Burns Connection June 2015

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Happy Birthday

FBUMC Mission Statement: The mission of Francis Burns United

Methodist Church is to glorify God, to spread the Good News of

Jesus Christ and to make Christian disciples through worship and

praise, nurture, outreach and witness.

FBUMC Vision Statement: The vision of Francis Burns United

Methodist Church is to be in covenant with God and to connect

with God's people through ministries that meet human needs.

01 Frederick Cave

01 Andrea Gadsden-Johnson 01 Tom Williams

02 DeAndre Bradham, Sr 02 Tashia Howell-Taylor

03 Kaitlyn Benjamin 03 Morgan Richardson

03 Nettie Reaties 03 Rachel Forrest

05 Mary Brandyburg 06 Darrin T. Thomas

08 Angela Edmond

10 James Johnson

12 Mary Sprouts 13 Elizabeth Myers

14 Bernice Kinney 14 Marilynn Bailey

14 Tawana Gibson Coleman 15 Myron Bell

19 Gwen Lakin 19 Denise Watkins

19 Terry King 20 Timothy I. McDowell Jr.

20 Deborah Hunter 20 Damon Bailey

21 Autumn Edmond 23 Stephanie Young

24 Edona Harrison 24 Tee Roberson

24 Octavia Wright 24 Benjamin Thomas, III

25 Megan Thompson 25 James Lawson

25 George Outing, III 26 Timothy Wright

26 Beverly Black 28 Deborah Lakin

28 Ben Keeton 29 Pilarr Lane

29 Alzona Belk-Allen 30 Kela Thomas

12 June - Daryl and Ivy Ellerby

24 June - Mike and Marcella Forrest

25 June - Clifford and Rachel Bourke 26 June - Lawrence and Dorothy Blackmer

27 June - Garryl and Veronica Deas 27 June - James and Sharon Johnson

28 June - Craig and Shemega Tyson 28 June Stephen and Linda Jamison

Happy Anniversary

To update your birthday or anniversary information, contact Inez Benjamin at 736-1008 or

email [email protected]

Self is always served best

when it serves others.

We need a standard by which to measure our

lives. The standard is Jesus.

Trustee On Call May 2015

Octavia Wright 419-2413 (H) 843-1353 (M)

The Married Couples Ministry

June 20, 2015 5 PM

Fellowship Hall

Childcare up to 11 years old

One The Light Side

June 2015 Volume 2015 Issue 6

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Francis Burns UMC

5616 Farrow Rd.

Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 754-1760

Rev. Ernest C. Etheredge

Pastor

June is Black Music Month Recognition of this critical part of American heritage will be highlighted all month long with various events urging citizens to revel in the many forms of music from gospel to hip-hop. African-American musicians, singers, and composers have contributed an immense amount to our nation's history. It should be acknowledged and celebrated.

During Black Music Month, we pay tribute to a rich

musical tradition and honor the many contributions African-American musicians, singers, and composers

have made to the culture of our Nation and to the world. This powerful, moving, and soulful music speaks

to every heart; lifting us in times of sorrow and helping us celebrate in times of joy.

What If You Were ONE Paycheck Away From Being Homeless?

United Methodist Women To Feed 2-4 Families

As a part of the newly formed Family Promise Ministry,

six Francis Burns UMC ministries in partnership with Northminster Presbyterian Church, will provide meals

to 2-4 families, consisting of no more than fourteen

(14) persons, the week of June 14-21, 2015.

On Friday, June 19th the UMW will provide a main dish,

dessert, and beverage to the families.

Family Promise of the Midlands (FPM) brings together people of faith to help the sizeable and

sometimes unseen population of homeless families in our midst. The Family Promise of the

Midlands is a non-profit organization that engages House of Worship to provide shelter,

meals, and support to homeless families. The Family Promise of the Midlands, part of the National Family Promise Network, which was

founded in 1986 and supports similar initiatives in more than 180 U.S. communities.

Operating four times a year, upcoming opportunities

will be held in September and December of this year.

Francis Burns United Methodist Women feels it is our responsibility individually and as a church to help these

families because at any time we could find ourselves ONE paycheck away from being homeless.

Francis Burns UMW

Communications Co-Chairs Rhonda Washington & Sharee Washington

Happy Fathers Day

Teach them ( Gods commandments) to your children, speaking them when you sit in your house, when you

walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 11:19

Lectionary June 2015

Second Sunday after Pentecost

June 7, 1 Samuel 8:4-20, (11:14-15), Psalm 138, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35

Third Sunday after Pentecost

June 14, 1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13, Psalm 20, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17, Mark 4:26-34

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

June 21, 1 Samuel 17:32-49, Psalm 9:9-20, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Mark 4:35-41

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

June 28, 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43

2015 Budget Information

Administrative $332,773.18 Council on Ministries $133,835.00 Committee on Finance $ 250.00 Board of Trustees $222,600.00 Total 2015 Budget $689,458.18 Weekly Amount Needed $13,258.81 Monthly Amount Needed $57,454.85 Amount Received in April $50,444.35 Thank You

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United Methodist Men Update

Meeting June 13th

8:30 AM Fellowship Hall

St. Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus these words:

I have not stopped giving

thanks to God for you, I re-member you in my prayers

and ask the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious fa-

ther, to give you the spirit, who will make you wise and

reveal God to you, so that you will know Him.

(Ephesians 1:16-17).

Thank You! These two words may be the most under used words in the English language. We dont say

Thank you enough to family and friends, to co-workers and associates, to church members and mem-

bers in the body of Christ Jesus. It is so important for each of us to take a moment to express words of

thanks and appreciation to each other.

As you begin to read these words, The South Carolina

Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church will begin its meetings in Florence, S.C., Gwen and I will

complete three years of ministry with you at Francis Burns U.M.C., we will also be preparing to return to

begin our fourth year with you. We are excited about what has happened and the things that God will do for

us and with us in the future. It is indeed a future with hope.

I want to express my thanks and appreciation to the

members and friends of Francis Burns United Methodist Church for the many ways you have supported the min-

istry of Jesus Christ.

May God continue to Bless and Keep You. Grace and Peace

Ernest

Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the

Lord will raise him up. ...The effective, fervent

prayer of a righteous man avails much.

James 5:15, 16.

Mrs. Maeward Belk Rev. Ernest Etheredge Mrs. Mary Hennegan (sister of Gladys Gaillard-McBride) Ms. Mardean R. Salley (Sister of Ella Mae Burwick) Mrs. Liz Myers

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Christian Education Corner

Mind Games in a World of Images Melagne Yed Introduction (contd)

Jesus experience in the wilderness vividly reminds us

of how powerfully insidious and suggestive Satans assaults on the mind can be. This temptation episode

very well describes the strong influences that the media world exerts upon the imagination of many in

our culture today.

But lets recall Gods response in Genesis 11 where

the people said: let us make a name for ourselves and

build a tower. God said: If they are unified in language and able to build this tower, nothing will be impossible for them. Let us go in their mist, and

confuse their languages. This is such a staggering response from an omnipotent God! From this

response, we see a biblical principle emerge. And that is: when cupidity and self-aggrandizement is the

motive, unity can be absolutely catastrophic. We can only imagine the magnitude of the devastation that a

group of proud men and women, united in evil, can accomplish. This, may I suggest, is the key to unlock

what the Bible has to say about the media in our time.

So if we take the imagination, coalesce it with the

human pride and enticement, to bring about a homogenization of tastes and ideas, the hellishness

that can break loose as a result would be absolutely unparalleled in history. We are no longer merely a

propositional culture, nor are we a scribal culture, nor are we a print culture. As in the days of the Tower of

Babel, our civilization today is speaking the same language, albeit in electronic images, trying to make a

name for ourselves. Therein lays the epistemological base with which the media and its influence must be

addressed. The electronic image culture is here and we are in it. Whether to a lesser or greater extent, we

are all (children and adults) affected by its pervasive tentacles, enveloped by it, frighteningly unable to

distant ourselves from it.

Film producer, David Puttnam, profoundly said this of

Hollywood and of the cinema:

Far more than any other influence, more than school, more even than home, my attitudes, dreams,

preconceptions and preconditions for life have been irreversibly shaped five and half thousand miles away

in a place called Hollywood. I labour over all of this in order to explain exactly where my passion for cinema

stems from, exactly why it hurts me that the movies

so frequently sell themselves short, unable and

unwilling to step up to the creative and ethical standards that the audience is entitled to expect of

them. The medium is too powerful and too important an influence on the way we live, and the way we see

ourselves to be left solely to the tyranny of the box office or reduced to the sum of the lowest common

denominator or public taste. This public taste or

appetite being conditioned by a diet capable only of producing mental and emotional malnutrition. Movies

are powerful, good or bad, they tinker around inside your brain. They steal up on you in the darkness of the

cinema to form or confirm social attitudes. They can help to create a healthy, informed, concerned, and inquisitive

society, or in the alternative, a negative, apathetic, ignorant one merely a short step away from nihilism and

despair. In short: Cinema is Propaganda. Benign or Malign, social or antisocial, the factual nature of its

responsibility cannot be avoided. To an almost alarming degree, our political and emotional responses, rest for

their health, in the quality and integrity of the present

and future generation of film and television creators.

To be continued

Meet the Choir

Name: Nancy Bradshaw

Choir Section: Soprano

Occupation: Richland District 1 Speech Pathologist Hobbies/Interests: Traveling

and spending time with family

and friends

Other books were given for our

information, the Bible was given for our transformation.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your

mine. Romans 12:2

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Health Notes June 2015

HEALTHY EATING AND LIVING IN THE SPIRIT

The Health Ministry has chosen to focus on Men's Health concerns for the month of June, since this is the

month that we celebrate Father's Day. We all want the men in our lives to make healthier choices, so that

they can be with us for many years in the future. We understand that the suggested changes can have more

success, if we begin by taking small steps in the desired direction. Here are some points to consider, if

you desire to make healthier food choices.

Your food selections can have a significant effect on the development of many chronic diseases, such as

diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. Reduce the amount of animal fat and meat that you

eat. Regarding your meat consumption, the goal is four or five ounces per meal. Try not to exceed six ounces at each meal, in order to improve heart health.

Reduce your salt or sodium consumption. African-

Americans, who may already be on High Blood Pressure medication, should try to limit the amount of salt in

their food.

Read the food labels on your food package, in order to

determine the desired serving size and other important

nutritional information.

Most of us eat too much sugar. We may not be aware of the sugar content of many of our favorite foods. High

Fructose Corn Syrup, which is found in most sodas and other items, is a particularly bad sweetener. Try

using honey or maple syrup, to sweeten hot tea or coffee. The recommendation is to only add six

additional teaspoons of sugar, during the entire day.

.Reduce the processed foods that you eat. Hot dogs,

deli meat, sausages, and many frozen meals are examples of processed foods. They tend to have high

levels of sodium, nitrites or nitrates, and other unhealthy chemicals.

Purchase organic meats or vegetables, when possible.

The package should say that it is "USDA" certified organic.

Avoid foods that may have a GMO content. Many corn

products and soy bean items have a GMO content.

Gradually, try to eliminate many of your white food choices. These would include white bread, grits, white

potatoes, and white pastas. Use whole wheat or whole grain products, instead. Also, sweet potatoes are a

better choice, than white potatoes.

H.E.A.L.S Monthly Meeting: is scheduled for

Monday, June 15, 6PM. Blood pressure screenings will be available the 4th Sunday immediately after worship

services in the Fellowship Hall.ealHHhh

Aim for Wholeness, Health & Welfare Ministry/H.E.A.L.S.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF FRANCIS BURNS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

PRESENTS

Let Heaven and Earth Rejoice

The music department of Francis Burns will present its

Christmas concert on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 6:00pm. The participation from guest singers has been

a wonderful addition to this occasion. We extend the invitation to everyone to join the choir and participate

in the concert this year. Rehearsals will begin on Sep-tember 8, 2014 at 7:30pm in the churchs sanctuary.

The attire for the men will be black tuxedos. All ladies

are asked to wear long black skirts along with the black concert top that was specially ordered from the 2014

concert. We encourage all ladies who participated last year to be sure your top fits. If you need to order a new

top or if this is your first time singing in the concert, we will have two fitting dates, August 23 and August 30 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in the churchs choir room. The

cost of the top is $69.00. You are asked to bring a $30.00 deposit at the fitting and pay the remaining bal-

ance when you get your top. You must attend one of the two fitting dates in order to secure your top. There

will be no additional orders made after August 30.

We thank Rev. Etheredge and the entire church body for your continued support of this ministry.


I have been an active member of the 4:12 youth ministry for more

than one year, and I have had the time of my life! We may

sometimes fight or argue, but at the end of the day we all have

each others back. When I feel like I have no one or nowhere to

run, I know I can always count on the people in the youth ministry. I didn't always feel this way about the

youth ministry because we did not always do a whole lot. Now we stay active and we make sure that Gods

Word is spread in everything we do.

I believe the 4:12 youth ministry has helped shape and mold me into a better person. My favorite life lesson

from the youth ministry is to be careful how you live your life, because you may be the only Bible that some

people read." That is a very powerful lesson and we are constantly re-

minded of this before we do

mission work or serve others.

The message the leaders try

to get across to

us is that we need to do our

very best at all times and show

God in everything we do. Someone could really be in need of the service that we provide, so we should not

do it with a bum attitude or bad facial expressions. In-stead, we should have a positive attitude and give one

hundred and ten percent. I not only apply this life les-son while in the youth ministry, but I try to remind my-

self of that in my everyday life because I never know who is paying attention to what I am doing so I always

have to be ready to lead by example.

The 4:12 youth ministry has also helped me realize how truly blessed I am. When we do mission work and see

how other people live, I realize that I don't have it so bad. That makes me happy to give my time to others

because that time is spent making someone else's life just a little bit easier. I get satisfaction knowing that

we did something for the greater good and not because there was an award involved. I think that is priceless.

I am truly grateful to have met some of the people in the youth ministry. Without their guidance and willing-

ness to be positive role models in my life, I do not

know where I would be. As I prepared this article, I

decided to ask some of the youth how has the 4:12 youth ministry impacted your life'? and this is what they

had to say:

Jada Jackson states that the 4:12 youth ministry taught her that even though we are young, we can still have

an impact on peoples lives. She says that the youth ministry has impacted her by letting her serve other

people and to help set a positive example.

Autumn Edmond said that the 4:12 youth ministry helps her build a closer relationship with God and the

church foundation itself. She says that she is getting more comfortable around the church because we are

allowed to do more of the things that we like to do. She can see herself changing into a better person and

feels like the youth ministry can help other teens who do not know God or have not gotten their questions

answered.

As for me, the youth ministry is my pride and joy, and I look forward to all that is to come!

-Rachel Forrest

United Methodist Women in Mission Thank you Francis Burns for your generous donation of Health Kit items for Church Women Uniteds May

Friendship Day which took place on Friday, May 1 at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Columbia. We donated

100 kits towards the more than 2000 kits collected for

this community outreach project.

We extend a hearty thank you to our Childrens

Ministry for accepting the task of assembling the donated items and purchasing additional items to

complete the kits. Your mission work is spread far and wide to bless others less fortunate that we are.

Fourteen social service agencies in four counties (Richland, Aiken, Lexington, Newberry) received the

kits: Children's Garden, Cooperative Ministry, Epworth Children's Home, Free Medical Clinic, Lexington

Interfaith Community Services, the Nurturing Center, Palmetto Place Children's Emergency Shelter,

Providence Home of Columbia where our UMM prepare meals, St. Lawrence Place/Trinity Housing

Corporation, Telamon Corporation, Transitions, the Women's Shelter, Christ Gate, Southside Residential

Care Center.

Eight UMW traveled to a statewide UMW event on Saturday, May 16. We donated four completed Elder

Baskets and several grocery bags of items towards assembling more baskets. An Elder Basket consists of

a laundry basket filled with at least 2 cans each of vegetables, meats, and fruits; dry goods beans,

rice, and pasta; household items washing powder, dish detergent, toilet paper and paper towels; and

personal hygiene items bath soap, hand lotion, shampoo and deodorant. The baskets will be delivered to elderly Native Americans around the

state. We were told that an Elder Basket is a luxury item for the Native American families receiving them.

Lectionary June 2015

Second Sunday after Pentecost

June 7, 1 Samuel 8:4-20, (11:14-15), Psalm 138, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35

Third Sunday after Pentecost

June 14, 1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13, Psalm 20, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17, Mark 4:26-34

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

June 21, 1 Samuel 17:32-49, Psalm 9:9-20, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Mark 4:35-41

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

June 28, 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43

2015 Budget Information

Administrative $332,773.18 Council on Ministries $133,835.00 Committee on Finance $ 250.00 Board of Trustees $222,600.00 Total 2015 Budget $689,458.18 Weekly Amount Needed $13,258.81 Monthly Amount Needed $57,454.85 Amount Received in April $50,444.35 Thank You

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United Methodist Men Update

Meeting June 13th

8:30 AM Fellowship Hall

St. Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus these words:

I have not stopped giving

thanks to God for you, I re-member you in my prayers

and ask the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious fa-

ther, to give you the spirit, who will make you wise and

reveal God to you, so that you will know Him.

(Ephesians 1:16-17).

Thank You! These two words may be the most under used words in the English language. We dont say

Thank you enough to family and friends, to co-workers and associates, to church members and mem-

bers in the body of Christ Jesus. It is so important for each of us to take a moment to express words of

thanks and appreciation to each other.

As you begin to read these words, The South Carolina

Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church will begin its meetings in Florence, S.C., Gwen and I will

complete three years of ministry with you at Francis Burns U.M.C., we will also be preparing to return to

begin our fourth year with you. We are excited about what has happened and the things that God will do for

us and with us in the future. It is indeed a future with hope.

I want to express my thanks and appreciation to the

members and friends of Francis Burns United Methodist Church for the many ways you have supported the min-

istry of Jesus Christ.

May God continue to Bless and Keep You. Grace and Peace

Ernest

Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the

Lord will raise him up. ...The effective, fervent

prayer of a righteous man avails much.

James 5:15, 16.

Mrs. Maeward Belk Rev. Ernest Etheredge Mrs. Mary Hennegan (sister of Gladys Gaillard-McBride) Ms. Mardean R. Salley (Sister of Ella Mae Burwick) Mrs. Liz Myers


Christian Education Corner

Mind Games in a World of Images Melagne Yed Introduction (contd)

Jesus experience in the wilderness vividly reminds us

of how powerfully insidious and suggestive Satans assaults on the mind can be. This temptation episode

very well describes the strong influences that the media world exerts upon the imagination of many in

our culture today.

But lets recall Gods response in Genesis 11 where

the people said: let us make a name for ourselves and

build a tower. God said: If they are unified in language and able to build this tower, nothing will be impossible for them. Let us go in their mist, and

confuse their languages. This is such a staggering response from an omnipotent God! From this

response, we see a biblical principle emerge. And that is: when cupidity and self-aggrandizement is the

motive, unity can be absolutely catastrophic. We can only imagine the magnitude of the devastation that a

group of proud men and women, united in evil, can accomplish. This, may I suggest, is the key to unlock

what the Bible has to say about the media in our time.

So if we take the imagination, coalesce it with the

human pride and enticement, to bring about a homogenization of tastes and ideas, the hellishness

that can break loose as a result would be absolutely unparalleled in history. We are no longer merely a

propositional culture, nor are we a scribal culture, nor are we a print culture. As in the days of the Tower of

Babel, our civilization today is speaking the same language, albeit in electronic images, trying to make a

name for ourselves. Therein lays the epistemological base with which the media and its influence must be

addressed. The electronic image culture is here and we are in it. Whether to a lesser or greater extent, we

are all (children and adults) affected by its pervasive tentacles, enveloped by it, frighteningly unable to

distant ourselves from it.

Film producer, David Puttnam, profoundly said this of

Hollywood and of the cinema:

Far more than any other influence, more than school, more even than home, my attitudes, dreams,

preconceptions and preconditions for life have been irreversibly shaped five and half thousand miles away

in a place called Hollywood. I labour over all of this in order to explain exactly where my passion for cinema

stems from, exactly why it hurts me that the movies

so frequently sell themselves short, unable and

unwilling to step up to the creative and ethical standards that the audience is entitled to expect of

them. The medium is too powerful and too important an influence on the way we live, and the way we see

ourselves to be left solely to the tyranny of the box office or reduced to the sum of the lowest common

denominator or public taste. This public taste or

appetite being conditioned by a diet capable only of producing mental and emotional malnutrition. Movies

are powerful, good or bad, they tinker around inside your brain. They steal up on you in the darkness of the

cinema to form or confirm social attitudes. They can help to create a healthy, informed, concerned, and inquisitive

society, or in the alternative, a negative, apathetic, ignorant one merely a short step away from nihilism and

despair. In short: Cinema is Propaganda. Benign or Malign, social or antisocial, the factual nature of its

responsibility cannot be avoided. To an almost alarming degree, our political and emotional responses, rest for

their health, in the quality and integrity of the present

and future generation of film and television creators.

To be continued

Meet the Choir

Name: Nancy Bradshaw

Choir Section: Soprano

Occupation: Richland District 1 Speech Pathologist Hobbies/Interests: Traveling

and spending time with family

and friends

Other books were given for our

information, the Bible was given for our transformation.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your

mine. Romans 12:2

Burns Connection

Happy Birthday

FBUMC Mission Statement: The mission of Francis Burns United

Methodist Church is to glorify God, to spread the Good News of

Jesus Christ and to make Christian disciples through worship and

praise, nurture, outreach and witness.

FBUMC Vision Statement: The vision of Francis Burns United

Methodist Church is to be in covenant with God and to connect

with God's people through ministries that meet human needs.

01 Frederick Cave

01 Andrea Gadsden-Johnson 01 Tom Williams

02 DeAndre Bradham, Sr 02 Tashia Howell-Taylor

03 Kaitlyn Benjamin 03 Morgan Richardson

03 Nettie Reaties 03 Rachel Forrest

05 Mary Brandyburg 06 Darrin T. Thomas

08 Angela Edmond

10 James Johnson

12 Mary Sprouts 13 Elizabeth Myers

14 Bernice Kinney 14 Marilynn Bailey

14 Tawana Gibson Coleman 15 Myron Bell

19 Gwen Lakin 19 Denise Watkins

19 Terry King 20 Timothy I. McDowell Jr.

20 Deborah Hunter 20 Damon Bailey

21 Autumn Edmond 23 Stephanie Young

24 Edona Harrison 24 Tee Roberson

24 Octavia Wright 24 Benjamin Thomas, III

25 Megan Thompson 25 James Lawson

25 George Outing, III 26 Timothy Wright

26 Beverly Black 28 Deborah Lakin

28 Ben Keeton 29 Pilarr Lane

29 Alzona Belk-Allen 30 Kela Thomas

12 June - Daryl and Ivy Ellerby

24 June - Mike and Marcella Forrest

25 June - Clifford and Rachel Bourke 26 June - Lawrence and Dorothy Blackmer

27 June - Garryl and Veronica Deas 27 June - James and Sharon Johnson

28 June - Craig and Shemega Tyson 28 June Stephen and Linda Jamison

Happy Anniversary

To update your birthday or anniversary information, contact Inez Benjamin at 736-1008 or

email [email protected]

Self is always served best

when it serves others.

We need a standard by which to measure our

lives. The standard is Jesus.

Trustee On Call May 2015

Octavia Wright 419-2413 (H) 843-1353 (M)

The Married Couples Ministry

June 20, 2015 5 PM

Fellowship Hall

Childcare up to 11 years old

One The Light Side

June 2015 Volume 2015 Issue 6

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Francis Burns UMC

5616 Farrow Rd.

Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 754-1760

Rev. Ernest C. Etheredge

Pastor

June is Black Music Month Recognition of this critical part of American heritage will be highlighted all month long with various events urging citizens to revel in the many forms of music from gospel to hip-hop. African-American musicians, singers, and composers have contributed an immense amount to our nation's history. It should be acknowledged and celebrated.

During Black Music Month, we pay tribute to a rich

musical tradition and honor the many contributions African-American musicians, singers, and composers

have made to the culture of our Nation and to the world. This powerful, moving, and soulful music speaks

to every heart; lifting us in times of sorrow and helping us celebrate in times of joy.

What If You Were ONE Paycheck Away From Being Homeless?

United Methodist Women To Feed 2-4 Families

As a part of the newly formed Family Promise Ministry,

six Francis Burns UMC ministries in partnership with Northminster Presbyterian Church, will provide meals

to 2-4 families, consisting of no more than fourteen

(14) persons, the week of June 14-21, 2015.

On Friday, June 19th the UMW will provide a main dish,

dessert, and beverage to the families.

Family Promise of the Midlands (FPM) brings together people of faith to help the sizeable and

sometimes unseen population of homeless families in our midst. The Family Promise of the

Midlands is a non-profit organization that engages House of Worship to provide shelter,

meals, and support to homeless families. The Family Promise of the Midlands, part of the National Family Promise Network, which was

founded in 1986 and supports similar initiatives in more than 180 U.S. communities.

Operating four times a year, upcoming opportunities

will be held in September and December of this year.

Francis Burns United Methodist Women feels it is our responsibility individually and as a church to help these

families because at any time we could find ourselves ONE paycheck away from being homeless.

Francis Burns UMW

Communications Co-Chairs Rhonda Washington & Sharee Washington

Happy Fathers Day

Teach them ( Gods commandments) to your children, speaking them when you sit in your house, when you

walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 11:19

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