Bethany United Methodist Church The Church with Open Hearts, Minds, and Doors 1860 Hayes Road • PO Box 527 • Gloucester Point VA 23062 Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 8:00 a.m.‒4:00 p.m. Phone: 804.642.2110 Fax: 804.642.2114 Email: bethanyumc3@verizon.net Website: www.bethanyumc-gp.org

Intrada Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence UMH 626 Welcome and Announcements, Sharing Joys, Concerns, and Updates Pastor Paul Song

*Call to Worship Loreen Paiva Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesu Christ be with you. Congregation: And also with you. Leader: The risen Christ is with us. Congregation: Praise the Lord.

*Opening Hymn Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty UMH 64

*Affirmation of Faith The Apostles Creed UMH 881

Opening Prayer Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, And from you no secrets are hidden. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Children’s Church (Children are dismissed to the Children’s Sunday School room at this time.)

Prayer of Illumination Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of the Holy Spirit, that, as the Scriptures are read and your Word proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.

Scripture John 6:53-59 Loreen Paiva

Sermon God in our Eating Pastor Paul Song

STEWARDSHIP 7/25

General Fund Total 4485.00

Pastor’s Discretionary Fund 45.00

Capital Improvement Fund 75.00

Endowment Fund 20.00

ATTENDANCE

In-person Worship 74

YouTube Viewers 46

Total in Worship 120

Total in Sunday School 10

VOLUNTEERS SERVING TODAY

Acolyte: Connor Kent Media: Jeremy Nardozzi, Beth Cook, Susannah Hogge Altar Guild this month: Peggy Lewis, Laura Glaze, Laura Vaughan

Liturgist: Loreen Paiva

Trustee Contact this week: M.E. Thomas Ushers: Milton Hudgins, Jon Kent Counting Team: Doris Luther, Debbie Robins, Susan Rollins

WELCOME, GUESTS! We’ve been expecting you! CELL PHONES: Please remember to silence your cell phone before the service begins. Thank you.

*Please stand as you are able. And it’s okay to sit.

UPCOMING COUNTING TEAMS

8/8

Team 5: Jackie Hampton, Sue Morecock, Don Thomas

8/15

Team 6: Charlotte Cecil, Betty Durrette, Clair Hillard

8/22

Team 1: Mary Kaylor, Ann Byrd, Pat Hasty

8/29

Team 2: Bernard Robins, Fred Niethamer, Sandra Harvey

TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION Sermon Series: “God in Everyday Things”

August 1, 2021 10:00am

BUMC STAFF DIRECTORY

Rev. Moonsup “Paul” Song, Pastor

call/text 703.625.8025, office: 804.642.2110 email: bethanyumc2@verizon.net

Tues-Fri. 8-4 For pastoral emergencies, call/text cell

Adel Trevino, Church Office Administrator

office 804.642-2110, cell: 804.214.5811 email: bethanyumc3@verizon.net

M-TH 8-4 closed for lunch, 30 min.

Sandra Fox, Director of Music

call/text 757.329.6128 email: rfox6@cox.net

Works from home, by appt.

Dr. Rudy Shackelford, Organist

home 804.642.5938, cell 804.413.0211 By appt.

Invitation No.7

Prayer of Confession and Pardon No.8 Merciful God, We confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Leader: Hear the good news: Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiving. Congregation: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. All: Glory to God. Amen.

Concerns and Prayer of Intercession, petition “Lord, hear our prayer.”

Voluntary Clair de Lune (Moonlight), Claude Debussy from “Suite Bergamasque” (22 Aug. 1862-1918)

Remembering Marie Baldwin, Organist of Bethany Church from 1954 to 1972, died 6 August 2006

“The lovely melancholy light that sets The little birds to dreaming in the tree And among the statues makes the jets Of slender fountains sob with ecstasy.” --Paul Verlaine, Clair de Lune

Offering and Offertory Prayer Special Music Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) Music by Chris Tomlin

Carter Roane, soloist

*Doxology UMH 95 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

THANKSGIVING AND COMMUNION

The Great Thanksgiving No.9-11

The Lord’s Prayer The Prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion. Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in

the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Communion is served at each door as you leave)

*Closing Hymn This Is a Day of New Beginnings UMH 383

*Benediction Pastor Paul Song

Exodus O Day of God, Draw Nigh UMH 730

AUGUST FOOD DRIVE FOR SALVATION ARMY:

We'd like to help the Salvation Army build up their food supply so we're asking Bethany members to bring a specific food item each Sunday in August.

• First Sunday, August 1 - Peanut Butter • Second Sunday, August 8 - Jelly • Third Sunday, August 15 - Canned meats • Fourth Sunday, August 22 - Canned vegetables • Fifth Sunday, August 29 - Canned fruit

LET'S HELP OUT OUR NEIGHBORS! Baskets are placed in the Narthex and the area by the office.

THIS WEEK AT BETHANY Sunday, Aug 1 After Worship Welcome Luncheon, WBFH

Wednesday, Aug 4 7:00pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, Aug 5 6:30pm S/PPRC, WBFH

Saturday, Aug 7 10:00am-1:00pm VBS Decorating Day

Please note: The Church Office will be open Tuesday – Friday, 8am-4pm this week and closed on Monday, Aug 2.

Upcoming Worship Info--August Sermon Series: “God’s Questions” Aug 8 – “Where are you?” Genesis 3:1-9 Aug 18 –“Where is your brother?” Genesis 4:1-9 Aug 22—“What are you doing here?” 1 Kings 19:1-9 Aug 29 – “Where were you when I laid the Earth’s foundation?” Job 38:1-11

Gordon Binkerd – A Remembrance The eminent American composer Gordon Ware Binkerd was born 22 May 1916 on the Ponca Indian Reservation in Lynch, Nebraska. His parents lived in various small towns in the state before moving to South Dakota, settling on the Rose Bud Sioux Indian Reservation at Gregory. Here Gordon finished high school and left home to attend college at South Dakota Wesleyan, already having won distinction at a national competition as one of the five best young pianists in America.

While precocious as a performer, Binkerd matured late as a composer. Though advanced studies began at the Eastman School of Music in 1940, it was not until he entered Harvard College in 1946, following naval service in World War II, that his talent began to ripen. There, as a student of Walter Piston and a classmate of Leonard Bernstein, he refined his compositional technique and gained a solid foundation in music history. Binkerd left Harvard in 194 9 to accept an appointment as professor of composition and theory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Academic duties gave him uninterrupted time for creative work only during the summers, which he spent as artist-in-residence at the MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, NH) and Yaddo (Saratoga Springs, NY). There, throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he composed prolifically for symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, vocal and instrumental soloists, and abve all choirs.

In 1971 Binkerd retired from teaching to devote himself exclusively to writing music. During the next quarter century he composed prodigiously, until the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in 1996

brought his creative activity to an end. He died on 5 September 2003 at his home in Urbana, IL at age 87. His wife, Patricia Walker of St. Louis, MO, whom he married there in 1942, passed away last year at 103.

Our Voluntary for Pentecost Sunday is Listen Sweet Dove unto my Song. Never published, it was discovered after Gordon Binkerd’s death and first performed at Bethany on 5 December 2004.

Its title is theirst line of the poem Whitsunday (or Pentecost) by George Herbert, one of that 17th-century school of English “metaphysical” poets whose best known member was John Donne. The music of Binkerd’s enchanting tone-poem is based on a call-and-response motif that evokes the echoing song of doves in the forest. It breathes a purity and devotional fervor that recalls the a cappella choral music of Renaissance masters such as Josquin des Pres, Palestrina, and William Byrd, which also profoundly influenced the many works Binkerd composed for voices.

— Rudy Shackelford, student and friend

Bethany UMC Prayer List BETHANY FAMILY 07.04.21

CANCER/CHEMO: Krista Chase, Carol Johnson, Ted Peterman (NC), Linwood Rowe, Matt Shackelford, Rick Wilson GRIEVING: Family of Paige Mitchell HEALTH ISSUES: Cliff Beach, Irene Brown, Woody Brown, Judy Burner, Bessie Conner, Jimmy Greene, Sandra Hollins, Carol Johnson, Bonnie Lewis , Marshall Lewis, Peggy Peterman (NC), Debbie Robins, Nancy Smith, Rosemarie Tong HOMEBOUND: Linda Booth, Sid Dixon, Katherine Jordan, Alice McGee, Jack Wallace PARKINSON’S: Mike Andersen, Chuck Ashe, Doris Courtney, Kathleen Greene, Fred Townsend, Yvonne White RECOVERING FROM SURGERY: Duane Cecil (PA), Dylan Chapin, Joy Long, Sue Morecock RECUPERATING AT HOME: Charlotte Cecil (at Duane’s in PA), Isabella Wheat HOSPITALIZED: Judy Vaughan, Hampton Roads Specialty Hosp., Rm. 4108

BETHANY FRIENDS

CANCER/CHEMO: Susan Burnett, Wanda Dowell, Roger Ferguson, Traci Greene, Carissa (Cari) Harrington, Martin Kulik (NY), Doug Mattox, Jeanette Nichols, Angie Williams (NY), Susan Williams, Sabrina Wikle GRIEVING: Family of Marvin Crane, Joan Martin and Allen Eugene "Mike" Callis. Mike Hearon’s

Bethany UMC Prayer List BETHANY FAMILY 07.04.21

CANCER/CHEMO: Krista Chase, Carol Johnson, Ted Peterman (NC), Linwood Rowe, Matt Shackelford, Rick Wilson GRIEVING: Family of Paige Mitchell HEALTH ISSUES: Cliff Beach, Irene Brown, Woody Brown, Judy Burner, Bessie Conner, Jimmy Greene, Sandra Hollins, Carol Johnson, Mary Kaylor, Bonnie Lewis , Marshall Lewis, Peggy Peterman (NC), Debbie Robins, Nancy Smith, Rosemarie Tong HOMEBOUND: Linda Booth, Sid Dixon, Katherine Jordan, Alice McGee, Jack Wallace PARKINSON’S: Mike Andersen, Chuck Ashe, Doris Courtney, Kathleen Greene, Fred Townsend, Yvonne White RECOVERING FROM SURGERY: Duane Cecil (PA), Dylan Chapin, Joy Long, Sue Morecock RECUPERATING AT HOME: Charlotte Cecil (at Duane’s in PA), Isabella Wheat HOSPITALIZED: Judy Vaughan, Hampton Roads Specialty Hosp., Rm. 4108

BETHANY FRIENDS

CANCER/CHEMO: Susan Burnett, Wanda Dowell, Roger Ferguson, Traci Greene, Carissa (Cari) Harrington, Martin Kulik (NY), Doug Mattox, Jeanette Nichols, Angie Williams (NY), Susan Williams, Sabrina Wikle GRIEVING: Family of Marvin Crane, Joan Martin and Allen Eugene "Mike" Callis. Mike Hearon’s father passed. HEALTH/OTHER ISSUES: Soren Andrews, Les Breen, Lynne Freeman, Peggy Kearney, Teresa

Bethany UMC Prayer List BETHANY FAMILY 08.01.21

CANCER/CHEMO: Krista Chase, Carol Johnson, Ted Peterman (NC), Linwood Rowe, Matt Shackelford, Rick Wilson GRIEVING: Family of Archie Leigh and Paige Mitchell HEALTH ISSUES: Cliff Beach, Irene Brown, Woody Brown, Judy Burner, Bessie Conner, Jimmy Greene, Jeannie Harrell, Sandra Hollins, Carol Johnson, Bonnie Lewis , Marshall Lewis, Peggy Peterman (NC), Debbie Robins, Nancy Smith, Rosemarie Tong HOMEBOUND: Linda Booth, Sid Dixon, Katherine Jordan, Alice McGee, Jack Wallace PARKINSON’S: Mike Andersen, Chuck Ashe, Doris Courtney, Kathleen Greene, Fred Townsend, Yvonne White RECOVERING FROM SURGERY: Louise Austin, Duane Cecil (PA), Dylan Chapin, Joy Long, Sue Morecock RECUPERATING AT HOME: Charlotte Cecil (at Duane’s in PA), Isabella Wheat REHAB: Judy Vaughan, Riverside Rehab Hospital in Yorktown Rm. 1121

BETHANY FRIENDS

CANCER/CHEMO: Susan Burnett, Wanda Dowell, Roger Ferguson, Traci Greene, Carissa (Cari) Harrington, Martin Kulik (NY), Doug Mattox, Jeanette Nichols, Angie Williams (NY), Susan Williams, Sabrina Wikle GRIEVING: Family of Mary Moscati . Clare Hall’s mother-in-law passed. HEALTH/OTHER ISSUES: Soren Andrews, Les Breen, Lynne Freeman, Peggy Kearney, Teresa Kelley, Mathew Reviere, Tim Sullivan, Charlie West

RECOVERING FROM SURGERY: Butch Durrette, Boone Kohen, Diane Owens, Dottie Myers (PA), Dawn Phillips, Mason Staley, Larry Wilkinson, Matt Quillen RECUPERATING AT HOME: Bernice Greene HOSPITALIZED: Nolan Corder (OH) COVID-19: Kurt Gardner, Billy Swain, Brooke Young PRAYERS: Clare Hall’s family in CO., Randy Wilson, Kwame & Juliet Annorbah-Sarpei

BUMC’S ACTIVE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES (italics—Bethany friends)

Edward Bailey, Michael Brown, Peter Demetriades, Meagan Demetriades, Kevin Jacobs, Cory Long (Okinawa), Will Neikirk, Jim Minor, all members of the military.

ASSISTED LIVING (italics-Bethany friends)

Gloucester House, 7657 Meredith Dr., Gloucester 23061 Lorraine Brown, Rm 107 Doris Courtney, Rm 105 Jean Heywood, Rm 110

Sanders Assisted Living, 7407 Walker Ave., Gloucester 23061 Ellis Hall, Rm 106 Carolyn Scott, Rm 206A

Sunrise Senior Living, 2015 Cranbeck Rd., Richmond 23235 Pauline Harris, Apt. 130 Riverside Rehab, 672 Gloucester Rd., Saluda, VA, 23149 Jennie Lipscomb

OUR MISSIONARY – Clara Biswas, Cambodia.

BETHANY NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome Luncheon—TODAY after Worship Service Please join us after the worship service for a covered dish luncheon in honor of welcoming Pastor Moonsup "Paul" Song and his family.

Pastoral Visits-- Beginning August, Pastor Paul begins virtual pastoral visitation via Zoom. Please update your email to bethanyumc2@verizon.net and download Zoom for free if you have not already done so.

Church Office Volunteers Needed --- August 9, 10, & 11 Adel will be out of the office Aug. 9-11 and is looking for volunteers to cover the desk and answer phones. No computer skills needed. Please call 804.642.2110 or email bethanyumc3@verizon.net if you are available to help any of the days/part days. Thank you!

Children's Church! Children's Church will be available every Sunday in August for children ages 3 and up during the worship service! It will be a time of prayer, Bible stories, music, cooking, snacks and arts and crafts. Enjoy your time in worship while your children or grandchildren have age-appropriate activities. See Nancy Wilburn for more information or if you would like to be a helper.

Sunday School is BACK! (on a limited basis for now!) Classes meeting after worship are Fellowship (in WBFH) and TBD in their usual classroom (off of the WBFH). Our other adult classes and those for children and youth will resume in September. We will also have a class for young adults! Come join a class now or plan to join in the fellowship and Bible study in the fall. Please stop by the Coffee Cafe on your way to Worship and Sunday School. Looking forward to seeing you!

VBS Decorating Day—Saturday, Aug 7 Calling for volunteers to help with VBS decorating. No artistic talent needed…just the ability to use your hands and scissors! Please join us on Sat, August 7 from 10 am to 1 pm.

VBS Items Needed--We need the below items for decorating VBS this year. Please let Susannah Hogge know if you can donate any of them or drop them off in the children’s library at church. • 2 - 55 gallon cardboard or plastic barrels • 3-4’ Cardboard tubes (like posters come in) • Cardboard boxes (the larger the better) • Bottle caps • Tree branches that will help create the top of the trees. Thank you for your continued support of our children’s ministry

Blessing of School Backpacks on Sun, Aug 29 Gloucester County Public school opens its first class on August 30. We invite all Bethany children and youth bring their backpack for blessing on August 29(Sun).

Thank You!! The Hospitality Committee would like to thank those who helped with the funeral reception for Archie Leigh by setting up, sending food and clean up

Bethany UMC Prayer List BETHANY FAMILY 08.01.21

CANCER/CHEMO: Krista Chase, Carol Johnson, Ted Peterman (NC), Linwood Rowe, Matt Shackelford, Rick Wilson GRIEVING: Family of Archie Leigh and Paige Mitchell HEALTH ISSUES: Cliff Beach, Irene Brown, Woody Brown, Judy Burner, Bessie Conner, Jimmy Greene, Jeannie Harrell, Sandra Hollins, Carol Johnson, Bonnie Lewis , Marshall Lewis, Peggy Peterman (NC), Debbie Robins, Nancy Smith, Rosemarie Tong HOMEBOUND: Linda Booth, Sid Dixon, Katherine Jordan, Alice McGee, Jack Wallace PARKINSON’S: Mike Andersen, Chuck Ashe, Doris Courtney, Kathleen Greene, Fred Townsend, Yvonne White RECOVERING FROM SURGERY: Louise Austin, Duane Cecil (PA), Dylan Chapin, Joy Long, Sue Morecock RECUPERATING AT HOME: Charlotte Cecil (at Duane’s in PA), Isabella Wheat REHAB: Judy Vaughan, Riverside Rehab Hospital in Yorktown Rm. 1121

BETHANY FRIENDS

CANCER/CHEMO: Susan Burnett, Wanda Dowell, Roger Ferguson, Traci Greene, Carissa (Cari) Harrington, Martin Kulik (NY), Doug Mattox, Jeanette Nichols, Angie Williams (NY), Susan Williams, Sabrina Wikle GRIEVING: Family of Mary Moscati . Clare Hall’s mother-in-law passed. HEALTH/OTHER ISSUES: Soren Andrews, Les Breen, Lynne Freeman, Peggy Kearney, Teresa Kelley, Mathew Reviere, Tim Sullivan, Charlie West

RECOVERING FROM SURGERY: Butch Durrette, Boone Kohen, Diane Owens, Dottie Myers (PA), Dawn Phillips, Mason Staley, Larry Wilkinson, Matt Quillen RECUPERATING AT HOME: Bernice Greene HOSPITALIZED: Nolan Corder (OH) COVID-19: Kurt Gardner, Billy Swain, Brooke Young PRAYERS: Clare Hall’s family in CO., Randy Wilson, Kwame & Juliet Annorbah-Sarpei, Alli Razzaghi

BUMC’S ACTIVE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES (italics—Bethany friends)

Edward Bailey, Michael Brown, Peter Demetriades, Meagan Demetriades, Kevin Jacobs, Cory Long (Okinawa), Will Neikirk, Jim Minor, all members of the military.

ASSISTED LIVING (italics-Bethany friends)

Gloucester House, 7657 Meredith Dr., Gloucester 23061 Lorraine Brown, Rm 107 Doris Courtney, Rm 105 Jean Heywood, Rm 110

Sanders Assisted Living, 7407 Walker Ave., Gloucester 23061 Ellis Hall, Rm 106 Carolyn Scott, Rm 206A

Sunrise Senior Living, 2015 Cranbeck Rd., Richmond 23235 Pauline Harris, Apt. 130 Riverside Rehab, 672 Gloucester Rd., Saluda, VA, 23149 Jennie Lipscomb

OUR MISSIONARY – Clara Biswas, Cambodia.