NEWSLETTER STAFF: Mary Lou Pennell, Editor Phone: 746-8538 mlpennell@comcast.net Linda & Chuck Connors CHURCH INFORMATION: R. Spencer Broce, Pastor Lisa Beckwith, Youth Minister Linda Kennedy, Choir Director Sarah Davis - Accompanist Meredith Vogel, Nursery Associate Bonnie Field, Adm. Assistant

Worship Services; 9:00 am and 11:00 am Church Office: 746-0980 Pastor’s Home: 550-2734 Lebanon UMC 8492 Peaks Road Hanover, VA 23069

FEBRUARY, 2017

We wil l resume ou r reg ula r worsh ip schedule on Sunday, Sept . 18 with contemporar y worsh ip at 9 am, Sunday School at 10 am, and t rad it ional worsh ip at 11 am.

Wednesday Night Fel lowship and Study Schedule . . .

6:00 to 6:45 pm - Din ner($5 Adult s , K ids ages 3 to 8-$3, K ids 2 and under-Free - $20 max per family)

6:45 to 8:00 pm - Prog rams for a l l ages - Nurser y prov idedElementa r y - Middle School Bible St udy (Youth Bldg. Basement)

High School Bible St udy (Youth Bldg.)Adult Bible St ud ies -

Dare to Dream - led by Spencer Broce (Chapel)Book of James - led by Robin Br uce and Hol ly Maslan ka (in back of Fel lowship Hal l)

( I f you would l i ke to help with meals , contact Cathy Fet t y at cat t in inva@yahoo.com.)

A g roup of k n it te rs is a lso meet ing on Wednesday n ights at 6:30 pm for 2 hou rs , mak ing al l si ze hat s for the Hanover Ch r is t mas Mother. You do not need to k now how to k n it as they can show you how. Contact June Chappel l at 730 -1418 or at june.bug@live.com for more in fo.

It ’s t ime to s t a r t updat ing ou r in-house non- pic tor ia l d i rector y that includes names, add resses , phone nos. and e -mai l add resses of ou r members and also those reg ula rly a t tend ing Lebanon. I f you a re cu r rent ly l i s ted in the d i rector y, but have had changes to any of you r in fo, please le t the chu rch of f ice k now. I f you a re new to Lebanon and would l i ke to be included so that others can easi ly contact you , please le t us k now that , too. You can send th is in fo to ou r Adm. Asst . at 746 - 0980 or at lebanonumc.org. Please have you r in fo to her by Sunday, Feb. 19. .

I f you would l i ke add it ional in fo, contact Mar y Lou Pen nel l a t mlpen nel l@comcast .net or 746 -8538.

Operat ing Budget Data* Beg inning Balance 01/01/2016 $ 1, 558

Add: Of fer ings & Other Receipts including e -g iv ing $ 414,730 Value of Grocer y Cards on hand 3,600 Total to be added $ 418,330

Subt ract: Expenses/Al locat ions to Capit al Improvement Accts. $ 412,033 Funds “Rest r icted” for specif ic projects 3,332Total to be subt racted $ 415,365

Avai lable Operat ing Fund Balance 12/31/2016 (Final) $ 4 , 523

Year-To-Date Budgeted Need $ 414,951Year-To-Date Act ual Receipts $ 414,730

Total Grocer y Card Revenue $ 2 ,855Total Amazon Smiles Revenue $ 39

*Fig u res do not include other chu rch f unds , i .e., Missions , Capit a l Improvements , Chapel , Cemeter y, Pastor Discret ionar y.

Ful l t reasu rer’s repor t s avai lable at a l l Counci l meet ings where a l l a re welcome to at tend.Quest ions? Contact you r t reasu rer, Mar y Lou Pen nel l , mlpen nel l@comcast .net or 746 -8538.

Notes: (1) Our end ing balance is “ t r iple” that of ou r end ing balance last yea r ($1,558 for 2015 vs. $4,523 for 2016). Al l bi l l s for 2016 were paid in f u l l .

(2) A mazon Smiles Revenue does not include any revenue f rom Ch r is t mas pu rchases ou r members may have made.

For 2017, boxes of g iv ing envelopes were made avai lable in the Gather ing A rea in December. Using these envelopes is a t remendous help to ou r Sunday count ing volunteers and makes thei r process more ef f icient . I f you d id not receive a box with you r name on it , please le t Susan Mar t in k now. There a re plent y of boxes for ever yone.

Year-end g iv ing s t atements have been prepared and i f you d id not pick you rs up f rom the chu rch , they have been put in the mai l . I f you made a f inancia l pledge, an ack nowledgement has been included with you r yea r-end s t atement .

Also, i t i s not too late to make a 2017 pledge. Pledge ca rds a re in the Gather ing A rea or you may mai l the pledge in for mat ion d i rect ly to Susan Mar t in , ou r f inancia l secret a r y. A big than k you to a l l who have ret u r ned a pledge ca rd . Mak ing you r intent ions k now n helps the chu rch plan for i t s f inancia l resou rces.

A ny quest ions or request s on the above can be emai led to Susan at susan9591@yahoo.com or by cal l ing her at 804 -363-7990. You may also contact her i f you a re interested in set t ing up an e -g iv ing accountwhere you r cont r ibut ions can be scheduled on an automat ic, elect ron ic basis .

TH A NK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GOOD STEWA R DSHIP!!!

Do you love Pampered Chef ? Do you need to add or replace a few items? Wel l , here’s you r oppor-t u n it y! They wi l l be host ing an on-l ine Pampered Chef pa r t y i n Febr ua r y! Cat a logs and order for ms wi l l be avai lable i n the Gather ing A rea on Febru-ar y 12 and 19 and the pa r t y wi l l close on Februar y 26 . P roceeds wi l l be used to suppor t the women’s mission project s .

They cont nue to t ie or c rochet blan ket s for P roject Linus and they cu r rent ly have 17 blan ket s complet-ed and severa l more a re nea r ing complet ion. A big TH A NKS to ou r Youth G roup for t ak ing on some of these blan ket s!

As of Janua r y, t he g roup had ra ised $7,338.58 towards thei r $20,000 goal for t he Steeple Fu nd! T han ks to a l l who have donated . How wonder f u l to k now they have ra ised over one -th i rd of t hei r goal . With you r cont inued suppor t , t h is w i l l become a rea l i t y! I f you wish to donate to th is f u nd , please make you r checks payable to t he LU M W.

A nd f inal ly, the women’s g roup meet s on the sec-ond Monday of each month at 10 am. They inv ite you to come join them!

On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, Lebanon wi l l host the month ly cof fee hou r/cook ie sa le at the Her mit age. We wi l l need volu nteers to bake cook ies , prov ide a pou nd cake for the cof fee hou r and to help with the ac t iv it ies a t the event . Money f rom the sa le of cook ies is deposited in the A ngel Fu nd at the Her-mit age. Th is f u nd prov ides personal i t ems for the resident s u nable to af ford them. The Her mit age is the U MC Ret i rement Cont inu ing Care faci l i t y for the R ich mond a rea . There wi l l be an inser t i n the Su nday bu l le t i ns with more det a i led in for mat ion , or you can contact Ly nda Hawkins at 746 -5943 or hawk insly nda9@g mai l .com.

Ou r you ng ones need you! Please consider vol-u nteer ing to s t ay in ou r Nu rser y se r v ing with ou r Nu rser y Associate , Mered ith Vogel , a t e ither the 9 am or 11 am worsh ip se r v ice. You can go to the chu rch’s website (w w w.lebanonumc.org), cl ick on For ms/ Reg is t rat ion , and you’l l f i nd a l i n k for the Nu rser y Volu nteer Schedule. I f you have any ques-t ions and /or i f you a re i nte res ted in volu nteer ing for the f i r s t t ime, please contact Lisa Beck with at youth@lebanonumc.org.

ACES

It i s a reg u la r pract ice of Lebanon to donate hal f of the of fe r ings lef t a t the Com mu nion Rai l or placed in of fe r ing envelopes desig nated for the Pastor’s Discret iona r y Fu nd to ACES (Ash land Ch r is t ian Emergency Ser v ices). For 2016, th is amou nt to -t a led $711.70.

Lis ted below a re the tot a ls for 2016 for you r week ly of fe r ings placed in the basket s du r ing the worsh ip se r v ices or lef t i n the hal lway out side the choi r room:

2 ,047 cans and packages of food 211 bags of clothes 1 bag of produce

Specia l than ks to Judy Ladd for her fa ith f u l se r v ice in del iver ing these i t ems to ACES ever y Monday mor n ing! CA R ITAS

Remember those volu nteer sheet s you were asked to sig n when you were helping with CA R ITAS in va r i-ous ways las t November? Here a re the tot a l resu lt s of you r hou rs of se r v ice.

We had a tot a l of 271 volu nteers (137 f rom Lebanon and 134 f rom out side of the chu rch).

We had a tot a l of 1,741 volu nteer hou rs (1,346 f rom Lebanon fol ks and 395 f rom those out side the chu rch).

Volu nteers f rom out side the chu rch included New Song U MC, Brow n Grove Bapt is t , Forest G rove U MC, Du ncan Memor ia l U MC and a couple of Gi rl Scout t roops.

A sig n-up poste r to prov ide a lt a r f lowers is i n the choi r room hal lway. Please consider sig n ing up for a Su nday. The f lowers cna be any th ing f rom pot-ted plant s , a r rangements done by a f lor is t , or even plant s and f lowers f rom you r ow n ya rd .

For more in for mat ion , cont act K r is t i n Eye at k r is -t i n .ha r pis t@g mai l .com or 550 -1846.

A Palm Su nday cant at a , “Upon Th is Rock ,” by Pep -per Chopl in wi l l be presented by the Chancel Choi r on Su nday, Apr i l 9, a t both worsh ip se r v ices. P rac-t ices held on Thu rsday n ight s a re jus t beg in n ing so i f you would l i ke to sing in th is present at ion , cont act Linda Ken nedy, choi r d i rec tor, a t l ken ne-dy385@g mai l .com.

It i s with resu r rect ion hope that we of fe r ou r deep-est sy mpath ies to Carole Korber and her fami ly as they g r ieve the loss of her husband , Wilhelm, who passed away Monday, Jan. 2 .

The Chu rch St af f would l i ke to express ou r than kf u lness for you r moneta r y g i f t s i n celebrat ion of Ch r is t mas. We g reat ly appreciate you r t hought f u lness and generosit y. Blessings to a l l of you and you r fami l ies!

Always wanted to play the piano or v iol in or sing? Wel l , here’s you r chance to lea r n how!

G roup piano, voice and /or v iol in lessons especia l ly desig ned for “beg in ner” sen ior adu lt s a re being of-fe red by Den n is and Jean McEnt i re , exper ienced teachers excited about sha r ing with others the joy of music mak ing. Six 30 -minute classes wi l l be of fe red at the Talent Developing St ud io at Hanover Cou r thouse for $75 per s t udent with a min imum requ i rement of 4 s t udent s (maximum of 6 s t udent s) per class .

For more in fo: ht t p: //w w w.thetds.org orht t p: //w w w.facebook.com /The TDS or ca l l or t ext 804 -543-3245.

The R ighteous Out laws have been booked for a big show at Tin Pan RVA for a St . Pat r ick’s Pa r t y and benef it for Liberat ion Veterans Ser v ices. Tin Pan RVA is a d in ner club that host s nat ional ac t s and is located at Quioccasin St at ion Shopping Cen-te r, 8982 Quioccasin Road in R ich mond.

Liberat ion Veteran Ser v ices works to move home-less vete rans back into socie t y and is one of the cha r it ies suppor ted by Lebanon. The show st a r t s a t 8 pm on March 17 and you’re i nv ited to come on out and suppor t th is g roup as wel l a s the R ighteous Out laws!

For more in for mat ion , cont act Joe Maslan ka at jmaslan ka@ad mi ra lsecu r it y.com or 789- 0062.

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Thin Places

From t ime to t ime fol ks send some wonder f u l s tor ies and jokes to me. Ever y once in a wh i le I f i nd one that’s so good that I have to sha re. Ray Fi lask y recent ly passed th is a long to me...

Postures of Prayer

“‘The proper way for man to pray,’ said Deacon Lemuel Keyes;‘The only proper a t t i tude i s down upon his k nees’

‘Nay, I should say the way to pray,’ said Reverend Doctor Wise ,‘Is s tanding s t raight with outs t re tched arms with rapt and upturned eyes.’

‘Oh , no, no, no,’ said Elder Snow, ‘such posture i s too proud .A man should pray with eyes fast- closed and head cont r i te ly bowed .’

‘It seems to me his hands should be austere ly c lasped in f rontWith both thumbs point ing to the g round ,’ said Reverend Doctor Blunt .

‘Last year I fe l l in Hodgk in’s well headf irs t ,’ said Cyr il Brown .‘With both my heels a- s t ick in’ up, my head a-point ing’ down;

And I done prayed r ight then and there; best prayer I ever said ,The prayin’est prayer I ever prayed , a- s tandin’ on my head .’”

Ou r Dai ly Bread , March 10

Than k you Ray, I nea rly spl i t my sides laugh ing. But th is i s more than an oppor t u n it y to sha re a f u n ny poem but a lso a reminder of ou r need to pray, rega rd less of post u re.

Recent ly I brought up the idea of “ th in places”, as i t i s a pa r t of ou r cu r rent chu rch s t udy. One way to def ine th in places is “a place where the bou ndar y bet ween heaven and ea r th is especia l ly th in , a place where we can sense the d iv ine more read i ly.” Ou r s t udy encou rages us to be open to ou r d reams as potent ia l th in places , and that i s ce r t a in ly a val id concept , but i t i s not the on ly one. P rayer is one of the other ways in which we can lean in a l i t t le closer to God and at t imes can be ver y th in indeed. Spi r i t ua l d iscipl ines a re pract ices we fol low in order to i ntent ional ly develop ou r spi r i t ua l l i fe and int imacy with God. It i s a del iberately sel f-imposed habit that nu r t u res spi r i t ua l health and foste r s spi r i t ua l g row th. Some of the spi r i t ua l d iscipl ines a re rather ev ident and su r pr isingly ord ina r y con-sider ing thei r ef fect on ou r l ives. P rayer, Bible read ing, sing ing / l i s ten ing to songs of fa ith , fas t i ng and the l i ke can a l l have a “ th in n ing” ef fect on us as we seek to be closer to God. Others a re a l i t t le d i f fe rent than the nor m. Center ing prayer, laby r inth wal k ing, and breathe prayers a re not t y pica l , but a lso incred ibly mean ingf u l and ef fect ive. W hatever d iscipl ine you pract ice, the main point i s that you pract ice i t reg u la rly and cont inuously.

The “ th in ness” tends to come as a resu lt of that reg u la r and relent less pu rsu it of prox imit y to God. W hen we open ou rselves to being close to God , then we a re more open to whatever i t i s that God is l i kely to sha re with and reveal to us . I f you a re i nte res ted in explor ing a lte r nat ive spi r i t ua l d isci-pl ines you can go to ht t p: //w w w.authent icd isciplesh ip.org /pdfs /2-spi r i t ua l-for mat ion /Spi r i t ua l%20Discipl ines /SF%201.0%20Int roduct ion%20to%20the%20Spi r it ua l%20Discipl ines.pdf. I f you get the newslet te r i n paper for m, I can send you the document th is l i n k would t ake you to, or g ive me a ca l l or send me an emai l and we can f ind some that may be g reat for you.

The point of a l l of th is i s to k now God , not simply k now about God. The Bible tel l s us that even the demons k now about God. Transfor mat ion comes in ou r l ives when we t ake that next s tep and t ake t ime to develop that relat ionsh ip and get to k now the one whom we worsh ip.

God bless you and da re to d ream big God-sized d reams!

Pastor Spencer

There a re a lways th ings to do when t ak ing ca re of the faci l it ies at Lebanon, ever y th ing f rom rou-t ine maintenance and repai r s to upg rades and project s , which keep us busy. Some of these th ings a re easi ly v isible, l i ke the new t v/monitor in the Gather ing A rea , the new wal l by the d r um set , the new faucet and ref r igerator in the K itchen or the replacement of d r y eraseboards. Others a re done beh ind the scenes l i ke replacing f i lte r s , i nspect ing f i re ext ing uishers , and get t ing repai r s done on heat pumps, f ix ing plumbing problems or updat ing switches.

Sat u rday mor n ing, March 18th is plan ned as ou r next chu rch workday. We have several project s that we would l i ke to t r y to complete on that day and we need you r help. I f you can help with any of the project s below, please contact Cathy Mercer at themercer5@comcast .net:

- v inyl replacement at the main Church ent rance – pr ior exper ience needed

- s t a in wooden playg round equipment – can you paint?

- d ig a shal low t rench bet ween the Chapel and Youth bui ld ing to bu r y wi r ing – any sk i l l level

- lot s of landscaping - weed /mulch /t r im /plant – a l l exper ience levels

We wi l l be cont inu ing to look at other project s to add to the l is t….just le t us k now i f you can come out and join us that day and lend a hand. Many hands make l ight work and it is a lways a good t ime of fel lowsh ip. Rain date is tentat ively set for Sat u rday, March 25th.

A look ahead at other project s that a re upcoming a re the replacement of the l ights on the l ight poles in the pa rk ing lot , repai r s to the cei l ing in the Sanct uar y, inter net in the youth bu i ld ing and the add it ion of a projector/screen for the music team.

In His Ser v ice ,

Er ik Roper – chair, Adam Vogel – v ice chair

Danny Pennel l , Steve Mitchel l , Kathy Brooks , Craig Enevoldsen, Bar t Mitchel l ,Pam Heermann, Cathy Mercer

The fol lowing was submit ted by ou r Lay Leader, Jim my Mil ls , as a response to ou r Dist r ic t Su-per intendent’s Let te r ask ing us to s t udy and submit answers to th ree quest ions for ou r Charge Conference which was held on October 23, 2016. Those th ree quest ions were:

W hat is God’s wi l l for ou r cong regat ion? How do we k now? W hat wi l l we do about it?

Response to Distr ict Super intendent’s Let ter for Charge Conference October 23, 2016

Mat thew 5:13-16New Inter nat ional Version ( NIV)

Salt and Light

13 “You a re the salt of the ea r th. But i f the salt loses it s sa lt iness , how can it be made salt y again? It is no longer good for any th ing, except to be th rown out and t rampled under foot .

14 “You a re the l ight of the world . A town bui lt on a h i l l can not be h idden.15 Neither do people l ight a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on it s s t and , and it g ives l ight to ever y-one in the house. 16 In the same way, le t you r l ight sh ine before others , that they may see you r good deeds and glor i f y you r Father in heaven.”

That verse says a lot about what the chu rch and ind iv iduals who make up the chu rch should be. Th is verse a long with a devot ion spoke to me about the quest ions you asked in you r request of June 14, 2016. I wi l l Pa raph rase the devot ion done by Scot t y Smith as fol lows:

“He said he had considered escaping the craz iness of chu rch l i fe , d isengaging f rom the chaos of h is cu lt u re, and enjoy ing the good Ch r is t ian l i fe , wait ing for the second coming. Then he real i zed that th is is not the l i fest yle Jesus redeemed us. Fu r ther he sa id that the chu rch was Jesus’ and we had t u r ned it i nto a club for ou r sat isfact ion.

He cont inued say ing that we were cal led and com missioned to be the salt of the ea r th. A quest ion of h is was ask ing how we lose ou r salt iness. How does the chu rch lose it sa lt iness , thei r v ision and thei r passion?”

With that he says that Jesus , is the on ly way to re -salt the desalted , to re -engage the d is-engaged and to br ing us back to gospel san it y. As a resu lt we took you r quest ions ser iously and prayer f u l ly. Consequent ly, we a re pleased to prov ide a response to you r request .

Specif ical ly we wi l l add ress the th ree quest ions; what is God’s wi l l for ou r cong regat ion? How do we k now? W hat wi l l we do about it? But f i r s t we wi l l a lso add ress ou r process.

THE PROCESS

In order to add ress th is request , a com mit tee consis t ing of the min ister, counci l chai r, for mer lay leader, s t af f pa r ish relat ions chai r and the cu r rent lay leader met to d iscuss the request . It was deter mined at that t ime to sol icit the help of the Sunday School classes and the youth to add ress the quest ions.

Because some members of the cong regat ion a re not involved in Sunday School , an an nouncement was made du r ing the chu rch t ime to sol icit the help of a l l who wanted to prov ide input to these quest ions. Copies of you r request were placed on the t able in the gather ing a rea for anyone to have, in order to underst and the request more f u l ly. Thei r com ments were sent to the lay leader. The com mit tee and the Sunday School teachers as wel l as the Youth Di rector were requested to meet to assemble the resu lt s of thei r separate d iscussions.

R ESPONSE TO DISTR ICT SUPT.’S R EQUEST - Cont inued

THE R ESU LTS OF THE DISCUSSION W ITHIN THE CLASSES

At the 2nd meet ing i t was apparent that out of the sepa rate d iscussions there was com monal it y i n the thoughts of the d i f fe rent classes and those that a re not a pa r t of Su nday School . Some major themes ap -pea red as fol lows:

1. Spi r i t ua l Grow th or Ch r is t ian Fou ndat ions for adu lt s and youth. 2 . More ca re and closeness with in the cong regat ion. 3. More com mu nicat ions , about the ac t iv it ies of the chu rch 4. Look for ways for the cong regat ion to be more intent ional about pray ing for each other. 5. Cont inue to be youth focused , i nclud ing re t a in ing more of ou r col lege/ h igh school g raduates . 6. St r ive to be a more d iverse cong regat ion and /or pa r t ner for d iversit y. 7. St r ive to s t reng then the min is t r ies /missions as opposed to add ing add it ional min is t r ies . 8. Be more i ntent ional about con nect ing with the u nchu rched who at tend and recon nect ing w ith those who have lef t the chu rch. 9. Min is t r ies for Singles , Divorcees and widows/widowers.

There were some add it ional thoughts but th is represented the simi la r topics .

Overal l , I was pleased with the subst ance f rom the classes , i nd iv iduals , and the youth.

GOD’S W ILL FOR OU R CONGR EGATION

In rev iewing the l i s t c reated by the ind iv iduals , classes and leaders , we felt t hat they fel l i n th ree cat-egor ies as fol lows: • Communit yOut reach o LebCamp o CA R ITAS o Liberat ion Fami ly Ser v ices - meals o ACES o Jubi lee P roject o Ci rcles Ash land o Wood Min is t r y

• Cong regat ional Health a . Worsh ip i . Two worsh ip for mats b. Wed nesday Fel lowsh ip Din ner c. Smal l Groups – for s t udy, spi r i t ua l g row th and socia l i zat ion d . Music i . Choi r i i . P ra ise Band o G reete r s , Ushers and Com mu nion o Visit a t ion – the need to con nect with the u nchu rched and recon nect with members who have d ropped out . o Com mit tees need to be energ ized

• YouthandCh r is t ianEducat ion o Youth G roup o Su nday School Adult Youth Elementa r y Nurser y o Wed nesday Night Bible St udy Cu r r icu lum

R ESPONSE TO DISTR ICT SUPT.’S R EQUEST - Cont inued

W H AT W ILL W E DO ABOUT IT?

This l is t conta ins what we see as God’s wi l l for ou r cong regat ion. Basical ly they a re the same as we have been doing: however, we felt that improvement in these a reas wi l l prov ide for more success in those min-is t r ies we now do. As we go th rough th is l is t we wi l l not t r y to t ack le a l l a t one t ime but real ly improve them instead of just super f icia l ly add ressing them.

The most impor t ant on the l is t wi l l be at tempted f i r s t such as helping the cong regat ion to g row spi r it ual ly. I f we a re able to improve ou r awareness and focus on ou r relat ionsh ip with God , we wi l l be more passion-ate about the min is t r ies we cu r rent ly do. That by it sel f wi l l help us improve in those a reas.

HOW DO W E K NOW?

In ask ing for input f rom al l of the classes , youth and ind iv iduals , we speci f ical ly requested that th is be prayer based. We a re cer t a in that the members prayer f u l ly considered the quest ions. Ver i f icat ion of th is was the simi la r responses f rom al l who responded. A nother ver i f icat ion was the cal l for spi r it ual g row th and a bet te r foundat ion in the Bible. Th is would ind icate that God was involved in th is l is t .

SUMM A RY

Lebanon United Methodist Chu rch is a mid-size r u ral chu rch. We can not be a l l th ings to a l l people and accompl ish it with excel lence. Therefore, decid ing to improve the min is t r ies we now do wi l l bet te r ser ve God and the members of the chu rch. It wi l l a l low us to g row as Ch r is t would have us g row, whi le at the same t ime improving ou r min is t r ies . From the feedback we got th rough the d iscussions in the classes and f rom the youth , there is a hunger for Bibl ical underst and ing and an improvement in ou r relat ionsh ip with Ch r is t . We feel s t rongly that th is is the appropr iate d i rect ion for ou r chu rch to g row in Ch r is t , then wor-sh ip and ser ve Him.

I f you have quest ions on any of th is repr inted response to ou r Dist r ic t Supt .’s request which was g iven in Oct ., 2016, please contact Jim my Mil ls , ou r Lay Leader, at jmi l lsihsl lc@comcast .net or 798-2213.

Lebanon United Methodist Church8492 Peaks RoadHanover, VA 23069

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Febr ua r y 28 - Youth Pancake Dn ner - 6 pm March 1 - Ash Wed nesday Ser v ice - 7 pm March 18 - Chu rch Work Day - 8 am Apr i l 1 - Chu rch Yard Sale - Women’s G roup - 8 am Apr i l 9 - Palm Su nday Cantat a - 9 & 11 am Ju ly 23-30 - Leb Camp October 21 - Leb Fest - 10 am - Chu rch Yard Sale - Missions Team - 8 am Nov. 18- Dec. 2 CA R ITAS - Women’s G roup

Please add the above dates to you r ca lendar!!!

Greeters

February 5 Jim Dore & Lynda Hawk ins 12 Lynda Hawk ins & Judy Ladd 19 Judy & Weston Ladd 26 Weston Ladd March 5 Jim Dore

Flowers Please put a note in Bonnie’s mai lbox (Adm. Asst .) , leave a message on the church of f ice answer ing machine or send emai l to of f ice@lebanonumc.org i f you would l ike to designate your f lowers in honor or in memor y of someone.

February 5 Gwen Weinberg 12 Sandy Fisher 19 Enevoldsen Fami ly 26 Enevoldsen Fami ly March 5 Laura Koon

Col lect ion Count ing Teams

February Team Captain: Linda Wi lde Par t icipant: Dana Cummings

March Team Captain: Randy Eye Par t icipant: Carolyn Lane

Nursery (Serv ing with our Nursery Associate , Meredith Vogel)

9 am 11 am

February 5 Judy Ladd Mary Ford 12 Bet t y Pit tman OPEN 19 OPEN OPEN 26 OPEN OPEN March 5 Judy Ladd Mary Ford

Lay Reader - 11 am

DeeAnn Imhof f

FEBRUARY, 2016