September 2019 Bulletin

Every Week at Galilee SEPTEMBER
2019
Sunday
Galilee United Methodist Church
Morning Worship // 9:00am & 11:00am 45425 Winding Road
Grow Hour // 10:15am Sterling, Virginia
Youth Group // 7:00 - 8:30pm Beginning September 8
galileeumc.org • 703-430-2203
Monday

Women’s Study Group // 6:30pm

Tuesday

Galilee Praise Project // 7-8:30pm
Genesis Bible Study with Pastor Jason // 7pm
Backpack Buddies (2nd Tuesday of each month) // 7pm

Wednesday

Women’s Bible Study // 10:00am (1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month)
PrimeTimers Luncheon // 11:30am
Galilee Singers (Chancel Choir) Rehearsal // 7:00-8:30pm

Thursday

Men’s Son-Rise Study // 6:30am
Sisters in Christ Bible Study // 10:00am
Wesley Ringers (Handbell Choir) Rehearsal // 7:00-8:30pm

The deadline to submit information
for the October monthly bulletin is

Sept. 15. Please email your
information to the church office:

[email protected]

Stay Connected Meet the Pastors

facebook.com/galileeumc REV. JASON DULEY - SENIOR PASTOR
At Galilee, we talk about “ordinary people” and “extraordinary
twitter.com/galileechurch purpose.” That’s because we believe we’re all just regular people
instagram.com/galileeumcyg called to do something beyond the norm. For instance, I’m an
ordinary person—my extraordinary purpose is to shepherd
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Methodist Church as your charitable organization. and others can help reveal. I am here to help you discover your extraordinary purpose
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to Galilee. Find out more at smile.amazon.com. I invite you to connect with me at Galilee.
[email protected]
Watch our livestream on Sundays and
archived sermons at any time online! REV. GEITRA MICKELSON - ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Geitra Mickelson, Galilee’s newest addition to our clergy staff, is an
galileeumc.org Ohio native who comes to our church with a background in music,
education, and theater. Active in church throughout her life, Geitra
responded to the call to ministry here in Virginia, where she has
lived since 2001.
“I responded to a call when God’s love convicted my heart. I’m
eager to share that love with a hurt and broken world. Jesus has
made all the difference in my life, and I believe he can make a
difference in yours—no matter what!”
“My goal is to work alongside others who are passionately committed to helping those in
need.”
Geitra serves in Galilee’s ministries and at the Chapel at Lansdowne Woods, and is
pursuing the completion of her Masters of Divinity at Wesley Theological Seminary.
[email protected]

Fellowship Welcome

Line Dancing Welcome to all who are interested in exercise and fun! Welcome!
Intermediate Class: Mondays 7:00pm - 9:00pm Have you ever crossed someone off your list? I think I might have; I think we all do.
Mondays and Beginner Class: Fridays 7:00pm - 8:00pm Sometimes, it seems like the only thing you can do when a person acts too troubled or
Fridays Intermediate Review: Fridays 8:00pm too high maintenance, too angry or too unwilling to change, is to write them off as “lost.”
No Line Dancing Human beings sometimes write others off. God never does.
Sept. 2 I love the way Jesus was always seeking the lost. He went out from the circles of the suc-
cessful and socially accepted to show compassion toward the least, the last, and the lost.
Location: Multi-Purpose Room The greatest message of the gospel is that the lost shall be found, and there are many
stories in Luke that put forward this divine truth. I hope you join us in September at
Mondays Monday evening Pickleball! Galilee and the Chapel as we hear those stories in our worship series, “Lost.”
I’ll be looking for you!
7:00pm - 9:00pm For more information contact: [email protected] In Christ,

No Pickleball - Sept. 2 Pastor Jason

Location: Galilee Gym

Wednesdays Looking for a new way to get light exercise? We play Pickleball
12:00pm - 2:00pm every Wednesday in the gymnasium. Active adults welcome.

Location: Galilee Gym

Prayer Shawl Ministry

1st Sundays The Prayer Shawl Ministry makes shawls for those in the
10:15am - 11:00am hospital or in need of comfort. Knitters or crocheters are
welcome, as is anyone interested in learning.
New people of all skill levels welcome as well as any yarn donations.

Location: Conference Room

Men’s Night Out Youth Group Memory Cafe
begins 12-2pm
3rd Thursday Uncle Julio’s 7:00pm BPB Night @ Men’s Night
September 19 Burger 21 Uncle Julio’s Run for
6:30pm One Loudoun Backpack Sterling Recovery
44703 Thorndike St. Buddies (BPB) 5-9PM 6:30pm
Better Angels 8am
Ashburn, VA 20147 Packing
in MR - 10am 7-9 GUMC

The Men’s Group will be meeting at Uncle Julio’s on Thursday, September 19, 2019 Book Club
at 6:30 pm. We encourage all men of Galilee (18+) to attend. Bring a friend or 5:30pm
make some new ones. All are welcome!
For more information you may email: [email protected]

Children's CHILDREN'S Loudoun Hunger Relief provided over 1 million pounds of food last year to those in
Ministry CHURCH our community that are food insecure. LHR is grateful for the help they received
from Galilee, especially the fresh produce which now comprises 30% of food
Available at both services provided, and is helping to increase the health and wellness of the families they
after the Children's serve.
LHR continually tells us how grateful they are, and so are we. Thank you and God
Message in Room 208 Bless. If you would like to join the LHR delivery team contact Kathi Miller at
[email protected].

Apples Garlic Beets Oranges

Week 1 Week 4

"Light, Dark, Sky, and Water" "Birds, Fish, and Animals"

Genesis 1:3-8 Genesis 1:20-25 Carrots Plantains Ginger root

God made light, dark, sky, God made the birds, fish, and

and water. animals.

Week 2 Week 5

"Land, Plants, and Sea" "People and Rest"

Genesis 1:9-13 Genesis 1:26-2:25 Potatoes Lemons/Limes Onions

God made the land, plants, God made the most special

and sea. of all: people. Then He rested.

Week 3 September Verse Peppers Turnips Yucca

"Sun, Moon, and Stars" "God saw everything He had Please bring in all donations of fresh food on the LAST Sunday of each month.
Genesis 1:14-19 made. And it was very good." Please feel free to continue to donate throughout the month shelf-stable items
God made the sun, moon, such as rice, beans, cereal, flour, sugar, peanut butter, jelly/jam and canned
and stars.  Genesis 1:31 meats.

Ministry Highlights Galilee Youth Ministry

In response to a previous Financial Town Hall and the Financial Survey, Galilee will now Grow Hour - Sunday 10:15am - Youth Center
include financial information in the monthly bulletin. The following table shows financial galileeumc.org/youth
results for July 2019.
Meet Christian Lanzaro
July 2019 Variance YTD 7/31/19 Variance Galilee's new Director of Youth and
Actual Forecast $ % Actual Forecast $ %
Total Income 87,225 97,374 (10,149) (10.4)% 675,603 700,336 (24,733)(3.5)% Family Ministries!
Christian (from NOVA) and his wife
Expenses Torrye (from West Virginia) are school
Staff 45,213 45,726 513 1.1% 318,811 320,075 1,264 0.4%
Operating 13,087 25,759 12,673 49.2% 153,388 190,631 37,243 19.5% teachers. Christian is a special
Sub-Total 58,299 71,485 13,185 18.4% 472,198 510,706 38,507 7.5% education teacher and Torrye is an
elementary teacher. They both love to
Apportionments 8,758 9,737 979 10.1% 67,554 70,034 2480 3.5% travel and have been to about 20
Mortgage 20,077 20,081 4 0.0% 140,536 140,565 29 0.0%
Sub Total 28,835 29,818 984 3.3% 208,090 210,599 2,509 1.2% countries in the last few years.
Total Expenses 87,134 101,303 14,169 14.0% 680,289 721,304 41,016 5.7%
Galilee Youth Ministry
ChangeinNetAssets $91 $(3,929) $4,020 102.3% $(4,686) $20,968 $16,282 77.7%
Sundays 7PM - Youth Center
Mark Your Calendars!
Beginning September 8
Coffee with Pastor Jason
Sunday, Oct. 6
10:15am

Enjoy Fellowship Time & then join Pastor Jason in the sanctuary
for a time to meet him & ask questions.

Great for newcomers!

Small Groups Ministry Highlights

Sundays: Friends in Faith You're Invited to a

10:15am · Adult Flex Welcome Celebration
Led by Bill Johnson
for
Ask: Faith Questions in a Skeptical Age “is an eight week study about
difficult questions and our search for faithful answers. Bishop Scott J. Christian & Torrye Lanzaro
Jones and his son, Rev. Arthur D. Jones, face these questions honestly
and thoughtfully , bringing a Christian perspective to tough questions as Christian joins us as Galilee's
of faith.” * Join us in the adult flex room, led by Bill Johnson. Director of Youth and Family Ministries
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 @ 10:00AM
Sundays: Today’s Group

10:15am · Room 200

Can’t commit to a long-term Sunday School or Bible Study? Today’s

Today’s Group is a small group that meets on Sunday mornings in Groups
Room 200. It is a drop-in group designed to discuss the sermon of
the day. If you have already heard the sermon, the discussion will
take you more in depth. If you haven’t heard it yet, you will have
the opportunity to get a preview and an understanding of what the sermon is about.

Sundays: Parents of Young Children Memory Cafe

10:15am · Room 206 The Bible
Led by Kristen Jenkins (and What’s the Big Picture?)

Our lessons will be focused around the Bible Project (https://thebibleproject.com/) September 14 Memory Cafe is a supportive place for people with mild to mid-stage
videos and study guides. Our questions will be focused on learning how the story of the 2nd Saturdays memory loss and their caregivers.
Old Testament points toward the coming of Christ and God’s big plan for us. We will also 12:00pm - 2:00pm Bring your own lunch. Soft drinks and dessert will be
review the Big Picture Bible and how the story takes shape so it is accessible for our kids.
provided. Resources will be available for you to take home. Meet new
Sept. 1 - Not meeting Sept. 15 - Matthew Sept. 29 - Serve Sunday friends, socialize, and relax.

Sept. 8 - Matthew Sept. 22 - Mark Location: For more information, contact: [email protected].
Youth Center

Sundays: Sunday Small Group The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group

10:15am · Room 202 September 5 The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group is specifically for caregivers
Led by Chris Richter
1st Thursdays and family of people experiencing dementia. It is not intended for
“Just Walk Across the Room,” by Bill Hybels. This is an exploration
of how to share our faith – so many of us feel the desire to share 12:00pm - 1:30pm those afflicted with dementia (see Memory Cafe
our faith story with others, but we may not know how to start
the conversation or how to adapt to the unexpected turns in that Lansdowne Woods above). Attendees are welcome to bring lunch,
conversation. In this mini-class, we’ll watch short videos and then
seek to learn from each other and our discussion. Everyone is invited! otherwise light snacks & water are provided.

For more information contact Deb Harney at
[email protected]

Location: Madison Room at Lansdowne Woods

Registration Small Groups
is 
open Galilee Book Club

Registration for the 2019-2020 school year Led by Chris Smith, Jennifer Shah & Mario Brathwaite
5:30pm - Adult Flex Room
Now offering full-day preschool with optional before and 4th Sunday of each month
after-school care for 3 and 4 year old students. 
Come be a part of the Galilee Book Club, a group of Christians reading
FULL DAY CLASS IS WAITING LIST ONLY books. We choose one title a month and meet at Galilee on the fourth
Sunday of each month (September 29) @ 5:30 for a light meal and
Half-day classes are available for children ages 2 to 5 years old. open discussion. Contact [email protected] for details and to
learn what we are reading now.
After-school care for elementary age children is available for September book is Self Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon
K-5 students from the following schools:
Monday Women’s Evening Group
Algonkian ES Countryside ES
Horizon ES WAITING LIST ONLY Led by Mary Ann Myers & Jenny Castle
6:30pm - Adult Flex
Potowmack ES Join us for dinner and study.

For more information or to schedule a tour, Me, Myself, and Lies: A Thought Closet Makeover - Bible Study Book by Jennifer Rothschild
contact [email protected] provides a personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the group
video sessions of this women’s Bible study that encourages them to clean out the junk in
Galilee Christian School               g a  lil5e7e1c.3h7r5i.s7t6ia8n5.org their minds and replace hidden negative thoughts with positive truths from God’s word.
Words are powerful. Especially the words women speak to themselves. All too often, what
they say to themselves when they lie in bed at night or look in the mirror in the morning
is not even close to the words God wants them to speak to their souls. According to
Rothschild, what we think about often has a ripple effect on nearly every area of our lives.

At Galilee Church, we offer regular, intentional
opportunities for people to grow in faith. We strive to
prepare people of all ages for a deeper relationship
with God. Our greatest tool for growth is the small
group, where people come together to study the
word and build understanding, faith, and strong
relationships. Our small groups are open to everyone
at any time. Feel free to drop in when you are able to
see if a group is the right fit for you.
More information on Galilee’s Small Groups can be found at galileeumc.org/small-groups

Small Groups

Tuesday Group

Led by Pastor Jason Duley
7:00pm - Adult Flex

Join Pastor Jason each Tuesday this fall .... Join us for Spirit Night
Genesis - Not simply the first book of the Bible, this
study will explore family tree of our faith! Some of Backpack Buddies
the most amazing characters, and some of the most
significant lessons of belief have their roots in these Galilee Church
powerful stories.
Wednesday September 18th, 2019
Women’s Wednesday Morning Study 5pm-9pm

Led by Emilie Beckelhimer Mention Spirit Night when ordering and we will donate 15% back
9:30am - Adult Flex to the program!
Moving chapter by chapter through Having a Mary Heart in a Martha
World, Joanna Weaver shares fresh insights each week concerning Sterling | 21305 Windmill Parc Sterling VA . (571) 665-5768
lessons learned from the story of Mary and Martha. Packed with
helpful tools for building a relationship with God, the companion
study guide gives participants a chance to reflect on what they’ve
read in the book as well as what they’ve learned in their study of
God’s Word.
Come discover what Jesus meant by the “better part” as you strengthen your relationship
with the God who invites you closer.

Wednesday: PrimeTimers Luncheon Prime
Timers
Led by Ferd Wagner
11:30am
Multi-Purpose Room

PrimeTimers is a fellowship and Bible study group that meets throughout the year. They
are studying the book of Romans. The meeting begins with lunch at 11:30 a.m.

They have begun teaming up with Backpack Buddies to sort and pack food monthly and
have started a monthly card ministry for shut-ins. For more information see Ferd Wagner or
David or Laura Leroy or email the church office, [email protected]

Stephen Ministry Small Groups

Life Happens. Son-Rise Thursday Morning Study

We are all blessed with wonderful things in life, 6:30am We meet every Thursday morning at 6:30am
But sometimes things get tough. Newcomers are welcome. Contact: [email protected].
U Grief, loneliness, doubts, relationship difficulties,
U Loss of a job, divorce, relocation, Location: The Holiday Inn: 45425 Holiday Drive, Sterling, VA 20166
U Hospitalization, loss of a loved one, terminal illness, Often we make a mess of our lives and wonder if there is any
U Caring for a loved one with a chronic or terminal illness, redemption. In this book, pastor and author Tom Berlin helps us
U … Feeling overwhelmed see our mess through the eyes of Christ to find redemption and
restoration. Using Scripture, devotional tools, and the writings of
Galilee Stephen Ministers are here to care. We are... Ignatius of Loyola, John of the Cross, St. Augustine, John Wesley,
Evelyn Underhill, and others, Berlin encourages reflection and meditation through
U Trained members of our congregation our own brokenness. Only then can we focus on the cross as the place where we
U Part of Galilee’s pastoral caring ministry truly surrender control, leave our mess, and find redemption.
U Completely confidential
U Ready to walk beside you one-on-one through a difficult time Thursday Morning Sisters in Christ Study Group
U A leaning post, a hand to hold
U Not here to tell you how to feel or what to do Led by Nancy Epperson
U Here to listen, care, encourage, accept without judgment 10:00am - Adult Flex
U Open to pray or talk about your faith, if you would like to 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month
U Here to meet with you for about an hour a week September-November we will study John Ortberg’ “Soul Keeping -
U Here to walk beside you for as long as you need us to Caring for The Most Important Part of You”.
Anxiety. Depression. Fear. Loneliness. These are all symptoms of a
To find out more: soul that has lost touch with its source of life. Like a flower snipped from the vine,
the soul that is not turned toward God can only wither away.
If you think you, or someone you know, could benefit from a Stephen Minister, In Soul Keeping, bestselling author John Ortberg sheds light on the most overlooked,
please talk with Ann Kuo, one of our Stephen Leaders, through the church underrated, and least-understood part of your being. With a workable and relevant
office at 703-430-2203, or by email at [email protected], or approach, he shows how living the “with God” life isn’t just a good idea--it’s the
any of us who wear the Stephen Ministry blue badge. All requests are totally only way to find lasting peace and satisfaction.
confidential.
Ordinary People...
Email us at [email protected] or call the church office at
703.430.2203 ...Extraordinary Purpose

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RECOVERY

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listen to your better angels?
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Galilee is hosting a Better Angels introductory session on
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and Q&A with a local Better Angels regional coordinator.
Register at Galilee Church is all about bringing people together. We hope you
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Contact Mario at [email protected] or Pastor Jason at
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