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The Concord Herald Volume 9 Issue 5 June, 2016

Concord United Methodist Church

70 Concord Church Rd., Roxboro, N C 27574

336.599.6262

www.concordumcroxboro.com Rev. Karl Neuschaefer, Senior Minister

Curtis Hammock, Children and Youth Pastor

Mrs. Rena Morton, Music Director

Kimberly Stone, Minister of Services

Our Mission

To worship, witness, follow, and serve

Jesus Christ as Lord.

Our Vision

Christ in us; God’s glory manifested!

June Ushers: Dudley Dawson

Chris Nowell

Tommy Wagstaff

Jeff Bulla

Greeters: Dudley & Joni Dawson

Acolyte: TBD

July Ushers: Kermit Mathis

Bayard Crumpton

Danny Crumpton

Joan Crumpton

Greeters: Danny & Joan Crumpton Acolyte: TBD

The Pastor’s Corner As I so often do, I give thanks and praise

to God for being part of such a loving and caring

community of faith, and especially as it is lived out

through prayer, worship, mission, and ministry. The

commitment to prayer has always blessed me and has

produced such fruitfulness from our faithfulness. Recently we

have been lifting up prayer for our global church’s General

Conference which was held in Portland, Oregon this past May

10-20. Those prayers have been answered and our United

Methodist Church (UMC) remains strong and united. The

General Conference is the main body of the Church and is

responsible for deciding all matters pertaining to the church. In

fact, the General Conference is the only entity that can speak

for the UMC. It is made up of clergy and lay delegates who

are elected by their annual conferences. At this year’s General

Conference 134 countries were represented; we truly are a

global church.

The conference was broadcasted through live

streaming and I was able to watch several of the key sessions

and worship events. The opening worship was tremendously

powerful and the preacher who gave the episcopal address was

Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer of the Western Ohio

Conference (who will also be coming to preach at our Annual

Conference in Greenville). This message offered great hope

and also a tremendous challenge.

The General Conference accomplished the majority of

its work in the 10 days of session, but as with many

denominations, there is much disunity on the issue of human

sexuality. While opinions vary widely on these issues within

our church, it was voted to remain with our current position

and to put together a special commission with broad

representation to determine the future direction of our church.

I believe this decision was Spirit led, and the consensus of the

conference was that our unity was most important. You will

recall that this was proclaimed in a recent sermon from John’s

Gospel; “…that they may be one as we are one; I in them and

You in Me, so that they may be brought to complete unity.

Then the world will know…” It is our greatest witness. Even

John Wesley proclaimed, “We may not all believe alike, but

we can all love alike.” This special commission will work over

the next two to three years and present its recommendations at

a special called General Conference sometime after that.

I firmly believe that the conference was led by the

Holy Spirit and undergirded by the prayers of the faithful like

yourselves. May we in the local and the global Church

continue to be faithful and obedient to the will of God, so that

we might be fruitful in making disciples of Jesus Christ for the

transformation of the world.

See you in worship! Karl


Birthdays June

1– Nate Hester 22 – Amy Poole

2 - Victoria Winstead 23 – Curtis Hammock

4 – David Brown 23 – Marvin Morris

4 – Garrett Morton 23 – Rena Morton

6 – Dane Sergeant 24 – Gina Gammell

8 – Gavin Price 25 – Susan Rhodes

8 – Anabelle Rolison 26 – Cleve Wagstaff

9 – Karl Neuschaefer 27 – Cecil Barker

10 – Olivia Meyers

16 – Anna Lawrence

29 – Robin Britt

29 – Chris Nowell

16 – John Wagstaff 29 – Marie Whitt

17 – Joel Powell 30 – Emily Murray

July 1 – Anabela Mendsea 15 – Sam Barker

2 – Jennifer Nowell 20 – Rodney Crumpton

4 – Michael Teague 22 – Becky Legun

6 – Joe Daniel 23 – Loraine Pool

8 – Deborah Sanford 27 – Kevin Pool

9 – Peyton Henderson 28 – Scott Lawrence

11 – Michael Zappia 28 – Don Nowell

14 – Josh Bell 30 – Heather Barker

14 - Larry Raines 30 – Kay Winstead

Wishing all fathers the happiest of

days on Sunday, June 19th!!

Anniversaries June

2 – Roger and Susan Gardner

3 – Doug and Mary Jane Bowman

3 – Bobbie and Bryan Holeman

14 – David and Pam Whitt

15 – Karl and Jeanie Neuschaefer

18 – Curtis and Dori Hammock

19 – David and Elizabeth Bell

22 – Jan and Bayard Crumpton

23 – Richard and Pam Kinn

25 – Della and Larry Raines

25 – Wendall and Kimberly Stone

25 – Tommy and Amy Winstead

26 – Charles and Judy Baker

29 – Sidney and Angela Thompson

July

2 – Bill and Marj Hetzel

4 – Hugh and Marie Whitt

11 – Tommy and Kay Wagstaff

12 – Lyman and Carolyn Johnson

14 – Zeke and Pam Smith

16 – Geoffrey and Jennifer Nowell

17 – Dan and Becky Lawrence

20 – Robert and Carrie Howard

22 – Donald and Becky Wilson

23 – Tyler and Amy Henderson

27 – Joel and Laurie Rose

29 – Kyle and Heather Barker

Plan Now!!

Vacation Bible School

will be held

July 31st – August 4th. All are welcome!

Dinner will be served each night.

Remember that the Lord is great and awesome!


Welcome New Members On

Sunday,

May 22,

2016,

Concord

celebrated

the joining

of new

members

during the

11a.m.

worship

service.

Joel

Powell joined by way of transfer from Grace-Ca-

Vel UMC here in Roxboro, and Susan Wiley

joined by way of transfer from Lebanon UMC in

Mebane. As an added excitement, they are

currently planning their July 9 wedding at

Concord. We give thanks to God for the multitude

of ways He is blessing our church and adding to its

numbers. Please be sure to welcome Joel and

Susan and help them connect with the many

opportunities, missions, and ministries of our

church.

Children’s Worship, May 8th

A Beautiful Sight!

Flowers

For the Altar June

5 – Marvin & Pat Morris

12 – Karl & Jeanie Neuschaefer

19 – Tommy & Kay Wagstaff

26 - Neal & Jewel Hamlett

July

3- Richard & Pam Kinn

10 – Cleve & Nancy

Wagstaff

17 – Jeff & Reba Bulla

24 – Danny & Joan Crumpton

31 – Faye Howard

June Calendar 4 – Hyco Lake Evangelism Event from 10 a.m. - noon

5 – Relay for Life - Survivor Sunday

7 – P.U.M.P. meeting at Salem UMC at 6:30 p.m.

(Covered Dish)

12 – Special Lakeside Service at 10 a.m. followed by

Lunch at Re-Max Realty property

13 – United Methodist Women’s meeting at 6:30 p.m.

at Karen Mathis’ home (Salad supper)

16-18 – NC Annual Conference in Greenville NC

19 – Father’s Day

20 – Stephen Ministry Continuing Education and

Supervision meeting at 7 p.m.

22 – Concord serves lunch at the Christian Help Center

28 – United Methodist Men’s supper meeting at 6:30

p.m.

Worship on Sunday’s at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Children’s choir practice each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Yahweh Yoga each Monday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

and Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.

Emmaus Reunion Group meeting each Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Choir practice each Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Youth Fellowship each Sunday evening from 5-6:30 p.m.


Pastor Neuschaefer Receives Denman Clergy Award By: Zeke Smith

Yes indeed, May 8, Mother's Day, was a

special day at Concord! We knew it almost from

the start--a beautiful day (no rain!), lots of hugs

for moms, lots of kids and lots of visitors. And,

one joyous surprise announcement!

Rev. Carol Goehring, Corridor District

Superintendent, along with the 11 a.m. Concord

churchgoers, watched and listened as Mr. Tom

Walden, a member of the Denman Award

Selection Committee, recognized Pastor Karl for

his humble, faith-centered service and ministry to many over the past 15 years. He noted that Karl has

demonstrated love, caring, and devotion to spread, and help others experience, God's word.

Pastor Neuschaefer is the 19th minister to receive the Denman Clergy Award from the North Carolina

Conference since the award was first given in 1990. With over 800 churches in this Conference, this

recognition places him within a very select and special group. Of course, we at CUMC already knew he was

special. Congratulations Karl, and to God be the glory!

Concord UMC Awarded Heritage Trail Plaque On April 25, 2016 Pastor Karl received a Heritage Trail plaque for Concord

Church at a public ceremony in front of the courthouse by the Person County

Museum of History. Plaques were presented to 16 recipients to establish a

heritage trail in Person County representing historic locations within the

county. Many thanks go to Barbara Ferguson and Mac Wagstaff for having

applied for this recognition as a continuance of our churches 200th anniversary

events. The plaque was then given to Dan Lawrence who created a beautiful

mounting and post and installed it on our church property for public display at

the entrance to our cemetery parking lot. We thank Dan for continuing to

provide a beautiful presentation standard for our church’s grounds. In the

future as individuals travel the Person County Heritage Trail, it will route them

by our church and they will be informed of our church’s rich history.

UMM Scheduled to meet June 28th UMM will be meeting on Tuesday April 25th at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served

in the fellowship hall. Please make your plans to attend. All men are invited. No

reservations are required.

May Contribution Totals Plate $18,676.00

On-line $6,227.06

Total CUMC Contributions $24,903.06


Worship At the Lake, June 12th

During our council planning retreat earlier this year, it was decided that we should have a

worship service on Hyco Lake and make this an event for the community and a combined

event for our normal two Sunday morning services. So on Sunday, June 12th Concord

Church will be having a special Lakeside Worship Service at 10 a.m. at 70 Phifer Ln.

Semora, NC (RE/MAX Realty lot across the bridge from Hyco Marina and Dockside Grill).

(Casual attire is appropriate) You are invited to come to this special lakeside service by

land or by boat and bring your shade tents, lawn chairs and picnic blankets. Lunch will be

provided following the worship service. Please use this as an opportunity to intentionally invite others to attend. We will

have special music from members of the team who participated in the 2015 Israel pilgrimage. REMINDER: This will be

the only worship service on Sunday, June 12th, so there will be no worship service at the church that morning. However,

should we incur inclement weather, we will move the worship service back to the church

sanctuary at 10am and the luncheon in the fellowship hall.

Lunch prep help needed Saturday June 11th at 9 a.m.

If you will be able to help assemble sandwiches and the bag lunches, please contact Susan

Rhodes at 336-504-5938. Please call Pam Kinn 336-599-4817 or Ms. Ernie 336-599-7652 if you are able to donate

wrapped finger desserts (cookies, brownies, etc.) to include in the lunch bags. The desserts will need to be at the

church Saturday morning by 9:00 a.m.

Evangelism event: Our lakeside worship service will be communicated throughout the community and also during our

special evangelism effort on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. – noon where we will be going from dock to dock, and boat

to boat passing out ice cream and flyers. Volunteers are still needed to ride on pontoon boats this Saturday, June 4th,

from 10 – noon to pass out a “Taste of Concord” homemade ice cream and Concord information cards. Please call or

text Pat Morris 336-504-3170 by noon this Friday, the 3rd, to get your boat information and meeting place.

Blood Drive Yields 19 Units The Red Cross held a blood drive in the

fellowship hall on May 15, 2016. There were 24

donors scheduled and 16 were able to donate.

We received a total of 19 units of blood.

Although this was less than we had hoped, it is

still considered to be a successful drive.

Summers can be Hard We like to think of summer as being a relaxing,

enjoyable time. But hurts, struggles, crises, and

problems don’t take a vacation. Many times our

difficulties seem even worse during the summer because everyone else seems to be enjoying life while you are feeling

down. If you are experiencing a difficult time—emotionally, spiritually, or relationally—you don’t have to suffer alone.

Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers, ready to listen, care for and encourage you, pray with and for you, and

provide one-to-one Christian care to help you through whatever it is that you are facing. Men are matched with male

Stephen Ministers, and women are matched with female Stephen Ministers. It’s free. It’s confidential. And it will make a

difference in your life! To find out more about Stephen Ministry for you or someone you know, talk with one of our

Stephen Ministry Leaders: Karl & Jeanie Neuschaefer, Shannon Zippay, Elizabeth Bell, Pat Morris, or Lisa Evans.

tel:336-504-5938

tel:336-599-4817

tel:336-599-7652

tel:336-504-3170


UMW Living the Vision; Safe Haven Featured at May Meeting

By: Karen Mathis

Our May meeting brought us a special speaker from Safe Haven, a

local ministry we have supported over the years. Eunice Perkins, a

volunteer, shared her heart and passion to help abused women of

Person County. The volunteers help with practical steps needed to

move them into a safe situation. Our money is used to help with the on-going funds needed to provide a “safe

house” for the women and children during the transition from an abusive situation to a clean, safe fresh start.

The “safe house” is kept quiet to protect the women and children. This is usually needed for less than a month.

Safe Haven provides us a worthwhile ministry that walks alongside our UMW mission and vision of “turning

faith, hope and love into action on behalf of women, children and youth.” You can help by donating women

and children’s items to the thrift store located on Main Street next to the Pavilion or collect toiletries to be

used in the “safe house.” Just another way we are LIVING the VISION! I am so excited about what our

UMW has accomplished this year!

ALSO, what a great out-pouring of LOVE in ACTION by

the UMW, UMM, JOY club, Joni’s SS class and others as we

“pounded” a family in need! Words can’t express the

expressions on the family’s faces when the goods were

delivered. Our lives were also so richly blessed by the

shopping, knowing we could be a small part of such a grand

undertaking. CONCORD you are AWESOME!!!

Our next meeting will be a SALAD SUPPER (bring your

favorite and the recipe to swap) at 6:30 p.m. at Karen’s house (3730 Burlington Road) June 13th. Meet at the

church at 6-6:10 to car pool for those who do not live in town. In Christ’s Love!

Woodland School to Receive Yard Sale Profits The annual yard sale was held on Saturday, May 21, 2016. This year’s

sale yielded $5,612.60. The sale items ranged from a car, a boat, books,

household items, children’s toys, clothing for all ages -- and everything

else imaginable. All proceeds will be used to support the children’s

programs at Woodland School.

Books that did not sell will be delivered to the library. Unsold clothing

was delivered to the Christian Help Center and all other remaining items

were taken to Habitat for Humanity.

The funds from the Yard Sale last year were used to purchase an Activ-

panel. An Activ-Panel (pictured right) allows teachers to present the

content of their lessons in a much more engaging way. The panel turns a

computer into a large touch screen device, which can be used by several

users at the same time. The software that accompanies the panel allows

teachers to create lessons with interactive content, so students may come to

the board and manipulate items, compute math problems, or write and

draw.


Four Will Share Christ’s Love in Zimbabwe ZOE was founded in 2004 as a mission of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church as the

Zimbabwe Orphans Endeavor. ZOE was originally built as a relief ministry providing orphans with food, medical care,

and educational assistance in Zimbabwe and Zambia. In 2007, ZOE began searching for ways to have an even greater

impact. About that time the YWCA in Rwanda, through a partnership with Church World Service, began developing a

radically new program for reaching orphans and vulnerable children called the Giving Hope Orphan Empowerment

program. They determined that for real change to occur, all of the challenges holding these children in poverty must be

addressed simultaneously: food security, disease prevention, housing, income generation, vocational training, child

rights, community reintegration, connection to God, and education. They found that when these factors were all

addressed at the same time, the results were both quick and life-changing. The program brought orphans and vulnerable

children together in mutually supportive working groups. Social workers worked with these children teaching them skills

and providing them with the resources they needed to begin to

care for themselves. As a result these young men and women,

often labeled as a problem in the community, were becoming

business owners, community leaders, and even adoptive

parents of other orphans they saw in need around them. The

ZOE Board, after having seen these results, concluded that all

of ZOE’s resources should be directed toward this work, and

in 2007 ZOE became a major supporter of the Giving Hope

Orphan Empowerment program. Since 2007, over 30,000 orphans and vulnerable children have transformed their lives

through this empowerment program. ZOE is now active in Rwanda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Liberia, India and

Guatemala.

Visiting ZOE orphans is an opportunity to experience God’s power at work in the lives of the most vulnerable

children on earth. Through this experience of seeing the power of God manifest in the lives of orphans and vulnerable

children, visitors return home to tell others what God is doing. Encountering God in this way is life changing and equips

visitors to become ambassadors for these children.

Next month (July 12-21) four individuals from Concord UMC will be participating in just such an experience.

Melissa Carver, Ken Walker, and Karl and Jeanie Neuschaefer will be traveling to Zimbabwe to experience firsthand

what God is doing through the work of ZOE. Their visit will include…

visits with working groups and individuals to see their small businesses, farms and homes;

meeting children at different stages of the ZOE empowerment program;

hearing stories of faith from the children;

participating in Bible study reflections throughout the trip led by ZOE’s staff.

Please be in prayer for these individuals as they go to represent our church and to serve God in Zimbabwe.

First Responder Appreciation By: Kimberly Stone

Thank you for your continued support of First Responders!

Right is a picture from the Law Enforcement Appreciation event

held May 7th at Palace Pointe as we gathered for the Memorial

Service portion of the day. It was a great time of food, fellowship

and games. A special thank you to the Concord UMM for your

support of this event!

There are two upcoming events to show the love of Christ to Person County First

Responders. First, we are collecting snacks for the July 4th holiday. Please put the snacks in the blue tub marked “Adopt

A Cop” in the kitchen. Second, we will host a cookout supper July 11th at the Roxboro Police Department. The meal is

sponsored by the UMM. You are invited to help cook, prepare a dessert, and/or attend the event and fellowship with the

First Responders.


Support continues for the Walk to Defeat ALS By: Bess Whitt

Overwhelmed! That's the word Donald Wilson chose for his reaction to

the support from our church family and community for the Walk to

Defeat ALS in Greensboro last month! Kay and I echo that sentiment

and add grateful as well! God gives us our challenges but He is good! As

I sit here writing this news article, our official team number for the

Greensboro Walk to defeat ALS sits at 73! I know several of you

(including Ronald who I neglected to register beforehand) walked whose

names I don't actually see on the team list, and I know we had a couple of

people count between 80 and 90 walkers for the walk. The outpouring of

love and support was so totally awesome it is almost hard to fathom.

YOU, showed that loving and caring people, along with God’s help, can

truly make a difference and help make a challenging journey less

arduous! YOU helped make a bright spot along the way!

Our official current total funding collected is $20,142, but that won't

be our final! I have a small amount of donations yet to turn in and a

pledge for more so our total funds raised will be close to $20,500 for ALS

research and patient support! Thank you for reaching into your pockets,

and for sending emails and letters to friends and family to help amass this

awesome amount of funding for the cause! We never know how what we

do reaches out to others. What a joy it was to explain to the ALS staff

that the $1.00 donation that we gave them to process came from one of

Pam Whitt’s students who came up to her after the walk and wanted to

give his dollar to help her on her walk. Thank God for this next

generation of benevolent students and their awesome teachers!

As I have shared before, when we began this

project, our idea was to gather a few people to wrap

their arms around Donald and Becky and support

them with love. We hoped to maybe raise between

$3-4000 to help support the cause. None of us, Kay,

Donald, Becky, nor I had any idea of how many of

you would take YOUR time and effort to join this

effort! We are so very grateful for each and every

step you took as well as every dollar you raised! We

are even more grateful to our Lord above for giving us the ability to make

His love known!

Our job is not complete! We can't rest until progress is made in the

research towards a cure for this dreadful disease. Kay has challenged me

to save my change for the next year to jump start my fundraising goal for

2017. Won’t you join me? Because of YOUR generosity we have a huge goal to meet for 2017! So as we

look towards another year, please join me in your daily prayers that this break in the research comes soon, and

pray for strength and comfort for the Wilson family as this walk is all too real for them. And while I’m

asking, pray that God’s healing hand reach down and bring forth that miracle we all hope for! In His name,

Thank you!!!!!


Our Known Immediate Prayer Concerns Ethel Aiken

The family & friends of Vicky Amidon

Carl Anderson

Judy Baker and her daughters

Charlene and Donica

Sandy Boone and her son Griffin

Brenda Callahan

Donnie Carr

Bo Carver

Ernie Carver

Sarah Clinard

Glenn Cruise

Danny Crumpton

Joe Daniel

Joni Dawson’s parents

Gina Drastal

Lori Hicks Featherston

Philippe Forton

Reade Foushee

Roger Gardner

Christopher Gattis

Brain Hager

Natalie Hall

Sandy and Dick Hatch

Marge Hetzel’s sister Ellie Koerner

Jan Holtsclaw

Faye Howard

Carolyn Johnson

Debbie Kelly

Don Knight

Jerry Lawson

Don Legun

Mary Edith Massey

Elizabeth Pierson

The family and friends of Chad Sanford

Deborah Sanford’s parents

Pam Smith’s mother, Lillian

Wendall Stone

June Taylor

Angela Thompson & her mother

Sandy and Jerry Treacy

Sonja Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

Jennifer Villeda

Chad Wagstaff

Jennie Wagstaff

Evelyn Mangum White

Donald and Becky Wilson

Kay Winstead and her grandson James

Mary Winstead

Prayers for those serving in Our Military Troie Barker, Zachary Bell, Daylon Brann, Donovan Heist,

Christian Kirby, Danny Lawrence, Marv Morris, Geoff Nowell,

Erik Peterson, Jason Sabat, Eddie Schemper, Donald C. Teague,

Kyle Treacy, and Robert Wolak NOTE: The globed candle to the left of the chancel area in the sanctuary is lit in honor of all those who serve;

police, firefighters, and our military, a tradition which began on 9/11/01. We also proudly recognize those in active

service who are affiliated with Concord UMC. May we continue to uphold them with our prayers and our love.

In case you miss church and would like to hear Pastor Karl’s sermon, our website now has a link you may use.

Please log on to www.concordumcroxboro.com and check out all the wonderful, powerful information

concerning Concord Church. Thanks to Keith Hall and Ken Walker for managing this site and keeping us all

up to date. You can even view the newsletter from previous months. Please contact

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In the Spotlight: Featuring Glen and Diane Brent Glen and Diane met in the summer of ’82 at a clam bake that Glen and his

roommate were hosting. He claims Diane crashed the party, but she states she

actually had an invite. “At least that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!,” Diane

said. “From our first volleyball game, we never seemed to stop moving.

5K races, softball, snow skiing, water skiing, boating, motorcycle rides, and

flying filled our time,” she said. That is, until they got married on May 26,

1984. Then the kids came along – and they did even more! Today, Evan is a

Mechanical Engineer at Delphi in Rochester, NY and Emily is a canine care

and adoptions specialist in Burlington, VT.

Glen was born and raised in Georgetown, Illinois. A middle school

spelling bee champion and Georgetown High School Cross Country Captain,

he excelled academically. He earned his B.S. and Master’s Degree from

Southern Illinois University in Electrical Engineering and his PhD in

Electrical/Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois. While an

undergrad, he got his private pilot’s license and was selected to compete on

the Flying Salukis Team. He’s been flying for 42 years now and has

volunteered his services with Angel Flight, transporting patients for medical

treatment.

After college, Glen worked at IBM for 17 years, before resigning to pursue his own engineering practice and

investment properties. Today he enjoys the science of cooking, shopping for the most wholesome foods and is looking

forward to restoring his 1950 Chevy pick-up truck which is laying in pieces in the garage.

Diane was born and raised in Fishkill, New York. She wore a nifty plaid St. Mary’s jumper for the first 8 years of

school and then spent the next four years in John Jay Sr. High School taxing her brain trying to figure out what to wear.

Uniforms were easier! She earned a Bachelor Degree in Management Information Systems from Pace University and a

Masters Certificate in Project Management from the George Washington University. She joined IBM in 1985 and will

celebrate 31 years this July working on the software side of the business.

Diane has been an active Boy Scouts of America leader for 17 years. She is a Merit Badge counselor, served 10 years

as Committee Chair, and two years as Eagle Scout Advisor. She also held positions at the Council level Youth

Development Committee and has served eight years on the District Level Eagle Review Board.

They are both passionate about health and fitness. Four years ago Diane earned her ACE Group Fitness Instructor

certification and has been teaching Bootcamp classes through their part-time business and other facilities. Glen is a

certified cycle coach and they are both RRCA certified running coaches.

Prior to their relocation, they were members of the Rowe United Methodist Church in Milan, NY. A small, rural

church where Glen served as Treasurer and Diane as Committee Chair, Pastor Parish Relations chair and Youth Group

leader. They celebrated the 175th anniversary, rejoiced in the accomplishments of their Youth Group mission trip and

shared many potluck dinners. And they prayed about the trials of a dwindling congregation and the ultimate separation

of Rowe from its sister church. While house hunting in April of 2015, they attended sunrise service at Concord. The

experience carried them through to October when they completed their relocation from Red Hook, NY to Hyco Lake and

began attending early service regularly, along with UMW and UMM. They state, “We feel truly blessed to have the

welcoming arms of Concord around us! Now, when people ask us why we moved to North Carolina… do you have

family there? We say, Yes!”


Support Relay For Life;

Paint the Town Purple By: Elizabeth Bell

Relay for Life in Person County is off to a great start and Concord is proud to be a

part of the fundraising to "Paint the Town Purple" and fight cancer. The main event is

scheduled for September 30th at the Person High School track from 6 p.m. until

midnight and we need your help to make it a success! Please consider becoming a member of the team. The

suggested cost to join is a $12 donation to Relay for Life and includes a t-shirt. Please see Elizabeth Bell (919-

695-6400 or [email protected]) or Jim Priest for more details and to sign up. Below are some of the events

and fundraising opportunities to support this worthy cause.

We will be joining with other churches across the nation on Sunday, June 5th to celebrate National Cancer

Survivor Sunday. We will have a celebration of faith and hope through music and spoken word for those who

are fighting cancer and to remember those who have won their earthly battle and now live eternally in

heaven. There will also be a special time to light a candle for your special person. Please join us at one of the

regular church services and show your support by wearing purple or white so that we can paint the town purple

with a splash of white. There will be an opportunity to recognize and sign up as a cancer survivor and to

purchase luminaries to be placed at the event in September. Luminaries can be purchased in honor, memory

and prayer for a cancer survivor and, for the first time, to honor a caregiver. Luminaries start at $10 and go up

to $100. These can be purchased at any time up until the main event and each team will receive credit for each

luminary sold. Examples will be available this Sunday. Please join us to celebrate the lives of these wonderful

people!

We are also selling t-shirts to raise funds. The t-

shirts are available in three colors with three

different designs. The white and grey shirts can be

ordered in short or long sleeve and sizes are

available from youth small to adult 3XL. Short

sleeve shirts are $15 and long sleeve shirts are $20.

These shirts are different from the team shirts. If

enough interest is given, the church name can be

added to the shirts as well. Orders will be made for

every 24 shirts sold. Please see Elizabeth Bell to

order and make checks payable to "Concord UMC

RFL T-shirts".

Lastly, every penny counts in this fight against cancer. A purple cup is placed on the welcome table in the

fellowship hall and on the table at the back of the church at each Sunday service to collect loose change to join

in this fight. In a previous year we raised over $400 in change alone. We can do this again! Please consider

donating your pocket change to this cause. More fundraising info to come soon! Thank you all so very much

and keep the fight going!

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Relay For Life of Person County

2016 Luminary Form

September 30, 2016 at Person High School

For a minimum donation of $10, your luminary will shine all night at the 2016

Relay For Life In Honor Of, In Memory Of, or In Prayer Of someone close

to you.

Deadline: September 1, 2016

Please make checks payable to the Concord UMC RFL Luminary.

Return this form and your donation to Elizabeth Bell.

Step 1: Choose type of light

Luminary Torch of Hope Caregiver Luminary

_____$10 _____$100 _____$10

Step 2: Choose

_____In Honor _____In Memory _____In Prayer

Step 3: Honoree’s name (who it is for)

__________________________________________________________________

Step 4: Donor’s name (who it is from)

__________________________________________________________________

**Please use a new sheet for any additional luminaries**

Name (required):________________________________________________________

Phone Number (required):_________________________________________________

Team Name (if applicable):_________________________________________________

Amount Enclosed: ________________________________________________________

Questions? Call 336-504-3807

Thank you for your support to the Relay For Life of Person County!

Again, Please make checks payable to the Concord UMC RFL Luminary.

Return this form and your donation to Elizabeth Bell.

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