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 It hasben22years sincemy Dad died"I still miss tle tldr€s of faift. His sernrorswerealwaystyped
him. Time has softenedthe pain and God's $ace out placedin a 3 ring smallbinder,fromwhichhe
has healed ttre gnef, bU I still miss him dearly. woulddeliverhis sermoneachSunday. Tlreywere
Part of tfuatvoid and senseof loss stifl linguing alwaystheologicallyastrte,intellectu,ally honest
is becauseof how good my Dad was. He wasnot andspirihnlly irupirirg, evento a little boy.
withouthis faults and foibles,brf despitetlremdl,
he was sucha blessedman Sundayafter Surrday, his sermqu sankinto my
heartand day after day,the sermonhe preached
I affectionatelycanedhinL o?q)". Funny,the mere with his life asa fatherseeped irfromy soul.Ttrey
mention of that name still warms my heart. My were both the same.My Dad was consistently
Dad was a bit arstereat times and reserved\Mittl positive and kind I don't ever rememberhim
his affectionsto his boys,but I knew he loved me. sayinga badwordaboutanyone. If oncein a while
I heardsomeonesaya badwordaborsmy father,
My Dad was a preacherwhen I was growing up I would get so angryat their criticismof zucha
andthirgs were often tigttt financially, so my Dad dearandgemrinely sincereCluistianmarUbtf Oad
wouldtake on otherjobstohelp provideforus. He wouldsay,"Don't fret,ifyou onlyknewwhatthey
worked at BethlehemSteel for a while, then at a weredealingsdth in their lives,you might thhk
nperrnarketandbakerythenasasubntihrteteacher, differenfly."His a&nonishment to me as a child
and a schoolbus&iver. Interesti4glyenougtqDad was,"don'tbe soqrdcktojrdge andslowerstill to
-wrs sometimesmy substifuteteacher and for a criticize."
while, my schoolbus &iver. He often worked 80
hoursaweekormore.I thinkthatis whereIgotmy I nowknowDadsaidthatfm manyreasons. Ctrist
work ethic andwhereI got my motivationto stivecall rs to be loving andto be encouragers.
Wedo
for excellencein all I do. notknowwhatotrersarestrugling with or where
theyhavebeen.An4 it is so easyto do the same
Sometimes,whenmy siblingsandI gathertogether, thing to othersthat we are criticizing them for
welaughwhenweremembersomeofDad'sfoibles. doingto us.
Oneofthose washis beliefthat a ministerofCluist
shouldneverbe seenin dirty or casral clothes.So I usedtothhk my Dadwasa betterpreacher than
he alwala wore a zuit. riVekids still latrghtogether Bi[yGrahanl stifl do.I usedtothinkthatmyDad
over our memory of Dad mowirg the front lawn wasabettermanthanthecelebrities andpoliticians
in an old suit. That'sonework ethic principle I did I sawon TV or in the movies,still do. He never
not adopt. becamefamou or greatin tlr eyesof the world.
Brfrinthisboysmin{ hewastheGreatestl
Btf itis hisfaith*rathasshapedme
mootprofoundly.
He wasmypreacher,mypastor,for almost23 years I'm a fathernow.I wonderwhatmy childrenwill
of my life, andhe wasmy fatrer. Every SrurdayI onedaysayaboutme.Onceina while,myson,due
listenedto my DadpreachaboutGodandClrist and to work schedules,will be in church.Inevitably,
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 after the serrice,tE will find me in the nartlrex recommendatiornat themeetirgnextyear.There
shakingtlandswitr people.He will giveme a big wasalsoa discussion asto tlre dispositionof the
hugandsay,'That wasa reallygoodsermonDad, histuicalrecords.
cemetery's
I reallyliked it." It alwayswarmsmy heartto trear
Earlierthatdaywehostedthe DisEictConference.
thosewords fromhim. TheUMWprovideduswith momingrefreshments,
andsomeofwhatremained wasserrredattlrecoffee
But I amprayingtrat tre sermonhewill rerne,rnber wasdelicious.
hour the ne:dday. Thefood
bestis the oneI amtryingto live.
Also on that day the countryfair was held in
JoinmethisFather'sDayaswehonorandremember Linwood'sAll WarsMemorialPark. Thefair was
our frthemsonFather'sDay. originallyheldinAdams Hall asa fi.urdraiser
for
theupkeepof the Hall. I've beenaskedwhenwe
Pastor Kon held our lastcounty fair; frsn whatI couldfind
in the archivesthe answeris Friday& Saturday,
Septernber 13& 14 1963.

T h eG o i n q s - o n
at Central i, "*"nworrramtlre
Coqgretulationsto the UMW on
Sprlng Boufique Sale A total
. of $4200wasraisedthispar. A spe-
dal thanks to the girlswho wuded
Tlventy-onepersonsattendedthe Friends-Cental so
hardonthe sale.What ajoyto kncnnre nrill bemaking
Cemetery Association affrual luncheon and someonehappywith eI[the donationsthatwillbe going
businessmeeting,which was held inAdams Hall out this year.We rrculd nerrerbe ableto glve asr*eharie
on Saturday,May 96. Theluncheonwascateredby beendoiqgonerthesepastnirrc;,earsifrrc didnt travethe
Romanelli's,and consistedof sandwiches,potato BoutiqueSelestwiceayear.We ae sograt&ltothe peo-
vilro doneterltlxtr treasures-
salad ard desserts. The meetingbeganat I PM ple
with aninvocationgiven by PastorWbtts,who also Keep us in mfud for arything you migfu haw thd you
think we cotld sdl, Feeltee to call Bartaa Drg Chr-
gavethe grace.
lofte DoddsMuilyn \*bfieru.Yorn Jrmkmayte sornecne
There were eiglrt burials furing the past year. else'sTREASIJRES,.
It was agreed that Maund Enterpriseswould IJMW hn raisedatotalof $10X000withtheirBottiges
continueto qlen and olose ftre graves,and Blue andotlrermoneymisersin thelast nineyeds..
Sky Landscaphgwould continueto crf the grass. All this ha goneto sr4port missionprojects.......Thatks
John Williamson, whose term as director had Be to God"....
expire4 was re-electedto a new tluee year term.
JoeBreidenstinewaselectedbusinessmanager,the COMllrlGSOON!
CHRISTMAS INJULY
positionthatBill MeadeheldathispassfuE.Sheila
Stephensresignedas vice-presidentdue to trcalttr Weruill haveo\rcr1500pcs.of NewJewelry.Ju$ beati-
ftljewelry, fltr esideforCluismasgiffe andwewiltrsve
reasons,and Jim Grantwaschosento succeedher; someold colledablejewdrytoo.Thercwill bes:ome hand
MarthaGartwas electedtocompleteherhusband's pafutodfitrdune ad matynice items Keepthis ddp and
term on the board" Cadton JohnsqrLBob Sames timeinmind. Fri-JnlyL7,m09,9amto 7pn.
and BarbaraMeadewill remainin tlpir offices of
president secretaryandheasurerrespectfirlly. Safmday..Ine 20th.. 9anto3pm
It was decided the board will investigate the fire UMW qdll be takingttteir dolls urd Jewelryon the
cost and practicability of leveling the shed and roadorrerto OceanCity on ftp Tbbemrclegrounds.This
ceating new gnavesin the little amountof land saleis sponsor€dby tlre Ocear City Hisdical Soci*y.
Thisis a lage fleamakd thattakesplacee\rery)€ar.
left. They will reportback with their findings and
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 JYGCalendarof Events
A LookIntoJYG.., ( J u n e ,J u l y ,A u g u s t )
Hello. My nameis Alexis Casagrande. I am
thirteenI attendNCSof Nsrthfield.I enjoygoing JUI\iE
to CenhalUnitedMethodistClnnctr-I amthrilled Jrure61 Sfirday Car Washwith Prayer,9ant
to bepartofthe"TeenPraise"band.AndI alsolove -NoonClurchParkfugLot
befuga memberof the JuniorHigh YouffrGrorp. June7b NofYGMeeting
It's a greatplaceto beif you wantfriendsthatlike
you for who are.At JYG our youthleadersgive June146 RegularMeeting
us crazythingsto do asa way for us to developa Jrme2ln Third SundayWoahip
relatiorshipwith Godandeachother.Oneof our June28e Concertin Millville, leave
craziestlessonswaswashingeachothersfeet! It chrchd 5:00pcn
wasa srayfor rtsto reallyget to breakthe ice on
our relatioruhipswith eachother.It's so nice to JULY
havea placeyoucanbeyornselfandbe with other Jnly 5e RegularMeeting
teensffratyou like to hangout witlr"ril/eevenget July 7*, Ttrcsday5:45 BeachVolle$all inOC
to meetotherteensfrom all around.It's alwalna July 126 AbsecorLiglrthouseVisit
stt4ggleto keepGodcloseto yourheartard have JUV la6, Tlresday5:45 Beachvoltepalt inOC
him be your first pnority,whenyou aretrying to
balanceschoolwork and friendsall week.I feel Jnly l6-t8s ACloserWdk(canping on
JYGrejwenatesmy faithwith Godandgivesmea the beachin Wildwood)
cleanslate.fYG is oneofmy favoriteplacesto be. July 196 Third SundayWorship
July Zle, Tircsday5:45 BeachVollepatlinOC
Jnly 25G,Sdurday Help out @ ClnuchBBQ
JYGHappenlngs, Jt;dy266 NOfYGmeeting
Th.GiUwG iriLm havebeenverybusyfor Jnly 28e,Tiresday5:45 BeachVolleFall inOC
JYG, we went fon a bike ride and learnedaborfr
balancing orn priorities. After compledng the AUGUST
lesson we rode to Rita's water ice. We attended
Third Swday and listened to some cool hiphop Arrg.* RegularMeeting
music. Weteamedwiththe SundaySchoolclasses
for a Missionproject. We raised$571.00and 5l Aug.4*, Tiresday5:45 BeachVollepall inOC
cell phonesfor the March of Dirnes. Our Project
Babysit fourd uswith 32 little ones. It was a huge Aug.9e RegulaMeeting
sucoessraisurgmore tlnn $200. This moneywill Ang,.U6, Tiresday5:45 Beachlfrolleyballin OC
be put b good use for upcoming meetings. Wb Aug. 16 RegulrMeeting
have many interesting things planned" See our fug, 186,Tuesday5:45 BeachVolleSall inOC
schedulebelow. Lng. ?3'd ParefltsagainsttYG
membefsBaseballGame
Ang. 25*, Tuesday5:45 BeachVollepall inOC
MARCHOF DIMES A€.30ttr RegularMeeting

On April 26,2009,sevenJYG membersand

four a&rltsassistedwith settingup the March Specialdates
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of Dimeswa$ afterwhichthegroupwalked5 . JYCCarwashJune6, 2009
miles. JYGandCental'sSundaySchoolraisd
. Trinity Sunday,
June7, 7.A09
$571.00andcollectedfifty-onecell phonesfu
ftis worftrycauie.Thanl$to allwhoparticipated! . FlagDay,Junet4,2009
SueandMaria . Fatlrer'sDaSJune2112009
. First dayof summeqlune 21,2009

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 OTHERS
HELPING
Cvirg freely of your gifls andgraceshelpsthe
reciprarf of coutse,but it canimproveyour o\pn
mentalhealttr-Ask othervolunteers, andtheywill
probablysaythey get backmore thantrey give.
Vohrnteering the moreyou do iq
is like e.:<ercise,
thebetteryoufeel.

In our county, Americaruare volunteaing in

recordrurmbers.About 560/o of adultsdo sqne
tpe of voftnileer work, averagingabqrt 3.5
hoursper week. Volunteering is oneof the most
rewardirgthingsyou cando. It canbringyoujoy
andsatisfactionardimprovelorn orflook. It is a
way to cqrnectwift churchandcommunity, andit
lour self-esteem
will increase

Thereis a healthsideof volunteering.A study

shouredthat peoplelive longerwhenthey help
others.Oneerylanrationis glves
tlrratvohurteering
meaningandprqpose to people'slives.
Whenyou arereadyto volunteer,find something
you feelpassionate aboutor haveopedencewith
andthen'consider howmuchtimeyouhaveto give
or wtrattpe of eryerienceyou want Youdo not
needto haveskills or lots of time,just easeinto
it. Staftwith a one-timeprojectandtry different
projectsuntil you find therightmatch
In September, ttere w:11be an opportunityto
oplore andsignup for variouschurchprojectsard
committees.Helpingin theParishNursevisitation
or &iving p(qgamsis ore wayof reachirgors to
others. Cmsiderthe benefitstoo your phpical,
mental,andspiriuralhealthby volunteering.
Drane
Rev.Joarure
ParishNurse
- CAMP E.D.G.E.
- Enlmtng & Disering God Etrer5rwtut!
Jcinusfcrara&rardirefi[erlu€*offu Fidrg God!
- W t1tu31$ - 9:00arn"-Noqrftily - ag€s4yrlold
to6ftftade
-Regi$erno'watwww.odcedrn5nikoar/cerdratrrdce
- poiattns n€eded:fakeOnitrnastees'pire rcedlesi
illificial virrcEflcwers,rockg stuffedwildlife
anirnals,tents,sleepurgbags,backpacks,outdoot
folding chairs,@nteens,or anyother campulg
or erdr-eme sp6rtsitems - pleaseleavein the old
nutsery.
- \blunb'effiareneeded to decomte/pairfrdeignseb
ard/adeoa,diots.
- Fu moreinfocmtiol a ifycu canhelpor vdur'froer
in qryway,enrailIfu.4rtlghie
- rnhieer-Direous
ofws, attaseyjr;.rmfut4g-

BenWaltonwillbepreachirgat all fl,reeservices-

Benis a helicofrerresorepilot for fireCoastCruard
.t andhasbeenJtationedat theTechCenterfor tlre
pasttlueeyears. He andhis lovely wife Megare
expectingtheirfust childinAugust

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 ThisWill MakeYourDay
by LynneQuicksall
The first known celebration of Father's Day
T\volitle bo1n,ages8 and 10,wereexcessively \Mi!son July 5, 1908in Fairmont, lfr/estMrginia,
mischievous,alwaysgetringinto trouble and their whereit was @rnmemoratedatwilliam Memorial
parcils knew abort it. Methodist EpiscopalChruch South- Ixlw known
asCental United MethodistChrnch.GraoeGolden
If arymischief occuredintheirtown, the two boys Claytonisbelievedtohavesuggestedit to herpastor
werc prc$trnedto be involved- after a deadly erylosion in nearby Monogah in
December,killirry 361men.
Theboys' motherheuril that a preacherin town had
beeirsucessful in disciplinhg childreruso sheasked
if hewouldspeaktoher sons. It was also durfug a sermonin 1909 that Sonora
Smart Dodd becameinspired by Moftr's Day.
Thepreacheragree( ht qskedto seethem After the death of her mother, Sonora and her
indivi&nlly. Shesert the 8-yearold in first in the siblingswereraised by their fatherWrlliam Jackson
mondng,withtlte olderboyscheduledto seetlre Smart,a Civil Warveteran.Sonorawantedto shonr
preacherin the afternoon. how thanldrl strewas to her fatrer an4 because
William was born in Jrme,sheworked to have the
Thepreacheqa luryemanwith abooming voice, sd first Father'sDay celebrated on June19, 1910.
the yourger sondown andaslredhim sternly "Do
youhrow whereGodis, son?"
ln 1924, PresidentCoolidge recommendedthat
fireboy's mcuthdroppedqpe4buthe madenore- Father'sDay becomea national holiday. Presideril
sponsesiftingwide+pdwith his modhharging open Johnsondesignatedfte ftird Sunday of Jtrne to
be Father'sDay in 1966. It was not until 1972
Sq the preacherrelrated the questionin an even that PresidentNixon instihfred Father's Day as a
siemertone: "Whe,re is God?" nationalobservance.

Aggirt the bcymade no a$emptto answer.Tlre From the Editon

misedhis voice evenmoreandshookhis
trrreaclrcr
fingerin tlrc @s frce andbellowe&"Whereis God?' My dad was & quiet man who
kept to himself. He didn't slmre
Theboy screamedandbolted from the roorrl ran much of himself with ns growing
directly home,wert irto his closetandslanrmedthe up exceptto tell us when we werc
door behindhim. wrsrg. I guess I di&r't seemuch
of him on week davs becrose he worted lat€. As I
Whenhis olderbrdher foundhiminthe closeLhe discorreredlater, hii biggest concern was providing
asked"'What'swrong?' formy tluee sisters,Mom andme. He becarneill ad
hadto hanecancersurgeryon his sixtieth birthday and
had to retire from ajob thd' didn't suit his personality
Theyourgerbrotheq gaspingforbredlU replied: "We d all. He was a life insurancesalesrnan..Afterwar4
arereally in for it this time." Dad was often emotiond andmuch more communica-
"God is missirg andthey think we did itl" tive. He lived until the age84, albeit n'ith alifficulty
fromhis cancersrqgery,brfi I gct to know him asa good
caringpenon ard fattrcr. I misshim still.
Central's Courier
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The Cqnier b prbtbhed rnorehlyto keep nnembenand frien* informedof prograrn dthe churchandto r€poft nefl6 abott Central's
peofla To suhnit nevn, cleady write a t)pe the infcmatim ad leare it in the Necclefier nailb< in the chutch dce ot pr€fcraHy,
ande-mait the inform*ion to the E(litc The Courierarticlesmut besuhiEed by the loth dthe morh Briatothe bsrc.

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