Ramsey MemorialUnited Methodist Church 5900 Hull Street Road

Ramsey MemorialUnited Methodist Church 5900 Hull Street Road

Ramsey Memorial United Methodist Church
5900 Hull Street Road
Richmond VA 23224
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Our Mission: “To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the
Transformation of the World”
Nuestra Misión: “Hacer Discípulos de Cristo para la
Transformación Del Mundo”
Non Profit Org.
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Richmond VA
Permit No. 2045
Ramsey Memorial United Methodist Church
5900 Hull Street Road
Richmond, VA 23224
804-276-4628
From the Pastor:
Just These Lines My Friends…
Thanksgiving Prayer
Children of all ages enjoy the funny pages and holiday classics. In a Peanuts’ comic
strip, Lucy’s feeling sorry for herself and she laments, “My life is a drag. I’m completely
fed up. I’ve never felt so low in my life.” Her little brother Linus tries to console her and
he says “Lucy, when you’re in a mood like this, you should try to think of things you have
to be thankful for; in other words, count your blessings.”
To that, Lucy says, “Ha! That’s a good one! I could count my blessings on one finger!
I’ve never had anything and I never will have anything. I don’t get half the breaks that
other people do. Nothing ever goes right for me! And you talk about counting blessings!
You talk about being thankful! What do I have to be thankful for?” Linus says, “Well for
one thing, you have a little brother who loves you.” With that, Lucy runs and hugs her
little brother Linus as she cries tears of joy. And while she’s hugging him tightly, Linus
says, “Every now and then, I say the right thing.”
We are about to share in the national celebration of Thanksgiving. Soon we’ll worship
into the holy season of Advent and Christmas. Perhaps more than any other season of
the year, this is a time we ‘count our blessings.’ When we think of our blessings, we
often focus on material, physical things: A nice warm house, more good food to eat than
we need. Clothes in the latest fashion colors and techno gadgets with the most power. In
all of these things, we neglect our most important blessings.- the personal, the spiritual.
Our relationships with loved ones, our relationships with God and God’s community of
faith are truly life’s most important blessings.
I am thankful to be your Pastor & friend.
Pastor Deb
Gracious God,
you who supply your people with every blessing in
abundance, lift up our hearts in gratitude and
thanksgiving this day. Help us, we pray, to thank you
for the gifts we seldom notice, to praise you for the
bounty we often take for granted, and to glorify your
name for how you have watched over us through
another year of seedtime and of harvest. For all that
you have done, for that you are, and for all that you
will ever do, we lift up our voices in praise to you.
Hear our hearts- we ask it in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS
We will have our Budget Council meeting on November 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall.
followed by our Annual Charge Conference meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Birthdays / Cumpleaños
Gary Hinebaugh
1
Shelley Jump
12
Amy Ahles Houser
1
Debbie Southard
12
Barbara Vance
3
C.C. Goolsby, III
16
Zachary Belcher
6
Karen Hall
16
Carolyn Hatchell
7
Fredrick Heller
17
Lisa Pinchbeck Taylor
8
Kimberly Pinchbeck
19
Betty Walker
8
Betty Wallace
21
Nonie Barnstein
9
Kenneth Stuart
26
Elnora Holmes
10
Ethel Baltz
30
Darell Gilliam
11
Anniversaries / Aniversarios
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Hatt
Mr. Benjamin Rodriguez & Mrs. Maria Sanchez
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Bissett
Mr. & Mrs. James Kastleberg
7
14
17
20
To My Church Family:
Just a note of appreciation for doing what you do best, being
there when needed! I really appreciate all your cards,
thoughts and prayers during my stay in the hospital in
September. I’m sure they helped to speed along my recovery
and now with my new stint I’m good as new. Thanks for being
there for me—I am truly blessed to be part of such a caring
church family.
In Christian Love,
Betty Lou Brame
-Sue Newman-
Dear Ramsey Church,
Many thanks to
everyone for all of your
phone calls, cards,
e-mails and especially
prayers after the
passing of my father.
We are so blessed to
have a loving church
family.
This Advent Season we will be offering a study entitled “Under Wraps – The Gift
We Never Expected”. The themes for the lessons are Expectant – Dangerous –
Jealous – Faithful. These themes describe God’s character and then Jesus taking on
human flesh comes to us to live among us to reveal to us what God is really like.
This series has four authors – Jessica LaGrone, Andy Nixon, Rob Renfroe, and Ed
Robb. A DVD will be used with this study. It will start November 30th and run for four
weeks ending December 21st. We will meet in the Sanctuary at 9:45 on Sunday
mornings. This study is opened to all ages of adults. We hope you will join us for
this exciting study. Fill out the yellow card that you will find in your bulletin on
Sundays with your name and number and if you would like a copy of the book or call
the church office to let us know, 276-4628
We want to thank everyone in our Ramsey family for your help
after my recent injury. A broken foot doesn’t seem like much
until you’re forced to keep the weight off it! We appreciated
your calls, cards and e-mails; a special thanks to the BUCS
for moving our kitchen table in from the garage—which was
quite a job!
FALL BLOOD DRIVE
Darrell & Martha Gilliam
Rick Vance & Family
Ramsey Memorial,
The J.L Francis Elementary Team would like to thank you for
school supplies! The continuous support between our partners
and the school always makes our days run smoother. We hope
to grow our relationship this year with your organization and
our students.
Daisy Greene
Principal at J.L Francis Elementary School
Join us on
th
November 14
for our Thanksgiving Feast!
We’ll gather together in Fellowship
Hall
at 12:00 p.m.
Your RSVP is due by November 12
This is a wonderful opportunity
to invite a friend to join you!
Come and give thanks and praise to
Him for the bounty we will share.
Sunday November 2, 2014
At 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall. Sign up on the
bulletin board near the CLC the
education building, or during your
Sunday School Class. Our quota is
16. WE have 7 people signed up.
Save a life… please take time to
DONATE.
United Methodist Women NEWS
Virginia Conference has saved
12,000 lives for Imagine No Malaria
Virginia Conference United Methodists have
raised $120,000 (and saved 12,000 lives) for Imagine No Malaria in the two
months since Annual Conference voted to save 100,000+ lives in the next year.
For more information, contact Richmond District: Maria Maxwell,
[email protected] or (804) 521-1160, and Courtney Layman,
[email protected] or (804) 475-1613; James River District: Gene
Mims, [email protected] or (804) 733-8632;
Annual UMW BAKE SALE is coming.
The Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 23, 2014 from 9 am 12:30 in the CLC foyer and the Education Bldg. Foyer. Come by and pick
up freshly baked cakes, pies, breads and snacks for your Thanksgiving
dinner table or to freeze and enjoy later on. This is the UMW's only Fund
Raiser this year so come by and support our local and global Missions.
YOUR HELP NEEDED!
Paid driver for chauffeuring senior citizen to local errands.
For more information contact Mr. Cicero Gainer 804-269-4282.
With gratitude and many thanks we would like to recognize Linda Hinebaugh,
assisted by Erin Shrader-Amason, for the Women's Workshop held at Ramsey on
Saturday, October 18. We had 19 women in attendance. We all left the retreat with
many new thoughts and ideas about how close God is to each of us and how we,
as his people, can get closer to him. Thank you to Linda and Erin for the time and
effort devoted to making this a memorable retreat.
November 8 UMW District Leader and Member Development Day
Theme: "A Calling to Growth"
Place: Ramsey Memorial UMC in CLC
Registration: 9 am
Officer Training and Interest Groups: 9:30-11:30 a.am.
Mission Emphasis : Mission Giving
November 22 Ramsey UMW Unit Meeting
Program: Pledge Service and Election of Officers and
Business Meeting for Circles
10 am
Fellowship Hall
Nina Woodfin has refreshments
November 23 RAMSEY UMW BAKE SALE
December 6 District Advent Service
Theme: "A Calling to Work with At-Risk Children"
Place: Enon United Methodist church, 6156 Studley Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Time: Registration and Hospitality: 10:00- 10:30 am
Program: 10:30-11:30 am
Presenters: Jo Ketchner, Literacy Project, Shady Grove UMC
Natalie May, Change the World RVA
Elaine Peterson, Kids Club of Central UMC
Donate to Ramsey’s White Christmas Food Baskets
Collecting Food through December 21, 2014
Friends and Neighbors in our Congregation and Community need help this year to provide food for themselves and their
families. We ask that the congregation bring foods from the list below and place them in the bins marked WHITE CHRISTMAS
located in the foyers in the Education Building and the CLC. The foods so generously given by our congregation will be used to
prepare food boxes for our sponsored White Christmas families and to supplement the Ramsey food pantry.
Please bring items from the list below each Sunday through December 21st.
Nativity Ministry and Bethlehem 2014
This year our nativity ministry will begin on Monday
December 22, through Wednesday December 24.
Lots of volunteers are needed to put on this
production. Some of the areas we need volunteers for
are:
-Cast members to fill the different roles each night
-Help with our yard crew
-Donations of food, beverages and goodies each night
for the cast members.
-Help with dressing each cast.
The first cast goes each night at 6:30p.m. and the
second cast at 7:00 p.m.
If you are interested in helping us, please contact
Tammy Howe 804-621-4959 [email protected] or
Carole Harper [email protected].
Poinsettias
In Memory of - In Honor of
Deadline for placing an order
is November 19th.
The cost of each is $10.95
*If you would like to get one,
please fill out your information
on the yellow insert on
Sunday’s bulletin or call the
church office.
*you can also place your name and contact info and how
you’d like to volunteer on the Sunday service yellow cards.
WHITE CHRISTMAS APPLICATIONS
DUE Nov. 2, 2014
The WHITE CHRISTMAS Program is a yearly tradition at Ramsey which seeks to help individuals /
families (submitted by our congregation) who are in need of assistance during the Christmas season.
Applications are available in the church office. They should be
filled out in detail and turned back into the office by Sunday, November 2, 2014
After a review of the applications, sponsors are recruited to help provide needed items such as clothing,
shoes, and a toy for each child.
Each member of the congregation is asked to donate food items to provide a well-balanced food box for
each of the families. Inserts will be in the November Messenger listing food items which are
needed for the food boxes.
Questions?
Contact Scotty Doyle 804-640-5355 or 744-3034 for further information.
Classes:
Items to be contributed
Nursery- Five year olds
Peanut Butter, Jelly,
1st- 5th grade
Spaghetti/ Macaroni/ Pastas and
Sauce for Pasta
Youth
&
Young Adults
Canned/Dried Soups, Mac & Cheese
soups (that children and older adults
would like)
Agape
Canned Fruit (Peaches, Pears, Pineapple,
Fruit Cocktail, Applesauce, etc),
Bisquick, Loaf Bread
Escuela Dominical
Rice, Beans
Kirkie Powell
Canned Meats (Tuna, Salmon, Chicken,
Corned Beef), Coffee, Vegetable Oil
New Spirit
5 lb. bags of Sugar
Cake/Muffin Mixes
Oatmeal, Cereals, Rice, Beans,
Potatoes (White & Sweet - Fresh or Canned)
Otto Whitt
Canned Vegetables (Tomatoes, Green Beans,
Peas, Corn, Butterbeans, Beans, etc.)
The United Methodist Women will be preparing “Christmas Love Baskets” for some very special members in early
December. As always, we would appreciate you help in filling the baskets. We need the following items:
Hand lotion, hand sanitizer, deodorant
Men’s socks and women’s footies
Chocolate candy (soft with no nuts like Milky Way,
Three Musketeer, Plain Hershey bars, etc.)
Sugar free and regular hard candy and mints
Sugar free and regular cookies
Applesauce cups
Crackers
Homemade goodies
Puzzle books
Please deliver to church office by December 7th, marked “Love Baskets”.
Please call Pat Beville at 639-9154, with questions or to have a name added. Thanks in advance for your support and donations.
In Christian Love,
Pat Beville
Ramsey United Methodist Women
Hispanic Congregation Events
Eventos de la Congregación Hispana
SUNDAY
DOMINGO
NOVEMBER -NOVIEMBRE
MONDAY
LUNES
TUESDAY
MARTES
WEDNESDAY
MIERCOLES
THURSDAY
jUEVES
FRIDAY
VIERNES
SATURDAY
SABADO
1
BUCS
2
All Saints Sunday
3
Worship Service 8:30 &11:00am
BLOOD DRIVE 9:00 – 12:30am
Fellowship Gathering
9:30am
Escuela Dominical
11:00am
Servicio en Español
12:30pm
Praise Choir
3:30pm
Youth Group
5:30pm
9 22nd Sunday afterPentecost
The James River
Homeschool
6:30pm
10
Worship Service 8:30 &11:00am
Fellowship Gathering
9:30am
Escuela Dominical
11:00am
Servicio en Español
12:30pm
Praise Choir
3:30pm
Youth Group
5:30pm
16
23rd Sunday after Pentecost
The James River
Homeschool
6:30pm
17
Worship Service 8:30 &11:00am
Fellowship Gathering
9:30am
Escuela Dominical
11:00am
Servicio en Español
12:30pm
Praise Choir
3:30pm
Youth Group
5:30pm
23
Crist the King Sunday
Worship Service 8:30 &11:00am
Fellowship Gathering
9:30am
Escuela Dominical
11:00am
Servicio en Español
12:30pm
Praise Choir
3:30pm
30 First Sunday of Advent
Worship Service
8:30 &11:00am
Fellowship Gathering
9:30am
Escuela Dominical
11:00am
Servicio en Español
12:30pm
Praise Choir
3:30pm
Youth Group
5:30pm
4
The James River
Homeschool
6:30pm
McGuire Park Cir
Wellness
Gideon Bible Study
ESL Class
Disciple IV
5
2:00pm
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
6
CHARGE CONGERENCE
7:00 P.M.
Prayer Time
Administrative
Council
9:30am
6:30pm
Care A Van
Prayer Shawl Knitting
Chancel Choir
Estudio Bíblico
ESL Class
11
12
13
Ada Mae Bookman 11:00am
MICAH TRAINING
5:30pm
Wellness
6:00pm
Gideon Bible Study 6:30pm
ESL Class
7:00pm
Disciple IV
7:00pm
Prayer Time
9:30am
Nina Woodfin
2:00pm
Baby Shower 2:00-5:00pm
Trustees
7:00pm
SPRC
7:00pm
Care A Van
Prayer Shawl Knitting
Chancel Choir
Estudio Bíblico
18
19
20
Wellness
ESL Class
Disciple IV
6:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Prayer Time
Food Pantry
Finance
9:30am
10:00am
7:00pm
25
The James River
Homeschool
6:30pm
Wellness
ESL Class
Disciple IV
26
6:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Prayer Time
9:30am
Richmond District UMW
Meeting/Training
9:00am
The James River Homeschool
6:30pm
7:00pm
8:00am
10:00am
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
15
55+ LUNCHEON
12:00 NOON IN THE FH
The James River Homeschool
6:30pm
21
Care A Van
Prayer Shawl Knitting
Chancel Choir
Estudio Bíblico
27
8:00am
10:00am
7:00pm
7:00pm
8
14
ESL Class
ESL Class
24
7
8:00am
8:00am
10:00am
7:00pm
7:00pm
22
UMW Meeting
10:00am
The James River Homeschool
6:30pm
7:00pm
28
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
OFFICE IS
CLOSED
29
My Parents ‘Table
Community Dinner
5-7pm in the FH
Helpers come at 4pm
Donadores de Sangre para Ramsey
Desde un Rincón Pastoral…
MARCAR SU CALENDARIO
El Ministerio de la Natividad y Belén
Este año el ministerio de la Natividad y Belén
participara el lunes 22 de diciembre, hasta el
miércoles 24 de diciembre.
Efesios 1:15-16 "Por esta causa también yo, habiendo oído de vuestra fe en el Señor
Jesús y de vuestro amor para con todos los santos, no ceso de dar gracias por
vosotros, haciendo memoria de vosotros en mis oraciones" –
Si pudiera grabar en piedras el nombre y la historia de todos y todas ustedes que han
sido parte de mi diario caminar en el señor, aquí en la iglesia Metodista Unida de
Ramsey, creo que ni aun así podría enteramente expresar la gratitud que hay en mi
corazón por todos y todas ustedes. Pero gracias doy a Dios por darme la oportunidad
de poder grabar sus nombres no solamente en mi corazón sino también en la página
de este informativo.
Freddy y Julia, gracias; María, Benjamín y Keishla, gracias; Milton, Rebeca y Gabbie,
gracias; Fernando, gracias; Miriam, gracias; Darrin, gracias; Oswaldo, Natalie, Laura
y Gabriel, gracias y por mi hijo, Samuel quien también en un momento en nuestra
vida como ministerio invirtió su talento asistiendo en el ministerio de la música,
gracias; Hna. Luisa, gracias. Por todos los niños y niñas que asisten como ujieres y
acólitos, gracias. Y reconozco que la lista es mucho más larga por aquellos que ya no
están con nosotros, y también por aquellos que se nos están uniendo, el señor sabe
todas las cosas y mi corazón.
Gracias sean dadas a Dios por su infinito amor representado en cada uno y cada una
de ustedes. Y que la paz de Cristo reine en vuestros corazones, a la cual en verdad
fuisteis llamados en un solo cuerpo; y sed agradecidos.
Y por esta causo no ceso de dar gracias a Dios por todos ustedes.
Pastora, Aguilar
Se necesitan voluntarios para esta producción,
tenemos muchas áreas en la que los voluntarios
pueden participar:
:
-Participar como los diferentes participantes de la
natividad cada noche.
--Apoyar al grupo encargado de la yarda.
--Donaciones de bebida y comida para cada uno de
los actores todas noches que participaran.
-Ayudar a vestir a los personajes de la Natividad.
DONACION DE SANGRE
DOMINGO 2 DE NOMVIEMBRE
2014
En el Salón Social / Fellowship Hall
El primero grupo de personajes saldrá a las 6:30
p.m. y el segundo a las 7:00 p.m..
Si está interesado en participar favor de contactar a
Tammy Howe
804-621-4959 [email protected] o
Carole Harper [email protected]
Donaciones para las canastas de comida Navideñas de Ramsey
Se recibirán las donaciones hasta el 21 de diciembre,2014.
Los Amigos y vecinos en nuestra congregación y comunidad necesitan ayuda este año para donarles
comida a ellos y sus familias Les pedimos que la congregación traiga algunos de los productos que se
indican en la lista y ponerlos en el pasillo donde se encuentran los salones de clases y en el CLC. La comida
que sea donada por nuestra generosa congragación será usada para preparar cajas de comida para las
familias que patrocinemos , así como para nuestro almacén de comida.
Por favor traer los siguientes productos antes del 21 de Diciembre
Clases:
productos con los que pueden contribuir
Guarderia – 5 años
Peanut Butter, Jelly,
Grados del 1ro al 5to
Spaghetti/ Macarrones / Pastas y salsa para pasta
Adolescentes
&
Jóvenes Adultos
Sopas en lata / Mac & Cheese
Escuela Dominical
Arroz, Frijoles