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One of our most vital education and outreach programs was held June 18th through June 22nd when approximately 35 children, along with youth, parents and volunteers were present for VBS, under the leadership of Tracy Smith, Children’s Director. The theme was “Operation Overboard”, with focus on learning to depend on God, daring to care for others, claiming Jesus as their own and following Him in order to change the world. Sessions featured Bible storytelling, music, crafts, games, food and fun for the participants. Through the creative efforts of the Collins family, rooms were turned into ocean vistas and the home of fascinating creatures such as Ocho, the pink octopus, playfully dressed and portrayed by Dana Clayton. Thanks go to the dedicated volunteers from CRUMC for making learning about Jesus exciting and fun for the children. These children are our future disciples who will in turn make a difference in living and loving like Jesus.

Chestnut Ridge UMC Vacation Bible School (VBS)

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Vacation Bible School (VBS) 1

Report from 2012 Annual Conference 2-3

Prayer Requests 4 Community Calendar, Celebrations 5

Mission/Vision Statement; Contact Information 6

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By: Dorothy Walker

“A Future with Hope; Loving like Jesus” was the theme for this year’s Annual Conference (AC), held at the Raleigh

Convention Center. Pastor Sang Park and Dorothy Walker, Lay Member represented Chestnut Ridge UMC among the 1,479 clergy and laity who were registered for this time of holy conferencing.

2012: The Year of Conferences General Conference was held in Tampa, Fla. in late April and in July the Conference of the Southeastern Jurisdiction will be held at Lake Junaluska, where new bishops will be elected to serve in their jurisdictions. This is significant, as our newly named District Superintendent, H. Gray Southern is one of the nominees for bishop. Over the past four years The Council of Bishops has challenged the UMC for change. As noted in the NC AC District Transition Team Report, this vision of the Council of Bishops stated “for the sake of a new world, we see a new church - a church that is clear about its mission and confident about its future; a church that is always reaching out, inviting, alive, agile and resilient. We see a church that is hope-filled, passionate, nimble, called by God, and courageous. It is a church that is passionately committed to the mission and vision of the Wesleyan movement. This church takes risks to serve the poor, reach new people, and search continuously for creative ways to help each person grow in grace, love and holiness”. This challenge called for change, a very deep change. The role of the District Superintendent was studied by a task force who believed that the Spirit of God has been leading us toward a church that builds cultures of discipleship that grows discipleship in leaders, who then lead others by example into discipleship. As presented at 2011 AC, the lay and clergy members made the decision to reduce the number of districts from twelve to eight and begin that process of change.

2012: The Year of Change Following 2011 AC, a District Transition Team of clergy and laity was named and began the work of creating a new order. Subcommittees and others worked to address four areas that included Visioning, District Lines and Names, Property and Leadership.

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The Burlington District transitions to The Burlington District transitions to The Burlington District transitions to The Burlington District transitions to

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2012 NCCUMC Annual Conference 2012: A year of Change (continued from page 2)

Visioning: In summary, the role of the District Superintendent (DS) will move from being primarily supervisors and administrators to focus on mentoring, coaching, vision-casting, teaching and team-building. The DS will aid local pastors and churches in being disciples for Christ, seeking and bringing souls to Christ for the transformation of the world. District Lines and Names: Number of Charges

• Corridor District (Chestnut Ridge UMC is one of the charges) 94 H. Gray Southern, DS

• Beacon District Richard L. Stone III, DS 64

• Capital District Jonathan E. Strother, DS 91

• Fairway District A. Ray Broadwell, DS 73

• Gateway District Samuel Wynn, DS 98

• Harbor District M. Francis Daniel, DS 80

• Heritage District Donna M. Banks, DS 68

• Sound District Linda L. Taylor, DS 91

Property: Following much prayer, discussion and discernment, it was decided that all district parsonages and offices would be sold. As of the date of the Transition Team Report, two parsonages and one office have been sold, two parsonages are under contract, offers have been received on two other parsonages and the others remain listed on the market for sale. The Transition Team recommends that the funds from the sale of the parsonages be placed in an account to be used for paying housing allowances for the eight district superintendents.

Leadership: Along with the named District Superintendents, job descriptions were created for Assistant to the DS, District Receptionist, District Administrative Coordinator and District Systems Administrator. All available technology will be used for communication and to create a “virtual” office for the DS. After presenting the new paradigm to the 2012 AC, clergy and laity made the decision to move forward with the Redistricting Plan although there were questions about the constitutionality of the changes. The Bishop has 30 days to respond to the questions and then present the issues to the Judicial Council for consideration.

Other News: We bid farewell to our beloved Burlington DS, Bill Gattis as he retires, effective July 1

st. We are grateful for his wisdom

and leadership during his tenure. We can be assured that God has great plans that follow his 45 years of ministerial servanthood and we wish him and his wife, Irene, the very best. Bishop Al Gwinn will be retiring at the end of August following his eight years of visionary leadership of the NCCUMC. He and his wife, Joyce, plan to spend time in Florida before returning to their native Kentucky. We also wish them the very best in the future that God has in store for them. Stay tuned as we wait the outcome of the Southeastern Jurisdiction (SEJ) Conference at Lake Junaluska, which meets every four years and where our new bishop will be named and begin his appointment Sept 1

st. Our own new DS, Gray

Southern is one of 13 Episcopal nominees for the 5 opening positions of SEJ Bishops this year. AC will meet in Greenville for 2013-14, Wilmington for 2015-16 and then back to Raleigh for 2017-2018. For more information about the NCCUMC and daily reports of the AC, go to: http://nccumc.org and follow the links. As we enter this Future with Hope while loving like Jesus, I want to thank you for the privilege and honor of representing Chestnut Ridge UMC at Annual Conference. Dorothy

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PRAYER REQUESTS

Members

Inez Shambley Edna Dawkins Sam Cates Mickey Elmore

Tina Hooker Karen Holmes Kim Allen Lynn Ray

Marjorie Dodson Lois Elmore Nancy Holmes Noah Collins

Unspoken Prayers of the people

Friends and FamilyFriends and FamilyFriends and FamilyFriends and Family

Joyce Collins Annie Laura Tunner Michael Byrd Michael Glasgow

Bobby Kearns Howard (Todd) Coble Lauren Tatum Jennifer Walsh

Joyce Bradshaw Daphine Agee Clyde Thompson Adam & Krista Jones

Brenda Wall B.J. Joseph Doris Hooper Becky Maynard

Mabel Johnson Donald Dodson John Sherman Debbie Cook

Jared Wall Wayne Walker Noah Edwards Jimmy Bradshaw

Merita’s cousins; Wanda & Evelyn Jeff Pritchard’s mother-in-law the family of Chris Scott

Ji Yeon Im, Summer Ministry Intern

Those who are traveling

Those who are serving in the military at home and overseas:

Marv Singer, Na Darius Whitfield, Wes Hughes, Justin Bobal, Jordan Mark Wilkinson,

Justin Pennington (Marietta’s grandson), Joelle Ray (Afghanistan)

The Ministry and Mission of Chestnut Ridge UMC

The ABIDE Team

Children’s Church

Transition within the NCCUMC

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7/1 11:00 AM Communion Worship Service

Infant Baptism of Nelson Perez

Special Offering for the Building fund

7/2 9:30-11AM No Morning Bible Study scheduled today-will resume on 3rd Monday

5:00 PM Food for All to HUMC (1st & 3rd Monday) Volunteers needed-see

signup sheet

7/3 7:00 PM Yokefellows Prison Ministry (Tues. weekly, except last Tues. of the month)

(A special cookout of hamburgers and all the fixings are planned for the

July 24th meeting. Dorothy is accepting donations to help purchase the

food for approximately 100 people).

7/4 10:00 AM Efland July 4th Parade starts from Car Wash in Efland

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH OF JULY!!

7/4 7:00 PM No Choir Practice today, will resume on 3rd Wednesday—new members are

always welcomed!

7/9 Corridor District Set-Up Meeting @ First UMC in Graham

Birthdays Anniversaries 7/1 Jimmy Ray 7/3 Johnny & Peggy Cates 7/3 Carlton Clayton 7/4 Jeff Cecil 7/7 Hannah Allison 7/10 Wayne Walker 7/12 David Clayton Wedding Congratulations 7/16 Jeff Perez 5/26 Chad and Lauren Wood Wilkins 7/17 Jane Park 7/18 Sarah Cates Special thanks to Blue Ribbon Diner 7/19 Nancy Holmes of Mebane for hosting a community 7/21 Hilda Sykes fundraiser for CRUMC. On 6/25th, with 7/22 Marietta Ray flyer, 15% of total check is donated 7/26 Renae Cates to the Building Fund, thanks to UMM. Special thanks to those Happy Belated Birthday to participating in the Walk for Hunger. Cheryl Moore 6/23 $330 was raised to benefit OCIM’s

Meals on Wheels and Food Pantry

CelebrationsCelebrationsCelebrationsCelebrations

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July 2012 Community Calendar

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Pastor

Rev. Sang Seon Park

3505 Chestnut Ridge Church Rd.

Efland, NC 27243

Phone:

(Cell) 919-428-5512

E-Mail:

Sangseon.park@gmail.com

Pastor’s Sabbath: Monday

Sunday Schedule:

Sunday School 9:45 am

Worship Service 11:00 am

(Including Children’s Church)

Choir Practice

1st & 3rd Wed. 7:00 pm

Morning Bible Study

1st & 3rd Mon. 9:30 am

We’re on the Web! Visit us at:

www.crumc-nc.org

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As a community of believers in Jesus Christ, our As a community of believers in Jesus Christ, our As a community of believers in Jesus Christ, our As a community of believers in Jesus Christ, our visionvisionvisionvision is is is is

to be a “beacon of God’s love reaching out and growing!” to be a “beacon of God’s love reaching out and growing!” to be a “beacon of God’s love reaching out and growing!” to be a “beacon of God’s love reaching out and growing!”

Our Our Our Our missionmissionmissionmission is GOis GOis GOis GO and make passionate disciples for and make passionate disciples for and make passionate disciples for and make passionate disciples for

Jesus Christ!Jesus Christ!Jesus Christ!Jesus Christ!

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Deadline for August 2012 Newsletter submissions:

July 22, 2012

Communication Team Webmaster: Kim Allen 304-2054

cheshire_cat@unc.edu Newsletter Coordinator: Dorothy Walker 563-3092

DWalker805@aol.com Youth Contact: Jordan Elmore 563-1607

uncchik86@yahoo.com Volunteers:

Joan Cecil Joyce Clayton Sarah Copple Hilda Sykes

Chestnut Ridge United Methodist Church 3505 Chestnut Ridge Church Rd.

Efland, NC 27243