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2. children

Pine Forest United
Methodist Church
400 Woods Avenue
Dublin GA 31021
478.272.2441
Reaching out and sharing God’s love.
May 14, 2015
“DID YOU DO YOUR BEST?”
Walker Dixon
Warner Livingston
Kaleb McLeod
Tanner Peters
Mason Purser
Christian Reeves
Alex Shores
Robert Strickland
Taylor Tanner
Annabelle Veal
Morgan White
“… Do not let wisdom and
understanding out of your sight,
preserve sound judgment and
discretion; they will be life for you…”
Proverbs 3:21-22, NIV
In his book, Ordering Your Private World, Gordon McDonald tells
the following story regarding Admiral Hyman Rickover and former
President, Jimmy Carter. For many years, every officer aboard a nuclear
submarine was personally interviewed and approved by Rickover. Those
who went through the interviews usually came out shaking in fear, anger,
or total intimidation. Among them was Carter who, years ago, applied for
service under Rickover. This is his account of a Rickover interview:
“I had applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral
Rickover was interviewing me for the job. It was the first time I met him,
and we sat in a large room by ourselves for more than two hours, and he
let me choose any subjects I wished to discuss. Very carefully, I chose
those about which I knew most at the time—current events, seamanship,
music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery—and he began to ask
me a series of questions of increasing difficulty. In each instance, he soon
proved that I knew relatively little about the subject I had chosen. He
always looked right into my eyes, and he never smiled. I was saturated
with cold sweat. Finally he asked a question and I thought I could redeem
myself. He said, ‘How did you stand in your class at the Naval Academy?’
Since I had completed my sophomore year at Georgia Tech before
entering Annapolis as a plebe, I had done very well, and I swelled my chest
with pride and answered, ‘Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!’ I sat
back to wait for the congratulations—which never came. Instead, the
question: ‘Did you do your best?’ I started to say, ‘Yes sir,’ but I
remembered who this was and recalled several of the many times at the
Academy when I could have learned more about our allies, etc.”
“I was just human. I finally gulped and said, ‘No, sir, I didn’t always
do my best.’ He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair
around to end the interview. He asked one final question, which I have
never been able to forget—or to answer. He said, ‘Why not?’ I sat there
for a while, shaken, and then slowly left the room.”
As followers of Jesus Christ, the One who gave His best for all of
us—even at the expense of His own life—can we afford to give Him less
than our best? We are still imperfect human beings who will fail and falter
at times? Yet our goal should always be to do our very best when it comes
to the way we love and serve the Lord, and others.
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not
to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the
inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ” (Colossians 3:23-24, NIV).
Pastor Wes
SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSION OFFERING
Our May Sunday School Offering will go to our VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL.
May 17, 2015
7th Sunday of Easter
8:45 a.m.
Early Morning Worship
Ephesians 5:15-16
“MAKE THE MOST OF THIS LIFE”
Joel Dent
Worship Leader: Judy Persons
Special Music: The Golden Notes
9:00 a.m.
Contemporary Service
Colossians 3:23-24; II Timothy 2:3-13; 15
“PAYING THE PRICE FOR
EXCELLENCE"
Wes Moye
11:00 a.m.
Morning Worship
Joshua 1
"WATCH YOUR STEP"
Jared Middleton
Worship Leader: Chris Kinney
OUR VISITORS, MAY 10:
David & Donna Snyder, Cindi & Glenn Aspinwal, Clay & Belinda Ricks,
Ellen Nagy, Craig, Haedyn, Chris & Cam Skinner, Andy Rimmer, Maxwell
Matthews
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY
To Keith Golden and family on the death of his mother, Gerry J. Golden of
Bonaire, Georgia.
To Beth Tyler and Randy Hodges on the death of their aunt, Pauline “Polly”
Calloway of Augusta, Georgia.
CONGRATULATIONS
Nan & Junior Scarboro proudly announce the birth of a great
granddaughter, Chloe Carrol Loftin, born on April 29, 2015. Chloe’s
parents are Stacey & Kaylie Loftin of Dublin.
EVERYONE INVITED
Ray and Jone Jones invite everyone to the marriage of their daughter
Katie Nicole, to Eric Marvin Hopfensperger on Saturday, June 20 th at 4:30
p.m. at Pittman Park UMC in Statesboro GA. A reception will follow at 5
p.m. in the Russell Union Ballroom.
Please RSVP at
ericandkatie15.nearlyweds.com.
REGISTRATION FOR VBS NOW ONLINE
PLEASE PRAY FOR:
HOME: Jane Shoe, Sue Long, Bruce Johnson
OTHERS: Nina McCutheon-sister of Carl
Hooks, Tony Fountain-son of Ann Wallace,
Jeannine Howard-sister of Judy Persons, Tod
Glenn, Josiah Williams-son of Jay Williams
VAMC, REHAB, NURSING HOMES OR
ASSISTED CARE FACILITIES: Chandler
Beasley, Doris Miller, J. C. Pitts, Vi Simmons,
Mary Ann Peacock, Aileen Colquitt, Angie
Ward, Frances Cook-mother of Rob Cook,
Mary Nell Upchurch, Nell Corry, Billy &
Sunshine Key, Mary Screws-mother of Karen
Carter, Mary Love Necessary, Sara Hutcheson,
Bob & Betty Maffett
IN THE MILITARY: Michael Shores-son of
David & Tanya Shores, Laurie Lane-daughter
of Jim & Linda Lane
OUR MISSIONARIES: Jason & Kristen
Bowden, John & Donna Bearden, Steve &
SueAnn Lloyd
MINISTER ON CALL
Joel Dent will be on call May 15-16 and can
be reached at 274-9806.
You can go to www.pfumc.com and click on the VBS tab under children. The
form is on that page and you can click “submit” from there. A VBS registration
form will also be available in the bulletin this Sunday.
Please see the bulletin board outside the fellowship hall for items needed for
VBS. Also, we have a company (Jumpstart3) that is making a music CD of our
Bible verses for us to use during VBS and will be making enough copies for
us to give to other children as a means of invitation to VBS. If you would like
to donate to this project (even $5 - $10), it would be appreciated.
SENIOR FORESTERS’ INVITATION
All who are 55 or better are invited to our hot dog supper which is
Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m. Hot dogs and buns will be furnished for this
“inside picnic” in our Fellowship Hall. Bring chips, baked beans, salads,
slaw, and desserts – whatever you enjoy on a picnic. Marcia Daniel and
Melba Lee are Coordinators of the Month. The program will be provided
by select members the Trinity Christian School Music and Drama Literary
Team.
FAMILY CAMPING
The Chi Alpha Sunday School class is planning a family camping trip May
22-25 to Elijah Clark State Park. If you are interested in going, contact
Jared Middleton or Curtis Edwards.
MISSION STUDY
The United Methodist Women Mission Study on “Roma” will be Saturday,
May 30th at 9 a.m. at Pine Forest UMC. The study will be led by Joyce
Dent.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER
BANQUET
The Pine Forest United Methodist Women
would like to thank everyone who attended
our
Mother-Daughter
Banquet.
Appreciation is extended to members of
the UMW who participated in planning and
preparation for the banquet.
LEADERSHIP FORUM MEETING
MONDAY, MAY 18 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE FELLOWSHP HALL
SUNDAY SCHOOL RESUMES
The study on Islam, led by Phil Lavender, has ended. Sunday School
classes will resume this Sunday. An extra special thank you to Phil for his
efforts to passionately share this important, timely information.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
PINE FOREST MEMORIALS
February - April 2015
To the Memorial Fund, In Memory Of:
Mary Ussery from Mr. & Mrs. Elmer J. Lillard
Andrew Williams Jr. from Mrs. Sue Hall
Andrew Williams Jr. from Mrs. Maurice McGregor
Andrew Williams Jr. from Mr. & Mrs. David Holland
Andrew Williams Jr. from Mrs. Lila Weatherly
Trevor James Dyar from Mrs. Maurice McGregor
To the We Care Fund, in Memory Of:
Victor Harden from Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Warren
Glenn A. Jones from Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Warren
Harvey Stewart from Mr. & Mrs. Sonny Callier
Andrew Williams Jr. from Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Warren
Andrew Williams Jr. from Mrs. Myrtice Williams
Doris Martin from Mrs. Myrtice Williams
To the Altar Fund, In Memory Of:
Harvey Stewart from Mr. Carl Hooks
To the Music Memorial, in Memory Of:
Harvey Stewart from Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Walker
Charles McGregor III from the McGregor family
Jananne Wood from Anne Lawrence
Harvey Stewart from Mr. & Mrs. Jed Jinks
Harvey Stewart from Mrs. Sue Hall
Harvey Stewart from Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Long
Harvey Stewart from Dr. & Mrs. Bob Shuman
To the Music Ministry, in Honor Of:
Mary Crowson from the family of Harvey Stewart
To the Bus Fund, In Memory Of:
Mary Ussery from the Fellowship Class
To Jake’s Journey, In Memory Of:
Fonnie Hall from the Fellowship Class
Charles McGregor from the Fellowship Class
…. from Kim
Children’s Church Parent Volunteers, 5/17/2015: 9 & 11 a.m. – Kelly
Cook & Cecilia Schenck
In the fall we will be changing the way we do our children's
programming. We will center on a lesson - for example prayer - for 6 - 8
weeks. During that time, the children will all attend Bible study, participate
in a game time, and then comes the fun! They will choose an activity that
they might want to get involved with. Some examples might be outdoor
skills, painting, photography, cooking, wood working, etc. We want adults
who are passionate about different hobbies to help us with these activities.
During these activities, you will incorporate the focus lesson - for example
if the kids were doing photography during the time we are learning about
prayer, they might create a photo prayer journal. If you have any
questions, please see me. There will be a form in this Sunday’s bulletin for
you to note areas that interest you that you would like to help the children
with. Just because you say you have a passion in an area does not
automatically sign you up to teach but gives us an idea on who to turn to
for help.
MUSIC NOTES… from Mary
Christmas is in the air! Yes, I'm listening to Christmas and other new
music and making plans for when choirs return in August. Did you know
that we start Christmas music as soon as we start practicing this fall? We
work on the music 2-3 months, then the month prior we have the opportunity
to polish and practice in the sanctuary. This allows our wonderful musicians
to sing with the peace and presence of mind because they know how it will
sound and what to expect. If you've been thinking about singing in choir, we
have two brief rehearsals over the summer complete with lunch---June 14 and
July 12. After the 11:00 worship, we'll have a light lunch and practice for 6075 minutes. Join us and see how much fun it can be to make new friends and
have something to sing about!
Our praise band is always glad to know about people in our congregation
who might play an instrument. Year around, but especially in the summer,
we have folks on vacation or on Mission trips and need musicians who can
play and/or sing to help us out. Any instrument is helpful but especially guitar,
keyboard, drums or bass. If you're interested, please let me know so we can
work you into our schedule!
Please pray for the students and chaperones who will be headed to
Cincinnati on May 30 for our annual Music and Mission trip. I'll list the
people next week but pray that God will help us as we sing and work, that
there would be a spirit of unity and praising God as we prepare!
Golden Notes: Please meet me in the sanctuary at 8:20 this Sunday morning
to sing.
Youth News …. from Jared
Bowling Sunday afternoon. Bring money and meet at the Bowling Alley
at 5pm. We will bowl 2 games.
Prayer breakfast is over until the Fall.
Be sure to check your emails for the summer calendar that went out. It
is also available on the church website and youth Facebook page.
Scan the code with your
smartphone
to
go
directly to our website!
Be sure to watch our morning service
on local channel TV35 at
7 p.m. on Sunday evenings!
IN SERVICE THIS WEEK:
Greeters: 8:45 – Ann Fennell, Ushers
9:00 – Beth & Eugene Tyler, Ken Wrighter
11:00 – Joel & Joyce Dent, Ushers
Ushers: 8:45 – Jim Lane, Wayne White
11:00 – Brett Bowden, Pat Ballard, Bill
Ballard, Jeff Bryan
Audio: 8:45 – Don Murkerson
9:00 – Wanda Webb
11:00 – Gabe Kinney
Video: 9:00 – Joey Wilson
11:00 – Neal Martin
9:00 Refreshments:
Fruit & Juice Janet Bryan
Pastries
Cheryl Braswell
Altar Flowers: Dedicated to the Glory of
God and given by Mr. & Mrs. Buddy
Bloodworth.
Altar Flower Delivery: Sue Hall
Altar Guild for May: Kim Dixon, Carol
Everly, Heather Selman
Lay Visitation, May 11: Jone Jones, Jane
Agee
PINE FOREST STAFF
Kay Baeumel, Preschool Director
Kim Dixon, Director of Children’s Ministries
Jared Middleton, Director of Youth Ministries
Frank Newman, Pianist
OUR STEWARDSHIP
January 1-May 10, 2015:
Finances YTD:
Budget
$ 261,381.10
Offering
274,279.01
Expenses
257,179.92
Balance
$ 17,099.09
Attendance, 5/10/2015:
Sunday School
162
Morning Worship
299
Evangelism
Profession of Faith
12
New Members
16
Current Membership
825
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sunday, May 17
8:45 a.m. Early Morning Worship
9:00 a.m. Contemporary Gathering
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
7:00 p.m. Morning Worship on TV 35
Monday, May 18
9:00 a.m. Preschool
10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting
6:30 p.m. Leadership Forum
Tuesday, May 19
8:30 a.m. Men’s Study/Golden Corral
9:00 a.m. Preschool
7:30 p.m. Smocking class
Wednesday, May 20
9:00 a.m. Preschool
Thursday, May 21
9:00 a.m. Preschool
12:00 noon Men’s Bible Study/Firehouse Subs
Friday, May 22
9:00 a.m. Preschool
Mary Crowson, Director of Music Ministries
Susan Dyches, Administrative Assistant
Betsy Moran, Organist
Wallace Pullins, Custodian
Joel Dent, Associate Pastor
Odessa Jackson, Nursery Worker
Wes Moye, Senior Pastor
Nancy Stinson, Financial Secretary