June 2015 Newsletter - Coronado Community United Methodist

A Publication of Coronado Community United Methodist Church
Letter from Bob
Serving God,
Sharing Love
Rev. Bob Brown
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Bike Rack
9
Bus Ministry
9
Children’s Corner
11
CorMeth Boutique
8
CorMeth Day School
12
Cuban Sister Churches
3
Finance
9
FL Conference 2015
4
Mission Teams
June 2015
10
Music Notes
5
Package of Christian Love
8
Sermon Topics
2
Transitions
2
UMW
7
Vacation Bible School
11
Women’s Book Club
6
Youth
6
Becky and I are starting to say goodbye to you. I will lay down my pastoral
responsibilities in late June after forty-four years, thirty-four of them with you
at Coronado. We do not have the words to express how much you mean to us
for all the love and support you have given us and our sons. You have done far
more for us than we could ever do for you. We are forever grateful.
We are very excited about Peter Cottrell coming as your new pastor. We
have spent time with Peter and Carla, like them very much, and are quite
certain that we leave you in good hands. We will work well together in the
transition process.
Our District Superintendent, Annette Pendergrass, and Bishop, Ken Carter,
have done an outstanding job in choosing Peter Cottrell. Peter’s priorities, perspectives and personality are great fits for this congregation. He brings talents
and experience I lacked when I came to you, and Coronado will be a stronger
church for his coming.
Becky, Randy and I will continue to live in New Smyrna Beach, though we
plan to be out of town almost half of the next year. When here, we will drive
past Coronado every day, and you will be in thoughts and prayers. One way
I can help you adjust to this change is to NOT be involved in the life of Coronado for a while. You need the chance to know Peter as your pastor, and
he doesn’t need me looking over his shoulder. So I will step away for a time.
Together Peter and I will work out just what that means and share it with
you in the near future.
Bob
Bob Brown and Becky Rutland arrived
in New Smyrna Beach in June 1981, with
a 4-year old, Wesley and a 2-year old,
Robert.
Wes Rutland-Brown, 38, is an analyst
with the Federal Highway Administration,
in Davis, California. He is married to
Wes, Becky, Bob and Rob
Natalie and they have two girls, Lucca
November 1980
and Sienna.
Rob Rutland-Brown, 36, is executive
director of National Justice for Our Neighbors, the immigration services
ministry of UMCOR and The United Methodist Church, in Springfield, VA.
He is married to Grace and they have a boy, Robert, and a girl, Isabel.
Randy Rutland-Brown, 32, lives in New Smyrna Beach and attends WORC
and ARC in Daytona Beach. He volunteers at the Boutique and frequently
appears on Facebook.
June
Worship
JUNE 7 :
2ND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF
PASTOR BROWN
9:30, 11:00 A.M.
Preacher:
Scripture:
Sermon:
Rev. Bob Brown
2 Corinthians 5:16-20
Lessons You Have
Taught Me
JUNE 14:
3RD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
BURNING OF CHURCH
MORTGAGE & DEDICATION
OF SANCTUARY
9:30, 11:00 A.M.
Preacher: Rev. Bob Brown
Scripture: Ephesian 2:8-10; 4:1-6
Sermon:
Created for Good Works
JUNE 21:
4TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
PASTOR BROWN’S LAST
SUNDAY AT CCUMC
9:30, 11:00 A.M.
Preacher:
Scripture:
Sermon:
Rev. Bob Brown
Luke 24:13-36
Known in the Breaking of
the Bread
Communion
Placing of symbols of pastoral
leadership on the altar
JUNE 28:
5TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
9:30, 11 A.M.
Preacher: Rev. Laura Berg
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5-11
Sermon:
Trust and Hope
Prayer for Times of Change
Deb Wolf
Father,
Change is hard and confusing. Our lives are full of beginnings and endings, gains and losses, blessings and curses, things that work and things
that don’t. We are so accustomed to change it has become hard for us to
understand that You are changeless.
You tell us that You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. You are
everlasting. Your promises have always been and always will be true. Your
will is the same for each generation.
Forgive us. We want to bend Your commands to make it easier for us to
blend into society. But Your commands are not rules to make us miserable;
they are blessings to keep us safe and give us joy.
Father,
Big changes are more difficult than small changes. Help us to hold on to
the truth that no change happens outside of Your presence. Your perfect
love and changeless grace surrounds us. Thank you.
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under
heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Father,
Keep us focused on You as we face change. You are all we need in every
circumstance. You are our strength, our hope, our peace.
Amen.
As we prepare for transition at Coronado with the retirement
of Rev. Bob Brown and the arrival of Rev. Peter Cottrell,
we ask that you join us in praying for
both pastors and their families
and for
both congregations - ours and Land O' Lakes UMC.
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New Sister Churches in Cuba
The Missions Committee has entered into a new
covenant with Methodists United in Prayer (formerly
the Cuba-Florida Covenant) to form a cluster of sister
churches in Las Tunas province. For a number of years
we have been in a sister church relationship with Iglesia Metodista, Merchan. We have had teams visit the
church several times and have assisted them with gifts
of various sorts. During the past several years, we
have also supported not only the pastor in Merchan
but others in the area with supplemental salaries. We were asked to be the first FL church to formally become
a Cluster church. We feel blessed to be in connection with our brothers and sisters in Cuba.
Our new sister churches are located near Merchan (see arrow) which will enable all of us to be in a closer relationship. The pastors and congregations of these small churches are very excited about this. Our sister churches are:
1. Iglesia Metodista, Merchan
Yunier Vega Pena, pastor
35 members; 123 attending Sunday School; 105 attending church; 108 attending Bible Study
2. Iglesia Metodista, La Guabina
Carlos Manuel Merino Ramos, pastor
18 members; 60 attending Sunday School; 69 attending church; 75 attending Bible study
3. Iglesia Metodista, Menendez
Modesto Toranzo Reves, pastor
54 members; 228 attending Sunday School; 203 attending church; 147 attending Bible study
4. Iglesia Metodista 3, Puerto Padre
Graciela Cortes Velazquez, pastor
40 members; 207 attending Sunday School; 148 attending church; 127 attending Bible study
5. Iglesia Metodista 1, Vazquez
Maykel Gregori Guerra Vazquez, pastor
50 members; 210 attending Sunday School; 340 attending church; 235 attending Bible study
6. Iglesia Metodista 2, Vazquez
Jose Angel Reyes Curbelo, pastor
103 members; 376 attending Sunday School; 417 attending church; 268 attending Bible study
We will uphold these churches with our prayers and financially with support of their pastors’ salaries and in other
ways as needs arise. Recently we sent money for the purchase of a new cell phone by Pastor Yunier at Merchan and
$300 for the purchase of a piece of land for another church which has been meeting in a tent.
In May, we were delighted to host Pastor Alexis Fernandez, pastor of Iglesia Metodista 1,
Puerto Padre, and Rev. Aldo Martin, coordinator for the East Central District Methodists United
in Prayer, for lunch and the afternoon. We were blessed to hear from Pastor Alexis of the work
in Cuba. At their 2015 Annual Conference, it was announced that there are now over 70,000
members in the Cuba Methodist Church. Pastor Alexis is working with us in communicating with
our new sister churches. He lives in the largest town in the area at the center of our cluster. He
sent us this message after his visit:
Dear Pastor Brown and Members of the Mission Board:
I don’t have the words to express my deepest gratitude for your love and support during
my trip to Florida. I left Cuba feeling very unsure of what I would experience during this
Rev. Alexis Fernandez
first trip. As soon as I arrived however, I was reassured by the warmth and affection
from all the brothers and sisters I had the honor of getting to know. I carry in my heart
pleasant memories of everyone I met.
Early tomorrow morning I return to Cuba. You can all be sure that you will be in my prayers
and the prayers of the Christian community I oversee.
In the love of Jesus Christ,
Pastor Alexis Fernandez
Iglesia Metodista 1, Puerto Padre Las Tunas, Cuba
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2015 FL Annual Conference
This year the FL Annual Conference will meet at
Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach. This
affords us a wonderful opportunity to be a part of this
gathering. From Bishop Ken Carter’s letter to delegates,
we can gain a sense of all that is available to us:
“We join together during these days as disciples of
Jesus Christ. We express our discipleship with a Wesleyan accent. Two years ago we focused on this process
of becoming disciples of Jesus Christ, and last year we
celebrated the mission of God. This year, in 2015, we
look to cultivating “Next Generations” of faith. Our conference will be marked by music and worship, study and
prayer, legislation and conferencing, fellowship and
laughter, business and visioning. We will license, commission and ordain men and women for set apart leadership in the church. We will send clergy into congregational and extension leadership for the coming year. We will
make important decisions as an Annual Conference. We
will prepare for the 2016 General Conference, in Portland, Oregon. And we will return to our local churches,
more conscious of our connection as Florida United
Methodists.
Gathering at the historic Bethune-Cookman University, we will be blessed by the teaching of Adam Hamilton,
founding and lead pastor of the Church of the Resurrection (UMC) in Kansas City, one of the largest congregations in the United States. His presence with us will help
us to focus on reaching new generations with the gospel.
Sharma Lewis, district superintendent of the North Georgia Conference will preach the Opening Communion sermon, and Bob Tindale, senior pastor of Killearn UMC in
Tallahassee, will give the Memorial sermon. We will also
celebrate the conclusion of our Imagine No Malaria campaign, and highlight new initiatives in the support of
younger clergy.”
If you wish to follow the annual conference online,
go to flumc.org/aclive to watch the live webcast.
Livestream will start approximately 15 minutes before
event scheduled start time.
Volunteers are needed for the entire Conference. It
is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about how our
Conference works and to fellowship and worship with
fellow FL Methodists. To volunteer, go to:
ecdistrictumc.org
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June 10-13
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
 1:30 pm
Opening Worship
 7:30 pm
Service of Word and Table with Rev.
Sharma Lewis preaching
Thursday, June 11, 2015
 10:45 am Retirement Service
 7 pm
An Evening of Music and Inspiration The Bethune Concert Chorale; Rev.
Adam Hamilton preaching
Friday, June 12, 2015
 8:30 am
Plenary Session – Rev. Adam Hamilton
preaching
 10:30 am Service of Remembrance – Rev. Bob
Tindale preaching
 7:30 pm
Service of Licensing, Commissioning and
Ordination with Bishop Carter preaching
Saturday, June 13, 2015
 8:30 am
Final Plenary Session - Bishop Carter
preaching the closing worship
Rev. Bob Brown will be recognized during the Retirement Service on Thursday, June 11, at 10:45 a.m.
Rev. Anil Singh will be commissioned a Provisional
Elder at the Service on Friday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m.
Those who have been touched by Anil and his ministry
will be asked to stand at this time. It will be wonderful if
we have a large group from Coronado there for the service. Also, B.J. Foster, pastor in Palm Harbor and daughter of Joann Behr of our congregation, will be ordained
an Elder of the church.
Bob Brown and Laura Berg will attend as clergy delegates. Frank Roberts and Dr. Bob Hammond will attend
as your Lay Delegates and Mary Perry as a Delegate at
Large from our EC District.
Music Notes
Anita Wimbish, Director of Music
The annual Patriotic Concert at
Coronado will be presented Sunday,
June 28, at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. If
you would like to sing with the Chancel
Choir in this program, please contact
Anita Wimbish in the Music Office (386-428-6252, ext.
119). You do not have to be a member of the choir to
participate in this program. During the concert, we will
salute our country and the men and women who protect this great nation through songs and patriotic readings. As always, invite friends and family to share this
time with you.
Children’s Church Music Camp begins Sunday, July 26
and runs through their program on Thursday night, July
30, at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. The musical this year is I
Am. It centers around living in a technological age where
children are plugged in using their cell phones and iPads.
This musical incorporates the technology kids enjoy into
a story that teaches them all about the God who is worthy of their worship. If you have children, grandchildren
or neighbors who are trying to understand who God really is, then this musical is for them. The camp is open to
all boys and girls entering 1st grade through 5th grade.
Of Thee
We Sing
Sunday, June 28, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Songs from our rich American
musical heritage
will be presented by the Chancel Choir of
Coronado Community
United Methodist Church
Come and join us for this special event.
A free-will offering will be taken.
Please register online at www.coronadoumc.org. A $15
fee will be charged for camp participants. There is limited space so make your plans now to attend. Registration ends July 19, 2015. If you have questions about the
camp, please call Camp Director, Anita Wimbish, at the
Church Ministries Office (428 - 6252 ext. 119)
If you like praise and worship music, the 11 a.m.
Non-traditional service invites singers and band members to join both of these groups. Come and check us
out. Please let Mike Williams (ccumcmike@gmail.com)
know you are interested in being a part of this service.
However, if you like to sing a more traditional style
of music, the Chancel Choir is the place to be. They will
continue to meet during the summer at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday nights in the Music-Lecture Suite. The
Chancel Choir has a great time of fellowship, spiritual
growth and learning more about singing.
The Music Ministry at Coronado provides music for all
worship services each week, as well as special seasonal
programs. If there is something in which you would like
to participate or would like to learn more about, please
let Anita Wimbish know by calling the Church Ministries
Office (386-428-6252, ext. 119).
CHILDREN”S
CHURCH MUSIC
CAMP
July 26 - 30, 2015
Program presented
July 30 7 p.m.
The community
is invited
to join us
for the musical
For information about all events, contact Anita Wimbish (386-428-6252, ext. 119)
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Youth
Emily Edwards, Director of Youth and Education Ministries
SUNDAY SCHOOL
is on hiatus for the summer.
Keep an eye out in the August newsletter
for the date we will begin our fall programming.
All youth are encouraged to attend worship
this summer with their families.
SUMMER YOUTH EVENTS
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Weekly youth group will be combined into All Youth
Group nights for rising 6th-graduating 12th graders
that will be held during the months of July and August
(dates & times TBA).
Volunteer for CCUMC’s Vacation Bible School from
Other events will be planned and information will
5-8:30 PM on June 15-19. Sign up to volunteer on the
be sent out via text reminders. Please subscribe to our
VBS link at coronadoumc.org
texting group to get all current information and updates
LINKED on August 10-14 daily from 6-9 pm each
on summer youth activities:
night. Come, serve, learn, and have fun with other
 If your child is in middle school text: @msygccumc
youth groups in our area. On Night 1, guys bring a
to (239) 677-3376
2-liter and girls bring a box of snacks; Night 2, come
 If your child is in high school text: @hsygccumc
prepared to compete in mind challenges; Night 3,
to (239) 677-3376
we will have worship time; Night 4, bring $5 for a
service project; and Night 5, come prepared to walk
for the clean water cause on the beach. All middle
and high school youth are invited.
The Book Club meets on the
second Monday of each month
7 p.m. Room 116
All women of the church
and their friends are
June 8:
Brown Girl Dreaming
by
Jacqueline Woodson
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July 13:
The Sleepwalker’s Guide
to Dancing
by
Mira Jacob
News from the United Methodist Women
Our circles are already planning and crafting for the next Holiday Craft Bazaar. Get involved now with all of your
handmade items. November arrives quickly, and we expect this year’s Bazaar to be even bigger and better. We have
so many creative women in our UMW. Many of the circles will not meet during the summer, so use this time to get
ready for the Bazaar.
From a Christian Perspective
Strengthening the Ties that Bind Us:
United Methodist Women and Justice For Our
Neighbors - a beautiful and productive partnership
We (NJFON) are profoundly grateful to acknowledge
the generosity of the United Methodist Women, who
recently awarded a substantial grant of $50,000
to National Justice For Our Neighbors. “We have been
working on immigrant rights for the past 8 years, because we believe that all person belong in God’s vision
of a beloved community,” explains Sung-ok Lee, Assistant
General Secretary, Christian Social Action, of the UMW.
“We affirm the human rights of every person regardless
of status and affirm that these rights do not stop at borders.” The grant money was divided among four of our
JFON sites - Northern Illinois, Iowa, West Michigan, and
Southeastern Michigan.
All of these locations have an urgent need for highquality, affordable immigration services, yet each lacks
the resources to adequately assist the many vulnerable immigrants who so desperately need their help. All
of these locations have UMW volunteers who are eager
to become more involved and to make a real and lasting
difference in the lives of the low-income immigrants who
live within their communities.
“As a member of my own UMW in Ann Arbor, I know
the power and impact UMW volunteers can have to
bring awareness and action around social justice issues,”
says Tori Booker, site director for JFON Southeast Michigan. “We are excited to collaborate with such dynamic
and caring women.”
For JFON West Michigan, these much-needed funds
will be put to good use developing their new site in Traverse City, a resort and farming community where immigrant workers play an integral role in the local economy.
For Iowa JFON, the windfall meant, first and foremost,
that they were able to hire a new attorney, April Palma.
April will dedicate her time exclusively to helping the
unaccompanied minors who have fled the violence of
their home countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and
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El Salvador. Site attorney Ann Naffier estimates that they
will be able to assist an additional 40-50 of these UAMs
who have endured such hardship and peril to make their
way to Iowa.
José and Alejandro (names have been changed) are two
of IA JFON’s newest cases. Cousins from El Salvador, they
were raised by their grandmother, and then, as so often
happens when these boys enter their teen years, they
became targets for criminal gangs. Gang members beat
the boys and threatened to kill their grandmother if they
didn’t join them. José and Alejandro fled to the United
States, via Mexico, finding shelter with a loving family in
Northern Iowa.
With IA JFON’s legal assistance, they have a fighting
chance of being able to overcome deportation and to
legalize their status in the United States. “José and
Alejandro, and many other children in Iowa, will be allowed to grow up in peace and safety because of the
generosity of the United Methodist Women,” says Ann.
When asked how JFON Northern Illinois will be using
their grant funds, site attorney Jenny Ansay happily begins reciting a list of new clients.
Among them is Luz Maria, a human rights lawyer/
activist from Colombia who seeks asylum in the United
States. Several of Luz Maria’s colleagues were murdered,
and she herself was severely persecuted and threatened.
Yalda, an Iraqi victim of domestic abuse, is eligible for
relief under the Violence Against Women Act. Aminata is
a young woman from Senegal, a victim of a serious crime
in Chicago, who is on her way to a U-Visa and, she hopes,
eventual US citizenship.
“These are just three of the hundreds of women and
children whose lives we will be able to change,” Jenny
says. “We want to thank the United Methodist Women
for blessing us with this award. We will make you proud.”
That’s a promise from all of us.
http://njfon.org/2015/03/23/strengthening-the-ties-that-bind-us-unitedmethodist-women-and-justice-for-our-neighbors
Second Hand Notes
Sandra Hawkins, CorMeth Boutique
Summer Time and the living is easy, especially at the beach.
Hope you take time to stop in at the Boutique for all of your
warm weather wardrobe. From a bathing suit to a beach towel,
including perfect shirts and shorts for golf, we have it.
Don’t forget to stop in at our CorMeth Furniture store. Keep
your eyes out around town, and you will probably catch a
glimpse of Mike in our new truck. Soon it will be brightened up
with our name and logo. Thanks to everyone who campaigned
to help us acquire it.
Need a graduation gift? Check out our jewelry case. Need a
Fathers Day gift? You are sure to find it in the Boutique. Need to
get off your couch and move a bit more? Come be a volunteer.
We always have room for donations and volunteers. Fun and
fellowship are in abundance on our little corner of the world
Serving God and Sharing His Love.
A Package of Christian Love
Boxes, boxes everywhere! In preparation for Rev. Bob
One pastor appreciation scripture, taken from 1 ThesBrown's retirement and Rev. Peter Cottrell's arrival, box- salonians 5:12-13, calls upon us to express our gratitude
es are being filled and are stacking up. Our Staff-Parish
to our pastors because of all they have given (or will
Relations Committee has added two more boxes to the give) and done (or will do) for us:
pile, one addressed to The Brown family and one
"And now, friends, we ask you
addressed to the Cottrell family.
to honor
So far, these boxes are empty.
those leaders who work so hard
However, we anticipate
for you,
them to be overflowing with
who have been given
cards and letters of appreciathe responsibility
tion, congratulations/
of
urging
and guiding you
welcoming, encouragement,
along in your obedience.
support, and prayer from the
Overwhelm them with
family and friends of our church
appreciation
and love."
community. We invite you to
participate in this meaningful
(The Message)
expression of Christian love by
preparing cards to both families
“Do not remember the
and dropping them off at our
former things,
church office. Our SPRC will present the boxes to the
or consider the things of old.
families at the "farewell" service on June 21 (Bob's last
I am about to do a new thing:
service as Senior Pastor) and the "welcome" service on
Now it springs forth,
July 5 (Peter's first service as Senior Pastor).
do you not perceive it?”
Isaiah 43:18-19a
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Finance News
The fiscal year will close June 30. Thank you for your pledges and gifts to the
church. We anticipate closing the year with all obligations met and a reserve. The
new budget will offer additional program and ministry at a slightly reduced cost of
$1,092,723, thanks to careful planning and reduced debt service.
We will pay off the mortgage on the church in June. The balance is approximately
$230,000. We are using accumulated reserves and a capital reserve fund. If you
would like to contribute to the burning of the mortgage, wonderful! Just mark your
gift “Mortgage” and turn it in this month.
The CorMeth Day School Budget, which is separate from the operating budget of
the church and has a fiscal year which starts one month later, will be adopted by
Church Council June 1.
Have You Noticed Our New Bike Rack?
We want to thank the Trustees and specifically, Chris Jones,
for our new bicycle rack. It is located on the grassy strip adjacent to the driveway across from the CorMeth Day School and
bus parking spot. It is already seeing use throughout the week
as well as on Sundays. We are excited to offer this opportunity
to folks who want to can get in their exercise and refill their
cup of faith and commitment to our Lord all in the same trip to
Church!
Coronado Bus Ministry
Special thanks to the people who responded positively to our call for volunteer bus drivers. We are in the process of getting folks trained ( “thank
you, Randy Hartman!”) and approved by the Conference. We could still use
a couple more volunteers; so, if you have been thinking about it and haven't
had the opportunity to give us a call, please do so. We could really use you.
In the meantime, not wanting the bus ministry to stop serving our congregants who depend on it so much, Rick Chappell has continued to coordinate
the scheduling of drivers and passengers as well as still doing some driving
himself (even when it sometimes means a 7-day work week). What would
really, really be great would be finding someone to step forward to take responsibility for keeping an eye on the
bus' routine maintenance issues - checking the fluids, air in the tires, lights working, tracking the schedule for oil
changes, wiper blade replacements, vehicle washes, etc. Assisting the Church Administrator in getting the bus to
and from the various mechanics and/or service providers would be a bonus! Please think about taking on this
role. It is one that allows flexibility on when the work is accomplished, does not require heavy labor, a lot of time or
even a weekly commitment. Bi-weekly checking would be great, and it would be such a huge help.
If this feels like your ministry, please call Nancy (386-428-6252, ext. 114).
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Pura Vida Mission Trip June 6-14
Please pray our Youth Costa Rica Mission Team that
will be ministering to children and families
in San Ramon, Costa Rica, June 6-14.
Thank you for all your support,
both through prayer and donations,
to make this life changing experience possible
for our youth.
Departing for Guatemala June 23 . . .
A team of eight persons will be participating for the third
consecutive year to do tree-planting and stove building in
Guatemala. The trees we planted in 2013 will be well on their
way. And the families that received the two stoves we built
last year have a healthier environment and have used considerably less wood for cooking. We are so glad to share the information below and rejoice that communities are able to
grow and thrive through the work of this mission. It’s all about
“Creation Care.” Please keep the team in your prayers.
For more information, please go to
www.AIRGuatemala.org
IMPORTANT NOTICE: For the health and consideration of others who attend services
here, please try to refrain from using cologne and other scented beauty products.
RSVP before June 3
Join us in a celebration for
Bob Brown, Becky Rutland
and their family
June 7, 2015
2 - 4 p.m.
Online or 386-428-6252
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CorMeth Day School
Theme: Ocean/Father’s Day/4th of July
Welcome to hot summer days of Florida! Our school
year for summer officially starts June 8
and runs through August 19. We currently have 88 children registered for summer. As our summer gets under way,
the school will become an underwater
scene of ocean life. We will learn about
our beautiful ocean that is in our own
backyard.
Our garden is producing many vegetables and looking
great. Thanks to all staff and parents who gave us vegetables and put in hard work so we are able to have plentiful
spring harvest. The vegetables are offered to the children
at lunch time, even if it’s a little taste, so they can under-
Donna Shawl, Director
stand the complete cycle of the growing of a garden.
The school has grown in numbers and has been in a
firm financial state for the last several years. This is due
to the hard work of the CorMeth teaching team! This
group of team members work very hard to keep the children safe, and they are always aware of taking care of
supplies and materials. Hats off to a great team!
Have a safe happy summer!
Children’s Corner
June Bible Verse
I am always with you.
Matthew 28:20
July Bible Verse
Children, obey your parents in all things.
Colossians 3:20
Shannon Balmer, Children’s Co-coordinator
Greetings from Children’s Corner!
Our Summer Sunday School will begin June 7 for children Pre-K through rising 3rd Graders.
Please join us for Popcorn and a Movie
during June.
We will take a hiatus from Sunday School
for the months of July and August and will
return in September. We will see you then!
If you are interested in volunteering to help
in Sunday School, please contact Shannon at
shannon.balmer@coronadoumc.org
VBS 2015
Kids will learn to conquer challenges with God’s
mighty power! Kids will have an amazing adventure
where they will explore God’s incredible power and love
for all of his children through exciting experiences, funfilled games and delicious food.
Donation suggested $5.
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June 15-19
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Light Dinner Included
Register at:
www.coronadoumc.org
(click on VBS link)
Our Church Family
CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Robert C. Brown
Senior Pastor
Rev. Laura Berg
Minister of Congregational Care
Anita Wimbish
Director of Music Ministries
Mike Williams
Music Coordinator for 11 a.m. Worship
Alice Nieburger
Art Spielmann
Organist
May 23, 2015
Nancy Watts-Vanderbunt
Church Administrator
Martha Ross
Administrative Secretary
Carol Andrews
Lead Financial Administrator
Rob Keenan
Accounts Payable & Membership
Amy Nowell
Communications Coordinator
Emily Edwards
Director of Youth and Education Ministries
Shannon Balmer
Children's Worker
Margaret Erickson
Nursery Workers
Donna Shawl
CorMeth Day School Director
Sunday, July 12
Hors d’oeuvres at 5 p.m.
Dinner at 6 p.m.
RSVP on church website or in Church Ministries Office
Elgia Glass, Jack Doyle, Carmen Ramos
Custodial Staff
Fred Harvey, Stewart Edwards
Lighting & Sound Staff
Yunier Vega Pena. Carlos Manuel Merino Ramos,
Modesto Toranzo Reyes, Graciela Cortes
Velazquez, Maykel Gregori Guerra Vazquez,
Jose Angel Reyer Curbelo
Pastors of our Sister Churches
Las Tunas, Cuba
YOUR 2015 COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Coronado Community United Methodist Church
201 South Peninsula Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32169
386-428-6252
www.coronadoumc.org
Church Ministries Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Our Mission: Serving God, Sharing Love.
Our Vision: We are Christian believers committed to
reaching out and welcoming all people, helping our diverse
community grow in faith and in action through worship,,
prayer, service, leadership and the sharing of our gifts.
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Mary Perry
Church Council President
Bob Akins
Lay Leader
Chris Chung
Communications
Jean Dexter
CorMeth Boutique
Lisa Willis
Day School Board
Greg Bielski
Endowment
Joyce Otte
Finance
Jeanne Hencken
Missions
Bob Brown
Nominations
Joan Harvey
Amy Nowell
Scholarship
Bob Hammond
Staff-Parish Relations
Jack Travis
Traveling Missions
Bill Sanders
Trustees
Karen Bielski
UMW