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NEWS @ FIRST UMC

First United Methodist Church AUGUST 2018

Dr. Glenn L. Myers, Jr. Senior Pastor 336.751.2503 X 2224 Lou Wilson Chancel Choir Director 336.751.2503 X 2238

Natalie Gray DCE / Youth 336.751.2503 X 2225 Tommy Dunn Technology / Music 336.751.2503 X 2221

Allison Gupton Childcare Ministries 336.753.1900 Teresa Lakey Financial Administrator 336.751.2503 X 2226

Barbara Basham Children’s Choir / Handbells 336.751.2503 X 2222 Shane Butcher Financial Assistant 336.751.2503 X 2226

Philip Morris, Natalie Sanders Custodial Staff

At First UMC we believe that all Christians are called to serve the Lord

using their gifts, talents and abilities in an area of service inside or

outside the church about which they are passionately concerned.

In the past we have given people the opportunity to volunteer to be

available to serve in over 120 possible ways in and through our church

which is quite amazing. We usually embark on this journey in Novem-

ber of each year through the Every Person in Ministry Forms. Be-

cause our cycle of making nominations to serve on various administra-

tive committees and ministry teams begins in August for the coming

year, our leadership team decided to change the timing of this process

this year. You should have received your 2019 Every Person in Minis-

try Forms by now. If you have not received one, plenty are available

in the church office. Please turn in your forms by Sunday, August 5.

Thank you!

845 Greeters 8/5 Mary Anne Peele Doris Snyder 8/12 Patti Woods Yvonne Butzbach 8/19 Alice Hanes Carrie Rhodes 8/26 Diane Salmon Debra Stanley 845 Children’s Moment 8/5 Communion 8/12 Patsy Brewer 8/19 Sarah Carter 8/26 Debra Stanley 845 Prayers 8/5 Natalie Gray 8/12 Glenn Myers 8/19 Patsy Brewer 8/26 Lynne Hicks

845 Ushers 8/5 Clayton Peele George Snyder 8/12 Joe Butzbach Rodger Woods 8/19 Chris Hanes Scott Rhodes 8/26 Dave Salmon Glen Stanley 845 Refreshments 8/5 Harold & Amy Wood 8/12 Chris & Alice Hanes 8/19 Mary Anne & Clayton Peele 8/26 George & Doris Snyder

1055 Greeters 8/5 & 12 Vicki Bernhardt Marla Johnson 8/19 & 26 Marilyn Cook Betty Foster 1055 Prayers 8/5 Natalie Gray 8/12 Glenn Myers 8/19 Patsy Brewer 8/26 Mike Harrison 1055 Acolytes 8/5 Patrick Foil 8/12 Nevan Ellis 8/19 Stuart Robinson 8/26 Brantlee Evans

1055 Ushers Carroll Foster Giff Basham Lester Cozart Bobby Shelton 1055 Children’s Moment 8/5 Communion 8/12 Patsy Crenshaw 8/19 Natalie Gray 8/26 Belinda Brewer 1055 Nursery 8/5 Jenny Turner 8/12 Keileigh Hendrix 8/19 Lucia Ellis 8/26 Christie Cowden

We are encouraging all who are a part of the First UMC family to identify and make available their spir-

itual gifts for the up-building of the kingdom of God and the strengthening of the ministry and out-

reach of the church. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians that he did not want them to be unin-

formed about spiritual gifts, that spiritual gifts are given by the Holy Spirit and they are given for the

common good of all in the Body of Christ. “You are the Body of Christ and individually members of

it” (I Cor. 12:27).

We encourage you to prayerfully consider how God wants to use you through the ministry of First

UMC and indicate that on your “Every Person in Ministry” form. We request those commitments be

turned in on Sunday, August 5. If you need more time, they may be turned in at your earliest conven-

ience. We are moving this commitment process from the late fall to the present time to better coin-

cide with our nominations process.

We want people to serve in positions that utilize their spiritual gifts, personal style and God-given pas-

sions. In those places of service, we think people will experience joy and fulfillment. This is a prayer-

based approach rather than an arm-twisting approach.

Many opportunities for service are available in the month of August including Family Promise August 5

-12 and our Back-to-school and Blessing of the Backpacks Sunday on August 26.

Looking ahead to September we are planning an information session to update the congregation on

the proposals that will be presented for consideration at the special called General Conference in St.

Louis in February, 2019. That date will be forthcoming.

Be sure to mark your calendar for our 2018 Sprinkle Preaching Mission with our guest preacher, Rev.

Paul Christy, who is the pastor of First UMC, Hickory. Plan to come and invite others. September 30—

October 2, 2018.

Blessings,

Pastor Glenn

September 30 — October 2

Rev. Paul Christy

First UMC, Hickory, NC

DEEP ROOTS COMMUNITY GARDENS

The 2018 Farmer’s Almanac predictions for August: Continued sultry/hot and high humidity 1-11 with scattered showers in the afternoons. 12 – 23 fair , continued heat and scattered showers. 24 – 27, widespread thunderstorms. 28-31 fair and pleasant. What to plant for August: Remember to go a couple of inches deeper with the seeds to protect them from the heat. Green beans endive, peas, spinach, more cucumbers, kale, radishes. (Radishes can be mixed with carrot seeds and a little sand and spread out together.) Broccoli seeds planted in July can be trans-planted toward the end of August for your fall garden. What a summer this has been! A wet, wet spring and a dry, dry summer! Our poor vegetables don’t know what has hit them! . We have grown only Heir-loom tomatoes at the Storehouse garden this year and they are enormous! We have a pink variety, a yel-low variety and even a purple variety this year. In an effort to keep them protected from the high temper-atures, we have constructed a row cover over the garden and it seems to be helping quite a bit. We have had some gardeners ask us what causes bitter cucumbers and this is what we have found:. Cucumbers need plenty of water, but do not like to be soaked. Occasionally put your finger into the soil next to the plant to test the moisture level. If it is dry past the first joint of your finger, get out the watering can. If you can’t pull your finger out, you are over watering. Inconsistent watering leads to the bitterness. Water slowly in the morning or early afternoon, ( after 4 pm) avoiding the leaves. Water droplets on the leaves become magnifying glasses to the sun, burning the plant. You can also spray the vines with a sugar water solution to attract more bees and set more fruit. Cucumbers may not set fruit because the first flowers were all male. Both female and male flowers must be blooming at the same time.-----be patient. Our wa-termelon and cantaloupe are doing well and our pumpkins, (thanks to John and Reid Huneycutt who grew the plants for us) are making a wonderful showing so far! Our blackberries at the Clement garden have produced more than 40 pounds of big delicious blackberries. The different groups frequenting the gar-dens have definitely enjoyed them this year. Cooking Classes: ( thanks to Alice Hanes, Sarah Wood, Beth Dixon, Pattie Harris and all those attending) June, 20th we held a class in honor of the blueberry: Blueberry Jam, Blueberry Salad, Blueberry smoothies and ice cream, Blueberry bread, etc.

July 31st We honored the tomato: Veggie noodles with tomato sauce, Tomato pie, Tomato, basil, mosserella, and olive oil appetiz-ers,Tomato cake We will also be holding one at the end of August on Harvesting: Please look for our announce-ments on this.

We have so very many people to thank for their continued help: Scotty Seaford who faithfully supplies us with our wood chips, Phil Morris who continues to keep our watering system at the Clement garden in tip-top shape,Jesse Ledbetter who manages most of the raised beds at the Storehouse location and brings his young Agriculturel boys out every Monday to weed, harvest and do whatever else that needs to be done. Ray Rafe ( who works tirelessly to keep things going smoothly) and Beth Dixon ( Beth has a magic hand when it comes to the flowers and we have had so many compliments on them this year. We are hoping to become a pollinator garden for bees in the near future.)my grand son, D.J. Hatley who has decided to work for us this summer. It is such a blessing to have his support, and of course, Dave who is always there to help with whatever else needs to be done! God is good All the Time! All the Time God is good! Deep Roots Garden Committee

Summer is quickly winding down and we have had an AWESOME one! We have served over 40 children this summer and it has been amazing to see old friendships rekindled (summers are like a giant family reunion) and new friendships made. The kids have been busy doing arts and crafts, playing outside, going on trips and learning A LOT about Jesus and the love He has for us. We would like to invite you to a showcase of what we’ve learned this summer on August 31 at 6:30pm in the FLC. Please join us for food and fun! After School Care is ENROLLING now for Kindergarten to 8th grade. We provide after school care, all day cares on workdays and out of school days, and early release day care. Preschool registration went really well and we are excited to have almost 70 kids joining us this fall for the new school year. We offer 2,3, and 4 year old preschool options.

Childcare Ministries

Splendor of the Seas Senior Citizen banquet Saturday September 8, 5:30 at Family Life Cen-ter. Please RSVP in the boxes in narthex and lobby of FLC.

Senior Citizen banquet committee meeting Sunday August 5, 4PM in Conference Room. Anyone interested in helping with the event or have ideas please join us.

Children's Choir will start back September 11 and will run every Tuesday through May 7, 3PM-5PM in Fellowship Hall for grades Kindergarten through 5th grades. See Barbara Basham or Natalie Gray for more information.

IMPACT Youth Fall Kickoff is Sunday September 9, 5-6:30PM. Parent/Youth meeting will begin at 6:30PM in FLC.

Jubliee Conference participants we are excited about our trip to Gatlinburg coming up Sep-tember 17-19. We plan to leave the FLC Monday September 17 at 9AM and should return by 5PM on Wednesday September 19. Please bring money for your meals and shopping.

SAVE THE DATES; Kingdom Kids- 1st Sunday of each month 5PM-6:30PM- Impact Youth will host a program for children involving games, drama, music, worship, crafts, and read-ing the Bible. For ages 4yrs-5th graders. Call the office 336-751-2503 by September 23 if your child is interested. A kid-friendly meal will be served each 1st Sunday for the kids and youth!

Fish Stix Dowel Rod Ministry begins October 7 for children 3rd grade-8th grades various Sunday night practices at 6:30PM-7:15PM. Particpants will use dowel rods to tell a story using dowel rods to make pictures and motions to interpret a song. We would love to help you learn about the love of Jesus and to learn to follow his ways though the Fish Stix Ministry. Call the church office or see Natalie to register.

Ann Stayer

PO Box 333

256 North Carolina Circle

Mocksville NC 27028

D.C. Blakley

313 Aubrey Merrell Rd.

Mocksville NC 27028

Mary Brock 1276 Jericho Church Rd. Mocksville NC 27028

Peggy Hill 401 N. Main St. Apt. 7-H Mocksville NC 27028 ARMED FORCES FN Collin Russell PFC Connor Carpenter

Margeret Foster c/o Brookstone Terrace 4430 Clinard Road #7 Clemmons NC 27012

Tilthia Hanes Clemmons Village #1 6401 Holder Road, Room 3 Clemmons NC 27012

Millie Miller 196 N. Wentworth Dr. Mocksville NC 27028

Sara Campbell 142 Greenwood Ave. Mocksville NC 27028

Molly Jo McClamrock Bermuda Commons Room # 403 316 NC Hwy 801 Advance NC 27006

Von & Madeline Shelton 153 Woodhaven Drive Mocksville NC 27028

Elmer Stoneman 425 Avon Street Mocksville NC 27028

Joyce Peak 206 Redwood Drive Mocksville NC 27028

Marie Steed c/o Trinity Elms 3750 Harper Road # 302 Clemmons NC 27012

Louise Bowden c/o Mocksville Senior Living 337 Hospital Street Rm 202 Mocksville NC 2028

Jean Shelton Bermuda Commons Room # 508 316 NC Hwy 801 Advance NC 27006

Please let us know of any additional names to be added or any names which should be removed. We like for our Prayer List to be current and correct. To contact the Prayer Chain with a prayer request or to become a part of the Prayer Chain, please contact: Lillian Sharpe (336.936.9014, bs2005@aol.com) or Judy Bailey (336.978.7763, curlyqmom@yadtel.net)

NOON PRAYER TIME IS ON THURSDAY EACH WEEK

Get involved with FaithHealthNC! Contact Charlotte Miller at

336.909.3583 for more information. https://faithhealthnc.org/

Please check out the Care Note pamphlets which are now provid-

ed in the Narthex of the Sanctuary Building and in the entrance of

the Family Life Center. The notes cover a variety of topics such as

Parenting, Bullying, Grief, Dealing With Aging Parents, etc.

Take One…and Take Heart. Give One, and Give Hope.

Well…have you missed us? The Chancel Choir has taken a much-deserved vacation from leading

the music for the 10:55 worship service this summer. After years of devoted volunteer service, the

choir members are experiencing worship from the other side of the chancel. Isn’t it wonderful to

hear their voices all around you during the singing of the hymns? I hope you have enjoyed the vari-

ety of inspiring Special Music during the month of July and into early August. This church is so very

blessed to have talented musicians willing to share their gifts. But if you are a big choir fan, as I am,

do not worry! We will be back praising God with our music in the Chancel on August 12.

How about you? Are you a former choir member whose time off has extended a little too long? Do

you remember the days when you used to love to sing? Come back and join us! Coming back to

choir will be the most fun you can have while using the talents God gave you. Or maybe you are

new to this awesome way of praising the Lord. Have you ever thought, “Wow, singing in the choir

looks like it might be fun! Maybe I should give it a try.” If you have, I’m sure you have questions.

Send me an e-mail, (lou@firstumcmocksville.org), or give me a call, (336-692-8531). I’ll be happy to

tell you all about the joy you have been missing! Wednesday, August 8, is just around the corner.

Lou I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13:6

Lou’s Lines

Looking to get involved with a ministry? Prayer makes a difference ! We have two Prayer Minis-

tries at FUMC. The larger of the two is #1The Prayer Chain and we have 60 e-mail members. They will

receive emails as we receive requests. All they do is pray for the requested person and issue. We also

have five telephone members. They will receive a phone call with the request and pass it onto the

next person. If they are not home & have an answering machine you are to leave the request and you

continue calling until you get a “live” person. ***Then, that person will take over and call the NEXT

person. If that next person isn't at home they leave a message and go to the next person and so on.

Prayer Ministry #2 is Prayer Time. This small group (5-7) meets in the Sanctuary each Thursday at

4:00 pm for about an hour. We sit where ever and pray for the request we have received for that

week or month for each individual. We have soft music playing in the background and our candles are

lit as we silently pray and lift the needs to our Heavenly Father. Service on these ministries is very

important and we greatly appreciate each member and the opportunity to come before the Lord with

our petitions for each request. If you feel led to join this ministry, please contact Lillian Sharpe @

336-936-9014 (home) or (cell) 803-260-3154 OR e-mail at BS2005@aol.com. You can also contact

Judy Bailey at 336-753-1998 (home) or 336-978-7763 (cell) OR e-mail at curlyqmom1@yadtel.net.

mailto:bs2005@aol.commailto:curlyqmom@yadtel.nethttps://faithhealthnc.org/

Aug. 01 Shawna O’Rorke

Ann Stayer Aug. 02 Elizabeth Rosenbaum

Maggie Russell Aug. 03 Ben Sheek Jackson Clark Jeff Clark Aug. 04 Marc Hendrix Frank Payne Aug. 05 Shane Butcher Aug. 06 Caroline Steed Cress

Shawn Williams Aug. 07 Ben Ellis Scharlene Stoneman Aug. 09 Aaron Prillaman Colleen Stewart Aug. 10 Bryson Penley Megan Dwiggins Aug. 11 Brad Anderson Jeff Bowden

Joe Boyette Aug. 13 Philip Wogatzke Teresa West Aug. 14 Kirsten Hatley Aug. 15 Jean Hinshaw

Aug. 16 Jerry Banks Zack Shuskey Joe Stein

Dave Taylor Aug. 17 Lauren Taylor Aug. 18 Melissa Clark Clayton Peele Aug 19 Natalie Sanders Aug. 20 Libby Banks Anna Marie Corriher Gavin Harris Julia Howard

Kathy Slye Tami Walker

Aug. 22 Keileigh Hendrix Aug. 25 Jean Shelton Frances Tutterow Aug. 28 Karen Robinson

Bradley Harris Aug. 29 Barbara Basham Claudia Hunter Aug. 30 Christy Anderson Richie Hendricks

Will Suggs Aug. 31 Kathryn Anderson Jim Brewer Betsy Ramsbotham

IN MEMORY Jack Corriher

Pastor’s Discretionary Fund Clayton & Mary Ann Peele

Thomas & Ann Stayer Bayne & Inez Miller

General Fund

Joe & Judy Bailey

United Methodist Men Glenn & Doris Miller

Bucky & Lillian Sharpe Don & Sarah Wood Jerry & Joy Beatty

Willie Corriher Beatty Bette H. Kiser & William C. Hemrick

Mike & Labe Sloop Joe & Yvonne Butzbach

Gene & Karen Crowe

Chancel Choir Fund Josie Miller

Dorothy Ann Sowers

Pastor’s Discretionary Fund Bill & Martha Bowers

IN MEMORY Nancy Triplett

Chancel Choir Fund Josie Miller

Jack Pennington

Chancel Choir Fund Josie Miller

Stella Ledbetter

Children’s Choir Fund Aaron & Anita York & Brie

Harold Sanders

Children’s Choir Fund Aaron & Anita York & Brie

IN HONOR

Teresa West Chancel Choir Fund

The Fellowship Class

Ruth Davis General Fund

The Fellowship Class Administrative Board Meeting

Sunday, 8/5 6:00 PM

Conference Room

UMM Breakfast Meeting

Sunday, 8/12 7:30 AM

Fellowship Hall

8/28

Hospice Meal FLC

AUGUST CIRCLE OPPORTUNITIES Lydia Circle

Library Organization

If you would like to help organize the church library, please contact Patsy Brewer or

Lynn Hicks. brewerpe46@yahoo.com or piedmontlegal@yahoo.com

SUMMER WELLNESS WALKING:

Twenty nine FUMC’ers registered for a rather sponta-

neous summer walking program. The Wellness Walk-

ers endured numerous rainy days as well as 90 + tem-

peratures yet managed to achieve almost 15 million

steps. The overall average steps per week was 51,325.

WAY TO GO, WELLNESS WALKERS!

FALL 2018 WELLNESS WALKING: (Shhhhh.....there is an exciting new twist coming to FUMC'S WALKING program this fall. ) FUMC'S Fall 2018 Wellness Walking program will

begin Monday, September the 10th and will run for

12 weeks. The Wellness Walking program encourages

all adults to stay active in order to help maintain

health and mobility. The individual progress seen in

the group has been phenomenal! We encourage all

FUMCers to join Wellness Walkers. FUMC will pro-

vide new walkers with their first pedometer, if desire.

For any questions, please contact Kristen Paterson at

336-936-9502 or email KLK5279@gmail.com.

The mission trip to Haiti with Kevin Neal is Sep-

tember 28 – October 8. The plan will be to work

with Jean Marie Admirable in the Petit Goave

district on church buildings that were either de-

stroyed or damaged during the 2010 earthquake.

The cost should be about $1,000 each, and that

includes travel, lodging, building materials, vehi-

cle rental and food. Everything except souvenirs

should be covered. Email Kevin for more infor-

mation: kevinneal@roadrunner.com

DRAGONFLY HOUSE CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER

COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY DAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 10 AM – 2 PM 387 Valley Road | Mocksville, NC 27028

Packing fun bags for the children. Please email Rene Crawford - rene@thedragonflyhouse.com to contribute. Items needed are:

Coloring books Crayons Glow Sticks Bubbles Play-Doh 1 Subject Spiral Notebooks Pre-sharpened Pencils Kids Scissors Colored Construction Paper Pads Glue Sticks

Frisbees Bouncy Balls Sidewalk Chalk Sticker Pads SPF 30+ Sunscreen

We hope everyone has enjoyed their Summer Break and our looking for-ward to the second half of our 2018 YAH schedule. Our first trip of the second half of the year will be on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. We will be going to Valdese, NC to the Waldensian Trail of Faith. We will leave the FLC Parking Lot at 9:00 am. The total cost including the guided tour and a catered Italian meal from Myra's Restaurant in Valdese, NC will be $20.50 per person. When you sign up you will also need to indicate your choice of either Lasagna or Spaghetti. The meal also includes salad with ei-ther (Italian or Thousand Island dress-ing), Garlic Bread, Cheesecake (Plain or with either Cherry or Strawberry topping) and your choice of Sweet or UnSweet Tea, Lemonade or Water. We need everyone to sign up and pay by Thursday, August 30, 2018. Look-ing forward to seeing everyone! Melanie and Bettie

Sunday, August 26, 2018

mailto:rene@thedragonflyhouse.com