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Thank you for giving to McCormick Methodist Church. Your gifts enable us to fulfill our mission of “Reaching Up and Reaching Out”.

 

from Rev. C. Nels Ledwell

 

 

Sunday, our Sabbath day is a day of worship, rest, and renewal. It’s the day of the week we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Sunday is the day we go to Church. It’s a day where we praise and thank God for saving us. Let’s keep our Sunday’s holy!

 

Now, are you ever going to invite someone to Church to worship on the Sabbath Day? Below is a great illustration about the Sabbath.

 

 

 

Much of Holland was once part of the ocean; but the industrious Dutch built great dikes far out in the shallow sea, and so reclaimed the land. As their dikes hold the ocean back, on the landward side the people occupy their homes, farmers till their land, and the wheels of commerce turn.

 

Many of the rural lowlanders have a quaint way of referring to Sunday, the Christian sabbath. They speak of it as God’s dike. Why? one might ask. Because what God’s people do on this day each week serves society in the same way a dike serves the land. As the dike holds back the sea, so does Sunday and the worship experience help to hold back the flood of evil which is forever threatening to overflow the people.

 

God interposes the instruction and inspiration of Christian worship as a bulwark against wrong. The Christian sabbath is civilization’s strongest social buttress against the overwhelming flood of evil and fear and despair which are forever pressing hard upon us. By means of it, the forces of righteousness are made stronger against all the powers that would undo us.

 

What we do in worship today and every Sunday is to strengthen our dikes, to help keep them in good repair. Today we are not merely doing something for ourselves – we are also doing something for the world. We are taking part in an unceasing effort which involves many millions of people and stretches over many centuries of time. Let’s be aware of the vast enterprise we’re involved in, and let’s be glad we’re in it.

 

See you in Church or online this Sunday! It may be Summer but we still need the Lord!

 

Your Pastor,
Nels

 

Second Sunday After Pentecost
Holy Communion

Scripture Lesson:  Mark 2:23-3:6

Message: “Using the Jesus Lens” 

 

WELCOME, SALKEHATCHIE TEAM! During the week of June 8-15, some needy McCormick County residents will receive needed home repairs by the student and adult volunteers of this year’s Salkehatchie Summer Service team as part of a Methodist outreach initiative. The team will arrive at McCormick Methodist Church on Saturday, June 8 and will be staying in the facilities of the McCormick Schools. Please keep the team in your prayers!

 

Coordinated through McCormick Methodist Church’s Outreach Missions Committee, the faith community of our county works together to feed the Salkehatchie team. Throughout the week, the following churches provide meals: Mt. Zion AME Church of God, McCormick First Baptist, Mt. Lebanon Baptist, Shiloh AME, Lower Mt. Moriah Baptist, Republican United Methodist, Lutheran Church By The Lake, Good Shepherd Catholic Church, and Parksville Baptist. A donation of $1,000 from the MMC’s Outreach Missions budget is presented to the Salkehatchie Team.

 

The Salkehatchie ministry has a history of more than twenty years of reaching out in the Name of Jesus to the McCormick community.

 

 

I thank Judi Bouchard for sharing the following story with me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

 

 

 

 

How did students pay it forward, you might ask? Some of their choices were:

• To an acquaintance of a student’s mother, someone he has never met, who is suffering from an illness and struggling to pay bills.
• To the Y.W.C.A. in Worcester, Mass., where a student learned to swim as a child, to support its programs for young women and survivors of violence.
• To a local group that provides holiday gifts for children in need — a program that had helped a student’s family when she was a child.
• To a women’s shelter where a student learned about the struggles of disadvantaged women.

 

There was another” catch” to receiving the gift – Mr. Hale said that students had to show up for commencement to get it. There were 300 graduates who did not show up, and that $300,000 was given to the university in a financial aid package to help needy students. The donor reemphasized the fact that “in life you have to show up”. Hats off to Mr. Hale and his wife for their contribution toward promoting a “culture of giving” for years to come!

 

This week’s Kindness entry makes an interesting and true observation about the power of kindness: My husband was outside our house when the young boy next door greeted him with “Hello, Mr. XXX , How are you today?” My husband replied that his back was bothering him. Immediately, the child ran to my husband and gave him a big hug. Kindness has no age barriers!

 

Have you seen God today? If you see God at work this week, there are two ways you can share what you saw!

 

1) Be a blessing to others by sharing your Act of Kindness (no names please) on our website, or use this link! Then check back each week to learn how others are passing on acts of kindness! The link is https://www.mccormickmc.org/acts-of-kindness

 

2) There is a Kindness box in the library on the window sill, along with paper and pencil. Share your God-Wink, perhaps someone else will be inspired!

 

 

 

Stephen Ministers are members or affiliate members of the McCormick Methodist Church who go through 50 hours of caregiving training and then work alongside our pastor in providing emotional and spiritual support to people (or their family or friends) who are going through a difficult time … such as grief, hospitalization, unemployment, terminal or chronic illness (their own or that of a family member), relocation, loneliness, experiencing losses associated with aging, divorce (their own or the divorce of an adult child), angst over issues with their children, etc.

 

We will be training a new class of Stephen Ministers soon. To find out more about becoming a Stephen Minister, talk with one of our Stephen Ministry Leaders (Beverly Western, Sundee Luedecke, or Rich Jackson).

 

Applications will be available in early June on the Stephen Ministry Bulletin Board outside of Nels’ office.

Want to learn more? Check out this website!

 

Want to learn more? Check out this website!

 

 

If you are experiencing any type of difficulty and you need someone to listen to you, with whom you can share your feelings and receive acceptance and Christian love, please consider being in a relationship with a Stephen Minister at MMC.

 

Start by calling Pastor Nels or one of the Stephen Leaders and begin a ‘fellowship’ with a Stephen Minister. We may be reached through the church office at (864) 852-2394.

 

The Congregational Care Committee wants you to know they are there to help you if you ever need transportation, meals or a visitor! Please contact Kim Jackson if you or someone you know needs help or if you would like to be added to the list of volunteers.

 

 

 

Dinner will be served at 5:30 followed by an episode of The Chosen. There will be small group discussions after each episode. Suggested weekly donation for dinner is $7.

 

You are welcome at any/all of the episodes, it’s fine if you cannot attend all of them.

 

Sign ups are in the Fellowship Hall.

 

A new Bible study titled “Are Ya Living the Sermon?” will be offered on Thursdays at 10AM. The 4 Week series led by Wendy Kvale will meet on 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, and 6/27.

 

Sign ups are in Fellowship Hall.

 

The scholarship committee of McCormick Methodist Church is currently accepting applications for this year‘s Creighton scholarship. Applications are available at the church office Monday through Thursday, 9-1 o’clock. Application deadline is July 1.

 

Questions, contact Lindy Stahlman.

 

The church family has been invited to a “Hobo Supper” at the Meyer’s Farm! More details to follow… but meanwhile, add to your calendar! You won’t want to miss the fun!

 

As most of you know, our church has its own food pantry located in the back hallway leading to the Fellowship Hall. Tina Sims does a great job watching the inventory. She fills grocery bags with your donations and leaves them in the Food Bank Room so when a family comes by the church, Nels or Patsy can give them one of the pre-filled bags.

 

Tina reports that we are low on some items. Please bring them to church and please leave in the Food Bank room. She will take care of bagging them prior to her return trip to New York in early June.

 

We are in need of the following:
*Fruit (individual or canned)
*Cereal (individual packets)
*Water
*Toilet paper
*Pasta (spaghetti, etc.)
*cream soups (for casseroles)

 

From Lindy Stahlman and Marge Radosevich

 

Summer is such a busy time for our church family. We plan to keep having the Fellowship Coffee hour during the summer, but we need everyone’s help to keep it going!

 

If you are in town and able, please consider signing up for as many slots as possible. We are happy to come show you the ropes and lend a hand, if you’d like to try but are hesitant!

 

Check out the sign up sheet on Sunday.. there is a job for everyone! Please sign up! You may want to set up and take down the coffee or just bring in some goodies.. please sign up!

 

If we have no sign ups for treats, we will hope to at least have coffee/ tea during fellowship hour!

 

Questions, call Lindy Stahlman.