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02/02 Michael Bryan Kissell

02/03 Bruce Campbell

02/04 Kathy Krauss

02/05 Jay Leskowicz

02/07 Fred Schaefer

02/08 Andrew Courtney

Patricia Mahaney

02/09 William Rautner

02/10 Calvin Furr

Theresa Jones

Betty Phebus

02/11 Jeanne Reeder

Betsy Wahl

02/12 Ward Lemmon

02/14 Steve Brown

Blondie Mae Daniel

Kyle Goulet

Anita Menafra

Larry Mullins

02/15 Aubrey Apple, Jr.

Diane Dando

Steve Rider

Lawson Smith

02/16 Libby Kyzer

Frances Roberts

Bobby Yates

2/05 Ann & Dale Beagle

2/05 Carolyn & Chick Marker

2/07 Helen & Hilton Gause

2/08 Marsha & Don Wehr

2/10 Pat & James Sanderford

2/14 Elayne & Harold Denis

2/24 Pat & Roger Snyder

2/26 Deanna & Rick Rickert

2/28 Blondie & Edmund Daniel

02/20 James Sanderford

02/22 Elizabeth Cheezem

Brooklyn Plante

Sarabeth Richardson

02/23 Van Crutchfield

02/25 Bob Hall

Michael Mahaney

Tavener Threathe

02/26 Kevin Dyer

Shane Faulk

Don McCord

Edward Prince IV

02/27 Ryan Galloway

William Schafer

02/28 Bobby Lewis

Catherine Smith

Ronald Zorn

Three local men went deep sea fishing off the coast of South Carolina and hit a bad storm and were marooned on a desert island. As the days slowly went by, they dreamed of what it would be like to be at home with their friends and family, to be back at their jobs doing the things they loved. One day one of the men found a bottle. When he opened it, a genie came out and announced that he would grant each of them one wish. “Really?” one of the men said, “Boy, I sure would love to be back in North Myrtle Beach with my wife and kids.” POOF! — in an instant he was gone. Seeing that, the second man immediately gave his request,” I want to be back in North Myrtle Beach with my fiancé!” And in a flash, POOF! — he was gone too. The third man was left all alone sitting on the sandy beach and said, “Wow, it’s lonely here with my friends gone. I sure wish they’d come back. And POOF.

I know that February is the month of Cupid and hearts and love, but there is another L word that I would like to focus on - It is the word laugh. And I propose that we do more of it.

I came across a joke that will surely make you ladies laugh out loud — and you men too– that is, if you know what’s good for you - - LOL!

A small-town couple was celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and their long, loving relationship had long been the talk of the town. For this special occasion, a local newspaper reporter paid them a visit to inquire as to the secret of their happy marriage.

“Well,” explained the husband, “it really all goes back to our honeymoon. We visited the Grand Canyon and took a trip down to the bottom of the canyon by pack mule. We hadn’t gone too far when my wife’s mule stumbled. My wife quietly said ‘That’s once.’ We proceeded a little farther when the mule stumbled again. Once more my wife quietly spoke: ‘That’s twice.’ We hadn’t gone a half-mile when the mule stumbled a third time. My wife promptly removed a revolver from her purse, hopped down off the beast, and shot the mule dead. I began to protest over her treatment of the mule when she looked at me and quietly said, ‘That’s once.”’ I hope you liked that. Now, I’ve heard that children laugh 300 to 400 times a day while we adults laugh only a mere 15! Believe it or not, experts say that laughing aids digestion, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress hormones, increases muscle flexion, boosts the immune system, triggers the release of endorphins which are the body’s natural painkillers, heals broken relationships and produces a general sense of well-being! Let’s not take everything so seriously! Let’s start laughing at ourselves a little, and laughing at our enemy’s attempts to keep us burdened and oppressed! Truly there is a lot that is going on around the church that is serious business. The other day I had a meeting that went long but was productive. The only problem was, I needed a break, and instead of a break with a laugh, I got a headache. We can get so caught up in the details that when miss the fun times that God has given us. Stop and smell the roses sometimes. Enjoy life around you, through the intense times and the not so intense times. God has our victory –always! And there’s so much work to be done! Have fun and put a smile on your face.

Love ya always! Michael

Trinity Tidings Trinity United Methodist Church

706 14th Avenue South (843) 272-5236 North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

www.trinitynmb.com February, 2014

Or current resident

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON Monday, February 10th at 6 p.m.

IN THE CHURCH LIBRARY. PLEASE BE SURE AND MARK YOUR CAL-ENDARS NOW FOR THOSE OF YOU ON THE COMMITTEE!

Next meeting is Tuesday, Feb-ruary 11th at 5:30 pm in the A. G. Greene

The following is a summary of our giving and spending in relation to the ongoing missions and

ministry of the church. These figures are the most current Information available which is through December 31, 2013 Total Income year-to-date $437,397 Total Income year-to-date budgeted $441,800 Income under budget $ 4,403

Total Expenses year-to-date $422,461

Total expenses year-to-date budget $441,716 Expenses Under Budget YTD $ 19,255 Apportionments budgeted year-to-date $ 64,697 Apportionments actual paid year-to-date $ 64,697

Weekly needs average budgeted 2013 $ 8,496 Weekly actual average giving 2013 $ 8,411

FINANCES OF THE CHURCH Part II Holy Spirit

Happy New Year to all & what a perfect time to finish our discussion on God’s Holy Spirit! In the December newsletter, we discussed 2 main

themes: The 3rd person of the Trinity coming into our hearts when we are reborn & the dominant role of the Holy Spirit to transform our lives to empower us to live the life God has planned for us. Two important words in that statement are TRANSFORM & POWER. The power of the Holy

Spirit is the same power Father God used to raise Jesus from the dead. Don’t ever underestimate it!

The Holy Spirit gives power to our words & uses them to bring glory to Jesus, both when we pray & interact with others. He gives us power to

monitor & control what we say, so that when we are offended, the Spirit will remind us of God’s love, & we will not react in a hateful manner.

When we are criticized, the Spirit will heal the hurt, & we won’t lash out. When the Holy Spirit purifies our heart, He gives self-control so that we speak words that please God. He guides us daily, keeping our thoughts clean & our actions honest. He motivates us to be witnesses for

Christ, enabling us to speak openly & boldly of Jesus, His commands, and promises. The Spirit gives us courage, perseverance, confidence, & resolve.

The Spirit helps us understand the Bible (“…guides us into all truth”), illuminating its meaning for our lives so we can actually follow the Scrip-

ture, not just read it. The Holy Spirit helps us begin to know God’s thoughts & plans for us. He helps us to talk with Him & to expect Him to an-

swer our prayers (in His own time & His own way). He brings God’s Word to our remembrance—individually as we study Scripture and collec-tively at church via Pastor Ritter’s sermons.

The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin & unbelief as we sometimes give in to the 3 battles of the world, the flesh, & the devil. But He gives us right-

ness with God (righteousness) by our belief in Jesus & our obedience to His commands. He baptizes us into God’s family, sealing our salvation

securely & protecting us from extreme evil. The Holy Spirit is called the “restrainer” which means He holds Satan & his demons in God’s con-

trol. (Check out Revelation during the Tribulation when the ‘restrainer’ leaves this world allowing Satan indwelling in the antichr ist (temporary) control! Scary!!)

When we say “We are filled with the Spirit”, we mean we live under the Spirit’s control. We must ask God to “keep putting His love & power in

our hearts”. We don’t do the filling; God does but He wants us to ask for this. It is part of God’s grand design that we regularly pray for His Spirit to fill our hearts. “Being filled” means our lives are totally available to Him; we are sensitive to anything that comes between us & God;

we are especially aware of the presence of God; we walk in complete dependence on Him; He is able to work/speak through us & direct us; He

is able to empower our gifts. This is how we function as authentic Christians (not phony talkers), live life to the fullest everyday, & cope with

temptations & hardships—all the things God wants for us & from us. A heart filled with the Spirit is teachable, grateful, & humble.

An extremely important role of the Spirit in our lives is to give us”discernment”. This refers to the choices & decisions we make on a daily ba-

sis. Discernment prevents “wrong” choices like negatively reacting, striking back, seeking revenge, loosing our temper, manipulation to get our

own way, etc. Discernment means allowing God to constantly influence us for good: differentiating right from wrong; giving positive direction to

our actions; prompting us about what to avoid and/or who to be around; knowing who & what to believe (ie avoiding false teachers/doctrines). Most importantly, we pray for discernment to know when we are being directed by God vs. evil forces.

The Holy Spirit gives each believer special gifts for building up each other & the church body. Not every Christ follower has every gift. We are expected to use these gifts to serve God & His people. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help you use your gift to the utmost or if necessary, pray

that you will be given insight into discovery of your special gift. Some gifts of the Spirit include but are not limited to: preaching, teaching, healing, nurturing, giving, leadership, administering, building, prophesying, showing mercy, preparing others for service, encouraging others, distinguishing spirits, kinds of tongues, interpretation of tongues, miracles, faith, wisdom, knowledge (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)

Gifts of the Spirit must be differentiated from FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT. The FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT is the spontaneous consequence (by-product/result/outcome) of a Spirit filled life in believers. Fruit of the Spirit are character traits found in the nature of Christ. In other words, when we are filled with the Holy Spirit, the result is to show these Christ-like qualities. Experiencing these traits makes our lives satisfying to God, to others, & to ourselves; they give us a fulfilled & abundant life. They can grow stronger daily when we pray for them through the Holy Spirit.

The Fruit of the Spirit (9) is: love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness, goodness/generosity, faithfulness, patience, & self-control. (Gal. 5: 22)

Let us pray this Holy season and daily that we will be filled with His Spirit to live abundant lives & be rewarded with eternal life with Him.

New Project Committee Will meet on Monday, February 10th at 9:30 am in the A. G.

Greene Building.

WORSHIP COMMITTEE

WILL MEET ON TUESDAY,

FEBRUARY 11TH AT 930 AM

IN THE A. G. GREENE BUILIDNG

Missions Corner by Mahala Pearsall, Chair

The missions committee is planning 2014 and would

like input, from the congregation, for needs in our

community. Below are some of the missions we do

support. We are open to new suggestions. The

committee meets the 3rd Monday of each month in

the A.G. Greene building at 9:00. Come join us.

North Strand Helping Hands

This month we are emphasizing CANNED MEATS.

Please bring your donations and place them in the

GREY BINS at the exits to the sanctuary or in the

mission’s corner. As always, we will take other

donations too. Please remember we are still collect-

ing PEANUTBUTTER and JELLY for the ASAP

program. Their supplies are very low.

Master's Meal

We serve a hot meal to whoever is in need each

Wednesday. Call Gerry Ferguson at 249-2040 for

opportunities to help. This is a self sustaining

ministry so donations are very welcome.

Street Reach

Last month we served over 200 at Street Reach.

Most seasonal workers are out of work and are

searching for their next meal. This church is faithful

in their support of this mission. We will serve our

next meal Feb. 2nd, Super Bowl Sunday. We will

cook early and have Street Reach kitchen volunteers

serve the meal. Please call Mahala at 424-7844 if

you would like to help. I promise you will be blessed

by your time there. It is a very rewarding ministry.

We prepare the food and serve but we do not do

dishes! There is a kitchen team that cleans up after

us!

Mobile Meals

Our next time to deliver meals will be Feb. 24-28.

Please call Janice Givens at 399-5801 if you can help.

Missions news continued: Armed Services Assistance Program (ASAP)

We are currently serving 29 families. This ministry

helps veterans during difficult times. We help pro-

vide food items to those veterans that have lost

their jobs due to unfortunate circumstances. We

need volunteers to help purchase and distribute the

food once per month. Thank you for supporting our

bake sale last month. We appreciate your support.

Pop Tabs support Ronald McDonald House – Drop

into Box in the Missions Corner!

FOR FEBRUARY 8:30 11 am 2/2 Tera Ann Galloway Bobby Yates 2/9 Martie & Bruce Campbell Gerry Ferguson 2/16 Millie Doud Sally Floyd 2/23 Barbara Irvin Shirley Ford

FEBRUARY 2014 SCHEDULE DATE 8:30 11:00

2nd Michael Stewart Dow Ritter (communion)

9th Head Usher Tanner Collins

16th Isabella Stewart Hayley Hughes

23rd Hayley Hughes Edwin Martin

FOR FEBRUARY 2nd, 2014 8:30 11:00 Don & Jean Frye Trish Lucas Peggy Joline Mahala Pearsall Lynne Crittenden Don & Marsha Wehr

SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY 2014

8:30 2nd Bobby Lewis, Capt. Trish Lucas

Kenneth McIver

Jane Marinacci 9th Chris Scott, Capt. Esther Scott Jeannie DeAngelo Jane Marinacci

16th Bobby Lewis, Capt. Lucy Huggins

Steve Huggins Kenneth McIver 23rd Barbara Irvin, Capt.

Trish Lucas Jeanne Reeder Mike Walters

11:00 2nd Margaret Payne, Capt. Betty Autry

Frank Autry

Peggy Joline Deborah Rhyne/Bob Hall 9th Herman Holmes, Capt. Elaine Berard Joyce Davis

Margaret Philemon Deborah Rhyne/Bob Hall

16th Deborah Rhyne, Capt. Janice Givens Peggy Joline Rick Rickert

Herman Holmes/Bob Hall 23rd Margaret Payne, Capt, Joyce Davis Janice Givens

Rick Rickert Deborah Rhyne/Bob Hall

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

February has been designated as the time we will be making our

annual pledge to our church. The pledge cards and letters will be

going out early the first week of the month and we will celebrate

Commitment Sunday on February 23.

Please be in pray for our Stewardship Campaign and prayerfully

consider your giving. There are so many wonderful, exciting

things happening in the life of the church and we give thanks for

this. Won't you be a part of this?

Remember our Mission Statement -

"With open hearts, open minds, and open doors, our church family strives to keep Christ at the center of all we do; seeking those

without Christ, strengthening those in Christ and serving the world around us in love for Christ.” Emily Sharp, Stewardship

Chair

"Tell those rich in the world's wealth to quit be-ing so full of themselves and so obsessed with money, which is here today and gone tomor-row. Tell them to go after God...to be rich in helping others, to be extravagantly generous. If they do that, they'll build a treasury that will last, gaining life that is truly life." 1 Timothy 6:17-19, The Message

By Melody Evans

I can hardly believe we are now in the second month of 2014. It seems like we just finished Christmas music. Time seems to pass so quickly sometimes, and Christmas seemed to be over before I wanted. Most of you know we went to Disney World with our family after Christmas. The one thing about being there this time of year is that they play Christmas music until after New Year’s Eve. I loved that and it extended Christmas for me. Things are not slowing down too much for the music department. We are planning a fund raising dinner---"Fine Arts Dinner", on Saturday, February 15th. We will have dinner, the hand bell choir will play, and the Chancel choir members will sing. Please put this on your calendar and join us for a great night of food and music. In response to several requests, we are planning a hymn sing for the end of the month. There will be a flyer in the bulletin for your hymn sug-gestions. You probably have noticed we have several snow birds that are singing with the choir. They sing with their respective choirs and enjoy singing with us while here in the south. We are glad to have them with us. I mentioned earlier about being at Disney World. It was our granddaughter's first visit. She was thrilled by so many things. She loves animals and princesses. It was very crowded, especially certain areas. The longest line was for her to have her picture made with Elsa and Anna from the movie "Frozen". The wait was almost 3 1/2 hours, but the joy this brought her and the smile on her face was worth the wait. My wish for all of you as we go through this year is to have this kind of joy in your heart. This year, I am going to write a little background on a hymn each month. This month is a hymn written by Luther Bridgers, a Methodist minister who was a native to North Carolina. The hymn is known by 2 titles, He Keeps Me Singing" and "There's Within My Heart a Melody". Rev. Bridg-ers wrote this hymn in the early 1900s, after a tragedy in his life where his wife and sons died in a house fire. During his grief, he recalled the promises in the Bible and that God is strong enough to keep us singing.

Pastor/Congregation Prayer Program

The pastor and we as the congregation are always in prayer for others. Now we have the opportunity to pray for other members of our congregation every week. Six names of members will be drawn at ran-dom and Pastor Michael Ritter, along with all of us, will pray for the individuals and their family. Below are the names of the members selected for February.

Week of February 2nd Don Moore Margaret Payne and Martin Dorothy Cassidy Charlene Kesler Dave Dickson Jesse Dumas Week of February 9th Bill and Sue Blackburn Chip Smith and boys Chick and Carolyn Marker Rob McCord Bubba, Darlene Collins and boys Mary Fay Hall Week of February 16th Dave and Carolyn Brittain Keith and Nancy Floyd Ruth Aiken Keith Nixon Ed and Joanna Prince Elayne and Harold Denis Week of February 23rd Robbie, Brenda, Isabella and Michael Stewart Bill and Clara McGrath Sara Coates and girls Ann Burgess Judy Potter Jane Cole

HELP NEEDED!

Have you been in the hospital and come home needing a little help, or a visit? Wouldn’t it be nice for your church to be there to help out? We are looking for someone to help coordinate such a service. Groups the person belongs to or volunteers would help the coordi-nator out. It would be someone who found a need and helped to be sure we care for our members. Please prayerfully consider this opportunity and contact Marie Peacock (843) 361-0038 if you feel moved to help out in this very meaningful way.

St. Patrick’s Day is A 'Coming Are you thinking Green? The Evangelism Committee is thinking green for the St. Patrick’s Day Festival. We are looking for those nice green plants to sell to the visitors at the festival on Saturday, March 15th. A green pot or a little green decoration

with the name of the plant and any special care needed is all we need. If you are able to help us out with some green thumb activity, would love to know we can count on you. If you can, please just return the slip below, or call Marie Peacock (843-361-0038) so we can get a tally of how many plants we will have to decorate our booth.

Name ________________________________ Phone number ___________________

E mail address _______________________ Number/type of plants: ________________________

United Methodist Women

By Kathy Krauss, President

ATTENTION: Any and all women of the Church - Come join us in a Sweet Treat Afternoon on Friday, February 7th from 2 p.m. til 4 p.m. Come see the joy and laughter that UMW wom-en experience when we get together and discover the blessings we receive from our missions local and foreign. Hope to see you there!

UMW Circle Meetings for February: Dot Jordan Circle will meet on Tues, Feb 11th at 7:00pm in the A. G. Greene Building. Debbie Snow is the hostess and NMB Primary School clothes collection is the mission of the month. Hope Circle will meet at the home of Phyllis Ortman on Mon, Feb 10th at 10:00am Love Circle will meet at the home of Anne Miller on Thursday, Feb 6th at 9:30am. Susanna Wesley Circle will Tuesday, Feb 4th in the Fellowship Hall for a 10:00am meeting preceded by refreshments.

Membership is open to any woman who indicates her desire to belong and to participate in the global mission of the church through United Methodist Women. Pick out a meeting time that fits your schedule and be warmly welcomed by wonderful UMW ladies.

2014 UMW Officers: President: Kathy Krauss V President: Susan Douglas Secretary: Andrea Dennis Treasurer: Shirley Ford

Trinity UMW at Coastal Samaritan Annual Soup Cook Off. Circle members prepared and served Pat Ard’s famous Corn Chowder Recipe Soup for the January 12th event at Little River United Methodist Church. The event went ‘really well’ according to coordinator Mahala Pearsall and all proceeds will directly benefit the Coastal Samaritan Counseling Center.

Upcoming Dates: Saturday, Feb 1st 11:30am North Strand Housing Shelter fundraiser, ‘Lunch with the Ladies’ Tea at the Dunes Club $30 tickets from Gerry Ferguson. Sunday, Feb 9th Following last Worship service – Reception for Special Valentines hosted by Susanna Wesley Circle. Saturday, Feb 15th The Grand Strand Cluster meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 15, at First UMC in Myrtle Beach. We’ll gather at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 10 a.m. There will be a guest speaker, a soloist, devotions, hymn singing and a time for sharing of what's happening in the units. After the meeting, we'll share a dutch treat lunch at Sea Captain's Restaurant. We hope you'll join us for a wonderful opportunity to see old friends and make new ones. Emily Sharp, Cluster Leader Tuesday, Feb 18th 9am – 2pm “2014 Legislative Day,” at Epworth Children’s Center in Columbia. The theme this year will be “Education for all of our Children.” Register online at umcsc.or/umw. Forms also on bulletin board.

Friday, April 25- 27th UMW 2014 International Assembly in Louisville, KY See Nancy Banaian or Lin-da Eichenbaum A Miracle is not defined by an event.

A Miracle is defined by Gratitude.

A Grateful Heart beats in a world of

Miracles

-Unknown Author-

Just a reminder.....our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be Tuesday, March 4. We'll be serving from 5 to 7 and the cost remains the same. Tickets will be mailed mid February, so mark your calendars now and plan to join us that evening. A nice way to spend a winter evening. To our volunteers....we hope you'll come out that day and lend a hand. Without you we couldn't possibly do this. If you've never helped with this and would like to be involved, call Emily Sharp (910-579-0055) and she'll put you on the list. We're looking forward to the event!!

Pancake Supper

FLAMINGO FLOCKING SERVICE

Did you notice all the pink flamingos

that landed on our church lawn?

They were thrilled to be a part of

the service that day! they are still

waiting to adorn someone's lawn for

that special someone!! Hey guys,

Valentine's Day is approaching

quickly!! Be the first to tell your

sweetheart you "love" them by

flocking your yard!!

If you are interested in doing this

please contact either Jeannie

Reeder at: 843-390-2377 or Emily

Sharp at 843-9955173 and they

will gladly assist you!

The TRINITY CRAFTERS

SPRING CRAFTERS SHOW

Saturday, March 22nd 9am – 3pm

Sunday, March 23rd 9am – 1 pm

Save the Date !

THANKS SO MUCH!

How can one not live victoriously when they have folks in their lives like the people at Trinity Unit-ed Methodist Church. Living victoriously is about choice when facing a difficult journey. While I was loosing my Mom and after her death, I had so many phone calls, words of encouragements, uplifting pray-ers, and those sweet and many cards that I will always cherish! Your CHURCH speaks joy despite hardship, unrelenting hope, a courageous spirit, and you cer-tainly gave me enduring strength to rely on God through this journey of my life. Know that you will always have a special place in my heart forever. God is certainly alive in your church! Continue to live victoriously and reaching out through the love of God, Theresa Jones

ARMED SERVICES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UPDATE

We've begun a new year for the ASAP program. We would like to thank everyone once again for your kindness and generosity. As we

attempt to envision the needs of our veterans and active-duty military men and women the one thing we do know is that the need will be

there. Those who have served over the years and are still serving today

have felt the conch of our economy as much if not more so than the rest of us. We are consistently feeding between 30 to 35 families each

month is totally about 30,000 individual meals each year. Your support is paramount to our ability to complete this task. Once again this year we are requesting a fixed amount of three dollars per month

per family or $36 for the entire year of 2014. With your contribution along with the American Legion, and other committees of their post we

will prevent hunger in the homes of many of those who protect and serve us well.

Please continue to help us in this effort by making a check payable to Trinity United Methodist Church. Please place ASAP in the

memo portion. We would like to thank you in advance and pray God's blessing upon each and every one of you.

Many Blessings, Rev. Ed Daniel and the ASAP committee.

TRINITY HEALTH MAINTENANCE UPDATE

by Carolyn Marker, Trinity Health Coordinator

WE DO BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS THE CHECKS WILL BE EVERY 2ND SUN-DAY OF THE MONTH. LOCATION: HALLWAY BY THE BACK DOOR

TIME: 9:45 AM TO 10:45 AM on FEBRUARY 9TH

MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY COMING TO TRINITY McCloud Seacoast Hospital will be at our church on Thursday, February 13th 2014, 9 am to 4 pm to perform screening mammograms. Sign up by calling Carolyn Marker at ( 843) 361-1942, Or calling the church office at 843-272-5236. More information is available on bulletin boards in office of church

NEW FOR 2014

CHAIR YOGA

This gentle form of Yoga is beneficial to men and women of all ages. You’ll learn & practice Yoga techniques

sitting in a chair and standing, using the chair for support. There are no complicated or stressful move-

ments in the class. We will focus on Yoga postures of stretching & balancing, breathing techniques, medita-

tion, & methods of relaxation. Athera Bands (stretch bands) & light weights will be used to enhance core

strength & flexibility. Christian music will provide a smoothing background for our activities.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Liz Reighard is a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) with the

American Council on Exercise.

DATES: Fridays March 7, 14, 21, 28

TIMES: 11:00—11:45 AM

FITNESS FOR GOLFERS Taught by a Certified Personal Trainer, this class is designed for golfers who want to use specifically de-signed fitness maneuvers to develop a stronger swing and possibly a lower score. Activities will focus on

overall strength building, stretching, flexibility, & core work especially the shoulders, upper and lower back, abdomen & glutes. The goal is to improve your game while minimizing the potential of self-injury.

Bring a club (iron). You will also be using dumb-bells. You will learn techniques that you can continue to practice & implement for greater satisfaction from the game.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR Liz Reighard is a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) with the American Council on Exer-

cise. DATES: WEDNESDAYS FEB. 5, 12. 19 & 26

TIMES: 930—1030 AM

The Love Dare Challenge Revisited If you asked the average person how would you rate your marriage on a scale of 1 to 10 most people would answer in the higher numbers. Some would even proclaim an 11 or even a 12 claiming their marriage to be above average. The fact of the matter is there are no perfect marriages because there are no perfect people. The Love Dare challenge offers ways to make a bad marriage better and a good marriage great. Every-thing is based on biblical principles and God's plan for your union. Our first-class took place about four years ago and that group has bonded into a family with a class reunion every year. The Love Dare Challenge revisited will be a six-week program that will begin on Monday evening February 10 at 7 PM. Each class will last approximately one hour. During the class we will have open discus-sions based on the Bible and the love Dare information as well as our own personal experiences if you would like to share them. The class will be a lot of fun, loads of laughs and most important an opportunity to make our greatest undertaking in life (our marriage) the best it possibly be. No matter how young or old you may be. No matter how many years you've been married or even if you are just dating God’s word and the Love Dare challenge can greatly improve the quality of your relationship. The majority of the work will just consist of your attempting to make each day better than the day before in your home, in your marriage and ultimately in your lives. Joining this class by no means is a confession of marital problems. It is just an acceptance of the reality that there's nothing in life that can't be improved on. If you're interested in taking this class please fill out the bottom and leave it in the offering plate or contact the church office at 843-272-5236. Also please go to the following website prior to the first class and take the Love Dare Marriage Evaluation. You must be totally honest and willing to accept your personal shortcomings. Please bring a copy of the test results with you. Please put Love Dare Marriage Evaluation - B&H Publishing Group. in your search engine.

Name_________________________ phone number____________________

I already have the Love Dare book Y----- OR-----N

My wife and I will be taking the challenge along with you. We hope to see you there.

Many blessings, Rev. Ed

New Project Committee Progress

In January the New Project Committee met to see what needs we needed to address. Each need which has been presented to the committee made us realize that we need to address our growth challenges. It was decided to take advantage of the free service provided by a Congregational Specialist from the SC Conference to help us evaluate our needs. Jim Arnet and Millie Nelson, SC Conference Specialist, have been invited to meet with the committee and anyone else interested, to address possible directions which Trinity might take to address our growing need for space, and use of the space we presently have. Please share with the committee members your thoughts. The At Large members of the Administrative Board have been asked to be on the committee since they are to have the ears of the congregation. The members are: Jack Boward, Lee Bouton, Alan Faulkenberry, Don Little, Marie Peacock, Mike Walters, Michael Ritter and Elizabeth Cheezem. Remember our next Loose Change Sunday will be February 16th. We will continue to grow our savings for our next project to help meet the needs of a growing congregation.

Dear Friends, A grateful thank you to all who donated in the January Red Cross Blood drive. We received 24 units. We will be doing this activity quarterly. Carolyn Marker

Is learning to dance a New Year’s Resolution for you? How about trying new things? Our own Jane Cole will be teaching dance classes in the Fellowship Hall on Tuesday evenings during the month of February. Come learn to Line dance from 7:00-8:00! The cost for each class is $4 per person. Singles and couples are welcome to join in the fun and get a little bit of exercise at the same time.

Special Valentine Remembrances

The Trinity Congregation celebrates the lives and smiles of our Special Valentines on

February 9th, 2014

Those ‘four score and ten plus’

Trinity members are:

Ruth Aiken

Loretta Amspacher

Warren Amspacher

Eleanor Dawalt

Ben Fornonzini

Chafer Honea

Frances Jones – Our eldest TUMC Member

Grace Lonsdale

Judy O’Brien

Pleasant Overby

Richard Phillips

Evelyn Shank

Catherine Hay Smith

Leslie Wilkins

We appreciate their presence, their presents, and their Loving participation in our lives and our Church!

We also appreciate the participation of Pastor Michael,,

Elizabeth Cheezem and the children, the creativity of the Trinity Crafters,

and the Reception hosted by the Susanna Wesley Circle.

ALL ARE WELCOME AT THE RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE LAST SERVICE!

February Events for Youth and Children:

Methodist Children’s Fellowship (MCF) and Methodist Youth Fellowship (MYF) will

meet on Sunday evenings from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Children and youth share a meal

together in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 each week.

Bring a friend, all are invited!

All children are invited to attend a special fellowship

outing after church on Sunday, February 2nd. We will meet

immediately after the 11:00 worship service, have lunch

together, and then go “Super Bowling!”Youth (6th grade and

up) are invited to the parsonage to fellowship

together and watch the first half of the big game!

P.E.P. (People Enjoying People) Club

The PEP Club will meet on Thursday, February 20th, at noon in the

Fellowship Hall. We will enjoy a soup and sandwich lunch! Soup and

cornbread will be provided, and all members are asked to bring a

sandwich platter or dessert to share!

Special Entertainment: Trinity Newlywed Game

Rev. Michael Ritter will emcee this light hearted game during which

several lucky couples, representing multiple generations of the Trinity

family, will compete to earn the title of Trinity Newlyweds! Come enjoy

the fun afternoon as we celebrate all we know-

and don’t know-about each other!

Wednesday Night Dinner February 5th, February 12th, February

19th, and February 26th, at 6:00 pm Come join us for a meal in the fellowship hall each Wednesday in February. Don’t forget to

sign-up in the church office!

What Does it Mean to be United Methodist? Pastor Michael will lead a five week Sunday school class

focusing on frequently asked questions about what United Methodists believe and how United Methodists differ from other denominations. This class will meet in

the Fellowship Hall at 9:45 a.m., continuing through the month of February.

Lunch with the Staff On Sunday, February 23rd, immediately

following the 11:00 worship service, at Golden

Griddle (508 Main Street). Come get to know each other a little better over a great lunch!

BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITY EMBRACED BY THE SPIRIT, a class focusing on

the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, will be

offered on Tuesday afternoons from 2 to 3:30 for 8

sessions led by Carolyn Marker.

The first session will start on

Tuesday, February 18th and end on April 8th.

The cost of the book is $10. Please make checks out to

Carolyn Marker and mark Bible Study.

This year, Trinity UMC will again be

producing a Lenten devotional book so we

can share our journeys with each other

during the forty days of Lent. We would like

for you to be involved in this endeavor by

writing a short devotional, similar to the

Upper Room, connecting with the themes of

Lent. Please submit your offerings to

elizabethcheezem@gmail.com no later than Sunday, February 23rd!

Beginning on March 12th, Pastor Michael will be leading a Lenten Bible study during our Wednesday evening fellowship. The study, Final Words from

the Cross, will guide the group through an examination of Christ’s dying hours and his final words as seen and heard through those who were at the cross.

The study will run from March 12th-April 16th. There is a book available to accompany the study, but it is not required for participation. If you would like to

have a copy of the book, the cost is $10 and orders should be placed with the church office by

Sunday, March 2nd.

Trinity UMC Church Cruise

August 29th-September 2nd, 2014

Many of us enjoy life on a cruise ship. Food, sunshine, new places to visit, and exciting shows make for a wonderful, relaxing vacation. What could possibly make it even better? The presence of your friends and church

family, of course! There’s still rooms available!!! Make plans now to travel the high seas with your Trinity family! For more information please contact Jeannie DeAngelo at (843) 272-1479 or email: jeande607@msn.com.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A LAY SERVANT?

The Marion District Lay Servant Ministers Training School will offer “The Lay Servant Basic

Course” in March, 2014. The course is open to any lay member of the United Methodist

Church who desires to elevate their role in their local church. The goal of the “Lay Servant

Ministry” (LSM) is to develop principled Christian leaders for the church. Lay Servants work

in partnership with clergy and laity to build up the local church by assisting with church lead-

ership, congregational care, and church communication. Local Church Lay Servants may stand

in for absent pastors and on occasion fulfill roles as local preachers in other churches. Lay

Servants work in ways that allow pastors to reach their maximum effectiveness. Lay Servants

are effective teachers and leaders often facilitating small group studies and programs. Certifi-

cation for LSM is achieved via endorsement by the minister and church, completion of basic

and advanced courses, examination by the district committee on Lay Servant Ministries, and

then recognition by the conference committee.

Pastor Ritter would like to have a “team” of Lay Servants at Trinity. The brochure states:

“When a team of Lay Servants is called, equipped, sent and effectively deployed, the missional

results within the local congregation can energize the entire laity resulting in congregations better

prepared to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”

If you are interested, please see Carolyn Marker or Pastor Ritter for more information on

LSM, dates & times, and location of the class.

CONCERT SERIES NEWS AND UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY & MARCH Patrick is back!

Patrick O'Neil one of the premier cellists in our area will be back with his friends for what could be his final concert in our area on Sunday night February 23 at 6:30 PM. Patrick has relocated to the West Coast and now resides in California. However being the wonderful young man that he is he is flying back to keep his commitment to perform on that evening. I promise you that this experience will be spiritually breathtaking. If you've heard Patrick before you know that his talent and his spirit are both gifts from God.

Please mark your calendars and plan on being spiritually blown away. This is also a great night to invite family and friends to one of the premier events of this year.

March 15th will be another very special night featuring Becky Nissen harpist par excellent. Becky has blessed us every Christmas Eve for a long time. We have had her in the past as a featured artists at our concert series and it is definitely time for repeat performance. Becky spirit is sweet and pure and is reflected with each stroke of the strings of her harp. I’ve heard many harpist in my life but never one like Becky. The variety of music that she commands from her instrument can only be described as astounding. Mark your calendars for this breathtaking event. There will be no concert presented in April due to Easter celebrations. The next musical program

will be our service on the lawn which will take place on May 26th beginning at 4:30 PM. As always

this event is filled with great food, great fun and great fellowship.

Each month we will update as necessary the schedule of events in relation to the Connection concert series or services. For further information please contact Rev. Ed at 843-421-7257 or 843-272-5236. May God bless you and keep you this day always, Rev. Ed