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Hand-in-Hand in the Rock Hill District
Inside this issue:
Important Dates
and
Local District News
2-6
Conference Announcements
7-11
Asbury Hills/LJA 12-13
November 2016
Rev. Joe N. Long, Jr.,
District Superintendent
Lollie Haselden,
District Secretary
139 Elizabeth Lane, Rock
Hill, SC 29730
803.328-0218
803.328.6209 fax
South Carolina
United Methodist
Conference
District Website
http://
rockhill.umcsc.org
We are entering a season of feasting. The bounty of the land is enjoyed
during Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings. Our gratitude for the blessings we’ve received includes compassion for those who are in need. In that spirit I share the following story from Fred Craddock.
“I remember years ago taking part in a conference at Clemson University in South Carolina. I lectured there, preached in the morning, lectured in the afternoon, and again in the evening. In the evening before I gave my lecture, they had a young woman give the devotional. I didn’t know her, didn’t know her name, didn’t know who she was. She was a young woman, I would say in her mid-twenties, pale, blond, straight hair, thin, no makeup, soft voice. And she got up to have the devotion, and she had one of those legal-length yellow tablets. I thought, Well, we’re here for the night you know. Everything, you know, has one sermon. Her voice was low, but I am sure I’m right in saying that she was speaking another language. And then she spoke in another language. And then she spoke in another language. I don’t know how many; I didn’t keep count. But what she was doing was saying one thing in the different languages of the world. When she got to German, I thought I knew what she said; when she got to French, I thought I knew what she said. But I really knew what she said when she got to English. The last time she said it – and I suppose she’d said it sixty or seventy times, one sentence, one sentence – the last was English. She said, “Mommy, I’m hungry.” She sat down. Thought about it all the way back that night. I drove back to Atlanta; I had to teach the next day. The first billboard that I saw going back down the highway going into the north side of Atlanta, the first billboard that I saw said this: “All You Can Eat $5.99.” I don’t blame them. All you can eat, $5.99. There it was in my head, ‘Mommy, I’m hungry.’”
From Craddock Stories by Fred Craddock; edited by Mike Graves & Richard F. Ward
Joe
Important Dates and Local District News
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Dates to Remember:
November 10, Thursday Clergy Orders Gathering Lexington UMC Mandatory – Sacred Trust Training Part II November 11, Friday Clergy Evaluations Due District Office December 1, Thursday District Clergy Christmas Dinner 6:00-8:00pm Mt. Olive UMC December 15, Thursday Advisory/Response Forms Due District Office December 15, Thursday Church & Pastor Profiles Due
Save the Date!
Bishop Holston will once again join
clergy and laity from around our
district on Saturday,
February 11, 2017. We will gather at
Mt. Holly UMC from 9am – 12pm to
learn and grow together. Mark your
calendar for the
Bishop’s Forward Focus Tour!
Giving Updates Through our apportionment giving we minister
in various ways throughout South Carolina and
to the ends of the earth. Thanks to the faithful
generosity of our people, we of the Rock Hill
District have already submitted 65.49% of our
2016 share. Thirty six congregations have
given 75% or better. To date, these churches
have contributed 100%:
New Hope, Chester
New Zion
Ebenezer
Shady Grove
Bethesda
Pleasant Grove
Catawba
Mt. Harmony
Clover Chapel
Heath Memorial
When we all do our part, great things are
accomplished in Jesus’s name.
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SAVE THE DATE!
SC Conference Spouses Retreat
Lake Junaluska, NC
March 3-5, 2017
Registration forms to come out the first
of December, look for it in your
mail boxes!
Register at: https://turkeyrunyorksc.com/home/
November 24, 2016 8:00 a.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church 22 E. Liberty Street, York, SC
Grace Community United Methodist Church
(1190 Gold Hill Road, Fort Mill) is looking for an
Administrative Assistant who will provide the
administrative and communication needs of the
church as assigned by the Lead Pastor. This includes tasks related to weekly bulletin production, social media
communications, calendar administration, website duties and other miscellaneous responsibilities.
The position is for 20 hours per week with pay starting at $12/hour but commensurate with experience.
Please contact/send resume to: [email protected]
classifieds
Men’s Warming Center Orientation was held on Monday, October 24, 2016 at Bethel UMC-Rock Hill. See Page 7 for more information where and how you and your church can help.
Photo courtesy of Joy Preveaux.
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Two United Methodist Women’s groups of St. James and Kings Mountain Chapel United Methodist Churches met October 10, 2016 at St. James UMC to discuss racial diversity and how these two small churches can start conservations
and listening to each other to bridge divisions with all races in the community of York, S.C. Both UMW groups look
forward to working together in the future.
The York/Clover Cluster held their annual Senior Appreciation Dinner on October 22, 2016 at Trinity UMC-York. This event is looked forward by seniors each year. Over 100 attended a great dinner, fellowship and entertainment.
“The Carolina Copy Cats” from Tega Cay, S.C. gave a wonderful program (a lip syncing and costumed performers ages
50-104). They honored the USO and many decades of music from 1930’s through the 1980’s. There were many famous
musical groups and singers who showed up: Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and his wife, The Andrew Sisters, Peter, Paul and Mary, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, Michael Jackson, The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
and many, many more! At the conclusion of the program “The Carolina Copy Cats” honored our military and veterans.
To book “The Carolina Copy Cats” for your next event go to http://carolinacopycats.org/ or 803-547-4898.
Photo courtesy of Joy Preveaux
Photo courtesy of Joy Preveaux
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Peter, Paul and Mary,
“The Carolina Copy Cats”
Photo courtesy of Joy Preveaux
Michael Jackson,
“The Carolina Copy Cats”
Photo courtesy of Joy Preveaux
“The Carolina Copy Cats” honoring the military and veterans of The United States of America.
Photo courtesy of Joy Preveaux
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Opening Date: The Men's Warming Center at Bethel United Methodist Church, Rock Hill will open Sunday, 11/13/2016.
Meal Calendar: We will once again be utilizing the Take Them A Meal website to coordinate meals. Go to
www.takethemameal.com to sign up to serve meals. Men's Warming Center Wish List: Items on this list may be dropped
off Monday - Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., or when you serve a supper to the men once we are open for this
season. ***Some items on the list are needed prior to the shelter starting date and have been marked with asterisks ***
***25 CLEAR PLASTIC BINS – 18 GALLON SIZE***
***40 BED PILLOWS***
BACK PACKS
UNDERWEAR (BOXERS PREFERRED) M, L, XL
TOILET PAPER
CLOROX
RUBBER GLOVES
PINE SOL
LIQUID HAND SOAP
ROOM DEODORIZERS
DECAF COFFEE
SUGAR
WALKING SHOES (the men love hiking boots) Walmart 29.99,
as of this writing, 10/3/16 Sam’s has Eddie Bauer waterproof hiking boots for 29.99.
WARM GLOVES
TOBOGGANS
SCARFS
SOCKS
JEANS – ALL SIZES
WARM JACKETS – M, L, XL THROUH 5XL
LONG SLEAVE T-SHIRTS
LONG JOHNS M, L, XL
READING GLASSES
WALLETS
COLOGNE
SHOWER SHOES
FOOT POWDER
Monetary Donations Needed: As many of you may know last year we opened an overflow shelter as the number of men
needing to be sheltered grew. We have plans this year to do the same as needed. In order to open the overflow shelter, we
wi ll need addit iona l funding. All monetary donat ions would be great ly appreciated.
Contact: Email directly the Men’s Warming Center Committee at [email protected] to receive
information where you and your church can serve.
Men’s Warming Center
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Conference
Volunteers desperately needed to help with hurricane response Dozens of Early Response Teams from the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church have deployed to help those most affected by Hurricane Matthew and the flooding that followed.
But more volunteers are desperately needed, and church officials have scheduled several opportunities in the coming weeks for those who want to train to become certified ERT members and leaders, as well as certified damage assessment vol-unteers.
“All up and down the seaboard, we’re seeing such devastation,” said Billy Robin-son, a veteran ERT leader from North in the Orangeburg District. “We normally get help from neighboring states, but those states are dealing with their own dis-asters.
“We have 230 people to start with, and they’ve all worked several days already and they’re exhausted. This is going to be a long haul, and a lot of people are not getting help, so we need more hands.”
The first ERT training opportunity comes Saturday, Oct. 22, in Columbia. Veteran ERT leaders will teach a combination ERT and damage assessment class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Virginia Wingard United Methodist Church, 1500 Broad River Road.
ERT training will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., while a damage assessment class will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Volunteers must be 18 or older to participate.
New volunteers are encouraged to attend both sessions, while those already cer-tified as ERT members can take the ERT section as a refresher, or just attend the assessment class.
The cost for the ERT class is $35, which covers the cost of a shirt, cap, badge and manual. ERT members taking the class as a refresher are asked to pay $10 to cover the cost of an updated manual. There is no cost to attend only the assessment class.
To enroll in either class or both, or for more information, please contact Gail Corn at [email protected] or 803-735-8773, extension 318.
Future ERT training sessions will be held on Nov. 5 in Boiling Springs.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before volunteers can attend ERT training, they are required to go through a background check, and previously trained ERT members must make sure their background checks are up-to-date. To do that, go to smart-trak.com/umcsc.
Other than the ERT training, volunteers don’t need special skills to be able to help.
“Early Response Teams go into the aftermath of disaster, looking to make areas safe, sanitary and secure,” Robinson said. “They cut egress routes with chainsaws, tarp damaged roofs on homes, muck out homes. The most important thing we do is help give people their homes back and comfort them.
“The main thing we’re doing at this stage is making things safe and moving on, making people stable so they can deal with what they’ve got.”
There’s a role for everyone, regardless of age, skill level or work schedule.
“A lot of our team members can only help out on weekends, while some take vacation time,” Robinson said. “If you think you’re too old to get up on a roof, you can do assessments or help hand tools up or work clearing brush from yards. Age is not a significant barrier. “We do need a lot of youth and muscle power, but anyone can contribute.” **** See Page 9 for more details...
S.C. UMC Early Response Team leader Billy Robinson works to remove a large pine tree that fell onto an Orangeburg
home in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.
Photo:
www.umcsc.org
Men N Ministry Weekend
We were excited to see around 1,000 participants at our Men N Ministry Weekend Event at Christ United. We should have the
final count soon and we are still receiving your evaluations. We are grateful for your participation and feedback. We are
growing and are excited by your interest in Men N Ministry locally, statewide, and nationally. Together we can make our
mark on the world. Feb. 17th & 18th, 2017
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How else can you help? The United Methodist Committee on Relief provides easy, step-by-step instructions for how to assemble health kits, cleaning (flood) bucket kits and other needed items at its website,umcor.org. The kits can be delivered to the S.C. Conference Center at 4908 Colonial Drive in Columbia. Please do not bring unsolicited items to the Conference Center.
Donate financially to the S.C. Conference’s disaster relief efforts at umcsc.org/data/disasterresponsedonation.php, and to UMCOR’s Advance U.S. Disaster Response, which allows UMCOR to respond quickly and appropriately to emergencies in the United States.
The S.C. Conference is soliciting donations (or loans) of GPS devices that ERT teams can use to help get to their destinations safely. Please call or email disaster response coordinator Matt Brodie at 803-786-9486 or [email protected] if you can help.
Pray for the safety of those affected by the storm, emergency responders and Early Response Teams providing relief efforts.
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Registration for NOISE Summer
2017 is open!
If you register before December 2016, you can register and pay with
2016 rates. With over a dozen camp options, you are sure to find
one to fit your camper. Register now because these spots will fill
quickly. For more information click below or call 864.836.3711.
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Save the Date for Winter Youth Events!
Plan your winter youth retreat at Lake Junaluska. We offer incredible winter programming, while Cataloochee and Wolf Ridge ski areas provide thrilling skiing and snowboarding. Ski Lake Junaluska is the perfect opportunity for your youth group to bond over snow, music, and worship.
The programs are geared toward 6th through 12th graders. More information about speakers and worship bands will be announced soon. Non-program ski packages also available.
December 30-January 1: New Year's Celebration
January 6-8
January 13-15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend
January 20-22
January 27-29
February 3-5
February 10-12
