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Welcome to The Bridge, a weekly update of the Rappahannock River District of the United Methodist Church
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Ministry Partnership: Together in Disciple Making (part 6)
"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor." Ecclesiastes 4:9 (part 5)
Let’s Never Forget
Let us Never Forget that the most effective form of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ requires a personal touch. Reaching un-churched people in a way that leads to disciple making requires that you get out of the building, stop relying on worship, and stop waiting for people to come to you/your church.
The second most effective tool in this day and age is the initial cyber connection. We'll be learning more about the Discipleship resources on September 29
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and October 5-6
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. Don’t tell me you’ve already forgotten or have not marked these important dates on your calendar!
On September 29 we’ll have our Discipleship Making Fair at Trinity King George from 10:00am - 12:00 noon, with free resources, door prizes, resources to purchase, and more. On Oct. 5-6 we’ll have our Lay Servant classes at Regester Chapel including the advanced class on Disciple Making. Every congregation should be sending at least two people to the advanced class!
You don't have to be on the Lay Servant track to register for this or any Lay Servant training class
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Dr. Junius Dotson, the Discipleship Ministries General Secretary shares this very important information:
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Most people who visit churches “visit” the church’s website first.
That’s how the outside world visits the church world before they ever step into the door. They want to know what to expect before they come. On your website, include these pieces of information:
A hearty welcome from your pastor;
Leadership information, including staff pictures and email addresses;
Why you exist;
What visitors can expect to see and hear while with you for worship or ministry events;
When and where church meets, with clear directions on parking;
Lots of pictures showing your church in action updated regularly;
How to request prayer & a regularly updated prayer list;
An explanation of the gospel;"
What? You don’t have a website? No problem. No matter how large or small your church is, you can have a good effective website. The RRD District, the Virginia Conference Communications office, or the denominational Communications office can help your church create a high quality website and improve your cyber presence.
Friends, Isn’t it time we stop doing the same things expecting different results? But we can’t make disciples without committing time to a different way of reaching God’s people!
See you on September 29
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at Trinity UMC at 9425 King's Highway, King George from 10:00am - 12:00pm.
Pastor Ted
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2018 Fall Events will Combine District Conference & Charge Conferences with Praise & Celebration
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District Celebrations
are three regional events that will combine conducting district conference business, charge conference business, and a significantly greater amount of time to worship, praise, fellowship, and celebration of all God has done through our district from 2011 to 2018.
Each event will be coordinated by a Lead Lay and Clergy team. At each location we will experience a gathering featuring the most special worship and praise event possible. The event will be from
2:30pm - 4:30pm
and will include light refreshments. The two business portions (district and charge conference) will occur early in the event followed by praise and celebration.
The dates and locations are:
October 21
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– Fredericksburg/Stafford Region held at Ebenezer Stafford
October 28
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– Southern Region held at Wright’s Chapel UMC
November 4
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– Northern Neck Region held at Heathsville UMC
Each church will still prepare and bring copies of all the normal reports and have copies for their members; election of nominated Annual Conference delegates and General/Jurisdictional Conferences will still take place as well as other normal district and church business. The business sessions will be like the cluster charge conference we have previously conducted.
Why do this?
Because the District Council wants to place an emphasis this fall on ministries, praise, fellowship, and how God has used our district over the last seven years. It’s a direct response to the feedback from the last seven years of hearing, “do less business and more worship!”
PLEASE SAVE THE DATES!
Sunday, October 21: Ebenezer Stafford:
(161 Embrey Mill Road, Stafford)
Fauquier
Grace (Hartwood)
Liberty
Midland
Morrisville
Mt Horeb
Remington
Trinity (Catlett)
Wesleyan
Stafford
Andrew Chapel (Brooke)
Antioch
Ebenezer (Stafford)
Falmouth
New Hope
Regester Chapel
Salem
St Matthias
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg
Hillcrest
Spotsylvania
Eastland
Olivet
Peace
Shady Grove
Tabernacle
Wilderness
Zion
Sunday, October 28: Wright’s Chapel
(8063 Ladysmith Road, Ruther Glen)
Caroline
Bethel (Hanover)
Bowling Green
Hopewell (Caroline)
Mt Vernon
Rehoboth (Caroline)
Shiloh
St Paul's
Wright's Chapel
King George
Dahlgren
Fletchers Chapel
Trinity (KG)
Upper Westmoreland
Colonial Beach
Grace (Oak Grove)
King William
Epworth
McKendree
Essex & King and Queen
Mizpah
Shepherds
Trinity (Essex K&Q)
Lebanon (Essex K&Q)
Providence (Essex K&Q)
Tappahannock
Sunday November 4: Heathsville
(39 Courthouse Road, Heathsville)
Richmond
Calvary
Hopewell (Richmond)
Oakland
Warsaw
Lower Westmoreland
Andrew Chapel (Mont)
Carmel
Coles Point
Ebenezer (Oldhams)
Edgewater
Lebanon (Montross)
Providence (Montross)
Lancaster
Asbury
Bethel (Lively)
Emmanuel
Irvington
Kilmarnock
White Stone
Northumberland
Afton
Bethany
Bluff Point
Fairfields
Galilee
Heathsville
Henderson
Melrose
Mila
Rehoboth
Wicomico
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At our upcoming Fall Celebrations on October 21, October 28, and November 4, the District will elect At-Large Delegates for next year's Annual Conference in Roanoke (June 20-22, 2019). We need to elect 23 At-Large Delegates and 8 reserve delegates.
The same ballot will be presented at each Fall Celebration. In order to be on the ballot, you need to complete a nomination form by clicking the link below and
returning it to the
District Office by October 10, 2018. Because of scheduling issues, this is a FIRM deadline.
You can nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission).
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Rappahannock River District Office:
Mail: PO BOX 100, Ladysmith, VA 22501
Phone
: 804.448.8326 Office or 804.304.8566 Cell
District Celebrations:
Sunday, October 21, 2018: Ebenezer Stafford
Sunday, October 28, 2018: Wright's Chapel
Sunday, November 4, 2018: Heathsville
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In addition to electing At-Large Delegates to the Virginia 2019 Annual Conference at our upcoming Fall Celebrations, we will also be nominating up to 9 people to attend the 2020 General Conference and 2020 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference.
General Conference is May 5 - 15, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN.
District lay nominations for the
2020 General Conference and 2020 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference
will be voted upon at each district conference. Laity who wish to be nominees as delegates for these conferences shall complete the lay nomination form at
evc.vaumc.org.
Click on the "District Lay GC Nomination" button
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Upon completion, the form automatically will be submitted to the district office in which the lay nominee’s church is located. Electronic submission is preferred but if a nominee is unable to complete an electronic nomination, he/she may contact the district office.
Conference Standing Rule III.D.3 contains information about the church membership requirement for nominees.
III.D.3. Church Membership. All nominees shall have been professing members of The United Methodist Church for at least two years preceding their nomination and must be members of churches in the Virginia Annual Conference and shall have been active participants in The United Methodist Church for at least four years preceding their election. They also must be active members within The United Methodist Church at the time of holding General Conference and jurisdictional conference. The four-year participation and two-year membership requirements may be waived for young persons under twenty-five years of age. Such persons must be members of The United Methodist Church and active participants at the time of election.
The deadline for these forms to be submitted to the District Office is October 10, 2018.
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Lay Servant Training can help anyone who is interested in learning more in their pursuit of being a better leader and servant for Christ's church. These classes can be used as tools in discerning God's call for your personal walk and ministry.
You don't have to be on the Lay Servant Track to take a class.
Classes offered are:
- Basic
- Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts taught by Rev. Sung Il Yoo
- Intentional Discipleship Making taught by Rev. Jeff Campbell from UMC Discipleship Ministries)
- Leading Worship taught by Rev. Emily Moore - Diamond
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Lay Servant Training Offered
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The Rappahannock River District is pleased to announce our Lay Servant Ministry Training for October. Join us October 5 - 6, 2018 at Regester Chapel UMC in Stafford, VA.
Please click button below for registration form. Classes are Friday evening from 6:30pm - 10:00pm and Saturday from 8:00am - 4:30pm. Cost is $15 and includes snacks Friday evening and continental breakfast and lunch Saturday.
Questions?
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Attention Rappahannock River District Clergy and Churches:
Everyone is Invited to join us!
Wilderness Community Church
Bible Study Each Night
Pastor Denise Walton
Sunday Night Preacher, October 14,
Rev. Brad Phillips
Monday Night Preacher, October 15,
Rev. Larry Davies
Tuesday Night Preacher, October 16,
Rev. Ted Smith
POWERFUL WORSHIP & LIFE CHANGING WORD!
AREA CHURCHES WILL BE RECOGNIZED EACH NIGHT
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!
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The Power and Presence of Prayer
In Your Life
October 14,15,16
6pm - 8pm
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Bishop’s Convocation on Prayer
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The September 15 Bishop’s Convocation on Prayer will focus on how to prayerfully respond to current concerns of The United Methodist Church. Dr. Terry Tekyl, well known lecturer and author of fifteen books on prayer will be the plenary speaker. Classes on prayer and spiritual disciplines will be offered as part of the convocation. A brochure about the convocation and information about registration is at
http://www.vaumc.org/ncfilerepository/Events/2018BishopsConvo.pdf
Half a CEU is offered for convocation participants.
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District Youth Council Meetings
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We are getting together at Hillcrest UMC (
2208 LaFayette Blvd, Fredericksburg)
at 2:00pm on the following dates:
September 30
October 28
We will be studying the Leadership Qualities of Nehemiah and everyone is invited! Come Join Us!
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Mark your calendars for
Saturday, September 8
at 10:00. The District Superintendent Ted Smith will be serving as the Grand Marshal for the Edwardsville Day Parade. Join us at Galilee UMC located at 747 Hull Neck Road in Edwardsville for a wonderful day!
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23rd Annual Fairfields Fall Festival
Saturday, September 29, 2018
9:00am - 3:00pm
14741 Northumberland Highway (Route 360)
Burgess, Virginia
North Carolina Style BBQ
Baked Goods
Clowns
Childrens ID by Local Officers
Local Vendors
Homemade Soups
White Elephant Sale
Animals
Silent Auction
Kids Activities
Proceeds to to C.H.E.F. (Covington Hurst Education Fund) and other local charities.
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Camper Open Golf Tournament
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Westview on the James invites you to be a part of our Camper Open Golf Tournament! The tournament will take place October 29, 2018 at Stonehenge Country Club in Midlothian, Virginia. By participating in this event you will be helping to send underprivileged kids to camp who otherwise would not be able to attend. We have several options for those who would like to participate, whether it be attending the tournament and playing on a team or whether you would like to become a sponsor to help us reach our goals.
If you would like to register and become a part of a team for $100 or create a team for $400 please
click here
! We know not everyone can be available to participate on a team but if you would still like to
become a sponsor
we would love to have your participation.
The Westview Staff
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Upcoming Events & Meetings:
September 11 Ordained Ministry, District Office
September 12 Full Clergy Association Meeting, Wright's Chapel
September 13 Location & Building, District Office, 7:00pm
September 13 Heartwood Board, St. Matthias, 7:00pm
September 29 Discipleship Making Event, Trinity KG, 10:00am
October 2 District Board of Missions, Tabernacle, 7:00pm
October 5 - 6 Lay Servant Training, Regester Chapel
October 9 Ordained Ministry, District Office
October 10 Connectional Ministries, Wright's Chapel, 7:00pm
October 11 Location & Building, District Office, 7:00pm
October 18 District Finance Committee, Fredericksburg UMC, 7:00pm
October 21 Fall Celebration for Fredericksburg/Stafford Region, Ebenezer Stafford, 2:30pm
October 28 Fall Celebration for Southern Region, Wright's Chapel, 2:30pm
November 4 Fall Celebration for Northern Neck Region, Heathsville, 2:30pm
November 7 Full Clergy Association Meeting, Wright's Chapel
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Voices of Youth 2019
How Sweet the Sound
Poland
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Connecting the World through Christ, a youth mission of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, is gearing up for the 2019 "How Sweet the Sount" mission to Poland. For more information, email
Voicesofyouth@vaumc.org
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District Superintendent:
Rev. Dr. Theodore Smith
2018 District Co-Lay Leader:
2018 District Co-Lay Lay Leader:
Mailing Address: PO BOX 100, Ladysmith, VA 22501 Phone 804.448.8326 FAX 804.448.8328 Cell: 804.304.8566
Office Location: Inside Wright’s Chapel UMC at 8063 Ladysmith Road, Ruther Glen, VA (do not use for mail)
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