St. Luke United Methodist Church

302 Dunlap Drive

Hartsville, SC 29550

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Hartsville, SC

Join us Sunday morning at 10:15 am via the link below to watch our worship service or you may access the link

through our website at stlukehartsville.com

The Sunday bulletin is also available on our website. Go to stlukehartsville.com

and click the Sunday Service tab at the top of the page

and then click the link on the bottom to view the bulletin.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WVAfYs5ab7aud5h54bRNg

Be sure to join us

this Sunday, April 12

at 7:15am for our

virtual Easter Sunrise

Service via the same

link.

HOSPITAL/NURSING HOME/REHAB: McLeod: Tony Jones (son in law of Ted and Angelyn Bateman), St. Vincent’s Hospital East—NOLAND Hospital: Shelly Holder. Carolinian Retirement Community: Deloris Brock; Methodist Manor: Harry Hill (father of Deborah Griggs), Margaret Reaves, Helen Westmoreland; Morningside: Smitty Soles; Sadie Weaver (mother of Grady Weaver); The Retreat: Dotty Williamson. OTHERS: Angelyn Bateman, Arnold Hall, Louise Sturdivant (mother of Johnny Sturdivant), CarolJean Abbott, Herb Roos, Anne Guest, Hadley Burgman (6 year old friend of Ben and Fran Able), Chris Strode (friend of Linda Cook), Joey Johnson (father in law of Tay-lor Hunsucker), Elsie White (sister in law of Shirley McCutchen), Tripp Lisenby, Dave Rudick, Clarence Edwards, Walter Brown, Becky Sinclair (daughter of Ted and Mildred Purvis), Jaymes Wheeler (grandson in law of Kathryn Beckham), Shirley McCutchen, Rev. Don Purvis (brother of Ted Purvis), Butch Welch (brother of Wendi Beattie), Debra and Tommy Vernon (daughter and son in law of Iris and Jimmy McFarland), Wiley Rhodes (brother of Jane Cheshire), Laura Bannister, Robin Ray (friend of Marla Prozzi), Dylan Adams, Bonnie Gainey, Kay Smith, Dianne Haney (sister of Dora Gafford and mother of Stacey Haney Gore), Jim Thigpen (brother of Shirley McCutchen), Dawn Merck (daughter in law of Michael and Joanne Merck), Geoff Connor (son of Dr. & Mrs. Greg Connor), Buster & Margaret Freeman (friends of Bob Abbott), Kip Byrd (friend of William Newsome), Freddie Brand (friend of Shirley McCutchen), Eddie Galloway, Kathryn Beckham, Beth Fore (mother of Lee Moyd), Keith Blackmon (brother-in-law of Sharon Sturdivant), Bill & Janann Nevins (friends of Bob Abbott), Fran Foil (friend of Joyce Long), Ninette Andress (mother of Diana Moyd), Gavin Johnson (nephew of Joyce Long), Lyndell Becker, St. Luke Shut-ins and Our Missionaries, Michael Agwanda, Missionary (Life for Children), Lucille Oliver, Harriette Crouch, Jim Crowe, Warner Dehart, Mena Galloway, Jim & Alice Harding, Susan Haywood (sister in law of Karen Haywood), Sheron & Bill Holland (friends of Sandra & Don Gaskins), Ralph & Ann James, Katie Michelson (mother of Andrea Mosley), Chip Moore, C.O. Myers, Wade Snipes. SERVICE PERSONNEL: Ben Able, Patrick Robbins (nephew of Charlie and Mary Ward Baucom), Raleigh Smith (nephew of Joyce Beasley — serving in the Peace Corps in Africa), Miles Braddock. BEREAVED: Our love and concern to Lyndell Becker in the loss of her brother, John Stewart; to Jane Cheshire in the loss of her cousin’s sister in law, Lisa Howard; to the family of Pat Ivey and to Linda and Eddie Drayton in the loss of Eddie’s mother, Agnes Drayton. * If name(s) can be removed, please contact the church office.*

P ra y e r C o n c e r n s

A NOTE OF THANKS

Dear St. Luke Family, Thank you for all of your prayers for our daughter Becky Sinclair. Last Tuesday she finished her fourth and last chemo treatment. She is doing wonderful and gives God the credit. Please continue to remember her as she recovers. St. Luke is a wonderful church and we love all of you.

Mildred and Ted

This month’s birthday’s and anniversaries 1 Sarah Watkins 2 Ted Newman Hunter Talbert 3 D Brown Ken Evans Jenny Powell

4 William Baucom Peggy Query Wade Snipes 7 Laurie Beth Brown Norm Roberson 8 Jacob Bedenbaugh 9 Clay Ewing

Miranda Holloman Meredith Hall Timothy Schaefer

10 Calvin Babb Bruce Bogardus Hunter Thompson 12 Duffy Scarborough 13 Amelia Brown Feeka Ewing 14 Emily Brown Justin Evans Ron McElhannon 15 Jessica Bedenbaugh Judy Lyles Barry Saunders

Croxton West 16 Thomas Andrews Jewel Hoover

17 Bryan Birnbaum Melanie Jackson 18 Smitty Soles 19 Lizabeth Thompson Carter Johnson 20 Courtney Andrews Donna Crocker 21 Garrett Brown Powers Douglas 22 Gaye Easterling Lucas Saleeby 23 Linda Ann Moore 24 Hillary Griggs Grady Weaver 25 Lainey Calabrese Billy Smith Betsy Howle 26 Roger Buckley Rich Easterling Ginger Manning 27 Ella Alexander John Minshew Taylor Murph 28 Coleman Auman

Bryer Bedenbaugh 29 Myra Beam Kate Buckley 30 Fran Sligh

Don Lockman

3 Don and Sandra Gaskins 4 McCrae and Stacey Gore 5 Chip and Patsy Auman 10 Richard and Linda Cook 12 Blake and Brittany Douglas 15 Bo and Lucy Brown

Eddie and Linda Drayton Russ and Miriam Norwood Dan and Charlie Simms

16 Charlie and Teresa Johnson 17 Jason and Jordan Murdock 19 Ken and Alison Evans 20 Richard and Ruth Boiteau 23 Richie and Sherry Galloway 26 Derek and Andrea Trader Will and Rebecca Boyles 30 Greg and Cissy Alexander

Weekly Contributions: March 15 $6,699, March 22 $1,970

March 29 $18,958, April 5 $16,029

GIVE THROUGH THE LINK BELOW or through our website at stlukehartsville.com

https://app.securegive.com/stlukehartsville

GIVE THROUGH TEXT

text the keyword 'stluke' 843-823-1200

GIVE THROUGH MAIL

You may mail your donation to: 302 Dunlap Drive, Hartsville, South Carolina, 29550

We believe the church should reflect Jesus by

being generous people, giving our time,

talents, and resources to God’s Kingdom and

the work that is still to be done. It is our joy to

honor the Lord with our giving.

Good News

PASTOR’S CORNER

To all members, supporters and to our community:

Last week, I did a live Facebook post on the beach. The wind made parts of

the message difficult to understand. Over the last few weeks, the messages

posted by St. Luke have been live and some have been prerecorded.

Although a little risky, I like the spontaneity surrounding the live broadcast.

If I drop my glasses or stumble over a word, it adds authenticity to the post and to the

moment. The word authentic means true, reliable, dependable, faithful, genuine, realistic

and trustworthy. I/we can extend the highest of accolades to our staff and volunteers for

their efforts to live into the above words – especially over the last few weeks. Numerous

new opportunities and challenges have presented themselves, and they have excelled in

the opportunities and overcome the challenges. Our shared ministry will benefit from

their efforts for years to come.

Our shared ministry is a powerful concept for the ministries at St. Luke. “Shared” simply

means that we are “all in” together – because we are a community and called to be to be

like a lighthouse to the broader community. Many of us are missing the community and our

shared worship with its hugs, handshakes, smiles, singing, prayers, praises, presence and

kind words. Even with two deaths within our church family this week, our love, prayers,

and presence can still be felt. During this crisis period, our missional needs and efforts

have enlarged within our immediate community. Many people find themselves “without

period” (help, food, water, electricity, lodging). The St. Luke family continues to step-up and

help whenever possible.

The Leadership and Staff of St. Luke UMC will keep us all updated on our continued plans

to monitor and adapt our church’s plans for responding to the COVID-19 virus. We are all

aware that the virus continues to spread around our country, the world, and South

Carolina. Our continued response is to pray for God’s healing and wholeness for those

infected, those who have lost friends and family members, and for guidance and strength

“for such a time as this.” Most of us are caught up in unfamiliar circumstances–with some

rough water to travel in the days ahead. As I mentioned earlier of the rough wind, we can

hold onto the fact that we serve the Lord. Just as Jesus told the wind and waves to become

peaceful, Jesus offers us peace.

As we prepare for Holy Thursday and Good Friday, may we remember that Sunday is

coming – Easter Sunday. With all of the suffering and uncertainty of our current situations,

let us remember that Sunday is Coming! Sunday is Coming! The day when God said no to

death. Sunday is Coming! The day that God said no to the grave. Sunday is Coming! The

day when Jesus rose from the grave. Sunday is Coming! The day we celebrate the empty

tomb.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Carl

Church Office Hours:

Monday—Thursday

8:00 AM—5:00 PM

Someone is available at

all times in the church

Volume 48, Issue 6

April 9, 2020

Pastor’s Corner 1

Children’s Ministry 2

Youth News 3

Online/Text Giving 4

Prayer Concerns

Birthdays and

Anniversaries

5

Announcements 6

Inside this issue:

St. Luke United

Methodist

302 Dunlap Drive Hartsville, SC 29550-4943

843.383.5169 843.383.0916 Fax

Email: stlukeumc@roadrunner.com

Website: www.stlukehartsville.com