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

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.

Wed nesday, Ju ly 12 , beg in n ing at 6:30 pm! Hot dogs and hambu rgers , beverages , and paper product s wi l l be f u r n ished. You a re requested to br ing a side d ish or desser t!

No reser vat ions needed - Come and join the f u n!

LebCamp is ou r youth missions work camp and it ’s scheduled to be held the week of Ju ly 23-29. Lot s of helping hands a re neededto make th is a successf u l event . Quest ions? Contact K im Mitchel lat 804 -908-7727 or 6mitchel ls@comcast .net

Adult volu nteers a re needed in the fol lowing a reas:

Second Crew Adult - Th is is a volu nteer who can g ive bet ween one to f ive days to work with a c rew at the job site. Th is person is ver y impor t ant because they help to t ranspor t youth and /or sup -pl ies to the sites , s t ays with the youth th rough showers and helps get them back to the chu rch. Th is role f u l f i l l s the t wo adu lt r u le wh ich ou r Ch i ld P rotect ion Pol icy ca l ls for, a s wel l a s g ives the Handy man / Woman a suppor t system.

Over-Night - A n over n ight adu lt wi l l sleep a n ight or t wo in a room of g uys or g i rl s . Th is i nsu res safet y, as wel l a s g ives the Crew Adult s a break . These ind iv iduals should a r r ive at the chu rch at 10 pm and s t ay th rough wake-up at 6:30 am and /or break fast .

Lunch del iver ies - I nd iv iduals that can prov ide and del iver a lu nch on a Monday, Tuesday, Thu rsday, or Fr iday to approx. 7-9 people. Di rect ions to the work sites wi l l be prov ided the week before camp.

Smal l Group Leader - At tends and leads age speci f ic smal l g roups in d iscussions that have a l ready been prepa red . Th is t akes place in the even ing f rom 7 to 9 pm. You would need to be com-mit ted for the ent i re week (Mon.,Tues.,Thu rs .,Fr i . , Sat .)

JULY/AUGUST 2017

News from the United Methodist Women.....

Thank you, thank you, thank you! With the congre-gation’s generous support, we were able to assembleand send 21 Health Kits, 17 School Kits, and 11Bedding Kits to Conference.

The women will be working on crafts during ourJuly 10 and August 14 regular 10 am meetings. We would love to have anyone come help who has ideas for crafts or who enjoys working on crafts. Come join us! The crafts will be sold during LebFest in October.

Mark your calendar for a church-wide meeting and lunch on Sunday, Aug. 13 following the 10 am church service. The topic will be on interacting with and supporting family members and friends with dementia.

In September or October, we plan to present a church-wide meeting on wills and trusts. The date and time will be determined in the near future. Please look for the details for this event in the church bulletin!

The Righteous Outlaws will be playing a huge ben-efit for Circles-Ashland on Sat., Aug. 26 at Center of the Universe, 11293 Airpark Road in Ashland. It is a Bar-B-Que cookoff, silent auction and en-tertainment extravaganza. Proceeds will benefit Circles-Ashland. The Righteous Outlaws perform from 1 pm to 4 pm followed by Undercover Wagon. Should be a great summer event for a great cause. Want to see the Outlaws sooner? Catch them at O’Banks on July 14 and/or James River Winery on July 21.

Lebanon will serve as host for the August Birthday Party at the Hermitage on Tuesday, Aug. 15. The celebration will begin at 6:30 pm with entertain-ment. We are looking for some youth or adults who would provide a short talent show for the entertainment this year...play an instrument, sing, dance, etc. This event has become a wonderfullyrewarding experience for both our youth and the elderly residents!

As in the past, it would be nice to have youth pres-ent to serve the cake and ice cream to all residents attending the party and lead the group in singing Happy Birthday. Each resident celebrating an Au-gust birthday will receive a small gift. If you can help with the entertainment and/or are available to help with serving refreshments, please contact Lynda Hawkins at hawkinslynda9@gmail.com or at (804) 405-5190.

Hermitage

Birthday Party...

LebCouncil will be meeting on Tuesday, July 11,at 7 pm in the Chapel. These are open meetingsto anyone who attends Lebanon and we encourageas many people as possible to come.

Volunteers are needed to bring sound and musicto life at Lebanon! Training is available to learn to run the sound equipment. Contact Melissa Jones at 798-1705 or connect2jones@hotmail.com.

If you have a pair of eyeglasses that are no longer needed, the Missions team is supporting Recycle for Sight to help children read, to help adults suc-ceed in jobs and to assist seniors in maintaining independence. Sunglasses and hearing aids are also being collected. You can place these items in the collection box in the Gathering Area.

If you shop at Kroger, remember to check to seeif your Plus Card still has Lebanon UMC as yourregistered charity. You need to re-register on anannual basis.

10 am - Worship

Ahhhh, summer. Trips, grills, vacations, pools, beaches, mountains, families, so on and so on and so on. It’s a time of year where the weather and our schedules leave us freedom and ability to do different things than we normally do during the rest of the year. It is truly a wonderful time of year. As people break from their routine, it’s also a time of year when I am asked, “But do I really have to come to church (most) every Sunday?” What a great question? I was reading an article by Tyler Edwards in RELEVANT magazine that addresses that very issue. You can read the full article here, https://relevantmagazine.com/article/do-you-really-have-to-go-to-church-every-sunday/

Tyler addresses the question this way,

“The best place to look for an answer is in what the Bible has to say. Let’s start with Acts 2:42. Acts 2 gives us a picture of the Church before the sinfulness and selfishness of modern man corrupted it. We are told that the Church was devoted to the fellowship of believers. It’s one of the four primary things the early Church prioritized.

The essential text to answer this question comes from Hebrews 10:24-25:

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near (Hebrews 10:24-25).

So, we have Biblical command that says not to neglect meeting together. It’s not ambiguous. Hebrews clearly tells us that we need to make the community of God a priority in our lives.

Add that to what Jesus says in John 14:15: “if you love me, keep my commands” and what you have is a pretty strong imperative to engage in Godly community. It gets better. In the second century, community was a lifestyle.

Community was a daily thing (see Acts 2:46). To the original audience of the letter of Hebrews, only meeting once a week would have been “to neglect meeting together.”

Society changes. Culture changes. As such, so can the application of a certain text. However, the principle of the mes-sage here is clear: The people of God should be invested in and treat the community of God as a priority.”

Now don’t get me wrong. Going to church every Sunday does not mean that you have a deep relationship with God, or visa versa. “So why go?” you may ask. Tyler has this to say, “When we invest ourselves in the Church because we recognize it’s an opportunity to grow closer to God through relationships with His people and our motivation is to have more of God in our lives, then [going to church becomes] a joy [rather than another empty obligation].”

Now, I’m not saying to plan your trips in such a way that you don’t ever miss church. What I am saying is don’t take a break from going to church. It feeds us, it nourishes us, it encourages us. And as we are fed, nourished, and encouraged, someone else in the congregation is counting on you to do the same for them. Plus, church is a means of God’s excellent grace and an access point to His joy.

One last thought from Tyler Edwards, “While church isn’t perfect, it is the theater in which God chooses to display His awesome power. The more we invest in it, the more we see the power of God at work through it.”

Let’s participate in God’s awesome power together!

Have a great summer,

Pastor Spencer

9 am - Sunday School

Beginning Balance 01/01/2017 $ 4,255

Add: Offerings & Other Receipts including e-giving $216,739 Value of Grocery Cards on hand 2,425Total to be added $219,164

Subtract: Expenses/Allocations to Capital Improvements Accts. $195,649 Funds “Restricted” for specific projects 7,976Total to be subtracted $203,625

Available Operating Budget - As of 7/2/2017 $19,794

Year-To-Date Budgeted Need $207,633Year-To-Date Actual Receipts $216,739

Year-To-Date Grocery Card Revenue $ 728Amazon Smiles $ 40

*Figures do not include other church funds, i.e., Missions, Capital Improvements, Cemetery,Pastor Discretionary

Full treasurers’ reports available at all Council meetings where all are welcome to attend.Questions? Contact your treasurer, Mary Lou Pennell, at mlpennell@comcast.net or 746-8538.

From Your Stewardship Team:

Traveling this summer? If you need a way to keep up with your donations to LUMC, please be re-minded that Lebanon offers electronic giving. You can arrange to have automated payments made from your bank account or use a credit or debit card. This process allows you to keep up with intend-ed donations and allows the church to receive its needed contributions on a consistent basis.

If you are interested in electronic giving for the summer or all year, please visit the Giving link on the church website, www.lebanonumc.org, to register. The process is simple but if you would like help, Susan Martin is available to assist you. She can be reached at 804-363-7990 or susan9591@yahoo.com.

Lebanon United Methodist Church8492 Peaks RoadHanover, VA 23069

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Ju ly 11 - Chu rch Cou nci l - 7 pm Ju ly 12 - Chu rch-wide picn ic Ju ly 23-30 - Leb Camp Aug. 13 - Lu nch with speaker on fami ly members with dement ia Aug. 15 - Her mit age Bi r thday Pa r t y - 6:30 pm Aug. 26 - R ighteous Out laws benef it for Ci rcles-Ash land at 11293 Ai r pa rk Road Oct . 21 - Leb Fest - 10 am - Chu rch Yard Sale - 8 am Nov. 18- Dec. 2 CA R ITAS - Women’s G roup

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

Greeters July 2 - Judy Ladd 9 - Wes & Judy Ladd 16 - Wes Ladd 23 - Jim Dore 30 - Jim Dore Aug. 6 - Lynda Hawk ins & Judy Ladd 13 - Wes & Judy Ladd 20 - Wes Ladd 27 - Jim Dore Sept . 3 - Jim Dore & Lynda Hawk ins

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. July 2 - Linda Clot felter 9 - OPEN 16 - Suzanne Kruse 23 - Dennis & Donna Timmerman 30 - Fet t y Fami ly Aug. 6 - Sarah Cooley 13 - OPEN 20 - OPEN 27 - Suzanne Kruse Sept . 3 - Suzanne Kruse

Col lect ion Count ing Teams July - Team Captain - Lynda Hawk ins Par t icipant - Judy Ladd

August - Team Captain - Linda Wi lde Par t icipant - Dana Cummings Nursery (Serv ing with our Nursery Associate , Meredith Vogel)

July 2 - DeeAnn Imhof f 9 - OPEN 16 - Bet t y Pit tman 23 - OPEN 30 - DeeAnn Imhof f Aug. 6 , 13, 20 - OPEN Aug. 27 - DeeAnn Imhof f Sept . 2 - OPEN

Lay Readers

July 2 - Badget t Fami ly Aug. 6 & 13 - Kathy Brooks July 9,16 ,23, 30 - Tim & Laura Koon Aug. 20 & 27 - Enevoldsen Fami ly

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