Ministers and Ministry Directors

William H. Phillips Senior Pastor Jonathan Harris Associate Pastor Emily Kirby Director of Christian Education Jennifer Hupko Director of Youth Ministry Norman McQueen Director of Music Jeanne Voltz-Loomis Director, Child Development Ministry

The Steeple ■ October 2, 2016

8:30 AM: Traditional Service, Sanctuary

9:45 AM: Sunday School

10:55 AM: Contemporary Service, Wesley Worship Center

11:00 AM: Traditional Service, Sanctuary

Our Church office is open Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM & Friday 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

901 N. Kings Hwy ■ 843-448-7164

Welcome

Thank you for being here for worship this Sunday! Our mission at First Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We are inspired by the words of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who encouraged believers to “do all the good you can, in all the ways you can.”

This Sunday is World Communion Sunday. The Holy One is alive throughout the

world, and our altar is a representation of the many ways we are able to join in communion with Christ, through the

breaking of the bread. Each bread on the altar represents a different region of the world. The colorful cloth represents the variations of beauty found in all of God’s

creation. May we join together, with Christ, in this Holy meal.

First Church Weekly Reading:

October 3 Angels in God’s Plan Hebrews 2:5-8

October 4 Keep Your Commitment to Christ Hebrews 3:7-15

October 5 Hold Fast to Our Confession Hebrews 10:19-25

October 6 Jesus Christ, the Only Foundation 1 Corinthians 3:10-12

October 7 Requesting Then Receiving Help Matthew 7:7-11

October 8 Obedient Actions Required of All Members Matthew 7:19-23

October 9 Working at Jesus’ Behest Matthew 7:24-29; Hebrews 3:1-6 First Church invites you to follow this weekly Scripture reading plan if you don’t have one already

Adult Classes Disciples Path Ark Brittain Fellowship Faith Connections Grace M.D. Moore * New Horizons * New Ventures * Open Doors * Open Fellowship * Wesley Fellowship *

( * ) Indicates: Uniform Series

International Lesson Series: Hebrews 1:1-9 “The Imprint of God”

Wesley 103 Asbury #204

Upstairs Main Bldg. C-212 Asbury #203 Asbury #105 Wesley #105 Asbury #201

Music Center #103 Wesley #104

Music Center #101 Asbury #101

Children’s Classes 0-2 year olds 3 and 4 year old preschool Kindergarten/First Grade 2nd and 3rd Grades 4th and 5th Grades Youth Classes

6th - 12th Grades Sonshine House

Nursery Wesley 102 Wesley 206 Wesley 203 Wesley 204

F A I T H H A B I T S “w e f i r s t m a k e o u r h a b i t s , t h e n o u r h a b i t s m a k e u s . ”

October

- GIVING - God’s grace is present to us all of our lives

GIVING is our faithful response to that grace.

GIVING through service Prayerfully consider and fill out your

Service opportunity forms and return them to the church.

RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE OCTOBER 23 | Sunday morning OCTOBER 23 | Sunday evening OCTOBER 24 | Monday evening OCTOBER 25 | Tuesday evening The Reverend Ken Nelson will bring the message at 8:30 traditional worship and the ANEW service on Sunday morning and also each evening of the Festival. Rev. Nelson serves as SC Conference Secretary and as Coordinator of Clergy Services. Mark your calendars and invite your friends and family for a time of renewing of spirit!

2016

It’s that time of year again! If you are interested in participating or would like to invite a friend to the 2017 Snowbirds/Seagulls ministry, visit our website at www.fumcmb.org to print registration form and for more details about this years events. Contact Emily Kirby

at 843-448-7164 or ekirby@fumcmb.org.

Big Tom’s “A Quote”

“The tongue has no bones, but it is strong enough to break a heart. Be careful with your words.”

~ A Friend of Humanity

Monthly Mission in Motion for October: New Directions transitional program (Formerly Center for Women and Children) A program serving families in crisis. It is a safe shelter

for women and children providing counseling, local advocacy and 24 hour crisis intervention.

Particularly needed at this time are:

Toilet paper, Napkins, Paper towels, Paper plates, Tall kitchen trash bags, Laundry, Detergent,

Pampers (sizes 4 & 5), Cleaning Supplies, Monetary Donations

Congratulations Congratulations to Meredith Hussey and Michael Miller married on September 24. Rev. Jonathan Harris officiated. Meredith is the daughter of Mike and Jean Hussey. Condolence The pastors, staff and congregation extend Christian sympathy to Pete Pearce and family upon the death of his brother John Pearce on September 18 in SC.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS October 4th, 5:00 pm

Front lawn

ALL ANIMALS WELCOME!

IN REMEMBRANCE

Robert Craig Runser

January 9, 1940 - September 22, 2016

“I am the resurrection and the life; those that believe in me, even though they die, yet shall they live.”

Calling all able-bodied men, women and children…the youth need you to help us unload pumpkins for our pumpkin patch on October 15th at 12:30pm. Many hands make the load light and work time short! If you have a wheel-barrow, that would be helpful in moving pumpkins around. We will also need help during the day while the youth are in school to man the pumpkin patch. Please let Jennifer Hupko know if you can help with either of these projects. Sign-ups for the pumpkin patch will be out soon. hupko@fumcmb.org or 843-448-7164 ext. 216

PUMKIN PATCH

Ron Carpenter has served FUMC faithfully as Church Administrator for 9 1/2 years. On December 16, 2016 he will retire from this position. Ron and his wife Jackie plan to visit their three sons, three daughters-in-law and seven grandchildren often and to be able to travel on a moment’s notice. Ron also

plans to give his golf game some attention and to help Jackie from time to time as she has need in her real estate endeavors. They plan to remain fully connected to the church through worship, Sunday school and special events. We wish Ron all the best as he begins this new chapter in his life and thank him for his years of service.

Mailing address: First United Methodist Church, PO Box 1367, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578-1367

Phone: 843-448-7164 Email: office@fumcmb.org First UMC Website: www.fumcmb.org Become a Fan: www.facebook.com/FUMCMB Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/fumcmb

Request Emailed Steeple: thesteeple@fumcmb.org Worship Service televised Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM, on FOX Channel 7

The First Church Thrift Store Hours: Mondays 9am-12pm; Thursdays 1:00-4:00pm. Donations accepted during these times.

Gifts (includes online giving)

Week of September 25, 2016: Giving to Date: Expenses to date: Expenses include weekly apportionments & direct billing.

Presence September 25, 2016 8:30 Traditional Sunday Service 11:00 Traditional Sunday Service Contemporary Sunday Service Total Sunday Service Sunday School

$19,352.72 $986,822.49

$1,103,692.34

242 211

90 543 249

Coming up... 10/2: Youth @ North Campus 5pm-7pm/ Jennifer Julian providing dinner 10/4: Senior High Breakfast & Devotion @ C-F-A on Seaboard @ 7:15 am 10/6: Middle School Breakfast & Devotion @ Bojangles’ on International @ 7:15 am 10/7-8: Lock-in @ Anderson Farm 10/9: NO YOUTH

October 7th-8th: Youth Lock-in ,

please let Jennifer Hupko know by October 3rd if you will be attending this event (for transportation purposes). We will meet at the North Campus and then head to Anderson Farm for a hayride, s'mores, and lots of other activities...we will also be spending the night there!!

A very big THANK YOU to all who baked goodies (our table was full) and those who manned the table at the Plaza City Market on Saturday, September 24th. Throughout the day we were able to talk to members of our community about our mission trip and also about our church…it was a great day! We were able to raise $272.50 and through the generosity of a church member that number was matched…thank you, we are blessed!!

See you at the pole 2016... National prayer day for middle & high school students was held on September 28. At MBMS...about 50 students showed up for prayer at 7:30am that morning. We had many of our youth among them.

Baptism The sacrament of Holy Baptism was administered to Andrew Magnus Brittain on September 25, 2016 by Rev. Tom Brittain & Rev. Jonathan Harris. Magnus is the son of Preston & Elizabeth, grandson of Tommy & Kathy, great grandson of Big Tom & Jean, and baby brother of Dunbar.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 Nursery Provided WESLEY BLDG Traditional Service SANCTUARY Sunday School MAIN CAMPUS ANEW Contemporary Service WESLEY WORSHIP CENTER

Traditional Service SANCTUARY

Youth Fellowship NORTH CAMPUS

8:15-11:00 8:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:55 AM

11:00 AM

5:00 PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4

Knit One Ministry PARLOR Handbell Rehearsal HANDBELL RM Festive Brass Rehearsal TNBC

3:00 PM 5:30 PM

6:30 PM

Sr High Breakfast CHICK-FIL-A Staff Meeting PARLOR

UMW Exec Meeting TBA

Blessing of the Animals FRONT LAWN

Stephen Ministry MD MOORE RM

7:15 AM 9:00 AM

10:00 AM 5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Women’s Prayer Group PRAYER RM Men’s Prayer Group PRAYER RM Handbell Rehearsal HANDBELL RM Children’s Choirs/Bells NORTH CAMPUS

Wesley Chancel Choir Rehearsal MUSIC SUITE

7:15 AM

7:30 AM

1:00 PM

3:45 PM

6:30 PM

Middle School Breakfast BOJANGLES

Caregivers Group PARLOR

7:15 AM

10:30 AM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

Youth lock-in - drop off at NORTH CAMPUS

6:00 PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

Youth lock-in - pick up at NORTH CAMPUS

8:00 AM