Salem United

Methodist Church 1321 Salem Church Road

Irmo, South Carolina 29063 Established 1873

April 22, 2018

4th Sunday of Easter

April 22, 2018 A Service of Word

The color white is used to denote the splendor of the Resurrected Christ

Prelude with Procession

Lighting of Candles

Chiming of the Hour

Welcome and Announcements

*Call to Worship, 304 vs.1 Easter People, Raise Your Voices

*Opening Blessing Brinkley Hill The Lord Jesus Christ is our shepherd. He lays down his life for his sheep. The Lord Jesus Christ is our shepherd. He knows us, and we belong to him. The Lord Jesus Christ is our shepherd. He speaks, and we listen for his voice. We are your people, O God - the sheep of your pasture, the flock you have gathered. Lead us beside still waters; teach us the ways of righteousness; and feed us at your table; You are our good shepherd. Amen.

*Hymn, 546 The Church's One Foundation If you have a prayer request, please fill out the prayer card and the ushers will pick them up during the singing of the hymn.

The Reception of Membership by the Reaffirmation of Faith, 33

Concerns of the Church

Pastoral Prayer with Lord’s Prayer

Offertory With love of God and neighbor, let us offer our lives to the Lord.

*Doxology, 95

A Moment with the Children We invite children ages 3-7. Children can be picked up after worship service in the bride’s room located off the Welcome Center.

*Hymn, 381 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

Prayer for Illumination Mason Vyskocil Lord God, good shepherd, by the leading of your Spirit, help us to listen for your voice and follow in your paths all the days of our lives: in Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Epistle Reading 1 John 3:16, 18-20, 23-24 Lily Cole

Choral Anthem Shepherd of My Life

*Gospel Reading John 10:11-18

Sermon “I Am the Good Shephard”

*Hymn, 2223 They'll Know We Are Christians During the singing of the final hymn you are invited to the chancel rail to share your prayers.

*Benediction Madison Strait May the goodness and mercy of God follow you all the days of your life, and, at life’s end, may you dwell in the house of the Lord forever. And in this day, for this moment, in the name of the good shepherd, may you love one another. Amen and amen.

*Choral Response Amen, amen, amen.

*Chiming of the Holy Trinity

*Postlude (A Time of Greeting and Fellowship) *Indicates that the Congregation stands. If standing is uncomfortable,

please remain seated and continue with your participation. Bold Titles indicate Congregation Participation.

A Welcome to our Guests! We are honored that you are worshiping with us. Please complete

the "red book" registration to record your presence. Also, please

introduce yourself to those around you and visit our Welcome

Center. We have a welcome gift for our first time guests in the

welcome center. Please stop by the desk at the close of the worship

service. We hope you will return to join us again in Worship!

This Sunday we welcome Jody & Regina Young to our fellowship. They are joining by reaffirmation of faith.

Next Sunday our proclamation will be presented by Paul Perry. Paul is a Southern Lutheran Seminary student that has been working in Salem for almost a year. He is a resident of Augusta, Georgia and intends to return to the N. Georgia Annual Conference to pursue ministry at the end of his educational endeavors.

STEWARDSHIP AND ATTENDANCE

Week of April 15, 2018

Needed each week to fund unified budget $13,640.71 Unified budget received $10,448.67 Needed to meet budget year to date

(Incldg. bldg. fund) $204,610.65 Unified budget received year to date

(Incldg. bldg. fund) $174,023.94

Attendance Worship 214 Sunday School 90

PLEASE PRAYERFULLY REMEMBER:

Brian Center — Billy Sox

Generations Irmo — Ruth Martin

Lexington Extended Care — Gary Hewson

Pruitt Health — Ed Brower

Springfield Place — Doris Monts

Still Hopes — Martha Chapman

Homebound — Linda Carder, Betty Jaco,

Judy Landrum, Emily Manley

Special Prayers — William Anderson, E.L. Ayers,

John Burnside, Jack Cullipher, Lynn Elias,

Jeff, Willa McLane, Pat Morris,

Jay & Amanda Poston, June Thomas

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY:

Ushers: Lead – David Thomas

Brady Bouknight

Randy Hilliard

John Hood

Julia Rose Hood

Megan Hood

Ben Rainey

Acolyte: Mason Vyskocil

Greeters: Millie & Phillip Fore,

Claudia Smith

Trustee: Terry Snider

Children’s Church: Tracy Shores

Flower Ministry

The flowers which grace the Holy Altar today are

given to the Glory of God and in honor of her grandson,

Will Zielinski by Wanda McCaa.

Children’s End of Year Event Children’s Council would like for you to reserve a space on your

calendars now for our End of Year event for the children. It will be held

on Sunday, June 3. Look for details about our event in the bulletin soon!

Experience the Ride of a Lifetime with God!

VBS registration for our Rolling

River Rampage is now open! VBS

will be June 18-21 from 5:30-

7:30. Dinner will be served. Mark your calendar for a special

VBS Showcase during worship on June 24 at 10:30.

We have many exciting things planned and can't wait to see you

there! Go to https://rrr.cokesburyvbs.com/salemumcirmo to

register your child or to volunteer. Volunteers needed! E-mail

Marissa Hill at marissahill211@gmail.com with any questions.

Dinner and Comedy Show

Join us tonight for a Youth Fundraiser Dinner for the 2019 Foreign

Mission Trip. The meal will be a Salad and Baked Potato Bar with

Chicken Nuggets for the kids. The meal is donation only and

begins at 5:00p.m.

Then stay and join us in the sanctuary for a Hilarious Comedy

Show starring "Jonnie W." This is a great night to invite friends,

family, coworkers and anyone else you know to come and have

some great fun and laughs. This show is also free and begins at

6:00p.m.

Graduation Sunday Graduation is just around the corner, and we need all information

for anyone who is graduating this year. We are looking for info for

any and all high school AND college graduates. Please contact the

church office with the graduate’s name and where he/she is

graduating from.

High School graduation Sunday will be Sunday, June 3. If you

have a child or grandchild graduating this year please let us know

their full names as you want them printed, where they are

graduating from, as well as their next steps.

Over 50’s Join us for our “end of year cookout” at the church on Tuesday,

May 15, at 11:30! Reverend Phillips and Larry Salters will be our

resident chefs and will be grilling up hot dogs and hamburgers.

We will enjoy a fun time of fellowship, and attempt to begin

planning our Fall calendar. All the trimmings will be included for

our picnic style gathering. Make plans to attend and be sure to

RSVP to the office at 781-1626 or Tina Overton. We look

forward to hearing from you!

Church on the Lake Summer is right around the corner and so is Church on the

Lake! The first Sunday will be June 10 and will go through

August 19. Woodmen of the World (on Johnson Marina Rd.) has

graciously agreed that we can have our Worship Service there

again this Summer. Mark your calendars and invite someone! If

you are interested in helping with this outreach, please contact

Phillip 920-9657 or Millie Fore 920-5261 for more details.

CPR Class Today If you signed up to attend the CPR course today, please join us in

the fellowship hall immediately following the worship service.

Lunch will be provided and the class will begin upon completion

of lunch. Special thanks to Michelle Page for coordinating this

opportunity for us!

Ladies Lunch Bunch For any ladies that just want to get together for fellowship time

over lunch, we will meet at noon tomorrow at Lizard’s Thicket –

Irmo.

Sharing God’s Love The current needs are: canned fruit, canned beans - (all kinds

except for green beans), lunch combos, spaghettiOs, raviolis, chili,

pasta, canned, dried or boxed potatoes, jelly, soup, toothpaste,

beans and rice. We also are now collecting gently used Spring /

Summer clothes. Boxes are located in each Sunday School Room.

52 items were donated to SGL on April 18. Please keep Shari

Selke and family in your prayers. They have had a very tragic

accident in their family.

FAITH CIRCLE MOTHER’S DAY BULLETIN

One way in which the women of Faith Circle carry out the many

mission projects we support is through this annual fund raising

project. We are again planning a very special bulletin to honor or

remember all those women who are special to us…mothers,

grandmothers, aunts, sisters, friends, etc.

To list the names of special women you would like to remember in

our Mother’s Day bulletin, please fill out the form found on the back

of this page, and put it, along with payment of at least $1.00 per

name, in an envelope marked “Mother’s Day.” Checks should be

made payable to “Faith Circle.” Please be sure to fill out all the

information on the form and print clearly! Honor those living on the

“in honor” of lines, and remember those who are deceased on the “in

memory” of lines. We regret that due to space we are unable to print

special messages -- only the names of those we wish to honor in this

special way. We are sure you will want to include all those women

who are special to you. Please give to any member of Faith Circle or

drop in the offering plate.

Money raised through this bulletin will be used for mission projects

of the United Methodist Women as well as mission projects such as

Salem’s Homeless Outreach Ministry, Salkehatchie, and

congregational and community needs.

Deadline is Sunday, May 6, 2018.

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Please make checks payable to “Faith Circle.”

Deadline is Sunday, May 6, 2018.

THIS WEEK AT SALEM

Sunday, April 22

9:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday School for all ages, Nursery provided

10:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morning Worship

11:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lunch & CPR Class

4:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Youth Choir

5:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Youth Fundraiser Dinner

6:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comedy Show

Monday, April 23

12:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladies’ Lunch Bunch @ Lizard’s Thicket-Irmo

3:30 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Basket Weaving Class

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missions Committee Meeting

Tuesday, April 24

9:00 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Precept Bible Study

Wednesday, April 25

10:00 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UMW Fellowship

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Choir Practice

Church Office Hours

Monday through Thursday

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

1321 Salem Church Road, Irmo, SC 29063

Website: salemumcsc.com

E-mail: smethodist@aol.com

Fax 803-781-4476

Phone 803-781-1626

In case of an emergency, call

843-209-9273 or 803-422-9400

Our Ministry Team

Gary Phillips — Pastor

Amy Carter, Caitlyn Page, Edie Shuford — Nursery Staff

Adam Cullum — Pianist

Sarah Bridges — Director of Music

Angie Lain — Business/Finance Manager

Miriam Y. Lovett — Organist

Jim Magann — Youth/Outreach Ministries

Tina Overton — Director of Creative Ministries

Marie Wicker — Administrative Assistant