Beulah News Beulah United Methodist Church
161 Beulah Church Rd. Gilbert, SC 29054
www.beulahunitedmethodistchurch.org
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.)
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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
www.beulahunitedmethodistchurch.org
Rev. Tony Rowell, Pastor
Mary Joyce Gardner, Church Secretary
Karen Counts, Comm. Coordinator
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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
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!
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
Lexington Extended Care
815 Old Cherokee Rd.
Room 144-Lexington Trace
Lexington, SC 29072
Wayne Leaphart
Lexington Extended Care
815 Old Cherokee Rd.
Room 114 A-Palmetto Lane
Lexington, SC 29072
Wilma Raye Covington
Lexington Extended Care
815 Old Cherokee Rd.
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
Pastor Tony - Vacation
4:00 pm The Lunch Bunch
6:30 pm Experiencing God
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
Pastor Tony - Vacation
9:00 am Mother’s Morning Out (until noon)
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
Pastor Tony - Vacation
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
Pastor Tony - Vacation
8:30 am Meet & Greet
Contemporary Worship
9:00 am Contemporary Worship Service
10:00 am Sunday School
Traditional Worship
9:00 am Sunday School
10:00 am Traditional Worship Service
Children’s Church
3:45 pm Praise Choir Practice
4:00 pm Confirmation Class
P.R.A.Y Program
5:00 pm J.A.M
Aftershock
Sunday Night Live
6:00 pm Bible Study
MONDAY, JUNE 9
Pastor Tony - Vacation
9:30 am Bridge
6:30 pm Miracles: Signs of God’s Glory
TUESDAY, JUNE 10
Pastor Tony - Vacation
9:30 am Bible Study
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11
Pastor Tony - Vacation
10:00 am Weight Watchers
6:30 pm Choir Practice
THURSDAY, JUNE 12
Pastor Tony - Vacation
10:30 am Fun, Food and Fellowship
6:30 pm Experiencing God
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
Pastor Tony - Vacation
Derrick Wedding - FLC
9:00 am Mother’s Morning Out (until noon)
8:00 pm Square Dance
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
Derrick Wedding - FLC
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
Salkahatchie
8:30 am Meet & Greet
Contemporary Worship
9:00 am Contemporary Worship Service
10:00 am Sunday School
Traditional Worship
9:00 am Sunday School
10:00 am Traditional Worship Service
Children’s Church
11:15 am Potluck
3:45 pm Praise Choir Practice
4:00 pm Confirmation Class
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
6:30 pm Miracles: Signs of God’s Glory
TUESDAY, JUNE 17
Salkahatchie
9:30 am Bible Study
6:00 pm VBS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18
Salkahatchie
10:00 am Weight Watchers
6:00 pm VBS
6:30 pm Choir Practice
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
Salkahatchie
6:00 pm VBS
6:30 pm Experiencing God
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
Salkahatchie
9:00 am Mother’s Morning Out (until noon)
6:00 pm VBS
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
Salkahatchie
Judy Knight - FLC
SUNDAY, JUNE 22
7:30 am UMM
8:30 am Meet & Greet
Combined Worship
10:00 am Combined Worship Service
VBS Presentation
Volunteer/Staff Appreciation Day
Dinner after Worship
3:45 pm Praise Choir Practice
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
6:30 pm Miracles: Signs of God’s Glory
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
8:30 am Drama Camp (until 12:30 pm)
9:30 am Bible Study
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
8:30 am Drama Camp (until 12:30 pm)
10:00 am Weight Watchers
6:30 pm Choir Practice
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
8:30 am Drama Camp (until 12:30 pm)
6:30 pm Experiencing God
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
9:00 am Mother’s Morning Out (until noon)
8:00 pm Square Dance
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
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
No Sunday Night Live
6:00 pm Bible Study
MONDAY, JUNE 30
9:30 am Bridge
6:30 pm Miracles: Signs of God’s Glory
Beulah Methodist Preschool 803-892-3793
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.
BEULAH NEWS PAGE 11
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!"
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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
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Leesville, SC 29070
PERMIT NUMBER 8
Beulah United Methodist Church
161 Beulah Church Road
Gilbert, SC 29054
www.beulahunitedmethodistchurch.org
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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