a word from pastor bryson… i - carteret street united
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JUNE/JULY 2021
A Word from Pastor Bryson…
I am going to recommend a wonderful Book to you; the bestselling Book of all time by a very wide margin.
There have been more copies printed than there are people alive today. There are poems, history, wars,
floods, miracles, laws and a guide to live by. This Book contains the greatest love story of all time, the
account of how much God loves you. And of course I am talking about the Bible.
Being followers of Jesus puts a strong call on our lives. We are called to be Disciples of our Lord Jesus. Being
a Disciple calls us to lead disciplined lives. These disciplines include: being present in the life of the Church, to
engaging in an active prayer life, sharing our gifts and talents to build the Kingdom. All baptized followers of
Jesus need to share our faith and be invitational inviting our neighbors to Church.
We all need to be disciplined in reading and studying our Bibles. We should read our Bibles daily.
Most all of us read. We read newspapers and magazines. We read novels and pamphlets. Some of us read
facebook, Instagram, blogs and all kinds of internet “stuff”. I read these things also. How many of us include
reading the Bible in our reading list?
If you do not know where to start, I offer suggestions. Begin by reading one Psalm per day and by reading
at least one chapter of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). Mark is the shortest. My favorite is
Luke. After reading a Gospel then read Acts (Luke and Acts are a two volume set). After reading a Gospel
and Acts read Genesis then Exodus. Then start incorporating Paul’s letters and more of the OT. There are
also recommendations for reading the Bible in a year which are easily found.
If you get stuck or become confused give me a call or email ([email protected]). Don’t be distressed if
you are confused, the Bible is sometimes confusing for even the best scholars. A Study Bible helps and there
are many options. My favorite is The Harper Collins Study Bible, New Revised Standard Version. Read the
introductions for each of the books as you begin a new book. Rev. Terry Pfeiffer uses an Oxford Study Bible,
have him show it to you to see what the condition of your Bible should look like.
I challenge each of us to read our Bibles daily. Make reading and studying the Word of God a daily part of
your life. I believe reading the Bible is an essential part of the call of Christians.
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Save the Date for the Next Blood Drive
Thursday, July 30, 2021
12-6pm, CSUMC Fellowship Hall
45 Units of Blood were donated in April!!
Holy Land Trip
Join Pastor Bryson on a trip to the Holy Land. You are invited to join a trip to the Holy Land on
September 20-30, 2021. This is the rescheduled trip from 2020. Anyone interested in attending see Pastor
Bryson for more details. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 15TH!!!!
HELP of Beaufort Food Pantry
HELP of Beaufort is in need of many items for their food
pantry such as peanut butter & jelly, boxed dry cereal,
boxed macaroni & cheese, canned meats, soups &
vegetables, flour, grits, rice, mayonnaise, sugar,
vegetable oil, pasta sauce, & bottled water. They also
need laundry detergent. These items can be dropped
off at the Church Office.
Snacks Needed for Beaufort Nursing and Rehab
(BayView Manor)
Items requested for residents: granola bars, individual
fruit cups, cereal bars, raisins, crackers or any other
individually bagged snacks such as Cheez-its or
Goldfish. Please drop off at the Church Office.
Thank you!!
Sunday School Notice
On March 7 we returned to in-person Sunday School. If
your class is not comfortable meeting, you can continue
as you have been. The decision is up to each class.
Please call the Church Office with any questions or
concerns.
Technology Needs
If you are interested in working with the video/sound
system and helping to stream services, please call the
Church Office. We also have needs working with the
website and social media. Contact the Church Office for
more information.
Retired Hymnals
We have replaced many of the Hymnals in the
Sanctuary. If anyone is interested in having one of these
older hymnals for at-home worship, please call the
Church Office or stop by and pick one up. Thank you!
Night Owls Book Club
Date: June 16, 2021
Book: Driftwood Unmasked by Gibbes McDowell
Date: July 21, 2021
Book: The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese
The Night Owls Book Club meets via zoom on the third
Wednesday of each month at 4:00pm.
If you are interested in being a part of this group, please
email the church at [email protected] and include your
name, telephone number and email address. Upon
receipt of this information you will be added to the list
for the Book Club. An email containing the zoom link
will be sent out the day before the scheduled meeting.
United Methodist Men
Monday, June 14, 2021
Monday, July 12, 2021
6:15pm
Fellowship Hall
Annual Church Bazaar
October 16, 2021
8am-2pm
Asbury Hills Family Camp
Enjoy a weekend with your family at Asbury Hills
United Methodist Camp in Cleveland, SC. A weekend
filled with games, swimming, hiking, climbing and
worship enable you to grow closer to God and your
family. The dates are July 16 - 18, 2021. The cost is
$190 for adults; $90 ages 7 - 17; 6 and under free. If
you have any questions, please call the church office.
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JUNE
Hazel Rose 1
Andrew Forbes 2
Kyle Mangano 2
David Gisch 2
Jan Bowers 2
Brad Smith 3
Kathy Wiles 4
Cindy Smith 5
Ernie Wilson 5
Beth Birkhead 6
Jamie Martin 6
Dora Sauls 7
Lynn Stratton 7
Wes Campbell 7
K. Leigh Campbell 8
Nancy Anderson 8
Zoe Klauck 8
Curtis Smith 8
Everette Feight 9
Mary Koth 9
Hoyt Graham 9
Isabella Steele 9
Sam Henry 10
Pat Kohn 10
Harriet Luce 10
Lara Nickle 11
Rebecca Fisher 12
Andrew West 12
Samuel Mehrer 12
Norma Cooler 13
George Lawrence 13
John Henry Adams 13
Wendy Shumate 14
Peg Neighbors 14
Jeff Holliday 15
Charles Lawson 16
Walker DuRant 17
Camdon Russom 17
Nancy Farley 18
Bud Martin 18
Molly Henry 19
Michelle Crites 20
Tristan Burch 20
John Martin 20
Lee Sutcliffe 20
Loretta Flint 20
Jackie Black 21
Vicki Stoble 21
Charlie Berry 22
Dylan Llanas 22
Sharon Burris 25
Samantha Farley 25
Grable Page 25
Ellison Smith 25
Martha Ala 25
Charlie McLeod 26
Charlotte Fisher 27
Ru Clampitt 28
Shawn Sproatt 28
Lisa Pope 28
James Duke 29
Wesley TenEyck 29
Elsie White 30
JoAnne Hardyman 30
JULY
Jan Leipold 1
Carletha Benning 1
Skeet Von Harten 1
Isis Edelen 1
Kelly Feight 2
Alice Howard 4
Rebecca Long 4
John Sutcliffe 6
Gary Ayers 6
John Baggette 6
Andrew Williams 6
Jill Bolin 8
Jim Gray 8
Bill Strader 8
Brent Goodman 9
Michael Wood 9
Russell Beer 10
Carolyn Matthews 10
Lisa TenEyck 11
Tom Lewis 11
Tim Pearce 11
Noah Pate 13
Sharon Seigler 13
Bradley Fabian 16
James Bundy 17
Brittney Russom 17
Michael Rhodes 18
Daniel Griffin 18
Ian Klauck 18
Sally Fordham 19
Jerry Lewis 19
Bennett Morris 19
Mary TenEyck 19
Becky Pingree 19
Beth O'Neal 20
Lynda Bransford 20
Vernon Robinson 21
Lily Nappier 21
Marti De Butts 22
Jessica Rhodes 23
Phillip Hooper 24
Cindy Weir 24
Jodi Belflower 25
David Wyant 25
Tyler Shelton 26
Jouji Hayashi 27
Shelby Appleby 28
Becky Covington 29
Jean McCoy 30
Linda Ferrell 30
Camden Kushnereit 31
Colt Kushnereit 31
Chris Goodman 31
Barbara Thompson 31
Lad Howell 31
Mike DeVore 31
Barbara Thompson 31
Youth News
UMYF, Grades 6-12
Youth Sunday School Classes
6th - 12th grades, Room 308, 9:30am
UMYF
June 6, 6:00pm, Regular UMYF with dinner.
June 13, 7:30am, Church on the beach.
June 20, No Youth, Fathers Day
June 27, 11:30am, help set up for VBS right after church
June 28 - July 2, Help with VBS
July 4, No Youth, 4th of July
July 11, 6:00pm, Regular UMYF with dinner
July 18, 6:00pm, feed Youth dinner and take them down
to the Teen Dance at the Water Festival.
July 25, 6:00pm, Regular UMYF with dinner.
Please call or email Lynn Stratton if you have any
questions or concerns.
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Children’s Corner
Children's Sunday School Class
K – 5th grade - Room 300, 9:30am
Vacation Bible School
June 28-July 2, 2021
9am-12noon
Theme: Knights of North Castle
Lots of fun, faith-filled activities as we discover
“being strong in the Lord and in the strength of his
power”. Ephesians 6:10.
Registration forms available at the entrances to the
Sanctuary, in the Church Office and on the website.
Volunteers Needed!!!
Contact Melinda Ackerman if you can help or need
more information.
BIRTHDAYS
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Prayer Shawl Ministry
The Prayer Shawl Ministry is celebrating our 7th
Anniversary. On June 17, 2014, our first shawl was
given. Since that time 518 shawls have been given or
mailed to church members and their family and friends.
Over 50 women have knitted, crocheted, woven or
sewn shawls for those who grieve, those that are ill
and for those who celebrate baptism and weddings and
members that reach their 90th birthday. Many people
have prayed over each shawl.
We added prayer squares and prayer hearts to our
ministry. We give these to those members who have a
shawl but need to know we are still thinking of them.
We also have beautiful bags that have been decorated
by men, women and children for each shawl. A prayer is
added to each bag.
The Missions Committee would like to thank the many
of you who have helped make this ministry a success. A
special thanks to Cindy Keener who has kept all these
records.
We would welcome any new members. We can always
use more prayers, ideas, shawls, hearts and squares. If
you have questions contact Margey Pfeiffer or Cindy
Keener.
Epworth Children's Home
One of the big newer initiatives of Epworth is placing
children in Foster Homes. Epworth is training and
certifying Foster Families. Currently Epworth has
in Columbia, Greenville and Charleston. The team
from Charleston is now screening and certifying
families in Beaufort. There is an urgent need for
placements in the Beaufort area. Epworth is asking if
the membership of CSUMC would place signs in their
yards to help get the word out. Signs are available in
the Fellowship Hall. If anyone is interested in finding
out more about becoming a Foster Family, please call
the Charleston office at 843-670-4733.
Connect with us!
We invite you to worship on-line or in-person
(8:30 & 10:30) on Sundays!! The service is
posted on Facebook and available on our
website Facebook scroll at
www.carteretstumc.org.
Visit us on Facebook!
facebook.com/csumcbeaufort
Check in with us
TODAY on Facebook!!
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Follow our Youth on Facebook!!
Carteret Street UMC Youth
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Follow our Children on Facebook!!
Carteret Street UMC Children’s Activities
Annual Conference
The 2021 Session of the South Carolina Annual
Conference of the United Methodist Church will be held
on June 6-7, 2021 virtually.
Congratulations to Our Graduates
High School Graduates
Ellie Ashmore
Beaufort High School
Attending: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Katie Ashmore
Beaufort High School
Attending: Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Court Martin
Beaufort High School
Attending: Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Ralph Stone
Beaufort High School
Attending: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Noah Nappier
Beaufort High School
Attending: Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Brian Gollihugh
Kadena High School, Okinawa, Japan
Kyla Gollihugh
Kubasaki High School, Okinawa, Japan
College Graduates
Claire Martin
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Madison Morgan
Troy University, Troy, AL
Hope Chandler Gray
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Julia Stewart Trask
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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Do You Read the Advocate?
The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate is the monthly print newspaper focusing on the United Methodist
church and its people throughout South Carolina. Delivered to your mailbox as a hard copy, and also available
online, the award-winning Advocate was founded in 1837 and is the oldest newspaper in Methodism. It is a
newspaper ministry with a prayer-driven mission to inform and connect South Carolina Methodists by reporting
news, engaging readers, providing a forum for dialogue and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is independent but
receives funding from the South Carolina Conference of the UMC and other sources, including subscriptions, ads and
donations. It also operates a successful Christian book publishing arm.
You can subscribe at www.advocatesc.org/subscribe, or by calling803-786-9486 ext. 335, or by mailing a check to
Advocate, 4908 Colonial Dr., Columbia, SC 29203. Cost is $15/year print and $8/year online only. Learn more:
www.advocatesc.org.
Church Office Information
As we move forward from Covid the Church Office Hours are 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday thru Thursday and
9:00am to 1:00pm on Fridays. We will return to 9-5, M-Th and 9-1, Fri, when the new school term begins in
August.
Worship Masking Protocol
Currently we are mask-optional in our worship services. We are roping off a portion of our Sanctuary for social-
distancing seating. The remainder of the pews are all open to sit. If anyone is more comfortable wearing a mask,
please continue to do so. If anyone would like to socially distance please sit in the roped-off section.
Worship
We will continue to offer on-line worship. We will also continue with two services at 8:30am and 10:30am for now.
With Thanks
Our family wishes to thank our Carteret St. UMC family for all the prayers, calls, cards and meals provided to us fol-
lowing Ray’s death. We are truly blessed by and are grateful for all of your expressions of sympathy.
The family of Ray James
Thank you to our church family for all the cards, calls, prayers and food during the passing of Kathrine. We
appreciate everyone and your thoughtfulness during this time.
The family of Kathrine Jacobson
Would You or Someone You Know Like a Job Introducing Teen Moms to Jesus?
YoungLives Beaufort is currently looking for a YoungLives Coordinator! This would be a paid position 20 hours a
week doing direct ministry with Teen Moms, and working with the Young Life staff to recruit and train volunteer
mentors for the teen moms. You would also work with the YoungLives Committee & volunteers, to run the ministry
and grow YoungLives community support. For more information, contact by email [email protected].
(If between dates May 25- and June 20 please email [email protected] as Andrew will be out of town for
work assignment and have limited availability).
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Carteret Street United Methodist Church Carteret & North Streets 408 Carteret Street Beaufort, SC 29902 Telephone: (843) 524-3841 Fax: (843) 524-1699 [email protected] www.carteretstumc.org RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Rev. Bryson Williams, Jr., Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Rebecca Bruff, Part-time Pastoral Assistant
In Our Thoughts and Prayers
Home Sarah Caldwell, Buddy Clark, Connie and Hugh Folk, Barbara Garrison, Hoyt Graham,
Frank Hamilton, Jim Hicks, Ed Howle, Charlotte James, Christine Jones, Forrest Jones, Becky Lapp,
May Lepionka, Marilyn MacKinnon, Lori Mangano, Sandy Manuilow, Hilda McMillan, Linda Oliva, Bill Strader,
Elsie White
Beaufort Nursing and Rehab R ob B l ack
Methodist Oaks Martha Smith
Ribaut Senior Village Hazel Rose, Joan Suda
Sprenger Health Care Jackie Black,
Betty Haigh, Gayle Holliday
Wesley Commons, Greenwood Betty Elk ins
Church Staff
ELLEN FABIAN, Secretary ROBERT BLANTON, JR., Director of Music M inistry
RICHARD ZURAKOWSKI, Caril lon Choir Director LINDA FERRELL, Business Manager
MICHAEL COLE, Organist TINA ASHMORE, Nursery Supervisor
MELINDA ACKERMAN, Director of Children’s Ministries LYNN STRATTON, Coordinator of Youth Ministries
KAREN ROBERTS, Coordinator of Food Ministries JOHN PERRY, Custodian
REV. DR. REBECCA BRUFF, Part-time Pastoral Assistant REV. BRYSON WILLIAMS, JR., Pastor
Connection Deadline Please submit information for the August 2021 Carteret Connection to the church office by July 16th.
Stewardship Report as of April 18, 2021 Budget Needs Y-T-D $ 182,122.08 Received Y-T-D $ 176,296.27
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