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RAMSEY MEMORIAL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

5900 Hull Street Road, Richmond, VA 23224,

804-276-4628, www.ramseymemorial.org

El Mensajero

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The Messenger

July –Julio

August– Agosto

Dear Ramsey Memorial UMC family,

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I look forward with

great joy to be able to say to you, “Hi, it's nice to meet you. I'm Claudia.” When that hap-

pens, I will be able to put names and faces to the prayers that my husband Scott and I have

been lifting up for the past 14 months. In April 2017 I began to feel God's nudging that it

was time to move beyond my current appointment on the West Hanover Charge. Through

discernment, I felt led to look toward bringing closure there and then trusting the cabinet to

hear from God and make what appointment they felt was best. During that time, Scott and

I would often pray that God would prepare the people God was sending us to for the minis-

try that we would do together. Likewise, I know Ramsey Memorial has been in prayer for

the new pastor that God would send to serve alongside you.

Now it is July 2018 and our faith is being made sight. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is

the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about

things we cannot see.” We only knew a concept of moving to a new congregation with new

members of the body of Christ. As we are beginning to meet one another, what had been un-

seen is now right here in our midst. Praise God! I am excited to be with you and look for-

ward to experiencing all that God has planned.

What exactly will God do? What exact ministries will we do together? Literally,

only God knows. But knowing our God, I know it will be good, I know it will be fun and I

know that if we will allow it, God will guide us to bring life to Ramsey Memorial and to

the community that surrounds our church. So when we get to meet one another it will be

just the first step in a journey of joint ministry in the name of our precious Savior Jesus

Christ. No wonder we will be so excited to meet. Now we all can put faces and names to

prayers.

With transforming hope,

Claudia

SPRC meeting dates:

July 25, 2018, 6 pm, Library

August 22, 2018, 6 pm, Library

September 26, 2018, 6 pm,

Library

Schedule Changes for Meetings

Because of July 4th.

Administrative Council Meeting will be

held July 11 at 7pm in room 105

Trustees will not have a meeting in July.

We will meet next on August 8 at 7pm in

the library.

ANIVERSARIOS

Warren & Katie Smith 7-2

Craig & Beth Lane 7-19

Richard & Linda Guilmart 7-22

Stephanie & Kevin Moran 7-26

Curtis Craig & Megan Lane 7-30

Joyce & Curtis Walsh 7-31

1. 40°F or below, freezer should be 0° F

2. At least 20 seconds

3. Salmonella

4. 140°F or warmer

5. 2 teaspoons of bleach with 1 gallon of

water. Soak for 2 minutes.

6. On the counter. Bacteria grow rapidly at room

temperature.

ANIVERSARIOS

Joan & Kevin McGowan 8-2

Kathy & Dwain Holmes 8-6

Gary & Linda Hinebaugh 8-12

Deborah & Brian Koontz 8-21

Leroy & Debbie Garrett 8-26

Answers To Food Safety Quiz

Desde un rincón pastoral

El que estaba sentado en el trono dijo: «¡Yo hago nuevas todas las cosas!» Y añadió: «Escribe,

porque estas palabras son verdaderas y dignas de confianza». Apocalipsis 21:5

Después de leer este verso de apocalipsis, inmediatamente viene a mi mente el verso de La-

mentaciones 3:22-23 que nos dice que ¡El fiel amor del Señor nunca se acaba! Sus misericor-

dias jamás terminan. Grande es su fidelidad; sus misericordias son nuevas cada mañana. Julio y

Agosto parecieran ser esos dos meses cuando el sol brilla más que nunca y los días se hacen

más largos. Y es aquí donde me detengo a meditar, a confiar y a orar para que durante estos

días de verano, días largos y de segundas oportunidades, días donde las misericordias y fideli-

dad de Dios se hace presente, nosotros los padres juntamente con nuestros hijos tomemos el

tiempo para pasar más tiempo juntos, planeando y disfrutando de cada nuevo amanecer y de

cada hora extra que Dios, nuestro Creador nos regala durante esta estación de verano. Cada día,

Dios hace todas las cosas nuevas; nuevas con el fin de recordarnos que Su amor es fiel y nunca

se acaba! y que cada estación del año tiene su contentamiento. Hagamos de estos meses de julio

y agosto, meses para disfrutar en familia y con amigos, para aprovechar vacaciones de descanso

y relajamiento. Pero, en medio de todo esto, no nos olvidemos de visitar Su casa de adoración y

darle gracias a nuestro Padre celestial por el día de hoy como también por nuestro mañana, el

cual descansa en Sus preciosas manos. Recordemos nuestros servicios de adoración los domin-

gos a las 12:30 y el ministerio de los herederos del reino a las 11:00 am. Recordemos que las 2

horas que le ofrendamos al señor, es casi nada, comparado a las horas que pasamos en nuestros

trabajos y en esas otras cosas que no alimentan nuestra alma ni fortalecen nuestro espíritu. Ore-

mos siempre los unos por los otros, por ese nuevo comienzo en la vida y ministerio de la pasto-

ra Deborah junto con su esposo Bryan; y por nuestro ministerio en Ramsey quienes estamos

más que convencidos que Dios verdaderamente quiere continuar haciendo todas las cosas nue-

vas y mostrándonos su gracia, su gloria y su poder!

En el calor del Espíritu y de esta belleza de clima,

Su hermana y servidora, Pastora Norma.

CUMPLEAÑOS

Norman Kropp 7-1

Barbara Harrison 7-2

Torin David Kropp 7-2

Chis Culllop 7-7

Stuart D. Layne 7-7

Maria Sanchez 7-8

George Wood 7-8

Pam Worner 7-9

Pat Beville 7-10

Stacey Beville 7-12

Pam Rives 7-13

Tyler Flynn 7-16

Sara Lee 7-16

Billy Brightwell 7-17

Linda Hinebaugh 7-17

David Rives 7-17

Wiley Davis 7-18

CUMPLEAÑOS

Courtney Austin 8-3

Christian Fox 8-3

Tom C. Spain 8-4

Thomas Wagstaff 8-5

Debbie Smyth 8-7

Donald Cameron 8-10

Paul Austin 8-12

Jeff Howe 8-13

Scotty Doyle 8-14

Howard Fox 8-15

Smuel Aguilar 8-16

Leroy Garrett 8-19

Rita Pittman 8-19

Rachel Southard 8-19

Yvonne Arvin 8-20

Kelsey Atkinson 8-21

Dan Hallinan 8-21

Jason Garrett 8-22

David L. Pittman 8-22

Sherry w. Warman 8-22

Matt Hoover 8-22

Peggy Burch 8-26

Gary Grubb 8-27

Samantha Sweat 8-28

Scott Fox 8-30

Amanda Arlene Lane 8-30

Bert Smith 8-31

Dear Ramsey Memorial Church Family,

We are truly amazed at your out pouring of love and generosity to our ministry family. Thank

you doesn’t seem enough to say for the wonderful worship and video presentation our beautiful

words, and extravagant generosity with your gift. I will be able to purchase a laptop for my

ministry and a special stole. We will miss this incredible church and you will remain in our

thoughts and prayers. We both look forward to hearing about the wonderful things God will be

doing in Ramsey’s future.

Our prayers are with everyone at Ramsey and your new Senior Pastor Claudia and her family.

In Christ’s Love Deborah

Dear Ramsey Family,

What a great and undeserved blessing it is to be loved by many! My heart is overflowing of

gratitude, humility and love. Neither a thousand words in English nor another thousand in

Spanish would be enough to express the admiration, love and respect that we, my family and

I, feel for you, our family at Ramsey! You've always been there for me, for us! Your prayers,

cards and loving words as well as your silent expressions of love have truly strengthened my

soul , calmed my spirit and give joy to my heart . Thank you, muchas gracias, for blessing us

with your blessings. Gracias, thank you for being such an awesome and amazing family. May

the Lord of all blessings continue blessing you even more for having a kind and generous and

welcoming heart! We love you and being part of Ramsey in a great honor. Los amamos en

Cristo Jesús. We love you in Chirst Jesus. Pastora Norma Aguilar y Familia.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE wishes to thank the congregation for the generosity shown to

our ministers. We collected over $1,000 for each pastor.

I want to keep everyone safe so we need to

talk about food that appears in the kitchen. If

it has been purchased for an upcoming event,

it needs to be stored properly and labeled for

the event. But it amazes me how much food

just appears. A baggie with yellow powder

(lemonade mix?) or one with white powder

(salt, sugar, or something worse?). They go

straight in the trash. And the leftovers placed

in the fridge! The “storage” containers in both

kitchens are there so leftover food can be giv-

en away easily. They should not be put in our

fridge. This food can only be stored for seven

days. If it is there one week and still there one

week later, it is already more than seven days

old (the day it is prepared is day one). So it

goes in the trash. If you aren’t going to take it

home just go ahead and throw it out. If you

have questions, ask Jane.

Test your Knowledge on Food Safety

1. At what temperature should your refrigera-

tor be maintained?

A. 60°F B. 45°F C. 40°F D. Don't know

2. In order to properly wash your hands before

or after handling food, exactly what is the mini-

mum amount of time you should wash your

hands under running water?

A. 10 sec B. 20 sec

C. 1 minute D. Don't know

3. Which of the following bacteria are responsi-

ble for causing the greatest number of food-

borne illnesses?

A. Salmonella B. Campylobacter

C. E. coli D. Don't know

4. Which is the minimum temperature at which

hot foods on a buffet should be maintained?

A. 212°F B. 180°F C. 140°F D. Don't know

5. When sanitizing dishclothes or cutting boards

at home using chlorine bleach, how much

bleach should be added, per quart of water?

A. 1 teaspoon B. ½ cup

C. ½ quart D. Don't know

6. Which of the following ways is NOT a safe

way to defrost raw meat?

A. In the refrigerator B. On the counter

C. In the microwave D. Don't know

(Answers on Last page)

To each of you who have expressed such

love and support to me and my family, at the

death of my husband, Vernon, I say, thank

you from the bottom of my heart. We have

been blessed with truly wonderful friends,

who have made these lonely and sad days so

much easier to manage for those of us learn-

ing to live with Vernon away!

God’s love to you all.

Barbara LaPrade and Family

Church Work Day

We are having our next work day at Ramsey. On August 4, we will again gather to do

work on the church. Check the bulletins in July or

speak to Dan Hallinan or Harry Newman to find out

what we will be doing. Let's have another great

turnout.

On Saturday, July 21st Ramsey Memorial UMC is providing a “home cooked” dinner to

members of CARITAS (200 men and staff) at their permanent location that is about 15

minutes from Ramsey (700 Dinwiddie Ave, Richmond VA 23224). We believe that we

have enough funds to supply the dinner from the generosity of local store gift card dona-

tions. We will start preparing the meal early in the afternoon at the CARITAS location and

dinner will be served about 4:30 in shifts for 50 people at a time.

Ramsey members are needed to help in the following ways: (with current time frames).

prepare the meal (noon-4.30pm)

serve (at 3 stations) (4pm till everyone is served)

provide drinks or a dessert (bring to the site or Ramsey's fellowship hall kitchen by 2)

funds in case more are needed for this event or future needs (by July 15)

fellowship with the men (4pm till everyone is finished)

cleanup with CARITAS (after everyone is served)

If you can help - we would greatly appreciate it - please let me know how and/or when you

can help and Erin will add you to the list of those who have already kindly signed up.

If you have questions, please contact Joan McGowan (CARITAS) or Matt Amason (meal).

Additional details will be shared as the event gets closer.

Ramsey members have always supported this wonderful cause when they have come to our

church and so many other mission opportunities – we know that you will support this op-

portunity as well!

Thank you in advance!

Joan, Matt and Erin

Thanks to all for mak-

ing everything so spe-

cial for Vernon’s Ser-

vice. I’m so blessed to

be a part of this church.

Barbara LaPrade

I want to say thanks for the beautiful

birthday cards I received, they meant a lot to

me and to thank the Hazel Gibbs Circle for

the flowers that were on the altar, that were

given to wish me a happy 99th birthday.

I love the people at

Ramsey.

Shirley Wiegand

Special Thanks to Reverend Norma Agui-

lar for her special tribute to our son Scott

and to Sue Newman for our favorite hymns.

Ramsey will

always be our home

church.

The Cullop Family

Bobby & Nan ,

Chris & Chung

UMW NEWS

I hope you are enjoying your summertime, whether you are in the mountains or at the

beach. While you are relaxing, keep in mind that the UMW continues to meet in the sum-

mer.

The Virginia Conference Mission Encounter is scheduled for July

27-29th at the 4-H camp at Smith Mountain Lake. I understand the

location is lovely and I know the program is going to be good be-

cause I attended it last year. The four sessions are Missionary Con-

ferences of the UMC in the USA by J. Ann Craig; What about our

money? by Susan K Taylor; Embracing Wholeness by Jessica

Stonecypher; and Children's Study: Money Matters by Denise

Snyder. If you are interested contact the church office as we need to send in the registration

by July 15th.

The District Trip to Shalom Farms is scheduled

for August 18th.

Our next Ramsey UMW Unit Meeting is August

18th and our guest speaker will be Wenda Singer from the Richmond District, who will

speak on Social Justice.

The Young Women's Event at Camp Overlook in Keezletown, Va. Is

scheduled for Sept. 14-15. The Rev. Joanna Dietz, a Deacon serving as

the Minister of Mission and Service at Braddock Street UMC in Win-

chester, Va. will be the guest speaker on the topic of "Finding the Ho-

ly in the Simple Moments".

Mark your calendars so you will not miss any of these great programs.

Ramsey's UMW's donations filled 100 School kits and 30 Health Kits which were delivered

by our Ramsey Delegates to the Virginia Conference. Thank you for your generosity!

INSIDE PICNIC TO

WELCOME

PASTOR CLAUDIA

We invite everyone to come join us in the

CLC after the ONE SERVICE on July 1 for

an Indoor Picnic to welcome Claudia

Stallings, our new Senior Pastor and her hus-

band, Scott. The BUCS are furnishing the hot

dogs and hamburgers. We ask you to

bring salads and veggies . The church will

furnish the dessert and beverages. Hope you

will be able to come help us welcome the

Stallings and celebrate the 4th of July.

55+ Luncheon

We are changing the dates for the 55+

luncheons to the THIRD Friday of each

month due to schedule conflicts for the

team. The following are the dates: July 20,

August 17, September 21, October

19, November 16, December 7

55+ Luncheon: Join

us at noon in the fellowship

hall on Friday July 20 for

good food and fellowship.

Bring a friend and don’t

forget to RSVP!

55 + almuerzo: Únete a nosotros al mediodía

en el salón de compañerismo el viernes 20

de Julio para buena comida y compañerismo.

¡Trae a un amigo y no olvide confirmar su

asistencia!

55+ Luncheon: Join us at

noon in the fellowship hall

on Friday August 17 for good

food and fellowship. Bring

a friend and don’t forget to

RSVP!

55 + almuerzo: Únete a nosotros al mediodía

en el salón de compañerismo el viernes 17 de

Agosto para buena comida y compañerismo.

¡Trae a un amigo y no olvide confirmar su

asistencia!

The Thursday Morning Prayer Group

Please join us for some summer fun and fellow-

ship. We meet at 9:30 every Thursday, and we’d

love to share this time with you.

We just finished a very in-depth study of Jeremiah

and a book called Moving Mountains, so we have decided to take it at a more relaxed pace

over the summer. We’ll be enriching our prayer time by sharing some devotionals for spe-

cific situations/concerns in our lives while attempting a few craft projects. In June, we’ll

be painting rocks and in July we’ll be making prayer beads again. And of course, we are

always working on knitting/crocheting prayer shawls. Our supply is a little low at this

time, so we’re all trying to rev up our efforts.

This time of prayer, sharing, studying and learning has become very precious to those of us

who attend, and we would love to share this experience with you. If you’re excited about

your love for your Lord and Savior; if you’re looking for an opportunity to grow in your

prayer life; if you’d enjoy an opportunity to celebrate the joy of a Christ-filled life; and if

you enjoy spending time sharing laughs and tears and love while enjoying coffee and treats,

this is the place for you!

9:30 - Every Thursday - Room 105 - Hope to see ya there!

Neighborhood Supper

Join us on the last Saturday of each month at

5pm as we invite our neighbors from the

surrounding communities to share a meal

with Ramsey Memorial. Our guests are fun

and gracious, and we have created some

wonderful relationships.

The meal is free to all of you, as is the con-

versation, however, we could really use

more support from the congregation. If you

could come and mingle and get to know

these people, you might find that you have

been the one truly blessed by the experience.

Our menu for June 30th is hamburgers and

foot-long hot dogs, corn on the cob, water-

melon, and apple pie a la mode (our 4th of

July cookout), July is ham biscuits, macaroni

and cheese, fresh salad, fruit, and ice cream

sundaes (a true Southern picnic), and August

is bar-b-que, baked beans, cole slaw and

cobbler (a salute to the end of summer).

Please join us. The pleasure will be all

yours!

Saturday July 28th, at 5pm

Please come join us in mission and

fellowship!

COMIDA COMUNITARIA GRATUITA:

POR FAVOR , ÚNASE A NOSOTROS EN MIS-

IÓN Y COMUNIÓN.

February 24, 5:00 PM in the CLC

Saturday August 25th at 5pm

Please come join us in mission and

fellowship!

COMIDA COMUNITARIA GRATUITA:

POR FAVOR , ÚNASE A NOSOTROS EN MIS-

IÓN Y COMUNIÓN.

Annual Conference Wrap Up Summary

Annual Conference members brought 44,774 disaster relief kits for United Methodist Com-

mittee on Relief (UMCOR) to Annual Conference. Kits included: 29,409 Hygiene kits;

13,367 School kits; 703 Birthing kits; 334 Layette kits; 840 Cleaning kits; 16 Bedding kits;

102 Sewing kits; and 3 miscellaneous kits.

At the Saturday morning retirement service, 44 pastors retired.

Attendees of conference contributed almost 9,000 pounds of canned goods and boxed dry

foods as part of the "4 Cans 4 Conference" drive.

Members approved a 2019 budget of $31,615,000, down $185,000 from the 2018 budget.

The Conference Treasurer reported that statistics show a decline but membership stood at

320,000. Worship attendance stood at 100,000. Engaged in small groups were at 95,000.

Some 75,000 serve in mission reaching over 1 million in their communities and around the

world. Financial resources are good. Virginia Conference church members tithed $200 mil-

lion. Church owned assets generated $25 million. Eight hundred and eighty-one churches

paid 100 percent of their apportionments, a 2.6 percent increase over 2016.

The 2019 budget was approved or $31,615,000, a reduction from the 2018 budget.

A conference offering of $111,000 was collected. The offering was divided between the

following: Cambodia, Brazil, Mozambique, Volunteers in Mission (VIM) teams working

with 8 Native Americans, Haiti, Cuba recovery, Puerto Rico recovery and new this year,

Moscow Seminary.

Vacation Bible School’s --- “Daniel’s Adventures” are coming soon to Ramsey, July 30th

through August 3rd, from 6:00pm til 8:45pm.

There will be a supper at 6:00pm with games to solve at each of the tables with prizes so you

won’t want to miss out. Come join us for a great week together discovering all about Daniel

and his courage in captivity in BABYLON. There is a Preschool for ages 3 – 5, children

Kindergarten through sixth grade will be in groups of Tribes going from place to place in

BABYLON, and then there is a class for youth and adults to experience Daniels Adventures

in Babylon. As you can see, we are in need of many persons to help. We need persons to

guide the children in their Tribes from place to place; we are in need of persons that will

help us decorate and set the seen in the sanctuary , in Daniel’s Story Room, and in the Palace

Playground. We need persons to help in the kitchen for our suppers to make them, to help

set up each night, to help clean up each night. We need persons to help with Registration

two or three nights. As you can see there are many opportunities to help and get invol-

ved. Please sign up on the yellow card on Sundays that are in the bulletins or call the church

office. We will gladly e-mail you or give you a call.

Help us bring Daniel and his Adventures in BABYLON to life at Ramsey.

July 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

3:00pm BWSL Dreamchasers

2

8:30am Care A Van

6:00pm James River Home

6:00pm H.A.S.A.

3

6:00pm BWSL Dream chasers

4

10:00am Pickle ball

6:00 BWSL Dream chasers

5

8:00am Care A Van

9:30am Prayer/knitting group


7:00pm Estudio Biblico

3

10:00am Pickleball


7

8 8:30am BUCS

10:00am UMW Unit Meeting

10:30am Come & See


8


9


10

National Kitten Day

11:00amAda Mae Bookman Circle

4:00pm Lynhaven


11

10:00am Pickleball

2:00pm Nina Woodfin Circle

4:00pm Lynhaven Academy


7:00pm Administrative Council

12

8:00am Care A Van

9:30am Prayer/Knitting


6:00pm Adult Police Academy


13

10:00am Pickleball

12:00pm 55+ Luncheon


14


15


16

National Ice Cream Day


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

17



18

10:00am Pickleball



7:00pm Finance

19

8:00am Care A Van


6:00pm James River


20

10:00am Pickleball


21

10:30am Come & See


22


23


24



25

10:00am Food Pantry (woodfin)

10:00am Pickleball



6:00pm SPRC

6:00pm Security/Safety team

26

8:00am Care A Van


6:00pm James River


27

10:00am Pickleball


28


5:00pm Neighborhood Supper

29


30

National Dance Day

6:00PM Vacation Bible School

31

6:00pm Vacation Bible School

August 2018 1

10:00am Pickle ball

10:00am Food Pantry

6:00 BWSL Dream chasers

7:00pm Administrative Council

2

8:00am Care A Van

9:30am Prayer/knitting group



3

10:00am Pickleball


4 8:30am BUCS

10:00am UMW Unit Meeting

10:30am Come & See


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

5


6

8:30am Care A Van


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

7

2:00pm McGuire Park Circle


8

10:00am Pickleball


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

7:00pm Trustees

9

8:00am Care A Van



6:00pm Adult Police Academy


10

Ecuador Independence day

10:00am Pickleball

12:00pm 55+ Luncheon


11


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

12


13

International Left handers day


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

14

11:00am Ada Mae Bookman


15

10:00am Pickleball

10:00am Hazel Gibbs Circle

2:00pm Nina Woodfin Circle

6:00pm H.A.S.A.


7:00pm Finance

16

8:00am Care A Van


6:00pm James River


17

10:00am Pickleball


18

10:30am Come & See


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

19


20


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

21


22

10:00am Pickleball


6:00pm H.A.S.A.

6:00pm SPRC

6:00pm Security/Safety team

23

8:00am Care A Van


6:00pm James River


24

10:00am Pickleball


25


5:00pm HASA Pageant setup

5:00pm Neighborhood Supper

6:00pm H.A.S.A.

26

3:00pm H.A.S.A. Coronation

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