with the United Methodist Church of Mozambique focuses on education by providing lay training resources that strengthens their discipleship and witness across both conferences in Mozambique.$50,000 Virginia Long Term Disaster Recovery – We are committed to a long term response to those whose lives were changed by tornadoes and hurricane Matthew in 2016. The funding of the recovery will allow further teams to answer the call to make a compassionate response.$25,000 Ethnic Minority Missional Ministries – Funds for grants to go toward developing ministry outreach in the conference to immigrants and other marginalized groups.$25,000 Virginia Volunteers in Mission – To provide funds available to small membership faith communities who wish to engage in mission that may lack resources.We will receive this offering on Sunday, June 11th. ADDENDUM To Administrative Council Minutes for May 1, 2017~Thank you!The new carpet in the Commons and church office areas is lovely! We want to thank the "carpet committee" for the many hours they put into deciding on the best carpet. They are: Ann Robbins, Carolyn Stewart, Elaine Clarke, and Linda Jessen. 

Sunday Visitation SoughtChestnut Hill UMC is looking for several teams of lay people for Sunday afternoon visitation of church visitors. We are not looking for people to evangelize these visitors. We are seeking those would could stop by a visitor’s home and deliver a gift from the church and offer to answer any questions. We are not looking to enter the homes, but simply to thank them for coming. If you can help, please call or speak to the pastor. This is an important tool in true church growth. Thank you! 

THANK YOU ~ EASTER OFFERINGWe collected $3,412.00. We want to thank you for your support. 

Attention…..We will be combining the July/August 2017 newsletter. Please have all articles in for both months by June 15th.

Thanks so much for the cards, phone calls, and visits. The basket filled with such nice items and the beautiful Prayer Quilt really meant a lot. I hope I will get back to church in the near future. I have been through a lot and still have a lot of dental work to face.

Again, thanks for everything.~Love, June Crickenberger

 I am so grateful for all the prayers, visits, cards, and flowers. My church family means so much to me. I am looking forward to when I can come back to church. Thank you again from the bottom my heart!!

~Love, Georgia Mason 

Mark your Calendar…

Sunday, June 4, 201710:30 a.m. Worship

CHUMCWe will have a special Gospel Music service by the River Creek Band.

 

Our GraduatesJoe Palazzi ~ Graduated from Jefferson Forest High School. Will attend VPI in the Fall. Grandson to Fred & Sue Norvelle.

Kate Richardson ~ Graduated from Jefferson Forest High School. Will attend Florida Gulf State University in Florida. Granddaughter to Dan & Judy Robertson.

Kathleen Ray (Katie) Jessen ~ Graduated from Brookville High School. Will attend George Madison University. Graddaughter to George & Linda Jessen.

Jeanette Levin ~ Graduated from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. Daughter to Sharon Mayhew. Granddaughter to Loretta Mayhew.

Erica Adair Feldenzer ~ Graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Bachelor of Arts in Art with Minor in Art History. Graddaughter to Bob & Elaine Clarke.

Hope Alexandra LeFew ~ Graduated from E.C. Glass High School. Will attend Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Granddaughter to Buddy & Barbara LeFew.Claire Anne LeFew ~ Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with Summa Cum Laude Honors. With a Bachelors of Science in Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and a second major in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies with a minor in General Business. Granddaughter to Buddy & Barbara LeFew.

Become a Friend of Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church

Facebook at Chestnut HillUMC? Yes! Here’s A closer Look! Facebook, the largest social networking website according to 2015 Compete.com by worldwide monthly active users, followed by Twitter. Since September 2006, anyone over the age of 13 with a valid e-mail address can become a Facebook user. Facebook's target audience is more for an adult demographic than todays youth. Users can add friends and send them messages; update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves; and users can join

networks organized by workplace, school, or college.The website's name stems from the colloquial name of books given to students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the US with the intention of helping students to get to know each other better.

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It then expanded further to include (potentially) any university student, then high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over. The website currently has more than 500 million active users worldwide, as of 2015.

With this tool, Chestnut Hill UMC has a presence and we are asking you to take part and pass the word. Any friend can add pictures, post comments, share stories and keep others in the loop outside the walls of Chestnut Hill UMC. We are not abandoning the idea of a church website, but simply expanding with today’s technology and tomorrow’s future. Any thoughts and comments can be directed to the sites current administrators, Liz Ecklund, or Monica Campbell. 

Top of the Hill will meet on Wednesday, May 23, 2017, 11:00 a.m. Organ recital and

discussion by Professor F. John Scott from Lynchburg College.  Professor Scott teaches courses in music theory, aural skills, and music technology. In addition, he teaches applied organ lessons and is conductor of the Lynchburg College Handbell Choir.  He is the Musician/Choir Director at Main Street UMC.  He is warm, witty and very knowledgeable.  Please join us and bring friends. 

FRIENDS WHO CAREPlease send your reports of visits and phone calls each month to Scottie Nuckols, 1250

Jefferson Oaks Court, # 44, Forest, VA 24551. Or e-mail to mx55566@gmail.com. On your report please note the month and year, names of those visited (or called) and the number of times visited or called that month and any comments of our pastor. Please try to get this information to Scottie by the 5th of the month. We express our appreciation to all the volunteers who participate in this ministry of compassion.

A total of 17 visits and 42 phone calls were made in APRIL.

NEW ADDRESS…

Rhonda Dunn7009 Poplar Grove TrlGreensboro, NC 27410

 

Children’s MinistryCongratulations to the children who participated in the musical, “The Easter Tree”. They did a wonderful. Many thanks to Jackie, Pat, June, David, Eleanor, and Carolyn who put together and served dinner after the play. Everyone enjoyed the meal and had a good time. Kingdom Kids will resume back in the Fall, times TBA. Special thanks to Kitty & Wilton Burgess who have been very supportive to our children.

Vacation Bible School will be June 19-23. Mark your calendars! Fort Hill UMC will be joining us this year and we are very excited about that. Our theme is “Glow For Jesus, Let Your Light Shine”. Matthew 5:16 will be our Bible verse. We need volunteers for Registration and Music, we have a leader. We need helpers for Arts and Crafts, Playtime, and Crew Leaders (they walk the children from one activity to another!). Please pray for our children, VBS, and how you can help. We are all commissioned by God to spread the good news! VBS is a great way to have fun and serve the Kingdom. We also need juice boxes. Please contact me if you want to be a

part of this special ministry.~Jody Underwood, Lay Children’s Ministry Coordinator

Mission NewsThe food cart for April was in bloom with items for Park View Mission.  We collected 64 food items that equaled 58Lbs. of food and 6 packs of toilet paper that equaled 58 rolls of toilet paper.  That was a job well done and much appreciated by Park View.  Your continued support of this mission is wonderful.

For June Park View is asking for meat products again, baked beans and pork-n-beans, and as always toilet paper.  In addition they are now trying to keep personal hygiene items.  They would like toothpaste and deodorant (for men and women).  Thank-you to all who respond to their needs.

~Thank-you from Linda Jessen & the Mission Committee

FOOD CARTFor the month of JUNE we will be collecting items for the Food Cart for Park View Community Mission.

Food Cart for MAY“Baked Beans, Pork-n-Beans, Toilet Paper, Toothpaste and Deodorant”

Please place in the food cart, located in the Commons. Help those in need.

The Merry Marthas Circle will not be meeting in June/July/August. They will resume in September. ~Judy Robertson

Our Condolences  Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church extends Christian love and sympathy to the family of

Phyllis Herring Caldwell and especially to her son, Donnie. Mrs. Caldwell passed away on April 16, 2017.

 

Sunday, June 18, 2017Happy Father’s Day

 

Gifts & MemorialsIn Memory Of:

Margueritte JordanGiven by: Hylton & Sylvia Glass, David & Eleanor Maxham,

Fred & Sue Norvelle, Gene & Neta Pearson, Robbie Perrow, Frances Unruh, Monica Campbell, Jimmy Burcher, Beryl Martin, Jimmy & Barbara Blunt, Connie & Gene Harris,

Wilton & Kitty Burgess

JUNE Birthdays 1 June Crickenberger

Kari Sunderland2 Sandra Lane3 Teddy Cardwell4 Stuart May5 Amanda White7 Julian Yates8 Michael McGlothlin

Vernelle Roupe9 Ramona Akins10 Jeanette Almond11 Susan Tedder12 Frances Unruh14 Alice Lovelace15 Kirsten Chance

Charles Daniel, Jr. Dan Robertson

16 Kristy May Steven Thomas

18 Caitlin Sheehan19 Suzanne Allen

Hannah Donald20 Fred Mason

Scottie Nuckols Edna Wyatt

21 Kaleigh Bennett Albert Mason

22 Elizabeth Candler Chris Henson Sue Norvelle

23 Alice Frank24 Jeanne Carter

Lisa Redford Sam White

25 Henry Almond26 Helen Camden

Rebecca Cole27 Amanda Colquitt

Samuel Gunter28 Joseph Palazzi

Michelle Richardson Cliff Taylor

30 Kane Dalton Katie Jessen

Those Who Serve ~ JUNEUSHERS: Fred Norvelle, Head Usher

NURSERY CAREGIVERS:June 4 ~Elaine Clarke, Pat MooreJune 11 ~Brenda Torian, Kirsten TillerJune 18 ~Linda Jessen, Robbie HodgesJune 25 ~Ann Ruhland, Linda Wright

GREETERS:June 4 ~Scottie NuckolsJune 11 ~Marsha BurksJune 18 ~Elaine ClarkeJune 25 ~Pat Short

CHILDREN’S CHURCH (Ages 4-11)

Information will be provided in the bulletins.

OFFERING COUNTERS:

Wesley Robbins, Ann Robbins, Linda Wright 

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OUR ATTENDANCE SUNDAY SCHOOL WORSHIP

4/30      40 675/7      40 685/14      31 735/21      36 53 

 

Our Church Financial PictureThrough the end of APRIL 2017

General Operating Funds:

Needed to meet our 2017 Budget $ 232,777

Needed to meet our budget to date $ 77,592

Actual receipts to date $ 62,474

Shortfall to meet budget to date $ 15,118

Actual expenditures to date $ 59,348

Overage meet expenses to date $ 3,126

Joy In Missions Funds:

Our Giving Goal for 2017 $ 11,600

Needed to meet our goal to date $ 3,867

Actual receipts to date $ 3,906

Special Offerings* (not budgeted):

Received to date $ 4,902

Dispersed to date $ 1,260

*Christmas, Easter, Annual Conference,

World Communion, etc.

2017 Joy In Mission Donations

To date, the following amounts have been paid to the missions indicated.

Missionary Covenant Relationship $ 625

Interfaith Outreach $ 250

Park View Missions~Food for Families $ 400

Society of St. Andrew $ 250

Adult Care Center $ 125

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank $ 125

Camp Timothy $ 500

Churches for Urban Ministry $ 125

Daily Bread $ 125

Free Clinic $ 125

Good Neighbor $ 500

Habitat for Humanity $ 125

Heart Havens $ 125

Heifer $ 0.00

UMCOR-Non-Administrative $ 0.00

Undesignated $ 350

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS:

Meals on Wheels (Souper Bowl) $ 1,260

UMCOR(One Great Hour of Sharing) $ 350

Thank You for Your Generosity

   

Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church

4660 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24502

Phone Number: 434-239-8423: FAX: 434-239-7209

E-mail: chestnuthillumc@comcast.net

On the web: www.chestnuthillumc.net

Church Office HoursMonday-Thursday9:00 am—3:30 pm

Friday9:00 am-1:00 pm

DIRECTORY OF CHESTNUT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Sharma Lewis Richmond Area Resident BishopScott Davis Lynchburg District SuperintendentLiz Ecklund MinisterVernie Barrow Minister EmeritusMonica C. Campbell Administrative AssistantWilliam Sperrazza Director of Music MinistryJudy Martin BookkeeperElaine Clarke Lay LeaderJody Underwood Lay Children’s Ministry CoordinatorChris Glass Lay Youth Ministry Coordinator