Urbanna United Methodist Church
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Growing as disciples & offering God's love to all!

News and Prayer Requests

* If you would like to submitt a prayer request send your request to Sandra   spwalton1@verizon.net
 
12/12/2011 
  • John Rackley's memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m. at our church on Friday, Dec. 16th. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers.
  • Continued prayers for Jan Dunlevy and Jesse DeBusk in their losses this past week.
  • Prayers of Thanksgiving for Pat Shelton's good reports from her surgery on Friday.
  • Please pray for Mickey Nelson and his family as his health worsens.
  • Please keep Sandra Walton’s Aunt Kathleen in your prayers. Her physical and mental health are declining rapidly, and her daughter who is her care giver will have surgery on Dec. 30th. They live in Lynchburg.
  • Remember all our shut-ins, those fighting health issues, those who continue to grieve, and also our service men and women who may not be home for Christmas this year because they're putting their lives on the line to make this a safer world.
 
12/06/2011
  • Hands Across Middlesex Christmas Meals Saturday 24 December 1:30-3:30
  • Meals will be prepared in the church kitchen and delivered to members in need throughout the county.
  • If you can help cook, package and or delivery please come by.
  • Head Start Dinner Thursday 13 December 6:00 p.m.  Please contact Ellen Allen if you can provide food or help!
  • If you volunteered to provide a gift for one of the children please have it to the church wrapped and tagged by Friday 09 December.    
  • The gifts will be blessed by pastor Moon Saturday 11 December.
  • Our Angel Tree is up in the Fellowship Hall. The Department of Social Services has given us the needs of several local families. Each person will have an angel placed on the tree with an item listed that they desire ex: socks, pants, pajamas, etc. Please help us to fill these requests. Gifts need to be wrapped with angel, ribbon and description attached and returned by Sunday 18 December. Gift deliveries will take place during the week before Christmas. If you can help sort, bag or deliver please contact Pat Wake, Judy Pitts or Elizabeth Faudree.
  • Christmas Food Boxes: You can purchase a complete Christmas dinner to be donated to folks in need in our community for only $25.00. Our goal is 25 boxes. Please make checks to Urbanna UMC. I you can help please submit your donations to the church office by 08 December.
 
12/05/2011
Good Morning Church Family,
We had another beautiful worship service yesterday including Holy Communion. We missed those who couldn't be with us.
 
This week at a glance looks like this:
  •  Wed. night dinner this week at usual time. Call by noon today for reservations.
  •  Bell and choir practices at 6:30 and 7:30 on Wed.
  •  TT Kids will practice for their Christmas program this Thursday from 3:30 -4:30.
  • UUM Men will have their Christmas breakfast this coming Sunday, Dec. 11th at 8:00 a.m. Wives are invited. Men should bring a wrapped gift. Call Bill Shuman if you have questions.
  • Angels are still on the tree in the fellowship hall. They need to be in on Sunday, Dec. 18th.
  • Please remember to mark Sunday, Dec. 18th on your calendares for our "Christmas Concert" at 7:00 p.m. The choir and bells have been putting in lots of extra rehearsals for this program, and we hope you'll come share in this evening of Christmas celebration. A light reception will follow in the fellowship hall. Come and bring a friend.
We have a few prayer requests.
  • Mickey Nelson and his family need our prayers. Hospice is now helping with Mickey's care at home. His healthis declining.
  • Karen Bowman continues with asthma related problems.
  • There is a premature baby "Allison" who needs our prayers. I am not sure the name of her parents.
  • Please continue to pray for little baby, Brayden Walton who is progressing but is still in the hospital.
I want to thank all for the phone calls since Thursday and hugs I got at church yesterday after my fall last week. I decided I wanted to decorate my face for the holidays. God is healing me quickly, so I am very blessed. It could have been much worse, but six stitches is the worst of it. Thanks to Pat Wake for coming to my rescue. She's my angel.
 
Have a great week ahead. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....but more importantly, it's beginning to FEEL like Christmas in our hearts. We need to keep it there each and every day.
 
In Christ's love,
Sandra
 
11/28/2011
  • Yesterday, we had a beautiful service to usher in the first Sunday of Advent. The church is beautifully decorated, thanks to Joalynn Mullins and her committee. The first Advent candle was lit by Pat and Richard Marshall, and the service was devoted to Christ's coming. What a beautiful time of year this is!
  • The House Tour will be this coming Saturday, Dec. 3rd. The Care Group will be selling baked goods and poinsettias at church that day. Please bring baked goods by any time. They will be there as early as 9:00. The Mary Martha Circle will also be selling Boxed Lunches at the church for the House Tour.
  • Choir practices will be on Wed. night at regular times -6:30 and 7:30.
  • TTKids will meet on Thursday after school.to prepare for their Christmas program on Dec. 18th All children are invited to participate in this program whether you are in the TTkids or not.
  • Deadline for ordering poinsettias is Sunday, Dec. 4th. The cost is $12.50 each.
  • UM Men's Breakfast Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 11th at 8:00 a.m. Wives and deceased members' wives are invited.
 
11/27/2011
  • Prayer request: Please keep Karen Bowman in your prayers. She has been in the hospital receiving treatments for her asthma. She's hoping to be home this weekend. Karen will need lots of rest and will need to avoid being around lots of people for a while.
  • Our Angel Tree is up in the Fellowship Hall. The Department of Social Services has given us the needs of several local families. Each person will have an angel placed on the tree with an item listed that they desire ex: socks, pants, pajamas, etc. Please help us to fill these requests. Gifts need to be wrapped with angel, ribbon and description attached and returned by Sunday 18 December.  Gift deliveries will take place during the week before Christmas. If you can help sort, bag or deliver please contact Pat Wake, Judy Pitts or Elizabeth Faudree.
  • Christmas Food Boxes: You can purchase a complete Christmas dinner to be donated to folks in need in our community for only $25.00. Our goal is 25 boxes. Please make checks to Urbanna UMC. I you can help please submit your donations to the church office by 08 December. 
 
11/20/2011
  • Please pray for Willard Loving will have knee surgery this week, and Tony Brooks will have more testing done tomorrow. Please keep them both in your prayers.
  • We should also pray for the Navy Seal family who lost the husband/father, and now has a new baby born this week. What mixed emotions for this family!
  • Choir and Hand Bells will switch to Tuesday night this weekt...6:30 and 7:30.
  • There will be no Knitters this week and no Wed. night dinner.
  • We were blessed with our wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner last week thanks to Lois Jean and her great support team.No Terrific Kids this week. They will practice next week in preparation for their "Christmas Around the World" program on Dec. 18th during our 11:00 worship.Decorating the church for Advent will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9:00a.m. Please come help if you are available.....men and women.
  • Hands Across Middlesex Thanksgiving Dinner preps are from 9:00-12:00 noon on Thanksgiving Day. Help is needed.
  • To update our church directory, the original addresses are in the Narthex on yellow pages listed under Church Directory. Please note any changes of addresses (including physical 911 addresses), telephone numbers and email addresses. Please let Frances know if there is anything that needs to be changed or added.
  • Angel Tree for Christmas.....will be up and placed in the Fellowship Hall on November 27th. We have several local families this year. Pick up your angel(s) and have them wrapped with the angel , ribbon, and gift description attached to the angel by Sunday Dec. 18th.
  • Christmas Food Boxes for those in need....Purchase a food box(a complete Christmas dinner with all the trimmings) for $25.00 per box or make a donation of your choice towards this effort. Make the check payable to Urbanna UMC and designate Food Box. All money must be in the church office by Thursday, Dec. 8th.
  • Urbanna Christmas House Tour....Saturday , Dec. 3. The Mary Martha Circle will have Boxed lunches for sale for $7.00 each. Also the Care Group will have its Bake Sale and Poinsetias for sale that same day at church. Baked goods would be appreciated, and all proceeds will go towards the Hand Bell Fund for supplies and maintenance.
  • Don't forget to come to the UUMC Choir and Hand Bell "Christmas Concert" on Sunday, Dec. 18th at 7:00 p.m.. A light reception will follow.
 
 11/14/2011
  •  The Care Group will be having its annual Bake Sale (and Poinsettias).. on Satuday, Dec. 3rd, at the church. This is the day of the Christmas House Tour. Baked goods would be appreciated to help with this event. All proceeds this year will go to the Hand Bell Fund for supplies and maintenance needed for that choir.
  • Please keep Tony Brooks in your prayers as he has tests today to help determine his health issues.
  • Continued prayers for Baby Brayden Walton and his family. He is progressing as expected...in tiny degrees. His mom can now hold him to feed him four times a day. With lots of prayers, he may be home for Christmas.
  • We're proud of our Lady Chargers Volley Ball Team who will host the first round of the STATE TOURNAMENTS tomorrow night at 6:00 in our high school gym. Come out and support our girls. Two of our youth are on the team...Brittin Payne and Jordan Walton. Go Chargers!!

11/08/2011 Prayer Requests

  • Richard Tucker is having surgery today. Please pray for success and healing.
  • Ginger Bray Enz will have surgery this week also...I'm not sure of the day. I know she needs our prayers for strength and healing as she begins her cancer battle.
  • Ridgley King Copeland's daughter, Mary Pat, was in a car accident yesterday afternoon and was taken to MCV. She may have to have foot surgery and is being checked for internal injuries. It appears she'll be ok. Ridgley is Beatrice Taylor's close friend who was with us during worship this past Sunday. This family has dealt with much tragedy over the past few years...please keep Mary Pat in your prayers. 
  • Tony Brooks is dealing with some breathing problems and is being checked out by his doctor...and will see a cardiologist on Monday. Lois Jean has asked that we pray for Tony.
11/08/2011
  • Habitat for Humanity has asked our church for help with an interior insulation project Sunday 13 Nov. It's an easy job and will only take a couple of hours if we get a few people to help.  If you are willing to assist please contact Jackie Wake at 832 3790.
 11/06/2011
  • Volunteers are needed to help decorate the church for Advent on Tuesday 22 November at 9:00 am. Please contact Joalyn Mullins (758-2502) if you are able to help.
 10/31/2011
  • Hands Across Middlesex volunteers will be meeting on Thanks Giving morning from 8:30-1200 to assemble boxed meals for folks in need in our county. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and assemble meals as well as to make deliveries. Please contact Carol Palmer 758-3027 if you are able to help.
  • Sr. High retreat for youth in grades 9-12 is scheduled for November 11-13 at Camp Piankatank. Contact John Forrer for details.
  • Congratulations to Bobby and Lauren Pollicino on the birth of a baby boy; Sutton James Pollicino, born 10/18, Grandson of Kim and David Harris.
 10/30/2011
  • This morning's service was once again, a very special time of worship. Thanks to Pastor Moon and Sandra Dize, David Valadez, and Scott Walton for the "Different Kind of Worship". There was a very moving spirit among us this morning. We welcomed Carly Elizabeth Kay Sachs in Holy Baptism this morning. She is the two year old daughter of Kristy Walton Sachs and Steve Sachs and grandchild of Tony and Peggy Walton....and the youngest of Nano's great-granddaughters.
  • What a blessing to haave Larry Burch with us this morning in worship. God is so good! Also, we were delighted that Ellen Allen was able to be with us, too, after her accident this past week.
  • Pat Wake has asked that I announce to the Worship Committee members that we will have a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8th, at 7:00 P.M. in the parlor. This is an important meeting concerning our plans for the holidays ahead. Please try to be present if you are a member of her committee.
  • Reminder to the Friends in Fellowship class that we will not meet next Sunday, Nov. 6th. We will come together again on Nov. 13th.
 10/19/2011 
  • The idea to have a Saturday morning "Salt Herring" Breakfast at church has come up. The fish would be cooked outside, and folks would pay like they do at the Wednesday night dinners. Bill would like to see if there would be interest enough to plan this event. Please let Bill Shuman know your opinions. 
  • Bobbie Wyker has just informed me that Jack Dozier (of Dozier's Yachting Service) has just been diagnosed with cancer. He lives in Deltaville but is a part of our town through his business. He would appreciate our prayers for courage, strength, and healing as he fights this.
  • On a very happy note, we have a new baby in our church family. Kim and David Harris and Craig and Patty Hall are the happy grandparents of a new baby boy. Their daughter, Lauren, and her husband were blessed with their second child yesterday. I am not sure about a name and other details, but this is a true blessing....and very happy news.
 10/09/2011
  • Bill Shuman is requesting volunteers to help park cars in the church parking lot  Oyster Fest Friday November 4th.
         If you are able to help please contact Bill Shuman by calling at (804) 758-1198 or emailing him at urbannbill@gmail.com
 
10/05/2011
  • We will observe "Chilren's Sabbath" during our 11:00 worship service this coming Sunday, Oct. 9th. The children will receive special recognition during this worship service, and the Terrific Kids will sing. We hope all of our children will be present.
 10/05/2011     
  • This coming Sunday, Oct, 9th. will be the Methodist Men's Breakfast in the fellowship hall at church. It will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will end by 9:00 a.m.  The guest speaker will be Pastor Moon who will give his biography. It should be very interesting and informative and give the men a better opportunity to get to know him. Please join the men in God's work and great fellowship. If you have any questions or are new to this and wish to join, please contact Bill Shuman by calling at (804) 758-1198 or emailing him at urbannbill@gmail.com. If you plan to come, please let Bill know so they will have an idea of how many will be there.
 
10/03/2011
  • Dear Church Family, If you were unable to be with us yesterday, you really missed a very special service. We observed World Communion Sunday, and I have never, in all my years as a United Methodist, had such a sense of communing with fellow Christians around the world. Rev. Moon and Pat Wake put their heads together to develop this very unique celebration of the Lord's meal. Our Call to worship incorporated English, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Sign Language. We sang hymns in Spanish and Taiwanese, heard scripture in Dutch, Spanish, Korean, and English, had our pastoral benediction in Korean, and the choral benediction in Hebrew. As we took Communion, thanks those who prepare the elements, we had a choice of breads from foreign countries. We may not have understood all the languages, but the common language for us all is God's love. That is universal!  I just wanted to thank everyone who participated in making this such a special service of Remembrance.
  •  I understand that Ernie Allen is home recovering from his accident. We hope he will heal quickly. Pat Sheldon was with us in worship yesterday. We're delighted she has progressed so quickly.