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COMMUNITY OF FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
December, 2015 - Volume 35, Issue 12
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
13224 Franklin Farm Road Herndon VA 20171-4034
Phone 703.620.1977 Fax 703.390.5882
[email protected] [email protected]
Web page www.cofumc.org
Sunday Worship Services 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM
Sunday School at 10:30 AM Adult and Senior High at 9:30 AM
Nursery provided
Pastors Rev. Rob Vaughn
Rev. Beth LaBella-Foster [email protected]
Children’s Coordinator Kelli Timanus
Music Director Mary Ann East
Youth Director Josh McCauley
Office Manager Di Hannum Beatty
Child Care Associate Miyo Shimoda
Organist / Accompanist Faith Zúñiga
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Rob’s Ramblings This past month was awesome! Beginning with the Arts & Crafts Fair and the next weekend was Scouting for Food where a great group of volunteers and scouts received and packaged 70 more boxes of food than last year. To see such a wide variety of ages representing people who look beyond themselves to help others in need, is a powerful testimony to God’s love in our midst. On Tuesday before Thanksgiving, our usual core of volunteers from Community of Faith and Epiphany Episcopal were joined by several community groups to serve 165+ families groceries including a turkey for those who wanted one – a record number of clients for one evening. Another testimony to God’s love. On the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving our youth director, John McCauley testified to God’s love through an awareness of being thankful.
Throughout Advent, our theme is “Testify to Love,” something we have well witnessed throughout the last few weeks. One way of testifying to love is by inviting your friends or neighbors to COF this month. There are many entry points into the community, from a great comedy night to family night movies, to opportunities for serving others through caroling at Sunrise of Fair Oaks or Tuesday night food distribution. There is also the annual Christmas music evening of Candles, Carols & Cookies as well as an Advent Celtic worship opportunity. To help them remember there are post cards throughout the church lobby and narthex. Grab as many as you need to offer to your neighbors. It is another way of testifying to love. – Peace, Pastor Rob
CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP 5:00PM – ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
7:30 PM CANDLELIGHT & CAROLS 11 PM CANDLELIGHT COMMUNION
Do you have your tickets for
Comedy Night at COF yet?
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
PRAYER CONCERNS For our church family
Military families who serve our country and world Cara Jones Hughes, for a healthy pregnancy Justin White’s safe travel to Turkey Natalie Gohrband, recovering from hip surgery Paris community and the fight on terrorism Thanksgiving for all the volunteers that run our
food pantry Prayers for health for Joe East, Carol Walls, Gail
Harman, Mabel Young, Wayne Fuller, Mike Miller
Scouting for Food, another successful event
For our parents and families Anna for eye surgery, Steve Childress’ great niece Caroline Herbert, Suzanne Jewell’s mom Clarice Ransom’s brother Cynthia D’Avanzo’s aunts Shirley & Elizabeth Don Fultz, dad’s recovery from a stroke Greg, Chris Gohrband’s brother Healing for Hannah, Steve Childress Jake Mihalak’s grandmother in Atlanta for health Jim Becker, for health John for health, uncle of Kay Warmbrunn Josh McCauley’s grandmother with skin cancer Laura Babbitt’s parents Mary Boling, Vicki Poindexter’s mom Melissa, Mary Ann East’s niece Melissa, fractured elbow, Bill Minto’s daughter Mike Folsom’s dad - success in smoking cessation Nancy, Steve Childress’ sister Paul Magness, for healing Parent’s transitions for Jeannine Maynard, Bane
Vaughn, Beth LaBella-Foster, Michele Shaw & Terri Orvis
Rick, Gail Van Buren’s brother Ruth & Larry for health, Barbara Reiff’s family Stephanie Beatty, recovering from stroke (Di
Hannum Beatty’s stepdaughter) Safe travel David McAllister Terri Orvis, thankful for mom’s transition Yvette’s uncle for health in Guatemala
For our friends and neighbors Ann, friend of Dhana Magness BJ Silvey for healing, friend Gohrbands Barbara Sydney, friend of Kay Warmbrunn
Bruce Mackey, during cancer treatments Beck Sadler, friend of Marcia Johnston David Garcia, friend of Marcia’s Eileen, for health, friend of Pat LeClere Emily, friend of Lauren Jewell Ginger, deployed to Afghanistan Isaac Weeks, his family and caregivers for
recovered health Joanna, friend of Jack Folsom John Butler, friend of Rory Maynard Josh Deck, friend of Dan Hannum Justin, friend of Sandy Kate, friend of David Mezainis Karen, friend of Maryann East Kathy, friend of Greg Carter Ken, friend of David Mezainis Linda Collier, for health Maddie Flickinger for health Mariah, friend of Jess Pam Curry, for health Sonja Garvis, healing from burns, friend of the
Ransoms Rachel for health, friend of Ali Greenberg Teresa, co-worker of Barbara Reiff
For the nation and world Peace in Israel Syrian refuges Military family and friends
Expressions of Christian Sympathy: To the family of Frank Bidinger on the death of
his wife Jane, cousin of Rory Maynard To the Averill family on the death of Russ’s mom
and nephew
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
Movie Night: Friday, December 4 at 7:00 PM Santa Clause Join in a COF tradition - take a deep breath and have some fun amidst the busy-ness of the holiday season! The movie begins at 7:00 PM with popcorn and drinks and after the show ice cream sundaes. For everyone from ages 3-103! Bring a blanket or a chair to sit on and bring a friend or two to join us for this fun event! See you there!
Community of Faith Holiday Fundraiser
Featuring Comedian Lucas Bohn
Saturday, December 5 7:30 – 9 PM
Community of Faith Church is having a Comedy Holiday Fundraiser show on December 5th. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Community of Faith’s mission work. The comedy show will feature some of the best clean comedians in the NOVA area and will be headlined by Lucas Bohn, Ed and Mabel Young’s son-in-law. This show will have no vulgar language or situations. If you bring an unwrapped children's gift, or 5 canned goods, you will receive a free copy of Lucas Bohn's new comedy CD, "Positive Male Role-Model." $20.00 for Adults $15.00 for Youth 13-18 (no one under 13) For tickets, just see or email Ed Young at [email protected] or visit www.lucasbohn.com/store
December 13
Youth Group Christmas Party Summer 2016
CreationFest & Youth Mission Trip
Youth Group Christmas Party The youth group will be having a Christmas party after church on the 20th. They will be making Christmas cookies and watching the movie Elf. The youth will also be having a secret Santa gift exchange, bring a gift that cost no more than $10. The youth will now be having Sunday school starting at 9:30 AM but will be doing something a little different than usual. Sunday school for all middle school and high school students will be a coffee hour. Instead of meeting in the youth room for Sunday school they will meet in the lobby of the church to walk over to Starbucks to grab a cup of coffee/hot chocolate/tea and have a small chat. There are major events next summer for the youth group. The first being a trip to Creation Fest. Creation Fest will be from June 29 through July 3. The deposit for the trip is $25. Next is a mission’s trip with Appalachia Service Project. The tentative date for this trip is July 31 through August 6. The deposit for this trip is $25. There is a signup sheet with Josh. Both trips will also need two chaperones each so please email or call Josh with any questions.
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
Worship Servants for December
Dates Greeters at 8:30
Greeters at 10:30
Offering Counters
Acolytes Ushers Sunday School
December 6
Susanne
Jewell
Carol Walls
Steve Metcalf Roy Kallman
Sophia Ransom
Larry Gittings
Family Worship Day
December 13
Penny Beuch
Sandra Baron
Chris Gohrband Chris Smith
Alexandria Tapia
Jake Mihalak
After Kid’s time for 3 –year old to middle high
December 20
Anne & Dave
Nuckols
Ed &Mabel Young
Terri Timanus Greg Foster
Takumi Shimoda
Ted Longworth
After Kid’s time for 3 –year old to middle high
December 27 Dave & Violet
Durfee
Debbie Fultz Brad Fries
Lynne Mowery Dylan Smith
Chuck Timanus/
Carol Walls
After Kid’s time for 3 –year old to middle high
Contact
Di Hannum
703.620.1977
Lynne Mowery
703.471.2104
Roy Kallman 703.263.2085
Kelli Timanus 703.481.9481
Lynne Mowery
703.471.2104
Kelli Timanus 703.620.1977
Hand Chime Choir The Intergenerational Hand Chime Choir has begun and there’s still room for more. They will rehearse each Sunday after the 10:30 AM service for about 15 minutes and will be preforming during Advent. Let Mary Ann know if you are interested in joining.
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
Women’s Salad Supper Wednesday, December 9 at 6:30 PM Annual Christmas Salad Supper at Bev Babooram’s home, 12716 Pond Crest Lane (703.318.6775). Please bring a salad to share and a gift that is $20.00 or less for Madcap Gift Exchange. This year's mission project is to collect diapers, baby food, or cash donations for our Food Pantry.
Christmas Caroling at Sunrise Saturday, December 12 at 6:00 PM At Sunrise Assisted Living next to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. Get ready to deck the halls and jingle some bells -- it's time for our annual Christmas sing along at Sunrise Assisted Living. We'll meet at Sunrise at Fair Oaks at 5:45 PM. For more information, please contact Kelli Timanus at [email protected]
Children’s Christmas Program – Dec. 13 Children's Christmas program will be performed on December 13 at the 10:30 service. Rehearsal will be held on the morning of December 12 from 10 AM -Noon. All children are welcome to participate - please contact Kelli Timanus [email protected] for more information.
Advent Celtic Evensong Service December 20 at 5:30 PM Music for December features a Celtic harpist and a group of strings. The Celtic Evensong Worship is open to the community.
Candles, Carols and Cookies Sunday, December 13 at 7:00 PM Advent Service of Lessons and Carols An Advent musical tradition at COF, Candles, Carols and Cookies, is a great opportunity to invite your family and friends to join you for a great night of music, carol singing and sharing cookies. Please bring to the kitchen your favorite homemade cookies during the December 13 morning services.
Longest Night Service – Monday, December 21 at 7:30 PM A worship service of healing and hope on Monday, December 21 at 7:30 PM. One night each December is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. The service is close to this time as a reminder that even on the darkest day, Christ comes to offer light into the world. In a time when everyone else seems merry, and you don’t, come and seek the hope that God offers us. If you have experienced any kind of loss during the year or just had a difficult year and are searching for new meaning in this Christmas season, join us.
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
COF Annual Poinsettia Sale Order your Christmas Poinsettias now! They will decorate the Sanctuary for Christmas and can be given either In Memory of or In Honor of: (your family, friends and loved ones). The deadline to order is December 6 and cost is $15.00. Please contact the church office if you have any questions
White House Ornaments United Methodist Women will be selling White House Ornaments again this year with the proceeds going toward new choir robes. Please contact a UMW member or a choir member, the cost will be $20.00 again this year.
Are you shopping online this Christmas? UMC Market is relaunched! There are now over 500 vendors at www.UMCMarket.org The United Methodist Church’s General Council on Finance and Administration has launched an improved version of online shopping portal, UMCMarket.org using more advanced technology and faster delivery of donations. If you are an Amazon shopper, Community of Faith is now a designated recipient for Amazon Smile – the portal for Amazon where a small percent of your purchase is donated to COF!
Vale Christmas Tree Sale Buy 1 Christmas Tree - Feed 100 People! Buy a fresh-cut Christmas tree from Vale United Methodist Church in Oakton, and your purchase will provide 100 life-saving meals for hungry children and families around the world. For the third year, proceeds from Vale Church’s tree sale will be donated to the global relief organization Stop Hunger Now (www.stophungernow.com). Vale Church’s goal this year is to raise funds for 50,000 meals. The high-quality trees come in a range of sizes and varieties. Wreaths and pine roping are also available, plus optional delivery to your home. Free hot cider and cookies. Mention our church and receive a 10% discount off your tree. Hours are 9am to 5pm Saturdays, 11 AM to 5 PM Sundays, and 6 PM to 9PM Monday-Friday. For more information, call 703-620-2594 or email [email protected]. MyCOF - Have you checked out MYCOF at COF’s website http://www.cofumc.org/#/my-cof
There you can find and use services such as a church directory, calendar and even online giving! Just click on MyCOF on the church website where you can acquire your login and take advantage of the many features now available. If you have trouble, just give Di Hannum Beatty, office manager, a call at the church office at 703.620.1977.
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
Arts & Crafts Fair on November 7 Many thanks to Beth Fisher for coordinating this year’s Arts & Crafts Fair. There were over 20 vendors and artists. On the right is Betty Dudday’s beautiful cards for missions, below are drawings by Kendra Maynard and lower right is Jenny Winstedt enjoying the fair!
Flower Calendar 2016 for Worship A chart for altar flowers is on the bulletin board. To reserve a special date write in your flower order so that we may decorate the altar each Sunday with flowers in honor of or in memory of our loved ones. Cost is $15.00 per arrangement.
Bi-District Training Day will be held at Floris UMC on Saturday, January 9, 2016 :30 AM - 3:30 PM * Registration deadline December 18! For more info, visit http://www.novaumc.org/event-items/bdtd-2016/
Virginia Advocate offers extra content to online subscribers Starting with the November 2015 issue of the Virginia United Methodist Advocate, subscribers to the digital version of the magazine receive additional content not available in the print version. To allow everyone to get a look at the extra benefits gained by subscribing to the digital version of the publication, the December issue’s exclusive content featuring an Advent message from the Rev. Mark Ogren, conference director of Congregational Excellence, will be posted on the conference Facebook page and the conference website. The Advocate is the official monthly magazine of the Virginia Conference. To subscribe to the Advocate – print, digital or both – call (804) 521-1110 or 1-800-768-6040, ext. 110; e-mail [email protected]; or go to www.vaumc.org/advocate
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
Scouting for Food a great success Thanks to Chris Gohrband as the Scouting for Food coordinator, to Terry and Steve Metcalf for all the logistics coordination and to Kelli Timanus and Marcia Johnston for providing food and local coordination, 2015 Scouting for Food received over 70 more boxes of food than in 2014! There were lots of excited scouts and the blessings of good weather that made SFF a magnificent day.
The Storage Before and After
And where it went – the Tuesday night distribution before Thanksgiving A new record again as 165 families were served and because of the generosity of two families, there were also enough turkeys for everyone who wanted one!
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
2016 General Conference
By Rob Vaughn and UMCom
General Conference, the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church, meets once every four years to consider revisions to church law, as well as adopt resolutions on current moral, social, public policy and economic issues. It also approves plans and budgets for church-wide programs for the next four years. The 2016 meeting will take place May 10-20 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore.
The site of the General Conference has traditionally rotated among the church's five geographic U.S. jurisdictions, with the 2016 event to be held in the Western jurisdiction. In 2024 the conference will be held in the Philippines and in 2028 in Zimbabwe.
Approximately 850 delegates (half lay and half clergy) from the U.S., Africa, Europe and Asia will attend the gathering, which is expected to attract up to 6,000 visitors. Thirty percent of delegates in 2016 will be from Africa, 58.3 percent from the U.S., 4.6 percent from Europe and 5.8 percent from the Philippines, with the remainder from the Concordat churches. Click here for more information about delegates.
The Virginia and the North Georgia Conference each will send 22 delegates (11 clergy and 11 laypersons) to General Conference, the most from any conferences in the United States. The only conferences with larger delegations are from Africa. North Katanga, Congo, will have 48 delegates, and Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, will have 34.
The Virginia delegation has been meeting along with the Jurisdictional Conference delegates and alternates a couple of times since last summer but will begin meeting monthly in February. I’ll be going to Portland for a 2-day preconference briefing in January (there are five such briefings held throughout the world) and to Nashville in February for a briefing among the delegates from the Southeast Jurisdiction.
Much of the work of the conference is done in legislative committees which meet for most of the first week. There are 13 committee groups and I’m assigned to “Independent Commissions” which looks at legislation that relates to the United Methodist Women and Men along with the General Commission on Religion & Race and Status and Role of Women along with others. I’m also part of our delegation’s “issues committee” meaning that over the coming months, we will help brief our delegation on the particulars of some of the major issues before General Conference.
Sometime in late January, we’ll be receiving a very large document containing all the proposals and petitions that were filed in advance. It is here that I could especially use some help from folks willing to do some reading and summarizing of some of the proposals. Just let me know if you would like to help!
In the past the plenary sessions were available on a live stream along with a Twitter feed that offered a useful and entertaining play-by-play of the plenary’s. To keep up with the news of GC, the website is at http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/general-conference-2016
Over the coming months, I’ll write more about how we are preparing and some summary of the major issues of General Conference.
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
New Entrance Doors installed
Front entrance doors take a lot of wear and tear and the ones at CoF are no different. Each week are about 100 families from the preschool coming and going daily. Each day, food is delivered from area groceries and restaurants – and usually on hand carts needing a wide entrance space. On Tuesdays, anywhere from between 300-500 persons move through our building in the late afternoon related to our food ministry. Throughout the week are worshippers from COF and from two congregations who meet here along with over
10 scouting organizations. All that activity plus more moves through the front doors. For a little less than $10,000 we now have sturdier and more secure entrance doors and one whose automatic door opening causes BOTH doors to open – that makes it a lot easier for food carts, wheelchairs and folks just carrying lots of stuff.
Results from Fall’s Financial Stewardship Campaign and 2016 Budget
For 2016, our Administrative Council has approved a budget of $418,000, which is a reduction from 2015’s budget of $426,000. The 2016 budget also involves a deficit of about $46,000, much of which is attributable to an overall reduction in pledges and the loss of a tenant (Sprint) on the cell tower. The stewardship campaign for 2016 financial commitments this fall found pledges and anticipated pledges to be about $270,000 compared to $304,000 in 2015. Although 60% of persons pledging were able to raise their giving, the dollar amount still totaled less for 2016. The finance group is praying for a very strong ending to 2015 to give a good beginning to 2016. COF anticipates that with your continued support, we will fulfill all our mission commitments in 2015 as well as being able to fulfill our 2016 planned mission asking at 100%. As you plan respond to year-end giving appeals, please consider including Community of Faith. A strong finish to 2015 gives a great start to the new fiscal year.
Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
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Our Purpose: To build a community where everyone is welcomed and grows in faith to become deeply committed Christians. Our Vision: Offering hope, changing lives, transforming communities.
Our Journey: Knowing, loving and serving God.
Community of Faith United Methodist Church 13224 Franklin Farm Road Herndon VA 20171-4034 Address Correction Requested
Dates to Remember December 4 – Movie Night
December 5 – COF Holiday Fundraiser December 6 – Charge Conference December 9 – UMW Salad Supper
December 12 – COF Annual Caroling December 13 – Children’s Program
December 13 – Candles, Carols & Cookies December 13 – Youth Group Christmas Party
December 20 – Celtic Service December 21 - Longest-Night Service
December 24 – Christmas Eve Services December 25 – Christmas Day
Christmas Eve Services 5:00 PM, 7:30 PM, 11:00 PM
January Events January 9 – Training Day at Floris UMC
Sundays – Youth Group at 12 PM
Tuesdays - Food Distribution at 5 PM Tuesdays – Young Adult Bible Study at 8 PM Thursdays – Faith Walk Bible Study at 7 PM
