Growing up, I was blessed to have a wonderful minister whose impact on my life was great. Rev. W. McCarl Roberts was pastor of Arnolia U.M.

Church for 12 of my most formative years. It was through him that I learned the im-portance of preaching in a way that helps folks find strength for the week ahead. To this day I still get advice and support from

the man who will always be my pastor.

After so long a tenure, it was hard for our congregation to say goodbye as he moved on to the next pastorate. Years later, Rev. Roberts related to me the story of his first meeting with the Pastor-Parish

Relations Committee at that new church.

The members went around the table sharing what they wanted in a pastor. One said: “In this church, you’re only as good as your last sermon. We want top notch preaching”. Another said: Every

member should be visited; while another stated that the pastor needed to sing in the Choir. Someone else wanted the pas-tor in the office for drop-ins every day and have coffee ready. One man said he wanted Bible Studies every week through-out the year and the pastor should lead the youth group weekly. A lady stated that counseling sessions were important and the last pastor was on two District and Conference Committees. The final person said: “Yes, and you need to be on the Church Softball team. The last pastor led us to victory”. At that point, the Commit-tee Chair said “The only thing left is for you to walk on water”, which introduced a little levity into a stressful situation. Be-cause, of course, one, also, needs time for prayer and devotions, family life and prep-

aration time for many church tasks.

The point is this, most of us are periodical-ly faced with unrealistic expectations (continued on Page 5 ….CUMC Pastor’s Corner)

Pastor’s Corner

Mission Statement

“We exist to worship and serve God together as a Christian community, calling individuals and families to seek wholeness in their relationship with self, others, and God, in order to make disciples of Jesus Christ, and to nurture them on their spiritual journey within a community of inclusive love and compassionate service to others.”

8680 Ft. Smallwood Road Pasadena, MD 21122 Church: 410-255-1506 Fax: 410-437-0084 Pastor’s Home: 443-725-4966 Email: communityumc2@verizon.net Web: www.communityumcpasadena.org

Church Office Hours Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Pantry Hours:

Tuesday & Thursday 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

LampLighter F a ith Comm un i ty U n it ed Me thod i s t

C oopera t i ve Pa r i sh

Community United Methodist Church

Issue 4 July / August 2015

Rev. L. Katherine Moore Community UMC

Kimberly Fagan Secretary

Cristina Prince Music Director

Michele Drocella Organist

Cathy Fleming Lay Leader

Gene Stevens Lay Leader

Jeanne Maddox ASL Interpreter

Bobbie Richardson Sunday School Superintendent

John Scripture Music Director Emeritus

Worship Schedule for July & August 2015

July 5 9 & 10:30 AM Worship Service / Communion

July 12 9 & 10:30 AM Worship Service / Reception of New Members

July 19 10:30 AM Combined Service / No Sunday School / Children’s Sun-day

July 26 9 & 10:30 AM Worship Service / Holy Humor Sunday

Aug. 2 9 & 10:30 AM Com-bined Worship / Com-munion

Aug. 9 9 & 10:30 AM Com-bined Worship / Teach-er Appreciation

Aug. 12 7:00 PM Healing Service

Aug. 16 9 & 10:30 AM Praise Sunday

Aug. 23 9 & 10:30 AM Worship Service

Aug. 30 10:30 AM Combined Worship Service

Did you ever notice that no two days are alike? Even though we are in the practice of watching the calendar for spe-cial dates (and those special dates repeat themselves on schedule), no two days are alike. We may have the same general daily routine, but the things that happen in between those events are never the same—even the events of and during those “daily routines” are never the same. Each moment is different from the preced-ing. Change is around us all the time—every day, every hour.

So….what’s the point? The point is that we should be used to change in our lives. That doesn’t mean that we can’t schedule things or events, but it does mean that we should not be surprised or discouraged when everything doesn’t fall into place on schedule or by the original plan. Have our national, or state, or local governments ever completed a project on time? Have any government bills been passed without discussion or change? Did everything that was promised the people ever come to pass?

Today we see change around us all the time. Some of those changes are

okay to individuals, but not everyone agrees with those changes. One case in point is the recent reduction in bridge tolls—we, as citizens love the reductions, but there are those politicians who do not like the change preferring the revenue to continue. We have, in our current life-times, seen changes occur almost daily. The family unit has changed to where some of our children have to fend for themselves and they get mixed up in un-lawful activities or activities that change their way of thinking—that human life does not matter.

We would like to think that as time progresses we would come to be loving and trusting of everyone around us. That would and should be our goal. But history has shown that the hatred, distrust, dis-like, and hostility of some towards many still exists and, in some cases, has in-creased. History is full of disagreements over small things, and wars ended up be-ing the “solution”. All the solution did was to kill many innocent people who were drawn into such conflicts by just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

(continued on Page 6 ….Faiths Pastor’s Corner)

From the Desk of Pastor John Taylor

Mission Statement

“As a welcoming, loving, and nurtur-ing church we preach and teach the Bible so that our people desire to worship, grow in their faith, partici-pate in our ministry and missions, be-come active disciples of Christ in the surrounding community offering spir-itual and physical support where we are able.

905 Duvall Highway Pasadena, MD 21122 Church: 410-437-8515 Fax: 410-437-0084 Pastor’s Home: 410-360-0934 Pastor’s Cell: 443-848-7134 Web: http://tinyurl.com/fumcpasadena

Faith United Methodist F a ith Comm un i ty U n it ed

M etho di s t Co opera t i ve Pa r i sh

Faith United Methodist Church

Pastor John Taylor Faith UMC

Kimberly Fagan Secretary

May & June 2015 Activities Planned for Faith UMC

Every Tuesday evening, Choir practice at 5:30 PM.

Aug. 2 Church Picnic following Sunday Service

Aug. 10 Ad Board Meeting, 5:30 PM

Worship Schedule for July & August 2015

July 5 10:30 AM Worship Service & Commun-ion

July 12 10:30 AM Worship Service

July 19 10:30 AM Worship Service

July 26 10:30 AM Worship Service

August 2 10:30 AM Worship Service & Commun-ion

August 9 10:30 AM Worship Service

August 16 10:30 AM Worship Service

August 23 10:30 AM Worship Service

August 30 10:30 AM Worship Service

July & August

Lay Readers &

Communion Stewards/Servers

Suggested Readings for the month of July & August

ACOLYTE Schedule

Acolyte for the month of

July is...Ahna Watson

And the Acolyte for the

month of August is…

Albey Schmidt

July 5 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Psalm 48 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13

July 12 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Psalm 24 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29

July 19 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Psalm 89:20-37 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

July 26 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Psalm 14 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6-21

August 2 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Psalm 51:1-12 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35

August 9 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 Psalm 130 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 John 6:35, 41-51

August 16 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58

August 23 1 Kings 8:22-30, 41-43 Psalm 84 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-59

August 30 Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Date 9:00 AM 10:30 AM

July 5 Missy Lawrence Lynn Stenner

Communion Steward

Evelyn Warren John Howard

Communion Server

Missy Lawrence Mike McGraw

July 12 Marsha Thompson Monty Hutt

July 19 Combined Service at 10:30 AM Carol Vickery

July 26 Sari McLeod John Scripture

August 2 Matt Van Kirk Chrissy Howard

Communion Steward Cheryl Ann Johnson Anna Marie Conaway

Communion Server

Matt Van Kirk Cheryl Ann Johnson

August 9 Darlene Jones Lynn Stenner

August 16 Cathy Bielawski John Scripture

August 23 Bobbie Richardson Joe Barnes

August 30 Combined Service at 10:30 AM Cinda Sammons

NOTE: On Communion Sunday, the Liturgist helps w/Communion

to Community & Faith’s

July & August

7/6 Mary Bossert* 7/26 Bill Buck 8/10 Robert Wolfe

7/8 Michael Maddox Catherine Bielawski Mikaela Warren

7/9 Sandra Nolan* Pam Hyatt 8/11 Jeanne Maddox

7/11 Drew Clark Kate Hudson Amy Nickles

7/12 Rebecca Clark 7/30 Cheryl Johnson Tyler Kurtz

Roxie Lawson* John Taylor 8/14 Maxine Harlow

7/13 John Gavin 7/31 Jeffrey Smith Sherry Smith

Kari Nickles 8/1 Jeanette Endley 8/15 Joseph Fold

7/15 Donna Allen 8/2 Nancy Prive Kenny Vodusek

7/16 Holly Downes Tom Smith 8/16 Brenda Cooper

7/19 Theresa Wood Liam Gischel 8/16 Clay Smith

Gage Simmons 8/3 Art Collins 8/17 Dick Williams

7/20 Tom Morris Ron Fleischmann Savannah Schweitzer

7/21 Nicole Ives Helen Grantland* 8/20 Kathleen Hayes

7/23 Mary Walter 8/4 Linda Rose* 8/21 Gay Oliver

7/24 Sharon Bonner Vanessa Volker 8/22 Teresa Nelson

John Howard 8/6 Jacob Cole 8/25 Amanda Smith

7/25 Scott Smith Ken Taylor, Jr.* 8/26 Andrew Demers

Sharon Collins 8/7 Kathy Reihl 8/28 Michele Shelton

7/26 Wendy Harris 8/9 Norma Linderborn 8/30 Kelly Haines

Lloyd Babbington Susan Barnes

8/9 David Kurtz

*Faith Member

Continuation from page 1, CUMC Pastor’s Corner…...

whether it be in our jobs, our friendships or our family life. In order to be emotionally healthy we have to do

two things, one-set boundaries, and two, prioritize.

I think everyone in our church appreciates the tre-mendous dedication and quality of work which our Church Secretary, Kim, provides. She is the anchor of Community Church, sees that things run smoothly and knows more about our operations than anyone else. Kim frequently works beyond her normal work hours and

even, donates work hours from her home.

However, she is only one person. The many things that come at her in the course of a day amaze and con-fuse me. Recently, we installed a new phone system and moved her personal office across the Hall, while retaining the other room as our general church office with mailboxes, office equipment, supplies, Sunday School needs and other things that folks need access to. Both the phone and new office have made a great

difference for Kim in the performance of her duties.

However, sometimes, as things slip through the cracks in her or anyone’s work efforts, we forget the matter of grace and understanding. Things happen be-cause we are all human. In those cases, let us remem-ber to be grateful for the wonderful performance we tend to take for granted and offer grace for human mistakes. May we, also, remember, before jumping to conclusions, that some things happen which a staff member isn’t

even responsible for.

Kim handles her job with grace and skill. I would ask that we all offer that same grace to everyone, staff

and fellow church members, as well.

In addition, there is one boundary that I request folks follow for the benefit of our church, and our staff. Please, don’t take your complaints about the church or pastor to Kim. She is not the Church Liaison and should not have that burden placed upon her. Let her greet you

with love and help you with secretarial matters.

The place to go with discontent is directly to me, as Pastor, or to the Staff-Parish Relations Committee. If you feel your concern or complaint does not warrant addressing in this appropriate manner, then it would seem unnecessary to raise at all. Under that circum-stance, may we remember the old adage: “If I don’t have something nice to say, then, perhaps, I shouldn’t

say anything.” However, if addressing your concern can be productive, then, by all means raise it in the proper

way.

Finally, some have wondered how my office hours are set; so I thought I would take another moment to share that information. As our District Superintendent has shared, each pastor has a different style, personality and method for the performance of ministry. God creat-ed us as unique individuals. While God has blessed me with many gifts, unfortunately, one of those was not the ability to multi-task, which is why I could never success-fully do our Kim’s job. I am a singularly focused person which means I have to concentrate fully on one thing at a time. My sermons, teaching plans and administrative work need to be prepared in the quiet of my home office where I spend many hours trying to give my best to an end product that will bless our whole church. Interrup-tions cause me to lose my train of thought. Therefore, the hours I set for the church office need to be times when I can plan on simply being available for drop-ins

and little else, which I try to set twice a week.

We, often, have several meetings, and night events at our church in which I am present until 9 or 10 pm. I try to set office hours to coincide with those nights, by com-ing in during afternoon hours. But, more importantly, I am available, as most will attest, to meet anyone who calls and seeks time with me. We will set aside whatev-er time works for you. So, please always keep this in

mind. I want to help whenever I can.

May we all remember that the church is not the gath-ering of saints or perfect people, but, the gathering of sinners seeking to become saints. We are fallible hu-man beings who will make mistakes – clergy, staff and congregation, alike. The gift of faith is that we know God loves us, warts and all; and by faith, we seek to improve on Jesus’ path each day, offering grace and understand-

ing to each other.

To the end that we may have a healthy faith and healthier church, let us, in the words of our founder John Wesley, move on to perfection in love. May God bless

us all as we seek to do our best for Him.

In Christian Love,

Kathy

W e have com-

pleted our

first year with Donna

Contarino as our Pre-

School Director. She

has brought such wonderful gifts of leadership

and creativity. A Summer Pre-School program

has been added for the first time and next

school year there will be added to the 3 and 4 year old classes, a third grouping for 2 year olds.

We are extremely grateful to all of our teachers,

aides and our Director for a harmonious and

successful 2014-15 school year.

As some of you know, lead teacher Suzanne

Brown will be leaving this summer, as she and

her family re-locate to Virginia. Suzanne has

been a blessing to us for many years and she

will be truly missed!

Also, we are excited to report that the Pre-

school has donated $14,000 to Community

Church as an end of the year gift. Ten thousand

dollars is designated by the School for the pur-pose of our Conference Appointment. We are

overwhelmed by this generosity and extend our

deepest gratitude.

Continuation from page 2, Faiths Pastor’s Corner…...

The most recent example of unrest is that of 21 year-old White male, Dylan Roof, who walked into a church, sat down at a Bible study, and after an hour passed, got up, and shot as many Black innocents as he could. “I have to do this”, he said. What or who drove him to do that? What in his life caused his ac-tions to be so hateful? Was it “friends”, or “family” who may have twisted his mind? What? How do we keep these things from happening?

We need to be more mindful of our youth, we need to not allow the use of “medicinal” drugs to be accepted as okay for recreational use, we need to get “gangs” out of our lives so that they can’t destroy our children or our country, we need to change their “day’s activities”, we need to be mindful of and interactive with our children. Most of all, we need to ask God to intervene so that all of humanity is not destroyed by humankind.

God is giving us enough time to “work” things out; but it is He Who is in control. Let us be those people who do their best to help advance God’s kingdom in this world—we can’t give up. We must help to bring about positive change.

May your day go as God planned it.

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS

Be an ambassador for Christ. Welcome them into your

neighborhood, and tell them about our area and the lo-

cation of stores, schools and churches—let them know

you are willing to help them get familiar with their new

area. Invite them to attend church with you—all these

go together to make your new neighbors feel welcome.

THOUGHTS FOR JULY & AUGUST

“A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker

does not listen to rebuke.” Prov.13:1

And

“Do you realize that, in about 40 years, we’ll have thou-

sands of old ladies running around with tattoos?”

Membership Committee

At its June meeting, the Church Council voted to form a Membership Commit-tee whose purpose will be to survey our existing church rolls and to explore ways of better informing the mem-bership and wider communi-

ty of what our church has to offer. We will also seek creative ways of sponsoring church growth.

Anyone who feels called to serve God through this effort is asked to contact the church office at (410) 255-1506 or Council Chair Mike McGraw at (301) 943-9192. Volunteers are needed.

Education HappeningsEducation Happenings

Summer Sunday school is going

well. We are grateful to all who

volunteered to lead the class for 1

or 2 Sundays. It’s not too late to

sign up to teach. Lesson plans

will be provided for you, and you

need only sign up for the date or dates you choose.

Three year olds through 5th grade completed are

welcome to join us in room 4 after the Children’s

Message for stories, games and crafts. Please

check with Bobbie Richardson 410-599-4363 to

see how you can help.

Wow did we have fun at Camp Dis-

covery! We averaged 33 campers a

day with over half not regular church

attendees. VBS is a great outreach to

the community. We made faith

catchers , jeweled crosses,

and other great crafts

thanks to Miss Jean-

ette. We sang fun songs

about Jesus thanks to Miss

Cristina. Miss Ethelyn

taught us about David,

Deborah, Bartimaeus, Saul

and Shadrach, Meshach

and Abednego. We

knocked down Goliath and lions with bean bags,

and other fun activities, during games with Miss

Amber. We had delicious dinners thanks to Miss

Wendy and Mr. Bill. There are many more helpers

who we greatly appreciate. Please look in the bul-

letin and on the

bulletin board for

a list of all who

gave selflessly to

our VBS. We are

so blessed by

them! Our mis-

sion this year was to

fill the food pan-

try. We collected 90

items for the pan-

try. The 2nd/3rd grade

class collected the

most – 38 items! Be sure to go to the church’s

website www.communityumcpasadena.org to see

the video of all the activities we shared in at

camp. We thank each member for your support of

VBS!

Regular Sunday School will begin

September 13 with a special pro-

gram at 10:30 a.m. worship. Teach-

ers and helpers are needed. The

best way to learn the Bible is to teach Sunday

School. We use United Methodist curriculum and

have a lot of fun. Please consider being part of our

wonderful Sunday School. There will be Safe

Sanctuary training for those who have not had it

before Sunday School begins.

On Sunday, March 24, (Pentecost Sunday), eight of our youth were confirmed as full members of Com-

munity United Methodist Church, after 5 months of study and field trips. The Confirmands spent time

answering questions and sharing their knowledge with our congregation. They helped lead parts of the

worship service and were honored with “The Message” version of the Bible as a gift from the Worship

Committee and Congregation. Each Bible was embossed with the Confirmands name. In addition, our

students each received a personal gift from the Pastor. We are so proud of their accomplishments.

Front Row, left to right:

Lillie Jewell, Tyler Shadle, Samantha Howard

Grace Everett

Back row, left to right:

Rev. Moore, Logan Smith, Ryan Shadle,

Adam Falk, Zoe Smith

Confirmation Youth Group Begins

Our Confirmation Class will continue their fellowship with the formation of a new youth group to

be led by the Pastor. They will gather one Sunday per month after worship and share in pizza, snacks,

and conversation relevant to their lives and our faith. The first gathering will be at noon on Sunday, July

19th. Other youth 12 and up are welcome.

In addition, a Confirmation Celebration Picnic will take place at Downs Memorial Park on Friday

July 31, at 5:30 p.m. There will be volleyball and great food.

Musical Event

On Sunday, August 2, there will be a covered dish luncheon after the 10:30 service, fol-lowed by a concert from the Praise Band, “Rejuvenate”, Rejuvenate are from Arnolia United Methodist Church and are on their summer concert tour. The event is free. Any donations will be split between Community United Methodist Church and “Rejuvenate”. See their flyer below.

Another Church Forum Coming

O ur next Quarterly Church

Forum will be held on

Thursday, August 20, at 6 p.m. All

members and attendees of Com-

munity are most welcome to at-

tend. This is a time to share infor-

mation regarding the life of our

church, to ask questions, and to raise any con-

cerns, compliments or complaints you may have.

Come One, Come All!

Charge Conference Preparations

Once again, we will have a Cluster Charge

Conference sharing with 4 other churches. This

will be held at Hall’s United Methodist Church on

Wednesday, September 30, at 7:00 pm. In prepara-

tion for this annual decision-making meeting, the

Nominations Committee will begin its work se-

curing the right leadership for 2016. Please see the

Sunday bulletin inserts to indicate any positions

for which you would like to be considered. The

initial Nominations meeting dates are July 8 and

July 21, at 6:30 p.m.

The Finance Committee will begin preparing

the 2016 Budget and the Church Council will re-

view that budget, including staff salaries.

2015 Apportionments

We are very much behind on

our Conference Appointments

which represent our contribu-

tion to the wider United Meth-

odist Church. Apportionments are a vital part of

the United Methodist Connectional Ministries

and help support such things as the Camping Pro-

gram, Deaf Ministries, Africa University where

African Youth receive a college education assisted

by United Methodists worldwide, and other Out-

reach and Administrative Church Ministries.

In order to come closer to our Appor-

tioned 2015 figure we will take up a special offer-

ing on Sunday, August 16th; Also our 3rd and 5th

Sunday Nickel Offering will go towards Appor-

tionments. Please help us meet our Connectional

Ministries Commitment. Thank you!

Our Worship Life

The summer brings a number of special worship

services for our enjoyment and inspiration. July 5,

is Independence Sunday and we will be sharing in

Patriotic hymns and the Pledge of Allegiance to

the flag.

On Thursday, June 25th we held an Orientation

Session for individuals seeking to join our fellow-

ship. We will receive several new members into

the life of the church on Sunday, July 12th. Our

next New Members Orientation session will be

held September 8th at 7:00 p.m. Those members

will be received into the church on Sunday Sep-

tember 20th.

July 19th is our 2nd Annual Children’s Sun-

day. We will explore “The Gospel According to

Disney” utilizing the story of “Beauty and the

Beast”. There will be a special Young People’s

Message of “Magic with Rev. Moore”. There will

be only one service at 10:30 a.m. and “NO Sunday

School”.

July 26, 2015 will be observed as “Holy Humor

Sunday”, as we consider the joy of our faith and

light –heartedness as a gift from God. Some of our

ladies will be a ‘Sister Act”. Rhonda Weeks has

prepared a humorous skit. There will be an oppor-

tunity for good, clean joke sharing, (so come pre-

pared). Rev. Moore’s sermon will deal with the

light-heartedness of the Gospel. Everyone is en-

couraged to come to worship in crazy outfits!

The next Healing Service will be held on

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 7 p.m. We will

share in Communion, Prayer, Scripture, and Lay-

ing of Hands.

The 5th Sunday falls on August 30, 2015. As is

our tradition, there will be one combined service

at 10:30 a.m.

Finally, looking ahead: You are encouraged to

wear your daily work clothes or leisure clothing

for the observance of Labor Sunday on September

6, 2015.

ACTS COMMITTEE Report from Marcia Bond

While the Strawberry Festival and Vendor Fair

was not as big of a turn out that we had prayed

for, there were a tremendous amount of volun-

teers Friday night for strawberry capping, and set

up and again the day of the festival. Everyone

worked extremely hard and I would like to thank

all the volunteers for their time, energy, prayers

and support.

On the Tuesday night, following the Festival, the

ACTS Committee met for our normal scheduled

business meeting. We discussed some new fund

raising ideas, and ways that the congregation can

help.

Look for BAKE SALES during the year! All You

Can Eat Breakfast on the first Sunday of the

month starting in November. An Italian Night!

We are also ready to plan for 2016 and welcome

any new fresh ideas.

Our next big event – The Apple Harvest Festival

– will be held on October 3rd from 8:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Here is a list of what we need help with and how

you can assist:

1. Prayers – please if you can’t volunteer or come out to support because of your sched-ule please pray that our fund raiser is a suc-cess!

2. Baked good bakers, candy makers, pie prep-pers (our biggest seller), and jelly jammers. Need canning jars, bands and lids. Also someone who can decorate the tops once the jelly has set.

3. We are looking for an experienced Candy

Apple/Caramel Apple Maker and the equip-ment to do the apples. We would like to make some the night before the festival and then the day of the festival.

4. An assistant Flea Market Table Cashier. Also, we need nice donated items that we can sell for our table.

5. Small overalls, flannel shirts, straw cowboy hats, garden or shop gloves for use as scare-crow hands, solid colored pillow cases that can be cut in half for use as a scarecrow head. I need at least 4 Volunteers who will rotate to make the scarecrows on the back

yard. 6. Small PLASTIC or FAKE pumpkins or ap-

ples for decorating. 7. We need 4 -10 volunteers for the children’s

games. We are looking for some fun games

like Twister, Corn Hole/Bean Bag Toss, Pin the Stem on The Apple/Put the Hat on the Scarecrow. We’re trying to keep an Apple/

Fall theme for the Festival. Can anyone cre-ate a game for the church to use? That would be a blessing for us. Is anyone a part time clown or face painter in the congrega-tion? We sure could use you!

8. We are looking for 4 -8 Adult Volunteers to help out with the Obstacle Course and Moon Bounce Rides.

9. We were looking at doing Pony Rides – but I need committed Adults who can walk the ponies.

10. ENTERTAINERS - Square Dancers and/or Polka Dancers who are willing to perform a

dance or two or teach a lesson. We’d like some musicians, family friendly, who can perform a 15 -20 minutes (or longer) rou-tine.

11. Volunteers to set up the tents on the front lawn, Friday night before, and to take them down again after the festival. Table Set up and break down is, also, needed.

12. A greeter, a liaison for the church. Just to go around and say good morning to our guests. Maybe direct them to the restroom, condi-ments, explain Sunday School hours,

Church Services, Weddings, Baptisms, etc… You need not know all the answers as long as you know who you can guide them to. We, now, have brochures that can be hand-ed out.

13. We need a few Adult Volunteers for traffic control/parking.

14. Volunteers to run and collect money for the Bake Table, Candy Table, Pie Table, Candy Apple Table, Apple Sale Table, Drink Table.

15. Dish Washers, food preparers, and food servers. Cashiers for the food table.

Please send your prayers, your availability, a list

of items you can donate, where you can donate

your time, or any thoughts/ideas that would help

m a k e th e f e s t i v a l a s u c c e s s to

actscumc@verizon.net or Text Marcia 443-557-

8633.

Women’s Ministries

The M&Ms will be meeting Thursday July 9 at

7:00 pm in room 3 to make more Prayer Blan-

kets. Everyone in the church is welcome to

join us. It is fun making the blankets and the

people who receive them are very apprecia-

tive of the love and prayers they feel when

they wrap the blanket around them. We

would greatly appreciate coupons to Joann’s

and other fabric stores to help us purchase

fabric. Cash donations for fabric are also wel-

come. We have given blankets to Mary Lou

Myers, Mark Weaver, Al Ramsey, Ethelyn

Wightman and Millie Lehner so far.

Blood Drive

The next Red Cross Blood Drive is July 19 from

8:30am-2:00pm in Fellowship Hall. Please consid-

er saving a life by donating blood. If you are una-

ble to donate, then help register and hand out

snacks to the donors. Sign-up sheets will be in

the lobby July 5 and 12 or contact Bobbie Richard-

son 410-599-4363. You can also sign up to donate

blood on the Red Cross

website.

CAMP HOPE News for July 2015

A s you read this article, we

will either be ready to leave

for Frostburg or already there. The

team this year, made from mem-

bers of CUMC and the Trinity

Club, consists of 12 youth, 4 young adults and 7

adults. In total, we are taking 11 new campers. A

small poster of all the campers is hanging on the

CAMP HOPE bulletin board in the hallway head-

ed towards the Fellowship Hall. Please pray for all

the campers to be guided by the Holy Spirit in

their service to our homeowners.

The Team would like to take this opportunity

to thank everyone WHO helped us this past year.

A special thank you to the Trinity Club and their

churches – Solley, Messiah and Marley UMCs.

Your embrace of our mission is truly a work of

Faith by the Holy Spirit. Without hesitation, you

have made this mission trip your own. And a

thank you to Community UMC, whose support

and Love we feel every year.

Since the team this year is made up of 4

churches, we decided to have an Ice Cream Social

on Sunday, July 26 at 5:00 pm in the Fellowship

Hall at Community UMC. This way, the team

members will have a chance to give a testimony of

their experiences at CAMP HOPE as a group. All

are invited.

Thank you again.

Gary and Marsha Thompson

Jesus said, “By this everyone will know that you

are my disciples, if you have Love for one anoth-

er.” (John 13:35)

CAMP HOPE Caravan

Every year, the CAMP HOPE Teams take an after-

noon off and travel to Rocky Gap State Park. This year, we will be visiting the park on Thursday, July 9, roughly between 12:00 noon and 3:00pm. Joe and Andrea Barnes have graciously offered to bring a lunch for our team. If you would like to help with the lunch, or would like just to caravan up to Rocky Gap with them, please feel free to contact them by email at wwp1show@gmail.com or call them at 410-255-2713.

Community Bull and Oyster Dinner

Save the date! October 10, 2015 between 3-6 p.m. our first annual Bull and Oyster dinner will take place. This is an event you won’t want to miss! The dinner is “All U Can Eat” and will be served family style. The menu includes: Fried oysters, pit beef with all the fixin’s, green beans, corn, po-tato salad and drinks. Dessert will be by your choice – through a bake sale.

This is an opportunity to invite friends and family for an afternoon of good food, fellowship and fun.

And speaking of bake sale, we will be looking for people to bring your favorite baked goods to the oyster dinner.

Tickets will be available to purchase in advance or at the door. Be on the lookout for further infor-mation.

United Methodist Men

Community United Methodist Men are hosting their annual men's retreat, at Manidokan (near Harper's Ferry) October 23-25th. The cost is $130.00, which includes lodging & 5-meals. Please see John Howard, Bob Beadenkopf, Gene Stevens, or Jack Stenner, for additional info. We have 15 signed up to go; however we need a mini-mum of 20 so we can reserve the big lodge. Nor-mally we depart Pasadena at 2:00 & 6:00 PM on Friday and are back on Sunday around 3:00 PM (we can reserve carpooling).

Charge Conference Preparation

As the Lay Leadership (Nominations) Committee prepares to meet, your guidance is helpful. This Committee

is responsible for nominating those persons who will serve as church officers and committee members in the

coming year. If you are serving presently in a position from which you wish to be relieved, please indicate this

on the form below. If you wish to remain in a particular position, please let us know. If you would like to

serve the church in a new or additional capacity or know of someone who would, please indicate this as well.

The first two Nominations Committee meetings this year will be on Tuesdays, July 7th and July 21st at 6:30 pm.

A listing of all church committees and offices follows. Every effort will be made to accommodate your request

depending upon openings.

COMMITTEES:

Church Council – the main decision making body of the church, establishing program and making financial

and administrative decisions based on committee and member recommendations. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of

every other month.

Trustees – responsible for property, buildings and insurance, including repairs, upkeep, and improvements to

property. Meets the 1st Monday of every other month and as needed.

Staff/Pastor-Parish Relations – responsible for sensitivity to the ongoing relationship between the pastor

and the congregation, as well as between the staff members (Music Director, Organist & Secretary) and the

congregation. Involved in salary and performance. Meets monthly & as needed.

Finance Committee – responsible for budget preparation and making financial recommendations to the

Church Council. Keeps close watch on the financial condition of the church. Meets the 1st Thursday of every

other month and as needed.

Worship Committee – advises and makes recommendations to the pastor regarding worship services and the

worship life of the church. Assists in planning aspects of worship. Six meetings per year.

Education – supervises the Sunday School program and recommends and develops program regarding other

areas of the church’s educational life. Meetings as needed.

Outreach – concerned with issues of ministry to the community and the world. Caring for others, and

spreading the word of our presence and support to members of the surrounding community. Meets 4 times a

year or as needed.

ACTS – Fundraising Committee – sponsors 3 major fund raisers a year Strawberry Festival, Apple Festival,

and Breakfast with Santa. Meets the 2nd Tuesday every other month, prior to the Church Council meeting.

Nominations/Lay Leadership Development Committee – nominates all of the above. Meeting twice per

year and as needed.

OFFICES IN THE CHURCH:

Chairs of each of the various committees

Members of each of the various committees

Lay Leaders

Treasurer – pay bills and taxes

Financial Secretary – records each member’s giving, keeps records

Church School Superintendent

Historian – keeps church history up to date.

*Please note not all offices are available each year. Some persons may retain a position. However, where

there are vacancies and skills that match, we will seek to give you your preference.

MANY POSITIONS DO NEED YOUR HELP AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES.

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TEAR-OFF

________________________________________________________________________________________

Name Phone Number & Email

I would like to serve in the following position(s):

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

Of the positions I presently hold, I would like to be relieved of the following one(s):

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

I would like to continue in these positions that I currently hold:

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

_______ I am willing to serve wherever I may be needed.

*Please tear off and return to the pastor.

BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAM

Remember the excitement of the first day of school? Your new note-

books, pencils and backpack? Share that memory by assisting a

child who needs help getting ready for the next school year. The

Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services partners with

Anne Arundel County Public Schools to help more than 4,500 chil-

dren.

This year Outreach will purchase 50 backpacks which you can fill to help a child.. The donor

will receive a backpack with the child’s gender, grade and a list of school supplies. July 5th the

backpacks will be available in the narthex before each service. If you are unable to make one

of the services please contact Ginny Williams at 410-255-1927 or via email at gin-

ny649@verizon.net to request your backpack to fill.

The backpack and supplies must be turned into the church by August 3rd so they can be

turned into the schools prior to the beginning of the school year.

Craft Fair Date: October 17, 2015

Time: 9 am to 2 pm Place: Community United Methodist Church

8680 Fort Smallwood Road Pasadena, MD 21122

410-255-1506 Space: $30

Refreshments will be available

Reserve your space now by returning the tear off section with your enclosed check made out to CUMC with “Outreach Fund” noted on the memo line ************************************************************************************************************

NO COMMERCIAL ITEMS. NO SALE OF FOOD ITEMS UNLESS INCORPORATED IN-

TO THE CRAFT.

Name_____________________________

Address____________________________

Phone #____________________________

Email _______________________________

Type of craft __________________________

Do you need electricity _____?

You will need to bring your own table. Chairs will be provided for all spaces.

If you have any further questions please call

Louise Stevens (410-360-0673) or

“Are you interested”?

We are looking into the possibility of ordering T-Shirts & Sweatshirts with our church name and the United Methodist Cross

& Flame. We need to gauge the level of interest. Please respond below, if you feel you would like a church T-Shirt.

I am interested in purchasing the following:

Item Description Sizes Colors Approx. Pricing

Long Sleeve 100% Cot-

ton

Small to 3XL Red or Green @$14.00 with an upcharge for various XL’s

Hanes Unisex T-shirt,

Pre-Shrunk Cotton,

Generous fit & Tagless

Youth XS to 6XL Maroon, Navy, Sky

Blue, Purple & Light

Pink

@$11.00 with an upcharge for various XL’s

Ladies Lightweight

Scoop Neck

XS to 2XL Turquoise @$13.00 with an upcharge for XL’s

Ladies Ultra Cotton T-

shirt – extra soft – re-

laxed fit, crew neck

XS to 3XL Hot Pink, Purple @$11.00 with an upcharge for various XL’s

Crewneck Sweatshirts

– cotton/poly

Small to 2XL Black, Navy, Medium

Pink

@$14.00 with an upcharge for various XL’s

Actual costs depends on how much we order.

Name Phone Number OR E-mail

Item Description Size Quanity

Item Description Size Quanity

Item Description Size Quanity

Item Description Size Quanity

Come join us on our annual Sight and Sound Trip. This year we will be going to see play “Joseph”. There are two dates to choose from, they are, Monday, October 12th or Tuesday, October 13th. The cost is $90.00 for Adults age 13 and older and $70.00 for children 7-12. The cost covers the Bus, Lunch at Shady Mead-ows, tip for the bus driver and snacks and drinks while on the bus.

Help us with your likes:

Water ______ Soda _____ Water and Soda_____

Orange Juice _____ Apple Juice ______

What kind of Soda do you prefer______________________________________

We will also have Danish, Bagels, and Cookies

Please give us a call 410-255-5265 or e-mail us to sign up for the day you want to go and your choices L&Jtrips@gmail.com.

We look forward to another fun trip with you. Lynn and Jack Stenner

410-255-5265 home OR 410-207-6602 Jack’s cell

July & August “Happenings” at Community UMC

Please Note:

Every Monday at 9:00 am, Monday Morning Bible Study is held in Room 3. The United Methodist Men meet every Saturday at 9 am at Lauer’s Café located on Edwin Raynor Boule-vard for a morning of fellowship. This group of men also meet the 1st Tuesday of every month at 3B’s Bak-ery for morning breakfast and good fellowship.

Thursday, July 2nd 7 p.m. Education Committee Meeting

Sunday, July 5th 9 & 10:30 a.m.

10:10 a.m.

Independence Sunday/Communion

United Methodist Men Meeting

Tuesday, July 7th 6:30 p.m. Nominations Committee meets

Friday, July 10 6:00 p.m. SPRC Picnic

Sunday, July 12th 9 & 10:30 a.m. Reception of New Members

Tuesday, July 14th 6:30 p.m. Staff/Parish Relations Committee

Sunday, July 19th 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

10:30 a.m.

12 p.m.

Blood Drive

One service-No Sunday School/Children’s Sun-

day

Confirmation Youth Group’s lunch gathering

Tuesday, July 21nd 6:30 p.m. Nominations Committee meets

Sunday July 26th 9 & 10:30 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

Holy Humor Sunday

Camp Hope Ice Cream Social

Friday, July 31st 5:30 p.m. Confirmation Class Picnic

Sunday, August 2nd 9 & 10:30 a.m.

1145 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

Communion

Covered Dish Luncheon

Praise Band “Rejuvenate” Concert

Tuesday, August 4th 6:30 p.m. Staff/Parish Relations Committee

Thursday, August 6th 7 p.m. Finance Committee meets

Monday, August 10th 7 p.m. Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, August 11th 6 p.m.

7 p.m.

ACTS Committee

Church Council

Wednesday, August 12th 7 p.m. Healing Service