1 June 2020 Tranquil United Methodist Church Tranquil Tidings Rev. Dr. Shawn Armstrong Pastor’s Cell: (864) 309-4355 Pastor’s email: [email protected]Sharing the Peace and Love of Christ in our community since 1820. Pastor’s Corner Dear Tranquil United Methodist Church Member, As you know, regular worship was suspended due to the COVID19 pandemic in an effort to keep you safe and prevent the spread of this deadly virus. As of today, Greenwood has 103 cases, with 1 death. South Carolina has 9,895 cases and 425 deaths to date. The purpose of this letter is to keep you updated on the work of your Reopening Focus Group, which met 5/27/2020 via the internet to discuss the protocol for resuming worship at Tranquil. In that meeting, we considered the measures that we would need to implement for worship to resume at the present time. These measures include, but are not limited to: 1) The requirement of masks for those attending worship 2) Building preparation including closing buildings, limiting entrance points, marking off pews 3) Posting and disseminating educational materials regarding the spread of the virus and training staff 4) Insurance and financial considerations 5) Changes in the worship service (25% building capacity limit, no communion, no choir, no children’s moment, abbreviation of the service, changes in bulletin dissemination, changes in the collection, pulling of hymnals, requiring a sign-in sheet, no passing of the peace, and an emergency isolation plan for anyone who becomes ill or sick while on church property) 6) Disinfecting all surfaces before and after the service using CDC approved disinfectants In our meeting on 5/27/2020, it was unanimously decided that because of the overwhelming number of “at risk” parishioners at Tranquil, and the extensive requirements of reopening, worship will not resume June 14, as planned. The committee will meet again next Wednesday, June 10th, at 7 p.m. to reassess the local situation, and you will be updated. In the meantime, we would ask you to fill out the survey that you received in the mail and immediately forward it back to the church. If you require additional copies, please email the church office. Your quick response is important, and your ability to be patient and hang in there with us, paramount. Tranquil, please rest assured that, with God’s help and with Christ’s Spirit within each of us, we will work through this pandemic together. In the meantime, we would strongly encourage you to lift us up in prayer knowing that you are deeply loved by your Church and its leaders, but most importantly, by the God who created and sustains you. In Christ, Pastor Shawn EVERY DAY we have a choice. We can live in fear or move forward in faith. Billy Cox
Sharing the Peace and Love of Christ in our community since 1820.
Pastor’s Corner
Dear Tranquil United Methodist Church Member,
As you know, regular worship was suspended due to the COVID19 pandemic in an effort to keep you safe and prevent the spread of this deadly virus. As of today, Greenwood has 103 cases, with 1 death. South Carolina has 9,895 cases and 425 deaths to date. The purpose of this letter is to keep you updated on the work of your Reopening Focus Group, which met 5/27/2020 via the internet to discuss the protocol for resuming worship at Tranquil. In that meeting, we considered the measures that we would need to implement for worship to resume at the present time. These measures include, but are not limited to:
1) The requirement of masks for those attending worship
2) Building preparation including closing buildings, limiting entrance points, marking off pews
3) Posting and disseminating educational materials regarding the spread of the virus and training staff
4) Insurance and financial considerations
5) Changes in the worship service (25% building capacity limit, no communion, no choir, no children’s moment, abbreviation of the service, changes in bulletin dissemination, changes in the collection, pulling of hymnals, requiring a sign-in sheet, no passing of the peace, and an emergency isolation plan for anyone who becomes ill or sick while on church property)
6) Disinfecting all surfaces before and after the service using CDC approved disinfectants
In our meeting on 5/27/2020, it was unanimously decided that because of the overwhelming number of “at risk” parishioners at Tranquil, and the extensive requirements of reopening, worship will not resume June 14, as planned. The committee will meet again next Wednesday, June 10th, at 7 p.m. to reassess the local situation, and you will be updated. In the meantime, we would ask you to fill out the survey that you received in the mail and immediately forward it back to the church. If you require additional copies, please email the church office. Your quick response is important, and your ability to be patient and hang in there with us, paramount. Tranquil, please rest assured that, with God’s help and with Christ’s Spirit within each of us, we will work through this pandemic together. In the meantime, we would strongly encourage you to lift us up in prayer knowing that you are deeply loved by your Church and its leaders, but most importantly, by the God who created and sustains you.
In Christ,
Pastor Shawn
EVERY DAY we have a choice. We can live in fear or move forward in faith. Billy Cox
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STEWARDSHIP
May Offerings
Yearly Budget: $ 214,201.00
Yearly Budget needed to date: $ 90,623.50
Yearly Budget received to date: $ 72,803.42
(17.820.08)
Needed weekly for budget: 4119.25
May Budget Required: $ 17,850.00
Received thru 5/31/20: $ 18,712.37
On behalf of the John Hardy
Darragh family, we would like to
thank you for your words of
encouragement and prayers.
We would also like to thank you for the donations
made in his memory. We are so grateful for our
church family.
Much love,
The Darragh Family
Lawrence, Brenda, and Laurie
Christian Sympathy is
extended to the following:
Lawrence Darragh and his
family in the recent passing
of his brother, John,
on April 30th.
Kathy Mims (former Tranquil UMC pastor Luke Mims
wife) in the recent passing of her sister, Sandy
Landingham, on April 26th, in Gahanna, Ohio.
CDC When and How to Wash Your Hands
Handwashing is one of the best ways to protect yourself
and your family from getting sick. Learn when and how
you should wash your hands to stay healthy.
Key Times to Wash Hands
You can help yourself and your loved ones stay healthy by
washing your hands often, especially during these key
times when you are likely to get and spread germs:
• Before, during, and after preparing food
• Before eating food
• Before and after caring for someone at home who is sick with vomiting and diarrhea
• Before and after treating a cut or wound
• After using the toilet
• After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
• After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste
• After handling pet food or pet treats
• After touching garbage
Follow Five Steps to Wash Your Hands the Right Way Washing your hands is easy, and it’s one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs. Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another and throughout an entire community—from your home and work-place to childcare facilities and hospitals.
Follow these five steps every time.
1. Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.
Stay safe!
Many thanks to all who donated to the
Greenwood County Food Bank for our
May Outreach Project. 62 items were
delivered!
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Please Be In Prayer For:
Sara Armstrong—praise—move adjustment
Ronnie Beverly
Michael Byrd
Yvette Chalock
Linda Hagan
Von Hill
Paul Metts
Mildred
Diane Netherwood
Claire Smith’s daughter—Gail Moore
Bobby Spence
Sonny Tharpe
Elaine Turner
All Medical Staffers and First Responders
For the Lord to end this virus
Medical breakthrough
Our Country, Our President, Congress, Governors,
and Leaders
Our Schools, Students, and Teachers
Silent Prayer Requests
The Darragh Family
The Elderly and others who are ‘at risk’
The Leaders of the Church
The Poor
The Purvis Family
The Traynham Family
Those who have lost loved ones to COVID19
Tornado Victims and ERT Volunteers
WORSHIP SERVICES HAVE BEEN
DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Tune into YouTube, Facebook, and our website, www.thetranquillife.org., for sermons, messages, announcements, etc.
In the United States, D-Day is celebrated in remembrance of the brave soldiers who landed on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. These American and Allied soldiers, some of which were killed in action, fought to liberate northwestern Europe from Nazi occupation and bring an end to WWII in Europe (4,413 men died so that freedom wouldn’t).
The Battle of Normandy
June 6, 1944
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CELEBRATIONS
Birthdays Anniversaries
Every day of your life is a special occasion. Thomas S. Monson
June
1 Chasity Lewis, Jamie Ouzts
3 June Trotman
4 Angela Hasting, Wren Thompson
5 John Dickert
6 Jeff Townsend
7 Charles Buist, Elaine Buist
9 Beth Oliver, Angela Wu
10 Doris Buist, Nikolas McCombs
11 Lyle Ouzts, Jeff Rush
13 Mary Thompson
14 Waylon DePree
15 Heather Harrison, Cooper Simmons, Casey Greer,
Elizabeth Wu
17 Kathryn Butler, David Hill
18 Janie Lewis, Kayla Ouzts
21 Jim Hagan, Ernie Richey, Andrea Witt
22 Lee Murph
23 Brad Davenport, Betty Jeanne Cupcheck
24 Hamp Fallaw
25 Billy Dunn, Jack Simpson, Jr.
27 Sonny Tharpe, Alan McIntyre
28 Darrell Palmer, Rivers Cook
29 Mark Hall
30 Mimi Taylor, Wayne Bearden,
Angel Powell
June Birthstones: pearl, alexandrite and moonstone
Flower: rose and honeysuckle
2 Ernie and Barbara Richey
6 John and Martha Vincent
7 Melvin and Sherry Bayne
David and Brenda Frady
10 Matthew and Traci Goldman
11 Eric and Paige Ouzts
14 John and Elizabeth Bolton
Scott and Emilie Elingburg
15 Jerrel and Linda Goldman
16 Fred and Jane Price
18 Johnny and Lois Eustace
Kevin and Laurie Fallaw
19 Ronnie and Beth Oliver
20 John and Diane Collins
23 David and Yvonne Hill
24 Mike and Jean Byrd
29 Bubba and Cindy Davis
Larry and Bonnie McCombs
Many thanks to all of the volunteers who helped to
place and remove the American flags along the driveway leading to our church in celebration of
Memorial Day.
Thank You!
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Dad
He never looks for praises
He’s never one to boast
He just goes on quietly working
For those he loves the most
His dreams are seldom spoken
His wants are very few
And most of the time his worries
Will go unspoken too.
He’s there….A firm foundation
Through all our storms of life
A sturdy hand to hold to
In times of stress and strife
A true friend we can turn to
When times are good or bad
One of our greatest blessings,
The man that we call Dad.
Happy Father’s Day
To all of the Fathers who take on a fatherly role; who love as much as any father could…
four rows by 3 rows.
CELEBRATIONS
Congratulations to
Addison Langley Lyons
Graduate of Colorado State University
in Environmental Health
May 16, 2020
Addison is the daughter of Brian and Lynn Lyons and the granddaughter of Joe and Carol Langley.
Congratulations to
Hampton Lawrence Fallaw
Lander University Class of 2020
B.S. in Business
Hamp is the son of Kevin and Laurie Fallaw and the grandson of Lawrence Darragh and the late
Sadie Darragh.
MORE
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In Honor In honor of May Birthdays Past
By the following:
Derrell and Josephine Bartley
In honor of June Birthdays
By the following:
Fred and Jane Price
In honor of Shawn Armstrong
By the following:
Hannah Gantt
In honor of Bonnie Edwards
By the following:
Jerrel and Linda Goldman
John and Martha Vincent
In Memory
In memory of Martin Cooner
By the following:
Jerrel and Linda Goldman
Fred and Jane Price
Bill and Elaine Turner
John and Martha Vincent
Helen Watson
In memory of John Darragh
By the following:
Patsy Anderson
Jean Corley
Claudette McKinney
Lee and Gail Murph
JoAnn Purkerson
Claire Smith
Sonny and Ann Tharpe
Bill and Elaine Turner
Blair and Anne Willingham
In memory of Sandy Landingham
By the following:
Patsy Anderson
Bill and Elaine Turner
Memorials and Honorariums
In memory of Robert Nickles
By the following:
Jerrel and Linda Goldman
Bill and Elaine Turner
John and Martha Vincent
Helen Watson
In memory of Joyce Patterson
By the following:
Blair and Anne Willingham
In memory of Bill Traynham
By the following:
Helen Watson
Blair and Anne Willingham
In memory of Bud Trotman
By the following:
Patsy Anderson
Derrell and Josephine Bartley
Joe and Carolyn Ferry
Dave and Sue Goist
Claudette McKinney
Lee and Gail Murph
Fred and Jane Price
Sonny and Ann Tharpe
Bill and Elaine Turner
John and Martha Vincent
Helen Watson
In memory of Dale Willingham
By the following:
Patsy Anderson
Dave and Sue Goist
Jerrel and Linda Goldman
Fred and Jane Price
Bill and Elaine Turner
John and Martha Vincent
Helen Watson
In memory of Margaret Wendell
By the following:
Patsy Anderson
Jean Corley
Dave and Sue Goist
Clyde and Leslie McKaba
Fred and Jane Price
Bill and Elaine Turner
Helen Watson
Blair and Anne Willingham
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Wiley Study Group has been cancelled until further notice.
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Worship Services are available on Facebook, You Tube, and our Website (www.thetranquillife.org).
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Worship Services are available on Facebook, You Tube, and our Website (www.thetranquillife.org).
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4th of July
Meet at 8:30 a.m.
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Worship Services are available on Facebook, You Tube, and our Website (www.thetranquillife.org).
When reserving a room, please make sure to leave contact information along with your reservation information.
FH = Fellowship Hall
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June Thursday
Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway. John Wayne
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