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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 5)
"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor." Ecclesiastes 4:9
Growing and developing healthy disciples will be the best investment you can make to grow a healthy church. Let me repeat that: Growing and developing healthy disciples will be the best investment you can make to grow a healthy church.
Intentional discipleship must be the priority of every leadership team. We must be relentlessly focused on making and growing disciples. Leaders should have a clear understanding of their role in helping people grow and progress spiritually in their church and community context. In this way, the role of leadership is transformed from a “”fix our church”” agenda to a build the kingdom agenda. Our focus moves from growing larger churches to growing a larger number of disciples.”
Rev. Dr. Junius Dotson
When Bishop Joe Pennell served in the Virginia Conference, he was known for saying, “keep the main thing the main thing.”
I think the point that Bishop Pennell and Dr. Dotson make are exactly what we need to hear and strive for right now. We need to show communities and people in challenging situations that there is help, there is grace, and love. We need to introduce and lead desperate people into a meaningful relationship with the only one who can reach deep into sorrows and transform their hurt into hope. If we who are followers of Christ have experienced any joy, we must let the source of the joy be known. In our partnership with Discipleship Ministries, we’ll have help to make disciples.
All we have to do is accept the help.
Let me now introduce you to Naomi Annandale, on staff at Discipleship Ministries.
Naomi Annandale is the Director of Research and Strategic Evaluation at Discipleship Ministries. She helps Discipleship Ministries live up to its mission of challenging and supporting local churches and annual conferences in their work of making disciples. She does this by assisting staff in defining meaningful outcomes and evaluating initiatives, and by doing research that supports local churches. She has a delightful husband named Edwin and two lovely children named Gabriel and Lily. They live in East Nashville with a dog, a cat, and 6 chickens.
During our partnership you might have an opportunity to take advantage of the expertise Naomi has to offer throughout the RRD.
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Heartwood Summer Food Distribution Results Are In!
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No. of families assisted:
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Collectively, the three sites served
142 families
No. of children assisted:
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Collectively, the three sites served
326 children
No. bags distributed:
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Collectively, the three sites
distributed 6,423 bags
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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 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.
Classes include:
Basic
Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts
Intentional Discipleship Making
Leading Worship
Please click button to register. Classes are Friday evening from 6:30pm - 10:00pm and Saturday from 8:00am - 4:30pm.
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.
FairfieldsUMC.org
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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.
Thank you for all your participation and we look forward to seeing you on the green!
The Westview Staff
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Upcoming Events & Meetings:
August 26 District Youth Council, Hillcrest UMC, 2208 LaFayette Blvd, Fredericksburg
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
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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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