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CMF News

The CMF resumed monthly meetings in September. Officers were elected. They are as follows: Bruce Williamson, president, Chris Jenkins, vice-president, and William Sykes, secretary/treasurer. We will continue to meet on the second Tuesday evenings of each month. The CMF was well represented at the Southeast District CMF meeting

at Richlands FCC. The workdays at Camp Caroline are October 13 and November 17. Everyone, both men and women, are encouraged to make plans to attend. The men are looking forward to cooking for the 44th annual Southwood Memorial Christian Church Harvest Festival and for the Advent meals. Bruce Williamson, 559-3484 bruce@williamsonsphoto.com

The Southwood

Chalice Sharing Christ’s Ministries & Missions

October 2012

A monthly publication of Southwood Memorial Christian Church

www.southwoodmemorial.com 1027 Hwy 58 South, Kinston, NC 28504 (252) 527-8780

Church Calendar Each Sunday

8:30 am Early Worship

9:02 am Contemporary Worship

(Music begins at 8:45 am)

9:45 am The Gathering

10:00 am Sunday School

11:00 am Traditional Worship

5:30 -7:00 pm – Youth Groups

1st Monday of each month Board Meeting: 7:00 p.m. in the Music Room Each Wednesday Adult Handbell Practice 6:45 p.m. Adult Choir Practice 7:30 p.m.

CWF Groups Saturday Morning Circle – 1st Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - FLC Ray of Hope – 2nd Tuesday night – 7:00 p.m. @ Judy Moore’s home. Dorcas Circle – 3rd Monday night, 7:00 p.m. @ Rena Cauley’s home. Young At Heart – 4th Wednesday @9:30 a.m. - FLC

CMF MEETING 2nd Tuesday night of each month – 7:00 p.m. YACHT CLUB (Young Adult Christians Hanging Together) Last Friday night of each month – 6:30 p.m.

Special Events for October HOMECOMING – Sunday, October 7

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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE- Monday,

Oct.8th, 3:00-7:00 p.m. ,FLC.

Pastor Appreciation Reception – Sunday,

October 21st @ 3:00 p.m.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT – Wednesday, October

31st @5:30 p.m.

From the Board for October It is an exciting time for us here at Southwood Memorial

Christian Church. Finally, the temperatures are indicating that Fall

has arrived and with it the hustle of the final months of our year.

Stores are already putting out displays for Halloween,

Thanksgiving and even Christmas. There are so many activities

that we can scarcely fit them into our busy calendar. As we enter

this time of year let us remember to give thanks and exalt God.

David speaks of the attitude that we should all have in one of his

psalms: “My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I

will sing praises! Awake, my glory!

Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations.

For Your loving kindness is great to the heavens and Your truth to the clouds.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.” (Psalm 57:7-11)

Do the people we see each day know that we praise God? Do we give thanks to Him before all people? We as a society have allowed God to be marginalized. It is no longer considered appropriate to mention anything about God in public. As we launch into this busy time of year, let’s remember to praise God and keep Him in the center of ALL we do. God WILL glorify us when we glorify Him. Jim Cullen, Board Chairman

October 7 October 14 October 21 October 28

Hostess George & Peggy Fordham

David & Sue Moody Jessica Jones Weenonah Turner Pat & LaVerne Corrigan

Flowers CWF Weenona Turner April Modlin/ Linda Sutton Peggy Boone

Communion Dianne Baker Joan Simpson/

Zelma Davenport Weenonah Turner/

Neomi Wiley Pat & LaVerne Corrigan

Tots for Christ Michelle Marker Melissa Grady Ashley Manning Melissa Grady

Lay Speaker Dexter Wasson Deborah Grimes Leslie Jones Jim Cullen

Prayer Concerns CHURCH FAMILY Ann Conner Betty Potter

Bobby & Jackie Hill Brenda Grant Charles & Audrey Casey C.J. Rouse

David Spence Dexter & Jeannette Wasson

Dianne Baker Ella Moore Elwood T. Daughety Evelyn Lambert

June Dawson Pat & LaVerne Corrigan

Lyndsi Ask Murray & Grace Rouse Myrtle Rose Morris Rachel Daughety

Roger Moore Russell & Christian Sykes

Ruth Hedgepeth Timmy Woolard & children

Vic & Barb Paderick Wallace Johnson

(Nursing Home, Assisted Living or Home-Bound)

M.V. Rivenbark (daughter’s home) Polly Johnson (Magnolia Cottage Care) Ron Hagell – Spring Arbor Swannie Mae Sykes – Harmony Hall Vernon & Peggy Kennedy

Woodard Daughety – Harmony Hall

Betty Harris

Bobbie Sykes Johnson & daughter, Rowan

Braxton Jones (broken arm)

broken relationships

Gary & Crystal Ipock

Kermit Hill- recovering from surgery

Larry Weaver – recovering from back

surgery

Myrtle Rose Morris - MRSA (infection)

Stephanie S. Galog

Unspoken request

Vann Cranford

(Nursing Home, Assisted Living or Home-Bound)

M.V. Rivenbark (daughter’s home) Polly Johnson (Magnolia Cottage Care) Ron Hagell – Spring Arbor Swannie Mae Sykes – Harmony Hall Vernon & Peggy Kennedy

Woodard Daughety – Harmony Hall

FAMILY & FRIENDS Audrey & Helen Kennedy (Barbara Sykes’ parents) Dolph Allen Grace Neal (sister of Bonnie Killingsworth) Mary Baker Henderson Joyce Smith (sister of Susan Casey) Kay Smith (Dee Parker’s mother) Randy McGowan (son of June & David Dawson)

Robbie Daughety (grandson of Woodard & Rachel Daughety) Ryan Turner (0988897)Scotland Correctional Institute, PO Box 1808, Laurinburg, NC 28353)

Alex Jones Allen Norris Ann Whitlow Barbara Lashley (Kathy Dunham’s mother)

Betina (back surgery) Bob Miller Carrie Sparks Cathy Price Cody Hill

Connie Hollifield Dale Howard

Dalton Deaver Dare Howard David Aycock

David Parker Deborah Pridgen Diane White Doris Sanderson Doug and Patsy Casey

Gary Noel (LA) Gloria Goodman (upcoming surgery) Gloria Parrish

Grace Barwick Grace Eubanks Gwen Smith Hazel Taylor Heidi Jones Herman and Betsy Preston Jean Vernon Jeffrey Hinson

Jessica Elmore Jimmy Humphrey JoAnn Davis Joe Cox

Joe Dawson Joe Perry John Noble Judy Jones Larry Walston Leon Worthington Lewis Jones

Linda G. Smith Lorna Merritt Magdalene Miller (Mary Sanderson’s mom) Mildred Hardison Mitzi White-shoulder surgery

Mylinda Woody & unborn twins Nell Smith Oliver and Evelyn Cauley Pam and Roger Pate Robert Parsons Ronnie Sanderson Ross King

Ruth Smith Ruby Kennedy

Stanley Smith Steve Husketh Tom and Sandra Dean Winfred Mobley

NEW THIS WEEK *Leonard & Mildred Herring *Vickie Daw *J.B. & Brittany Bennett

SYMPATHY family of Alton Jones (Mary Griffith’s brother) family & friends of Brenda Spence (NLHS teacher) family of Scarlett Kennedy Jernigan family of Paul Paris (Jeannette Wasson’s brother) Tyler Proctor & family – loss of his uncle, a state trooper *family of Mary Ellen Noble *Daniel & Emily Fulcher & family – loss of infant son Military Family & Friends Brandon Mayfield (Afghanistan) Justin Beasley (Afghanistan) Kevin Hood (Afghanistan) Vincent Duke (Nigeria) Kyle Ellen (boot camp) Alan Gaddis-Afganistan Jay Ruis-Afganistan Jeff Weaver - Afghanistan

Birthdays

10/1 Polly Johnson, Nicole Sugg & Susan Sykes 10/2 Rick Vernon & Mickey Johnson

10/4 Meredith Edwards & Evan Taylor 10/7 Jeanette Wasson & Jon Whaley

10/8 Barb Paderick 10/9 Alyssa Comer

10/10 Charlie Matthews, Pat Corrigan, Morrison Rivenbark & Ella Moore

10/11 James Grady, Olivia Stroud & Jill Price

10/13 Kathy Webb & Judy Howard 10/14 James Honeycutt, Henry Dail,

& Adam Stout 10/16 Alex Sugg, Sawyer Stringfield &

Michelle Basden 10/17 Connie Kennedy & Justin Stout

10/18 Carson Becton & Annie Kay Grady 10/19 Braxton Jones

10/20 Christopher Hodges & Michelle Waller 10/21 Harry Osborne, Tim Fordham, George Fordham & Wallace Johnson

10/22 Sandra Weaver & Miranda Moore 10/24 Kermit Hill & Donna Mercer 10/25 Amy Moore & Blake Lane

10/26 Barbara Garvey & Jacob Howard 10/27 Greg Cauley

10/28 Charles Wetherington & Johnny Stroud 10/29 Bonnie Killingsworth

If you do not see your birthday listed,

please contact: Kirby & Mary Hardy (522-4689) and share that information with your church family!

Anniversaries

10/4 Ryan & Erin Whaley 10/10 Charles & Audrey Casey,

Bobby & Jackie Hill 10/12 Jim & Ann Cullen

10/14 Pat & LaVerne Corrigan 10/16 Reginald & Maidred Stroud

10/17 Jan & Lisa King 10/18 Wayne & Brenda Barwick, 10/19 Butch & Betty Jo Hughes 10/22 Billy & Connie Kennedy 10/23 Johnny & Donna Stroud

Ryan’s Ramblings… Dear Church Family, I’m sure that each of you is back in full swing after a crazy summer

and I pray that God will continue his blessings over you as Fall

begins and we begin to think about Thanksgiving and Christmas.

CHRISTMAS!?!? YIKES! ALREADY?! Yep. It’s only 3

months away.

I’d like to take this time to give you an update on the status of the

Youth Ministry at SMCC. I’m proud to say that we continue to

grow spiritually and numerically in our youth ministry. Here are

just a few items of importance that you should know…

K-5th grade Sunday School has grown to nearly 35 children

per Sunday morning.

Children’s Youth groups is averaging nearly 25 children

per Sunday night.

Student Sunday School numbers are averaging almost 25

per Sunday.

Student Youth groups are averaging almost 30 per Sunday

night.

We currently have more children & students attending

worship services than ever before. They are begging their

parents to bring them to church!

I’d like to thank ALL of those who have worked so hard to help

our Youth Ministry grow! Thanks to Susan Baker for coordinating

the new Children’s Youth Groups initiative! Thanks to Leslie

Jones & the Christian Education committee for all of their work on

Sunday School and other activities. Thanks to ALL of our

teachers, volunteers, leaders, and givers for their time & energy!

Each of YOU has helped make this ministry a success!

I’d love to share more with you about all that our Youth Ministry is

doing but I don’t have the space. Haha. However, if any of YOU

has a question about the youth ministry please come and ask ME.

Want to know more details about the YM? ASK ME. Want to

know what I think on certain issues? ASK ME. Want to know

where I’d like to see us move in the future (i.e., my vision)? ASK

ME. I’d love to share with you what God is doing in the lives of

our children and students.

God is good, all the time. And all the time, God is good!

Blessings,

Pastor Ryan

HELP NEEDED: Due to the tremendous growth of our church over the

last couple of years we are greatly in need of more teachers & volunteers - especially in the area of Children's ministry! Currently, we offer Sunday School (10:00am), KIDMO (11:00am service only), and Childrens’ (Sundays 5:00-6:00 p.m.) and Youth Groups (Sundays 5:30 0 7:00 p.m.) Please prayerfully consider volunteering in one of these three areas. We really need your help in making our children's ministry even greater. Also, a huge THANK YOU to those who already give so much of their time & effort to our children! THANK YOU. If you'd like to help, please contact Pastor Ryan. Thanks!

Average September Attendance - 340

MARY’S KITCHEN UPDATE

(our church serves the 1st Saturday of each month)

The September team led by the Dorcas Circle served approximately 80 hungry people. The October 6th team will

be led by Ryder Webb and his LCC/Early College Class.

We would like to welcome three new members

to our church family through transfer of

membership!

Abigail Dunn

Nick Smith Robert McLamb

HOMECOMING! Sunday, October 7th at 11:00 a.m. ONE BLENDED SERVICE in the sanctuary so that all of our congregation can worship together! The service will be followed by a covered dish meal in the Family Life Center. EVERONE is invited and encouraged to attend this great day of worship & celebration!

SCOUTING AT SOUTHWOOD INFORMATIONAL

MEETING – Tuesday, October 2nd

@ 7:00 p.m. This

meeting is for all boys and parents who

might be interested in becoming a cub

or boy scout, a scout leader or who are

involved at Southwood already. For

scouting to remain at SW for years to

come, we need you to get involved and

give of your time when you can. The

meeting will be in the Andrews Bldg.

(beside the playground). Thank you , Lisa Stillwell,

Cubmaster and Hank Jarman, Asst. Scoutmaster.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT –

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST

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5:30 P.M. Finger foods will be

available at 5:30 p.m. A Parade of

Costumes for all ages will be held at

6:15 p.m. Games for all ages are sure

to be fun! Again this year, we will

have “Trunk or Treat.” Each family is

asked to decorate the trunk of their car

with any them they’d like. Along with their theme,

participants will be able to go to each trunk to receive a treat.

If you would like to participate, see Ryan Vernon for details.

We will need to know the number of cars participating in this

event.

ITEMS NEEDED: Individually wrapped candy for prizes and

Go Fish, 2 Liter and canned drinks for Drink Toss, and prizes

for Bingo. Please leave candy and prizes in the FLC and

label: Halloween Family Fun Night. We would like to have

these items no later than Sunday, Oct. 28th

by 10:00 a.m. On

Wednesday night, we will also need pies and cakes for the

Cake Walk. Each family attending should make sure they

bring a beverage and plenty of finger foods to share. We have

a lot of guests for this event and we want to be able to feed

them all! If you would like to assist with any of the activities,

please call Deborah Grimes (523-4192) or Pastor Ryan

Vernon (643-4201.)

BACKPACK MINISTRY – Donations for our partnership with SW

Elementary are needed to help children that may go hungry on the the weekends. Please bring donations of nutritious child-friendly foods and place in the box in the Education Bldg. Ex. Cereal, granola or cereal bars, nabs, canned meats, single serving soups or spaghettios,

mac n cheese, fruit or pudding cups, juice, etc. Invite your child or grandchild to shop with you and use the opportunity to discuss sharing with those in need. (Also needed: good used backpacks) The response from this ministry has been one of great appreciation from the school personnel and the families of the students benefitting from your kindness.

Camp Caroline Retreat for Disciples Women Ministries/Christian Women's Fellowship--- When: October 12-13, 2012 Theme: Connecting (based on Matthew 4) Keynote Speaker: Rev. Kathy Jo Mitchell from Rocky Mount, NC. "A Day Apart"---You can go down for the day on Saturday or you can enjoy an optional Friday night sleepover with fellowship, fun, and vespers with Jane Alligood. Early bird registrations must be in the regional office by October 1st. Where do you sign up? Forms have been given to CWF Presidents so contact Heather Kennedy or you may also contact Mary Evans if you need a registration form. This retreat is close by and an opportunity for young women and all women to connect. You can meet new friends and experience spiritual renewal and fellowship time with other Christian women. As your Southeast District Coordinator, I appreciate your support and I hope to see you there. Mary Evans mwevans1953@gmail.com or 252-527-4302.

From Pastor Rick Vernon I recently shared an excellent article with our church board

written by my friend and colleague Rev. Dr. Mark Benson, pastor

of Gordon Street Christian Church. It was posted in one of their

recent church newsletters. Mark’s article was giving thanks to his

congregation for allowing him to attend a conference on church

revitalization. In his article he wrote about several things Gordon

Street Christian Church is doing well. He also wrote concerning

revitalization possibilities that as a congregation they should

consider investigating. He wrote about the fact that they should

look at new ways to bring people in surrounding communities

into worship. He even covered the fact that it may be

uncomfortable (my word) for some but necessary just the same.

To my friend and colleague…Thank You! Well done, Mark. It

was an excellent article shared with the hope and vision of great

increase in corporate worship.

Revitalization doesn’t necessarily mean doing away with what

is comfortable to some. It also recommends adding other

elements of worship styles to provide a more diverse palette of

worship offerings. Revitalization helps to bring those who have

found little meaning or pleasure in corporate worship back into a

healthy worship life. It must also fit their lifestyle as well as their

generational attitudes.

As your senior pastor for twelve years, I want to once again

thank you for becoming a leading example of church

revitalization. In my almost thirty-three years as a member,

leader and minister of our congregation, I consider this one of our

greatest accomplishments for the growth of the Kingdom of God.

Again, I remind you that I am speaking of the 9:02 service. This

service just celebrated its one-year anniversary and it has far

surpassed the growth I expected for the first year. Yes, a few of

our previous 8:30 am and 11:00 am worship attendees have

moved to the 9:02 service because of its “come as you are” and

“feel free to express yourself” style of worship. That’s another

point of revitalization. This is the same step we made decades

ago when we added our 8:30 am service to “come as you are.”

Remember, in the infancy of the 8:30 am service, there were

concerns of how that service would affect the 11:00 a.m. service.

The measuring rod should always be; “How many people have

made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ and been baptized

through a particular worship service?” In the case of all three of

our services over the last decade, several hundred have come to

the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

Although I am in my final weeks as your pastor, I still remain

a member, leader and visionary for my home church, Southwood

Memorial Christian Church. With God’s Hand, we have built

another “bridge to the future” for our ministries. All across the

state, other churches are looking at our model of revitalization.

Every Sunday, new people are finding “joy in church” on our

campus. Even more than that, they are developing a new found

relationship with Jesus Christ and spiritual growth. That has

always been my goal for our church as a leader and pastor.

I am very aware of those with concerns about which service is

carrying the financial weight. The answer is - “all of them.” All

of us must strive to make sure we provide our gifts, talents and

resources for the Godly reasons of making disciples and building

lasting relationships. It is even a greater responsibility for those

of us whom God has blessed with abundant resources. It is the

way we give glory to God for our blessings. It is our gift in

developing and training disciples for generations to come.

Although we come from diverse backgrounds, different

generations and different levels of gifts and talents, whichever

Southwood worship service we choose to attend, we still remain

“one church, one faith, one baptism.” I continue to challenge

you all to share with me and Pastor Ryan your visions for

Southwood Memorial Christian Church…one year from

now…three years from now…five years from now…even ten

years from now. Old Testament scripture teaches us; “They

perish because of lack of vision.” For 65 years, vision has taken

SMCC to new heights in ministry. Please be faithful, trust God

and watch what he is about to do. After all it is “His Church.”

Let us display attitudes of faithfulness and encouragement and

grow the Kingdom of God in a mighty way! I love you all.

PROPERTY COMMITTEE REPORT Have you noticed the changes taking place on our campus?

The exterior doors to the Education Building have been painted. Thank you, Judith and Heather Kennedy. A safety rail has been installed upstairs in The Education Building. Thank you, Harper and Brenda Grant. The double doors leading from the Andrew’s Building to the cooking shelter have been

painted. Thank you, Kirby and Mary Hardy. The stained ceiling tiles in the Family Life Center and the restrooms have been replaced. Thank you, Richie Williamson. The following is an updated list of projects that an individual or family may be interested in adopting:

1. Pressure wash the covered walkway

2. Pressure wash the Andrew’s Building

3. In the Andrew’s Building, enclose the area where the

dishwasher was located

4. Pressure wash the storage building next to the cookers

5. Clean all light fixtures

6. Replace stained ceiling tiles next to chimney in Education

Building

7. Remove dirt dauber nest on both side entrances to

sanctuary

Information on these and future projects are hanging on the project tree located near the main entrance to the Family Life Center. On this “Project Tree” is a “leaf” that describes the project along with a photo. Let’s put forth an extra effort to have this “tree” shed all of the “leaves/projects” before winter. Contact Bruce Williamson at 559-3484 if you have any questions.