Challenger Newsletter - Glyndon United Methodist Church

The Challenger
SEPTEMBER 2016
No Fear in Love
What an incredible August we have had at
Glyndon UMC!
Inside This Issue
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Greetings from Pastor
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Young Adult Highlight,
VBS and Preschool News,
Youth Fellowship
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Missions Opportunities
Upcoming Events, Visitation List , Discipleship
Team News
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Trustees News,
Dialogue Group,
Charge Conference, and
New Sermon Series
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Family Fellowship News,
Rally Day, Timber Grove
Elementary
New Member Brunch,
Visitation List, Grief
Seminar, Reminders
Calendar
Glyndon United Methodist Church
4713 Butler Road, PO Box 84
Glyndon, MD 21071
[email protected]
410-833-2033
We’ve had a great sermon series as we journeyed
with Will Willimon through his Fear of the Other:
No Fear in Love book. We’ve remembered our
dear sister in Christ, Betty Christholf in worship.
We’ve blessed our Timber Grove School supplies.
We’ve gathered at Gourmet Girls for great dialogue. A group has resumed Covenant Bible Study. The leaders set goals in June
and gathered in August to check status on those goals and set direction for the coming months. The nominations committee met to consider new leaders who will
guide our faith community into the future.
September brings a slew of new opportunities – Sunday School, Family Fellowship, Youth Worship, Charge Conference and more. As we journey, I invite you to
remember that we need not FEAR as we journey! With confidence and trust, we
can journey together as beloved children of God with God leading us onward to a
kin-dom of love, peace, justice, and hope!
I want to invite you to consider the following as we journey onward:
 Pray – Please pray for our church, its leaders, and your pastor. Pray for our
preschool as they begin another year of ministry to children in our community.
 Come – Make time to come to worship. Come be a part of Charge Conference
on Sept 26th at 7 pm at Pleasant Hill UMC. This is an important annual event
connecting us to our denomination and the other UMC churches in our area and
your participation builds that connection.
 Give – Give generously of your resources. We need your generous gifts to support the mission and ministry of this church. We are meeting the financial obligations of today, but we want to grow for the future. This will take an increased
level of giving. As we move into the fall, watch for information on our new
electronic giving option which will make giving easier and more reliable.
 Serve – Serve Christ not only here in our church but in your home, your workplace, and your community. Love all with the wide embrace of Christ in word
and action!
 Tell – Tell your friends and neighbors about all that God is doing in your life
and in our church. Invite them to come check it out! Family fellowship nights
are a great time to invite a friend. Special worship events like Vespers, Christmas Eve, and Youth Worship are also great times to invite a friend or family
member who doesn’t have a church home.
With God’s love and our trust and faithfulness, we can indeed build a bit of the
kin-dom right here and right now!
With grace and peace,
Pastor Dawn
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Help Wanted: Mission Trip
Experience helpful but not required.
Where: Pittsburgh, PA
When: Nov. 4 – 6, 2016
Cost: $120.00
(Cost includes meals, lodging, fellowship and the opportunity to be the
hands and feet of Christ).
We are organizing a group to participate in a 3-day mission trip to
Pittsburgh, PA. We may be asked
to drywall, lay shingles, build a
handicapped ramp or paint a porch.
Please see Robin Knell, Lynn
Beebe or Pastor Dawn if you have
questions or would like more details.
We ask that you notify us of your
commitment by Sept 25, so that
we know how many are interested.
Money is due 30 days before the
trip. The Pittsburgh Project is a
Christian non-profit community
development organization with a
nearly 30-year track record of serving the city’s most vulnerable residents.
If you can’t go with the team, but
would still like to help, consider
sponsoring someone else who can
pitch in but doesn’t have the funds
right now! Double the blessing!!
Pray. Love. Serve.
Mission Spotlight: Food Sunday and
Reisterstown Community Crisis Center
The Community Crisis Center, Inc. (CCC) is a non-profit organization that was founded in
1982 by ministerial and civic groups to serve local residents in need. CCC's mission is
made possible by our donations and volunteers who contribute countless hours of time
and service. Ironically, the center was founded in response to a very similar economic
recession that we are all experiencing today. This human service organization is located
at 725 Main Street in Reisterstown and is dedicated to the prevention of homelessness
through helping families and individuals of the Reisterstown, Owings Mills and Glyndon
area.
How can you help?
The Community Crisis Center relies HEAVILY upon donations from congregations, organizations, and businesses for emergency food items and personal hygiene products
for local individuals and families. Financial donations are also welcomed to help prevent
eviction and to provide utility assistance. Need items are as follows:
Canned Vegetables
Shampoo
Cake Mix, Frosting
Breakfast Bars
Soups
Toilet Paper, Tissues
Jelly
Fruit Juice
Pasta Sauce
Feminine Products
Cleaning Supplies
Pancake Mix
Canned Fruits
Conditioner
Dry Milk
Muffin Mix
Mac ‘n Cheese
Combs / Razors
Laundry Detergent
Cooking Oil
Pasta
Deodorant
Pudding, Jello
Cereal /Oatmeal
Canned Protein
Soap
Peanut Butter
Coffee, Tea
Crackers
Toothpaste/Toothbrush
Dish Detergent
Mayo, Mustard
Stuffing
Note: Please be mindful of expiration dates on food products. Regular size
products are requested and preferred!
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Bring your non-perishable donation every 2nd Sunday of the month
Involve your children or grandchildren, have them pick an item a week from the
list and let them bring it to church.
No time to shop? The missions committee welcomes monetary contributions.
Please write Crises Center on memo line of your check.
Don’t know what to do with those old cell phones lying around the house? Donate them to the Community Crisis Center!
Volunteers needed, no experience necessary,
September 17 and October 8
No experience needed.
From toddlers (with parental supervision) to senior citizens! Many volunteers are blessed by the rich
experience out in the fields and knowing that the Lord’s bounty will be shared with our brothers and
sisters in need. It is a wonderful opportunity for our youth to serve and earn service hours. Depart from GUMC at
8:00am. Retur n no later than 1:30 pm. Lunch will be pr ovided. Contact Robin Kr ell (Cell: 443-871-6389 /
Email: [email protected] to sign up and/or confirm if the work projects are still on if weather is a question.
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Fall Youth Fellowship
Prep was done & they waited for arrivals!
VBS
A huge thank you to Terri Dotterer and
team for making this year’s VBS such
a blessing for the children and families. Terri was able to work with several other churches to borrow the
amazing decorations they used and she
built a dynamic team of leaders to
walk the children through their Cave
Quest. The children were busy singing
songs, making crafts, listening to stories and building friendships.
THANKS to all who helped make this
such a successful event—everyone
who donated their time, their money,
their supplies, their energy, and their
prayers. Even though volunteers were
weary at the end, all involved earnestly
agreed it was a rewarding experience!
Preschool
starts next week!
We are happy to announce that Terri
Dotterer is now serving as our Preschool Interim Director. Our 4’s Class
teachers are Lauren Lorber and Terri
Dotterer, and our 3’s Class teachers are
Karen Carpenter and Ashley Silcott.
Thanks to all who donated preschool
supplies to get us started. The donations
really help to keep our little school running. For those who still want to help,
donations needed this month are: Goldfish & animal crackers, applesauce
(large jars), 100% grape and apple
juice, cheese sticks, graham crackers,
pretzels, large boxes of Cheerios, Apple
Jacks, Mini Wheats, or Raisin Bran,
and canned pineapple in fruit juice.
You can sign up for fresh fruit/veggies.
Save the date—Sept 18
Fall is a great time of the year to emphasize the connectedness of our faith
community and to encourage us to
see ourselves as “one” even when we
aren’t together at church. Our first
Youth Worship night will be September 18th, 5pm to 7pm. We will be
creating our own pizzas and learning
how we can stay connected to each
other. We are asking that everyone
bring a case of drinks with them that
we will be able to use for our times
together. We will explore John 15: 111.
Please look for our sign-up sheet to
help us serve families a meal and fellowship at the Ronald McDonald
House on Sunday, October 2nd.
Please join us for a time of faith, fellowship and fun.
SAVE THE DATE
Preschool Fundraiser
at J&P’s in Glyndon!
Monday, Oct 17 from 4-8pm
Please mark your calendar and attend
our restaurant fundraiser at Illiano’s
J&P Restaurant in Glyndon on Monday, October 17. Glyndon UMC
will receive a portion of all sales that
evening (Dine In Only). Present copy
of flyer when placing your order. Flyers available at church or preschool.
For questions or more information
call Lauren Lorber (410-833-3978).
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September
Young Adult Highlight
Sara Hampt
Sara has been at GUMC, much like
her daughter, since before she was
born. She started singing in choirs at
a very young age. Sara took part in
Sunday school, VBS, both as a participant and a helper, handbells,
WNT youth group, Vespers, soup
kitchens, and mission trips. Sara
gave her first sermon as a teenager
on scouting Sunday. She has played
handbells, directed handchimes,
served on the nominations and scholarship committees, done mission
work and outreach. Sara continues to
sing in the choir, attend family fellowship nights, play music for Morning Glories and family fellowship
nights, participate in the young families group and currently serve as the
GUMC lay leader.
When I asked
Sara to pick a
favorite Sunday
School teacher
her response
was “I loved all
my Sunday
school teachers! How could
I possibly pick
just one?”
Kathy Anderson shared “As I was
going through some older PeaceBringers music the other day, I came
across some music that had Sara's
name on it. It just reminded me of
how long she has been, not only in
MY life, but in the life of the music
ministry at Glyndon church. I met
Sara when she was a third grader and
she has never stopped praising God
with her gift of music. Sara enjoys all
aspects of church and is especially
fond of our Christmas and Easter
traditions.”
“The fellowship I enjoy with many
people, and the heart I see in many to
serve Christ” is what Sara states she
likes best about our church.
Sara is admired by many and a blessing to our Glyndon UMC Family.
Girlfriends Lunch
Men’s Breakfast
Now that everyone is finishing up their vacations in August, we are looking forward to gathering our GUMC
“girlfriends” together to enjoy lively discussions and tasty
food at J&P’s restaurant (4821 Butler Road, Glyndon).
Even Labor Day weekends won’t keep our Glyndon
men from their breakfast gathering. This month’s
breakfast will be held:
Saturday, September 3 at 8:00am in Dew Hall.
Consider joining us on Sunday
Come out and enjoy some Christian fellowship and a
tasty breakfast, with this time or for a future breakfast,
They are held the first Saturday of each month.
September 4 at 11:30.
Effective Oct 2, these monthly lunches will start at 12:30
and will be on first Sunday of each month. You can contact Kathy Rittler or Pastor Dawn for more details.
Also mark your October calendars to save Saturday,
October 1 for the Annual Men’s Prayer Breakfast,
joining other Christian men in our community and beyond. More details will follow. Contact Dan Marshall
(443-463-7036) for more information.
It’s a great follow up to Sunday Worship and to reflect on
Pastor Dawn’s sermon take-away thoughts!
Who and What Is The Discipleship Team?
The Discipleship Team is a group of GUMC members who wish to bring fellow members of the church opportunities
to:
 Greet on Sunday morning, welcoming fellow members and all who attend GUMC.
 Share “activity bags” for children to enjoy while in church (stored in the “Ushers’ Room” in the Narthex).
 Share church information with the use of a large, colorful postcard giving an overview of the GUMC Worship
Schedule and ongoing activities, available where the bulletins are displayed on Sundays.
 Offering church tee shirts you can order.
 Participating in the Reisterstown Festival Parade, reaching out to our neighbors with the gift of a bottle of water
carrying a scripture verse. A great event to wear your GUMC tee shirt as you walk.
 The Parade is held on the second Saturday in September—making “Summer last another week in Reisterstown.”
It’s a festive event with Scouts, Community Groups, Churches, Music Makers, and Dancers, Marching Bands,
Classic Cars/Trucks, Fire Companies, and MUCH MORE! All of which is FUN to enjoy!
Further ideas are welcome and will be discussed. Would YOU be willing to bring your thoughts and service to the
Discipleship Team? If so, contact Joan Poling or Judy McCracken. We would love to have you join us.
ROCK 2017!
When: February 3-5, 2017
Where: Ocean City, MD
This may seem far into the future, but plans need to be made now, so contact Laura Oneto ASAP.
What is ROCK? It is a powerful and fun-filled weekend in Ocean City with an event that allows youth and adults to
take a step back from their busy lives and learn about the amazing love of Jesus Christ. It is an awesome experience
for folks to more fully connect with God and their friends while listening to great bands and speakers. When leaving
ROCK, you will feel renewed and ready to spread the word about God’s great love for us. ROCK is designed as a retreat with a focus on presenting the Gospel message in an exciting, culturally appropriate way for young people (and
adults too) to be exposed to and have an opportunity to respond to an invitation to a life-changing relationship with
Jesus Christ.
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TRUSTEE NEWS!
No Fear In Love—Final Dialogue Group Gathering
Adopt
a
Square
Foot
of our
New
Roof
Saturday, September 10th
Join Pastor Dawn on Saturday, September 10 at 9am, for the final Dialogue
Group get-together at Gourmet Girls in Owings Mills (1 Easter Ct, Suite D).
We will continue to share reflections on William Willimon’s book and discuss relevant personal, national, and world issues around “Jesus, the Other”.
Join us as we share lively, open, reflective discussions.
For a leak free
church!
New Sermon Series
We are hard at work keeping our
building and grounds looking great
and Phase 2 of the roof has been replaced, but not fully paid for yet. Look
for the “Adopt-A-Square-Foot of
Roof” display in the “Gathering
Room” (formerly called glass lobby).
Starts Sunday, September 11
Look around the sanctuary—do you
see a difference? We have scraped
and painted all the radiators in the
sanctuary. Little things that don’t take
up too much time (thanks to dedicated
volunteers) can really make a warm
and inviting church.
If you have any questions or suggestions about what your Trustees Committee does, or if you are just the curious type, we encourage you to join us
at one of our meetings that are held in
the Church Parlor at 7:00pm the second Monday of each month.
Annual Charge Conference
Coming Up September 26th!
They say time flies when you are having fun, so it is hard to believe that
Pastor Dawn will be with us for her
second Charge Conference as the pastor of Glyndon United Methodist
Church. The charge conference will
take place on September 26 at 7pm
at Pleasant Hill UMC.
Please mark your calendars to attend
this meeting.
All committee chairs and the leadership team need to prepare their reports
and forward them to Pastor Dawn to
start preparing packets of materials for
the meeting. So please assist them
gathering info if requested so we can
make our deadline. Please see Pastor
Dawn if questions.
Return to Regular Worship and
Sunday School Schedule
Sunday, September 18, we will return to our regular worship &
Sunday School schedule as follows:
8:30am
9:30am
9:30am
11:00am
Morning Glory Praise Service
Traditional Worship
Sunday School
Traditional Worship
(Note: 8am - Morning Glory Breakfast on 2nd Sunday of the Month)
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Join Us for Family Fellowship
Our September Family Fellowship will be on September 11. Because this is Rally Day and we will have already
shared a feast, we’ll do a simple campfire and sing along down around our fire ring beginning at 6 pm and concluding at 8 pm. Pastor Dawn and Kevin will have smore fixin’s, hot dogs, and buns. Bring your chairs and/or a
blanket to sit on and come out for a casual evening of fellowship and fun.
Did you know? Family Fellowship evenings are a great time to enjoy fellowship and have fun. They
will be held on the Second Sunday of the month from 5 – 7 pm (usually!, note September exception). Mark your
calendars and plan some time to relax with your family, make new friends, and enjoy some food and fun.
Timber Grove Elementary School
Rally Day
Back-to-School Project—Successful Plus
September 11, 2016
Thanks to everyone who so generously donated an abundance of school supplies to fill up our sanctuary for the students of Timber Grove Elementary
School. And thanks to those who participated in worship to help “wrap”
these gifts in our prayers and the Lord’s blessings – truly gifts from the
hearts of our Glyndon UMC Congregation. YOU made this a huge success!
Look at the following list to see what was amazingly collected.
100 composition notebooks
57 spiral notebooks
86 Manilla folders
900 index cards
7 boxes of colored pencils
119 highlighters
3 Sharpie markers
14 pencil/supply boxes
20 zippered pencil cases
9 lunch bags
26 parks of notebook paper
12 sets of notebook dividers
11 3-ring binders plus 1 zipper binder
20 Post-It pads
120 pens—assorted colors
72 boxes of crayons (mostly 24 per box)
6 boxes of wide washable markers
63 erasers plus one pack of 25 cap erasers
33 rulers
1 pack of baby wipes
1 box sandwich-size Ziplock bags
5 boxes of thin washable markers
144 glue sticks – 9 large/135 regular
192 pocket and pocket/prong folders
1,124 #2 pencils!!! – includes 12 primary pencils
44 pair of scissors (blunt and sharp combined)
20 bookbags – including 2 already outfitted for a specific grade
And thanks to Kathy Marshall and all her helpers for coordinating this effort!
Rally Day is coming up next week,
Sunday, September 11 where we will
gather for our last 10:00am Traditional Worship Service, closing out the
summer schedule. ALL children will
meet in the church and then we will
take them to Sunday School.
Immediately after the service we invite everyone to join us for the very
popular Glyndon UMC Cookout.
We ask that everyone bring in canned
goods, cereal and other non-perishable
foods to be donated.
Dan Marshall will be our Cookout
Chef keeping the burgers and hot dogs
ready for everyone. We ask that each
family bring a dish to share. See the
category assignments below (use the
first letter of your last name as a reference to see what your category assignment is as follows:
A-J—Side Dish
K-R—Dessert
S-Z—appetizers
October Challenger Deadline
Don’t forget to submit your articles for the October Challenger by the deadline: Thursday, September 15
You’re doing a GREAT job of getting information in for us to keep our Church Family in the loop on all that is going
on at GUMC. I encourage you to take pictures at your events and email them to me to perk up our communications
even more so people can see what fellowship and fun we’re having at GUMC! Thanks oodles! Gayle
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Mark Your Calendars — New Member’s Brunch:
Want to learn more about the United Methodist Church?
Been a regular attender at Glyndon UMC for years and want to show
your support by becoming a member?
Don’t know what it means to “join the church”?
Come join Pastor Dawn and Kevin for a casual brunch on Saturday Oct 1st from 10 – 12 pm in DEW Hall.
Learn about the history, beliefs, and structure of our denomination. Find out what it means to be a member of a
United Methodist church. RSVP to Gayle or Pastor Dawn so we can have materials and food for you! ABSOLUTELY no obligation to join, but an open invitation to learn more and consider your commitment to membership
at GUMC.
Grief Seminar
Tuesday, October 25
REMINDERS
The Eline Funeral Home is having a Grief Seminar on
Tuesday, October 25, from 6:30pm until 8:00pm. The
seminar will be held at the Eline Funeral Home located at 2901 Bloom Road in Finksburg.
It will be on “Coping with Initial Grief Responses to a
Loss”. All are invited.
Please RSVP by October 21, 2016
Phone: 410-833-1414
Email: ail: [email protected]
The first Sunday of each month is Food Sunday for the
Crisis Center in Reisterstown who serves the surrounding
communities . Bring your canned food and dry foods and
place in the labeled Sunday Food tote in the “Gathering
Room” (formerly called the glass lobby).
The last Sunday of the month is Casserole Sunday, helping to support Our Daily Bread who feeds the homeless in a
dignified environment of love and sharing. Pans/Recipes
available at the church. Drop off casseroles in Dew Hall frig.
Reach Out & Share God’s Love through a Note or Call!
Dora Sabo
205 St Mark Way
Apt 314
Westminster MD 21158
410-876-1749
Dorothy Hammond
4301 Roland Ave.
Symphony Manor, Apt. 309
Baltimore MD 21210
Peggy Sindall
Broadmead B-4
13801 York Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030
443-578-8399
Alice Wolfgang
c/o Connie Wolfgang
12930 la Rochelle Circle
Palm Beach gardens, FL 33410
June Pearce
325 E. Timonium Road
Timonium, MD 21093
Doris Shaneybrook
144 Westminster Pike
Reisterstown, MD 21136
Rosemary Stem
PO Box 99
Glyndon, MD 21071
Ethel Mays
2115 Kimrick Place
Lutherville, MD 21093
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Phyllis Good
1 Richards Green ct.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Bea Patten
119 Northway
Reisterstown, MD 21136
September 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
RALLY DAY
Mark your calendar for RALLY DAY coming up on Sunday, September
11 for our Fall Kick Off of Worship & Sunday School, at 10:00am service for all followed by exciting GUMC Cook Out!
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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8:30a Al-Anon
Church Office is
open on Fridays
again!
8a Men’s Breakfast
In Dew Hall
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7p Covenant Bible
Study
September 18 we return to 2 Traditional Worship Service (9:30am
and 11:00am) and Morning Glory returns to 8:30am start.
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COMMUNIION SUNDAY
FOOD SUNDAY (Crisis Ctr)
8:45a Morning Glory
10:00 Traditional Worship
11:30 Girlfriends Lunch
Labor Day Holiday—office
closed
First Day of
Preschool
7:30 Chancel
Choir Rehearsal
8:30a Al-Anon
7p Preschool
Board Meeting
9a Diaglogue
Group at Gourmet
Girls
7:00p Covenant
Bible Study
7p Girl Scouts
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RALLY DAY
8:15a Morning Glory Brkfst
8:45a Morning Glory
10:00a Traditional Worship
Church Cookout following
worship service.
6-8 Family Fellowship @
the Fire Ring
7p Trustees
7p Girl Scouts
7:30 Chancel Choir
Rehearsal
8:30a Al-Anon
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7p Finance
7p Girl Scouts
7:30 Chancel Choir
Rehearsal
8:30a Al-Anon
8:30a Morning Glory
9:30a Traditional Worship
11:00a Traditional Worship
5p-7p Youth Worship
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CASSEROLE SUNDAY
8:30a Morning Glory
9:30a Traditional Worship
11:00a Traditional Worship
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8a First Fruits
Farm (meet in
church parking lot)
10:15a MOPS
7:00p Covenant
Bible Study
Challenger
Deadline
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1:00pm Anderson/
Delgado Wedding
7p Covenant Bible
Study
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7p Charge
Conference at
Pleasant Hill
UMC
7– Girl Scouts
7:30 Chancel Choir
Rehearsal
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8:30a Al-Anon
7p Covenant Bible
Study
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1:30p MOPS
OCTOBER 1st
10:00am-12pm
New Members
Brunch (Please
RSVP)