Inside This

Issue:

Birthdays, Anniversaries,

Memorials

2

JOY Club 3

Kid’s Corner

4

Creative Corner

5

Missions 6,7

Bible Studies 8, 9

Chat ‘n’ Chew 9

Youth News 10

Preschool 11

May

2017

In Touch Also available online at www.ebumc.net

JOIN US FOR...

FAMILY FUN DAY! SUNDAY, MAY 7th

• Worship—10:30 a.m. (outside—weather permitting)

• Hotdogs, hamburgers, and all the fixings, drinks provided

• Special music

• Games for all ages

Bounce House, Cornhole, Frisbee & more!

Come in your casual picnic attire…

Bring a dish to share, a chair or blanket...and a friend or two!

(some shaded areas will be provided for those who need to be out of the sun)

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1—Thomas & Karen Hazelwood 5— Lee & Judy Kuklock 7—Roger Bryant & Nancy Quell 12—John & Sharon Springfield 18—Charles & Betty Bradshaw 19—Curtis & Stefania Walls 20—Matt & Valerie Westheimer 24—Eric & Nikki Lowe 30—Don & Sharon Hawkins 31—Curtis & Amber Keesee

14—Melissa Hazelwood Tiffany Johnson Gary Robertson Teresa Shand Kim Opauski 15—Petty Clements Jane DeLong Ben Johnson 16—Kate Bouvier Melanie Cena April McBride 18—Chris Wollesen 27—John Sterner 31—Lisa Sorrentino Connor Thompson

1—Linda Patton Keo Tep 4—Caitlyn Cena Austin Yodzis 8—Margot Broglin Liz Stoddard 9—Mickade Atchley Mike Matthews Audrey Ruehl Rhonda Steere 10—Aaron Millikin 12—Del Brooks Mary Hill Rowan Stoddard

The following donations have been made to the Music Fund in memory of

Elise Kennett’s mom, Helen Blickens by:

Richard & Lillian Taylor, Penny Baisden, Dale & Susan Terry, Robert & Esther Hall, Larry & Amye Stephenson,

Merle & Cheryl Impson; William & Elise Kennett, Jr., EUMC Chancel Choir, Carol Fuller, Brian & Caroline Martin,

James & Linda Cheek, John & Nina McConnell, Carole B. Garrett, and Benjamin & Alice Oliver

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(Just Older Youth 50+)

The JOY CLUB is a senior-age fellowship group that enjoys getting together to laugh, talk and eat in different types of venues; some at church and others out in the community.

Our upcoming schedule for the next quarter is: 4/8/17 The Stone Rolled Away, Rocky Hock Playhouse, Edenton, NC. We had 12 people go on this outing and we thoroughly enjoyed the buffet and play...may make this trip again to see a different pro-duction! 5/15/17 Tidewater Tides baseball game 6/24/17 Fishing trip on the Ocean Eagle Monday 6:35pm Headboat leaving from Hampton waterfront $12/pp for 20+ fans Saturday 1:30-5:30PM $40/pp Reservations by 5/1/17 We are calling this a family fishing day. Invite your children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Come & enjoy the water if you don’t like to fish.

If you have ideas for activities that you think the Joy Club would enjoy, come be a part of the planning group...contact Rich Corey (rcorey1@charter.net) or myself, Janie Murrell (Janie.murrell@yahoo.com)

He is Just a Prayer Away

When we have a problem, our first thought is to con-tact friend. In our world today, with so many technolog-ical advances, it is easy to communicate even with peo-ple who are far away. Just a hundred years ago, people waited days to receive a message from another town!

Certainly God desires that we help to bear one another’s burdens and that we seek wise counsel. The trouble is that in doing so, often we fail to take our burdens to the One who can do something about them. We are called to release our cares to our heavenly Father. A cause with an effect is implied in Psalm 55:22—If you cast your burden on Him, then He will sustain you. Lift the worries that weigh on my mind and heart today, Father. I can’t bear them alone any longer. In my weakness, You are strong. Thank You for Your promise to sustain me. Amen.

(from Today, God Wants You to Know...Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul published by Barbour Publishing, Inc.

Used by permission.)

Cast your burden upon the

Lord and He will sustain

you; He will never allow

the righteous to be shaken.

Psalm 55:22 NASB

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I n T o u c h

Our Kid’s Choir will practice on Sunday mornings for the first few minutes of Sunday

School (for ages K-2nd grade. Our next performance will be Mother’s Day, May 14th.

Our theme this year is “Camp Out, Getting S’more of Jesus”.

Registration forms are on the church website (www.ebumc.net) and at each service.

• We need lots of volunteers!

• We need adults to be Co-Station leaders and

• Youth 6th grade and up to be Crew Leaders.

We will also have a big picnic at the end of the day on Thursday, with hotdogs and the fixings.

We need help on this day as well.

Volunteer registration forms are also available or you can call or email me directly. Thank you

for supporting Children’s Ministry at EBUMC!

Athena Rhodes

athenarhodes@ebumc.net

Office 757-238-2359; Cell 748-4811

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C R E A T I V E

On Tuesday, April 25th, Betty Murray guided us through making a beaded brace-

let. What a joy to learn something new and be able to fellowship with others and

even make some new friends!

Be sure to mark our Fall Craft/Vendor Fair on Saturday, November 5th, on your

calendar, because we will have some of these crafts on sale for your personal

use or for Christmas gifts!

We still need instructors for July and August. If you have a craft you would like to

share, please contact Athena Rhodes (athenarhodes@ebumc.net or Sheila Smith

(sheilasmith@ebumc.net) for more information.

MAY—Tuesday, May 23rd, Nancy McLaulin will help us cre-

ate Flower Garden Art. Some plates/dishes will be available,

but you are encouraged to use dishes you have or go thrift

store shopping to create your unique “Flower Gar-

den”...everything else will be provided. (see picture)

Time: 6:30-8pm in Rm. 7 (main bldg.); Cost: $12.00

Sign up on the bulletin inserts or email

sheilasmith@ebumc.net or athenarhodes@ebumc.net to let

us know you plan to attend.

Some other classes to look forward to:

Simple knitting project

Angel pins using beads

Let’s Have Some

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The 2017 Virginia Conference kit collection is being conducted to replenish the United Methodist Com-mittee on Relief (UMCOR) supply. UMCOR’s Sager Brown Depot reports there is a need for all types of kits. These kits are distributed to areas of the US and countries around the world which have had sig-nificant natural disasters. Virginia churches are encouraged to collect items for the most requested kit, the UMCOR Health Kit, and bring them to the Annual Conference, in June, for delivery to the Sager Brown Depot.

8 Items for Health Kits Reverse Offering:

(Choose one or more of the following on slips of paper from an offering plate at the doors of the

sanctuary and FLC)

5 HAND TOWELS (15” x 25” to 17”x 27”)

kitchen, cleaning and microfiber towels NOT acceptable

5 WASHCLOTHS

5 COMBS

comb needs to be sturdy and LONGER THAN 6”, no pocket combs or picks please; rattail combs

and combs without handles are acceptable

5 METAL NAIL FILES OR NAIL CLIPPERS

NO emery boards or toenail clippers, please

5 BATH SIZE SOAPS

3 oz. and larger sizes only NO IVORY OR JERGENS SOAP

5 TOOTHBRUSHES

ADULT SIZE ONLY do not remove from original packaging

5 x 6 ADHESIVE BANDAGES ¾” to 1 “ size - common household Band-Aids

5 x $ 2.00 for TOOTHPASTE & POSTAGE

Please shop for multi-packs of items if possible.

Please return all items to the collection bin in the Narthex or FLC by

Sunday, May 28th at Noon!

Assembly & Packing Pizza Party on June 4th at Noon

Monetary donations can be made instead of purchasing items. Each kit costs $12 to fully assem-ble. Please make a check out in increments of $12 to "EUMC" and make a note of "Kits" on the check. You may drop the check in the offering plate on Sunday.

If you have any questions, please contact Keith Compton or Chris Keltner or call the church at 238-2359.

KITS FOR

CONFERENCE

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The Missions Corner

Our next meeting: May 17th

7:00 PM in Room 127, FLC

WE CARE...FLC...May 9th, 10am—12 noon

Many baby blankets and bereavement sets were delivered to Bon Secours Maryview Hospital last

month. We are so glad when we are able to share the precious knitted, crocheted and sewn items.

But the sad part is that we don’t have enough friends to help us. We never know how much our

gifts have touched the lives of a young mother or a senior who receives a lap blanket or prayer

shawl, but Christ does and that is all that counts.

This card is attached to each shawl and lap blanket:

This wrap was made especially for you. It was prayerfully created so that you may always feel the covering of God’s Peace, Love, Blessings and Healing in your life. Please come and be a part of this loving ministry. If you don’t know how, we will teach. If you have questions, just call me (484-2054). Our hands serve Christ, Janie Murrell

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You are invited to come and worship the Lord through

Prayer and Thanksgiving on:

Tuesdays Wednesdays

1:00-2:00 PM 6:00-6:30 AM

Chapel, Rm 5 Sanctuary

(Main Building) (Main Building)

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY

Wednesdays, April 28-May 31

Come Join Us!

Study: “Five Things God Uses to Grow Your

Faith” by Andy Stanley

Time: 9:30-11:30am

Location: Rm. 127 (Family Life Center)

Description: “Imagine how different our out-

look on life would be if you had absolute con-

fidence that God was with you. Imagine how

differently you would respond to difficulties,

temptations, and even good things if you

knew with certainty that God was in all of it

and was planning to leverage it for good. In

other words, imagine what it would be like to

have PERFECT faith. In this new small group

Bible study, Andy Stanley builds a biblical case

for five things God uses to grow BIG faith.”

For more information, contact

Melanie Cena (moalie43@hotmail.com)

“AFTER EASTER” - a six-week discus-

sion Bible study of the resurrection accounts in

the 4 gospels and Acts.

Sundays, May 21—June 25

Time: 6:30—8:00 p.m.

Location: Rm. 7 (Main building)

Description: We’ll consider what it was really

like (remember, they still weren’t sure what was

going to happen) and what the authors were

trying to tell us. Maybe we’ll look at parallels to

our own lives, and I’m thinking we’ll look at

how to pray the scriptures we’re reading. The

only thing you need is a Bible and a curious

mind. I promise: no homework. And, yes, feel

free to bring anyone you’d like to invite.

Want to be a part of this study group (or have

questions), contact :

LynneHundley222@gmail.com or 757-238-2063

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The LeRoy Baisden Sunday School class will start a new Bible

study beginning Sunday, April 30th.

Study: Introduction to the Book of Acts led by Dr. Michael Palmer.

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Rm. 7 (main building)

If you would like to join us, please contact Bob Earl (238-2932) or Bob Patton (686-8337).

Bishop Lewis has been traveling around the

Conference meeting with clergy and laity at

Chat ‘n’ Chew events. The Chat ‘n’ Chew on the

Elizabeth River District will be June 3, 2017 at

Courthouse Community (2708 Princess Anne

Road, VB) from about 9am to 4pm. The morning

session will be for the clergy and the afternoon

session will be for the laity. There will be a wor-

ship service and lunch in the middle for all cler-

gy and laity.

The schedule:

9:30-11:30—Clergy Session

11:30-12:15 Worship

12:30-1:30—Lunch

1:45-3:45—Laity Session

You can register your attendance at the district

website at:

http://www.elizabethriverdistrict.org/

INTERESTED IN STARTING A BIBLE STUDY?

Whether you want to start a Bible study in

your neighborhood, here at church, or for your

own enrichment, we have lots of resources in

our church library located in the main building.

Small groups are one of the easiest ways to

meet new people and increase your

knowledge of the Bible in a welcoming envi-

ronment...ask questions, listen, and open your

eyes and ears to a new understanding of the

Word.

Ask Pastor Won, Sheila, Athena, or Chris for

assistance.

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Soulfire YOUTH Calendar

May 6—Hope & Happiness, 6-9:00 p.m. May 7—Family Fun Day & Picnic, 10:30 a.m. (Dodgeball during picnic; No Youth Group) May 14—Mother’s Day! - No Youth Group May 19—30-hr. Famine—7:00 p.m. Friday—2:00 p.m. Saturday (No Sunday Youth Group)

Take Stock In Our YOUTH!! Help fund our Summer

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We have created STOCK CERTIFICATES to give you an opportunity to INVEST in

our Youth. When you buy a ‘Stock Certificate’ you will be invited to our annual

Stockholder’s dinner when the group returns so that you can see and hear the

return on your investment from these youth!

Look for the Stock Certificates next to the “Mailbox”...follow directions on the

card and drop your certificate in the mailbox.

A video, some testimonials, one on one time and find out exactly what experienc-

es we had on the trip. No Amount is too small or too big...we will take whatever

you can help us with!

Questions? Email me I would love to fill you in more!

connieschau@ebumc.net (note new email!)

INVEST IN OUR YOUTH

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Preschool Registration for Summer

and/or Fall is open NOW!

We will offer a weekly summer program for children ages

3-3rd grade this summer. This camp is geared towards the

little ones. Inside activity, outdoor activity, water games,

art, music, reading...so much to do!

Registration forms are on the tables in both buildings or you may contact

Connie Schau (connieschau@ebumc.net)

Fall registration is filling fast as well, If you are looking for

a place for your 2 1/2—5 year old, NOW is the time to register!

Again, information is on the tables in both buildings.

Full and part-times available.

We are

Growing

god’s

Children!

The deadline for newsletter submissions for the

J u n e 2 0 1 7 issue is

Friday, May 12, 2017.

Send newsletter submissions to:

sheilasmith@ebumc.net

Reminder: All activities requiring the use of church

facilities must be cleared through the church office.

1589 Steeple Drive

Suffolk, Virginia 23433

Phone: (757) 238-2359

Fax: (757) 238-7765

E-mail: ebenezer@ebumc.net

Join us in Worship!

Sunday Worship

8:00 AM Traditional Worship

9:15 AM Coffee Fellowship (FLC)

9:30 AM Christian Education (all ages)

9:30 AM Contemporary Worship

10:45 AM Adult Christian Education

11:00 AM Traditional Worship

Ebenezer United Methodist Church The Church that L O V E is building...one life at a time.

OPEN MINDS, OPEN HEARTS, OPEN DOORS”

Please see your church directory for contact information for

the following church staff or call the church office. Won Lee, Pastor wonlee@ebumc.net Cell: 540-395-4331 Connie Schau, Director of Youth & Preschool connieschau@ebumc.net Cell: 617-9889

Athena Rhodes, Director of Primary Christian Ed. athenarhodes@ebumc.net Cell: 748-4811

Doug Shomaker, Director of Music

Connie Palmer, Pianist

Pam Saks, Nursery Coordinator

Jeni Millikin, Director of Contemporary Worship

Brett Stoddard, Dir. Sound/Media, Contemporary Worship

Contact the church office to reach these staff members.

Sheila Smith, Administrative Assistant

sheilasmith@ebumc.net Office: 238-2359

Office Hours || 9- 5 Monday thru Friday

Our Staff