June 2nd—4:00 PM Heritage Winds Concert

June 3—5:00 PM UMM/UMW Family Picnic

Praise Team Concert—6:00 PM Mulberry Park, Shallotte

June 4—2:00 PM STARS Volunteer Orientation Safe Sanctuaries—4:00 PM

June 8—9:00 AM UMM Annual Golf Tournament

June 10—June 14 Vacation Bible School

June 16—9:00 AM to Noon Country Fair Carnival in Fellowship Hall

June 17 & July 15—1:00 PM Shell Seekers Book Club

June 21– 5:00—7:30 PM Celebrate Scott & Mary Jane

June 22—9:00 AM to Noon CF Golf, Garden, Games & Leisure Sale

June 24—8:00 AM STARS Begins

June 29—9:00 AM to Noon or Truck Full Seaside Electronics Recycling Fair IV

June 30—11:00 AM 5th Sunday Men’s Choir

July 4—Church Offices Closed

God’s Sanctuary

by the Sea Seaside United Methodist Church

Volume 28, Issue 6-7 June/July 2019

Reflecting on a Decade of Ministry What can we say after ten years? We suppose that we could recite a summary of accom-plishments. Or perhaps express our hopes and dreams for the future. We could lament what might have been had not the harsh realities of cancer not inserted themselves into our lives and placed an unexpected time limit on our work here together. Or maybe better still, a reflection on what we have learned together and the wisdom that has come to shape us…and you. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers us an extended section on worry—about the trap-pings of this life (what we shall wear) about daily sustenance (what we shall eat), and about the future. He reminds us of how God provides even for the birds of the air and the lilies of the field, but he concludes with a word that is almost haunting: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these other things will take care of them-selves” (Matthew 6:33, Scott’s translation). As we look back over our ten years at Seaside, we would each peg the moment when things made the significant positive change that helped Seaside become what we are today. It was at a Church Council meeting in the early Fall. We had been here a couple of years already as your pastors and we had already spent a lot of that time watching, listening and reflecting on our life together. Coming out of the “Great Recession” had been difficult for Seaside as it had been for a great many congregations. Money was tight. We were a knot of anxiety de-fined by lots of questions that began, “what if…” But as budgeting season approached that year, the church council had a frank discussion about priorities. Why are we here? What brings people to Seaside? How do we do ministry with them? And how should that be re-flected in our budgeting? We began looking forward into God’s future with hope rather than into our future shaped by the anxieties of the past. We began seeking the kingdom and His righteousness. And guess what…all the rest took care of itself. Since that change in focus, we’ve consistently met our budgets, paid the mortgage and the light bill, provided for our neighbors in need and expanded our outreach. God is good. It would be easy to face this transition with anxieties about the future. There are a lot of unknowns out there—for us and for you. But there is timelessness to that discussion on priorities all those years ago and the wisdom that it taught us. When we face the future and are troubled by those anxieties, ask yourself—where is my focus? Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all the rest will take care of itself.” In so many ways, we could say that our time here at Seaside was the crowning assignment in our careers. But we would rather focus on the ways that God’s work has taken place in this place and, in turn, has brought glory to God. As we change roles here and move into retirement, we do so with that same expectation for the future and hope for you. Whatever role we have played in making Seaside what it has become, we freely offer back to God and to your pastoral leaders that come after us as we seek to become that “Vital community, encountering Jesus Christ, and living abundantly through service to God and neighbor.”* And may the peace of Christ be with us all. Scott & Mary Jane *Seaside’s Vision Statement, adopted along with the Mission Statement, in 2013

Friends:

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O radiant God, in the midst of tribulation, suffering, crippled hope and shattered dreams, stand by these Your servants until they are well once more. Amen

Father Hear Our Prayers

Praying for:

All Members & Friends in

Assisted Living Facilities,

Nursing Homes or in

Home Care.

All those un-churched.

Brunswick County Schools

Children of the World

Divorce Care

Grief/Share

Human Trafficking

Law Enforcement Officers

Lay Visitation Teams

Literacy Council

Our Nation and World

Preschool Teachers

Providence Home

Separated or Divorced

Special Friends of Seaside

Teach For America

Under & unemployed

Veterans

Victims of Violence/Abuse

Prayer Requests Contact:

Marlen Mapes mjmapes@atmc.net

Phone 575-6007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Candie Meier candiem1@gmail.com

Phone 599-8089 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Freddy Tatum fetatum@atmc.net

Phone 579-1187

Friends Merle Allshouse Francis Aloysius Ann Betsey Arellano Bill Ashley Camilla Balsamello William Bennett Keith & Becky Bingham Grey Blosser Carol B David Clark Dan Chuck & Pat Denney Dayna Erwin Jackie Ferrell Rusty Fowler Terry Harper Todd Higgins

Glenn Hodge Linda Hood Carol Hosselini E Houser alan Hughes Diane Hutchinson Chris Hylton Lee Jacobs Larry & Georgiana Johnson Kaylani Kristina Cassie Lowery Paige Lowe Nita & Bill Lundie Nancy Lynn Jeremy Mann Jerry McCormick

Michelle & Baby Summer & Libby Moffet Frank & Margie Morris Linda Morgan Jayne & Walter Naff Cathy Oxley Mishoe & Lynn Pollman Vicky Price Bryan Smith Phillip & Jennifer Stevanovic Nikki Swanson Betty & Everett Vail Debbie Wagneer George Wilder Granville Williams

Members: Mary Benes Linda Bohman Marian Collins Betty Oakes & Family Dot Sellers Claire Winship Marcia Zachary

Members

Mary Jordan Jaimie & Willy Mabry Chuck Moon Joan Powell Betty Pursey Ellene Schwartz Randy Shuford Louise & James Shuman Roger Terry Scott & Mary Jane Wilson-Parsons

Sue Amyx Jack Bartlett Joan Behrle Bob Campbell Peg Frankford Alicia Gillen Katherine Hayes Linda Herncane Brenda Hollyfield Sally Jones Zane Blakeley

Alex Blust

Matthew Bronson

Justin Bryson

Carson Dowell

Dodge Dustin

Dale Ellis

Charles Kelley

Marschal Martens

Zachary Rushing

Roger Shoemaker

Trey Shuler

John Vernue

Christopher Wallace

Friends: Gail Cafaro Ellen DeNobrege Bob King Paul Moore Vern Schneider Steve Wallace Lin Watson Alice Weber Celeste Wilson

Please contact us with updates every 30 days.

Bereavement

Serving Our Country

Special Prayers For: VBS Stefanie Volunteers Children STARS Barb Duclos Mary Ellen Good Teachers Volunteers Children & Families

A Caring Tip from Stephen Ministry “Sometimes people worry that mentioning the loss or even the name of the deceased will hurt the grieving person. Most of the time though, the knowledge that their lost loved one is still in other’s hearts can actually be a great comfort. We need to hear our loved one’s name. We need to tell and hear stories about him or her. We need to laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. We need to say how

much we miss the one we love and hear how much others do too. So, Don’t hesitate to bring up memories of the person's loved one, whether days, months, or even may years after the loss. Doing so can be a powerful gift for grieving.”...Amity Haugk, Stephen Ministry St. Louis If you would like a Stephen Minister or know of someone who could benefit from a confidential ear and loving heart, please call Mary Ann at 910-231-5437 or Deb at 607-761-8451 for more information.

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Memorial/s & Honoraria

June 2 Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelations 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 John 17:20-26 June 9 Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34,35b Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17 June 16 Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 June 23 1 Kings 19:1-15a Psalm 42 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 June 30 2 Kings 2:1-2,6-14 Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 July 7 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 July 14 Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 July 21 Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 July 28 Josea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-15 Luke 11:1-13

Given In Memory Of: Danice Stout By: Shallotte Lions Club Tom & Barbara Stout Barry & Gerry Hartman George & Florence Fedeles Frank & Mary Mladinov Dave & Sue Stout Given In Memory Of: Celeste Wilson By: Larry & Martha Rhodes Given In Memory Of: Sandy Kershner By: Jim & Jane Boone Given In Memory Of: Claire Winship By: Fred & Edna Hahn Bob & Lynn Hamlin Steven Winship Ann McClure John Stevenson Theresa Brielmaier & Linda Varjan Shirley Branna William & Virginia Coats Guy & Nancy Camino Given In Memory Of: Jacqueline South By: Diane Schneider

AUGUST NEWSLETTER ARTICLES ARE DUE

BY JULY 15th

Dementia Caregivers Support Group

Meets the 2nd Tuesday Each Month

1:00—2:30 PM

Much to the surprise of the facilitators, 23 people attended the first session in May. The Dementia Support Group will meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. If you know of anyone caring for someone with dementia and would benefit from the group, please share this information with them. The Group is open to the community and all are invited to attend.

Facilitated by Judy Rocklage, Cindy Hardy & Becky Kesner, this

group is open to all in our community. Please contact the church office at 579-5753 for more information.

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Greetings Seaside. It is a genuine honor and privilege to be writing this note to you as one of the next pastors to serve this great church. Having served many years in the old Wilmington Dis-trict and then as the Superintendent of the Harbor District, I am well aware of this church and the strong witness it makes for our Lord Jesus. Thank you for that! Gail and I look forward to being in ministry with you. In many ways I already feel connected with SUMC. Starting all the way back to Camille Yorkey I have been well acquainted with all of the minis-ters who have served this church with distinction. I first met Scott and Mary Jane while they were in their last year of Divinity School and our paths have continued to cross through the years. They have served this church with excellence and I am deeply appreciative of their ministry, especially over the past 10 years here at Seaside. As I write this, I have a contract waiting for me to sign for the rental property we have decided upon. I expect to be in the office on July 9 and my first worship service will be on July 14. Having the privilege of greeting you in person is truly a high honor for which I am deeply grateful. I know the task of learning names, recognizing faces and family connections is a daunting task but it will be one

which I embrace with joy in my heart. Thank you for the prayers that you have already been praying regarding this transition. Please continue to hold Scott and Mary Jane in your prayers and, as we turn our face toward the future God is about to roll out before us, may we be God’s willing servants and disciples. Still in One Peace,

Francis

Hi Seaside Church! I feel so incredibly blessed by this opportunity to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with You. So where to begin? Perhaps, at my beginning 23 years ago…, when with holy reverence, I knelt at the altar and prayed, “God, show me what you would have me do with my life.” I never imagined He would answer me with a call to a life of service for God and the church as a disciple of Jesus Christ. In Eph. 4: 11-13, Paul writes, “the gifts He gave were…to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the Body of Christ…” After that altar experience, I spent the next 16 years of my life doing just that with whatever gifts God gave me. I first saw Jesus in the eyes of women learning to read, and then later in the distant stares of

the homeless. I have always felt closest to God while on my knees serving. It took me a while to learn to do this out of the overflow. I also learned over time that to be on my knees was fine so long as I was in service and prayer with rather than for my brothers and sisters. I had the privilege of learning these lessons while serving as Director of Missions and Outreach for two large churches (UPUMC in Dallas, TX & WMSUMC in Greensboro) for a total of 16 years. I also have extensive non-profit experience that, combined with my work at West Market, has allowed me to witness God’s work in and among people, institutions, and organizations to accomplish His Justice and Righteousness in transformative ways. During this time, I received the call to ordained ministry, and have recently graduated from Duke Divinity School, and am on an Elder Tract for ministry ordination. I am currently serving as Interim Pastor of Glendale Heights in Durham. I feel so very humbled and blessed to serve my Lord, whom I love more than my life itself, in this way. Finally, I have two adult children, Kate and William, of whom I am very proud. Kate is a modern ballet dancer, and is studying at a conservatory outside NYC, and my son William, who lives and works in the city, is an investment analyst.

Seaside Welcomes Rev. Francis Daniel and his wife, Gail Daniel

Seaside Welcomes Rev. Elizabeth Montgomery

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Barry Ream

Joined Seaside Wednesday, May 29 and attends the 8:00 AM service. Barry is the husband of Toby Ream. In his spare time, Barry enjoys playing golf. You may contact Barry at: 1156 Brandywine Dr Little River, SC 29566

Email: bream@sccoast.net Cell: 412-582-6514 Kirk & Judy Gibson

Joined Seaside Sunday, May 26 at the 11:00 AM service by transfer of membership from Mt. Pleasant UMC, Roanoke, VA. Kirk enjoys antiques, boating and fishing. Judy, a retired hair stylist, enjoys gardening. You may contact them at:

507 Shoreline Drive E Sunset Beach, NC 28468 Email: kwgjcg@atmc.net Kirk Cell: 540-915-2273 Judy Cell: 540-915-6432 Welcome Kirk & Judy!

Lionel & Elaine Dietch Joined Seaside Sunday, May 26 at the 9:30 AM service. Lionel enjoys golf and woodworking and Elaine’s hobbies are arts, crafts and woodworking. You may contact them at: 1395 Arot Court (Sunset Ridge) Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469

Lionel’s Email: litrain@verizon.net Lionel’s Cell:908-578-2684 Elaine’s Email: lainboo@verizon.net Elaine’s Cell: 908-591-8564 Welcome Lionel and Elaine!

Monday, June 3 at 5:00 PM Seaside's Family Picnic sponsored jointly by Seaside's United Methodist Men and Women will be held Monday, June 3 from 5-6:00 PM at Mulberry Park in Shallotte. Hot dogs, burgers and drinks will be provided. There are sign-up sheets in the Gallery for slaw, potato salad and chips and homemade ice cream (made ahead and frozen or bring supplies and hand crank at the park). Bring folding chairs and yard games (corn hole, bocci ball, etc.) Following the dinner at 6:00 PM Seaside's Praise Team will host a community concert in the park. Please contact Marvin Ragland at 804-335-4410 or Sara Moore at 910-232-7540 with questions or for more information.

Vacation Bible School Registration

VBS will be June 10-14 9:00 a.m. - Noon.

There is no cost to attend but we do require pre-registration. Students age 4 (as of June 1, 2019) through rising 5th grade are welcome to attend (please note, preschool is limited to 12 spots). Register on-line at www.seasideumc.org.

In support of Teacher Appreciation Week, members of Seaside’s Outreach Ministry provided and served lunch for the teachers at Shallotte Middle School on May 9. The teachers and staff were very appreciative of the recognition for their valuable service to the youth of our community.

http://www.seasideumc.org/

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"The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork." Psalm 19 June and July may seem like slow months everywhere else but not at

Seaside! Musically, here's what's happening:

Sunday, June 2 - 4:00 PM - Join us for a concert by the Heritage Winds Quintet from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. The Quintet consists of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and french horn. They will play classical, jazz and of course patriotic music. It should be an interesting and exciting concert! There is no cost, no tickets and no love offering. Bring your friends!

Wednesday, June - 5:00 PM - Our Praise Team will be entertaining the UMW & UMM at their summer picnic in Mulberry Park in Shallotte. Plan to join them for a time of fun and fellowship!

Sunday, June 9th - Pentecost Sunday - don't forget to wear red! Thursday, June 13 - 7:00 PM - Join the Soaring Angels as they sing the

National Anthem for the Myrtle Beach Pelican's game. For tickets, call Todd at 843-918-6023 and tell him you are with Seaside for the group rate and seats in our section.

Sunday, June 30 - 5th Sunday Men's Choir - Join Lomie Lou at 10:30 in the choir room for rehearsal and sing some fun spirituals at the 11:00 service.

Although we had to cancel the Imani Children's Choir in May due to the fact they could not get Visas out of Uganda, we hope to reschedule them for July so watch for that announcement and help us spread the word.

I also look forward to a fun time singing songs with our VBS and STARS children during June and July! So.....as you can see, we keep going strong during these summer months. In addition to all of this, Lynn, Janette and I will be planning music and events for the fall,,,,maybe at the beach?? With a voice of singing, Kathryn

During the month of April Seaside’s Food Pantry Ministry served the following: Households Served: 284 Adults Served: 334 Seniors Served: 320 Children Served: 125 Total Persons Served: 779

Seaside’s Food Pantry also accepts

unexpired, non-perishable food. These items are distributed each

week to our clients. Thank you for your continued support.

Attention Readers

Reading Forms are due August 1, 2019!!!

Although that date seems far away, this June/July newsletter will be your last formal reminder of the deadline to complete and submit the UMW Reading Program form. Please call me at 910-575-1076 if you have any questions or need suggestions. Your forms can be given to me or placed in the UMW mailbox in the copy room.

There is still time for some good summer reading!! Marie Wilcox

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At Mother’s Day worship services, Seaside United Methodist Women Presented Special Mission Recognition awards to the following women:

Sandy Kertcher Carrie Casey Sandie Bell

United Methodist Women celebrated 150 years of women working together in mission. To remember or honor loved ones, the following women donated to the UMW Legacy Fund: Given By: Jean Oliver Given By: Brenda Leatherman Hess Given By: Ann Watkins Pike In Honor Of: June Donley In Memory Of: Edith Propst Leatherman In Memory Of: Dorothy Watkins In Memory Of: Elsie Grierson Moore Emma Sue Leatherman Given By: Pat Melvin Given By: Marie Wilcox Given By: Linda Bradley In Honor Of: Lomie Lou Cooke In Honor Of: Carol Matthews In Memory Of: Thelma Haynes Given By: Sara Fields Moore Given By: Sandra Fulcher Shuford Given By: Virginia G. Coates In Memory Of: Jean Kirby Fields In Memory Of: Lula Fulcher In Memory Of: Edna F. Griggs Helen Kirby Mullis Alverta Fulcher Elsie Potter Gertrude Fields Creech Onie Wood Fulcher Mary Ellen Matthews Moore Lena Fulcher Gertie Fulcher Carolyn Fulcher Eggleston

It’s Time to Celebrate Scott & Mary Jane!!!!! Mark your calendars for Friday, June 21 as we will be gathering for a celebration in honor of Mary Jane and Scott and their decade of service to Seaside. Come to the Fellowship Hall between 5:00-7:30 PM for a casual time of greeting and appreciation for all they have done. We are asking that folks bring food to share. So, if your last names begins with A-L, please bring an appetizer. If your last name begins with M-Z, please bring a dessert. Plan to bring your food to the church that day by 4:00 PM so that it can be set out by our planning

For the fourth year, the Old Bridge Historical Society (formerly known as the Old Bridge Preservation Society) will be sponsoring Project PBJ. During the month of June, baskets will be available for people to donate peanut butter and jelly at multiple local businesses and nonprofits, including Seaside UMC! Last year during Project PBJ, over 750 pounds of peanut butter and jelly were collected and then donated for distribution to the Seaside United Methodist Church Food Pantry. Your donations are so important as during the school year many children get their main meal through the schools' free and reduced lunch program. When school is not in session it becomes more difficult for children to get nutritious food. Your

donations will help feed children. It is proven that good nutrition enables children to be strong and healthy learners. Please consider donating a jar of peanut butter and/or jelly to Project PBJ. You will make a difference in a child's life.

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Everything You Want to Know About the “New Country Fair”

2019 SHED DATES AND ITEMS ACCEPTED (Please leave only those items requested) Sunday, July 7th—Sunday, October 6th: Shed is open and accepting items for Books, Children, Crafts, Furniture, Appliances, Jewelry, Linens, Silent Auction, Seasonal and Toys.

COUNTRY FAIR EVENTS

Saturday, June 22—Golf, Garden, Games, Sports and Leisure Event from 9:00 AM to Noon. Friday, October 25 —Country Fair Fall Festival from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Saturday, October 26 —Country Fair Fall Festival from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. (Rain Dates November 8th & 9th)

Volunteer Needs:

Volunteer Appreciation and Recognition Leader & Team On-line Sales Leader & Team Members Furniture & Appliances Leader & Team Members Linens Leader and Team Members Better Buys Leader and Team Members

Additional Seaside Electronics Recycling Fair Scheduled for June 29 On April 13, the third SERF was held and was an overwhelming success – two 26’ recycling trucks were filled to the brim and people had to be turned away. By 10:30 there was no room in the trucks on that day for even one more battery or phone cord. Obviously this demonstrates that there is

great need in our community for an additional opportunity to recycle electronic goods. To meet this demand, a fourth SERF has been scheduled at the Seaside United Methodist Church on Seaside Road, Sunset Beach on June 29. This event will be held begin-ning at 9:00 a.m. and will continue until we are all out of space or noon, whichever comes first. Church members will not be able to drop off electronics to be recycled prior to the event as the shed is scheduled to be closed. If you wish to recycle your electron-ics, you must come on the morning of the event. SERF is a free community service but if you would like to donate food and/or money to support the Seaside Food Pantry, it would be gratefully accepted. If you have questions regarding what is acceptable to recycle during SERF 4, please call Southern Environmental Solutions of the Carolinas 704.272.0154; they will have all the answers.

Coming soon to a SUMC Fellowship Hall near you is the annual Country Fair Carnival. Country Fair is ramping up and we need you to make it happen. June 16, following each service, the Fellowship Hall will be in carnival mode. Come down to the Fellowship Hall and be a part of the festivities. Carnival snacks will be available, carnival music will put you in the mood, and play a game at the carnival and maybe even win a prize! Information on the new and improved Country Fair Fall Festival will be available, along with volunteers on hand to answer your questions. Check out the information tables for Silent Auction, Bakery, Books, Crafts, Food Events, Furniture and Appliances, Linens, Seasonal, Toys and Baby. You can sign up to be a part of a team. Although the fair isn’t until late October, volunteers are needed from July to October to help organize the event. Be a team member! Come and learn what event is best suited for you. We hope to see you there!

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S T A R S June 24-August 2

It’s here! Seaside Teaching and Reaching Students (STARS) will open the doors for 32 students on June 24th! STARS is an intensive six-week literacy and enrichment program. Students are rising 2nd and 3rd graders from Jessie Mae Monroe and Union Elementary Schools who are reading below grade level. The program runs Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, and on Monday afternoons it is extended to 7:00 pm in order to host a family dinner and workshop here at the church. What an amazing outreach ministry to our community! Each morning, students receive three hours of Balanced Literacy Instruction. They are taught by Master Teachers hired from the local schools, who are assisted by paid teaching assistants. In 2018, STARS participants showed no “summer slide” and students gained an average of two months reading growth. The Duke Endowment Rural Church team recognized that Summer Literacy Programs (SLPs) provide a much needed resource in communities. Research has shown that children who fall short of reading goals by the end of third grade are at greater risk for dropping out of high school and/or entering the justice system. The Duke Endowment (TDE) has worked with three churches, including Seaside, to provide the framework for the literacy program, partial funding, and research data to support expansion of the SLP program. In 2019, nine new SLP sites will be added at rural United Methodist Churches across the state. After lunch, students will experience a variety of enrichment activities designed to support their literacy growth and the needs of the whole child. Here’s a glimpse of what is planned:

• Mondays- Swim & Gym at Brunswick Community College, followed by the Family Dinner & Workshop

• Tuesdays- “in-house” small group activities, such as science lessons, crafts, games and more

• Wednesdays- Field trips and reading time with Kula and the gang

• Thursdays - additional literacy instruction, “in-house” STEM programs, art activities, and music

• Fridays - visit to the Southwest Branch Library and physical education

STARS needs you! We still have lots of volunteer opportunities available. Check them out by visiting our website or call Meg Good at 579-5753. If you’d like to make a financial contribution, please note STARS in the memo line of your check payable to Seaside UMC or on your online contribution. STARS is offered at no cost to the students’ families. During these last weeks of preparation and throughout the summer, please continue to keep the students and their fami-lies, teachers, volunteers, and leadership for all summer programs in your prayers. Pray for God’s guidance, strength, and wisdom; safety and travel mercies; and nurturing and transforming experiences where God’s love is felt by all. …shine like STARS in the world (Philippians 2:15). And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him (Colossians 3:17).

Thank you for your love and support!

Blessings, Barb Duclos STARS Site Director

Monday, June 24th-Friday, August 2nd

STARS & VBS volunteers, or anyone working with children or vulnerable

adults, must attend every 5 years.

Safe Sanctuaries: Tuesday, June 4@4:00 PM STARS Volunteer Orientation: Tuesday, June 4 @ 2 PM

The Garden of Disciples—A Work in Progress

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Your patience is needed as the Garden of Disciples receives a refreshed look. Carolina Creations has begun work in the Garden. Overgrown plants will be removed and replaced with new ones; existing irrigation will be replaced; subsoil in planting areas will be hand excavated and replaced. All of this work takes time, so when you see the work in progress, visualize the final result and smile!

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June at Seaside

Country Fair Carnival Sunday, June 16 9:00 AM—Noon

In the Fellowship Hall

Details on page 8.

Join the Children for VBS Closing in the Sanctuary

11:30 AM Friday, June 14

Come celebrate the children who

found “Christ”mas at Seaside!

Monday, June 3

5:00 PM

United Methodist Men United Methodist Women

Host

Seaside’s Family Picnic Mulberry Park in Shallotte

Followed at 6:00 PM by Seaside’s Praise Team Concert

Saturday, June 8

United Methodist Men’s Annual Golf Tournament at the Thistle Golf Club

Shotgun Start at 9:00 AM

June 4

STARS Volunteer Orientation 2:00 PM

Safe Sanctuary Training 4:00 PM

Air Force “Heritage Winds”

Quintet Concert Seaside UMC

June 2 at 4:00 PM

Admission is free.

All are invited.

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July at Seaside

June 24—August 2 8:15 AM—4:00 PM

Tuesday—Friday

8:15 AM—6:30 PM Monday

See page 9 for details.

Scott & Mary Jane Friday, June 21 Fellowship Hall 5:00—7:30PM

See page 7 for details.

Seaside Welcomes

Rev. Elizabeth Montgomery Associate Pastor Sunday, June 30

Rev. Francis Daniel

Senior Interim Pastor Tuesday, July 9

See page 4 for details.

Seaside Electronics Recycling Fair

Saturday, June 29 9:00 AM—Noon

or Until the Truck is Full

Seaside’s Parking Lot

See page 8for details.

Country Fair

Golf, Garden, Games, Sports & Leisure Sale

Saturday, June 22 9:00 AM to Noon.

See page 8 for details.

Church Staff

Co-Pastors: ........................................................................................................ Mary Jane Wilson-Parsons .......................................................................................................... Scott Wilson-Parsons .......................................................................................................... (Medical Leave) Minister of Spiritual Formation: ...................................................................... Stefanie Riley Minister of Music: ........................................................................................... Kathryn Parker Assistant Director of Contemporary Worship Music: ...................................... Lynn Enzor Assistant Director of Traditional Worship Music: ............................................ Janette Schroeder Director of Worship Technology: ..................................................................... Tim Duclos Office Manager: ............................................................................................... Kathleen Thompson Director of Communications: ........................................................................... Mary Ellen Good Director of Visitation: ....................................................................................... Carol Sigafoos Administrative Assistants: ................................................................................ Linda O’Laughlin ................................................................................................... Nancy Camino Nursery Coordinator: ....................................................................................... Sandie Bell Director, STARS Program: ............................................................................... Barb Duclos Facilities Manager/Custodian: .......................................................................... Rick Burge Custodian: ......................................................................................................... Samantha Keasler

8 am Traditional Service

( Communion every Sunday)

9:30 am Praise Service

(Communion 1st Sunday each month)

11 am Traditional Service

(Communion 1st Sunday each month)

Seaside United Methodist Church 1300 Seaside Road, SW Sunset Beach, NC 28468 (910) 579 5753 Fax: (910)575-6535 Web: www.seasideumc.org Revs. Scott & Mary Jane Wilson-Parsons, Pastors

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