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May 2021
Strengthening children and families so that all may know God better.
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I hope, like me, you are still feeling the joyful presence of the risen Jesus
Christ in this Easter season. He was truly present with us in the flesh on Easter
morning, and just as he came to be present with his disciples, he has been pre-
sent with us every time we have gathered for worship since.
There is a temptation, though. In fact, it is one of the very same temptations
the devil used on Jesus. He quotes from Deuteronomy (let’s never forget that
the devil quotes scripture when it’s to his benefit). “Then the devil took him to
the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ‘If you are
the Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will com-
mand his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that
you will not strike your foot against a stone’” (Matthew 4: 5-6).
If God can really be trusted, the devil argues, you should have no fear of what
might happen, no matter what you do. Prove it! Jump off this building or do an-
ything else that might endanger your life!
But Jesus quotes from another place in Deuteronomy: “Do not put the Lord
your God to the test.” It is wrong to hang our faith in God, Jesus is saying, on
the assumption that God will protect us from all harm even when we behave
unwisely.
I believe that Winstead has resisted the devil’s temptation to test God over
the past year. We suspended in-person gatherings when Covid infections rose
to alarming rates, and found new and creative ways to worship safely. We have
carefully followed guidelines like masking and distancing and avoiding behav-
iors known to spread the virus more widely, like group speaking and singing.
And most folks have been willing and eager to receive one of the life-saving
vaccines. We have done all this because, as Christians, we are called to care for
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Pastor’s Message
2 The Winstead Connection
Learn
Pastor George’s office hours are Monday -Thursday, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm.
He is also available for counseling or consultation by appointment:
Email: [email protected]
Cell phone: 540-493-0656
Pastor George Loveland
540-493-0656
and serve the needs of others, particular-
ly the most vulnerable.
God has heard the cries of his people,
and is responding. Infection rates are
falling, and we are gradually returning to
safe forms of in-person worship and oth-
er gatherings. But I am urging us to re-
main vigilant in resisting the devil, who is
very keen on our frustrations, and whis-
pers in our ears: “Don’t be afraid. Do
(Continued from page 1) whatever you want. God will protect
you.”
The end of our sojourn through the
desert is in sight. We are coming closer
to what feels right now like a promised
land of milk-and-honey-- meeting,
greeting, hugging, sitting close to our
friends in church, proclaiming God’s
word through song and liturgy. Continue
to lead us, O God, and lead us not into
temptation.
• A study of the Trinity through the lens
of the novel The Shack, by William P.
Young. This study meets on Wednes-
days at 7 p.m., in Hood Hall, and runs
through May 26. To join this study,
led by Pastor George, contact him at
5 4 0 - 4 9 3 - 0 6 5 6 o r e m a i l
• Tuesday Morning Bible Study meets
every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the
church. It currently uses the book Step
by Step Through the New Testament:
a New Testament Survey. To join this
study, contact Marty Johnson @ 336-
402-5000 or Debbie Williams @ 252-
236-7266.
Bible Study Opportunities
• Thursday Morning Bible Study
meets at the home of Joyce Wolfe, at
9:30 a.m. The current study is Words
of Life by Adm Hamilton. To join the
group, call Joyce Wolfe at 252-299-
0981
• The Men’s Small Group Meeting is
every Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
All men, age 18 and above, are wel-
come. Currently, the group is studying
and discussing the book Draw the Cir-
cle, by Mark Batterson. If interested,
please contact Marty Johnson @ 336-
402-5000 or Jeff Creach @ 252-290-
0692.
May 2021 3
Marty Johnson
Youth Director
336-402-5000
By Marty Johnson
ECHO: Winstead MYF
In May we will continue our study in
the second chapter of Mark... Jesus’ heal-
ing of the paraplegic man. Youth meet-
ings are Sunday afternoons from 5:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Sunday 5/2 We Need Forgiveness
• Sunday 5/9 No ECHO - Happy
Mother's Day
• Sunday 5/16 People Need Friends -
Going to Greenville to Captain Jack's
• Saturday 5/22 Graduation Cookout
• Sunday 5/23 Everyone Needs Faith
• Sunday 5/30 No ECHO - Happy Me-
morial Day
Look Up Lodge
We are exploring the possibility of
going to Look Up Lodge for summer
camp. We are still getting information on
their procedures for a safe camp.
We will let you know our findings if
things work out. The dates would be
June 27 - July 2.
More information will be forthcom-
ing!
Graduation Cookout
There will be a graduation cookout on
Saturday May the 22nd at the new
church property pavilion. Everyone from
the church as well as families and friends
are welcome to come and celebrate the
High School graduation of Nathan Jen-
kins and Deonta Edwards. This is a come
and go as you please event.
Children and Youth The festivities will take place from
5:00 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Senior Sunday
We will celebrate senior graduation
on Sunday, May 23. If you would like for
us to celebrate someone's graduation
from high school, college or graduate
school, please send the information to
the church office by Wednesday, May 19.
Winstead's Sunday School:
Children’s Sunday School is now in
person after the morning worship ser-
vice, beginning at 11:15 a.m. in Hood
Hall. Please wear your mask and contin-
ue to be socially distant. Join us as we
learn about God's armor. We are study-
ing Ephesians 6:10-18.
Come and join us as we memorize
scripture, sing songs, and learn how to
defeat the schemes of the devil.
On Memorial Day (May 30), we will
not meet for Sunday School.
Deonta Edwards
Nathan Jenkins
4 The Winstead Connection
The May Drive-in Food Drive will be
held Sunday, May 16, (instead of May 9,
due to Mother's Day), following Worship
Service, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. If you
would like to help with the collection
during the drives, please let MaryEllen
know. It's a fun and meaningful time of
fellowship with one another as we collect
food for those in need.
Come check out the Seeds of Hope
Wilson booth at the Farmers Market on
Connect
Saturday mornings at the Whirligig Park.
They are selling delicious vegetables
from the SOHW garden and other items.
See Priscilla Morello for volunteer
opportunities at Seeds of Hope Wilson.
See Fred Hight if you would like to
sign up your team to play in the Seeds of
Hope Wilson Golf Tournament on May
14 at Wedgewood or if you would like to
be a Tee Sponsor.
Outreach News by MaryEllen Bass
May 2021 5
May at Winstead Sunday, May 2
10:00 am Worship with Communion 11:15 am Sunday School in Hood Hall 5:00 pm ECHO Youth
Monday, May 3
6:00 pm Men’s Small Group 6:00 pm Scouting
Tuesday, May 4
11:30 am New Testament Bible Study 4:00 pm Hand in Hand on Zoom
Wednesday, May 5
12:00 pm Wednesday Prayer on Zoom 6:00 pm Choir Practice (Sanctuary) 7:00 pm The Shack Bible Study
Thursday, May 6
9:30 am Bible Study (Wolfe home)
Sunday, May 9
Happy Mother’s Day
10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Sunday School in Hood Hall
Monday, May 10
6:00 pm Scouting 7:00 pm Dementia Caregiver Support
Group
Tuesday, May 11
11:30 am New Testament Bible Study
Wednesday, May 12
12:00 pm Wednesday Prayer on Zoom 6:00 pm Choir Practice (Sanctuary) 7:00 pm The Shack Bible Study
Thursday, May 13
9:30 am Bible Study (Wolfe home)
Friday, May 14
11:30 am Seeds of Hope Golf Tourna-ment (pg. 4)
Saturday, May 15
10:00 am Women of Winstead - Wolfe home (pg. 6)
Sunday, May 16
10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Drive-in Food Drive 11:15 am Sunday School in Hood Hall 5:00 pm ECHO Youth
Monday, May 17
6:00 pm Men’s Small Group on Zoom 6:00 pm Scouting
Tuesday, May 18
11:30 am New Testament Bible Study 7:00 pm SPRC Committee
Wednesday, May 19
12:00 pm Wednesday Prayer on Zoom 6:00 pm Choir Practice (Sanctuary) 7:00 pm The Shack Bible Study
Thursday, May 20
9:30 am Bible Study (Wolfe home) 6:30 pm Trustee Committee
Sunday, May 23
10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Sunday School in Hood Hall 5:00 pm ECHO Youth
Monday, May 24
6:00 pm Scouting
Tuesday, May 25
Newsletter Deadline
11:30 am New Testament Bible Study
Wednesday, May 26
12:00 pm Wednesday Prayer on Zoom 6:00 pm Choir Practice (Sanctuary) 7:00 pm The Shack Bible Study
Thursday, May 27
9:30 am Bible Study (Wolfe home)
Sunday, May 30
10:00 am Worship
Monday, May 31 - Office Closed
Memorial Day
6:00 pm Scouting
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Women of Winstead By Sanda Hight
After five months of not meeting in
person out of caution, Women of Win-
stead will meet on Saturday,
May 15 at 10:00 am at the
home of Joyce Wolfe. All
women of the church are in-
vited for reflection and shar-
ing, planning of service pro-
jects, and fellowship.
WOW will be delighted to
welcome new members this year.
May Birthdays Caroline Harper .......................................... 1
Greg Griffin ................................................. 6
Jasmine Wells ........................................... 10
Kermit M Wells ......................................... 17
Malarie Pitt ............................................... 20
Sandie Massengill .................................... 24
Alayna Wilson .......................................... 29
Ricky Wilson .............................................. 29
Tessa Kirby ................................................ 30
May Anniversaries Chris & Sandy Pittman .............................. 9
Don & Ophelia Taylor ............................. 10
Joe & Vicky Harper ................................. 12
Jake & Joyce Wolfe ............................... 31
Connect
Sunday, May 16
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Place your non-perishable food items or
monetary gifts in your trunk and drive
around to the back of the church.
Volunteers will unload your donations.
Thank you!
Thanks to the Ruotolo and Bass families for hosting the April food drive.
May 2021 7
Hand in Hand by Sanda Hight
The Hand in Hand ministry is finaliz-
ing plans for activities for the remainder
of the current school year.
Thanks to all who signed Prayer Part-
ner cards for April. The many signatures
and wishes were appreciated by the Vick
staff. In mid-April,
each student at
Vick received candy
and a small token
as a spring treat.
Plans for end-of-
year expressions of
love and appreciation for staff and stu-
dents are underway. Please consider
signing Prayer Partner cards for May
when they are available in the hall out-
side the church office.
The Hand in Hand Committee decid-
ed to wait until fall to celebrate our 20th
year in partnership with Vick Elementary
School.
As always, we remind our church fam-
ily to be in prayer for the safety and suc-
cess of our friends at Vick and for our
church and school partnership.
The next Hand in Hand meeting will
on Tuesday, May 4 at 4:00 on Zoom un-
less announced otherwise.
Serve
Videos for Vick By Peggie Shultz
Did you know that the single most
important predictor of a child’s success
in school is being read to? With lots of
single parents or those working multiple
jobs, this isn’t always easy.
But you can help! Vick Elementary has
provided a way for us to record videos of
books. These can be picture books for
younger students or chapter books for
older ones (a video for each chapter).
These videos are then reviewed and
posted to Vick Elementary’s webpage so
that teachers may use them during the
school day (while students eat lunch at
their desks, for example) and the stu-
dents can access them anytime.
Mandy Jenkins has created a docu-
ment with instructions on how to do this
via Google Meet or Zoom. You can copy
and paste this link (https://
d o c s . g o o g l e . c o m / p r e s e n t a t i o n /
d/1Lr7bAgkc7Ppyx3NDoHBCciPXw0mE8
4 e C r T l 5 r E w F R q k /
edit#slide=id.gccc37885b3_0_2) or con-
tact me and I will email it to you.
Wouldn’t it be great if there were 50
to 100 videos available? Students could
hear a different story every day of the
summer.
If you have questions, give me a call.
To see the current videos, go to https://
sites.google.com/wilsonschoolsnc.net/
vickvolunteerreaders/home
1407 Tarboro Street
Wilson, NC 27893
Published monthly by:
Winstead United Methodist Church
1407 Tarboro Street
Wilson, NC 27893
252-237-3709
See the online calendar for current
office hours.
www.WinsteadUMC.org
Sunday Schedule
Online worship videos are posted on
our website.
Pastor : Rev. George Loveland
Email: [email protected]
The Winstead Connection
Pastor
Rev. George Loveland
Director of Youth Ministries
Marty Johnson
Minister of Music
Sandy Pittman
Handbell Choir Director
Joyce Wolfe
Church Musician
Faye Jones
Office Administrator
Gretchen Hunt
Lay Leader
Jeff Creech
A Study of The Shack By Pastor George
Winstead is offering an exciting opportunity to study our
scriptures and our faith tradition: a study of the novel The
Shack, by William P. Young.
This novel is a portrayal of the Trinity, the living presence
of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in the life of one
man. This study will meet on Wednesday evenings from
April 21 through May 26, concluding just before Trinity Sun-
day on May 30. The study will meet in-person in Hood Hall.
For now, please contact me if you are interested in par-
ticipating: [email protected] or 540-493-0656.
I am looking forward to growing together, as disciples of
Jesus Christ, in the coming months!