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Weekly Newsletter of New Beginnings UMC

December 10, 2017

This Week’s Activities

Youth Ministry Listening Sessions Postponed Due to the increasing (moment by moment) number of activities and events many of our congregation are involved in, we are postponing the small group listening sessions until after the first of the year. As soon as we have firm dates, we will communicate them to the entire congregation. In the meantime….

Meet Anna Pruitt, our Youth Ministry Intern. Anna has grown up at New Beginnings, was an active participant and leader in the youth group, and is now a senior at USC-Upstate. She is a Candidate for ministry in the United Methodist Church and is in the process toward becoming an Elder in the church. Anna is actively discerning which of the United Methodist seminaries she will attend. Anna will serve as an intern, responsible for communicating with youth and parents and being present for the express purpose of (re)building relationships with both Junior and Senior High students. She will assist in planning and executing programs and events, but she is NOT serving as an interim Youth Director. This is a temporary role as we search for our next Youth Director and will terminate by default when she leaves for seminary next summer. She will work 10-20 hours per week in a restricted role and receive direction from Pastor Terry and the Youth Council. Please seek out Anna to greet her and offer her your prayers and support as she learns about ministry in the local church. You can reach her at youth.newbeginningsumc.org.

Sunday 12/10 8:30 Traditional Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Contemporary Worship 11:00 KidLink AM 5:30 Christmas Play Practice—Full Cast 5:30 Ladies Bible Study 5:30 Jr./Sr. High Youth Christmas Parties

Monday 12/11 10:00 Women’s Class Meeting Group 1 6:00 Women’s Class Meeting Group 3 6:30 Cub Scouts 6:30 Couples Class Meeting 7:00 Brothers in Christ Group 1

Tuesday 12/12 11:00 Staff Meeting 6:30 Boy Scouts

Wednesday 12/13 10:30 Lunch Bunch 4:30 Worship Staff 5:30 Women’s Class Meeting Group 4 6:00 Jr. High Youth 6:00 Praise Band Practice 6:00 Children’s Play Practice—Full Cast 6:30 Servant Stitchers 6:30 Advent Bible Study 6:30 Narcotics Anonymous 6:30 Nar-Anon 6:30 Brothers in Christ Men’s Group 3 7:00 Brothers In Christ Men’s Group 2 7 :00 Choir Practice

Thursday 12/14 7:00 Morning Prayer Group 9:30 Ladies Bible Study 7:00 Depression/Anxiety Support Group 7:00 Evangelism

Friday 12/15 Church Office Closed

Saturday 12/16 11:00 Narcotics Anonymous Noon Christmas Program Dress Rehearsal

Note Date Change

United Methodist Men Trash Pick-up Day Saturday, December 9th at 8:00am Meet at church at 8:00. Bring gloves and picker (if you have). After our route, we will have breakfast and fellowship at the Grapevine Restaurant. Contact John Rush at 216-2452.

Sunday School Canned Food Drive Competition Results Last Sunday, 850 items of food collected! Greater Spartanburg Ministries picked the items up and were overwhelmed by your generosity. Thank you to all who participated. Living By Grace Sunday School Class was the winner and will receive baked goodies by Judy Coleman.

KidLink Service Project The children’s program is working on a service project 11/26-12/17 for Welcome Home, a transitional home for displaced veterans living in Spartanburg County. We will be collecting Men’s T-shirts (larger sizes needed) , socks and full size toiletries such as soap, shampoo, deodorant and toothpaste and toothbrushes. These supplies will be donated to the men at a halfway house downtown. Donations may be placed in the bin by the office bulletin boards or dropped off in KIDLINK.

Children’s Christmas Program Sunday, December 17th at 5:30pm KidLink Christmas Show Spectacular by Mindy Starns Clark Everyone is invited to this special presentation.

Family Christmas Party Sunday, December 17th at 6:30pm Gym After the Christmas Program, join us in the gym. We will provide chicken strips and drinks, bring a side or dessert.

TLC (The Ladies Celebration)

Tuesday, December 19th at 6:00pm All ladies are invited to join us at Bowen’s Landing on Hwy. 9 at Lake Bowen. This is a good way to meet new people and connect with old friends. Due to the large size of our group, please RSVP Judy Coleman at 937-524-1185 or judycoleman75@yahoo.com.

Offering Envelopes for 2018 If you prefer to use envelopes for your offering, they will be available this Sunday in the back of the worship space. There will be the option of 52 or 12 pack envelopes.

End of Year Church Contributions Any contributions you want counted for 2017 need to be turned in to the Church office or postmarked no later than 12/31/2017. We can also accept your gift of stock or bonds. Thank you for your faithful giving throughout the year. For any questions or more information, Tonya Miller at 599-1303 or tonya.miller@newbeginningsumc.org.

Longest Night Service Thursday, December 21st at 6:00pm

KidLink Building A Candlelight Service of Healing and Hope.

Christmas Cantata Sunday, December 17th at 10:30am

One Service only this day.

Sunday, December 24th Traditional Service at 8:30am

Contemporary at 11:00am Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 5:00pm

December 6, 2017

Merry Christmas, New Beginnings,

As we approach the end of our Love Offering

campaign, I would ask that each of you reflect on all

the wonderful things our church staff does for us. So

many times we forget to say thank you to those that

work so hard to keep our church running smoothly.

December 10th

will be the last Sunday to donate to

our Christmas Love Offering. Please remember our

incredible staff and all they do throughout

the year as you make your donation for their

Christmas.

Please mark all donations “Staff Love Offering”.

Blessings,

Lynda Truluck

Children 4K– 5th Grade

Walk Through Bethlehem Saturday, December 9th 5:30pm Meet at church at 5:30 and we will go to the “Walk Through Bethlehem” at Holston Creek Baptist. Please contact Joy Garner if you plan to go.

Christmas Play Practice Sunday, 12/10 5:30-7pm KidLink full cast Wednesday, 12/13 6:30-8pm KidLink full cast Saturday, 12/16 4:30-6:30pm KidLink full cast

Pathfinders for 5th Graders Thursday, December 21st 4:30pm Amazing GRACE with Pathfinders. All 5

th graders

should plan to meet at the church at 4:30 for this celebration of the season & service project doing random acts of kindness. Contact Danielle Daniel at daniel1351@bellsouth.net.

Sunday December 17th We will not have Sunday School or KidLink AM. There is one worship service at 10:30am. Nursery will be open for kids 4 and under.

Cookies and Milk with Santa Sunday, December 24th 10:15-11:00am KidLink All families are invited to join us for Cookies and Milk with Santa from 10:15-11:00am. Come have a snack and take some pictures and then worship as a family. Nursery will be open for kids 4 and under.

Skating on the Square Tuesday, December 26th 2:00pm All kids 4th –8th grade are invited for ice skating and pizza. Meet at church at 2pm. We will skating in downtown Spartanburg and pizza at Wild Ace. Cost is $5 per person. Sign up with Joy Garner. Drivers are needed.

For more information on any Youth Events, Contact Anna Pruitt

youth@newbeginningsumc.org

Youth 6-12th Grade

Youth Christmas Parties Sunday, December 10th from 5:30-8:00pm Jr. High Meet at church at 5:30. We will be doing a progressive dinner at different homes. Pick up at 8:00.

Sunday, December 10th from 5:30-7:00pm Sr. High Dinner and White Elephant gift exchange ($10 max). Meet at the Little’s Home: 303 Fosters Grove Road, Chesnee. Ends at 7:00.

Sr. High Outing Sunday December 17th at 5:30pm Come to the KidLink Building to watch the Children’s Christmas Program at 5:30pm. Bring some money to go out to dinner at El Mex (next to old BI-LO) after the program.

Save the Date!

Snow Tubing at Moonshine Mountain January 5th after the 11:00 service. Drivers Needed.

Camp Week at Asbury Hills NBUMC Camp Week at Asbury Hills will be June 10-15th, 2018. If you register before Dec. 31st you get 2017 prices. It requires a $50 deposit to register. The church will supplement the cost of camp with $200 per camper on a first come, first served basis.

Follow these steps to register:

Go to www.asburyhills.org

1. Log into your account from last year or if you are

new, create an account.

2. Click on Summer Camp

3. Choose CORE CAMP June 10th-15

th ( Elementary

level ( 2-5) Junior High Level ( 6-8)

4. Complete all the forms for each camper. It re-

quires dates of immunizations. You may also re-quest a roommate for your child at this time. ( I work with the camp after registration is complete to make sure kids from our church are placed together)

5. Complete payment options - in my opinion the

automatic draft for each month is the easiest. Go ahead and add $10 to the camp store so you don’t have to worry about it later. Email your confirmation to Joy Garner, so she can add you to the supplement list to be sent in February.

For more information on any Children’s Events, Contact Joy Garner at 599-1303 or

joy.garner@newbeginningsumc.org

Seniors in Action Lunch Bunch Wednesday, December 13th 10:30-1:00pm Room 7 Join us for a time of games, lunch and fellowship. For planning, please RSVP for lunch to Lisa Diestler by Monday, December 10th.

For more information on any Senior Adults, Contact Lisa Diestler at 599-1303 or lisa.diestler@newbeginningsumc.org

Seniors in Action Christmas Party

December 3rd

UFRC Christmas Shop Help Upstate Family Resource Center needs help to distribute Christmas gifts to clients on the following days: December 11th and 13th with shifts from 9:00am—1:00pm and 12:45-4:45pm. If you can help out please contact Kristina Kyle at 497-0858 or Judy Coleman at 937-524-1185.

Depression/Anxiety Group Thursdays at 7:00pm Room 6 If you struggle with these issues in your life, you are invited to come to this support group. For more information, contact Linda Daniels at 864-921-3701 or Bud Wofford at 864-578-3495.

Lake Bowen Property Sale Revision In 2014, New Beginnings received as a gift a piece of property on Lake Bowen at 373 Fagan Drive. The deeds have been cleaned and the land survey is complete and ready to view. The revised asking price for this property is $55,000 or best offer. The person submitting the highest offer shall be prepared to secure their offer with a ten percent (10%) deposit. The purchaser should have payment or financing in place to enable closing to happen within sixty (60) days. If you have questions regarding this process, please contact Pastor Terry at the church office, 864-599-1303.

Scheduled Meetings

Trustees Note Date Change Sunday, December 17th at Noon Room 4 Contact Harris Usmani at 632-741-7363.

Evangelism Thursday, December 14th at 7:00pm Room 1 Contact Cathy Rush at 216-5705.

Finance Monday, December 18th at 6:30pm Church Office Contact Angie Horton at 921-4073.

If childcare is needed, please register at least 48 hours in advance on the bulletin communication card or on the church website: www.newbeginningsumc.org.

Ushers/Greeters 12/10

8:30

Head: David Hassen Usher: Ann Hunter Usher: Martin Hunter Usher: Larry Campsen Usher: Donna Campsen Usher: Mike Russell Greet: Rachel Holder Greet: Linda Moffitt

11:00

Head: Amanda Eplee Usher: Steve Eplee Usher: Lysa Sands Usher: Alan Sands Usher: Jim Hardin Usher: Bonnie Hardin Greet: David Rice Greet: Sarah Rice

New Beginnings owns 443 Tan Chairs.

In the month of November we had an

average of 112 people attend the

8:30am service and 224 people

attend the 11:00 service.

Invite a friend or neighbor to worship With you, we have plenty of chairs to sit in!

We have lots of chairs!

One can CAN make a difference. As you are out grocery shopping this week, pick up an

extra can of food for the food pantry and drop it off in the front church lobby. Your donation will make a

difference in someone’s life.

All donations for December go to Greater Spartanburg Ministries

Sunday, 12-03-17

Our Presence

Traditional 127

Contemporary 255

Sunday Total 382

Our Gifts

YTD Budget $620,343.03

YTD Expenses $587,121.74

YTD Giving $617,029.55

Last Week's Giving $27,018.00

Prayer Requests To submit a prayer request:

• Email to prayers.nbumc@gmail.com

• Write them on the Sunday Bulletin Communication Card.

• Visit the Prayer tab on our website.

If want to pray for concerns please send an e-mail to: prayers.nbumc@gmail.com.to be added to the list.

Congregational Care

• Congregational Care Information:

Ruth Clousher clousherr@gmail.com (717) 515-3291

• For a phone call or visit:

Esta Sharp (864) 578-6485

• For cards or mail:

Ronda Adams rondaadams66@gmail.com (864) 590-3018 For congratulatory.

Nancy Hallgren nhall39@bellsouth.net (864)-578-9761 For illness or death.

• For Meals: due to illness, surgery or accident

or funeral services. Charlotte Tinsley yogasopenheart@gmail.com (864) 415-7564

• Prayer Shawl Ministry: Prayer shawls for anyone

who is seriously ill or going through a serious life challenge. Jane Wofford woffordjane@gmail.com (864) 494-1176

• Stephen Ministry: Christian care for those experiencing

a life challenge or crisis. Rev. Terry Fleming terry.fleming@newbeginningsumc.org (864) 599-1303

Registration for Child Care Child care is available free of charge for all church ministry meetings and church -sponsored events (unless indicated). No reservations are needed for worship services. Reservations required 48 hours in advance.

• Complete the Child Care request on the

Sunday Bulletin Communication Card.

• Visit the Nursery tab and register on the church website.

Church Calendar The official church event calendar is on our website. Contact Lisa Diestler at lisa.diestler@newbeginningsumc.org.

Text to Give Simply send a text to 864-952-0918 with the amount you Wish to contribute. Once you register, future giving is easy. Just send a text with the amount you wish to give and it will process automatically. If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

Sunday School 9:45am

Office Hours 8:00am- 4:00pm Monday – Thursday

210 Rainbow Lake Road Boiling Springs, SC 29316 Phone: 864-599-1303

www.newbeginningsumc.org

Fellowship Class “While We Wait” - Mary Lou Redding Leader: Cathy Blair & Sandra Shaw DVD and Discussion Room 4, M & M Center

Foundation Class The Book of Job Leader: Brian Cannon Lecture and Bible Study Room 6, M & M Center

Living by Grace Class “Why in the World” - Andy Stanley Leader: David Hassen DVD and Discussion Room 7, M & M Center

Live It Class “Follow” - Andy Stanley Leader: Bud Wofford DVD and Discussion Room 1, M & M Center

G.I.F.T. Class- Growing in Faith Together “Thrill of Hope” - Andy Stanley Leader: Deb Crocker

DVD and Discussion Room 3 M & M Center

H.E.R.O.E.S. Class His Encouragers Reaching Others with Every Smile For all ages with unique needs or disabilities Leader: Kristina Kyle Room 5 M & M Center

Youth Sunday School

Junior High Class - Grades 6 - 8 Youth Building Senior High Class - Grades 9 - 12 Youth Building

Children’s Sunday School

Children’s Classes - Grades K4 - 5 KidLink Building

Reverend Terry Fleming Pastor terry.fleming@newbeginningsumc.org

Joy Garner Children’s Ministry Director joy.garner@newbeginningsumc.org

Lisa Diestler Communications/Membership/Senior Adults lisa.diestler@newbeginningsumc.org

Carla Fleming Choir Director carla.fleming@newbeginningsumc.org

Richey Blackwood Praise Team Director richey.blackwood@newbeginningsumc.org

Tonya Miller Finance Administrator tonya.miller@newbeginningsumc.org

Ryan Hyatt Media/Sound Coordinator ryan.hyatt@newbeginningsumc.org

Anna Pruitt Youth Intern youth@newbeginningsumc.org

Jennifer Hubbard Building Steward

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