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The may2014 Newsletter for First UMC Family and Friends
First United Methodist Messenger Rockingham, NC
A Message from Rev. Allison Farrah
This year we did not get to publish our Holy Week Devotional Guides as we normally do; however, we look forward to being back on
schedule next year. I missed reading mine each day, so I perused through the ones from previous years. It was such a pleasure to read
the meaningful devotions written by our own church members through the years. Each one spoke to me in a powerful way. One
particular devotion reminded me how very blessed I am to be part of a warm, loving church family. I think it also serves as an important
reminder for all of us to never give up on inviting people to church and to offer a warm greeting, genuine hospitality, and the love of
Christ to each and everyone who enters our doors. We never know when the ones we greet may be searching for a “home.” I hope you,
too, will be touched and encouraged by this devotion written by one of our faithful church members in 2009.
David and I found out that he was getting a promotion and we would be relocating to a new town around the same time I found out I
was pregnant. I wasn’t sure what to think. I was nervous and excited at the same time. Moving to a new town could be fun. And of
course having a new addition to our family was more exciting than I could ever imagine.
All of the excitement of moving, buying a new house, having a baby, and quitting my job to be a stay at home mom was a little more than
my emotions could handle. I missed my family and friends from my hometown, but I desperately wanted to make Rockingham my new
home. I just didn’t know how to do that. Being a stay at home mom doesn’t offer many opportunities for meeting new people. Even
though I had a lot to be thankful for, I felt empty and lonely.
One of David’s co-workers kept telling him about a wonderful church he had been going to and that we should attend one Sunday. I
had gone to the same church for 28 years so the thought of going somewhere different just didn’t seem right to me. I knew God would
lead me in the right direction and help be find my “home” but I just couldn’t imagine that it would be in a new church. Finally, I de-
cided that it wouldn’t hurt anything to go and see what this church had to offer.
From the moment I walked into First United Methodist Church, I felt at home. Many people greeted us and introduced themselves and
told us they were happy to have us visiting. Parker, our son, took right to the ladies in the nursery. I knew at that moment that God had
led me where I needed to be. The reason my life had not felt complete, even though I thought I had everything I wanted, was because I
was so caught up in my own grief and emotions that I forgot to ask God for help.
I have always been told that God will not give me any problem or situation that He knows I can’t handle. I know that firsthand now. I
am so grateful for our new church family. I know that I can have many “things” in life but without God, my life is not complete.
If you ever find yourself lost, always know that God will lead you home.
Mary Ivey Medlin
Mary Ivey and David Medlin, along with their children, Parker and Ivey Lynn, are now active members of FUMC. David and Mary
Ivey are intricately involved with the young adult ministry and Parker and Ivey Lynn are happily engaged in our children’s ministry.
David is a member of the Young Adult Sunday School class, a bus driver and oversees bus maintenance. Mary Ivey is leader of Circle
10, Children’s Sunday School teacher, and active with the Quilting for the Community ministry.
We never know how powerful an invitation, a warm smile, and a friendly welcome can be. Keep on keeping on for the Kingdom.
FUMC is a wonderful place to be as we Love God, Love Others, and Love the World.
UM Retirement Homes
Mother’s Day Offering Coming in May
Mother’s Day has become important to the United
Methodist family of the NC Annual Conference as
caring persons in all 8 districts combine efforts to
assist retirement residents whose financial resources
have been depleted. The Mother’s Day Offering
provides an opportunity for each of us to have a part
in providing a “more abundant life” for residents who
need financial support. Give generously on May 11.
For further information about UMRHs go to
www.umrh.org
Work team to Haiti dates set
On August 5th thru 13th of this year Mary Catherine Coltrane, Allison Farrah, and
Mike Sykes will travel to Haiti on a Volunteer in Mission work team. Butch
Huffman will lead the team of 17 persons in support of the Ryan Epps Home for
Children and other worthwhile projects. This international work team experience
has been in our prayers for a long time. We have supported ZOE for many years
and now God has provided another avenue for our church to participate in global
missions. If you would like to financially support this team, your gifts would be
greatly appreciated. There are 3 spots open on this trip if you are interested in
going but you need to act quickly.
Butch Huffman will also meet with anyone interested in a future work team
experience on May 22 @ 6:30 in the Bynum Building. This will be an
informational meeting and will not commit persons to go on the team. We will
be planning for a team from our church to go early next year.
In memory of……
Anna Gordon (Misty Campbell’s mother) Wayne and Mary Stogner Betty McKinnon (Patsy Bankhead’s aunt) Randy and Margaret Leak Bill Crouch Randy and Margaret Leak Martha Hamer Burgoone Carnes Keith and Leone McLester Chris Baldwin (Sue Baldwin’s son) Randy and Margaret Leak Jean Way Keith and Leone McLester Don Denney Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jarrett John Hamer Randy and Margaret Leak Keith and Leone McLester Joseph McGuire, Jr. Wayne and Mary Stogner Randy and Margaret Leak Martha Hamer Fellowship UMC Youth Mayne Collins Ladies’ Bible Class Jean Way Keith and Leone McLester Louise Stogner (Wayne Stogner’s mother) Randy and Margaret Leak Martha Hamer Keith and Leone McLester T. R. Baxley Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jarrett Troy Lloyd (Marie Davis’ brother) Tom and Kay Davis
Velna Martin (Jerry Thomas’ mother) Martha Hamer Keith and Leone McLester
In honor of……
The Chancel Choir Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jarrett
Dr. Thurman Scott
Jean Crouch
Judy Mayo
Peggy Covington
Denny and Sue Glennon
Jean Haltiwanger
Faye Poplin
Carl Anderson
Lib Meacham
Julia Ratliff
Roy and Frances Shepard
Mary Ellen Kindley
Mary Bray
Mabel Mossor
Delma Reynolds
Janie Sauls
All our homebound and shut in members
Our country
Our servicemen and women
May Lectionary
Readings
Week of May 4
Acts 2:14a, 36-1
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35
Week of May 11 Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:1-10
Week of May 18
Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
1 Peter 2:2-10
John 14:1-14
Week of May 25
Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21
Dear Church Family,
Thank you for all you have done for our
family during this difficult time. Joseph
loved this church and tried to live a Chris-
tian life. He touched so many
people in his short time on this earth.
We appreciate the love and support
you’ve given us. The prayers, food,
flowers, cards, visits, phone calls, and
Facebook have been such a comfort to us.
Please continue to pray for our family.
With love,
Lenae, Terry Ashley & Meagan
Pennies for Zoe Sunday, May25th
Bring all your change!
YOUTH FREE CARWASH FUNDRAISER
FOR YOUTH SUMMER 2014 MISSION TRIP
SATURDAY – MAY 10, 2014
(rain date is May 31)
FROM 10:00-3:00
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PARKING LOT
YOU CAN SPONSOR A YOUTH AND GET ALL YOUR CARS WASHED!
Thank you for sponsoring the FUMC Youth FREE Car Wash Fundraiser. By pledging to pay just a
few cents per car washed you are helping us meet our fundraising goal. The pledges are: 15 cents, 20
cents, or 25 cents per car. Please see a Youth or Mary Griffith to make a pledge.
While final amounts may vary according to the amount pledged and the number of cars washed, no
one will donate more than $10 at most. The youth will only use professional car wash products.
We also hope that you will bring your car to be washed and that you will tell all your friends about
this wonderful opportunity to get a FREE CAR WASH!
There's a lot going on as our UM Camps prepare for another summer camp season!
Please take a moment to look over the information below (especially that fourth bullet point, for those of you with kids!) and share the details with your congregations.
Camp Registration is ongoing with spaces filling up FAST! Please encourage your congregations to get their children signed up for camp at either Chestnut Ridge, Don Lee or Rockfish.
CAMPERSHIPS are available for those parents who need assistance with sending their children to camp. We can provide them with the necessary form to complete, or they can find it online as they register their children. We would LOVE to support their children in sending them to camp! We have available monies to do just that!
CONTRIBUTIONS can be made to the CAMPERSHIP fund should a church, congregation, UMM, UMW or an individual want to support children in having the camp experience of and for a lifetime at any of your camps. You can send a contribution of any size to: NC UM Camp & Retreat Ministries, 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, NC 27529
PREACHER KIDS receive a 50% discount on a traditional week of summer camp at ANY of our camps! ROCKFISH OPEN HOUSE - Sunday, May 4th 1-7 pm DON LEE OPEN HOUSE - Sunday, May 18th 2-7:30 pm Father-Child Weekend at DON LEE May 2nd - 4th Spaces still available! Family Camp Weekend at ROCKFISH May 9th-11th$65/person, $15 ages 0-3 ROCKFISH 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION -Saturday, August 2nd (more details to come!)
May Youth Schedule
May 1
12:00pm Day of Prayer at the Courthouse
May 2-4
Youth Beach Retreat. Leaving at 4:00 on Friday and
returning at 4:00 on Sunday
May 6
5:30-7:30 Pancake Supper at Ledbetter UMC
(donations only)
May 10
10:00-3:00 Youth Car Wash and Youth Sunday
Rehearsal Get your Pledges!!
May 11
9:00am ALL youth need to be in the sanctuary for
Youth Sunday Rehearsal
No Youth-Enjoy your family!
May 17
Rehearsals and Change the World Day:
10:00am Youth Sunday Rehearsal in the Sanctuary for
ALL youth
12:00 Lunch (bring lunch money)2:00-4:30pm
Rockingham Sub District of Gateway Mission Day and
Change the World Workday
May 18
8:30am Honoring High School and College Graduates
at the United Methodist Men Breakfast. All family and
friends are invited
9:30am Meet in Sanctuary for Youth Sunday Rehearsal
11:00am Youth Sunday Worship Service
May 25
No Youth-Enjoy your family!
May 28 6:30pm VBS Volunteer Meeting in the Fellowship
May 30 5:30pm-1:30am Relay for Life at RCC
May 31 10:00-3:00 Rain date for Car Wash if needed
Youth and Parents-Remember to ask for pledges for the Car
Wash Fundraiser from EVERYONE-church members,
teachers, family, neighbors, friends. This will
only work if we ALL get pledges-Let me knows if you need
pledge cards.
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Wonderful Wednesday
Afterschool Program
WW will meet May 7, 14, 21, and 28. This month the Wonderful Wednesday children will go visit shut-ins, have story time, crafts, and more. We will have our End of Year Party on May 28th music, and more.
Vacation Bible School is July 21-25
We will have volunteer meetings on May 28th,
June 25, and July 20 at 6:30. If you would like
to volunteer please contact Mary Griffith and plan
to be at the volunteer meetings.
IMPORTANT DATES!!
May 7, 14, 21, and 28 we need volunteers to work the
Produce Box Pickup site
May 18 - Honoring Graduates at UMM Breakfast and during
Worship
May 18- Youth Sunday
June 29-July 5 - Youth Mission Trip
May 28 - VBS Volunteer Meeting
June 25 – VBS Volunteer Meeting
July 21-25 – VBS
5th Denise Sullivan 8th Martha Scarborough Parker Medlin 9th Paige Bailey 10th Jason Deane 11th Genevra Kelly 12th Jean Crouch 15th Allison Farrah 28th Jessica Matheson 31st Patty Bowden
Ushers: Benson Crotts Team
Heat/AC Tim Capel/Chris Smith
Crucifer May 4 Harrison Chance
May 11 Kevin Aiken
May 18 Cole Deane
May 25 Shelby Matheson
Acolyte May 4 Shelby Diggs/Abigail Miller
May 11 Jessi Graham/Jadyn Johnson
May 18 Harrison Chance/Gage Jones
May 25 Meredith Gerald/Rebecca Clay
TV Ministry Randall Mace
Nursery: May 4 Tori Brayboy
May 11 Kim Adams
May 18 Krista Edwards
May 25 Brooke Berry
Greeters: May 4 Bob Gilmore/Lisa Ledford
Martha Scarborough
May 11 Jerry and Connie Eteo
Wiley and Judy Mabe
May 18 Dianne Stafford/Debbie Taylor
Teddy Moseley
May 25 Jerry and Barbara Thomas
Clint and Leigh Ann Ray
Fellowship: May 4 Jeff Hughes
May 11 Glenn Alexander
May 18 UMM
May 25 Bill Rohleder
Hedge Prayer
First Sunday Discovery Young Adult Class
Second Sunday The Bible Class
Third Sunday Cross Currents Class
Fourth Sunday Ladies Bible Class
Fifth Sunday: Susanne McInnis
Hermitage Ministry First Monday Rev. Pat Sykes and East Rockingham UMC
Second Monday Martha Brigman and Madeleine Till
Third Monday Robert Cain and Joyce Smith
Fourth Monday Audrey Ewing, Randy and Margaret Leak
May Servers
21st Thomas and Daphne Smith
To add your name and birthday or anniversary to our list call the church office or email Cornelia at
Lee Griffith and the members of
Ledbetter United Methodist Church
would like to invite everyone to their
church for a Pancake Supper!
May 6 5:30-7:30 pm
Donations only
On the menu: pancakes, sausage, grits,
milk, orange juice and coffee
Attention graduating seniors and college students:
Mary Hadley Leath Scholarship applications are available in the church office. Completed
applications must be turned in by June 30th.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 3
4
9:30 SS Fellowship
10:00 Sunday School
10:55 Worship
5
10:00 First Place
6:30 Legacy
Committee
6
10:00 Tuesday
Morning Bible
Study
11:00 Circle 5
1:00 Circle 9
7
3:30 Wonderful
Wednesday
5:15 Circle 8
Meet at Food
Lion US 1
8
Circle 10 meets
6:30 home of
Paige Simmons
9 10
10-3:00
Youth Carwash
Rain date
May 31
11
9:30 SS Fellowship
10:00 Sunday School
10:55 Worship
12
10:00 First Place
6:30 Vision
Team
13
10:00 Tuesday
Morning Bible
Study
6:30 Finance
Committee
14
3:30 Wonderful
Wednesday
15 16 17
2-400
Senior
Celebration
18
8:30 UMM
9:30 SS Fellowship
10:00 Sunday School
10:55 Worship
19
10:00 First Place
20
10:00 Tuesday
Morning Bible
Study
6:30 Trustees
21
3:30 Wonderful
Wednesday
22 23 24
25
9:30 SS Fellowship
10:00 Sunday School
10:55 Worship
Zoe Sunday
26
Church office
closed
27
10:00 Tuesday
Morning Bible
Study
6:30 Church
Council
28
3:30 Wonderful
Wednesday
6:30 VBS
meeting
29 30
Relay for Life
31
May Altar Flowers
May 4 Helen Goodman
May 11 W. G. and LaWanda Walker
May 18 Thomas and Daphne Smith
May 25 Allen and Misty Campbell
Please call the church office to let us know who you are honoring.
Several dates are still available for altar flowers. Just sign up on the calendar
in the Narthex. If you would to place flowers and your date is taken we can do
organ flowers. Just call Cornelia in the office.
May 4 UMW General Meeting 2:00 Hosted by Circle 8
May 6 Circle 5 meets at 11:00 in The Bible Class
Circle 9 meets at 1:00 in the Fellowship Hall
May 7 Circle 8 meet at 5:15 in the parking lot of Food Lion on US 1
Please bring Kleenex for 2 nursing homes
May 8 Circle 10 meets at 6:30 at the home of Paige Simmons
Relay for Life is May 30 at the RCC.
The youth will have a booth at the Relay-please
make sure you register on-line at relayforlife.org/
richmondnc then go to groups: FUMC SWAG. We
need ideas to decorate our tent also we will need 6
volunteers each hour from 5:30-1:00am in the food
booth and walking the track.
If you have any questions or need to sign up to
work call Freida McLean
Saturday, May 17th is the 5th annual ‘Change the World’
Service Day for The United Methodist Church. Following
coffee with doughnuts and a blessing by Pastor Mike,
FUMC will be sending out teams of volunteers to do
service projects to show Christ’s love in the community 9
am-noon.
All members of our FUMC family will be invited to join a
team to help with a project somewhere. Watch the bulletin
for your opportunity to help someone and ‘Change the
World’!
*Sunday, May 4: The Wonderful Wednesday's Children's Choir will
present a mime during church.
*Youth Sunday: Mark your calendars!!! The Youth will lead the Worship
Service on this day!
Senior Celebration
On Saturday, May 17 from 2:00 till 4:00 we will celebrate our seniors, those who have been around a long time but still have much in
missions to share with others. We also want to encourage our seniors to mission and mission teams between our churches. The day
will begin with worship. Dr. Belton Joyner will be our guest speaker. Dr. Joyner Is an excellent preacher. You will be blessed to hear
his message. Our own Helen Alexander will share her musical talent for the service.
Following worship, we will go to the fellowship hall where our local United Methodist Churches will have tables set-up to share their
on-going mission work. FUMC will also share in this mission-sharing opportunity. If you would like to have a table just let us know.
Light refreshments will be available as we share mission ideas together. It will be a great day!
So, what can we do to be supportive of this Senior Celebration?
Pray for this unique day
Plan to attend
Offer to bring someone with you
Share with pictures and display your mission
Be prepared to get a good mission idea from another church
See you on Saturday, May 17.
First United Methodist Church
P. O. Box 637 Rockingham, NC 28380
Web Site www.fumcrockingham.org
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First United Methodist Messenger May 2014
Church Office Hours:
Monday –Thursday
8:30 am—5:30 pm
Our phone: 910-895-4027
Our fax: 910-895-4028
Extensions:
Secretary: 100
Financial: 101
Music: 102
Youth: 103
Assistant Pastor: 104
Pastor: 105
Resident Bishop
Hope Morgan Ward
Gateway District
Superintendent
Rev. Sam Wynn
Our Staff
Senior Pastor
Mike Sykes [email protected]
Assistant Pastor/Adult Ministries
Allison Coltrane Farrah
Director of Christian Education
Mary Griffith
Music Director
Kacey Matheson [email protected]
Secretary/Financial Secretary
Cornelia McKenzie
Organist Helen Alexander
Sexton
Al Floyd
Caring for Our Children
Tabatha Miller
Love God
love others
love the world
Attention Graduates!
We will be honoring all high school seniors at the UMM Breakfast on May 18th and during morning wor-ship. Please bring pictures of your graduates to the office by May 5th for the DVD presentation at the breakfast. Also we would like information on all graduates, high
school and college, for the June newsletter by May 5th.
Please bring pictures and information to the church
office or email it to
Interested in becoming a Stephen
Minister? Pickup an application,
fill it out, and turn it in to the
church office or give it to one of
the Lay Leaders or Pastors.
Office
Closed
Memorial Day
May 26, 2014