Salem United

Methodist Church 1321 Salem Church Road

Irmo, South Carolina 29063 Established 1873

February 24, 2019

7th Sunday after the Epiphany February 24, 2019

A Service of Word The color green is used to denote the earthly ministry of

Jesus the Christ

Prelude

Procession with Lighting of the Candles

Chiming of the Hour

Welcome and Announcements

*Choral Call to Worship, 2276 Glory to God in the Highest Glory to God in the highest! Sing glory to God! Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth!

*The Opening Call and Confession Carson Hodges Find joy in the Lord, who fulfills the desires of the heart. We will commit our ways to the Lord and trust in God’s actions. Be still before the lord and wait with quietness. The Lord is our salvation and our refuge in times of trouble. Merciful Lord, we confess that we have not followed your ways or trusted your promises. Fill our hearts with selfless love. Change our lives with matchless grace. These things we pray though Christ our Savior. Amen.

*Hymn, 2146 His Eye Is on the Sparrow If you have a prayer request, please fill out the blue prayer card

and the ushers will pick them up during the singing of the hymn.

*Affirmation of Faith, 881 The Apostles’ Creed

*Gloria Patri, 70

Concerns of the Church

Pastoral Prayer with Lord’s Prayer Clare Anderson

Offertory In obedience to love others as we love ourselves, let us now offer our tithes and offerings for the sake of our sisters and brothers in need.

*Doxology, 95

The Children’s Sermon We invite children ages 3-7. Children can be picked up after worship service in the bride’s room located off the Welcome Center.

*Hymn, 311 Now the Green Blade Riseth

Prayer for Illumination Brinkley Hill Good God, by your Word you give to us all that we need for our lives to be made whole. Now draw us close in your spirit so that we will live according to your purposes; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle Reading, 166(NT) 1 Corinthians 15:44b-48 Brinkley Hill

The Psalm Reading, 494(OT) Psalm 37:4-7 Ella Hodges

Choral Anthem The Gift of Love

*Gospel Reading, 60(NT) Luke 6:27–36

Sermon “Dueling Natures”

Hymn, 707 Hymn of Promise During the singing of the final hymn you are invited to the chancel rail to share your prayers.

*Benediction Faith Magann

*Choral Response

*Chiming of the Holy Trinity

*Postlude (A Time of Greeting and Fellowship) *Indicates that the Congregation stands. If standing is

uncomfortable, please remain seated and continue with your participation. Bold Titles indicate Congregation Participation.

Scripture Readings for next Sunday: Exodus 34:29–35, Psalm 99, 2 Corinthians3:12–4:2, Luke 9:28–43

A Welcome to our Guests! We are honored that you are worshiping with us. Please

complete the "red book" registration to record your presence.

Also, please introduce yourself to those around you and visit our

Welcome Center. We have a welcome gift for our first time

guests in the welcome center. Please stop by the desk at the

close of the worship service. We hope you will return to join us

again in Worship!

STEWARDSHIP AND ATTENDANCE

Week of February 17, 2019

Needed each week to fund unified budget $13,746.61 Unified budget received $8,875.00

Needed to meet budget year to date (Incldg. bldg. fund) $96,226.27 Unified budget received year to date (Incldg. bldg. fund) $74,551.50

Attendance Worship 222 Sunday School 85

PLEASE PRAYERFULLY REMEMBER: Brookdale Assisted Living — Mavis George

Carroll Campbell Place — Ruth Martin

Generations (Chapin) — Gwen Parnell & Ira Parnell

Lowman Home — Betty Jaco

Pruitt Health — Ed Brower

Springfield Place — Doris Monts

Tyborne UCP — Jessica Gore

White Oak Manor — Emily Manley

Homebound — Linda Carder, Leroy Gibson, Dale Jenkins

Special Prayers — Jim Bagwell, Donald Grooms,

Bobby Lowman, Vivian Smith, Judy Wrenn

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY:

Ushers: Lead – Keith Corley

Walker Bowers, Will Bowers

Ryan Cole, Inez Hyatt, Jon Jeffcoat

Greeters: Linda Gibbons, Marie Lewis

Trustee: Randy Hilliard

Acolyte: Michael Smith

Nursery: Edi Shuford, Kendall Smith

Children’s Church: Marissa Hill

Flower Ministry

The flowers which grace the Holy Altar today are given to the

Glory of God by Judy Wrenn in honor of her Children.

Our Children All this month our children will be assisting in the leadership of

our worship service. As they speak before us in prayer, in

liturgy and in scripture, hear that they speak not only the words

of God but with the voice of God in our midst as well. We

thank them for their willingness to serve God’s holy church in

this manner.

Salem Talent Show

Tonight is the night. Come and join us at 6:00 in the Sanctuary

to see all the talent that Salem United Methodist Church has. We

have eight acts that want to share their talents with us. This is a

free event and there are door prizes available. We hope to see

everyone here.

Ladies’ Lunch Bunch For any ladies that just want to get together for fellowship time

over lunch, we will meet at 12:00 Monday, February 25, at

Zorba’s on St. Andrews Road.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner The final youth fundraiser for the Foreign Mission Trip will be

Tuesday, March 5. We will be having our annual Pancake

Dinner in the Fellowship Hall, and the meal cost is donation

only. We hope you will join us this night for a great meal.

Ash Wednesday Service Wednesday, March 6, at 7:00 we will gather for an Ash

Wednesday Service including the imposition of Ashes. This

service is our traditional beginning of the Lenten Season of

repentance.

Adult Lenten Focused Study There will be an adult Lenten focused study presented on

Sunday evenings beginning Sunday, March 10th, at 5:00. The

study will begin with an overview of the history of Lent and

Lenten practices along with an introduction to the study book

“He Chose the Nails: What God did to Win Your Heart” by Max

Lucado. The Study Guides will be available in the church

office and the first night of the study. Dolly Kent, Gary

Phillips and Paul Perry will lead the discussion times. The

sessions will conclude on Sunday, April 14th.

Murder Mystery Dinner Do you want a fun night out with a great meal? Join us on

Saturday, March 16 as the youth conduct one of their final two

fundraisers for Ecuador. We will be hosting a Murder Mystery

Dinner. Join for a great meal and see if you are able to solve the

mystery. This will be a ticketed event at $25 a ticket. Childcare

will be offered on this night as well. Youth will begin selling

tickets to this event on Sunday, February 17, in the Welcome

Center.

OASIS News Join us for our Scavenger Hunt and potluck luncheon on

Tuesday, March 19 at 11:30 in the fellowship hall. We

promise you’ll not only have fun learning more about your

church and worship but also about your friends! Be sure to

bring your favorite vegetable, fruit, meat, salad or dessert to

share so we’ll have lots of goodies to enjoy. Please call the

church office with your RSVP and the item you will be bringing.

We look forward to our time together and hearing from you!

Sharing God’s Love

Our current needs are jelly, tea bags, cold cereal, stew, chili,

children's clothes-all sizes. Boxes are located in each Sunday

School Room and a cart is in the hallway next to the Fellowship

Hall entrance. 149 items were carried to SGL on Feb. 11th

. A special thank you to all the Sunday School Classes and

anyone else that donated to the SGL cart.

Spring Yard Sale Can you believe it, our Spring Yard Sale is just around the

corner. It will be Saturday, March 30. We will be accepting

donations until Wednesday, March 27.

Sharing God's Love is in need of a volunteer on Monday's to

receive and fold clothing (9:00am - 12:00pm). Please call us at

803-732-3188 if you can help. Also, we would appreciate any

funds you can donate to "Keep the Lights On" for those in need.

Many thanks for all you do to help Sharing God's Love assist

our community with their needs. God bless each of you.

Volunteer Opportunities

Salem's Church Hostess Committee is in need of volunteers to

help out with Covered Dish meals. Duties would include:

Help setting up Fellowship Hall for any Covered Dish

meal such as Homecoming, Fall Harvest Festival, and

Quarterly Covered Dish Fellowship Luncheons

During Worship Service, help arrange Buffet tables with

covered dishes provided by the congregation

Help clean-up Fellowship Hall and Kitchen after the

meal

Please contact Janet Haas at 803-223-1206 (call or text) or email

Janetmillerhaas@gmail.com. if you are willing to serve.

Cavin Circle

We are changing our location for the month of March only. We

will be going up to Generation of Chapin, Bar Room.

Those members who want to carpool can meet at the church at

10:30.

UMW Mission Focus

Salem’s UMW mission focus for the month of February/March

is the Wallace Family Life Center in Bennettsville, SC. The

center provides educational and religious programs to enrich the

lives within the community. There is currently a need for adult

Bibles. If you have any gently used Bibles you can donate, we

would love to pass these along so that others can benefit. The

center is also attempting to start a reading program for children

and are accepting donations of “gently used” or new

books. Books appropriate for kindergarten through 7th

grade are

being requested. If you have questions, contact Beverly

Bouknight, Linda Gibbons or ladies of UMW.

There will be a donation box appropriately labeled in the

Welcome Center and the Narthex beginning this Sunday through

the end of March. The UMW would like to thank you in advance

for any contributions you can make towards this project and

others throughout the year.

THIS WEEK AT SALEM

Sunday, February 24 9:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . Sunday School for all ages, Nursery provided

10:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morning Worship

5:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kid’s Club

5:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth Group Meeting

6:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talent Show

Monday, February 25

12:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ladies’ Lunch Bunch @ Zorba’s

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missions Committee Meeting

Tuesday, February 26

9:00 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Precept Bible Study

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA Meeting

Wednesday, February 27

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choir Practice

Thursday, February 28

6:30 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s Bible Study

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA Meeting

Saturday, March 2

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA Meeting

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

Monday through Thursday

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

1321 Salem Church Road, Irmo, SC 29063

Website: salemumcsc.com

E-mail: smethodist@aol.com

Phone 803-781-1626

In case of an emergency, call

843-209-9273 or 803-422-9400

OUR MINISTRY TEAM

Gary Phillips — Pastor

Sarah Bridges — Director of Music

Marissa Hill — Communications Coordinator

Beth Chastie — Business/Finance Manager

Miriam Y. Lovett — Organist

Jim Magann — Youth/Outreach Ministries

Tina Overton — Director of Creative Ministries

Paul Perry — Seminarian Intern

Marie Wicker — Administrative Assistant