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The Beacon “Shining Forth the Glory of

God”

September 2016

The Rev. Daryl Brown, Pastor

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VIENNA, GA 31092

PERMIT NO. 20

VIENNA— SHILOH

UNITED METHODIST CHARGE

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VIENNA, GA 31092

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Lawson Bryan

Resident Bishop, South GA Conference

Connectional Ministry Team

Dr. Edwin (Buddy) Cooper

Northwest District Superintendent

Church Ministry Team

Rev. Daryl Brown Senior Pastor

Ron Newsome Music Minister

Nichole Lawson Youth Minister

Cathy Thompson Administrative Assistant

Stacey Peavy / June Knight Financial Secretary

Barbara Woods Church Organist

Janice Turner Church Pianist

Danny Posey Custodian

A Publication of the Vienna United Methodist Church

313 Church Street Vienna, GA 31092 Phone# 229-268-4207

Email: viennaumc@sowega.net Web Site: www.viennaumc.org

Rev. Daryl Brown, Pastor Vienna UMC & Shiloh UMC

Pastor’s Article……………………...page 2 Vienna Calendar ………………...page 5

Minister of Music …………………..page 3 Youth Minister………………….page 6

Opportunities & Children’s Ministry…page 4 Shiloh Calendar……………….....page 7

September 2016

Daryl’s Desk September 2016

I had the awesome opportunity to walk and talk with “Mary”, or at least that is who I will call her in this story. As I walked and talked with Mary, I realized how fast the world moves by, and some people are not able to keep up. Our conversation led her to say, “Please go ahead of me, for I cannot walk any faster and I do not want to hold you up any longer than necessary”. My response to her was, “don’t worry, I am fine with slowing down and enjoy-ing the moment of conversation”. I continue, “Maybe that is one way through which I, as an American, could bet-ter myself!” Slow down and enjoy the moments we have with each other. This is a lesson we could all learn.

Why do we have to be in such a hurry? We wake up, hurry to get ready for work, or school, and rush out the door. We live in a fast-past world. Technology and advancements has made it much easier and faster to do our work. We travel on the interstate and the traffic zooms past us like we are sitting still, or maybe we are the ones zooming by others. We do not have time, or maybe we just do not invest the time to slow down and enjoy the mo-ments of getting to know others.

This month will zoom by as well. If we are not careful, we will breathe and it will be October. May I suggest we slow down and enjoy September? I mean, look at August – the month went by so fast, I am not sure I remember everything that took place. I pray we can enjoy Labor Day and all that weekend has to offer. I pray we can pause in our life and enjoy each day, for it will be a day created by God for us to enjoy as well as through which we can ex-perience God’s wonderful presence. I pray we do not get so caught up with life that we miss living and enjoying it. There will always be events and activities to attend and enjoy in life, but I believe we can enjoy them better.

I watched many hours of the Olympics. The games were so exciting and it was fun to watch the athletes com-pete with the best from around the world. It was also fascinating to watch the fans in the stands. Many cheered, some could not watch as their loved one participated, some was so anxious that it seemed they were more nervous than the athlete they watched. I can only imagine the many emotions that were experienced by the athletes and the fans. But, the most fascinating thing to me was how many people failed to watch the event live because they had their smart phones out recording the event. They could not just experience the moment. They had to record to “save the moment” forever. Now, don’t misunderstand me. I am not against recording. I often do the same thing. Yet, when someone ask me how I felt at the moment, my response is, “well, I don’t really know because I was re-cording.” You see, we often miss the enjoyment of the moment because we are doing something else, even if that is recording so we can relive the moment.

Slow down and enjoy the moment. That is one thing I pray we do as we talk about our current sermon series “Neighborhood Watch”. I pray we learn the importance of being a good neighbor and we learn how to be a good neighbor. There is a difference in those statements. My encounter with Mary the other day forced me to evaluate the moment. I could have easily moved ahead of her and put the bags in her car, said goodbye and moved on to the next thing. But, pausing long enough to walk with her, investing myself in the moment to talk with her, I was able to experience more of the fullness of God’s presence. Thank you, God for the brief moment that day that made me reflect on you and others. That’s part of being a good neighbor.

Join us this month as we continue to learn about and seek to be a good neighbor. By the way, why not invite your neighbor to join us for worship.

God bless you all!

Pastor Daryl

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The Beacon

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Carolyn Parham Jim Kelly Leslie Wade

3

4 Communion

5 Labor Day

Office Closed

6 First Responders Dinner VUMC 6:00 p.m.

7

Brent Owens

8 Sherry Forehand “Young at Heart “ Luncheon VUMC

9

10

11 Patriot Day

Grandparents Day

12

Laverne Webb

13 Sue Brown Lord’s Pantry

14 Paige Jackson

15

16

17

18

Welcome reception for Bishop Bryan @ Mulberry UMC Leave VUMC @ 4

19

20 Robin O’Neal

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22 1st Day of Autumn

23 Mary Parham

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25

Campmeeting 11:00 a.m.

26 Joe Owens

27

28 29 30

Dooly Campmeeting @ Dooly Campground September 25 thru 28th

Sunday Morning 11:00 a.m (no other morning service) Shiloh, Vienna, Byromville, & Drayton Churches will have charge of the lunch!

Sunday evening thru Wednesday Evening services are at 7:00 each night.

“Promises are like crying babies in a theater; they

should be carried out at once.” —Norman Vincent Peale

The 2017 Year Book

We will be printing the 2017 Year

Book the 1st of December. If you have

new contact information please call

the office at 268-4207 to give us your

updates . Otherwise previous info will

be published.

The deadline is October 1, 2016

Guy Penrod of the Gaither Vocal Band

will be in Concert on October 2, 5:00 p.m. in

Albany, GA at the 1st Freewill Baptist Church.

Please call the office if you would like

tickets. Contact Ron Newsome for more

information.

Have you ever been so grateful for something that it was hard to put into

words how you were feeling? Or love, have you ever loved something so much

that there were no words to do that love justice? I certainly have: Jesus,

my husband, my children. I also feel that way about Vienna United Methodist

church. I love you sweet church family, and I appreciate you. There are not

enough words or ways to describe to you how grateful I am to be in ministry

here. I know this is not a typical Beacon article; at least not for Septem-

ber. It's probably more appropriate for a February article during Valentines

Day, but I felt led to let you all know how grateful I am for you and how

much I love you. I treasure every kind word, every prayer, every thank-you

note, and every bag of cookies (I REALLY love the cookies), and every person

who has volunteered to help with G3 youth. Your outpouring of support for

this ministry is incredible, and I appreciate all of you.

G3 Youth Group will be wrapping up our study soon on 1 Corinthians chap-

ters 12 and 13. We plan to end our study with 1 Corinthians chapter 13 which

happens to be about...Love. Our new study will begin in September on the

power of prayer. I'm so excited to see where God leads us during this study!

Thank you, thank you, thank you again from the bottom of my heart. I

truly treasure you!

Blessings,

Nichole

The Lord’s Pantry Sept. 2016

The Lord’s Pantry served 53 households in August with a total of 109 family members. Thanks

to the team of Cathy Jones, Sally Sangster, Judy Joiner and Anne Pinnell. Brother Daryl as-

sisted and opened the morning with a prayer.

Many continue to bless this ministry. The G-3 group provided cleaning supplies for distribution

in August and again double bagged for us. We received a donation of 4 cases of canned goods

from JAG, bibles from Open Hearts Thrift Store and homemade jelly from Susan Ryher. Thank

you to Donnie Lane, Janice and Gary Turner and Wayne Wilkin for helping unload the delivery

truck, especially since it was on one of the rare days that we have had rain!

The September 20 team includes Debra Wilkes, Janice and Gary Turner, Ann Evans and Mari-

an Bowen. The September Goody Basket sponsor is the CIA Sunday School Class.

Please keep saving your grocery sacks as we always need them. We would love to have you be-

come a part of our team. If interested please call 268-4857 or contact me at Sha-

ron.wilkin@yahoo.com

Sharon Wilkin

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From The Director, It had been a difficult year for forty-year old Horatio Spafford. He and his wife were grieving the loss of their son

when the great Chicago fire struck and ruined them financially. That fall, he decided that the family needed to get

away, so he planned to take his wife and daughters to England. He booked passage on the SS Vile for the ladies

and he planned to follow a few days later.

While crossing the Atlantic, the SS Vile was struck be another ship and in 12 minutes, sank. More than 200 hun-

dred lives were lost, including Spafford’s four daughters. After making shore in Wales, Mrs. Spafford cabled her

husband these words, “Saved alone”.

Spafford booked passage on the next ship and nearing the spot where the ship had gone down, he penned the

words:

When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll,

Whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say. It is well, it is well with my soul.

We all have faced personal tragedy in our life. But I cannot fathom the loss of four daughters in one accident.

How could it be “well with my soul” for Spafford as he faced this grief? How could he write the words, “when

peace like a river attendeth my way”? Perhaps Horatio’s thoughts went to the writings of Paul, who reminded us in

Philippians 4: 6-7 where peace can be found. Paul says in verse 6, it can be found as we pray, believing that God

listens and answers. As M.R. Vincent puts it, “peace is the fruit of believing prayer.” By praying and trusting, the

burdens we carry, anxiety and grief, are replaced with “the peace of God” (verse 7). An inexplicable calmness of

our spirit that exceeds our ability to understand the circumstances, a peace that guards and protects us, engulfs us.

A peace that we cannot manufacture but it is only through God’s giving that it surround us. The result is that the

peace of God stands with us as a sentinel on guard of our hearts and we too can say as Horatio Spafford, “it is

well with my soul’.

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,

with thanksgiving let your request be made know to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension,

Will guard your hears and your minds in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4: 6-7

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September Birthdays

08 Gary Turner 11 Wayne Wilkin 16 Catherine Cumbus 17 Cecil McGraw 19 Katherine Rooks & Terri Cumbus 21 Rooney Bowen, III 23 Janice Turner 25 Kay Chadwick 27 Linda West 08- Pat & Bobby Newby 12 - Cathy & Verlin Jones

Lay Leader for September: Rooney Bowen, Jr.

Lead Usher for September: Phillip Warren

Greeters for September: Monica Warren & Allison Bowen

Sharl Ann Trussell Bonnie Hauesler SuAnna Hobbs Smith Jeanine Sewell Laverne Webb Marian Bowen

Prayer List

Worship

Activities & Opportunities

September Flower List

Sept. 4 Marian Bowen

Sept. 11 Janice & Gary Turner

Sept. 18 Debbie Williams

Sept. 25 Campmeeting

Acolytes

Sept. 04 - Joseph Owens

Sept. 11 - Hope Hayes & Emily Wright

Sept. 18 - Joseph Owens

Sept. 25 - Hope Hayes & Madison Wright

3rd Annual First Responders Dinner

Tuesday, September 6th, 6:00 p.m.

Vienna United Methodist Church

Barbeque Supper

Please help us get the word out to our First Responders. RSVP: 268-4207

“Thrifty Tidings” Open Hearts Thrift Store Outreach Ministry of Vienna United Methodist Church

Our cup runneth over! How in the world can a mission field made up of 20 + rooms and 30 + volunteers and donations of

any and everything imaginable Bless so many in so many ways in so many places and in every walk of life?

Our God is Good !

Open Hearts exists to help others in our community and we do that in several ways. We sell items that have been donated

to our store for a very nominal price. That enables us to put the money right back into our community and organizations that

serve those in need. Every now and then we think we’ve gotten everything, but before we take even take a deep breath , here

comes another donation, another dollar and another opportunity to serve someone in need.

Since our last report we have marked our location with a beautiful banner across our front doors so anyone with a need can

find us! Bro. Daryl Brown prayed with us and asked the Lord to bless our efforts and allow our new sign to be a beacon in

our community. We work extremely hard to meet the needs that are brought before us.

A group from Cordele United Methodist Church are traveling to Cuba. We packed 8 large suitcases with clothes, shoes and

personal care kits for them to distribute.

Harmony Baptist Church called and needed shoes to take to Kentucky on their mission trip. We gathered, cleaned and paired

huge bins for children, men, and ladies. A sister church is also going to Kentucky and we packed coats and jackets for them.

This was a wonderful activity for our whole team, packing and being mindful of their needs.

Another church needed to replace their roof so they could continue to worship in their beloved little church. What a pleasure

for us to assist them. These folks are right here among us, our neighbors. We will celebrate with them when everything is

complete!

We gave over $200 to the Christian Learning Center in Wilcox County and helped a student with a $50 donation so she could

compete at a National level in FCCLA and she won!

Continued on next page…………..

The Beacon

Homebound Communion Sunday, January 2:

Linda West, Jane Ramsey, & Sherry Evans

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 Communion Sunday

Flowers: Marian Bowen

5 Labor Day

Office Closed

JOY Circle 7:00 Janice Turner

6 First Responders

Dinner 6:00 p.m.

7

Sunshine Gang 10 a.m. Handbells 5:30 p.m Family Supper 6:30 p.m Youth 7:00 p.m Bible Study 7:00 p.m Chancel Choir 7:30 p.m

8 Young at Heart Luncheon 12 Noon

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10

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Flowers: Janice & Gary Turner

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Staff Parish Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. Office/annex

13 Morning Glories 11 a.m. @ annex with Ann Pinnell

Community Choir VUMC 7:00

14 Sunshine Gang 10 a.m. Handbells 5:30 p.m Family Supper 6:30 p.m Youth 7:00 p.m Bible Study 7:00 p.m Chancel Choir 7:30 p.m

15 Finance Meeting 7:00 p.m. @ Office/Annex

16 17

18

Flowers: Debbie Williams

Safe Sanctuaries Training 10 a.m.

Welcome reception for Bishop Bryan at Mulberry UMC 4pm Leave church at 2:45

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20

Lord’s Pantry Community Choir VUMC 7:00 p.m.

21

Sunshine Gang 10 a.m. Handbells 5:30 p.m Family Supper 6:30 p.m Youth 7:00 p.m Bible Study 7:00 p.m Chancel Choir 7:30 p.m

22 First Day of Autumn

23

24

25No services at VUMC

Campmeeting 11 a.m.

@ Dooly Campground Campmeeting 7:00 p.m

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27

28 Campmeeting ends

29 30

Flower : Morning Glory & Aster Birthstone: Sapphire

Vienna, Shiloh, Byromville and Drayton will prepare Sunday Lunch.

Campmeeting services each evening at 7:00 p.m.

September 25th thru 28th Rev. John Ed Mathison, speaker

“We must never allow September 11th to become a time for protest and division. Instead, this

day must remain a time for promoting peace and mutual respect.”

—Archbishop Timothy Dolan

Other donations include items as well as money: 22 pair of eyeglasses to the Loins Club; Diapers, pads and medical supplies to

Dooly Medical Clinic; Baldwin Organ valued at $2400 to Ebenezer Baptist Church; $225 to Family Connections to secure housing

for a homeless family; 18 outfits and 6 pair of shoes plus $200 to a family in Baton Rouge who has person ties to our community

and we continue to give $50 per week in a drawing every Friday for someone in need.

Upcoming needs: We have been asked to help 2 families with housing through Habitat for Humanity. We hope to donate $500 to

each family. We are hoping to help more families in Louisiana by sending gift cards from Walmart and Home Depot. The Fellow-

ship of Christian Athletes is another goal of ours as the Baptist Children's Home.

Our Open Hearts family is very close . We love and care for each other with encouragement and prayer. There is always room for

YOU in our family.

If you are curious as to how we can work so hard yet be filled with such JOY ……...COME JOIN US!

In His Honor,

Allison Bowen