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161 Beulah Church Rd. Gilbert, SC 29054 www.beulahumc.church Missio n Stateme nt: Bringing scripture, mission, and fe llowship to life.

I was in Granny s backyard doing what young boys did back then in a time before video games or Ritalin.

1 161 Beulah Church Rd. Gilbert, SC Missio n Stateme nt: Bringing scripture, mission, and fe llowship to life. March 2019 Words Are Cheap The best I can recall it was early August, the dog days of summer in the panhandle of Florida and hot enough to make your eyeballs sweat. I was in Granny s backyard doing what young boys did back then in a time before video games or Ritalin. I was digging holes, looking for Catawba worms, whittling this or that and generally trying to find some mischief to get into. I was skilled at the task, so it didn t take very long. As I cast about for an evil scheme, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Miss Irene, Granny s infamous neighbor, had a nice little watermelon patch in her backyard and there is nothing like a watermelon on a warm afternoon. I think I ve told y all about her before. She was a sight. Built like a Frigidaire, about seven feet tall with red eyes. I swear she had red eyes. She always wore a nondescript dirty house frock, and she never washed her hair; she figured cleanliness would alter her mystic, I suppose. She lived in a house that Swamp Witch Hattie would have been proud to call her own, and she had a voice that rattled the windows like a mid-summer thunderstorm. That woman scared your average child silly, but she downright terrified me. I half expected that somewhere in the bowels of her ramshackle house there was a huge boiling pot for rendering children down. That being said, I was hungry, and those watermelons were calling my name loud and clear just like a mystical siren of old. So I figured, well you know, maybe I could sneak over there and borrow one of those watermelons when nobody was lookin. They looked mighty good. They weren t the big ones; they were those little round ones that sometimes have yellow fruit inside. Now that makes them extra good, but only a skilled watermelon thumper like my Granny can tell if it s yellow or not. So when the coast was clear, I went over there and borrowed one of those watermelons. I fully intended to give it back, I really did, well most of it anyway. So there I was sitting under the Catawba tree with my back up against the old trunk, enjoying the shade. I was just starting in on that watermelon when Granny wanders out of the house to put the wash on the line, and while hanging up her dainties, she notices me eating that watermelon. So she goes in and gets me a spoon, and one for herself, and we sit down together and thoroughly enjoy that watermelon. It tasted especially good considering the heat and the company. We talked about this and that and about how great the watermelon was while we ate and then she thanked me and said: Now that sure hit the spot. How much did that set you back?

PAGE 2 (Continued from page 1) I hemmed and hawed for a little while, but in time honesty took over and I told her that I had well, pilfered it from Miss Irene s house.

2 PAGE 2 (Continued from page 1) I hemmed and hawed for a little while, but in time honesty took over and I told her that I had well, pilfered it from Miss Irene s house. Granny never skipped a beat, with an evil grin on her face she said, That s fine, no problem. Just go over and ask Miss Irene what she wants for it, and pay the woman. Now I was eight years old, I didn t have a dime to my name and didn t have any prospects of getting a dime. She had me. I told her I was sorry. I told her I would even tell Miss Irene I was sorry if she would go with me, but Granny just grinned and said in that no nonsense tone I knew so well: No, no, that won t wash. The proof is always in the pudding. Words are cheap. If you are really sorry then you ve got to go apologize, and then pay Miss Irene. So, I spent the entire rest of that day weeding a watermelon patch and cleaning that woman s backyard; worrying for my life the whole time. I swear I could hear a pot of water boiling all afternoon, and I just knew it had my name on it. I really was sorry by the way, mainly that I got caught, and skillfully at that; but I also knew that I had done Miss Irene wrong and needed to make it right. Granny hadn t dragged me to Sunday school for nothing. On top of that, I also knew that just saying I was sorry wasn t enough. Action was required to balance the books and prove the sorry. To tell the truth I just wanted to escape into my memories a little today, so I wrote this old story down and let my mind wander back for a time; but there are a couple of lessons that bear pointing out, especially for you parents and maybe even you grandparents out there. Mainly, don t browbeat your children, but don t let them get away with it either. Children need direction and sometimes that might mean they need some hard lessons taught. I wouldn t recommend acting like a co-conspirator as my Granny did from time to time, unless of course that s your thing; but allowing those in your charge to get away with wrong is harmful to them. It will damage them in the long run and make their life much more difficult than it has to be. I know that today the world preaches that wrong is not wrong, that sin is not sin and nothing is black and white, only gray; but deep down we all know better than that. So love your children and raise them up in the way that they should go. Oh, and just in case you didn t catch the reference, drag those kids to Sunday School on Sunday morning, and stay for a while yourself. An example goes a long way in the mind of a child. Love, Pastor Tony

Dear Church Family, your prayers, visits, cards, and calls have been so appreciated during my recent hospital stay and since my return home.

Words are not enough to express our thanks for your kindnesses, caring and concern which mean so much to Retta and me.

It is a privilege and blessing to be a part of the Beulah Church family. May God continue to bless each of you and Beulah Church. Clyverd Price.

Gail Kingsley We want to thank you for all the things the church does for our mom, Betty Gable.

Andrew Weber will present a program on the Shepherd s Center of Lexington.

3 Dear Church Family, your prayers, visits, cards, and calls have been so appreciated during my recent hospital stay and since my return home. All the delicious food brought to us by individuals and the meal from the Sunshine Club were most appreciated. Words are not enough to express our thanks for your kindnesses, caring and concern which mean so much to Retta and me. I hope to be back in church after the winter bugs are gone and will look forward to seeing you then. Thank you, Pastor Tony, for your prayers and always being there for us. It is a privilege and blessing to be a part of the Beulah Church family. May God continue to bless each of you and Beulah Church. Clyverd Price. PAGE 3 I want to thank the Sunshine Club for the Beautiful Dish Garden you sent me. It s wonderful knowing I have such a loving church family. Gail Kingsley We want to thank you for all the things the church does for our mom, Betty Gable. Joann and Jackie March 2019 The United Methodist Men will meet March 28 at 6:30 pm for dinner & fellowship. Mr. Dave Smith and Mr. Andrew Weber will present a program on the Shepherd s Center of Lexington. April 2019 There will be no regular meeting this month, but all men are encouraged to participate in the set-up for Easter Sunrise breakfast on the 21st, as well as the steak supper on the 27 th. MARY/MARTHA CIRCLE will meet Tuesday, Mar. 12, 11 a.m., at McAlister's in Lexington. Come join us for fellowship and help us plan our group s service projects. All ladies are invited to join us. Report From The Planning & Building Committee The civil contractor is back on the Beulah Land site, however, so is the rain. Hopefully, we will have enough dry days that the final work may be completed within the next few weeks. Enough work has been accomplished to date that we will be able to have the Easter Sun Rise Service at the construction site. Pastor Tony is going to or has already appointed a committee to make certain items such as a tent, chairs, temporary power, temporary sign, and port-a-lets are in place prior to the Sun Rise Service. We are excited to finally have a Beulah UMC function on the Hwy. 378 Beulah Land. The Planning & Building Committee has provided the Finance Committee Chairman with a budget figure of $2,250,000 to build the first building (activity building). This figure includes the completed building, paved driveway, paved parking, sign, landscaping, and all other items necessary for the building to be used as intended. We look to the Finance Committee to develop a strategy to raise the funds needed to proceed with this project. We covet your prayers for guidance as we work to develop this property so that we may introduce more of our unchurched neighbors to Jesus Christ. Carey Smith, Chairman of the Planning & Building Committee

PAGE 4 03/02 LAUREN HAVENS 03/17 PATRICK TOLTON 03/03 JANICE C "JAN" KELSEY MAUREEN HILL 03/04 SAVANA ROSSON CAROLINE PATTERSON 03/05 HUNTER GOSSETT 03/19 BRANDI COLLINS DEBBIE SEASE 03/21 MATTHEW

DOUGHTON 03/24 TADGH WEED BRADLEY FORD 03/25 TONYA SMITH THOMAS POOLE 03/26 LARRY PRICE 03/10 JOHN SEASE 03/28 REE SMITH 03/11 TREYWICK SHAW KEVIN KAMINER 03/12 JAMIE DAWSON PARKER EVANS BRENT WEAVER

CLINE 03/14 WILLIAM BINKLEY M/M BILLY WARREN 03/07/1992 REVS DUANE & JENNY RAST 03/09 M/M ED KELLY 03/10/1963 M/M LEE CLAMP 03/10/2012 M/M BIFF STALVEY 03/13/1999 M/M DANNY HAMILTON 03/14/2009 M/M

Cody Ferris, Warner Ettenger, Pete Price, Karen Carter, Carl Tompkins, Tim Garrett, Thomas Covington, Danny Kaminer, Megan Diffee, Jan Kelsey, Mike Burkett, Wayne Leaphart, Clyverd Price, Barbara

4 PAGE 4 03/02 LAUREN HAVENS 03/17 PATRICK TOLTON 03/03 JANICE C "JAN" KELSEY MAUREEN HILL 03/04 SAVANA ROSSON CAROLINE PATTERSON 03/05 HUNTER GOSSETT 03/19 BRANDI COLLINS DEBBIE SEASE 03/21 MATTHEW SHEALY JASON GOSSETT 03/22 BRIAN PROVOST 03/06 KAREN TAYLOR BREANNA "BRE" REEDER BARRY EVANS BRETT "TUG" REEDER 03/07 SEAN KNIGHT 03/23 HOPE BINKLEY JULIE LUCAS JENNIE WEED 03/09 SILAS GUNTER DOUGHTON 03/24 TADGH WEED BRADLEY FORD 03/25 TONYA SMITH THOMAS POOLE 03/26 LARRY PRICE 03/10 JOHN SEASE 03/28 REE SMITH 03/11 TREYWICK SHAW KEVIN KAMINER 03/12 JAMIE DAWSON PARKER EVANS BRENT WEAVER 03/30 JUSTIN COTTERMAN DANIELLE SEALS DERINDA ULMEN ASHLEY TOMPKINS 03/31 CAMPBELLE RUTH PRICE 03/13 MARTHA LEIGHTY JOHN LEIGHTY OLIVIA SCHUMPERT HANNAH MARIE WEED KEITH SCHUMPERT WILLIAM "WILL" CLINE 03/14 WILLIAM BINKLEY M/M BILLY WARREN 03/07/1992 REVS DUANE & JENNY RAST 03/09 M/M ED KELLY 03/10/1963 M/M LEE CLAMP 03/10/2012 M/M BIFF STALVEY 03/13/1999 M/M DANNY HAMILTON 03/14/2009 M/M RANDY RUDD 03/15/1996 M/M TOM ROSSON, SR 03/16/1968 M/M RON SWEATT 03/17/1972 M/M JEFFERY PRICE 03/18/1995 M/M KEN BAKER 03/22/1974 M/M CORWYN COTTERMAN 03/22/1980 M/M JIM EIDSON 03/24/1979 M/M KENNY ROWE 03/27 March 6 7:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary OUR PRAYER LIST Prayer List: Lynn Davis, Sam Drake, Wanda Sweatt, Bill Ellis, Michelle (Cindy Price s niece), Marty Amick, Carol White, Jerald and Lethia Long, Alice Wallace, Cody Ferris, Warner Ettenger, Pete Price, Karen Carter, Carl Tompkins, Tim Garrett, Thomas Covington, Danny Kaminer, Megan Diffee, Jan Kelsey, Mike Burkett, Wayne Leaphart, Clyverd Price, Barbara Krepps, Betty Jo Gable, Polly Derrick, Alan Tompkins, Rosetta Leaphart, Magdelene Price, Mildred Price, Dorothy Smith, Eunice Durst, Reba Frazier, Lillian Kaminer, Ella Woodruff, Violet Myers and all caregivers, the Armed Forces, Law Enforcement and First Responders. If you would like to be a part of our Beulah Prayer Chain, please call the church office or beulah1@comporium.net. We send out an or make a phone call to let you know when someone needs our special prayers. We also invite anyone to call the church office or the church when you or someone you know needs to be remembered in our prayers. Ash Wednday is a Christian holy day of prayer and repentance. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the placing of repentance ashes on the foreheads of participants as the pastor says "Repent, and believe in the Gospel." March 31 Breakfast will be provided by the Youth. Thanks to our Youth Group for volunteering to prepare breakfast for all of us on the 5th Sunday of March during the Sunday School hour.

PAGE 5 This Month s Helpers SIPTURE READERS - CONTEMPORARY Mar 3 - Matthew Shealy Mar 10 - McKinley Shealy Mar 17 - Jenny Rast Mar 24 - Aubree Price Mar 31 - Steven Dawson CHILDREN S SERMON -

5 PAGE 5 This Month s Helpers SIPTURE READERS - CONTEMPORARY Mar 3 - Matthew Shealy Mar 10 - McKinley Shealy Mar 17 - Jenny Rast Mar 24 - Aubree Price Mar 31 - Steven Dawson CHILDREN S SERMON - CONTEMPORARY Mar 3 - Pastor Tony Mar 10 - Mary Rowell Mar 17 - Sue & John Cross Mar 24 - Cara Lawhorne Mar 31 - Barbara Brown CHILDREN S CHURCH - CONTEMPORARY Martha Garlock & Nancy Drake USHERS - CONTEMPORARY McKinley Shealy Family Melinda Rhodes USHERS - TRADITIONAL Jerry Davis (Leader), Janna Davis, Jonathan, Janet and Johnnie Vega, Mike Stacey CHILDREN S SERMON - TRADITIONAL Mar 3 - Pastor Tony Mar 10 - Mary Rowell Mar 17 - Sue & John Cross Mar 24 - Cara Lawhorne Mar 31 - Billy Brown GREETERS - TRADITIONAL 2/24-3/3 - Bill & Charlotte Thornburg 3/10-3/17 - Janet & Johnnie Vega 3/24-3/31 - Charles & Elizabeth Duvall ALTAR FLOWERS - TRADITIONAL Mar 3 - Doris Lybrand Mar 10 - Brucie Bagwell Mar 17 - Melba Smith Mar 24 - Ellen Riddle Mar 31 - Derinda Ulmen SIPTURE READER - TRADITIONAL Jim Hill CHILDREN S CHURCH - TRADITIONAL Mar 3 - Susan Wright Mar 10 - Hope Binkley Mar 17 - Ken & Daniel Baker Mar 24 - Stacey Shull Mar 31 - Karen Woolsey COUNTING TEAM Diane & Bill Crosby Nancy & John Barnhill **************** If you would like to serve as an usher, greeter, etc., please let the church office know. If you would like to place flowers on the altar in honor or in memory of someone on any open Sunday, please let the church office know. Our Homebound and Nursing Home 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. 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 Rosetta Leaphart Lexington Extended Care 815 Old Cherokee Rd. 510 Azalea Circle Lexington, SC SALUDA NURSING CENTER Eunice Durst 581 Newberry Hwy. Riley Unit, Room 320 Saluda, SC OPUS, (AGAPE) Polly Derrick Room 16A 300 Agape Dr. West Columbia, SC Magdelene Price Room A Agape Dr. West Columbia, SC COLONIAL GARDENS Ella V. Woodruff Colonial Gardens Alzheimer s Special Care Center 3565 Sunset Blvd., Rm. 18 West Columbia, SC AT HOME Alan Tompkins and Carl Tompkins Tom Drafts Circle Gilbert, SC Mildred Price Hwy. 378 Leesville, SC Dorothy Smith Tom Drafts Road Gilbert, SC Reba Frazier Two Notch Road Lexington, SC Lillian Kaminer 419 Beulah Church Road Gilbert, SC Violet Myers 183 Dickert Drive Lexington, SC 29073

PAGE 6 FINANCIAL REPORT YTD 2/24/2019 Actual Budgeted Income $60,675 Actual Budgeted Expenses $67,571 Land Development Fund $219,580 ATTENDANCE 1/27 2/3 2/10 2/1 7 Sunday School Worship 2/24 Weekly

This year the Fairfield Camp will run from July 13-20. The children of Beulah will meet March 3 (Pizza Day) and March 17 (St. Patrick s Day Fun) from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. with supper at 6 p.m. All children through 5th grade are invited to participate.

donations for many worthwhile causes have made a big difference.

6 PAGE 6 FINANCIAL REPORT YTD 2/24/2019 Actual Budgeted Income $60,675 Actual Budgeted Expenses $67,571 Land Development Fund $219,580 ATTENDANCE 1/27 2/3 2/10 2/1 7 Sunday School Worship 2/24 Weekly Average Youth meet every Sunday night from 4 until 6 p.m. Youth will participate in Winter Jam on March 15 from 4:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. If there is anyone age 14 through college who is interested in Salkehatchie Summer Service, please see McKinley or Sue Ellen. This year the Fairfield Camp will run from July The children of Beulah will meet March 3 (Pizza Day) and March 17 (St. Patrick s Day Fun) from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. with supper at 6 p.m. All children through 5th grade are invited to participate. LINE DANCING AND OVERCOMERS (REFIT ) PAYS OFF IN MORE THAN ONE WAY During the 2018 year and thus far in 2019, not only did all of you who came to improve your life by exercising but also your donations for many worthwhile causes have made a big difference. Your donations of $3,395 were given to the following: Christmas Shoeboxes, Oliver Gospel Mission, Angel Tree, Backpack Ministry, Local Family Medical Bills, Pets Inc., Flowers/Gift for Cancer Patient, 2018 Beulah sponsored Mission Trip, Salkehatchie, Lighthouse for Life, Restore Hope, Potter s House, Beulah s Building Program, local house fire, Beulah Preschool Scholarship, and honoring Gilbert bus drivers with doughnuts one morning just to say Thank you for a job well done. Thanks to all of you who contributed to these worthwhile causes. Also, thank you for participating in our Line Dancing and Overcomers exercise programs. A great big thank you to Susan Wright and Mary Rowell for helping us stay fit!! Staying active and participating with others have been shown to be helpful physically and mentally. For those reasons and more, consider attending one of Beulah's many dance-exercise classes. We have a class that fits You! Ask for a descriptive handout or talk to Mary Rowell , Susan Wright , or Melba Smith Overcomers Classes: Tuesdays: 7 until 8 p.m. Line-Dancing Classes: (Dancing With Joy) Mondays; 10:30 until 12:30 (practice) Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. (instructions) 11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. (instructions) 2:00 p.m. 3 p.m. (beginners)

7 PAGE 7 March Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth 6:00 PM Gospel Singing 3 8:30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM Yard Sale Setup with Youth 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM JAM/ROC 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth 10 Men to Fish Fry in Cola. 9:30 AM Bridge 6:30 PM Monday Night Bible Study at Debbie's 4 9:00 AM Yard Sale Setup 9:30 AM Bridge 6:30 PM Monday Night Bible Study at Debbie's 11 9:00 AM Prayer Time 9:30 AM Bible Study in 6:30 PM Trustees in 7:00 PM Overcomers 5 9:00 AM Prayer Time 9:00 AM Yard Sale Setup 9:30 AM Bible Study in 10:30 AM Prayer Min Team in Adult SS Room 7:00 PM Overcomers 12 11:15 AM Line Dancing 2:00 PM Line Dancing 6:30 PM Choir Practice 6 9:00 AM Yard Sale Setup 11:15 AM Line Dancing 2:00 PM Line Dancing 6:30 PM Choir Practice 7:00 PM Ash Wed Service 13 6:30 PM United Methodist Men 7 8:00 AM Yard Sale until 3 p.m. 14 9:00 AM MMO 8 8:00 AM Yard Sale until 3 p.m. 9:00 AM MMO :00 AM Yard Sale until 12 noon 12:00 PM Yard Sale Cleanup 16 8:30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM Comm Interest Team 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth 9:30 AM Bridge 6:30 PM Finance Comm 6:30 PM Monday Night Bible Study at Debbie's 9:00 AM Prayer Time 9:30 AM Bible Study in 11:00 AM Mary/Martha Circle 7:00 PM Overcomers 11:15 AM Line Dancing 2:00 PM Line Dancing 6:30 PM Choir Practice 10:30 AM Fun, Food, and Fellowship 9:00 AM NO MMO 4:00 PM Youth to Winter Jam :30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM JAM/ROC 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth 9:30 AM Bridge 6:30 PM Monday Night Bible Study at Debbie's 9:00 AM Prayer Time 9:30 AM Bible Study in 7:00 PM Overcomers 11:15 AM Line Dancing 2:00 PM Line Dancing 6:30 PM Choir Practice 9:00 AM LICS Workday 9:00 AM MMO 8:00 AM Church Clean Up Day :30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth 6:00 PM Gospel Singing 9:30 AM Bridge 6:30 PM Monday Night Bible Study at Debbie's 9:00 AM Prayer Time 9:30 AM Bible Study in 6:30 PM Trustees in 7:00 PM Overcomers 11:15 AM Line Dancing 2:00 PM Line Dancing 6:30 PM Choir Practice 6:30 PM United Methodist Men 9:00 AM MMO :30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM 5th Sunday Breakfast 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth 9:30 AM Bridge 6:30 PM Monday Night Bible Study at Debbie's 9:00 AM Prayer Time 9:30 AM Bible Study in 7:00 PM Overcomers 11:15 AM Line Dancing 2:00 PM Line Dancing 6:30 PM Choir Practice 9:00 AM MMO Mission Trip Fundraiser

PAGE 8 Beulah Methodist Preschool March 2019 Picnics and Playing with

them with lots of outside play and picnics with our friends.

Registration is open for the 2019-2020 School Year!

Nursery 4 year old classes available. Our classes are filling up quickly!

8 PAGE 8 Beulah Methodist Preschool March 2019 Picnics and Playing with Friends We had a few beautiful weather days in February and we enjoyed them with lots of outside play and picnics with our friends. We are ready for Spring! Registration is open for the School Year! We are now enrolling for our school year! Nursery 4 year old classes available. Our classes are filling up quickly! Please have interested parents contact Cara at or beulahpreschool@comporium.net for more information or to schedule a tour. Thank you for helping us spread the word!

PAGE 9 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JANUARY 19 AND FEBRUARY 19 COUNCIL MEETINGS New Mac laptop will be purchased to replace the old one used at the Contemporary Service.

9 PAGE 9 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JANUARY 19 AND FEBRUARY 19 COUNCIL MEETINGS New Mac laptop will be purchased to replace the old one used at the Contemporary Service. New camera will be purchased from a donation made for that purpose. Cara Lawhorn reported preschool s attendance is maxed at 53 students. Sunrise Service will be held on the 378 property. Pastor Tony will form a temporary Planning Committee for the Sunrise Service. Highway 378 land development phase 1 and 2 is 88% complete. Depending on the rain, it should be completed quickly. Budget figures for 1 st building are looking at 2.25 million. The first building will be an Activities Building. Finance Committee will meet and discuss the need for professional fund raising. Council members were asked to go to the Beulah website ( find any missing info and info that needs to be updated and let Karen Counts know by March 5 th. Cleanup Day will be March 23. Pastor Tony commended Skip for everything that he does. A logo was presented for the Community Interest Group. A Take Charge of Your Money Session will be held on May 5 from 4-6. This will be the first of 3 different sessions. We have 2 domain names and will keep both until next year. Karen will track hits and we will reevaluate again next year. Easter Lilies will be available for our Easter Worship Services. They will be wrapped in purple with white bows and have 3-4 flowers per lily for $13.50 each. Please complete the bottom portion of this form TODAY and place it in the offering plate with your payment, drop it by or mail it to the church office Name: Telephone #: Number of Lilies: Amount Enclosed $ In honor of In memory of (Please circle which is appropriate)

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PAGE 11 MARCH 7, 8, 9 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM Thursday and Friday 8:00 AM until noon on Saturday FOR BREAKFAST: SauSage biscuits BISCUITS WITH SAUSAGE GRAVY GRITS AND SAUSAGE For lunch: Homemade chili

) no electronics or old televisions, please Clothes should be clean and in A-1 condition. The big semi-annual yard sale is coming soon.

Please call Mary Price (803-892-2618) or the church office (803-892-2842) to make arrangements to bring your donations to the church. We need a large variety of baked goods.

11 PAGE 11 MARCH 7, 8, 9 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM Thursday and Friday 8:00 AM until noon on Saturday FOR BREAKFAST: SauSage biscuits BISCUITS WITH SAUSAGE GRAVY GRITS AND SAUSAGE For lunch: Homemade chili & hot dogs griddled hamburgers with all the trimmings Donations of all types in good, CLEAN condition needed (household items, furniture, toys, tools, SPORTING ITEMS, PLANTS, AFTS, etc.) no electronics or old televisions, please Clothes should be clean and in A-1 condition. The big semi-annual yard sale is coming soon. Our spring and fall sales are our biggest fundraising events and it takes a village to make them happen. Please call Mary Price ( ) or the church office ( ) to make arrangements to bring your donations to the church. We need a large variety of baked goods. Casseroles, one dish items, desserts, etc. Contact Nancy Drake (nancydrake@hotmail.com or ) or the church office beulah1@comporium.net or and let us know what you will contribute. We need you! Volunteers are needed on Sunday, March 3, to setup for the yard sale and again on Saturday, March 9, to clean up the FLC and put up items that did not sell. Volunteers are needed Monday, March 4, through Wednesday, March 6, to price and get all the items displayed. Both ladies and men with smiling faces are needed Thursday, March 7, through Saturday, March 9, to help our customers. When can you work? There is so much to be done. Let Mary know. Again this year we are enlisting the help of several groups to be responsible for the following activities: Set-up tables United Methodist Men (Sunday, March 3) Unloading boxes from sheds Youth of all ages (Sunday, March 3) Bake Sale Mary and Martha Circle (March 7-9) Set-up for Sunday Service Contemporary Service volunteers (March 9) Repacking items Methodist Men, Mary/Martha, All Volunteers (March 9) Loading boxes into sheds Youth of all ages (March 9) Cooking/kitchen Carey Smith, Bill Thornburg, Jane Flythe, Bob Walters

Beulah United Methodist Church 161 Beulah Church Road Gilbert, SC 29054 www.beulahumc.church Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Leesville, SC 29070 PERMIT NUMBER 8 Return Service Requested Here at Beulah on March 14, 10:30 a.

We are celebrating our fortieth year in the Music Ministry proclaiming the love of God through song.

12 Beulah United Methodist Church 161 Beulah Church Road Gilbert, SC Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Leesville, SC PERMIT NUMBER 8 Return Service Requested Here at Beulah on March 14, 10:30 a.m., in the Family Life Center. Fun to be had be everyone! All you need to do is show up. All the senior citizens in our community are invited. Spread the word. Coming to Beulah March 24, 6 p.m. in the Family Life Center. We are a Southern Gospel Quartet from Lancaster, SC. We are celebrating our fortieth year in the Music Ministry proclaiming the love of God through song. If you look individually at our music and ministry backgrounds we have more than 75 years of combined experience in the ministry. We closely resemble the quartets of the old days with the low bass, high tenor and the smooth tight harmony in the middle. There is nothing more fulfilling than sharing God's word in song. (Donations are greatly accepted to help cover the costs of our groups.)

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BEULAH NEWS PAGE 2. (Continued from page 1) 161 Beulah Church Rd. www.beulahumc.church 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