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3 Read all about it! Prayer list, Glencoe Grins, and the Summer Reading Adventure

4 SAM’s Club Special trip!

5 UM Women Upcoming meeting & Blood Drive!

April AND May 2016

On Sunday, April 24, we will begin a 5-‐week sermon series entitled “Half Truths: Things that the Bible Doesn’t Say.” We will dissect proverbs and sayings that we have come to accept as biblical, but often are not. We will talk about the practical implications of canonizing such half truths and how they make for bad theology. For example, have you ever heard someone say in time of great loss, “Everything happens for a reason?” This is a true statement in the sense that there is a cause for every effect. Isaac Newton said so in his 3rd Law “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” However, when said in the face of loss, this statement is meant to bring us comfort, as if God willed the tragedy as part of his divine plan. This becomes problematic when we

hold God responsible for something that we did to ourselves. I mentioned a few weeks in a sermon that a young Bob Childress went to a funeral where the deceased had shot himself while trying to kill his stepmother. The preacher said without a doubt, “It was the Lord’s will that Georgie got drunk and shot himself.” Rev. Childress knew then that God had a bigger plan for Georgie, but he forfeited it by turning away from God and turning towards the bottle and anger. (The Sam’s Club is taking a trip to see Childress’ parish on April 18, see page 4). The Bible does verify that God has set out a plan for us, and if we follow it, blessings will ensue. “I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses, Choose life so that you and (see page 2) (See page 2)

In the Loop Glencoe United Methodist Church Newsletter

7:30pm Wednesday, April 20

Levinson Lecture featuring

Amy-Jill Levine

Elliott University Center Auditorium at UNC-G

MAKE TIME IN YOUR SCHEDULE TO GO HEAR HER! A self-‐described "Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches in a predominantly Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt," Professor Levine combines historical-‐critical rigor, literary-‐critical sensitivity, and a frequent dash of humor with a commitment to eliminating anti-‐Jewish and sexist theologies. She is a Disciple video contributor and brilliant!

Half-Truths: Stuff The Bible Doesn’t Say God helps those who helps themselves –Ben Franklin Suppose someone is without clothes and daily food. If you say, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but do nothing about their needs, what good is that? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is without action, is dead.- James 2:15-17


your descendants may live.”—Deut. 30:19-‐20a NRSV. There is no denying that sin and death disrupts God’s plan, but it is bad theology to blame every bad thing that happens on God. If taken too far, we abdicate ourselves of our culpability in the sin of this world and let go of the opportunity to improve our situation or our community. We will explore this and four other “half-‐truths” in the weeks ahead. In the end, I hope that we will think twice before using these phrases or maybe not say them at all and consider alternatives that will be more in line with how God moves and Christians serves in the world. April 24 Everything Happens for a Reason May 1 God Helps Those Who Helps Themselves May 8 God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle May 15 God Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It May 22 Love the Sinner, Hate The Sin I have been thinking about preaching a series like this for a while, but Adam Hamilton inspired me to start because he will release a book entitled Half Truths on April 13. They are available at Cokesbury and Amazon for $7-‐$10 if you are interested in purchasing one. The book is available in paperback and E-‐book format.

See you Sunday!

April/May Birthdays 2—Garreth Dixon 3—Madelyne Groce 4—Amanda Perri 6—Diane Cannon 12—Grace James 13—Taylor Lancaster 15—Mike Norman 19—Steven William Ripley 21—Callie Simpson 25—Jerry Linville 26—Laurie Harris, Christian Moore 28—MacKenzie Groce -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 1—Bailey Cannon (#1!), Angela Dixon 2—Mary Kay Witty 6—Maddie Murphy 6—Kirk Porter 7—Debbie Hancock 8—Dawn James, Rena Walker 9—Eve McKinney 13—Kim Cox 16—Randall Neal Cox, Jr., Lisa Shepard 21—Brandon Cannon 22—Lula Mae Roberts 23—Rebecca Blankenship, Dennis Brame, Kenny Jones 25—Barbara Linville 26—Karlee Porter, Randy Sharpe 29—Marilyn Moore, Tim Moore 31—Keith Knight, Mercedes Ingram

April/May Anniver. 4—Cheryl & Bill Doolittle 12—Pat & Bob Ballew 16—Lisa & Paul Miller 17—Judy & Charlie Rice 18—Kathy & Donnie O’Bryant 19—Jade & BJ Murphy 20—Lula Mae & Ed Roberts 30—Onita & Jack Dixon -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 5—Joyce & Dino Eubanks 12—Lisa & Rusty Wiggs 15—Kathryn & Damon Wear 24—Kathy & John Werz

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YOUTH PARENTS ARE ASKED TO VOLUNTEER ONCE PER QUARTER!

Sunday, April 10 – 5-‐7pm Dinner and conclude “Renegade Gospel” study with Chapter 6. Begin work on cardboard boat for regatta. Thanks for dinner Triche family! (Thanks to the Perri family for April 3rd!)

Sunday, April 17, 24, & May 1 – 5-‐7pm Dinner, devotion & boat building. Thanks to Kathy Werz (17th) and Lisa Shepard (24th) for providing yummy dinners! NEED A VOLUNTEER on May 1st!

Saturday, May 7 – 9am-‐ Camp GuilRock Cardboard Regatta. Teams of all ages come together to compete in this exciting race on a lake at GuilRock. We invite you to join us for a day of fun whether you are paddling on the water or cheering from land.

Sunday, May 8 & 29 – Not meeting. Celebrate Moms & Memorial day.

Sunday, May 15 & 22 – Meet at Morehead UMC.

August 12-‐14 – SpiritUs beach retreat at Oak Island

Bound: UMC Youth Community (Glencoe, Morehead, Stokesdale) Meets at Glencoe thru May 1


Summer Reading Adventure

Monday – Friday, July 11-15 6-8:30pm

Registration is ready! Visit www.glencoeumc.org to sign up! Dinner is provided nightly. Music, books, Bible stories, games, science activities, great friends and much more! A focus this year will be the reading emphasis that will help introduce new vocabulary, improve fluency and comprehension. “A book is a gift you can open again and again.” – Garisson Keeler. Let’s give the Bethany community children gifts that keep on giving!

HELP NEEDED: * decorating * signs & advertising * small group leaders * 3 nightly dinner volunteers * juice & small water bottles * plates (sm & large) & napkins * keep an eye out for a supply board wish list too!

PRAYERS AND PRAISES Pray for those in need of long-‐term care: Barbara Baker, Jax Bunton, Diana-‐Our Compassion Child, Lars Edeen Sr., Wade Euliss, Joan Ginglesperger, Donnie Lee Jones, Greg Jones, Billy & Dot Moricle, Seth Williams-‐ nephew of Robert James, Peggy Witty. Weekly updates in the bulletin. Prayer List for 4/10: Dennis Brame, JoAnne Courts-‐Settle, Cheryl Doolittle, Lauren Fix, Michele Frederick, Herman Hilton, Susan Tony Jones, Judy Kirkman, Chris Knight, Shirley Knight, Denise Landon, Barbara Linville, Beth Linville, Charles Martin, Kirk Newton Family, Don Norman family, Donnie O’Bryant, Faye & George Orton, Clif Sanders, Amber Sage, Marty Simpson, Kay & Lonnie Tingen, Barbara Walker Those serving in the military: Daniel Boerner, Kiefer Knight, Daniel Miller, Aaron Mowrer, Katie Pace, Jordan Puckett, Jess & Cam Thomas, Jared Zamora GLENCOE GRINS

Thank you to everyone who donated items to Pine Forest! The choir enjoyed visiting with the residents there on Palm Sunday and they were very grateful to receive the much needed items. We plan to visit them again in late summer and will collect more items before we go.

Thanks from Dean Linville “Pastor Ed, I am so sorry I was sick when the church choir came to sing. What I could hear sounded so good. A lot of the residents have commented to me how much they enjoy it when my church comes to sing. We also want to thank all the church members for the nice gifts they gave to us. They were very much appreciated and needed. Thank you so much pastor Ed for all you do for me personally (visits), and you and the church members do for Pine Forest too. Sincerely, Dean Linville and Pine Forest residents”

Thanks to Kenny Jones for building and installing the Library Free Library Book Box! Thanks also to Erica Locklear & Lisa Shepard for decorating it! For more information visit www.littlefreelibrary.org

Thanks to Antonio DeLuna, Jason George and Warriors Baseball! They have gathered together to help care for the baseball field at the church and have recently added gravel dust to the infield!

Thanks to Bob Ballew and UM Men helpers for an awesome Easter morning breakfast and gathering time! They will be helping again with the hot dog dinner on May 4. Contact Steve Dixon or Bob Ballew if you can help!

WAY TO GO AMANDA PERRI! Congratulations on graduating with a master's degree in Library and Information Studies from UNCG on Friday, May 6th!


Sam’s Club Trip to Buffalo Mountain By Rev. Ed McKinney On Monday, April 18th at 9am, the Sam’s Club is taking a Field Trip to Buffalo Mountain to explore the community a Presbyterian pastor transformed from a violent, uneducated community into a peaceful, educated one through his leadership. A few weeks ago, Kenny Jones gave me a book entitled The Man Who Moved A Mountain by Richard C. Davids. He said as he gave it to me, “You haven’t seen a tough church until you hear about the ones in this book.” I laughed and received the book graciously. When I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down. Kenny was right. The “man” referred to in the title is Bob Childress. Bob was born in 1890 on Slate Mountain, about 70 miles northwest from Glencoe, near Meadows of Dan, VA. All men could do on Slate Mountain was make moonshine, drink moonshine, or fight. Bob was a mean drunk with a mighty temper, but somehow the Lord got hold of him and he sobered up, got married, and received a call to ministry. His vision was to bring temperance, education, roads, and a new economy to the mountains. He attended classes at Union Seminary in Richmond, but they couldn’t officially accept him because he had completed just a year of high school and a year of college. Yet, he was determined and completed his training, and was called to serve Buffalo Mountain in 1926, near his home. The community of Buffalo Mountain was just as mean, if not meaner, than his hometown. On Sundays in springtime, the young people would gather up on the mountain to enjoy the view, but the day would usually end with a fight or a shoot out. Bob had a tough row to hoe, for sure. In the end, Bob brought peace and hope to the Buffalo and the whole region through his preaching, travels, and pastoral ministry. In fact, Bob built six rock churches that were hubs of the community revitalization. At the end of the book, the author recommends that readers go to Buffalo and the surrounding area to see where Bob Childress did his work. He also recommends that you go in April when the flowers bloom, just like they did in the early 20th century. Inspired by Davids and Rev. Childress, the Sam’s Club will depart from Glencoe UMC on Monday, April 18th at 9am to see Buffalo Mountain and two or three of Childress’ rock churches. The community is about 70 miles, or 90 minutes, away. We will plan to eat lunch at a local restaurant and return home about 3pm. Call Barbara at 342-‐6711 or sign up in the narthex by Sunday, April 17. We will carpool. For more information, go to www.stone-‐churches.com. The Buffalo Presbyterian Church

“SAM’S Club” Field Trip to Buffalo Mountain Mon., April 18 9am-3pm See article on right for more info RSVP to Barbara Walker at 342-‐6771 by Sunday, April 17

Baked Potato Bar Monday, May 16 11:30am Join us as we enjoy meatloaf, mashed potatoes and brocolli. Sarah McKinney will provide a program on her experience in Portland with the international delegates at General Conference.

Book Study Finishing Tuesdays at 7:00pm (Last one Apr.19. Combine Beliefs 9 & 10) Sundays at 10:00am (Last one May 1) Finding our identity in God’s Family & being a Social Faith


April Acolyte Coordinator: Jessica Locklear

Welcome Teams: (9:00am) Onita & Jack Dixon (11:00am) Nathan, Melanie, Becca & Robert Triche

Children’s Church:

3—Jackie Linville & Erica Locklear 10—Kathy Werz & Kalista Ingram 17—Amy Ingram & Grace James 24—Sarah McKinney & Jordan Malloy

May

Acolyte Coordinator: Jessica Locklear

Welcome Teams: (9:00am) Cheryl & Bill Doolittle (11:00am) Jackie & Vestal Linville

Children’s Church:

1—Erica Locklear & Trey Simpson 8—Nathan Triche & Callie Simpson 15—Kathy Werz & Shanna

Locklear 22—Amy Ingram & Jessica

Locklear 29—None (5th Sunday)

PLEASE NOTE: Scripture readers will be needed at both services over the summer to fill in for those who are taking vacations. Please let Lori Perri or Anita Knight know if you can help!

Worship Notes

MOTHER’S DAY, MAY 8 – TABITHA’S MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT In honor and memory of our mothers and other special women in our lives, we will be receiving donations for a local ministry that works to change the lives of women in our community through Tabitha’s Ministry. If you would like to make a donation (of any amount of your choosing), please put cash or a check made out to Glencoe, in an envelope marked for Tabitha’s Ministry along with with the names of the women you would like to honor. The envelope can be put in the offering plate or the change jar in the Cheerful Giving Corner of the narthex. There will be a special insert in the bulletin on Mother’s Day listing the women who are being honored or remembered. Please make your donation BEFORE MAY 1st to be sure your loved one’s names are included. What a wonderful way to honor the women who have loved and cared for us by showing loving care to other women! Looking ahead to June, we will be receiving Father’s Day donations for the Malachi Boy’s Home just down the road from Glencoe on Highway 158.

PENTECOST, MAY 15—THE “BIRTHDAY” OF THE CHURCH Wear red!! Here’s why: One of the principal days of the Christian year, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter. The Greek word pentecoste means "fiftieth day." Pentecost is the day on which the Christian church commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and others assembled in Jerusalem. It marks the beginning of the Christian church and the proclamation of its message throughout the world and is often referred to as the birthday of the church. The liturgical color for Pentecost is red.

FIFTH SUNDAY SPECIAL, MAY 29 – ONE SERVICE AT 10AM The theme will be “Sharing Our Stories of Faith.” We would love to have folks share their stories of how their faith has helped them in their lives. These short testimonies will be shared between singing songs of faith, along with meaningful skits and heartfelt prayers. What a blessing it will be for us to share our stories of faith with each other and with the young people of Glencoe! Please let Lori Perri or Anita Knight know if you would be willing to participate. God is calling some of you to share your story. Will you listen?

CONGRATULATIONS TO Ashley and Christian Moore as Clara Louise was born on March 30 at 7:53pm. She was 7lb, 14oz and 20in long. Lilah (who will be 4 in June) is the proud big sister! Noah and Liam Mowrer as they became big brothers on March 30 to sister Nora Grace Gallagher born at 7:54am. 6lb 15oz. 19in long.


Glencoe UM Church 601 Glencoe Church Loop Summerfield, NC 27358 (336) 616-0017 www.glencoeumc.org Glencoe UMC on Facebook Rev. Dr. Ed McKinney, Pastor

Glencoe’s Mission: Remembering the past while growing into the future and cultivating Christ’s Kingdom.

Opportunities to Serve

REIDSVILLE SOUP KITCHEN 3rd Fridays, April 15 & May 20 10am-Noon Contact Laurie Harris (336) 549-3422 [email protected]

Wednesday Hot Dog Suppers April 6 & May 4 Sponsored by Cindy & Dennis Cole (April) and the UM Men (May) Donation dinner benefits the general fund

DATES TO NOTE…

Monday, April 11 at 7:00pm-‐ Program in Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, April 26 at 7:00pm-‐ Church Council meeting. Contact Robert at 336-‐301-‐2291 or [email protected] to add items to agenda by April 17. We will also have a special guest presenter… stay tuned for that!

Monday, May 9 2:00pm-‐6:00pm Blood Drive with the Community Blood Center! There will be a sign up sheet in the narthex soon or you can contact Jackie Linville to schedule a time!

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