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JULY/AUGUST 2014

COMING HOME to Hampton Roads

From our new Pastor - Luis "Ned" Alderman

The morning after I got the call about coming to Epworth, I woke up at

3:54 a.m. and could not get back to sleep. I was that happy to know that I

was coming back home, to Hampton Roads, where I’ve spent most of my

life. I was born in Cumberland, Md., May 9, 1962, right after my dad went

active-duty as a Navy signalman. His career brought us to Norfolk in 1964,

and kept him here for most of the rest of his life, minus three years of

recruiting duty in Steubenville, Ohio. I went to kindergarten and public

schools in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, to Virginia Wesleyan College, and

worked at Port Folio Magazine for 10 years before leaving for seminary in

1996. I also lived in Virginia Beach 2007-2012, while stationed at the

Surface Force Ministry Center in Norfolk, and completing an internship and

residency in clinical pastoral education at the VA Medical Center in

Hampton after leaving active duty. I served the Cheriton Charge on the

Eastern Shore for four years before going on active duty as a chaplain, and

briefly served Oak Grove UMC in Melfa before being appointed to Central

UMC in Clifton Forge, where I’ve served for the last 18 months. I didn’t

think I’d be leaving Clifton Forge so soon, but my DS and the cabinet think I

am a good match for Epworth.

I’m excited to be back at a church that has a day school, as does New

World UMC in Garland, Tx., where I did my internship the last year of

seminary at Perkins School of Theology at SMU in Dallas. My mentor at

New World said that the congregation appreciated my gifts for education and

pastoral care, and I guess that that’s true of my ministry, although I’ve gotten

a lot out of worship every place from Marine Corps Base Camp Fuji, Japan,

to Camp Bucca, Iraq, and Clifton Forge.

All right, that’s enough about me – except for one more thing, I go by

Ned. I look forward to our getting to know each other, and to being part of

the mission, vision, and service to Jesus Christ at Epworth.

Grace and peace,

Ned Alderman

P.S. I wanted to address visitation here: I'm all for it, and do so by appointment, unless

it's in case of an emergency. If you'd like for me to visit you at home, please let me

know, and we'll set a time and date.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Pastor’s Page 1

Member News 2

Monthly Card

Shower 3

Music Notes 4

Outreach 5

Calendars 6

Committees 6

Holy Chow 7

EDS News 7

Addresses 8

MEET REV. NED

ALDERMAN

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Mary Lee Lowe 1

Jeff Matsler 2

Deanna Usis 2

Anita Dunn 6

Megan Holley 7

Jeff Permenter 8

Mary Lee Howlett 10

Jon Hunger 10

Reagan M. Shepard 10

Katie Rose Bagwell 12

Tiffany Drake 13

Eleanor Curry 14

Karen Ward 15

Daniel Lamont Ott 16

Jamie Lee Cook 22

Dorothy Whitfield 23

Ryan Sumner 24

Gordon Auchincloss 28

John Stephens 30

Royal Madry 31

Minnie Smith 31

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Epworth UMC Book Club

Will meet Tuesday, July 22, and Tuesday, August 26, at

10:00 a.m. in the Church Parlor.

The book for July is Gifted Hands, by Ben Carson.

The book for August is Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly.

If you like to read or would just like to preview a good

book, please join us. All are welcome!

Rick Alexander 2

Lester Wahrenburg 2

Grace Soulen 4

Lindsay and Peri Pettibon 6

Jack Flanagan 7

Brian Wetherell 7

Vivian Rogers 8

Rhonda Papas 10

Allan Bamforth 14

Herbert Dodd 15

Beverly Smeltzer 16

James Holley 17

Asha Khraiss 17

Jean Tompkins 17

John Ward 20

Merry Flatt 23

Sara Fitchett 24

Audrey Permenter 24

Jim Apple 25

Breanna Ward 31

If you would like to

honor someone or

celebrate a special

occasion, please contact the

church office to schedule your

flower date selection and the

dedication you would like placed

in the bulletin..

There are still unclaimed

Sundays waiting!!!

J U LY AUGUST

The family and friends of

Marie Burgess who passed away

May 28th; To Vivian Rogers and

family of Doug Rogers, who

passed away, June 18th.

WELCOME TO OUR

NEWEST MEMBER:

Madelyn Rhodes, who

was

baptized and received

into membership on

June 1, 2014.

Welcome Madelyn!

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H – L send to:

Thomas Cherry

1937 Edgewood Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23503

Elinor Edwards

538 Washington Park, Apt. B-1

Norfolk, VA 23517

Ann Gatling

4416 Prestige Place, Apt. 101

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

M – Q send to:

Jackson Burgess

830 Donnington Drive

Chesapeake, VA 23322

John Smeltzer

1010 Collection Creek Way

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

Ed Hurd

1127 Vintage Court

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

Shirley Brendle

3337 Plainsman Trail

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Make someone’s day special by participating in our monthly

“Card Shower” for members who are either in Health Care facilities or Homebound.

AKA our Missing Angels

A – C send to:

Mary Banks

Madison House

25 Monroe Street, S. E., #307

Leesburg, VA 20175

Dorothy Whitfield

604 Burleigh Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23505-3306

Lois Davenport

6311 Granby Street, Apt. #413

Norfolk, VA 23505

D – G send to:

Marguerite Silverson

Beth Shalom Terrace

1049 College Park Blvd.,

The Home Rm. #222

Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Ms. Clara Ellis

Leigh Hall Assisted Living

890 Poplar Hall Drive

Rm. #307

Norfolk, VA 23502

Ruth Hart

7054 Kirby Crescent

Norfolk, VA 23505

R – Z send to:

Jack Sumner

1024 Kempsville Road

Norfolk, VA 23502

Ms. Louise Gwaltney

c/o F.X. Shannon

10 Applewood Drive

Hopewell, N. J. 08525

Mary Lee Lowe

6311 Granby Street, Apt. #209

Norfolk, VA 23505

Marilyn Sarko

432 Bartell Drive

Chesapeake, VA 23452

Psalm 92:12-14 “The righteous shall flourish like a palm

tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the

courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and

flourishing. ” (NKJV)

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NOTES FROM THE MUSIC MINISTER

PRAYER AND POETRY Hymn #529 is a great statement of faith in the “Strength in Tribulation” section of the 1989 edition of The United Methodist Hymnal. Theologian-poets have suggested it is a new experience to see the text apart from the music for a different ‘flow’ of meaning. “How Firm a Foundation” (#529) is a powerful hymn to be read aloud, standing in a large space to hear the thoughts resound as they unfold in continuity, speaking to your soul. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word! What more can he say than to you he has said, To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

“Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, For I am thy God and will still give thee aid; I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie, My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose, I will not, I will not desert to its foes; That soul though all hell should endeavor to shake, I’ll never, no, never, no never forsake.”

Inspiration for this hymn comes from 2 Timothy 2:19, Hebrews 13:5, Isaiah 43:1-2, if you wish to connect with its source. Reading the hymn will enrich your next experience singing it within the congregation in worship.

Read your hymnal today. Jean Thiel

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We have continued to work on projects that we feel serve our God.

God told us in the first commandment that we were to love Him. How does

that fit in with what we are doing at Epworth? If we love God, He expects us to

love others. You know that piece about loving others...your neighbor as yourself. From Jesus'

teaching, we know our neighbors are everyone...even our enemies. From reading Rev. Wayne

Lavender’s book, “Counting the Ants While the Elephants March By” you clearly get his message

to us about how we spend so much time arguing about the little things ie...the color we are going to

paint a room, music selections, etc. that we miss out on what is truly important...loving others.

Projects we did in May and June:

• Looking for a ride to church for Ann Gatling. With 4 volunteers, it would be one Sunday a month.

Please pray about this and see if you might be one of the 4.

• Gave each woman and man a carnation for Mother’s/Father’s Day

• Updated the Bulletin Board in the Social Hall...will be doing the one outside of the Crusader Room

soon. Please check out the bulletin boards to see what is going on.

• Lenten collection - We collected a total of $232.00 for the Society of St. Andrews.

• Collected 20 sewing kits for UMCOR and 30 cans 4 Conference, which were delivered at the Virginia

Annual Conference in Hampton.

• A group of 10 went to visit the Botanical Gardens April 26th, and had lunch at the Azalea Inn.

Our ongoing projects:

• Recycling labels, cans, and ink cartridges-a total of $100 has been collected for office supplies. More

importantly, it is a way to help keep God’s World healthier.

•Mobile Meals...Jeanne Tomlinson volunteered to serve as a substitute when needed. Thanks for that,

Jeanne. This will help when one of our current drivers cannot make it. Right now we have 4 cars going

for Mobile Meals. In May we were able to hold our own and deliver all our routes.

•Missing Angels...Our children are making Happy Summer cards for our Shut ins right now. We will

ask our congregation to take a card and deliver it to the missing angel they would like to visit. Every

time we visit or send a card/plant our missing angels call to thank us. It takes such a short time and it

means so much to them...another way to serve. Thanks for doing these.

Projects that you will soon hear about:

• This July we will provide an opportunity for our church and Day School to give to a children’s camp

called All God’s Children. This is a special camp in that it is for the children of incarcerated parents.

Stay tuned for further information how you can help children truly in need.

• We will be doing a Change the World Day in the Fall. It will be led by Karen Ward and we will need

volunteers. This is a project where one can experience truly being the hands of God.

Our committee is always open to suggestions regarding how to serve.

Faye Joseph, Outreach Chair; Ann Long, Ann Gatling, Diane Maxwell, Donna Benken,

Vivian Rogers, Melody Diehl, Mary Lee Howlett, Mary Baker, Jean Hart

OUTREACH - Loving Others

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There will be no meals delivered November 28th -

Mobile Meals will resume Thursday, December 26,

10 am Please contact the

church office for more information

or to volunteer.

JUNE 25 -

august 20

choir in recess

Finance: Tuesday, July 8, 6 pm

Church Council: Monday, July 21, 6 pm

Trustees: Tuesday, July 22, 6:00 pm

EDS Board: Monday, July 28, 5:30 pm

Finance: Tuesday, August 12, 6 pm

Church Council: Monday, August 18, 6 pm

EDS Board: Monday, August 25, 5:30 pm

Trustees: Tuesday, August 26, 6 pm

JULY COMMITTEE MEETINGS

AUGUST COMMITEE MEETINGS

Thursday, July 24, at 10 am

&

Thursday, Aug. 28, at 10 am

EDS & Church offices closed

Friday, July 4th

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Our A/C in the

sanctuary has gone on

permanent vacation and

must be replaced.

Until further notice

worship services during

the months of July and

August will be held in

the Southgate Chapel

H O L Y C H O W ! Monday, July 7, at 6:00 p.m., in the church Social Hall The

theme this month is

COME OUT TO ENJOY THE FOOD

AND FELLOWSHIP.

Please follow these guidelines when preparing your dish:

AA--LL:: VVeeggggiiee//SSaallaadd MM--ZZ:: FFrruuiitt//DDeesssseerrtt

Hot Dogs, Hamburgers & condiments will be provided

The Day School of Epworth UMC is such a great place to be.

The director, staff, and children are great spirit lifters. Children truly can teach us many lessons if we

just spend a little time chatting with them and listening. Have you done that lately? If you haven’t, I would

encourage you to call Kathy Huntley and see if there is a way you can visit or volunteer.

Now that it is summer EDS has a wonderful agenda for the children. Please consider going over and

visiting. You will be welcomed...the main thing to do is to call so they will know you are coming and what

you are interested in seeing or doing. Below is what is coming up this summer:

Under the Sea Children’s Museum - 6/18 (Susan-Jenn)

Critters and Creatures that Crawl - Teeny Tiny Farm - 6/26 (All)

American Adventure - week of July 4th

Little Scientists - Mad Scientists - 7/10 (Susan-Jenn)

Teddy Bear Picnic - Ryan the Balloon Guy - 7/16 (Jasmine-Jenn)

Castles, Princesses and Knights - Brickhedz - 7/23 (Susan-Jenn)

Under the Sky - Nauticus - 7/23 (Susan-Jenn)

Kid’s Kitchen - Marvelous Magician - 8/6 (Susan-Jenn)

Things that Go - Story Teller - 8/13 (Jasmine-Jenn)

Farewell to Summer - Stretch and Grow - 8/20 (Jasmine-Jenn)

Your choice - Week of August 25-27

Ice Cream Social - 8/26 (All)

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