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- B. Mike Alexander, Jr. Newsletter of Belin Memorial United Methodist Church March 26, 2015 A Stephen Ministry Congregation Our mission: make disciples of Jesus Christ. March 29, 2015 - 8:45 AM, 11 AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) “Happy People Singing” Mark 11:1-11 - Mike Alexander - Like a Palm Laid Down in His Path “The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord---the King of Israel!’ Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written; ‘Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!’” (John 12:12-15). Initially, his disciples did not understand all this. But those who were with Jesus when he called Lazarus out of the grave continued to testify. So the crowd grew larger and larger. There was tension in the air. Even the Pharisees were overwhelmed at how this Jesus was stirring up the whole world. In a matter of days, everything changed! The irony of all this celebration on what we call Palm Sunday is that by the end of the week, the crowd was calling for his death. Jesus, the one who had been welcomed through the city gates like a king, would soon be driven outside the city by many of the same people to his death. Just weeks ago I stood on the Mount of Olives along with a number of Belin members. We looked at the city of Jerusalem. We even walked the Palm Sunday path and thought about the fickleness of the crowds. “Not so fast,” I remember saying to the group. “Be careful about condemning the crowd!” The truth is that I am reminded often of my own vacillations with Jesus, the Son of God. I am mindful that I easily declare that he is Lord, but then I sometimes deny his existence by the way I live or the things I say. I know that I readily wave my hands in praise and celebration, but then I also raise my hands in frustration, pain, and hardship over the challenges of life. Like a palm laid down in his path and soon forgotten, the honor I give to Jesus this Sunday can be abandoned easily by the middle of next week. Let us be careful about condemning the crowd that welcomed Jesus and then rejected him. During this Palm Sunday and the subsequent events of Holy Week, let us reflect over our own fickleness. The truth is that we do waffle between devotion and rejection. But let us never forget his love for us. Indeed, his love for each of us is much stronger than our faithlessness. March 29, 2015 - 8:45 AM, 11:00 AM The Harbor Worship (Family Life Center) “Jesus: Savior, Myth, or Legend” selected scripture verses - Scott Johnson - “. . . his love for each of us is much stronger than our faithlessness.” Palm Sunday Procession of Palms, March 29 You are invited to gather in the narthex (traditional) or FLC lobby (Harbor) before worship services on Palm Sunday, March 29, to join the Procession of the Palms!
Transcript of Like a Palm Laid Down in His Path - Clover...
- B. Mike Alexander, Jr.
Newsletter of Belin Memorial United Methodist Church March 26, 2015
A Stephen Ministry Congregation
Our mission: make disciples of Jesus Christ.
March 29, 2015 - 8:45 AM, 11 AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)
“Happy People Singing”
Mark 11:1-11
- Mike Alexander -
Like a Palm Laid Down in His Path
“The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord---the King of Israel!’ Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written; ‘Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!’” (John 12:12-15). Initially, his disciples did not understand all this. But those who were with Jesus when he called Lazarus out of the grave continued to testify. So the crowd grew larger and larger. There was tension in the air. Even the Pharisees were overwhelmed at how this Jesus was stirring up the whole world. In a matter of days, everything changed! The irony of all this celebration on what we call Palm Sunday is that by the end of the week, the crowd was calling for his death. Jesus, the one who had been welcomed through the city gates like a king, would soon be driven outside the city by many of the same people to his death. Just weeks ago I stood on the Mount of Olives along with a number of Belin members. We looked at the city of
Jerusalem. We even walked the Palm Sunday path and thought about the fickleness of the crowds. “Not so fast,” I remember saying to the group. “Be careful about condemning the crowd!” The truth is that I am reminded often of my own vacillations with Jesus, the Son of God. I am mindful that I easily declare that he is Lord, but then I sometimes deny his existence by the way I live or the things I say. I know that I readily wave my hands in praise
and celebration, but then I also raise my hands in frustration, pain, and hardship over the challenges of life. Like a palm laid down in his path and soon forgotten, the honor I give to Jesus this Sunday can be abandoned
easily by the middle of next week. Let us be careful about condemning the crowd that welcomed Jesus and then rejected him. During this Palm Sunday and the subsequent events of Holy Week, let us reflect over our own fickleness. The truth is that we do waffle between devotion and rejection. But let us never forget his love for us. Indeed, his love for each of us is much stronger than our faithlessness.
March 29, 2015 - 8:45 AM, 11:00 AM
The Harbor Worship (Family Life Center)
“Jesus: Savior, Myth, or Legend”
selected scripture verses
- Scott Johnson -
“. . . his love for each of us is
much stronger than our
faithlessness.”
Palm Sunday Procession of Palms, March 29
You are invited to gather in the narthex (traditional) or FLC lobby (Harbor) before worship services on Palm Sunday, March 29, to join the Procession of the Palms!
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CONGREGATIONAL NEWS, HONORARIUMS AND MEMORIALS
Our Prayer Requests
Waccamaw: Percy Cox (father of Eric Cox)
GS Hospital: Dale Springs (brother of Randy Springs)
Vibra Hospital (Mt. Pleasant): Lee Layman
GS Healthcare: James McNair
Lakes at Litchfield:
Chuck McCorquodale
NHC: Dot Curtis, Dorothy Ellis, Jim Ford, Lucy Gibbs, David Rhodes, Pat Tyler
Prince George: Judy Eason
Home: Peggy Adams, Ann Brady, Kelley Clarke, Ann Cotton, Carol Dickson, Gene Ellis, Ray Goforth, Winnie Goforth, Faye Greco, Pat Kavulick, Suzanne Lane (daughter of Camellia Lane), Marcia Massey, Ken Mattingly, Mac McBee, Betty McClamrock, Donna Millen, Jean Moan, Gayle Morgan, Tootie Snyder
Other: Thodis Barrineau, mother of Linda Floyd; Chip Berry, son of Anne Berry; Ina Caldwell, mother of Kay D’Ardenne, Roanoke, VA; Linda Hunt, daughter-in-law of Liz Barber, Darien, CT; Richard Ridgely, son-in-law of Ruth Perkins, Oviedo, FL; Jarrett Wolff, great-nephew of Frankie O’Donnell, Johnsburg, IL; Individuals submitted on prayer request cards; U.S. Military Personnel Please note, names are rotated off periodically
The Sacrament of Holy Baptism . . . - will be administered at the 11 AM worship service in the sanctuary to James Daniel Reese, son of John and Megan Reese.
Honorariums and Memorials
In Honor of Guatemala Mission Team To the International Missions Fund
Thursday Zumba Gold Class
In Honor of Rev. and Mrs. Cooper Stonestreet
To the Epworth Children’s Home Beth, Elizabeth, and Warren Stedman
In Honor of Mike Strickland To the Land Fund
Carol and Dick Skinner
In Memory of Burness (Bird) Bourne IV To St. Johns’ Chapel Fund
Charlotte and Michael Flint
In Memory of Holly Marie Boyd To the Back Pack Buddies Fund
Rev. William and Tracy Harper
In Memory of Emily Cain To the Blessing of the Inlet Fund
Kelly and Paul Dorman II Ann and Eugene Forshee
To the Endowment Fund Kenneth and Mamie Leach
Edna and Shady Young
To the Land Fund Lee and Valerie Guy
To the Pastors’ Discretionary Fund Ginger and Randy Springs
In Memory of Jim Chrapek To the James L. Belin SS Class
Patricia Farmer
In Memory of Polly Driggers To St. John’s Chapel Fund Mil and Judy Servant
To the Fairfield Orphanage Frank and Sally Glover
To the Land Fund Henry and Rhea Carter
To the Pastors’ Discretionary Fund Diane and Jim Bailey
Lynn Chrapek Kelly and Paul Dorman II
Janet Fox Dot Hanna
David and Lynne Hobson Joanne McCrum
Caroline, Catherine, Jean & Wayne Morris Jane and Johnny Morris
Charles and Lavonde Smith Ginger and Randy Springs
Charles and Sandy Turner, Jr.
To the Worship Arts Fund Martha J. Smith
In Memory of Ann Duke To the Endowment Fund
Burness and Sue Ella Bourne Bubba Meng III and Dennis Vibbert
In Memory of Bob Hayes To the Endowment Fund
Jan Foran
In Memory of Bob Hayes (continued)
Jeanette and Nicholas Gennarelli, Jr. Patti Goodnight, Ann Harrison, and
Laurie Polito Sheila and Thomas Hayes
Billy and Mary Norman Beverly and David Rihtarchik
Tuesday Morning Support Group Clinton and Elizabeth Smith
In Memory of Dean Holpp To the Flower Fund
Lois Holpp
In Memory of Guy Kates To the Flower Fund
Lois Holpp
In Memory of Mary Blanche Laney To the Endowment Fund
Burness and Sue Ella Bourne
In Memory of Mike Lowe To the Pastors’ Discretionary Fund
Charles and Lavonde Smith
In Memory of Gladys Mack To the Worship Arts Fund
Elaine Bowes Pat and Wade Cook
Frank and Sally Glover Dolly Guariglia
Tadeusz and Urszula Hryniewicz Jim and Peggy Lewis Dorothy Thompson
Charles and Mary Frances White
In Memory of Christopher Michael Morris, Jr. To the Pastors’ Discretionary Fund
Patricia Morris
In Memory of Judy Morse Rhodes To the Endowment Fund
Sharon Rupert Dunaway Mrs. Shaun Rupert Mayner
In Memory of Bill Smith To the Bereavement Team
Eileen and William Smith
To the Salkehatchie Fund Edgar and Marjorie Harms
To the Youth Fund Marlene Wollney
Anne Peterson Eunice and Richard Brown
Gloria Bucchi Margaret J. Peterson
In Memory of Charlie Stowe To the Land Fund
Lee and Valerie Guy
In Memory of Jim Tolar To the Endowment Fund Ms. Tommie E. Cline
To the Land Fund Joanne McCrum
To the Pastors’ Discretionary Fund Charles and Lavonde Smith
Congratulations - Best wishes to Jeff Morris and Julie Payne (daughter of Jerry and Susan Payne) who were united in holy matrimony at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 21, 2015.
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HOLY WEEK & EASTER, YARD SALE, FELLOWSHIP EVENTS, FINANCIALS
Attendance - Week of 3/22/2015
Traditional - 8:45 AM … 393 11 AM … 449 Sunday School … 187 Harbor - 8:45 AM … 107 11 AM … 184
Operating Budget Report
Received Year to Date…………. $ 381,888 2015 Budget ……………………….. $1,818,799
BCLC Operating Budget
Received Year to Date…………. $ 211,814 2015 Budget ……………………….. $ 842,735 Total Expenses Year to Date
BUMC & BCLC Expenses……... $ 644,003
Land Acquisition Fund
Balance on Note ……… $ 2,480,127
Holy Week and Easter Services
Join us as we conclude our Lenten worship services on Wednesday at noon in the sanctuary:
Lenten worship series: “Silent Witnesses to the Crucifixion” April 1 The Cross John 19:18
Following the noon worship service, our UMW’s Grace Circle will prepare and serve lunch in the Family Life Center. The cost is $4. Please join us for worship and for lunch. Menu for April 1: Chicken Corn Chowder, Cornbread, Caesar Salad, Grape Dessert Salad, Pound Cake with Fruit
Pennies for Lent Please remind children to bring Pennies for Lent each Sunday in Lent. Lenten pennies this year will be contributed to Belin’s Backpack Buddies ministry, feeding children in need right here in our community.
Holy Week and Easter Thursday, April 2, 7 PM: Maundy Thursday Communion Worship Service
Friday, April 3, 7 PM: Good Friday “Whispers of the Passion” Presentation
Sunday, April 5, 6:30 AM: Easter Sunrise Service (bring a chair; no nursery provided)
Sunday, April 5, 8:45 AM (traditional & Harbor) and 11 AM (traditional & Harbor)
Flowers for the Lenten Crosses You are invited to bring fresh flowers for any of our three “living crosses” on Saturday, April 4, or on Easter Sunday, April 5. In this rich tradition, flowers will be used to decorate our Lenten crosses transforming them from death and darkness into something beautiful and redeeming in celebration of the resurrection of Christ!
Easter Sunday Notes - There will be no Sunday school for children or youth on Easter Sunday,
April 5. Adult class members should check with their class leaders.
- Extra parking will be available in the empty (grass) lot north of the church office on Easter morning to accommodate overflow parking needs.
- The church office, Family Life Center, and BCLC will be closed for Easter on Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6.
Special Rollie Hanna Breakfast!
We kick off the return of Rollie Hanna breakfast after the Lenten season on Wednesday, April 8, at 8:30 AM! Join us for this special event with spiritual music provided by Scott Lewis and a devotion led by Mike Alexander. Henrietta’s pancakes and bacon will be on the menu! We look forward to good food and wonderful fellowship.
The Gathering
Our family fellowship dinners, The Gathering, will resume on Wednesday, April 15, in the Family Life Center. Food will be served from 5 PM to 6:15 PM. Bring the whole family for a great meal and fellowship. Cost is $6 adult; $3 ages 3-11; no charge under 3 years old.
Please reserve by Monday, April 13. Reserve online or contact Charles Pruett in the FLC, 843.357.5180.
Reserve these dates for the Gathering: April 15, 22, 29, May 6.
Yard Sale for International Missions Reserve Space Now!
Visit us at the next outdoor Community Yard Sale to be held in the grass field adjacent to the church office on Saturday, April 18, 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Spaces are just $25 in advance or $30 the day of the event. Funds raised will support international missions of Belin Memorial.
To reserve yard sale space, contact David Strickland, 843.457.8708.
If you wish to donate items for this yard sale, you may drop them off on Friday, April 17, from 9 AM to 4 PM only, in the small dining room of the Family Life Center. Please note that we cannot accept items outside of this time frame. For questions or concerns, contact Dave Hobson at 843.621.0902.
BCLC Basket Auction Save the date! Our Belin Creative Learning Center will hold its annual Basket Auction on Thursday, April 16, beginning at 5:00 PM. More information coming soon.
Belin Memorial Good Friday Fish Fry
Tickets may be purchased in the church office or from any member of the Guatemala Mission Team ($9).
Friday, April 3 11 AM - 1:30 PM 4 PM - 6:30 PM
- dine in or carry out -
Proceeds will help fund the Belin mission to Guatemala this summer.
Belin 101 - Everything You Need to Know
Save the dates for the Belin 101 Class on Sundays beginning April 26 (for 8 weeks). Everyone is welcome to attend this introductory course on Methodism!
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YOUTH NEWS
Youth News and Events (continued)
If you will be participating in the brunch, you are asked to submit photos (throughout graduate’s life) by April 30 for a slide show. Please email the photos to [email protected]. If digital pictures are not possible, please give the photos to Blair Delappe or Austin Bond in the FLC and we'll get them back to you!
Please submit HIGH SCHOOL grad information in this format (please print): (Graduate's full name) Graduate of (name of High School) (Graduate's Goes By Name) (Name of college/university student plans to attend) Son/Daughter of (Name/s of graduate's parents)
Please submit COLLEGE/DOCTORAL grad information in this format (please print): (Graduate's full name) Graduate of (name of College/University) (Graduate's degree: BS, BA, etc.) (College Major or Field of Study) Son/Daughter of (Name/s of graduate's parents)
Salkehatchie Mission Trip This June, Belin will send 61 youth and adults to Rivertown (Conway) and Summerville Salkehatchies! Donations of Gatorade and water (12-20 oz. single serving size) are requested to help keep us hydrated while working on our sites. Please place donations in FLC Lobby any time between now and June 11. As we receive donations, we will stack them in the High School classroom and watch a wall of Gatorade and water grow. When we meet for Sunday school and Youth Group, this will be a visual reminder of how much our church supports youth and missions. Financial contributions are also requested as registration fees do not cover all the costs needed to renovate the homes and scholarships. Our goal is to raise at least $8,000. If you feel led to give, please make a check payable to Belin UMC and designate Salkehatchie (or Youth missions) in the memo line. For more info, check out salkehatchie.org.
Middle School Mission Trip Current 5th-8th graders are invited to join us as we serve others in Charlotte, NC, July 9-12! We will perform practical, meaningful acts of community service for some very special people. There is a wide variety of tasks to be accomplished on the weekend which will include yard work and serving at Operation Christmas Child's Processing Center. The total cost is $150 (includes everything except five meals). We will depart at 8 AM on Thursday, July 9, and return at 7 PM on Sunday, July 12. To sign up, a $50 non-refundable deposit is due by April 12. Please make check payable to Belin UMC and note Middle School Mission and your child's name in the memo section of your check (please turn in to Blair Delappe or Austin Bond).
Youth Greeters are needed to welcome everyone to the Harbor's 8:45 AM and 11 AM services. Please contact Sadie Leonard at 843.503.2577 or Judy Irish at [email protected] or 843.424.0509 or if you can help!
WANT TO BE ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL? If your child is interested in participating on the new 2015-2016 Youth Council, please print and have them fill out the application which is online at http://www.belinumc.org/#/ministries/youth. Please turn it in to Austin Bond or Blair Delappe by April 26!
Inlet Baptism! On Sunday, May 31, at 5:45 PM, youth will have the opportunity to get baptized (or reaffirm their faith through baptism) in the Inlet at Belin's seawall. If you are interested in getting baptized, please contact Austin Bond.
Austin Bond, 843.357.5179 (office), 843.798.0222 (cell), [email protected]
Youth News and Events
Sunday, March 29, Movie Showings, 5:45 PM – 8:45 PM: "The Passion of the Christ" (Rated R - High School Classroom) and "The Son of God" (Rated PG-13 - Middle School Classroom). Please note these movies are graphic because they depict the true suffering that Jesus went through to save us from our sins. If you allow your child to come, it will be considered permission for them to watch these incredible movies. Please remember to bring $1 for the meal.
G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Bible Study) will meet on Tuesday, April 7, and on Tuesday, April 21, at 7 PM at Chick-fil-A!
Pawleys Island Prayer Breakfast (Waccamaw Schools) meets every first and third Tuesday of the month at 6:45 AM at McDonalds!
Murrells Inlet Prayer Breakfast (St. James Schools) meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 AM at Chick-fil-A!
The Blessing of the Inlet is Saturday, May 2, from 9 AM - 4 PM! If your child is interested in helping sell BOI t-shirts (6th-12th graders) or with the Fish Fry (10th grade and up), please contact Austin Bond.
If you would like to help pre-sell tickets for the Belin Youth Shrimp & Fish Fry fundraiser held at the Blessing of the Inlet, please contact Whitney Ann Lewis at [email protected] or 843.446.2214. Tickets are $12 each, and food is prepared by Drunken Jack's chefs. For each ticket you sell, you earn credit towards a future retreat or mission trip!
Graduate Recognition Sunday - Info Needed! Belin will honor our high school and college graduates on Sunday, May 17, with a special worship service (11 AM only - sanctuary) and brunch for the graduates and their parents. If you would like to participate or have your name listed in the bulletin, please contact Blair Delappe by email or at 843.357.5175.
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19th ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE INLET
BOI Angel Sponsors
Angel sponsors are needed to support this year’s Blessing. The Blessing of the Inlet is a day of faith, food, family, fun, and fellowship. One way to support this great event is to become an Angel Sponsor. All Angels will be listed in our event program. Contact Mickie Hilton at [email protected] for details.
BOI Volunteers Needed
Many volunteers are needed to carry out this great celebration each year. If you might be willing to assist with this year’s event, please complete a volunteer sign up card (available in the sanctuary, FLC, and church office), or send an email to Barb Horton with your name, contact phone number, and availability, [email protected].
Book Nook
Grace Circle is collecting books (new and used) for the Book Nook at Blessing of the Inlet. Please bring book donations to the Family Life Center lobby!
BOI Booth Setup
Your help is needed for booth construction which begins on Friday, April 24, at 5 PM and continues on Saturday, April 25 (around 8 AM). If you are able to help, please join us! Note: help is also needed for booth breakdown on May 3.
Social Media - Check Us Out
Post your old memories, photos, and comments here . . . invite your friends!
Twitter: @inlet_blessing Instagram: blessingoftheinlet Facebook: Blessing of the Inlet Web: blessingoftheinlet.com
The one who believes in me, as the scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him. John 7:38
Available Soon!
Short sleeve (coral color) . . . $10
- available in the church office, FLC, Lee’s
Inlet Apothecary, Lee’s Inlet Kitchen, MISC
Long sleeve (granite color) . . . $20
- available in the church office and Lee’s
Inlet Apothecary only (limited supply)
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BLESSING OF THE INLET IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
Belin Memorial United Methodist Church is very pleased to
announce that we will be a proud sponsor of the Wounded Warrior
Project (WWP) at the 2015 Blessing of the Inlet.
The Wounded Warrior
Project is a veterans service
organization, founded in
2003, in Roanoke, Virginia
by a group of veterans and
friends who took action to
help the injured service
men and women of this
generation. It offers a
variety of programs,
services, and events for
wounded veterans of the
military actions following
the events of September
11, 2001.
More than 52,000 servicemen and women have been injured in the recent military conflicts. In addition to the physical wounds, it is estimated as many as 400,000 service members live with the invisible wounds of war including combat-related stress, major depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The 20 programs and services provided by WWP are uniquely structured to nurture the mind and body, and encourage economic empowerment and engagement.
Belin’s own Boy Scout Troop 396 will be assisting in our proud sponsor activities by distributing pertinent printed information about the WWP and offering “reminder bracelets” in support of the WWP.
The offering collected at the11:30 AM Blessing of the Inlet Ceremony on May 2 will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. As you stop by the Scout booth for a pizza snack, be sure to inquire about the Wounded Warrior Project. Pick up an info sheet about this worthy cause, perhaps offer a donation, and receive your WWP “reminder bracelet.”
More information about the Wounded Warrior Project may be found by visiting the website at www.woundedwarriorproject.org
or by calling WWP at 1-877-832-6997.
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APRIL CALENDAR 2015
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UMW NEWS, STARTING POINT, PROGRAMS, VBS, CHOOSING TO SERVE
Starting Point Join us for Starting Point, an informal gathering and time to chat with one of
our pastors, ask questions, and enjoy fellowship. The next Starting Point meets on Sunday, April 12, at 4 PM in the Family Life Center!
United Methodist Women Read the latest UMW News in the March “News and Notes” posted online (click on “Ministries” and “Women/Men”).
Grace Circle will meet on Monday, April 6, at 6 PM, at the home of Linda Beckham. We will be making plans for Blessing of the Inlet. For information, c o n t a c t P e g O t t e r b e r g , [email protected] or 843.685.5033. We are still collecting books (new or used) to sell at Blessing of the Inlet. Bring book donations to the Family Life Center lobby!
Miracle Seekers Circle will meet on Tuesday, April 7, at 6 PM in the Family Life Center. We will be continuing our study on "Bad Girls of the Bible." We hope you will join us.
Frances Wilson Circle will meet on Monday, April 13, at 10 AM in the Family Life Center. Marcia Massey will present our Bible study, and we will have a short business meeting. We will also be making plans for our Strawberry Festival at the Blessing of the Inlet. Our mission for March is Baby Express. Newcomers are always welcome! We will meet for lunch after our meeting in the Inlet. Contact Jan McEachren or Sue Walters for info.
2015 Vacation Bible School Build a Tabernacle - BC 1440 Vacation Bible School will take us back to the Old Testament. We invite children ages 4 through 5th grade to experience a life size, walk through, hands on community like they have never seen before. As a community we will build a tabernacle as in the Old
Testament book of Exodus. God spoke to Moses and instructed the Israelites to build a holy place and He would dwell among them.
Adult Volunteers - Where will you serve this year? We have spots for all ages! Youth Volunteers - Current 6th-12th graders, we would love your help! If you wish to volunteer, please contact Jane Sparks (see contact info below).
Church members, please register your children (or grandchildren) early to guarantee them a spot! You may register either online (click) or by picking up a registration form in the church office or Family Life Center lobby. Registrations should be submitted by April 26 to guarantee a spot! After that time, we will open up registration to the community.
Contact Jane Sparks, [email protected], 843.357.5185.
New Women’s Bible Study Our Monday evening Women’s Bible Study will be starting a new 13-week study on Monday, April 13, 6 PM - 7:30 PM in the Family Life Center. “Life Principles from the Prophets of the Old Testament” will be led by Jennie Cundiff. If you wish to register, please contact Jane Sparks, 843.357.5185.
Stephen Ministry Training Stephen Ministry is a vital part of the ministry of Belin Memorial. A new class of Stephen Ministers will be trained over the next few months. Stephen Ministry equips lay people to provide confidential, one-to-one, Christian care to individuals in our congregation and community who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. If you are interested in learning more about this program or taking part in the training, contact Jane Sparks, 843.357.5185.
Choosing to Serve
Stewards of Time, Talents, Gifts, Service, and Witness
“Choosing to Serve” is our theme as we begin to recruit volunteers to give of their time at Belin Memorial. For sure, the numerous ministries of our great church are made possible through your participation.
To facilitate your involvement in all that goes on here, we will be receiving your indication in the near future as to where you would like to share your time, passion, and interest.
Your Stewardship Team has resolved to improve our recruitment process this year in its timing and in the dissemination of information collected to more effectively engage our membership in areas of their interest.
We will begin our volunteer recruitment in April and have already contacted leaders in areas where volunteers are needed to make sure that we understand the needs. We have received specific requests from people in certain ministries and have revamped the process that will put volunteer names directly into the hands of those in charge.
When we work together, we glorify God. Our passions, interests, and gifts allow us to be part of God’s ministry and mission.
You will have opportunity to join other disciples “Choosing to Serve” on Sundays, April 19 and 26, during our worship services in the sanctuary and the Harbor. Begin now to pray about where you want to serve.
STAFF PROFILES, BELIN LIBRARY, VOLUNTEER REMINDERS
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SHINE Time Volunteers March 29: Jeannie Harrison (lead) 8:30 AM: Eric O’Harra, Tiffany O’Harra 10:45 AM: Rhonda Slough, Cindy Swaim
April 5: Karen Godbold (lead) 8:30 AM: Bill Jennings, Jennifer Jennings 10:45 AM: Allison Cooper, Ann Loring
April 12: Eileen Boyce (lead) 8:30 AM: Dee Braswell 10:45 AM: Heather Anderson, Joshua Large, Karen Large, MiKayla Large
April 19: Karen Godbold (lead) 8:30 AM: Judd Pratt, Denise Wahl 10:45 AM: Shannon Crafton, Melissa Lee
April 26: Jeannie Harrison (lead) 8:30 AM: Kim Frederick, Brianne Miller 10:45 AM: Heather Anderson, Stephanie English
Acolytes and Crucifers March 29, April 5 - 8:45 AM: Jack Moody (C), Hallie Carlisle Moody, Coker Streett
11 AM: Nick Nash (C), Blake Nash, Alexandra Rogers
April 12 - 8:45 AM: Graham Gerrald (C), Will Sandt
11 AM: Smith Knaffle (C), Ellison Kate Fox, Isabel Stark
April 19 - 8:45 AM: Graham Gerrald (C), Julia Neill, Rachael Neill
11 AM: Smith Knaffle (C), Ellison Kate Fox, Isabel Stark
April 26 - 8:45 AM: Julia Neill, Rachael Neill
11 AM: Sierra Bond (C), Carmon Angel, Olivia Frederick
Nursery Volunteers
March 29 - 8:30 AM: Shannon Crafton, Renie Seel 10:45 AM: Heather Anderson
April 5 - 8:30 AM: Jessica Flynn, Lauren Hawley 10:45 AM: Mandy Carriker, Linda Daughtery
April 12 - 8:30 AM Cindy Clyburn, Anna Magann 10:45 AM: Kim Frederick
April 19 - 8:30 AM: Brantley Bates, Mary Anna Neill 10:45 AM: Caroline Pate
April 26 - 8:30 AM: Courtney Chilson, Lauren Hawley 10:45 AM: Valerie Richardson, Denise Wahl
Profiles of Service - by Carrie Humphreys (third in a series of interviews with the staff at Belin Memorial)
There is no such thing as a typical day at Belin Memorial for church administrator, Robin Boyer. With a degree in accounting, Boyer is the gal who oversees the church finances, recently compiling the 2015 church budget. She and her staff tend to the day-to-day operations of running Belin. Her office pays the bills for the church and learning center, manages the more than 50 employees, and occasionally (very occasionally) sooths a
concerned parishioner or parent.
"People don't realize that the church is run like a corporation with all the same problems, headaches, and issues of running a business, but in this case, our business is for the Kingdom of God.” Boyer, who hails from Greenville, was baptized and married in the Methodist church. She moved to the area when her husband, Clif, was hired as director of the Horry County Libraries. The couple has two children, Sadie, 9, and Sullivan, 7.
Boyer is an avid runner, running four or five miles most mornings. For fun, when weather permits, she and her family cruise the river, tubing and relaxing on their boat. "I love being on the water," she says. She also loves Belin and is thankful at the end of the day for the opportunity to serve.
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Jane Sparks is aptly named. She's a dynamo, bursting with energy and ideas. As the program director for Belin, her day is jammed with the responsibility of overseeing numerous church programs and activities, like vacation bible school, ladies bible studies, the discipleship program, and the LOGOS weekly youth gatherings.
In addition, she with assistant, Blair DeLappe, trains all the program facilitators, from worship leaders to Stephen Ministers. Her job is challenging and endless, she says.
Sparks’ experience comes from thirteen years as an elementary school teacher and recently as one of the instructors at the Belin Creative Learning Center. She took the position of staff program director because "I felt I could offer more to Belin than I was giving."
On weekends Sparks, originally from Charlotte, NC, sings in the Belin choir, enjoys playing piano, her family, occasional travel, and beach outings with her husband, Sparky.
With the multitude of church happenings that Sparks directs, volunteers are essential, she reminds. "And when I need more volunteers to help, I pray about it. And God comes forth and fills the supply.”
South Strand Mobile Meals Two part-time Client Coordinators are urgently needed to serve with South Strand Mobile Meals. You will receive on-the-job training! For more info, contact Nick Gennarelli, 843.650.6310, 843.251.5213 or Pat Duffy, 843.215.4322.
Are You Aware? - by Tom Himmel, Library Director
Did you know that Belin Memorial has a library located in our Family Life Center? One of our five core values is “Love Learning” and the library/resource center is a great place to start. The library houses a large collection of books, DVDs, CDs, atlases, and maps that specialize in the study of the Bible. There is a biographical section as well as Christian
fiction, and more. The United Methodist Women maintain a cart in the library with some challenging books included in their Reading Plan.
Most materials are available to be checked out. The library is open during regular FLC hours. Stop by soon to browse!
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updates available by email or online. Please submit, in writing, information to be included in the current week’s issue of the newsletter by noon on Monday to Wendy Zulanch in the church office. You may email submissions to [email protected].
BELIN MEMORIAL United Methodist Church
Sanctuary located at:
4183 Highway 17 Business Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Sunday Worship Services
8:45 AM, 11:00 AM
Sunday School
10:00 AM
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR: March 29 - April 4
Belin Memorial UMC Office - 651-5099 Fax - 651-4179 Emergency (pastors) - 843-357-6051; 843-947-0018 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 528, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Office Hours: Monday - Friday - 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.belinumc.org
- A Stephen Ministry Congregation -
Sun Palm Sunday 8:30 AM SHINE Time Check-in 8:45 AM Harbor Worship 8:45 AM Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM SHINE Time Check-in 11:00 AM Harbor Worship 11:00 AM Worship Service 5:45 PM Youth Group Movie Night
Mon 10:00 AM Bridge 10:00 AM Chancel Choir Practice 2:00 PM Senior Staff Meeting 6:00 PM Disciple I 6:00 PM Women’s Bible Study 6:15 PM Living Waters Praise Team
Tue 10:00 AM Staff Meeting 1:00 PM Intermediate/Adv. Bridge 6:00 PM Chancel Choir Practice
Wed 7:45 AM Jesse Ballew Men’s Bible Fellowship 9:00 AM Belin Gardeners
12:00 PM Worship Service, Lenten Lunch 4:30 PM Older Youth Confirmation Class (offsite) 6:00 PM Grief Workshop 6:30 PM Chancel Choir 6:30 PM Harbor Band Practice 7:00 PM AA Meeting
Thu Maundy Thursday 9:30 AM Belin Art Angels 10:00 AM Zumba Class 7:00 PM AA Meeting 7:00 PM Maundy Thursday Worship (w/ communion)
Fri Good Friday Church Office, BCLC, Closed 8:30 AM Women’s Friday Bible Study (offsite) 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM, Good Friday Fish Fry (FLC)
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM Good Friday Fish Fry (FLC) 7:00 PM Good Friday Musical Drama (sanctuary)
Sat 4:00 PM Chancel Choir Practice
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Holy Week and Easter
- See page 3 for information on Holy Week, Easter services, and more!.
