THE CIRCUIT RIDER

Vol. 1, No. 13 January 1, 2013

FROM THE PASTOR Reverend Livingstone Dore

“The inten�on of Chris�anity was to change everything.”

-Soren Kierkagaard

Many of us will be hoping that this year will be a

better, brighter year than last year. In fact, some have made New Year’s resolutions, and by

the time Lent comes around, will be ready to give them up.

The start of a new year, however, is always a good starting point to do some evaluation, make changes, and put new

plans in place. CHUMC will be challenged to share the

message of the gospel in new and refreshing ways. It will not be easy. But I am convinced that the God who has been

with us all these years is ready to be with us again on the journey.

The start this New Year offers us an opportunity to think about the task God has called us to as Christians and as

members of CHUMC: “…go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always,

to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)NIV

Let’s put faith in action, and let’s busy!!

Happy New Year!

Livingstone Dore

This Issue

From the Pastor p.1

Birthdays

Anniversaries

Gra�tude

Addi�onal Informa�on p.2

Missions p.3

Music Ministry p.4

A Closer Look P.5

Garden Pavers

Stewardship Focus

News Around

the Church p.6

Calendar

Family Night Dinner

Seniors Connec�on

Kni1ers & Crocheters P.7

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JANUARY 2013

IN MINISTRY

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Our Vision Statement: ALIVE IN CHRIST:

Growing in the Word, Living the Word, Sharing the Word

Words to Digest

“You can never change the past. But by the grace of God, you can win the future. So remember those things which will help you forward,

but forget those things which will only hold you back.” -Richard C. Woodsome

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Family Night Dinner—There is no scheduled Family Night Dinner for the month of January.

Senior Connec�ons—Twenty-six Seniors celebrated the season with their Christmas luncheon on December

13. The food at the Wyndham, Virginia Crossings, was plentiful and delicious. “Lucky Bill” entertained us with his jokes and his music that Seniors really know and enjoy. We saw Joan Williams, “Ms. Santa Claus” in a whole new light as she gave a gift to the ladies and lumps of coal to the naughty gentlemen. Our next meeting will be Thursday, January 10. We will meet at 12 noon and will play Bingo. Bring a bag lunch. Beverages and desserts

will be furnished. Bring all your great “white elephants” to be used as prizes. Come join the Seniors in 2013!

CHUMC Kni1ers and Crocheters– The CHUM Knitters and Crocheters will meet on Thursday, January 17 at

11:30am. This week will take a field trip to the From the Heart Shop and Knit/Crochet together. We will meet at the church and carpool. We will also be stopping for lunch while we are out. Please contact Patricia Dombroski at

804-746-2690 if you would like to participate. If you have never knitted or crocheted before we would love to teach you! Yarn, patterns, and needles or crochet hooks will be provided.

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S M T W TH F ST

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New Years Day

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10:00am Renovare

7:00pm Choir

3

4 5

5:30pm That

Dance Thing

6

8:45am Worship

9:45am S School

11:00am Worship

Epiphany of the Lord

El Dia de los reyes

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10:30am Meal Makers

7:00pm Boy Scouts

7:00pm Joy Ringers

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10:00am Care

Commi3ee

9

10:00am Renovare

7:00pm Choir

10

12:00pm Senior

Luncheon

Crocheters

5:00pm Tutoring

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Human Trafficking

Awareness Day

12

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8:45am Worship

9:45am S School

11:00am Worship

1:00pm Richmond

District Conference

Bap sm of the Lord

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10:00am ODDP

10:30am Meal Makers

7:00pm Boy Scouts

7:00pm Joy Ringers

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16

10:00am Renovare

7:00pm Choir

17

10:00am

Chaplains Service

11:30am Kni3ers

and Crocheters

5:00pm Tutoring

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6:30pm RARC

Dance

19

5:30pm That

Dance Thing

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8:00am Men's

Breakfast

8:45am Worship

9:45am S School

11:00am Worship

Human Rela ons

Day

21

10:30am Meal Makers

7:00pm Boy Scouts

7:00pm Joy Ringers

Mar n Luther King Jr.

Day

22

LAMB’s Basket

Volunteering

9:00am Senior

Breakfast

9:30am Old Ivy

Garden Club

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10:00am Renovare

7:00pm Choir

24

5:00pm Tutoring

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26

27

8:45am Worship

9:45am S School

11:00am Worship

3:00pm Finance

Mee�ng

3:00pm Outreach/

Missions

4:00pm Admin

Council Mee�ng

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10:30am Meal Makers

7:00pm Boy Scouts

7:00pm Joy Ringers

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10:00am Renovare

7:00pm Choir

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5:00pm Tutoring

JANUARY 2013

Prayer Ministry

Family Bill & Nelma Short Arlene Crowl

Carolyn & Emmet Spurlock Rickie Newsome Beverley Jackson Dorothy Grainger Lucille Stone Bea Tweedie

June Carpenter Phylllis Cartwright Charlene Beethoven Frank Mullen Mary Ann Fox

Friends Keith Bryant Billy Tatum Pat Pratt

Elizabeth Swank Rev. Gene Gee Eydie Vechery Jack Sutton

Alonzo Lynch Mike Adee Mary Grace Brooks Greg Husseth Dawn & Tim Hawkins Richard White III Rae Green

Lila Kiselhorst Russell & Arla Crooks Ben Simmons John Pratt Skeet Best-West Susan Taylor

Rik Davis Hazel BuhBuhman

Wesley Wallace Nancy Wickline

Military Personnel Mark Baldwin Kevin Morgan Thomas Muniz

Emmett Spurlock III Greg Allam Clay Minter

Missions

Randy Hildbrant UMCOR

Birthdays &

Anniversaries

January Birthdays

1 Margaret Andrews 1 Helen Wood 3 William Muniz 3 Marshall Pendleton

8 Ken Stockman Sr. 9 Britt Smith 10 David Via 14 Arlene Crowl 14 Richard Walton 15 Charlie Burton 15 Alex Martin

16 Montford Corley 17 Nathan Bellows 17 Sue Long 19 Stephanie Stockman 20 Timothy Long 26 Jessica Taylor 27 Michele Dore

28 Nelma Short 29 A. B. Jones 31 Jeff Barrett 31 Fred Carpenter 31 Courtney Guthrie 31 Peggy Harman

January Anniversaries

19 Diane & Jeff Barrett

Gra�tude

Thank you to everyone for your cards, calls and prayers during my recent illness. I

feel that I am really blessed to be part of such a special church family. Blessings and peace to you and your families during the Advent season. Jane Gill

CHUMC Family, Thank you from my heart for the lovely flowers. That was such a thoughtful thing for you to do, and much more than I deserve. I had nothing to do with reaching 91! I am grateful for the years and the blessings that permit me to continue my activities. I count you among the blessings! You are a generous, caring

group! I would like to be more active in your activities but am hindered by duties to my family. I believe charity begins at home and I try not to shrink those duties. Thanks again for all you do. You make the world a better place. Sincerely, Jane Rhyne

Dear CHUMC, Thank you so much for your continued prayers for Beau and my family. Also, thank you for all of Jerry’s wonderful Birthday cards. You all are a blessing! Merle Slaunwhite

Dear Friends, Thank you very much for all the cards, e-mails and calls I have received from you since moving to South Carolina. I really appreciate all of them. It is good to know that I am missed. I know you all miss Cecil too, as I do.

Bob and I are getting settled in our new home. It is a big change from what I was used to, but I feel that I made the right decision to move down here, to be close to my family. It was good to have all the family together this Christmas, with one missing. I wish for all of you a very happy and good New Year. Please keep Bob and me in your prayers as we begin this new journey.

Sincerely, Mary McFarland

Dear CHUMC, Thank you very much for your generous Christmas gift. Your generosity is another

expression of the many thoughtful ways in which you show love and care all year long. We look forward to continue serving you in 2013. We love you! The Staff, Stacey Spear, Kristen Schussler, Patricia Dombroski, Julie Crawford, Pastor Dore

Addi�onal Informa�on

• Mary McFarland has

moved and has a new address!

Skylyn Place

1705 Skylyn Dr. #183 Spartanburg, SC 29307

• Chamberlayne Heights

UMC now has a page on www.faithstreet.com. This allows people in the area to search for us and easily

access more information about what ministries we have available.

Feed My Sheep Our Ac�vi�es in Outreach and Missions

The year 2012 offered us many opportunities to be in service in the community, in the

nation, and internationally. Here are some ways in which we have been able to reach beyond our church doors:

Through Financial support of the following mission partners:

UMFS Samaritan Fund (VUMH) Highland Support Project

SoSA (Society of St. Andrews) ISH (Interfaith Services of Henrico)

Richmond ARC Chaplain Service of Virginia

Through Hands-on opportuni�es such as:

1. Par�cipa�on in a STOP HUNGER NOW! Meal-packaging event at Chamberlayne Bap�st

Church in April

2. Our tutoring program which meets regularly on Thursday

evenings with students from Chamberlayne Elementary

School

3. Volunteering at the local LAMB’S Basket each fourth

Tuesday of the month

4. Weekly dona�ons of non-perishable goods for the

LAMB’S Basket

5. Sponsorship of a week for CARITAS guests which included

mothers with dependent children in March

6. Collec�on and packaging of giM bags for teachers at

Chamberlayne Elementary School to kick off the school

year

7. Packaging Christmas giM boxes of foods and stuffed Christmas stockings for seven needy

families with children at Chamberlayne Elementary School

8. Sponsorship of a Chili-Cook-Off to raise money for cleaning buckets for UMCOR in response

to storms in 2012

As the New Year looms before us, please consider serving on the Outreach/Missions Committee. We typically meet at 3:00 PM in the church parlor on the same Sunday as our Church Council meets (4th Sundays). Your input is valuable, and we could use some new faces and new ideas on this committee. Please call Helen Wood (262-8907) or email her (helenphinwood@comcast.net) to serve on this committee. Let’s aim for adding additional opportunities to our list! Present your ideas to the committee and help us reach out as we “feed the sheep.”

While picking up gi< boxes donated by

CHUMC, Muriel Brinkley, and assistant

principal, Todd Smith, of Chamberlayne

Elementary School, pose for a photograph

to show their gra�tude.

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News around the church

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Remembering to see Jesus through the eyes of a child FRANKFURT (UMNS) — Bishop Rosemarie Wenner, president of the

United Methodist Council of Bishops, reminds us that God becomes

a child. Jesus puts children at the center and tells us that they are

teachers in ma3ers of faith. It is, therefore, in our best interest to

pay more a3en�on to children in church and society.

Here we raise our Ebenezer COLUMBIA, Mo. (UMNS) — You won’t find many boys called

Ebenezer in the United States, but you will find plenty of churches

with that name. It’s not a reference to “A Christmas Carol,” but to a

far older text. Fred Koenig of the Missouri Annual (regional)

Conference offers the rock-solid truth on this far from miserly

name.

UMTV: Trash trees for Christmas NEW YORK (UMNS) — Members of New York City’s Church of St.

Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist turn Hula Hoops, Styrofoam

and bo3le caps into must-see Christmas trees. “Especially around

the holidays, people need to see maybe it’s not all about money

and spending and buying and pre3y trees and lights and stuff but

just … a bo3le cap tree created. It just makes them smile,” says

church member Jordan Nieblum.

For more informa�on on these stories and others please visit h1p://

umns.umc.org or more directly h1p://www.umc.org/site/

c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.5259667/k.612F/News__News_Summaries/apps/nl/

newsle1er3.asp

2012: Hunger spiked when disaster struck NEW YORK (UMNS) — In any community, when disaster strikes, the

number of people needing assistance from food pantries and other

feeding programs goes up. Hurricane Sandy was an example in

2012.

2012: Church outreach up despite fewer funds NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — Despite budget cuts, program agen-

cies say “thanks” for the support, recall accomplishments and look

ahead to 2013-16. Agency representa�ves report highlights of

2012.

GiM of hope flying into Congo NEW YORK (UMNS) — A Cessna Caravan from Norway soon will

deliver lifesaving help to the people of North Katanga, Congo,

thanks to $2.1 million raised by United Methodists from around the

world. Gaston Ntambo, one of three missionary pilots in the

Democra�c Republic of the Congo, will take a flight-training course

in prepara�on for the plane’s arrival at the end of the rainy season

this spring.

Honoring those who serve NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — The call to assist veterans and military

families will be heard na�onally Jan. 21, 2013, as part of the Mar�n

Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Rethink Church is assis�ng

congrega�ons with resources and marke�ng support around this

effort.

Garden Pavers The Memorial Garden at Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church established in memory of Ruth Armour by her

family.

Here’s an opportunity for you to purchase a brick paver(s) in memory of a loved one. The brick paver will be

inscribed with the name and date of someone you would like to remember.

The cost of the pavers:

2 lines with 12 Characters per line (counting spaces) $125.00

3 lines with 12 Characters per line (counting spaces) $135.00

Order forms are available in the narthex or from the church office. Also, contact the church office, Joyce Pas-chall or Phin Wood with your questions or for additional information. Plans are being made now to lay new brick pavers with inscription. This is a special way to remember those we love and those who have loved CHUMC during their lifetime.

Stewardship Focus The Finance Committee met on December 23rd and finalized the budget for 2013. It was then approved by Administrative Council on the same date.

BUDGET FOR 2013

Revenue: Expenses: Current $110,000. Current $243,586 Non Current 29,500. Deficit ($104,086)

139,600

Music Ministry What’s On The Page in the United Methodist Hymnal? (Part 1) By Kristen Schussler, Music Director

This is the first of a 2-part series of "What's on the Page?", taking a look at our Methodist hymnal, and how to decipher all the information they include with each hymn. This month we'll cover #1-6; join us again next

month where we'll discuss #7-12. Have you ever wondered what all the information is that you see on each page in the hymnal—why they include it, and what it means? For those who didn’t spend their childhood thumbing through the pew hymnal during

worship, some of it can seem confusing, or best ignored.

Well, now you won’t be able to say you don’t know what all of it means. Take a look at the image to the [RIGHT

OR LEFT DEPENDING ON LAYOUT]. Each arrow and number indicates a standard component that is included with each hymn. Some of you will know many of these, but others might be new to you. All of this information is applicable to every hymn in the UMH, and most of the hymns in The Faith We Sing. And while other

denominations’ hymnals may not have the exact same layout, most of them include most of this information as well, so you will be able to apply this

information to just about any hymn you find yourself singing.

1. This is the “�tle” of the hymn, which most oMen

comes from the first line of the first stanza.

Occasionally this rule is broken: a common example is

“In the Garden”, #314. There is an index in the back

that you can refer to, which lists all of the hymns by

first line or �tle.

2. This is the topical sec�on this hymn is located within.

The hymnal is organized by topical sec�ons, which are

indicated in this loca�on above the hymn on the right

page of the hymnal. On the top of the leM page is a

thema�c indica�on. There is an index in the back that

lists the music by topic, where you can see what

Thanksgiving hymns, or communion hymns, are in the

hymnal

3. This is the page number, that’s pre1y

self-explanatory.

4. This top note is the melody of the hymn, the part

most people will be singing. One of the wonderful

things about hymns is how li1le you need to know

about music to sing along. As long as you can listen to

what the organ is playing, all a congrega�on member

needs to do is watch what direc�on this top note

goes. If it goes up, the melody goes up; if it goes

down, the melody goes down, and if it stays the

same, the melody does the same. Once you get the

hang of that, start no�cing the spaces between the

notes. Does a note go up in a leap? Or does it only go

up slightly? That will tell you if the melody goes up in a leap, or only up by a step.

5. We commonly refer to these as “verses”. However, at its heart, a hymn is simply a poem set to music. If we wrote this

hymn out without the music, as a poem, each of what we consider verses would be called a “stanza” and each line of

those stanzas would be called “verses”.

6. This is a double-barline. It is a way to indicate the end of a sec�on in music. In this par�cular hymn, it indicates an end

to the stanza and a start to the refrain.

Join us next month for a continuation of this series...

A Closer Look Family Night Dinner with Martha Sherrod

What is Family Night Dinner?

This is a time for members of the church (guests) to come together to share a meal; to socialize with each other; to relax and be entertained by whatever program is on for the evening. It can also be a time to catch up with a church member to talk about a shared piece of church work. Mostly, it is about fun and relaxation.

When is it?

In the past dinners have been held on the first Wednesday of each

month except for January in the winter and June, July & August in the summer. This could change in 2013.

If I am new what can I expect?

New members are always invited to the table. They are welcomed and given recognition.

What makes Family Night Dinners special?

I think each participant has his/her idea of what is special. As I mentioned above it is about the fellowship and getting out to share a meal with family and friends. It helps if you don’t have to cook a meal at least once a month and the price is right.

Why should I come?

Come to share a meal, to share thoughts and ideas that you might not have the opportunity to do otherwise. It is also a time to learn about other programs coming up through Mission/outreach, Seniors and so on.

How has Family Night Dinner helped to shape the community of CHUMC?

Frankly, I don’t know that it has shaped the community of the church. It just is. I can’t remember what year the dinners began, but I do know it has been a long time. We always seem in a friendly mood when food and relaxation happen at the same time.

What were some Family Night Dinner highlights from 2012?

Two programs standout for me: Bill Young and his outstanding performance of Joseph, Prince of Egypt, and the program in December with Kristen Schussler and Stacey Spear playing the piano and bells The meals are almost always delicious and filling.

What are some of the things from Family Night Dinners to look forward to in 2013?

It is too soon to answer this question. There is some discussion about changing the schedule for 2013. I will probably be able to answer this question in February.

What is your favorite memory from Family Night Dinners?

My favorite memory is that tine when the members arrive, great each other as though they haven‘t seen each other for a long time and we come together in friendship and love..

How can I help and/or par�cipate in this ministry? If you like to cook, set a table, clean up, say a blessing, make announcements, find a program or anything that goes into making it all come together you can help.

It is a good thing we do. It has been my pleasure to lead the program over the past five or six years, but I am more than willing to have someone else step up to the plate. I am so grateful for all the men and women who work so hard to make it happen. Thank you, bless you.

Grace upon grace,

Martha Sherrod

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Chamberlayne Heights UMC, not only

outreaches through Family Night Dinner,

but also has special Luncheons geared

toward Seniors. The picture above is from

a Christmas luncheon in December, 2013.

Stacey Spear (right), Joy Ringers

Director and Kristen Schussler

(le<), Music Director, pose for a

quick picture a<er their Family

Night Dinner Performance of

December, 2013.