june 2015 vol. 28, issue 6 - leesburg umc 2015 vol. 28, issue 6 ... jordan skillman - sunday school...
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June 2015 Vol. 28, Issue 6
In This Issue: (click article title to be taken to its page)
Sunday School Needs YOU!
One of the wonderful things about children ’s Sunday School leaders is that we can always use more! One of the challenging things about children’s Sunday School leaders is that we always need more! What makes this wonderful? It ’s wonderful because there is room for you! We always need two leaders in every class to ensure the students ’ and teachers’ safety, and the extra sets of hands and eyes are a must. Please don’t sit back. Make the decision to join us this fall!
Why serve in the Sunday School program?
1. The children will enrich your spirit, expand your horizons and grow your faith – you need them in your life!
2. The lessons will challenge your thinking, give you new ways of sharing your faith, and deepen your own relationship with Jesus Christ. The lesson plans and materials have been selected and provided for you and require just a little bit of prep before greeting the children. No need to worry that you don't know how to lead - it's all right there for you.
3. Make good on a promise: Every time we baptize a child, we, as members of the household of faith, pledge to love and care for the children and help them grow in the knowledge and love of God through our Savior Jesus Christ. Serving as a Sunday School leader is a great way to make good on this vital promise.
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Sunday School Needs YOU!
Youth Choir to Visit LUMC
Student Achieves Perfect Attendance
God Bless America Concert and Ice Cream Social
Archives: Help Us Identify Photos from the 80s and 90s
VBS EVEREST – June 22-26
Club 45 Year-End Party
Children's Ministry Thank You!
Children’s Ministry Calendar
Celebrate Calm: June 9th
LUMC Financial Update: April Report and Online Giving
Home Care Aid Sought
Prayers, New Members, and Birthdays
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We recognize that it is hard to make a commitment to lead a class each and every week. But we also recognize that the children thrive on consistency and the relationships they build with their leaders. Invest the time in our children. Get to know them. Ponder and pray for and about this ministry and consider how you can commit to a teaching team to be with a group of our kids at least twice per month. Help them build friendships within the church, help them hear the Good News, help them grow and understand the love and forgiveness Christ has to offer.
For more information about how you can serve, contact Pam Bentley at [email protected].
Youth Choir to Visit LUMC
We are pleased to welcome the Renovation Youth Choir from University City UMC in Charlotte, NC to worship with us on Sunday, June 28. The choir will be on a week-long tour in the DC Metro area and will be using our facilities as home base.
Throughout the school year, the choir learns music and dramatic arts, shares the gospel of Christ in concert settings, and participates in mission projects in preparation for their summer trip in June. Mission projects at home include serving at food banks, clothes closets, community
shelters, and projects for members of the community. The choir also enjoys sharing the love of Christ at retirement facilities, detention facilities, and recovery facilities in addition to churches and other faith based organizations. This year Renovation Youth Choir is traveling with fifteen youth and six adult leaders. Members of the choir are youth in grades six through twelve.
We invite you to join us at a potluck supper to welcome the choir on their arrival day, Friday, June 26 at 6:30 PM in Asbury Hall. If interested, please RSVP to Nancy Riley at [email protected].
Student Achieves Perfect Attendance
Can you remember a time when you achieved perfect attendance in school? What about in church? We all know it’s not easy - schedules are full, illnesses make the rounds within the family, vacations are planned. But for one child in our congregation, these things have not gotten in her way on the road to perfect attendance in Sunday School.
We are so proud of Addie Grinnell for achieving this milestone in her 4th grade Sunday School class this year. Addie has been in attendance every Sunday from September through June, regardless of any other activities that might have presented a conflict, because she wants to put God first. This was not an easy task for her or her family, who are involved in multiple sports requiring weekend practices and games.
What has inspired her? Addie says it’s the homework! Her teacher, Brent Akin, sends home crossword puzzles related to the bible story each week and encourages the kids to return the worksheet the following week. Addie says the candy she receives for doing so may contribute to her motivation! What else motivates her? Addie looks forward
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to seeing her friends from different schools come together in the Blue Room, knowing that Mr. Akin will be there each week with a new story to tell.
Addie enjoys playing softball and was recently selected to the Leesburg Girls Softball League All- Star team. She’s involved in practices and games five days a week, typically on 1st base, 3rd base, or pitcher. In her “spare” time, she likes to play with friends, ride her bike or RipStik, and play with her two dogs, Squiggy and Dixie. She would love to travel back to Prague someday and eat waffles!
Way to go, Addie! We’re proud of you!
Archives: Help Us Identify Photos from the 80s and 90s
Oldies But Goodies...
The Archives Committee needs your help. There are a large number of photos taken of church activities probably in the late 1980's and 1990's. The people in the photos are not identified and we don't know what all of the activities were.
Throughout the summer we will set up some tables in Wesley Hall on Sunday mornings and spread out the photos. If you were attending LUMC back in the 1980's and 1990's, please stop by the tables and help to identify the people and possible what the activities were. We would like to identify as many as we can so we'll have them as part of an organized image collection.
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VBS EVEREST – June 22-26
Register NOW at www.leesburgumc.org/vbs
** Registration closes June 7! **
Volunteer Training:
All volunteers are encouraged to attend one of our VBS Volunteer Training Sessions. Learn all about what will go on that week, meet the other volunteers, and get set for EVEREST Base Camp! You may choose whichever date works best for you:
June 2 at 6:30 pm in Wesley Hall June 14 at 11:00 am in the AG
Childcare is available. Contact Heather Gonzalez to RSVP: [email protected].
Help Decorate:
Many hands are needed as we transform the church into EVEREST Base Camp! If you enjoy a creative decorating project, we need YOU! Decorating will take place on the following dates. There are some projects to be completed ahead of time. If interested, contact Pam Bentley at [email protected].
Saturday, June 20: 9-11am Sunday, June 21: 11am-3pm
Meet in Asbury Hall for instructions on where to go and what to do. Childcare is available as needed on both days. Contact Heather Gonzalez to RSVP at [email protected].
Donate:
Your donations are greatly appreciated! See our sign-up page on the website. Please drop off donations to the table in Asbury Hall by Sunday, June 7.
Items Needed for Snack Station: 325 Individual Fruit cups 325Applesauce individual cups 300 Individual vanilla pudding cups 12 Oreo packages 6 bags Gummy worms 300 Rice Krispy Treats (pre-packaged) 15 Vanilla frosting tubs 3 containers Sprinkles (should be not be manufactured in nut facility) 10 packages Dried cranberries (Craisins) 8 boxes Ritz crackers 5 boxes Honey graham cereal 5 boxes Chex cereal 5 boxes Goldfish crackers 10 bags Oyster crackers 300 Cheddar cheese squares
VBS Kick-off & Celebration Sunday:
We hope you will join us for these special events at LUMC.
VBS Kick-off Sunday: June 21 at 9:45 AM in Asbury Hall – Learn the songs, meet the characters, find out the scoop for the week! All children are welcome. Drop-off and pick-up from Asbury Hall.
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VBS Celebration Sunday: June 28 at 9:45 am Sanctuary – Join us for our closing program and slideshow during worship this day. The VBS theme will be carried throughout the service and the hour will be dedicated to sharing all that we learned in Base Camp at VBS EVEREST!
Club 45 Year-End Party
...And a good time was had by all!
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Children's Ministry Thank You!
As our regular season programs come to a close, we want to extend our great appreciation to the following who have served in our Sunday School and Junior Youth Group programs this year. Thank you for the gifts of your time and talents, and for sharing God's love with the children of LUMC!
Angela Tolley - Sunday School April Whritenour - Sunday School Audra Weisberg - Sunday School Becky Weber - Mini JAM Music Time Brent Akin - Sunday School Cassie Melvin - Sunday School Dan Barnes - King's Kids Denise Herrmann - King's Kids Derek Hardman - Club45 Drew Thorne – Sunday School Youth Helper Faye Jackson - Sunday School George Herrmann - Choir accompanist Gigi Brandon- Sunday School Heather Gonzalez - Sunday School Hope Stonerook - Sunday School Janet Hanchuck - Sunday School Jennifer Jackson - Sunday School Jennifer Swain - Children's Ministry Chair Jessica Solis - Sunday School Jordan Skillman - Sunday School Youth Helper Judy Baggett - Sunday School Katie Akin - Sunday School & Nursery Youth Helper Katie Rosenkranz – Sunday School Youth Helper Kelli Rice - Sunday School Kevin O'Neil - Sunday School Kim Hardman - Club45/ Handbell Coordinator Kimberlie Pepin - Sunday School Kristie Grinnell - Sunday School Kristin Sawyer - King's Kids Laura Rosenkranz - Sunday School Megan McKay - Club45 Youth Helper Melissa Barnes - King's Kids Melissa Thorne - Sunday School Milisa Johnson - Sunday School Olivia Wickett - Sunday School Youth Helper Penny Crouse - Sunday School Renee Skillman - Sunday School Rhona Haider - Sunday School Sharan Hill - Sunday School Sierra Martin - Sunday School Youth Helper Tate Stimart - Sunday School Valerie Chandler - Sunday School Administrator
Children’s Ministry Calendar
June 2 – VBS Volunteer Training 6:30 PM Wesley Hall
June 5 – God Bless America Concert & Ice Cream Social 6:30 PM Asbury Hall. Performances by Mini JAM, JAM Choir, Handbells and more.
June 7 – Sunday School 9:45 AM/ Bible Bucks Store open during class
June 9 – Kirk Martin “Calm Parenting” Live Workshop 7PM Sanctuary
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June 14 – Last Day of Regular Sunday School/ Mini JAM Performance in worship/ VBS Youth Volunteer Training 11 AM in the AG
June 20 – VBS Decorating 9-11 AM
June 21 – VBS Kick-off 9:45 Asbury Hall/ VBS Decorating 11 AM – 3 PM
June 22-26 – VBS
June 28 – VBS Celebration 9:45 Sanctuary
Celebrate Calm: June 9th
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LUMC Financial Update: April Report and Online Giving
The collections for April were up by 6.7% over what was given during the same period in 2014. Operations collections for the month of April were $57,807 and our Operating Expenses totaled $59,186 creating a shortage for the month of $1,379 and decreasing our Operations Reserve fund to $86,419. Total collections toward the Mortgage Fund were $8,135 which is $135 above the $8,000 payment. The Property Reserve fund balance is $132,505.
In April, our designated giving to various missions and ministries, including Run Me Home, Backpack Buddies, the Easter and Lent Offering to support our Missionaries, the Imagine No Malaria campaign and Youth Fundraisers totaled $11,472. Both the Designated gifts and the Memorials gifts are tracked and managed separately from Operations and Mortgage.
ONLINE GIVING
As the summer vacation season ramps up, there is a convenient way to uphold your financial commitment to LUMC while you are away. Online giving is now available through Church Teams and you can find easy to follow instructions at http://leesburgumc.org/onlinegiving. There is a small administrative fee that the church pays to Church Teams for online giving, however, most banks offer online payments to their account holders for free. Just contact your bank for the details. Whether you use Church Teams or your own bank for online payments, you can set up a one-time payment or recurring payments as often as you choose. Please consider signing up for online payments so that your giving goes uninterrupted while you are away. This will help to ensure that LUMC can continue to meet our financial obligations.
Thank you again for your faithfulness, your prayers, and your commitment to fulfilling God’s purpose for LUMC.
-Finance Committee
Home Care Aid Sought
The Pepin family is looking for an aid for their special needs son. They are seeking an aid to help them take care of him at their house. This would be a paid position for 25 hours per week. For more information please contact Kimberlie Pepin at [email protected].
Prayers, New Members, and Birthdays
Prayers for Healing
Eva Newton, Carolyn Reynolds, Sue Jones
Prayers of Condolence
… on the passing of LUMC member Dan Reeves on April 26, especially to his wife Patsy McClintock.
Welcome Our Newest Members
Professing Members: May 17th: Tim & Jessica Gochenour, 139 Oakview Drive, SE, Leesburg, VA 20175, 703-585-7404
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June Birthdays
June 1 Dawn Glasscock, Robin Iacoponelli, Carolyn Kadesch
June 2 Jack Hartmann, Carolyn Reynolds
June 3 Forrest Bradley III, Helen Brinkman, Gary Luzadder, Teresa Wilburn
June 4 Blake Bralley, Brooke Bralley, Elizabeth Bralley, Earl Durant
June 5 Jeff Hartmann
June 6 Joseph Breinig, Fred Holder
June 7 Connie Barajas, Kenzi Barnes, Stella Bragg, Jack Dobscha, Ashley Justice, Connor Skillman
June 9 Kennon Cronk, Teresa Smith
June 10 Kate Bentley, Mary Blissard, Jennifer Jackson, Suzie Simpson, Martha Swiger, Clare Tallamy
June 11 Dan Baker, John Laycock, Ryan Legard, Judy Roberson
June 12 William Herrmann, Morgan Pauley, Allie Walsh
June 13 Emily Guise, William Murphy, Travis Riggs
June 14 Katie Akin, Darcy Pierce, Charlotte Watson
June 15 Alex Camacho, Karen Dooney, Matt Dotson, Michelle Taliaferro
June 16 Tony Melvin
June 17 Bobbi Cunningham, Melanie Cuozzo, Ashley Harper, Mike Henry, Kelsey Huelsman, Barton Presgraves, Samantha Shomo
June 18 Rebecca Costello
June 20 Meredith Gibson
June 21 Mason Allmond, Doug Fidler, Dave Fritze
June 22 Erik Spencer, Josh Thompson
June 23 Sandra Breinig, Pete Ross, Jenna Watson
June 24 Joan Rokus
June 26 Keith Hull, Heather Klein, Andy Shadwick
June 27 Chris Broad, Cole Herdman, Grant Shadwick
June 28 Dorothi Cunningham, Bill Henry, Ben Kelly, Charlie Kelly, Olivia Wickett
June 29 Jon Beamer, Sofia Calabrese, Renee Meintel, Robin Meintel, Shealeigh O'Connor
June 30 Brianna Simpson
Leesburg United Methodist Church
107 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
(703) 777-2056
www.leesburgumc.org
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Leesburg United Methodist Church
107 West Market Street
Leesburg, VA 20176