M T . S Y LVA N G R A P E V I N E

C H U RC H N E W S L E T T E R

May, 2019

Get to Know

Sophia Clark 2-3

Congregational Care

Membership 3

In Service 4

Prayer Concerns 5

Early Response Team 6

Youth Ministry 7

Thank You Notes 8

UMW

UMM

Emmaus

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Mother’s Day

Church Council

Vision Process

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Kinder Garden

Community Garden

Worship & Music

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Sylvan Seniors

Missions Ministry 12-13

Church Calendar 14-15

Staff listing 16

Core Values of Mt. Sylvan

Tradition

Generosity

Care

Outreach

Growth

IN S IDE T HIS IS S UE :

Watch the Durham Bulls VS the Columbus Clippers

with us. Seats are in the covered area of the

stadium! Reserve your tickets on the signup sheet

in the Narthex. Tickets are $13 each. Turn ticket

payment in to the church office no later than May

9. Tickets will be available for pick-up on May 26.

Mt. Sylvan Game Day

Sunday, June 2 at 5:00 pm

at Durham Bulls Stadium

Memorial Day Service Monday May 27 at 9:00am

You are invited to a special service held to honor the

memory of those within our congregation, community and

across our great nation who died serving in the armed

services. Parking at the cemetery is limited. Additional

parking is accessible across the street in the church parking

lot. In the case of inclement weather, service will be held in

the church Fellowship Hall instead of the cemetery.

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From the Staff-Parish Relations Committee Get to Know… Sophia Clark

This is the third article in a “Get to know…”

series of articles published by Mt.

Sylvan’s Staff Parish Relations Committee (SPRC). The goal of

these articles is to help Mt. Sylvan’s

congregation get to know our church staff

and learn more about their responsibilities and what they do for our church.

Before taking her position at Mt. Sylvan in February of 2016, Sophia and her family moved to the Triangle from Louisville, KY. After 5 ½ years of working in construction project management in Louisville, Sophia felt God’s pull to move the administrative skills she had developed in the for-profit business sector, to the church. She began working as the Administrative Coordinator at one of the biggest Methodist church in Jefferson County, St. Paul UMC. Sophia acquired 3 ½ years of United Methodist administrative experience and launched their justice ministry and homeless ministry programs. Sophia is also a songwriter and has written and performed successful car commercials on the radio and was the opening act for many artists like Biz Markie, T.I., and Nappy Roots (Hip hop groups). When she transitioned to the world of ministry, Sophia took that life-long love of singing and songwriting to glorify God to the best of her ability. She has written anthems for St. Paul’s Touched Twice Clinic and performed an original piece at the 2017 NCCUMC Annual Conference (she was really nervous). Sophia’s husband, Adam Clark, is the Director of World Relief Durham a refugee resettlement organization. Sophia, Adam, and their two older kids, Chris and Tatiyana, moved to Durham in 2015 for Adam to assume his position at World

Relief. The couple met and fell in love in 2009 serving in the same homeless ministry soup kitchen at Jeff Street Baptist church in KY, where they would later be married. In November 2017, they welcomed their first and only child, Sparrow Nicene Clark. According to Sophia, “and she will stay an only child! You may have had the pleasure of meeting the Sparrow bird. She’s very…. exuberant...” It was truly a blessing to find Mt. Sylvan for Sophia and her family. It’s given Sophia the opportunity to continue to use all of her gifts to assist the community, support the body of Christ, and sing the songs God has put on her heart. Sophia's is the first face you see when you enter the church office. Be prepared to be met with a smile :)

What Does the Ministry Assistant Do for Our Church? The Ministry Assistant position has a primary duty of performing administrative functions directly related to the day-to-day operation of the office of Mt. Sylvan UMC including the assignment of and scheduling space usage and supervising office procedures. This position supports all aspects of communication both internal and external. Sophia’s major responsibilities include answering the phone and maintaining the voice mail system, greeting and assisting visitors and members, and promoting a ministry of hospitality as the first contact with the public in the front office. Sophia is also responsible for producing, editing, and emailing the monthly Grapevine newsletter and weekly updates through Constant Contact. She also composes and copies the weekly church bulletin and special occasion bulletins.

— Continued on the next page...

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New Members Who Joined

Mt. Sylvan Membership on Easter

John & Toni Barrett

Deborah Goke

Cindy Pendergraft

Denise Rothman

Emily Igo

From the Staff-Parish Relations Committee Sophia is responsible for working with pastors and the membership secretary regarding membership, sorting and distributing incoming mail to Staff and Church Council, ordering office supplies, attending weekly Staff meetings, and recording and distributing meeting minutes. She organizes and tidies up the Narthex and Sanctuary areas on Friday Additional activities include composing material for digital media programs for

church services and events, maintaining the website for Mt. Sylvan, monitoring social media activities, coordinating the weekly church flower calendar, arranging access to church facilities, vehicles, and equipment for members and visitors. The Ministry Assistant also attends the Church Council meetings. As you can see, Sophia does so much for Mt. Sylvan and we are truly blessed to have her on the Mt. Sylvan team!

Bud Vases If you or someone you visit has any small flower “bud” vases that they would like to contribute or return to the church, please bring them to the unlocked closet shelves in the Administrative hallway of the Church. Our congregational care team needs them to distribute flowers to those in the hospital and at home. This is a very important ministry to make sure that our members that are not always able to be with us on Sunday mornings are still connected to our church body and spiritually cared for by the congregation. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.

Congregational Care

Membership

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Sunday, May 5th 8:30 Worship

Trustee to Lock/Unlock: Tim Wilkinson Greeters: Priscilla Coleman, Gail Duncan, Leigh Ann Hamrick, and Naida Upchurch Acolyte: Laura Neal Cross Bearer: Ben Neal Communion: Gloria Rabon, Myra Whiteside Hannah Horne, Mike & Carolyn Brooks, Kit & John Chappell, and Marie Palmer Ushers: Richard & Sissel Jakobczyk and Randall & Bobbie Clark 8:30 Nursery: Sissel Jakobczyk and EB Tester 9:45 Nursery: Kathy Powell Sound Technician: J im Davidson Slide Operator: TBA

11:00 Worship Greeters: The Dixons Acolytes: Luke Rogers and Ginny Vincent Communion: Raeann and Aubree Spreitzer Infants Nursery: Annetta Andrews Preschool Nursery: Katy MacDonald  Sound Technician: Tim Wilkinson Slide Operator: Richard Armour

Sunday, May 12th 8:30 Worship

Trustee to Lock/Unlock: Chandler Hair Greeters: Larry and Nancy Smith, Cooper Davidson, and Sissel Jakobczyk Acolyte: John Paul Rodio Cross Bearer: Kistler Hunt Communion: TBA Ushers: Mike Brooks, Louise Satterwhite, and Wayne & Ruth Booth 8:30 Nursery: Kit Chappell and  Priscilla Coleman 9:45 Nursery: Yonica Rodio  Sound Technician: J im Davidson Slide Operator: TBA

11:00 Worship Greeters: Jim & Cindy Knapp Acolytes: Madi White and Lyla York Communion: TBA Infants Nursery: Linda Stevens Preschool Nursery: Annetta Andrews Sound Technician: Tim Wilkinson Slide Operator: Richard Armour

Sunday, May 19th 8:30 Worship

Trustee to Lock/Unlock: Kris Ferrell Greeters: Walter & Anne Young, Joan Stubbs, and Mary Ann Sellers Acolyte: Kistler Hunt Cross Bearer: TBA Communion: TBA Ushers: Jennifer Morton, Kris Ferrell, Clif Flintom, and Kate Flintom 8:30 Nursery: Nancy Smith and Ruth Booth  9:45 Nursery: Jill Boy Sound Technician: J im Davidson Slide Operator: TBA

11:00 Worship Greeters: Darlene Lumpkin and Susan White Acolytes: Jordan Rogers and Luke Rogers Communion: TBA Infants Nursery: Annetta Andrews Preschool Nursery: Carolyn Jackson Sound Technician: Tim Wilkinson Slide Operator: Richard Armour

In Service

Sunday, May 26th 8:30 Worship

Trustee to Lock/Unlock: Allen Andrews Greeters: Greg & Carolyn Jackson, Kit Chappell, and Benny Andrews Acolyte: Laura Neal and John Paul Rodio Cross Bearer: Ben Neal Communion: TBA Ushers: TBA 8:30 Nursery: Nancy Smith and Ruth Booth 9:45 Nursery: Kathy Powell Sound Technician: J im Davidson Slide Operator: TBA

11:00 Worship Greeters: Jason & Carmen Harris Acolytes: Ginny Vincent Communion: TBA Infants Nursery: Cindy Knapp Preschool Nursery: Jill Boy Sound Technician: Tim Wilkinson Slide Operator: TBA

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Congregational Prayer Requests

Joan Stubbs is recovering at home after having pacemaker surgery at Duke Hospital . The procedure was successful and she is doing well. Terry Rhodes is still under observation, but doing well, in the ICU at Duke Regional Hospital Tests revealed a low tear in his aorta which doctors say may be small enough to heal on its own. He hopes to go home very soon. Prayers for Priscilla Coleman after the passing of her sweet Pomeranian dog last week. Prayers for everyone who has recently had to let go of a beloved family pet. Marvin Jones is at home, doing much better after dealing with a bout of pneumonia. Jim Bock’s mother, Sonja Bock, is doing well at home after being released from Croasdaile Pavillion. Marie Palmer continued her treatment Monday, March 25. Please pray that she will be able to have the treatment and tolerate the side effects. Wendy Riley is now doing hyaluronic acid injection therapy for her knee injury.

Pray for Josh & EB and their foster kids.

Continued Prayers for: Barbara Berry, Rev. Ed Crump, Rick Fisher, RB Poole, David Robertson, William Sellers, Katie Smith, Sandra Spruill, Chuck Sorrell, and Susan Weldon.

Partners In Ministry Pastor Leon Dorleans and the Churches of Haiti Outreach.

Serving Our Country Dan Armour, Mike Armour, Nick Farlow, Jonathan Lecky, Thomas Lecky, Craig Taylor, Bryan Thompson, and Madison Thompson (If you know of church members missing from this list please contact the church office at 919-471-0032)

Connectional Ministry Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, D.S., Carol Goehring, Incoming D.S. Rev. Mike Frese (in July 2019) Asst. D.S, Jessie Larkins

Church Staff: Jim Bock, Rev. Larry Bowden, Sophia Clark, Bobby Pettiford, Rev. Bess H. Smith, Lindsey Spain, EB Tester, Jeff Whicker, Rev. Kathie Wilkinson, and Preschool Staff

Prayer Concerns

Doris Coltrane Lou Corr Doris McBroom

Grace Moore

Wade Tilley

At Home

Mandy Jeffries

Sylvia Venturini

Norma Clements

Shirley Wollner Fan Wilkinson

Carla Coltrane

Neda Hendrickson

Sue Van Rood

Brookdale Durham:

Croasdaile Homestead:

Croasdaile Pavilion:

Friendship House:

Brian Center:

Hillcrest:

Treyburn:

In Medical Care or Assisted Living

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THANKS TO YOU – UMCOR SUNDAY - Mt Sylvan UMC raised over $1,050 on UMCOR Sunday, March 31st. Your donation continues the major support for immediate assistance in the wake of natural and human-caused disasters. You are helping support ongoing ministries of food, shelter, health and peace. Your donation supports the operational costs of UMCOR. This allows 100% of other donations throughout the year to be applied directly to relief efforts. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRIPS – Southeast North Carolina The Mt Sylvan ERT Team has two (2) one-day trips to Cumberland County, NC, Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, 2019. THESE ARE THE LAST TWO ONE-DAY TRIPS FOR THE SPRING 2019. We are Servants of our Lord helping survivors of Hurricane Matthew and Florence get closer to going home in Cumberland County. For those wishing to carpool, we will meet in the Mt Sylvan UMC parking lot by 6:30 AM, and back in the Church parking lot by 7:00 PM. You only need a good set of gloves, and your lunch. If you have any questions, please contact us at jpolhamus@nc.rr.com; H: 919-479-2021, or c: 919-210-4938.

UMVIM MISSION TRIPS – ST CROIX and the US VIRGIN ISLANDS. The Southeast Jurisdiction (SEJ), United Methodists Volunteers in Missions has multiple openings on Teams going to St. Croix beginning every two weeks from 1-15 June 2019 thru 30 Nov – 14 December 2019. These are two-week trips, expenses paid by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The construction work varies from exterior carpentry and new roofs to interior finishing to help survivors of Hurricane Maria get closer to home. The SEJ is also in the beginning stages of starting the program in St Thomas (startup in early summer, 2019) and St John (late 2019). The MSUMC Early Response Team will be querying members for a possible trip in January thru March 2020. If you have any questions, please contact us at jpolhamus@nc.rr.com; H: 919-479-2021, or c: 919-210-4938.

MSUMC Early Response Team

mailto:jpolhamus@nc.rr.commailto:jpolhamus@nc.rr.com

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Sign-Up for Sunday Night Supper One of the parts of every Sunday night youth gathering is our dinner that we share together as a group. Our parents and other members of the church have always been gracious with providing a meal for our students and leaders. Sunday Suppers are a super simple way of having fellowship for our youth each

Sunday before our meetings. Please peruse the list of available dates, and volunteer to help during one or two Sunday evenings. To sign up to provide food and serve for a night, please go to http://tinyurl.com/y4poc36n or contact Lance Rogers at lanceandjen616@frontier.com to sign up.

Bishop Ward challenged the youth to raise $500,000 for NC Storm

Relief. The NC Conference will match all gifts made to Youth Storm

Response up to $500,000. Mt. Sylvan’s youth have adopted a goal of

$1,500 and will be visiting SS classrooms this month to give you more

info and request your donations personally.

Let’s step up, Mt. Sylvan! To give:

Checks should be made out to Mt. Sylvan with Youth Storm Response

S00297 in the memo line.

Or donate online at https://tinyurl.com/yd5aradd and scroll down to

the Youth Storm Response Fund.

Thank you for your generosity and care for those who’ve been

devastated by storms and flooding.

On September 22, 2018, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward joined youth from

across the districts gathered at the bi-annual Conference Council on

Youth Ministries (CCYM) meeting. She delivered a strong challenge to

our youth to consider how we would respond with generosity to our

sisters and brothers in need following Hurricane Florence .

Help Mt. Sylvan Youth Raise

$500,000

For Hurricane Relief

Youth Ministry

http://tinyurl.com/y4poc36nmailto:lanceandjen616@frontier.comhttps://tinyurl.com/yd5aradd

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Dear Mt. Sylvan Family, Thank you so much for all the cards, thoughts and prayers for our family during the death of my Dad. The prayers and good thoughts were felt and the cards were so appreciated. Thank you for being such a loving and caring church family.

Love, the Ryan and Laseher Families Words are not enough to express our gratitude for being there for us when we needed you most. The clinging cross I hold daily as I pray. The prayer shawl hugs me with God's and Mt. Sylvan's families love. You came to the hospital to support my family. How can I ever thank you enough. We are humbled in Christs love. Andy & Debbie Riley I want to take a moment to thank each of you that reached out to help me during the time of my move. It was very unexpected and quick, (the house was sold) I enjoyed my years there and the owners were very nice, however Jesus had his plans and I am so gracious for all of your support during this time. Again, thank you.

Sincerely, Stacey Satterwhite Dear Mt. Sylvan Family,

Words can’t describe how grateful I am for the love I have received since my injury. I am so lucky to have a church family that cares so much about me. I love my prayer quilt and I sleep with it every night. Thank you for all the cards, visits, and most of all, the prayers for healing. Please continue to pray for my recovery.

Love, Faye

Thank you for the prayers, hugs, cards and meals that you all have shared with our family during my father's last three weeks. The prayer blanket and clinging cross were so very special to Dad. We continue to be sustained by your love.

Gratefully, The MacDonald and Knobeloch family Church Work Day Thank You We had a successful Church Work Day despite the weather! Several people worked in the rain, cleaning out storm drains, raking up debris from the previous night's storm, putting in landscape blocks, sweeping pollen away and blowing debris from sidewalks. Lots of work was done inside, and I hope everyone noticed how the Sanctuary shined the next morning! I know the Youth appreciate their new ceiling tiles! Due to the weather, we didn't put out new mulch, but we plan to have a Fall Work Day to focus on the exterior. Allen Andrews, Mrs. Armstrong & Bryant, Herb Cimburke, Deborah Goke, Richard Jakobczyk, Darlene & Mike Lumpkin, Bill Pinkerton, Paul & JohnPaul Rodio, Linda Skinner, Robert & Susan White, Abby, Madi & Tyler - you guys are Rock Stars!! I really appreciate all of your hard work! Kris Ferrell, Trustee Chair CROP Walk Success Thank You Thank you so very much to all who supported the CROP Walk and made it a HUGE success! With your support, we raised $3,920!! This money will have a ripple effect in the community and impact countless lives all over the world. We really appreciate your endless generosity, and can’t thank you enough. Doug & Kris Ferrell, team Mt. Sylvan UMC captains

Thank You Notes

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United Methodist Women The UMW Estate/Yard Sale The UMW is once again having an Estate/Yard Sale August 15-16 we have collected a few items already, but we need more help with clean, gently used pots, pans, dishes, glasses, flatware (mismatched is fine) cooking utensils, household items, furniture, small appliances, toys, games with all the pieces, children’s books, tools, collectibles, antiques, linens, seasonal items. Just about anything you would find in a home except computers, printers, TVs, mattresses, stuffed animals, and large appliances. If you have any of the above items that you aren’t using, no longer like, or are tired of dusting, please put them in a box for the sale. Also, if you have a friend or neighbor who is downsizing or moving between now and August 12 tell them about our sale. The UMW can deal with rainy conditions, mushy ground, flooding in the garage, but we cannot provide the items for the sale without your help. Please be vigilant for

opportunities for items. The first items we have collected came from someone downsizing who wasn’t a member of the church. You may contact the following for arrangements to get the items: Cindy Bryant 919 477 4380 Bobbie Reeves 919 471 9833 Gail Duncan 919 477 5342 Sue Lindsey 919 383 3793 Jan Pinkerton 919 383 1715 Anne Young 919 477 8708

Men’s Prayer Breakfast The Men’s prayer breakfast meets Thursday mornings May Schedule: 5/02 at 8:00am we will meet at Silver Spoon 5/09 at 7:30am Terry Rhodes will show a DVD at the Fellowship Hall. 5/16 at 8:00am Back to Silver Spoon. 5/23 at 7:30am Terry Rhodes will show more of his DVD at the Fellowship Hall. 5/30 at 8:00am Back to the Silver Spoon for the 5th Thursday of the month.

United Methodist Men

Walk to Emmaus—Do you feel like your spiritual life could use a jumpstart? The Walk to Emmaus is a caring fellowship of Christians committed to the tangible expression of Jesus Christ’s agape love and the support and development of Christian disciples in our Church. The spiritual retreat is three-day weekend filled with praise, worship, testimony, and Christian fellowship. The Retreat helps you further develop and deepen your discipleship through exercises in Spiritual and Family Life, Ministry in the Local Church, and your Mission in the World as a follower of Jesus Christ. The Women’s Walk is May 2-5, 2019 and there still is space available. Don’t miss out on this wonderful worship experience! For more information contact Jim or Phyllis Polhamus, at jpolhamus@nc.rr.com / H: 919-479-2021.

Walk to Emmaus

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Church Council Update

Church Council is the leadership body of the church and is composed of church staff, committee chairs, and other appointed individuals. Church Council meets every other month to take up the business of the church, direct resources, and tend to spiritual needs. For the first part of 2019, there have been three meetings. There was a Feb. 17 Special Called Meeting to approve the funds necessary for our new Music Director, Jeff Whicker. (We snapped him up while we had the chance.) At the Feb. 26 regular meeting, we reviewed the work of the committees, something we do at every regular meeting. Much of the work of the church is accomplished by the committees, so we devote a good deal of time to their work. At the April 23 regular meeting, we addressed some long needed updates to the Cemetery Policy. The policy will be published and available for review by the congregation. The Church Council also approved a special giving Sunday for the cemetery’s maintenance needs. Church Council authorized the creation of a sketch plan for our church property. This is not a

full-fledged site plan, but a helpful first step to guide decisions on what is possible on our existing property and the properties acquired over the last several years. So, that is a brief update on some of the more interesting issues taken up by your Church Council.

Children’s Ministry Committee

Church Council

Mother’s Day Dedications Honor or remember that special “Mom” in your life by filling out a Mother’s Day dedication form and enclosing $3 for each dedication.

Dedications will appear in a special bulletin on Mother’s Day.

The deadline to turn in your dedications and money is May 7.

All proceeds go to our Children’s Ministry. Forms can be found in the

Narthex.

Vision Process Workshop! If you have an idea, or just the kernel on an idea, come to a Vision workshop. We will help you work out the details to bring your idea to life. Ideas can be small details that would make our church more welcoming, or they could be a massive undertaking that will require much planning. Small or big, the idea needs to have a start, and a Vision workshop is where you begin. The next/last workshop date is Thursday 5/16 6:30-8:00 pm There will be childcare at this meeting. The workshop will be held in the Parlor.

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Kinder Garden

From the Mt Sylvan Garden Shed - What’s Up in the Garden! Hello all. We have made great strides in our efforts to garden year-round, while making the garden more manageable for the number of people working in the beds. We experimented with winter crops this year, and after a couple of months of just surviving, the plants have quickly bloomed into crops ready to harvest. We have a variety of lettuces (including several varieties of leaf lettuce). The collards and green cabbages are about finished but the red cabbage, swiss chard, and cilantro are flourishing. And the kale! We have 3 varieties (Curly Leaf, Dinosaur, and Russian – each good for a different type of dish). The snap peas, Amish peas, and fava beans are blooming and should have produce soon. There will be onions, garlic, and red potatoes. Radishes of all kinds. If you would like to try any of our vegetables, let a gardener know and we will be sure to let you try some of the harvest.

This year we have added flowers to the bounty. The daffodils were beautiful, and we look forward to the summer bulbs

blooming. We will also add some of the favorite annuals like zinnias and cosmos. We are finishing up a number of structural changes in the garden. You will notice more raised beds. We are (hopefully) weed-proofing the walkways by laying down a barrier covered with wood chips. New soil and compost have been added, and the compost piles have been improved (and are doing well thanks to the Sylvan Seniors and the Sunday morning kitchen staff). The worm composting is doing well.

Remember, everyone is welcome in the garden. No special skills or strong physical abilities are needed to support the garden. There are ways everyone and anyone can contribute to the garden mission! Join us in the garden to celebrate our first ten years on Sunday June 30th.

Needed in the garden this month: We need more thick cardboard to put under the wood chips. If you have some to donate, please put it by the garden shed. Special Thanks this month goes to the Rodios and the Spains for donating used refrigerator/freezers after the one we had stopped cooling. Thank you!

The Summer Kinder Garden Program

begins on Wednesday, May 22. Our very own "Aunt Bee" is excited to welcome 21 eager Kinder Gardeners for our "BEE" Attitudes theme this year as we grow our garden and our faith together.

Please check our Kinder Garden website at http://www.mtsylvanumckindergarden.com/

as well as the church Facebook page for exciting updates each week, pictures, and our new Tiny Seeds Library tab with picture book suggestions and "digging deeper" devotions for parents."

Community Garden

Worship and Music Ministry Crossbearers Needed at 8:30 Worship Service Mt. Sylvan is in need of a few adult volunteers to serve as the crossbearer on an occasional basis at the 8:30 service when youth volunteers are unavailable. If you are willing to help, contact Jennifer Rogers at 919-201-7504 or jenrogers616@gmail.com

http://www.mtsylvanumckindergarden.com/mailto:jenrogers616@gmail.com

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Sylvan Seniors

Needs for the Urban Ministries Food Pantry For years Mt. Sylvan has been a consistent source of donations for Urban Ministries’ Food pantry. Of late, our donation barrels have been less than full. With food bank donations down across the country, we should step up and have a heart to fill this need for those that have less than us. The pantry is in need of the following items: Sweet peas Corn Canned meats Baked beans Peanut butter Canned pasta Pasta sauce Pasta (dried) Oatmeal (packets) Grits (packets) Items for bonus household shelf

Thank you for your generosity! Serve at UMD with Mt. Sylvan Youth Families: Help Needed On the fourth Sunday of each month Mt. Sylvan Youth families serve breakfast to people in need, at Urban Ministries of Durham. This month (May 26th) we still need a number of volunteers to meet this need. A group will meet at the church at 10:30am and be ready to work by 11am. We are finished serving by 1:30pm

Come Flip Pancakes with Us Mt Sylvan UMC provides two Breakfast teams to UMD each month. The Friday Team, headed by Terry/Kathy Rhodes is the 2nd Friday of the month, and the Tuesday Team, headed by Jim/Phyllis Polhamus is the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Fellowship and preparation begin at 7:00 AM at the UMD Café and we serve from 8:00 to 9:00 AM. We consistently feed about 200 people with the joy, laughter, and sharing of Jesus Christ.

Test Proctors Needed for Eno Valley Eno Valley needs test proctors for the EOG Testing. The priority dates are: May 29th, May 30th, and June 5th. If you are interested in helping please, email Sheila Graham (Eno Testing Coordinator) at sheila.graham@dpsnc.net. Ms. Graham will set up a short proctor training session at least a week prior to EOGs Eno Valley Book Fair Mt. Sylvan is invited to help at the Eno Valley Book Fair. The Book Fair will be held at the school from April 29th to May 3rd. Contact Katy MacDonald at katymac0615@gmail.com.

Missions Ministry

Important Life-Saving Seniors Event On June11th, Travis Clements, Chief of Lebanon Fire Department is coming to Seniors on June 11th to talk about home fire and smoke detector inspection. The fire department would like to have a list of older folks that would like to have an inspection done in their home. We will have a sign up sheet in the Narthex for May for any Senior member that would like to sign up for a home inspection. We appreciate the fire department service in keeping our community safe.

If you live out side Durham County Chief Clements will get your information to the right person to inspect your home

mailto:katymac0615@gmail.com

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Missions Ministry

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May 2019 at Mt. Sylvan Church Sun Mon Tue Wed

1 7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup11 Preschool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice7p Youth Small Groups7:30p Praise Ban

5 7:30 8:30 Traditional 9:35 Free Blood Pressure Checks 9:45 Sunday 11 Contemporary

6 9:30 Free Fitness Class 5:30p G.S. Troop 2010 8p AA Meeting

7 9:45 Seniors Bible Study 11 Sylvan 1p Staff Meeting 6:30p

Mission Meeting

8 7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup11 Preschool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice7p Youth Small Groups7:30p Praise Ban

12 MOTHER’S DAY 7:30 8:30 Traditional 9:45 Sunday 11 Contemporary

13 9:30 Free Fitness Class 7:30p Stephen Minister Meeting 8p AA Meeting

14 9:45 Seniors Bible Study 11 Sylvan 1p Staff Meeting 6:30p

Staff-Parish Meeting

15 7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup10 Beulah Cole Circle 11 Preschool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice7p Youth Small Groups7:30p Praise Ban

19 6:30 Sunrise Service 7:15 Easter Fellowship 8:30 Traditional 9:45 Sunday 11 Contemporary

20 9:30 Free Fitness Class 10 McKay Circle 5:30p G.S. Troop 2010 7p Preschool Meeting 8p AA Meeting

21 6:30 Serve at Urban Ministries 9:45 Seniors Bible Study 11 Sylvan 1p Staff Meeting 6:30p

22 7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup9 Kinder Gardening Day 11 Preschool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice7p Youth Small Groups7:30p Praise Ban

7:30 8:30 Traditional 10 Youth Serve at Urban Ministries 11 Contemporary

27 MEMORIAL DAY 9 Memorial Day Service 9:30 Free Fitness Class 7:30p Stephen Minister Meeting 8p AA Meeting

28 9:45 Seniors Bible Study 11 Sylvan 1p Staff Meeting 6:30p

Trustees Meeting

29 7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup9 Kinder Gardening Day 11 Preschool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice7p Youth Small Groups7:30p Praise Ban

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Thu Fri Sat

7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup

hool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice 7p Youth Small Groups

se Band

8 Men’s Prayer Breakfast 9:15 Free Fitness Class

3 10 prayer Shawl

4 9 Faye Watkins /LGS Circle 5p AA

7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup

hool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice 7p Youth Small Groups

se Band

9 7:30 Men’s Prayer Breakfast 9 Free Fitness Class

10 ERT Trip to Fayetteville 6:30 Serve Breakfast at Urban Ministries 10 Prayer Shawl

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ERT Trip to Fayetteville 5p AA

7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup 10 Beulah Cole Circle

hool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice 7p Youth Small Groups

se Band

16 7:30 Men’s Prayer Breakfast 9 Free Fitness Class

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10 Prayer Shawl

18 5p AA

7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup 9 Kinder Gardening Day

hool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice 7p Youth Small Groups

se Band

23 7:30 Men’s Prayer Breakfast 9 Free Fitness Class

24 10 Prayer Shawl 5p AA

7:30 Habitat Building Crew 9 Food Bank Pickup 9 Kinder Gardening Day

hool 4:45p Packing Backpacks 6p Handbell Practice 7p Youth Small Groups

se Band

7:30 Men’s Prayer Breakfast 9 Free Fitness Class

Finance Committee Meeting

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Primary Business Address

Address Line 2

Address Line 3

Address Line 4

Phone: 555-555-5555

Fax: 555-555-5555

Email: someone@example.com

Business Tagline or Motto

Organization

Monthly Missions Calendar

We’re on the Web!

example.com

Jim Bock, Business Administrator

jimbock@mtsylvan.org

Larry Bowden,

Lead Pastor

larry@mtsylvan.org

Sophia Clark,

Office Administrator

sophia@mtsylvan.org

Patricia Deal,

Preschool Director

mtsylvanpreschool@msn.com

Bess H. Smith,

Pastor Emeritas

Priscilla Jaiah,

Missionary to Liberia

Elizabeth “EB” Tester

Children’s Ministry Coordinator

elizabeth@mtsylvan.org

Jeff Whicker

Director of Music Ministries

jeff@mtsylvan.org

Kathie S. Wilkinson,

Pastor of Congregational Care kathie@mtsylvan.org

Urban Ministries of Durham

2nd Friday of the month

Help serve breakfast 7 am - 9 am

Contact Terry Rhodes (919-477-8593)

3rd Tuesday of the month

Help serve breakfast 7 am - 9 am

Contact Jim & Phyllis Polhamus

(919-479-2021)

4th Sunday at 10 am

Youth Serve lunch

Contact Susan White at sbwhite04@yahoo.com

For new volunteer opportunities at Urban Ministries go to

http://www.umdurham.org/get-involved/httpumdurham.orgservice.html

Complete volunteer application, and send to Viki Baker

at vbaker@umdurham.org

Habitat House Projects

Habitat work teams go out each Wednesday morning

Contact Herb Cimburke at (919-477-9298)

Backpack Program

Help pack or deliver backpacks Wednesday evenings or

Friday mornings (during the school year)

Contact Katy MacDonald (katymac0615@gmail.com) to volunteer

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Each Friday from 10 am-12 pm in the Children’s Center

Contact Nancy Smith (ncsmith2155@gmail.com)

Find us on the web

at

www.mtsylvan.org

Church Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 9 am - 3 pm,

Friday 9 am - 12 pm

office@mtsylvan.org

Sylvan Seniors May Calendar

May 7 Mt Sylvan Church Staff - Musical Talent May 14 Darlene Lumpkin - Trip to Kenya May 21 Tanya Barrett - Weatherizing Your Home May 28 John, Amy, and Sandy Colclough - Family Singing

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