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From Pastor Tim
Dear Pine Valley Family,
November has come around again. They say that “time flies while you are having fun.” Well, we must be having a great time because it is flying at light speed. October sure flew by. First of all, on behalf of Pastor Barry, Pastor Trish, and myself, we say “thank you” for all of the gestures and expressions of your appreciation of us during Pastor Appreciation Month. It is a joy to serve Jesus Christ here at PVUMC.
Second, I want to invite everyone to take part in our Save a Life Sunday on November 8. Our North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church has pledged 1 million dollars to the Imagine No Malaria Mosquito Net Campaign for Africa. We are going to take part on Nov. 8 by encouraging every person to bring 10 dollars. That 10 dollars will buy a mosquito net that will save at least one life if not a whole family. Just think you can personally save a family from dying of malaria. Our youth will lead us in this effort on that Sunday by helping us see what it means to put our faith in action and be the Body of Christ who is active in the world. Again, we hope that each person will bring 10 dollars. That means that for my family of four, we will give 40 dollars total that Sunday to buy four nets and save up to four people or possibly four families. Come and be a part of saving many lives.
Third, I want to thank everyone again for your faithfulness to the Raise the Roof effort. By now our fellowship hall roof is under construction and the house behind the church is in the works of being purchased. It is still not too late to pledge or give. Again, these gifts are over and above our regular tithing. We still need tithes to do the ministry of the church and make disciples for Jesus Christ. I know that we will all strive together to cheerfully give as God leads us.
Last but not least, we will start a new sermon series on November 1 called “Body Functions.” We are going to learn what it means to be the Body of Christ. As we learn about these aspects of what it means to be the Church, I pray we will see how we all are needed and called by God to live into that design. Think of someone you can invite to church as we explore this topic together.
Keep up the great work, PVUMC. We are just on the cusp of seeing God do great and marvelous things through us here for the advancement of the Kingdom of God.
Your proud pastor,
Dr. Tim Reaves, Lead Pastor
PVUMC
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Children
Worship Kid Style
Wednesday nights at 6:15 after family style dinner in the gym
1st - 5th grade will meet in the Discovery Zone 3's-kind. will meet in room 101.
The children will begin collecting items to make shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child on October 14th.
Fliers will be sent home from Sunday School and Kid's Own Worship. We will be collecting:
- November 4th and 8th - School Supplies: pens, pencils & sharpeners, crayons, markers, notebooks, paper, solar calculators, coloring & picture books, etc.
- November 11th - Toys: items that children will immediately embrace such as toy cars, yo-yos, jump ropes, balls, toys that light up and make noise (with extra batteries), small stuffed animals, etc.
We will have a shoe box packing party on Wednesday November 11th at 6:15 in the Discovery Zone. Parents are welcome to attend.
Children's Choirs
All Children ages 3 years - 5th grade are invited to join the Children's Choirs. We meet Sundays at 4:00
Wee Cherubs (3 and 4 year olds) meet in room 103
Cherubs (K-2nd grade) meet in the Discovery Zone
Chapel choir (3rd - 5th grades) meets in the Sanctuary
Upcoming date the choirs are singing:
Wee Cherubs - November 15 @ 9:45 & 11:00
Cherubs - November 22 @ 9:45
Chapel - November 22 @ 11:00
Contact PJ Bolduc with any questions at PJ@pvumc.net
Family Advent Calendar Workshop
Sunday, November 29th
5:00 in the Fellowship Hall
This a fun family advent activity. We will be making advent calendars you can take home and work through as we lead up to Jesus' birthday. We will supply everything you need.
Parents must attend this event with their children as this is a group project. Sign up outside the Children's office or reply to this email so we know how many to prepare for.
Upcoming:
December 5th - Breakfast with Santa 8:00am
December 5th - Children's Out of the Box Christmas Musical 3:00
December 6th - Children's Out of the Box Christmas Musical 5:00
December 6th - Pancake Supper 6:00
December 12th - Live Nativity 2-3pm
December 13th - Live Nativity 5-6pm
December 18th - Happy Birthday Jesus Party 4-6pm
December 24th - Christmas Eve Services - noon, 5:00, 8:00, 11:00pm
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Youth Ministries
 Pilgrimage '15 Meeting at the November 8 Breakout. Please plan on having a parent attend this meeting too if you are registered for Pilgrimage. We will also have an information session about Appalachian Service Project for 2016.
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United Methodist Women
The annual Fall Fund Raiser was a GREAT SUCCESS!!! UMW will be able to fund many local and international missions! Thanks to all who made this a success.
COOKBOOKS – Ogden by the Sea Circle is selling their fabulous new cookbook Cooking with More Spirit with close to 400 recipes. You may purchase your cookbooks at Friends & Fellowship on Sunday morning, Wednesday night supper, or by contacting Pam Craig @ 352-4878, Linda Page @ 620-2987 or anyone in the Circle. Cookbooks are $12 a piece or 2 for $20.
UMW Reading program is still going strong! Here is another write up about one of the many wonderful books:
What’s So Blessed About Being Poor?: Seeking the Gospel in the Slums of Kenya, by L. Susan Slavin and Coralis Salvador is a book written by an attorney and a lay missioner based on their experiences ministering to some of the poorest people in Africa. Even though the book is not especially well written the Christian concepts and principles that are discussed and displayed in this book make it worth taking the time to read. One of the thought provoking ideas was related in Chapter 3 is about people trying to use poverty as a tool, as an advantage. However the blessing is not to see poverty as a challenge to move forward but to give them determination and inspiration and hope to move forward. “Christ’s blessing carries with it the obligation to be poor and truthful.” The examples that Susan and Coralis use throughout the book to demonstrate the Christian principles that they are discussing are extremely poignant. Please read this book for an addition to your Education for Mission Category.
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United Methodist Men
Our Annual Fundraiser with the Boy Scouts is November 13. This is the barbecue chicken plate fundraiser that really went well last year. Volunteer assistance for the fundraiser is needed for the following:
- Ticket presales. Contact Don Bennett to get tickets.
- Cooking any time Friday.
- Packing lunches 10 am-2 pm, delivering lunches 10 am-2:30 pm
- Packing dinners 4 pm - 7:30 pm
- Clean up & breakdown 6 pm - 8 pm
If you can assist with any of these items, please contact Jerry Parchman (910-599-8032) or Mike Ennis (910-395-5193). If you have access to a large grill to cook chickens, contact Jerry ASAP. A signup sheet for volunteers will also be on the UMM bulletin board.
November Meeting program will be the International Seaman's Center. November 21 and we will have breakfast at 7:30, meeting at 8.
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Scouting Ministry
DON’T FORGET: Troop 224, along with United Methodist Men, are holding their Annual Chicken BBQ Dinner on November 13th 10:30am-7:00pm at PVUMC. Tickets are $8 apiece and are available for lunch and dinner!!! Please show your support for these two great organizations AND enjoy a wonderful meal!!
November proves to be another busy month for Troop 224. The Troop is planning a campout at John Thomas Farm the weekend of November 20th. This will help many of the scouts work on their camping and cooking merit badges besides just having fun being in the woods!!!
Plans are also being made for all 1st Class and higher ranked scouts to go the Hanging Rock State Park in November. Hanging Rock State Park is a 7,869-acre park 30 miles north of Winston Salem and approximately 2 miles from Danbury in Stokes County. Hanging Rock State Park offers over 18 miles of trails where the scouts can hike to its numerous peaks and waterfalls.
 
Troop 224 holds its weekly meetings in the Gym on Monday nights 7:00pm. Any boys ages 11-18 that wish to join the Troop are encouraged to visit during one of its meetings - no previous experience is required!
For further information about the Troop or Pack, you may contact the Scout Master, Jerry Jones at 794-9238 or the Committee Chair, Keith Ward at 791-6079.
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Music news
A CONCERT @PineValleyUMC
November 6, 2015 at 7 pm, Compassion International presents the You Amaze Us Tour with Point Of Grace and Selah. Doors will open at 6 pm. General Admission tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.
In the past 20 years, Point of Grace has produced 13 albums, 27 #1 songs, earned 13 Dove awards, and have been nominated for 2 Grammy awards putting them in the Top 10 Christian music groups of all time. Selah is made up of three artists who have been together for 17 years with eight songs reaching #1 on the charts and seven Dove awards of their own. They have written encouraging songs such as “You Raise Me Up” and “Press On.”
Tickets for this concert are available at iTickets.com or the church office. More info and the links to order tickets online are on the website for November 6. Get your tickets now!
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Opportunities
Egganizers meets fourth Mondays in the Fellowship Hall kitchen to prepare egg salad for the Good Shepherd House. Donations of peeled hard-boiled eggs may be left in the refrigerator in the Fellowship Hall kitchen the Sunday prior to the fourth Monday. Deviations from this schedule will be communicated in the weekly bulletin.
The Ever49ers will meet in the Fellowship Hall November 10 (Note This Is One Week Early) for pizza and a movie. The meeting date changed as the Travelers will be attending a show in Myrtle Beach on the 3rd Tuesday. The movie will be "Heaven Is For Real" and the meeting starts at 5:30. Sign up on the Bulletin Board and indicate your pizza preference. We order pizzas based on numbers that sign up.
Safe Sanctuaries training November 1 with sessions at 8:30, 9:45, and 11:00. Training is required annually for those working with children, youth, and vulnerable adults.
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child packing parties November 3 and 12 from 5:30 - 8:00 in the Fellowship Hall.
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Stephen Ministry
The art of listening is the most effective communication tool a person can possess. During October, Stephen Ministers have studied more, learned more, and practiced more, the art of listening. It is a skill we all should sharpen from time to time. It doesn’t just come naturally because we want so much to be heard. Being an effective listener requires a desire, an intentional commitment, and patience. It is a discipline we must practice. Did you know that silence is also a form of good communication? Being aware of what a person does not say can speak volumes. Our relationship with God depends heavily on listening and those moments of silence with Him. Psalm 43:10 tells us to “Be Still and Know That I Am God." James 1:19 tells us to “let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak.”
If you are in need of a truly attentive, caring listener, you might consider asking for a Stephen Minister. Any one of our leaders would carefully pair you with a Stephen Minister Caregiver who would listen to you and assist you in a crisis situation. A crisis isn’t even necessary. It can even just be a difficult situation you are in the midst of. If interested, contact the church office or one of our Stephen Leaders.
Carl English, Stephen Ministry Leader 799-9218
Pat Harriman, Stephen Ministry Leader 383-0377
Pastor Barry Stallings, Pastor of Congregational Care 791-0353
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Notes
Thanks:
The Kairos Prison Ministry would like to thank Pine Valley UMC for the cookies and place mats provided for the fall Kairos weekend. Your gifts of love have made a difference to the men in the Pender Correctional Institution. Our next Kairos weekend will be in the spring of 2016. For more information, contact James Taylor at lightning711@hotmail.com.
Thanks to the efforts of many groups Trunk or Treat was a huge success! Most of the 200+ children that here were not from PVUMC. We fed over 400 people. Thank you for your help spreading the word about Jesus Christ and our great church to the community. Congratulations to first place trunk Ambie Hower and Kelly Mull for the Mystery Machine/Scooby Doo theme. Second place trunk was Mary, Berry, and Clay Stephens for the camouflaged Duck Dynasty theme. Those were the kid's choice winners. Also congratulations to Travis Eason for being the closest on the "Guess the amount of candy corns" jar.
The UMW again thanks all who made their fall fundraiser both possible and such a great fundraiser for missions.
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On-going Prayer Requests
Molly Bonney, Goulda Bouldin, Huldah & John Claude, Debbie Connolly, Jerry Eason, Jessica Edwards, Red Ennis, Carol & Clute Fann, Mack Fann, Billie & Dub Freshwater, Joan Fritz, David Herring, Mae High, Chris Huffmon, Patsy Kimbrough, Ralph Kornegay, Dot Lewis, David Longnecker, Jim Lupton, Dee Miller, Alice Price, Mary & Bill Rabon, Cheryl Rodenberg, Peggy Setzler, Angela Smith, Don Smith, Emmy Smoker, Doris Spivey, Pat Urion, Marie Winkler
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Birthdays
1 Myrtle Alexander, Julia Croft, John Glover, Alex Herring, Greg Miller, Matt Page, Garrett Snelling, Calista Troccia
2 Jacob Chapman, Annette Dempsey, Bob Huebner, Debbie Mayo, Sharon Perez, Brandon Strunk
5 Marley Brisson, Mark Danielson, Sam Gooding, Burnie Marvin
6 Ron Buckley, Dakota Koehnle
7 Don Bennett, Morgan Brigman, Courtney Dale
8 Ryan Ahlers, Marcello Girardi, Hannah Gooding, Katie Hill, Harris McKoy, Ashley Pallang, Candace Stephens, Jim VanHook, Allison Ward
9 Renee Burbank, Chaney Horton, McCallum Hutchins, Jacob Rabon, Jessie Smith
10 Brian Maxey, Drew Richard, Patricia Underwood
11 Bob Adams, Beverly Brown, Mark Edquid, Cinnamon Wright
12 Charlie Heck
13 Nathan Eberhardt, Bette Gordon, Kyle Hummer, Carter Ponnett
14 Kristie Milne
15 Melissa Ciamillo, Frances Hicks, Taylor Jones, Jane Mueller, Courtney Swain, Nicholas Vice, Isabella Wilson
16 Courtney Christie
17 Linda Anthony, Lynn Barnhill, Todd Brown, Brooke McFarlin, Katie Parker, Lynn Pendleton
18 Bettie Bouras, Joey Buckley, Leslie Kesler, Jennifer McFarlin, Andrea Walker
19 Jane Bookman, Megan Creech, Rose Ganey, Robin Gause, Lucretia Humphrey, Matt Johnson, Stuart Ward
20 Linda Nell Evans, Savannah Sloope
21 Bruce Bowker
22 Hubert Cheers, Braden Humphrey, Tanner Macpherson, Evelyn Peterson
23 Gabe Haigler
24 Molly Bonney, Tim Gill, Peter Nielsen
25 Coburn Brewer, Winston Davis, Kristi Farr, Dan Goodwin, Tina Montgomery
26 Claire Hatcher, Jeanne Haynes, Patrick Heffron, Sam Hillman, Alice Price
27 Lee Ann Berry, Marilyn Estabrooks, Mary Sneeden, Alex Wilcox
28 John Buckley, River Kimrey, Mason Swiger
29 Felix Cooper, John Harris, Ally Odom
30 John Claude, Bob Dempsey, Janet Packer, Larry Wright
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Anniversaries
2 Linda & Gary Spangler
3 Anne & Bill Smith
7 Alice & John Price
8 Colleen & Charles Chapman, Dot & French Lewis
10 Julie & Andrew Anderson, Brinley & Jeff Christner
11 Sidni & Ron Tacia
17 Anna & Andrew Christain, Meg & Don Smith
20 Sandra & Maurice Canady
22 Brooke & Stephen Batts, Dot & Bob Carroll, Kathy & Todd Klinedinst, Sandy & Chip Schweitzer
25 Diane & Dal Burton
28 Debbie & Tom Jones
29 Debbie & Roy Mayo
30 Gloria & John Tressler
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