Our October Newsletter - Concord UMC
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The Concord Herald Volume 6 Issue 9 October, 2013
Concord United Methodist Church
70 Concord Church Rd., Roxboro, N C 27574
336.599.6262
www.concordumcroxboro.com Rev. Karl Neuschaefer, Senior Minister
Rev. Billy Carden, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Tom Holtsclaw, Pastor Emeritus
Nate Hester, Children and Youth Pastor
Mrs. Rena Morton, Music Director
Kimberly Stone, Deacon Candidate
Our Mission
To worship, witness, follow, and serve
Jesus Christ as Lord.
Our Vision
Christ in us; God’s glory manifested!
October Ushers: Marvin Morris
Charles Baker
William Leonard
Sidney Thompson
Greeters: Sidney and Angela Thompson
Acolyte: William Leonard
November Ushers: Tommy Winstead
Lyman Johnson
Ken Walker
Kyle Crumpton
Greeters: Bayard and Jan Crumpton
Acolyte: Preston Barker
Each Sunday morning as I make my way to our church, I
find myself rejoicing to be part of a sincere
and loving congregation preparing to
worship our Lord together. If you haven’t
already done so, consider the importance
of your faith community to your life, your
family, and the Spiritual journey you are
living out. We’ve had a number of celebrations during
September, which included Homecoming and a special
F.R.A.N. Sunday where we highlighted teachers and other
special events. When a congregation truly seeks to love one
another as Christ loves us, we rejoice in seeing one another,
we rejoice in breaking bread together, we rejoice in
celebrating the special events in each other’s lives, and these
blessed times remind us of the God who blesses us all richly;
the God we serve and the God we worship together as one
body. It is clear that this love is growing, not only in depth,
but in volume as our congregation continues to grow in
number and we embrace the many visitors God has blessed us
with.
You’ve heard me say, however, that there are two elements
of our love in action which Paul discusses in Romans 12:15,
“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who
mourn.” We not only relish in loving and celebrating with one
another, but we also experience deep pain and sorrow when
those we love are hurting and their lives are in crisis. Our
prayer list continues to grow and I am so thankful for such a
praying community. We all experience the pain and crisis of
life from time to time and there is no greater witness than for
us to be able to share our personal experience with the
faithfulness of our God during these times of crises. Yes we
mourn, but we are a people of hope because God is forever
faithful! This repeated reminder of God’s redeeming love and
faithfulness is what builds our hope and trust in our personal
walk of faith and that of our congregation. Recently I preached on the book of Jeremiah which is
replete with tragedy, but imbedded within this book is a
profound reminder. “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the
heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay
green, and they never stop producing fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8
(NLT). May we continue to embrace each other during our
times of need; may we not only be willing to celebrate, but
also mourn with one another, and most importantly, may we
help others remain deeply planted in their faith and connected
to the source of all strength, the Living Water that gives
eternal life. See you in worship!
Karl
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Yoga group adopts new name By: Bess Whitt
It won’t be the same
by any means, but
Yahweh Yoga will
continue in a fashion!
Thanks to Becky Legun
for motivating women
of both Concord Church
and the community to
begin a practice of Christian Yoga! During our
homecoming luncheon, several of the participants
of Becky’s class discussed how much they missed
the regular practice, so we have decided to
continue practicing. Because we do not have a
certified instructor, we are going to call our
sessions “Prayerful Practice.” We invite anyone
interested in participating to join us on Monday
and Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 or
Wednesday afternoons from 4:30 to 5:30. All
you need is a mat to begin!
If you are interested but have not been
receiving emails notifying you of past sessions,
send an email to either Bess Whitt at
[email protected] or Susan Rhodes at
[email protected] and we will add you to
our email group. We look forward to continuing
our spiritual growth through our practice of
Christian Yoga and invite you to be a part of this
exciting program!
Concord’s Prayer
Shawl Ministry team will
meet on Monday, Oct. 7
at 7 p.m. at the church.
This group of dedicated women continues to knit
and crochet while strengthening their friendships
and using their talents to help those going through
rough times. These shawls are given with love to
anyone who is ill and needs the warmth of
knowing someone cares for them. Beginners are
welcome to come and learn the art of knitting. If
you or someone you know needs a shawl, please
let the church know. Several shawls have already
been given to some in the community.
October Calendar 1 – P.U.M.P. Meeting at Mt. Tirzah UMC- 6:30 p.m.
8 – United Methodist Men’s supper meeting-6:30p.m
10 – Lay Leadership Meeting (Parlor) at 6 p.m.
14 - United Methodist Women’s meeting at 7 p.m.
22 – Concord Church Council Meeting at 7 p.m.
23 – Concord UMC serves lunch at the Christian Help
Center at 11 a.m.
Worship on Sunday’s at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Children’s choir practice each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Adult Choir practice each Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Emmaus Reunion Group each Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Youth Fellowship - Sunday evening’s -5 - 6:30 p.m.
Choir Notes By: Rena Morton
During our F.R.A.N. Sunday worship on Sept. 29,
the youth sang one of my favorite praise songs, "The
Fruit of the Spirit." "Love, joy, peace, and patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-
control; these are the Fruit of
the Spirit; these are the Fruit
of the Spirit." What a great
message in this little song!
Hymns of praise and worship
can get us through the sad,
gloomy, days....and the happy,
happy, happy days.
I have been doing the "30 days of K-LOVE.
Listening to Christian music while driving has gotten
my day off to a great start. I have been introduced to
some wonderful, uplifting songs that stay with me
through the day. One of my new favorites,
"Overcomer" by Mandisa, reminds us that no matter
what we are going through God "is holding you right
now" and He won't let you down. I encourage each
of you to set your radio to a Christian music station
and begin and end your work day with a song in your
heart!
The choir is getting ready to prepare for Advent
and Christmas. If anyone wants to join us we meet at
7 each Wednesday evening.
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Backpack Pals “Meet and Greet” nets more volunteers By: Saralynn Hester
Backpack Pals at Woodland is off to a great start!
The volunteer Meet & Greet was a huge success
with a great turnout on Sept. 11, and our first round
of food packs have been delivered to the children of
our program! Thanks to everyone who made this possible... big thanks
to our volunteers for their time and for the continued donations of
financial, food and
prayer support from the
congregation!
Sunday School growth continues to amaze By: Susan Rhodes
As the church continues to grow, the children’s Sunday school class
growth continues to amaze the teachers. Ms. Angela Thompson’s class
grew, and grew, and grew and Ms. Elizabeth Carver’s class was
overflowing so promotion to her class was not an option. Ms. Angela is
now teaching kindergarten through first graders while Ms. Elizabeth is continuing on with
2nd through 4th
graders. They are using the Children’s Curriculum from Cokesbury.
Heather Barker, our nursery worker, offered to teach a brand new preschool class. She
began with four handsome little fellows and now has three more students attending. Her
class is adjacent to the nursery. She has additional nursery help consisting of her husband,
Kyle, her brother Kenzie, and sister-in-law, Andrea.
The older boys and girls also have begun their new classes. Pastor Nate and Keith Hall
are leading a young men’s study, fifth grade and up, The Land of the Unforgotten, by Beth
Guckenberger, I am beginning a study in October with the young ladies fifth grade and
up, A Young Woman After God’s Own Heart, by Elizabeth George.
All the Adult class attendance has been good also. Please continue to pray for our
Sunday school, that it will continue to prosper and that hearts are touched through this
ministry.
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Homecoming 2013 celebrated on September 15 Concord UMC is the place you want
to be on Sunday morning. If you
weren't at Homecoming, you missed out
on a wonderful message delivered by
Rev. Andi Woodhouse; great music from
the choir; and awesome fellowship with
the more than 250 people that were
there. If anyone went away hungry, it
was your own fault! We put away a lot
of great food that day! A big thank you
goes out to everyone who helped in any
way! We may need to add on to the
sanctuary for our 200th Anniversary in
2015 to hold everybody!
Don’t forget to enter your recipes in
the web site for the cookbook being
compiled by UMW in celebration of our
200th anniversary.
Go to: www.typensave.com
User name: concordmethodistwome
password: concordwomen
Methodist Men plan regular monthly dinner meeting on Oct. 8 United Methodist Men will meet for dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 6:30
p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. They meet the second Tuesday of every month
for dinner and fellowship. Thomas Carver is updating his e-mail list and asks
all men not currently receiving meeting reminders to send their e-mail address
to him at: [email protected] and he will add your name so you
won’t miss any of the projects they plan. Lyman Johnson has already begun talking about
the wood cutting event that will begin in October. You may want to have a say in work
times. Be in attendance to learn first-hand when your help is needed. More details will be
forthcoming as the weather begins to cool. Remember, no reservations are required. Your
presence is always welcome!
Holy Humor
A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan.
She asked the class, "If you saw a person lying on the roadside, wounded and bleeding, what would you
do?" A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence. “I think I'd throw up."
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Methodist women kick off year with annual cookout The United Methodist Women
enjoyed their first meeting after
summer by having a cook-out at the
home of Becky and Donald Wilson. Donald grilled
some delicious hamburgers for all of the women and
side dishes were brought by all. We enjoyed great
fellowship and a wonderful meal together. We were
also blessed by having several women join us for the
first time. Our program was a “Call to Prayer and
Self Denial.” Reba Bulla reminded us of those
women suffering and asked everyone to think of
something they could give up and donate that money
to missions. Members are asked to bring their
offerings to the next meeting and also we are
collecting our “Penny and a Prayer” offering. If you
have coins, please wrap them.
The next meeting will be on Monday, Oct. 14 at 7
p.m., at the church. The program will be a beautiful
testimony given by Dudley and Joni Dawson's daughter, Michelle Clinard. Michelle is married to her
college sweetheart Matt and they have six children; two of which are adopted. They range in age from 2 to
20 and all are home schooled. Together God has brought them through some amazing journeys. While on
many mission trips, they received hearts for the lost and underprivileged. They have been youth leaders
and have also been foster parents to more than 70 children! God is now leading their family to Mexico
where they plan to build an orphanage. Michelle is excited to share with the women of Concord how God
has been working in their family's life leading them to this exciting call to the mission field in Mexico. We
hope all the women of Concord will come and be blessed! If you have any questions, please feel free to
call the church at 599-6262, or ask a UMW member. We would all love to share with you how we enjoy
our gatherings. Pam Whitt will offer a devotional and serve refreshments following the meeting. We meet
the second Monday of the month, September through June.
Concord’s Youth Ministry By: Nate Hester
“Pilgrimage” is fast approaching (Nov. 8-9). Hosted in the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville by the
Conference, this weekend rock concert for God is a great chance to develop the faith of our youth. We
need to reserve hotel rooms soon, soon, soon! If you are interested, please contact Youth Pastor Nate
Hester: [email protected]!
Credo Confirmation Class will begin on Saturday, Nov. 30. Please inform the pastoral staff if you
know of young people who want to embark on this great journey of discovering more about their faith!
The nine-session course concludes on Easter morning with your child’s commitment to Christ and the
local church!
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Parsonage landscaping reaches final stages Work on our church’s parsonage continues as part of our
church’s long-range plan. As mentioned in last month’s newsletter,
the roof work has now been completed, along with repairs to the
driveway, additional parking and turnaround space, and the front
sidewalk was redone. Landscaping and seeding have now also been
completed and except for work on the
gutters, all the exterior work is now
complete. Many thanks to all who have
worked so hard to accomplish these improvements, especially Karen Mathis and
the parsonage committee, and the church’s trustees. Thanks also to Tommy
Wagstaff for numerous loads of topsoil which were necessary to build-up the front
yard. This 1973 vintage home is quickly being brought up to the same standard of
care as our other main church property.
Concord’s first Women’s Retreat has attendees begging for more By: Jeanie Neuschaefer
The women's retreat,
"Daughters of the King," held at
Concord last month was a huge
success! More than 80 women
attended and many brought their
daughters as well (33 women were
from outside our church). God
touched our lives as we heard
from our speaker, Polly Green,
and sang along with our
musicians, Teresa and Hannah
Milton. Many door prizes were
given out and fun was truly had by
all. Many commented that this
should be an annual event. Then
someone said, "But how could this
ever be as good?" Which someone
replied, "But God's in control and
He will make it as good!" All the
women were blessed, as well as
the male pastors that were there,
and we give God the glory for
making it happen.
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Our Known Immediate Prayer Concerns The family of Shawn Austin
Judy Baker
Gene Berryhill
Sandy Boone and her son Griffin
Jeff Bulla’s brother-in-law
Reba Bulla’s daughter-in-law, Pam
Brenda Callahan
Billy Carden and family
Elliott Chandler
Hope Clark and family
Sandra Crickmar
Glenn Cruise and family
Danny Crumpton
Joe Daniel and family
Rick Flynn
Reade Foushee
Gina Gammell
Kristina Gentry
Jerry Hawkins
Carson Harris and family
Mack Hicks and family
Mark High and family
Tom Holtsclaw
Debbie Kelly
Jerry Lawson
Don Legun
Pat Lewis
Nikki Marshall and family
Roger McKinney
Cameron Meyers
Doris Nowell
Tommy Nowell
Elizabeth Pierson and family
Cathy Ramsey
Gary Rose
Dean Seamons
Jackie Shephard and family
Katie Stevenson
Angela Thompson and her mother
Sandy and Jerry Treacy
The family of George Tucker
Sarah Vaughan and family
Chad Wagstaff
Jennie Wagstaff
Tommy Watkins and family
Dan Unkerfer and family
Evelyn Mangum White
Seth Weaver
Dan and Kay Winstead
Tim Wyatt
Prayers for those serving in Our Military Troie Barker, Zachary Bell, Daylon Brann, Donovan Heist, Christian
Kirby, Danny Lawrence, Marv Morris, James Nelson, Geoff Nowell,
Erik Peterson, Bryan Rogers, Jason Sabat, Eddie Schemper,
Donald C. Teague, Jon Treacy, 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 Ken Walker for managing this site and keeping us all
up to date. You can even view the newsletter from previous months. Please contact
[email protected] to contribute to the newsletter or to be added to the distribution list.
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Birthdays
October 4 – Tom Holtsclaw 18 – Carroll Royster
6 – Hollyn Chandler 20 – Cherie Crews
7 – Bess Whitt 21 – Pam Kinn
11 – Tricia Walker 21 – Chad Wagstaff
12 – Jordan Dulaney 21 – Patricia Wrenn
12 – David Winstead 25 – Kadence Barker
13 – Randall Thompson 26 – Elizabeth Pierson
14 – Daylen Crews 27 – Sidney Thompson
14 – Melissa Nowell 27 – Linda Winstead
16 – Lennita Graves 28 – Conner Sanford
16 – Mark Hamlett
18 – Joni Dawson
29 – Paula Chandler
November 3 – Tori Jones 12 – Ken Walker
5 – Madison Howard 13 – Bayard Crumpton
5 – Sonja Vaughan 13 – Jackie Murray
7 – Saralynn Hester 16 – Nancy Wagstaff
8 – Taylor Anderson 16 – Becky Wilson
8 – Avery Bowman 17 – Melissa Carver
9 – Jadyn Chandler 18 – Julianna Jones
11 – Leslie Anderson 20 – Dexter Evans
11 – June Taylor 29 – Neal Hamlett
CONGRATULATIONS TO Bryan and
Bobbie Holeman
on the birth of a
granddaughter,
Mallory Elise
Wolak who arrived
at 7:43 a.m. on
Monday, Sept. 16,
2013. She weighed
8 lbs. 7 oz. and was
19 ½ inches long. After a few issues, she was
fine and is now home being loved by her
parents, Mary Bryan and Robert Wolak.
Anniversaries October 8 – Dale and Kelly Duncan
17 – William and Heather Leonard
25 – Jason and Gina Gammell
November
1 – Dick and Sandy Hatch
1 – Louis and Diane Wade
2 – Brian and Marla Zappia
16 – Thomas and Elizabeth Carver
16 – Larry and Margaret Poole
17 – Cleve and Nancy Wagstaff
19 – Tim and Dane Sergeant
22 – Scott and Jo Lawrence
29 – John and Janie Wagstaff
October
6 – Kermit and Karen Mathis
13 – Charles and Judy Baker
20 – William and Heather Leonard
27 – Sidney and Angela Thompson
November 3 – David and Pam Whitt 10 – Kevin and Loraine Pool
17 – Bayard and Jan Crumpton
24 – Kyle and Vickie Crumpton
CONGRATULATIONS TO Michael and
Mia Price on the
birth of their
daughter, Mikayla
Eloise Price, born on
Monday, Sept. 9,
2013. She weighed 6
lbs. 7 oz. Mikayla
has a big brother,
Gavin, 9.
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In the Spotlight: Featuring Lennita Graves Although Lennita Graves was not lucky in love,
she was lucky in the fact that she bought a retirement
home on Hyco Lake around 1986 and she is able to
live in a serene setting and attend Concord church.
She was married by the Rev. Johnny Branch to
Charles Graves at Concord in 1990. Following some
struggles, she found her way back to church around
2000 where she says she has met a lot of real loving
Christians. “A lot of my experiences are not easy to
talk about but the Lord has brought me through them,
and I am so thankful for that,” she said.
Lennita Biggs Graves was born and reared in
Bryson City, NC, where she lived with her maternal
grandparents until she was school age. Her
grandmother became ill and could no longer take care
of her so she moved back into a full family of her
parents, James and Wilson Biggs, two brothers and
two sisters. After attending Whittier Elementary
School and Bryson City High School, she married
right after graduation. She is the proud mother of two
daughters, Debbie and Sheila. Debbie was born in
Bryson City and Sheila was born in Topeka, Kansas, where their father worked. They were transferred to
Durham where they lived among many riots and problems. They found a home in Mebane, a quiet little
town with good schools and she and her first husband lived there until the girls were grown.
Lennita attended Alamance Community College for a lot of classes and she completed the Machine
Shop and metric requirements to work at GKN in Mebane. She worked in the Quality Lab for 26 years
before retiring. When her daughters were growing up, she worked at small jobs so she could be home with
the children. She enjoyed working at Peaches and Cream children’s clothing and at Mebane Enterprise, a
weekly newspaper. She received her certification from ACC to be a substitute teacher but has not tried
teaching yet.
When she is not enjoying her hobbies of reading and water activities, she is a volunteer with the
Guardian ad Litem program in Person County, volunteers at the Christian Help Center on Concord’s day to
serve lunch and most recently became involved with the new Backpack Pals program at Concord. She
enjoys the Bible studies with Pastor Karl and the people who come to church. “I have been involved with
restoration of the Thomas Day house in Milton, NC, and also on the Caswell County Historical
Association, both of which are very interesting with facts that go back to stage coach days,” she said. She
attends the Person County Library for a monthly book discussion with the Book Bunch and there is another
group that meets during the winter months on Sunday afternoons, called “Let’s Talk About It,” where a
professor from different universities discusses an author and the book.
Debbie, her older daughter, went to Western Carolina University for five years and met and married her
husband, Mark Atwood, where both were in the ROTC program. Following graduation, they were inducted
into the Army as 2nd
lieutenants and their first tour was in Frankfurt, Germany. After not seeing them for
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almost three years, Debbie called and invited her mother to visit and be there for the birth of their first
child, Tommy. Of course, Lennita so loved the baby. She was only able to stay for two weeks, but they
were two of the best weeks of her life. Unfortunately, Tommy was killed in an accident when he was 17
years old. With a lot of support from family and friends and constant prayer for strength, she is doing well
now. Lennita has also lost her parents and one sister. Debbie now lives in Lenoir, NC, where she designs
packaging for Sealed Air Corp, the bubble wrap that is used in packing and shipping.
Her second grandchild, Rae Lynn, was born in Fort Knox, KY. She is living and working in Charlotte
and has been in equestrian training for most of her life. She competed in a lot of horse shows and won a lot
of blue ribbons. After Rae Lynn’s birth, her mother decided to leave the Army where she was a captain and
was up for promotion to major. Due to multiple moves, she decided it was too hard to raise her children
moving all the time.
Sheila, the younger daughter, went to cosmetology school at Alamance Community College (ACC).
She worked at a salon in Burlington and later earned her license to teach cosmetology. After doing that for
a couple of years she went back to ACC and earned her RN degree. She worked at Duke doing cancer
research and got to go to London for a world-wide conference about cancer drugs. She invited Lennita to
go with her and they had a wonderful visit there. Sheila is married and lives in Graham, and has two
stepchildren whom Lennita adores.
Lennita is a faithful worshiper at the 11 o’clock service and is always willing to lend a hand where
needed. She said, “The church is so blessed to have Karl as minister. He teaches the Bible so well and he is
a blessing to me.”
Annual Ham Supper set for Nov. 2 Concord’s annual Ham Supper and Harvest sale will be held Saturday,
Nov. 2 beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets are available for $9 adult/$4 children.
The Ham Supper and Harvest Sale began as a fundraiser in the early 70s
in effort to raise funds to make improvements to the church. Proceeds
always benefit the Building Fund. The menu hasn’t changed but the caliber
of live auction items has increased immensely. Members are encouraged to
donate a special craft item, either homemade or bought for resale, gift,
vacation or eatery gift certificates, gift baskets, special cakes and baked
goods not designated for the bake sale, etc. This is not a “white elephant sale” and items donated are top
quality. Dan Lawrence always donates one of his handcrafted items which always brings top dollar. The
possibilities are endless and this is an opportunity to get in touch with your creative side. While the
auctioneer, Col. Tim Williams, begins describing the item, the fun begins when the bidding starts. There is
an opportunity to purchase a whole ham that has been cooked and deboned, and apples that were not
cooked. Any leftover ham, peas and corn, potato salad, baked apples and rolls are also available. You will
be given an opportunity to sign up for a bidding number and you will pay at the end of the evening. Be
sure to bring your checkbook and a hearty appetite as this is an all-you-can eat event. Take-out is also
available. This year, instead of a silent auction, we will have a bake sale of homemade pies, cakes,
cookies, brownies, etc. Prices will be displayed and you can take your item with you.
As this is a church-wide event, everyone is encouraged to sign up to help serve, clean-up or support the
event in any way they can. Shifts are only one hour so everyone has time to eat and visit before the
auction. Contact Pam Kinn at 599-4817 or Karen Mathis at 599-9702 to volunteer.
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Community Events Relay for Life event slated for Oct. 4
By: Elizabeth Bell
Relay for Life in Person County is Oct. 4 at Person High School and we'd love for you to be a part of
our team! We'll be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts, bottled water, coffee and hot chocolate. But we need
your help in the fight against cancer! You can help before, during, and even after the event. The festivities
begin at 6:30 p.m. with the Survivor's lap, Luminary ceremony at 9 p.m., and the Pizzazz band will be
playing until 11:30 p.m. We also have our beautiful cancer
awareness ribbon afghan made by Melissa Nowell that we will be
offering $1 chances to win.
If you have never been a part of a Relay event, please come
and join us. It is a heartwarming time for the community to come
together to not only raise funds to fight cancer but to remember
those who are fighting cancer, those who have battled cancer, and
those who won their battle and now rest in heaven. There is a
place for everyone. Come and see and be blessed!
Local law enforcement officers
thankful for Concord’s generosity By: Kimberly Stone
I wanted to say thank
you so much for all the
delicious snacks you all
provided for the deputies
on Labor Day. They were so appreciated!
When the deputies tell me thank you for the
snacks, I reply, “You are welcome! Just know
we are praying for you and we care about
you.”
When I put out the snacks in the break
room I leave a handwritten note that says
“Thank you for working the holiday! Stay
safe! Peace: Chaplain Kimberly and Concord
United Methodist Church.”
Also, we had 25 people sign up at Concord
for the Adopt-A-Cop Prayer Program! Thus
far 10 deputies have signed up. I’m hoping
there will be more deputies signing up in the
near future!
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Back to School Event brought laughter and fun to kids of all ages
The back to school event, sponsored by the United
Methodist Men on Sunday, Sept. 8, was a huge success.
Families, friends and the young at heart enjoyed an
evening of eating, sliding down a water slide, playing in
a bouncy house, swinging and playing on the
playground. The picnic area was the perfect venue for a
fun Sunday evening at church. Hamburgers and hot
dogs with all the trimmings and wonderful desserts were
enjoyed by all! As the pictures attest, everyone had a
wonderful time. Photos by Sonja Vaughan