The Reverend David Lewis, a United Methodist minister and artist, has rendered a beautiful painting of Ginter Park United Methodist Church. Prints (size, 16” x 20”) of this painting are available for purchase from the United Methodist Women at a cost of $50.00 each. The original painting can be seen hanging outside the church office. For more information/questions, please call Shannon Kontopanos (264-9174) or Barbara King (672-6252).
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OFFERING
As of August 31, 2008, we have received $276,637 for the conference offering to support Mozambique, Brazil, Seashore UM Assembly Center, Biloxi, MS, and the Global Aids Fund. Churches are continuing to remit their offering contributions. Thank you for your generous support of these missions!
Grand Tour of Ireland, May 12 – 26, 2009. Cost: $3,700.00.
In the Footsteps of Jesus, A tour of the Holy Land. September 2009. Cost is under $4,000.
Joseph’s Egypt & Moses’ Sinai, November 4th, 2009. Cost is under $4,000.
A Window on the European World, St. Petersburg and Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Late April 2010.
We are planning a trip to Western Canada which includes Calgary, Banff, Lake Louis, Jasper, Kamloops, Vancouver and Victoria Island. This trip is scheduled for the middle of June 2009.
Germany and “The Passion Play.” September 2010. Cost under $4,000. This event takes place only once every ten year.
For more details or to register for any of these trips, please call Bob Womer (804-222-0359) or Jeanelle Bandy (972-235-5944) or send an email to . If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please let him/her know. All trips are inclusive of flights, hotel, tour guides, portage and meals.
Are you a musician or singer and have a heart for Worship? The Side Door Band invites you to join us as part of the 9:30a.m. worship service. Please contact Brian Durrett (869-9713) or Rich Bronson (399-1224) to set up a time to check us out. We are also open to new musical ideas that bring glory to God, so please make requests!
October
5 Grace Durrett
12 Will Plott
19 D. J. Turner & Caleb Kinney
26 Kevin Ford & Madeline Meccia
October
5 Lee Walker
12 Horace Ford
19 Andrew Wallace
26 Tyler Sessions
Captain: Jim Gray
Altar Man: Robert Burns
Team: Alice Gray
Horace Ford
Barbara Ford
Gerald Roberts
Christy Neighbors
Tom Howard
Altar Guild Schedule
9:30 Worship Team
Chairman: Angie Meccia
Team: Mary Thompson
11:00 Worship Team
Chairman: Laura Roberts
Team: Catherine Williams Terry Howard
Judy Johnson
Would you like to join our Altar Guild?
We have a few vacancies in our Guild, and we would like to have you in one of our groups. If you are interested, please call Jean Taylor (427-5038).
October Bassett
November Cheely
December Bronson
Each Sunday, the flowers are given in honor of or in memory of our loved ones. If you would like to place flowers on the altar to recognize someone or some event, please contact Jean Taylor (427-5038).
Our Side Door Service is growing and we need your help! If you would like to sign up to greet, hand out bulletins, collect the offering or help with the food, please contact Donna Taylor at the church office (262-8651).
NEEDED: VOLUNTEERS TO DRIVE VAN
No special license needed! Just your time and talent! We are trying to find 12 volunteers – that means you drive one month out of 12. We are using the van to pick up people on Sunday mornings as it is less expensive to run than the Big Bus. If riders increase, we can always go back to the Big Bus. Call Gerald Roberts (559-2069) or the Church Office (262-8651) if you are interested.
Oct Claude Cheely
Nov Gene Carr
Dec Floyd Davis
CENTRAL VIRGINIA FOOD BANK
They are always looking for someone to help staff tables at events, sort through the canned goods at the warehouse & more. Contact info: Central Virginia Foodbank, Inc. 1415 Rhoadmiller Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 (521-3272 ).
Lu Garcia, Brazil
ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & ADULTS
Sunday School, Sundays at 9:45 A.M.:
Nursery, Early Elementary, Older Elementary and Youth are located on the second level in the educational wing.
Children’s Church, Sundays at 11:00 A.M.:
Children in Elementary School meet in the Early Elementary Classroom for a Bible lesson.
Youth Group, Wednesdays at 6:30 P.M.:
Youth in grades 6—12 meet for a Bible lesson and games!
Kid’s Fellowship, Wednesdays at 6:30 P.M.:
Children will meet in the Early Education Room to learn about Stewardship and Missions.
Adult Groups – Sunday, 9:30 A.M. Genesis and Friendly Burchette Sunday School Classes
Adult 2nd Cup Sunday School, 11:00 A.M. meet in the Genesis Room
Your library is open and the reading programs are in place. I have the forms you need to fill out to participate. Also, we have many new books. It is always a good time to read. I invite all to come in and browse. It is your library. I will be happy to help you anytime - Sally Anderson
Ginter Park UMC
Monthly FOOD PANTRY Report
Your Church Food Pantry gave food to 78 households which consisted of 37 elderly, 83 adults and 51 children for a total of 171 individuals receiving food in the month of August.
A special thanks to our VOLUNTEERS, Vonda Crane, Horace Ford, Shelby Taylor, Hannah Taylor, Betty Green, Sam & Matt Wilkinson.
We sincerely appreciate our volunteers!
Jean & Zeke Taylor
The GPUMC Chancel Choir rehearses every Sunday morning at 9:00 A.M. The Choir is always looking for new members who will commit their time and vocal talents to this important ministry. Please contact Ron Davis on Sundays and/or call him at his home phone (648-0898.)
The next Church Council Meeting is Wednesday, October 8th at 7:30 PM in the Scott-Walford Room.
CARITAS is coming to our church for the week beginning January 24, 2009. During this week, we will be housing and feeding approximately 34 men. We will need people to prepare meals, serve as evening hosts, and/or stay in the building overnight. There will soon be sign-in sheets in the hall outside of the Library. Please prayerfully consider how you may be able to assist with this very important activity.
October 5
Mrs. Margaret Hunter
1713 Bellevue Ave. #C-918
Richmond, VA 23227
October 12
Mr. & Mrs. Vaughan Noble
2300 Cedarfield Parkway Apt. 358
Richmond, VA 23227
October 19
Mrs. Carolease Wallace
8320 Brookefield Rd
Richmond, VA 23227
October 26
Mrs. Margaret Dowdy
203 Danray Drive
Richmond, VA 23227
Dee Dee Roberts Health Sara Cheeley Health Margaret Nunnally Health Cindy Cheeley Health Raymond Johnson Health Mary Biglow Health Richard Martin Health Ruth Plott Health Ruth Blevins Health Carolease Wallace Health Steve Bennett Health Michelle DeBardeleben Health Mary Crocket Health Katherine Williams Health Ann Fox Health Mary Pierce Health J.D. Neighbors Health June Kemp Health Joan St. Clair Health Joyce Forke Recovery Betty Loving Health Martha Gayle Health Ursula Health Alice Gray Health Lee Ford Health Gerry Hicks Health Alec Kordzaia Parents’ Safety
Edith Bassett Health
Paul Bassett Health David Doney Health Lillian Brown Health Our Servicemen: Chip Bierman, Thomas J. Simmons, Jeremiah Roberts
Healing Services are offered at Ginter Park on the second and fourth Sundays at 5 PM in the Sanctuary or parlor as needed. Everyone is invited. If you have friends who are interested in the Service of Healing according to Our Lord, invite them also. We look forward to seeing you there. You may enter by the Side Door or through the Garden Door. A greeter will be there to welcome you.
The Healing Team would like to thank those who were eagerly assisted us at the first service. Please remember this ministry in your prayers. It is a compassionate and loving ministry. “Jesus now called the twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all demons and cure diseases. He commissioned them to preach the news of God’s kingdom and heal the sick.” Luke 9:1-2 MSG
The following was an article in the Creature Chronicles, Volume 20, No. 2
….the Ginter Park United Methodist Youth Group who sent 13 enthusiastic members to spend a full Saturday at our shelter, helping to tend the property by pulling weeds, trimming hedges, sweeping walkways, cleaning windows, planting flowers and more! We appreciate all of their diligent efforts and now know the true meaning of the expression “working like a dog.” Tail wags to Ginter Park UMC Youth Group!!!
October
4 Greg Sessions
6 Linda Wood
8 June Crew
9 Sue Hicks
Brian Wells
10 Helen Ruth Aspaas
12 Betty Blue
Julie Duke
Mary Lou Vronek
16 Judy Gail Johnson
17 Becca Howard
20 Charles Fisher
21 Evan Taylor
22 Gary Taylor
Emery Bray
24 Matthew Campbell
Emily Dabney
Robert Burns
29 Christopher Johnson
31 Natane Balsom
Mac Culpepper
Emmanuel Nkrumah
Mary Thompson
Ginter Park UMC’s Charge Conference will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 7 PM. Please mark your calendar to attend this very special event in the life of the Church.
We are pleased to announce our fabulous Nursery Staff!! Each Sunday two of the following team will be available to make your child feel right at home in our nursery:
Beth Walker
Shelby Taylor
Jennifer Ford
Kathleen Sheets
The nursery is for children from birth through age 4. If you have a child older than 4 please have them attend Sunday School/Children’s Church or the worship service to ensure the safety of our youngest ones. If you have any questions please contact our Nursery Coordinator Allison Douthat (201-5650).
Please remember that a well child is a child with:
• no fever in the past 24 hours
• no runny nose (except those who are teething or have allergies and the fluid is clear)
• no diarrhea in the last 24 hours (no more than 5 loose stools in 24 hours)
• no cough or cold
• no crusted, mattered eyes
• no unusual rashes
Please keep sick children home, no one wants to share any illnesses!!
TAIZE SERVICE at Centenary UMC
Each month, Centenary UMC holds a Taizé service on the second Sunday at 7:00 p.m. The service is held in the Upper Room chapel. The Taizé Prayer Service is a form of meditative common prayer that comes from a tradition in Taizé, France. Gathered in the presence of Christ, the worship service is contemplative and uses simple music, candles, prayers and readings to invite the mystery of God to become tangible. Songs are easy to learn and participation is invited. It is a great way to wrap up your week and begin a new week refreshed. Make some quiet time for yourself and become renewed! Centenary UMC is located at 411 East Grace Street in downtown Richmond. There is free parking located behind the church. Call them at 648-8319 or see their webpage at www.centumc.org.
A class is being planned for the end of October for CPR training. All of the nursery staff along with many ushers and members of the church are interested in participating. If you feel led to become more knowledgeable in CPR please contact Anne Durrett (262-8651) to sign-up.
Ginter Park UMC
MOTHER’S MORNING OUT
Ginter
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Bookstore: A service of Cokesbury and Ginter Park UMC
