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Trinity Times JANUARY 2017
Volume 5 Issue 1
Trinity United Methodist Church1160 Trinity Church Road
Newberry, SC 29108803-276-1245 (Office)
803-321-9779 (Parsonage)864-323-9721 (Cell)
Pastor: Ken Carter
Head Usher: Harry LongshoreChoir Director: Jane Pollard
Organist: Phyllis SandersVideo Board: Josh Pitts, Bryan
Waldrop, Caroline Senn
Sunday Worship:Adult Sunday School - 10:00AM
Worship Service - 11:00 AMChildren’s Church - 11:00 AM
We are a nurturing and open church to all who enter into our Sanctuary.
We base our ministry on the Word of God and a caring spirit. Jesus
invites us to share our ministry to all that come into our church.
“To make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the
Transformation of the World”
From the Pastor’s DeskBeloved In Christ,
Happy New Year’s to you. Speaking of New Year’s, I’m not normally in the habit of making New Year’s Resolutions. It has always seemed a little strange to me to wait until New Year’s to make a change that we could do any time of the year.
But I do love the reflection that we have during this time of the year. As we look back over the year, examine what the year has brought to us and reflect on who we have been this year. Sometimes when we examine our lives closely over the past year it can be an eye opening spiritual enterprise for us.
In the busyness of our daily lives sometimes we forget to reflect on whether or not we are living the way we want to live. So sometimes during this season of making resolutions it does give us a chance to take a closer look at ourselves to see how well or not so well we spent our time and money, how well or not so well we offered ourselves to help others, and how well or not so well we loved others.
We will find that it is only after we are honest with ourselves about how we really are can we then begin making positive steps towards who we want to be. This is how God wants us to present ourselves to him. God doesn’t care about what kind of great image we can present to him or to the world. Jesus did not come into the world to seek out those who were perfect. He says, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call those who think they are righteous, but to those who know they are sinners.” (Mark 2:17).
So during this New Year’s, let us all present ourselves to God as we really are, faults and all. When we do, we can trust that God’s grace will be there to heal us. Then we can move on to becoming who we want to be.
Blessings,
Pastor Ken
The Concerns of Trinity
We are a caring church and want to share your concerns. Let us know if you or someone you know would like to share a prayer request. We will be happy to pray for you. Our Wesleyan Covenant Prayer group will also pray for you. Contact Harriet Stevenson or Pastor Carter to add or remove names from the prayer list.
ACOLYTE AND CROSS BEARER SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY
ACOLYTE CROSS BEARER
Jan. 1 Shelbie Johnson Will JohnsonJan. 8 Kella Battiste Noah Waldrop Jan. 15 Coye Cutshall Chesley BrehmerJan. 22 Laura Mohler Coleman WaldropJan. 29 Isabel Martin Lee Greene
Please let Joan Morris, Coordinator, know if you will not be able to serve on your Sunday and help her by trying to find your replacement. Mrs. Joan can be reached at 276-2700 or 924-3884. There will be a meeting soon of all who are or who wish to be acolytes and cross bearers. THANK YOU, Acolytes and Cross Bearers for your service to Trinity!
2Trivia Answers: 1) a; 2) d; 3) b; 4) a; 5) c; 6) a
Our Known Hospitalized:Recent Hospitalizations and/or Surgeries: Nursing Home: Cornelia PittsContinued Prayers: Homer and Edna Garnett, Eva Waldrop, James and Jeanette Poag, Nell Martin, Jean Bundrick, Linda Rowe, Eddie Welborn, Ann Thomas, Cheryl Longshore, Martha Meadows, Wade and Frances Pitts, Jim Waldrop, Myrtle Longshore, Johnnie Pitts Jr., Watkins MartinFamily and Friends of Trinity: Billy Dickert, Margaret Shealy, Phillip Sanders, Todd Sanders, Harold Harris, Donnie Longshore, Peter Connor, Doretha Schumpert, Melynda Gunter and Baby Henry Gunter, Adam McCullough
Thank you for all of the donations that were given for the firefighters in Oconee County battling the wildfires in upstate South Carolina. A huge tub of items were delivered to the UMC Greenwood District office from Trinity. I spoke with Dr. Love and he was very impressed by our kindness. Trinity also made a donation to the Disaster Relief Fund to help with the devastation in the Lowcountry left over from the hurricane. We should be proud of our ministry in this area. It is always a blessing to be able to give.
EPISTLE, GOSPEL READERS AND GREETER SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY
EPISTLE READER GOSPEL READER GREETER
Jan. 1 Josh Pitts Frieda Kesler Myrtle LongshoreJan. 8 Sharon Baughman Crystal Waldrop Clarissa HendrixJan. 15 Joan Morris Lisha Senn June PittsJan. 22 Harriet Stevenson Grady Senn Mary ForrestJan. 29 Eli Martin Frances Pitts Dale Longshore
Please let Wilson Senn, Coordinator, know if you will not be able to serve on your given Sunday. Please help him by trying to find your replacement. Wilson can be reached at 276-4852 or 944-1876. THANK YOU to all the Worship Servants who help each Sunday!
ALTAR FLOWERS IN 2017January 1 – Poinsettias January 15 – Dixie WaldropJanuary 8 – Marie Somers January 22 – Open
January 29 – Jim Waldrop
The flower chart is located on the bulletin board opposite the pastor’s study. Please sign up now for the 2017 year so that you can get the date that you want. When it is your turn to have flowers, you will need to fill out an Altar Flower Sheet located on the bulletin board next to the Flower
Chart. Please complete and give to Harriet Stevenson so she will know the correct wording for the bulletin. Thank you so much for helping to make the sanctuary so beautiful each Sunday.
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
4-Debbie Waldrop 15-Coleman Waldrop5-Christine Hendrix 19-Ron Stevenson5-Susan Longshore 20-Mike Alvarez9-Donna Pollard 22-Chesley Brehmer10-Watkins Martin 24-Jean Bundrick 11-Abby Kesler 25-Frank Somers14-Emily Senn 29-Dixie Waldrop15-Betty Way
Be sure your name is listed on the birthday chart on the bulletin board opposite the Pastor's study. Notify the church secretary, Peggy Bogart, if you wish to add or delete a name. 3
METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP (MYF) - Foster Senn, Leader
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Meaghan Bedenbaugh; President.
The youth had a fun December as they went Christmas caroling on Dec. 11 at Mrs. Eva Waldrop’s and Mrs. Jean Bun-drick’s. They also attended the Greenwood District youth Christmas party at St. Paul U MC in Saluda on Dec. 19.
The Youth will participate in the January Journey Youth Night on Jan. 22 at Zion. The Trinity youth have been assigned to do a skit. Come see the Trinity youth actors!
Also, the youth in the Greenwood District are collecting old bicycles to be sent overseas. If you have an old bicycle to donate, please see Foster Senn.
The youth will also be accepting donations on February 5 after the church service for The Souper Bowl of Caring with all of this year’s donations going to the Boy’s Farm of Newberry.
Meaghan Bedenbaugh, President .
UnitedMethodistWomen(Circle)
1st Monday
2017 Officers: President – Lisha Senn; Vice President – Myrtle Longshore; Secretary – Frieda Kesler; Treasurer – Susan Longshore. Thank you all for serving another year!
The UMW did not meet in December but joined with the Men’s Club for a wonderful evening of food and fellowship. The next meeting will be Monday, January 2. Barbara Rogers will have the program. Hostesses will be Lisha Senn and Linda Lominack. Please try to attend as this will be an important meeting as we plan for 2017. Don’t forget a canned good or paper product for the Manna House and also remember to save those drink can tabs as well as cancelled stamps for our missions projects.
SilverAndGold
2ndWednesday
The next meeting is Wednesday, January 11 at 11:30 a.m. We will have a SOUP AND SANDWICH luncheon followed by bingo. If you didn’t receive a call from Joan, you don’t have to bring anything. All seniors, male or female, are invited and encouraged to attend our meetings. You may INVITE A SENIOR FRIEND to join you. We will be travelling to Dempsey’s in February. We are delighted that one of our favorite eating establishments is open again. More details to follow.
Joan Morris, President; Rebecca Bundrick, Treasurer, Phyllis Sanders, Devotional leader
TheMen’sClub
1st
Wednesday
President-Johnnie Pitts; Vice President-Ashley Wilson; Sec/Treas-Wilson Senn; Program Coordinator-Foster Senn.
The Men’s Club invites all men, regardless of membership at Trinity, to attend their meetings. No meeting was held in December due to the joint Christmas get together with the UMW. We had a very good meal with games afterwards. It was the men against the women. The Men’s Club trounced the UMW and has bragging rights until next year. The next meeting will be Wednesday, January 4. Cooks will be Michael Bouknight, Harry Longshore, Steve Morris, William Johnson and Johnnie Pitts.
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THE SIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS AT TRINITY 2016
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Top Row: Lisha Senn presents Susan Longshore with the UMW Christian Leadership Award. Our beautiful Chrismon tree and poinsettias adorn the sanctuary.
Middle Row: David Hendrix and June Pitts were decorated as Snowmen. The WOMEN won this contest. The Children did a great job with their narrated Christmas Program.
Bottom left: When blindfolded and asked to draw a Christmas Tree with ornaments and a star, a mantel hung with stockings and presents under the tree, this is what it looked like when Rev. Carter (Men’s Club) and Susan Longshore(UMW) finished. I think you can see why the MEN won this contest but Susan did a great job too. Try it blindfolded and see how you do!
JANUARY 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Epiphany Sunday*
Birthday and Anniversary Recognitions
United Methodist Women6:30 p.m.
Men’s Club7:30 p.m.
8 9 10 11
12 13 14
January JourneyNew Hope5:45 p.m.
Baptism of the Lord**
No AdministrativeCouncilMeetingNote Change of Date
Silver and Gold11:30 a.m.Fellowship HallSoup and Sandwich Luncheon and Bingo
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
January Journey
New Chapel5:45 p.m.
Administrative Council
Meeting 7:00 p.m.
22 23 24 25 26 27 28January Journey
ZionYouth Service
5:45 p.m.
Ecumenical Sunday***
Deadline for Trinity Times Newsletter Info
29January Journey
Epting5:45 p.m. with
Holy Communion
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*Epiphany Sunday is a day that commemorates the coming of the Magi to visit the baby Jesus.**The Baptism of the Lord commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist.***Ecumenical Sunday is the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany and is a call to unity to celebrate interfaith partnerships among Christians.
A New Year’s PrayerDear Lord, please give me a few friends who understand me and remain my friends; A work to do which has real value, without which the world would be the poorer; A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed; An understanding heart; A sense of humor; Time for quiet, silent meditation; A feeling of the presence of God; The patience to wait for the coming of these things, With the wisdom to recognize them when they come. Amen Anonymous
6BIBLE TRIVIA - EPIPHANY
1) How many Wise Men (Magi) visited Joseph, Jesus and Mary in Bethlehem?a) Nobody knowsb) Threec) Twod) Four
2) Which King of Israel wanted to kill the baby who would grow to become the Messiah?a) Caesar Augustusb) Flavius Josephusc) Quiriniusd) Herod
3) The story of the visit of the Wise Men (Magi) appears in the Gospel according to whom?a) Markb) Matthewc) Luked) John
4) What is the origin and meaning of the word “epiphany”?a) From the Greek, meaning “to show forth”b) From the Latin, meaning “astrologers or magicians”c) From the Greek, meaning “before Lent”d) From the German, meaning “after Christmas”
5) What are/were the three traditional names assigned to the Wise Men (Magi)?a) Shadrach, Meshach and Abednegob) Huey, Dewey and Louiec) Caspar, Melchior and Balthasard) Peter, Paul and James
6) What is myrrh?a) The dried sap of an African tree used anciently in embalming ointments and burned at funeralsb) Nutmegc) The Arabic word for silverd) A mercurial compound used to treat flesh wounds
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Janna Longshore, recently graduated from the SC Criminal Justice Academy and is now a Commissioned Class I Law Enforcement Officer. Janna comes from a long line of law enforcement family members. She is the great niece of Roger and Dale Longshore. Roger is a retired Captain of the Saluda County Sheriff’s Office.
NOTE
There are still some Christmas cards left in the Communications Center off the narthex. Please check to see if you have any cards that you didn’t pick up.
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January 8 – New HopeJanuary 15 – New ChapelJanuary 22 – Zion – Youth ServiceJanuary 29 – Epting
All services begin with hymn singing at 5:45 p.m. and service at 6:00 p.m. Refreshments follow service. Holy Communion will take place at Epting. Please bring a non-perishable food item for Manna House each week .
Dear Trinity UMC,It is with heartfelt thanks that
Barbara and myself would like to thank you for the very generous Christmas gift that you gave to us. In addition to the gift, all of the cards, gifts and goodies made us feel very special and we both would like to extend our thanks to you.
The Newberry Area Council of Ministries presents
JANUARY JOURNEY 2017
“Offer Them Christ”
The theme hymn is “O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”. All services will begin at 5:45 p.m. with a 15 minute hymn sing. Services conclude with a time of fellowship and refreshments.
Sunday, January 8Host: New Hope UMC
Guest: Rev. Dr. Stephen Love (Greenwood District Superintendent)
Sunday, January 15Host: New Chapel UMC
Guest: TBD
Sunday, January 22Host: Zion UMC
Guest: Youth Sunday (All youth from the Newberry-area churches will participate. This includes our Trinity MYF).
Sunday, January 29Host: Epting UMC
Guest: Rev. David Surrett (of Central UMC)This service will conclude with Holy Communion.
All are invited and welcome to attend.Non-perishable food items will be collected each week to benefit the Manna House in Newberry. Offerings
will be taken each Sunday to benefit the Emergency Relief Fund (formerly the Woodyard Fund) and the New-berry Free Medical Clinic and the Community Fund.
VISIT OUR CHURCH WEBSISTE:
www.trinityumcnewberry.net
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Trinity United Methodist Church1160 Trinity Church RoadNewberry, South Carolina 29108
