News, stories, events, updates, and all things Mount Olivet.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Memorial Day - A Salute to Our Veterans


The worship service yesterday morning at Mt. Olivet concluded at the entrance gates to the cemetery where 43 veterans of war are buried. Two veterans, Dallas Lam and Herbert Lam, read the names as a salute to those who had served our country. The following is a list of those brave men:

Granville F. Crummet
Leon Daggy
Homer L. Fox
J. Lester Grogg
David Gums
Levi Esten Halterman
Charles W. Hiner
Fred O. Hiner
Oakley Holsinger
Ellet Newton Hoover
Ernest W. Huffer
Clarence E. Huffer
Alfred Knott
Grover T. (Tom) Knott
Meddie Lee Lancaster
Victor John Larkenau
Donnie Michael
James Woodrow Michael
Lawrence R. Michael
Paul J. Michael
Robert Michael
Troy Michael
W. L. Michael
James C. Milstead
Dr. D. Morrison
William Moyer
Elsworth Paris
Edwin P. Puffenbarger
Richard Ralston
Claude Rawley
John Rawley
Warren W. Rawley
Wayman Rawley
John Edmond (Ed) Shank
Kirt L. Simmons
R. William Smith, Sr.
Andrew Sprouse
James L. Staubus
Frank Terrance
Ernest Billy Terry
Leroy Toombs
Emory Daniel Wenger
Elmer Zirk

Thank you veterans!

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Rest in Peace, Winnie "Granny" Rawley

Winifred VanLear Rawley
(April 15, 1923 - May 24, 2013)

Winifred "Winnie" VanLear Rawley, 90, of Mount Solon, died Friday, May 24, 2013 at Augusta Nursing and Rehab in Fishersville, VA.

Mrs. Rawley was born April 15, 1923 in Augusta County and was the daughter of the late Oney A. VanLear, Sr. and Christine Allen VanLear.

She lived most of her life in the Mt. Solon area and graduated from North River High School in 1941.

She was preceded in death in addition to her parents by Charles Wayman Rawley, her husband of 64 years, Brother and Sister-in-law O.A. VanLear, Jr. (Catherine), Brother and Sister-in-law Lewis Allen VanLear (Charlotte), Sister and Brother-in-law Ethel VanLear Rawley (Claude), Sister and Brother-in-law Margie VanLear Green (Lomo).

She is survived by three daughters, Linda Ann Rawley Lam and Daniel W. Lam, Betty Jean Rawley Lam and Samuel W. Lam, Sandra Kay Rawley Gray and C.H. "Chip" Gray and son John Wayman Rawley.

Also surviving are nine Grandchildren, Kevin Lam, Gregory Lam (Mary), Steven Lam (Sarah), Jennifer Lihos, Kent Lam, Michelle Bradley (Bo), Kimberly Sheffer, Kelinda Feldmeier (Iban), and Allen Rawley.

Eight Great-Grandchildren, Garrett and Elliott Lam, Klaudia Sheffer, Grace and Joel Lam, Avery and Cade Bradley and Kaleigh Feldmeier.

Also surving are a sister-in-law Betty VanLear, sister-in-law Ethel Rawley Trobaugh and brother- in- law Paul W. Rawley (Sylvia) and a number of nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be conducted at the Mt. Olivet United Brethren In Christ in Mount Solon at 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 26, 2013 with Rev. Todd Lilley and Rev. Luther Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Olivet Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 25, 2013 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Johnson Funeral Service in Bridgewater.
Memorial contributions may be given to Mount Olivet United Brethren in Christ 862 Free Mason Run Road Mount Solon, VA 22843 or Mount Olivet United Brethren in Christ, Cemetery Fund, 862 Free Mason Run Road, Mount Solon, VA 22843.
We will miss you.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Pastor's Penpoint - The "S" Word - May 2013

"For this is the will of God, your sanctification." (1 Th. 4:3)

The Lord has a grand plan for the life of every person, and it can be summed up in a single word: sanctification. If you are scratching your head about what that term means, you are not alone. Many people - even some longtime Christians - do not know its definition. However, believers should see to it that they acquire that knowledge because it's an important word, and it defines them.

In its verb form - sanctify - the term means "to make holy" or "to separate." So when something is sanctified, it is separated from a common use to a sacred one. In the Old Testament, we are told that the Lord sanctified a number of things: He made the seventh day holy, set side the Levite tribe as priests, and even consecrated places like the Holy of Holies in the tabernacle (Gen. 2:3; Num. 3).

The Lord still sanctifies people today. Before a person receives salvation, he is spiritually dead (Eph. 2:1-3). What's more, Romans 5:10 tells us that before we come to faith, we're actually enemies of God. Yet the moment someone trusts in Jesus as his personal Savior, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into the Lord's family. That individual is then set apart and a child of God for a sacred purpose. This means believers are not here simply to chase after personal gain. Rather, they are to serve God and bring Him honor and glory.

As members of God's family who are called to reflect His glory, believers are referred to as "saints." This word shares a root with sanctification. We are referred to this way, not because we live sinless lives but because we live a life consistent with the One we represent.

God's grace and blessing, Pastor Todd