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Mount Zion United Methodist Church

12430 Scaggsville Road (Route 216), Highland, MD 20777-9785

Our Mission Touching Lives for

Jesus Christ. Our Core Values Living the Christ

Centered Life. Being Bible Oriented. Building an Authentic

Community. Celebrating Diversity. Encouraging Spiritual

Growth. Serving Through Our

Spiritual Gifts and Passion.

Our Vision We shall build an

authentic community modeled after the Acts 2 Church.

We shall provide educational opportu-nities for spiritual growth and encourage all members to participate.

We shall build welcom-ing opportunities for those who are not part of us.

All of us are ministers by virtue of our baptism and are called to use our spiritual gifts in service to God. Staff is hired to equip the membership for the realization of this vision.

Mt. Zion UMC Contact Info

Office: 301-854-2324 or 410-531-5173 Fax: 301-854-2326 mtzionhighland@verizon.net

www.mtzionhighland.com

2016

Greetings Mt. Zion Faith Community, Mt. Zion UMC, Do You Love The Lord? You answered, “YES” when I asked you this question in worship on Sunday, June 26. And my reply to you was, “Then Feed His Sheep!” We are focusing the month of July on ways that we can be the hands and feet of Jesus through our ser-mons and with some hands on experiences of Feeding His Sheep. One great opportunity will be on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Mt. Zion Mission Saturday. You will want to be a part of this. What is Mt. Zion Mission Saturday? When Pastor Joan arrived at Mt. Zion a year ago, one of the first things that she was told was that Mt. Zion was a mission church. At many of the "Breakfast with the Pastor" gatherings, many of you told Pastor Joan that you would like to see Mt. Zion provide more opportunities for families to do mission work. So out of those request, our Mission and Evangelism and Extravagant Hospitality Teams have planned this "Family Mission Opportu-nity " for our entire congregation to experience serving outside the walls of our church build-ing to be the hands and feet of Christ Jesus. What will we do on Mission Saturday? We have 3 sites out in the community that we have identified where we will send groups to give out three new pairs of socks in a gallon zip lock bag and a bottle of water with a "Jesus Loves You and So Do We" label. We will also give out a Christian calling card with a scripture verse and a message to each person. Washington, DC site - We will be going to Franklin Park where the unhoused and homeless people gather during the day. We will take sandwiches, socks, and bottled water to give out to everyone in the park. If any of the individuals in the park would like us to pray for them, we will have designated persons in our group who will pray with them. Baltimore site - We will go to Ames United Methodist Church on Carey and Baker Streets. We will help the Ames members prepare a lunch meal, set up for the meal, serve the meal and clean up. We will also give out socks and bottled water to everyone. Laurel -Route 1 Shelter - We will give out socks and bottled water to the people at the shelter. We will also have designated persons in our group who will pray with the clients if they want prayer. How many people are needed for Mission Saturday? We need 25 people at the Washington, DC site. We need 25 people at the Baltimore site. We need 10 people at the Laurel site. What time will we do the Mission Opportunity? On Saturday July 23, all the teams will meet at the church at 9:00 for a group prayer and then sent out. The Baltimore team will serve at the site until 2:00pm. The Washington, DC team will probably serve at the site till 1:00pm. The Laurel team will probably serve at the site until 12:00-12:30. If I am unable to go out to one of the sites on Saturday are there other ways that I can serve? YES! From now until July 21st: (continued on page 2)

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**You can bring in new pairs of socks (all sizes, colors, for children, women and men) ** You can bring in a case or cases of bottled water ** On Saturday - July 23, at 9:00am you can come to the church and help us make 400 sandwiches that we will take to the Washington, DC site. This is a Mission Opportunity for everyone. Every age is invited, welcome and encouraged to serve. You can even bring other family members and friends. We will carpool from Mt. Zion to the sites, so please sign up beforehand so we can have an accurate count. Who will be the Team Leaders at each site? The Baltimore site Team Leaders - Debby Klopp, Fred Towner and Pastor David. The Washington site Team Leaders - Elizabeth Blough, Will Scott, and Pastor Joan. The Laurel site Team Leaders Rod Barr and tba.

If you have any other questions feel free to speak to any one of the Team Leaders mentioned above. How can I prepare for Mt. Zion Mission Day? Pray this short prayer: "Come, Lord Jesus, and touch us with the power of the Holy Spirit that we may go out and be a bless-ing to someone else in ways that we could never imagine. It is not about us- it is all about you, Lord." Amen Mt. Zion UMC, DO YOU LOVE THE LORD? YES! THEN FEED HIS SHEEP! Blessings, Pastor Joan

Sunday, July 3 Celebrate the return of the CAMP HOPE Mission Team

We are asking everyone to wear a Camp Hope, Mount Zion, and/or Mission related shirt as we celebrate the work of Camp Hope Missions.

VBS CELEBRATION AND A CHURCH-WIDE COOKOUT

Sunday, July 24 – beginning at 10:00am with ONE WORSHIP SERVICE in our sanctuary filled with dancing, singing, puppets, testimonies about VBS and Praising God in Spectacular ways. Our worship will be on Fire for

Christ! Dress casual this day because immediately after our worship we will go outside underneath the BIG TENT and enjoy an Old-Fashioned Cookout with a pig roast, hot dogs and hamburgers, homemade coleslaw,

potato salad and baked beans. Everyone is asked to bring a dessert to share with 10 people. The horseshoes will be set up, the Gaga ball pit is open, the volleyball net is up and other games and fun will be going on. You don’t

want to miss this wonderful day. Make sure you are a part of us!

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Discipleship

Kayak Regata “May It Be Well With Your Hull”

On Sunday, June 12th, a hearty crew of 13 kayakers from Mt. Zion put their Kayaks into the Patuxent River at Haviland Mill Road and headed down the river. It was a beautiful afternoon, and in spite of trees to duck under and logs to go around, all made it to the take out point at Browns Bridge Road with only minor mishaps. In fact it was such a good journey that there is already talk of the next kayak adventure. Watch for it! Find your kayak and be ready to go.

Grillin’ With the Gospels Grilling Luke & John On July 6th & 13th

You’re invited to meet Pastor David at the grill, enjoy a special cooked meal, and open the Bible with him to discover the wonders of the Gospels. In June, we cov-ered Matthew & Mark. In July, we turn to Luke & John to see what treasures we may find in them in the 60-minute sweeping study. And it’s all outdoors (unless it rains)! A special feature of these Wednesday evening gatherings is that while the food comes off the grill at 6pm, children are invited to hit the Gaga Ball Court with Mrs. Jena while parents can open the Gospel with Pastor David. Following the study, parents and adults are invited to Join Pastor David in the Gaga Ball court before the sun goes down. Most of the events in the Gospels happened outdoors and Jesus was always talking about trees, birds, seeds, & other beautiful things of nature. It stands to reason, that the best place to study the Gos-pels would be outdoors. Come & get a good meal & find out what God may have to show us as we open His word with only the sky above.

BUMZE

(Bible, UM Heritage, Mt. Zion History,

Engagement in Mission)

On Sunday, July 31 a new venture in growing in disci-

pleship opens at Mt. Zion. It is called “BUMZE” and

features five weeks of sessions on Bible, United Meth-

odist heritage, Mt. Zion history, and Engagement in

Mission. The objective is to give participants a solid

understanding of what it means to be apart of the

Church and to engage in it’s mission in the world. All

are welcome to get involved in this venture! Just

come to Conference Room 3 where the Drop-in Class

meets at 10:10AM for the first session on July 31. This

will be an orientation. For more information, contact

Deb Leiss, Jenny Burtzlaff, Betty Ames, or Gail Cof-

fin. Hope to see you there!

A Bike Ride Around the BWI Airport

Saturday, July 30th

Pastors Joan & David are inviting everyone to do some-

thing fun together to end the month of July: go for a

Saturday morning bicycle ride around the trail that cir-

cles the BWI Airport. It’s less than 14 miles, and since it

goes in a complete circle, no one can get lost and we will

easily meet up at the end of the ride. Pump up your tires!

Fill your water bottle! Eat a good breakfast! And off we

will go...everyone riding at their own pace.

Here’s the plan: Meet at the church at 9:00am with your

bike. We will drive via caravan and park at the school

parking lot along the bicycle route. We will read an in-

spiring Psalm and then head out together, taking what-

ever time we like to go around-some may even want to

go around twice. The objective will be to get around be-

fore Pastors Joan & David on their Tandem!

Sound like fun? If so, indicate your interest on the info

stub on Sunday, and off we will go!

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United Methodist Men

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Lemonade on the Lawn

During the lazy, hazy days of summer, Fellowship Café takes a break

and each church committee hosts Lemonade on the Lawn for one Sun-day. Summer 2016 Schedule July 3: July 10: Board of Trustees (Rob Burgio) July 17: Worship Arts (David Norton) & Lay Leadership (Bettye Ames) July 24: VBS Pig Roast (Eric & Scott O’Keefe/Fellowship) July 31: Food Pantry (Carol Hill) August 7: Small Groups Ministry (Deb Leiss) & Healthcare (Sharon Hill) August 14: Education Committee (Katie Davis, Jena Meredith) August 21: United Methodist Men (Ken Sines, Brian Cornell) August 28: Missions (Laurie Norwood, Rod Barr) September 4: Labor Day Picnic - Engagement Sunday Tailgate Party”

Missions

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS

On Saturday, July 9, Maple Lawn will hold its Fourth of July Celebration and the Mt. Zion UMC Evangelism Team will be there letting everyone know that we are in the community and extending our welcome to come and join us. Mt. Zion was there in May for the Half Marathon event, and we return to set up our table in July in the hopes of touching lives for Jesus Christ.

We are looking for persons from the congregation who would volunteer to be at our table. There

will be Bibles to give away and materials to put in peoples’ hands to let them know of our church.

We will also be asking those who visit us to fill out an information card so that we can invite them

to events at Mt. Zion. The July 9 Celebration runs from 3:00-9:00PM. Volunteers are needed and

appreciated any time. Please contact Fred Towner or Elizabeth Blough or Pastor David. It may

be your hand that reaches out to one of those who visit our table that welcomes that person into

our church.

Community Events

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VBS Needs!! The decorating team of VBS would love to have help on Saturday afternoon July 16th at 1:30. We always have lots of fun setting up the sanctuary and the more hands we have the quicker we can get it one!! Church members, if you are not helping with VBS this year please consider helping in this way!! We need you!! contact Jena Meredith if you can help! jenameredith@hotmail.com Snacks for adult and youth VBS volunteers needed!! Please consider nourishing these wonderful helpers with goodies! We will take whatever you would like to offer!! Please bring your food items to the kitchen anytime during VBS week, July 17-22nd!! KID'S ZONE WILL RUN THIS MONTH DURING THE 9:00 SERVICE WITH THE EX-CEPTION OF JULY 3RD!! We are giving our children's Sunday School Teachers a break this summer and will resume Sunday School in the fall! A FEW SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED FOR THE FALL TO TEACH THE 2ND/3RD GRADE CLASS AND THE 4TH/5TH GRADE CLASS! Please prayerfully consider serving in this special ministry! The children are the future of the church! Please help us have another great school year with the children's ministry!!

GAGA BALL every Wednesday night in July!

Families please join us on July 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th from 6:30-7:30 pm and see what all the fun is about!! This is a game where children and adults can play together!! We will also have basketballs and a

volley ball if anyone wishes to play!

Vacation Bible School ~ Monday, July 18 - Friday, July 22 with finale picnic at noon!

Children’s Ministry

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Site 1 Art Jacques/Tech Lead

Erin Island/Sup Jayson

Madison Jack Tony

Site 2 Ken Sines/Tech Lead Rob Miller/Asst Lead

Debby Klopp/Sup Jake

Olivia Ryan S. Ryan S.

Ted Katy

Site 3 Chris Davis/Tech Lead

Tammi Brantley/Sup Mik

Matthew Zachary Emily Phillip Sophia

Youth Ministry 2016

Camp Hope Mission Team

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Life around Mt. Zion...it’s been a great year so far!

Lovely Volunteers at the MD Food Bank and our Open Doors Food Pantry

Little Dresses for Africa was a success to say the least! (left) Grillin’ With The Gospel! (right)

Thanking our AWESOME high school interns for their contribu-tions to us, we wish you luck in the coming semester! (right) Welcoming our New Members. We are so happy you have chosen Mt. Zion as your church home and look forward to seeing you often! (below)

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If you are unable to serve, please find a substitute and notify the church office at mtzionhighland@verizon.net.

Those Called to Serve and Lead Worship

Acolyte: Steve Dennis (thedenni@verizon.net)

8:30 Children’s Time: Jena Meredith

(jenameredith@hotmail.com)

Counters: Evan Saunderson (esaunderson@corridormtg.com)

9:00 Greeters: Larry & Koral Murdoch (jlmurdo@verizon.net)

or Louise Sehman (cdppsehman@verizon.net)

Liturgist: David Norton

Nursery: Kathy H. (mtzion_nursery@yahoo.com)

Projection: Sam Hergert (samary13730@comcast.net)

Sound: Rob Messerly (rob.messerly@verizon.net)

9:00 Ushers: Steve Reyda (sjreyda@verizon.net)

or Will Scott (willjill@verizon.net)

11:00 Ushers: Eric O’Keefe (ericwokeefe@yahoo.com )

Pointer Editors: Sue Ball (sbball72@verizon.net)

& Church Administrator

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:

Service Times

July 3 July 10 July 17

July 24 One Service @ 10 am & VBS Pig Roast

July 31

Kid’s Time 9:00 Camp Hope Pastor David Pastor Joan Jamie Hum-phreys/Jena Meredith

Young Adults

Counters Andrea Smolen, Rob Messerly

Roz Norman, Sally Williams

Roz Norman Evan Saunder-son

Larry Murdoch, Will Scott, Sam Hergert

Greeters

9:00 Lynn Jacobson John & Nancy Coontz

Larry & Koral Murdock

Will & Jill Scott

11:00 Mark Coffin Mark Coffin Evan Saunder-son

Mark Coffin

Liturgist 9:00 Camp Hope Jon Lindberg Elizabeth Den-nis

David Norton

Projection

9:00 Sam Hergert Jill Scott Sam Hergert

Carol Hill

Bonnie Luepkes

11:00 Sam Hergert Sam Hergert Sam Hergert Sam Hergert

Sound

9:00 Help Wanted Your Name Here Why Not You?

Scott Johnson

Help Wanted

11:00 Bill Ray Al Hill Bill Ray Bill Ray

Usher Captains

9:00 Will Scott Will Scott Will Scott Will Scott

Will Scott 11:00

Gary & Patricia Heinz

Gary & Patricia Heinz

Gary & Patricia Heinz

Gary & Patricia Heinz

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Please submit all articles you’d like to be placed in the AUGUST POINTER by Wednesday, July 20 to Sue Ball or khasselberger@mtzionhighland.com

In this Month’s Pointer…

Page 1 - Message from Pastor Joan

Page 2 - Message cont., Special Church Events

Page 3 - Grillin w/the Gospel & other

discipleship topics

Page 4 - United Methodist Men’s Retreat

Page 5 - Taking it to the Streets, Lemonade on the Lawn

Page 6 - Childrens Ministry

Page 7 - Youth Ministry/Camp Hope

Page 8 - Mission Day Q & A

Page 9 - Opportunities to Serve

Page 10 - Birthdays

Page 11 - July Calendar

Celebrating Marriage February 17th, 18th and 19th, 2017

At the Dunes Manor in Ocean City, MD

There will be speakers on several subjects and concepts to benefit married couples, “How to

Fight Fairly” is just one example. More information to follow in upcoming Fall Brochure.