Contacting Pastor Stallings:

Church: 804-449-6794 Home: 804-883-5253 Cell: 804-387-2448

beaverdamumc@embarqmail.com

With transforming hope,

Claudia

Beaverdam UMC & Rouzie’s Chapel UMC: Two Amazing Churches, One Awesome God

2014 OCTOBER Issue 9

The first verse of the hymn We Are the Church states, “The church is not a building, the church is not a steeple, the church is not a resting place, the church is a people” and is followed with the refrain, ”I am the church, you are the church, we are the church together! All who follow Jesus, all around the world! Yes, we’re the church together!”

In our God’s Ultimate Game Plan sermon series on faith and football we have been reminded that God’s plan is that the church be God’s representative in the world. That’s right. The church is God’s team who is executing the game plan of our coach. We – the people who are the church – are the visible representation of God in our “world”. We represent God in our community, our workplaces, our schools and our neighborhoods. WOW! What an honor; and what a responsibility.

The last verse of that same hymn says, “At Pentecost some people received the Holy Spirit and told the Good News through the world to all who would hear it.” We, like those first disciples in the early church, have received the Holy Spirit’s empowerment to go forth and tell the Good News.

Who will you share God’s plan of salvation and faith with this week?

Dear Church Family,

BUMC Church Clean-up Workday Saturday, October 4th Saturday, October 4th beginning at 8 a.m. we will have a workday to clean both inside and outside the church. Come as soon as you can and stay as long as you can.

Not able to come on that Saturday? There will be other chores able to be done before or after that day. Contact Anissa Dougherty at 804-241-9406 for a list of opportunities to pitch in at some other time.

Saints of Beaverdam and Rouzie's Chapel UMCs,

WE ARE UNIQUE ON TV: This Thursday, Oct. 2nd at 6 p.m. WTVR Channel 6 News will have a feature on We Are Unique. Watch it live or set your DVRs if you have one to record this segment. Technically it should air at 6:10 p.m. but, I plan to watch at 6 p.m. just in case!

PRAYER REQUEST: It wasn't written down and so, I failed to say at either church yesterday that my own mother, Jean Holmes, is having surgery this Friday, October 3rd. They will amputate one of her small toes due to an infection that has spread into the bone. Please keep her in your prayers.

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Happy Anmiversary! Rob & Christy Monolo

Happy Anmiversary! Dutch & Penny Dorschel Scott & Angela Mallory

David & MaryAnn Stamey

Happy Anmiversary! Alan & Autumn Shaffer

Happy Anmiversary! John & Jo Ann Olive

BIBLE 10am

SMALL GROUP

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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DATE TEXT SERMON TITLE

Oct. 5 Ephesians 1: 3-8 Ultimate Game Plan: Fumbles & Penalties

Oct. 12 Psalm 63: 1-8 Ultimate Game Plan: The Rushing Game

Oct. 19 Matthew 28: 16-20 Ultimate Game Plan: Player Testimonies

Oct. 26 Mark 13: 28-37 Ultimate Game Plan: The Play Clock & Game Clock

WHEAT PANTRY OPEN

WHEAT PANTRY OPEN

Scott Stallings Sherry McLarren

Penny Dorschel

BIBLE 10am

SMALL GROUP

Columbus Day

Jazmyn McLean

Jocelyn McLaren

Autumn Shaffer Dutch Dorschel

BUMC Clean-Up Beginning at 8 a.m.

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1 Corinthians 12:5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord

Date Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2

Greeter(s)

Peggy Morris The Doughertys Marcia Hester Joyce Harris Gloria Collins

Lay Reader /

Scripture Joyce Harris Anissa Dougherty Gloria Collins Scott Stallings Joyce Harris

Ushers Peggy Morris &

Marcia Hester The Collins The Calderons TBD

Marcia Hester &

Joyce Harris

Financial

Assistant Marcia Hester Billie Raines Flo Calderon Julie Durando Marcia Hester

Nursery

During

Worship Julie Durando Hannah Isbell TBD Julie Durando Hannah Isbell

Welcome Center Treats

The Shaffers The Doughertys The Collins Joyce Harris Malcolm & Carolyn

Hall

Cleaning

(Minimum -

Twice a Month)

The Shaffers _____ TBD _____ TBD

Sound

System

Operator

If you are willing to help with our Sound System, please let Scott Stallings or Martha Slayton know.

LUNCH & CHARGE CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE

Sunday, November 2nd at 12:30 p.m. Beaverdam UMC will host a luncheon, followed by our annual Charge Conference at BUMC. Rouzie's Chapel is invited as guests that day so come and enjoy a good meal and great conferencing. Our annual Charge Conference is an opportunity to conduct business for the upcoming 2015 year and to celebrate the ministry God is accomplishing through our churches. Everyone is invited and welcomed to come. Members of the Administrative Councils and other leadership positions are eligible to vote.

Sunday, November 2nd 12:30 p.m.

Beaverdam United Methodist Church

When you carry the Bible, Satan gets a headache....

When you open it, he collapses.....

When he sees you reading it, he faints.....

When he sees that you are living what you read, he flees.....

And when you are about to share this message....

He will try and discourage you.

I just defeated him!!!

Any other takers?

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Anniversaries

SPOOKTACULAR!

ROUZIE’S CHAPEL

BLESSING BOX Rouzie’s has a Blessing Box to collect used men’s clothing in good condition and assorted toiletries that can be given to the men at New Life for Youth Ranch. Please, only men’s Clothing & Toiletries.

News from the Pews

Birthdays

Scott Stallings (1) Paul Flint (3) Jaxson Hawkins (7) Ben Anhold (8) John Parke (12) John Jones (19)

John & Vernell Jones (16) Ken & Karen Roach (19)

News from the Pews Thought for the month:

Get Right Up or Get Left Behind!

UNIQUE MINISTRY It's an amazing time for "Unique". Channel 6 visited us at this month's meeting and filmed the group while they packed and socialized. It will be aired in two weeks.

October will be a busy month for the group. They will have a booth at Hanover County Sheriff's Fall Fellowship Festival on Saturday, Oct 18th. Our members will be handing out flyers about the group and how to help and donate. They will also be helping Hanover ARC out by coloring their posters for the upcoming Pumpkin Chunk-A-Thon on Saturday, Oct. 25th and manning a booth selling sweet goods.

So far, for this year they have repackaged over 1000 lbs. of food for local food banks and 300 personal needs bags. This is only possible by your generous donations.

Thank you all for your continuous support.

W.H.E.A.T. Our help both with financial donations and especially with the following food pantry items are needed badly: pasta (any type) and spaghetti sauce. We have done an excellent job in maintaining the supply of these items needed to meet their monthly needs for distribution. Thanks to all for your generosity. Keep it coming!

IMPORTANT DATES TO PUT

ON YOUR CALENDAR

Wednesdays, Oct. 1st, 15th, 22nd, & 29th — Small Group 10-11:15 a.m.

(everyone is invited!)

Wednesday, Oct 8th — Meals On Wheels Monday, Oct. 13th — Columbus Day Thursday, Oct. 16th — Birthday luncheon

Wednesday, Oct. 29th — AOL meeting- 11:15 a.m. -1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31st — Halloween

Ladies of the A.O.L. (Afghans of The ladies at A.O.L. have been busy these past few months in spite of all our summer family activities. On Thursday, Sept. 18th, we delivered 12 afghans to New Life Ranch. These afghans will be handed over to the new graduates to blanket them with Christ's love wherever their paths may bring them. We also got a tour of New Life Ranch on that day. These are truly an amazing group of young men! On Sunday, Sept. 21st, 7 lap afghans were blessed before their journey to Hospice with the prayers that they will blanket those on their final days. AOL meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 11:15 a.m. right after small group. If any one is interested in joining or have yarn, money or donations, please contact Nancy Parke (540) 809-5478 - on her cell number or (540) 582-6277 at home.

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JOYFUL NOISE There has been a "Joyful Noise" every 5th Sunday at Rouzie’s!! Our new Praise band, "Joyful Noise", has blessed us with uplifting, toe tapping music, guaranteed to lift your spirits

and give praise to the Lord. All are invited to attend and join in our celebration of the Lord's blessings on their next performance on Sunday, Nov. 30th.

DATE Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26

SCRIPTURE

SERMON

Ephesians 1: 3-8

Fumbles & Penalties

Psalm 63: 1-8

The Rushing Game

Matthew 28: 16-20

Player Testimonies

Mark 13: 28-37

The Play Clock & Game Clock

GREETER(S) The Flints The Marshs

Karen Roach &

Kate & Zoey Noll

Doris Davis &

Bev Duke

LAY

READER Martha Jones Martha Flint Bev Duke Jay Marsh

1 Corinthians 12:5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord

HALLOWEEN

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Answers to puzzles on page 7.

Can you find this candy hidden somewhere in this newsletter?

Unscramble the words in the first puzzle, then seek them in the second.

ARCEG

TIHAF

EPRRYA

IRWPSOH

TPCERSE

NYEOTSH

AOTYYLL

RSEECNI

AOSMSONCIP

TGDUESNNNIRA

C Y R K O T L X R B E H D C R

T O T P I I D V Y T C G R E V

N J M L R F K R S S Y S S J I

W C F P A E E E W Z V P L N A

U O G R A Y O K S U E D F C N

S Q O E A S O S U C E S T W U

O G U R D J S L T L R O W W E

B U P O K U R I T M E B R O N

B R Z O K T Q A O U C E R R G

N A N E W E T F K N N R E S P

S Y T S E N O H F R I T O H B

B G C P I Y T Q L A S L Y I D

U N D E R S T A N D I N G P D

G R A C E C D R N E O T M S V

G U Y W Y I V D Q E W T H D X

Friends

United in Christ

Nurturing each other and the world.

Find the one word in each of the following puzzles.

E L A H E H L A H L L H L A A E L A H A E L E A L E L L A E L H A E A L A H H A L A E H E H H A A

Find — LEAH

S A S R S S R S S R A S R A H A A S S A S R R R A S A H S R H A R H H S A R R H R A S A R H S S R

Find — SARAH N I N A I N N A O O N I I A N N N A N I O N M O A M M M M A N N N A I M I N M A M N I O M A M O N

Find — NAOMI

U H T H U R U U R R U U T H R H T R T H U U U U U H H R T R T T R T U T R U U U H T R R T H R H R

Find — RUTH

1. David was anointed king after the Lord: a. killed Saul for falling away from Him b. rejected Saul from being king c. reinstituted the rule of judges d. gave David victory over the Syrians.

2. When Saul was troubled by an evil spirit, David played the: a. harp b. sitar c. horn d. tambourine.

3. Name the giant David slew.

4. True or False: David married Saul’s eldest daughter, Merab.

5. With whom did David make a covenant to protect each other?

6. After Saul’s death, David was made king of: a. Judah b. Gilead c. Israel d. a,b &c.

7. When David reproached Michal for criticizing his dancing, David was celebrating: a. Passover b. Purim c. the return of God’s ark d. Saul’s death

8. Mephiboseth was: a. blind b. lame in both feet c. a leper d. deaf

9. Who was king after David?

10. To which book of the Bible did David heavily contribute?

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Our West Hanover Wood Ministry article will be short during Dick Lear's absence. The West Hanover Wood Ministry has been working up at the Lake Anna area for the last 3 Wednesday's. We cleaned the wood from the property and we also received a donation from the same family. That was a double bonus. Our many thanks to them.

Please keep in your prayers David Luck as he is recovering from a motorcycle accident and Dave Goodwin who's mother has just recently passed away. Also, pray for the West Hanover Wood Ministry in our travels to and from our wood yard. If you find yourself with some time on your hands and have nothing to do come on out on a Wednesday. It's not all work and no fun, we do work hard and we also have fun doing it.

Our West Hanover Wood Ministry articles will be short during Dick Lear’s absence, so until he returns we will do our best to share our ministry’s activities.

If you would like to help with cutting, splitting, and delivering wood to the wood ministry families contact Fredy Calderon at 804-357-5504 or axc609@gmail.com or Dick Lear at 703-855-9831, rblear1@gmail.com. Deliveries are usually made on Wednesday and/or Saturday mornings. A couple hours of your time each week could make a huge difference to one of our family’s lives. Thanks in advance for supporting our wood ministry with your time & talent, trucks, chainsaws, gas & oil, donations and the camaraderie you provide to the group.

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E L A H E H L A H L L H L A A E L A H A E L E A L E L L A E L H A E A L A H H A L A E H E H H A A

Find — LEAH

S A S R S S R S S R A S R A H A A S S A S R R R A S A H S R H A R H H S A R R H R A S A R H S S R

Find — SARAH N I N A I N N A O O N I I A N N N A N I O N M O A M M M M A N N N A I M I N M A M N I O M A M O N

Find — NAOMI

U H T H U R U U R R U U T H R H T R T H U U U U U H H R T R T T R T U T R U U U H T R R T H R H R

Find — RUTH

Answers to Word Find —

GRACE

FAITH

PRAYER

WORSHIP

RESPECT

HONESTY

LOYALTY

SINCERE

COMPASSION

UNDERSTANDING

C Y R K O T L X R B E H D C R

T O T P I I D V Y T C G R E V

N J M L R F K R S S Y S S J I

W C F P A E E E W Z V P L N A

U O G R A Y O K S U E D F C N

S Q O E A S O S U C E S T W U

O G U R D J S L T L R O W W E

B U P O K U R I T M E B R O N

B R Z O K T Q A O U C E R R G

N A N E W E T F K N N R E S P

S Y T S E N O H F R I T O H B

B G C P I Y T Q L A S L Y I D

U N D E R S T A N D I N G P D

G R A C E C D R N E O T M S V

G U Y W Y I V D Q E W T H D X

Pg. 5 Puzzle Answers

Answer to hidden object —

The candy is hidden on pg. 8 at the top of JuG’s article, in the top of the bag the ghost is holding.

Answers to Bible Challenge — 1. b. rejected Saul from being king

2. a. harp

3. Goliath

4. False

5. Saul’s son Jonathan

6. a. Judah

7. c. the return of God’s ark

8. b. lame in both feet

9. Solomon

10. David is credited with writing

most of the Psalms.

The Way of Love — by Katherine Kehler

I awoke early this morning with the “Love Chapter” of the Bible on my mind: 1 Corinthians 13. I read it in several different translations of the Bible. I had not read this passage in The Message, Eugene Peterson’s paraphrased version, until today. I found it was written in such an understandable way that it left no doubt about what love isn’t and what love is. I decided to use this message of love for my devotional today. May the Lord speak to your heart as He did to mine.

The Way of Love “If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing. If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. Love never gives up.

Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end. Love never dies.”

Father, we want to be so filled with love, that people will see Jesus in us. We realize that we can’t change

ourselves on the inside, but Your Holy Spirit can. Today, we yield the control of hearts and minds and actions to

You and thank You for producing love in us. Amen.

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JuG

Beaverdam and Rouzie’s Chapel United Methodist Church

P. O. Box 67 Beaverdam, Va. 23015

J for Joy, little u for under, and capital G for God.

Hi Girls and Boys,

1 Corinthians, 13:13, "And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love".

A very dear friend came up to me not too long ago and out of the blue said, "if you love some one, tell them and so, I love you".

October is a very special month for Ms. Penny and I. October 2 is my parents 71st anniversary. October 2 is Penny's birthday and I don't dare tell you how old she is, but things you never heard of happened. My birthday is the 18th and I turn......oh you don't need to know that. But, the most important day is October 7th when we celebrate our 25th anniversary.

I am so lucky to love, be loved by, and be married to her. She taught me how to be a friend and have friends.

Now, I don't know if you have noticed but ever since JuG was created, he has been wearing these two latex bracelets. One says, "I love Jesus" and the other says, "hope, faith, and love".

Remember what Paul says and what Jesus teaches us everyday.

“God loves you” and so do I.

JUG’s

CORNER

Articles in this issue:

Letter from the Pastor

October 2014 Calendar

News from the Pews

Lay Schedules

West Hanover Wood Ministry

Time for Some Fun...

JuG’s Corner

Plus more ...