Big Beaver

United Methodist Church,

3753 John R Road

Troy, MI 48083

Phone: 248-689-1932

Fax: 248-689-8705

Gregg Mayberry, Pastor

Parsonage Phone: 248-689-2839

Church Email Address:

bbumc@bbumchurch.org

Website:

www.bbumchurch.org

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/

BigBeaverUnitedMethodistChurch

YouTube: https://

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BIG BEAVER UMC

July/August

Banner 2017

248-952-4183

248-528-0466

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Set Up (Sept. 17)—Help set the rooms up with bedding, tow-

els, etc. after coffee hour.

Take Down (Sept. 24)—Clean the rooms and have them

ready for Sunday School.

AM Drivers—You take our guests to work or back to the SOS

Center from church.

PM Drivers—You pick up our guests at the SOS Center and

bring them to the church.

Laundry (Sept. 24)—Take home sheets & towels & blankets.

Overnights (1:30am—6:00am) Help guests as needed.

Dishwashers—Help other churches with dishes & clean up.

Daily Cleaning—clean bathrooms & vacuum where needed.

Appetizers—Cheese & crackers, chips & dip, meatballs, pigs

in a blanket, etc. Our guests enjoy anything!

Make Cookies—Used for lunches & snacks during the night

Join us for Dinner! Have dinner with your church family &

our guests and stay for the evenings activities.

Gifts—Used for game prizes and for our guests to take with them. On Saturday, we give them McDonalds gift cards and a

bag of goodies.

Vacuum Bagging (Oct. 8)

NEW BEDDING NEEDED FOR SOS

Twin size EXTRA LONG sheet sets

These are available when kids are go-

ing back to college and usually go on

sale the end of August.

Other items needed:

Pillows

Bath Towels

SOS HYGIENE BAGS AND GIFTS

BAR SOAP & SOAP HOLDERS—FULL SIZE TOOTHPASTE—FULL SIZE COMBS (no rat tail) HAIR BRUSHES DEODORANT—FULL SIZE SHAVING CREAM NAIL POLISH NAIL CLIPPERS HAND LOTION BODY WASH—MEN & WOMEN CHAP STICK SOCKS—MEN & WOMEN HOTEL SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER, ETC. ARE WELCOME! MONETARY DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME...JUST PLACE IN AN ENVELOPE AND MARK IT SOS.

Big Beaver United Methodist Church

Family Camping September 1 – September 4

Myers Lake UMC Campground

10575 Silver Lake Road

Byron, MI 48418

$126.00 for the weekend

(Park requires 3 nights paid)

To reserve a spot

call the campground office at

810-266-4511

Use the following information to reserve:

Group Leader: Debbie Tollafield

Group Number: G1606513

Group Name: Big Beaver UMC

Questions or Concerns?

Ron Kerry rkerry@sgi.com 248-375-5502

Debbie Tollafield debberdo@aol.com 248-496-5258

Tammy Renshaw renshaw111@aol.com 248-689-2716

Of course - we'll have perfect weather.

Not too hot - not too cold, no mosquitoes and

NO RAIN –

but just in case - be prepared!!

Weekend Plans

Friday - Dinner on your own

Saturday - Breakfast on your own

Lunch on your own

Dinner - chicken, corn, Cole slaw provided

You add whatever else you want.

We usually eat together - around 6 pm

Golf outing available for any who want to play with

tee times starting at 9 am. Everyone is welcome.

Contact: Bob Renshaw renshaw111@aol.com

Argentine and Fenton are both nearby if anyone

wants to visit shops.

Sunday - Breakfast on your own

Pot luck after church – about 1-ish

Hot dogs, burgers provided

Bring a dish to share

Dinner is more of the same - just called

"leftovers".

Plan a little ahead just in case we run out

- not likely - but possible.

Monday - Breakfast provided with the men cooking

(and cleaning up). Scrambled eggs,

sausage, pancakes, orange juice.

Saturday and Sunday night: Campfire with s'mores

and other snacks that you provide. There is also a

movie each night for all to enjoy (outside, of course).

All of the hot dogs are Ball Park BEEF franks.

There will be a small fee per person for commonly

purchased food.

We will have some of the large coolers from church

with water, iced tea and lemonade available.

Coffee will be available at meal times.

WANTED:

BROWN PAPER BAGS!

Please save your brown paper grocery bags and donate them to the church.

You can drop them off next to the recycling bins.

Thank You!

We have a variety of new adult nonfiction books that I hope in-trigues you to use your church library Author Squire Rushnell ’s after school specials on ABC have won him many Emmy’s. He has also written a series of books demonstrating how God speaks directly to us. The first book titled When God Winks at You (248.32) uses coincidence to speak to us and Divine Alignment shows how the arrange-ments of these happenings into a pattern directs the path you may take. Adam Hamilton in the book Making Sense of the Bible (220.61)will help you rediscover the power of scripture in today’s life. The Handbook of Fighter Aircraft, The Book of Energy and Electricity and Magnetism in our science section deals with the history of and the present day use of each of these subjects. The photographic story of Thomas Edison combines the above 2 subjects. Last, but not least, Once upon a Game fits this season in a great review of baseball’s greatest memories. We also have some new adult fiction books. Two by Dan Brown, The DaVinci Code and Inferno will give you some pretty excit-ing reading. Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland, is based on the famous glassmaker and his wonderful employee. Most books in the adult library can be read both by teens and older, but the ones on the youth shelves have been written for middle school and high school readers specifically. Diary of an Early American Boy by Noah Blake takes place in the early 19th century and will take you into a premodern world to a time of great inventions. Do you think you’d like to live in an underground shelter for 6 years? Fallout by S.A. Bodeen will take you on this scary ride. Another scary adventure is This Book is Not Good for You by P. Bosch. Read and see if you could help them solve the mys-tery. Susan Cooper has written a 5th book in The Dark is Rising Se-ries . Can this group of teenagers save our world from evil? Great for summer reading. All above books will be on display on the new book shelf outside the library!

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

Annually, the Renaissance District of United Method-

ist Women (UMW) does an ingathering project as a

support for organizations that work with women and

children.

This year, our UMW are collecting diapers and wipes

for PR Kids, a Maternal Infant Health Program, which

provides parental support for pregnant mothers and

infants in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties.

The team from Infant Mental Health Specialists tries

to find community resources as well as answer ques-

tions and provide overall support. They service moth-

ers with children from birth to 18 months.

There will be a playpen set up in the Narthex to col-

lect wipes and diapers of all sizes. Although this is a

UMW project, we are asking for total church participa-

tion in this ingathering project.

The collection will run from July 23rd to September

17th.

For more information, please contact Nancy Cormier

(248) 879-0233.

JOIN OUR AWESOME CHOIR or BELL CHOIR!

As you’re all enjoying the summer, please prayerfully consider joining one of our music groups this fall!

Do you find yourself singing along with the radio? Humming as you garden? Then come and join the Chancel Choir on Thursday evenings starting September 7th at 7:00pm. We accommodate your busy schedules and would love to have you join us!

Or...we are still looking for a few more people for our beginning bell group, the Chapel Bells, which will also be starting rehearsals on Thursday, September 7th but at 6:00pm.

This group is very laid back...fun...and able to work with all musical levels!

After all...if you can count to 4...you’re in!

CALLING ALL MUSICIANS

AND ARTISTS!

Gather your artwork, polish your act, and grab

your friends for a fun-filled afternoon!

We’re planning another Big Beaver Talent

Showcase with an added ART SHOW this year

on:

Saturday, September 9th @ 3:00pm

This will be just before the annual Men’s BBQ,

so plan on joining us for both!

Contact Julie Kohring for more information or

to sign up!

Contact Emily Williams for Art Show infor-

mation or to display your art work.

THE BBUMC PRAISE BAND RIDES AGAIN!

We will be playing on Sunday morning, August 13, at the one and only 10:00 service.

WE NEED YOU!!! If you can play an instrument, please join us for rehearsal on the following dates:

Rehearsals will be on Sunday, July 30, at 4 p.m.

Sunday, August 6, at 4 p.m.

Sunday, August 13, 9 a.m.

Please let me know if you will be planning to join us for...

_____All three rehearsals & the service

_____2 of the rehearsals & the service

_____can only make the practice at 9 on August 13, but could get the music in advance.

Every instrument counts. I hope you can be one of them.

To God be the Glory.

Larry Wolf

P. S. Do you know someone who might like to join us? Invite them and/or tell me about them.

Big Beaver United Methodist Men are sponsoring an outing for all

golfers in memory of:

Dave Arthur James Green Charlie Martin

Tom Flaim When: July 29 at 12:00 pm (shotgun start) Where: Selfridge Air National Guard Base Cost: $65 Includes: Golf, cart, lunch at turn and buffet dinner

Proceeds support the BBUMC Youth Camping Fund

Checks payable to BBUMM

Clayton Osburn will collect payments until July 23rd

Contact:

Ron Dritlein 248-408-6360

Refugee Resettlement Project: Welcome Home Update

Here is a quick list of what we have so far accomplished in helping our Sister-in-Christ and her three children -

*Rent - the biggest source of stress is having enough money to pay the rent. Our BBUMC RR Committee is paying June-Aug rent and providing budgeting mentoring to Mom. *Household donations - all of the items generously donated by BBUMC were brought to the family. Our gifts have been put to good use and have filled her sparse apt. *Bikes - we were able to acquire a couple gently used bikes and Wally Gannon donated a new Barbie trike for the three children. All were delivered (with bike helmets) and have been enjoyed almost 24/7. *Summer Playground - BBUMC will be enrolling the school-aged children in a local summer school camp pro-gram. *ESL - BBUMC will be providing regular transportation for Mom to ESL classes weekly. • We are also addressing health issues for both mom and her oldest child (daughter) by accompanying them to doctor visits and hopefully mentoring in this area as well.

****If you would like to get involved, please email Michelle Haight at michellehaight@yahoo.com.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR

WOW’S (Wild Outrageous Wednesdays) KITCHEN CREW

Wednesdays—October thru March

From 5:00pm to 7:45pm

It’s 5 or 6 times a year for you!

We are asking for volunteers for our WOW program. We need help making dinner, setting up tables, clean up (dishes, etc.) and having a good time!

These are the areas needed:

Dishwashers

Team Leaders

Menu planning

Shop for the dinner (if you don’t want to shop, it can be done for you!)

Make sure everything is set up and ready for dinner.

Clean up

For more information, please see Honor Flaim or Reta Griffin

WE NEED YOU FOR COFFEE HOUR!

Please consider hosting our coffee hour on

Sunday mornings. Its easy!

You are asked to host coffee hour 3 to 4 times a year.

You set up and clean up.

Make coffee.

You can bring cookies, coffee cake, bagels, veggies and dip,

cheese, etc.

THERE IS A TEAM WAITING FOR YOU!

We also need folks that can sub if needed.

For more information, please see Honor Flaim or Reta Griffin

THE FLOWER CHART HAS MOVED!

That’s right...the flower chart has a new location.

It is now located on the new bulletin board right next to the Welcome Cen-ter.

Thank you to Mike Jones and Chris Turner for the assistance in giving the flower chart a new home!

OFFICE HOURS FOR WEEK OF JULY 2nd

Due to the holiday and Cindy’s vacation time, the office will

be open the following times:

Monday, July 3rd —9:00-3:00pm

Tuesday, July 4th—Independence Day—Office Closed

Wednesday, July 5th—9:00-11:00am

Thursday, July 6th—9:00-11:00am

Friday, July 7th—Office Closed

Thank you!

LIFE LINE SCREENING—AUGUST 18, 2017

9:00am—4:00pm

Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer their afforda-ble, non-invasive and painless health screenings at Big

Beaver United Methodist Church on 8/18/2017.

Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and

women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis.

Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes

to complete.

In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit:

www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle or text the word circle to 797979

WEEKEND BACKPACKS

The school year has come to a close and the last of the weekend food bags have been delivered. A HUGE thank you to Debi Avery and Linda Bowden for packing and deliver-ing the bags each week and to everyone who has donated to the program!

We are going to be continuing to provide food bags during the 2017 – 2018 school year to 12-14 students at a local Troy elementary school. Please help us to stock the cabinet over the summer with items with long expiration dates so that the initial cost to start up in the fall will be less. Picking up 1 -2 items each time you shop will make a big difference! The following items would be greatly appreciated:

Canned pasta Condensed soups Canned chili Chicken and beef ramen noodles Tuna packets Canned chicken Vienna sausages Peanut Butter and Jelly combination jars (no glass jars please) Oatmeal packets Canned vegetables (peas, corn, green beans, carrots) Individual macaroni and cheese cups Pudding cups 100% juice boxes

Operation Christmas Child boxes are due Sunday, November 5! Summer is a great time to

pick up school supplies, clothes and fun outdoor toys. Get your shoebox in the Narthex

and start packing!!!

On Sunday, July 9th, the 10 am worship service will be held at BBUMC. Following the service

will be having an all church picnic in the lot across from the church. (There will be reserved

seating for those with limited mobility.) There will be activities for the children as well as

fun, food and fellowship for all. Please bring a dish to share. We will be providing hot dogs,

brats, buns, condiments, drinks and paper products. Sign up on the One Stop sign up. See

you there!

Save the Date…VBS 2017

This summer we will learn about how God is always with us. Come and join us Monday, July

31 – Friday, August 4 from 9:00 am – noon. Children in preschool through 5th grade are in-

vited to attend. Interested in volunteering? We always are looking for youth and adult vol-

unteers. If interested, see Becky Lorenz.

Noisy Sunday

Get your change ready! July 30 is Noisy Sunday. All of the money collected will go to South

Oakland Shelter (SOS). Let the sound of change ring throughout the sanctuary as we fill the

buckets!

Sunday school for children and youth will resume on Sunday, September 10. Have a great

summer!

Noisy Sunday July 30, 2017

Money collected will go to the South Oakland

Shelter (SOS).

Sunday,September 10, 2017

9:00 & 11:00 am services

Bring your backpack with you and re-ceive a blessing for

a wonderful school year!

Welcome to the children’s newsletter! Each month there

is a page just for you! Decorate the picture on the back

and bring it back to me (Ms. Becky) for a special surprise!

VBS is coming!

Monday, July 31 – August 4, 2017 9:00 am – 12:00 pm PreK – 5th Grade

Don’t Miss Out! Register Now

Becky Lorenz – Christian Education Director

blorenz@bbumchurch.org – 248-689-1932

Abby S. – July 25, Brandon C. – Aug. 3, Eliza V. – Aug. 6, Jonathan S. – Aug 21

Come to VBS and bring a friend!

Servant Schedule

Date July 2, 2017

Traditional

July 9, 2017

Contemporary

July 16, 2017

Traditional

July 23, 2017

Contemporary

July 30, 2017

Traditional

Time 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00

A/V Lead Chris Turner Keith Meadows Ron Kerry Jim Kerry Ron Kerry

A/V Team Vicky Turner Lynda Meadows Jim Kerry Debbie Tollafield Glen Sheffer

Kelly Turner Glen Sheffer Kathy Kerry Gene LeGrand

Coffee Hour Denise Moilnanen CHURCH Nancy Cormier Brenda Balas Becky Thomas

Dawn Stewart PICNIC Laura Taylor Mindy Sporer Pam Vandekerkhove

Greeters Al Momeyer Jerry Whitefoot Bob Renshaw Jerry Whitefoot Mike Roeder

Karene Kimble Diana Whitefoot Tammy Renshaw Diana Whitefoot Emily Williams

Jr.

Worship None Dianne Osburn Nancy Cormier Dori Scott Laura Taylor

Lay

Readers Allison Peck Michelle Haight Mike Roeder Kathy Kerry Youth

Nursery

9:00 am Pam Tollafield Marilyn Vincent Sarah Bussa Pam Vandekerkhove Dave King

10:00 am Nancy Cormier

Dianne Osburn

Amanda Worgess

Laura Taylor

Dori Scott

Amy Purcilly

Becky Thomas

Abby Scott

Danielle Kapp

Erin Elliot

Pew

Pockets Steve Charles Lois Miller

Chris, Vicky, Kelly

Turner Mindy Sporer Steve Charles

Ushers *Jim Botsko *Dori Scott *Amanda Worgess *Dave Thornton *Jim Botsko

Bruce Carmen Ed Hannum Lisa Jones Steve Charles Bruce Carmen

Mike Emmons Dotti Hannum Bob Kruse Tom Hill Mike Emmons

Joe Lorenz Sue Patterson Ron Tschirhart Carl Shelton Joe Lorenz

*Head Usher

Kerry Sutton Ed Bortner Jeffrey Tschirhart Kerry Sutton

9:45-10:00 9:45-10:00 9:45-10:00 9:45-10:00 9:45-10:00

Welcome Diana Whitefoot Wilma Pace Dianne Osburn Karene Kimble Al Momeyer

Center

11:00-11:15 11:00-11:15 11:00-11:15 11:00-11:15 11:00-11:15

Bowden/Killing Glen Sheffer Gloria Jones Laurie Huber Carl Shelton

Date August 6, 2017

Contemporary

August 13, 2017

Traditional

August 20, 2017

Contemporary

August 27, 2017

Traditional

Time 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00

A/V Lead Chris Turner Andrew Taylor Glenn Momeyer Jim Kerry

A/V Team Vicky Turner Dan Pace Maria Momeyer Matthias Kapp

Kathy Kerry Glen Sheffer Simon Momeyer Gene LeGrand

Coffee Hour Vicki King Chris Hill Debbie Tollafield Wilma Pace

Patti Fritz Linda Bekes Pam Tollafield Maria Momeyer

Greeters Al Momeyer Tom Hill Bob Renshaw Emily Williams

Karene Kimble Chris Hill Tammy Renshaw Nancy Cormier

Jr.

Worship Amanda Worgess Amy Teets Becky Lorenz Debi Avery

Lay

Readers Kerry Sutton Tom Hill Connie Dillon Youth

Nursery

9:00 am Rebecca Bussa Marilyn Vincent Sarah Bussa Pam Vandekerkhove

10:00 am Nancy Cormier

Dianne Osburn

Dori Scott

Diane Smith

Amanda Worgess

Amy Purcilly

Laura Taylor

Erin Elliott

Pew

Pockets Lois Miller Chris, Vicky, Kelly Turner Mindy Sporer Steve Charles

Ushers Clayton Osburn Al Momeyer Tom Burgess Char Halsey

Mike Roeder Simon Momeyer Linda Burgess Jim Halsey

Larry Sporer Bob Renshaw Clayton Osburn Al Momeyer

M/P Kapp Tammy Renshaw Rick Cummings Simon Momeyer

*Head Usher

9:45-10:00 9:45-10:00 9:45-10:00 9:45-10:00

Welcome Maria Momeyer Mindy Sporer Al Momeyer Diana Whitefoot

Center

11:00-11:15 11:00-11:15 11:00-11:15 11:00-11:15

Bowden / Killing Glen Sheffer Gloria Jones Carl Shelton

Servant Schedule

Notable Information

Deadline for submission of articles for the September Banner is August 10th.

The weekly deadline for articles for the bulletin and announcement slides is Tuesday at 12:00pm.

The church office hours are 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Monday through Friday If you are in need of pastoral care during non-office hours Pastor Gregg’s cell phone number is 989-545-2582.

Matt & Amy Teets July 3

Tim & Lynn Wright July 6

Jeff & Cheryl Stewart July 9

Tim & Linda Bowden July 11

John & Penny McMullin July 13

Dan & Alison Peck July 16

Len & Suzanne Bianchi July 20

Matthias & Danielle Kapp July 23

Lyle & Melodie Conley July 25

Bryan & Jaclyn Jones July 25

Mike & Ruth Roeder July 28

Ron & Gail Mack-Dusenberry July 30

Bryan & Brianne Wietecha August 1

Ed & Janet Bortner August 2

Michael & Holly Fine August 4

George & Shelly Katta August 4

Dan & Brenda Hedge August 7

Charles & Binna Vu August 7

Mike & Tracy Bilen August 12

Tom & Susan Clippert August 12

Andrew & Laura Taylor August 12

Tom & Linda Burgess August 17

Jim & Bev Botsko August 19

Matt & Rachel Bianchi August 20

Jerry & Sue Jafano August 20

Shaun & Beth Slocum August 20

Gary & Connie Dillon August 24

Gary & Ronda Bussa August 31

Bruce & Carol Carman August 31

Jim & Robin Kremer August 31

JULY

Michael Tschirhart

Sheila Zasadny

Steven Smith

Hailey Hocking

Dave Freed

Carl Shelton

Garrett Jafano

Caroline Morrison

Reta Griffin

Tom Hill

Ann Naubert

Lisa Lynch

Chris Dritlein

Ted Halsey

Carmelita Mangahas

Susan Kuhn

Allison Kelly

Jay Kuhn

Martha Piesko

Mark Davis

Fran Teasdale

Paul Balas

Marilyn Elliott

Lisa Jones

Ginny Killing

Jim Cormier

Sue Jafano

Jerry Lafever

Penny McMullin

Tim Walter

Beth Helmer

David Cleveland

Patricia Malone

Mike Roeder

Abigail Scott

Don Hocking

Laura Hayes

Barbara Burns

Bruce Carman

Ed Bortner

Dennis Menlen

Eric Vandekerkhove

Jeff King

Jeff Stewart

Bev Botsko

AUGUST

Tom Rosewarne

Sandy Bachert

Brandon Comer

Barbara Gergle

Matt Dear

George Katta

Eliza VanWambeke

Binna Vu

Erin Elliott

Keith Nienhaus

Jennifer Vesperman

Barbara Menlen

Nunzio Lombardo

Calvin Stewart

Kay Catellier

Glen Sheffer

Larry Wolf

Caroline Teets

Joshua Bianchi

Ken Teasdale

Jonathan Streetman

Walter Elliott

Mitchell Morrison

Beth Kerry

Jim Kerry

Lynn Wright

Mike Bilen

Brenda Hedge

Andrew Klepinger

Julie Chick

Tom Clippert

Alex King

Norma Dixon

Kay Vavruska

Betty Keisling

Donna Spreyer

ANNIVERSARIES

BIRTHDAY’S

Big Beaver United Methodist Church 3753 John R Road Troy, MI 48083

Address Service Requested

Gregg Mayberry Pastor

Suzanne Bianchi Organist and

Contemporary Music Director

Julie Kohring Choir Director

Becky Lorenz Christian Ed Dir.

Cindy Gavin Admin. Secretary

Emily Williams Youth Director

Ingrid Hayes Nursery Care

Sunday Morning

Living Water Worship 9:00am

Sunday School (All Ages) 10:00am

Traditional Worship 11:00am

Summer Worship (July 2-Sept. 3) 10:00am

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am—3:00pm