ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH REV. KENNETH P.

MOORE, 21291
THREE NOTCH ROAD, PO BOX 341, LEXINGTON PARK MD 20653
FEBRUARY 2019

Our Mission - Trained, prepared, equipped servants of Jesus

Christ providing intentional, responsive, proactive, flexible and precise
ministry in our church, community, nationally and internationally.
Zion United
Methodist
Church
Rev. Kenneth P.
Moore, 21291 Three
Notch Road, PO Box
341, Lexington Park
MD 20653

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“Dear Lord, help me to aim toward my goals with full
assurance of reaching them and with complete faith in Your
mercy if I don’t. Empower me today to do Your will.”

Expansion Project Updates

Cumulative total as of 01/31/19 is $125,920.36.
Continue giving your monetary gifts as we approach
our second phase of acquiring the required building
permits. If you have an idea/suggestion for a
fundraiser, please contact Min. Tony Branch.
Admin council next meeting is schedule for March
19th, 2019. However, if there is something that
requires us to get together prior to the next schedule
meeting, please let me know. We can conduct
meeting via phone conference or in person.

…for God loveth a cheerful giver !!!Have a blessed and wonderful day!!!
2 Corinthian 9:7 Sister Stephanie M. Lee, Admin Council Chairperson
!ALL ARE WELCOME!

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THREE NOTCH ROAD, PO BOX 341, LEXINGTON PARK MD 20653
FEBRUARY 2019
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
New telephone Conference Call Number: Zion has
established a new Free Conference Call dial-in
number. Please use the following number and
access code for all future telephone conference
calls: Dial-in number is: (515) 604-9926; access
code is: 729389#; host PIN is: 3484. The previous
telephone conference dial-in number will be
disabled and will no longer be usable. If you have
questions, please contact Pastor Bruce.
Scholarship Opportunity - The Baltimore-
Washington Conference is offering college
scholarships for the Fall 2019 semester. Students
can apply January 3rd – March 7th, 2019 through an
online application system. Scholarships are
available to students attending or enrolling in an
accredited colleges and universities. Students must
be an active member of a church for at least one
year and be attending (or will attend) an accredited
college or university as a fill-time student. Student
will need to provide their official transcript and
contact information for two church references
(pastor and another member of the church). In
addition, the student must have a minimum GPA of
2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. For additional
information and to apply, visit
www.bwcumc.org/administration/local-church-
resources/scholarships
Church Announcements
New Members' Class: Date TBD. All new members
are highly encouraged to attend, as well as any Zion
members who have not attended a new member's
class in the past. This class will provide information
about the history of the United Methodist and its
beliefs, the administrative structure of the United
Methodist Church, specifics of ministries at Zion, and
other detailed information. Please contact Sister
Sheila Milburn for additional info.
Organ Purchase
As of 01/31/2019 $9,138.00 have been donated
toward the purchase of the new organ. If you are
willing, blessed, and able to make a monetary
donation, please contact Sister Cecilia Chandler,
Sister Lucinda Rothwell, any member on the Board of
Trustees (BOT). Or include your donation in a
Tithe/Offering envelope (indicate for ‘Organ
Purchase”. Place envelope in offering basket.
Worship Ministry: If you are interest in leading
worship service occasionally as a Worship Leader,
please contact Pastor Bruce. Training will be
provided during the month of January 2019
(Date/Time TBD).
Audio/Video Ministry: If you are a “technical gadget”
kind of person, Zion is seeking you to be a member of
its newly established Audio/Video Ministry.
Members will be trained to operate our current audio
system and future replacement audio/video systems.
Duties include assisting in the operation of the
systems during worship services and special events. If
interested, please contact Brother Ike Harris or
Brother Roy Myles.
Usher Ministry: The ushers are looking for a few
good men, women, and children to serve as
“doorkeepers”. If you have a greeting and serving
spirit, consider joining this ministry. See Sister
Juanita Commodore or any usher on duty.
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THREE NOTCH ROAD, PO BOX 341, LEXINGTON PARK MD 20653
FEBRUARY 2019
Seniors Ministry: Sister Lendora Moon (chairperson)
is looking to establishing a monthly get-together. If
you would like to participate, please send her an
email at henginfranklin@gmail.com or call her at
(301) 862-1070.
Upcoming Events at a Glance
th –
Feb 8 th
10 2019 Youth “ROCK” Retreat
See Sister Karen Camp for
additional information
Feb 16th St. Luke U.M.C. in Scotland,
MD Women are having their
Annual Breakfast from 8:30am
– 11:00a.m. Cost $8 for adults
& $4 for ages 3 – 12.
Feb 17th Senior Recognition Day
Sister Janie Hunter, Chair
Feb 19th – 21st Spring Revival ‘Being
Transformed: With God, By
God, For God’ Speakers: Min.
David Cullison, Bishop Frank
Clinton, Bishop Phillip Spence.
Sister Sheila Milburn, Chair
Feb 23rd SPRC Training 9am – 12pm at
Centenary UMC, Shady Side,
MD. Brother Kevin Harris,
Chair
Feb 23rd Mt. Olive U.M.C. Women
presents their Annual Black
History Program at 3p.m. See
flyer on Zion’s Community
bulletin board in Fellowship
Hall
Feb 24 th
Black History Heritage Potluck
Chair (TBD)
Mar 23rd Battered, Bruised, and Broken
Workshop “Releasing the Pain
of Your Past” Minister Mary
Davis- Sister Desiree Bailey,
POC
Apr 21st Easter Breakfast
Men’s Ministry
May 19th Women’s Day Celebration
Sister Deborah Hutchins, Chair
Notary Service
Notary Service is now available at ZUMC. Please
contact Pastor Moore for an appointment.
Appointments can be done after worship service.
Praise Report
Thanking God for all mercies, favors, comfortings
and blessings he has bestowed on us. For the healings
of physical, medical, emotional, and spiritual needs
for families and friends. For being faithful to his
word. As we go forward let us meditate on the
promise found in Philippians 4:19 - “But my God
shall supply ALL your (our) need(s) according to his
riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Bible Study Information
2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself
approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth,” KJV
Youth Bible Study – First Sunday Youth/Children
Church Class with Sister Likie Milton.
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THREE NOTCH ROAD, PO BOX 341, LEXINGTON PARK MD 20653
FEBRUARY 2019
General Bible Study - On Wednesdays at 7:00 PM,
Pastor Bruce Jackson will facilitate the class. Come
out and bring your Bibles and your questions. Join us!
Wednesday Night Bible Study; each Wednesday at
7pm; facilitator is Pastor Bruce. Come and spend an
hour gaining knowledge and a better understanding of
God's Word. You are guaranteed to receive a
blessing...
Women’s Bible Study – Meet at 6PM on the 2nd
and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Minister Sheila
Milburn will facilitate. Come on out!
Brother ’s Only Bible Study
The “Brothers Only” Bible Study will meet only on
the fourth Monday of each month Pastor Bruce
Jackson will facilitate. Come on out!
Sunday School Study each Sunday at 9:30 AM
KEEPING IT HEALTHY – Mother Florence Lanham
Which Kind of H2O Do You Need?
Protein Water:
What it is: Water with added whey protein isolate.
Claim: “This low calorie protein drink maintains and
replenishes muscle, increases energy & endurance,
curbs appetite, and provides hydration,” says Trimino.
Evidence: “That’s quite a claim for the amount of
protein that’s in only one ounce of chicken breast.”
Says the Army Research Institute of Environmental
Medicine. Each 16 oz. bottle of Trimino has just 7
grams.
In an industry-funded study on protein water and
hydration, 10 young adults exercised until they were
dehydrated and then drank about two liters of water
either with or without roughly 40 grams of whey
protein isolate. Over the next four hours, they were
no better hydrated after drinking protein water than
the plain water.
Bottom Line: Extra protein water doesn’t improve
hydration…or pretty much anything else.
Deep Ocean Water:
What it is: Desalinated water from a deep ocean
current.
Claim: “Mona Deep has a unique blend of
electrolytes and trace minerals” that “hydrates you
twice as fast as bottled spring water and a leading
sports drink,” says the company.
Evidence: Eight young adults exercised until they
were dehydrated and then drank Kona Deep water,
spring water, or sports drink. The level of particles
dissolved in the participants’ saliva returned to
normal twice as fast after they drank Kona Deep than
after they drank the spring water or sports drink.
But particles in saliva “fluctuate in response to
whatever you’re drinking, so they don’t really tell you
anything useful about hydration.”
What’s more, “this study is missing tremendous
amounts of details and even plausibility.” That’s
because there’s nothing special about Kona Deep’s
electrolytes (roughly 2 milligrams of potassium and
45 mg of sodium in a 16.9 oz. bottle).
Bottom Line: Mona Deep is “basically just water.”
Raw Water:
What it is: Unfiltered, u treated spring water.
Claim: “flawless, gem-grade spring water…freely
bubbling to the earth’s Surface in Maine since the last
Ice Age,” says Tourmaline Spring. “Alive” with
probiotics, says Live Spring Water (only available in
parts of California).
Evidence: If you get your water straight from a spring
– or if you take Live Spring Water’s advice about
‘visiting nature and gathering [y]our own spring
water’ – you’d be foolish.
“There’s a potential for contamination any time
water reaches the surface,” says Glenn Morris,
professor of infectious diseases at the University of
Florida College of Medicine. “Gorgeous mountain
springs or babbling brooks are at risk of carrying
disease-causing, parasites like Giardia or
Cryptosporidium.”
Tourmaline Spring and Live Spring Water
provided results showing that they passed safety tests
for ground-water (which don’t test for Giardia or
Cryptosporidium). But if you’d pay 459.70 for 12
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THREE NOTCH ROAD, PO BOX 341, LEXINGTON PARK MD 20653
FEBRUARY 2019
liters of Tourmaline (with shipping), we’re still
talking foolish.
Bottom Line:
Raw water isn’t worth the price or risk.
Alkaline Water:
What it is: Water with a pH above 7. (On the 0 to 14
pH scale, 7 is neutral.)
Claim: “Alkaline water can help neutralize acid in the
bloodstream,” says PhURE. Evidence: No studies
have tested whether alkaline water can change the pH
of the blood. But it’s unlikely. Our bodies are really,
really good at regulating and maintaining our blood’s
pH within a very narrow range,” says Cheuvront.
And drinking alkaline water is unlikely to move
the needle, even temporarily. “The average person
has roughly 30 to 50 liters of water in their body,”
explains the University of Hartford’s Colleen Muñoz.
“Drinking a liter of alkaline water is basically a drop
in the bucket.”
Nor is alkaline water better for hydration or good
for treating acid reflux.
Bottom Line: Your body is perfectly capable of
regulating your blood’s pH without an assist from
alkaline water.
Hydrogen Water:
What it is: Water with added molecules of hydrogen.
Claim: “Boosts endurance, minimizes lactic acid,
reduces fatigue,” promises Htwo. “Improve athletic
performance, reduce inflammation, deliver powerful
antioxidants,” beasts HFactor.
Evidence: In one study, researchers gave 10 male
soccer players either plain water or hydrogen water
for a week before having them cycle on a stationary
bike and do knee extensions.
The hydrogen water had no impact on how much
force the players could exert during knee extensions.
However, post-workout blood lactate levels were
lower after drinking hydrogen water than after
drinking plain water.
And in a study that was partly industry funded,
eight young female judo athletes had lower post-
exercise blood lactate levels if they drank 10 ounces
of hydrogen water instead of plain water 30 minutes
before exercise.
But “lactate doesn’t cause fatigue despite what
many people believe.” In fact, muscle fatigue was no
lower when the soccer players drank hydrogen water.
(The researchers didn’t measure fatigue in the judo
athletes.)
Bottom Line: There’s no good evidence to back up
the claims for hydrogen water.
Electrolyte Water:
What it is: Water with added electrolytes.
Claim: “Stay balanced with our electrolyte water!”
says Whole Food 365 Electrolyte Water. “Propel
Electrolyte Water is made with more electrolytes than
any other national water to support next level
hydration.” Says Propel.
Evidence: If you want to hold on to fluid, you need to
consume electrolytes. That’s because sodium,
potassium, and other electrolytes help keep fluid in
your cells and blood.
If you just consume water, you’ll retain some of it,
but you’ll also excrete a lot of it.
But for most people, electrolytes are a non-issue.
There is no need to consume extra electrolytes
until you’ve been doing intense exercise for more
than one hour.
What if you exercise long enough to be drenched
in sweat?
It just so happens that we often consume fluids
when we consume food, which has electrolytes.
Problem solved!
At least Propel replaces what you lose in sweat.
Many electrolyte waters-like Whole Food 365-add
just a touch of electrolytes for taste. It’s Marketing
101.
Bottom Line: After most exercise bouts, you can
replenish your electrolytes with food and plain water.
Coconut Water:
What it is: The liquid inside a young, green coconut.
Claim: “Whether it’s post-workout or post night out,
Vita Coco has electrolytes like potassium to help
replenish you.”
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THREE NOTCH ROAD, PO BOX 341, LEXINGTON PARK MD 20653
FEBRUARY 2019
Evidence: Vita Coco is a good source of potassium-
470 milligrams per cup. That’s a plus, since most
people don’t get close to the recommended 4,700 mg
a day.
But potassium alone isn’t ideal if you’re in a rush
to rehydrate after several hours of exercise.
“You lose far less potassium than sodium in
sweet.” And coconut water is low in sodium. (That’s
a plus for blood pressure, but not for rehydrating.)
In two studies (one funded by Gatorade) on a total
of 22 healthy young people, the volunteers drank
plain water, coconut water, or a sport drink after
exercising in 900 heat until they were dehydrated.
In one of the studies, the volunteers retained
slightly more fluid (65 percent) from the coconut
water over two hours than from the plain water (59
percent). In the other study, there was no difference.
In both studies, the participants retained 68 percent of
the fluid from the sport drink (which contained both
sodium and potassium).
For most people, those differences are irrelevant.
“You can also replace those losses with plain old
water and a sandwich.”
Bottom Line: You don’t need coconut water-or its 45
calories of (naturally occurring) sugar-after a
workout.
ALTAR FLOWERS
Remember your loved ones with a special
arrangement. Adorn the sanctuary with your gift.
If someone requests flowers for the altar (e.g.
birthday, graduation, or any personal event) the
payment for the flowers must be received by the
following Sunday. This does not include flowers
budgeted for Women’s Day, Men’s Day, etc.
Altar flowers for all occasions, including special
events, may be purchased for $35 (tax incl.).
Please contact Sis. Janie Hunter at (H)
301.863.7114 or (C) 301.904.9182 to place your
order.
PASTOR’S OFFICE HOURS
By appointment, please call in advance
(301) 247-8636. All calls will be returned
within 24 hours, unless specified as an
emergency.
Todays Thought - HABIT
I’ve been reading Joseph Prince (TV evangelist) book
“Live the Let Go Life.” It’s one of those books (at
least for me) where you read a chapter or two, set the
book aside while you discerned the message. One
such chapter deals with how stress can lead to bad
‘HABITs’. We all know what habit is, right. On the
web there are numerous definitions. One is “habit is a
settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one
that is hard to give up.” And in the American Journal
of Psychology (1903) it is defined “a habit, from the
standpoint of psychology, is a more or less fixed way
of thinking, or feeling acquired through previous
repetition of a mental experience”. In Mr. Prince
book he had a unique way of getting rid of a bad
habit. “You take away the ‘h’, and you still have a bit.
You remove the a and the bit lingers. You remove
the b and you’re still left with it. Only when we take
away the i (self-effort) leaving the t (the cross) can all
our negative habits be removed.” In other word, like
everything else, give it to Jesus, leave it, and proceed
to thank him for the deliverance.
PUBLICATION DEADLINE
New announcements for the Courier need to be presented
at the Administrative Council for approval. Please email
your written announcements to Sis. Ophelia King at
hwy2h7@aol.com and Pastor Bruce Jackson at
bruce.jackson@navy.mil by the 25th of each month.
The Good News Courier can be found on Zion’s
website: https://zionumclexpark.weebly.com
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