C h a p e l H i l l N e w s

A NOTE FROM YOUR PASTOR:

M o n t h l y N e w s l e t t e r o f C h a p e l H i l l U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h i n B u c k h a n n o n , W e s t V i r g i n i a

I n s id e th i s i ss ue:

Notes with Spiritual Tempos

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UM Women Straw-berry Festival Concessions Church Staff

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Food & Fellowship 4

Strawberry Festival Events

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James Bible Study Recap Mother’s Day Break-fast

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Birthdays & Anniver-saries Facts & Figures

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Pentecost Sing 8

Ma y 2 0 1 2

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BISHOP’S BIKE RIDE Each year, a group of persons in the West Virginia Annual Conference ride bicycles from Charleston to Buckhannon on the weekend before Annual Conference as a way of raising money for a project in the United Methodist Church. Our resident Bishop names the cause or agency that will receive money from the bike ride. This year the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has been selected by Bishop Lyght and affirmed by Bishop Grove to be the recipient agency.

We have information in the church office on how you can help support UMCOR through the Bishop’s Bike Ride. There are many ways to give, from supporting a rider to texting a message for a $10.00 contribution straight to UMCOR.

BECOMING A TREATMENT FOSTER PARENT Pressley Ridge, a social services agency from Morgantown, is expanding into our area to pro-vide services to troubled children and their families. They are looking for persons who are will-ing to become ‘treatment foster parents’ for children in this area. Pressley Ridge provides treatment foster care services for boys and girls ages 5-18 who have emotional and behavioral issues. The goals are to provide re-education to children and their families so that they may overcome issues and reunite as a family with a better understanding of how to handle life problems. The organization offers to those who become ‘Treatment Foster Parents’ special-ized training, 24 hour crisis support and tax free income. If you are interested, we have infor-mation in the church office on who to contact.

~Pastor Joe Shreve

Youth Director needed at Gassaway-Morrison charge

Youth Director Job Description Summary: The Youth Director seeks to provide a well–balanced program for youth that will seek to win the lost to Christ and to help those who are Christians to mature in Christ and discover the personal gifts and abilities with which God has blessed them. The one word that describes and entails the concept of youth ministry is the word “discipleship.” Essential Duties and Responsibilities The essential duties for this position include but are not limited to: • Develop, promote and coordinate a balanced program of curriculum and activities for discipleship ministry to the youth of all ages. • Train and supervise all volunteer youth leaders. • Plan youth events (ie. Youth week, youth revivals) to involve youth in areas of church leadership. • Plan monthly “outings” for youth & adult volunteers. • Involve youth in ministry and mission projects. • Be available for consultation with parents. • Support youth in their school setting. • Lead regular leadership meetings with youth leaders. • Make annual budget recommendations for youth ministry. • Perform other duties as assigned by the pastor. Hours Required to Perform Duties & Responsibilities • Approx. 15 hours per week Salary • Salary is commensurate with experience & education

Celebrating, Living and Sharing Christ’s Love for All!

DS Ken Ramsey Letter

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evoLv 10

Mission Trip 2012 SYC VBS

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Compassion Child Children’s Church

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Calendar 13

Camp Registration Staff Parish Rela-tions Article

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Class of 2012 Summer Camp 16

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May all

the music you hear and sing

at our

services draw you

closer to

God. May God

Bless You!

♫Notes with Spiritual Tempos By Pam Walling, Director of Music

As we settle into May, we look forward to Mother’s Day, The Strawberry Festival, and Memorial Day. It is also the end of the choir year for the Bell Choir, Kids of the King-dom Choir, Adoration, Youth Choir, and Cherub Choir. The Chancel Choir sings through June!

THANK YOU CHOIRS! The Bell Choir will close their year on May 13th by playing two songs. I thank all of the ringers that make the Bell Choir possible. Without even one player we are missing 3 or 4 notes and could not play. I thank not only the regular ringers but our substitutes that make our rehearsals possible when others cannot be there. It has been said that when a bell rings an angel gets his or her wings. Thank you all for blessing our Worship service with the beautiful sound of hand bells! The Kids of the Kingdom Choir has revived this year. I thank them for sharing their incredible talents with us throughout the year. I especially thank them for the Christmas play and for singing at the “Celebration of Mission Event” at First Church. Your talents are incredible and we enjoy hearing your message in song on Sunday mornings. The Cherub Choir will also be drawing to a close in May. It is at this young age that it is so important to begin singing and praising God in a choir! I especially thank them for participating in the Christmas Play and for singing at the “Celebration of Mission Event” at First Church. We thank the Cherub Choir and their director, Sharon Walton, for blessing us with their incredible talents! The Youth Choir will sing their last song on May 13, Mother’s Day. I thank you for the wonderful Christmas play that touched people’s hearts. You truly are an important part of our worship experience! We will miss our one senior, Caitlin Warner next year! What an incredible gift of singing she has shared with our church from first grade to now! We wish you the very best in your college years and on into your future! We thank you for the memories and may God bless you! Adoration is also drawing to a close for this year. Dance is such an incredible way to praise the Lord! We thank the Adoration dancers and their director, Amanda Hayes for sharing their talents with us and for making our worship experience so special! On May 31, the Chancel Choir and Bell Choir will have their annual Choir Dinner at the French See Dining Room at WVWC. It is fun to reminisce the year’s events, have great fellowship, and eat dinner together. It gives me great joy to thank all of them for the com-mitment, time, and talents they share with us throughout the year! The Chancel Choir will sing through the month of June and will be featured in next month’s article. MUSIC FOR THE 10:30 WORSHIP SERVICE FOR MAY SUNDAY, MAY 6 – Anthem – “The Lily of the Valley” by Larson/Shafferman SUNDAY, MAY 13 – Mother’s Day Anthem - “Lord Be Glorified” by Kilpatrick/Schram Introit - “Here I Am To Worship” with “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” – Youth Choir Special Mother’s Day Song – Duet – Kirsten and Elizabeth Ammons Special Music – “Father, We Love You” – Kids of the Kingdom Choir Special Music – “I Love You Lord” and “Because He Lives” – Bell Choir SUNDAY, MAY 20 – Honoring the Graduates Anthem – “Bless The Lord” by Beethoven/Hopson Introit – Solo – Carly Gregory SpecialMusic – Caitlin Warner SUNDAY, MAY 27 – Pentecost Sunday and Observance of Memorial Day Anthem – “Shine Jesus Shine” arranged by Mark Hayes

C h u r c h S t a f f

Joseph M. Shreve, Pastor

Risë Hanifan, Director of Christian Education

Diane Kimble, Administrative Assistant

Rick McKinney, Custodian

David Ours, Maintenance Supervisor

Pam Walling, Choir Director

Sharon Walton, Organist

Amanda Hayes & Grace Rapking, 1st - 3rd

Children’s Church

Kim & Miranda Lincicome, Pre-K - K Children’s

Church

Amanda Downs & Angie Wellman, Nursery

Workers

Bob Walling & Brad Lincicome, Audio Visual

Technicians

Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:00AM – 1:00PM

Phone 304/472-6904

Fax 304/472-6993

Email: chapelhill@chapelhillum.com

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Celebrating

Living

and

Sharing

Christ’s Love

for

All

May 4th

MISSION TRIP &

VBS FUNDRAISER:

Baked Steak Dinner

served in Engle Hall

4:30 - 7:00

Menu:

Baked Steak,

Mashed Potatoes,

Gravy,

Green Beans,

Applesauce,

Rolls,

Dessert,

Tea & Coffee

Adults: $10.00

Children under

8 (half portion):

$5.00

COME OUT & SUPPORT

OUR YOUTH WHILE

ENJOYING A

DELICIOUS MEAL &

FELLOWSHIP WITH YOUR

FRIENDS!

Strawberry

Festival

HOT DOG SALES The United Methodist Women will again be selling Hot Dogs as a service and fundraising event. This takes a lot of volunteer hours, and we ask that you consider signing up for one or more 3 hour shifts over the 3 day festival to help us out. We are also requesting donations of 24 pack canned Pepsi products or flats of bottled water. And we need volunteers to make the hot dog

chili (recipe provided). Please see the sign up sheet on the church office window. THANKS!

C h a p e l H i l l N e w s

Website Online! www.chapelhillum.com

Chapel Hill’s website is up and running. Risë Hanifan designed and will maintain the website, so if there is information that you would like to include or update, please send her an email at rise@chapelhillum.com. The web address is www.chapelhillum.com.

“Do all the

good you can,

By all the

means you

can, In all the

ways you can,

In all the

places you

can, At all the

times you can,

To all the

people you

can, As long as

ever you can.”

~ John Wesley

(1703-1791)

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Food and Fellowship Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you brought Me together with yourselves and welcomed and entertained and lodged Me. Our Wednesday Night Dinners are still going as strong as ever. We have an average of 90 every

Wednesday. Everyone is so appreciative of the food and seem to have a great fellowship time. There are many helpers who stay after they have eaten to clean up. Sometimes the helpers will even come to take the kitchen and dining room crews plates and utensils to the dishwasher. God Bless them for thinking of us! There is a story I would like to share. We have several patrons from ResCare who visit us almost every Wednesday. They are very loving, kind, apprecia-tive, and polite. Now is the time of Special Olympics and many of them are in Charleston. I was told last night (4/25) that one of the young men almost did-n’t go with his teammates because he knew he would have to miss our din-ners. He said he feels love here as well as acceptance. That’s worth more to me and my co-workers than anything. How that young man blesses us each time he attends! If you don’t come to the dinners please think about coming. Maybe it will become a habit that you look forward to just as we all look for-ward to preparing the meal. God has sent many angels to cook and serve these dinners. Jane White, Joyce Gregory, Pat Simons, Kim Walls, Doris Shaffer, Charlie Shaffer, Irene Andrew, Adele Sue Cole, Bob Cole, Betty Rohr, Loretta Dawson, Amy Cook, Allen Cook, Marilyn Keith, Brenda Richardson, George Richardson, Wayne Kimble, Anna Leigh Kimble, the Lincicomes, Bob Cook, Becky Cook, Kathy Foster, , Bonne Riffle, Mary Sue Ritter, Mary Hull, Patty Brake, Amanda Hayes, Carolyn Robinson, Kelly Williams, Steve and Lisa Cain, and of course The Band of Brothers. I’m sure I have left someone out and for that I am truly sorry. You are angels placed on this earth, in this place, to do the work of the Lord! I thank you from the depths of my being! In Christ’s Love, Diane Kimble

Church Women United Pastor Kara Phillippi of the Frenchton United Methodist Charge will be guest speaker as the Upshur-Buckhannon Church Women United join with other CWU units in 170 countries and regions to celebrate "May Friendship Day" on Friday, May 4, 2012. The 12:00 luncheon meeting will be hosted by the French Creek United Methodist Church. The theme for this meeting is "Sights and Sounds of Harmony" with the emphasis on "Listening to my Sisters" as we learn about the world wide missions of Church Women United. All women of Upshur County are invited to this enlightening program. ...

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL DATES MAY 16 WASH BERRIES AND BAKE CAKES

MAY 17, 18, 19 SELL COOKIES, SHORTCAKE & BERRIES

IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE CONTACT BILL NICHOLSON AT 304-472-7920.

NAME: __________________________________

PHONE #: ________________________________

I would prefer to help on _______________________

(day or date)

I can work ________________________________

(hours you can help)

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL COOKIES

COOKIES WILL BE BAKED ON WED., MAY 9th (8am-noon), THURS., MAY 10th (2:30pm-8pm), and Fri., May 11th (8am-8pm) IN PREPARA-TION FOR THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP IN ANY WAY, PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM AND PLACE IN THE OFFERING PLATE, LEAVE ON THE DESK IN THE CHURCH OFFICE OR CALL JERILYN THORN (304/472-3941) AND LEAVE A MESSAGE OR YOU COULD CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE (304/472-6904).

Name: ___________________________________________

Phone #: _________________________________________

I would prefer to help on _____________________________

(day or date & time)

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James Bible Study Recap

What an awesome privilege it was to participate in such a moving and convicting Beth Moore Bible study as "James, Mercy Triumphs!" Twenty five ladies from Chapel Hill and five other churches met for 9 consecutive weeks, spending 2 hours every Monday evening together, deep in the word of God, faithfully completing daily homework, writing out, by hand, the entire book of James, and accepting a weekly service project which challenged us to practice what James was preaching - let your faith show by your good works. James, the half-brother of Jesus, had the "Shekinah," the very glory of God himself, living under the same roof with him. Yet, sadly, at the time he didn't recognize it. Not until Jesus appeared to him personally after His resurrection did he become a bold believer and a pillar of faith and leadership in the Jerusalem Church. The glory of God lives all around us, too. And James' very passionate message begs us not to miss that. We as women believ-ers were touched by the following truths penned by James: consider it a joy when you face trials (James 1:2) if you need some wisdom, just ask God (James 1:5) be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger (James 1:19) don't merely listen to the word, do what it says (James 1:22) keep a tight rein on your tongue or your religion is worthless (James 1:26) don't show favoritism (James 2:1) mercy triumphs over judgment (James 2:13) faith without deeds is dead (James 2:26) anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world, becomes an enemy of God (James 4:4) come near to God and He will come near to you (James 4:8) anyone who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins (James 4:17) don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged (James 5:9) the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well (James 5:15) the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective (James 5:6) Thank you to everyone who participated, and to you who supported and encouraged this ministry. ~ Becky Williams & Carol Meese

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MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST You are invited to attend the ANNUAL MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST sponsored by the men of this community on Sunday, May 13th, at 8:00am in Engle Hall. Make plans to come; bring a friend, relative, your mother, your daughter, your sister to enjoy a great breakfast and fellowship one with another. Plans have been made for a nice program to honor all women, so you won’t want to miss this event. And you don’t have to be a mother in order to be motherly. If you are a female, you matter and Mother’s Day is a celebration for all women.

You Are Special to Everyone!

God Bless You!

Fa c t s & F i g u r e s

Record of our Faithfulness: 2012 Budget $369,258.00 Needed through April 22 $120,719.04 Received through April 22 $116,805.49 Scholarship Fund $ 380.00 Building Fund $ 777.45 Memorial Fund $ 100.00 Marcellus Gas Well Royalty $ 17,980.23

Average attendance in April & total offerings

Worship Sunday School 8:00AM Service 74 $5885.00 72 $344.80 10:30AM Service 240 $21,345.98

M ay B i r t h d ay

20 Jim Carson 21 Todd Carson 22 Debbie Weese, Thomas Stevens, Penny Haymond 23 Jason Green, Veta Lewis, J. C. Raffety 24 Andy Shay, Matthew Copen 25 Ted Blend, Debbie Carpenter, Jimmie Green 26 Dick Ralston, Larry Watson, Lauren Lamb, Courtney Warner 27 Ann Ours 28 Caleb Sikarskie 29 Ashley Hall, McKenzie Kittle 30 Nora Fultz, Brad Lincicome, Ed Summerfield 31 Katie Rhodes

M ay A n n i v e r s a r i e s 3 Bill & Pam Thomas, Joe & Courtney Sowerby 5 Duwane & Tappan Squires 9 Mark & Tracy Cunningham 10 Jeff & Mari Brown 13 John Johnson & Helen Summers 21 John & Lisa McCune 22 Mike & Michele Williams, Andy & Nikki Shay 24 Roger & Jean Howard 25 Ron & Julia Brady, George & Brenda Richardson 26 Danny & Ricki Green 28 Bob & Adele Cole, Mike & Becky Walton, Allen & Amy Cook 29 Steve & Denise Straight 31 Jim & Gina Nolte

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Your talent

is God’s

gift to

you. What you do

with it is

your gift

back to

God.

1 Dorothy Trainer, Laura Mason 2 Nancy Porter 3 Helen Summers, Brian Carson, Steven Wendling 4 Colvin Ralston, John Hunter IV, Matthew Carson 5 Mary Henderson, Tim Rock, Craig Mason, Eliana McCutcheon 6 Cindy Rock, Megan Watson, Jacob Miller 7 Linda Phipps, Garrett Jones 8 Helen Crumrine, Joyce Law 9 Jon Green 12 Teresa Blend, Phil Tomblyn 14 Dalton Cutright 16 Steve Collett, Makayla Reynolds 17 William M. Thomas 18 Alex Suder, Josie Fealey 19 John Cvechko

Youth Director needed at Gassaway-Morrison charge

Youth Director Job Description Summary: The Youth Director seeks to provide a well–balanced program for youth that will seek to win the lost to Christ and to help those who are Christians to mature in Christ and discover the personal gifts and abilities with which God has blessed them. The one word that describes and entails the concept of youth ministry is the word “discipleship.” Essential Duties and Responsibilities The essential duties for this position include but are not limited to: • Develop, promote and coordinate a balanced program of curriculum and activities for discipleship ministry to the youth of all ages. • Train and supervise all volunteer youth leaders. • Plan youth events (ie. Youth week, youth revivals) to involve youth in areas of church leadership. • Plan monthly “outings” for youth & adult volunteers. • Involve youth in ministry and mission projects. • Be available for consultation with parents. • Support youth in their school setting. • Lead regular leadership meetings with youth leaders. • Make annual budget recommendations for youth ministry. • Perform other duties as assigned by the pastor. Hours Required to Perform Duties & Responsibilities • Approx. 15 hours per week Salary • Salary is commensurate with experience & education

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A SUPER SIZED NOTE OF THANKS FROM YOUR DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

Dear Friends:

At District Conference, in my final sermon as your District Superintendent, I shared the story of a woman who was so overwhelmed by emotion that she could not articulate to her husband the great good news that they were going to be grandparents. Finally, completely out of breath from trying to get the words out, she sat down and cried. As she sat there sobbing, between breaths, she muttered, “But it is such good news!” Indeed it was. The Good News that we are called to proclaim is, “Christ is risen!” This is news that should shape who we are and what we do.

Sharing that story in my sermon should have prepared me for the moments of celebration at the end of the Dis-trict Conference, but they did not. Charlea and I were completely overwhelmed by the expressions of love, support, and encouragement offered by all of you. Like the woman in my story, words could not be found to express all we want to express. The flood of notes, comments, hugs, and warm handshakes was an experience like none other. We have en-joyed living and working among you over these past years. We have been able to be in a multitude of settings together, small and large, and have watched as the Spirit of God moved among us. We have shared joys and sorrows, chal-lenges and conflicts, and mountains and valleys. Through it all, God has worked all things for good and moved us all in the direction of God’s loving purposes for our lives and our churches.

The love gift presented to us was unbelievably generous and will help us greatly as we transition to a new place of ministry. Please share with each church and person that gave, my personal gratitude for this outpouring of grace. One of the fast food places used to always ask if you wanted your order “supersized.” If I could I would “super size” this thank you note, just to try to capture a bit of the heartfelt appreciation that is within me. When you write in “all caps” in a note or text it is considered “yelling.” In this case however I want you to see it as a “supersized,” “huge,” great big”: FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU! PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR WHO YOU ARE AND ALL YOU MEAN TO ME!

I KNOW THAT THE Lord has wonderful plans for all of our churches. If we stay focused and not allow small matters to occupy center stage, the Lord will work and move us all toward growth and vitality. Finally, I pray fervently that the support you offered me will now be transferred in double measure to our new District Superintendent who will be coming beginning July 1, 2012. We are called to labor together in the field and help bring in the harvest of God’s Kingdom. God will show us the way to be faithful and fruitful!

In Christ, Ken Ramsey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

RESULTS OF THE VOLUNTEERISM SURVEY

(49 RESPONSES)

1) Relay for Life 65% 11) Church Mission Events 29% 2) Undie Sunday 55% HS Christmas Tree 29% 3) Food Pantry 53% 12) Band of Brothers 27% 4) VBS 49% Habitat for Humanity 27% 5) Clothes Closet 47% 13) Crop Walk 25% 6) Operation Christmas Child 41% UMW 25% Visitation to shut-ins, etc. 41% 14) Schools, PTO, etc. 22% 7) Wednesday dinners 39% Transporting people 22% 8) Meals on Wheels 35% Water Missions 22% Crosslines 35% Food for Thought 22% 9) Clubs & Organizations 33% 15) COME 20% Angel Tree 33% World Vision 20% 10) Souper Bowl 31% Friends of Ft. Liberte 31% Back to School Block Party 31%

Comments on the most rewarding aspects of volunteering: Knowing I am helping (serving) others. Sharing God's love. Being blessed to be a blessing. Feeling God's pleasure. Making a difference. Continuing God's plan that Jesus taught us. The happiness and joy on the faces and actions of those receiving. Feeling really tired after working hard for others

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evoLv scheduLe oF evenTs eager volunteers of Love’s vision (6th-12th grade youth)

May 6 – evoLv 5-7 (Bowling at Compton Lanes) May 13 – evoLv 5-7 (SERVICE PROJECT) May16-19 – Strawberry Festival: Strawberry Festival: If you help at one of the events going on at the church for the Strawberry Festival, you will get one service point. (No limit to service points) May 20 – evoLv 5-7: DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR THE MISSION TRIP!!! May 27 – NO evoLv: Memorial Day June 3 – evoLv 4-6 June 4-8 – SERVICE PROJECT(S): Decorating for VBS (watch for times) June 10-15 – Vacation Bible School: Operation Overboard – All ages welcome; Nightly 6-8:30; Friday, June 15 6:30-8:30 at the Upshur Recreational Park (High School Pool) June 17 – VBS Worship Service during 10:30 service; evoLv 4-6 June 24 – NO evoLv July 1 – evoLv 4-6 (SERVICE PROJECT) July 8 – evoLv 4-6 July 15-21 – Mission Trip to Oak Hill! Sign up by May 20! July 22 – NO evoLv!!! July 28-30 – Reward trip to Columbus, Ohio * YOUTH CHOIR MEETS ON SUNDAYS AT 4:30 PM IN THE CHOIR ROOM. ** SERVICE PROJECTS: Each service project is worth 1 service point. The service projects for Faith in 3D fund-raisers are for youth not going to Faith in 3D. Those going to Faith in 3D are expected to come, unless unable to do so. If a youth earns 7 service points, they will win a trip next summer. The trip will be voted on by youth.

Youth in Service: evoLv youth serving others evoLv participates in service projects throughout the year, usually one or two per month. From September through

February, they participated in 12 service projects. When they earn 7 service points, they earn the right to go on a

special trip in the summer. The youth will vote on the trip. As of December 31, the following youth have earned ser-

vice points: Desiree King, 11; Lindsay Cutlip, 10; Garrett Jones, 8; Courtney Warner, Abby Johnson, Leah Blend,

Charlie Presar, Meg Presar,7; Andrew Rapking, Caitlin Warner, 6; Destiny Avison, Sidney Cutlip, Madeleine Wil-

liams, 5; Anthony Phillips, Breesha Avison, 4; Mitchell Williams, Julia Nolte, 3; Delana Teets, 2; Ben Nolte, Trey

Avison and Carson Blake, 1.

Chapel Hill T-Shirts for Sale at a LOWER PRICE! The Chapel Hill mission team is selling Chapel Hill T-shirts for $10 each. Shirts come in sizes from Small to 3XL.

There are 5 smalls remaining, 17 mediums, 11 larges, 7 XL, 6 2XL. The money raised from this fundraiser will help

support the 2012 mission team, which will travel Oak Hill and Fayetteville, West Virginia.

Inkjet and Toner Cartridges at Work Thank you to all who have brought in inkjet and toner cartridges! Please continue bringing them in! The youth recy-

cle the inkjet cartridges for money, while the toner cartridges are used to pay for office supplies. In

fact, June, July and this newsletter paper and mailing labels were free, because of the Staples

Rewards earned by recycling the toner cartridges! Thank you for helping to send our young peo-

ple on missions and for helping to keep our office expenses down! Place your inkjet and toner

cartridges in the bin on the wood shelf next to Irons Chapel.

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WORDS

WHICH

DO

NOT

GIVE

THE

LIGHT

OF

CHRIST

INCREASE

THE

DARK.

~Mother Teresa

2012 Chapel Hill Mission Trip:

Destination Oak Hill, WV Our mission trip in 2012 will be held on July 15-21. The sign up deadline is

May 20. We will be working with Oak Hill United Methodist Church to repair

homes in the Fayetteville area. The cost of this trip will be around $380 per person, but the

cost to each participant will be $50. On our day off, we will go whitewater rafting, ziplining or

swimming. There will be a sign up sheet outside of the church office. If you are interested in

participating, please sign up! If you have any questions, please contact Risë at

rise@chapelhillum.com or call/text 304.613.8999 or the church at 304.472.6904.

SYC:UNIQUE – “fearfully and wonderfully

made” Attention current 6th-12th grade youth – if you are interested in attending SYC, here is some important information! SYC is a program of the WV Annual Conference held on the campus of WVWC. This year, SYC is be-ing held June 18-22. Join others as you explore who you are as children of God and how you are to live as special creatures in God’s creation.

For more information, contact Risë to learn more. If you want to register, you can get a paper copy from Risë or register online at www.wvumc.org/youth. The registration fees are as follows: If you register before May 15, the cost is $200. If you register

after May 15, but before June 10, registration is $215. If you register between June 10-12, the

cost is $240. The church will cover $100 of your registration.

Vacation Bible School 2012: Operation Overboard –Supplies

and Volunteers Needed

We have scheduled our 2012 Vacation Bible School for June 10-15, 2012. We will be diving deep under the sea as we explore Operation Overboard. Please put this on your calendar and plan to attend or assist with this awesome adventure! If you would like to help plan, please contact Risë Hanifan or Jennifer Ammons. Here is a preliminary list of some supplies that we need: White chenille stems/pipe cleaners – 160 Dark colored pool noodles- 13 (7 red, 6 green) Artificial ferns and other green artificial plant pieces Large gray trash bags Very Large styrofoam sheets (like insulation – it will be painted, so color doesn’t matter) White or blue Christmas lights Acrylic Paint (bright colors, with lots of different shades of blue) Natural sponges Dried moss Chest that could look like a treasure chest (just to borrow) – 2 Driftwood 30 mm googly eyes (big ones) – 100 Multi-pack of sequins or sparkly things – 6 12x18 Foam Sheets (all colors) – 50 If you are interested in helping with VBS this year, please let Risë know by filling out this form and returning it to the church office or offering plate. Or send Risë an email. Name: _____________________________________Phone: ________________________ ___ Leading ___ Shepherding ___ Music ___ Decorating ___ Planning ___ Prayer ___ Snacks ___ Registration ___ Providing supplies ___ Other (____________________)

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evoLv Sponsors a Compassion Child

evoLv youth group has sponsored a child through Compassion International. Her name is Andreina Cedano and she lives in Higüey, Dominican Republic. Her birthday is December 25, 2005. She lives with her mother, father and one sibling. Her father works as a laborer, and the average monthly income for a laborer in her city is $176 a month. Her community needs clean water and electric. Her sponsorship is $38 a month. evoLv youth who attended Youth 2011 picked this child to support. They are asking all youth in grades 6-12 to bring a $5 per month donation to help support this child. Think of all the material things you have and all the love that you receive. Then think about what $5 will cost you – one meal at a fast food restaurant. It is less than the cost of a 3D movie. How many items have you bought this year that add up or well exceed $5 that you no longer use? evoLv youth will also be writing to the child to let her know that there are Christian people who love her somewhere else in the world.

We had to discontinue sponsorship through Destiny Rescue because we were not getting enough monetary sup-

port to sustain two sponsorships. If, in the future, support increases, we will sponsor a child through Friends of

Fort Liberté.

Children’s Church Schedule We will continue with separate children’s church for ages 3-Kindergarten and those in 1

st-3

rd grade this year. Pre-K and Kinder-

garten children will have children’s worship each Sunday with Kim and Miranda Lincicome. Children are not required to attend chil-dren’s worship, but if they would like to go, it begins right after the children’s sermon in the Children’s Church room (Christian Educa-tion hallway). Children in 1

st-3

rd grade will have worship every other Sun-

day with Amanda Hayes and Grace Rapking. This worship group also meets directly after the children’s sermon, but they meet in Irons Chapel (next to the church office). The schedule for 1

st-3

rd

grade is listed below: May 13, 27 June 10, 24 July 8, 29 August 12, 26

Recognizing

Sunday School

and

Youth Volunteers We will be recognizing Sunday School

and Youth volunteers on May 6 during

the 10:30 worship service. We are so grateful to those who are willing

to give so generously and freely of their time each week to lead the

children and youth to stronger relationships with Christ.

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C h a p e l H i l l N e w s P a g e 1 4

Staff Parish Relations Committee Information

The Staff Parish Relations Committee is one of the least understood of the church’s elected groups, but yet has a great deal to do with the spiritual health of the church.

In the church’s discipline and in a handbook for Staff– PRISH Relations committees, the words “must be engaged in and attentive to their Christian spiritual development so as to give proper leadership in the responsibilities with which the committee is entrusted” are emphasized. Members of the committee are called to a spiritual endeavor. You will help your team create and evaluate suggestions, plans, and activities against the measure: “Does this move us closer to our church’s vision to bring others to God in this place and time?” The committee has both leadership and management functions in the congregation. Leadership is the role of “keeping an eye on the big picture”. There are some legal and risk management issues for which the committee has responsi-bility.

Specific tasks include:

Educating and reminding staff and congregation to focus on working together toward the mis-sion of the church by promoting unity and encouraging, strengthening, nurturing, supporting, and respecting the pastor, staff, and their families.

Leading conversation between congregation and staff about ministry direction, including rec-ommendations about staff positions.

Developing written policy and procedures on employment of non-appointed staff.

Assessing job performance of the pastor and staff aligning for the purpose of realigning staff position descriptions with the mission of the church.

Supporting lifelong learning and spiritual renewal for all staff - also known as continuing edu-cation.

Identifying and supporting from the congregation those who have interest in moving to or-dained ministry.

Conflict and rumors are addressed in this guidelines handbook - all of us can benefit from a session with the wisdom of that section.

The committee must have between 5 and 9 members serving terms of 3 years. A lay member of the annual conference and the lay leader must be embers. The committee must meet at least quarterly. It must meet in a closed session and all information shared in the committee shall be confidential. When the pastor or any other member of the staff is under consideration and that person’s employ-ment is to be discussed, that person must be informed prior to the meeting and immediately thereaf-ter be brought into consultation either by the committee or the district superintendent.

There are several more guidelines for the Staff Parish Committee, but you can see from this that the life of the church is greatly dependent upon the strength of the committee. Persons under consideration for committee membership need to be evaluated for their leadership, their spiritual strength, their teaching skills, their communication skills and their desire to help grow and maintain the church’s mission.

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Chapel Hill United Methodist Church’s new logo designed by Lauren Lamb

Our purpose at Chapel Hill

is to seek, grow and send

disciples of Jesus Christ.

Class of 2012!!! If you are graduating this May or this summer from high school or college or you know someone who is graduating, please let Risë know. You can send an email to rise@chapelhillum.com, call her at 304.613.8999, place the name in the offering plate, or call Diane at the church and let her know! We don’t want to miss anybody! Those who are graduating high school should start gather-ing pictures now for the graduation slideshow! We’ll need between 20 and 25 pictures each. We will be honoring graduates on May 20 during worship.

Here is a list of members who I know are graduating high school (if your name is not on the list or you know someone I am missing, please let me know):

Carson Cunningham, Carly Gregory, Amy Livesay, Caitlin Warner

Here is a list of members who I know are graduating college, etc. (if your name is not on the list or you know someone I am missing, please let me know): Eric Blend, Lisa Crites, Tabitha Lincicome, Natalie Neal, Jessica Reed

Spring Heights Summer Camp 2012

Attention children ages 7-18 – How would you like to spend a few days or a week at a camp? Spring Heights is a United Methodist Retreat Center offering summer camp programs throughout the sum-mer for children ages 7-18. Costs range from $138-$325 depending on the length and type of camp. We have plenty of fliers available on the table outside of Risë’s office or you can go online to www.springheights.org for information and to register. If you have any questions, contact Risë. The church will cover half of the cost of the camp. Registration form is on page 14 of this newsletter.