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the Beacon First United Methodist Church Marion, NC May 2014 Seeking to be a Lighthouse guiding people in Worship, Discipleship, and Christian Service. Look who is turning 169! Happy Birthday!

1 the Beacon First United Methodist Church Marion, NC May 2014 Seeking to be a Lighthouse guiding people in Worship, Discipleship, and Christian Service. Look who is turning 169! Happy Birthday! I have not consulted with Miss Manners about the proper length, but my hunch is that when you turn 169, it probably deserves more than one day s worth of celebrating. As a church, we will celebrate 169 years of Christian witness this month. May is also the month that the entire United Methodist Church celebrates her rich heritage as a denomination. We have come a long way since 1845 and McDowell County was 2 years old as county. We have grown, and God has proven His faithfulness. Better still are the indicators that we are still growing and being shaped by God s grace into a people of faith. With gratitude and appreciation, we celebrate the faithful who have led and served alongside us these 169 years. We also rejoice in the new generation of faithful disciples arising around us, ready and able to keep the light of Christ shining through the ministries of First United Methodist Church. We have much to celebrate. I plan to start early so that when we come to th and our church birthday celebration, we will be ready to blow out the candles and get set for the ministry God continues to invite us into. What an exciting time to be part of First United Methodist Church. Happy Birthday! I ll look for you, -Pastor Kent IN THIS ISSUE A Word from Pastor Kent Page 1 Members in Action Page 2 May Calendar Page 2 Children and Youth Page 3 Intentional Vital Signs Page 4 UMW News Page 5 UMM Corner Page 5 Mother s Day Offering Page 5 Memorials Page 6 May Birthdays Page 7 Fix Your Eyes On Jesus May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope his call holds for you. Ephesians 1:18 What does it mean to be just like Jesus? The world has never known a heart so pure, a character so flawless. His spiritual hearing was so keen he never missed a heavenly whisper. His mercy so abundant he never missed a chance to forgive. No lie left his lips, no distraction marred his vision. He touched when others recoiled. He endured when others quit. Jesus is the ultimate model for every person...god urges you to fix your eyes upon Jesus. Heaven invites you to set the lens of your heart on the heart of the Savior and make him the object of your life.

Page 2 THE BEACON Acolyte Crucifer Claire Hollifield Charlotte Moore Olivia Bell Maggie Vaughn Thomas Moomaw Christina Atkins Claire Hollifield Maggie Buckner Children s Church Anita Laffoon Jennifer

2 Page 2 THE BEACON Acolyte Crucifer Claire Hollifield Charlotte Moore Olivia Bell Maggie Vaughn Thomas Moomaw Christina Atkins Claire Hollifield Maggie Buckner Children s Church Anita Laffoon Jennifer Smith Michelle Pupoh Missy Vaughn Ushers Lector Coffee Clean-up Emmaus Forum Class Sound Mike Myers Wayne and Linda Davidson Craig and Dina Stainbrook Mike and Kathy Rabb Mike and Gail Sewell Fred Dodge, Norman Guthrie Julian Austin, Billy Morgan Bill and Rosa Fowler Helen Goudreau, Hayden Vaughn Chris Goudreau Jacque Kelly Amy Moomaw Chris Goudreau Sun., Mon., May 5 Wed., May 7 Thurs, May 8 Sun., Mon., May 12 Tues., May 13 Wed., May 14 Thurs., May 15 Sun., Mon., May 19 Tues., May 20 Wed., May 21 Thurs., May 22 Sun., Wed., May 28 May Calendar 12:00 pm -Parent Information Meeting 7:00 pm-adult Discipleship Committee Meeting 6:00 pm-leadership Development Committee Meeting 1 pm -Congregational Care Committee Meeting Mother s Day 7:00 pm-mayme Tainter Circle 6:00 pm-baccalaureate Service and Dinner, McDowell Early College 9:00 am-coffee Club 10:00 am-morning Circle 6:00 pm-parent Information Meeting 7:00 pm-staff Parish Meeting Church Birthday Celebration 12:00 pm-church-wide Meal Inflatables and activities for Children Closing of Youth Silent Auction 6:00 pm-day Care Board Meeting 7:00 pm-trustees Meeting 7:00 pm-finance Committee Meeting 7:00 pm-church Council Meeting 6:00 pm-community Worship Service, Concord UMC 9:00 am-coffee Club Birthday Wish List for our Church Birthday Coffee Cups Colorful decorative luncheon or cocktail napkins Paper towels Dawn dishwashing liquid Dry lemonade mix Crystal Light flavored tea mixes Hard plastic pitchers (prefer clear) Gallon and quart size baggies Packages of cookies for Sacred Grounds Packets of Equal, Splenda and Sugar Coffee Mate type products Regular and decaf coffee Single coffee packs (for Kuerig coffee maker) Bottled Water Zebra gel pens Desk mat (to go under desk chair) Teen Bibles for Middle-Schoolers Diet Sun-drop

The Beacon-Page 3 Wonderful Wednesdays Children s Worship Arts and Pre-teen Power Hour will meet on May 7th and May 14th.

We hope our parents and volunteers will join us for a fun night! Service 456 Pre-teens-Service 456 is coming up soon!

Youth Mission Trip The Youth Silent Auction is open! Please check out the items that are up for bid in the Fellowship Hall. The auction will close on Sunday, th, so hurry to place your bids!

3 The Beacon-Page 3 Wonderful Wednesdays Children s Worship Arts and Pre-teen Power Hour will meet on May 7th and May 14th. We will take a break the week of EOG s (May 21), and then we will get together for the last time this year on May 28th for our end of the year party! We hope our parents and volunteers will join us for a fun night! Service 456 Pre-teens-Service 456 is coming up soon! Please let Anita know by May 28th if you will be joing us the week of July for Mission Week. The cost is $40 per person. If you have questions, let us know! Youth Mission Trip The Youth Silent Auction is open! Please check out the items that are up for bid in the Fellowship Hall. The auction will close on Sunday, th, so hurry to place your bids! All the money raised will go towards the youth s mission trip this summer. Youth-don t forget to turn in your medical forms to Anita! Also, be sure to read through your mission packet and make sure you know what to pack, and what not to bring. Let us know if you have any questions! Calling All Parents, Teachers, and Volunteers! The Children and Youth Ministries will be shifting in exciting new ways this fall, and we want you to know about it! Please join us on either th (right after church in the Neel Parker classroom) or on May 14th (at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall) to hear about what s happening and how you can be involved!

4 The Beacon-Page 4 Intentional Vital Signs By Cynthia G. Davis When I was a sophomore at UNCG, I took Fundamentals of Nursing, a combined theory and lab course required of all pre-nursing majors. Every Tuesday afternoon after Fundamentals lecture, I hiked up to the fourth floor of Moore Building for four more hours of nursing skills lab. Goal: Try really hard to master those psychomotor skills that I thought would make me a nurse. I quickly learned the skills had roots, scientific reasoning behind the how and why and when of performing them. Nothing was happening by chance when a nurse measured vital signs on a patient what lay people called temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure. And I quickly realized that my learning of nursing had to be intentional if I was ever going to master those skills and one day have BSN, RN after my name. You know, that concept of vital signs isn t limited to physical measurement. We can consider it spiritually, too. Let s ask the question. What is our church s Intentional Vital Signs? If God reached down from heaven today and measured the spiritual vital signs of our congregation where would we rank on the continuum of spiritual growth, ministry, and health? ICU? Rehab? Okeydokey? Intentional Vitality for Christ within our church is not a project. It is not a new thing the United Methodist Church has tossed our way. It is a movement among believers focused on getting serious about God in purposeful, determined, powerful ways unlike we have ever done, incredible ways producing richer, riper fruit than has ever been produced, visible and tangible evidence of God s work in us individually and in our congregation and in our community. Intentional Witness, Intentional Prayer, Intentional Worship, Intentional Study of God s Word, Intentional Accountability, Intentional Love, Intentional Forgiveness, Intentional Service, Intentional Compassion, these are some of our vital signs. We ve brought them with us through the history of our church, through our collective lives, and now right now God is asking us to transfer our knowledge, our giftings and talents, our life experiences, our commitment to intentional living into what He has coming down the pike for us and for our community. Let s raise our temperature together! God bless you.

Page 5 The Beacon UMW News UMW Circles Meet: Morning Circle: May 14, 10 am Mayme Tainter Circle: May 12, 7 pm The Blue Ridge District United Methodist Women will have their District Mission Study at

Applications are now being accepted by the United Methodist Men for the Zachary Memorial Scholarship and the McGuire Memorial Scholarship Graduating seniors and all college students continuing their

Hot dog cooking for the Easter Egg Hunt, Breakfast for the Easter Sunrise Service, and taking applications for the upcoming Zachary and McGuire Memorial Scholarships.

We offer No Salt, Regular Salt, Light Salt, and Cajun flavors for $3.00 per jar or $36 for a case of 12. Thanks to all who support this ministry of the Methodist Men.

5 Page 5 The Beacon UMW News UMW Circles Meet: Morning Circle: May 14, 10 am Mayme Tainter Circle: May 12, 7 pm The Blue Ridge District United Methodist Women will have their District Mission Study at Groce UMC in Asheville on Saturday, May 17, beginning at 9:30 am. The study is Moving On Through Understanding. Contact Sharon Smith or Linda Davidson for more information. Scholarship Time! Applications are now being accepted by the United Methodist Men for the Zachary Memorial Scholarship and the McGuire Memorial Scholarship Graduating seniors and all college students continuing their education are eligible. Please pick up your scholarship packet in the office. United Methodist Men Corner The Methodist Men have been busy lately with several events. Hot dog cooking for the Easter Egg Hunt, Breakfast for the Easter Sunrise Service, and taking applications for the upcoming Zachary and McGuire Memorial Scholarships. Funding for these events is provided by the profits from the on-going peanut sales. Our peanut sales continue to be consistent, with the help from our church office staff and Countryside Barbeque. We offer No Salt, Regular Salt, Light Salt, and Cajun flavors for $3.00 per jar or $36 for a case of 12. Thanks to all who support this ministry of the Methodist Men. UMM meet monthly on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 8 am at the Steak House on the 5 lane. All men are invited to our monthly meetings for breakfast, fellowship and a brief meeting. Come Join Us! Deadline for applications is May 5, 2014 Mother s Day Offering For Givens Estates Even the smallest gifts will make a big difference in the lives of seniors with limited resources. Givens cares for 1,150 seniors living in the three communities: Givens Estates, (Asheville) Great Laurels, Waynesville) and Highland Farms (Black Mountain). Last year, more than $715,000 went to help folks with basic life and health needs. Embracing this unique ministry is one of our commitments as a congregation. Our prayers and support throughout the year for this uncommon mission are welcomed. Our offerings today help pay for health care, medical or dental costs, prescriptions, transportation, meals, groceries, in-home nursing care, and other ongoing living expenses for those residents who are facing significant financial challenges. Let us together joyfully participate in lifting up seniors in our region through this ministry.

Memorials The Beacon-Page 6 In Memory of Pat Brown Norman Guthrie Jamie and Lamar Green Marshall and Barbara Dark Kay Blanton Jamie and Lamar Green Marshall and Barbara Dark Marine Bell Sam Paul

6 Memorials The Beacon-Page 6 In Memory of Pat Brown Norman Guthrie Jamie and Lamar Green Marshall and Barbara Dark Kay Blanton Jamie and Lamar Green Marshall and Barbara Dark Marine Bell Sam Paul Combs Sharon Smith Norman Guthrie Tom and Kathy Atkinson Buddy and Rachel Carnes Everette and Nancy Clark Marshall and Barbara Dark Ruth Rabb Dysart Garner and Mary Hallman Edna Hall Jamie and Lamar Green Steve Green Buddy and Rachel Carnes Dean Gouge Fred and Mary Dodge Buddy and Rachel Carnes Mary and Garner Hallman Danny and Cathy Cook Kay and Phillip Tate Paul and Patricia Weathers Psalter Choir Otis Ledbetter Kenneth Rabb Fred and Mary Dodge Joseph H. Eckerd Jamie and Lamar Green Kay and Phillip Tate Danny and Cathy Cook Charles and Jane Brown In Honor of Youth and Kay and Phillip Tate Anita Laffoon Bill Smith In Memory Of Kay and Phillip Tate Tom and Kathy Atkinson Eston and Margaret Ross Ramsay and Mary Grant Marian Kessler Rachel and Buddy Carnes Jimmy Blanton Wayne and Linda Davidson Fred and Mary Dodge Danny and Cathy Cook Garner and Mary Hallman Mitch and Jan Goodson Charles and Jane Brown Bill and Beth Ross Mitchell and Carolyn Townsend Sharon Smith Helen Shimp Marjo Rankin Gilbert and Mary Hollifield Norman Guthrie Charles and Ruth Sander Sarah and Ray Buchanan Elizabeth Nichols Jane and Edwin Pearce Everette and Nancy Clark Barbara and Marshall Dark Marine Bell Clyde and Donna Shaw Joseph H. Eckerd Jamie and Lamar Green Lee and Jerry Sisk John and Becky Cross Bill and Susan Bell Neel Parker Sunday School Class

7 May Birthdays May 1 May 2 May 3 May 5 May 6 May 8 May 9 May 12 Ben Kagan Carrie Atkins Jennifer Smith Brett Pennell Kathy Roberts Julian Austin Howard Baker Mary Grant Jill Young March Birthdays May 20 Chelsea Koon Teagan Myers Kevin Austin Michelle Fowler Jim Hensley Mike Myers Joe Bagwell Jerry Sisk Ethan Watkins Daniel Simolke May 14 May 16 May 23 May 24 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 Anjanette Myers Ryan Smith Pam Hallyburton Randy Grissler Dylan Kagan Evelyn Ross Rabb Tessa Ross Amanda Carroll Kevin Carroll Harry Patton Kenny Hollifield Tony Long Katherine Ross Ronnie Watkins Ira Trollinger Diane Judd Tom Atkinson Carolyn Neubauer First United Methodist Church 176 Robert St. Marion, NC marionfumc.com A Lighthouse guiding people in Worship, Spiritual Growth, and Service.

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