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The Concord Herald Volume 6 Issue 9 October, 2013

Concord United Methodist Church

70 Concord Church Rd., Roxboro, N C 27574

336.599.6262

www.concordumcroxboro.com Rev. Karl Neuschaefer, Senior Minister

Rev. Billy Carden, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Tom Holtsclaw, Pastor Emeritus

Nate Hester, Children and Youth Pastor

Mrs. Rena Morton, Music Director

Kimberly Stone, Deacon Candidate

Our Mission

To worship, witness, follow, and serve

Jesus Christ as Lord.

Our Vision

Christ in us; God’s glory manifested!

October Ushers: Marvin Morris

Charles Baker

William Leonard

Sidney Thompson

Greeters: Sidney and Angela Thompson

Acolyte: William Leonard

November Ushers: Tommy Winstead

Lyman Johnson

Ken Walker

Kyle Crumpton

Greeters: Bayard and Jan Crumpton

Acolyte: Preston Barker

Each Sunday morning as I make my way to our church, I

find myself rejoicing to be part of a sincere

and loving congregation preparing to

worship our Lord together. If you haven’t

already done so, consider the importance

of your faith community to your life, your

family, and the Spiritual journey you are

living out. We’ve had a number of celebrations during

September, which included Homecoming and a special

F.R.A.N. Sunday where we highlighted teachers and other

special events. When a congregation truly seeks to love one

another as Christ loves us, we rejoice in seeing one another,

we rejoice in breaking bread together, we rejoice in

celebrating the special events in each other’s lives, and these

blessed times remind us of the God who blesses us all richly;

the God we serve and the God we worship together as one

body. It is clear that this love is growing, not only in depth,

but in volume as our congregation continues to grow in

number and we embrace the many visitors God has blessed us

with.

You’ve heard me say, however, that there are two elements

of our love in action which Paul discusses in Romans 12:15,

“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who

mourn.” We not only relish in loving and celebrating with one

another, but we also experience deep pain and sorrow when

those we love are hurting and their lives are in crisis. Our

prayer list continues to grow and I am so thankful for such a

praying community. We all experience the pain and crisis of

life from time to time and there is no greater witness than for

us to be able to share our personal experience with the

faithfulness of our God during these times of crises. Yes we

mourn, but we are a people of hope because God is forever

faithful! This repeated reminder of God’s redeeming love and

faithfulness is what builds our hope and trust in our personal

walk of faith and that of our congregation. Recently I preached on the book of Jeremiah which is

replete with tragedy, but imbedded within this book is a

profound reminder. “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the

heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay

green, and they never stop producing fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8

(NLT). May we continue to embrace each other during our

times of need; may we not only be willing to celebrate, but

also mourn with one another, and most importantly, may we

help others remain deeply planted in their faith and connected

to the source of all strength, the Living Water that gives

eternal life. See you in worship!

Karl


Yoga group adopts new name By: Bess Whitt

It won’t be the same

by any means, but

Yahweh Yoga will

continue in a fashion!

Thanks to Becky Legun

for motivating women

of both Concord Church

and the community to

begin a practice of Christian Yoga! During our

homecoming luncheon, several of the participants

of Becky’s class discussed how much they missed

the regular practice, so we have decided to

continue practicing. Because we do not have a

certified instructor, we are going to call our

sessions “Prayerful Practice.” We invite anyone

interested in participating to join us on Monday

and Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 or

Wednesday afternoons from 4:30 to 5:30. All

you need is a mat to begin!

If you are interested but have not been

receiving emails notifying you of past sessions,

send an email to either Bess Whitt at

[email protected] or Susan Rhodes at

[email protected] and we will add you to

our email group. We look forward to continuing

our spiritual growth through our practice of

Christian Yoga and invite you to be a part of this

exciting program!

Concord’s Prayer

Shawl Ministry team will

meet on Monday, Oct. 7

at 7 p.m. at the church.

This group of dedicated women continues to knit

and crochet while strengthening their friendships

and using their talents to help those going through

rough times. These shawls are given with love to

anyone who is ill and needs the warmth of

knowing someone cares for them. Beginners are

welcome to come and learn the art of knitting. If

you or someone you know needs a shawl, please

let the church know. Several shawls have already

been given to some in the community.

October Calendar 1 – P.U.M.P. Meeting at Mt. Tirzah UMC- 6:30 p.m.

8 – United Methodist Men’s supper meeting-6:30p.m

10 – Lay Leadership Meeting (Parlor) at 6 p.m.

14 - United Methodist Women’s meeting at 7 p.m.

22 – Concord Church Council Meeting at 7 p.m.

23 – Concord UMC serves lunch at the Christian Help

Center at 11 a.m.

Worship on Sunday’s at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Children’s choir practice each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Adult Choir practice each Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Emmaus Reunion Group each Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Youth Fellowship - Sunday evening’s -5 - 6:30 p.m.

Choir Notes By: Rena Morton

During our F.R.A.N. Sunday worship on Sept. 29,

the youth sang one of my favorite praise songs, "The

Fruit of the Spirit." "Love, joy, peace, and patience,

kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-

control; these are the Fruit of

the Spirit; these are the Fruit

of the Spirit." What a great

message in this little song!

Hymns of praise and worship

can get us through the sad,

gloomy, days....and the happy,

happy, happy days.

I have been doing the "30 days of K-LOVE.

Listening to Christian music while driving has gotten

my day off to a great start. I have been introduced to

some wonderful, uplifting songs that stay with me

through the day. One of my new favorites,

"Overcomer" by Mandisa, reminds us that no matter

what we are going through God "is holding you right

now" and He won't let you down. I encourage each

of you to set your radio to a Christian music station

and begin and end your work day with a song in your

heart!

The choir is getting ready to prepare for Advent

and Christmas. If anyone wants to join us we meet at

7 each Wednesday evening.

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Backpack Pals “Meet and Greet” nets more volunteers By: Saralynn Hester

Backpack Pals at Woodland is off to a great start!

The volunteer Meet & Greet was a huge success

with a great turnout on Sept. 11, and our first round

of food packs have been delivered to the children of

our program! Thanks to everyone who made this possible... big thanks

to our volunteers for their time and for the continued donations of

financial, food and

prayer support from the

congregation!

Sunday School growth continues to amaze By: Susan Rhodes

As the church continues to grow, the children’s Sunday school class

growth continues to amaze the teachers. Ms. Angela Thompson’s class

grew, and grew, and grew and Ms. Elizabeth Carver’s class was

overflowing so promotion to her class was not an option. Ms. Angela is

now teaching kindergarten through first graders while Ms. Elizabeth is continuing on with

2nd through 4th

graders. They are using the Children’s Curriculum from Cokesbury.

Heather Barker, our nursery worker, offered to teach a brand new preschool class. She

began with four handsome little fellows and now has three more students attending. Her

class is adjacent to the nursery. She has additional nursery help consisting of her husband,

Kyle, her brother Kenzie, and sister-in-law, Andrea.

The older boys and girls also have begun their new classes. Pastor Nate and Keith Hall

are leading a young men’s study, fifth grade and up, The Land of the Unforgotten, by Beth

Guckenberger, I am beginning a study in October with the young ladies fifth grade and

up, A Young Woman After God’s Own Heart, by Elizabeth George.

All the Adult class attendance has been good also. Please continue to pray for our

Sunday school, that it will continue to prosper and that hearts are touched through this

ministry.


Homecoming 2013 celebrated on September 15 Concord UMC is the place you want

to be on Sunday morning. If you

weren't at Homecoming, you missed out

on a wonderful message delivered by

Rev. Andi Woodhouse; great music from

the choir; and awesome fellowship with

the more than 250 people that were

there. If anyone went away hungry, it

was your own fault! We put away a lot

of great food that day! A big thank you

goes out to everyone who helped in any

way! We may need to add on to the

sanctuary for our 200th Anniversary in

2015 to hold everybody!

Don’t forget to enter your recipes in

the web site for the cookbook being

compiled by UMW in celebration of our

200th anniversary.

Go to: www.typensave.com

User name: concordmethodistwome

password: concordwomen

Methodist Men plan regular monthly dinner meeting on Oct. 8 United Methodist Men will meet for dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 6:30

p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. They meet the second Tuesday of every month

for dinner and fellowship. Thomas Carver is updating his e-mail list and asks

all men not currently receiving meeting reminders to send their e-mail address

to him at: [email protected] and he will add your name so you

won’t miss any of the projects they plan. Lyman Johnson has already begun talking about

the wood cutting event that will begin in October. You may want to have a say in work

times. Be in attendance to learn first-hand when your help is needed. More details will be

forthcoming as the weather begins to cool. Remember, no reservations are required. Your

presence is always welcome!

Holy Humor

A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan.

She asked the class, "If you saw a person lying on the roadside, wounded and bleeding, what would you

do?" A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence. “I think I'd throw up."

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Methodist women kick off year with annual cookout The United Methodist Women

enjoyed their first meeting after

summer by having a cook-out at the

home of Becky and Donald Wilson. Donald grilled

some delicious hamburgers for all of the women and

side dishes were brought by all. We enjoyed great

fellowship and a wonderful meal together. We were

also blessed by having several women join us for the

first time. Our program was a “Call to Prayer and

Self Denial.” Reba Bulla reminded us of those

women suffering and asked everyone to think of

something they could give up and donate that money

to missions. Members are asked to bring their

offerings to the next meeting and also we are

collecting our “Penny and a Prayer” offering. If you

have coins, please wrap them.

The next meeting will be on Monday, Oct. 14 at 7

p.m., at the church. The program will be a beautiful

testimony given by Dudley and Joni Dawson's daughter, Michelle Clinard. Michelle is married to her

college sweetheart Matt and they have six children; two of which are adopted. They range in age from 2 to

20 and all are home schooled. Together God has brought them through some amazing journeys. While on

many mission trips, they received hearts for the lost and underprivileged. They have been youth leaders

and have also been foster parents to more than 70 children! God is now leading their family to Mexico

where they plan to build an orphanage. Michelle is excited to share with the women of Concord how God

has been working in their family's life leading them to this exciting call to the mission field in Mexico. We

hope all the women of Concord will come and be blessed! If you have any questions, please feel free to

call the church at 599-6262, or ask a UMW member. We would all love to share with you how we enjoy

our gatherings. Pam Whitt will offer a devotional and serve refreshments following the meeting. We meet

the second Monday of the month, September through June.

Concord’s Youth Ministry By: Nate Hester

“Pilgrimage” is fast approaching (Nov. 8-9). Hosted in the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville by the

Conference, this weekend rock concert for God is a great chance to develop the faith of our youth. We

need to reserve hotel rooms soon, soon, soon! If you are interested, please contact Youth Pastor Nate

Hester: [email protected]!

Credo Confirmation Class will begin on Saturday, Nov. 30. Please inform the pastoral staff if you

know of young people who want to embark on this great journey of discovering more about their faith!

The nine-session course concludes on Easter morning with your child’s commitment to Christ and the

local church!



Parsonage landscaping reaches final stages Work on our church’s parsonage continues as part of our

church’s long-range plan. As mentioned in last month’s newsletter,

the roof work has now been completed, along with repairs to the

driveway, additional parking and turnaround space, and the front

sidewalk was redone. Landscaping and seeding have now also been

completed and except for work on the

gutters, all the exterior work is now

complete. Many thanks to all who have

worked so hard to accomplish these improvements, especially Karen Mathis and

the parsonage committee, and the church’s trustees. Thanks also to Tommy

Wagstaff for numerous loads of topsoil which were necessary to build-up the front

yard. This 1973 vintage home is quickly being brought up to the same standard of

care as our other main church property.

Concord’s first Women’s Retreat has attendees begging for more By: Jeanie Neuschaefer

The women's retreat,

"Daughters of the King," held at

Concord last month was a huge

success! More than 80 women

attended and many brought their

daughters as well (33 women were

from outside our church). God

touched our lives as we heard

from our speaker, Polly Green,

and sang along with our

musicians, Teresa and Hannah

Milton. Many door prizes were

given out and fun was truly had by

all. Many commented that this

should be an annual event. Then

someone said, "But how could this

ever be as good?" Which someone

replied, "But God's in control and

He will make it as good!" All the

women were blessed, as well as

the male pastors that were there,

and we give God the glory for

making it happen.


Our Known Immediate Prayer Concerns The family of Shawn Austin

Judy Baker

Gene Berryhill

Sandy Boone and her son Griffin

Jeff Bulla’s brother-in-law

Reba Bulla’s daughter-in-law, Pam

Brenda Callahan

Billy Carden and family

Elliott Chandler

Hope Clark and family

Sandra Crickmar

Glenn Cruise and family

Danny Crumpton

Joe Daniel and family

Rick Flynn

Reade Foushee

Gina Gammell

Kristina Gentry

Jerry Hawkins

Carson Harris and family

Mack Hicks and family

Mark High and family

Tom Holtsclaw

Debbie Kelly

Jerry Lawson

Don Legun

Pat Lewis

Nikki Marshall and family

Roger McKinney

Cameron Meyers

Doris Nowell

Tommy Nowell

Elizabeth Pierson and family

Cathy Ramsey

Gary Rose

Dean Seamons

Jackie Shephard and family

Katie Stevenson

Angela Thompson and her mother

Sandy and Jerry Treacy

The family of George Tucker

Sarah Vaughan and family

Chad Wagstaff

Jennie Wagstaff

Tommy Watkins and family

Dan Unkerfer and family

Evelyn Mangum White

Seth Weaver

Dan and Kay Winstead

Tim Wyatt

Prayers for those serving in Our Military Troie Barker, Zachary Bell, Daylon Brann, Donovan Heist, Christian

Kirby, Danny Lawrence, Marv Morris, James Nelson, Geoff Nowell,

Erik Peterson, Bryan Rogers, Jason Sabat, Eddie Schemper,

Donald C. Teague, Jon Treacy, Robert Wolak NOTE: The globed candle to the left of the chancel area in the sanctuary is lit in honor of all those who serve; police,

firefighters, and our military, a tradition which began on 9/11/01. We also proudly recognize those in active service who are

affiliated with Concord UMC. May we continue to uphold them with our prayers and our love.

In case you miss church and would like to hear Pastor Karl’s sermon, our website now has a link you may

use. Please log on to www.concordumcroxboro.com and check out all the wonderful, powerful

information concerning Concord Church. Thanks to Ken Walker for managing this site and keeping us all

up to date. You can even view the newsletter from previous months. Please contact

[email protected] to contribute to the newsletter or to be added to the distribution list.

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Birthdays

October 4 – Tom Holtsclaw 18 – Carroll Royster

6 – Hollyn Chandler 20 – Cherie Crews

7 – Bess Whitt 21 – Pam Kinn

11 – Tricia Walker 21 – Chad Wagstaff

12 – Jordan Dulaney 21 – Patricia Wrenn

12 – David Winstead 25 – Kadence Barker

13 – Randall Thompson 26 – Elizabeth Pierson

14 – Daylen Crews 27 – Sidney Thompson

14 – Melissa Nowell 27 – Linda Winstead

16 – Lennita Graves 28 – Conner Sanford

16 – Mark Hamlett

18 – Joni Dawson

29 – Paula Chandler

November 3 – Tori Jones 12 – Ken Walker

5 – Madison Howard 13 – Bayard Crumpton

5 – Sonja Vaughan 13 – Jackie Murray

7 – Saralynn Hester 16 – Nancy Wagstaff

8 – Taylor Anderson 16 – Becky Wilson

8 – Avery Bowman 17 – Melissa Carver

9 – Jadyn Chandler 18 – Julianna Jones

11 – Leslie Anderson 20 – Dexter Evans

11 – June Taylor 29 – Neal Hamlett

CONGRATULATIONS TO Bryan and

Bobbie Holeman

on the birth of a

granddaughter,

Mallory Elise

Wolak who arrived

at 7:43 a.m. on

Monday, Sept. 16,

2013. She weighed

8 lbs. 7 oz. and was

19 ½ inches long. After a few issues, she was

fine and is now home being loved by her

parents, Mary Bryan and Robert Wolak.

Anniversaries October 8 – Dale and Kelly Duncan

17 – William and Heather Leonard

25 – Jason and Gina Gammell

November

1 – Dick and Sandy Hatch

1 – Louis and Diane Wade

2 – Brian and Marla Zappia

16 – Thomas and Elizabeth Carver

16 – Larry and Margaret Poole

17 – Cleve and Nancy Wagstaff

19 – Tim and Dane Sergeant

22 – Scott and Jo Lawrence

29 – John and Janie Wagstaff

October

6 – Kermit and Karen Mathis

13 – Charles and Judy Baker

20 – William and Heather Leonard

27 – Sidney and Angela Thompson

November 3 – David and Pam Whitt 10 – Kevin and Loraine Pool

17 – Bayard and Jan Crumpton

24 – Kyle and Vickie Crumpton

CONGRATULATIONS TO Michael and

Mia Price on the

birth of their

daughter, Mikayla

Eloise Price, born on

Monday, Sept. 9,

2013. She weighed 6

lbs. 7 oz. Mikayla

has a big brother,

Gavin, 9.


In the Spotlight: Featuring Lennita Graves Although Lennita Graves was not lucky in love,

she was lucky in the fact that she bought a retirement

home on Hyco Lake around 1986 and she is able to

live in a serene setting and attend Concord church.

She was married by the Rev. Johnny Branch to

Charles Graves at Concord in 1990. Following some

struggles, she found her way back to church around

2000 where she says she has met a lot of real loving

Christians. “A lot of my experiences are not easy to

talk about but the Lord has brought me through them,

and I am so thankful for that,” she said.

Lennita Biggs Graves was born and reared in

Bryson City, NC, where she lived with her maternal

grandparents until she was school age. Her

grandmother became ill and could no longer take care

of her so she moved back into a full family of her

parents, James and Wilson Biggs, two brothers and

two sisters. After attending Whittier Elementary

School and Bryson City High School, she married

right after graduation. She is the proud mother of two

daughters, Debbie and Sheila. Debbie was born in

Bryson City and Sheila was born in Topeka, Kansas, where their father worked. They were transferred to

Durham where they lived among many riots and problems. They found a home in Mebane, a quiet little

town with good schools and she and her first husband lived there until the girls were grown.

Lennita attended Alamance Community College for a lot of classes and she completed the Machine

Shop and metric requirements to work at GKN in Mebane. She worked in the Quality Lab for 26 years

before retiring. When her daughters were growing up, she worked at small jobs so she could be home with

the children. She enjoyed working at Peaches and Cream children’s clothing and at Mebane Enterprise, a

weekly newspaper. She received her certification from ACC to be a substitute teacher but has not tried

teaching yet.

When she is not enjoying her hobbies of reading and water activities, she is a volunteer with the

Guardian ad Litem program in Person County, volunteers at the Christian Help Center on Concord’s day to

serve lunch and most recently became involved with the new Backpack Pals program at Concord. She

enjoys the Bible studies with Pastor Karl and the people who come to church. “I have been involved with

restoration of the Thomas Day house in Milton, NC, and also on the Caswell County Historical

Association, both of which are very interesting with facts that go back to stage coach days,” she said. She

attends the Person County Library for a monthly book discussion with the Book Bunch and there is another

group that meets during the winter months on Sunday afternoons, called “Let’s Talk About It,” where a

professor from different universities discusses an author and the book.

Debbie, her older daughter, went to Western Carolina University for five years and met and married her

husband, Mark Atwood, where both were in the ROTC program. Following graduation, they were inducted

into the Army as 2nd

lieutenants and their first tour was in Frankfurt, Germany. After not seeing them for

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almost three years, Debbie called and invited her mother to visit and be there for the birth of their first

child, Tommy. Of course, Lennita so loved the baby. She was only able to stay for two weeks, but they

were two of the best weeks of her life. Unfortunately, Tommy was killed in an accident when he was 17

years old. With a lot of support from family and friends and constant prayer for strength, she is doing well

now. Lennita has also lost her parents and one sister. Debbie now lives in Lenoir, NC, where she designs

packaging for Sealed Air Corp, the bubble wrap that is used in packing and shipping.

Her second grandchild, Rae Lynn, was born in Fort Knox, KY. She is living and working in Charlotte

and has been in equestrian training for most of her life. She competed in a lot of horse shows and won a lot

of blue ribbons. After Rae Lynn’s birth, her mother decided to leave the Army where she was a captain and

was up for promotion to major. Due to multiple moves, she decided it was too hard to raise her children

moving all the time.

Sheila, the younger daughter, went to cosmetology school at Alamance Community College (ACC).

She worked at a salon in Burlington and later earned her license to teach cosmetology. After doing that for

a couple of years she went back to ACC and earned her RN degree. She worked at Duke doing cancer

research and got to go to London for a world-wide conference about cancer drugs. She invited Lennita to

go with her and they had a wonderful visit there. Sheila is married and lives in Graham, and has two

stepchildren whom Lennita adores.

Lennita is a faithful worshiper at the 11 o’clock service and is always willing to lend a hand where

needed. She said, “The church is so blessed to have Karl as minister. He teaches the Bible so well and he is

a blessing to me.”

Annual Ham Supper set for Nov. 2 Concord’s annual Ham Supper and Harvest sale will be held Saturday,

Nov. 2 beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets are available for $9 adult/$4 children.

The Ham Supper and Harvest Sale began as a fundraiser in the early 70s

in effort to raise funds to make improvements to the church. Proceeds

always benefit the Building Fund. The menu hasn’t changed but the caliber

of live auction items has increased immensely. Members are encouraged to

donate a special craft item, either homemade or bought for resale, gift,

vacation or eatery gift certificates, gift baskets, special cakes and baked

goods not designated for the bake sale, etc. This is not a “white elephant sale” and items donated are top

quality. Dan Lawrence always donates one of his handcrafted items which always brings top dollar. The

possibilities are endless and this is an opportunity to get in touch with your creative side. While the

auctioneer, Col. Tim Williams, begins describing the item, the fun begins when the bidding starts. There is

an opportunity to purchase a whole ham that has been cooked and deboned, and apples that were not

cooked. Any leftover ham, peas and corn, potato salad, baked apples and rolls are also available. You will

be given an opportunity to sign up for a bidding number and you will pay at the end of the evening. Be

sure to bring your checkbook and a hearty appetite as this is an all-you-can eat event. Take-out is also

available. This year, instead of a silent auction, we will have a bake sale of homemade pies, cakes,

cookies, brownies, etc. Prices will be displayed and you can take your item with you.

As this is a church-wide event, everyone is encouraged to sign up to help serve, clean-up or support the

event in any way they can. Shifts are only one hour so everyone has time to eat and visit before the

auction. Contact Pam Kinn at 599-4817 or Karen Mathis at 599-9702 to volunteer.


Community Events Relay for Life event slated for Oct. 4

By: Elizabeth Bell

Relay for Life in Person County is Oct. 4 at Person High School and we'd love for you to be a part of

our team! We'll be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts, bottled water, coffee and hot chocolate. But we need

your help in the fight against cancer! You can help before, during, and even after the event. The festivities

begin at 6:30 p.m. with the Survivor's lap, Luminary ceremony at 9 p.m., and the Pizzazz band will be

playing until 11:30 p.m. We also have our beautiful cancer

awareness ribbon afghan made by Melissa Nowell that we will be

offering $1 chances to win.

If you have never been a part of a Relay event, please come

and join us. It is a heartwarming time for the community to come

together to not only raise funds to fight cancer but to remember

those who are fighting cancer, those who have battled cancer, and

those who won their battle and now rest in heaven. There is a

place for everyone. Come and see and be blessed!

Local law enforcement officers

thankful for Concord’s generosity By: Kimberly Stone

I wanted to say thank

you so much for all the

delicious snacks you all

provided for the deputies

on Labor Day. They were so appreciated!

When the deputies tell me thank you for the

snacks, I reply, “You are welcome! Just know

we are praying for you and we care about

you.”

When I put out the snacks in the break

room I leave a handwritten note that says

“Thank you for working the holiday! Stay

safe! Peace: Chaplain Kimberly and Concord

United Methodist Church.”

Also, we had 25 people sign up at Concord

for the Adopt-A-Cop Prayer Program! Thus

far 10 deputies have signed up. I’m hoping

there will be more deputies signing up in the

near future!


Back to School Event brought laughter and fun to kids of all ages

The back to school event, sponsored by the United

Methodist Men on Sunday, Sept. 8, was a huge success.

Families, friends and the young at heart enjoyed an

evening of eating, sliding down a water slide, playing in

a bouncy house, swinging and playing on the

playground. The picnic area was the perfect venue for a

fun Sunday evening at church. Hamburgers and hot

dogs with all the trimmings and wonderful desserts were

enjoyed by all! As the pictures attest, everyone had a

wonderful time. Photos by Sonja Vaughan

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