Newsletter - Satellite Beach UMC

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S AT E L L I T E B E AC H U N I T E D
METHODIST CHURCH
450 Lee Avenue
Satellite Beach, FL 32937
Vision
Where there is no Vision, the people perish.
Proverbs 29:18
Vis ion
on
August 2016
STEPHEN MINISTRY makes Satellite Beach United
Methodist Church a more caring place.
Ask about how you can be a part of a LifeTogether
home group. Don’t be left out of this exciting
ministry. Call the Church Office.
The VISION NEWSLETTER DEADLINES
August 19 the deadline for September
September 16 is the deadline for October
October 17 is the deadline for November
Please email all news items to [email protected].
More Information
about SBUMC
OFFICE HOURS:
8:30 am-5:00 pm, Mon.– Thurs.
OFFICE PHONE: (321) 777-0116
FAX: (321) 777-6772
W EB SITE:
www.sbumc.net
SUNDAY W ORSHIP SERVICES:
9:00 am - Contemporary
11:00 am - Traditional
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES:
9:45 am
10:10 am
Our Church Staff
Dr. Joe Jursa
Eric Ruoff
Kyle Henderson
Georgia Garrett
Joshua Dempsey
Stephanie Hill
Sharon Maslin
Susan Siemer
Shirley Huffman
Senior Pastor
Worship Band Director
Office Administrator
Senior Ministry
Youth Director
Children’s Ministry
Choral Director
Preschool
Treasurer
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Satellite Beach United Methodist Church
2017 budget process for all ministry team leaders.
The Stewardship Campaign for the coming years’
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people leading up to
Thanksgiving. Then from Thanksgiving to Christmas,
perish.
there are four short weeks filled with lots of activity.
As I think about the coming months, I realize
that it is time for summer to be over to make time for
all the ministry opportunities we have this fall.
I call them ministry opportunities because we
have the opportunity to invite people to join us in
making disciples for Jesus. Each activity we do,
every time we invite the community to be here on the
property, or we have contact with the community
around us, we are given the opportunity of blessing
them with the love of Christ.
The WHY behind all the activities we do is to
make disciples for Jesus Christ. Each activity or
event we do this fall is a way in which we interact with
the community and invite them into relationship with
us and Jesus Christ. The activity or ministry is our
method to share the love of Jesus with others.
I pray you’ve had some good times of rest and
We have finished the school drive and soon it relaxation during the summer vacation season. God
will be August 3 when the teachers return to school is always at work through SBUMC, and God invites
and August 10 for the students. Summer may not
us into partnership in making disciples of all people.
officially be over, but we will again be back into the
Welcome to FALL.
school year routine - Monday through Friday school
or work, and then the two-day break over the
weekend.
As I look ahead at the fall schedule, SBUMC
projects almost overwhelm me. The Scorps football
season starts in August where we host 5th Quarter
events for home games or Friday afternoon dinner for
the away games for the Satellite High School football
team. I hope lots of you will sign up in the lobby to
support these events, knowing that your help is
appreciated for all you do.
Our fall Wednesday night dinner, learning
time for kids, play time, and bible studies will begin in
September. The choir has already begun their
rehearsal for the Christmas Cantata, and it is only
August.
We look forward to their wonderful
Christmas music.
September will give way to the October
Pumpkin patch. Also in October, we will begin the
Dr. Joe
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A Look
At Our Faithfulness
June 2016
Please remember to pray for the needs in
our church body and community. In our
weekly worship bulletin, you will find recently occurring prayer concerns.
The following prayer concerns are of a more ongoing basis.
Men and women of our armed forces: *Rob Bird, *Jason Borondy,
Ben Brown, Brian David Flores, *Chuck Fischer, James E. Harris IV,
*Zach Heim, *Bill Intille, Sean Keane, Craig Lambert, Vance Lambert,
Patrick Miller, Jeff Peppers, Justin Peppers, Andrew Peppers, Blake
Rogers, Mike Taylor, Hanz Welo, Connor Whitson.
Missionaries: John & Lynn Lehn, Croatia, Kathy Harris, Moscow;
Jim, Kathy, Stephen and Hillary Mehl, Salvador; Pastor Victor, Mir
Iglesia Metodista in Cuba; Larz & Karen, Asia; and Bobby & Katie
Hamlett in Thailand. All storm and natural disaster victims throughout the world.
Prayers of Concern: Johnny Adair, James Allen, *Charlotte Attride,
*Jim Butts, *Michael Capozzi, Roy Carr, *Nancy Conover, *Fran Darnell, *Floyd Denney, Mar Ferrer, Beau Gibbons, *Fran Haase,
*Emery Jones, *Gloria Keys, Lars Lofgren, *Joyce Marks, *Sandra
McCoy, Eric, Tiffany & MacKenzie McCumbers, *Harry Maxwell,
James Miles, Helen Patterson, David Pieschel, *Shirley Pollak, Joan
Powell, *June Remington, Sandy Rowse, Kim Ruoff, Robin Saul,
*Velma Smith, *Molly Sutherland, *Jim Tate, *Ace Taylor, Donna
Taylor, *Ginger Thoms, *Gloria Tribou, *Mary Lou Tutt
Long Term Care: Life Care Center, Palm Bay - Harry and Donna
Maxwell; Sonata - Nancy Mabrey, Sandra McCoy, Nancy
Conover; Brookdale - Marilyn Koss; Century Oaks - Bill Yeager;
Month-to
Date
Budget Required
Budget Received
Variance
Year to Date
$ 40,762.60
$ 42,839.41
$ 2,076.81
$ 264,956.90
$ 285,090.92
$ 20,134.02
Extra Mile Giving - Missions
Miscellaneous Missions
Children’s Home
Croatia Mission
Thailand Mission
Good Samaritan
Cuba Missionaries
Cuba General Fund
UMCOR
$ 295.00
$ 140.00
$ 450.00
$ 50.00
$ 892.00
$ 175.00
$ 122.00
$ 944.00
Total Missions
Fellowship Hall Upgrade
Capital Campaign
Capital Improvements
TOTAL
$ 3,068.00
$ 357.16
$ 36,934.00
$ 80.00
$ 40,439.16
*denotes church family
Sympathies of the congregation are extended
to Nolan and Ruth Singletary on the death of
her mother, Edith White on July 3, 2016.
DONATIONS have been made to the CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN in memory of:
Sympathies of the congregation are extended
to Joann Lyngass Tutt on the death of her husband, Bill
Dean Tutt on July 11, 2016.
DAVID DYER by:
Jack and Ada Fields
Don and Lil Moore
Sympathies of the congregation are extended to Mark and
Sharon Maslin on the death of Mark’s mother, Martha
Maslin on July 18, 2016.
ANONYMOUS DONATIONS have been made to the
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN in honor of:
Ron and Patsy Countryman
YOUNG AT HEART FELLOWSHIP in honor of:
Thank you to all who helped prepare for my
Georgia Garrett and Don and Lil Moore
estate sale and to all who worked so hard
CUBA MISSION in honor of:
at the sale on June 9, 10 and 11. Once
Marj and Hollis Green
again, everyone came to my rescue.
CHILDREN’S HOME in honor of:
Patsy Countryman and Mary Mutter took a lot of things to
Patsy Countryman
the Children’s Home, and the Associate Pastor at Sun Tree
Church picked up the rest and delivered them to Love, Inc. NEW HORIZONS CIRCLE in honor of:
I am now living with my daughter and thankful that everything went so well.
In Christian Love, Thelma Witzleb
Sandra McCoy, Laura Fowler and Fran Haase
PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY in honor of:
Gloria and Jewell Mitchell
August 2016
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Preschool is quiet in July. Matt Henderson is busy shampooing carpets and
stripping and waxing the tile, so our rooms will be clean and pretty when preschool starts.
This August we will be opening our 6th classroom for the school year 2016-2017,
and it will be a VPK (PreK) class in room Y8—thank you to Ron Countryman for
putting together all the furniture for the room. Jessica Badders will be moving
up from aide to teacher for that class and Melissa Matella will be joining her as
an aide.
We will be welcoming a new teacher, Lara Trinkaus, for the two-year old classes. Judy Allie will
continue as her aide. Jennifer Hascall will be an aide for Mrs. Hicks, and Jennifer Resnick will be
an aide for Mrs. Smith’s three-year old class. Emily Sharpe will assist in Mrs. Halsey’s VPK class.
Susie Craddock will return to Mrs. Locke’s VPK class.
We will have orientations August 3 & 4;
“Meet the Teacher” visitations will be on Monday, August 8,. from 5:30-6:30 pm;
and the first day of school is Wednesday, August 10.
Preschool will host almost 80 students this year, and there are still several spots available. If you
are interested, please contact Susan ASAP.
Susan Siemer, Preschool Director 777-0116, X223
DINING OUT in AUGUST 2016
NIPPON THAI SUSHI BAR and THAI CUISINE on A1A
(near Beachside Grille) is our restaurant of the month in August.
Noi and Tommy welcome us back.
The restaurant is open for LUNCH:
Tuesday-Friday
11:30 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday-Sunday
12:00 pm to 4:30 pm
They are open for DINNER:
Tuesday-Thursday
4:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Friday-Saturday
4:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunday
4:30 pm to 9:30 pm
They are CLOSED on Mondays.
Check the out online at www.nipponthaisushi.com for take-out orders, or for free delivery within a 3 mile
radius and $20.00 minimum purchase.
Enjoy this award winning restaurant for the month of August and write SBUMC on your bill to help the
Fellowship Hall fund. This is how our new kitchen became a reality!
Look for NIPPON THAI coupons in the Hometown News.
Make sure to tell your server that you are from the church and write SBUMC on your bill. Our church
receives 10% from the restaurant and that goes toward the Capital Campaign.
Bon Appetit. . . everyone!!
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNERS
will be starting in September.
Watch the bulletins for more
information.
There will be classes for adults,
ladies, youth, and children.
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A couple of angels have been at work in
the communion closet in the Prayer Room.
It has been freshly painted, a creative
structure made for hanging the altar
cloths and each cloth has been photographed and labeled.
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Thank you. We are blessed.
LUNCH AND A MOVIE
The July lunch was at Beachside Grille and the food was
excellent. We watched the movie “Gifted Hands,” a
movie about Dr. Ben Carson. It was both educational and
touching. What he has done is amazing in saving lives.
Heart
Georgia Garrett
United Methodist Children’s Home
Beyond 50 Ministries - ReFired Servants
The talented quilting ladies of our church made several
quilts and donated them to the Florida United Methodist Children's
Home. The Children's Home gives every child their own new quilt
when they become a resident at the Home. This helps the children
feel like they have something special and provides a small sense of
security for them. The staff at the Home were very grateful to our
ladies for all of their hard work and generosity in making and donating these quilts. Mary Mutter and I had the privilege of transporting the quilts to the Children's Home. Thank you ladies for the
beautiful quilts.
The Children's Home Resale Shop would like to recognize
and thank Thelma Witzleb for her generosity. Thelma donated
many household items to their shop. This shop sells used items and
all of the money goes to the Children's Home for expenses.
Thank you for your Fifth Sunday giving in July to the Children's Home. Our last Fifth Sunday giving
will be in October. As a reminder, our goal for the Fifth Sunday giving is $1.00 per member per month, or
$12.00 per member per year.
Finally, the Children's Home would like to thank the members of our church who donated back-toschool items to them. Without those donations, the children at the home may not have the school items they
need.
Thank you for your continued support of the Florida United Methodist Children's Home. You make a
difference in a child's life!
Patsy Countryman
Music Ministry News
New ministry being provided...
Nursery and childcare will now be available for Chancel Choir rehearsals beginning
Wednesday, August 3, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. We are looking for new singers, especially with
young children, so now you can bring them to our wonderful nursery for excellent care
during rehearsal.
Christmas Cantata
Christmas Cantata rehearsals will begin Wednesday, August 3 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the choir room. We're
always ready for new singers, as well as those who have sung with us in the past. Come join us as we prepare
for a wonderful Cantata in December.
Sharon Maslin, Choral Director
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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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The date for this month’s lunch and a movie is Tuesday,
August 16. We will meet at the Nippon Thai restaurant at
11:30 and then go to The Rock for a surprise movie.
FUTURE TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
We are talking to Collette Travel Service to offer travel
experiences for 55 and older seniors. The trips will be all
inclusive (air fare, hotel, tours, and some meals). The
following three trips are under negotiation:
December 11, 2016
Spotlight on San Antonio Holiday—5 days
August
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24
25
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Ken and Fran Darnell (59 years)
Ada Fields
Jim Tate, Kyle Henderson
Ruth Lincoln,
Frank and Gwen Armitage (58 years)
Gwen Armitage
Pat Moyer
Olive Leonard,
Peter & Myrtle Russell (51 years)
Linda Shah,
Harry & Donna Maxwell (69 years),
Dr. Joe & Linda Jursa (43 years)
We would like to celebrate YOU! Call the
church office (777-0116) to be included in
our Celebration Calendar.
Spotlight on San Antonio Holiday
2017
Spotlight on NYC —5 days
Canadian Rockies and Glacier Natl Park—7 days
Watch the Vision for further details.
FUTURE COCOA VILLAGE PLAYS
I am negotiating the upcoming Cocoa Village Playhouse
shows, and I want to know if you would like me to schedule six shows instead of the four shows I usually buy.
They include: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, Meet Me in St. Louis, On the Town, Aida,
Mary Poppins and Nunsense II. Please let me know if
you prefer six shows by signing the list in the office, or
calling me at 321-773-5535.
“O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things!”
Psalms 98:1
Georgia Garrett, Senior Ministry Director
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FOCUS ON CUBA
Cuba is experiencing a rice shortage! As rice is the mainstay of their
diet--along with beans--this is hard to imagine. Pastora Betty tells
me that the government brings in 2 or 3 sacks of rice for the whole
town. Long lines form and they get very ugly--pushing, shoving and
worse. She was somehow able to get a 50-lb sack and has been
providing small bags to several people. As she was writing to tell me
this, and send me some pictures, another 10 people showed up at
the parsonage! Please keep them in your prayers.
Your Missions Team has budgeted $550 per quarter
which we send to Pastor Victor to provide a meal to the
seniors every 2 weeks, and to help wherever needed.
Church Family,
I wanted to take a quick moment to share an update that will result in a small change for you. My time as youth director here at SBUMC is coming to a close. This month, SBUMC welcomes our new Youth Director, Joshua Dempsey. My
last day will be August 14th, but I will continue part-time as the Contemporary Worship Director.
I have had a wonderful experience walking alongside many of our youth in their walk with the Lord. Although I am sad
to step away, I am doing as I have asked many of you to do during our time together—be obedient to God’s calling.
He has called me to attend Asbury Theological Seminary full-time in efforts to obtain a Masters Degree in Divinity. This
degree will prepare me for ordained ministry, so that one day I would be given the honor of serving the local church in
a more pastoral role.
Thank you for sharing your lives with me and allowing me to share in your journey.
For some of them, it's the best meal they'll be able
to get!
In His Service,
Eric Ruoff
“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of
telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.”
Acts 20:24
They have now bought three pair of work shoes to help some more missionaries. Shoes are hard to come by,
expensive, not of good quality, and are very important to our missionaries, who spend a lot of time walking to their
missions. With the help of his supporter, Victor now has the funds to try to find a bicycle for Yuri, the missionary whose
mission is the furthest from Mir. It is so frustrating to have the money available and not be able to locate a bicycle to buy!
Another small blessing we take for granted. Towels are expensive
and hard to come by in Cuba and many people do not have even
one. Pastor Victor was able to find some at a decent price using
some of the funds we send. They also help provide some basic
necessities, such as oil and soap, and sometimes money for
medicine or transportation to Holguin to see a doctor. There are so
many needs and they do wonders with the funds we provide. Every
Quarter we send over-the-counter meds, especially children's and
adult's vitamins, so we welcome your donations of these items on a
continuing basis.
I have not yet found anyone to head up an eyeglasses outreach.
Please prayerfully consider if this is a need you can fill. If so, please
contact me. Please keep the brothers and sisters of our sister church in your thoughts and prayers.
Marj Green, 543-1419, [email protected]
It is time for a NEW CHURCH DIRECTORY!
A preliminary meeting is scheduled August 24 with the associate from Lifetouch. Photographing will take
place September 27-Octobet 1. Kyle Henderson, our office administrator will be the program coordinator.
Volunteers are needed to assist in publicizing the program, scheduling photography appointments, greeting
families as they arrive for their appointments, and preparing the layout materials. If you are able to help
with this, please contact Kyle in the church office, 777-0116.
IMPORTANT DATE TO REMEMBER!
August 7
Back to School Party—4:00-6:00 p.m.
We are pleased to announce that Joshua “Josh” Dempsey will be our new youth director effective August 1st. Joshua
completed the Ramp School of Ministry in Hamilton, Alabama in 2015. Some of his experiences include doing volunteer work with Surfers with Autism and Special Olympics. He has traveled to Zanzibar, Africa on a mission trip. He
also completed an internship as a student life pastor. He currently lives in Stuart, Florida and plans to relocate to our
area. Please join Staff Parish members in welcoming Josh to our Satellite Beach United Methodist Church family.
Patsy Countryman
Staff Parish Chairperson
Please come to the “Back to School Party” next Sunday at 4:00 pm to welcome our new Youth Director.