New Street United Methodist Church * Shepherdstown, WV » Worship http://newstreetumc.com We celebrate God’s grace with all in a caring Christ-centered community. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:05:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Welcome to New Street! Worship with Us. http://newstreetumc.com/welcome-to-new-street-worship-with-us/ http://newstreetumc.com/welcome-to-new-street-worship-with-us/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:51:29 +0000 NSUMC http://newstreetumc.com/spaghetti-dinner-%e2%80%93-wed-october-27-4-7-p-m-2/ WORSHIP AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

  • NEW STREET UMC HOLDS SERVICES EACH SUNDAY MORNING AT 10:00.
  • ALL CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES START AT 10:15 – 11:00.
  • NURSERY PROVIDED FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES.
  • SHEPHERD’S FLOCK ADULT BIBLE STUDY MEETS WEEKDAYS/NIGHTS CALL FOR CURRENT CLASS TIMES.

SACRAMENTS

  • SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION IS REGULARLY ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AND ON OTHER SPECIAL CHURCH CELEBRATIONS.
  • SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM IS SCHEDULED THROUGH THE PASTOR.
  • SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF THREE COUNSELING SESSIONS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE FOR THE LATEST IN NEWS AND EVENTS

304-876-2363 * NSUMC@FRONTIERNET.NET

OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY – 9:00AM – 2:00PM

THE CHURCH’S MAILING ADDRESS IS:

  • REVEREND DEE-ANN DIXON
  • NEW STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
  • P.O. BOX 188,
  • 202 WEST NEW STREET
  • SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV 25443
  • TELEPHONE #: (304) 876 2362
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United Methodists share a common heritage with all Christians. According to our foundational statement of beliefs in The Book of Discipline, we share the following basic affirmations in common with all Christian communities:

Trinity

We describe God in three persons. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are commonly used to refer to the threefold nature of God. Sometimes we use other terms, such as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.

Excerpt from What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Theology (Discipleship Resources, 2002), p. 13.

God

  • We believe in one God, who created the world and all that is in it.
  • We believe that God is sovereign; that is, God is the ruler of the universe.
  • We believe that God is loving. We can experience God’s love and grace.

Excerpt from What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Theology (Discipleship Resources, 2002), p. 13.

Read more about our belief in God

Jesus

  • We believe that Jesus was human. He lived as a man and died when he was crucified.
  • We believe that Jesus is divine. He is the Son of God.
  • We believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and that the risen Christ lives today. (Christ and messiah mean the same thing—God’s anointed.)
  • We believe that Jesus is our Savior. In Christ we receive abundant life and forgiveness of sins.
  • We believe that Jesus is our Lord and that we are called to pattern our lives after his.

Excerpt from What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Theology (Discipleship Resources, 2002), p. 13-14.

Read more about our belief in Jesus Christ

Read more about our beliefs about salvation

The Holy Spirit

  • We believe that the Holy Spirit is God with us.
  • We believe that the Holy Spirit comforts us when we are in need and convicts us when we stray from God.
  • We believe that the Holy Spirit awakens us to God’s will and empowers us to live obediently.

Excerpt from What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Theology (Discipleship Resources, 2002), p. 14.

Read more about our belief in the Holy Spirit

Human Beings

  • We believe that God created human beings in God’s image.
  • We believe that humans can choose to accept or reject a relationship with God.
  • We believe that all humans need to be in relationship with God in order to be fully human.

Excerpt from What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Theology (Discipleship Resources, 2002), p. 14.

Read more about confessions of sin

Read more about our beliefs about salvation

The Church

  • We believe that the church is the body of Christ, an extension of Christ’s life and ministry in the world today.
  • We believe that the mission of the church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
  • We believe that the church is “the communion of saints,” a community made up of all past, present, and future disciples of Christ.
  • We believe that the church is called to worship God and to support those who participate in its life as they grow in faith.

Excerpt from What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Theology (Discipleship Resources, 2002), p. 14.

The Bible

  • We believe that the Bible is God’s Word.
  • We believe that the Bible is the primary authority for our faith and practice.
  • We believe that Christians need to know and study the Old Testament and the New Testament (the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Scriptures).

Excerpt from What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Theology (Discipleship Resources, 2002), p. 15.

Read more about our belief in the Bible

The Reign of God

  • We believe that the kingdom or reign of God is both a present reality and future hope.
  • We believe that wherever God’s will is done, the kingdom or reign of God is present. It was present in Jesus’ ministry, and it is also present in our world whenever persons and communities experience reconciliation, restoration, and healing.
  • We believe that although the fulfillment of God’s kingdom–the complete restoration of creation–is still to come.
  • We believe that the church is called to be both witness to the vision of what God’s kingdom will be like and a participant in helping to bring it to completion.
  • We believe that the reign of God is both personal and social. Personally, we display the kingdom of God as our hearts and minds are transformed and we become more Christ-like. Socially, God’s vision for the kingdom includes the restoration and transformation of all of creation.

Adapted from Who Are We? Leader’s Guide, p. 28.

Read more about our belief and trust in the Lord of the future

Sacraments

With many other Protestants, we recognize the two sacraments in which Christ himself participated: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Baptism

  • Through baptism we are joined with the church and with Christians everywhere.
  • Baptism is a symbol of new life and a sign of God’s love and forgiveness of our sins.
  • Persons of any age can be baptized.
  • We baptize by sprinkling, immersion or pouring.
  • A person receives the sacrament of baptism only once in his or her life.

Read By Water and Spirit, the church’s official statement on Baptism

Read about baptism in the MethoPedia

The Lord’s Supper (Communion, Eucharist)

  • The Lord’s Supper is a holy meal of bread and wine that symbolizes the body and blood of Christ.
  • The Lord’s Supper recalls the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and celebrates the unity of all the members of God’s family.
  • By sharing this meal, we give thanks for Christ’s sacrifice and are nourished and empowered to go into the world in mission and ministry.
  • We practice “open Communion,” welcoming all who love Christ, repent of their sin, and seek to live in peace with one another.

Read This Holy Mystery, the church’s official statement on Communion

Questions and answers about communion

Read more about communion in the MethoPedia
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We will have Sunday Worship Service tomorrow, February 14, at the regular time.

However, Jim Hoadley and his snow shoveling crew have only been able to shovel out about four parking spaces near the church, so parking is very
limited. Therefore, Jim (as Administrative Chair) and Pastor Dee-Ann have decided that a shuttle system from the Shepherdstown Middle School Parking
Lot is the most feasible way of getting everyone into Church.  Please park at the Middle School Parking Lot and wait for familiar persons with shuttle
vehicles to get you to the Church.  It will help greatly, if you arrive at the parking lot a little earlier than usual.

Because of the iced up steps into Wesley Hall and the Narthex Steps on the Fellowship Hall side, we will enter the church from either the Narthex steps
by the corner or by the Church Street ramp.

Also, there will be no Fellowship Hour tomorrow.

Incidently, kudos to Jim Hoadley and his volunteer crew of snow shovelers for all their hard work on our behalf.  At the risk of missing someone, I
will still try to name all who helped clear the snow — Margaret Rose and Steve Smith, Bill Newfelt, amd Steve and Nancy Dickey.

Should you have any further questions, please call Jim Hoadley – (304)876-2408 — or myself (304) 876-2850.

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]]> http://newstreetumc.com/please-check-back-for-worship-status-and-access-conditions-by-8am-214/feed/ 0 New Street UMC Worship Services/Activities Canceled Sunday February 7th! http://newstreetumc.com/new-street-umc-worship-servicesactivities-canceled-sunday-february-7th/ http://newstreetumc.com/new-street-umc-worship-servicesactivities-canceled-sunday-february-7th/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:38:39 +0000 NSUMC http://newstreetumc.com/?p=223 There will be no worship services or activities held on Sunday February 7th.

Your safety is a primary concern when considering whether worship service at New Street will be canceled.  Consideration has been given by the trustees for general road conditions, parking, and walking access to the church.

For those who are on the email/telephone chain, a broadcast has been sent out.  The church telephone greeting has also been updated with this status.

Stay warm and be safe.

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Sunday, January 10 – The Lord’s Baptism and Reaffirmation of our own Baptism, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sunday, January 17 – Wedding in Cana, John 2:1-11 and Gifts of the Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sunday, January 24 – Jesus Proclaims his mission, Luke 4:14-21 and Body of Christ, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Sunday, January 31 – Jesus is rejected in his hometown, Luke 4:21-30, Jeremiah’s call to ministry, Jeremiah 1:4-10 and the Gift of Love, 1 Corinthians 13

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Communion Servers: 12/6 (3 needed)

Host for Fellowship Hour: 11/29, 12/13, 20, 27 (2-3 needed)

Lay Readers: 12/24(4:00 service), 27

Altar Flowers: 11/29 & 12/6

Service Sign up sheets are on Bulletin Board next to the Office and/or on the table in Fellowship Hall

2009 Altar flower sign up sheet in the Narthex

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