Chestnut Street United Methodist Church 200 East 8th Street Lumberton, NC 28359

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1 Chestnut Street United Methodist Church 200 East 8th Street Lumberton, NC NUTSHELL (PUBLICATION NO ) is published monthly by the Chestnut Street United Methodist Church, 200 E. 8 th Street, Lumberton, NC Periodical postage is paid at Lumberton, NC POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Nutshell, PO Box 1464, Lumberton, NC 28358

2 Church Staff PASTOR Rev. Herbert Lowry, Jr. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Jan Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Kyle Donaldson FINANCIAL PROCESSOR Debra Lewis YOUTH DIRECTOR Kyle Donaldson MUSIC DIRECTOR Harriette Lovin ORGANIST Angie Carter CUSTODIAN Dennis McBayne MISSION STATEMENT: The Nutshell CHESTNUT STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 200 East 8 th Street Lumberton, NC March, 2017 Matthew 4:1-11King James Version (KJV) 4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. One of the Preaching resources I read weekly titled Proclaim states: The items offered by the devil are certainly alluring." Richard Hays, a professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, observes that Satan offers Jesus an attractive package of bread, fame and power. The lure is real. Jesus is hungry in the wilderness, wrestling with a vocation sure to lead to suffering and death. The devil offers a way out, offers perks, proposes the big splash in the big media market....who could resist? Good question. Who could resist? Given an offer of bread after 40 days of fasting, fame as the one and Worship, Welcome and Nurture as We Serve Christ in Love. only Son of God, and total world power at the beginning of a career -- how many of us would say no? How many would turn away from offers that met physical, spiritual and political needs? How many of us have the courage to offer massive resistance when confronted by similar attractions? Not many. Most of us are not very good at resisting temptation. As the poet Oscar Wilde famously said, I can resist anything except temptation. We are much better at compromising than we are at resisting we make compromises between our desire to serve God and our desires for food, fame and power. But Jesus does not preach or practice a message of compromise. Instead, he teaches massive resistance to temptation, and offers his life as an example to the church. Wednesday, March 1st is the beginning of the Lenten season. The Church has established the 40 days of Lent to remind Christians of the need for self sacrifice, fasting and prayer. If the Devil found it okay to tempt the Lord of the Church then certainly you and I are fair game. While many of us will participate in services to mark the season (Ash Wednesday service), I offer an alternative to giving up something. Though I plan to continue my practice of giving up those small pleasures, such as coffee and tea, I plan to begin other practices and invite the reader to do the same. For example, plan to make all six Sundays during the Lenten season or plan to participate in the six weekly services as we join with other sister Churches. -Herbert

3 Prison Ministry /Jon Everson & Eddie Smith (Leaders) Denise Britt / (Vicky Talton s sister) Bill Israel / (Vicky Talton s father) J.P. Powers / (Angela Sumner s cousin) Lester Hardin / (Mike Hardin s father) Gary Hunt/(Becky Ward s brother) Jacob Moore & Moore family/(leslie Nance s friends) Bill Windley/(member) Lori Maring & her son Jake / (Julia Ledwell s sister) Susie Peregory/(Amby Taylor s sister) Laura Artis/ (member) Thomas Miller/(Vickie Talton s stepfather) Jon Thorston/(member) Lynda Price/(member) Robert Wilkins/(Dot Watts brother) Heather Miller/(member) Judy Kinlaw/(friend) Charles Paul/(member) Sue Brooks/(The Lowry s friend) Jeffery DeLano/(Joan Beard s son-in-law) Aren Best/(Kaj Best s son) Bobbie Rooker/(sister of Leroy Dixon) Ed Lewis/(Debra Lewis husband) Jean Myers/(Jean Harris daughter) Jonathan Oxendine/(friend) Ms. Patti Rowan/(friend) Irene Berger/Diane Buri s sister) Tony Stone/(Ann Pittman s cousin) PRAYER CONCERNS Gibson Gray/(member) Robert McClintock / (Kristen Stone s father) Angie Carter / (Staff) Lessie Stephens / (Ann Pittman s cousin) Robert Everson/(Jon Everson s father) Joyce Darr/(Amby Taylor s mom) Buck Hardin/(Dr. Ben Hardin s brother) Dorothy Watts/(member) Lucy Cline/(member) Kenny Boomer/(Libby Welsh s nephew) Dr. Ben Hardin/(member) Joan Beard /(member) Freeman Denish / (friend) Deborah Groves/(member) Carson Davis & Family/(friend) Elaine Braeckman/(Diane Buri s mother) Vivian Brimm/(former member) Betty Lee/(Joyce Musselwhite s sister) Sam Kinlaw/(friend) Monroe Williams/(member) Hattena & Addison Scott/(Linda Wade s friends) Ruth Davis/(Everett Davis mother) Ronda Deese/(Pastor Herbert s sister) Sophie Carter/(Destiny Wade s friend) Hazel Jenkins/(Gwenn Price s mother) Ella Twitty/(Myrna Leggette s granddaughter) Kirstin Cleveland/(Tom & Lou Ann Cleveland s daughter-in-law) Lumberton Assisted Living: Margaret White Golden Living: Virginia Martin, Gladys Gullatte Glenflora: Cleo Beasley Knollwood Village: Faye & Olin Welsh Missionaries: Rev. Virgil (Butch) Huffman, Missionary, UMVIM, 226 George Wilton Dr., Clayton, N.C Heather Glenn: Annette King Room Appalachian Blvd. Arden, NC Wesley Pines Retirement Center: Ellenor Lorman, Mary Stephenson Townsend, Margaret Folger, Dorothy Ruddle, Helen Wehunt, J.B. Helms, Catherine Black, Jesse & Mary Lamm, Pete Gammon, Meta Wood, Grace Stallings ****If you have a prayer request or wish to add someone to our prayer concerns, please call Jane West at cell phone number **** Mission Committee Update Robeson County Church and Community Center Food Pantry The Church and Community Center Food Pantry needs our help to restock their shelves. The food is used for those who cannot provide enough food for their families. The Food for the Month of March: Rice & Grits & Peanut Butter, but the cabinets are very bare so if you want to bring any extra food, it will be welcomed. Please leave food items in the baskets in the Education Building.

4 WEDNESDAY NITE L.I.V.E. (Live in Victory Everyday) Join the Chestnut Street UMC family for a midweek time of fellowship and a delicious meal in Asbury Hall. Meal Cost: $6 for 7 th graders-adults $3 for K-6 th graders. Preschoolers eat free. Our meals are catered by Abigail s Tearoom of Lumberton. Meals are served at 5:30 p.m. and following the meal we enjoy a time of fun, games, and a meditation. This is a wonderful time to get to know each other as a Christian family. Please make dinner reservations by noon on Tuesdays by calling the church at Our menus are posted on the church website: Senior Adult Spring Trip Reminder for those who have registered that the cost balance is due by March 15. The trip is FULL!!! March Birthdays Children s Birthdays March 11. Dylan Sutton Youth/Young Adults Birthdays March 5. Julia Dent 19. Thomas Bailey 24. Charles Paul 27. Elena Dent 28. Michael Bailey 29. Brooke Burleson Grace Stone DAY CAMP AT ROCKFISH OUTDOOR CENTER June For more information and how to register contact Jan at the chruch Answers to February Riddles 1. What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don t want to use it? An Anchor 2. What s easy to get into, but hard to get out of? Trouble 3. You answer me, but I never ask you a question. What am I? Telephone 4. How much dirt is there in a hole that s four feet by five feet by six feet? None. It s a hole. 5. You may enter, but you may not come in. I have space but no room. I have keys but open no lock. What am I? A keyboard MARCH RIDDLES 1. I come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. I stick to many surfaces but I am, in fact, not sticky at all. What am I? 2. What taste better than it smells? 3. What two things can you never eat for breakfast? 4. During what month do people sleep the least? 5. What kind of room has no doors or windows? 6. What is the center of gravity?

5 Memorials In Memory of Dr. Bruce Blackmon Given By: Jan & Garry Kennedy Given By: Judy & Jerry Seals Given By: Jane & Bob West Given By: Edith Duncan Designated bereavement fund Given By: Jo Ann Falls Given By: Jean O. Crouch Designated Endowment Fund Designated UMCOR Given By: Phiena & Bill Doares Designated Sanctuary Heating & A/C Given By: Donna Valenti Designated Transportation Fund Given By: Bob & Pat Horne In Memory of william JeP atkinson Given By: Jan & Garry kennedy Given By: Edith Duncan Designated Endowment Fund In Memory of Mary Frances Harris Designated Sanctuary Heating & A/C Given By: Jean O. Harris In Memory of Roberta Scipio Designated Santuary Heating & A/C Given By: Douglas McMillan, Jr. In Honor of Jean Harris Given By: Beth Floyd In memory of Jean Smith Designated Transportation Fund Given By: Bob & Pat Horne Given By: Jaqueline O. Utz DESIGNATED GENERAL FUND Given By: Hazel McPhatter Given By: Edith A. Duncan Designated endowment fund Designated Bereavement fund Given By: Jimmy & bess Harrington In Memory of Carlene Burns Designated Glady s Power Burns Scholarship Given By: Sarah K. Burns Given By: Susan Carr Designated Endowment FUnd In Memory of Henry Harris Designated Transportation Fund Given By: Bob & Pat Horne Given By: Phiena & Bill Doares Given By: Mr. & Mrs. Det Weiler Designated Sanctuary Heating & A/C Given By: Donna Valenti Given By: Lynn & Joan Beth Floyd In Memory of George Campbell Designated Endowment Fund In Honor of frank ledwell s 84 th birthday Given By: Julia Ledwell In Memory of John B. Regan, III & Joseph L. White, Sr. & Mary B. White & Helen Vargo White & James wilton wilkerson & robert bobby williams & GeorGe Harold wood Given By: Lee Summersett

6 March 1 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 9 April 13 April 14 April 16 April 16 SCHEDULE OF LENTEN SERVICES Lenten Service Noon at Trinity Episcopal Church Ash Wednesday Service 6:30pm Chestnut Street UMC Lenten Service Noon at First Presbyterian Church Lenten Service Noon at First Baptist Church Lenten Service Noon at Godwin Heights Baptist Church Lenten Service Noon at Chestnut Street UMC Lenten Service - Noon at First Baptist Church Palm Sunday Worship Service 10:30 Chestnut Street UMC Living Last Supper 7pm at Chestnut Street UMC Good Friday Service Noon at Trinity Episcopal Church Easter Sunrise Service/Breakfast TIME:TBA Chestnut Street UMC Easter Sunday Worship Service 10:30 Chestnut Street UMC 2 nd Monday Readers Circle 10am Contact: Ann Neese-(910) Visionaries 3pm Contact: Marilyn Duncan - (910) Service Seekers 7pm Contact: Sharon Pittman- (910) United Methodist Women Our fundraisers are: Rada knives catalogs and order forms are in the office. Take a book fill out the order form and return the book order form and the money to the office. Cookbooks - $5.00 spiral bound and loaded with lots of recipes- In office. Notecards - $ beautifully embossed blank cards w/envelopes In office. Proceeds have provided scholarships for college bound students, linen tablecloths for tables in Fellowship Hall, helped fund the acoustics in the church, Upper Room Devotional large print for shut in s. Current UMW projects: Health kits, school kits, Family Violence Center needs, Newborn Ministry, Robeson County Church & Community Center needs. Dates to remember: March 13- UMW potluck and general meeting 12 noon in Asbury Hall bring a dish to pass. All women invited you do not need to be a member of the church. May 14 Mother s Day Candle burning in honor or in memory of forms in bulletin at a later date. PAT (Senior Adult Fellowship) - Tuesday, March 7 at 11:30 Adelio s Downtown UMW POT LUCK ON MARCH 13 TH AT 12:00 ASBURY HALL

7 March ACOLYTES 5. Grace & Payne Stone 12. Belle Merlo & Michael Bryan 19. Stephen Conser & Ben Ervin 26. Bailee Luper & James Russel ALTAR GUILD Edie Duncan Gayle Windley LECTOR Betsy Kinlaw MONTHLY NURSES Joyce Musselwhite Pat Horne Jean Harris Jo Ann Falls NURSERY HELPER Brittany Wade FLOWER CHART 5. Available 12. Available 19. Available 26. Available USHERS The Scott McLean Family TRUSTEE OF THE MONTH Casey McQueen STEPHEN MINISTERS 5. Herma Jordan 12. Frances Scott 19. Jan Kennedy 26. Garry Kennedy OFFERING VERIFICATION 5. Debra Lewis & Linda Wade 12. Greg Price & Jimmy Harrington 19. Angela Sumner & Gayle Windley 26. Mike Hardin & Diane Buri P.A.T. MARCH BIRTHDAYS 4. Trudy Chason 12. Kathryn Calvert 14. Connie Lowry 22. Jeanette Shanklin, Danny Pittman 25. Dorothy Ruddle If you choose a florist other than Flowers By Billy please let Billy know so the church will not be charged. STEWARDSHIP FEBRUARY AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE 181 AVERAGE SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE 94 ATTENDANCE GOALS FOR MARCH ARE SUNDAY SCHOOL 110 AND WORSHIP 200 HOPE TO SEE YOU IN CHURCH!

8 March Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. 12:00 Lunch N Fun lunch Trinity Episcopal 6:30 Ash Wednesday Service :30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship Scout Sunday 1:30 Living Last Supper Rehearsal 5:00 Pastor s Bible 6:00 UMYF :00 Weight Watchers Meeting 10:00 District Office-Asbury Hall 11:30 PAT Adelio s 6:00 Weight Watchers Meeting 6:30 Chancel Choir 8. 12:00 Lunch N Fun lunch First Presbyterian 6:30 Finance Committee Meeting :30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship 1:30 Living Last Supper Rehearsal 5:00 Pastor s Bible 6:00 UMYF :00 UMW Potluck -Asbury Hall 14. 9:00 Weight Watchers Meeting 6:00 Weight Watchers Meeting 6:30 Chancel Choir :00 Lunch N Fun lunch First Baptist 6:30 Trustee Committee Meeting :00 UMM Breakfast 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship 5:00 Pastor s Bible 6:00 UMYF :00 Weight Watchers Meeting 10:30 Wesley Pines Worship 6:00 Weight Watchers Meeting 6:30 Chancel Choir :00 Lunch N Fun lunch Godwin Heights 6:45 UMC :30 Hopes Table 26. 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship 5:00 Pastor s Bible 6:00 UMYF Nutshell Deadline :00 Weight Watchers Meeting 6:00 Weight Watchers Meeting 6:30 Chancel Choir 29. lunch Chestnut Street