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2019, Issue 5

JUNE West Richmond Church of the Brethren

From the Pastor 2

In Our Congregation 3

Calendars/Schedules 4-5

Witness News 6

With Our Community 7

The Church Board voted to send a proposal from the Stewards

Commission to the congregation for tree removal, trimming, and tree clean up on the property in the amount of $10,360 by Howard’s Tree Service.

Father’s Day Carry-In Meal

Nurture Commission is planning for a

Father’s Day celebration on Sunday, June 16! Please bring in any old ties (we only need a few) for use as decorations. Begin looking for pictures of you and your father to share us on Father’s Day!

Guest Speaker Pastor Dave is taking some vacation from June 1-8. If you should need pastoral assistance before his return, please call upon Alyce Newman, Bob Gangwer or Terrie Glass. That Sunday, June 2, we are pleased to

have former WRCOB pastor, Mike Hostetter, as our quest speaker.

Discerning God’s Call In April we came together to begin a series of discussions to discern where God is calling us in the future. Our session was productive and many folks felt quite engaged by what came out. Come join us for the next step on Saturday, June 15 from 9 am – 12 noon. Terrie Glass will once again be leading our discussion. From our last discussion, a number of options were discussed and those that had the greatest support are now being further researched for our next conversation. Some discussion items:

1) the White Building; 2) the Preschool; 3) outdoor recreation space; 4) merge with another congregation; 5) children’s and young families

ministries; 6) racial diversity; 7) workshops as a community service.

Please pray for all of us as we discern where God wants us to be. Join us JUNE 15!

The month of June brings us 2 episodes of our

Moment in History — June 2 and June 23. Join

us in hearing more of our 100 year story.

O ne of the things that I have tried to continue to do since my work as a Rural Development Consultant in Nigeria,

from 1991 to 1994, is to find projects for a crew of men in the area of water resource development. There is only one man remaining from a crew of four that I worked with back then. The others have since passed. His name is David Hemena from Garkida. He is a farmer and finds these projects a great way to carry him through the dry season. We have just finished the repair of a water tank in Garkida at the EYN Mason’s Technical School. We built this tank in 2008 when I worked there as the Mission Coordinator. After 10 years, it needed repairs. The photographs show the recent repairs.

D avid, our crew, and myself built another tank, like the one in the photos, in Chibok also in 2008. It caught water off the

building at the Chibok Bible School, a part of the EYN Theological Education by Extension. David has informed me that it, too, is in need of repairs, most likely caused by the destruction from Boko Haram. It would be good to repair this tank before the rains come so that they might utilize the water come next dry season.

I n these past projects, I have reached out to congregations and districts for funding. The Northern Plains District and the

South Waterloo congregation has been very generous in helping to fund these projects. If anyone is interested in helping, please let me know. The Chibok’s project cost estimate is $600.

What Do You Tell Yourself Every Morning as You Start the Day?

June: Jeremiah would say, "The Lord has plans to prosper me and not to harm or fail me." Each month we will have a new statement of faith in the newsletter.

Meditate on it! Speak it every morning.

Pag e 2 T h e H er a ld

In Our Congregation

West Richmond Church o f the Brethren 7612 Wanymala Road, Henrico, Virginia 23229-4239

Phone: 804-288-6439 Fax: 804-282-4408

www.wrcob.org [email protected]

Pastor ..................................................... Dave Whitten (319-610-2274) Administrative Assistant .......................... Barbara Beers (804-338-3482)

Sunday School ........ 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship ............. 11:00 a.m. Church office (M-F) .............................................. 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

If no one is in the office or the line is busy, voice mail will pick up so PLEASE leave us a message. Items for the bulletin’s weekly newssheet MUST be submitted by noon each Thursday to the church office. All articles for the Summer (July & August) edition of The Herald are due in the office by June 15, 2019 .


The Christian Education Commission is grateful to Janet Brunk for her leadership of Children’s Church and commend Janet for all she is doing for our children with this special program. We especially appreciated the series through Lent when Janet took the children on a journey to the cross. It is a real joy to see how enthusiastically the children respond to Janet and the Children’s Church program.

Another exciting development is Janet’s report that the children are showing growth and maturity – both spiritually and socially – through their experience together in Children’s Church. Because the children are maturing, the preschool room they’ve been using -- with toys and other attractions -- is no longer a suitable space. With the Church

Board’s blessing, Janet will be using the large first-floor space in the White Building for Children’s Church! The current tenants of the White Building are aware of this change and have no objections. Janet will make use of the room for the first time on June 9, then on June 16. After that Children’s Church is on the first and third Sundays of the month.

Christian Ed. will ready the room – cleaning it up to make a place for learning and craft activities and for displaying artwork, as well as a small worship area. The Commission has funds available to purchase tables and a white board to be hung on a wall. A dozen of the metal folding chairs from the Gathering Room closet will be moved to the White Building for use over there.

Our White Building has served many purposes over the years. It was our chapel as well as Sunday school and gathering space in our early days here. It has housed a nursery school, missionaries, a Mennonite congregation and our CARITAS residents. It was the place for bazaar and yard sale offerings, for family nights and youth group activities, for carry-in lunches, special programs and wedding receptions. We are happy to be able to use this space to enhance the experience and education our children receive through Janet’s exceptional work with Children’s Church.

If you have questions about any aspect of Children’s Church, please speak with Janet, Carol Goss or Ann Andrus.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 3-5:00 pm Violin

Recital in Sanctuary & Gathering Room

Worship leaders are needed th is summer. Check your calendar and sign-up in the Gathering Room.

Need more details? See Barbara Beers

2 9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship with guest speaker,

Mike Hostetter

12:05 pm Congregational

Business Meeting

3 9:30 am Friendship Café

4 10:30 am Ladies Circle

5:30 pm Hull Street

Ministry

6:30 pm Cub Scouts

6:30 pm Boy Scouts


4:00 pm Girl Scouts


6:30 pm Handbells

7:45 pm Choir

7

8

9

8:00 am Men’s Breakfast

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship



6:30 pm Cub Scouts

6:30 pm Boy Scouts

7:00 pm Church Board



6:30 pm Handbells

7:45 pm Choir

14

15 9:00 am—noon

Envisioning

Conversation

16 Father’s Day


11:00 am Worship

12:15 pm Carry-In

Meal



1:00 pm Volunteer

6:30 pm Boy Scouts


4:00 pm Girl Scouts


21

22

23 8:00 am Men’s Breakfast


11:00 am Worship



6:30 pm Boy Scouts



6:30 pm Ladies Nite

Out

28

29

30 LAMB’s Basket Collection


11:00 am Worship

Special Music is needed for the summer, 6/23—9/1 (except July 7 when we stream Annual Conference worship).

Look for the sign-up sheet in the Gathering Room!

P A S T O R D A V E A N D T H E F A M I L Y I S O N V A C A T I O N J U N E 1 - 8 .

1 ........... Charlie Cheek

4 ........... Karl Hoff

5 ........... Peggy Reynolds

8 ........... Greg Adams

9 ........... Bob & Pat Gangwer

Ken & Ginny Heatwole

11 ......... Jonathan Knight

12 ......... Susan Evenson

Dan Tulli

Mark & Erin (Fyne) McLaughlin

14 ......... Ashok Solanky

16 ..........Jeff Goss

17 ..........Brendan & Sarah (Ziegler) Hodkinson

18 ..........Luanne Holsinger

Ponpun Nickel

19 ..........Ava Beers

22 ..........Bill Jenkins

23 ..........Grace Clark

Tommy Ferguson

24 ..........Alexa Newborn

David & Judy McCloud

Dan & Christen Tulli

25 ......... Eric & Sandy (Walbridge) Faw

Stanley & Ponpun Nickel

26 ......... Mary Knight

27 ......... Violet Leach

28 ......... Barbara Beers

Hannah Miller

29 ......... Wally & Linda Knox

30 ......... Kevin Urban

Who’s celebrat ing and Who’s Doing What in…

Want to be inc luded in any of these act iv i t ies? Please contact its coordinator.

If you cannot fulfill an assigned date, please swap with someone and then contact the church office.

June 2 9 16 23 30

Greeters (Dolly Guyer)

Dolly Guyer Sandi Davis Paula Bryant Betty Altic June Diehl

Worship Leader (Lib Kinzie)

Terrie Glass Joel Guyer Ann Andrus Alyce Newman Richard Barry

Nursery Care (Nurture Chair)

Jon & Keri Beers

Richard Barry & Susan Robertson

Shawn Baker & Monica Sek

Pat Gangwer & Alyce Newman

Ken & Ginny Heatwole

Fellowship Host (Nurture Chair)

Betty Altic & Sandi Davis

Larry & Barbara McCann Carry-In Meal June Diehl & Peggy

Mace Jeff & Carol Goss

Mowing Crew

(Stewards Chair)

Shawn Baker, Kevin Beers, Shaun Finchum

Richard Barry, Peter Brunk

Fred & Paula Bryant, Bob Gangwer

Tellers (Nancy Martin)

Joel Guyer & Larry McCann

Bob & Pat Gangwer

Betty Altic & Sandi Davis

Jeff Goss & Alyce Newman

Joel Guyer & Larry McCann


Going to Annual Conference in July?

If not, we have a way to be part of it’s outreach and never leave Virginia! Join the Witness Commission in supporting the Annual Conference by helping to “Witness to the Host City” of Greensboro, NC. Pastor Dave has agreed to transport all the items we collect when he goes to conference. We have the entire month of June to collect items for BackPack Beginnings. Read more below and look for the collection boxes starting June 1st.

BackPack Beginnings

The Annual Conference will again be partnering with BackPack Beginnings in Greensboro for our Witness to the Host City as we did in 2016. The mission of BackPack Beginnings is to provide children in need with nutritious food, comfort items, and basic necessities. The organization was started in 2010 by Parker White, a young mother who wanted to help children in need in her community. From a few boxes of food on her dining room table, this organization has grown to a multi-program organization that now serves over 4,000 children. The organization is staffed 100% by volunteers!

How you can help

The Annual Conference has asked BackPack Beginnings what their most needed items are that Conference attendees can donate. Here’s what is needed (in order of need):

Also:

Gently used khaki/navy pants for boys and girls, sizes 8-14 Gently used jeans for boys and girls, sizes 2T, 3T, 4, 5, 6, 6X and 7/8 Gently used children’s athletic shoes, size 10-13 and 1-5

To learn more, visit BackPack Beginnings <https://backpackbeginnings.org/ >

Canned soups Canned Chef Boyardee

meals Canned Chicken and

Tuna Grits and Oatmeal

Healthy Snacks Washcloths Deodorant Toothpaste Activity Books

Pag e 7 T h e H er a ld With Our Community

End-of-Year Report

What an exciting year for Hilltop Preschool! This year we hit a record of 79 students enrolled! We creatively

use every inch of all five classrooms for the program.

We enjoyed our annual celebrations such as our Fall and Spring Musical Programs, Halloween Costume Party,

Pastries with Parents Valentine’s Breakfast, and many more. Special guests also came to educate the children

including a Tooth Fairy (from a local pediatric dentist office), VDOT’s Touch-A-Truck, and Henrico Fire Fighters

just to name a few.

Hilltop has also made some very exciting changes throughout the year! We have hired B&F Enterprises, LLC

(Kevin Beers & Shaun Finchum) to create a new website, implement online enrollment and payment options for

parents, and create an online appointment calendar for tours. Kevin has helped in working to increase our

online presence and effectiveness with strategic ads and Google search options. With Barbara’s help included,

the preschool has also obtained a new brand new colorful logo! Check it out in the display case or down in the

hallway. We are so excited to see these things in action!

Looking forward, we have 10 weeks of Summer Camp on tap. This will run

from May 28th-August 9th. We offer different weekly themes, and end each week

with outdoor water play and popsicles.

As of May 1st, next year’s enrollment is already at 35 students. We are

expecting full capacity with a waiting list again.

The preschool continues to enjoy much success and a wonderful reputation in

the community. We are blessed to have a committed staff (5 teachers, 3

assistants) that truly shows love towards our students and creates a fun and

exciting learning environment.

I extend my personal appreciation to the church body, the Preschool Board, Pastor Dave, and Kevin and

Barbara Beers for all of your support. A special thank you as well to June

Diehl for her tireless volunteering!

We are looking forward to another GREAT YEAR!

Jackie Algood, Director

P.S. The Closing Program was on Friday, May 17 and the sanctuary was packed!

7612 Wanymala Road, Henrico, VA 23229-4239

West Richmond Church of the Brethren

Phone: 804-288-6439 www.wrcob.org Fax: 804-282-4408 [email protected]

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06/02 ...... Pastor Dave on vacation, Mike Hostetter is our guest speaker

06/09...... Introduction to the Seven Deadly Sins

06/16 ...... Father’s Day

06/23 ...... Seven Deadly Sins: Lust

06/30 ...... Seven Deadly Sins: Avarice

07/07 ...... Streaming Annual Conference’s worship

07/14 ...... Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony

07/21 ...... Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth

07/28 ...... Pastor Dave on vacation, Kevin Beers is our guest speaker

08/04 ..... Pastor Dave on vacation, guest speaker needed

08/11 ....... Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

08/18 ...... Seven Deadly Sins: Envy

08/25 ...... Seven Deadly Sins: Pride

09/01 ...... New School Year (invitation to Anointing)

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