2020, issue 2 march west richmond church of the brethren2020, issue 2 march west richmond church of...

2020, Issue 2

MARCH West Richmond Church of the Brethren

Lent is a time for restoring balance to our

lives. The Eskimos practice balance as they

venture into freezing Arctic waters in little

boats. If you’ve ever paddled a kayak, you

know how easy they are to tip. Thankfully,

kayaks are just as easy to turn back upright.

That isn’t a bad image for Lent — or for life

as a whole. Whatever spiritual disciplines we

adopt, if we succumb to temptation, it’s no

biggie. One of the lessons of Lent is that, as

long as we’re traveling light, it takes only a

quick twist of the paddle to right us. That

paddle twist might take the form of a quick

but heartfelt prayer: “Jesus, set me straight

again!” Or it might mean some extra time

set aside for quiet meditation with God.

Don’t get worried if your spiritual discipline

fails now and then. Just let Jesus help you get

upright once more, and keep paddling!

—adapted from Carlos Wilton,

in Homiletics

On Sunday, March 29th, after Fellowship, it’s Game Time!

Please bring your favorite indoor game(s) and enjoy an afternoon

of fun! We are looking forward to

spending time with you and your family!

Pizza will be provided.

(If possible, please bring a card table.)

Nurture Committee: Dolly Guyer, Peggy

Mace and Anna Welch

Our children/youth

donated 62 pounds of

food to the Lamb’s Basket this

month, compared to 50 pounds of

food donated by our adults. With a

total of 112 pounds of food donated

in February, we increased our

donations by 32% over the last

month. Well done, West Richmond!

Congratulations to our children and

youth for their generosity to our

neighbors in need.

From the Pastor 2

With Our Community 3

Calendars/Schedules 4-5

Around Our District 6

In Our Congregation 7

We welcome Bob Phillips who is our

new pianist/organist beginning March 1.

Please be sure to give him a hearty

West Richmond welcome when you see him!

[God] who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness

(2nd Corinthians 9:10 NRSV).

A bout now I get feeling excited about gardening. Over the course of my lifetime, gardening has brought great joy. I admit, though, gardening where we currently live is a

bit of a challenge. But we haven’t given up. I will plant tomatoes and green beans anyway. Judith will plant different greens from seeds she has mailed to her from Nigeria. We look forward to getting our hands dirty. How about you? It’s great to get out and plant vegetables and flowers. It is rewarding.

H ave you considered planting a spiritual garden this spring? Don’t forget to plant at least three rows of peas, four rows of squash, four rows of lettuce, three rows of turnips, and

two rows of thyme. Why? Read below:

Plant three rows of peas Peace of mind Peace of heart Peace of soul

Plant four rows of squash Squash gossip

Squash indifference Squash grumbling Squash selfishness

Plant four rows of lettuce Lettuce be faithful

Lettuce be kind Lettuce be obedient

Lettuce us love one another

You got to have three rows of turnips Turnip for meetings Turnip for service

Turnip to help one another

And finally, two rows of Thyme Thyme for God

Thyme for each other

Pag e 2 T h e H er a ld

Pag e 3 T h e H er a ld

The Love in our hearts wasn't put there to stay… Love isn't Love ‘til you give it away

The children and I are celebrating this season of Lent by participating in a period of "sacrifice", our hope being that we will honor the One who sacrificed everything for us.

We have a "sacrifice sack" and beginning on Wednesday, February 26th (the first day of Lent) each day of this Lenten Season we will place an item of ours in our sack (items might include a toy that we no longer play with, or a piece of clothing we no longer wear, or maybe an extra snack that we want to share). The children and I will bring our filled sacks to church on Easter Sunday, they will be a center piece of our worship that day, and we will thank God for teaching us the discipline of sacrifice.

Then on Saturday, April 18th I will be taking our items from our "sacrifice sacks" to an underserved community in South Richmond (a mobile home community off of Jefferson Davis Highway) to participate in a give-away for families in the area.

Please be in prayer for the children and I as we seek to be the hands and heart of Jesus in our community and beyond.

-Janet Brunk, Christian Ed Chair

With Our Community

West Richmond Church o f the Brethren 7612 Wanymala Road, Henrico, Virginia 23229-4239

Phone: 804-288-6439 Fax: 804-282-4408

www.wrcob.org [email protected]

Pastor ..................................................... Dave Whitten (319-610-2274) Administrative Assistant ...................................................... Tasja Begley

Sunday School ........ 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship ..............11:00 a.m. Office (M) ... 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (T-F)………...9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

If no one is in the office or the line is busy, voice mail will pick up so PLEASE leave us a message. Items for the bulletin’s weekly newssheet MUST be submitted by noon each Thursday to the church office. All articles for the April edition of The Herald are due in the office by March 15, 2019.

During the five Sundays of Lent and Palm Sunday, we will be inviting you to DENY yourself and TAKE UP the cross and follow Jesus. We are aware of the increasing violence once again in Nigeria against our brothers and sisters in Christ. The Executive Committee recommends that we TAKE UP a special offering in response to their plight through the Nigeria Crisis Fund of the Church of the Brethren Global Missions. Place checks in the Offering Plates made out to the church but ear marked “Nigeria Crisis Fund”. Cash will need to be separate from “loose cash” so that it will not go into the General Budget. On Palm Sunday we will conclude with a Special Offering for the horrific and desperate situations Christians find in Northern Nigeria.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

9:45 am Membership Class

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship with

Children’s Church

2

9:30 am Friendship Café

3

10:30 am Ladies Circle

5:30 pm Hull Street

Ministry

6:30 pm Cub Scouts

4

No Friendship Café (FT)

4:30 pm Girl Scouts

6:30 pm Boy Scouts

5


4:30 pm Membership Class

6:30 pm Handbells

7:45 pm Choir

6 7

8

8:00 am Men’s Breakfast 9:45 am Membership Class



Children’s Church

9


10


6:30 pm Cub Scouts

7:00 pm Church Board

11


6:30 pm Boy Scouts

12



6:30 pm Handbells

7:45 pm Choir

13

14

15




Children’s Church

16


17


1:00 pm Volunteer

6:30 pm Cub Scouts

St. Patrick’s Day

18


4:30 pm Girl Scouts

6:30 pm Boy Scouts

19



6:30 pm Handbells

7:45 pm Choir

20

21

22

8:00 am Men’s Breakfast




Children’s Church

23


24


6:30 pm Cub Scouts

25


6:30 pm Boy Scouts

26



6:30 pm Handbells

7:45 pm Choir

27

28

29

LAMB’s Basket Collection




Children’s Church

30


6:30 pm Ladies Nite

Out!

31


6:30 pm Cub Scouts

“All Beautiful the March of Days”

SPRING BEGINS

All beautiful the march of days, as seasons come and go; the Hand that shaped the rose hath wrought the crystal of the snow; hath sent the hoary frost of heav’n, the flowing waters sealed, and laid a silent loveliness on hill and wood and field. …

O Thou from whose unfathomed law the year in beauty flows, Thyself the vision passing by in crystal and in rose, day unto day doth utter speech, and night to night proclaim, in ever changing words of light, the wonder of Thy Name.

—Frances W. Wile

1 ....... Jacob & Julia Tulli

2 ....... Brandon Saunders

4 ....... Meade Tulli

5 ....... Ralph Diamond (90th)

Brendan Faw (25th)

Barbara Keithly

6 ....... Kaici Keithly

7 ....... David Brunk

9 ....... Mary Jo Fields

Peggy Mace

11...... Noah McLaughlin

14...... Paula Bryant (60th)

15...... Carrie Dedrick (30th)

Gabriella Ryan

17...... Keri Beers

Joyce Keithly

Sloan Lynch

Chris Reynolds (25th)

18...... Chris Heatwole

Mike Hostetter

19...... Gary & Mary Jo Fields

20 ..... Wendy Carr (40th)

Sandy (Walbridge) Faw

Darryl Lynch

22 ..... Jim McKinnell

24 ..... Reneé Clark

26 ..... Katie Heatwole

Wally Knox

28 ..... Helen Gangwer (92nd)

Deanna (Heckman) Harding

30 ..... Kevin Beers (60th)

31 ..... Lisa Cox (60th)

Who’s ce lebrat ing and Who’s Doing What in…

Want to be inc luded in any o f these act iv i t ies ? Please contact its coordinator.

If you cannot fulfill an assigned date, please swap with someone and then contact the church office.

March 1 8 15 22 29

Greeters Dolly Guyer Sandi Davis Karen Reynolds Betty Altic June Diehl

Worship Leader Ann Andrus Susan Robertson Thoko Lipato Barbara Beers Terrie Glass

Nursery Care Peter & Amparo

Brunk

Joel & Dolly

Guyer

Faye Urban &

Zach Hurst

Carolyn Arthur &

Terrie Glass

Shawn & Monica

Baker

Fellowship Host Susan Robertson Betty Altic &

Sandi Davis

Ken & Ginny

Heatwole

Barbara McCann &

Vi Leach

Nancy Martin &

Alyce Newman

Tellers Jeff Goss &

Alyce Newman

Joel Guyer &

Larry McCann

Bob & Pat

Gangwer

Betty Altic &

Sandi Davis

Jeff Goss &

Alyce Newman

Worship Center Judith Whitten Dolly Guyer

Pag e 6 T h e H er a ld Around Our District BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE CHOIR TOUR - MARCH 27-29

The Bridgewater College Chorale, Concert Choir and Handbell choir will present concerts at churches in Roanoke and Rocky Mount (VA) area March 27-29, 2020. The concerts will feature choral works from the Renaissance to American contemporary periods including Johannes Brahm's "How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" from Requiem and "Lacrymosa" from W.A. Mozart's Requiem. Contemporary works by composers John Rutter, Karl Jenkins, and Jean Berger along with a variety of gospel and multi-cultural works will also be included in the performance. The choirs are directed by Curtis Nolley ('76), and accompanied by Lacey Johnson ('07). The Bridgewater College Handbell Choir is a student led ensemble. Directed by Jenna Hallock ('20) and Noah Flint ('21), the handbell choir will present a variety of contemporary and traditional arrangements. Concerts will be presented at First United Methodist Church in Salem, VA, March 27 at 7:00 p.m., Antioch Church of the Brethren in Rocky Mount, March 28 at 7:00 p.m., and at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, and March 29 at 11:00 a.m. The concerts are free of charge and open to the public.

SOUNDS OF THE MOUNTAINS - APRIL 3-4, 2020

Our 19th Annual Sounds of the Mountains Storytelling Festival will be held on April 12-13. The 2020 festival features excellent and nationally known tellers such as Regi Carpenter, Lyn Ford, Andy Offutt Irwin, and Tim Lowry. As always, there will be food and a Friday campfire. Help spread the word and recruit sponsors for this important fundraiser.

MEMORIAL DAY FAMILY WEEKEND- MAY 22-25, 2020

Our Memorial Day Family Weekend will be held on May 22- 25. Check our website at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay for the schedule of activities and our concert schedule. Please reserve meals before May 15 by contacting us at (540) 992-2940 or [email protected].

In Our Congregation Pag e 7 T h e H er a ld

Every organization has them. Those members who go above and beyond expectations. Those who take on the

tasks that others would not or could not. Those who volunteer their services for many years without recognition.

Sandi Davis is one of those people at West Richmond COB.

Sandi recently stepped down from her volunteer position as treasurer for Hilltop Preschool, a position she has

held for over 25 years. Sandi began serving as Hilltop’s treasurer shortly after West Richmond officially assumed

responsibility for the preschool with the 1992 school year. For all those years, Sandi performed payroll duties,

issuing checks and calculating deductions, accounting for and depositing tuition fees, paying the bills and taxes,

helping to develop an annual preschool budget, preparing the school’s monthly financial statements and all the

other tasks associated with Hilltop’s financial operations.

The Hilltop Preschool staff and board are grateful for Sandi’s many years of dedicated service and appreciate her

careful attention to the myriad details of the position. She quietly and competently went about her work, day in

and day out, putting her skills and abilities to work for the preschool. She kept at it even when the work was

challenging, as it was in the early years when the school struggled with low enrollment and when fundraising events

were annual activities -- and often a necessity for the school’s financial well-being.

Sandi’s longtime service as the preschool treasurer speaks to her dedicated commitment to Hilltop as a ministry of

the West Richmond COB. When you next see Sandi – in between her service trips with Brethren Disaster

Ministries – give her your thanks for the invaluable service she so faithfully carried out for Hilltop and West

Richmond over so many years.

Hilltop’s financial affairs will remain in good hands, thanks to Shawn Baker who has agreed to

serve as treasurer. The Hilltop staff and board are grateful for Shawn’s willingness to help.

For these gifts of service, thanks be to God!

Ann Andrus, Hilltop Preschool Board Chair

We would like to acknowledge a letter with an enclosed $800.00 check

from the estate of Myron Shipman Miller. The letter in part states:

“My father was a long-time member of the West Richmond Church of the

Brethren and served in many ways over the years including as moderator,

church board chair, Sunday school teacher and with the organization of

the Hilltop Preschool. Recently tucked inside a book of prayers, my sister

found a typewritten note (with my father’s familiar ALL CAPITAL

LETTER printed additions) which appears to have been prepared for a

church business meeting. His note states that recently he had been

thinking about the congregation’s efforts to define a mission and project

“A Vision”. On the reverse side of the note are printed the words,

MISSION+VISION and VISION+MISSION over and over. Given this little

peak into my fathers thoughts about the church, its mission and its vision,

I feel he would be pleased to have his gift placed in the established fund

for Visioning Initiatives.”

Sincerely,

Karen M. Fallon

7612 Wanymala Road, Henrico, VA 23229-4239

West Richmond Church of the Brethren

Phone: 804-288-6439 www.wrcob.org Fax: 804-282-4408 [email protected]

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8:30-9:30 AM—Easter Breakfast 9:45-10:30 AM—Easter Egg Hunt

9:30-9:45 AM—Resurrection Service 11:00 AM—Worship Service

SUNDAY, APRIL 12

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