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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS GAZETTE-JOURNAL 1B Community newsWEDDINGS, ENGAGEMENTS|

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kemp Brown Jr.

Brown-WestTabitha Catherine West and

Charles Kemp Brown Jr. were married at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Barrack Land-ing in Gloucester. Pastor Rita Staul officiated. Music was provided by Thomas West, brother of the bride.

The bride is the daughter of William Allen and Tracie Cath-erine West of Gloucester.

The groom is the son of Charles Brown Sr. of Williams-burg.

The bride’s matron of honor was Kristina Thon, and brides-maids were Laura Joyce and Elizabeth Ebinger.

The groom was attended by his best man, Jamal Homes, and groomsmen Sam Smith and Deandre Warr.

The reception was held at the bride’s family home. The couple makes their home in Gloucester.

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle C. Thomas

Thomas-ArreolaLupita Arreola and Kyle C.

Thomas were married Sun-day, Sept. 5, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. at the Colonial Heritage Club in Williamsburg. The Rev. Pat-rick Byrd conducted the cer-emony.

The bride is the daughter of Guadalupe Silva of Williams-burg.

The groom is the son of Su-san and Dan Thomas of North.

The bride was attended by her son and escort, Leonardo Portillo, her sisters, Maribel Arreola and Amanda Aquirre, and Smyrna Patino. Flower girls were Everlee Karafe and Catalina Aguirre. Matilde Mé-ndez was the ring bearer.

The groom was attended by Colin K. Thomas as best man, and his cousin Seth Thomas.

The reception was also held at the Colonial Heritage Club.

A wedding trip is planned for Spain. The couple makes their home in Williamsburg.

Roland “Davis” Dowdy IVGrace Elizabeth Parker

Parker-DowdyPatricia Dowdy announces

the engagement of her grand-son, Roland “Davis” Dowdy IV, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ro-land D. Dowdy III of Mathews, to Grace Elizabeth Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pe-ter Parker of Gloucester.

Grace was homeschooled, graduating in 2018, and is em-ployed by Water Pro.

Davis, also homeschooled, graduated in 2019, and works for C3 Automotive in Mathews as an auto mechanic.

The wedding is planned for November 2021 at The Shores at Cedar Point.

Monarchs and hummingbirds feeding on the lantana plants in Cammy and Jim Carleton’s garden in Mathews.

Penny Dixon of Gwynn’s Island shares her plentiful figs with the bees.

A pot of ornamental peppers from the garden of Gene and Janet Gomez.

Hollyhocks at the home of Ginger Rowe, Gloucester.

Lila Youkeles photographed flowers from the garden of her friend Dianne Stringer in Ware Neck.

Crape myrtle in bloom at the home of Martha Thompson Hudgins of Gloucester.

Kathy Dumas found a lot to photograph in her garden: a butterfly showing its colors, the last of the purple dahlias, and a white ginger lily.

From Louise Witherspoon of Port Haywood, from left: Garlic chives, a late blooming herb; morning glory; rain lily, and gerardia, a wildflower blooming now along local roadsides.

Plenty to see

Take a walk and find plenty of flowers, flying feeders, and

interesting foliage at the beginning of fall. Please send your photos to [email protected].

GARDENING CORNER|FROM THE GLOUCESTER MASTER GARDENERS

When plants change their namesBY SUSAN CAMP

Plants don’t really change their names by themselves. Botanists change the names of plants, and when they do, life can get confusing, even frustrating, for anyone inter-ested in gardening. Let me start at the beginning. My plan for this week’s column was a straightforward report on those favorite fall peren-nials, asters and chrysanthe-mums.

The first article I read about asters said that the genus Aster once contained about 6oo species in Eurasia and North America, but new scientific information in the 1990s resulted in that num-ber being dropped to about 170 species in Eurasia and only one species in North America. Are you following me? Basically, it means that those lovely, purple and white, daisy-like flowers that our grandmothers called as-ters are no longer members of the genus Aster. They are now members of the genus Symphyotrichum.

I suppose I should back up even more to try to clarify what I am saying. Every plant is a member of the Plant Kingdom. Other categories, in descending order, include division (or phylum), class subclass, and order. You may remember this information from high school or college botany.

Most gardeners aren’t con-cerned with the categories until they reach the family name, which usually ends in “aceae.” The next classifica-tion of a plant is the genus name, which is always capi-talized. The species name is next, and it is not capitalized.

The formal, binomial (two-name) system was devel-oped by the 18th century Swedish botanist, Carl Lin-naeus, to classify members of the plant kingdom by similar structural and repro-ductive parts. In Linnaeus’s time, naming plants that way

would have been far less complex than today. Linnae-us and his contemporaries didn’t have electron micro-scopes, and they didn’t know about DNA.

Over the centuries, sci-entific discoveries have led botanists to reexamine plant taxonomy and reclassify many genera and species, sometimes even reassign-ing them to new families. As with most subjects in life, the more you discover, the more changes and corrections you need to make to the existing body of knowledge.

In the case of North Ameri-can aster species, DNA stud-ies demonstrated that that the plants are more closely related to Aster family mem-bers Solidago spp. (golden-rod), Boltonia asteroides (false chamomile or false as-ter), and Erigeron (fleabane or cut-leaf daisy) than they are to Eurasian asters.

Similar issues arise when we shop for those fall garden workhorses, chrysanthe-mums, and the late summer bee magnet, Joe-Pye weed. For 250 years, the genus Chrysanthemum contained about 250 species, including the one we use for fall deco-rations. In 1993, European botanists made some dis-coveries that led to renam-ing many species, including the florists’ chrysanthemum, which was reassigned to the genus Dendranthema. So much opposition ensued that in 1999 the popular flow-er was reassigned as Chry-santhemum indicum.

A similar situation arose in the case of Joe-Pye weed, long considered a member of the genus Eupatorium. By 1989, Smithsonian scientists had separated Eupatorium’s 2,300 species into several smaller groups, and Joe-Pye weed was reassigned to the genus Eutrochium.

Why are the Latin names important to us as garden-

Wait until next year!Guinea cake auction put on hold,

but recipes are hereBY BETTY WRENN DAY

Well, it’s happened again. For the second year in a row, the cake auction, a major part of Guinea Heritage Day, could not be held. Cake lov-ers are suffering culinary loss syndrome while the Guinea Heritage Museum, which would have been the mone-tary benefactor, finds its cof-fers less full.

In 2020 it was well known ahead of time that the cake auction would not be held. But this year the auction almost took place. The la-dies had met to finalize the event. Thirty cakes were on the schedule and just about ready to be measured and baked and then: those dread-ed words Covid-19, unknown to our vocabulary until a few years ago, struck again.

So, we can’t bid until an-

other year rolls around and we will not have a sweet cu-linary treat either by slice or an entire cake, so let’s recall the past and look forward to future cakes.

The cake sales became part of Guinea Heritage Day in 2013. The first gathering of the cake makers and bakers was held at Coleman’s Cross-ing. Della Grinnell served as chairman and volunteered to do so for the next two years. During that period the cakes came with a price tag, no bid-ding. Nan Evans began serv-ing as chairman in 2016 and to add something new it was decided to auction the cakes. This was a great decision be-cause by 2018 auction results netted $1,661, the largest amount ever received in one day’s auction.

The ladies, who have made and baked cakes each of

the seven years, recall their memories. Nan Evans re-members the year Betty Jor-dan Williams made five cakes for one auction and recalls that the highest bid for one cake ever brought in $120. Cookie West’s hummingbird cake netted $90 while Beu-lah Colon’s fresh apple cake brought a $100 bid. Doro-thy Kellum always makes two cakes and remembers the year her two lemon sour cream pound cakes brought $100 to the Museum’s coffers.

The memories go on, but there is one young lady who will have to wait for her mem-ories. Six-year-old Andi Ashe was to make her debut this year.

Following are the recipes of what was to be. They will be nice additions to your cook-

BETTY WRENN DAY / GAZETTE-JOURNAL

These cooks were ready to turn on their ovens for the cake auction when COVID-19 forced a second consecutive cancella-tion of the annual Guinea Heritage Association fundraiser. Seated, from left, are Cookie Smith, Beulah Colon and Dorothy Kellum; standing from left, Nan Evans, Rose Marie Smith, Jeannie Fitzgerald, Melissa Ashe and Ginny Snowden. Also scheduled to have taken part were the following: Deborah Robins, Betty Lou Sammons, Galen Snowden, Terry Greene Stevens, Jo Ann West, Rita West, Betty Williams, Sherry Williams, Beth Richardson, Beth Gibson, Paulette Ashe, Sue Blake, Elizabeth Bristow, Denise Dick, Paul Greggs, Michael Harrison, Ann Hogge, Bettie Sue Varner, Marina Greene, Shirley Hogge, Rachel Wells, Makalia Records and Madison Wilkins.

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book file and we all hope that in 2022, you will get to taste.

HERSHEY’S ‘PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE’ CHOCOLATE CAKE

GINNY SNOWDEN

Cake2 c. granulated sugar1¾ c. plus 2 Tbs. all-purpose

flour¾ c. unsweetened Hershey’s

dark cocoa powder1½ tsp. baking powder1½ tsp. baking soda1 tsp. salt2 large eggs1 c. buttermilk (I make my

own)½ c. canola oil2 tsp. vanilla1 c. boiling water (I use

coffee)

Frosting½ c. melted butter2/3 c. unsweetened cocoa

powder2 c. powdered sugar1/3 c. milk, if more required

add by Tbs. until desired consistency is reached

2 tsp. vanillaHeat oven to 350°F. Line two

8-inch round-baking pans with parchment paper and then spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking pow-der, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk and vanilla and mix until well com-bined. Stir in boiling water or (hot coffee). Batter will be thin

but that’s OK. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick in-serted in the center comes out clean.

For frosting, combine butter and cocoa powder. Add pow-dered sugar, milk and vanilla extract. Mix for several minutes until smooth and fluffy.

Place one cake layer on serv-ing tray. Spread a generous amount of frosting on top. Add second cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remain-ing frosting.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKECOOKIE SMITH

3 c. all-purpose floor2 c. sugar1 tsp. soda1 tsp. salt1 tsp. cinnamon1 c. vegetable oil3 eggs, beaten1 8-oz. can crushed

pineapple and juice1 c. chopped pecans2 c. chopped bananas1½ tsp. vanillaCombine first five ingredi-

ents in a large bowl. Add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredi-ents are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, pecans and bananas. Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely. Spread frosting between layers and on top and side of cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese½ c. margarine, softened1 box 10X sugar1 tsp. vanilla½ c. pecans, choppedMix all ingredients together

except pecans. Spread frosting on cooled cake. Sprinkle pecans on top of cake.

MARBLED PECAN POUND CAKENAN EVANS

½ c. butter, softened½ c. shortening3 c. sugar5 large eggs3 c. all-purpose flour½ tsp. baking powder¼ tsp. salt1 c. milk1 tsp. vanilla extract1 1-oz. square unsweetened

chocolate1 Tbs. shortening½ c. chopped pecansBeat butter and shortening

at medium speed with an elec-tric mixer about 2 minutes or un-til creamy. Gradually add sugar beating are medium speed for 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until the yel-low disappears. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at low speed just until blended after each ad-dition. Stir in vanilla. Combine chocolate and 1 Tbs. shorten-ing in a small heavy saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring con-stantly until chocolate melts. Remove 2 c. batter and add

chocolate mixture stirring un-til blended. Pour 1/3 of remain-ing plain batter into a 10-inch greased and floured tube pan; top with half of chocolate bat-ter. Repeat layers ending with plain batter. Gently swirl batter with a knife to create marble ef-fect and sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 350°F. for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan and let cool completely on a large wire rack.

TEXAS SHEET CAKESUE BLAKE

2 sticks butter or margarine1 c. water4 Tbs. cocoa2 c. flour2 c. sugar½ c. sour cream½ tsp. salt2 eggs, beaten1 tsp. sodaGrease large sheet cake pan.

Bring butter or margarine, wa-ter and cocoa to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, salt, soda, sour cream and eggs. Mix well. Pour in pan and bake in a 375°F. oven for 20 to 25 min-utes.

Frosting1 stick butter or margarine4 Tbs. cocoa8½ Tbs. milk1 box 10X sugar1 c. chopped nuts1 tsp. vanillaBring butter or margarine,

cocoa and milk to a boil. Re-move from heat and add 10X sugar, vanilla and chopped nuts. Spread frosting over hot cake. Best served warm.

SOUR CREAM POUND CAKEDOROTHY KELLUM

3 c. sugar2 sticks butter3 c. flour (Swans Down cake

flour)6 eggs1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. salt1 c. sour cream½ c. evaporated milk (Pet

brand)3 Tbs. lemon extract, or to

tasteHave butter and eggs at

room temperature. Cream but-ter and sugar together. Add flour, eggs one at a time, baking powder, salt, sour cream, milk and extract. Bake in preheated 315°F. oven for 1½ hours.

Glaze1 c.10X sugar2 tsp. lemon juice1 tsp. milkMix sugar, lemon juice and

milk, and pour over hot cake.

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NEXT YEAR: Guinea Heritage Association’s cake auction on hold...again

The youngest cooks, who now have to wait until 2022, are Andi Ashe, 6, left, and Addison Ashe, 9.

How To Place A NoticeSocial notices, including weddings, engagements, births and anniversaries, can be printed

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28 days of the occurrence, and if the information desired is limited to the newspaper’s stan-dard format.

Notices containing additional information, or submitted later than the cutoff date of 28 days, may be placed in paid announcements, which are charged at the standard rate.

Forms for engagement and wedding announcements are required, and may be obtained at the Gloucester or Mathews offices of the Gazette-Journal.

To place an announcement, please bring written, signed form to any office of the news-paper by noon Tuesday of the week of publication.

Photographs must be of sufficient clarity for reproduction. The right is reserved to edit any material. For more information, call 804-693-3101.

ers? It may be true that learn-ing to spell and pronounce the difficult Latin names will serve to keep some brain cells sharp as we grow older, but the real reason is that we need to know what we are planting. The only way to do that is to research potential garden plants by their proper names. Think of the number and types of flowers we call “daisies.”

Many plants have regional common names that aren’t recognized in other parts of the country, or even in other regions of Virginia.

The downside of these name reassignments occurs when we research a new plant for next year’s gar-den, but can’t find it at the garden center because the names on the store’s inven-tory haven’t been updated.

Another problem occurs when we use old gardening books as reference material. Books published before 1990 will likely contain old plant names.

Read “Recent name chang-es in the aster family (As-teraceae)” by botanist Guy Nesom at www.guynesom.com/AsternamesWEB.htm.


NAME-CHANGERS: Keeping your plants straight

We’re all tired of COVID-19. But with new and more dangerous variants of the virus here in Virginia, we have to stay committed to stopping the spread.

Please do your part by following the steps above. Find your free vaccine at Vaccinate.Virginia.gov or learn more by calling 1-877-VAX-IN-VA.

We’re not finished yet.

Wear a mask over your nose

and mouth

Stay at least 6 feet away from others

6 ft.

Avoid crowds Find your free vaccine

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO LET OUR GUARD DOWN.

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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS GAZETTE-JOURNAL 3B ChurCh News

JJoinoinUUs s FFororWWorshiporship ADVENTISTSGLOUCESTER SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSSATURDAYS at 7314 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061 Sabbath School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. 757-814-5285

ANGLICAN ST. JAMES ANGLICAN CHURCHFr. Kevin Fife, Vicar6124 Abingdon Glebe Lane, Gloucester(Off Hwy. 17 behind Ken Houtz Chevrolet).804-824-9552Services: Holy Communion 10:00 AM SundayMorning Prayer: 8:30 AM Sun.,7:00 AM Tue.-Sat. Evening Prayer: 5:30 PM Tue.-Fri.

ASSEMBLY OF GODLIGHTHOUSEReverend Kenneth F. Cramer4299 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.Hayes, VA 23072804-642-2752 • 804-642-4018 Faxwww.LightHouseVA.LifeServices: SUNDAY, Prayer at 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 a.m.; WEDNESDAY, 6:30 Verge Youth Group

BAPTISTBEECH GROVE BAPTIST CHURCHRichard Croxton, PastorSUNDAY SCHOOL, 10 a.m. SUNDAY WORSHIP, 11 a.m. 4073 Cedar Bush Rd. Hayes, VA___________________BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Tom CohickServices: SUNDAY, Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.5490 Ware Neck Rd, Ware Neck, VA 23178___________________CHURCH OF THE LIVING WORD8144 Tidemill Road, Hayes, 642-9612Building A Victorious Church That Lives The Word Through The Power Of Jesus ChristBishop Gregory and Pastor Eunice WoodardServices: SUNDAY, 10:00 a.m. Worship; 11 a.m. Children’s Church; WEDNESDAY, 7 p.m. Prayer/Bible Study (Adults and Youth) FRIDAY, 6 p.m. Intercessory Prayer. THE CHURCH OF LOVEwww.churchofthelivingword.net___________________FAITH BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Werlie Hendrix, Pastor17448 John Clayton Memorial Hwy. 824-4347Services: SUNDAY, Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday Family Night, Bible Study for all ages 6 p.m. “Faith Feels Like Family” Affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginiawww.faithbaptistfamily.com___________________GLOUCESTER POINT BAPTISTPastor Ray P. “Bud” Goude, Jr.7741 Terrapin Cove Rd., Gloucester Point804-642-2555 • www.gloptbaptist.orgServices: SUNDAY, Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m.; C.A.R.E. Ministry at 2 p.m. WEDNESDAYS: 6pm Youth in Action and Children’s Choir, 6:30pm Team Kids and Adult Bible Study/Prayer Meeting and 7:30pm Choir Practice.___________________GWYNN’S ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCHDr. Ed Jordan, Pastor • 725-2384www.gibchurch.com, [email protected], 2011 Old Ferry Road, Gwynn, VA 23066Drive-in Worship Service: SUNDAY 9:30 AM at the GI Civic League parking lot, across from the church. Men’s Bible Study group will meet every Tuesday, 9 AM at the GazeboWomen’s Bible Study Fellowship will be every Thursday, 10 AM in the Moore Hall“-Serving the Lord by Serving Other

HIGHWAY TO HEAVENBIKER CHURCHDAV Bldg. Chapter 586265 Professional Dr. Gloucester, Va. 23061Sunday Mornings: Fellowship 9:00a.m.,Service 9:30-10:30a.m.See our Facebook page___________________LIBERTY LIVE CHURCHIt’s not just church, it’s life!Sundays at 9 & 10:45amLiberty Students & Kids (birth-5th grade) too!Gloucester High Schoolwww.libertylive.church___________________MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHFoster, Va. 23056 • 804-725-5416 Rev. Everett Hughes • 804-725-3032 [email protected]: SUNDAY, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. Preaching.___________________MATHEWS BAPTIST CHURCHHudgins, VA , 804-725-3707Rev. Brian E. Kramer, PastorServices: SUNDAY, In-person Worship, 9 AM Contemporary; 11 AM Traditional. Sunday School,10:00 AM for all ages. The contemporary service is also available on the Mathews Baptist YouTube Channel and an audio copy of the traditional service upon request. For more information, call the church office. www.mathewsbaptistchurch.com___________________SPRING HILL BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Ross Davis, PastorCobbs Creek, Va. 804-725-3500Services: SUNDAY, 10 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. Morning Worship. THURSDAY, 6:30 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice.1676 Buckley Hall Rd, Cobbs Creek, VA 23035___________________UNION BAPTIST CHURCH9254 Guinea Rd., Hayes, VA 23072Located next to Achilles Elementary SchoolChurch Office: 804-642-2332 Rev. Jared Berry, PastorE-mail: [email protected]: SUNDAY 9:45 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. Church Service; WEDNESDAY: 6:30pm, Adult Bible Study and Prayer; UBC Kids Crew (k-5th grade), OUTWARD Youth (6th-12th grade)MON & THUR; Food Ministry, 9-10:30 a.m.SATURDAY; Kickball, 10-11:30 a.m. (k-5th grade___________________ZION POPLARS BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Vincent Haley, Associate Minister693-4821 • 7000 T.C. Walker Road, GloucesterSunday School 10 am; Worship 11 am; Bible Study Wednesday 7 pm.

CHURCH OF CHRISTGLOUCESTER CHURCH OF CHRIST2432 Hayes Road, Hayes • 642-6050SERVICES: Sunday, Bible Class, 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., and 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY, Mid-week Bible Study, 7 p.m.

CHURCH OF GODLIVING WATERS CHURCH“A Church of New Beginnings”Pastor Tannie G. Brown IV2061 Windsor Rd., Dutton, VA 23050Worship Services: 10:30 am Sunday & 7 pm Wed.Increasing Faith • Imparting Hope Modeling Love

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHESSEVERN CHURCHRev. Bill West, Pastor, 693-3937Since 1884, Off Hwy. 17 at White Marsh to Naxera, Robins NeckSUNDAY, Worship, 11:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY, Bible Study 7 p.m. virtual on Bill West’s facebook page

EPISCOPALABINGDON EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Reverend Sven L. vanBaars, Rector5645 George Washington Memorial HighwayPO Box 82, White Marsh, VA 23183804-693-3035www.abingdonchurch.org7:45 am Holy Eucharist: Rite II11:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite II Live streamed from Facebook and YouTubeAll are Welcome!___________________KINGSTON EPISCOPAL PARISHMathews, Virginia 804-725-2175The Very Rev. Gary J. Barker, RectorEmail: [email protected] Services:8:00 am Holy Eucharist: Rite I Christ Church10:30 am Holy Eucharist: Rite II Kingston Chapel at Kingston Parish House Live streamed on Facebook and YouTube12:00 pm Wednesday Holy Eucharist/Healing at Kingston ChapelFor ID and passcode, call the church office.___________________WARE EPISCOPAL CHURCH“Inwardly supportive, outwardly serving”The Rev. Scott Parnell, Rector7825 John Clayton Memorial HighwayP.O. Box 616, Gloucester, VA 23061804.693.3821 | www.warechurch.orgSunday Worship Schedule:8:30 a.m. – Morning Prayer with Eucharist10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II

FULL GOSPELCORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH2243 Buckley Hall Road, Cobbs Creek, VA 23035Chris Morgan, Pastor 725-9145Services: SUNDAY 10 am Morning WorshipForce 412 Middle High Youth Services every other SUNDAY at 10 amChildren’s Ministry available for Nursery for 0–3 years old age, Preschool for 4 – 5 years oldMighty Kids 6 yrs. – 5th Grade every SUNDAY.Ablaze Youth Services every other SUNDAY at 10am; 10 am WEDNESDAY Healing Center;7 pm WEDNESDAY Midweek Prayer Service

LUTHERANAPOSTLES LUTHERAN CHURCHThe Reverend Jeniffer N. Tillman, PastorMain Street at Fox Mill Run EstatesGloucester, 693-9098www.apostles-elca.orgSunday Service: 9:30 AM in-person and via ZoomSee website for detailsWe are a Reconciling in Christ Community

NON-DENOMINATIONALGRACE BIBLE CHURCHPastor R. Ashley Gibson804-493-40769577 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Box 105, Ark, VA 230039:45 AM Sunday School classes for all ages11:00 AM Sunday Worship Service6:00 PM Sunday evening Bible Study6:30 PM Wednesday evening prayer service

KINGDOM COVENANT MINISTRIESKingdom Covenant MinistriesApostle Steve A. Forrest Sr.804-815-4735 or 804-221-2670Thursdays 7pm bible studyworship service Sundays 10:30827 Ridge Road, Cobbs Creek, Va. [email protected] up Resurrection Sunday Worship Service, April 4th at 10:30am. All are welcome ___________________TABERNACLE OF FAITH7028 Woodsville Road, Hayes804-684-9373SUNDAY SERVICE: 11 am; Kingdom Prepa-ration Teaching classes are held at 10 a.m.; Intercessory prayer is 6-7 p.m. every Wednes-day. Bible study is 7 to 8 pm every Thursday at the church.

PRESBYTERIAN GRACE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH6470 Main St., Gloucester, VADr. Douglas Nagel, Pastor693-2071, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily.E-mail: [email protected] see activities go to website: gracecovenant.usSchedule: Sunday School, 9:15 am; Worship, 10:30am___________________GROVES MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH9117 Glass Road, P. O. Box 1263, Hayes VAPh: 804-642-9698Rev. Michael Condrey, Interim-PastorSunday School 9 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.www.grovesmemchurchva.org

ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH OF FRANCIS DE SALESRt. 647, Lover’s Lane, Mathews Court HouseFather Gerry KaggwaSpring Schedule: Sunday Mass 11 a.m.Weekday Mass: 9 a.m. Tues. & Fri.Holy Day Mass: 5:30 p.m.Worship, 10:30am4073 Cedar Bush Rd. Hayes, VA___________________CHURCH OF ST. THERESE6262 Main Street • Gloucester, VA 23061804-693-5939 • Father Gregory KandtWeekend Masses: 5 PM Saturday, 8 & 10:30 AM Sunday; Holy Day Mass: 12:00 and 7:00 pm; Faith Formation: K-8 at 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.9-12 at 6:00 to 8:00

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTSGLOUCESTER WARD6846 Short Lane, GloucesterSunday Service: 10:00 amVisitors Welcomewww.comeuntochrist.org / 804-384-3765

UNITEDMETHODISTBETHANY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH1860 Hayes Rd., Old Rt. 17, Glou. Pt., VA, Rev. Moonsup “Paul” Song Pastor, 642-2110www.bethanyumc-gp.orgServices: Sunday Worship: 10:00am; Adult Sunday School: Immediately following Worship

BEULAH UNITED METHODIST CHURCHNew Point, VARev. Dede Parrish, Pastor • 725-2775Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.___________________CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH121 Church Street, Mathews, VARev. John Choi, 725-3332SUNDAY; Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship Service:9:15 a.m., ___________________LOCUST GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHPastor Booker Brown804-725-3504 / cell: 804-513-9258Rt. 3, DuttonSunday School: 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Nursery provided, Children’s Church, elevator___________________MATHEWS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCHJoin Us For WorshipBuckley Hall Road, Cobbs Creek, VAwww.mathewschapelumc.orgPastor Marcus Stallworth 804-725-9275Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; Worship - 11 am Nursery Provided___________________OLIVE BRANCH12403 Harcum Road, Gloucester, VA 23061 Phone : 804.693.3754 Sunday Worship 9:30 am___________________SALEM UMC11408 Salem Church Rd, Glouc., VA 23061Between Turks Ferry Rd and Hunny Pot Ln(804) 693-3754 • umc.org Sunday Worship 11:00 am ___________________SINGLETON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH5869 Ware Neck Rd., Schley, VARev. Calvin Griffin • 804-693-3811Worship service 11 a.m.; Congregational Sunday School at 9:45 in the church annex. “We are workers together with God!”www.singletonumc.0rghttp://singletonumcblog.wordpress.com

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Church Spotlight

APOSTLES LUTHERAN CHURCH

Apostles Lutheran Church will cel-ebrate thirty one years of ministry. You are invited to come and expe-rience what makes Apostles a joyful place to worship and serve our Lord.

SSaatt..,, OOcctt 1166 ••1100aamm--33ppmmBethany United Methodist Church

1860 Hayes Road, Gloucester Point

Outdoor activities for the whole family—food truck, craft vendors, pumpkin patch & much more!

Interested vendors, call 804-642-2110Admission is free and all are welcome!

Autumn Festival & Craft Fair

Zion Poplars welcomes new pastor this week

Rev. Ronald W. Gayle Sr. and Angela Gayle.

The congregation of Zion Poplars Baptist Church, Gloucester, will welcome this week its new pastor and his wife, the Rev. and Mrs. Ron-ald W. Gayle Sr. His first Sun-day service will be at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, and will be held outside.

An installation service for Zion Poplars’ 11th pastor will also be held outside the church at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Willie Dickerson, pastor of Union Zion Bap-tist Church, Ware Neck, will render the sermon and the Rev. Ward Warren, pastor of First Baptist Church, Or-dinary, will be the worship leader. The Male Chorus of Zion Poplars will sing. Every-one is encouraged to bring a lawn chair.

The Rev. Mr. Gayle is com-ing from Union Zion Baptist

Church, Ware Neck, where he served as an associate minister for the last four years. Prior to that, he was the pastor of Christ Fellow-ship Christian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a direct descendent of one of the original 17 found-ers.

He spent 20 years in the military with the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy where he retired after 20 years of ser-vice.

Gayle is married to Angela Gayle of Philadelphia. They are a blended family with eight children, all grown and living on their own. Mrs. Gayle is also retired from the United States Navy after serving for 20 years.

He is the son of the late Thomas (Wilton) Gayle of

Ware Neck and his moth-er, Mary Willis-Gayle of Mathews. Pastor Gayle is also the nephew of the late Warner Smith who was pas-tor of Zion Poplars from 1945-1990.

In the midst of the pan-demic Gayle and his wife es-tablished a non-profit orga-nization, RevGayle.Org Inc. and RevGayle.com, where he preaches a new sermon ev-ery Sunday.

The church will observe its outside and conference wor-ship service from 9-10 a.m. Sunday. The sermon title of the Rev. Mr. Gayle will be “A Pastor’s Vision.”

Prayer meeting and Bible study, Matthew 15:21-28, will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Con-ference call number for both services is 1-617-769-8975.

Services announced

by local churches

Special services and other ac-tivities in churches this week in-clude the following:

ABINGDON EPISCOPALAbingdon Episcopal Church,

White Marsh, will worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. The 10:30 service will include baptism and children’s cha-pel. Those attending in person are asked to mask. Those at-tending via livestream can ac-cess the service via YouTube or Facebook.

APOSTLES LUTHERANApostles Lutheran Church,

Gloucester, will hold in-person worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The service can also be joined via Zoom; an invitation to the service and the bulletin will be sent to the congregation via email and can also be ac-cessed on the church’s website at apostles-elca.org. Children’s Chapel will be held at noon and a new Bible study is being held on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. via Zoom; links to Zoom for both are on the website.

BELLAMY UNITED METHODISTBellamy United Methodist

Church, Gloucester, will cele-brate worship on at 9 a.m in the picnic pavilion or the fellow-ship hall depending on weather and air quality conditions, and 10 a.m. in the sanctuary. All adults should consider wearing a mask.

Weekly devotions remain available on the Bellamy UMC Facebook page. Worship ser-vices can be found on the church’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

BETHANY UNITED METHODISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Moonsup “Paul” Song of Beth-any United Methodist Church, Gloucester Point, at 10 a.m. Sunday will be “How Do I Love My Church?—By Service.” Fol-lowing the service, Sunday school classes will be available for all ages.

Outdoor Movie Night, “Soul Surfer,” will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday. All are welcome to this free, family-friendly event. Bring a chair, blanket, or drive up and enjoy a movie under the stars. Popcorn and snacks will be provided.

BETHEL BAPTISTBethel Baptist Church,

Gloucester, will celebrate its an-nual Sunday School anniversary at noon Sunday. Trustee Harold Howard will deliver the mes-sage. This will be an in-person worship service. The service can also be accessed by logging onto https://global.gotomeet-ing.com/join/929136757. You can also call 1-312-757-3121 and use access code, 929-136-757#. All worshippers will be required to wear a mask inside the church; temperature checks performed and social distance observed. Sunday school will start at 10 o’clock.

Bible study and Sunday school will be held online using the same login information.

BETHEL UNITED METHODISTThe sermon title of the Rev.

Kristie Askew, pastor of Bethel United Methodist Church, Onemo, at the 10:50 a.m. Sun-day service will be “Taming the Tongue.” The September Mis-sion Project is collecting school supplies for Mathews Elemen-tary School.

CHURCH OF THE LIVING WORDChurch of the Living Word,

Hayes, will hold a men’s confer-ence, “On Assignment,” at 7 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Robert Thomp-son of First Baptist Church Mor-rison, Newport News, will be the guest preacher.

The sermon title of Dr. Greg-ory Woodard at the 10 a.m. Sunday revival service will be “Blind Faith.”

The Gospel of St. Luke will be the topic for the 6:30 p.m. in-person Wednesday Bible study.

FIRST BAPTIST The sermon title of Pastor

Ward Warren of First Baptist Church, Ordinary, at the 11 a.m. Sunday in-person service will

140th anniversary

Petsworth Baptist Church, Gloucester, will celebrate its 140th anniversary with a spe-cial service at 10:30 a.m. Sun-day. Pastor Streeter Wiatt, the great-great-grandson of Elder William Wiatt, the church’s first pastor, will speak.

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The Rev. Douglas D. Riley received one of 11 Governor’s Honor Awards granted on Sept. 15 by Gov. Ralph Northam.

The Rev. Douglas D. Riley, pastor of Shepherdsville Bap-tist Church, Ark, and an em-ployee of the Virginia Retire-ment System, received one of 11 Governor’s Honor Awards granted on Sept. 15 by Gov. Ralph Northam.

Riley was cited for his work during the pandemic to coor-dinate vaccinations against COVID-19 in King William County.

The citation said that he “coordinated vaccination im-plementation for King William County civic and faith-based groups to ensure vaccine doses were maximized. In ad-dition, he coordinated efforts to provide meals to residents who were experiencing finan-cial difficulty during the pan-demic.”

In addition to his work as Shepherdsville’s pastor, Riley is a mentor for the King Wil-liam Fatherhood Program, an active member of the King William Lions Club who has coordinated annual hearing and vision screening, and has worked to purchase AED equipment for churches in King William.

“Mr. Riley has had a tre-mendous impact on his small rural community and is an outstanding example of the

Rev. Riley receives award from Gov. Northam

importance of volunteering to make a difference,” the cita-tion stated.

The Honor Awards recog-nize state employees for their “unwavering efforts, commit-ment to public service, and professional excellence,” a re-lease said.

be “A Vision of Things to Come.” Sunday school begins at 9:30 and can be in-person or Zoom.

Wednesday Bible study will continue online at 6:30 p.m. For dial-in information, call Deacon Albert Ali at 804-642-3019.

FIRST MORNING STAR BAPTISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Larry J. Arrington of First Morn-ing Star Baptist Church, Bena, at the 11 a.m. in-person Sun-day service will be “The Snow-ball Effect.” The service will be livestreamed on the church’s Facebook page and can also be accessed by teleconfer-ence (804-256-2475). The Ush-ers Ministry will be recognized during the service.

GLOUCESTER POINT BAPTISTThe message of Pastor Bud

Goude of Gloucester Point Bap-tist at 11 a.m. Sunday will be from John 5:1-9.

Those who are unvaccinated are encouraged to wear a mask; all others may use their discretion, a release said.

The church service is also be-ing broadcast from the parking lot on Sunday mornings on ra-dio FM 90.5.

GROVES MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIANThe sermon title of the Rev.

Michael Condrey of Groves Me-morial Presbyterian Church, Glass, at 10 a.m. Sunday will be “Staying Salty.” The Nickel-a-Meal offering for Union Baptist Church will be taken this week.

GWYNN’S ISLAND BAPTISTGwynn’s Island Baptist

Church will hold a drive-in service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday around the gazebo across from the church. Parking will begin at 9 o’clock. The sermon topic of Dr. Ed Jordan, pastor, will be “Open or ...?” Isabella Hudgins and Tyrone Hudgins will pro-vide special music.

KINGSTON EPISCOPAL PARISHKingston Episcopal Parish,

Mathews, has returned to its regular Sunday schedule, 8 a.m. at Christ Church and 10:30 at Kingston Chapel at the par-ish house. The later service is livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook.

The Monday class will ex-plore the holy in our everyday living, “Christmas: The Word in the Flesh—Our Bodies and the Body of Christ,” begins via Zoom at 4 p.m. The same class will be in-person on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the parish house. Wednesday Healing/Holy Eu-charist is at noon; choir prac-tice resumes at 3 p.m. at Christ Church. Masking has been mandated by the bishop of The Diocese of Virginia. The ID and passcode for all online events can be obtained from the church office, 804-725-2175.

MATHEWS BAPTISTMathews Baptist Church,

Hudgins, will hold in-person services on Sunday: contempo-rary at 9 a.m. (also online) and traditional at 11 o’clock (also on CD upon request). The sermon

title of Pastor Brian Kramer will be “The Shrewd Steward.”

There are two new women’s Bible studies: Wednesdays, 9:15 a.m., at the home of Beth Lewis (804-725-6102), “The Gospel of Matthew” and Mondays, 7 p.m., “The Battle Plan for Prayer.” Call church office at 804-725-3707 to sign up.

MATHEWS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST

The sermon title of Pastor Marcus Stallworth of Mathews Chapel United Methodist Church, Cobbs Creek, at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “Here I Am.”

Wednesday Bible study on “Philippians” will begin at 7 p.m., via Zoom. One can email [email protected] to get the online joining information.

MORNING GLORY BAPTIST Morning Glory Baptist

Church, Gloucester, will cel-ebrate the third pastoral anni-versary of Pastor Darrell Hud-son Sr. at 3 p.m. Sunday. One can worship in-person in the sanctuary, from your car in the parking lot on a FM radio station to be determined, or on conference call line, 701-801-6981. The Rev. Dr. Howard Heard, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Newport News, and choir will be the guest speaker at the service. Dinner will be served at 12:30.

NEW POINT FRIENDSThe sermon title of Pastor

Thomas Bunting of New Point Friends Church at 11 a.m. Sun-day will be “He Lives and Re-stores Life.”

NEWINGTON BAPTISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Mike Gray of Newington Bap-tist Church, Gloucester, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday will be “Leading Like the Chief Shepherd.” The service will also be streamed live on the church’s Facebook page. The nursery, for infants and toddlers, and Kids Wor-ship, for children age four years through fifth grade, will be available.

Activities for adults and grades K-12 begin every Wednesday evening at 6:30.

The Clothes Closet will be open from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday.

OLIVE BRANCH UNITED METHODISTThe sermon title of the Rev.

Ann Tang of Olive Branch United Methodist Church, Gloucester, at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday in-person service will be “Victory Through Truthful Speaking.” A virtual service will be held at 10:30 on the Face-book page at Salem United Methodist Church, Gloucester. In-person adult Sunday school will be held at 10:30 in the con-ference room. A church picnic will begin at 4 p.m.

Virtual Fall Bible study is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday on Facebook.

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PETSWORTH BAPTISTPetsworth Baptist Church,

Gloucester, will celebrate its 140th anniversary at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Elder William Wi-att was the church’s first pas-tor when it was established in 1881. Pastor Streeter Wiatt, great-great-grandson of El-der Wiatt, will be the keynote speaker at the service.

PROVIDENCE BAPTISTPastor Chris McMillan of

Providence Baptist Church, Hayes, has begun a new ser-mon series from the book of Philippians. Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. There is child care available for in-fants through 3 years old and Arrow Kidz for children pre-K through third grade.

Family movie night, “Curi-ous George,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday in the fellowship hall.

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 1-7 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall. To schedule an appointment, visit red-crossblood.org and enter sponsor code GVVa or call 1-800-733-2767.

REVGAYLE.ORG INC.The sermon title on

revgayle.com will be “A Pas-tor’s Vision.” A new sermon is posted every Sunday. All pre-vious sermons can be viewed online anytime.

SALEM UNITED METHODIST, DIGGSThe sermon title of the Rev.

Charlie Moore at 10:50 a.m. Sunday in Salem United Meth-odist Church, Diggs, will be “God Has a Plan for You.” Adult and children Sunday school will begin at 9:45.

SALEM UNITED METHODIST, GLOUCESTER

The sermon title of the Rev. Ann Tang of Salem United Methodist Church, Gloucester, at the 11 a.m. Sunday in-per-son service will be “Victory Through Truthful Speaking.” A virtual service will be held at 10:30 on the Facebook page at Salem United Methodist Church, Gloucester. In-person adult Sunday school will be held at 10 o’clock in the con-ference room.

The virtual Fall Bible study is held every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook.

A spaghetti fundraiser will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2. Tickets must be bought in advance and can

be purchased from the church office, $12 a ticket. Call 804-693-3754. Take-out and eat-in.

SHEPHERDSVILLE BAPTISTShepherdsville Baptist

Church, Gloucester, welcomes everyone to in-person wor-ship service at 11 a.m. Sunday. The sermon title of the Rev. Vivian Holmes will be “A Call to Service.” The 40th anniver-sary of the Missionaries will be observed. CDC guidelines will be followed with social dis-tancing, temperature checks at the door and mask require-ments during service. One can also join the service by Zoom, shepherdsvillebaptist-church.org or conference call (518-418-1016).

ST. JAMES ANGLICANThe Rev. Kevin Fife will cel-

ebrate Holy Communion at 10 a.m. Sunday in St. James Anglican Church, Gloucester, with a weekly potluck fel-lowship afterwards. Morning Prayer will be at 8:30.

On Wednesday, Michaelmas will be celebrated with Holy Communion at 6:30 p.m. and fellowship afterwards.

ST. MATTHEW UNITED METHODISTThe sermon title of the Rev.

Kristie Askew, pastor of St. Matthew United Methodist Church, Peary, at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service will be “Tam-ing the Tongue.”

THE FIRST UNITED BAPTISTThe First United Baptist

Church, White Marsh, will hold in-sanctuary worship at 11 a.m. Sunday. The sermon title of Pastor E. Randolph Graham

will be “Post Pentecost: Mak-ing An Impact For The Lord Part II.” The service will also be simulcast and streamed via Zoom and Facebook Live. Mask wearing is required and social distancing will be observed.

UNION BAPTISTPastor Jared Berry of Union

Baptist Church, Hayes, will continue his series, “Built by God,” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

If you would like to fill a backpack for children in Ap-palachia, leave the backpack on the church pew in the stair-well closest to the office. They are due Oct. 24.

WESTVILLE BAPTISTThe sermon title of the Rev.

Bob Huff, pastor of Westville Baptist Church, Mathews, at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service will be “Is Your Faith Genu-ine?” A collection will be taken for the Alma Hunt Virginia Missions.

Wednesday Bible study on “Numbers” will begin at 4 p.m.

Non-perishables and toi-letries are being collected for Hands Across Mathews and for Mathews Social Services.

ZION POPLARS BAPTISTZion Poplars Baptist Church,

Gloucester, will observe its outside and conference wor-ship service from 9-10 a.m. Sunday. The sermon title of the Rev. Ronald W. Gayle Sr. will be “A Pastor’s Vision.”

Prayer meeting and Bible study, Matthew 15:21-28, will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Con-ference call number for both services is 1-617-769-8975.

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Do you want to know a secret?Secrets are enticing things,

aren’t they? It seems that our human nature can’t resist un-ravelling a secret. Secrets, by their very nature, are known to some people and not known to others. We love to know something that other people don’t know.

Knowledge is power. For centuries mankind has pur-sued knowledge. We were created to know God, and to know things, and thereby discover how to use what we know. Our lives are geared for gathering and analyz-ing information. In a sense, knowable facts become tools which enable us to accom-plish things. Therefore, the quest to uncover secrets, and find ways to utilize what we know, is nothing new.

Secrets, or mysteries, peak our interest because we love a challenge. Have you ever participated in an Escape Room experience? They are popular because you must solve a series of secret puz-zlers to escape the room within the given time period. (It’s only a game, of course!) It is a race against time, and you have to use your imagi-nation and your brain to suc-ceed. Collecting information is vital, but your group must work as a team to discover all the secrets.

There is a spiritual mystery, or secret, that was undiscov-ered for thousands of years. It is the mystery of how God was going to once and for all deal with the sins of man-kind, which alienated us from Him and the life He created us to live. For millennia it was

a secret, awaiting the perfect time when Jesus would come and live a sinless life, in order to shed His blood on our be-half. How could fallen man, who has sinned and become a slave of sin and a harbor a sinful nature, ever live a life acceptable to a flawless, sin-less God, whose sheer holi-ness denies us access to His presence? Inquiring minds want to know!

How can we discover the true fountain of youth, and live forever in the presence of God? How can we experi-ence the beauty and majesty of God, when we are so bent and corrupted by sin? How can we start anew, burying our old life and living a life that is pleasing to God? That is what we long to know.

The greatest knowledge that has ever existed con-sists of coming to know eternal God, our Creator, in an ongoing and personal re-lationship. Do you want to know the secret of how God Himself came to live among us in the person of Jesus? Do you want to know the secret of how to be forgiven, to a have a clean slate with God?

The secret is now revealed! God has shown us how to live a life pleasing to Him, so you will never be alienated from God again. In Colossians 1:27 (LEB) Paul revealed the mys-tery’s solution, the secret to a restored relationship with God: “… God wanted to make known what is the glorious wealth of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

God is revealing this truth

to us, that what used to be an unsolved mystery, has now been made reality through Christ. This was the plan of God for providing both the forgiveness of our sins, and His power moving into the believers’ lives through the indwelling presence of Christ in the Holy Spirit. Jesus’s death brought forgiveness of sins. His resurrection raised believers up with Christ to live an ongoing relationship with God. When the Holy Spirit came into our lives, Je-sus and the Father came with the Spirit (cf. John 14:23).

The secret is that, as be-lievers, we now have Christ living within us, giving us the power to live for God, and be-ing the guarantee that we will live with glorious God forev-er and ever. Do you want to know a secret? Jesus living within you gives you every-thing you need: the wisdom of God, the forgiveness of God, the power of God, the joy of God, the holiness of God, all because Christ lives in the believer. In Jesus you have all you need to please God and live for Him! Thank God for letting us know the secret, benefit from God’s ac-complishments in Christ, and live a new life that is forever lived with God.

P.S. The secret is no longer a secret! Go tell your friends how they can have a new life with new power to live with God, and for God!

Dr. Ed Jordan is pastor of Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church. He can be reached at [email protected].

LIFELINES|BY DR. ED JORDAN

HOPE AwardBrenda Dixon, president of the Gloucester Branch of the NAACP, received the first Sisters in the Spirit Ministries HOPE Award, presented by SIS treasurer Ron-ald L. Brown. The presentation of $100 and a framed certificate took place at Shepherdsville Baptist Church on Sept. 12. Dixon was recognized for mobilizing COVID-19 vaccination clinics. HOPE stands for Helping Others with Purpose and Empowerment.

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Newly appointed Mathews teachers are announced110 YEARS AGO

Thursday, Sept. 21, 1911from the Mathews Journal

With the exception of Mathews C.H. where the new building is not quite complet-ed, schools in the Westville district will open Oct. 1. The teachers so far appointed are Mathews C.H. Paul A. Hobday; Misses Nellie Shackleford, Mary E. Green and Georgia James; Bohannon, Misses Marion Enos and Lillie White; Foster, Miss Eunice Soles. Car-dinal, Miss Ruth Jones; North, Miss Carrie Freeman; Milford Haven, Misses Mary L. Fox, Mary Williams and Christine Phaup.

100 YEARS AGOThursday, Sept. 22, 1921

from the Gloucester GazetteOn Friday of last week about

25 young people held a clam-bake on the Toddsbury shore, all bringing provisions and each cooking their supper over the coals. It was a very pleasant occasion for all.

Mr. W.S. Mott spent several days in Richmond this week.

Some of the young people of the neighborhood are getting to be expert swimmers. They have swum across the river several times, a distance of half a mile.

A party of about twelve of our young ladies was enter-tained Tuesday night on the battleship Arkansas (likely in drydock at Norfolk Navy Yard), with a delightful dinner and dance.

from the Mathews JournalMr. J.E. Johnson is cleaning

around and improving the small building back of the tele-phone building and expects to open a drug store within a short time. It is understood that Mr. L.S. French will erect on his lot here, upon which the old drug store stood, an-other building to be used by Mr. Johnson as a drug store.


from the Gloucester GazetteFormal opening of the new

club house of the Country Club of Gloucester, it is an-nounced, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 10. The new building is now fully com-pleted and is one of the most attractive club houses in Tide-water Virginia. Features of the formal opening will include a golf tournament in the af-ternoon, tea from four to six o’clock and a dance from nine to twelve.

from the Mathews JournalJames Small and James Ow-

ens, while fishing near the home of Capt. Henry Foster in East River, caught a ground-hog and now have him in a pen. The fabled weather prophet was out for a swim when seen by the fishermen who pulled their anchor and paddled within striking range. They beat and worried the critter until he finally gave up and was hauled into the boat. He is now enjoying himself immensely in a nice pen in the floor of which he has dug several holes. In one of these he will probably take up his winter quarters and in the Spring when Ground Hog Day comes around again, Messrs. Small and Owens will be in position to give us first-hand, eye-witness information as to the sort of weather we may expect.


from the Gazette-JournalThe Boy Scouts will meet

at the Log Cabin at Botetourt school at 6 o’clock sharp, on Friday, to leave for the football game in Newport News. Each boy is to be on time and have ferry fare for the trip. Only those boys who have joined the troop or who have been attending meetings regularly are eligible to go. The game is free for all Scouts, leaders and those furnishing transporta-tion. Be on time.


from the Gazette-Journal The Commonwealth of Vir-

ginia possessed the Glouces-ter-Yorktown Ferry, Inc. property Friday, Sept. 14, at a purchase price of $785,646 consummated by the State Highway Department with officials of the ferry corpora-tion.

The property was bought from the Virginia Methodist Orphanage, Richmond, sole owners of the ferry facility, and formal control and op-eration passed to the State at midnight last Saturday.


from the Gazette-JournalRescue work made neces-

sary by the prospect of Hur-ricane Esther seriously affect-ing this area was organized and executed Tuesday by the Gloucester Civil Defense Unit, with other local agencies and many private citizens cooper-ating in the project.

Between 175 and 200 resi-dents of lower Gloucester,

Ware Neck and other areas which were already flooded or expected to be affected by heavy winds and high tides were evacuated from their homes to Gloucester High School on Tuesday night. The Gloucester County Red Cross Chapter provided them with coffee, sandwiches, milk and fruit juice and other accom-modations during their over-night stay. All had returned to their homes by 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.


from the Gazette-JournalBeginning next Wednesday

at 7 p.m., and continuing each Wednesday until December, the home economics depart-ment at Gloucester Interme-diate School will be offering a free beginner’s course in clothing construction. Any-one interested in enrolling may contact Miss C.M. Harris, home economics teacher at GIS.

Those who do not wish to enroll in the night classes may contact Miss Harris at the school for assistance with sewing problems.


from the Gazette-JournalAt least six school buses

will be available Oct. 16-19 to transport Mathews citi-zens to Bicentennial activities in Yorktown.

The Mathews County School Board Tuesday night approved this request from County Administrator William H. Whitley, and set passenger fees which are intended to cover the cost of operation of the buses.

Adults will be charged $5 and children $2.50, for the bus trips. Superintendent of Schools Ira R. Hanna indicat-ed that these charges should cover the estimated opera-tion cost of $1/mile. He said the drivers and bus mechanic who will be on duty will be paid time and a half.


from the Gazette-JournalPage Middle School stu-

dents and teachers staged a fashion show for Back to School Night Monday to dis-play outfits presently pro-hibited under the dress code which they would like to see accepted as school attire.

Teachers modeled first, dis-playing the extremes in dress that they would deem unac-ceptable but which could be allowed under present rules. Examples included tattered clothing and tight skirts.

Students then exhibited the usual attire allowed under the code, followed by some code-breakers which they believe are unjustly disallowed. The students want to add both shorts and spandex pants covered by tunics to their school wardrobes.

“All kids everywhere at oth-

er schools are allowed to wear shorts,” said Becky Moller, an advocate for the change who has a daughter at Page.


from the Gazette-JournalThe Gloucester High School

girls’ tennis team earned a hard-fought 6-3 victory over visiting Heritage last Thurs-day. The four and one-half hour match was highlighted by a dramatic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 singles comeback by Katie

Burner.Other individual winners in-

cluded Brittany Groover, Emi-ly Stringer, and Kim Baumgart. Doubles victories were post-ed by Stringer/Burner and Stephanie Perry/Jillian Knauf.


from the Gazette-JournalSteady rain did not dampen

the spirits of more than 300 people who participated in Saturday’s Walk To End Alz-heimer’s in Gloucester.

Nor did road construc-tion on Main Street in the Gloucester village near the start at Botetourt Elementary School, which limited walkers to a residential area approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation.

“We had approximately 300 walkers, 22 teams and raised to date, $35,800,” said Ellie Galloway, branch coordina-tor of the Middle Peninsula/Northern Neck branch of the Greater Richmond chapter, Alzheimer’s Association.

FILE PHOTO

Scam alertInvestigator G. Ann Shockley of the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office presented a talk in 1999 about scams aimed at senior citizens. She was addressing the newly-organized Gloucester Chapter of the AARP, in a meeting held at Gloucester Library.

Five generationsFive generations of a Mathews County family held a gathering last month. They are, from left to right, Caitlyne Belvin, Auria Storm Belvin, Richie Belvin, Ellamae Jordan Bradshaw (seated) holding Thessili Sage Belvin, Barbara Belvin, Auna-mairay Noelle Washington, Baylee Washington, Kaizer Grey Washington and Zenovia Wren Washington.

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Walter Reed Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester is converting part of its facility to a memory care unit with 28 new memory care beds. This will increase the facility’s memory care capacity to 51 beds. Shown, from left, are Walter Reed Administrator Bryant Hudgins and Virginia Health Services Vice President Don Lundin.

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Doug Walker, left, owner of Backwoods BBQ, has entered into an agreement with Mark Letchworth, owner of Moughons, Inc., in Mathews, to lease the former lawnmower repair shop adjacent to the hardware store for a small, eat-in/take-out barbecue diner.

Backwoods BBQ to set up shop next to Moughons, Inc.Walter Reed Convalescent

expanding memory care

Hayes branch of BB&T to close as

banks merge

BY SHERRY HAMILTON

The Backwoods BBQ food truck that most recently was located on Main Street next to the Mathews Post Office has been retired, but Mathews res-idents will still be able to pur-chase Doug Walker’s popular pulled pork at Moughons, Inc.

Mark Letchworth, owner of Moughons, said he is convert-ing a former lawnmower re-pair shop adjacent to his Ace hardware store into an eat-in or take-out barbecue diner. While the renovations are be-ing made, he said, he’ll be sell-ing Backwoods BBQ’s pulled pork and homemade barbe-cue sauce in the market area of the hardware store.

Walker, owner of Backwoods BBQ, will lease the converted space in order to sell all of his signature barbecue products, including brisket, smoked chicken, pulled pork, and ribs. He said he’ll also contin-ue selling homemade maca-roni salad, potato salad, and coleslaw.

Letchwork said he and his wife, Jo-Ann, had been look-ing for a tenant for the space and were excited about the ar-

rangements they’ve been able to work out. In addition to the barbecue products, plans are underway to eventually in-stall equipment to establish a butchery at the site, and Letchworth, who has worked

in food service in the past, is planning on offering some seafood items, as well.

Walker said his target open-ing date is Nov. 1, depending on how quickly the renova-tions can be completed.

BY TYLER BASS

The Hayes branch of BB&T will close on Feb. 2 of next year and will be consolidat-ed into the Grafton branch as BB&T and SunTrust merge into a single entity called Truist.

According to Amber Odom of Truist Corporate Commu-nications, the consolidation will see all client accounts with the Hayes branch au-tomatically transferred to Grafton. Employees of the Hayes branch will also be transferred to different loca-

tions.The consolidation is in re-

sponse to a number of fac-tors, said Odom, including the rise of mobile banking which has affected branch usage across the board. The pandemic has increased the number of people using mo-bile banking.

“With so many heritage BB&T and SunTrust branch-es [so close] to one another, there are natural opportu-nities to consolidate two branches into one with very little impact to our clients,” said Odom.

BY SHERRY HAMILTON

Walter Reed Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester is converting a portion of its facility from long-term care to memory care, increasing the number of beds available for residents with dementia and other memory-related issues.

Administrator Bryant Hudgins said the conversion will involve creating a secured unit in the Abingdon build-ing, adding 28 new beds for residents who might tend to wander and who need more intervention and individual treatment than others. This will increase the number of memory care beds at the facil-ity to 51, he said. It will also decrease the number of long-term care beds available.

Individualized, one-on-one activities will be offered in the converted unit, said Hudgins, especially for patients who don’t do well in large group activities.

Don Lundin, Vice President of Operations for the center’s parent company, Virginia Health Services, said that, in addition to the new beds, a staff education area in the Abingdon building will be con-verted into a dining room that

is a more secure space. On top of that, some space will be turned into a Snoezelen room, providing an area where a resident who is having a dif-ficult time can be soothed in a multi-sensory environment, using such techniques as aro-matherapy, light effects and music.

Hudgins said he has re-ceived a lot of calls over time from people with fam-ily members at home who are in need of 24-hour care, but it’s difficult for them to find a place that can provide around-the-clock care while keeping residents safe. He has also received calls from agen-cies and other facilities as far away as Richmond that are seeking to place patients in a memory care unit.

While there are private memory care facilities avail-able, he said, Walter Reed is the only facility in the region that both provides memory care and accepts Medicaid payment.

“People in general don’t have the thousands of dollars available to put memory care patients in private facilities,” he said.

Walter Reed accepts people of all ages who have memory problems, said Hudgins, in-

cluding some head-injured patients that are consid-ered on a case-by-case basis during consultation with the healthcare provid-er and family. The turnover rate at the facility is very low, he said, with a bed only becoming available if someone is discharged. Some patients who begin in the memory care unit will eventually transfer to the long-term care unit rather than being transferred to a completely different facil-ity, he said.

Heather Duncan, Senior Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, said that VHS is now hiring new employees in order to provide the more individu-alized care required in a memory care facility.

“We’re creating more jobs in the community,” she said. Hudgins said that working with residents with memory loss requires a special type of person, and he hopes to be able to hire as many as a dozen people with the specialized skills needed.

Chesapeake rebrands small business financing serviceChesapeake Bank, a Kilmar-

nock-based community bank with locations throughout Virginia including branches in Gloucester, Mathews and Hayes, has announced the rebranding of Flexent, a flex-ible service that allows entre-preneurs and small business owners to borrow against the strength of their invoices or inventory.

Flexent, formerly known as CashFlow, is a national service providing business owners with a safe, federally regulated low-cost option for financing. The service is ideal for small businesses that may not qualify for a traditional loan but can benefit from fi-nancing that is fully backed by a community bank, a Ches-apeake Bank release stated.

“The two primary prod-ucts within our Flexent divi-sion are accounts receivable financing and asset-based lending, both of which of-fer significant benefits to small business customers,” said Kevin Wood, senior vice president and managing di-rector of the Flexent program at Chesapeake Bank. “We can provide financing for needs up to several million dollars at critical junctures—called inflection points—along a company’s growth trajec-tory.”

For example, customers who are approved for ac-counts receivable financing can send Flexent a copy of their invoices. Upon qualifi-cation, the bank will advance cash equating to 80 to 90 per-cent of the invoices within 24 hours.

Flexent’s asset-based lend-ing product allows custom-ers to borrow against the

strength of invoices and in-ventory for needs of $500,000-$4 million-plus. Upon quali-fication, Chesapeake Bank can advance businesses 80-90 percent of accounts receiv-ables and up to 50 percent of that amount in inventory.

“Just like it sounds, Flexent is more flexible, much less re-strictive and less expensive than factoring or equity fi-nancing,” said Wood. “There’s no need to give up equity in your company and Flexent is competitively priced to help business owners save on in-terest and fees.”

Wood noted that other fi-nancial institutions in Chesa-peake Bank’s footprint, and even outside its market ar-eas, have recommended us-ing Flexent through Chesa-peake Bank to assist small business customers needing bank-backed cash instead of a traditional loan. “Working together, we invest in the suc-cess of our customers and re-ferral partners,” he said.

John Marshall of Atlantic Coast Electric Supply began using CashFlow, now Flex-ent, in 2017 when he needed a flexible line of credit to pur-chase a distressed business and ultimately grow to five locations in the Carolinas.

“My primary bank referred me to Chesapeake Bank, which believed in our busi-ness plan and took a shot on us, increasing our line of cred-it from $1.2 million to $4.5 mil-lion over four years,” he said. “They made it such an easy process and we couldn’t have done it without them.”

For more information about the Flexent program at Ches-apeake Bank, visit https://flexent.com.

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BWW# VA-343602-1TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 155 LEONARDS LANE, MATHEWS, VA 23109. Inexecution of a certain Deed of Trust datedJune 20, 2008, in the original principalamount of $412,500.00 recorded in theClerk’s Office, Circuit Court for MathewsCounty, Virginia as Instrument No.080001232. The undersigned SubstituteTrustee will offer for sale at public auction inthe front of the Circuit Court building forMathews County, 10622 Buckley Hall Road,Mathews, Virginia on October 29, 2021, at3:00 PM, the property described in saidDeed of Trust, located at the above address,and more particularly described as follows:ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL ORTRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THEIMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND THEAPPURTENANCES THEREUNTOBELONGING, SITUATE, LYING AND BEINGIN THE CHESAPEAKE MAGISTERIALDISTRICT OF MATHEWS COUNTY,VIRGINIA, CONTAINING FIVE ANDTWENTY-THREE HUNDREDTHS (5.23)ACRES ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OFSURVEY HEREINAFTER MENTIONED, BETHE SAME MORE OR LESS, ANDBOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTHBY THE LAND OF LEONARD D. MINTER,JR. AND OTHERS, AND THE LAND OFJOSEPH F. WHITE; ON THE EAST BY THELAND OF JOSEPH F. WHITE; ON THESOUTH AND WEST BY THE LAND OFLEONARD D. MINTER, JR. AND OTHERSAND BEING MORE FULLY ACCURATELYDESCRIBED AS LOT NO. 1 ON THAT PLATOF SURVEY MADE BY CARLTON D.HUDGINS, SURVEYOR OF MATHEWSCOUNTY, DATED MARCH 2, 1937, ANDRECORDED IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE OFTHE CIRCUIT COURT OF MATHEWSCOUNTY, VIRGINIA IN PLAT BOOK NO. 3,PAGE 19. MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS155 LEONARDS LANE, MATHEWS,VIRGINIA.TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s

deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale priceor ten percent (10%) of the original principalbalance of the subject Deed of Trust,whichever is lower, in the form of cash orcertified funds payable to the SubstituteTrustee must be present at the time of thesale. The balance of the purchase price willbe due within fifteen (15) days of sale,otherwise Purchaser’s deposit may beforfeited to Trustee. Time is of the essence. If the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled to areturn of the deposit paid. The Purchasermay, if provided by the terms of the Trustee’sMemorandum of Foreclosure Sale, be

BWW# VA-315659-2TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 333GWYNNSVILLE RD, GWYNN, VA23066. In execution of a certain Deed ofTrust dated August 11, 2010, in the originalprincipal amount of $129,000.00 recorded inthe Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court for MathewsCounty, Virginia as Instrument No.100001184. The undersigned SubstituteTrustee will offer for sale at public auction inthe front of the Circuit Court building forMathews County, 10622 Buckley Hall Road,Mathews, Virginia on October 29, 2021, at3:00 PM, the property described in saidDeed of Trust, located at the above address,and more particularly described as follows:PARCEL I: ALL OF THAT CERTAIN PIECEOR PARCEL OF LAND TOGETHER WITHALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, ALLRIGHTS, WAYS, EASEMENTS ANDAPPURTENANCES SITUATE INPIANKITANK MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT,MATHEWS COUNTY, VIRGINIA, LYINGAND BEING ON GWYNN’S ISLAND ANDCONTAINING 1.80 ACRES, MORE ORLESS. SAID LAND IS SUBSTANTIALLYBOUNDED NOW OR FORMERLY ASFOLLOWS: NORTH BY LAND OFCARROLL L. FORREST AND DELLA A.FORREST; EAST BY LAND OF JAMES R.MITCHEM; SOUTH BY LAND OF HARRY E.MITCHEM AND AUDREY R. MITCHEM ANDLAND OF WENDELL RAY MITCHEM,HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED AS PARCEL II;AND, WEST BY LAND OF WENDELL RAYMITCHEM, HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED ASPARCEL II AND STATE ROUTE #637. FORA MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION ASTO THE METES AND BOUNDS OF SAIDLAND REFERENCE IS MADE TO A PLATOF SURVEY PREPARED BY EDWARD J.KELLER, C.L.S., DATED JUNE 2, 1978,REVISED JULY 31, 1978, A COPY OFWHICH IS RECORDED IN THE CLERK’SOFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OFMATHEWS COUNTY, VIRGINIA, IN D.B.107, PAGE 712, AND WHEREON SAIDLAND IS DESIGNATED AS “PARCEL A -1.80 ACRES.” PARCEL II: ALL OF THATCERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LANDTOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTSTHEREON, IF ANY, ALL RIGHTS, WAYEASEMENTS, AND APPURTENANCESSITUATE IN PIANKITANK MAGISTERIALDISTRICT, MATHEWS COUNTY, VIRGINIA,LYING AND BEING ON GWYNN’S ISLANDAND CONTAINING 0.21 OF AN ACRE,MORE OR LESS. SAID LAND ISSUBSTANTIALLY BOUNDED NOW ORFORMERLY AS FOLLOWS: NORTH ANDEAST BY LAND OF WENDELL RAYMITCHEM, HEREINABOVE DESCRIBEDAS PARCEL I, SOUTH BY LAND OFHARRY E. MITCHEM AND AUDREY R.MITCHEM; AND, WEST BY STATE ROUTE#637. FOR A MORE PARTICULARDESCRIPTION AS TO THE METES ANDBOUNDS OF SAID LAND REFERENCE ISMADE TO A PLAT OF SURVEY PREPAREDBY EDWARD J. KELLER, C.L.S., DATEDJUNE 2, 1978, REVISED JULY 31, 1978, ACOPY OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN THECLERK’S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUITCOURT OF MATHEWS COUNTY,VIRGINIA, IN D.B. 107, PAGE 715 ANDWHEREON SAID LAND IS DESIGNATEDAS “PARCEL C - 0.21 AC.” PARCEL I ANDPARCEL II ARE CONVEYED SUBJECT TOA THIRTY (30) FOOT EASEMENT OFRIGHT OF WAY EXTENDING IN AWESTERLY DIRECTION FROM STATEROUTE #637 TO LAND NOW ORFORMERLY OF JAMES. R. MITCHEMWHICH THIRTY (30) FEET RIGHT OF WAYIS SET FORTH ON THE PLATS OFSURVEY HEREINABOVE MENTIONEDAND DESIGNATED “30 FOOT ROAD TOPARCEL B.” TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH.A bidder’s deposit of ten percent (10%) of thesale price or ten percent (10%) of the originalprincipal balance of the subject Deed ofTrust, whichever is lower, in the form of cashor certified funds payable to the SubstituteTrustee must be present at the time of thesale. The balance of the purchase price willbe due within fifteen (15) days of sale,otherwise Purchaser’s deposit may beforfeited to Trustee. Time is of the essence. Ifthe sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled to areturn of the deposit paid. The Purchasermay, if provided by the terms of the Trustee’sMemorandum of Foreclosure Sale, beentitled to a $50 cancellation fee from theSubstitute Trustee, but shall have no furtherrecourse against the Mortgagor, theMortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Aform copy of the Trustee’s memorandum offoreclosure sale and contract to purchasereal property is available for viewing atwww.bwwsales.com. BIDDERS ARESTRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO WEAR ACOVER OVER BOTH NOSE AND MOUTHAND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING ATTHE AUCTION. Additional terms, if any, to beannounced at the sale. This is acommunication from a debt collector and anyinformation obtained will be used for thatpurpose. The sale is subject to sellerconfirmation. Substitute Trustee: EquityTrustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road,Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. For moreinformation contact: BWW Law Group, LLC,attorneys for Equity Trustees, LLC, 6003Executive Blvd., Suite 101, Rockville, MD20852, 301-961-6555, website:www.bwwsales.com. VA-315659-236t4

LEGAL NOTICEMathews County Wetlands Board herebygives notice that on Wednesday, October6, 2021, at 7 PM in the Mathews CountyHistoric Courthouse, 27 Court Street,Mathews, VA, the Board will hold a publichearings regarding requests for authorizationof the following applications:Pamela Black-Lemon VMRC #21-1550,Map 24A (1) (2) 7, 156 Bayshore Ave. -Request to construct 140’ of marsh sill overfilter cloth with sand backfill and plantings.Project will take place along a portion of theMobjack Bay shoreline.The Flynn Family Trust, VMRC #21-1905, Map 38 (A) 17C, 33 Pearl St. -Request to construct 70’ of revetment andreconstruct approximately 120’ of an existingstone berm. Project will take place along aportion of the Mobjack Bay shoreline.Interested parties are invited to attend themeeting. Application may be reviewed at theMathews County Wetlands Board office,located in the County AdministrationBuilding, 50 Brickbat Road, Mathews,Virginia, Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30p.m. or online at https://-webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/habitat/-index.phpKATY WALDEN, CHAIRMAN,MATHEWS COUNTY WETLANDS BOARD38t2

entitled to a $50 cancellation fee from theSubstitute Trustee, but shall have no furtherrecourse against the Mortgagor, theMortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Aform copy of the Trustee’s memorandum offoreclosure sale and contract to purchasereal property is available for viewing atwww.bwwsales.com. BIDDERS ARESTRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO WEAR ACOVER OVER BOTH NOSE AND MOUTHAND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING ATTHE AUCTION. Additional terms, if any, tobe announced at the sale and the Purchasermay be given the option to execute thecontract of sale electronically. This is acommunication from a debt collector and anyinformation obtained will be used for thatpurpose. The sale is subject to sellerconfirmation. Substitute Trustee: EquityTrustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road.,Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. For moreinformation contact: BWW Law Group, LLC, attorneys for the Equity Trustees, LLC, 6003Executive Blvd., Suite 101, Rockville, MD20852, 301-961-6555, website:www.bwwsales.com VA-343602-1.38t2

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LAND TRANSFERSGLOUCESTER

The following deeds were recorded in the Clerk’s Office of Gloucester Circuit Court during the period Sept. 9-15:

Heather Renee Nelson to Steph-anie Ann St. Clair, 1 acre, York, $265,000.

Frances Blackburn to C.M. Gibson Construction, LLC, 1.3331 acres, Par-cel 3, York, $55,000.

Charles J. Kerns Sr., Family I LLC to James Dominic Hackney, et al, 3.44 acres, Ware, $35,000.

Charles Michael Martin, et al, to Lori A. Lee, et al, Lot 4, Powhatan Chimney, Section 3, Abingdon, $325,000.

Charles S. Jackson, trustee, to Thomas J. Gildea, et al, 5.2035 acres, Parcel 3, Petsworth, $133,667.92.

Arlauskas I, LLC, et al, to Emit G. Stover, et al, Lot 24, Cedar Lake, Ware, $190,000.

Hazel Jackson to Ulysses G. Cas-tro, et al, Lot 4, Ware, $166,100.

Betty B. Dame, et al, to William E. B. Baher, 60 acres, Petsworth, $855,000.

James O. Thompson, et al, to James A. Alexander III, 0.463 acre, Petsworth, $106,000.

George R. Clark Jr., et al, to McKinley McArthur Pryor, Lot 4, York, $239,000.

Stephen Guy Hogge, et al, to Four Reasons Properties, LLC, 0.192 acre, Ware, $1,000.

George Raymond Peterson, et al, to Richard Paul Peterson Jr., Lot 34, Lee’s Neck Farm, Petsworth, gift.

Treavor Green, et al, to Treavor Green, 1 acre, Parcel A, York, gift.

4J3C, LLC to Water Pro Holdings, LLC, 1.585 acres, Ware, $325,000.

John C. Mollison, et al, to Evan James Dautzenberg, et al, 0.95 acre, Parcel 2, $285,000.

Bayridge, Inc., to Sydney Nicole Early, Lot 2A, Block D, Village Woods, Ware, $200,000.

Coastal Community Church to Redeeming Grace Baptist Church, 3 acres, Ware, gift.

Shelby M. Boyer, et al, to Paul Mowery, 0.713 acre, York, $233,000.

R. Bruce Long, et al, to John M. Stanaway, 2.59 acres, Parcel C, Gloucester Point, $425,000.

Michael R. Stoffel to Travis Scott Wyatt, et al, Lot 4, Abingdon, $202,000.

William F. Zeller III, et al, to Wil-liam F. Zeller III, et al, co-trustees, 2.92 acres, Lot 7, Section 2, River-watch, Petsworth, no consideration.

Joel R. Fortune to Thomas Sills, 0.25 acres, Abingdon, $219,000.

Christopher A. Parma to Ricardo Valentin, et al, Lot 44, Beckwith Farms, Gloucester Point, $445,000.

Main Street Landing, LLC to NVR, Inc., Lots 116, 121 and 123, Phase 1, Main Street Landing, $340,000.

Brian L. Luman, et al, to Shawn-Patrick Gallagher Hegner, et al, 1.33 acres, Abingdon, $299,500.

James R. Englert, successor trustee, to Ronald F. Salyer, et al, 4.30 acres, Ware, $775,000.

Christopher Matthews Rhodes to Maribeth Ryan, 0.938 acre, York, $260,000.

Kenneth E. Schulz Jr., et al, to Kenneth E. Schulz Jr., et al, co-trust-ees, 5.771 acres, Parcel 8, Abingdon, no consideration.

Roger T. East, et al, to Carolyn M. Patterson, et al, 4.43 acres, Abing-don, $690,000.

James R. McDonald, et al, to Ja-son B. Snell, et al, Lot 28, Petsworth, $375,000.

Tiffany L. Sawyer to Tiffany L. Sawyer, et al, Lot 4, House Tract Sub-division, Petsworth, gift.

Matthew P. Rapp, et al, to Francis John Gerbus, et al, Lot 26, Petsworth, $353,500.

Nathanael Waldron, et al, to Win-ston Holland, Parcel 3, Pointers, Petsworth, $330,000.

Kenneth W. Middlebrook, et al, to Shawn Tyler Middlebrook, 5.6152 acres, Lot 2, Ware, gift.

Kenneth W. Middlebrook, et al, to Cary Harper Middlebrook, 3.15 acres, Lot 3, Ware, gift.

Custom Builders Express, LLC, to Spencer Aaron Davis, Lot 15, Foxes Creek, Petsworth, $264,650.

MATHEWSThe following deeds were

recorded recently in Mathews Circuit Court:

Helene O. Watts, trustee, to He-lene O. Watts, trustee, Parcel 1: 1.95 acres and Parcel 2: 4.06 acres, West-ville, no consideration.

H. Craig Torbett, et al, to Michael J. Maul, 0.3 acre, Gwynn’s Island, Pi-ankatank, $108,000.

H. Craig Torbett, et al, to Michael J. Maul, 0.987 acre, Gwynn’s Island, Piankatank, $10,000.

H. Douglas Dowdy to Michael Ca-sale, et al, 1.0286 acres, Piankatank, $40,000.

Jean A. Tucker to Glenn S. Tillot-son, et al, Parcel 14, 2.51 acres, West-ville, $410,300.

Maria R. Saunders, et al, to Clarke T. Richardson Jr., et al, 62 acres near Onemo Post Office, 5 acres, and 6 acres, Chesapeake, no consideration.

John Paul Harrison, et al, devi-sees, to Robert E. Hartless Jr., et al, 1.9 acres, Piankatank, $550,000.

Robert E. Fisk to Bernice F. Acra, 7.01 acres, Westville, $1,000.

Tammy Lynn Derush to Gary M. Fuaqua, et al, Parcel One: Lot 69, and Parcel Two: Lot 70, Section 1, Gwynn’s Island Estates Develop-ment, Piankatank, $80,000.

Erin Dukes Miller, et al, to David Logan Dukes, Exhibit A: Parcel A-2, 1.496 acres and Exhibit B: 1.3986 acres, Piankatank, no consideration.

Pamela A. Frost to Clarence M. Thompson Jr., et al, 2.51 acres, Ches-apeake, $370,000.

Steve Ellis Bing to Steve Ellis Bing, et al, 1.2383 acres, Parcel 2, Westville, no consideration.

Randy M. Cottee, et al, to Justin L. Burkey Jr., Lot 1, 3.54 acres, Chesa-peake, $585,000.

Helena Mason to Helena C. Ma-son, et al, Lot 5, Hudgins Tract Subdi-vision, Piankatank, no consideration.

William A. Southall Jr. to Everette H. Revere, Lot 8, 0.34 acre, Village of Mathews, Westville, $257,000.

CIRCUIT COURTGLOUCESTER

The following cases were heard recently in Gloucester Circuit Court:

Destin Dominique Moore, 25, Hampton, charge of murder in the first degree was amended to murder in the second degree. The defendant pleaded guilty and was found guilty of the amended felony charge. Sentencing is set for Dec. 14 at 1:30 p.m. Pursuant to a plea agreement, felony charges of robbery (two counts) and use of a fire-arm in the commission of a felony were nolle prossed and removed from the court docket.

Sean David Erickson, 46, 9621 Marl-field Road, Gloucester, pleaded guilty and was found guilty of felony charge of production of child pornography. The defendant was sentenced to 30 years in the state penitentiary with 25 years suspended. Pursuant to a plea agreement, a felony charge of aggra-vated sexual battery of a minor was nolle prossed and removed from the court docket.

DISTRICT COURTGLOUCESTER

The following cases were heard in Gloucester General District Court on Sept. 8-9:

James Selwyn Appleton Jr., Chester, failure to comply with terms of VASAP, $120 costs and 80 days of previously suspended jail sentence revoked.

Melissa Eve Benton, 7440 Madi-son Way, Gloucester, failure to com-ply with terms of VASAP, $86 costs and eight months of previously suspended jail sentence revoked and resuspend-ing seven months, 15 days. Also, drive after license revoked/suspended, $96 costs and 12 months’ jail; jail sentence suspended.

Joseph Daniel Bynum, Tappahan-nock, shoplifting, $241 costs and 60 days’ jail; 56 days of jail sentence sus-pended.

Melissa Ann Jenkins, 8144 Carrie Lane, Hayes, fail to appear, $226 costs and 12 months’ jail; jail sentence sus-pended.

Rasha Nicole Pressley, Kilmarnock, shoplifting, $226 costs and 12 months’ jail; jail sentence suspended.

Rashad McNeal Williams, 7064 Lord Carrington Drive, Gloucester, Driving While Intoxicated, $250 fine and $371 costs, 90 days’ jail, operator’s license suspended 12 months; 85 days of jail sentence suspended upon successful completion of ASAP.

Gavin Gregory Asbridge, Grand Blanc, Mich., reckless driving (92/60), $1,000 fine and $101 costs, 10 days’ jail, operator’s license suspended 180 days; jail sentence suspended.

Oscar Ignacio Bautista, Newport News, no driver’s license, $100 fine and $101 costs, 30 days’ jail; jail sentence suspended. Also, fail to appear, $250 fine and $35 costs, five days’ jail; jail sentence suspended.

Adonis R. Bellinger, 3347 Maple Street, Hayes, drive after license re-voked/suspended, $100 fine and $231 costs, 30 days’ jail, operator’s license suspended 30 days; jail sentence sus-pended. Also, fail to appear, $241 costs and five days’ jail.

Donovan Ramon Gregory, White Stone, no driver’s license, $50 fine and $145 costs, 10 days’ jail; jail sentence suspended. Also, fail to appear, $226 costs and five days’ jail. Also, no driver’s license (second offense), $100 fine and $216 costs, 90 days’ jail; jail sentence suspended. Also, fail to appear, $241 costs and 10 days’ jail.

Anthony Frank Buford Hill, Peters-burg, no driver’s license (second of-fense), $250 fine and $216 costs, 10 days’ jail; jail sentence suspended.

David Russell Haldren, Lithia, Fla., reckless driving, $500 fine and $86 costs.

Teresa Marie Wymer, 2735 George Washington Memorial Highway, Hayes, drive after license revoked/suspended, $100 fine and $216 costs, 180 days’ jail; jail sentence suspended.

SHERIFF’S REPORTGLOUCESTER

The following felony crimes were recently reported by the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office:

GSO deputies were dispatched to the 3000 block of Toms Hill Road on Friday in reference to a domestic disturbance in progress. An investigation revealed a female resident allegedly swung a baseball bat and struck a male victim in the arm. The 34-year-old female suspect of Toms Hill Road was arrested on a charge of assault and battery of a family member. During a subsequent search, suspected methamphetamine was found and the suspect was additionally charged with possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance.

Deputies responded to a domestic assault reported between a boyfriend and girlfriend at their shared residence in the 9000 block of Forest Grove Drive at about 9:40 p.m. Sunday. The 32-year-old boyfriend was arrested on a charge of assault and battery of a family member, third offense.

The following incidents were also reported by the GSO:

Assault: Deputies responded at 1:54 p.m. Sunday to the 10000 block of Line Fence Road for a domestic assault between a boyfriend and girlfriend. The investigation found two separate incidents of assault, one on Sept. 16 and one on Sept. 19. The 45-year-old boyfriend of Line Fence Road was arrested for both incidents and charged with two counts of assault and battery of a family member.

Larceny: Walmart loss prevention

personnel reported Sept. 14 that a review of surveillance video showed the same male at a self-checkout register allegedly not scanning all the items and then exiting past all points of sale on July 22 and July 30. The case is under investigation; Walmart loss prevention personnel reported Saturday that surveillance video showed a female suspect enter the store on several occasions between July 24 and Sept. 4 and allegedly used the self-checkout registers while failing to scan all of her merchandise. The suspect was then seen leaving the store and passing all points of sale with the stolen items during each incident. This is also an active investigation.

Alcohol: Deputies were dispatched just after 10 p.m. Friday to the 8000 block of Blakes View Road in reference to a domestic incident. While on scene, they observed a man with glassy, bloodshot eyes who was unsteady on his feet. He was asked to leave the area and was told that he needed to call for a ride as he could not appear in public in his condition. The man did not call for a ride and walked away between two residences, visible from the roadway. The 50-year-old of Glass Road was then placed under arrest on a charge of public intoxication; A deputy observed a vehicle swerving in its lane, touching the center line and travelling 43 mph in a 55 mph zone on Route 14 at about 8:11 p.m. on Saturday. A traffic stop resulted in the 65-year-old female driver of Amherst Lane being arrested on a charge of driving under the influence and being issued a summons for drinking while operating a motor vehicle.

MATHEWSThe Mathews County Sheriff’s Of-

fice handled cases involving property damage, larceny, and fraud during the past week.

On Tuesday and Saturday, Sept. 14 and 18, a victim in the 2000 block of Hallieford Road reported there had been property damage to her vehicle. On Tuesday, she found both that dam-age estimated at $600 had been done and items were missing from inside the vehicle. On Saturday, she reported that more damage had been done, esti-mated at $500. The incidents are being investigated.

Deputies responded to the 100 block of Main Street on Friday, Sept. 17, for another incident of damaged prop-erty. The victim advised that his vehicle had been damaged, with damages es-timated at $141.95. Upon investigation, a suspect was identified and a warrant for damaged property was obtained and served on the suspect.

On Wednesday, Sept. 15, a victim reported fraud on a banking account. Upon investigation, it was determined that several unauthorized transaction totaling $11,000 had occurred. The in-vestigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about these or other crimes in Mathews is asked to call Crime Solvers at 804-725-7001. All calls are anonymous and could lead to a reward for the caller if information provided results in an ar-rest, the recovery of stolen property, or the seizure of illegal drugs.

FIRE REPORTABINGDON

Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Res-cue responded to calls during the pe-riod Sept. 13-19, as follows: 48 medical, six motor vehicle accidents, five public assists, and one each of the following: vehicle fire, fire/other, brush fire, and mutual aid for GVFRS.

MATHEWSJune 14, 8:47 a.m., power line down,

Callis Field Lane, Mathews, one engine; 5:26 p.m., motor vehicle accident, New Point Comfort Highway, Susan, one en-gine.

June 19, 2:38 p.m., fire alarm activa-tion, 7200 block of Buckley Hall Road, Cobbs Creek, one engine; 5:45 p.m., fire alarm activation, 7200 block of Buckley Hall Road, Cobbs Creek, one engine.

June 20, 5:39 a.m., brush fire, Tab-ernacle and Garden Creek roads, one brush truck.

GLOUCESTERGloucester Volunteer Fire and Res-

cue responded to 100 calls during the period Sept. 13-19, as follows: 85 med-ical, seven motor vehicle accidents, three fire/alarm, two false alarms, one fire/trailer, one fire/structure, and one hazmat.

from the Gloucester Gazette, 1919

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