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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Easter 2017 at Bermuda Hundred UMC

June 2017 Newsletter

2017

Save the Date! Vacation Bible School

Fellow Disciples - Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School 2017! Sign ups are happening NOW for both children and staff. We are looking for teens and adults who want to lead small groups and centers. Never participated in VBS before now? Have no fear! There will be two training sessions for all volunteer staff on Monday, June 12 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. You may choose whichever session best fits your schedule. You will be presented with an overview of the program and be given leader manuals. There will be other activity-specific training to be determined at that time. To volunteer or ask questions, see Gabriella Mirabilio or Katie Sloan.

Rome: Paul and the Underground Church Monday, August 7 through Friday, August 11, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Pre-register children for VBS at

http://bermudahundredumc.com/#/vacation-bible-school (Registration forms are also available on the table outside of the church office. These forms may be filled out and turned in to Christine in the church office.)

Join us in Rome! You’ll explore the caves of the Underground Church,

meet the Apostle Paul, create cool Bible-times projects, experience thrilling real-life dramas, play high-energy games,

sample tasty Mediterranean snacks, and hear unforgettable music. Plus, you’ll meet lots of new friends!

Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church June 2017

Caitlyn Hearst graduated from Virginia Tech on May 12th with a Bachelor of Science in Animal and Poultry Science and with a double emphasis in Livestock Science and Companion Animal Science. She has also completed the Pre- Vet tract with honors. She will be applying to Vet school this summer and hopefully working in a vet hospital in the meantime.

Elizabeth Skaggs will be graduating from Thomas Dale High School. Over the past four years she has been involved in the Specialty Center for Dance, National Honor Society, BETA Club, Thomas Dale Dance Team, and the National Honor Society for Dance Arts. Next fall, she will be attending James Madison University.

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Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

1 Noah Dettmer

6 Richard Garrett

8 Amelia Jouperri

9 Chris Ritenour

10 Christine Miles

13 Kay Lundy

14 Tammy Ritenour

19 Ashley Hearst, Chris Sloan, Richard McTernan

21 Frank Linkous, Stacy Woodell

22 Bob Rickman

23 Brian Hodges, Jake Belvin

25 Tyler Woodell

26 Bill Talley V

27 Ashley Warthan

28 Charles Woodard, Ethan Snyder

June 2017

• Graduation Sunday is June 4: Join us at the 11am worship service as we honor and recognize our graduates. A reception will follow in Grundy Parlor

• UMYF: 5:00 pm on Sunday, June 4 Pentecost Youth Party for all youth and their families at the parsonage. Families can bring a side and/or drinks to share. We will have fun, celebrate a year together, and plan the future! Youth Group will break for the summer, but will resume meeting in the fall on Sundays at 6:00 pm in Grundy Parlor.

• Keenagers meet at Howlett’s Restaurant at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, June 7 • VBS training sessions for all volunteer staff on Monday, June 12 at 10:00 am and 7:00 pm

in Grundy Parlor • Prayer Shawl Ministry: Tuesday, June 13 at 1:00 pm in Grundy Parlor • Finance Committee: Tuesday, June 13 at 6:30 pm in Grundy Parlor • Church Council: Tuesday, June 13 at 6:30 pm in Grundy Parlor

• Worship Team: Thursday, June 15 at 6:30 pm in Grundy Parlor (Choir Practice 7:30 pm ) • UMW: Monday, June 19 at 7:00 pm in the Grundy Parlor

• UMM: The UMM will not meet in June, July or August.

• 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.

June Meetings, Small Groups & Events

The Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet at 1:00 pm on

Tuesday, June 13 In Grundy Parlor.

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 June 2017

June 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Men will not meet in June, July or August. The UMM will resume meeting in the fall at 6:30 pm on every third Tuesday at River’s Bend Restaurant. Any change will be relayed via the church bulletin announcements. All men are members and are welcome to attend our meetings, and the first time you attend, I’ll buy your dinner. What a deal, eh?

-Charles Woodard, BHUMC UMM President

United Methodist Men

United Methodist Women

HEALTH KITS FOR VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE -this year the Bermuda Hundred UMW has committed to making 350 health kits for UMCOR to deliver to areas in the United States and around the world where they are the most needed. You worked with us in the past to make these kits and we are asking for your assistance again this year. Thank you for helping us collect enough items to make 200 kits so far, only 150 more to go. This is a very important mission project for our chapter and we would love to have your hands and hearts work with us to

make our vision of the 350 kits possible. We will continue to need the following items to make our goal and the collection box is downstairs in the foyer for you to deposit your items:

1 hand towel (at least 15"x 25"), 1 washcloth, 1 comb (large & sturdy, not pocket/picks), 1 metal nail file or nail clipper, 1 bath size soap (3 oz. or larger), 1 toothbrush (adult size), 6 band-aids (3/4 x 1) and one gallon plastic bags with zip closures. IF YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO SHOP BUT WANT TO HELP, WE WILL NEED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR TOOTHPASTE - $1.00 PER TUBE. Because of timing, storage and distance, we can't put toothpaste in our kits but rather have to leave that to UMCOR to purchase. Again, a big thank you to the men and women of the Hopewell Moose Lodge for their wonderful contribution of $600.00 to help purchase items for the kits. They are such wonderful partners helping with so many of our projects.

YARD SALE - By the time you read this newsletter we will have completed another successful yard sale and raised $1,550 for our many mission projects. Thank you to all of you who donated items, worked for two days to make the sale a success and those of you that came to purchase all the many "treasures". We appreciate your support very much. If you didn't get a chance to participate in this yard sale, our next one is already scheduled for September 30th - bring your items on Friday, the 29th and we open for business at 8AM on Saturday, September 30th. This time we will be looking for warm, fall/winter clothing. Start cleaning out the closets now.

NEXT MEETING - our next meeting will be June 19th at 7PM in the Grundy Parlor. Ditty Mooney will be presenting our program for the evening - "A Time To Hope: Communities Challenging Mass Incarceration". You will find this program very interesting and informative as you ponder what it must be like to live every day for years in a 6' x 9' cell. Come and learn more.

We were thrilled at our May meeting to raise $275.00 for our Candle Burning Ceremony where do nations were made "in honor of" or "in memory of" friends and loved ones. All of these funds will be used for mission work around the world. Added to all the funds from other Virginia UMW chapters, thousands of dollars will be sent around the world to make a difference in the lives of so many children, youth and women. Thank you all so much for your generosity.

There is always an open invitation to women of the church to join us at our meetings or come work on one of our mission projects. We would love to have you in our UMW group.

Thank you for all your support and we'll see you in church, Doris Morefield, UMW President

June 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

Missions

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the backpack program for the three elementary schools, Enon, Elizabeth Scott and Marguerite Christian. We finish on the third week in June and will resume the program in the beginning of the new school year. This program is not possible without your support!

Please remember to give nonperishable food to the Our Daily Food Pantry. Your donations are much appreciated. Ann McNinch Missions Chairperson

June 2017

Just Coffee meets weekly in the Fellowship Hall during Sunday school.

Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

Just Coffee

Donations for Our Daily Bread Food Pantry June: Peanut Butter and/or Jelly

(Each month we will focus on a couple of items needed by the food pantry. The bin for the food pantry donations is at the foot of the stairwell.)

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

BHUMC,

Great News for May again – we have been able to fully fund our apportionments for the month and we remain 100% current towards our goal for a 5th consecutive year. Thank you for all your giving! It is hard to believe, but the summer months are here and it’s time to ask each of us to reconnect with our goal of consistency to commitment. As we are busy with schedules, travel and the ups and downs of summer – it is so very important that we remain consistent in our giving in order to stay the course of another fully funded year. Please do all you can to give of all God has blessed you with – not just with monetary sharing, but also of your time and talents – each week, each month, with regular consistency.

Again, thank you for all the contributions in the past and for your future sharing.

The Regular Reminder – WE NEED YOU – if anyone is interested is joining the stewardship com-mittee, please jump in – we would love to expand the team in 2017 (see/contact Dave Steinbraker to inquire about becoming part of the Stewardship committee).

Thank you to all and In God’s Grace,

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

Stewardship

June 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

Easter 2017

June 2017 Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church

Servant

JUNE 4

Communion

Sunday/

Graduation

Sunday

JUNE 11

JUNE 18

Father’s Day

JUNE 25

8:30 am

Usher/

Greeters Marc & Mindy Wilts

Ditty & Neil Mooney

Deborah Shelton

Bob Collie

11:00 am

Usher/

Greeters

Sandy Forbes &

Jack Shelton

Doris & Frank

Linkous

Drew Coker &

Ethan Snyder Youth

Acolytes Carter & Maggie

Steinbraker

Juli & Jordan

Mathis

Drew & Matthew

Coker

Tyler Woodell &

Savannah Talley

Lay

Readers 11am Tyler Craddock

11am Liz McDonough

11am Bill Talley, V 11am Liz

McDonough

Children’s Church

Pam & Clif Winn 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

Youth Pentecost Party at the Parsonage

No UMYF—

Summer Break

No UMYF—

Summer Break

No UMYF—

Summer Break

Altar Guild for June: Phyllis & Ron Carpenter, & Nancy Byrd

Counting Team for June: Bob & Edna Sherrill, & Mary Simmons

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

June 2017 Sunday Servants