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UMW

Mission

Opportunities

Nurses Health Corner

District Conference &

Training

HILLTOPPER

Harrisonburg District November 2012

HAM, OYSTER,

TURKEY SUPPER Homemade DESSERTS

Also Fall Bazaar (crafts, baked goods, canned

goods, etc)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012

12:00 NOON – until sold out

SORRY NO TAKE OUT DINNERS!

ADULTS: $18.00 CHILDREN (12 AND UNDER): $6.00

DAY LIGHT SAVINGS

TIME ENDS

November 4th

Community Thanksgiving Services

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

at 7 pm

Middle River Church of the Brethren

Christmas was meant to be celebrated—not regretted.

We all want our Christmas to be a lot of things. Full of joy. Memories. Happiness. Above all, we want it to be about Jesus. What

we don't want is stress. Or debt. Or feeling like we "missed the moment". Advent Conspiracy is a movement designed to help us

all slow down and experience a Christmas worth remembering. But doing this means doing things a little differently. A little

creatively.

It means turning Christmas upside down.

WORSHIP FULLY

Christmas marks the moment where God's promise was fulfilled and love took form, tiny fingers and all. It is a moment that

deserves our full attention and praise. We put Worship Fully as AC's first tenet because we believe the level of our involvement

at Christmas is based entirely on how much we are celebrating Christ's birth. He deserves celebration; one that is creative, loud

and directs every heart His way.

SPEND LESS

Quick question for you: What was the one gift you remember getting for Christmas last year? Next question: What about the

fourth gift? Do you remember that one? Truth is many of us don't because it wasn't something we necessarily wanted or needed.

Spending Less isn't a call to stop giving gifts; it's a call to stop spending money on gifts we won't remember in less than a year.

America spends around $450 billion dollars during the Christmas season, and much of that goes right onto a credit card. By

spending wisely on gifts we free ourselves from the anxiety associated with debt so we can take in the season with a full heart.

GIVE MORE

We know what you're thinking. "Wait, didn't they just say I should spend less, and yet here they are telling me to give more?

What gives?" The most powerful, memorable gift you can give to someone else is yourself. And nobody modeled this more than

Jesus. So what does this look like for you? Tickets to a ball game or the theater? A movie night? The main point is simple:

When it comes to spending time with those you love, it's all about quality, not quantity.

LOVE ALL

It all boils down to love. Love from a savior. Love to a neighbor in need. By spending just a little less on gifts we free up our

resources to love as Jesus loves by giving to those who really need help. This is the conspiracy three churches began a few years

ago, and has since grown to an international movement where thousands of churches have raised millions of dollars to love

others in life-changing ways.

While concept of [AC] is simple, the impact it has had on communities around the world is profound. The following are some

extended thoughts from the three founding pastors that unpack how [AC] can change your Christmas and how the very core of

[AC] is rooted in the ancient teachings of scripture. Whether you're a pastor looking for ideas on teaching [AC] in your church

or you just want to dive into this at a deeper level, we would encourage you to check these out.

Advent Conspiracy

You know what's awesome? Christmas. You know what's not? Christmas stress. How can you make Christmas a stress-free

celebration focused on Jesus and a season you'll never forget? Advent Conspiracy. Two words that are a big deal and today

you'll know why.

The Yoke of Christ or the Yoke of Consumerism

When it comes to celebrating Christmas, will we choose to celebrate a "what" or a "who"? Chris Seay of Ecclesia Houston

celebrates the prophetic message of celebrating Christmas through Advent Conspiracy.

Jesus and the Empire

The time of Jesus' birth was a dark time, riddled with greed and corruption. But with His birth came a new empire. Rick

McKinley unpacks the effects the birth of Christ had on Herod's rule and its correlation between Christmas and the consumer

empire of today.

Reprinted from the “Advent Conspiracy” website, adventconspiracy.org. Visit their website for great videos and other helps

for you and your family to reclaim Christmas for Jesus.

DISTRICT CHARGE CONFERENCE - November 11, 2012 at 2:30 pm

Dayton United Methodist Church

Guest Speaker: Bishop Young Jin Cho

SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS

“I Love to Tell the Story: Church Communication”

Neill Caldwell, Editor of The Advocate

“Program Planning: From Idea to Event to Evaluation”

Linda Conrad, Retired Christian Educator & District Librarian

“Training for S/PPRC Members”

Rev. Beth Downs, VAUMC Director of Center for Clergy Excellence

“The Wesley Class Meeting/How to Start Small Groups”

Rev. Tommy Herndon, Harrisonburg District Superintendent

“Developing a Strategic Plan for the Future”

Rev. Glen Langston, Harrisonburg District Program Coordinator

“Vacation Bible School”

Rev. David Palmer, Pastor, Louisa UMC

“Helping Children Grow in Their Faith”

Rev. Derrick Parson, VAUMC Director of Ministries with Young People

“Missions in Our Backyard”

Rev. Bob Talbott, Associate Pastor, Asbury UMC

Mission Opportunities

Verona Food Pantry—volunteers needed first and third Mondays from 9 am to 1 pm. See Bruce Rogers

for details

Valley Mission—Ongoing collection of cereal. See Phyllis Jarvis for details.

Mission Work Teams—Plans for mission work team to Tangier Island November 26-December 1, 2012.

with cost per participant: $350 . See John Morse if you are interested in these projects.

2013 Haiti Mission Team—Plans have begun for another mission team to Haiti in March 2013. Dates are

now scheduled for Mary 5—Mary 13, 2013. The cost per participant is $1600. See John Morse for details.

Poinsettias

To order poinsettias for Christmas, please contact Dolly or Teresa. Cost: $10.50 each Order deadline is

Sunday, November 25th.

In Honor of: _____________________________________________

In Memory of: ____________________________________________

Given By: ________________________________________________

Contact: Dolly Harner Teresa Barr

36 Donovan Lane 260 Eakle Road

Staunton, Va 24401 Staunton, Va 24401

248-3203 363-1469

October Worship Services

During October we have been blessed with some very uplifting and praiseworthy services including Holy

Communion, Children’s Sabbath, Laity Sunday, Charge Conference and Children’s All Hallow’s Eve Church.

We have also begun Committed to Christ Campaign challenge focusing first on prayer and more recently on

scripture.

During our Charge Conference after reviewing in pictures our activities during the past year, we were challenged

by our Lay Leader, Susan Coffman, Can we do more? Can you do more? How can we reach out to the New

Hope village to become a beacon of light on the hill for our community? (Note: This same challenge was issued

during our business portion of the Charge Conference by our District Lay Leader, Rodney Bussard.)

Evening at Blackstone December 9, 2012 (4:00 pm)

Enjoy an open house, dinner and entertainment at Blackstone. Open house at 4 pm; banquet at 5:30 pm and

performance at 7 pm. Christmas caroling and social after performance. Performance by “His Handmaids” a

dance group from Richmond and “The Hunts” a renown fiddle playing family who have performed for Queen of

England. Dinner menu: poached pear, 1/2 Cornish game hen, roast beef, gravy a jus, baked potato, Germany

blend green beans, ice tea, water, coffee, and gourmet cakes.

Reservations by 11/15 For dinner and performance $46 single; $83 couple

For dinner, performance, overnight stay and breakfast: $83 single; $155 couple

After 11/15 For dinner and performance $51 single; $93 couple

For dinner, performance, overnight stay and breakfast: $88; $165 couple

At door: For dinner and performance $56 single; $103 couple

For dinner, performance, overnight stay and breakfast $93 single; $175 couple

Transportation Options: District bus trip leaving from Verona at 1:45 pm $77 by November 15th

(for dinner and performance) Car pool from New Hope

Thank You—Making A Difference

Doug & Church Family

We want to thank the Church Friends for all they have done for Melvin and I since he has been sick. All

the phone calls, food, visits, cards and all jobs the men came and did for us. God has really blessed us with the

people in the church. Also, God has given us a wonderful Christian life together with our three wonderful

children. We want to thank you Doug for your kindness and blessings you have given us the years you have been

here. God bless.

Love Melvin & Juanita

P.S. Life without God is like a dull pencil, it has no point.

10/19/12 Valley Mission

Thank you for your recent gifts of 24 pairs flip flops, laundry detergent, plastic silverware, towels,

9/28 Blue Ridge Area Food Bank

Thank you for your recent donation of 1296 pounds of potatoes. Your donation will be distributed to qualified

charitable organizations that feed people in need.

9/30 Verona Food Pantry

Total Elderly Served 435

Total Children under 18 served 2,106

Total Adults served 3,228

Total Individuals served 5,769

Total Households served 2,149

Total Volunteers 139

Total Volunteer Hours 2,084

Cost of Donated Foods $15,770

Cost of Purchased Food $4,264

10/21 Weekday Religious Education

Benefit Concert at Verona United Methodist Church by Faithful Men yielded $2,758 for WRE

Children’s Church—our children made pumpkins and leaves to

share with local nursing home residents.

Children’s Sabbath—sharing of Miss Tizzy

Nurses Health Corner

November serves as National COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and Lung Cancer

awareness month. Often when we think of smoking, we immediately consider increased risks for Lung

Cancer. A less talked about disease process related to smoking is COPD. COPD is a phrase used to include

many progressive lung diseases, such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, non-reversible asthma and some

forms of bronchiectasis.

The most common symptoms of COPD are breathlessness (or a "need for air"), abnormal sputum (a mix of

saliva and mucus in the airway), and a chronic cough. Daily activities, such as walking up a short flight of

stairs or carrying a suitcase, can become very difficult as the condition gradually worsens. Many people

mistake their increased breathlessness and coughing as a normal part of aging.

Main risk factors for COPD

Tobacco smoking, including second hand and passive

Indoor air pollution (such as biomass fuel used for cooking and heating)

Outdoor air pollution

Occupational dusts and chemicals (vapors, irritants, and fumes)

A few important facts about COPD;

12 million adults have COPD and another 12 million are undiagnosed or developing COPD

70% of all Americans with COPD are younger than 65 years of age

COPD kills more women than men

Most people are not diagnosed until they have already lost half of their lung function

COPD is often misdiagnosed as asthma, leading to inappropriate treatment and less optimal outcomes

COPD rarely occurs alone: heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and depression are common comorbid

diseases

There is no cure, but treatments are available to help people live with their COPD

Information in this newsletter was obtained from the COPD Foundation http://www.copdfoundation.org and

the World Health Organization http://www.who.int/respiratory/copd/en .

This article was provided by Dana Breeding, RN, Health Educator with Community Wellness of Augusta

Health. Please contact Dana with any questions relating to the information in this article at (540) 332-4988

or (540) 932-4988.

ADDRESS UPDATE

RN#243 Viers, Andrew

C C. 1-50th Infantry Regiment (ITB)

9825 2nd Armored Division Road, Bldg 3575

Ft. Benning, GA 31905-5919

Christian Deavers

61878 732nd Road

Tecumseh, NE 68450

Chad Deavers

c/o Schroeder Harvesting Inc

86 Buckskin Road

Inmar, KS 67546

Melvin & Juanita Howell

74 Siz Robin Road

Waynesboro, Va 22980

Ph: 540-221-2677

Emily Howdyshell

124 Morning Glory Drive

Winchester, Va 22602

United Methodist Women

Met on October 15th. Pat Ewers presented our annual pledge service.

Plans were made for the upcoming Fall Bazaar—

Don’t forget—set up will be Thursday, November 8th at 7 pm (bring your canned goods, crafts,

etc and be sure you have marked prices) Baked goods should be brought Saturday morning 11/10)

Our next UMW meeting will be February 18, 2013 at 7 pm

Mark your calendars now:

Church-wide—Christmas Dinner sponsored by the United Methodist Men and United Methodist

Women. Sunday, December 16th at 5:30 pm (covered dish). Entertainment at 7 pm by the Celebration

Singers.

CANCELLED STAMPS FOR UMCOR This ongoing project started in 1982. From the beginning through 2011 UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on

Relief) has received $4,080 from funds received from canceled stamps. United Methodist Women have been

faithful in bringing stamps to UMW events. They are sold to a York River District stamp collector and distributor.

The receipts for stamp sales are sent to the Conference Treasurer for distribution through UMCOR.

All canceled stamps (except bulk mail stamps) are accepted , foreign stamps are usually more valuable.

IMPORTANT: Cut or tear at least ¼ inch border around the stamp. Do not peel it from the envelope. Leave rows

of stamps intact . Place cut stamps in bag or envelope. Please do not mix them in with labels as they go separate

places. Send to Phyllis Foltz, District UMW President, 7775 McGaheysville Road, Penn Laird, Va 22846

Soup Labels - Keep Those Labels Coming

Henry Fork Service Center needs less than 75,000 labels to get the new van. Can you please put something on

the web to send labels to Henry Fork Service Center so that we can achieve the 1,600,000 needed for the van?

Thanks for your help!

Lisa Nichols Director Henry Fork Center

P.O. Box 888

71 Sandridge Road

United Methodist Men

Busy planning HOTS (Ham, Oyster, Turkey Supper). Can you help —see Kim Maugans

Next meeting Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 6:30 pm

November Upcoming Activities & Events

11/4 Day Light Savings Time Ends (fall back 1 hour)

11/4 Holy Communion & All Saints Service

11/5 9 am Verona Food Pantry Volunteers

11/6 Election Day

11/6 1:30 pm Minnie Carr Circle with Phyllis Fretwell

11/8 7:00 pm Set up for Fall Bazaar & Mabry Shifflett Circle at church

11/10 12:00noon Ham, Oyster, Turkey Supper (HOTS)

11/11 2:30 pm District Conference and Leadership Training

11/12 7:00 pm COM

11/15 7:00 pm Administrative Council

11/17 Doyle Lawson Concert—Harrisonburg

11/20 6:30 pm UMM

11/21 7:00 pm Community Thanksgiving Service—Middle River Church of Brethren

Weekly:

Wednesdays at 6:00 pm Prayer Group

Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Choir Practice

Reminder: Check our Church Web Page for updated information mynhumc.weebly.com

Check our Information Center bulletin board for additional information on District and Conference Events

HI NOON The next meeting of Hi-Noon is Thursday, November 8th (of course at noon) and lunch at St. Andrews Church

of Christ. There is always an interesting program to follow the meal. Please be sure to make your reservations

with Shirley Western.

WEB PAGE: mynhumc.weebly.com

Check out our church web page. The church newsletter, district newsletter, church calendar and links to

other resources including daily devotions as well as pictures ALL IN COLOR.

NOAH—There are still some seats for the bus trip to Lancaster, Pa on April 12 and 13, 2013 to see the

returning production of NOAH the musical. See Larry Hinebaugh if interested and desire more information.

Lectionary Readings

for November 11/4

Ruth 1: 1-18

Psalm 146

Hebrews 9: 11-14

Mark 12: 28-34

11/11

Ruth 3: 1-5; 4: 13-17

Psalm 127 or 42

Hebrews 9: 24-28

Mark 12: 38-44

11/18

I Sam 1: 4-20

I Sam 2: 1-10

Hebrews: 10:11-14; 15-25

Mark 13: 1-8

11/25

II Sam 23: 1-7

Psalm 132: 1-12

John 19: 33-37

Rev. 1: 4-8

Acolyte Schedule Children’s Message Nursery Schedule

11/4/12 Taylor Meier 11/4/12 Kim Maugans 11/4 Christy P & Lynn T

11/11/12 Kaylee McLaren 11/11/12 Bette Rickman 11/11 Gail & Abby Armstrong

11/18/12 Clara Breeding 11/18/12 Amy Herman 11/18 Judy Riner & Michelle M

11/25/12 Penny Pence 11/25/12 Doug Gunsalus 11/25 Johnnie & Teresa Barr

November Worship

1 Larry Shiflett

Judy Lalla

2 Susan Coffman

Gage Gunsalus

3 W. B. Harner, Jr

Cathy Killough

Kerry Fretwell

5 Linda Gail Johnson

6 Joseph Bragg

Steven Price

7 Kevin Bell

10 George Taylor

Earl & Jackie Wilberger

10 Donald Michael

Roy Randolph

Jim Gruber

13 Chuck Wagner

14 Katherine Garber

14 Beth Rogers

13 Cindy Sanger

Cheyenne Canipe

17 Juanita Howell

Lynn Tuten

18 Lydia Hough

19 Dorothy Caricofe

Aggie Selmon

20 Christopher McCray

Jolene Farrar

Curt Rosen

Willie & Katie Lam

21 Margaret Fitzgerald

23 Robert Herman

Nancy Evers

Jeff Kraisser

25 David Critzer

26 Ruby Howell

26 Maureen Morris

27 Steven Broyles

27 Wendy McLaren

27 James & Linda Howdyshell

27 Aggie & Betty Selmon

28 Corey Stogdale

29 April Selmon

30 Jennifer Broyles

Kimberly Hinkle

November Anniversaries & Birthdays

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet

and a light unto my path. Psalm

119: 105

Non-Profit

U.S. Postage

New Hope, Va

Permit #1

New Hope United Methodist Church

PO Box 86

New Hope, Va 24469

Web Page: mynhumc.weebly.com

Address Service Requested

HILLTOPPER

New Hope United Methodist Church

55 Round Hill School Road

New Hope, Virginia 24469

363-5612

Rev. Douglas Gunsalus, pastor

Email: newhopechurch@newhopetel.net

Web Address: mynhumc.weebly.com