3608 Midland Road Guyton, GA 31312 Phone: (912) 728-3332 Fax: (912) 728-5801 Email: Bethesdaumc@planters.net Pastor: Rev. David Cott

Bethesda Beacon A publication of Bethesda United Methodist Church

www.Bethesdaum.com

MAY 2019

Bethesda United Methodist Church

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WANTED!

The old saying is April showers bring May flowers...in reality May brings sports, beach trips,

graduations, weddings, Memorial Day, and planning for Summer vacations. Also, don’t

forget that;

May 1st is Mother Goose Day

May 4th is Star Wars Day

May 8th is No Socks Day

May 11th is Eat What You Want Day

May 12th is National Limerick Day

May 23rd is World Turtle Day

Celebrate responsibly!

All that being said, May is also a very important month to be active at church.

• On May 5th, we will be sharing worship with other Effingham churches at the Sunday

School Convention. No, this is not a skip day from church! It’s a day to dress casual, enjoy

our awesome weather, and worship with friends from across the county. Meet us at our tent

at 9:30 a.m.

• May 12th is Mother’s Day. That means bring your Mom to church and then take her out to

lunch, in that order! Oh, tell her you love her too.

• May 19th is Promotion Sunday. We take this one Sunday a year to shine the spotlight

on our awesome kids and their teachers, and recognize our high school and college

graduates. Be in worship this morning to show our kids how important they are to the life of

our church.

• May 26th Diane Wilhelm, our awesome Lay Leader, will be bringing us a special message

in worship. So before you hit the beach or grill the burgers for Memorial Day, come and

hear the word of God from someone who is truly passionate about it!

Don’t forget our ROAD to GROWTH either. Please pray for our Stephen Ministers as

they finish their training and also for our building committee as they work on a proposal to

present to the District Building Committee in June! And of course we have Vacation Bible

School, just around the corner (June 10th - 14th, 6-8:30 pm) and we need adult

helpers!!! Talk to Vicky about how you can use your gifts and resources to support

this incredible ministry!

May will be a busy month for all of us, but remember, you are part of this family and your

presence and involvement is essential! Don’t make us put a wanted poster with your picture

on it! See you Sunday morning!

God Bless Us All!

Brother David

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Thoughts for May, 2019 Lost… Socks, Coins, Souls, Freedoms

Once again I find myself looking at all the “days” set aside in May. Some are serious, some are quite humorous. For some reason (perhaps because it hit home) Lost Sock Memorial Day caught my eye. Those persons who set aside this day say:

Lost Sock Memorial Day (May 9) recognizes your drawer full of unmatched socks. Each unmatched sock represents a missing sock. We never throw away our unmatched socks. After all, it may show up someday. On Lost Sock Memorial Day, we suggest you spend a little time (as little as possible) searching for those missing socks. After a (very) brief search, and in good "Memorial" spirit, spend a minute reflecting upon how warm and comforting the missing socks were on your toes. Then, use this special day, to toss out all of your unmatched socks and by all means, get on with your life.

No, we really should not spend a lot of time looking for that lost sock…after all the dryer probably ate it long ago! But, when do we stop looking for other lost things? Are there some lost things for which we should never stop searching? Mark 8:35-37 says

“If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?”

No matter what, we should never give up on a lost soul. Remember the woman and the coin found in Luke 15:8-10:

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

Every lost soul is important to God…it should be important to us! Pray daily for the lost – in your family, among your friends, living in the neighborhood. Never give up…Jesus continues to heal and to save the lost. It is His desire that none perish, that all will have eternal life. Pray for our nation. Thursday, May 2, is the National Day of Prayer, the day set aside to pray for the nation Dr. Ronnie Floyd, president of the National Day of Prayer, announced that the theme of the 2019 observance on Thursday, May 2, will be “Love One Another,” based upon the words of Jesus in John 13:34, which says, “Love one another. Just as I have loved you.” Ask God to restore love for each other. Set aside time on May 2 to pray for the President, Congress and the Supreme Court. Remember our state and local governments as well. Ask God to preserve those who serve in our military. We do not want to lose our freedoms, our peace, or even the nation itself. Diane Wilhelm, Prayer Ministry Coordinator

MAY NURSERY SCHEDULE

5th Peggy Kessler & Joyce Wadsworth

12th Wanda Evans & Vickie Oliver

19th Martha Heinen & Jennifer Granat

26th Cathy Hickman & Wendy Zittrauer

SPROUTS MAY Schedule (K - 5th grade)

5th 4:30pm Sprouts

12th NO Sprouts

19th NO Sprouts

26th NO Sprouts

Happy May Anniversaries 4th Tommy & Anne Sexton Married 35 years

4th Greg & Natalie Stephens Married 37 years

15th Waylon & Ashley Dasher Married 9 years

16th Marcus & Peggy Kessler Married 38 years

22nd Richard & Jan Flowers Married 48 years

22nd Jim & Diane Wilhelm Married 32 years

23rd Brandon & Jordan Dickerson Married 4 years

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Prayer list:

Our Pastor

All Ministries at

Bethesda UMC

Military

Leaders of America

Jack Adams Carolyn Bannister Woody Brewster

Justin Cox Reid Crosby Irma Davis Lula Dixon

Jason Duboise Kem & Linda Dugger

Harry & Reba Edwards Emmory Ely

Ethan Ferguson Benji Hall

Michael Hickman Tony Hickman

LouDean & Betty Hinely

Geraldine Jenkins Pam Jernigan

TJ Kessler Mike Lance

Samantha LeNeave Jake Long

Kevin McDaniel Clay Morgan

Clayton Morgan Scott Morgan

Caroline Morton Royce Nease Allen Perry Zeke Rahn

Brenda Saxon Brian Scott

Connie Shuman Abby Smith Alice Smith

Irene Stanford Laurie Stregles

Bobby Wadsworth Joyce Wadsworth

Susan Waller Alma Zettler

Bernard L. Zipperer Dwight Zipperer George Zittrauer Marilyn Zittrauer

If you have someone

you want to

add or remove

from the prayer list

please send me an

email, call the office or

leave a note on my

desk.

Thank you,

Linda

Children’s Church Workers

1st Sunday…..Tina Keener

2nd Sunday….Lyna Morgan

3rd Sunday….Lyna Morgan

4th Sunday….Vickie Oliver

5th Sunday….Kathy Morgan

June 2019

Newsletter

Deadline is 5/21/19

Please turn in all

announcements,

articles, or other

information

turned in by this date.

Thank you!!

United Methodist Women Hope Landry Circle Meetings are: August 27th

& October 22nd at 7:00pm in the Social Hall

Happy May Birthdays

3rd Stan Standefer

4th Paul Jenkins

4th William Stephens

5th Mallory Ferguson

7th Samantha Zittrauer

8th Grace Eilerman

8th Lincoln Fox

8th Loren Billeiter

9th Catie Hickman

11th Debbie Clements

11th Kerry Wendelken

12th George Zittrauer

13th Holden Saxon

14th Jameson Nease

20th David Dugger

25th Mark Caldwell

25th Scott Morgan

25th Isabel Granat

26th Brandon Dickerson

26th Johnna Stringer

27th Shirley Shearouse

27th Dwight Zipperer

28th Aubree Cuneo

29th Chance / Kiley Gilbert

May 20th

7PM

Administrative

Council

Meeting

May 5th at 9:30am

Sunday School Convention

at the campgrounds

No Services or Sunday School at Bethesda

Monday, May 27th

Bethesda Women’s Association Meeting MAY 21st @ 7:00pm

Hostesses: Harriet Roberts Program: Carol Page

Please sign up for Altar

Flowers, the calendar has

several available Sundays,

please let me know what

date you would like.

Thank You

Bethesda Women’s Association

NO meetings June, July or August

Bethesda United Methodist Church

Non-Profit Organization Permit #12

U.S. Postage Paid Rincon, Georgia 31326 3608 Midland Rd.

Guyton, GA 31312

Bethesda UMC Youth

We invite all youth (grades 6 - 12)

to join us for the following MAY 2019

Wednesday, May 1 Bible study 6:30-7:30pm

Sunday, May 5 Sunday School Convention

9:45am-2:00pm

Effingham Methodist Campground

(No services at Bethesda)

Wednesday, May 8 Bible study 6:30-7:30pm

Sunday, May 12 Happy Mother’s Day—No UMYF

Wednesday, May 15 Bible study 6:30-7:30pm (shirt night)

Sunday, May 19 Promotion Sunday/Lunch/Inflatables/Games

10am-2pm

Wednesday, May 22 Bible study 6:30-7:30pm

Sunday, May 26 No UMYF---Memorial Day Weekend

Wednesday, May 29 No Bible study

“May the Lord bless you and keep you!”

Questions?? Tammy Saxon or Jennifer Granat

Upcoming events:

Bethesda UMC Bible school - June 10-June 14

Youth Camp at the Campground - July 18-July 21

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