Glorifying God by … Reaching, Building, Serving

May 2018

From Randy...

During the month of May we will be recognizing Mothers during the May 13 worship service and our May 27 service will be our annual Memorial Day Service. This year’s speaker will be our own Robert Burge who served in the United States Marine Corps.

May will also bring a National Day of Prayer Service at Shiloh as we pray for our nation and our leaders who serve nationally, state-wide and locally. We will begin with a light supper at 6:00 pm and our prayer ser-vice at 6:30 pm. Our prayer service will be around the tables in the Family Life Center.

Let’s take a trip to Sight and Sound. Cindy Chalkley has put together the opportunity for our church to go see Jesus at Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster, PA. The date is Friday, August 31. Below is information for anyone interested:

Cost: Adults (age 13+) $132 / Children (age 4-12) $80 Cost includes Show Ticket, Bus Seat, Lunch Travel: 55 seat Charter Bus by Martz Bus Lines Lunch: Miller’s Smorgasbord in Lancaster, PA Departure Time: 7:00 AM Arrival at Church: 11:00 PM Deadline: Money for Trip must be paid in full by Sunday, May 13 Contact Person: Cindy Chalkley Tickets are limited at Sight and Sound. We will order group tickets when we have the money for the 55 reserva-tions. Please understand, this is a first-come basis. Let’s go see Jesus at Sight and Sound!

Memorial Day Services

Sunday May 27, 11:00 am This year’s Memorial Day ser-vice is devoted to those who gave all for their country. We will show a Memorial Day DVD, Shiloh Remembers, and focus on the 100th anniversary of World War I. We will pre-sent and retire colors, have a

special guest speaker, and have a wreath laying and reading of the names of those lost in battle.

In November, Veterans Day, we will show a video of our veterans who have and are serving our country. Just prior to Veterans Day, we will collect service photos for inclusion in our Veterans DVD and military exhibit.

Shiloh Family Night Cannon Ball Lanes

Friday, May 25 6:30—8:30 pm

Join us on Friday, May 25, 6:30—8:30 pm, for a

fun evening of bowling at Cannon Ball Lanes on the Dahlgren naval base. Shiloh has reserved all 10 lanes. There is no charge for this event and bowling shoes are provided. Special lanes will be set up for our younger bowlers. Our bowling time begins right at 6:30 so arrive early if you can.

Anyone over the age of 18 and does not have base access needs to contact Rebecca Goff no later than May 13. children@kgshiloh.org or 918-855-2252.

ers, engraved in a bronze tablet with the inscription: “In memory of these our brothers who made the Supreme Sacri-fice for Justice, World War, 1917-1918.” [Joe Parker, The Story of My Father’s Tour of Duty in France During WWI: Pvt. Lawrence Dewitt Parker, February 2018]

Ed Hastings’ father, Samuel W. Hastings, served in Battery C, 317th Field Artillery, 81st Division. Ed said his father didn’t talk much about the war, only men-tioned that he worked for a captain and rode a motorcy-cle to carry the mail. One cannot picture a kind, gentle Sam Hastings holed up in a trench and confronting evil.

Olive King’s father, John F. Edwards, served in Company B, 132nd Engineers, 80th Division, and talked about going around a bend on the Rhine River to a German town seeing mainly women and children because their men had been killed.

Andrew, Lally, Sam, and John sailed home safely and were able to live long, productive lives. Of the 222 men from King George, Bennie Owens, William O. Quesenber-ry, Cleland K. Ratcliffe, Allen M. Sumner, Malcolm Wor-rell, and Beanol Johnson died in that foreign land. This Me-morial Day, Shiloh remembers them and Second Lieutenant Croker who gave all for their country.

(left) Lawrence Dewitt “Lally” Parker; (center) Jeremiah “Andrew” Frank and John F. Edwards; and (right) Samuel Hastings

“In memory of these our brothers who made the Supreme Sacrifice for Justice, World War, 1917-1918.” by Cindy Miller

T his year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the war to end all wars. It was the

first time in American history that the United States sent soldiers abroad to defend foreign soil. They fought from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918. A total of 116,516 Americans gave their lives in that foreign land.

From King George, 222 men were enlisted or drafted, given a King George County badge, handed a box of candy from the Red Cross Society, and transported to Fort Lee, Virginia, for training. Most of them were as-signed to the 80th Division, called “The Blue Ridge Di-vision,” along with men from other parts of Virginia, West Virginia, and western counties of Pennsylvania. Local draftees traveled by train to New York or Hobo-ken, New Jersey, where they boarded ships, such as the USS Leviathan, and set sail for France.

Many of us had ancestors who served in World War I, but few Shiloh members alive today have heard firsthand accounts from their fathers who fought in World War I.

Lee Frank’s father, Jeremiah “Andrew” Frank, served in Company A, 318th Regiment. Lee said: “My father and a Mr. Barnes were shot during the Battle of Ar-gonne Forest in France. Daddy thought at first his leg had been blown off but discovered his shinbone was shattered. Mr. Barnes lost his right arm all the way to the shoulder. Mr. Barnes applied a tourniquet around daddy’s leg to stop the bleeding; daddy packed cloth around Mr. Barnes’ shoulder, both saving each other’s lives until field medics found them. Mr. Barnes was from Pennsylvania and visited my father for years. We still have daddy’s helmet. It has a dent in it from the shrapnel.” Andrew was awarded the Purple Heart and carried with him battle scars that plagued him throughout life.

Joe Parker’s father, Lawrence Dewitt “Lally” Parker, brought home a different battle scar that haunted him to his grave. Lally served in Company B, 318th Regiment, 80th Divi-sion. Joe recalls his dad telling him about an event that oc-curred during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, during a calm in the battle, while he and the troops were holed up in the trenches: “Dad and a young 2nd Lieutenant, with whom he had established a close friendship, were in conversation. The lieutenant was leaning against what remained as a trunk of a tree, outside the trench at ground level. My dad remarked that he heard a whistling sound followed by the report of a large cannon off in the distance. Almost simultaneously he felt what he described as a shower of rain. As he looked up to see if it was raining, he observed the young lieutenant was still leaning against the tree trunk but his head had been complete-ly blown away and blood was flowing upward like a foun-tain—a memory of the war he never forgot.” Lally Parker was 48 when his son, Joe, was born.

A hundred years later, Joe Parker found his father’s lieuten-ant who had been killed in action that day on October 6, 1918. He was Second Lieutenant Byron P. Croker, no more than 22 years old. An Internet search led Joe to Rutgers Uni-versity, where he found Croker’s name, along with five oth-

Memorial Day Services, May 27, at 1100

Staff Sergeant Robert Burge, USMC

(Retired), is our speaker for this year’s ser-

vice. He will pay homage to those who gave

their lives for our country. Robert served two

tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He is the

great grandson of World War I veteran, Jere-

miah “Andrew” Frank.

Music News By Barbara Perry

Wow this year is going by so fast! We are finish-ing up our Music and Missions on Wednesday, May 23, but don't worry there is lots to do around here over the summer. Music Camp will be early this year, June 25—June 30, 9 am—12 pm. Students in completed 2nd grade thru completed 7th grade can participate in the musical and teens/youth are invited to help. The performances will be June 30 and July 1 so mark you calendars. The adult choir, Sounds of Praise, will sing all summer so come and join us any Wednesday!

The youth are hosting a make and take craft day and you are invited to join them! May 19th in the FLC from 10-12.

We will be making 2 crafts; a burlap cross and a burlap star. We will be making 2 of each; 1 to keep and 1 to donate for The Haven. (The Haven missions project is an on-going effort for which we are mak-ing crafts to donate to their fundraising yard sale in the fall.)

We will provide the craft materials but ask that you bring 30 plastic bags (Food Lion/Walmart type grocery bags) for one of the crafts.

If you have the following, please also bring a glue gun, staple gun, and scissors.

In order for us to plan for sup-plies, please RSVP by May 12th to youth@kgshiloh.org if you will be able to join us.

#Crafting@Shiloh Youth Group By Cathy Lyon & Stephen Hagewood

May is graduation month! We will be recognizing our graduating seniors during service on May 20th. If you have a graduating senior from either high school or college, please contact

Stephen Hagewood or the church office with their name and the school they are graduating from (no later than May 13th.)

Sunday night youth group concluded in April and our Wednesday night activities will conclude on May 23rd.

A big THANK YOU to everyone for their sup-port of our summer missions and camp at the Spring Banquet!

Women of Shiloh By Brenda Hastings

GALS meeting May 12, 9:30 in the Family Life Center

Exploring Creative Worship

Our next GALS meeting will feature guest speaker, Kathy Simpson. Kathy is a worship leader and lover of the Word of God from Richmond, VA. A former minister of music from Raleigh, NC, she has spent the last 20 years leading women into deep-er intimacy in their relationship with Christ both in local Bible studies and in weekend retreats across the country. Whether writing worship music for re-treats or preparing Bible studies for the group of women who meet in her home, her ear is continually open to the Spirit. The prayer of her life is that God would pour His “love that surpasses knowledge” into all women who seek Him and that they may be “filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” (Eph. 3:14-19)

Plan to attend – childcare will be available.

Growing

Loving Servants and

Children’s Ministry By Rebecca Goff

The last Wednesday night for Children’s Music and Missions will be May 23rd. Thank you to all of the volunteers who make this time possible for the children.

While our Wednesday night schedule is winding down until fall, our summer activities are just around the corner!

Music Camp, for completed 2nd through 7th grade, will be June 25th – 29th with performances on Saturday and Sunday.

All ages please join us in learning about Daniel and his Courage in Captivity for Vacation Bible School July 9th – 13th from 5:00-8:00.

Please invite family and friends to share with us in these activities!

Forwarding Order Requested

Rev. Randy Allensworth, Pastor

Barbara Perry, Music Minister

Rebecca Goff, Children’s Minister

Cathy Lyon, MS Youth Minister

Stephen Hagewood, HS Youth Minister

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Upcoming Events May 3 6:30 pm National Day of Prayer Service May 12 9:30 am GALS Meeting in FLC May 15 3:30 pm Feed the Needy May 19 10:00 am Make & Take Craft Day May 20 11:00 am Graduate Recognition 1st Responders Recognition 12:30 pm Quarterly Business Meeting May 23 Last Wednesday Night Activities until September May 25 6:30—8:30 pm Family Night at Cannon Ball Lanes at NSWC May 27 11:00 am Memorial Day Service June 25—July 1 Music Camp July 9—13 Vacation Bible School July 22—27 Youth: Camp Piankatank August 5 Homecoming August 31 Sight & Sound: Jesus

May 2 Mexican Night May 9 Pizza May 16 Italian Night May 23 Fried Chicken

Wednesday Fellowship Supper Wednesdays, 5:15 pm

$5/person or $15 family

Faith Bible Institute (FBI) By Gail Davis

Faith Bible Institute (FBI) provides a tremen-dous opportunity to study in depth Biblical doctrines and theologies with topics that include the Trinity, salvation, Satan, Holy Spirit, Christ and sin along with study of the truths and revelations found in both the old and New Testaments. This study really en-hances the weekly Sunday morning class studies and digs deeper into creation, rise and fall of Old Testa-ment nations, who were the judges, why did Israel split into two nations, why God was willing to come to earth as Christ, why does He really love you and why He wants a real relationship with each one of us individually, to name just a few of the topics stud-ied. There is so much more to learn in addition to our daily and weekly studies. I thank Shiloh for providing this opportunity to dig deep into God’s word and help me grow in knowledge and under-standing of His kingdom and love.

The next semester begins in late August ... you can enroll in any semester as this is a three-year ro-tational study. Ten students are needed to keep this study here at Shiloh. You can audit the class or earn college credit. See Angela Clatterbuck for enroll-ment information or go to fbiclass.com to en-roll. You will be so glad you took this opportunity to study with people all around the world who are drawing closer to God through this course.

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