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RAMSEY MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

5900 Hull Street Road, Richmond, VA 23224,

804-276-4628, www.ramseymemorial.org

Marzo

2018

The Messenger

El Mensajero

Just These Lines to Say…..

I am grateful for this season of Lent. My heart and mind turns to the

amazing gift of love, healing and forgiveness we have in the life, death

and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus the Christ. This year, I am seeking to ‘Remember

His Wonders’ and to grow in trust and anticipation in God’s calling in my life and for

Ramsey Church.

I hope and pray that especially during this Lenten season of preparation; you are finding

time to keep with God daily; to be nurtured by God’s life giving Word through your

week; and to worship our Holy God on Sunday mornings. Worship in some ways is like

a holiday dinner in which everyone in the family comes home…and so if you haven’t

been in worship in a while; we would love to have you come home to Ramsey Church!

The New Testament teaches us that the church, Christ’s body, is a place of healing,

reconciliation, and forgiveness. Together we can have faith in the One who brings

peace to our world and to our situations. Together we can keep practicing our faith as

Jesus commanded- gathering, preaching, praying, celebrating sacraments, and going out

to serve as witnesses to the enduring peace and power of Christ in all times and places.

Our church, like any community, changes with time. Babies are born, children grow up,

loved ones and friends grow old. New people move into our community and our

church; friends move to new places to live and serve. May we always remember that

the ministry at Ramsey is Christ’s ministry, entrusted to us as part of his Body. Our

ministry belongs to Jesus and is ongoing. Let us remember that our Lord is faithful,

keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep

his commands. Great is His Faithfulness! As we gather during Lent and as we

experience Holy Week and Easter Resurrection Sunday, will you join with me to

‘Remember His Wonders’ and keep the faith.

As always, it is my great joy and privilege to be your pastor and friend-

Pastor Deb

Saturday March 24, at 5pm

Please come join us in mission and

fellowship!

COMIDA COMUNITARIA GRATUITA:

POR FAVOR , ÚNASE A NOSOTROS EN MISIÓN

Y COMUNIÓN.

I wanted to show my appreciation

for Pastor Deb’s visit in the

hospital shortly after my surgery

and also for the lovely shut-in basket I received

just before the holidays. What a welcomed

treat, not only did I enjoy it, but so did my

entire family. I am blessed to be a part of such

a thoughtful and caring church family.

My Best, Sharon Sayles

Saying “Thank You” doesn’t adequately take care of what I want to say

to the congregation and guests, who supported us for the Valentine

Dinner/Dance on February 10. We fed 103 persons a most delicious

meal prepared by Matt Amason, Benjamin Rodriguez, Dwain Holmes, Ann Hallinan, Katie Smith,

Chante Jacobs, Kathy Holmes, Sue Wheat, Tammy Howe, Kerri Bissett, and Sally Wheat. This is the

most wonderful committee and a hard working committee. The Youth did a fabulous job keeping our

guests served. After dinner, when the band began to play dance music, the Missions Committee came

in and cleaned up for us. They really did a great job and worked extremely hard. It takes lots of peo-

ple to pull off a successful event and we had them. Thank you, thank you.

Joyce Walsh

Desde un Rincón Pastoral,

El ayuno que he escogido, dice el Señor, ¿no es más bien romper las cadenas de injusticia y

desatar las correas del yugo, poner en libertad a los oprimidos y romper toda atadura? ¿No es

acaso el ayuno compartir tu pan con el hambriento y dar refugio a los pobres sin techo, vestir al

desnudo y no dejar de lado a tus semejantes? Isaías 58: 6-7.

Son muchas las personas que hacen resoluciones para el nuevo año, pero son muy pocas las que

toman el tiempo para hacer una lista de buenos propósitos durante la cuaresma. El Rev. Emilio

Muller nos da una lista de algunos de esos buenos propósitos con el fin de practicarlos en este

tiempo de Cuaresma, ( y yo añado algunos de los míos). En este comienzo de Cuaresma, miér-

coles 18 de Febrero , Miércoles de ceniza, les invito que a través de este Reto de 40 días vol-

vamos nuestra atención a Dios y a nuestro prójimo y busquemos el ser renovados en esta esta-

ción de cuaresma una vez más.

1. Haga una cosa que usted verdalmente disfruta. Mateo 25:23,29.

2. Deje de hacer algo que le roba su tiempo o le disgusta. Juan 8:11.

3. Ore cada día por usted, por aquellos que ama, y por aquellos que le cuesta trabajo amar. Mateo 7.7.

4. Participe en todas las actividades especiales de La Cuaresma que le sea posible y asista a la iglesia

cada domingo, venciendo la tentación de quedarse en casa. Mateo 18:20

5. Lleve a alguna persona a la iglesia con usted. Muchas personas agradecerán ser invitadas. Marcos

1:17.

6. Absténgase de ver televisión o de la Social media un día a la semana y use esas horas para tomar un

café con sus amigos(as), compartir con su familia o simplemente leer algo que le edifique. Marcos

13:32-33.

7. Reconcíliese con alguien que este disgustado. Juan 15:14, 17.

8. Lea un capitulo de uno de los Evangelios cada día. Lucas 9:18-20.

9. Deje de comprar algo que usted quiere pero no necesita y dónelo a alguna organización, como

Shalom Farms, que ayuda a familias de bajos recursos con verduras y frutas frescas. Mateo 24.

10. Conéctese en nuestra conferencia de oración cada mañana de Lunes a Viernes a las 6:30 am

o por la noche a las 9:00 pm, durante la temporada de Cuaresma. Y como ultimo pedido,

compartamos con otros la bendición sacerdotal que encontramos en Números 6:24-26,

"El señor te bendiga, y te guarde; el señor haga resplandecer su rostro sobre ti, y tenga de

ti misericordia; el señor alce sobre ti su rostro, y ponga en ti paz".

Paz y Gracia del Señor de la vida,

Pastora, Norma Aguilar.

BIRTHDAYS—CUMPLEAÑOS

David and Darlene Sweat 9

ANNIVERSARIES—ANIVERSARIOS

Joan McGowan 1

Linda Sings Guilmart 5

Pat Meadows 5

Claudette Stuart 5

Kevin McGowan 7

Miranda Dore 9

Lynn Flynn 9

Abiola Ogungbade 9

Matthew Cheatham 10

Kristie Stump Rivera 12

Brian Barnstein 13

Rosa Bonilla 15

Gene Sheek 15

David Woodfin 15

Steven T. Meadows 17

Jean Bates 20

James W. Jump Jr. 21

Eric Ahles 22

Kathy Holmes 22

Allison Nicole Southard 22

Emily Bucknam 24

SPUD

SUNDAy

Put March 18 on your calendar

for our annual Missions Fund

Raiser. St. Patty’s Spud Sunday

An Irish blessing to all.

To all the days here and after

May they be filled with fond memories, happiness

and laughter.

Join us on Sunday March 18 and receive many

memories, happiness and laughter from our faithful

fellowship. Noon, Sunday, March 18th Ramsey’s

CLC. All proceeds support the Mission Team

$7.00 donation per person.

Please RSVP by filling out the yellow church card

or call the church office—276-4628.

Daylight Savings

2:00 AM

Sunday, March 11, 2018

ANNUAL AGAPE YARD SALE

The annual Agape Yard Sale will be Saturday, April 28. This is the only fundraiser for the

class to support our missions each year. The CLC will be available beginning April 22 to

receive your donations. If you need assistance in getting larger items to the church,

Please call Joan McGowan at 674-5414.

BIBLE STUDY

Our next bible study will begin on Tues, February 27, and

6:30 p.m. and will end in April.

The title of our study is "Steadfast Love" by Lauren Chan-

dler. This is a 6 week study on

Psalm 107 - For His Steadfast Love Endures forever!

We will:

1. Study Psalm 107 verse by verse

2. We will learn to face each season of our life with courage and trust in Jesus

3. We will witness how God delights in setting us free by changing the darkness to light

We will discover how tests in your journey of faith reveal the true condition of your heart

Study books will be purchased and available on the first night of class.

I look forward to walking through this study with

those who will be participating.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call

me at 307-5056 or

email me at [email protected]

Tammy Howe

J.L. FRANCIS READING VOLUNTEERS

Happy Birthday, Theodor S. Geisel !! Oh, you may know him as DR. SEUSS

J. L. Francis Elementary School celebrates Dr. Seuss's birthday with special

reading related events in their classrooms on or near his March 2nd birthday. As

Ramsey UMC is a partner thru Communities in Schools, please join with

others to read to youngsters in grades K thru 5th for their Dr. Seuss Birthday celebration.

We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss on March 2 from 9:30-12:00. We are in need of volunteers(5-6)

to make this day a great day of reading for our students. Volunteers only need to give us 1 hour of

their time. Please see Sally Wheat if you can volunteer your time. Thank you for your support!

mailto:[email protected]

The Richmond District Hearts for Justice Tea held on Saturday,

February 17th at Ramsey Memorial UMC was a success due to the

support received from the BUCS and all the Ramsey UMW mem-

bers. We could not have accomplished so much without everyone

working so well together. Thank you so much for all you did to make

Ramsey "Shine" !

March 3rd will be our first UMW Unit Meeting of 2018 at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall

at Ramsey UMC. I encourage everyone to attend to receive up to date information about

what the Circles and the Richmond District UMW are working on as well as enjoy great

fellowship.

Hope to see you there! Sue Wheat, President of Ramsey's UMW

In Memory

The Ramsey Church family remembers those

who have claimed the promise of resurrection

this year. We offer prayers and thoughts to the

family and friends.

Hiram Adams Doris Moody

Jean Johnson Dolores Thomas

Jim Kastelberg

It is very hard to put in words how much we

appreciate all of the calls and cards of

sympathy during this

very difficult time.

It was amazing how

God sent us so many

comforting messages.

We could feel the

hugs and prayers from

Virginia while we

were in Florida.

Thank you Ramsey.

In Christian Love, Donna and Russ Cottrell

Our Lenten Spring Offering will

start March 4 and run through

April. Traditionally this fund is used for

maintenance projects not included in the regular

budget. This year our Trustees have made a list

of projects including replacing the roof on the

Woodfin Building and updating bathrooms in the

Sunday School wing. You always give

generously to the Lenten Offering. Last year

we raised about $5700 and we hope to do even

better this year. There will be envelopes in the

pew racks for your convenience.

Thank you for your stewardship.

The Finance Committee

Friends at Ramsey:

Thank you so much for the goodie bag you sent

by way of Nell Simmons to George Henry Bell

while he was in the nursing home. It was greatly

appreciated. Our family thank you for

remembering him. Take care and give each

other a hug. Bless all of you. In Christian Love,

Jean Bell, Douglas, Linda, Shawn Cody Bell,

Deborah B. and Jim

Olson, Christian, &

Bradleigh Olson

SHALOM FARMS

Shalom Farms returns to Ramsey through

March. No market in April and they should be

back with us on a regular schedule by early

May. A fresh produce stand is offered on

Thursday mornings in the

CLC gym.

United Methodist Conference Kits

Every year the United Methodist Women do Kits for Conference such as School Kits,

Health Kits, etc. The same will happen this year but Conference is asking us to do only

three kits --- School Kits, Health Kits, and Flood Buckets. They do not want other kits as

this time. With this said, we thought maybe the congregation might like to help us with

the two kits that we are going to make --- school kits and health kits.

Items that are in a school kit ----- #2 pencils (not sharpened), a box of 24 cray-

ons, 1 pair of children scissors, 1 ruler, spiral notebooks or package of ruled

notebook paper, 1 3-inch eraser, 1 pencil sharpener.

Items that are in a health kit ----- 1 washcloth, 1 hand towel (no kitchen or microfiber), 1

fingernail clipper, bandaids, 1 comb (sturdy not a pocket comb), 1 bar of soap, bath size

3oz., 1 toothbrush (single brush in original wrapper) When you are shopping at the store

just pick an item up for one of these kits. It will be of great help to the ladies in the UMW

of our church. We will have a box in the foyer

marked for Conference Kits for you to place your

items. Thank you so much for your help. It is a

great way to help with Missions.

UMCOR’s Vision and Mission are as follows:

Vision: As the humanitarian relief and development arm of The United Methodist Church,

UMCOR strengthens and transforms people and communities.

Mission: Compelled by Christ to be a voice of conscience on behalf of the people called

Methodist, UMCOR works globally to alleviate human suffering and advance hope and

healing.

UMCOR’s work can be categorized into

three major areas:

1)HumanitarianRelief/Disaster Response

2) SustainableDevelopment

3) Global Health (in collaboration with

Global Ministries)

Community Spring Festival

Once again this is a reminder that Saturday, April

28th, is the Community Spring Festival. We need

persons to help with the games, cakes for the cake

walk, and attendants to help with the parking.

Most jobs are sit down jobs. If you would like to

help, please sign up on the yellow card that is in

the bulletin every Sunday giving your name, phone number and e-mail address. You may call

the church office as well to give your name. Know that you will be contacted. You won’t

want to miss helping, as it is a lot of fun; and we have a great day

reaching out to our community.

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt ----- Easter Sunday, April 1st, at 11:00 – 12:15am.

During the Children’s Ministry Time on Easter Sunday, we will be having an “Easter

Egg Hunt” for the children. We ask that the children bring a basket to put the eggs in

that they find and if they don’t have a basket we have a basket for them to use. We

hope all the children will come out on Easter to celebrate Jesus is Risen!

Durante el tiempo de Ministerio de niños el domingo de Pascua, tendremos un“Easter

Egg Hunt” tendremos un Pedimos que los niños traigan una cesta para poner los huevos

en que se encuentran y si no tienen una canasta tiene una cesta para su uso. Esperamos

que todos los niños vendrán hacia fuera en Semana Santa para celebrar a Jesús resucita-

do!

Our choir cantata will be performed on Palm Sunday, March 25th, at 8:45am and

11:00am. Nuestra cantata coro llevará a cabo el domingo de Ramos, Marzo25th,

at 8:45am and 11:00am.

Join us for special worship and Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday, at

7:00pm in the sanctuary on March 29th. Únete a nosotros para el culto especial y

Santo comunión para Jueves Santo, at 7:00pm en el Santuario el 29 de marzo.

Pastora Norma and the Hispanic ministry will lead our Good Friday service in

the Sanctuary at 7:00pm on March 30th.

El Ministerio Hispano y Pastora Norma conducirá nuestro servicio de Viernes

Santo en el Santuario en 7:00pm on Marzo30th.

The Community Easter Sunrise Service is on April 1st at the Manchester YMCA.

El servicio comunitario Pascua Sunrise es el 1 de abril en el YMCA de Manchester.

Ramsey Offers Holy Easter Services at 8:45am, 11:00am, and 12:30pm, as well as

a children’s Easter egg hunt.

Ramsey ofrece servicios de Pascua Santo 8:45am, 11:00am, and 12:30pm, así co-

mo la caza del huevo de Pascua para niños.

55+ Luncheon: Our 55+ Luncheons

are back! Join us at noon in the

fellowship hall on

Friday March 9th for

good food and

fellowship. Don’t

forget to RSVP!

Invite a friend to

join you at

Church and

share God’s

Love

MARCH 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

8:00am Care A Van

9:30am Prayer/Knittting

6:00pm James River Home

6:00pm ESL

7:00pm Estudio Bibilico

2

10:00am Pickleball


3 8:30am BUCS

9:00am James River

10:00am UMW Unit Meeting

10:30am Come & See

12:00pm BWSL Dreamchasers

6:00pm H.A.S.A.

4

8:45am Worship Service

9:45am Sunday School


11:00am Escuela Dominical

12:30pm Servicio en Espanol


5

8:30am Care A Van


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

6:00pm Cardiac Arrest work shop

6

2:00pm McGuire Park


6:00pm ESL

7

10:00am Pickleball


6:00pm Conversation Café

6:00pm H.A.S.A.

7:00pm Administrative Council

8

8:00am Care A Van

9:30am Prayer/Knitting


6:00pm ESL

7:00pm Estudio Biblico

9

10:00am Pickleball

12:00pm 55+ Luncheon


10

9:00am James River Home


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

SET CLOCKS AHEAD BEFORE YOU GO TO BED

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12


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

13

11:00am Ada Mae Bookman


6:00pm ESL

6:00pm Hazel Gibbs Circle

14

10:00am Pickleball

2:00pm Nina Woodfin

6:00pm H.A.S.A.


6:00pm Trustees

15

8:00am Care A Van


6:00pm James River

6:00pm ESL


16

10:00am Pickleball


17 ST. PATRICKS DAY


10:30am Come & See


12:30pm Event 12:30 Group

6:00pm H.A.S.A.

18 8:45am Worship Service




12:00pm Spud Lunch



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6:00pm H.A.S.A.

20


6:00pm ESL

21

10:00am Pickleball

7:00pm Finance

6:00pm Conversation Cafe

6:00pm H.A.S.A.

7:00pm Finance Committee

22

8:00am Care A Van


6:00pm James River

6:00pm ESL


23

10:00am Pickleball


24



5:00pm Neighborhood Supper

6:00pm H.A.S.A.

25 PALM SUNDAY







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6:00pm H.A.S.A.

27

8:00am Care A Van


6:00pm ESL

28

10:00am Pickleball

11:00am Food Pantry


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

7:00pm SPPRC

29 8:00am Care a van

9:30am Prayer Group

6:00pm James River

6:00pm ESL


7:00pm Maundy Thursday Service

30

10:00am Pickle Ball


8:00pm Good Friday Service

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4:00pm Wedding

6:00pm H.A.S.A..

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