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I half expected to run

headlong into a

mastodon. The little

valley I found myself in

actually appeared to be that

untouched, that pristine.

It was early May several

years ago when I first

discovered this treasure. I

had noticed something on the

map that intrigued me. So I

figured the coordinates,

picked up my compass and

took off through the swamp.

What tickled my fancy was

the Dead River Valley located

about seven miles or so South

Southeast off of the sharp

right turn in the King snake

trail as it heads back into the

park: the Congaree Swamp

National park.

If you continue in a straight

line past the turn, you will

eventually run into the

Congaree River, provided of

course that you can see the

signs of an old rutted road

that once carried loggers out

of the swamp towards home;

but if you veer off a bit to the

left, say at about at a thirty

degree angle or so, and

keep going until you think

you’re there and then go

half that far again, you will

come to the Dead River

Valley and the Dead River

Lake. It is like stepping

back into another time.

There is a holy, almost

sacred feel to the place.

When the undergrowth

thins out before you and the

cypress and tupelo come

together to form a canopy

above; the hush of the place

seems to envelope you. You

know, or at least I knew,

that God was there. I was

in a safe place. I was able

speak freely with my Lord,

and the world was far

enough away that the still

small voice that is God,

could be heard.

Oh, the wind worked its

way through the tree tops

giving voice to that

mysterious, almost baleful

sound that carries within it

the whispers of the past.

The birdsong rebounded

and echoed from cypress to

cypress through the ever

present mist, coming from

everywhere and nowhere it

seemed and yet the silence

of the place filled me with

peace and brought such a

blessing.

The Congaree Swamp is a

magical and mysterious

world. If you listen closely

you can sometimes hear the

faint echo of Sherman’s

cannons or the staccato

cadence of a denizen long

forgotten held within the

memories of the ancient

trees. The cypress knees

take on a life of their own at

dusk and at dawn. It is in

those moments of half-light

that you see things and you

hear things that breed

apprehension and fear.

Few are the folks who

venture off the beaten path

to discover the wonders

within, and therefore few

are the folks who receive

the gifts offered there.

How often do we miss out

on the blessings of God

because of our fear of the (Continued on page 2)

Off The Beaten Path

June 2014

Our Star Member for the month

is:

Polly Derrick

1833 Lewie Rd.

Leesville, SC 29070

892-6660

Fellowship Friends will list in

the bulletin each month a Star

Member. A star member is

anyone over 65, a nursing home

member or a home bound

member. These are our special

members who need our care and

concern. Greeting cards or note

cards are a great way to stay in

touch when we can’t visit or call.

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unknown? Can we even

count the times we have

refused to venture forth for

Jesus Christ

because of

imaginary

dangers? Why is

the well-worn

path so

appealing to the

human being?

We are given but

one life to spend

as we wish on

this earth. Why

do we insist

upon wasting so

much of the gift

hiding in the darkness when

we could be basking in the

Light?

I fear that we simply don’t

(Continued from page 1) trust the Light. We have

lived in the familiar darkness

so long that the Light

frightens us, so in darkness

we remain.

The blessings of God are only

found when we venture out

of the darkness and into the

light of Christ. Only after we

break the chains of fear are

we blessed. So my

challenge to each and every

one of you is that you

release your hold on the

darkness, break the chains

of your fear and

venture forth

for Christ.

Love,

Pastor Tony

Off The Beaten Path (cont.)

BEULAH NEWS

Thank

you,

Sunshine

Club, for

the

delicious

meal

Theresa

brought by when Clyverd

returned from the hospital. It

was very nice not to have to

cook the first days back

home. We are so blessed to be

a part of Beulah and its

wonderful program. God

bless you all. Clyverd &

Retta Price

4th Sunday Night Singing Concert Series

Featuring the Beulahland Quartet and a special guest group each month

January 26, 2014

2 for 1 - Male duet based out of the Cowpens, SC area.

February 23, 2014

The Heritage Quartet - based out of the Lancaster,

SC area.

March 23, 2014

The Atkins Family - Based out of the Taylors, SC

area.

April 27, 2014

Holy City - Based out of the Charleston, SC area.

May 25, 2014

Morning Star - Based out of the Laurens, SC area.

June 22, 2014

Soldiers of Faith - Based out of the Gilbert, SC area.

July 27, 2014

The Griffins - Based out of the Spartanburg, SC area.

August 24, 2014

Echoes of Mercy - Based out of the Anderson, SC area.

September 28, 2014

Calvary’s Hill Quartet - Based out of the Fayetteville,

NC area.

October 26, 2014

The Centurions - Based out of the Greenwood, SC

area.

November 30, 2014

The Kingsmen - Based out of the Asheville, NC area.

Thank you so very much for the prayers, calls, flowers,

food, cards, visits and warm wishes during my hospital

stay and recovery at home. I am so blessed to call each

of you my Beulah Family. God bless. Barbara Krepps

Gospel Singing

June 22, 2014

Featuring The Beulahland Quartet and special guest Soldiers of Faith, based out of the Gilbert, SC area.

BEULAH NEWS PAGE 4

1 GLADYS CLAMP

MAX SENF

HAGAN CAPNERHURST

2 TAYLOR M BRANHAM

4 KATELYN GUNTER

A CARL TOMPKINS

STEVEN LLOYD

5 RODNEY JONES

SARAH PROVOST

6 IRIS BRYNE

DAVID STONE

GLENN L SHEALY

7 RALPH PRICE

GEORGE W GANTT

8 DIANNE SMITH

9 DIANE CROSBY

CHUCK WILLIS HUGGINS

ROXANNE BURKETT

10 ROY W SOX

AUDREY BINKLEY

KEVIN CONN

11 RACHEL TAYLOR

JESSICA WHITE

CHRISTIAN GANTT

12 WAYNE CHESTER

M SHAUN RANDALL

ANTHONY ROWELL

13 GAYLE FREEMAN

MINDY O PRICE

TONYA GOSSETT

14 REBECCA WHITE COREY WEED

15 NATALIE ANN MELTON

A. J. COUNTS, JR

17 TANNER PRICE 18 JERRY ADAMS

19 JUANITA SPENCE

20 J TERRY BURNETT

22 DANA DUNKELBERGER

23 SARAH BAILEY NATHAN PATTERSON 24 C M "MIKE" BURTON MARSHA WHITTLE 25 SHARON COOK GEORGIA ANNE ATTAWAY JUDITH "JUDY" DUNKELBERGER 26 CHRIS TAYLOR PETER PROVOST BILL TARTE JAMES "JIM" GRIMM BRENT WEAVER, JR

27 DAVID SMITH W. C. OSWALT SELENA SCHUMPERT 28 RICHARD CAUGHMAN WYMAN HENDRIX

29 KELLY VIRGINIA OSWALD

30 MICHAEL KINGSLEY LAURA SHAW

MR. & MRS. CAREY SMITH 06/01/1968

MR. & MRS. BRIAN L SWOFFORD 06/01/1991

MR. & MRS. STEVEN DAWSON 06/01/2002

MR. & MRS. SAM DRAKE 06/02/1967

MR. & MRS. REMBERT DURST 06/03/1956

MR. & MRS. MICHAEL KINGSLEY 06/03/1960

MR. & MRS. JERRY ADAMS 06/06/1976

MR. & MRS. DAVID LAKE 06/07/1997

MR. & MRS. STEVE SENF 06/11/1994

MR. & MRS. RYAN ALLMAN 06/12/2010

MR. & MRS. DONALD WOOLSEY, JR 06/15/1974

MR. & MRS. TADGH WEED 06/15/1991

MR. & MRS. CHARLES WALLACE 06/16/1967

MR. & MRS. KEN FREEMAN 06/17/1968

MR. & MRS. JIM LATTIMORE 06/18/1954

MR. & MRS. MEL CHAVIS 06/21/0962

MR. & MRS. JOHN SEASE 06/21/1958

MR. & MRS. JAMIE PATTERSON 06/21/1997

MR. & MRS. WAYNE CHESTER 06/21/2007

REV. & MRS. ANTHONY ROWELL 06/23/1979

MR. & MRS. PETER PROVOST 06/23/1990

MR. & MRS. JIMMY NIX 06/26/1960

MR. & MRS. COREY THORNTON 06/27/1992

MR. & MRS. W A "BILL" SMITH 06/28/1964

MR. & MRS. LANDON WEED 06/29/1991

MR. & MRS. JIMMY GANTT 06/30/1984

The schedule for the

summer is as follows.

June 8 – Music, Bible Craft,

Science Experiment, Play

Time

July 13 – Bowling

in Lexington (Time to be

announced)

August 10 – 4:30-6:30

p.m. – Beulah End of the

Summer Celebration (more

info later)

August 16 – Back to School

Bash (Watch for details)

J.A.M. (Jesus and Me time)

is for children ages 3 years

to 8 plus years old. We meet

Sunday evenings beginning

with supper at 5 pm. J.A.M.

starts at 5:30 pm. We have

two classes. One class is for

our preschoolers and

kindergarten children. The

other class is open to first

graders and up.

J.A.M. Summer Schedule

BEULAH NEWS

Beulah News

Published monthly by Beulah United Methodist Church

161 Beulah Church Rd.

Gilbert, SC 29054


Rev. Tony Rowell, Pastor

Mary Joyce Gardner, Church Secretary

Karen Counts, Comm. Coordinator

Send articles by the 20th of each month by email to [email protected] or drop

articles off in the church office.

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age group but we are

looking for volunteers to

help out during this

week. In you are interested

please let either Steven or

Hope know.

Then on August 10th from

4:30-6:30 pm, this will be

our Beulah’s “End of

Summer Celebration”

held at Celebrations

in Leesville. Please

bring a school supply

item to donate to a

local school. Bring

your friends as we

will have food and

music, and skating!

There will be some

opportunities for Aftershock

to help out in our

community over the

summer, stay tuned and

stay in touch. Email at

[email protected]

or text at 803-586-9700

Aftershock is for young people

4th-6th grade. The schedule for

the summer is as follows.

June 1st we will go on a

road trip to Cook Out for

supper and bowling after.

Please be at the church at

4pm. Cost will be $10 for

food and bowling. We will

return to the church at 7pm.

During the summer we will

meet two times at church:

June 8th 5-7

July 13th 5-7

VBS will be June 16th

through the 20th. There

will be not be a class for our

Aftershock Summer Schedule

The Lunch Bunch

The Lunch Bunch will travel to North Augusta, Thursday, June 5th. We will dine at Old

McDonald Fish Camp. Combination plates cost up to $23.95, and small plates start at

$14.50. Beverages are $2.25 each. The bus will leave at 4pm. Call Nancy Drake at 741-

6550 if you want to ride the bus.

BEULAH NEWS PAGE 6

Experience the journey of a lifetime!

What would happen if you could sit down with Moses, listen to his stories, ask him ques-

tions, and learn to trust in God the way he did when he led the Israelites out of Egypt?

Your kids are about to find out! With all the hardships he faced, Moses might have want-

ed to give up, but he trusted God to guide and provide. As kids hear Moses stand up for

his faith, they’ll discover how they can trust God in everyday life.

Everything—from the music to the costumes to the Israelite Camp crafts and activi-

ties—absolutely everything has the look, feel, and flavors inspired by the ancient cul-

ture of the Israelites.

This summer at Wilderness Escape VBS, kids will learn that we can trust God on our

own life’s journey. Be a part of Vacation Bible School at Beulah Methodist June 16 –

20 from 6 - 8 p.m. Make plans to join us at a special combined service of our contem-

porary and traditional worship services on June 22 at 10:00 a.m. where we will praise

God and showcase what we have learned during our Wilderness Escape.

Visit our VBS website at www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/hl/BeulahKids to

find out more, register, and volunteer. You can also call the church office

at 803-892-2842. This is a free event open to the entire community.

Join us to camp out with Moses and the Israelites on a journey of a lifetime!

http://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/hl/BeulahKids

HOMEBOUND

C. J. Price-892-3988

307 Lewie Road

Gilbert, SC 29054

Alan Tompkins-892-2816

616 Tom Drafts Circle

Gilbert, SC 29054

Rosetta Leaphart-892-2266

212 Shore Rd.

Gilbert, SC 29054

Thomas E. Taylor, Sr., 324390

Broad River Corr. Inst.

Montecello Unit-Room 144B

4460 Broad River Rd.

Columbia, SC 29210

Sarah Bailey-892-2594

5 Downing Way

Gilbert, SC 29054

Luther Rogers-892-3601

2033 Shull Ave.

Gilbert, SC 29054

David Stone-892-6428

2239-B Priceville Rd.

Gilbert, SC 29054

Mildred Price-532-6615

3712 Hwy. 378

Leesville, SC 29070

Hazel Moore-892-2544

431 Peachland Dr.

Gilbert, SC 29054

Esther Kaminer-532-6730

156 Half Circle

Leesville, SC 29070

Betty Ricard-892-6655

3834 Augusta Hwy.

Gilbert, SC 29054

Polly Derrick-892-6660

1833 Lewie Rd.

Leesville, SC 29070

USHERS-MONTH OF JUNE

Jerald Hancock, Leader

Chuck Wallace

Chuck Knight

Bobby Smith

Jim Hill

CONTEMPORARY GREET-

ERS & USHERS FOR JUNE

GREETERS

Bill and Charlotte Thornburg

ACOLYTE

Josh Schumpert

SCRIPTURE READER

Jerry Snelgrove

AFTER SERVICE GREETERS

Mindy Price-SS Superinten-

dent

May 25 & June 1

Seretha Sox-Membership Sec.

June 8 & June 15

Skip Price-Trustees Chair.

June 22 & June 29

SANCTUARY FLOWERS

June 1 – Monroe Shealy

June 8 – Clyverd & Loretta

Price

June 15 – Doris Lybrand

June 22 – Melba Smith

June 29 – Bill Smith

JUNE COUNTING TEAM

Richard & Jane Flythe

Mike & Sandy Burton

Tony Counts

LEXINGTON EXTENDED CARE

Ruby Bedenbaugh

Lexington Extended Care

815 Old Cherokee Rd.

256 A Caughman Way

Lexington, SC 29072

Betty Jo Gable



Room 144-Lexington Trace

Lexington, SC 29072

Wayne Leaphart



Room 114 A-Palmetto Lane

Lexington, SC 29072

Wilma Raye Covington



Room 501- Azeala Ct.

Lexington, SC 29072

AGAPE

Frances Smith

Agape-Room 415

2705 Leaphart Rd.

West Columbia, SC 29169

SALUDA NURSING CENTER

Frances Leaphart

Saluda Nursing Center-Room 323

581 Newberry Hwy.

PO Box 398

Saluda, SC 29138

Homebound and Residential Care

Your June Helpers

BEULAH NEWS PAGE 7

Beulah Methodist June 2014

Preschool news

We see God’s miracles in Beulah Meth-

odist preschool everyday. We are con-

fident this is a program that is held in

his hands. Last month, a non-member

parent donated a Smart Board to the

preschool. Brett McGee heard this

was one of our goals, drove to Charles-

ton to pick up this $3,500 worth of

equipment and installed it for us the

next day! This is such a valuable

learning tool and puts us on the edge

of the latest technology! There are no

other preschools in the area that have

Smart Boards! We are so thankful

that Brett heard this call from the

Lord and went above and beyond for

this preschool and the church!

Congratulations

to Ms. Jana for

the arrival of

Baby Emma! She

was born May 7th

At 5lbs 4 ozs.

Both mother and

Baby are doing well! She is beau-

tiful,

and certainly a gift from heaven!

If you are over the

age of 16 and

would like to vol-

unteer for summer

camps please let

Leeann know.

Calendar for June 2014

SUNDAY, JUNE 1

Annual Conference

8:30 am Meet & Greet

Contemporary Worship

9:00 am Contemporary Worship Service

10:00am Sunday School

Traditional Worship

9:00 am Sunday School

10:00 am Traditional Worship Service

3:45 pm Praise Choir Practice

4:00 pm Confirmation Class

5:00 pm No J.A.M.

No Aftershock

Sunday Night Live

6:00 pm Bible Study

MONDAY, JUNE 2

Annual Conference

9:30 am Bridge

6:30 pm Miracles: Signs of God’s Glory

Preschool Graduation - Sanctuary

TUESDAY, JUNE 3

Annual Conference

9:30 am Bible Study

12:30 pm Mary and Martha Circle

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

Annual Conference

Pastor Tony - Vacation

10:00 am Weight Watchers

6:30 pm Choir Practice

7:00 pm Fall Festival Meeting

THURSDAY, JUNE 5


4:00 pm The Lunch Bunch

6:30 pm Experiencing God

FRIDAY, JUNE 6


9:00 am Mother’s Morning Out (until noon)

SATURDAY, JUNE 7


SUNDAY, JUNE 8






Traditional Worship



Children’s Church



P.R.A.Y Program

5:00 pm J.A.M

Aftershock

Sunday Night Live

6:00 pm Bible Study

MONDAY, JUNE 9


9:30 am Bridge


TUESDAY, JUNE 10


9:30 am Bible Study

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11




THURSDAY, JUNE 12


10:30 am Fun, Food and Fellowship


FRIDAY, JUNE 13


Derrick Wedding - FLC


8:00 pm Square Dance

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

Derrick Wedding - FLC

SUNDAY, JUNE 15

Salkahatchie





Traditional Worship



Children’s Church

11:15 am Potluck



5:00 pm No J.A.M.

No Aftershock

No Sunday Night Live

6:00 pm Bible Study

MONDAY, JUNE 16

Salkahatchie

9:30 am Bridge

6:00 pm VBS


TUESDAY, JUNE 17

Salkahatchie

9:30 am Bible Study

6:00 pm VBS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18

Salkahatchie


6:00 pm VBS


THURSDAY, JUNE 19

Salkahatchie

6:00 pm VBS


FRIDAY, JUNE 20

Salkahatchie


6:00 pm VBS

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

Salkahatchie

Judy Knight - FLC

SUNDAY, JUNE 22

7:30 am UMM


Combined Worship

10:00 am Combined Worship Service

VBS Presentation

Volunteer/Staff Appreciation Day

Dinner after Worship


5:00 pm No J.A.M.

No Aftershock

Sunday Night Live

6:00 pm Bible Study

Gospel Singing

MONDAY, JUNE 23

8:30 am Drama Camp (until 12:30 pm)

9:30 am Bridge


TUESDAY, JUNE 24


9:30 am Bible Study

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25




THURSDAY, JUNE 26



FRIDAY, JUNE 27


8:00 pm Square Dance

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

SUNDAY, JUNE 29




10:00am Sunday School

Traditional Worship





5:00 pm No J.A.M.

No Aftershock

No Sunday Night Live

6:00 pm Bible Study

MONDAY, JUNE 30

9:30 am Bridge


Beulah Methodist Preschool 803-892-3793

[email protected]

Register Now!!!!

Hurry and Register Now to secure your child’s place for the 2013-2014

School Year

Nursery Mon/Wed $30 Weekly Tue/Thur $30 Weekly Mon-Thur $50 Weekly

2 Year Old Class Mon/Wed $100 Registration $100 Monthly Tue/Thur $100 Registration $100 Monthly Mon-Thur $200 Registration $200 Monthly

3 Year Old Class Mon/Wed $85 Registration $85 Monthly Tue/Thur $85 Registration $85 Monthly

Mon-Thur $170 Registration $170 Monthly

4 Year Old Class Mon-Thur $160 Registration $160 Monthly

Classes are from 8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.

Each month we of-fer an after school enrichment class.

Children attend Chapel once a

week.

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The 56th Annual Lexington County Peach Festival will be held on Friday, July 4th and Beulah will be there!

Please mark your calendar now and stop by Beulah’s booth and visit! In an effort to promote community awareness of the church and programs, BUMC and The Circuit

Riders will share two booths on the Ricard Road vendor strip. Beulah youth and children ministries

will be highlighted. Adults and youth are needed to assist with BUMC’s booth from 7am – 5pm to distribute infor-

mation. If you are interested in joining the fun at the booth, please notify Sandy Burton (803) 917-

6372 or Jim Grimm (803) 892-8749.

On June 22 we will have a joint contemporary traditional service at 10:00 a.m. in the Family Life Center.

The Vacation Bible School children will take part in the service. On this Sunday we would like to recognize

all of our staff and volunteers who work so very hard at Beulah. So many of you give so many hours to make

our church a very special place and we would just like to express our thanks to all of you who give so much

effort and time. After the worship service hamburgers with all the trimmings will be served to everyone in

appreciation of all your hard work. We will also have an inflatable for all the children to enjoy. Everyone is

invited.

Volunteer/Staff Appreciation Day: Sunday, June 22

Ain’t no Hillbilly Weddin’ on July 19!

My baby dun wrote me a letter… the weddin’ is postponed!!!

The story continues… Part 4 A message from Elbert Cletus: I jest have to say I am sus-pic-i-us! Ruby Vidalia dun called off the weddin’…fer now she seys. She don’ wanna break up and she don’ wanna hitch up. Duz any of you menfolk know what in the world she is thinkin’? Iffin’ you understand wimmen – then let me know! I am not shure whut it is but I’ll find out fer ya. She sed now she wants a fall e-vent. Makes me wonder if Willie-Wilbur dun snunked back in town. Or if this family feud ain’t ever gonna go away. Or maybe Miz Ella got all sassy sayin’ stuff about the weddin’ and how she’s settin’ down front and all. Who knows? I ain’t even gonna say whut cud go wrong this time. It dun did. To be continued…

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PRAYERS: Ruby Bedenbaugh, C. J. Price, Alan Tompkins, Esther Kaminer, Sarah Bailey, Luther Rogers,

Polly Derrick, Joy and David Stone, Frances Leaphart, Mildred Price, Hazel Moore, Thomas Taylor, Sr.,

Rosetta Leaphart, Dean Price, Mickie Folk, Betty Jo Gable, Frances Smith, Carthon Kaminer, Lillian

Kaminer, Jo Nicholson, Wilma Raye Covington and Betty Ricard.

PRESENCE

GIFTS

The giving report was not available at the time of printing.

Stewardship Report

5-4 5-11 5-18 Average

Sunday School 77 79 73 76

Contemporary

Service

87 104 103 98

Traditional

Service

95 137 125 119

The late Danny Thomas lost his life savings of $600 at a time when he was out of work. He

and his wife, Rosie, had a baby on the way, and they needed money. Danny worked at part-

time jobs so Rosie could buy groceries. He also borrowed money from friends. It was a

tough time in his life. A week before the baby was born, Danny had the grand total of sev-

en dollars and eighty-five cents to his name. What would he do? "My despair led me to my

first exposure to the powers of faith," Danny would later recall. On Sunday morning Danny

went to church. When the offering plate was passed he put in his "usual one dollar." But

something unexpected happened that day. A special missions offering was taken. The

priest explained where the mission offering would go and Danny felt he had to give some-

thing. "I got carried away," Danny said, "and ended up giving six dollars ." He had given

away all his money that Sunday. What in the world had he done? He walked up to the al-

tar rail, got on his knees and prayed aloud. "Look, I've given my last seven bucks," he

prayed. "I need it back tenfold because I've got a kid on the way, and I have to pay the hos-

pital bill." He went home with a mere eighty-five cents in his pocket - all the money he had

in the world. "You won't believe this," Danny Thomas later wrote, "but the next morning

the phone rang in the rooming house hall." It was a job offer. He was offered a part in a

commercial. The job wasn't much but the pay was good - seventy-five dollars. "I literally

dropped the telephone receiver," Danny remembered. "First I whooped with joy; then an

eerie feeling came over me." He remembered what he had prayed at church the day before.

"The seventy-five dollar fee," he said, "unheard of for me at the time was almost exactly ten

times the amount of money I had donated to the church!"

BEULAH NEWS

Beulah United Methodist Church and Gilbert’s Cub Scout Pack 60 are presenting The P.R.A.Y. Program, God and Me, for boys and girls entering 1st through 3rd grades. The God and Me program is designed to help children become best friends with Jesus as they tell their story of God and Me together. The cost of this program is FREE, and it is open to the entire community. It is officially recognized by the Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire USA, Girl Scouts of the USA, and American Heritage Girls as the reli-gious awards program for youth, and youth in these organizations are particularly encouraged to par-ticipate. All students will receive an award at completion, and Cub Scouts with Gilbert’s Pack 60 will re-ceive a knot that they can wear on their uniform. Parents also have the option of enrolling in the God and Me Adult Mentor Program. In this program, the parent is an active learning participant alongside the child. The parent would have lessons and pro-jects to complete in the Mentor Workbook just like the child, and then both parent and child would work on the student curriculum together. The mentor program is designed to provide the adult with additional opportunities to model his or her Christian faith and to help a young child talk about his or her belief in God. This option is available to all parents but is not required. Interested parents and children are invited to attend an introductory session on June 8 at 4:00 p.m. in the Social Hall to learn more and to plan the session dates together. There are 4 additional sessions that will be completed during the summer months. Dinner will be provided at 5:00, followed by J.A.M. at 5:30. Kim Patterson will be the counselor for this program. Contact her at [email protected] for more information or if you would like to participate but cannot be at the introductory meeting on June 8.

The God and Me program is a wonderful opportunity for congregations to nurture young people and their fami-lies and to encourage them to grow in faith together. Find out more at www.praypub.org. June 8 – 4:00 p.m. Dinner will be provided at 5:00. Jesus Blesses the Children – Matthew 19:13-15 We will decide on the rest of the session dates together at the introductory meeting.

Bring your family calendar! Session 1: God Created Me - Children will study the creation story and learn that God was pleased

with all creation. They will acknowledge God as Creator and give praise to God. Session 2: Jesus is God’s Gift to Me - Children will learn of God’s love through Jesus. As they tell

parallel stories of their own birth and the birth of Jesus, they will proclaim that Jesus was born to

be their Savior. Session 3: I Can Talk with God - Children will learn how important prayer was to Jesus and that

God wants them to pray. They will learn four parts of prayer to help them share their thoughts with

God. Children will be required to memorize the Lord’s Prayer. Session 4: Because God Cares for Me, I Can Care for Others - As children learn to lean on God as

their Good Shepherd, they will be challenged to reach out and be “good shepherds” to those around

them.

The P.R.A.Y. Program, God and Me

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.praypub.org/

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage Paid

Leesville, SC 29070

PERMIT NUMBER 8

Beulah United Methodist Church

161 Beulah Church Road

Gilbert, SC 29054


Return Service Requested

W e would like to invite you to Fun,

Food and Fellowship. We meet

every second Thursday at 10:30 am

(except for November, when we

have the Senior Thanksgiving Dinner). We hope

you will come have

lunch and get

together with all

your friends and

make new friends.

Invite all your

neighbors to come

with you. We would

be glad to have you

attend. Any questions, please call the church

office at 892-2842.

Fun, Food, and

Fellowship

June 12, 2014

Mary and Martha Circle

June Meeting

The Mary and Martha circle will meet on

Tuesday, June 3rd at 12:30. We will eat

lunch at the Flight Deck in downtown

Lexington. All ladies are invited to come

and join us.

June 3, 2014

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