SERVICE OF

HOLY WORSHIP

May 22, 2016

11:00 am

Sermon:

“Stardust”

Rev. Gary Dalton

Scripture:

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

Anthem:

Fanfare and Concertato on

“Holy, Holy, Holy”

— arr. Paige and Nix

Deacons: *Debra Bryant, Anne &

W.C. Keith, Ed Lowry, Jackie

Lockwood, Peter Ohlms

Nursery Workers: Karen Minor,

Suzanne Smith, Arlene Propst, Michelle

& Chandler Proffitt

Children’s Church: Shirley Clark,

Carter Groff

Ushers for May: Cindy Bryant,

Shelley Miller, Lily Pallini, Ronda Wiley,

Joe Zhu

Greeters: Brett & Kate Lissenden

Medical On-call: Lu Overbeck

Leadership Transition

Team Reminder

Thank you to all who participated in the discussion last Wednesday night! We had a great turnout and a lot of exciting ideas shared about the future God has planned for UBC. The LTT will use that information, as well as the 2011/2012 transition report, the 2015 ques-tionnaire results, and the 2015 leadership retreat priorities, to start the process of creating a church profile and a pastor pro-file.

To help us complete our work, we ask that everyone in the church please plan to attend one of the following congregational conversations. These programs will be the same, so please choose whichever works best for you.

Sunday, May 29, 12:30 to 2:00. Lunch will be provided! Sunday, June 5, 9:00 to 10:30. Breakfast will be provided!

These events will be different from and build on the initial conversation we had on May 11, but are meant to be for every-one, whether you were able to join us on Wednesday or not. During these conversations, we will take time to pray together, talk about the promising days ahead for UBC, and discern what God is telling us about who we are becoming as a congre-gation and who our next senior pastor should be.

If possible, please RSVP to the church office to indicate which event you plan to attend or if you can't make either time. You can, of course, still attend even if you do not RSVP. Childcare will be provided for both times.

This is your church, and we need to hear from you!

— Brent Wilson, LTT Chair

“We need to talk.” The four most dreaded words in human relationships, right? Spouse to spouse, fading romantic partner to hopeful romantic partner, supervisor to supervisee, leadership transition team to the congregation, God to any of us. The “need” to “talk” usually signals a conversation the target talkee would rather avoid. The accompanying emoticon would be something like :/ .

“We need to talk!” The four most eager words in human relationships, maybe? Yes! Between old friends missing each other, the family member bursting with good news for another family member, coworker to coworker anticipating a job move, leadership transition team to its congregation, God to any of us. The “need” to “talk” says, “Let’s find a good place and time and make it happen!” The emoti-con this time around would be :D .

The LTT is asking you to join them in what they hope will be the latter, a broadly smiling kind of conversation. You, they, and I will talk about University Baptist Church and your priorities for your church. The conversation will be about de-scribing qualities you value in the next Senior Minister. There will be discussion about the congregation’s share of the work ahead with whomever God should lead to Charlottesville as UBC’s next Senior Minister.

I can’t tell anyone how or what they should feel; so, most definitely, do not give me happy and eager, if in fact your true response is angry and bothered, which it may very well be. There’s been some tough sledding for the congregation, hasn’t there? There have been meetings, surveys, and voluminous reports full of stats and de-scriptions. You wonder whether change is afoot and if those changes will be to your liking.

For those of us in this second, displeased group, a simple emoticon doesn’t begin to say what we would, if we could, put into words. But, either of these two conversa-tions to which the LTT is inviting everyone is meant for you, too. The LTT and I hope to help everyone put into words their feelings, thoughts, and recommenda-tions.

These last two weeks, I’ve written of each one testifying, offering the stewardship of your Christ-self. These gatherings are the venue for you to offer your best, hon-est witness in the most responsible way you know to do that. What you will add is the continuity of your participation and the creativity of your desires for UBC.

Please bring what you should bring, in the Lord’s leading, to one or the other of these essential meetings. Do it for the well-being of our congregation in serving the larger call of God for University Baptist Church.

~Your Senior Minister in the Interim, Gary

We’ll take our time as we need and want, we’ll linger only to see what we can see, then we’ll move along to the other end of the Bridge,

to meet whomever the next Senior Minister should be.

A B r i d g e A c r o s s

UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA

May 17, 2016 Vol. 68, No. 20

UBC Members Eligible to be Elected as Deacons Who Did Not Remove Their Names From Consideration

Zhu, Joe Sivley, Kelley Moore, Jim Litchfield, Hugh Dillard, Ruth

Wilson, T.J. Sivley, Joanna Minor, Karen Lissenden, Kate Dean, Pam

Wilson, Lauri Sivley, Jim Miller, Shelley Lissenden, Brett Dean, Mike

Wilson, Kathy Singleton, Nichole Miller, Rachel Lawrence, Peggy Cromwell, Bill

Wilson, Barry Sheler, Mary McClain, Doyle Kauffman, Ray Conklin, Lori

Willard, Fred Shah, Judy McCauley, Mary Ella Kauffman, Kristin Clements, Shelby

Willard, Barry Propst, Arlene Mays, Peachie Jones, Judi Chewning, Sally

Wilkerson, Jack Proffitt, Michelle Mays, Donnie Jones, Holly Chewning, Nettie

Wilkerson, Anne Proffitt, Greg May, Joe Johnson, Lillie Castle, Nancy

Whitworth, Robert Placzkouski, Ted May, Jeannette Hudson, Sterling Castle, Leon

Whitworth, Jane Phipps, Barbara Martindale, Laura Hudson, Doug Carnes, Rossie

Whitt, Sue Payne, Shelley Martindale, Jim Hall, Betty Canterbury, Steve

Wheeler, Clara Belle Payne, George Marshall, Lila Groves, Larry Canterbury, Adrienne

Weber, Barbara Parsons, Leslee Marshall, Jim Hoege, Howard Burruss, Margaret

Watson, Patrick Parsons, Bryan Marshall, Forrest Hoege, Cinda Buchanan, Sarah

Watson, Laura Marshall, Donna Hendricks, Mary Jo Bryant, Bob

Wagoner, Shirley Marshall, Aimee Hendon, Linda Brumbaugh, Jocelyn

Wagoner, Jennifer Parker, Edith Marchi, Joe Gregg, Lily Bruton, Sissy

Wagoner, David Pallini, Lily Mann, Page Gough, Judy Brown, Sima

Tweel, Ron Pallini, Laurie Mann, Janice German, Bob Brown, Gerald

Turner, Michelle Pallini, Ian Manning, Sandy Gardner, Lynne Brown, Kat

Turner, Brett Owens, Chris Manning, Renfro Gaines, Nancy Brown, Doug

Truoccolo, Robert Overbeck, Lu Main, Ralph Fuller, Barbara Brown, Clara

Tiller, Nell Murray, Barbara Main, Georgina Frazier, Louise Belt, Stephani

Tian, Esther Mundell, Tom Mahone, Tom Frazier, Ellis Belt, Chris

Taylor, Sandra Moumbossy, Perpetue Mahone, Alice Estes, Jim Batten, Alice

Taylor, McKenzie Morse, Margie Mackey, Sam Dykes, Thomas Bailey, Charlotte

Stone, Carolyn Morse, John Lynch, Nancy Dowdy, Jack Baber, Colleen

Stokes, Raynell Moore, Tom Lynch, Lane Averill, Jo-Ann

Smith, Suzanne Moore, Sylvie Lowry, Molly Arey, Terry

Smith, Judy Moore, Bill Long, Don Anderson, Jim

Smith, Bill Moore, Barbara Anderson, Jane

Smith, Ed Ames, Hugh

2016 Deacon Election Ballot

Our Deacons serve as the spiritual leaders of the church, and they have responsibility in leading and facilitating our Circle of Caring ministry teams.

Please vote for SEVEN (7) members to serve as Deacons. Those seven receiving the most votes will be elected as Deacons to serve 3-year terms beginning September 2016.

To vote, you may do one of the following:

Circle the names on the ballot and place it in the offering plate or hand it to a minister as you leave worship on Sunday.

Call the church office at 293-5106.

Email the church office at office@universitybaptist.org.

Please vote by May 23.

2016 OIAM (Operation InAsMuch)

On Saturday, May 7, over 90 volunteers of all ages met at University

Baptist Church and went out to perform hands-on ministry projects across

the city. They helped organizations and our neighbors with much-needed

assistance. Check the UBC website and facebook page for more pictures

taken at the various job sites.

“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,

Inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren,

you have done it unto me.” Matthew 25:40

UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1223 West Main Street

Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone (434) 293-5106

Fax (434) 979-6433

Prayer Line (434) 923-0120

Web Site www.universitybaptist.org

CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED

Concerns

Nettie Chewning — At Home

Thank You

It is with heartfelt thanks and appreciation that I write to you, for all the love shown me during my illness — all of the Prayer-Grams, cards, food, and mostly the pray-ers. I am so blessed to have such a loving church. As I continue to recover, please continue your prayers and loving care.

— Nettie Chewning

Nominating Committee Report

The Nominating Committee is ready to begin working on the 2016-2017 slate of church officers, committee members, council members, and service teams. Please contact a member of the Nominat-ing Committee if you are interested in a particular area of service. Give prayerful consideration if you are asked to serve. Nominating Committee Members: Shirley Clark, Chair Martha Ballenger Mary Jo Hendricks Scott Miller Chris Owens

Wednesday, May 25

5:00 Cookout: Hamburgers, Hot dogs, Baked beans

6:15 Program:

Church Conference

WEEKLY CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, May 18

9:30 Pre-K Play Group

10:00 PBJ Women’s Bible Study

5:00 Supper (Spaghetti)

6:00 Prayer Time

6:15 Variety Show

THURSDAY, May 19

10:30 Women’s Prayer Group

SUNDAY, May 22

9:00 Fellowship

9:30 Seekers Bible Study

Joyful Servants Bible Study

9:45 Bible Study

11:00 Worship

6:00 Real Life

MONDAY, May 23

10:30 Bible Study at Rosewood

1:00 Staff Meeting

TUESDAY, May 24

9:00 Tuesday Work Team

9:00 Painting Group

6:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry Mtg.

WEDNESDAY, May 25

9:30 Pre-K Play Group

5:00 Supper (Hamburgers, Hot dogs)

6:00 Prayer Time

6:15 Called Church Conference

6:15 Children’s Activities

7:10 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Called Church Conference

Wednesday, May 25, 6:10 pm

Agenda:

Proposed changes to By-laws and Lead-

ership Manual and vote on Senior Minis-

ter Search Committee Nominees

Variety Show Wednesday, May 18

6:15 pm

Including Pie the Pastor

Touch-A-Truck Event

Saturday, June 11, 9:00 am to Noon

Free Event for Kids & Their Families

Explore,

Touch, and

Learn about

many

different trucks!

Pray for guidance and wisdom as we con-tinue crossing the “interim bridge” and come to a time of conversations about where God is calling UBC.