Glorifying God by … Reaching, Building, Serving

September 2015

From Randy...

There is a time for everything…a season for every activity under heaven….You have humbled me with your

calling to become your next pastor. When I look out upon you when I am preaching, I see so much potential to

become the Bride, the Church, that God calls us to be. Thank you for the opportunity to journey with you in the

years to come.

W.O.W. …Worship On Wednesdays will begin on September 2 in the sanctuary at 6:15 following supper.

Singing, special music, praying A-C-T-S, and an interactive sermon will be a part of the service. Know some-

one who works on Sundays? Invite them to join you on Wednesday nights for W.O.W.

The Noisy Change Offering will take place the first Sunday of every month beginning in September (Sept. 6).

Save the change and bring it forward and listen to the noisy offering. It is an opportunity to allow our children

(and everyone else) to enjoy the act of giving as a part of worship. Oh, and remember, save the “silent offering”

for later in our worship service. Let’s teach our children about how God loves a cheerful giver.

Would you like to have Lunch With the Pastor once a month? If you know of some “good eating” locations

let me know. Remember, these locations need to be able to seat a group of people around a large table or have a

private room. It will be a time of Food, Fellowship, and Fun. We will begin monthly lunches in October.

Help me out…help me in locating some of your favorite places to have lunch!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to See Through The Eyes of Jesus? In September, we will

attempt to see others through Jesus’ eyes:

Sept. 6 : Seeing the Invisible (John 9)

Sept. 13: Seeing the Guilty (John 8)

Sept. 20: Seeing the Non-Religious (Luke 10)

Sept. 27: Seeing the Untouchables (Matthew 8)

Bless the Lord. O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. (Psalm 103:1)

The apple by Joe Parker

I had the pleasure of attending the

final night of the Old Time Re-

vival at Shiloh. I truly enjoyed the

message delivered by Dr. Bill

Hagewood: “Understanding the

Importance of Our Spoken

Words.” I believe that message

may have been custom-delivered

that night especially for me. There

have often been times I have

placed my tongue in gear before I

engaged the clutch to my brain.

I also witnessed the love of a father

and son that evening. As I listened

to Dr. Hagewood’s message, there

were many references to his relationship to his father, to his

son, and to his son’s family. As many of you know, Dr. Hage-

wood’s son is Stephen Hagewood. Stephen and his family are

an integral part of the Shiloh family, and he is energetically

involved with his own mission effort, Mars Hill.

After the revival service was over, I approached Stephen

and told him how much I enjoyed his dad’s message. You

could readily see how proud he was of his dad. I exclaimed to

Stephen: “The apple didn’t fall far from the tree.” Stephen

made the argument that apples are round and maybe it rolled

away from the tree. I countered his argument that I was sure it

rolled toward the trunk and is currently just below the tree.

Stephen’s missionary work began early in his life because

his dad actively involved him in the missionary field at a very

young age. Stephen was about 8 years old when his father

received the call from God to become a career missionary in

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Like the rest of his

family, Stephen had to quickly learn Spanish. He spent his

childhood and graduated from high school in Santo Domingo.

All along the way, he was involved and watched as his dad

founded numerous churches and trained young ministers in

the field. His dad also served in Port-au-Prince, the largest

city of the Caribbean country of Haiti with a population of

around 3.7 million. He still does missions work there from his

church in Miami. Stephen had an on-the job training experi-

ence of growing up in a totally foreign country and witnessing

the work of the Lord through his dad’s service to the Lord.

After graduation, Stephen boarded an airplane by himself

and headed to Carson-Newman College, where his parents

went. Stephen recalled the experience: “Moving back to the

U.S. was a horrible time for me and a big part of my personal

testimony today. A lot of missionary kids, like military kids

who grow up overseas, suffer when coming ‘home’ to the

U.S. because it’s really not home, and they never really get to

go back ‘home’ like all the other college kids...God pulled me

through that time.” After Stephen gained his footing back on

American soil, he transferred to Tennessee Technical Univer-

sity and graduated with a double major in computer science.

Stephen and his dad both exude excitement in what they do.

Stephen’s ministry of reaching the youth for the Lord is no

easy assignment in this day and age. His involvement in Mars

Hill is captivating, likened to his dad’s enthusiasm for mis-

sion work. Through the Mars Hill events, the youth experi-

ence Christian fellowship, perform skits, enjoy live music,

listen to motivational speakers, enjoy food, and escape from

the secular world that reaches out to them daily.

There are many forms of mission works to be done for the

Lord. I am sure Stephen, like his father, will be actively in-

volved in some form of missions for the rest of his life. I say

this because “The apple didn’t fall far from the tree.”

Stephen Hagewood

Next Mars Hill youth event is September 12 (5-9 p.m.). For

details, text “marshill” to 22828, <facebook.com/

MarsHillActs17>, or email MarsHill@va.metrocast.net.

Children’s Ministry It has been a very busy but great summer with

VBS and Music Camp. It’s now time to settle back

down to the normal activities. I am so excited to start

Wednesday night Missions & Music (M&M). We

will be skyping with Missionaries all over the globe

plus we will have our two Wednesday night meals

with our Missions focus. So mark your calendar for

September 2nd with dinner at 5:30; then at 6:00 we

are off on our journeys across the globe. On Sunday,

September 13 AWANA will kick things back off. It

all starts at 4:00 each Sunday. You don’t want to

miss out on the fun we will have. I do want to add

one more thing – to all of the graduating 6th graders

that moved up to youth. I am very proud of each of

you and the fine youth you are becoming. I know our

youth group will be that much stronger since you all

are moving up. I look forward to watching your

growth in Christ get bigger.

Music News Well, August was another great month at Shiloh

for music. The Revival was really nice and also

"reviving!" A special thanks to Stephen Hagewood

and the Mars Hill Band and Bob Lucy with One Day

Remains. They gave us a new musical experience

in our worship and we really appreciated their contri-

bution!

The new school year is about to begin and we will

start up on Wednesday nights. We are beginning a

youth choir this year. Angela Clatterbuck will lead

and this choir will meet before dinner on Wednesdays

from 5:00-5:30. Singers from 7th grade and up are

welcome!

We will also continue our Tiny Trebles and Grace

Notes between the hours of 6:00 and 7:00. They will

split their time between missions/Bible lessons and

music. Tiny Trebles are pre K—2nd grade and Grace

Notes are 3rd—6th grade. Cathy Gebstadt and Mere-

dith Busic will lead these groups.

Sounds of Praise, the adult choir, will practice on

Wednesdays at 7:15. Now is a great time to join be-

cause we are starting new music and starting to pre-

pare for Christmas. Wednesdays are a great time for

mid-week worship, praise and music. I hope you will

put it on your schedules!!

AWANA

It’s September and AWANA is on the move! We

will be meeting Sunday evenings from 4:00pm to

5:30pm to study and memorize God’s word, learn

more about God’s place in our lives and play chal-

lenging games to build team spirit. AWANA has pro-

grams for pre-K (Cubbies), K-2nd (Sparks), 3rd-6th

grade (Truth and Training), Middle School (Trek) and

High School (Journey). Our first meeting will be

September 13 to register and get to know everyone.

We Need Adults! If you have an interest or pas-

sion to work with God’s kids and help them know

their Father in Heaven, please contact Jim Jensen

(AWANA Commander) at 775-2593.

Snack Supper! In years past we have had a small

snack supper right after AWANA (also served to the

Youth) to help families not feel so rushed to have to

go home and cook a meal….these do not fix them-

selves! If you would be interested in preparing small

meals for the Snack Supper (We can provide the food

to be fixed), please contact Jim Jensen at the number

above.

22 Lois Floeck

Noah Mills

23 Gloria DeLoach

Sandy Gouldman

24 Linda Moore

25 Ed Clarkston

26 Mandie Burrell

Olive King

Cole Nerney

27 Dennis Peacock

29 Rusty Thoemke

Nella Vance

Anniversaries 10 Dennis & Debbie Peacock

12 Rafe & Amy Parker

30 Billy & Angela Clatterbuck

Birthdays

1 Reagan Perkins

3 Will Nerney

4 Seth Hagewood

5 Lee Frank

6 Stephen Lee

Red Noble

7 Scott Mason

9 Butch Norris

Barbara Perry

10 Jim Aikey

Nicki Drescher

Wanda Hendrickson

Aaron McLaughlin

12 Jonathan Cornell

13 Sharon Band

Billy McGinniss

14 Braydon Heath

Chris Nerney

16 Glen Moore

Eula Mae Tate

Forwarding Order Requested

Rev. Randy Allensworth, Pastor

Barbara Perry, Music Minister

Rev. Ray Tubbs, Jr., Children’s Minister

(540) 775-4646

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September —May Sunday 9:45 am Sunday Bible Study 11:00 am Worship Service 4:00 pm Awana 4:00 pm Youth Group

Tuesday 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting

Wednesday 5:00 pm Youth Choir (7th grade & up) 5:30 pm Family Night Dinner 6:00 pm Children’s Missions & Music 6:00 pm Youth Study 6:15 pm W.O.W. (Worship on Wednesdays) 7:15 pm Choir Practice

WeeklySchedule

September 2 Pizza Night

September 9 Mexican Night

September 16 Italian Night

September 23 All American Night

September 30 Pig Night

Family Night Meal

Wednesdays, 5:30 pm

Family Night Dinners September Menu

Upcoming Events September 2 Wednesday Night Activities Resume September 13 AWANA Resumes September 13—20 Alma Hunt Offering September 15 Feed the Needy October 3 Operation Inasmuch October 24 Harvest Party October 31 OCC Collection Ends November 14 Veteran’s Luncheon

Youth Group

Summer has come to a close. Time to hit the

books. We are in prayer about who God has in store

as the new youth minister. We hope to have one in

place soon. Wednesday night meals start back up on

September 2nd and that means youth group will re-

sume as well at 6:00 (WOHOO!!!!!). On Sunday,

September 13th our evening youth group will re-

sume at 4:00. We look forward to seeing you all at

either or both. Thank you to all who have volun-

teered during this transition.

Missions Focus for September and October Operation Christmas Child

Alma Hunt Offering

Operation Inasmuch

September begins our emphasis of Operation Christmas Child and is

the month we collect for the Alma Hunt Offering. The first Saturday in

October is set aside for Operation InAsMuch, an opportunity to serve in

King George County. Each project is explained in the paragraphs below.

Let us begin with prayer for these opportunities to show the love of Jesus!

It’s time for Christmas! Ok, maybe not, but it’s definitely time to get

ready for Operation Christmas Child! Again this year, Shiloh will be

collecting shoeboxes filled with necessities and small toys and gifts to

bless children around the world, introduce them to Jesus and tell them that He loves them! This is a

great ministry opportunity for the whole family to participate in. There are several ways to participate:

1) pick up a shoebox at Shiloh, fill it (ideas are on the flyer in the shoebox) and return it; 2) make a

donation to help with purchasing items to fill shoeboxes or to help pay for shipping; and/or 3) pur-

chase and donate items to help fill shoeboxes. We have been blessed this year with a donation of

many small toys with which to fill shoeboxes (probably 50 of them). We are in need of donations of

toothbrushes, soap, washcloths, socks, brushes, combs, pens, pencils & sharpeners, erasers, crayons,

markers, small notebooks and coloring books, small dolls or stuffed toys, small balls or jump ropes,

costume jewelry, small cars, small flashlights with extra batteries… anything a child age 2-14 would

need or enjoy (please, no breakables, liquids or war-related items).

We will be collecting shoeboxes and donations until October 31. From our church, they will be

delivered to a collection center, then to a regional processing center and finally will be delivered by

the Samaritans Purse organization to a child in need via plane, boat, truck, donkey, foot or whatever

else it takes to get the shoeboxes to the children. It’s a journey that can start with you, from right here

in King George! Additional information can be found on the Missions Bulletin Board and in the shoe-

boxes located around the church. Questions? Contact Teresa Tubbs (and Rachel) at 775-4053 or

rtubbs13@gmail.com.

Operation InAsMuch is a ecumenical project that gives us the opportunity to experience hands-on

work that is needed to help folks in our own county. The date set aside for this is Saturday, October

3. If you would like to help out, please sign up outside the church office, or call Brenda Hastings,

540-498-0903. This is a great way to show King George that Jesus cares and loves them! Projects

will be assigned and participants will be given tasks on the morning of October 3. More details will

be published in the bulletin closer to the event.

September 13—20 is the emphasis week for the Alma Hunt Offering.

When you give to the Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions you are

working with other Virginia Baptists as we share the love of Christ with a

world in crisis and help to further the work of God’s Kingdom. Prayer

guides and offering envelopes will be in the September 13 bulletin and in

the vestibules.