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Children & Family Ministries Report Continued:
On The Horizon…
Memorial’s 2015 Vacation Bible School: Camp Discovery
Sunday, June 7 – Thursday, June 11
6:00 – 7:45 pm nightly
Memorial's VBS is for ALL CHILDREN ages 3 through 5th grade. There will be a classroom for 1&2 year olds and infants
of volunteers. Come see how Jesus is at work through us! "God has a plan for you. Right now. Right where you are."
REGISTER ONLINE – CONTACT KATIE to Volunteer
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS return June 17th!
Potty-trained preschoolers through 5th graders are invited to join Mrs. Katie from 9 – 11:30 AM for summer activities.
Full details coming soon.
Katie D. Jeter – Director of Children and Family Ministries
877-0956 ext. 2102 (office) 216-3315 (cell) [email protected]
877-0956 ext. 102 (office) 216-3315 (cell) [email protected]
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Children, Youth and Church News
Children & Family Ministries Report:
Memorial’s Mission Kids will celebrate the end of the Spring Semester with a Celebration honoring them and
their families:
Saturday, May 9, 2015
5pm The Jeter’s house
We’ll enjoy backyard games, food & fellowship to celebrate the dedication & hard work of Memorial’s Kids in Mission.
Following our last night of regular Sunday Night Programs on May 3rd we’ll take a “summer break” and enjoy special
summer activities (including the return of Wonderful Wednesdays) until August when Sunday Night Programs
resume following our Annual Ice Cream Social.
MEMORIAL MESSENGER
Memorial UMC
MAY 2015
Children & Family Ministries Report Continued:
Calendar of Events – May 2015
Sunday, May 3 LAST Regular Sunday Night Program – Spring Semester
5:15 pm Handbells MEET IN THE GYM 5:30 – 7 pm *FINAL REHEARSAL FOR SPRING MUSICAL IN FLC*
Wednesday, May 6 – “Supper At Six”
Catered fellowship meal in the Family Life Center Join us for “Supper at Six” in the Family Life Center
If possible, please RSVP to the church office - Please join us! Put on your dancing shoes for a fun night of LINE DANCING led by Ruth
Hughes from Aldersgate UMC - it’s going to be a good time for all.
Menu: Hot dogs, Chips, Slaw & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Saturday, May 9 End of Spring Semester Celebration
5 pm – The Jeters
Sunday, May 10
Children Present Spring Musical at 9 am in the Family Life Center
NO Sunday Night Programs
Friday, May 15 Relay For Life
6 pm – Dooley Field
Children & Family Ministries Report Continued:
MANY SPECIAL THANKS… To those who volunteer to keep our children during nursery: May 3 9 am Cory & Mandi White 11 am Katrina Janes May 10 9 am Tyler & Sherie Barbare 11 am Janie Seay May 17 9 am Tyler & Marsha Mays 11 am Jack & Betsy Fore May 24 9 am Tommy & Candi Stanton 11 am Will & Katie Lavender May 31
ONE SERVICE at 10 AM Kevin & Allison Duncan, Justin & Katie Crain To those who volunteer to teach our children during Sunday school…MAY Volunteers: 10 AM Nursery – Greg and Rachelle Foster 1 and 2s – Cindy Davis & Samantha Wickliffe 3 and 4s – Jeff and Layne Austin K5 – 1st Grade – Susanna Clute 2nd – 3rd Grade – Tyler and Marsha Mays 4th – 5th Grade – Eric and Katie Jeter
“How beautiful are the feet of those who teach the Good News!”
MUMC provides a Safe Sanctuary for children. We require a
background check of all adult volunteers.
Other Important Information!
Parents scheduled to provide Sunday dinners for youth this month are as follows:
Boyce – May 3 Brannon – May 10
Bobby and Kim Shennan – May 17 Radlein – May 24
Alan and Wendy Smith – May 31
Parents, please remember that the church has now taken on the task of providing all Wednesday night dinners for
your youth, but we need your donations to offset the cost. Don’t forget to send your youth with a small donation for
the cost of the month of May.
Combined Dinner & Small Groups – Wednesday 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Junior High (Grades 6 – 8) Bible Study – Sunday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Combined Dinner – Sunday 6:30 – 7 p.m. Senior High (Grades 9-12) Bible Study – Sunday 7 – 8 p.m.
Any questions please contact Paige Brooks
864-630-4275 [email protected]
Youth Activities: May
Friday, May 1st-3rd is the Confirmation Retreat at Lake Junaluska. This is for 6th graders.
Friday, May 1st is the deadline for Salkehatchie deposits.
$40
Wednesday, May 6th is supper at 6 in the Family Life Center. Youth eat free. Directly after dinner we will be
Friday, May 15th is Relay for Life. The youth will be helping to serve at the Survivors Dinner before Relay. More details
to come.
Friday, May 15th is the deadline for Asbury Hills deposits. $40
Sunday, May 17th is the Confirmation Service at 11am. I
would love for all the youth to be there to support our 6th graders!
MAY BIRTHDAYS
MAY 1 Rachelle Foster, Linda Runyon
MAY 2 Ryan Watson
MAY 5 Margaret Jones
MAY 6 Anna Griffin, John Fleming, IV
MAY 7 Roy Shealy, Gayle Kennemore, Angela McClure, Ben
Jenkins
MAY 8 Larry Smith
MAY 9 Lee Dumas, Megan Howard, Veronica Sims, John Dobbins,
Jr.
MAY 10 Ali Haney
MAY 11 Brenda Reid
MAY 12 Mickey Hemphill, Jim Scudder
MAY 13 Chrissy Dobbins, Lindsey Craig
MAY 14 Carey Sestito
MAY 15 Amy Leonard, Drayton Pitts, Jake Lines
MAY 18 David Mayberry
MAY 19 Daryl Rishforth, Alex Guest
MAY 20 David Duncan, Jr., Sheppard Cox, Adam Wickliffe, Liza
Mays
MAY 22 Tina Kennette, Phil Elsey
MAY 23 Cindy Miller
MAY 24 Ellen Garcia, Ronnie Leonard, Maggie Ouztes, Jimmy
Fowler, Suzanne Cuplin, Candi Stanton, Luke Hannon
MAY 25 Elmore House, Payton Kennemore
MAY 26 Wade Mayberry, Emily Porter
MAY 27 Kim Shennan, Karen Titcomb, Olivia Haney, Cam Allen
MAY 28 DeAnn Louis
MAY 29 Margaret Long, Craig Wade, Tommy Stanton, Shay Clarke,
Walker Redmon
MAY 30 Collier Smith
MAY 31 Melody Jenkins
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AFTERNOON CIRCLE – Mon., MAY 11th – 2:30 p.m. – Social Hall.
LYDIA CIRCLE – Tues., MAY 12th - 10: 30 a.m. - Social Hall.
YAHWEH SISTERHOOD – Tues., MAY 12th – 7:30 p.m. – Stomping
Grounds.
YOUNG @ HEART - Wed., MAY 13th – 11:45 a.m. – Social Hall.
MAGNOLIA CIRCLE – Thurs., MAY 21st – TBD.
DAILY PRAYER LIST FOR MEMORIAL CHURCH FAMILIES
MAY 1 Norm and Betty West
MAY 2 Billy and Laura White
MAY 3 Dr. Cory and Mandie White and family
MAY 4 Adam and Samantha Wickliffe
MAY 5 Dewey and Margaret Williams
MAY 6 Tyler and Sherie Williams-Barbre and family
MAY 7 Phillip and Lisa Wilson and family
MAY 8 Rusty and Donna Wilson
MAY 9 Stephen and Jennifer Winter
MAY 10 Roy and Nancy Wolfe and family
MAY 11 Jeanette Wood
MAY 12 Kai Woods
MAY 13 Joy Workman
MAY 14 Doris Wright
MAY 15 Kathy Wyss
MAY 16 Wayne and Megan Yount and family
MAY 17 Dayna Abel
MAY 18 Pat and Donna Albert
MAY 19 Willodean Albrecht
MAY 20 Jay and Cornelia Alexander and family
MAY 21 Crawford and Norma Allen
MAY 22 Craig and Mary Allender
MAY 23 Terry and Diane Arthur
MAY 24 Don and Rita Peeples Ashe
MAY 25 Jeff and Layne Austin and family
MAY 26 Aaron and Sherri Bailey and family
MAY 27 Si and Mandy Bailey and family
MAY 28 Joe and Leticia Baldwin and family
MAY 29 Shirley Balmer
MAY 30 Becky Barbrey
MAY 31 Steve Barbrey and Nancy Coster and family
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES – Tues., MAY 12th – 7 p.m. – Wesley Davenport.
CHILD CARE BOARD – Thurs., MAY 14th – 6:30 p.m. - Social Hall.
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Sun., MAY 17th - 8 a.m. – Social Hall.
MEMBERSHIP/EVANGELISM – Sun., MAY 17th – 3 p.m. – Social Hall.
For CONTEMPORARY SERVICE
SERMON
3 Rev. Curtis
10 Rev. Curtis
17 Rev. Curtis
24 Rev. Curtis
31 Bill Clute
GREETERS FOR MAY: TBD
USHERS for MAY: Bob and Bobbie McQuaid
SET-UP & TEAR DOWN: Jeff Austin
CHILDREN’S SERMON: Janie Seay
NURSERY: Please refer to the next page assignments
REFRESHMENTS: Hank Pennington
For TRADITIONAL SERVICE
ACOLYTES
3 Rachel Hudson, Lauren Major
10 Rachel Hudson, Lauren Major
17 John Shennan, Julia Shennan
24 John Shennan, Julia Shennan
31
ALTAR FLOWERS
3 Open
10 Steve and Dixie Kennette
17 Open
24 Communion
31 Don and Rita P. Ashe
WORSHIP GREETERS
3 Charles and Carolinda Robison
10 Wayne and Jane Rhodes
17 David and Sylvia Dobson
24 Jimmy and Libby Fowler
31 Glenn and Barbara McClimon
USHERS (Arrive 10:40 AM)
3 Marne Dumas (H), Tiff Catafygiotu, Megan Howard, Allison Duncan, Katie
Jeter
10 Ralph Johnson (H), David Mayberry, Chuck Wallace, David Owens
17 Wayne Morris (H), Stephen Kennette, Pete Smith, Will Lavender
24 Benny Hannon (H), Mickey Hemphill, Chris Miller, Larry Smith
31 David Dobson (H), Van Brannon, Lee Dumas, Jimmy Upton, Bill Clute
TRUSTEE: Hank Pennington
OFFERING COMMITTEE
3 Tommy and Anne Becker, Carol Cason
10 David Mayberry, David Owens
17 Marney and Freddie Hannon, Karen Pridgeon
24 Tom and Ann Hammond, Marjorie Mitchell
31 Susan Mayberry, Cindy Miller
NURSERY
9 a.m. 3 Cory and Mandi White
10 Tyler and Sherie Barbre
17 Tyler and Marsha Mays
24 Tommy and Candi Stanton
31 Kevin and Allison Duncan
10:00 a.m. 3 Greg and Rachelle Foster
10 Greg and Rachelle Foster
17 Greg and Rachelle Foster
24 Greg and Rachelle Foster
31 Greg and Rachelle Foster
11 a.m. 3 Katrina Janes
10 Janie Seay
17 Jack and Betsy Fore
24 Will and Katie Lavender
31 Justin and Katie Crain
LAY READERS
3 Katie Jeter
10 Adam Wickliffe
17 Emma Culberson
24 Communion, no lay reader
31 Combined service, no lay reader
SOUND & VIDEO SYSTEMS
3 Larry and Peggy Smith
10 Wayne Morris, Adam Wickliffe
17 Chris and Cindy Miller
24 David and Susan Mayberry
31 Jimmy Fowler, Adam Wickliffe
CHILDREN’S SERMON
3 Ralph Johnson
10 Carol Scudder
17 Margie Crowley
24 Peggy Smith
31 Kevin Duncan
LIBRARY DAYS
Kids!! Library time for the month of MAY is scheduled for Sunday, MAY 17th
, so
get ready! We still need someone from the Contemporary Service to assist so we are
in compliance with Safe Sanctuary. Please let Ms. Beth know if you can accompany
her and the children on this date. If you see Margie Crowley, please give her a big
“Thank You” for the books she has donated! They are, “Monsters, Inc.”; “I Love
You No Matter What”; and, “Field of Peace”. I know you will love them!
UPCOMING EVENTS
MAY 10th
Epworth’s Mother’s Day Offering
MAY 17th
Confirmation Sunday – Traditional Service
MAY 24th Communion – Traditional Service
MAY 31st Combined Service – 10 a.m. in the Family Life Center
MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
RED BIRD MISSION TRIP UPDATE
Please remember that Memorial UMC has several members who are leaving for Red
Bird on May 3rd
. Lift them up in prayer for a safe journey and a successful week.
SALKEHATCHIE
This year, the Mission Team and the Youth are planning on participating in a
Salkehatchie work camp, during the week of June 13-20. We always need adult
volunteers. Please prayerfully consider if you can participate.
If you have any mission opportunities you would like published, or have questions
about the ones mentioned above, please send to Daryl Rishforth at:
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PACK-A-SACK 2015 AND GREER RELIEF
For the month of May, the United Methodist Women (UMW) will be collecting the
needed items for our local charities. Thank you!
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OTHER NEWS
OUR WORSHIP service is available to view on our Church web site:
www.greerchurch.com. WI-FI is available throughout the church campus for your
needs. Please contact the church office for the password.
CEP Graduation
May 28, 2015
FLC – 6:30 p.m.
Child Enrichment Staff have completed
their training for the year with a class
entitled “Windows of Opportunity”. The
session explored the various windows
of opportunity that take place within a
child’s brain. Through interactive
activities, staff learned more about
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligences.
Staff must complete 15 hours per year
of training in the categories of
Curriculum, Child Growth and
Development and Health and Safety
plus a recertification every two years
in CPR and First Aid.
CEP is accepting applications for two Infant Room Caregivers and a K-3
Teacher’s Aid for the Fall of 2015.
We also need a person who would like to sub when needed. Applicants
must be 18 or older. Please call 801-1110 or stop by the CEP office to
pick up an Employment Application if you love children and have had
experience caring for them.
There are still spaces available
for your child in the CEP and
Afterschool “Summer Fun Day
Camp” !
Children must be one year old
by June 15th to attend the
summer program. Elementary
aged children first through fifth
grade are eligible to attend.
Pick up a registration form in
the narthex on Sunday – Green
Form for Elementary Age and
Pink Form for Preschoolers.
The first day is Monday, June
15. Read the Day Camp
Information Sheet found with
the registration forms in the
Narthex or the FLC or call
801-1110 for more information.