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The only question is...
(Pastor Rick) ……..……………3
The Journey of a Lifetime?
For young adults only ..…3
Spring has Sprung
(Pastor Dave) ………..………..4
Letting Go
(Danny Cooper) …….…..…….5
Ladies’ Retreat …..……..….6
Financial News ……..…..…7
Youth Page & Calendar ….8
(Summer) Sunday School .…9
For Readers 7 to 12 …….. 10
Dancing & Dining Memories -
You’ll miss this, Sue …10-11
Shawls & Prayers .……....…11
In the WUMC Garden(s) 12
Gearing up for V.B.S.
June 18-22! ……..…...…13
Food & Faith & Family 14+15
A House Built on Faith ….16
Missions Out of Africa ….17
NEW! MultiCulti Corner 18
Our People …19, Back Cover
Did you know?
Mother's Day was established by the former Grafton resident Anna Jarvis in memory of her mother Ann Reeves
Jarvis. She was inspired to establish the holiday by a speech her Mother made to her Sunday School class in which she said,
"I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service
she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it."
The first celebration was held at Jarvis's church, Andrews Methodist Episcopal, in Grafton, West Virginia on May 10, 1908
and has since become a national holiday held the second Sunday of each May.
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Are you an avid reader? The WUMC Book Discussion Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month - 7PM in Room 223. We will discuss The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks on May 23 and The Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman on June 27. We have openings for discussion leaders in July, August, and October. Kim Reed (302) 670-1832
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From the Pastor’s Desk
As I am writing for this month’s
newsletter I am at Camp Pecometh for a
leadership retreat with several of my
clergy colleagues. In preparation we had
been asked to read several books about
church trends and leadership. Two of
these books, Worship Ways by
Thomas Bandy and Start With Why:
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone
to Take Action by Simon Sinek both
centered on a very simple question:
Why? Why do we do what we do?
Why do we as a church exist? Why
does this ministry continue? They
pushed us to ask the “why” question
because most of us don’t ask the why
question first. Instead, we rush into
action, the “what” of the equation and
only stop to think about why we are
doing something later on. Further, we’ll
spend more time debating the “how” we
do whatever it is we do before we ask
why we are doing it in the first place.
That is doing life, and doing
ministry, backwards. People need to
know the why, because it is the why
that inspires. The answer to “why”
cannot be “just because” or “it’s tradi-
tion” because those answers don’t stir
the soul. We need to evaluate the why
of everything that we do and have an
answer for why we have the hope that
we do in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 4:2)
Why do we worship:
Do we worship because we are sup-
posed to, because we just always
have showed up on Sunday, or do
we worship because we love Jesus
and need to maintain a vital connec-
tion to Him and to fellow believers
in Christ?
Why do we do missions?
Do we go into the community to
make a name for ourselves, because
it is just what churches are sup-
posed to do, or do we do it so that
people will see the love of Christ
alive and at work, and that lives
might be radically transformed by
God’s grace?
Why do we have Sunday school and
youth ministry?
Do we do it because we just always
have, or do we support these minis-
tries because Jesus said to invite even
the youngest among us into his arms
of love (Matthew 19:14)?
“Why” is a powerful question, and
one that unlocks the power of the Holy
Spirit at work in our midst. As United
Methodists, we are called to make
disciples of Jesus Christ for the transfor-
mation of the world. Let’s stay about that
business, to God’s glory.
Calling all Young Adults… Take the Journey!
Did you know you can be a Global Mission Fellow? If you
are between the ages of 20 and 30 years of age, there are
opportunities to serve in the mission field for two years. You
can answer God’s call to change the world through this mission
service! During the two years of service, you can experience
community living while engaging in justice work and becoming
an ambassador for mission. Work alongside partner communi-
ties to address critical issues such as human rights, children and
youth, health, migration, gender justice, poverty, congregational
development, community organizing, advocacy and education.
Develop new skills, learn from local experts, and channel your
passion to help build just communities.
Benefits include: Simple-living stipend, relocation assistance,
insurance, housing, and post-service award. Recent interna-
tional track locations include Colombia, Grenada, Ireland,
Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa and
South Korea. US-2 track locations have been Detroit, Miami,
Nome, Oklahoma City, San Francisco and Washington DC.
For more information, go to the website:
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young,
but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in
love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 NIV
Pastor Dave’s Ministry Minute - May 2018
“Spring has Sprung” I’m finally starting to see the signs of spring in
my travels… The forsythia bushes and tulips have
shown up and shown out… The flowering pear
trees have given us their annual showing of flowers… The dogwood tree in my front yard is just
about to bloom, which seems a little late this year but yet the
buds are set to open… With the time change we now have daylight
well into the evening… God is Good!! The transition from winter to spring is a wonderful time of year in our neck of the woods… The cold
weather will soon be behind us and the warm spring days are gaining
in numbers… When I feel the warm sunshine as I drive from place to
place I’m often reminded of the warmth of God’s love… When we share the love of God with others not only do
we share that warmth but I believe God continues to provide
us with greater feelings of warmth in return… We are blessed to be a blessing and when we bless others we receive a
blessing in return… We cannot out give God… God provide us with blessings beyond measure… The Bible tells us that God is able to bless us abundantly so that we will have everything we need at all times (2 Corinthians 9:8)… As we enter
into the wonderful season of spring with the abundance of growth, sunshine and warm days, may we be reminded of all
the ways that the Lord continues to bless us and be glad… So be it and Amen…
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WE NEED YOU to participate in our soon-to-
be-printed 2018 photo directory. If you have
not yet stopped before or after church in room
233 for a professional, quick (and
painless) individual or family photo
time is running out. Dave Kleinot
will be waiting for you on May 6th.
See the display in the narthex or call
Betsy 535-3983 or
Kim 670-1832
with any questions.
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20-21
humanly impossible to live this life with-
out feeling the sting of grief, the sadness
and despair that can grip us as our lives
become forever altered by loss. As we
know from the Gospel of John
11:35 ...”Jesus wept.” Loss indeed
touches us all. Our loss is that painful,
empty side of the coin; that side that
realizes, either suddenly our over time,
that life will never be the same again.
It is the opposite side of the coin, how-
ever, where we are reminded, once
more, of the unchanging, everlasting,
almighty, and so very much more, that is
our God.
…weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5b
To grieve is to live. Yet it is in our grief
that we are enabled to renew our hope,
our trust, and our reliance on our God,
the true Alpha and Omega of all.
Do you not know?
Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can
fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:28-31
Letting Go Now choose life, so that you and your children
may live 20 and that you may love the LORD your
God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.
Deuteronomy 30:19b-20a
Among the many “categories” of counseling
cases I see in my office, whether marital,
family, anxiety related, and the list goes on,
grief work is easily the most common. And
while there are certainly many who are overt-
ly struggling with the loss of a loved one,
more it seems are grieving other types of loss,
such as a job, friendship, a marriage, or even
the loss of one’s youth. This steady stream of
cases remind me, over and over again, how
much loss we must experience as we make
our way through this life, leaving the question
of why, or more particular, as in all matters of
life, what thinly veiled message our God is
trying to reveal to us, his children.
I had a client not long ago who entered coun-
seling due to the death of her eldest brother.
Even though my client was middle aged, it was
her brother who was her rock and anchor in
life. Having grown up in a dysfunctional home
environment, heavy on inconsistency and light
on nurturance, my client’s brother was that
beacon of light she could always rely on;
always look to when the darkness of life
circumstances crept in. And although a
believer for many years, the loss of her
brother seemed to shake this nice lady to
her very core.
After a few months of struggle and hard work,
my client came in for regularly scheduled
appointment, but appeared quite irregular,
if you will. She seemed relaxed for the first
time. A calm and rested persona had sudden-
ly emerged. And as she would later describe,
this was the first time she arrived to a session
without her customary anxiety and dread.
So what could have brought about such a dra-
matic change? That was certainly the question
on my mind, and the question I posed to her,
as we settled in for our meeting.
My client asked me if I was familiar with the
movie Titanic, which I was. She said that this
past week had been like that pivotal scene of
the movie when Rose, the heroine of the
story, floating in the freezing water of the
North Atlantic, finally let go of her beloved
Danny Cooper Coordinator/Counselor
@ Daybreak Counseling Services
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Jack’s lifeless hands, and who then cried
out for help to the rescue boat floating
nearby. This brave lady said, “I’ve finally
let go of my brother this week. I know
that God has got me, and that I’ll be
alright.”
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though
outwardly we are wasting away, yet inward-
ly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For
our light and momentary troubles are
achieving for us an eternal glory that far
outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes
not on what is seen, but on what is
unseen, since what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
The Word reminds us in Deuteronomy
30:19 to …choose life. We may have all
been granted this gift we know as life, but
we “choose life” by consistently choosing
our connection and reliance on our God,
our Creator, over any and all potential
holds this transitory life may offer. So if
life events can be seen as a two-sided
coin, what then is on the opposite side of
the coin when we face the loss of some-
one or something that has been so
important or dear to us along our life
journey? The other side of that coin, that
coin that we must choose to turn in faith
and trust, is that necessary renewal of
our hope in God; that refuge of peace
and security where our lives began and
where our lives will ultimately end.
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has
given us new birth into a living hope through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can
never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is
kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith
are shielded by God’s power until the com-
ing of the salvation that is ready to be re-
vealed in the last time. 6 In all this you
greatly rejoice, though now for a little
while you may have had to suffer grief in all
kinds of trials. I Peter 1:3-6
As God has designed us for relationship,
both with him and with others, it’s
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May 20-21, 2018 at the Riverview Retreat Center at Pecometh, Centreville, MD
Have you registered for the annual ladies' retreat? There’s still room for you and your friends! Please register as
soon as possible. This is an opportunity to fellowship in a Christian atmosphere as we sing, pray, eat, laugh, share in a
comfortable setting, listen to each other and connect in a special way. We are very excited to hear what Kim Bryan
will be sharing with us on "RECEIVING GOD'S BEST" . Fill out a registration form at the welcome desk
which will explain cost and travel details. Payment deadline is May 6th.
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Enjoy going to Camp Pecometh? For the annual ladies' retreat? Each year it gets better and better Sounds like this one can not be beat!
Janna brings laughter and music. Tracy's antics--surprising and new. Kim's message, timely, inspiring, Will seem like it's meant just for you.
Time alone to be thoughtfully reverent; Time together for games and good chow; Coming soon, and you won't want to miss it. Invite friends and sign up for it now!
--original poem written by Bernice Ericson
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FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MARCH 2018 Michael Quarnaccio, Finance Team Leader
Income/Expense
to Date
Budget
to Date 2018 Budget
Weekly Offerings-Operating $ 138,630.76 $ 146,210.00 $ 584,840.00
Other Offerings $ 8,967.26 $ 19,725.00 $ 78,900.00
Interest Income $ 295.26 $ 500.00 $ 2,000.00
Total Offerings $ 147,893.28 $ 166,435.00 $ 665,740.00
Finance Team $ 41.73 $ 1,825.00 $ 7,300.00
Office $ 4,890.29 $ 5,233.75 $ 20,935.00
Personnel $ 31,627.68 $ 35,842.50 $ 143,370.00
Mortage Interest $ 17,981.33 $ 18,750.00 $ 75,000.00
Properties & Equipment $ 29,951.12 $ 25,031.50 $ 100,126.00
Total Church Council $ 84,492.15 $ 86,682.75 $ 346,731.00
Nursery & Supplies - $ 12.50 $ 50.00
Benevolences(Conference) $ 16,087.26 $ 13,837.25 $ 55,349.00
Education & Youth $ 1,327.34 $ 2,025.00 $ 8,100.00
Extended Table - - -
Music $ 162.49 $ 550.00 $ 2,200.00
Worship $ 180.00 $ 62.50 $ 250.00
Total Council on Ministries $ 17,757.09 $ 16,487.25 $ 65,949.00
Pastor Parish Relations $ 31,894.91 $ 33,259.75 $ 133,039.00
Mortgage Principal liabilty $ 27,658.12 $ 27,500.00 $ 110,000.00
(Reduces debt to PNC)
Total Expense $ 161,802.27 $ 163,929.75 $ 655,719.00
Net Income(Loss) $ (13,908.99)
Balance of Mortgage 1/1/2018 $ 1,497,971.11
Interest Paid in 2018 $ 17,981.33
Principal Paid in 2018 $ 87,658.12
Mortgage Balance end of month $ 1,410,312.99
SKT $1,000 College Scholarship
For 2018-2019 Academic Year
Your Sexton Kitchen Team (SKT) is, once again, offering a $1,000.00 Academic College Scholarship to a member
of the 2018 High School Graduating Class. This Scholarship is open to all youth members of the Wyoming Church Congregation
that have been active in the life of the Church. Application are available from Terry Higgins. Completed applications are due no
later than Sunday, May 27, 2018 with the announcement of the recipient to be made on Sunday, June 10, 2018.
Questions can be directed to Terry Higgins [email protected] or (302) 492-3354 (H) or (302 363-5823 (C).
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Packing
brown bag
lunches for
our homeless
friends in
the communi-
ty… WUMC
youth in mis-
sion on a
Sunday night.
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... to help lead our Pre-K through 3rd graders in worship during our revamped 2018 Summer Sunday School! Please be on the lookout for sign-ups in the narthex during the next few weeks! We are hoping to find 2 adults and 1 youth helper for each week. Summer Sunday School will run from June 24th through August 26th during the 9:45 service. Please feel free to send any questions to Michelle Harris at [email protected]!
Our Wyoming Church
children had an exciting start to the
Spring Semester. They celebrated the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ with an Easter Egg Hunt.
It was organized and set-up by our pre-k teacher Betsy Freidel, K-2 teacher Mindy
Anthony and student helper Brock Nelson.
Just a few weeks later they enjoyed a special visit from two of our congregation
members, Carol Abbott and Sharon Burge, to celebrate National ASL Day.
The children really enjoyed learning how to sign the song "Jesus Loves Me" from
Carol and Sharon! Thank You to everyone who helped make these 2 events a success.
As we near the end of our 2017/2018 school year we have
some very important dates for you to mark in
your calendar:
May 20th: Teacher Appreciation Sunday / Kids
Praise / VBS Kickoff! Please take a few moments to thank you child's Sunday School
Teachers, they have done another fabulous job this year!
June 10th: Sunday School Closing - 9:45 service only.
June 17th: No Sunday School : Please bring your children
and worship as a family during the special service being offered by the older youth!
This is a great opportunity for our elementary students to see the middle and high
school students in action.
June 18 -22: Vacation Bible School!
June 24th: Start of Summer Sunday School
September 2: No Sunday School.
Sunday School Closing 2015
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Spring Fling ARC Dance
in April. Helpers and
Organizers posing one
final time around the
faithful WUMC liaison
Sue Hajec. We’ll miss
you, Sue!
Right:
ARC Refreshment sponsors for April’s dance:
the Century Club of Dover.
SUGAR CREEK GANG
For over 50 years, generations of 9- to 12-year-olds have thrilled to the faith-building adventures of these courageous Christian boys. Now your youngsters can enjoy their legendary escapades in these updated editions---from catching a bank robber and meeting a mysterious hermit to confronting a ferocious bear.
Each edge-of-your-seat novel will keep your kids reading from beginning to end! Featuring language and landmark up-dates from Paul Hutchens' daughter Pauline Hutchens Wilson, allowing for the adventures to be relatable to today's audi-ence. Approx. 140 pages each, 36 softcovers from Moody. There are 36 books in the complete series.
RED ROCK MYSTERIES
Bryce and Ashley Timberline are normal 13-year-old twins, except for one thing--they discover action-packed mystery wherever they go. Whether it's searching for a missing writer or fearing for their lives at the bottom of a canyon, Bryce and Ashley never lose their taste for adventure. Want-
ing to get to the bottom of any mystery, these twins find themselves on a nonstop search for the truth.
The eighth grade is supposed to be the best year of middle school, but after their new principal takes away the most fun thing in their lives, things go from bad to worse. Bryce encounters
Internet threats, Ashley is stuck with the school bully, and they suddenly find themselves sepa-rated. Things can't get worse, or can they? Find out where their search for truth takes them in
this exciting mystery! Recommended for ages 8 to 12.
The complete book series includes: Red Rock Mysteries #1: Haunted Waters; Red Rock Mysteries #2: Stolen Secrets; Red Rock Mysteries #4:
Missing Pieces; Red Rock Mysteries #4: Wild Rescue; Red Rock Mysteries #5: Grave Shadows; Red Rock Mysteries #6: Phantom Writer; Red Rock Mysteries #7: Double Fault; Red Rock Mysteries #8: Canyon Echoes;
Red Rock Mysteries #10: Escaping Darkness; Red Rock Mysteries #11: Windy City Danger; Red Rock Mysteries #12: Hollywood Holdup; Red Rock Mysteries # 13: Hidden Riches; Red Rock Mysteries # 15: Dead End.
THE CUL-DE-SAC KIDS
Your 7- to 10-year olds will have a ball (and learn to rely on Jesus) reading about the Cul-de-sac Kid's funny exploits! This exciting and lighthearted chapter book series for young readers centers on the often humorous escapades of a group of neighborhood friends. Nicknamed the "Cul-de-Sac Kids," they learn important lessons about friendship, teamwork, and faith through their adventures and mysteries. Collect books 1 through 24 in 4 slipcased sets. Each softcover book is approximately 80 pages. There are 24 books in the complete series.
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Bittersweet Celebrations… at the Progressive Dinner in March.
‘Knitting to Nurture’ - tagging more prayer shawls that will be prayed over by ’People Praying.’
on a Wednesday night (5PM in the Sanctuary) and then be on the altar rail for you to take to a friend or loved one
in need of such a touch-and-feel reminder of God’s continued presence through it all!
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Grounds - Weeding,
Edging, Mulching and
now... Mowing!
The second day of the Annual Two Day
Grounds Spring Spruce-Up Events at our
Wyoming Church was held on a balmy
Saturday, April 14, from 9 AM to 12
Noon. A gratifying number of hardy
souls completed a host of projects in-
cluding placing new soaker hoses along
the entire plantings that line the West
wall of the Church, depositing the
second layer of wood mulch on all of the
individual plantings that are to be found
on our 20 acre site, and edging hundreds
of feet of sidewalks and curbing. These
major undertakings were in addition to
removing via shovels a relatively large
number of cubic feet of sub soil, re-
attaching deer guard protective screens,
cleaning up the fire pit, shovel cleaning
large areas of curbing base as well as
push broom sweeping and air blowing
the same hundreds of feet of the afore-
mentioned sidewalks and curbing. The
good folks who are worthy of a ‘Thank
You For A Job Well Done’ from you are
Jeff Connor, Lynn Ditty, Warren Field,
Thomas Guardado, Dottie Harper, Rich
Harper, Martha Higgins, Terry Higgins,
Wesley Padille, Barbara Pettyjohn, Don
Quillen, Joshua Turner, Dawn Melson-
Williams and Dave Yencer. At the end
of the work ‘festivities’ Linda Booher,
Sexton Kitchen Team Chair, and Nikole
Moore served one of the Team’s signa-
ture luncheons to all who volunteered.
This year’s Green Season call for volun-
teers to mow and edge resulted in five
teams mowing from March 25 to
October 27. Thanks to Warren and Judy
Field the members of the five teams are
organized as follows: Bill McMahan and
Ernie Piazza, Rich Harper and Warren Field,
Tim Shepperson and Mike McDevitt, Carl
Ravilious and Frank Roberts, Stan Leczner
and Eddie Eichholz, along with Ed Palmer
and Jeff Conner as alternates.
These folks will be responsible for
mowing and caring for the North,
East, and South lawns. Dave Yencer
has volunteered to keep the West and
Athletic lawns manicured with his own
equipment.
Should you have any questions or
suggestions relative to the Grounds
and their care and appearance please
see Terry Higgins 492-3354 or
Dave Yencer 222-2252.
...and More Memorial
Bricks!
The requests for more Memorial Bricks
continues unabated. The process to
order a Memorial Brick(s) is an open
ended, simple and easy procedure. Just
pick up an order form for each Memorial
Brick that you intend to purchase, fill it
out and follow the directions for return
that are to be found on the order form
itself. The order forms are on the
Memorial Garden display table that is
located in the Narthex. Your order will
be returned to you for confirmation and
approval. Once you have confirmed and
approved the text that is to be cut into
your Memorial Brick, the order will be
hand delivered to the Stonecutter.
Upon notification from the Stonecutter,
your Brick will be rechecked for a final
accuracy review. If the accuracy
review is correct, your Brick will
be hand-delivered to the Narthex
display and you will be notified of
its arrival. You will then be given
the opportunity to decide where
you would desire your Brick to
be placed in the Memorial
Garden. Once your Brick(s)
are placed in a permanent location their
respective sites will be
recorded in a ring file,
along with other perti-
nent, historical infor-
mation. The ring files
will be located in the
Church’s Memorial
Room. The permanent
ring files and their re-
spective information
about each Memorial
Brick, in keeping with
the perpetual care
theme of the Memorial
Garden, will then be
available for future
generations of your
family should they wish
to visit the exact loca-
tion of your respective
Memorial Bricks in the
Memorial Garden.
Prayerfully and hopefully the final
‘finishing touches’ will be completed for
both the Memorial Garden itself and the
accompanying Memorial Plantings so that
we can celebrate a much anticipated
formal dedication later on this Spring.
Dave Yencer 222-2252 or
Terry Higgins 492-3354.
Please know that the presence of our Memorial Garden
and the associated Memorial Planting Beds are the result
of sacrificial giving by a ever growing group of dedicated
Christian brothers and sisters that proudly call our
Wyoming Church their ‘Church Home’.
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Vacation Bible School
"Rolling River Rampage!"
June 18-22, 8:30 AM to 12:15 PM.
Thank you to all of you who have already
come aboard … we just need a few more
positions filled: If YOU could help out with
that, please contact Janna Whitenight at
Kate Kleinot and Janna will be co-directing,
and Janna is your contact person.
Supplies have started to come in, as well,
we especially need (for crafts & science):
2-Liter Bottles
Newspapers
Cans (size of canned vegetables)
Colorful duck tape
Do you have any of the following items to
lend to our VBS set?? Items we're looking for
include the following:
Artificial Christmas trees of all sizes
(with or without lights)
Inflatable rafts six feet long or smaller
Raft paddles
Small camping stools
You will have these items returned when the
week is over!
And finally, we need…
Instant crystal Lemonade for snack-time (see Page 14)!
Collection Tubs/Boxes are in the narthex.
Thank you!
Janna and Kate
Attention seamstresses!
The VBS Bible Story team is in need
of a few new costumes for our
actors. Simple patterns and fabric
will be provided. If you feel led to help
in this effort, please contact
Kathy Deckard ASAG(odly)P.
(302) 331-3013
The May ‘ALL MEN ARE WELCOME’ Prayer Breakfast will
convene in the ‘Backroom’ at Hall’s Restaurant on Saturday,
May 26, beginning at 7:30 AM and closing at 8:30 AM.
‘Service to God’ will be the theme for the “Mini Message”.
We will order from the menu and enjoy good food, a good
message and great table fellowship in a relaxed, informal set-
ting. ‘First Timers’ are warmly welcomed — “Try It, You’ll Like
It”. You will probably know most of the guys you’ll see around
the table… Information/Questions --- Josh Turner 678-9818.
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Lemonade, Lemonade, And More Lemonade For Kids!
June 18 to 22 will see our growing Wyoming Church hosting this year’s VBS’s ‘Rolling River Rampage’.
Your Sexton Kitchen Team will be the host for the mid-morning refreshments that each of the expected
200 plus child attendees as well as an estimated 100 plus Leaders, Teachers, Support Staff, Chefs, Youth
Helpers and Volunteer Workers. Lemonade and water are the choice of hydration fluids that are
served. Thus, we anticipate a large demand for crystalline/powdered lemonade. The use of lemonade will
enable the Chefs of the SKT to avoid using other beverage types that may contain potentially harmful or
unsettling artificial coloring agents. If you feelsso led, please consider donating one or more large containers
of water-ready lemonade and placing them in the floor tub at the SKT Kiosk in the Narthex. Your
generosity will be much appreciated by all involved. Shelby Truitt 734-1326.
Betsy Freidel and her fabu-
lous team of youth - from 9
to 93 - for organizing this
hugely popular as greatly
delicious and highly success-
ful fundraiser for many, many
years! In her own words at
this year’s event, supporting
the WUMC youth mission trip 2018: "Thank you so much to everyone who came to dine, youth who served and parents
and adults who helped in the kitchen/dining room/clean up. We served over 180
plates of spaghetti and raised over $1500 toward the youth summer mission trip!
Special thanks to Gary, Melissa, Hannah, and Brock Nelson who assisted me from
start time of 12:30 pm till 8:15 pm clean up!! Also to my mom Dot at the young
age of 93 who was there the whole day too!" Our prayer was that many would come
out and enjoy some great spaghetti...
...looks like you did - THANKS!!
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Your Sexton Kitchen Team (SKT), in
response to our growing Congregation,
has undergone a major reorganization so
as to position ourselves to be even more
responsive to the increasing opportuni-
ties to serve our Christian Brothers and
Sisters and the greater mid-peninsula
area that this current and future growth
will bring. Linda Booher continues to
offer her guidance as Team Chair as well
as Team Leader for the five month Soup
Day Program (October, November,
January, February and March). All of the
SKT events find Nancy Sammons and
Nikole Moore serving as Co-Chairs.
Nancy Roberts and Tina Klecan share
leadership roles for all Bereavement
Events. Terry Higgins, Carol Abbott,
Nancy Roberts and Tina Klecan continue
to look at ways that the Team can
Party. The Team’s existing policies on
providing catered food services are
structured so as to be able to effectively
and competitively serve both Wyoming
Church groups as well as community
groups.
Your SKT continues to plan for a variety
of forthcoming Summer Events including
the daily food services and Volunteer
Picnic for a potentially record-breaking
June 18 to 22 Vacation Bible School.
Should you be interested in having the
Team host a family or organization event
any of the aforementioned folks would
be pleased to discuss your ideas with
you.
As the Team grows we will always be in
need of great volunteers who love to
serve and who love great fellow-
ship. Linda Booher, Team Chair,
would be pleased to talk with you!
(302) 632-7765.
effectively and logically respond to future
acts of nature/civic emergencies. Susan
Gant, along with several other good
folks, provides very effective leadership
with the Soup Days Bake Table. Linda
Booher and George Pettyjohn continue
to provide effective and accurate advice
on the four different budgets for which
the Team has responsibilities. Frank
Roberts graciously continues to monitor
the Team’s Expenses/Income report-
ing. Carol Abbott, in addition to all of
her other great and effective volunteer
efforts, serves as the Team’s Recording
Secretary.
This new reorganization alignment has
already begun to exhibit good, positive
results. Specifically, in the form of such
mid-April events as a buffet dinner pre-
pared by the Team in the Chef’s Kitchen
and served in the Family Life Center to
the All In Fellowship as well as another
event that featured a Pampered Chef’s
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Wyoming United Methodist Church published a total of 5 cookbooks over the past 65 years. Every month, we will present a recipe that has been a cherished part of the great Methodist tradition of food & fellowship!
Thanks to the great creativity of Renate Purdy, our Church’s ever
resourceful Office Manager, the Sexton Kitchen Team’s
(SKT) Kiosk, located in the Narthex, has a ‘new look’. The
on-going, ever-present schedule of SKT events and activities requires a
kiosk type presence in the Narthex most of each calendar year. Thus the
improvement in the appearance of the Kiosk is very much appreciated and
will prove to be most helpful in the future.
Nurses Christian Fellowship celebrates Nurses Week 2018 with a Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 19th. This year’s theme is "Nurses inspire, innovate, and influence". We will be awarding a Nursing Scholarship, guest speaker Paul Inge, MSN, FNP-BC, blessing of hands ceremony, and fellowship. Please join us!
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“A House Built on Faith”
Wyoming UMC will once again be participating
in Central Delaware’s Habitat for Humanity’s
“Faith Build”. This will be the fourth house
we have been involved with over the years.
Previously referred to as Apostle Build, the
Faith Build house will provide a reasona-
bly priced home for a family. They will
have a mortgage and will have to provide
a number of hours of “sweat equity”
during the construction.
As of this writing, we do not know who
the homeowner will be but you will all
have an opportunity to meet that person
or persons during a church service in late
May or early June. Our responsibilities
for sponsoring the Faith Build will be
to provide a day of labor and also to
make a financial commitment.
We will be pledging $3,000 toward
the construction costs. To date, there
are 18 churches participating. Our con-
tributions plus grants, etc. will be able
to cover the cost of the construction.
Watch for our lighted house dis-
play….as we reach another level, another light will come on!
Our f
irst workday will be July 11.
There will be a sign-up sheet for workers,
envelopes for donations and a sign-up sheet
to help with lunch on our day to work!
So, there are plenty of ways to get involved in this
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Hello Church Family,
I am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted to trav-el to South Africa this summer! I will be there for a month, working at a Rhino Orphanage through an organization called Intern Africa. While there I will be working with baby Rhinos that have been brought to us because their mothers have been killed by poachers. The last White Rhi-no in the world recently passed away, and if we don't make efforts to conserve these animals, other Rhino species will follow in the same path. This is why I am traveling to South Africa, in efforts to rehabilitate these Rhinos with hopes of releasing them back into a reserve near by.
This is an amazing opportunity for me, but I will not be paid to work there. I will have to pay my way there and this is why I need your help! I will be fundraising to help cover the cost of travel, work and other expenses. Any donation, no matter how small, will help and be much ap-preciated. The Rhinos and I thank you! Here is the link to meet the orphans that I will be working with! https://www.careforwild.co.za/meet-our-orphans
Care For Wild is the biggest orphan rhino sanctuary in the world. Looking after baby rhino’s is a challenge, but we love every one of our orphans, and we’re dedicated to the goal of rescuing and rehabilitating them, before being able to release them again in safe places as viable breeding populations.
Here is a link to my gofundme page or you can go to gofundme.com and search my name.
Thank you in advance for your support!!
Taylor Klecan
https://www.gofundme.com/mvc.php?route=category&term=Taylor%20klecan
Our Missionaries in
Mutare, Zimbabwe (From their recent newsletter)
(Larry)- I have been extra busy
with more classes than ever, as
well as guiding five final-year
students doing senior research
projects. One is named Rising,
who wants to be a plant breeder,
and is screening cowpea varieties
to find the ones that do best here.
Thanks to those who, through gifts
to the scholarship fund, have
helped Rising and many others to
be here learning.
Africa University Farm News
We know that all of the develop-
ments at the AU Farm will be use-
less if we don’t have competent,
motivated people to do the work.
A key part of attracting and retain-
ing such staff is providing good
housing on campus for many of
them. Kudos to a team from
Illinois (Great Rivers Conference)
who funded and in February
arrived in time to help us get
started on construction of a three-
roomed house.
Thanks to all who have helped the
Farm continue to develop. We are
excited about soon planting our
first wheat crop under the new
center pivot irrigation system.
Among new projects on the draw-
ing board are a walk-in freezer and
better slaughter facilities for assist-
ing in marketing our broilers; con-
tinued development of the dairy
(including more heifers); a new
house for raising day-old pullets
(female chicks) to become laying
hens; and continuing to improve
housing for our farm workers.
Please pray
Ø in Thanks for the continuing
stability after the change in
presidents in Zimbabwe, and
for calm, peace and fairness
during the elections to be held
later this year.
Ø In thanks for Africa Universi-
ty as it continues to prepare
young people for an ever-
changing world
Ø For wisdom and generosity
when confronted with situations
outside our comfort zones
As always, thank you for your
support, love, cards, prayers,
thoughts, and emails!
Yours and His,
Larry and Jane Kies Africa University
Box 1320, Mutare Zimbabwe
email- [email protected]
Larry Kies (center)
Jane & Larry
The WUMC Outreach Team just approved a renewed covenant
relationship with Larry and Jane Kies for $1,000 each for one year
from May 1, 2018 to May 1, 2019. Both are affiliated with Africa
University… Larry in agriculture and Jane teaching English.
We have supported them for several years.
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Church Yard Sale on Saturday,
August 5 - indoors!
The FUNdraising Team will take your
donations (clean/gently used - NO
furniture, NO clothing, NO books please)
starting after VBS (June 22) throughout July.
If you have any questions or if you’d like to
help out, please call Margaret 697-6699.
ALL DONATIONS TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
Registration forms for tables will be online soon!
“How Can I Help?”
The multi-cultural activities at Wyoming Church are growing by leaps and bounds… You may have
noticed greater levels of diversity at Wyoming Church… These increases are largely due to our partner-
ship with Casa de Esperanza, a Hispanic/Latino congregation… Casa de Esperanza is experiencing new
levels of growth and welcome you to join them for worship on Sunday afternoons at 1:00… They will
provide a quality Spanish to English translation at any time… Wyoming Church and Casa de Esperanza
have partnered in ministry to the farm hands at a nearby farm camp and we hope to be in ministry at a
second camp this summer…
With that possibility it would be a wonderful ministry opportunity for anyone and everyone… I was able to go into the camp last
year and was blessed to see the farm hands in a relaxed setting enjoying some lively music and a good Gospel message… With the
positive growth we’ve seen in these ministries there will be increased opportunities for Christian service… If you are interested in
helping in any way or if you have any suggestions as to how we can grow these ministries please feel free to reach out to me…
I trust that God will continue to direct our steps as we seek his face together…
When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner
residing among you must be treated as your native-born.
Leviticus 19:34
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~ Our People ~
~ May Birthdays ~
05/17 Anna Simpson
05/18 Pat Sweeney
05/20 Andrea Pierce
05/21 Kevin Lighter, Dan Rigby, Hunter Pearson
05/22 Debbie Killen
05/23 Melanie DeJesus, Lillian Petro
05/24 Lynne Singleton, Everly Thompson
05/25 Katana Edwards-Coope
05/26 Wini Walton, April Bergeron,
Matt Gordineer
05/27 Karen Sammons, Abby Robinson
05/29 Cheryl Kapes, Nancy Sammons,
Vicky Quirk
05/30 Hannah McGriffin
05/01 Trish Rodriguez, Dave Salmon, Karen Tiedgen,
Patsy Schweppe, Tiffany Long, Karly Sigurd
05/02 Juliet Klecan
05/03 Norma Lee French
05/04 Eric Jones, Judi Leczner
05/05 Janet Meyer, Emily DeJesus, Sherry Kijowski
05/06 Pat Sholtes
05/08 Frank Sutton, Michelle Sell
05/09 Korbin Tinsley
05/10 Jeff Jones, Collin Ditty
05/12 Spencer Failing
05/13 Evelyn Greenwood
05/14 Mary Wilt, Aaron DeJesus
05/15 Doris Wilt, Kade Seip
~ Baptism ~
Cody & Danielle Malone holding Michaela, big sister Chloe
and Michaela’s Godparents, Heather Shipley (far right)
and Matthew Francica (far left).
Michaela Rey Malone, the daughter of
Danielle & Cody Malone, on April 15, 2018.
05/31 Loretta Walls
06/01 Dan Schoettinger, Jack Luke,
Amy Bonner, Okemah Strickland
06/02 Lee Ann Jackson
06/03 Zack Papen, Isabel Marlow
06/04 Donna Lee Sheppard
06/05 Peggy Ciminera, Richard Papen,
Madelynn Harris, Michael Sell,
Amy Spampinato,
Tamryn Coleman
06/06 Lois Klinger
Meet the latest addition to
our staff -
Bill Davis! Before he joined
our WUMC janitorial crew,
Bill worked in a similar
capacity for Delaware State
University for almost 30
years. Bill is scheduled to
work Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings - be
sure to stop and say hi and
give him a warm welcome!
216 Wyoming Mill Road, Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-697-8400 Fax: 302-697-8470
E-mail: [email protected]
www.WyomingUMC.com
To: You!
Hands United in Peace
By Irv Rothenberg
(1954 - April 5, 2018)
We’re a world of many colours
We’re a world of many hues
We’re a world of many faces
Sharing many different views
If we learn to work with others
And take a common stand
We can learn to love each other
So come on and take my hand
Each today and each tomorrow
Can be better if we try
To reach out to friends and neighbours
And begin to unify
For together we have power
To build a better land
We must learn to take each hour
And hold it in our hand
Hands united in peace
Hands united in hope
Look at these hands now joined together
Suddenly love begins to grow
A human rainbow never ending
From sea to shining sea
Hands united in freedom
Hands united in peace.
~ Dear Friends we lost in April ~
Helen McKee on April 20, 2018.
Helen had been a member of
Wyoming UMC since 1939.
Irvin Rothenberg passed away
peacefully on April 5, 2018
in Philadelphia, PA. He was 63.
Irv was born September 26, 1954 in
Allentown, Pennsylvania, son of the
late Mary and William Rothenberg.
He graduated from Emmaus High
School in 1972 and West Chester State College in 1976 with a degree
in Music Education. He began teaching elementary music in the Smyrna
(DE) School District in 1976 where he served for 31 years. Countless
students grew up
crediting Mr. Rothenberg for instilling a lifelong love for music.
Irv retired in 2007.
In the community sector, Irv performed in and was the Music Director
for several local musicals for the Community Singers of Dover and the
Smyrna Opera House. He was also the Director of Music at Asbury
United Methodist Church for thirty years and at Wyoming Methodist Church (directing the Children’s Choir and Chapel Choir at the 9:45AM
worship service) for several years.
Irv had several original choral music compositions published that have
been performed internationally, and several can still be seen on
youTube. His best known song is "Down, Down the Chimney," but all
of his songs are sung by church choirs, school choruses, and
community groups to this day.
Irv’s greatest love was for his son Matthew. Matt is a 4th
generation of gifted Rothenberg musicians and has worked in various
professional theater companies in West Virginia, Maryland, and Florida,
including at Walt Disney World Orlando. Irv is also survived by a sister
Sara in Tombstone, AZ and a brother Michael in New Bern, NC.
Irv's musical gifts and outstanding creative talents brought him into the
lives of many people, but it was his kind, sincere heart that they’ll
remember. He will be dearly missed.
