The Shallowford Steeple Lewisville United Methodist Church, Lewisville, NC May 2, 2012 FAMILY ACTIVITY IDEAS FOR CHRISTIAN HOME MONTH º Cook dinner together as a family. º Have a family and/or friend game night. º Take a day trip with your family and/or close friends. º Do a 2000-piece puzzle together. Make it a month-long project. º Write to friends who have moved away. º Go to Joanie Moser Park or Town Square. º Volunteer to help a friend or organization. º Pray for the global family every night in May. º Enjoy family dinner time together at least once a week. º Plant a garden together. º Take a walk and pick wildflowers. º Get up early to watch the sunrise. º Make a campfire and cook and sing the evening away. º Have family time. Ask each person to share a quality or something they like about each person in the room. º Have read-a-book night. º Gather old toys and books that are in good condition and donate them to a day care center or other needy children s organization. º Have a yard sale and donate the money to your favorite charity. º Bake cookies for an LUMC shut-in or friend you haven t seen in a while. º Pray together. º Make a family worship center. º Have a night when you read Jesus parables. º Adopt a grandparent. Ask an older adult in our congregation to serve as your child s surrogate grandparent. It s a great way to form a new relationship! º Catch lightning bugs (but don t forget to set them free at the end of the evening).
The Shallowford Steeple Lewisville United Methodist Church 6290 Shallowford Road P. O. Box 305 Lewisville, NC 27023 Phones: 945-3203/945-4419 Fax (Church): 945-0925 Website: www.lewisvilleumc.org Church E-mail: toni@lewisvilleumc.org Pre-Sorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Lewisville, NC 27023 Permit No. 1 DATED MATERIAL Address Service Requested Ministry and Staff of the Church Resident Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster District Superintendent William T. Medlin, III Pastor Keith Bingham Minister of Visitation Becky Bingham Director of Christian Education June Hayes Music Director Debby Trivett Director, Youth/Young Adult Ministries Emily Couch Missionary to Cambodia Esther Gitobu Chairperson of Administrative Board John Wells Chairperson of Council on Ministries Margy Smith Lay Leader Jim Fridy School Care Director Kim Styers Preschool Director Marcia Sexton Secretary Toni Jones Gift for the month of May for Crisis Control: macaroni and cheese Gift for the month of May for LCAP: vegetable oil Tuesday, May 8, is the deadline for news to be submitted for the May 16 issue of The Steeple.
CATALYST Youth Ministry MAY May 6 th 3:30pm, Praise Band; 4:30pm, Catalyst (Methodist Madness Cookout to follow) May 13 th Mother s Day, NO CATALYST. Give your mom a hug! May 18 th Girls Overnighter/Guys Overnighter (details TBA) May 20 th NO CATALYST (due to overnighter) May 27 th 3:30pm, Praise Band; 4:30pm, Catalyst (bring $3 for food!) SPLASH INTO SUMMER JUNE: June 3 rd -End of the Year Cookout & Graduation Sunday June 10 th & 17 th No Catalyst! June 13 th -Pool Party & Bible Study Overnighter (Emily s 1 year Celebration!) June 15 th -Church-wide Courageous Movie Night, 6:30pm June 18 th -Cecilia Armstrong s Dance Camp (contact Emily TODAY if you d like to help serve food and/or participate in leading the dance camp to support Cecilia s Gold Award Project) June 24 th -Ice Cream & Ice Breakers @ Catalyst, 4:30pm (Snack: Baker Family & Tallant Family) June 27 th -Bible Study Mark your calendars Wednesdays all summer long Girls/Guys Fun Night Out & Bible Study July 8-12 Lake Junaluska July 29-August 4 th Carolina Cross Connection @ Camp Loy White! August 5 th CCC Celebration August 25 th Emerald Pointe (upcoming 6 th graders welcome!) September 1-3 Camping Trip October 7 th New Yadkin Valley District Youth Battle of the Bands Rally @ Town Square October 19-20 Haunted Trail & Lock-in November 9-11 Fishing Trip December 16 th Christmas Party GET EXCITEDàWednesday Summer Outing details will be revealed soon! Yummy news: Parents, please note that at the last parent meeting we decided to move from meals to snack suppers (a smaller portion of a protein, something healthy, and a carb), and have it at the beginning of our time together (4:30). Once a month we will alternate between potluck and a $3 meal (each youth should bring $3 on these days). POTLUCK days: June 3 rd (cookout), August 19 th $3 days: May 27 th and July 3 rd IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER IN ANY WAY IN THE CATALYST YOUTH MINSTRY, PLEASE CON- TACT EMILY TODAY! We are looking especially for Summer Bible Study/Fun-night-out leaders! If there are any questions about any of our happenings, feel free to call Emily at 945-3203 or email at emily@lewisvilleumc.org.
UMW NEWS UMW CIRCLE MEETINGS º The UMW Morning Circle will meet on Monday, May 14, at 10 am in the parlor. Please bring soap for our health kits. º UMW Circle 1 will meet on Monday, May 14, at 1 pm in the parlor. º The Circle of Concern will meet on Wednesday, May 16, at 7 pm in the library. º The SOC Circle will meet on Thursday, May 24, at 6:30 pm in the parlor. The Shepherd s Center of Winston- Salem s 24th Annual Used Book Sale will be held on May 3 and 4 from 9 am - 9 pm, and on May 5 from 8 am - 1 p.m. in the Education Building at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds. Free Admission and Parking. Enter Gate 5 Deacon Blvd. Thousands of books and other media will be available at outstanding prices. All proceeds of the sale benefit the ministry s programs and services for older adults in our community. Call 748-0217 or visit www.shepherdscenter.org. UMW READING GROUP May 7 10 am in the parlor The UMW Reading Group will be discussing The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot on Monday, May 7, at 10 am in the church parlor. This is the story of a Southern woman who worked the same tobacco farm as her slave ancestors. Cells taken from her body, unbeknownst to her, became an important tool of medicine. Grown in cultures, human cells from her body are still alive today. One copy of the book and 2 CDs are available in the public library. Two personal copies of the book are circulating. Contact Harriet Binkley to help find a copy to read. CLUB 45: Club 45 is coming your way on May 10 from 6:30-8:00 pm. We will meet in Asbury Hall. This time we are playing board games, so bring your favorite game if you like. Don t miss out on all the fun! LOVE TO SING OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? Then we have a place for you! The Chancel Choir and the Praise Band both offer opportunities for singing and/or playing. We would love to have you join us as we worship! LUMC SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM Registration for 2012-13 has begun. Forms are located in Asbury Hall. We currently serve Lewisville Elementary, Southwest Elementary, Meadowlark Elementary, Morgan Elementary and Meadowlark Middle Schools. Questions? Contact Kim Styers at the church for more information, 945-3203.
STEWARDSHIP RECORD OF FAITHFULNESS As members, we uphold the Church with our promise to give of our presence, gifts, prayers, and service. Promises to Keep: Presence Apr. 22 Sunday School: 213 Worship: 296 Apr. 29 Sunday School: 188 Worship: 367 Promises to Keep: Gifts Apr. 22 General Budget $ 7,381.08 Hunger Fund $ 10.00 Apr. 29 General Budget $ 5,334.55 Hunger Fund $ 10.00 MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS General Budget Gift: In honor of the Catalyst Youth by George and Dona Stilphen. BUILDING FUND DOWN TO $13,000! Almost there!!!! The Building Fund for the $1.9 million West Wing addition balance is now down to $13,000. We paid $10,000 on the principal recently. With a good effort from everyone, we can get this done in May and have a celebration! General Fund Recap Total Income for March $36,100.52 Total Expenses for March $43,227.85 $ 7,127.33 Total Income Year to Date $109,114.48 Total Expenses Year to Date $121,904.75 $ 12,790.27 CLEANING BUCKET UPDATE: 15 buckets were delivered to the Mission Resource Center early in April. That fulfills our first quarter goal. Funds for 15 more for the second quarter are needed. (Filling a bucket costs an estimated $55.) The second quarter ends in June. Remember this on-going need.
May is a month full of joyful and exciting things at LUMC. It is Christian Home Month and we have a lot of things going on to celebrate that theme throughout the month. We ll have our first church-wide picnic/ cookout in a long time and that s very exciting. I truly hope you will join your church family (see other article). It is also a month when our Confirmation Class makes their own personal commitment to Jesus Christ. This is a glorious and high point of the year. Support these young people, be present and thank God for them. (see other article) We also have Mother s Day on May 13. My mother has enjoyed heaven since 1995. She was a great influence in my life and she still inspires me today. As you probably know, I have two daughters. Jennifer is expecting her second son in May and the excitement of a new life in God s world is so amazing. When my other daughter Kara was almost 13, she entered a local Mother s Day contest (not sure if through the school or the local newspaper), but her entry ended up being published in the newspaper. I share it with you because it expresses some thoughts that can enrich us this Mother s Day. Here s what she wrote as an introduction: As I am on my way to being thirteen, I realize how much my mother gave me. To express what my mother gave me, I wrote a poem called.. MY MOTHER GAVE ME. My mother gave me life, So that I might live. My mother gave me love, So that I might love. My mother gave me kindness, So that I might be kind. My mother gave me fairness, So that I might be fair. My mother gave me help, So that I could help others. My mother gave, So that I might give. by Kara Bingham Hope to see you at church on Sunday. Pastor Keith HELP! In the 1980s a group from this church began a weekly trip to Vienna Village for a singa-long. The purpose is to provide entertainment, but it also involves interacting with the residents. Those who first went each Thursday are mostly gone and there is a need for others to take up the reins. This is a vital mission work of our church, joined by others who came to be a part of the group by contact with the LUMC volunteers. It needs the input of new blood. If you can spare an hour on Thursday mornings, please give it a try. Both men and women are needed. Don t let this mission project die. Harriet Binkley RELAY FOR LIFE REPORT Thank you to everyone who supported the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Thanks to your generosity with loose change in the collection tins, checks and cash, our team, made up of three local United Methodist Churches, reached its goal of $1,500, which was second place of the 14 teams that comprised the Northwest Forsyth County Team. The weather was a bit chilly all day (and night) Sat., but the cause was heartwarming. Thank you again. Phyllis Moore MOTHER S DAY IS MAY 13. LUMC will be celebrating Mother s Day at both services on Sunday, May 13.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY.. SYMPATHY: We express our Christian love and sympathy to.. º Robert Barrett in the death of his mother, Ethel Peters, on April 27 in Iowa; º Barbara Moser in the death of her daughter, Mellyn Myers, on April 29 in Roanoke, VA. IN MEMORIAM Mellyn Moser Myers November 11, 1963 April 29, 2012 Thank you to all of you in our dear church family for your kind and thoughtful expressions of condolence to both our family and my mother at the sudden death of my father in March. It has been a difficult adjustment for us, but the love expressed to us through cards, flowers, meals, and hugs has helped a great deal. God bless each of you! Denise & Ken Criss and family BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY DEDICATION IS MAY 5 The Lewisville Town Council has requested and received approval to have US Highway 421 through Forsyth County designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway, which honors all past, present and future veterans from Forsyth County. This is a growing national movement now with over 70,000 miles of highway dedicated. Appropriate signs will be erected to note this designation. The Dedication Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 5, at 11:00 a.m. at Shallowford Square, with the rain backup location at Lewisville UMC. Participants in the dedication will include the West Forsyth High School ROTC, American Legion 522, Ralph Womble (member of the NCDOT Board of Transportation), NC House Representative Julia Howard, and other local and county persons. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this special dedication service. Lewisville UMC Members, Thank you for your generous donation of glasses for my upcoming medical mission trip to Honduras. I cannot believe that I leave in 2 weeks! I know that the Lord will do many amazing things, and thanks to your donations, many citizens of Honduras will receive glasses that otherwise could not have afforded them. I hope to send pictures soon! God bless you all! Kim Mitchell I would like to thank my church family for all their care and support when my sister, Alice Smith, passed away. Your thoughtfulness is much appreciated. Emily Sturdy and family MAY METHODIST MADNESS (Christian Home Month) To start this month off on a great note, we will have a church-wide picnic at our newly remodeled picnic shelter on Sunday, May 6. (Sunshine or rain, the picnic will happen!) Feel free to bring yard chairs and/or blankets as we may overflow the shelter. Dinner will be ready at 5:30 pm. Come early at 4:30 pm if you would like to play games. Hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, drinks, and paper goods will be provided. Please bring side dishes or desserts. Also, please let us know if you re coming, so we will have enough hamburgers and hot dogs. Please call the church office, 945-3203, to sign up!
ORCHESTRA CONCERT TO BE HELD AT LUMC The 9th-12th grade orchestra from Forsyth Country Day School will have their spring concert on Thursday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of Lewisville UMC. This is their final concert of the 2011-2012 season and will present the music of twentieth-century British string composers. Entitled God Save the Queen, they plan to perform music by Percy Grainger, Ralph Vaughn Williams, and Gustav Holst. The FCDS Concert Band will begin our evening concert with their performance starting at 7:00 pm. The FCDS Orchestra will take the stage for their performance at 7:45 pm. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. Orchestra Director Aaron Craven states, Developed in the spring of 2001 the FCDS orchestra department now boasts more than 170 musicians in the program. As of the spring of 2012, the award winning FCDS orchestra department has been recognized as one of the top independent school orchestra programs in the Southeastern United States. The Mission of the FCDS Orchestra is to engage, inspire, and educate through music. We strive to destroy notes, one at a time, in a way that is pleasing to the ear. SPECIAL GUESTS COMING MAY 6 Lewisville UMC is privileged to welcome the Western North Carolina Board of Laity, who will be joining us for our 11:00 worship service on Sunday, May 6. The Board of Laity rotates its meetings to different local churches to experience God s work in various places. The Board of Laity plans special events in our Annual Conference, such as a Gathering of the Laity held each year at Lake Junaluska in August. After the service they will have lunch here and their meeting. Our Worship Committee has decided to serve Holy Communion on May 6 at both services and Pastor Keith will offer A Child s View of Holy Communion. He will try to explain Holy Communion so children can better understand the Sacrament. Parents of children, be sure your children come and learn about this special meal our Lord Jesus initiated. GENERAL CONFERENCE IS IN SESSION General Conference, the United Methodist Church's top legislative body, is meeting now until May 4 in Tampa, Florida. Convened every four years, the General Conference is the only entity that speaks for the entire denomination. Delegates are revising the Book of Discipline, which regulates the manner in which local churches, annual conferences and general agencies are organized. The Discipline also sets policies regarding church membership, ordination, administration, property and judicial procedures. Pastor Keith is keeping up with the events and decisions made at General Conference. If you have any questions, just ask him. YOU are encouraged to be in prayer for General Conference. The decisions made will affect our church for the next 4 years. Pray that God would lead delegates to decisions that are in accordance to His will and direction for the United Methodist Church. To keep up with events there, you can also go to the General Conference website: http://gc2012.umc.org. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY.
LEWISVILLE IS A STEPHEN MINISTRY CHURCH Stephen Ministers are trained lay care-givers who provide emotional and spiritual care to persons who are experiencing difficulties in their lives hospitalization, loss of a loved one, loss of job, or any other crisis situation. This is care in addition to the care the pastor gives. If you are interested in having a Stephen Minister, fill out one of the slips in the pew rack and put it in the offering plate or hand it to the minister or one of the Stephen Leaders, Becky Bingham or Tom Lee. NEW! A Stephen Minister will be available to members of the congregation for questions or prayer each Sunday morning. After the 8:30 am worship service, go to Room 212 on the Adult Education Wing. After the 11:00 am worship service, go to the parlor. METHODIST MEN S BREAKFAST MEETING The Methodist Men will have their monthly breakfast meeting Sunday, May 13, at 7:30 am in Asbury Hall. All men are invited. MOTHER'S DAY OFFERING On Mother s Day, May 13, United Methodist Churches throughout six districts in the Western North Carolina Conference are asked to support a Mother's Day Offering which supports the Financial Assistance Ministry at Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community. The Mother's Day Offering is only used for the monthly fee of a deserving/needy resident. Last year 34 financially needy residents received assistance to cover costs, as many have just outlived their income and assets. All donations, big and small, are equally important to residents who depend on financial assistance. ARE YOU GRADUATING THIS YEAR? We want to help celebrate this huge accomplishment in your life! Graduation Sunday is Sunday, June 3 rd, 2012 and we cannot have it without you! Please fill out the information below and turn it in to Emily s box before May 20 th. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: School: If HS Graduate. Plans for the future: If College Graduate Undergraduate Graduate Doctorate Major(s): Minor(s): Concentration(s): Plans for the future:
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY Sunday, May 20, is when twenty youth, who are part of our 2012 Confirmation Class, will make their commitments to Christ and His Church. They have been studying for 5 months about their faith, the Christian Church and our Church and are now ready to make their personal commitment to Christ. Sunday School will start at 9:15 a.m. A reception for the Confirmands will be held in the West Wing Lobby following the worship service. So that all these youth can be confirmed and join Christ s church together, we will have a joint worship service at 10:30 a.m. We have a joint service usually just two Sundays a year (the other is Harvest Sunday in November). But because it s a change from the usual, some may be like those early disciples, not liking to venture out of their personal comfort zone. Yes, we enjoy the type of service that is meaningful to us and the time that best suits us, but May 20 is a time we need to think about someone else other than ourselves and our comfort zones. These young people desire our support and presence on May 20. I pray that you will allow the Holy Spirit to give you the spiritual power to break from your comfort CONGRATULATIONS to Mike Collins, Randy Melton, Brandon James, and Chris Olsen for winning the 9th annual Lewisville United Methodist Men's golf tournament. Also, congratulations to our very own David McGuire for winning the longest drive competition. I would like to thank all of the people who made the golf tournament a wonderful success by their generosity either playing in the tournament, donating door prizes, or sponsoring a hole. A very special "thank you" to Wayne Hall for his guidance and encouragement. I truly appreciate it! Also, to Mandy Jones for making all of the signs for our hole sponsors. The Methodist Men are very grateful to you for your special participation. Thanks again, Chris Sonafrank LUMC VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Christmas in July July 9-12 9 am 12 noon In order to have a successful VBS we need many volunteers! Join the children in experiencing the joy and satisfaction of serving others by signing up as a volunteer! If you are interested in serving at VBS, please fill out the form below and return it to the church office or place it in the offering plate. Questions? Call Margy Smith at 945-2710. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes, I would like to help with VBS! Name VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL E-mail Work Area Phone I will help where needed.
SHARING IN MINISTRY GREETERS AND USHERS (8:30 AM SERVICE) May 6 Brian and Judi Burkhart May 13 Marvin and Lou Ann Yow May 20 (One Service at 10:30 am) May 27 Tim Rains Family GREETERS, please note: Your name tags are available in a gray file box in the fellowship hall pantry for the 8:30 am service and in a gray file box on the history cabinet in the narthex for the 11 am service. They are in alphabetical order. Please return when service is over. WHO COMMITTEE May WHO Committee Chairpersons: Jackie Harrell and Kay Schlagel Kim Skinner Sarah Watkins Lou Ann Yow Irene Foster Libby Reynolds Jo Gondring Sandra Johnson Sharon Peck Marsha Walker Gail Gordon Suzanne Farlow Kelly Morris Terri Vogler WHY COMMITTEE May WHY Committee Chairmen: Tim Rains and Jerry Farmer Cas Booe Domingo Isasi Neal Roberts Ric Lunsford Larry Brogdon Charlie Mays Allen Cheek Richard Patterson Brian Edwards Marvin Yow Richard Herring George Stilphen Children s Church Schedule (8:30 am Worship Service) May 6 No Children s Church May 13 Rod and Debbie Ruperto May 20 No Children s Choir May 27 Jason and Marci Harvey Please note: Materials for Children s Church will be in the classroom for you to check out ahead of time as resources for Sunday morning activities. If unavailable to teach, please be responsible for finding your own substitute. Remember: Children s Church is offered for 4-year-olds through 2nd graders. 8:30 am Nursery Schedule May 6 Jan and Ben Jobson May 13 Robin Speas May 20 Tanya and Grayson Kivett May 27 Leigh Anne Miller 11:00 am Nursery Schedule May 6 Cheryl and Danielle Gross May 13 Julie Ziegler and Gail Gordon May 20 Angie Pantazopoulos May 27 Kristin Melvin
MAY: CHRISTIAN HOME MONTH May is Christian Home Month in the United Methodist Church. Several activities are planned to help celebrate the Christian family. º Thursday, May 3, 7:30 pm in the Sanctuary: Spring Concert by the 9th-12th grade orchestra from Forsyth Country Day School. Please join us. See announcement for details. º Sunday, May 6: We will celebrate the beginning of Christian Home Month as a church family in both services. We will also celebrate with our extended church family with a church-wide picnic that evening. (See announcement for details.) º Sunday, May 13: Mothers will be honored in special ways as it is Mother s Day. º Beginning the evening of May 13 and continuing through Saturday, May 19, LUMC will observe No Meetings Week. Families are encouraged to plan activities together. º Sunday, May 20, is a special day for our Confirmands. They will be recognized at a special service of celebration at 10:30 am in the sanctuary, with a reception to follow in the west end lobby. Join us as we celebrate in a grand way this day. (Sunday School will take place at 9:15 am. Only one service on May 20.) º Sunday, May 27: We will celebrate Memorial Day Sunday. We will also have a special Dedication of Families. Don t forget May 27 is Pentecost, so wear your red. We hope this will be an exciting May for LUMC as we focus on The Christian Home. Be sure to watch the next newsletter for more family ideas. SCRIPTURE FOR CHRISTIAN HOME MONTH Mark 10:42-45 Galatians 6:2,10 I Timothy 5:8