Pleasant

Valley

Church

of the

Brethren

91 Valley Church Rd

Weyers Cave, VA

24486

(540) 234-9921

Email:

pvcob.alive@gmail.com

Web:

pleasantvalleyalive.org

“Proclaiming the Good

News by being

Christ in the world!”

Sunday Schedule

Contemporary Worship

8:45- 9:45 am

Sunday School

9:50-10:50 am

Traditional Worship

11:00 am

Church Office Hours:

Tuesday—Friday

8:30am - 12:30 pm

Our Staff

Pastor

Matthew P. Fike

Assoc. Minister

of Children

& Youth Ministries

Steve Spire

Director of Music

David Tate

Director/Accompanist for

Contemporary Service

Saul Rodriguez

Accompanist

Phil Roberts

Administrative Assistant

Anne Bowman

“Rest is not idleness,” said John Lubbock,

“and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day

listening to the murmur of water or watching the

clouds float across the sky is hardly a waste of time.”

Most of us need more, not less, rest

built into our daily routine.

Only when we are quiet can we hear God’s whisper.

Summer is a great time to find a peaceful, outdoor

spot to read, rest and pray -

even if only for a few minutes.

God is eagerly waiting for us to make space for him.

August Nursery Helpers 11 am Worship 5 Teri Sumey

12 Barbara Glovier

19 Beth Childs

26 Linda Scrogham

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary

during the month of August

please contact Lynda Sheffer at 294-3470 .

Andrea Miller 1

Ron Reich 1

Matthew Fike 4

Alexis King 5

Dennis Miller 5

Jan Roberson 5

Brian Shifflett 8

Luke Via 8

Keith Wilson 9

Nathan Shifflett 12

Rollin Eutsler 13

Sarah Flora 13

Greg Miller 13

Robert Manning 14

Justin Shifflett 14

Jamie Claytor 15

Amy Meyerhoeffer 15

Jackie Woolf 15

Samuel Garber 18

Tracy Mullins 18

Michael Wright 19

Donna Tutwiler 21

Karaline Sumner 23

Derek Rubush 24

Loren Miller 25

Shannon Huffman 29

Ruth Mitchell 29

Vickie Parkinson 29

Eric Miller 30

Ned Greene 31

Renea Harlow 31

Carole Landes 31

Valerie Mongold 31

Anna Smith 31

Valley Mission Dinner Group

for August 18:

Todd and Sarah Ritchie

Hope Sayre

Cheryl and Whitey Shifflett

Stephanie and Chuck Flick

DORCAS CIRCLE

No meeting in August…..

next meeting will be September 13

Verona Community Food Pantry

needs empty egg cartons.

Please leave them in the church kitchen.

The Pleasant Valley Preschool still has a

few openings in the 3 year old and 4 year

old classes. If you are interested or would

like additional information, please call

June Stipic at 234-0949.

Sensational Service Squad - Bible School in Action!!!

This summer our children have been participating in a series of service projects.

The last in the series is an all day event on Saturday, August 11, 9:00 am-3:00 pm

This all day event will be @ Brethren Woods; we will be doing some work there and

then have a picnic with some other fun activities.

There are sign up sheets in the narthex. Adult volunteers are also needed.

Children are encouraged to bring a friend.

OPEN

THURSDAY & FRIDAYS 10am-4pm

SATURDAYS 10am - 1pm

Karis is in need of consignment items… please bring them in!

Karis: Adult Literacy Classes The fall season for our English Language Learners will be held again at Karis on

Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30 beginning Thursday, September 20, and concluding Monday, December 10. Tutors are needed as teachers and as teaching assis-

tants. If you are willing to be a part of the literacy ministry at Karis, please sign up on the

sheets provided in the narthex during the month of August. There will be a refresher course for previously trained tutors on Sunday, September 9, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the church. New tutor training is being offered at the

Skyline Literacy building on Saturday, August 18, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Check the display in the narthex for further information or contact Martha Carper, Donna Tutwiler, or Carol Wilson.

August 5 S. L. Simmons, Meditation.

Union Sound Male Quartet, Music.

August 12 April Gunderson, Meditation.

Stan and Joan Shifflett and Ethel Boyers, Music.

August 19 Fred Swartz, Meditation.

One Accord Male Quartet, Music.

August 26 Wayne Pence, Meditation.

Sacred Sounds Women’s Quartet, Music.

Contact Brethren Woods at 540-269-2741 (phone or fax)

camp@brethrenwoods.org, (email)

or on the web at www.brethrenwoods.org!

“God’s beautiful creation, feeling His presence and the experience of

living in a Christian community make a perfect place for children to recognize how

great, creative, powerful and loving God is.” Doug Phillips

Tubing Adventure Day - August 25 Join us for a fun morning or afternoon of tubing on the Shenandoah River!

Participants will gather at the Mountain View - McGaheysville Church of the

Brethren at 9:30 am or 1:00 pm and then head down to the river. Brethren

Woods staff, including a certified lifeguard, will provide a brief orientation to

tubing and safety on the river. Then the group will float together down a

stretch of river from Power Dam to Island Ford. We’ll return to the church about 12:00 pm or

3:30 pm to head for home. The cost is just $15 and includes your transportation, certified staff

leadership, innertube, lifejacket, and some additional; gear. Registration forms and more

information are available online or by contacting the camp office. Registrations are due by

Friday, August 17th!

The Shenandoah District Disaster Ministries Team needs your help. Groups of six

to eight people are needed for Aug. 6-10 and Aug. 13-17 to work in Pulaski at the

tornado recovery site. Sign up for one week or more – or even if you can only go for

a day or two.

Then, beginning Aug. 20, the Shenandoah and Virlina Ddistricts are teaming

up to complete the ninth new house build in Pulaski. Work will be scheduled a day at

a time until the house is finished – probably in about six weeks. Again, call one of the

Disaster Ministries Team members, leaving your name and phone number and when

you will be available to help.

Brethren Disaster Ministries has opened new projects in Prattsville, New York

(Hurricane Irene recovery) and Town Creek, Alabama ( tornado recovery). The

Shenandoah District will be sending a team of volunteers to the Alabama site

September 9-15.

Disaster Response Volunteers are needed for disaster ministries work October 21-27.

Call any member of the team (Jerry Ruff (447-0306),

Warren Rodeffer (471-7738) or Galen Halterman at (941-8425)

or email disastermin@shencob.org to volunteer.

Get your name on the list and reserve your place on the crew now!

Information and Entry & Sponsor forms available at church in narthex.

Scrap and Stamp Camp - September 7th-9th

Registration forms and more information are available online or

by contacting the camp office. Registrations are due by Friday, August 25th!

Bridgewater Home Auxiliary Luncheon Wed., August 1, 2012, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

at the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren

Cost: $5.00 (Carry-outs too!)

Menu: Grilled Gourmet Hamburgers, Broccoli Salad,

Potato Chips, Ice Cream Sundaes, Iced Tea or Lemonade

Prepared and served by the Bridgewater Office of Edward Jones.

Bridgewater Home Auxiliary Fall Festival September 15, 2012, 7:30 am - 1:30 pm at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds

Benefit Auction: including art, quilts, and much more beginning at 9:30 am

Silent Auction: featuring many gift baskets. Begins at 7:30 am.

Specialty Shops: Baked goods, Handcrafts, Plants & Garden, ReRun Shoppe Sale, Cottage Gifts

Food: Breakfast served from 7:30 - 10:00 am (Omelets made to order, Bever-

ages, Applesauce, Homemade bread, Jellies, Doughnuts)

Lunch begins at 10:00 am (assorted items, Fruit Pies, Ice Cream, Beverages)

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT BRIDGEWATER HOME

Glenn Garner has created more than 40 baskets each year for a

number of years and donated them to the

Bridgewater Home Auxiliary for the Fall Festival Silent Auction.

The auxiliary is most grateful for Glenn and his incredibly generous donation.

Sadly, this is the last year Glenn is able to donate.

Please contact Ellie Draper in Volunteer Services at 828-2682 if you, your Sunday School class, or a group

of friends would like to fill one of the baskets or help in any other way with Fall Festival.

Also, if you know anyone cleaning out closets, kitchen cabinets, linen

drawers, or downsizing, remind them that the

Bridgewater Home ReRun Shoppe is ALWAYS looking for donations!

Residents at Bridgewater Retirement Community traditionally enjoy a Sunday evening worship service, Vespers.

This service is only possible because of volunteers (speakers, musicians, escorts). Many of you have given of your

time and gifts to help with Vespers and once again we are asking for your help:

First: If you know of any musical talents (individuals or groups) who might be willing to come and share on

a Sunday evening, please let me know.

Second and most urgently, through the middle of September, we need volunteers to escort residents

to and from the chapel for our service. We have one youth group from H'burg COB who provides

this ministry on the first Sundays of the month during the summer. We also have a group

coming from Luray COB on August 12th. Do you have a youth group, Sunday School class, women's

or men's group that could help one Sunday evening

August 19, August 26, September 9 or September 16?

This involves about an hour and a half, 6:15-7:45. This is an outreach opportunity right at your fingertips.

Thanks, Deb Huffman, Chaplain (540) 830-0032

On Earth Peace announces its sixth annual Peace Day (formerly referred to as

International Day of Prayer for Peace): Praying for Ceasefire, September 21, 2012.

What could a real ceasefire look like where you are? What ceasefire do you pray for?

It could mean not one incident of domestic violence. An end to bullying. No more

shootings. A time to pray for restored relationships or new relationships to be formed

across walls that divide. A time to declare that all the wars are over and to call for our

young men and women to come home. A pause to seek, asking God for vision for a new path.

Church of the Brethren Annual Conference – In Brief

The Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, meeting at America’s Center in St. Louis , MO

July 7-11, 2012 adopted the following new vision statement for the denomination until 2020:

Through Scripture, Jesus calls us to live as courageous disciples by word and action:

To surrender ourselves to God,

To embrace one another,

To express God’s love for all creation.

The Annual Conference also elected Nancy Sollenberger Heishman of Tipp City, Ohio, as

moderator-elect. Jim Beckwith former pastor at Montezuma and now in Pennsylvania, was

elected conference secretary to succeed Fred Swartz of Bridgewater. Bernie Fuska, pastor of the

Timberville Church of the Brethren, was elected to the Pastoral Compensation and Benefits

Advisory Committee.

Attendance: 2,341 including 731 delegates

If you saw the Church of the Brethren live report at Annual Conference on July 8, or on the

webcast at www.brethren.org/ac , you might remember hearing this challenge:

“Consider engaging in a week of service each year, and a year of service in your lifetime.”

That’s a hefty goal, but if you’re feeling inspired to give it a try, check out a new webpage at

brethren.org that is completely dedicated to volunteer opportunities. You can search for your

perfect ministry match by program, age, or length of time.

Take a look at www.brethren.org/volunteer !

I you missed the live report but would like to watch it, as well as other sessions from Annual

Conference, visit www.brethren.org/video .

Mt. Sidney Ruritan Chicken BBQ and Community Yard Sale

August 11, 2012 at Mt. Sidney Ruritan Community Park

Yard Sale 7:00am to 1:00pm Free Yard Sale space

Chicken BBQ ready @ 9:30 am $3.50 per half

Yard Sale info call Hunter Fauber 234-9918 BBQ info call Wayne Wampler 271-1307

Mt. Sidney Ruritan Chicken BBQ Dinner

August 25, 2012 4:00-7:00 pm

Salem Lutheran Church, 417 Salem Church Rd, Mt. Sidney, VA

This is our famous BBQ Chicken with the fixins including dessert for your Saturday evening dinner. The menu

is 1/2 chicken, green beans, macaroni & cheese, apple sauce, garden tomatoes & cucumbers,

homemade rolls, cake, iced tea or coffee.

Adults $9.00, children 12 & under $5.00.

Come join us for supper in Salem's new fellowship hall.

Wayne Wampler 540-271-1307 Reggie Wine 540-248-2737

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Valley Highlights

Pleasant Valley Church

of the Brethren

91 Valley Church Road

Weyers Cave, VA 24486

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Your mind is a garden,

Your thoughts are the seeds…

You can grow flowers,

Or you can grow weeds…

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