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THE AMBASSADOR “So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians
5:20).”Volume 13, Issue 6 A newsletter for the Pastors and Lay Leadership of the Charlottesville District June 2015
Children's Ministry GatheringIf you have a heart for children, currently serve in Children's Ministry within your local congregation (as a volunteer or paid staff) or feel called to begin serving in Children's Ministry - then perhaps you may want consider this invitation for a new Children's Ministry Gathering. We are meeting on the last Wednesday of each month at 9 am. The goal is that each time we gather we may find encouragement from one another and engage in helpful conversation regarding our ministry with the next generation. We also envision that our gathering will be ecumenical in nature, therefore please share this information with others in your communities. Our next gathering will be at Panera Bread (the one by Target) at 9 am on June 24. For more information, feel free to contact me at [email protected] - Julie Nitzsche, Director of Children's and Youth Ministry, Stanardsville United Methodist Church
UMW EventsJUNE6th.........UMW Day at Ferrum College19-21st..Virginia UM Annual Conference in Roanoke.20th.......Virginia Conference UMW Breakfast
JULY11th.......Executive team meeting, 10am, Aldersgate, Friendship room Newsletter articles to Communications Coordinator by the 18th.24-26th..Mission Encounter at Blackstone
Annual Conference OrientationSunday, June 7, 2015 at Aldersgate UMC, 1500 E. Rio Rd., Charlottesville4:00 pm – Annual Conference Orientation5:00 pm – District Stewards
Contributions
$40,846 as of 5/27/15
$400,000 Goal
Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center/ Blackstone Conference and Retreat CenterVUMAC or BCRC is our conference Retreat Center. It has been serving the Virginia conference for sixty years. Our executive director is Mr. Sam McCracken and he is doing a wonderful job of restoring the Assembly Center to its original beauty and usefulness. We have just hired a Development Person, Debbie Baugham, and she will began work on May 11. Debbie will be contacting many in our conference to increase the usage of the facility and to ask for help in raising the funds needed to restore the building.
VUMAC received a bequest of $100,000 in 2014 from the Estate of H.S. Abernathy, a former UMM President and long-time member of Community UMC in Virginia Beach. VUMAC installed a Bio-Mass Furnace that heats the whole building, all the hot water and the swimming pool from wood chips. This addition has cut the use of oil and saves VUMAC about $8000 a month. The whole first floor has been refurbished and looks beautiful. We have plans to refurbish the second and third floors and these kinds of things happen because of gifts like H.S. Abernathy and many others who help and have helped but we need your help to continue this.
Good things are happening at Blackstone but we cannot expect bequests to come each year so we must reach out to faithful “Partners” and new “Partners” who will help us thrive so that VUMAC can continue to be a place of spiritual growth and leadership development for the clergy and laity of our Virginia Annual Conference. Five Districts made commitments to VUMAC last year and we hope all 16 will help this year as we make our 2016 Budgets. Last year Charlottesville, Elizabeth River, James River, Lynchburg and Staunton made commitments. Danny Kesner and Tommy Herndon serve on this Board and we hope you will consider helping VUMAC. VUMAC gets no Conference Funding.
VUMAC is our Conference Retreat Center and welcomed more than 13,000 guests last year. Please consider helping VUMAC. If you would like more information or a program about VUMAC, please contact Sam McCracken or Debbie Baugham at 1-434-292-5308.See page 7 of this newsletter for donation information.
Youth Ministry
SAVE THE DATE!District Youth Rally
August 30, 2015Byrd Chapel UMC
Conference EventsNovember 13-15, 2015: Middle School Retreat
December 4-6, 2015: High School Retreat
Region Ten Community Services Board Hosting 2015 Mental Health First Aid TrainingsWHAT: Mental Health First Aid is similar to First Aid and CPR. Mental Health First Aid helps individuals to support those experiencing mental health problems and aids in getting people professional help and support. It is an interactive 8-hour course that teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self- help care. For more information on Mental Health First Aid, please visit www.thenationalcouncil.org or www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org.We offer two versions of Mental Health First Aid: the Adult Version and a Youth Version for Adults who work with adolescents. Choose the one that is right for you.WHO: Local citizens, families, school personnel, police officers, corrections staff, nursing home staff, hospital staff, government staff, faith communities, employers, teachers, front desk staff, nurses, resident advisors, social workers, lawyers, Scout leaders, coaches and more. WHEN:
June 12, 2015 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Adult Version
July 17, 2015 8:00 AM-5:00 PMAdult Version
August 21, 2015 8:00 AM-5:00 PMYouth Version
September 18, 2015 8:00 AM-5:00 PMAdult Version
October 16, 2015 8:00 AM-5:00 PMAdult Version
November 13, 2015 8:00 AM-5:00 PMAdult Version
December 11, 2015 8:00 AM-5:00 PMAdult Version
WHERE: Region Ten Community Services Board500 Old Lynchburg Rd. Conference Center
Room 500A, Charlottesville, VA 22903COST: Classes will be $25 per person for materials and lunch.REGISTER: Contact: Jane Lewis, 434-970-1282 or [email protected]
Region Ten provides mental health, intellectual disability, crisis and substance use services for adults and children living in the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Louisa and Nelson. Since Region Ten's inception in 1969, we have grown to more than 500 employees working to enrich our community one life at time.
Heart Havens Donations
The above donation button is located on the home page of the Charlottesville District website. http://charlottesvilledistrictumc.org. This is a secure website, through PayPal, where you can go to donate to Heart Havens.
Camp Young at Heart - An Ecumenical Camp for Adults of All AgesRegistration for Camp Young at Heart 2015 August 25 – 27, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, held at Aldersgate UMC
It’s time to register for our twelfth annual Camp Young at Heart. Registration forms can be found at www.cvaumc.org or www.broadus.org. Please select your three classes (one for each time period) and put them on your registration form. Please note that if you are signing up for either “Discovering Your God-Given Gifts” or “Painting Your Memories”, you only need to select one additional class.. Make your check payable to “Broadus Memorial Baptist Church” and designate “Camp Young at Heart.”
We have lined up a great list of classes and outstanding teachers, offering a wide variety of subjects, including many not previously offered. Registration fee is only $20.00 for one person or $35.00 for a couple. What a bargain! Additional expenses are covered by the sponsoring churches.
We have also lined up some great entertainment for your enjoyment during the lunch hour. You won’t want to miss it.
If you have never been to camp before, you will need to bring your own lunch. On Wednesday, we are asking you to bring a meat, salad, vegetable, or dessert to share. Drinks, coffee and snacks are provided every day.
Camp Young At Heart will be held at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on East Rio Road. There is plenty of parking available, the building is wheelchair accessible, and there is an elevator.
Please share this information with the other adults at your church, as well as your friends and neighbors. You are our best recruiters! Spread the word!
A Time for Everything…June is a time for the Charlottesville District to say good-bye to eight pastors and to welcome eight pastors. We pray God’s blessings on all the individuals and churches going through this time of transition.Jan Rivero (Jeffrey Pugh) to Wesley Memorial and Ed Winkler (Nina) retiringCraig Newman (Melissa) to Trinity, Orange and Tom Barnard (Branch) to the Winchester District- Crums
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Charles Townsend (Dixie) to the Gordonsville Charge and Sue Ann Salmon (Jim) retiringErin Geoffrion (Pete) to the Mineral/Mt. Pleasant Charge and Barbara Gross (David Lagerveld) retiringPete Geoffrion (Erin) to the Orange Circuit and Jeffrey Smith (Lee) retiringChris Fuss (Carolyn) to the Greene Charge and Gordon Meriwether (Dana) to the York River District-West PointAdam White (Angela) to Wesleyan and Nathan Colwell (Shana) to the Staunton District-EpworthTim Worley (JoAnne) to Trinity, North Garden and Norm Johnson (Perrie) retiring
Cambodia Missionary visiting the Charlottesville DistrictClara Biswas a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church will be visiting the Charlottesville District on Tuesday, June 16th and Wednesday, June 17th. Clara works with the “poorest of the poor”, especially children, in slum areas and garbage dumps to facilitate their transfers to relocation and rehabilitation centers in Cambodia.“To bring hope to the hopeless, bring light to those who are in the dark, bring Christ to the poor, and share the love of God, summarizes Clara’s understanding of her service. She shares the love of God by improving living conditions, vocational training, medical care, education on awareness of human trafficking and domestic violence. She ministers to the sick, HIV/AIDS patients and their families, street children, widows and orphans. Clara has worked for a long time with a church at one of the dumpsites and also works with the Berung Kok Methodist church in Phnom Penh’s large slum area.Clara speaks English, Bengali, Hindi and Japanese. Born in Barisal, Bangladesh, Clara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science and a diploma in rural leadership and development from the Asian rural Institute in Tochigi-Ken, Japan. She is a member of the Church of Bangladesh, a united denomination.Please save the dates and join us for Clara’s presentation:Tuesday, June 16th, 6:30pmAldersgate United Methodist ChurchDessert Social to follow program.
Wednesday, June 17th: Hopewell UMC (Lignum), Charlottesville Dist.,(luncheon) Noon
Please join us as we listen, learn and celebrate the amazing work that Clara does in Cambodia. For more information, please contact Deb Reynolds [email protected] or 295-8217God’s peace and blessings be with each of you.
Summer Youth Mission ProjectJune 25-28Harrisonburg, VAA mission experience for youth in grades 6 through 12 to go out into the world, following Christ’s commandment to love and
serve one another. As we partner with RISE, a UMC Faith Community, again this year, we will be engaged with homeless persons, immigrants, persons living in poverty, and a variety of other opportunities. Students will be challenged to see the world as Christ does and to see themselves as God does, and build community with one another. We will conclude our time together on Sunday with worship at RISE and a celebration!· Cost is $175/ student · Students: at least 3 and no more than 15· Adult chaperones needed: at least 1 male and 1 female (must be at least 21 years of age, able to provide transportation, and have completed safe sanctuaries training)· Accommodations: the RISE mission house on Mason Ave.· Depart: Thursday, June 25 @ 9am and return Sunday, June 28 @ 2pm· Early Registration by May 15 – email [email protected] or call 434-841-0459. Late registration by June 1 – Add $10. Payment is due May 15 (you may mail or deliver checks to 'SUMC Youth Mission') Partial refund available up to June 15. ~ Julie NitzscheDirector of Children's and Youth MinistryStanardsville United Methodist Church
Dear Friends in the Family of United Methodists in the Virginia Conference!Did you know that 1 in 6 people in our Commonwealth are at risk for the issues of hunger? Children, especially the younger ones, are those who are most affected, and the developmental results of malnutrition can be startling.
For the last 6 years, twice in each of the three cities in which we United Methodists have gathered, you have been asked to bring “4 Cans 4 Conference” to benefit the local Food Banks, and the array of nearby agencies and churches which draw from their resources to help feed those in need. Together, “4 Cans...” at a time, we have contributed nearly 60,000 pounds of food to help others, in the time of the year when the “incoming” supplies are often at their lowest levels. So, on behalf of all
those who are “downstream,” THANK YOU for your generous and gracious gifts for this offering.
When we gather in June 2015, let me invite you to bring “at least” 4 cans of food - for every clergy and every lay person who attends, so that, in a small way, we can help feed the children and families of the greater Roanoke-Salem area who are “at risk” from hunger issues.
Each person coming to the June 2015 Annual Conference is asked to bring at least: a can of soup or stew, a can of veggies or fruit, a can of meat or fish, and a can with a pop-top (any contents) for easy opening by the recipient. In addition, peanut butter and jelly are always needed, as are dry goods such as rice, pasta, pancake mix, grits, and mixes such as Hamburger Helper and boxed macaroni and cheese.
Please DO NOT bring glass jars (they break too easily), home-canned goods, bent or “crinkled” cans, out-of-date items, or exotic or limited use things (remember: not everyone loves things like your favorite - pickled jalapeno pepper jelly!)
We will be setting up a large U-Haul truck near the “Kits” trucks in the Convention Center Parking Lot, with banners and directional signs, to help with “one stop dropping off” of your items. If you’re not able to bring food, the Food Bank will be glad to receive either cash or checks made payable to “Food Bank.”
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consider spending a couple of hours with like-minded friends receiving the goods. I will be setting up a “Sign Up Genius” site by mid-May, and invite you to help in the gathering, sorting, and preparing of the goods for transport and delivery to the nearby Food Bank.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, either by calling Walker Chapel UMC in Arlington (703-538-5200) or by e-mail ([email protected]) as soon as possible. Engage your Church’s Women’s / Men’s Groups, Mission Emphasis folks, Youth, Sunday School Classes, Lay Member and Pastor(s) or even your congregation-at-large. Send - or bring - 4 Cans, 4 Boxes of Cans, 14 or even 40 Boxes of Cans, or even $40 (which will feed a great many hungry folks!).
Let’s pass 10,000 pounds of food in our 2015 “4 Cans 4 Conference” offering!
Thank you for your generosity!Grace and peace.Jim EarleyWalker Chapel United Methodist Church4102 N. Glebe Rd.Arlington, Virginia 22207Office - 703-538-5200Cellular - 571-239-3529Parsonage - 703-536-7720
Project SPYSummer Project Youth (SPY) is a week long mission adventure for middle and high school students. It is a home repair ministry making homes safer, warmer, and drier for families in the New River Valley who need our helping hands. Spiritually, we seek to be God's hands and feet in the world. Because of God's love for us, we are working to love others in tangible ways. During their stay, students will be guided through a necessary home repair project, while experiencing dynamic worship and focused discipleship, topped off with incredible amounts of fun. Our Project, in essence, is to provide you with all of the required support for you to lead your students in a life changing ministry. If you would like more detailed information or would like to schedule a meeting at your church, please contact me, Justin Gilly ([email protected]). I look forward to hearing from you and I look forward to the seeing you this summer at Project SPY!
2015 SPY WeeksJune 20 - June 26 June 27 - July 3 July 11 - July 17July 18 - July 24July 25 - July 31 August 1 - August 7Contact Erin Johnson540-260-3402 [email protected] North Franklin Street Christiansburg, VA 24073
www.fieldstoneumc.org
The School for Children’s Ministries is On The Road again! Three more locations this year. Learn Extraordinary Lessons from Ordinary Objects offers three more workshops. .5 CEU offered as well as certificates for preschool teacher accreditations. Please encourage your children’s ministry team to attend. Only $20 per person. Brochure and Registration online:
http://www.vaumc.org/Events?cid=3&ceid=1272&cerid=0&cdt=5%2f30%2f2015
Fall dates and locations:
September 12, 2015 Timberlake UMC Lynchburg
October 17, 2015 Thalia UMC VA Beach
November 7, 2015 Good Shepherd UMC Dale City
Building a Foundation for the Future Capital Campaign update from the Wesley Foundation at UVAThrough the generosity and commitment of so many of you, we have raised $737,000 so far in gifts and pledges, towards our goal of nearly $1.5 million. Our goal remains and the campaign will continue until our total is met, which includes repairs and renovations, along with a $200,000 endowment to help provide for future ministry.
We are in conversations with our architect now, considering how we might structure our work in phases, if needed. Reaching at least $950,000 would enable us to complete a solid “phase one” with essential work done in both the main building and the Cottage student house, including the addition of another student apartment in our main building. Hitting this benchmark would allow us to begin work but also to save for future work, as the then increased rental income can be designated for the successive phases.
We are thankful and amazed by the generosity Wesley friends on our district have demonstrated so far. We were overjoyed to
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share the success and the vision for our future with 200 people (and Bishop Cho!) at our April 11th 50-Year Celebration and Groundbreaking. We are hopeful you will give or make an increased gift to help us get even closer to our goal. Listen to students talk about what this means in their lives, and keep track of our progress at: wesleyatuva.org/ccvideo
If you or your church have not yet made a gift or pledge, please consider doing so now. It will make a difference in this campaign and in the lives of students, now and in the future. If you have already made a gift or pledge, would you consider an increased gift?
Bishop Oliveira and Keila Guimaraes to visitMount Vernon UMC 76 Garth Road, Stanardsville, will be hosting Bishop Oliveira of the Brazilian UMC and Keila Guimaraes, the national coordinator of Shade and Fresh Water for our monthly Peace Fellowship Dinner on June 2nd @ 530PM in our fellowship hall. Dinner begins at 530PM with the presentation from ~630-730PM. Come hear Keila and the Bishop share about their work with at risk children in Brazil. All are welcome. If you have any questions please contact Mary Jeffries at (434) 227- 0457.
UMW Dimes and Dollars for VUMAC to celebrate 40 yearsUnited Methodist Women from across the Virginia Conference will gather in Blackstone in October 2015 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Dimes and Dollars program for the Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center.
The late Ethel Born in her book “Candlesticks” writing about the history of the United Methodist Women in Virginia, reports that an estimated 700 United Methodist Women gathered in April 1975 at VUMAC to launch this program which has produced more than $1 million for the Assembly Center over the forty years. More than $31,000 was contributed by more than 300 local UMW units in 2014, according to Mrs. Dolly Porter, the UMW representative on the VUMAC Board of Directors.
“The United Methodist Women have had a profound impact on the development of the Conference Assembly Center.” says Rev. E. T. Herndon, Jr., chairman of the VUMAC board of directors. “No other organization has provided this level of sustained financial support.”
The relationship of Virginia United Methodist Women with Blackstone began in the 1940’s when UMW groups met at what was then Blackstone College. Reportedly, the United Methodist Annual Meeting has been held at VUMAC since 1973. The UMW conference president at that time said: “We are all increasingly excited about the possibility of making the Assembly Center at Blackstone into the kind of center which will truly serve the needs of the entire conference.”
A delegation from Virginia visited the North Alabama Conference to talk with persons who had been involved in a program similar to “Dimes and Dollars” there. Out of that visit came the call to United Methodist Women of Virginia to accept a similar challenge. Mrs. Born, in her book, cites these words that were a part of that challenge: “Once in a while we have an opportunity to dream a dream and catch a vision and perhaps a long while afterward, we can look back and say- wasn’t a great idea.”
In 1979, the United Methodist Women began an effort to raise funds for what would become the Goodson Lodge which was dedicated in 1989. In addition to these fund raising efforts, the United Methodist Women, led by Mary Jordan, formerly president of United Methodist Women on the Arlington District, have given hundreds of hours in making and installing drapes for guest rooms and other areas throughout the Blackstone facilities.
“The fall UMW Annual Meeting and the annual spring Spiritual Life Retreat are special events for us at VUMAC,” says Sam McCracken, current executive director at Blackstone. “We anticipate that the Annual Meeting on October 23-25 will be a special time as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of this Dimes and Dollars program which has so greatly benefited VUMAC.”
Contact: Sam McCracken, [email protected]
The Wesley Foundation at UVAThe Wesley Foundation at UVA is our campus ministry and great things are happening! Click here to read the latest from students and alumni, reflecting on campus ministry and our 50-year celebration with Bishop Cho. Or, type into your browser to access Wesley’s Website: wesleyatuva.org/?p=2242.You and your congregation can be partners with Wesley in reaching young adults by praying for this ministry, including us in your annual budget, making a gift for our innovative capital campaign, and providing Thursday night dinners during the academic year. Thanks for taking a look at this edition of The Wesley Word -- we hope to hear from you soon!
Imagine No Malaria UpdateBelow is the latest update as of May 14, 2015 on our giving as the C’ville District. We are doing quite well but it would be wonderful if a few more churches of our 74 on the District could help some.Rachel Miller at Aldersgate UMC is our Imagine No Malaria District Coordinator and can give you fundraiser ideas and show you where you can get free items for this ministry.
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Maria Maxwell is hoping to have the majority of the funds turned into the Conference Office by June 1 so we will have an idea at Annual Conference how many lives we have saved.This campaign will run through Sept 1 in case you would like to use INM as your VBS mission project.
Every Life Save A Life-thanks for all that you are doing so that VA United Methodists can save 100,000 lives! $10 saves a LIFE. Danny J. KesnerCharlottesville District Superintendent434.977.4254
INM Spreadsheet - Charlottesville $3,492.80
District Funds $2,257.00
Church donations $14,654.47
Individuals $325.00
Credit Card (Online) $1,000.00
Advance $00
Total Funds Raised $21,729.27
Total Lives Saved 2,173
Churches Involved 31
Dist. Average Wkly worship 4,384
2015 Annual ConferenceThe 2015 session of the Virginia Annual Conference will be held at The Berglund Center (formerly the Roanoke Civic Center) in Roanoke, VA, June 19-21. Theme of this year's Annual Conference is “From Members to Disciples.”
This year Annual Conference will elect delegates for the 2016 General Conference & 2016 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference using electronic devices (for the first time). Due to the extra time needed for voting, annual conference will begin earlier than usual with Clergy and Laity sessions held Friday from 10am thru Noon and the opening plenary session will begin at 2pm.
Annual Conference PreachersRetired Bishop Charlene Kammerer Bishop Young Jin Cho Virginia Annual
Saturday morning ConferenceMISSION Service Sunday MorningSaturday evening WORSHIPORDINATION Service
Reverend Young Bong Kim Annual Conference TeacherPastor Korean UMC of Greater Washington Reverend Tim BiasFriday Evening General Secretary for theMEMORIAL Service General Board of Discipleship
Kits for UMCOR to be collected at Annual ConferenceVarious types of Relief Supply Kits will be collected at the 2015 Virginia Annual Conference session. Kit collection is being conducted to replenish the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) supply. Local churches are encouraged to collect items for any of the most requested UMCOR kits — Bedding, Birthing, Cleaning, Health,
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Layette, School and Sewing Kits — and bring them to Annual Conference. For kit instructions, go to http://www.umcor.org/ UMCOR/Relief-Supplies. Kits should be taken to the two tractor-trailers at the far end of the Roanoke Civic Center Parking lot A, near the intersection of Williamson Road and Orange Ave. (across from the Sheetz Gas Station). Kits will be received THUR., June 18, 12noon-2:00p.m.; FRI., June 19, 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; and SAT, June 20, 8:00a.m.-12noon.
CASH for KITS send directly to Conference TreasurerIf you prefer to contribute cash to enable United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to purchase relief kits, you can contribute $50 for each bedding, kit; $8 for each birthing kit; $55 for each cleaning kit; $12 for each health kit; $35 for each layette kit; $11 for each school kit; and $18 for each sewing kit.. In addition, UMCOR asks for $1 per kit ($1.50 for cleaning buckets) to cover processing and shipping and $1 for toothpaste for each health kit. Please do NOT bring checks to Annual Conference. ALL checks (for processing and shipping, for toothpaste and in lieu of providing kits) should be made payable to “Virginia Conference UMC,” earmarked for “KITS” and mailed to Treasurer, Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 5605, Glen Allen, 23058 any time prior to Annual Conference, and no later than Aug. 31.
VOLUNTEERS needed to COLLECT KITS at Annual ConferenceMore volunteers are needed for this year’s “Kits for Conference” collection at Annual Conference. You can help (1) write information on a clipboard; (2) sort kits; (3) seal boxes; or (4) load boxes onto the tractor-trailers. Kit collection will take place Thursday, June 18 from 12-2:00 p.m.; Friday, June 19, from 8 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 20, 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. If you can volunteer to help, e-mail Virgil Decker at [email protected] or contact Jeff Wilson at Huntington Court UMC, (540) 366-3465, to indicate what time you would be available.
VUMAC PARTNERS FOR THE VA.UNITED METHODIST ASSEMBLY CENTER Individual United Methodists and local churches and church groups across the conference have an opportunity to assist in the ministry of VUMAC through a “partnership” gift. Every year, for more than 60 years, the Blackstone retreat center has been serving hundreds of children, youth, and adults by providing facilities for educational and spiritual experiences in missions, evangelism, discipleship, stewardship, music, and worship involving lay persons and clergy. Lives have been changed here. Hearts have been warmed. Wounds have been healed. Careers have been changed. You can be a part of this ministry by becoming a “VUMAC Partner”:Let us know of your support today.
LEGACY PARTNER $5000
GOLD PARTNER $1000
SILVER PARTNER $500
BRONZE PARTNER $200
OTHER PARTNER $____
Yes, I (WE) want to be a Partner with our Conference Assembly Center:
NAME: (For an individual or church or church group) _______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:
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CHURCH: (If Partner is an individual) DISTRICT: ________________________________________________________
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SPECIAL PARTNERSHIPS: Thru the years, local churches and individual United Methodists have sponsored the renovation of guest rooms or meeting rooms within the Assembly Center. We would welcome the time to talk with you about this opportunity at Blackstone. There are wonderful memorial gift opportunities at VUMAC.
Contact VUMAC at 434-292-5308 Make checks payable to: Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center (VUMAC)Mail: VUMAC, P.O. 22, Blackstone, Va. 23824-0022
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A Prayer for Annual ConferenceYou have called us, O God,
to do the work of your churchas careful and efficient stewards.
To this end we bind together our congregationsand govern them through the work
of Conferences in which we consultand consider togetherpressing matters before the church.
Give wisdom and vision to those who serve usas delegates to our Virginia Annual Conference.
Let not the weariness of their duties distract themnor the emotion of the issues they face prejudice
them in the decisions they must make.
Enable them to seek first your kingdomand its righteousness.
Give all delegates a love for your whole church—a desire not only to serve you as we now canbut also a determination to bring unity
to divided churches,that the world may more readily receive the Gospel
and find in our manner of living it outthe way of peace and unity.
Through Christ who is the head of the body, the church. Amen.
Selected from This Day: A Wesleyan Way of Prayer by Laurence Hull Stookey. Copyright © 2004 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission.
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Newsletter Deadline - June 15Please send your submissions for the July 2015 issue ofThe Ambassador to Carol Frost at [email protected] by June 15.
The Ambassador by emailIf you would like to receive The Ambassador by email, or if your email address has changed recently, please send an email to the District Office with your request to [email protected].
June 2 Bishop Oliveira of the Brazilian UMC and Keila Guimaraes at Mount Vernon UMCJune 3 Golf Fundraiser for Westview on the JamesJune 6 UMW Day at Ferrum CollegeJune 15 Deadline for the July AmbassadorJune 16 Clara Biswas, Missionary at Aldersgate UMCJune 17 Clara Biswas, Missionary at Hopewell UMCJune 19 – 21 Annual Conference in Roanoke, VAJune 24 Children’s Ministry GatheringJune 25 Summer Youth Mission Project
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