VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for this event!

FUMC to Host the Resident Virginia UMC Bishop, Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson and the Reconciling Ministries Caucus of Virginia on June 4th.

Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson ("Bishop Sue") will be meeting with the Virginia Reconciling Ministries caucus as part of her onboarding into Virginia as the new bishop, as she is meeting with various groups from around Virginia. The meeting which includes worship and a meal will be June 4th at 4:00 PM. Reconciling Ministries is a network of United Methodist churches, groups, and individuals who strive to transform the world by living out the Gospel’s teaching of grace, love, justice, and inclusion for all of God’s children. The LGBTQ+ Justice group of FUMC is coordinating this meeting for Bishop Sue. The gathering will consist of about 250 people from around Virginia, and your help is needed in this large event. We need volunteers for setup, greeters, A/V, parking, worship service support, providing food, preparing food, and take-down. There are over 100 ways to help, haul, cook, and smile. We have created a Sign-up Genius if you are interested in helping. Visit https://tinyurl.com/BishopSueHJ or you can find the link on the Connect Ministries on the church website. Choose any of the available slots to sign up. The point of Contact is Martha Sheffield (marthalynn.sheffield@gmail.com). Thank you! 

GET TO WORK!

On 5/19/23 a FUMC-led volunteer construction team (Dylan Johnson, Bob Vaughan, Sandy Wiseman, and Sue and Bill Botts from FUMC, Ben and Leslie Raterman from St. Georges, a new homeowner, and 2 Caroline High School seniors) spent the day at Milford Presbyterian Church in Milford, VA. Together they pre-built 12 of the 17 total partitions needed for a new Habitat home to be located a short distance away on a building lot donated by the Botts.  

   On 6/23/23 an FUMC-led team will return to the lot to install the plates/floor joists/decking and/or partitions. Seven volunteers have signed up, but more are needed. Those interested can contact Sue Botts at suebotts1@gmail.com/540-376-2219 or Bill Botts at botts2@verizon.net/540-656-0843. Construction experience is not required. Free Lance-Star reporter Cathy Dyson and a photographer will be there to cover the event and to interview the new homeowner. volunteers, and Habitat staff. 

    Caroline Habitat expects to build 24 homes in the next 2 years with homeowner sweat equity and community volunteers. It has named its undertaking the Isaiah Project. Isaiah 32:18 says, "My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places." For more information, see https://habitatofcaroline.org/

Collecting now!

2023 Annual Conference Offering #NurturingTogether. The Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church is one of the largest annual conferences of The United Methodist Church. We can significantly impact the world when we all come together around a purpose. The groups and ministries supported by the offering change each year, but the goal remains the same: to assist people and ministries, both domestic and international. The goal of the offering for 2023 is $150,000. This year you are invited to the initiative to #nurture leadership worldwide! The Virginia Conference will support Refugee Resettlement, Food Insecurity in the Commonwealth, and Partnerships of Hope’s leadership programs in Brazil, Mozambique, Cambodia, Native Americans, Haiti, and Vietnam through this offering. The offering will be collected on June 15, 2023, during the Opening Worship at 10:00 a.m. To give, please designate your donation on your envelope, in your memo line or through our SimpleChurch app by Sunday, June 11th. Thank you for being part of the effort to #nurturingtogether! 

Vacation Bible School - WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!

Registration for Hero Hotline is open! Please register quickly to ensure your child's spot! This program runs from June 19th until June 23rd from 9:00 a.m. until noon for kids entering grades K through 6th. If you want to volunteer - that would be amazing! A ton of volunteers are needed, particularly in our craft and science stations. Please fill out one form per child to register your kids, and indicate on the form if you can volunteer (you don't need to have a child attend VBS to volunteer) or email me! If you'd like to donate an item or two to help the cause, please check out this Amazon wishlist!

SNACK DONATIONS are also being requested!

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