Rehoboth Reflections May, 2013

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1 Rehobo th United Meth odist Church Doug Ben ton, Pas tor Rehoboth Reflections May, 2013 April, 2006 I ran across an article earlier this month, and it reminded me of a time in my life when I had faced extreme loneliness. It is easy to forget that our world is full of lonely people who need to know that someone cares for them and that with God in their lives they are never alone. The story is called The Power of Together, Doug The poet Rupert Brooke set out to travel by boat from England to America. Everyone on deck had someone there to see them off everyone except him. Rupert Brooke felt lonely; terribly lonely. Watching the hugging and kissing and good-byes, he wished he had someone to miss him. The poet saw a youngster and asked his name. William, the boy answered. William, he asked, would you like to earn a few shillings? Sure I would! What do I have to do? Just wave to me as I leave, the lonely man instructed. It is said that money can t buy love, but for six shillings young William waved to Rupert Brooke as the boat pulled out. The poet writes: Some people smiled and some cried; some waved white handkerchiefs; and some waved straw hats. And I? I had William, who waved at me with his red bandana for six shillings and kept me from feeling completely alone. We are all lonely at times. But here was a man who was strong enough to admit his loneliness. One psychotherapist says that a necessary first step toward coping with loneliness is for people to feel free simply admitting they are lonely. For once we recognize it then we can do something about it. What can we do? Reach out to friends and family. Too many people are lonely because they have been building walls instead of bridges. We can also find others who may be lonely and help fill their emptiness. The world is full of them - Mother Teresa used to describe loneliness as the biggest disease of our time. And the loneliest do not all reside in nursing homes, nor do they all live by themselves. Finally, we can recognize that, spiritually, we are not alone. This is a time for us to dig deep into our spiritual being. Lily Tomlin quipped, We re all in this alone. But, of course, that isn t true. And great joy comes from discovering the power in the word together. -Author Unknown Pastor s Points from Pastor Doug Sunday, May 12, 2013

2 PAGE 2 May, 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 6:00 Trustees 2 7:00 SPRC 3 4 8:00 Vidalia Onion pick up 2:00 Church Picnic Bill Rose Iris Thompson John Canino 5 12:15 Children s Choir 6 6:00 Adult Handbells 6:30 UMM/UMW 7 6:45 Prayer Breakfast 10:30 Sutton/ Brown Prayer 8 9 7:00 Finance 10 8:30 Soup Kitchen 11 9:30 Produce Giveaway Kaylie Barnes Beverly Clark Jacob Hatley Frank Pratt Karen Pratt Vicky Baxter Paula Davis Jerrod Mitchum 12 12:15 Children s Choir Mother s Day 13 6:00 Adult Handbells 14 6:45 Prayer Breakfast 10:30 Sutton/ Brown Prayer 6:00 UMM to DJJ :45 CL4C Luncheon :00 Body & Soul Spa Day 11:00 Golf Tournament Ray Branson, Jr. Haley Walter Masey Horn Bill Clark Neil Smoak Gail McLemore Billy Crawford Bonnie Phifer 19 12:15 Playground Dedication Pentecost 20 6:00 Adult Handbells 7:00 Admin Council 21 6:45 Prayer Breakfast 10:30 Sutton/ Brown Prayer Newsletter Deadline David Hensley Andrew Mitchum Mitchell Crawford Victoria Crawford John Kinney Ronnie Swindler Katelyn Dean 26 12:15 Children s Choir 27 Memorial Day (church office closed) 28 6:45 Prayer Breakfast 10:30 Sutton/ Brown Prayer Benjamin Burns Bryan Jones Allison Saunders Erin Pratt 2 Ty Ebert Donald Stewart Ashlee Wall

3 11th ANNUAL UMM GOLF TOURNAMENT Northwoods Golf Club Saturday, May 18 - Captain s Choice - Entry fee: $60/person; $240/team (includes golf, food, & awards) - $10 = 2 mulligans $ 5 = 1 drive from ladies tee (par 5 only) $ 5 = 1 throw by hand - Closest to the pin - all par 3s - Sponsorship fee & advertising: Gold $500 includes team & sign Silver $300 includes 2 players & sign Bronze $100 hole sponsor only with sign - Registration: 11:30 a.m. - Tournament: 1 p.m. shotgun start - Food & awards immediately after tournament For more information contact: Ray Branson Ed Johnson Forrest Horn FOOD PANTRY The Food Pantry needs you! Volunteers are needed to fill 2-hour slots at the food pantry. We really need someone on Tuesday. If you can t volunteer each week but would like to help, perhaps you could be on our substitute list. Please see Dan or Marge O Donnell if you are interested. Do you have some spare time on Tuesday from 9 a.m. - noon? We have a second volunteer opportunity for you. Pontiac Foods is very generous with their donations to us; however, most of it needs to be re-packed. Any amount of time you can spare from 30 minutes to 3 hours would be helpful. Please join our re-pack team for fun and fellowship. Epworth Children s Home Annual Mother s Day Offering Sunday, May 12 3

4 UMW NEWS The United Methodist Women met on Monday, April 2, in the Christian Life Center. The meeting began at 6:30 with refreshments and social time with the business meeting afterwards. We had a wonderful event to raise the awareness of the Wallace Family Life Center on Sunday, April 14. The speaker was Corina Esau, director of the Wallace Center. Our unit hosted the event and invited our cluster church UMW units to attend. We had 40+ women in attendance, representing four UMW units. The units brought donations of clothing, cleaning supplies, paper goods, and fun items for children. There were so many items donated that Corina could not get them all into her SUV. A job well done, ladies! The May meeting will be a combined meeting with the UMM. We will share a meal and have a speaker. Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 6. The UMW will not meet again until September. The SC United Methodist Women Spiritual Growth Retreat at Lake Junaluska is scheduled for May 4-5. There is still room if you are interested. To reserve a spot at the conference send $10.00 to Pam King, 1024 Gapway Rd., Georgetown, SC For room reservations call between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. In June the unit is sponsoring Pocketbooks on Parade. The this a fun event to raise funds for the Washington Street UMW Soup Kitchen. We are asking you to donate your new and/or gently used pocketbooks. On Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. we will have our parade of pocketbooks for sale at very reasonable prices. Please contact Elaine Comstock or Vilma Cobb if you would like more information. COMING UP: May 4-5 May 6 June 1 SC UMW Spiritual Growth Retreat at Lake Junaluska UMW 6:30 in the CLC Pocketbooks on Parade in the CLC UMM NEWS UMM Purpose: To declare the centrality of Christ in every man s life, to promote the spiritual growth of men through effective discipleship, and to model the servant leadership of Christ in our daily lives. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only. James 1:22 (KJV) 2013 Schedule: Saturday, May 4: onion pick up day Monday, May 6: 6:30 p.m. meal and meeting with the UMW Tuesday, May 14: 6 p.m. UMM to DJJ (meet at the church to carpool) Saturday. May 18: 11th Annual Golf Tournament at Northwoods Golf Club Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoner. Hebrews 13:3 (NIV) 4

5 WORSHIP ASSISTANTS The following have volunteered for various duties during Sunday morning worship for the month of May. Trustee Lock up: Jean Kesler Ushers: Ed Burch, Paul Elliott, Brian O Donnell, Dan O Donnell Greeter: Jeannette Burch May 5: Lay Reader: Sherry Smoak Counters: Judi Rose & Jan Smith May 12: Lay Reader: Forrest Horn Communion Assistant: Forrest Horn Counters: Christopher Miller & Neil Smoak May 19: Lay Reader: Dave Petty Counters: Judy Benton & Belinda Fulmer May 26: Lay Reader: Belinda Fulmer Counters: Vilma Cobb & Bill Rose PLAYGROUND DEDICATION CEREMONY Bring your picnic basket, a blanket, and Your children as we enjoy Our new playground facilities. 5

6 Bring your family and join us for the annual RUMC picnic. Saturday, May 4, 2 p.m. Sesqui Park, Pavilion #2 UMM will provide meat & buns. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish. (A sign up sheet is available in the Education Building.) prayer anytime/anywhere...just ask The Upper Room Prayer Center 6

7 WE NEED YOUR HELP! You all have done a great job of collecting items for Vacation Bible School and Music Camp. Thank you for your continued efforts. Here is an updated list of items still needed. The number in parenthesis is the number needed. The numbers following show amount received of the amount needed. (Example: Balloons (1000) 200/1000. One thousand are needed and we have 200.) VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Paper lanterns (3) Balloons (1000) 200/1000 Red and/or white tablecloths (64) 8/64 Colored construction paper Laundry baskets (2) World maps Plastic fish (6) Crepe paper - all colors Packing string World globes Yellow tissue paper 8-1/2 x 11 copy paper boxes (3) Wrapping paper tubes (3) British flag inspired items such as flags, red/white/blue striped wrapping paper, etc. Australian style hats (4) Letter beads Red beads White beads MUSIC CAMP Toilet paper rolls (4 per child) Paper cups (100) Grassy looking silk plants Adhesive foam stickers with cross theme Thin wooden dowels for flags (1 per child) Foam sheets Plastic, multi-colored beads PRODUCE GIVEAWAY We had a beautiful day; the weather was clear and sunny. We had lots of help to set up for the PGA. The faithful crew is growing. Billy Crawford brought Celeste Smith, and Haley O Donnell s friend Megan McDonough has become a valued regular. The old guard is still devoted to the project: Gabby Windham, Neal & Sherry Smoak, Ken Waldron, Joan Deremo, and Diana Goings. We were so efficient we had everything ready by 9 a.m. and opened the doors to a waiting crowd. We gave out 69 bags of food valued at $17.62 as priced at Wal-Mart. We had yellow squash, potatoes, green onions, baby watermelon, iceberg lettuce, coffee bags, and flavored rice. Almost everyone expressed their appreciation for the food. We had some new customers and gave them information about the Food Pantry. The crew receives so much from this ministry. Working together is a blessing and makes you realize all that God has so generously provided for us. Thank you for your prayers and support. 7

8 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Org. U. S. Postage PAID Columbia, SC Permit No. 924 REHOBOTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH DOUG BENTON, PA STOR 6911 Two Notch Rd. Columbia, SC Phone: Fax: The music department is hosting Spa Day at Rehoboth on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Christian Life Center. Services include: manicures, pedicures, facials, therapeutic massage, hair styling, face makeovers, and threading (hair removal). Two packages are available to purchase. All services are provided by area professionals who are donating their time. Heavy hors d oeuvres will be provided. See Toni Hollingsworth, Natalie Henderson, Liz Miller, or Vilma Cobb for registration brochures. Contact Toni at if you have any questions. 8