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1 161 Beulah Church Rd. Missio n Stateme nt: Bringing scripture, mission, and fe llowship to life. June 2018 The Weathervane I can still hear that high pitched screeching as it spun overhead. I was in my Great Aunt Mary s old general store in Cottondale, Fla. It was a Sunday afternoon in early summer and Granny and Grandpa and I were visiting family again, like it or not. Aunt Mary was my Grandpa Tharpe s oldest sister. She had basically raised grandpa, what with his momma and daddy both dying early in his life. She was the quietest of his three sisters, and the most reclusive. Why a recluse opens up a general store, I ll never know; but she did. She was a classic spinster. Never married, greatly revered in town, and she carried with her the proud air of settled loneliness. I can t say that I knew her very well; she didn t allow me to. I don t think she cared for children all that much; but I sure did love being in her calming presence, and I loved her old store. It was all closed up by the time I came around, but she never cleaned it out. What was there on the day she closed the doors for the last time, stayed, and I don t think she ever went back in. She would let me and my brother plunder in there from time to time, as a way to get us out from underfoot; but other than that, I don t think she ever darkened the door. Well, on this particular day, I was plundering on my own. Mike had gone back to Utica with the family a week or so before, which left me to take care of the mischievousness all by myself. I was well trained in the art, and possessed a tendency toward mischief that was the envy of many of my contemporaries, so the duty wasn t a burden. So I was in there looking for trouble and snake skins, we called them scalps back then, and was doing pretty well for myself when that screeching started. It filled the room with the most awfulest of sounds. It sounded like a thousand fingernails on a chalkboard with just a hint of Rosanne Barr s voice mixed in. It was dreadful. Well, I had to get out of there or go crazy, so I ran out in the front yard. Then I looked back, trying to figure out where that horrible sound was coming from, and it didn t take me long to figure it out. The old weathervane, complete with a galvanized tin arrow and a rooster on top, was spinning like a dreidel and shrieking like a demon. It just couldn t decide which way to go.

2 PAGE 2 BEULAH NEWS (Continued from page 1) I was so focused on its spinning and that wicked sound it made, that I failed to notice the blackness behind it and the wind in my ears. Then all of a sudden the thing made up its mind, and there I was with the arrow pointed straight at me and the rooster wondering what I was doing standing around when I ought to be hightailing it out of there. Well, I decided that the rooster had a point. That ghastly sound was preferable to whatever was hiding behind that blackness; so I headed back into the building, hands over my ears with my stomach in my throat. About that time the storm hit. Howling wind first followed by a driving rain, a frog strangler as Granny would say, and then a hail storm like none before or since arrived. I have always loved the sound of a gentle rain on a tin roof; that sound will lull you to sleep in a skinny minute, but hail is another thing altogether. I thought it was going to drive my scrawny little frame into the ground like a railroad spike. But God is good, and I was only ankle deep when that commotion stopped just as quickly as it started. As it turns out, that storm took out a bunch of trees and a couple of houses on the other side of town, but the only thing missing from Aunt Mary s place was the aforementioned weather vane. Never saw it again; it s either in orbit, or it s over near Chipley. One way or the other the screeching stopped. My young mind had been fascinated by weathervanes up until then. Before that day, I looked at them as toys. You know something you threw rocks at and made spin when boredom overtook you. I thought they were really neat, but I never looked at them as tools. I learned that day that weather vanes will tell you what s coming. They will warn you of danger; if you are paying attention and you d better be paying attention. Lately some in the church have been throwing rocks at the weathervane trying to make it turn in a way that suits their fancy. Some prefer a gentle horizontal breeze to a stiff vertical one; it s just more pleasant. It s easier to deal with. That gentle breeze doesn t ruffle nearly as many feathers as the stiff one does. Oh, that stiff breeze may expose the chaff and clean things up a bit making it suitable, but who wants that? That only makes for work. So they keep throwing their irreverent rocks, hoping against hope that the keeper of the wind will relent; but they are tilting at windmills. That is an ancient wind and it has been challenged time and time again never to yield, forever standing firm. We had best be very careful as a people and as a church lest in our arrogance and pride we lose our direction and find ourselves carried away by the winds. The Holy Scriptures are not of our making. We would be well advised to remember that! Pastor Tony Rowell Matt 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. NIV

3 BEULAH NEWS PAGE 3 THANKS!!!!!!! To our dear Beulah Church Family, It is difficult to find words to express our gratitude and thankfulness for the kindness shown to Jessica at her housewarming party. The gifts were so very thoughtful and practical. No one could have a home more furnished with love than hers. A special thanks goes out to Theresa George, Michelle Woodyard and Mary Rowell for the food, decor and generosity of their time to put this all together and to those who braved the bad weather to attend. She still received gifts after the event. This is a testimony to the true generosity and nature of this church. With heartfelt love, Jessica, Kenneth and Angie To All of You and especially the Sunshine Club, thank you for thinking of me. Thank you and God Bless. Gladys Clamp Dear Sunshine Club, and Church Family, Thank you so much for the lovely flowers. Always makes me feel so good to know my Beulah family is thinking about me. Your visits and cards give me so much joy. Wayne Leaphart Thank you for all of the help in putting together a lovely Ladies Night Out. Special thanks to those who provided salads and desserts, especially Pam Reeder, Pat Conn, Martha Garlock, Janet Vega and Samantha Rowell. Thank you to Pat Waters for registration; to those who helped in the kitchen including Anne Porth, Sandy Lorey, Mary and Martha members; and those who helped with clean up. We are thankful for our entertainment from Mason, Jean and Terry, Walter, and Josh. Finally, thank you to Nancy Drake for organizing the event. OUR CHURCH SOCIAL HALL HAS AN IMPROVED LOOK If you haven t taken the time, please check out our church library down in the Social Hall. Also new pictures have been added, the furniture has been rearranged, and the clutter has been removed. A great big thank you to Mary Rowell, Theresa George, Mindy Price, Jane Flythe, and others for helping make our Social Hall more attractive. Also, a plea to those who use the Social Hall let s keep it looking good. ********************** NEED A BOOK TO READ? NEED A PLACE FOR A BIBLE STUDY? WANT A COMFORTABLE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS? LOOKING FOR A QUIET RELAXING SPACE? OUR CHURCH LIBRARY IS THE PLACE FOR YOU! Planning and Building Committee Report The Planning and Building Committee has received bids to complete Phase 1 of the site work at the Beulah property at Hwy 378. This work includes grading of the Phase 1 area of the site, construction of a paved driveway connection to Hwy 378, rain water retention pond, graveled interior driveway and parking areas, grading for the Fellowship Hall building, new 6 water line tap with a fire hydrant installed, and seeding of the affected unprotected areas. We expect the work to begin in six to eight weeks and to be completed before the end of the year. The contract is with C&W Septic and Construction based in our community and the contract amount is $361, This was the low bid for the project. We will also be paying for a payment and performance bond prior to the start of the work. This work will enable Beulah to use the property for our next Easter Sun Rise Service as desired by Pastor Tony. Our next step in this process is to develop a budget figure for the construction of the new Fellowship Hall and paving of the graveled areas. This will aid the fund raising efforts at Beulah. We covet your prayers for divine guidance in the work of the Planning and Building Committee.

4 PAGE 4 BEULAH NEWS 06/01 HAGAN CAPNERHURST 06/14 BRIAN CLINE GLADYS CLAMP COREY WEED 06/02 TAYLOR BRANHAM REBECCA WHITE 06/04 CARL TOMPKINS 06/15 NATALIE ANN MELTON 06/05 RODNEY JONES TONY COUNTS SHELLEY THOMAS 06/17 TANNER PRICE SARAH PROVOST 06/18 JERRY ADAMS 06/06 IRIS BRYNE LUKE WILKES DAVID STONE 06/19 JUANITA SPENCE 06/07 SHERI PAXTON 06/20 J TERRY BURNETT GEORGE GANTT 06/22 DANA DUNKELBERGER RALPH PRICE 06/23 NATHAN PATTERSON 06/08 DIANNE SMITH SUE CROSS BARBARA GARRETT 06/24 MARSHA WHITTLE 06/09 DIANE CROSBY C M "MIKE" BURTON ROXANNE BURKETT 06/25 SHARON COOK 06/10 KEVIN CONN GEORGIA ATTAWAY AUDREY BINKLEY JUDY DUNKELBERGER ROY SOX ELEANOR OSWALD BRENDA TOLTON 06/26 CHRIS TAYLOR 06/11 JESSICA PEASE JIM GRIMM RACHEL TAYLOR BILL TARTE CHRISTIAN GANTT 06/27 W. C. OSWALT 06/12 REV. TONY ROWELL SELENA SCHUMPERT WAYNE CHESTER 06/28 BLAKE THOMAS SHAUN RANDALL WYMAN HENDRIX DAVID BURTON 06/29 VIRGINIA OSWALD 06/13 RUTH D SHEALY 06/30 MICHAEL KINGSLEY TONYA GOSSETT LAURA SHAW MINDY O PRICE SARAH ARMSTRONG GAYLE FREEMAN REAGAN LEA ALLMAN MR & MRS TIM LANGFITT 06/01 MR & MRS CAREY SMITH 06/01/1968 MR & MRS STEVEN DAWSON 06/01/2002 MR & MRS SAM DRAKE 06/02/1967 MR & MRS MICHAEL KINGSLEY 06/03/1960 MR & MRS JERRY ADAMS 06/06/1976 MR & MRS DAVID LAKE 06/07/1997 MR & MRS RYAN ALLMAN 06/12/2010 MR & MRS DONALD WOOLSEY 06/15/1974 MR & MRS TADGH WEED 06/15/1991 MR & MRS CHARLES WALLACE 06/16/1967 MR & MRS KEN FREEMAN 06/17/1968 MR & MRS JIM LATTIMORE 06/18/1954 MR & MRS MELVIN CHAVIS 06/21/0962 MR & MRS JOHN SEASE 06/21/1958 MR & MRS WAYNE CHESTER 06/21/2007 REV & MRS TONY ROWELL 06/23/1979 MR & MRS JOHN BARNHILL 06/25/1983 MR & MRS JIMMY NIX 06/26/1960 MR & MRS COREY THORNTON 06/27/1992 MR & MRS W A "BILL" SMITH 06/28/1964 MR & MRS JIMMY GANTT 06/30/1984 If we are missing any birthdays or anniversaries, please call the church office at or beulah1@comporium.net. UNITED METHODIST MEN will meet Thursday, June 28, 6:30 p.m., in the Social Hall. Men of all ages are invited to attend. LADIES: You are invited to attend one or both Mary-Martha Circle will meet Tuesday, June 12, 11:00 a.m. at the Deli in Lexington. The Beulah Women s Group will meet June 21, 6:00 p.m., in the Social Hall. Beulah News Published monthly by Beulah United Methodist Church 161 Beulah Church Rd. Rev. Tony Rowell, Pastor Melba Smith, Church Secretary Karen Counts, Comm. Coordinator Send articles by the 20th of each month to beulah1@comporium.net or drop articles off in the pocket on the door of the church office.

5 BEULAH NEWS PAGE 5 This Month s Helpers SCRIPTURE READERS - CONTEMPORARY June 3 - Geena Copeland June 10 - Samantha Rowell June 17 - Jacob Randall June 24 - McKinley Shealy CHILDREN S SERMON - CONTEMPORARY June 3 - Stacie Randall June 10 - Joint Service June 17 - Mary Rowell June 24 - Tanya Goff CHILDREN S CHURCH - CONTEMPORARY Martha Garlock and Nancy Drake USHERS - CONTEMPORARY TBD USHERS - TRADITIONAL Jerald Hancock (Leader), Chuck Wallace, Bobby Smith, Jessica Skipper, John Hill, Luke Wilkes CHILDREN S SERMON - TRADITIONAL June 3 - Mike Stacey June 10 - Billy Brown June 17 - Mary Rowell June 24 - Ursula Lain GREETERS - TRADITIONAL June 3 - Lillian Brown and Don Pittman Ju 10/17 - Bill & Diane Crosby Jun 24 & - Jerry & Janna Davis Jul 1 ALTAR FLOWERS* - TRADITIONAL Jun 3 - Jettie Covington & Joyce Rosson Jun 10 - Clyvern & Loretta Price Jun 17 - Doris Lybrand Jun 24 - Melba Smith SCRIPTURE READER - TRADITIONAL June 3 - Venessa Wilkes June 10 - Tony Rowell Ju 17/24 - Sallie Chester CHILDREN S CHURCH - TRADITIONAL Jun 3 - Ellen Riddle Jun 10 - Gayle Freeman Jun 17 - Ken & Daniel Baker Jun 24 - Stacey Shull COUNTING TEAM Bill & Diane Crosby John and Nancy Barnhill LEXINGTON EXTENDED CARE Betty Jo Gable Lexington Extended Care 815 Old Cherokee Rd. Room 144-Lexington Trace Lexington, SC Wayne Leaphart Lexington Extended Care 815 Old Cherokee Rd. Room 114 A-Palmetto Lane Lexington, SC OPUS, (AGAPE) Polly Derrick Room 16A 2705 Leaphart Road West Columbia, SC Magdelene Price Room A Leaphart Road West Columbia, SC COLONIAL GARDENS Ella V. Woodruff Colonial Gardens Alzheimer s Special Care Center 3565 Sunset Blvd., Rm. 18 West Columbia, SC SALUDA NURSING CENTER Eunice Durst 581 Newberry Hwy. Raleigh Unit, Room 320 Saluda, SC HOMEBOUND Alan Tompkins Tom Drafts Circle Rosetta Leaphart Shore Rd. Luther Rogers Shull Ave. Mildred Price Hwy. 378 Leesville, SC Dorothy Smith Tom Drafts Road Reba Frazier Two Notch Road Lexington, SC Lillian Kaminer 419 Beulah Church Road These members are very important to all of us. Please remember them in a special way with a phone call, visit, or card. Let them know we care.

6 PAGE 6 BEULAH NEWS Stewardship Report PRAYER LIST: Joannie Fraley, Megan Diffee, Donald and Sharon Cook, Gladys Clamp, Ursula Lain, Jan Hott, Mila Long, Jason Gossett, Ashley Kaufman, Eunice (Bill Ellis s sister), Jan Kelsey, Linda Dunn, Dayle Workman, Mike Burkett, Rosabell Oswald, Wayne Leaphart, Rachel Cohn, Clyverd Price, Barbara Krepps, Betty Jo Gable, Polly Derrick, Alan Tompkins, Rosetta Leaphart, Magdelene Price, Luther Rogers, Mildred Price, Dorothy Smith, Eunice Durst, Reba Frazier, Lillian Kaminer and all our caregivers. PRESENCE: 4/22 4/29 5/6 5/13 5/20 Weekly Average Sunday School Worship FINANCIAL REPORT YTD As 5/19/2018 Actual Budgeted Income $173, Actual Budgeted Expenses 176, Land Development Fund $528, B Dollars for Land Development 2, Coins for Land Development SALKEHATCHIE CAMP Salkehatchie Summer Camp is set for July Youth, ages 14 and up, are invited to experience this life changing week. Each youth s cost to attend is $100. All of the youth that have attended in the past came home saying this was one of the most memorable times in their lives. If any youth is interested, please let Chuck Knight (allenknight6@aol.com or ) or Melissa Baker ( (melissabaker.office@gmail.com or ) know.

7 JUNE 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY :30 AM Contemporary Service 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 6:00 PM Gospel Singing 9:30 AM Bridge 10:30 AM Dancing with Joy practice 9:00 AM Prayer Time (Conf Rm) 9:30 AM Bible Study (Conf. Rm.) 7:00 PM REFIT Fitness Class 10:00 AM Dancing with Joy 11:15 AM Dancing with Joy LEVEL ONE 6:30 PM Choir Practice 7:30 PM Praise Band Practice 9:00 AM Mom's Morning Out FLC reserved in afternoon Youth to Carowinds Christian Music Day Annual Conference begins 8:30 AM Contemporary Service 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 10 9:30 AM Bridge 10:30 AM Dancing with Joy practice 11 9:00 AM Prayer Time (Conf Rm) 9:30 AM Bible Study (Conf. Rm.) 12 10:00 AM Dancing with Joy 11:15 AM Dancing with Joy LEVEL ONE 6:30 PM Choir Practice 13 7:30 PM Praise Band Practice 14 9:00 AM Mom's Morning Out 15 9 AM until 2 PM Projects at Potter s House 16 10:00 AM Joint Worship Service with Congregational Meeting immediately afterwards. 9:30 AM Bridge 10:30 AM Dancing with Joy practice FLC reserved for voting 9:00 AM Prayer Time (Conf Rm) 9:30 AM Bible Study (Conf. Rm.) 11:00 AM Mary/Martha Circle 10:00 AM Dancing with Joy 11:15 AM Dancing with Joy LEVEL ONE 6:30 PM Choir Practice 10:30 AM Fun, Food, and Fellowship 7:30 PM Praise Band Practice 9:00 AM Mom's Morning Out Father's Day 8:30 AM Contemporary Service 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 24 9:30 AM Bridge 10:30 AM Dancing with Joy practice 25 FLC reserved for voting runoff if needed 9:00 AM Prayer Time (Conf Rm) 9:30 AM Bible Study (Conf. Rm.) 7:00 PM REFIT Fitness Class 26 10:00 AM Dancing with Joy 11:15 AM Dancing with Joy LEVEL ONE 6:30 PM Choir Practice 27 6:00 PM Women's Group 7:30 PM Praise Band Practice 28 9:00 AM LICS Beulah Workday 9:00 AM Mom's Morning Out 29 FLC reserved for John & Mary Sease Anniversary celebration 30 8:30 AM Contemporary Service 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 6:00 PM Gospel Singing 9:30 AM Bridge 10:30 AM Dancing with Joy practice FLC reserved for voting runoff if needed 9:00 AM Prayer Time (Conf Rm) 9:30 AM Bible Study (Conf. Rm.) 6:30 PM Trustees, Conf. Room 7:00 PM REFIT Fitness Class 10:00 AM Dancing with Joy 11:15 AM Dancing with Joy LEVEL ONE 6:30 PM Choir Practice 6:30 PM United Methodist Men 7:30 PM Praise Band Practice NO Mom's Morning Out Mission Team meets in Conference Room

8 PAGE 8 BEULAH NEWS Beulah Methodist Preschool June 2018 Beulah Graduates 8 Students! Beulah Methodist Preschool is so proud of all of our students! This year, we are saying see you later to 8 graduates that have completed our program. They have learned the Lord s Prayer, their ABC s, can sing Jesus Loves Me in English and in Spanish and even beginning to read. As they graduate from preschool and become Kindergartners we hope they remember their years at Beulah Methodist Preschool and continue to follow the same academic and spiritual path they started right here within the walls of our church.

9 BEULAH NEWS PAGE 9 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

10 PAGE 10 BEULAH NEWS Join us for Vacation Bible School July Sunday, July 8, 6:00-8:00 p.m., is Family Night. Monday, July 9, thru Thursday, July 12, family dinner at 5:30 p.m.. VBS starts at 6:15 p.m. thru 8:00 p.m. Join us for a week of singing, Bible stories, discovery science, and so much more. Mindy Price ( ) and Sandy Lorey ( ), Coordinators, sure could use some volunteers to help. Please call them and tell them you can help. If there is enough interest, we will have an Adult Bible Study. Please let Mindy and Sandy know if you would like to have a Bible Study during VBS time or sign sheet below. Fill out the form below and give it to Mindy or Sandy, drop it in the offering plate on Sunday, or mail it to 161 Beulah Church Road,. More forms can be found on the tables in the narthex and entrance to the Family Life Center. VBS REGISTRATION FORM Student s Name Parent/Guardian Name Address Address Phone Numbers Home Cell Work Student s Date of Birth Age School Grade Completed Student s Special Needs/Allergies/Medical Information/Other: Emergency Contacts: Name Phone Name Phone Dismissal Information: Name(s) of person(s) who may pick up this child Would parent/guardian like to help with VBS? Yes, I am interested in an Adult Bible Study _(Name)

11 BEULAH NEWS PAGE 11 God Creating The Father When the good Lord was creating Fathers he started with a tall frame. And a female angel nearby said, What kind of Father is that? If you re going to make children so close to the ground, why have you put Fathers up so high? He won t be able to shoot marbles without kneeling, tuck a child in bed without bending, or even kiss a child without a lot of stooping. And God smiled and said, Yes, but if I make him childsize, who would children have to look up to? And when God made a Father s hands, they were large and sinewy. And the angel shook her head sadly and said, Do you know what you re doing? Large hands are clumsy. They can t manage diaper pins, small buttons, rubber bands on pony tails or even remove splinters caused by baseball bats. And God smiled and said, I know, but they re large enough to hold everything a small boy empties from his pockets at the end of a day yet small enough to cup a child s face in his hands. And then God molded long, slim legs and broad shoulders. And the angel nearly had a heart attack. Boy, this is the end of the week, all right, she clucked. Do you realize you just made a Father without a lap? How is he going to pull a child close to him without the kid falling between his legs? And God smiled and said, A mother needs a lap. A father needs strong shoulders to pull a sled, balance a boy on a bicycle, and hold a sleepy head on the way home from the circus. God was in the middle of creating two of the largest feet anyone had every seen when the angel could contain herself no longer. That s not fair. Do you honestly think those large boats are going to dig out of bed early in the morning when the baby cries? Or walk through a small birthday party without crushing at least three of the guests? And God smiled and said, They ll work. You ll see. They ll support a small child who wants to ride a horse to Banbury Cross, or scare off mice at the summer cabin, or display shoes that will be a challenge to fill. God worked throughout the night, giving the Father few words, but a firm authoritative voice; eyes that saw everything, but remained calm and tolerant. Finally, almost as an afterthought, he added tears. Then he turned to the angel and said, Now, are you satisfied that he can love as much as a Mother? The angel shuteth up. Erma Bombeck.

12 Beulah United Methodist Church 161 Beulah Church Road Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Leesville, SC PERMIT NUMBER 8 Return Service Requested Fun, Food, and Fellowship Thursday, June 14, 2018 W e would like to invite you to Fun, Food and Fellowship. We meet every second Thursday at 10:30 am. We hope you will come have lunch and get together with all your friends and make new friends. Invite all your neighbors to come with you. We would be glad to have you attend. Any questions, please call the church office at or Theresa George at On Sunday, June 24, 6:00 p.m. Come hear The Tyners from Hartsville, SC. "The Tyners" is a family ministry called to sing and preach the Gospel for the purpose of winning the lost for the Kingdom of God. Come out and enjoy sweet music, fellowship with your neighbors, and good food.