Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church 2025 Florence Avenue, Chester, VA 23836

Rev. Mike Dettmer, Pastor Website: www.bermudahundredumc.com

Email: bhumchurch@comcast .net Phone: 804.530.1391

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September 2017 Newsletter

Before School starts, bring your backpack to the 11:00 am worship service on Sunday, September 3. Pastor Mike will bless all our children as we have our Blessing of the Backpacks. We'll lift up and bless all of our schools, principals, teachers and all school employees. This will be a reminder that when we go back to school the Lord goes with us!

Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

1 James Yancey

3 Jim Crawley, Becca Alexander, Gary Starr

5 Edna Harrison

6 Danielle Yancey

7 Savannah Talley

10 Jeremy Gutshall

11 Katie Winn, Sherry Strosnider

13 Nancy Byrd

14 Martha Meadows

16 Trip Anderson

18 Carter Steinbraker, Pastor Mike Dettmer

21 Jake Pommert

22 Connie Gorman. Bob Clark

24 Ashley Sloan, Cliff Winn, Christy Lythgoe

25 James Campbell, Karen Caples

September 2017

• Blessing of the Backpacks at the 11:00am worship service on Sunday, September 3 • Keenagers met at Nanny’s Restaurant at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, September 6 Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for lunch at a different restaurant • Finance Committee: Tuesday, September 12 at 6:30 pm in Grundy Parlor (GP) • Church Council: Tuesday, September 12 at 7:30 pm in Grundy Parlor (GP) • UMYF will break for the Summer and will resume meeting in September 17 at 6:00pm

in the Grundy Parlor. Volunteers are needed to help with the activities at the youth meetings and to provide dinner on Sundays at 6:00pm.

• UMW Meeting: Monday, September 18, 7:00pm in Grundy Parlor (GP) • UMM: Tuesday, September 19 at 6:30pm at River’s Bend Grill • Grief Group with Angie Morris: Thursdays beginning September 21 at 10:30 am in GP

• Fall Yard Sale Set-Up: Friday, September 29 from 10:00am to 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall (FH)

• Fall Yard Sale: Saturday, September 30 from 8:00am to noon in the Fellowship Hall (FH) • The Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet until January 2018

• Please note that volunteers are needed to work with the nursery worker on Sundays as well as for Children’s Church. See the sign up sheet notebook to sign up to volunteer or contact Christine in the church office at 530-1391 or bhumchurch@comcast.net

September Meetings, Small Groups & Events

Missions

It’s time for school to start again and that means it’s also time for the Backpack program. This program is designed to help feed children on the weekends during the school year. The guidance counselors from Enon, Marguerite Christian and Elizabeth Scott Elementary schools determine which children need some assistance. Our church along with other churches from the community provide food for this program throughout the school year. The following items are needed each week: Chef Boyardee cups, Vienna sausages, chicken and tuna kits, ramen noodle, mac and cheese cups, individual soup cups, fruit cups, applesauce, pudding cups, breakfast bars (no peanuts), pop-tarts, mini muffins, oatmeal

packets, individual size snacks (no peanuts). If you would like to make a monetary donation instead please make your check payable to Bermuda Hundred UMC and in the check memo put “backpack”. We will begin the second week in September. Thank you to everyone who helps make this program possible! Your response to the school supply drive for Marguerite Christian Elementary was amazing! Our donations plus those of other churches should help sustain the supplies needed throughout the school year for students in need. Thanks to everyone for your support. As you know there is a lot of devastation in Texas from Hurricane Harvey. If you would like to help by giving a monetary donation, UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is a safe organization and 100% of the monies will go towards helping the people of Texas. Please use the advance number 901670 when placing your donation online. When giving through our church with a check made out to Bermuda Hundred UMC, please place advance number 901670 or “Hurricane Harvey Relief” in the check memo. Please continue to keep the people of Texas and all of those affected by Hurricane Harvey in your prayers.

Ann McNinch, Missions

September 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

Our Daily Bread Food Pantry items needed!

Toilet paper, regular size soap, boxes of cereal,

Canned: beets, mixed vegetables,

lima beans, pork & beans, black beans, kidney beans

Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church September 2017

Charge Conference

This year’s charge conference will be held

at the Fort Lee Branch Camp Meeting

on Sunday, October 1 at 1:30pm

at First UMC of Hopewell (located at 502 West Broadway)

Have a Happy and Safe Labor Day! The church office will be closed on

Monday, September 4th

Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church September 2017

We have officially started up our Operation Christmas Child event for 2017, beginning with raising just over $146 towards shipping fees for our boxes! There are several ways to get involved with the shoebox ministry, including:

1. Pack a shoebox! Pick up a box downstairs in the fellowship hall and follow the instructions on the brochure inside the box. No liquids, candy, toothpaste, used items or war-related items, please. Make sure to include $9 to cover shipping of your box.

2. Donate money! Collect your spare change and add it to the collection boxes upstairs and downstairs or make a larger donation using the red envelopes located by the change containers. Checks can be made out to BHUMC with Operation Christmas Child noted in the memo section and placed in the collection plate or given to the office/Jessica Mathis. Our goal is to collect at least $900 to cover shipping fees for 100 shoeboxes.

3. Donate your time! We will have a packing party with the youth group in mid-November and we will have opportunities to volunteer at the collection center (Crestwood Presbyterian Church) from November 13-20.

4. Pray! For the shoebox packers, processing center workers and for the children who receive the gifts.

If you would like to hear firsthand how a shoebox gift can change a life, Crestwood will have a shoebox recipient speaking at their kickoff event on September 15. For more information on all things Operation Christmas Child, please contact Jessica Mathis: 2hokiefans@comcast.net or 804-571-6250.

Operation Christmas Child

Although the youth group is still on summer break, several members and their families volunteered at the Chesterfield Food Bank on August 18 and August 23. The kids had a great time breaking down boxes, restocking items and packing lunch and breakfast items for local children on Wednesday! We hope to schedule another date to volunteer in the near future.

Chesterfield Food Bank

September 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

United Methodist Women YARD SALE - It is finally time again for the fall yard sale! Don't forget the date - Saturday, September 30th starting at 8AM. Bring your "for sale" items on Friday, the 29th from 10AM to 6PM - we are looking for warm, fall/winter clothing for this sale. Remember - no TVs. Clean out your closets and support the United Methodist Women. We are also looking for "willing hands" to help on Friday and Saturday morning. Please take the opportunity to sign up - we do have fun and make a lot of money as we sell all the "treasures" that have been brought in for sale.

RAINBOW GIVERS - we are very pleased to report that we had three Rainbow Givers this year in our UMW chapter. Mary Simmons, Doris Morefield and Betty Forbes made additional gifts in honor of someone special in their lives and to missions and the World Thank Offering. We appreciate the giving hearts of our members.

OUR NEXT MEETING - Diana Harbarger, President of the James River District UMW will be our speaker on Monday night, September 18th at 7PM in the Grundy Parlor. Make plans now to attend and hear about what is happening in the James River District. This will be Diana's first visit to our chapter and we want a large group to welcome her. Diana is a member of the Wesley UMC in Colonial Heights and is very active in her own church and does a lot of mission work for Methodist groups.

DISTRICT UMW MEETING - on Sunday, September 24th, 3PM, Chester UMC, Chester will be hosting the James River UMW District Annual meeting. Since this meeting is so close to us, we will not be carpooling. Please mark your calendars to attend since the district meetings are always informative and because this is the annual meeting, awards will be distributed. We have worked hard this past year and hope to be recognized with lots of awards. Also because we are so close, it is an opportunity for lots of you to attend. We want a good turn out from our Bermuda Hundred group and if you need a ride, just contact Betty Forbes or Doris Morefield.

THANK YOU - we appreciate all of you who helped with Pastor Mike's celebration luncheon, Vacation Bible School, and Charles Woodard's celebration of life reception. We have a busy church and we are so pleased to have so many who are willing to help.

COME JOIN US - remember all women of the church are invited to be members of the UMW. We would love to have you attend one of our meetings and get involved in our mission work. Hope to see you on September 18th.

Doris Morefield, President

September 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

The Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet

until January 2018. See Lilly Enz for more information.

GET READY - IT IS ALMOST TIME! MAKE PLANS TO SHOP, SHOP, SHOP TO YOU DROP! CRAFT SHOW DATES HAVE BEEN SET NOVEMBER 10 - FRIDAY - 5 PM - 8 PM NOVEMBER 11 - SATURDAY - 9 AM - 2 PM NOVEMBER 12 - SUNDAY - 9:30 AM - 11 AM, THEN REOPEN AT 12 NOON

Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church September 2017

The Keenagers will meet at noon on Wednesday, September 6th at Nanny’s Restaurant located at 11900 S. Crater Road in Petersburg. The Keenagers meet for lunch at noon on

the first Wednesday of each month at a different local restaurant. Join us for fun, food and fellowship! If there is a local restaurant where you would like the Keenagers to meet

for lunch, contact Christine in the church office at (804) 530-1391 or email bhumchurch@comcast.net

September 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

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VBS– Photos from Rome: Paul & the Underground Church

Earn. Save. Give. August 2017 – Continued Stewardship Success

BHUMC,

Summer is coming to an end – hopefully everyone has enjoyed some sun, fun, family and friends. Through the month of August our giving has remained steady and on target; both with sharing of our gifts of time and money. This is all true and inspirational, even in the times of normal attendance and presence issues the summer tends to bring. Some giving #’s fun facts to consider – all of which are perfectly consistent and a great demonstration of BHUMC’s commitment to giving. Through 35 weeks of 2017 (*8/27/2017*):

While attendance is down 9% from last year, Our tithes and offerings are within 5% of 2016’s YTD. We are 67% of the way through 2017 and our pledged amount giving is 68% of the pledge goal – right on! Through August we have funded 100% of our apportionments and full budget for the 30th consecutive

month. Currently we remain right on target to fully fund apportionments for the 5th consecutive year.

Side Note – If you made a giving pledge for 2017 (and we are doing a good job keep pace with those pledge goals) and you would like to see your results of actual compared to your pledge through 8/2017 – let me know and I will be happy to share your 2017 progress with you, anonymously. You can reach me at: dsteinbraker@hotmail.com . If you did not make a pledge for this year, considering joining the commitment pledge process for 2018 – it is a great way to add another layer of commitment to God and all he has shared with us (more on 2018 pledge season coming this fall).

The regular reminder – WE NEED YOU – anyone interested is joining the stewardship committee? Please jump in – we would love to expand the team for 2018 (see/contact Dave Steinbraker to inquire about becoming part of the stewardship committee).

Your stewardship committee, Dave Steinbraker, Dorothy Mooney, Ann McNinch, and Bill Talley V

Stewardship

September 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

Servant SEPTEMBER 3

Communion

Sunday

SEPTEMBER 10

SEPTEMBER 17

SEPTEMBER 24

8:30 am

Usher/

Greeters Marc & Mindy Wilts

Ditty & Neil Mooney

Deborah Shelton

Bob Collie

11:00 am

Usher/

Greeters

Betty & Sandy

Forbes

Ann McNinch

& Nancy Byrd

Pam, Clif &

Virginia Grace Winn Youth

Acolytes Ethan Snyder &

Savannah Talley

Maggie Steinbraker

& Tyler Woodell

Sierra Lannan

& Juli Mathis

Mathew Coker

& Jordan Mathis

11AM Lay

Readers Bill Talley, V TBA Helen Collie Liz McDonough

Children’s Church

TBA TBA

TBA

TBA

Nursery

8:30 am TBA

9:45 am TBA

11:00 am TBA

8:30 am TBA

9:45 am TBA

11:00 am TBA

8:30 am TBA

9:45 am TBA

11:00 am TBA

8:30 am TBA

9:45 am TBA

11:00 am TBA

UMYF Meals

No UMYF—

Summer Break No UMYF

Dinner: TBA

Volunteer: TBA

Dinner: TBA

Volunteer: TBA

Altar Guild for September Tucky & Sandy Tucker

Counting Team for September: Ola Wyatt, Mattie Rogers & Owens McNinch

If you cannot serve on your assigned Sunday, please call your contact as soon as possible:

8:30 AM Ushers/Greeters: Mindy Wilts at 586-7195

11:00 AM Ushers/Greeters: Sandy Forbes at 530-2055

Acolytes: Meredith Steinbraker at 896-0364

Altar Guild: Nancy Byrd at 530-5319

September 2017 Sunday Servants