CENTRAL COURIER - May 2011

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I received a call late the other night from myyoungest ister,Beverly,who is 59 yearsold' Shetold me to call Candy to the phone because hehad somegoodnews o share.When Candyarrived,sheannouncedhat shewasgettingmarriedand by thesoundof hervoice,wecould tell shewas hrilled. We hadhad he oppor-tunity of meetingand gettingto know her fianc6aboutsix monthsago.Shehas beensingleall he r life which made hismomentall the morespecial.Bev and areonly ayear apartinage,sowe have alwaysbeenclose.was honoredwhen sheaskedme to be the one operform the WeddingCeremonY.Yesterday, heand my oldersisterstoppedby myoffice to surpriseme once againand to say thatthey were on the way to look at Bridal dresseswith Candy.Sheasked f I could come along, hatit would meana lot to her.So, rearrangedmy schedule nd met her and hehappycrew thereat the shop.Shewas already nher first dress.When she came out to show us,shewas beaming. haveneverseenmy sistersohappyand so beautiful. t touchedme deeply.

I thoughtof my mother and fatherwho lovedherso and had prayed all their lives that Bev wouldoneday meet he right man and ind the compan-ionshipand oy of marriage.The truth is that allher life, Bev has been praying that sameprayerandhadprobably hought hatwas oneprayer hatGod had decidednot to answer n the way shehoped.Well Mom and Dad nevergot to see hatprayer answeredwith their own eyes,but theirprayer s beinganswered till!Theremay be prayersyou havebeenpraying foryearsand years.Don't give up! Thereare someprayers hat we may never seeanswered n ourlife time,don't give up !:. ,Because'Ibelieve n the Fellowshipof the Saints,somehow believe that on that August 13th daywhenwe gather n theFirstUnitedMethodistChurchof Millville to celebratemy sister'swedding,MomandDad,will be ookingon, andsmiling.In this month of May when we will be celebrat-ing so many wonderful "Good News" momentsin our worship and in our church ministry andlife, expect God's surprisesand believewithme,"God AnswersPraYer!"

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T h eG o i n q S - o nat Ce n t ra I i'u .nu.k orrramWewill agarnbe osting he DistrictConference nthe morningof Saturday,May7th. Most of whatwe will be doing will be in preparationor the An-nual Conference,which will be a month later; torecognizehosewho are eaving he District and oelecthe district officersand committees. n theaf-ternoon he cemeteryassociation il l meet n Ad-ams Hall for their annual uncheonand businessmeeting. I will reporton both of theseeventsnextmonth n this space.The chili cook-off andsquare ance, ponsored ythe Children/YouthMinistry Team,was held Sat-urday,April 16th n AdamsHall. A good ime washadby all. Therewerenineentriesn thechili cook-off, and the winner, by one vote, was the first entry"Two Face Califomia Chili" which was submittedby Liza Ledford. The runner-upwas "VegetarianChili" the ninth entry,submittedby Todd andLarcD'Anna.

Carlvn's ornerWhat a wonderfulHoly WeekandEaster! There'slots happeningn the next couple of months,butmarkyourcalendarsow for our 2ndAnnualSouthJerseyPraiseFeston Saturday, uly23rd. CkistianArtists andPraise& WorshipBands rom all overSouthJerseywill provide an afternoonof freemu-sic asa backdrop o Central's irst SaturdayBBQ'And thesecond, ul y30th,will feature magician!Don'tmisseitherof these antastic imesof fellow-shipand un!

THE OUTREACH TEAM ISBABY SUPPLIES N HONORDAY diapers,pull-uP diaPers,baby ood.

COLLECTINGOF MOTHERS'baby wipes and

A Mother'sHopeThree years ago, contemporaryChristian musicianStevenCurtisChapmanandhis wife Mary Beth facedthe suddendeath of their youngest daughter,Mariain a drivewayaccident.n thebookChoosingo See:A Joumeyof Sruggle andHope (Revell), Mary BethChapmandescribeshow shewrestledwith God whenher"wholeworld" fell apart."What I've found s that t's in themostunlikely imesandplacesofhurt andchaoshat Godgivesus a pro-foundsense fhis presencend he eal ightofhis hopein thedarkplaces," hewrites.'None of my tearshavebeenwasted,"Chapman ays,because he's "experiencedthe kindness, weefiless,faithfulness,nd edemptive eartof God."To honor their daughter, he Chapmans,ongtimeaiioptionadvocates,esiablishe,in4aria's ig Houseof Hope.The center n Henan,oneof China'spoor-

LOCALGIRLSCOUTRECEIVES IGHEST ONOR.It's officiaM just receiveda letter from the GirlScoutsof CentralandSouthernNew Jersey tatingthat I eamedmy Gold Award, he highesthonor nGirl Scouting. wouldtruly like to thankeveryonein our church family for their supportwith my"sciencefor Success"GoldAward project. wouldespecially ike to thankPastorRon, PastorDave,our ChurchSecretary, rs. DebraSmith,andextrathanks o MediaDirector,Andrew Zaphtny.This week I participatedn the (tristate) DelawareValley Science Fair earning second place inMicrobiologyanda specialaward rom theAmericanSocietyof Microbiology. Hopefully, hrough heseprojects,young studentswill study the sciencesohelpothers.I thankGod or these lessings nd thankeveryonefor theirsupportandPraYers.Thanks again,LauraFulton

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United MethodistWomen s the largestdenominationalfaith organizationor womenwith approximately 00,000memberswhosemission s fostering piritualgrowth,de -veloping eaders nd advocatingorjustice.

commmmmmingoon!UMW BOUTIQUE SALE

MAY 20,21,2011FzuDAY 9 TO 4 SATURDAY 9 TO 2

Lookingfor nicecostumeewelry,antiques,linens,housewarestems,andof courseCleanclotheson hangers.Or anythingyouwould think would be a goodseller.

We will be serving pot pie , sandwiches,soups, nddesserts..All omemade.Bring ycur family and riends.You may eat n or take out.All ProceedsGoesTowardsUMW MissionProiects... . . . . . . . .SeeouThere.

UMWDates o Remember:l) UMW CircleWide DinnerMeeting Tuesday,May3rdat 6:00PM

2) Pastor'sBreakfast t CUMC HostedbyUMW - Saturday,MaY 7th at 8:30AM

3) Boutique Friday,May 20th (9:00AM-4:00PM)andSaturdaY,2lst 9:00AM2:00PM)4) BakeSale Saturday, uly 23rdand July3Othat ChickenBarbecue

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CENTRAL ETHODISTSUNDAY CHOOL"somethingGood sAlwaysHappening"

Our Sunday School Teachersdeserveasummer break and the Children and YouthCommittee s looking for someone o takecharge f JuniorChurch or the monthsof June,JulyandAugust.Wewill supply hecurriculum,which is fun and easy o teach!And the kidslove to hearGod'sword told by a new voice!TheSundaySchoolbuilding s air conditioned!We will haveeverything eady or you in June,give it a tryt For answerso questions r moreinfo - callTammyDeFelice@,391-1770Human rafficking ndSlaveholdingGreetingsn the name of our Lord and SaviorJesusChrist:The SalernUnited MethodistWomenwould like toinvite all choirsand chorusgroups o participatenour Human'Trafficking nd SlaveholdingConcert.We arevery excitedaboutthis concertbecauseheLord is 4ologgreat hings or us n ourcongregationthroush MusiC. Wewould like to share his time inspiritial songsogetherandalsogivesomehighlightto thefastest rowing criminal activityon the glove,l{** Traffickingand Slaveholding'The concert s scheduled or Saturday,May 7'h,at2:00 PM, at SalemUMC, 815 SouthMain Street,Pleasantville, J. If your choirsor chorusgroupsare able o attend,pleasebe prepared o render woselections. Pleasecontact our church office @646-2220 r Ms. TonyaMontgomery @287-4727by May f i, so hatproperpreparationsanbe made.Cbme ooking o receivea blessingrom theLordThankyou in advance,Ms. TonyaMontgomeryUnitedMethodistWomenPresident

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A Child'sPers7ectiveA group of second-graders as quiz-zedaboutwhat ingredientsheir moth-ersaremadeof. One child said, Godmakesmothers ut of cloudsandangelhair andeverythingnice in the world,andonedabof mean."To thequestionWhatdoesyour momdo in her spare ime?" one Youngstersaid, Mothersdon'tdo sPareime."When the childrenwere asked WhYdid God giveyou Yourmotherandnot

someothermom?" one child rePlied'"God knew she likes me a lot morethanotherpeople'smoms ike me."Godof the LittleThingsLittle things matter.When God getsinvolved in the minutiaeof life, un-mistakablynterveningn the smallestdetailsof our day-to'daydilemmas,tmeanshe caresenougho botherwithwhat'sbothering s.TheGodwho cre-ateci he vast universeworks tirroughlife's circumstanceso bring abouthisgoodpurposes.hat's ig.

We know. too. that if God is involvedin oureverydayives,he'salsoworkingon the morecomplicated ituationsthe big things.He might ust bework-ing behind he scenes.When ffoublescome and God seemsnot to notice, hink of timeswhenhe'sintervened. ecount nd evel n them.Restassuredn God'sperfectplan forbig andsmall. We know hatall thhgswork togetheror good or thosewholo'*reGod,rvhoarecalledaccordingohispurpose" omans8:28,NRSV).

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THANK YOUSThank you for your recentgift of$4,691.45which we received onMarch 8, 20i l and hankyou, oo,for hosting the Watoto Children'sChoir. I trust hatyou wereblessedand encouraged y the testimoniesand singingof the childrenand ha tyour congregation as mpacted n apositiveway.Please xtendour deepesthanks oyour congregation or the supportthey have shown o the children ofWatoto. The generoussupport ofyour churchwill helpus o continueto grow and rescueevenmore chil-dren. We are currently caring forover 2,000 children and, with yourhelpandpartnership, e will contin-ue o press owardour goalof rescu-ing 10,000 hildren.Through your kindness,hospitalityand generosity o the Watoto chil-dren, you are honoring Christ andfulfilling he description f true eli-gion n James :27. It is our prayerthat God would look on you withfavor and blessyour ministry andcongregation.Sincerely,WATOTORaisingFutureLeaders

I want to thank you for your gener-ous contribution especiallyappre-ciated n this challengingeconomy.Thanks to caring donors like you,ChurchWorld Services an providefood water and other necessitiesofamilies displacedby naturaldisas-ters,aswe aredoing n Pakistan owYours n service,Rev.John L. McculloughExecutive irectorandCEO

Thankyou fo r your gift to the Fel-lowship Fund receivedon 4120lllthrough he GreaterNew Jersey n-nual Conferencen the amountofS138.33. our contr ibut ion nablesthe Homes to provide services oover2,300 esidentshisyear.RespectfullyYours,JamesC. BattenPresident

Thank you for your generousgiftto United Methodist CommitteeonRelief. 100 percentof your contri-bution will go to JapanEmergency(formerly Pacific Emergency),Ad-vance#302131'1hrough the Ad-vance, hedesignated ivingchannelof the UnitedMethodistChurch..This gift wilt bring hope to thosewho need t most.Graceand Peace.RolandFernandesGeneralreasurerUnited Methodist Comminttee'. nReliefGeneralBoardof Global Ministries

On behalf of the community FoodBank of New Jersey, wish to ex-pressour sinceregratitude or yourvery generousdonation of $206.Your supportand understanding four mission s deeplymoving,TheFoodBank relies heavily on thekindnessof our supporters nd wear ehonoredo include ou asoneofthem.Verygratefullyyours,MargieBarhamExectivieDirectorCommunity oodBankofNew JerseySouthernBranch

ffinrrl{}riThepriceof freedomIn the song "What Did He DieFor?" Twila Paris eminds swhywe observeMemorialDay- andwhy we worshipJesus sThe chorusoffers hischallenee:What did he die for whenhe diedfor you and me,Made the sacrifice so that wecouldall be ree?I believewe will answereach oheavenFor the way we spenda pricelessliberty.Look insideandask hequestion,What did hedie for?"Memorial Day challenges s tolive so as to honorthe sacrificesmadeby members f the military.We value our freedombecause fthe hear,yprice peoplehavepaidfor it. Likewise,every daywe'rechallengedo live so as to honorJesus'supremeacrifice. e callsus o spendour"pricelessliberty"usingour blessingso blessoth-ers.

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From he EditorA lit t le more than threeweeksago my mother,CUMC member,Doris Van Sant passedon fromcomplicationsrom Alzheimer'sdisease. avinghada verYcloserelationship ith her, missherimmensely.She was a beauti-ful, warm and giving womananda wonderfulmother.Shehada quiet, but commanding waYabout herselfand madea differ-ence o many who knew her.I have ound comfort n themes-sages of caring and sYmPathYfrom her many church friends,from theHospicebranchof HolYRedeemer,who cared or Mom,and especially rom the beauti-ful memorial serviceand wordsgiven by ReverendWatts.

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"We believe in God and ineachother."The eopleof TheUnitedMethodistChurch."

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