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Advent at Ashland
Moravian Love Feast Sunday, December 4th @ 6:30 pm
Ashland Hall
Children’s Musical The Grumpy Shepherd
Sunday, December 11th @ 6 pm Ashland Hall
The Path Music Service
Sunday, December 18th @ 8:45 am Ashland Hall
Christmas Cantata
Go Tell It! A Christmas Musical with choir and instrumentalists Sunday, December 18th @ 11 am
Christmas Eve Candelight Service Saturday, December 24th @ 6 pm
Sanctuary Fellowship Drop-in following Christmas Eve Service
Ashland Hall
Christmas Day Service Sunday, December 25th @ 10 am
Sanctuary (No Sunday School or Nursery)
ASHLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH A STEPHEN MINISTRY CONGREGATION
Joining Together on a Christian Journey of Love and Service December 2016
2600 Ashland Rd The Reverend Tresco E. Shannon, Pastor Office Hours: M-Th: 8 am-3:30 pm
Columbia, SC 29210 [email protected] www.ashlandumc.org Phone Ext. 15 Telephone: 798-5350; Fax: 798-6057
Worship services: The Path: 8:45 AM Traditional: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Suzy Speas Karen Zobel Maria Anderson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Phone Ext: 14 Phone Ext: 13 Phone Ext: 10 Amy Gustafson Jack Holladay Robert Neese [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Martha Eastburn
Phone Ext: 11 The Path, Ashland Youth Choir Traditional Worship Choir, Organist Pianist
Wednesday Night Suppers resume on January 11th. We have open dates starting Feb 1st for any group or individual willing to help provide a supper. Contact Suzy if you or your group will be available.
Children’s Ministry
Around Ashland
Wednesday Night Suppers
It Takes a Village…
and many Sunday School teachers to give
the gift of teaching to do this...
***youth teachers alternate Sundays Robert
& Erin Harrelson, Steven & Heather Ginn,
and Amy Gustafson
***4th & 5th grade...Jean and Jim Smith
***2nd & 3rd grade ...Colleen Daniels and
Tina Mastin
***Kindergarten & 1st grade...Casey Allen &
Debbie Sandersfeld Sally Lowery & Linda
Durstine alternate months
***3 and 4 year olds...Caitlin Stokes, Amy
Jeffcoat, Cheryl McClay, Caroline Harrelson,
Chelsea Wolfe; two alternate each Sunday
.
No Practice Nativity
The family of Harold Reid expresses their appreciation to the Ashland family for all the kindnesses shown to them during the illness and passing of Harold. A special thank you to Sabrina Martin for designing the worship bulletin covers during Advent. The Upper Room booklets for January-February are on the communication rack across from the Cornerstone Classroom. Check the ashlandumc.org website for upcoming events. Send your email address to [email protected] if you are not receiving emails from the church. Congratulations to Shaun and Eva Zarandi on the birth of their grandson, Bennett William Revell on November 14, 2016. Congratulations to Val Songer on the birth of twin grandchildren, Raymond Travis Belman and Marlow Grace Belman on November 27, 2016. The altar flower calendar for 2017 is on the bulletin board across from the church offices. The cost is $49.00 per vase.
Stewardship
Pledge cards may be mailed to the church office to the attention of Karen Zobel.
Please note that contributions must be received or postmarked no later than December 31, 2016 to be credited to your account in 2016.
Worship
Do you love Christmas Decorating? If so, you have another opportunity! The Worship Committee will be decorating the Chrismon Trees and Sanctuary at 9:00 a.m. this Saturday, December 3rd. We’d love to have you join us!
ASHLAND FORWARD FOCUS . . As has been previously shared, an architect has been recommended and the Trustees will soon name a Building Committee. The architect will provide Conceptual drawings and plans for three focal points:
Sanctuary design changes, A Welcome Center/Meeting Space, A Family Life Building.
These drawings will be presented to our church for review in order for us to make positive and informed decisions as the time approaches.
ALL children invited to participate in our
presentation of the Nativity Story on Sunday
morning, December 11th, during BOTH worship
services. No practice, no lines just join us in the
back of Ashland Hall or Narthex to get a costume.
United Methodist Youth All 6
th - 12
th graders welcome!
Dec. 4 UM Youth Fellowship 5:30-7:30pm Join us for Snack Supper (bring $2), games,
and a chance to learn about Advent.
Dec. 7 Dinner & Bible Study 6-7:30pm Bring your own dinner and join us for laughs and study at Ashland.
Dec. 11 Children’s Christmas Play 6pm No UMYF; time to watch and learn about ‘The Grumpy Shepherd!’
Dec. 14 No Dinner & Bible Study Good luck on your exams!
Dec. 18 Youth Christmas Party! 6-8pm Join us for games, food, & an epic white elephant gift exchange!
Be sure to bring your own gift to the exchange. It can be something wacky, fun, silly or cool that you find for $10 or less.
We’ll be meeting at Robert & Erin Harrelson’s house, so make sure you’re on Amy’s email list to get their address!
Dinner is provided, but bring a plate of cookies to share for dessert!
We’re on Christmas break for all scheduled youth activities until after the 1
st of the year.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Mark your calendars for our Spring Open House Jan. 8th
!
Thoughts? Questions? Ideas? Want to join our email list? 803.798.5350 x 11 [email protected] 803.528.1661
Missions
Join us for some great reading and discussion at 6:30 pm at Panera Bread on the following date: Jan 2017 – “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent Krueger
Ashland Readers
Music, Art & Drama
Join the children of Music, Art & Drama On December 11th @6 pm in Ashland Hall
As they present
“The Grumpy Shepherd” Bring a plate of cookies to share and visit with
the cast following the presentation
Volunteers in mission will be sending another shipment soon to Jeremie. Tarps, clothes, tennis shoes, flip flops or tarps (8 x 10). Donations of these items may be placed in the boxes outside the Friendship SS Classroom 138.
We also need donations to help cover the cost of shipment as well as buying other items that are needed at this time. Checks should be made out to; UMVIM-SC / Jeremie Relief Fund Maxine Smith, Treasurer, UMVIM-SC 2681 Oakhurst Drive Rock Hill, SC 29132
‘Tis the Season…
…and the members of Ashland are making it brighter for many children at Epworth Children’s Home. Our Epworth Angel Tree had 100 gift Requests and only a few remain on the tree.
Remember: Unwrapped gifts and monetary gifts must be back by Sunday, December 11th. (You can use gift bags.)
Leave packages around the tree. Monetary gifts should be handed to the person at the tree on Sunday mornings or give them to the church office during the week.
Thanks for the great response! Ashland’s Missions Committee
Do you have an Epworth Angel Tree gift tag and did not let anyone know what gift(s) you committed to purchase? If so, please contact the church office and let Maria Anderson
know the number(s) on your Angel Gift Tag(s).
~Marilyn Gramling, Coordinator
Trustee Work Day
December 10th – 8:30 am--1 pm Please come and help remove the dead shrubbery in front of the church and around the church offices. Bring a yard rake and 2 bales of pine straw. Lunch will be served in room 138. Contact Maria Anderson at [email protected] or 798-5350, x 10 if plan to eat lunch.
Many Hands still needed There is still a great need for teams in SC to help rebuild our neighbor’s homes. The estimate is 3 years to finish the rebuilding from the floods of 2015 and the damage from Hurricane Matthew. If you can help or know folks who would like to help, contact: Sara McCutchen, Volunteer Coord. at the SC UM Conference Center, 803-786-9486
Living Out Our Faith OUR PRAYERS
Margie Hodgin, Bill Turner
OUR SERVICE
Ushers for December: Kinsey Jenkins, Sally Lowery, David Abernathy, Red Bonneau, Jimmy Smith
Missionaries We Support
Tim and Daina Datwyler
c/o The Mission Society, P.O. Box 922637, Norcross, GA 30010 [email protected] Todd and Pam Attaway
c/o The Mission Society, P.O. Box 922637, Norcross, GA 30010
NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE
PAID PERMIT No. 18
IRMO SC 29063
Ashland United Methodist Church 2600 Ashland Rd
Columbia, SC 29210
Pastoral Needs after Office Hours Rev. Tresco E. Shannon
(803) 260-0723