OCTOBER 8, 2017

Window on Windsor Hills

Windsor Hills United Methodist Church

OCTOBER 2017

Celebrate God’s Love with Us! Our Neighbors, Church Members & Friends are all invited!

Another Wonderful WHAT! Windsor Hills All Together!

Saturday, October 28th

☺ 4 - 7 pm

Details on page 7!!

OCTOBER 8, 2017 Join us for our

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Packing Party!

The fun starts @ 4:30 pm in Windsor Hall. Details on page 6!!

October 1

We celebrate our Five-Mile Mission Challenge on Missions Sunday - World

Communion Sunday. Join us on

October 1 as our Mission Teams (that’s YOU! Members &

Friends of Windsor Hills UMC!) share stories of how

we have made a difference in our community and beyond.

Stewardship October 8 - Call & Response

October 22 - Giving November 5 - Legacy

Details on page 2

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page 2 Volume 10 The Pastor Writes…...

The Three Crosses

God has given to us the gift of life, breathing life into our bodies and our souls. God has given to us the gift of life, abundant and eternal, claiming us as children of God through the cross of Jesus Christ, who was crucified between two sinners. We often see this gift symbolized by three crosses in various places, often by the side of the road as a regular reminder of that gift.

All that we are about in the church is in response to God’s life-gifts to us, symbolized through the three crosses. Every gift that we return to God is in response to God’s first gift to us. Every good deed. Every act of love and charity. Every resource that we share. Every prayer. Every refrain from hurting another. Everything that we do as a follower of Jesus is a response to God’s life-gifts to us.

How is God calling you to share your resources of time and energy and passion, as well as your financial resources for today and tomorrow? During this fall, particularly on three Sundays, we will explore “The Three Crosses—The Three T’s.”

On Sunday, October 8, we will explore together our response to God through Time (and

Talents) that we may share through Windsor Hills UMC. There are nearly 100 ways that we may serve in response to God’s gifts on what we call our “Call and Response Sheets.” This is your regular opportunity to prayerfully and thoughtfully consider how God is calling you to serve through Windsor Hills. Some new things will be highlighted that will enhance our ministry as a church in the community and the world. You may return on that day your “Call and Response Sheet” to better prepare us for 2018.

On Sunday, October 22, we will explore together how God is calling us to share our financial resources, Today, for the current work and life of the church. God’s generosity has brought us together and your generosity keeps us together in faithful service year after year after year. Through your gifts, amazing things happen, God’s mighty works are visible, both here in our church and in our community, both locally and globally. On that day, you may return your estimate of giving for 2018, when even more amazing things, mighty works of God will be happening here at Windsor Hills.

On Sunday, November 5, we will explore together how those saints who have gone before us have helped us, through their legacy gifts to the church, to make an impact in our community and our world in ways that we didn’t dream possible. We will give thanks for those saints who have died in the past year on that day, “All Saints Sunday.” We will give thanks for those saints whose gifts to the church continue to make a difference in the lives of our community and celebrate what those gifts have enabled us to do. And we will think towards Tomorrow and the legacy that we may leave behind us ourselves, that future generations may be blessed beyond measure in their service to God.

Make sure you are with us on

these three crucial days, so that we may cross all of our

T’s as we prepare for 2018 and beyond.

Peace, Doug


Volume 10 page 3 TRUSTEES † UMM †

UMM [United Methodist Men]

The 17 members the Windsor Hills United Methodist Men saw the close and in your face what “Bobby Burns” meant by the ‘best laid plans of men and mice’ when we were confronted by members of the Hunters for the Hungry at our September meeting at Famous Anthony’s in Salem on September the 18th.

The manager of Famous Anthony’s had scheduled meetings of the two groups for the same time in the one available space. Fortunately, the Hunters meeting was set for 6:30 pm and ours for 6:00 pm allowing our guest speaker, Al Soltis of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, to graciously shorten his PowerPoint projection to a much shorter talk after which we moved to the sunny northwest corner of the premises for our dinner. This was in no small part made possible by the fact that the United Methodist Church is a major support of Hunters for the Hungry as they arrived first and had established squatter’s rights.

On October 6th at 8 pm, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is having a program called “Fields of Faith” at Salem Stadium. This is a free concert with music, a race, and guest Wayne Robinson, former NBA player. Registration is at 4:45 pm and the race at 5:15 pm. It should be an enjoyable event for young people.

This was our first meeting with the program arranged by our new program director, Perry Pence. My sincere thanks to him and his predecessor, Ira Chaffin.

Junius E. Crowgey, UMM President

Trustees Git 'Er Done For the last couple of months, we have been working on doors and locks to the entrances and exits of the church. The exterior door next to the parlor has a new locking mechanism on the inside and the church keys now work on the lock on the outside of that door. The lock on the Education wing door has been replaced with a new mechanism that works with the current keys but does not stick. The door to the office has a completely new system installed for the safety of our staff and office volunteers. The door has an intercom, video camera and “buzzer” so that those in the office can see who is at the door and buzz them in from the office.

We have also installed a new phone system to replace our 11 year old system. And we have a newly updated fire alarm system that will help keep Trustees from getting false alarm calls at 5 AM and will protect the church better.

The Trustees are very appreciative of the work Audrey Kidd and all the volunteers she recruited and organized to complete her Girl Scout Gold Award which resulted in 3 newly renovated children’s Sunday School classrooms. We also want to thank Heather Case and all the volunteers that helped her renovate the children’s Worship Room and the hallways in the children’s Sunday School area.

Church Security

Did you unlock a door when you came into the church? If you did please make sure that it is locked when you leave.

Think about coming into the church for a meeting or first thing in the morning for work and finding that one or two doors have been left open all night. You don’t know if there is someone in the church or not. So you go looking through the halls, cell phone clutched in your hand checking to see if there is someone there. This should not be happening!

If you have a key to the church you are a responsible person. That means you make sure that the doors are locked when you leave. Please take extra care to make sure that you check doors before you leave.

We care about the safety of our staff and church members.

Our new intercom is mounted to the right

side of the office door.

page 4 Volume 10 PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH † SUPER SENIORS

Prayer Concerns: Thelma Price; Bill Simmerman; Phyllis Prado; Kay Jacob’s brother, Douglas Reed; Gladys Peterson; Delphia Neil; Butch Pence, father of Perry Pence; Brenda Abernathy Jamison; B.J. Crook; Bill Kreienbaum; Evelyn Humphrey

Prayers for Continued Healing: Dick Miller; Jim Crowgey; Betty Wood; Becky Day; Ruth Hartsel; Jane Baldwin; Lori Holliday; Judy Gaffney.

Continued Prayer: Sydney Clark, Jeannine Burk’s granddaughter, that she continues to heal completely and has strength for her new journey in college.

† Our love and sympathy, with the sure and certain hope of the resurrection, are with the family,

including Amy Cosner, and friends of Keith Cosner, who died on September 20, 2017.

Robin & Susan Kidd want to express sincere thanks to our WHUMC family, for the many acts of kindness, support, and Christian love after the loss of our grandson Robbie Smith.

Please be mindful of saving parking

spaces nearer the church for our

members and guests who are not as

able-bodied or spry as you might be.

Thank you!

Our Sox Box has collected FLIP FLOPS!

And now we’re back to socks. Thanks for helping us fill the boxes for the

people at the Rescue Mission!

MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEERS

The MOW office based at Rosalind Hills Baptist Church has need for additional drivers to deliver hot lunches to home-bound senior citizens. Many of the clients live near WHUMC.

Most routes take less than 90 minutes to complete. Volunteers can serve weekly, bi-weekly, or even monthly. If you’re interested, please contact : Dick & Pat Bartlett (540-774-7170), Jean Mays (540-384-6534), or Ken Briggs (540-314-9616).

Prayers are with the following members who have moved:

Enid Clarke: 1508 Volvo Pkwy., #24, Chesapeake, VA 23320; 540-491-9251

Harriet McClung: 955 Village Trail, Apt. 116, Port Orange, FL 32127

Phyllis Prado: 2320 Cantle Lane SW, Roanoke VA 24016; 330-936-4763

Tim & Melanie Steller: 6800 LaChrista Way, Knoxville, TN 37921

Super Senior Luncheon - October 25

It’s a Magically Delightful Program with

Les Deux Magi - Branan & Zach Reservations needed by noon on Mondays.

12:30–1:30 Cost of lunch $5.00. Call 774-4730.

Mark your calendars for the next luncheons: October 25 - Les Deux Magi November 15 - Bob Cowell, New Roanoke City Manager

December 20 - Christmas Musical Extravaganza with a catered meal in Windsor Hall.

page 5 Volume 10 DISTRICT NEWS † LECTIONARY & STEWARDSHIP

Stewardship Update (Completed months will be posted. September will be in the November newsletter.)

Average Monthly Income Needs………….$39,916.00

AUGUST - Rec’d End-of-Month on Budget………$32,460.79

NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE

Lay Servant & Safe Sanctuaries Training - Saturday, October 7 - Cave Spring UMC

Lay Servant Ministry (LSM) Training - Basic Course equips laity to carry out the mission of the church and provides a connection for ministry beyond the local church. The course is open to all.

Safe Sanctuaries is guidelines, policies and procedures implemented to create an environment in which children, youth and the adults who work with them have boundaries of safe space. This training is free.

Season of Saints October 1 - November 5

October 1, 2017 17th Sunday after Pentecost

Exodus 17: 1-7 Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16, (UMH 799) Philippians 2: 2-13 Matthews 21: 23-32

World Communion Sunday


Exodus 20: 1-4 Psalm 19 (UMH 750) Philippians 3: 4b-14 Matthew 21: 33-46

Children’s Sabbath Friday


Exodus 32: 1-14 Psalm 106: 1-6, 19-23 (UMH 829) Philippians 4: 1-9 Matthew 22: 1-14

Laity Sunday


Exodus 33: 12-23 Psalm 99: 1-6 (UMH 789) 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10 Matthew 22: 15-22

Revised Common Lectionary 2017 October 29, 2017

21st Sunday after Pentecost

Deut 34: 1-12 Psalm 90: 1-6, 13-17 (UMH 789) 1 Thess 2: 1-8 Matthew 22: 34-46

October 31—500th Anniversary of the Reformation

Community Outreach Program (COP) presents “Murder in the Star City” - a 2017 fund-raiser, an evening of mystery and ‘who done it!’ Come join the mystery on this evening of dancing and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Prizes for those who solve the mystery!! All proceeds teach children to read and teach youth life skills for their future.

Friday, November 3 at 7 pm, at Virginia Heights Masonic Lodge, 2742 Grandin Rd SW. Call COP for tickets or information: 342-3103.

District UMW Prayer Breakfast - November 4 @ 8:30 am at Northview UMC, Fellowship Hall. Joanna M. Paysour, Associate Pastor of Cave Spring UMC, will bring the message. $10 per person. Preregistration requested. All are welcome. Send check payable to “Roanoke District UMW” to: Helen Watson, District UMW Treasurer, 3207 Maplelawn Ave. NW, Roanoke, VA 24012 before October 28.

October 19 5 Talent Academy, Thrasher Memorial UMC 8:30 am - 3 pm. $35 per person.

November 19 District Conference at Blacksburg UMC, 3 pm

If you have been worshipping with us for a while, but are not yet a member here, we would invite you to explore what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and a United Methodist through Windsor Hills UMC on Sunday October 22 at 6 pm in the Church Library. Attending does not commit you to joining but is a time of conversation for us to get to know one another better. Contact Pastor Doug with your questions.

NEW

MEMBER

EXPLORATION

page 6 Volume 10 † MISSIONS †

The Missions Committee looks forward to Missions Sunday, October 1, when we will celebrate the projects that we have been engaged in throughout the summer and now beyond. Come prepared to share your experience.

We plan to continue our 5 Mile Mission Challenge into 2018, and hope to increase our impact and presence in our community. Get on board and make a difference!

Join us “Operation Christmas Child” Shoebox Packing

Party – October 8 at 4:30 in Windsor Hall. Dinner will be served when the packing is done. Feel God’s love as we hear about how our gift-filled shoeboxes are changing children’s lives all over the world!

We received wonderful items through our Christmas in July gifts, plus our VBS children brought a lot of toys and school supplies. BUT…we have some needs that we’ll share and if you are able to help, please do!

† Small sewing kits for the older girls; Children’s clothing, for kids ages 4-14 such as t-shirts, shorts, socks, underwear, flip flops; Wash cloths/soap (even motel-size soap). Soap and washcloth together shall be placed in a sandwich-sized baggie; Coloring books; ink pens; small notebooks; erasers; blunt scissors; rulers; solar calculators; stuffed animals

Last year we packed 117 shoeboxes at our packing party and then our church members packed another 140 shoeboxes for children living in difficult situations around the world. Our challenge is to exceed the 257 shoebox gifts this year to grow the Kingdom of God worldwide even in places where the Gospel has never been heard.

Bring a neighbor, a friend, or two. Everyone is welcome!!

KAIROS Prison Ministry—Our KAIROS Prison Ministry Team is preparing for a “four day short course in Christianity” at Keen Mountain Correctional Center on October 24-27. To learn more about KAIROS, you are invited to visit www.kairosprisonministry.org. Please take time to click on some of the videos that show what God is doing inside of prison walls.

Dave Benson, Richard Lawson, and Ken Briggs will be representing our congregation on the “Inside Team” in October. However, KAIROS allows for many Christians to support the ministry from the comfort of home. Three ways of support are:

PRAYER—During the period of October 24-27, someone will be praying for the residents and our team for 24 hours/day. If you would like to cover a 30 minute time of prayer, please see Dave, Richard, or Ken.

COOKIES—Home baked and ‘prayed over’ cookies are at the heart of this ministry. We have heard many times, “I came for the cookies, and I found Jesus”. WHUMC is responsible for filling the container that will be in the Narthex until October 22. On the evening on October 22, WHY (Windsor Hills Youth) will be baking additional cookies and packing those that you bake at home.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT—It costs about $12,000./year for the KAIROS Ministry at Keen Mountain. If you’d like to help, see Dave, Richard, or Ken. Checks should be payable to ‘KAIROS of Virginia’.

Thank you for supporting KAIROS and the many other ministries of WHUMC.

http://www.kairosprisonministry.org

Volume 10 CHILDREN † YOUTH † YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRIES

Greetings In Christ from W.H.Y.

It’s almost time for our annual Trunk or Treat! It will be on October 28 from 5 pm - 7 pm. Please bring a car or two so we can make it even better than last year! Contact Dana if you can help out!

We’ve been enjoying our newly revamped youth room downstairs. We’re planning on repainting pretty soon and making some other upgrades. Our youth attendance continues to grow and the more the merrier. If you know of any youth that want to join in on the fun, our regular Sunday meetings are from 5pm -7pm.

As our spiritual growth exercise for this year, we are keeping individual journals. We are referencing Wesley’s small group accountability questions as the basis of our reflections. The idea is for the youth to become more aware of how God is working in their lives and how well they are

coping with the many challenges they are facing in school and their social lives. We look forward to a lot of spiritual breakthroughs!

We are still looking for volunteers to provide meals for our Sunday meetings. Please contact Dana Bledsoe if

you would like to volunteer: 521-0168 or [email protected].

As always, we are praying for our church family and thank you for your support and blessings!

Pastor Jeff and WHY (WHY? Because we love you ♥) 404-735-4765 or [email protected]

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The lazy days of summer have come and gone! Kids are back in school and October is upon us. Many thanks to the numerous hands

which helped complete the renovation in the Children’s Education Wing. It truly was a joy to see so many come together to create such an inviting space for our children. Windsor continues to amaze me with its generosity of time, talents, and gifts! I am humbled to be serving in this role alongside each of you .

On September 17th, we celebrated our teachers and children with a Move-Up Celebration. What a glorious day of recognition and fellowship. If you are interested in joining us on this journey of making young disciples for Christ, please contact me to see how you can assist.

Movie Night served over 104 people from the community and was a huge success. I think it might have been the nachos, ha ha! Thanks to all of those who helped create such a wonderful event. Big thanks to Brando the Great! He is always a Big Hit! October proves to be a relaxing month as we seek to get back into our routine in the classrooms. Join us on October 8th, as we pack shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

*Remember, bring your children to the Worship Room (Old Preschool Room) to start the Sunday School hour!

Blessings, Heather W. Case Director, Ministries with Young People [email protected] - (540) 774-4730

"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31

Mark your calendars for another great outing! On November 19th, we will be foregoing Sunday School and heading to Amazement Square in Lynchburg after

the 9 o’clock service to spend the day together! Hope you can join us.

Children’s Ministry

mailto:[email protected]



SPECIAL SERVICE & SPECIAL DAYS Volume 10

OCTOBER 2017

SERVING THE HOUSE OF THE LORD: We thank each of the following for serving the House of the Lord:

Ushers

1 Mark & Jackie Slusher, Devin & Dana Bledsoe 8 Charles & Martha Moore, Thomas & Valerie Dick 15 John & Lois Singleton, Dave & Joyce Benson 22 Cory & Renee Wolfe, Mike & Ashlee Flanary 29 Youth

Parking Lot Greeters

1 Dave Armstrong, Devin Bledsoe, Ann Fletcher, Barbara Conner 8 Ken Briggs, Roy Aust, Garland & Sandra Kidd 15 Chuck Weidner, Perry Pence Bill Rodgers, Tom Akers 22 Dave Tanis, Wayne Jacobs, Mark & Carolyn Fisher 29 Dave Armstrong, Devin Bledsoe, Ann Fletcher, Barbara Conner

October Altar Guild

Norma Tompkins & Pat Holt

October Nursery CHECK WITH TASHA

1 9:00, Gail Paysour; 10:00; 11:00 8 9:00; 10:00, Jasmine Eaton; 11:00 15 9:00; 10:00, Braden Cash; 11:00 22 9:00; 10:00, Julia Bledsoe; 11:00 29 9:00; 10:00; 11:00

Acolytes

1 Mason Case 8 Jasmine Eaton 15 Julia Bledsoe 22 Kendall Wolfe 29 Kiera Davidson

Communion Servers - October 1

9 am - Jim Chandler, Carolyn Fisher 11 am - Gail Paysour, Joan Wheeler

Where is Your Heart Leading You to Serve?

Greeter Coordinator: Ken Briggs, 314-9616

Usher Coordinator: Bette Near, 589-4454

Communion Coordinator: Lisa Gleixner, 204-1361

Nursery Coordinator: Tasha Eaton, 922-3538

Altar Guild: Norma Tompkins, 525-7366

Children’s Ministries: Heather Case, 293-0092

OCTOBER WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

10/08 Christopher & Heather Harris

10/09 Richard & Gail Ungerer

10/11 Rod Carter & Beth Christopoulos

10/12 Kevin & Susan Russell

10/13 Keith & Janice Young

10/28 Thomas & Valerie Dick

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

10/01 Jackie Slusher

10/03 Addison Winston, Marie Johnson,

Cory Wolfe

10/04 Irene Rogers

10/08 Carolyn Day, Louise Fletcher,

Heather Case, Edna Veldsman

10/11 Ellen Callahan

10/13 Norma Tompkins

10/14 Tim Masak

10/15 Albert Delgado

10/16 Lisa Toti, Blaire Liechty

10/18 Matthew Bennett, Shelby Quesenberry

10/19 will wagner, DianeMillerr

10/21 Don Witt

10/23 Melanie Steller

10/24 Don Grubb

10/25 Leila Dick, Benjamin Paysour

10/26 Roy Miles, Aimee Beightol, Allison Beightol

10/28 Bob Casey

10/29 John Watkins, Elizabeth Callahan,

Robert Crawford

10/30 Robyn Kesler

10/31 Shirley Brown

Name Tag Sunday

is October 1 - Always the first Sunday of each month!

Birthdays & Wedding Anniversaries, Address and Phone Changes

Please let the church office know of any updates - 774-4730. Thank You!

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WINDSOR HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

3591 Windsor Road Roanoke, VA 24018

Office (540) 774-4730

Church Email [email protected]

www.windsorhillsumc.org

REV. DOUG PAYSOUR

Lead Pastor

BETH A. CHRISTOPOULOS

Administrative Assistant

REV. BRANAN THOMPSON

Director, Senior Adult Ministries

HEATHER CASE

Director, Ministries with Young People

REV. JEFFRY YOO-HESS

Director, Youth Ministries

KAREN JONES HARWOOD

Director, Music / Organist

TASHA EATON

Church Treasurer Director, Nursery Ministries

FRED EATON

Church Sexton

Worship with us! Windsor Hills United Methodist Church

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

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Email: [email protected]

500th Anniversary of

Martin Luther’s

95 Theses.

Reformation Day

October 31


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