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Visions May 2015
The newsletter of Forrest Burdette Memorial
United Methodist Church
Our Mission:
Minister to people where they are;
Equip disciples on the journey;
Glorify God in all things
Church Staff:
Ellis Conley, Senior Pastor [email protected] (304) 614-5922—cell
Jonathan Dierdorff, Associate Pastor
jonathan.dierdorff@ asburyseminary.edu
Jeremy Daniels, Youth & Young Adults Ministries
Jayné Kirk, Children & Family Ministries
Rachel Ward, Organist/Accomp [email protected]
Jean Kirk, Choir Director [email protected]
Karen White, Admin. Assistant [email protected]
Mia Ferguson, Bus. Manager/Treasurer
Connie Smith, Custodian
Sam Sentelle, Web-master [email protected]
COM Staff:
Traci Dunmire, COM Director [email protected]
Vicki Jacobs, Assistant Latchkey Director
2848 Putnam Avenue Hurricane WV 25526 (304) 562-5903 (304) 562-6654—fax [email protected] www.forrestburdette.com
100th Anniversary Celebration
Date: 05/17/2015 Starting at 10:00 a.m.
Please join us as Forrest Burdette
Memorial United Methodist Church
celebrates 100 years of ministry.
10:00 a.m.—Combined Worship Service
Bishop Tom Bickerton, preaching
Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball, re-dedication
12:00 p.m.—Luncheon & Fellowship
3:00 p.m.—PipeSounds Anniversary
Concert with Mike Barnhouse and
Dr. Charles Chandler coming home to
perform on the Harrah Symphonic Organ
Nursery Available Forrest Burdette Memorial
United Methodist Church
2848 Putnam Avenue
Hurricane, WV 25526
Phone: 304-562-5903
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Jonathan Dierdorff,
Associate Pastor
I am grateful that I get to be a part of the Forrest
Burdette community as we celebrate 100 years of ministry
in Hurricane. As I have been reflecting on the 100th
Anniversary, I have considered the question, what does it
mean for Forrest Burdette UMC to turn 100? As it has been
mentioned several times in worship, the church is not a
building (besides, the physical plant has gone through
several dramatic transitions in the last century!). Likewise,
it is not about celebrating the past and the way that things
used to be; rather, it is about celebrating God, the good
news of Jesus Christ, and the continuity of ministry as the
church marches onward to be the hands and feet of Jesus in
Putnam County.
Furthermore, I think we should also consider, what
lessons can we learn from 100 years of ministry? To my
knowledge, we don’t have any charter members still with
us, but we can still reflect and ask critical questions about
the last 100 years that will help the church move forward in
ministry. The one prevailing theme I recognize in the
history of the church is the necessity to make changes in
order to reach others with the good news. Parishioners and
clergy have planted seeds at Forrest Burdette over the last
century, and we are now enjoying the fruit of their labor. I
believe that our responsibility is to continue to be faithful in
our ministry today, while planting seeds for the future.
Perhaps we will never reap the harvest that we now sow,
and perhaps at times we will have to make difficult choices
to ensure the wellbeing of the church’s future, but like those
who have gone before us, we often have to look beyond our
present concerns to plant seeds for future generations.
From the Church Record
Received into membership through Baptism and
Confirmation were Jack Nicholas Coleman, Sierra Brooke
Fisher, Hannah Elizabeth Ann Johnson, Cameron Todd
Kimble, Natalie Grace Neville, Nathan Grant Neville, Reid
Allen Painter, and Erica Grace Pomeroy. Also received
through Confirmation were Katelyn Elizabeth Keen and
Nathaniel Jordan Vance.
Received into membership were Angela Bradley &
Skip Johnson, Jonathan & Bailey Hill, Steve Garnett (also
Baptized), and Richard & Elizabeth Keen.
Announcing the birth of: Sierra Sue Fisher, born
3/14/15 to Dustin & Megan Fisher; Liam Marcus Anderson,
born 3/22/15 to Josh & Bethany Anderson; and Abel Allen
Ashley, born 4/14/15 to Haley Hill & Christopher Ashely.
2015 Graduates - If you are graduating from high school or
college this spring, please contact the church office:
[email protected] or 304-562-5903.
Mission Outreach
UMCOR Cleaning Bucket Collection: Coming in May through June 7th, the
Mission Outreach Team will be sponsoring
an UMCOR Cleaning Bucket Collection.
The United Methodist Committee on Relief
(UMCOR) is dedicated to alleviating human suffering
around the globe. UMCOR’s work reaches people in
more than 80 countries, including the United
States. They provide humanitarian relief when war,
conflict, or natural disaster disrupts life to such an extent
that communities are unable to recover on their own.
Relief-supply kits help provide care for the most
vulnerable people during times of crisis. UMCOR
collects 6 types of kits for global distribution and
cleaning buckets for US distribution after storms. We will
be collecting cleaning buckets which will enable people
to begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up after a
flood or hurricane. Be watching for a supply list and an
example of a cleaning bucket in mid-May! For further
information on UMCOR and the relief kits go to
www.umcor.org.
Community Cupboard Month is May:
The month of May is FBMUMC’s month to serve at
the Community Cupboard. The sign-up board is in the
Narthex, and there is still space available. This outreach
ministry is such a tremendous blessing to so many
families in our community. Please keep the families as
well as the workers in your prayers! For additional
information, contact Eddie Ellison at 304.743.9832.
May Worship
8:30 A.M. & 11:00 A.M. May 3, Fifth Sunday of Easter
Gideon Presentation; Communion
Acts 8:26-40 “The Secret of an Exciting Life”
May 10, Mother’s Day
A Visit by Susanna Wesley (Brenda McBrayer)
May 17, 100th Anniversary Celebration Sunday &
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Bishop Tom Bickerton
One unified worship service at 10:00 a.m.
May 24, Day of Pentecost —Wear something red!
Rev. Jonathan Dierdorff preaching
Acts 2:1-21 “Great Expectations”
May 31, Trinity Sunday
Senior Recognition
Isaiah 6:1-8 “Three in One, One in Three”
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Jeremy Daniels,
Director of Youth & Young Adult
Ministries
“I’m not ashamed of the gospel: it is God’s own power for
salvation to all who have faith in God, to the Jew first and
also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16 (CEB)
Talk about a warm, welcoming church. The
parishioners and members of Forrest Burdette Memorial
UMC have been nothing short of fantastic in their
welcoming me here as your new Director of Youth and
Young Adult Ministries. My favorite Bible verse is Romans
1:16, not only because it’s a reminder that we should be
living our life for Christ unashamed, but it’s also a reminder
that God’s love is available to ALL. Much like I’ve
experienced God’s love from ALL that I have met so far
here at Forrest Burdette, I want to be able to share His love
with each and every one that I continue to meet and come
in contact with. As I continue to get settled in, I hope that I
can be as friendly and welcoming to you and your families
as we join together in ministry.
May brings us many opportunities to serve within our
church, as well as outside these church walls.
May 2nd is our Touch-A-Truck event. This is the final
fundraiser for our youth group to assist
in funding their Reach Workcamp
2015 trip. The event runs from 11:00
a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Valley (Wave
Pool) Parking lot. Touch-A-Truck is a
unique event for children (and adults)
of all ages to get behind the wheel of the vehicles and meet
the heroes that make our town run! The cost is $5.00/person
or 5 for $20.00 pre-event.
May 3rd is the Contemporary Christian Music artist
Matthew West concert that’s being held at the Clay
Center in Charleston. We are hoping to
have several Youth and Young Adults
attend this wonderful worship opportunity
through the word and music. Concert starts
at 7:00 p.m.
Senior Roast: Don’t forget to come and share your
memories of this year’s Senior Class as we prepare our
annual Senior Roast service on Wednesday night, May
20th.
I’m looking forward to serving Christ alongside each
and every one of you.
Uth: Students between 6th -12th grades unite from 6:30-
8 p.m. on Wednesdays in the basement of the church to
hang out, bond with friends, eat snacks, play games, and
worship God through music, God’s Word, and small
groups.
Sunday Night Group (S.N.G.): Sunday Night Group is a
time for Uth to grow deeper with God. We currently meet
@ 6PM in the basement with G.L.A.M. (High School
Girls) but are wanting to get the Dusty Men (High School
Boys) back up and running. If you’re interested in
digging deeper into the word of God; come check it out
with us!
Reach Work Camp (July 19-25): We continue to
welcome your prayers for this year’s trip and those
participating.
Soup Kitchen: The soup kitchen takes place every 3rd
Saturday of every month. This is open to all ages;
anybody can go, but we highly encourage our Uth to go
and serve West Virginia! We meet at the church, leave at
10 a.m., and head down to Huntington to a local
Salvation Army and serve food, sing songs, and get
personal with those who extremely need love.
Traci Dunmire,
Director of Children’s Outreach
Ministry
“She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her
tongue. She looks well to the ways of
her household and does not eat the
bread of idleness.” Proverbs 31:26-27
Spring is upon us, and we are excited for the many
activities that will happen this month!
COM will be having our Mother’s Day Luncheon on
May 7 & 8 from 10:45-12:00. We can’t wait to celebrate
our mommies! The Book Fair will be up and running in the
Fellowship Hall May 4–8. Please stop in and see what
Scholastic has to offer. The fair is open to the church, and
you can stop in the preschool office for payment or book
fair information.
COM will be closed for Memorial Day on May 25th.
Lastly, our Spring Program will be May 28th in the
Sanctuary beginning at 6:30. We proudly salute our
preschool graduates and will promote our younger
students to their next class. We know God has big plans
for our little ones! Family Fun Day will follow on May
29th with the grand finale of a family cook out and ice
cream from Huskies. Please plan on attending
all the fun! COM has had a wonderful
school year, and we thank our families
and the church for sharing space and
sowing the seeds of God’s love.
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Celebrate History, Traditions,
and the Future
Tuesday, May 5, 6:00 p.m.
Mother/Daughter/Friend Dinner Buffet
Tickets Required / Deadline May 3, 2015
Adults, $7.50; Children 5-12, $5.00; Under 5 Free
Entertainment: Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus,
7:00 p.m.
Sunday May 10, 2015 during regular Worship Services
A special drama presentation of Susannah Wesley,
mother John and Charles Wesley,
written and portrayed by Brenda McBrayer
Saturday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.
Hurricane Civic Chorus Spring Concert
featuring selections in honor of Armed Forces Day
Sunday, May 17, 10:00 a.m.
Celebration Sunday Worship
Panorama Photo of Attendees
Lunch Buffet 12:00 noon
Tickets: Adults, $10.00; Children, 5-12 $5.00;
Under 5, Free
Reservation deadline, May 12, 2015
Fellowship Following Lunch and A Special Magic Show
for Children, 1:00-2:30 p.m.,
$5.00 or Donations Accepted
PipeSounds welcomes Mike Barnhouse and
Dr. Charles Chandler, Former Music Ministers,
for a concert "Prayers Without Words",
Favorite Hymns with audience participation, 3:00 p.m.
Take me out to the ballgame… Baseball fans of
all ages, Forrest Burdette family and friends,
come one, come all, and join a group on
Monday evening, May 11, going to the WV
Power South Atlantic League baseball game at Appalachian
Power Park in downtown Charleston. The general
admission tickets are only $1.00 per person and will be
on sale starting today, April 26, following the 8:30 and
11:00 a.m. church services. We plan to leave the church
parking lot at 6:00 p.m. as the game is scheduled to begin at
7:00 p.m. Questions? Call A.C. Chapman (304-437-1811)
or Michael Myers (304-545-8788).
Jayné Kirk,
Director of Children & Family
Ministries
VBS: Journey Off the Map June 28 – July 2, 6-8 PM
Sign up for this awesome adventure as we learn to follow
our Guide, Jesus!
Can you serve?
Morning leaders for stations,
June 29 – July 3, 9-11 a.m.
Crew/story leaders
Game leader
Station helpers
A dinner team: prepare an easy dinner for our servants
each night.
May Dates to remember!
May 17th is our 100th Anniversary Celebration. The
kids will be singing during the luncheon! Magic show
for kids and families at 1:00 in the basement.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of our moms,
new and experienced!
Summer Camps for Children & Youth: Asbury Woods,
Rt 10, Salt Rock, offers an Elementary Day Camp, June
14-18, Middle School Camp, June 28-July 3, and Senior
High Camp July 5-10. Various summer camps are
offered at Spring Heights (www.springheights.org).
Registration information for is at the Connection
Center. Remember: Forrest Burdette will pay ½ of the
camp fees.
May Softball: Double headers begin at 6:00 p.m. on the
lower field at Valley Park. This month’s games will be
May 8, 15, 22, and 28. Questions? Contact J.B.
Marinacci at 304-767-1172. Anyone ages 16+ can play!
Baccalaureate: Forrest Burdette is honored to host
Hurricane High School’s Baccalaureate this year, on
Wednesday, May 27, at 7:00 p.m.
We will hold another blood
drive on Friday, May 29, 2:00-
7:00 p.m. Donna Varian is
organizing this event. If you are able to help on the day
of the drive, with registration, patient care, or canteen,
please contact her at 304-562-9253. To donate blood,
call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.
A Note of Thanks: We would like to thank everyone for
all the cards and prayers. I have all the cards lined up in
his room so he can see them. Jack is still struggling, and
this is a hard battle for him. He knows that it is in Gods
hands. Love all of you, Jack and Diana Stone
J.O.Y. Fellowship (Just Older Youth!)
(covered dish luncheon)
May 21, 12:00 p.m.—Special Guest Rev. John Mason
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 9:30am-Preventicare 10:00am-CCC
2 7:15am-Meet for Habitat Work Day 7:30am-Emmaus Prayer Group 7:30am-SONrise Saturday 10:00am-Ruth Byrd Quilters 11:00am-2:00pm– Touch-A-Truck, Valley Park
3 Easter 5
8:30am-Worship 9:45am-Sunday School 11:00am-Worship 5:00pm-Finance 5:00pm-Handbells 6:00pm-Worship 6:00pm-Men’s Grp 6:00pm-G.L.A.M. 7:00pm-Church Council
4 9:30am-Preventicare 6:00pm-Emmaus 6:00pm-Emmaus Reunion 6:30pm-Boy Scouts 7:00pm-Cub Scouts 7:00pm-COM Board Meeting 8:00pm-AA
5 10:00am-CCC 1:00pm-Daniel Plan 6:00pm-Mother’s Day Dinner 6:30pm-Hooks & Needles 6:30pm-Girl Scouts 7:00pm-Civic Chorus
6 9:30am-Preventicare 12:00am-We Care 6:30pm-FBUth
7 4:00pm-Girl Scouts 7:00pm-Choir 7:00pm-Vision Team
8 9:30am-Preventicare 10:00am-CCC 6:00pm-Softball
9 7:30am-Emmaus Prayer Group 7:30am-SONrise Saturday 2:00-4:00pm-Fellowship Hall reserved (Smith)
10 Easter 6 Mother’s Day
8:30am-Worship 9:45am-Sunday School 11:00am-Worship 5:00pm-Handbells 6:00pm-G.L.A.M.
11 9:30am-Preventicare 6:00pm-Emmaus 6:00pm-Emmaus Reunion 6:00pm-Meet to go to Power Park 6:30pm-Boy Scouts 7:00pm-Cub Scouts 7:00pm-Mission Outreach 8:00pm-AA
12 9:00am-YAH Quilt 10:00am-CCC 1:00pm-Daniel Plan 6:30pm-Hooks & Needles 7:00pm-Adult Uth Team 7:00pm-Civic Chorus
13 9:30am-Preventicare 12:00pm-Wesley Circle 6:30pm-FBUth
14 4:00pm-Girl Scouts 6:30pm-HHS Red Hot Show Choir Banquet 7:00pm-Choir
15 9:30am-Preventicare 10:00am-CCC 6:00pm-Softball
16 7:30am-Emmaus Prayer Group 7:30am-SONrise Saturday 10:00am-Leave for Soup Kitchen 7:30pm-Hurricane Civic Chorus Concert
17 Easter 7 Celebration Sunday
10:00am-Worship 12:00pm-Luncheon 1:00pm-Magic Show 3:00pm-PipeSounds Concert
18 9:30am-Preventicare 6:00pm-Emmaus 6:00pm-Emmaus Reunion 6:30pm-Putnam Piece Makers 6:30pm-Boy Scouts 7:00pm-Cub Scouts 8:00pm-AA
19 9:00am-The Quilters 10:00am-CCC 1:00pm-Daniel Plan 6:00pm-COM Staff Dinner 6:30pm-Hooks & Needles 6:30pm-Girl Scouts
20 9:30am-Preventicare 6:30pm-FBUth
21 12:00pm-Joy Fellowship 4:00pm-Girl Scouts 7:00pm-Choir
22 9:30am-Preventicare 10:00am-CCC 6:00pm-Softball 6:00-9:00pm-Fellowship Hall reserved (Vance)
23 7:30am-Emmaus Prayer Group 7:30am-SONrise Saturday 6:00-9:00pm-Homeschool Prom
24 Pentecost 8:30am-Worship 9:45am-Sunday Schl 11:00am-Worship 6:00pm-Worship 6:00pm-Men’s Grp 6:00pm-G.L.A.M.
31 Trinity 8:30am-Worship 9:45am-Sunday Schl 11:00am-Worship 6:00pm-Worship 6:00pm-Men’s Grp 6:00pm-G.L.A.M.
25 Memorial Day—Office & COM Closed 8:00pm-AA
26 9:00am-YAH Quilt 10:00am-CCC 6:30pm-Hooks & Needles 7:00pm-Civic Chorus
27 9:30am-Preventicare 6:30pm-FBUth 7:00pm-Hurricane High School Baccalaureate
28 4:00pm-Girl Scouts 6:00pm-Softball 7:00pm-Choir
29 9:30am-Preventicare 10:00am-CCC 2:00-7:00pm-ARC Blood Drive
30
7:30am-Emmaus Prayer Group 7:30am-SONrise Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm-Fellowship Hall reserved (Blankenship)
at Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church
2015
May Birthdays:
1 Ashley Clark, Granvel Dilley, Kellie Magaw, Emily
Vargo
2 Jason Billups, Marshall Cremeans, David Haney, Matthew
Harshbarger, Steve Hodges, Rex Magaw
3 Nancy Dunn, Jake Herndon
4 Charlotte Daniels, Seth Herndon, Carissa Lawhon, Laura
Pate, Jennifer Rogers, Vanisea Winfree
5 Brent Andrews, Martha Bennett, Samuel Booker, Marty
Martinez, Rob Romine, Caleb Totten
6 Linda Clark, Allen Kirk, Sydney Roda
7 Zachary Meadows
8 Brittney Arthur, Erica Pomeroy, Scott Warner
9 Lauren McCoy, Vicki Stover, Jacob Vierling, Paige
Winfree, Wes Yingst
10 Marilyn Phillips, Dolores Price
11 Dawn Barcroft, Lauren Lipinski, Clifton Shanklin,
Kaleigh Womack
12 Elizabeth Jarvis, Craig Jones, Beverly Turner
13 Marc Fizer, Angie Harkins, Brian Swisher
14 Thelma Carter, Megan Clatworthy, David Erickson,
Becky Landin
15 Amy King, Terri Martin, Chris McCoy
16 Nello Dunlap, Steve Golden, Jayna Jones, Cindy Mai
17 Keyria Franklin, Skip Johnson
18 Jesse Golden, Kristina Painter
19 Joyce Sayre
20 Joshua Harshbarger, Vicki Jacobs
21 Jack Harris, Hayden Jones, Phillip Lane
22 Ronnie Totten
23 Katherine Held, Kevin Phillips, Ingrid Swisher, Ben Veit
24 Craig Houston, Katie Keen, Jerry Lilly, Nick Schamp, Dell
Scott
25 Megan Marra
26 Zane Franklin, Terri Haney, Bryson Haught
28 Jim Fisher
29 Hannah Clatworthy, Jonah Fenerty, Noah Fenerty, Bob Gibson,
Marsha Kauffman, Tim Lilly, Danny Simms, Olin Spencer
30 Bill Brown, Mark Dunlap, Angie Nitardy
31 Larry Clendenin, Michael Johnson, Danielle McGhee
** Birthdays are generated from our church database. Please call
the office if your birthday is not listed (304-562-5903).
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VOLUNTEER RECEPTIONISTS:
Monday Morning—Rosemary Cook, Afternoon—Joanne Sovine
Tuesday Morning—Priscilla Simmons, Afternoon—Debbie Romine
Wednesday Morning—Karen Lilly, Afternoon—Linda Wagner
Thursday Morning—Hilda Mynes, Afternoon—Maxine Hunt
Friday Morning—Donna Varian
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