The Connection...(Isaiah 43:1-5). I am caught in the paradox of being certain of so much and yet sure of so little. I suppose that is why faith is “ the reality of what we hope for,

IN THIS I SSUE

Financial Report & Info 2

Music Ministry & Mud Pies 3

Memorials & Honorariums 4

ENGAGE/Pastor Gray 5

Children’s Ministries 6

Missions 7

Elevate Student Ministries 8

Celebrations 9

Volunteer Schedule 10

March Calendar 11

Worshipping Serving Building Welcoming

March 2020 Volume X Issue 3

The

Connection

FOLLOWING CHRIST FROM CITY CENTER

Letter from the Pastor

“When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has re-vealed to me” --John Wesley

These words of the founder of the Methodist movement ring true to me today. As a denomination, the United Methodist Church is going to have to make decisions about who we are and who we want to be at the next General Conference. The many different possible outcomes are too numerous to begin to name. Everyone seems to have a theory. Every the-ory and proposal brings a newfound feeling of fear for the unknown.

In the middle of the rushing wind that whistles all around, I finally understand what Wesley meant by “at present, I am hardly sure of any-thing but what God has revealed to me.” I know for certain that I am called by God to serve as a pastor. God has affirmed and confirmed my call many times. I know that Christ showed his love for me by giving his life for me, and that it is this love that compels me to teach and to share with others the unconditional, resurrected love that seeks to embrace us all. I know that I am invited to trust that God who started a good work here in this church will be faithful to complete it (Philippians 1:6). I know that I have nothing to fear for I have been called by name and God is with me (Isaiah 43:1-5). I am caught in the paradox of being certain of so much and yet sure of so little. I suppose that is why faith is “the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we don’t see” (Hebrews 11:1, CEB)

I admit that every day there seems to be more things that I sim-ply do not know and cannot understand. The Good News, the best news, comes from one final quote from John Wesley:

“The best of it is, God is with us.”

Grace and Peace

James

Project Renovate– Coming Summer The refurbishing of the fellowship hall is tentatively planned to start this summer, but we need your help.

There has been a very generous commitment from the “Friends of Harold McDonald” to match dollar for dol-lar up to $125,000 cash contributions to Project Renovate.

This commitment is good through June 2020. What a great opportunity toward funding the much needed refurbishing of our Fellowship hall.

Please prayerfully consider contributing to this matching fund, and keep on the lookout for updates.

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Actual Budgeted YTD INCOME: $105,340 $139,608 YTD EXPENSES: $102,204 $139,608 YTD SURPLUS OR (DEFICIT): $ 3,136

Flowers for 8:30 am and 11:00 am services

March 1 Rowlands March 8 Prewett March 15 Available March 22 Available March 29 Available

Keep in mind multiple families can share Sunday flowers if there is a special date you have in mind.

MSUMC would like to share the flowers with our eld-erly or those hospitalized. Volunteer to serve occa-

sionally on Monday mornings to arrange and/or deliver vases. Contact Carol Harley to help: cshar-

[email protected] or 864-554-5553.

Stewardship and Finance F inancia l Report as of February 23, 2020

The deadline for the next Connection is Friday, March 20, for our April edition. Please submit your

articles and photos to: [email protected].

April Connection

The March/April Upper Room, a

United Methodist devotional resource, is available in

the church office, narthex, and ramp door entrance.

Costs are $1.00 for regular print and $1.50 for large print.

Please remember to stop by the church office and fill out an Event Reservation form.

The communications committee has also created a form and will be glad to assist you in

promoting your event to the congregation. Just complete your information on-line at our web-site, www.msumc1.org, under the ’Contact Us’ tab

or click Communications Form.

Hearts and Hands Circle Monday, March 2, at 10:00 am

Main Street Library Meets 1st Monday of every month

Susanna Circle Tuesday, March 3, at 10:00 am

Curry Room at Wesley Commons Meets 1st Tuesday of every month

Celebration Circle Tuesday, March 10, at 6:00 pm

Fellowship Hall Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month

Please RSVP by calling, texting, or emailing

Kit Adkins at 980-1554 or [email protected]

New members are always welcome to any circle!

Planning an event at Church?

Men’s Study meets at Fat Daddy’s BBQ on Thursday mornings at 7am. Many thanks to Mark Askew who has

been leading this group for over a year.

Men N Ministry

The next Church Council meeting is on Sunday, March 1st, at 4:00 pm in the Drake Class.

Church Council Meeting

Greenwood District UMW Day Apart

“Coping Through Faith”

Guest Speaker: Rev. Ashley McCoy-Bruce

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Panola United Methodist Church

404 Panola Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646

Phone: (803) 227-2335

Registration - 9:15 AM Assembly - 10 AM


Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Come and join this meeting, supported by Main Street UMC, to provide support to one another while also learning more about the disease and

ways to manage it. When: Third Tuesday of every month @ 4:00 pm

Where: Wesley Commons Exercise Room

Sweet Hour of Prayer will meet on Tuesday, March 3rd, from 1-2 pm in the Library. Please plan to join this small group of individuals who come together in praise as they petition our Lord on behalf of themselves and others. Prayer changes things!

John McFadden

Director

It is good to praise the Lord and make music to Your Name, O Most High .

Psalm 92:1

TRUE WORSHIP

In the fourth chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus and the disciples traveled through Samaria – some-thing that good Jews would not do. Jews considered Samaritans half-breeds. They would go way out of the way to go around Samaria to avoid Samaritans.

Jesus and the disciples stopped in the village of Sychar in Samaria. Jesus had a conversation with a woman – something that good Jews would not do. A respectable Jewish man would not speak to a woman drawing water in the middle of the day; it would have been obvious that she was an outcast since ‘good girls’ didn’t go to the well in the middle of the day.

When Jesus identified her life situation (that she had been married five times and that she was living with a man who was not her husband), she deduced that he was a prophet. She tried to engage Jesus in a religious debate about the proper place of worship. Jesus didn’t go for it. He said, “But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth (vs. 23-24).”

The place of worship is not of primary importance. The manner of worship is not of primary impor-tance. The openness of the heart and the attitude of the mind are important. Are our hearts filled with grati-tude to God? Are our minds focused on Him and His Word? The Father is seeking people who will worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Semi–Annual Children’s Consignment Sale Asbury Gym—Main Street UMC

Spring and Summer Items Only—No Juniors A Quality Resale of New and Gently used

Children’s Clothing, Baby Items, Toys and Maternity Clothing

Drop off Days: March 5-9

BUY AND SELL Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Volunteers 5:00-8:00 pm Consignors 6:00-8:00 pm

Early Shopping Passes $5.00

Open Free to the Public March 12 - 8:00 am—7:00 pm March 13 - 8:00 am—6:00 pm March 14 -9:00 am—2:00 pm

( Half Price Sale Items Saturday if indicated)

An Invitation from our Neighbors at First Presbyterian On March 17, 2020, Anthony Price will be speaking on What’s New and Exciting at Pathway House.” He will focus on the homeless in Greenwood and bring us up-to-date on the status of helping.

Make a reservation by calling Melvyn Davis (229-9282) by Monday, March 9, 2020. Fellowship begins at 11:30 am with lunch served at noon. The cost of lunch is $8. We love to have visitors from other churches.

Tuesday, March 3 5 pm—8 pm

Both Locations 20% of all sales will be

given to Mud Pies if you tell the cashier and

give them your receipt! Thank you for support-

ing our preschool.


Memorials and Honorariums Operating Budget IN MEMORY OF ERNEST PREWETT Jay and Claudia Burch Roger and Edna Bley Ted and Henrietta Morton IN MEMORY OF AL CONNELL Ann Pendergrass Alvin and Sandra Rankin Linda McDonald IN MEMORY OF SARA CALLISON Lomax and Marilyn Murphy Kit Adkins Linda McDonald Harriet Mays Ann Pendergrass Gerald and Bonnie McDaniel Elizabeth Chiles Len and Lynn Bornemann Ed and Trudy Troublefield June H. Baldwin Frances B. Reynolds Eldora Keck Bob and Betsy Cureton IN HONOR OF THE BIBLE CLASS Linda McDonald Music Fund IN MEMORY OF MIKE WILLIAMS Debbie Tharpe IN MEMORY OF ERNEST PREWETT Jean Bond IN MEMORY OF SARA CALLISON Jean Bond Building Fund IN MEMORY OF MALCOLM FERSON Susanna Circle Mission Fund IN MEMORY OF AL CONNELL Kit Adkins

In Memoriam

Malcolm E. Ferson January 13, 1926—January 29, 2020

Continuing Prayer Concerns: Stanley Baker, Mike Johnson, Pierce Stockman, Ned Birchmore, Betty Ferson, Ruby Minor, Randy Rouse, Marian Adams, John Lumley, Elaine Dukes, Gene Wilson (Cele Shelley’s father), Peggy Ackerman, Susan Rush, Evelyn Rambo, Patricia Lindell, Bobby Pittavino, Bob Childress, Betsy Cureton, Hennie Cox, Barbara Fisher and Lori Proctor.

MSUMC Foundation Fund IN MEMORY OF SARA CALLISON Mason Sunday School Class Sarah Gaye Norris Caroline Hawthorne and Anne Russell Frances Garren Fellowship Hall Fund IN MEMORY OF ERNEST PREWETT Shell and Mary Dula Chuck and Anne Drake IN MEMORY OF AL CONNELL Shell and Mary Dula Zella Moore Pam Faulkner IN MEMORY OF SARA CALLISON Chuck and Anne Drake Fred Wactor and Myra Greene Ruple and Carol Harley Drake Sunday School Class Debbie Tharpe Pam Faulkner IN HONOR OF HARRIET MAYS’ BIRTHDAY Fred Wactor and Myra Greene IN HONOR OF JO PATTERSON Chuck and Anne Drake Fred Wactor and Myra Greene IN HONOR OF PEGGY ACKERMAN’S BIRTHDAY Brenda Bishop IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL WIEDEMANN Ed and Laine Wiedemann IN MEMORY OF MALCOLM FERSON Fred Wactor and Myra Greene IN HONOR OF REV. JIM MEDLEY Myra Greene IN HONOR OF TINKER PENDERGRASS Myra Greene IN MEMORY OF BUD KEATON Debbie Tharpe IN HONOR OF FREDDIA AND GERRY PARTRIDGE’S MARRIAGE Ruple and Carol Harley

In Memoriam

Sara E. Callison June 24, 1924 ‐ February 3,2020

In Memoriam

Betty P. Going October 7, 1926 ‐ February 10,2020

In Memoriam

Janet Fitts August 4, 1926‐ February 26,2020

Meredith Driver Ten Eick October 31, 1972‐ February 26,2020

In Memoriam


Gray Stallworth Pastor of Discipleship

Are you active and effective in sharing with others your faith, your resources, and your love?

Philemon 1:6

You can find more information and register on our website at

https://www.msumc1.org/wednesdays-small-groups/. If you have questions, please call

Pastor of Discipleship Gray Stallworth.

Salt and Light of the World

We are called to be the salt of the earth. This means being a preservative, provoking thirst, and to do so we must go make contact in the world around us! Salt will only enhance the food if it’s added!!

As His disciples we also have the responsibility to let our light shine brightly in this dark world. We have to get out beyond these walls.

Oh yes, this world is dark. But even in moments we think are our darkest, there is light! John 1:5 says “The light keeps shining in the dark, and the darkness has never put it out!”

Are you engaged in a ministry or outreach program of this church?

“His love endures forever.”

Pastor Gray

Engage Small Groups

Our small groups will continue in the Church Wide Study of ‘The Walk” until April 5. We hope that groups will have a great experience during this time. After Easter, we’ll have four additional weeks of Engage Small Groups be-fore we ‘break’ for the busy May-August season. Remem-ber last summer’s “Ice Cream Crawl”? We’ll have an-other series of stops at local spots to enjoy some ice cream and fellowship.

Hospitality Ministry

The Membership and Evangelism Committee collaborated with the Communications Commit-tee to create a new “Visitor Packet”. Our mobile “Welcome Center” is also in the works, so we see the time around Easter as our launch of this new ministry team. Volunteers are still needed to fill various jobs on this team. See Pastor Gray for more details.

Lenten Lunch Schedule

March 4 -- Main Street UMC

March 11-- Immanuel Lutheran

March 18 -- First Baptist

March 25 -- Episcopal

April 1 -- First Presbyterian

April 8 -- Morris Chapel Baptist


March 2020 We are actively looking for volunteers in the children’s

ministry in the following areas:

Elementary-(1st-5th Grades) Sunday School Teachers. Easy to follow curriculum, arrive 9:45 am Sunday, everything you

need laid out for you. Extended Session Volunteers-You will leave the sanctuary

with the preschoolers following the children’s sermon, where they will have a light snack, read a Bible passage, and have free play until they are escorted back to the sanctuary near

the end of service. Nursery Volunteers-During the Sunday School hour and 11:00 worship service, you will play with the babies in the nursery!

You will be a helping hand for our nursery worker, by playing, reading, holding, giving a snack, etc.

Rotations are once every 6 weeks, flexible—we work with your available dates! No experience necessary, but we do ask you go through our Safe Sanctuary training!! Now is the

perfect time to be added to the rotation, because we have our annual SS training coming up in February!

March Memory Verse

“If I, your Lord and teacher, have

washed your feet, you too must wash each other’s feet.”

John 13:14

Daylight Savings Time is HERE! Remember to spring forward on

March 8, 2020.

Save the Date: June 15-19 Vacation Bible School


Main Street

Mission Opportunities

Many thanks to all who supported the medical mission team to Honduras at the end of January! The team appreciates your prayers, time, and monetary gifts. Through your generosity, the following was accomplished:

1,090 patients were seen at 5 different clinics 161,356 individual pills or tubes of medication were taken

with the team costing $8,818 1,550 additional pills were purchased in Honduras 1,200 toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste were taken 300 pairs of children’s sunglasses, 50 adult sunglasses and

200 reading glasses were taken 197 jump ropes were made and distributed $860 provided needed medicine and an oxygen machine

for a 35 year old struggling with congestive heart failure, he is the brother of one of our past translators

$260 bought groceries for 3 families $200 provided testing and treatment for a young mom with

4 young children fighting breast cancer $40 additional medicines for a patient $150 provided school fees and uniforms for children of Angel, Jose Luis, and Ariel (construction team) $200 for needed items for Angel as he prepared to move into the guard home we helped build in 2019

at the children’s home

We witnessed miracles, the joy of Christ, and the love of the Honduran people, all of which are im-measurable. If you would like to consider being part of the construction team October 24-31, 2020, please contact Kathy Kelly as soon as possible.

Our March activity will be a luncheon and program on March 19. Dr. Lincoln McGinnis will be our program, and his topic will be “Navigating Healthcare in 2020.” Lunch is catered for $10 per person. Please register and pay at the church office by March 14.

The April activity will include lunch in Simpsonville and the movie ”Jesus” filmed before a live audience at the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster Pa. Lunch will be ‘dutch treat’ and tickets for the movie are $16. Regis-ter and pay for the movie ticket at the Church Office by April 7. More details coming soon!

Are you getting the Main Streeters Newsletter? It comes via US Mail or E-mail on or about the 10th of each month. If you need to be added to the list, just let us know in the Church Office!!

Main Streeters enjoyed their Sweetheart Banquet on Feb-ruary 20. John and Rodney provided the entertainment.


Sunday School Join each Sunday @10AM in the Youth Room! Youth will be joining in studying

“The Walk” during Sunday School for Lent

Wednesday Nights:

Join us each Wednesday for dinner in the

Fellowship Hall from

5:00-5:45, followed by

games and a devotional

lesson in the Youth Room

from 5:45-7:00!

Many thanks to everyone that donated to our “Souper Bowl” Drive. We collected over 200 canned goods for the

Soup Kitchen!

During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says for us to “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness.” With busy sched-ules and many distractions in daily life, it can be tempting to dis-obey this instruction. Let’s be in continual prayer that the Lord will help us to actively seek Him first as we order our to-do lists every day. Our place within the kingdom is by His grace, a truth to be mindful of especially during this season of Lent, and applies dur-ing every other season as we carry out our daily responsibilities.

-Preston

Sunday Youth:

Sunday evening youth group from 6:30-8:00! Join for fellowship, dinner,

devotion, and games

3/1: Sunday Youth (Youth Room)

3/8: Ryan Hilinski event at St. Mark – More details to come

3/15: Fireside Sunday

3/22: Movie Outing: “I Still Believe”

3/29: Sunday Youth (Youth Room)

Salkehatchie:

-July 18-25 at the Lake Murray Camp

-Students must be 14 by the first day of camp

-Register online at Salkehatchie.org

-Confirm to the church office if going


1 Sylvia Montplaisir Olivia Rowland 3 Dibble Cooper 4 Andrea Cabe

Tommy Williams 5 Howard Thomes, Cecil Gray, Jay Logan, Spence Hagood 7 Caroline Adkins 8 Faye Terry, Rebecca McDonald 9 Gary Funderburk, Schuyler McGinnis, Gerry Partridge 10 Betsy Cureton, Joy Pinckney,

Lindsay Lawrence 11 Zella Moore 12 Michelle Colson 13 Tommy McNeill, Mayson Munnerlyn 14 Clayton Thompson, Coleman Thompson 15 Dylan Johnson, Quinn Marino, Ella Adkins 16 Gibson Askew, Chelsea Washington 17 Brab Crooks 18 Lucas Bassett, Josh Skinner 19 Alan MacKinnon 20 Cynthia Whitmire, Angela Rowland,

Sloan West, Haley Barnhart 22 Jennifer Larkins 23 Lydia Gnutti, Menke Gray, Carolyn Lumley 24 Joan Herin, Peyton Larkins 25 Jamie Irvin 26 Susan Pinckney, Ashley McCoy-Bruce,

Wesley Runyan 29 Rhett Baker, Vena McMahan, Gray Stallworth, Elizabeth Porter 30 Sharon Britz 31 Adrian Rogers, Lillie Askew

8 Zach and Kayla Chapman 15 Chip and Lorraine Stockman 19 Ned and Mary Birchmore Rick and Joy McWhorter 20 Tom and Carolyn McCutcheon 24 Charlie and Ann West 26 Randy and Yvonne Rouse 29 Cecil and Paula Gray

CELEBRATIONS

Congratulations to Freddia Bartless and Gerry Par-tridge. They were united in marriage by Pastor James McCoy-Bruce on February 7, 2020 in Main Street’s Chapel. All the best, Freddia and Gerry.

Welcome to Main Street, Rivers family! Cory and Lauren became members on February 9th at the 11:00 service. In addition, Sadie was baptized by Pastor James on this spe-cial day. Your church family is ea-ger to watch you grow, Sadie!

Congratulations to Kayla and Zach Chapman on the birth of their baby boy, Derrick Gregory, on February 20, 2020 in Charleston, SC. Derrick is wel-comed home by big sister, Amelia Rhett (Millie). Proud grandparents are Cele and Greg Shelley.


BREAKFAST COOKS March 1 Joey Burns, Frankie Connell, Justin Leopard, & Tyler Larkins March 8 Isaac Shaffer, Marion Moore, & Tommy Williams March 15 Ryan D’Alessandro, Phillip Gates, Byron & Greg Shelley March 22 Tommy Chalmers, Ed Wiedemann, & Jean Griffin March 29 Marion Moore and Team

SUNDAY SCHOOL COUNTERS March 1 David Patterson March 8 Frankie Connell March 15 Jean Griffin March 22 Frankie Connell & Debbie Tharpe March 29 Frankie Connell

LAY READERS March 1 Mary Lynn Polk March 8 Marilyn Murphy March 15 Myra Greene March 22 Preston Goforth March 29 Shirley Pate

CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACOLYTES March 1 Tyler Andrews March 8 Grayson Tharpe March 15 Peyton Larkins March 22 Campbell Driver March 29 Coleson and Quinn Marino CRUCIFERS March 1 Bennett Charles March 8 Libby Hartung March 15 Lucas Bassett March 22 Vivi Joy Pinckney March 29 Ella Bassett ACOLYTE PARENT VOLUNTEERS March 1 Chrissy Andrews March 8 Sarah Hartung March 15 Lori Bassett March 22 Julie Driver March 29 Rebecca Marino EXTENDED SESSION WORKERS March 1 Susan Thompson March 8 Ashley D’Alessandro March 15 Tara Smith March 22 Jennifer Larkins March 29 Caroline Chappell CHILDREN’S SERMONS March 1 Pastor James March 8 Mary Lynn Polk March 15 Shell Dula March 22 Lisa Smith March 29 Myra Greene NURSERY VOLUNTEERS March 1 Angie Baker March 8 Sam Valkenburg March 15 Hannah Thompson March 22 Jennings Thompson March 29 Kayla Titus SANTUARY STEWARDS March 2-6 Evelyn Irwin and Caroline Hawthorne March 23-27 Lou Walters March 9-13 Carol Burgess and Miriam Garner March 30 Michelle Stallworth March 16-20 Sue Maloney and Michelle Stallworth

March Volunteer List “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another.” REMINDER: If your schedule does not permit you to be here on your assigned Sunday, please trade with someone and notify the church office. Thank you.

SOUND SYSTEM OPERATORS March 1 Brian Andrews March 23 Jeff Smith March 8 Joey Burns March 29 Toby Chappell March 15 Brian Andrews SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER SCHEDULE March 1 3, 4, & 5 year olds: Lindsay Burns Elementary: Hope Askew Drake Class: Class Members Paul Frey Class: Michael Fisher Mason Class: Myra Greene Cornerstone Class: Class Members Genesis to Revelation Class: Class Members Coach Dula Class: Shell Dula Is Jesus Calling You? Howard Thomes Bible Class: Lent Leader March 8 3, 4, & 5 year olds: Julie Driver Elementary: Melissa Funderburk Drake Class: Jimmy Kelly Paul Frey Class: Kit Adkins Mason Class: Myra Greene Cornerstone Class: Class Members Genesis to Revelation Class: Class Members Coach Dula Class: Shell Dula Is Jesus Calling You? Howard Thomes Bible Class: Lent Leader March 15 3, 4, & 5 year olds: Jennifer Larkins Elementary: Ashleigh Leopard Drake Class: Susan Pinckney Paul Frey Class: Kit Adkins Mason Class: Myra Greene Cornerstone Class: Class Members Genesis to Revelation Class: Class Members Coach Dula Class: Shell Dula Is Jesus Calling You? Howard Thomes Bible Class: Lent Leader March 22 3, 4, & 5 year olds: Rebecca Marino Elementary: Tara Smith Drake Class: Richard Pinckney Paul Frey Class: Cheryl McCord Mason Class: Myra Greene Cornerstone Class: Class Members Genesis to Revelation Class: Class Members Coach Dula Class: Shell Dula Is Jesus Calling You? Howard Thomes Bible Class: Lent Leader March 29 3, 4, & 5 year olds: Marilyn Murphy Elementary: Kathy Johnson Drake Class: Michael Fisher Paul Frey Class: Class Members Mason Class: Myra Greene Cornerstone Class: Class Members Genesis to Revelation Class: Class Members Coach Dula Class: Shell Dula Is Jesus Calling You? Howard Thomes Bible Class: Lent Leader

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The Connection...(Isaiah 43:1-5). I am caught in the paradox of being certain of so much and yet sure of so little. I suppose that is why faith is “ the reality of what we hope for,