THE SAINT LUKE SCROLL
MAY 2015 NEWSLETTER
Volume 1, Edition 30
Saint Luke UMC
Saints=Ordinary people following
Congratulations to our
2015 Confirmands!
Josh Atchison, son of Tom and Donnie Atchison
Emma Lewis, daughter of Robert and Pam Lewis
Aidan Lopez, son of Dago and Mary Lopez
Catherine Macy, daughter of Robert and Carrie Macy
Haley McGugan, daughter of Brian and Kim McGugan
Amelia Olsen, daughter of Pastor Billy and Elaine Olsen
Jada Smith, daughter of Stephania Smith
Lela Walters, daughter of April Perkins
May 10 is Confirmation Sunday!
Special thanks to Greg and Mary Neil Thompson for their commitment,
and everyone else that served as mentors during Confirmation 2015!
~Pastor Billy
MINISTRY STAFF
Billy A. Olsen, Pastor
Priscilla Weir, 8:30 Service Music Director &
Coordinator of Youth Ministries
Maggie McCaskill, Coordinator of Children’s Ministry
Beth and Jon Maisonpierre, 11:00 Service Music Directors
Julia McCall, Administrative Assistant
1501 Turnpike Road,
Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352
Church Phone #: 276-6821; Fax 276-2932
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SUNDAY, MAY 10
Proverbs 31:28 Her children rise up and call her
blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
January 31, 2016
Saint Luke Celebrates Fifty Years!
Confirmands as they were leaving for their week-end at Lake
Junaluska on Friday, April 24. Pictured from left to right: Jada
Smith, Amelia Olsen, Emma Lewis, Haley McGugan, Aidan Lopez,
Pastor Billy, Greg and Mary Neil Thompson.
Don’t miss Saint Luke’s 50th Anniversary
Celebration on January 31, 2016! Save the
Date Cards will be available soon. Please
grab a few and send them to your family
members and former Saint Luke friends.
We would love to see folks from the 60s,
70s, 80s and beyond as we celebrate our
heritage through all the decades since our
official beginning in 1966.
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
The Susan Lockey Seekers Circle meets the first Wednesday at 10am and The Mary Harvin
Discovery Circle meets at 6:15pm also on the first Wednesday of each month from September
through June. We try to keep the meeting to an hour. We welcome any of the women of Saint Luke
to join us.
As you are doing spring cleaning and cleaning out closets, be on the lookout for items suitable
for our yard sale on Saturday, June 6th. You can drop items off the week before the yard sale in
the Fellowship Hall. Remember, one man's (or woman's) trash is another's treasure. Don't forget to
come and shop our yard sale!
All Ladies of the church are invited to attend a Salad Supper on Wednesday, June 10th, in the
Fellowship Hall. Please come, bring a salad or dessert and bring a friend.
IT’S A GIRL!
Congratulations to Adam and Maggie
McCaskill on the birth of their daughter,
Katherine Lynn “Katelynn” McCaskill who
was born Saturday, April 18 at 2:05pm. Katelynn weighed 6 lb.13 oz. and was 20” long.
Katelynn joins her big brother Drew. The
proud grandparents are Eddie and
Janet Hunter.
Relay for Life
Oct. 2, 2015
Scotland High School
News from the Maisonpierres
We are looking forward to our retirement from UNC Pembroke in May of 2017. Not wanting to be held back by
a house that would not sell, we put our Montrose Lane house on sale last May. It sold in about one month and
we have been renting a house on Tartan Road for this past school year. Meanwhile, since we have always
loved Winston-Salem, NC, we have been looking at houses there. As of March 27, we are homeowners again.
Moving day is May 11! Our new address is 4640 Katies Trail, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Our phone numbers
are still the same.
Our classes at UNCP for the next two years will all be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, so we will be
staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Pembroke for two nights and spending the remaining nights in WinstonSalem.
Our plan is to continue to serve as music directors at Saint Luke, driving from Winston-Salem each Sunday
morning and continuing with choir practices on Wednesday evenings. We plan to continue with “Sounds from
Saint Luke” concert series for one more year.
Beth and Jon
OUTREACH
United Methodist Men’s (UMM) Update
The United Methodist’s Men annual Barbecue sale
was a great success. Net profit was over
$4,000. Many thanks to all who helped make this a
successful event. Money will be used to fund
numerous outreaches for Christ. Please see any
UMM member if you have a request for funding
assistance for any worthwhile endeavor to make
Christ better known and glorify Him.
Next meeting is Sunday May 17, 2015 at 7:30
AM. We invite all men of the church (including
youth!) to attend and enjoy a great breakfast and
fellowship.
If you are planning to join the
ASP mission team this
summer, please plan to attend
an important meeting on
Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 pm, in the Skip Holmes class
room. One Parent of teens going on the trip needs to
attend this meeting. Money for the trip will be
collected that day. Prices for the trip are $310.00 for
adults and $155.00 for youth. If you have not signed
up but are interested in the trip, please come and sit
in on the meeting. Look forward to seeing you on
May 3.
Church Administration Note:
If you would like to have your voice
heard OR listen in as decisions are
being made, Finance and Church
Council will meet Sunday, May 17
with Finance at 6:00pm followed by Church Council
at 6:30pm. The ONLY meetings that are “closeddoor meetings” are Staff/Pastor Parish Committee -
The Saint Luke Choir will present
a small concert at Prestwick
Village on Wednesday, May 6 at
6:00pm. All are welcome to
come.
FOOD PANTRY
Nearly 900 lbs. of free bananas and potatoes were transported
from Aberdeen just in time for the 90 families served in
April. Caring for God's world and offering our best,
morning guests are now served
breakfast with reusable plates and
cups. This simple act of
stewardship reduced our waste to
just 18% of previous months.
Volunteer Tom Atchison
Children’s Ministry
Resurrection Sunday!
This month in Junior Fellowship:
Youth News
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Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is
near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything
is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Phil. 4:4—8
When asked what this meant Wednesday night, the youth responded—to be careful what we watch, listen to, read, who we hang out with, where we go…They have all the right answers. We pray that they
will fall in love with Christ, their Savior, and have a burning desire to follow Him in all their ways.
Coming up:
May 6, 27, and June 3: Pot Luck meals and Youth
Bible Studies
May 2 Prom Breakfast 9 pm
May 3 Youth 4:30—6:30
May 1—3 Middle School Beach Retreat
May 23—25 High School Beach Retreat
May 31 Youth Sunday practice
June 7 Youth Sunday / Senior Sunday
News from the Trustees
Have you noticed something different in the Fellowship Hall? There is a new cabinet for the trash
cans! Scoofer Jordan, Richard Cox and Ronnie
Godfrey have been at it again. This time their
masterpiece is on wheels! The cabinet matches the
color and trim of the walls and not only hides the
trash cans, but also provides another countertop in
that space. The surface of the countertop is a
durable ceramic. The trash cans are larger and now
roll out. Thanks to everyone who donated to make
this project possible!
CONGRATULATIONS to our Saint Luke
Ramp Team for receiving the
2015 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award!
From left, Honorees: Scotland County EMS Director Roylin
Hammond, Wagram Town Commissioner Hyder Massey,
Tristan Brown ABCs of Rare Disease Foundation founder
Chaka Davis-Smith, and Saint Luke United Methodist
Church Ramp Team members Tom Wilson, Ronnie
Godfrey, church pastor Billy Olsen, Wayne Bowers,
Richard McInnis, and Hal Jernigan
(not pictured Scoofer Jordan and Ben Buie)
HAPPY SPRING - Saints and Seniors
The heavens have blessed us with life giving rain making the old adage of
“April showers bring May flowers” a little bit early but true. Just a note on
our trip to Dunn March 19 to visit the Averasboro Civil War Battlefield
Museum. We drove and drove and out in a vast expanse of land sat a tiny
building that totally surprised us by housing fabulous collections and
displays of Civil War artifacts. The Hollingsworth’s, proprietors of the
Museum, and Mr. Livingston, owner
of a Civil War home nearby, shared
their extensive knowledge with us.
We then had a delightful lunch at
The Broadstreet Deli in downtown Dunn. Bo was our trusty driver and
despite a grey, rainy day, it was well worth a return visit. We will visit the
Indian Museum at Pembroke in April.
Prayers and Candles, Carol Whitehead
MAY 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
B = Birthday
A = Anniversaries
1
B - Esther Thomas
B - Sawyer Smith
2
B - Ruth Tremblay
9pm Prom Breakfast
Middle School Beach Retreat
3
4
6:30pm Ladies Bible
Study
No Youth Activities
17
7:30am United
Methodist Men
11
7
B - Jessi McInnis
12
13
14
10am Bazaar workshop
15
B - Myer Johnson
16
B - Victoria Wendell
21
B - Susan Covington
22
B - Donnie Atchison
23
B - Gerry Jones
B - Jason Chestnut
10am Bazaar workshop
6:30pm Ladies Bible
Study
Handbells will NOT
practice
6:15pm Youth Bible
Study
6:15pm Jr. Fellowship
7:15pm Adult Choir
18
B - Adam Wood
19
20
10am Bazaar workshop
B - Anna Lisa Ciarrocca
7pm Handbell practice
6:15pm Youth Bible
Study
6:15pm Jr. Fellowship
7:15pm Adult Choir
6:30pm Ladies Bible
4:30pm Youth
Study
6:00pm Finance
6:30pm Church Council
24
B - Jayden Patterson
6
10am Susan Lockey
Seekers Circle
6:15pm Mary Harvin
Discovery Circle
5:30pm Potluck Meal
6:15pm Youth Bible
Study
6:15pm Jr. Fellowship
7:15pm Adult Choir
7pm Handbell practice
4:30pm Youth
10
MOTHER’S DAY
5
B - Hattie Wilson
A - Ralph & Selena
Bolger
25
Memorial Day church office closed
26
B - Russ Chiles
10am Bazaar workshop
7pm Handbell practice
31
4:30pm Youth
27
5:30pm Potluck Meal
6:15pm Youth Bible
Study
6:15pm Jr. Fellowship
7:15pm Adult Choir
8
B - Aidan Lopez
A - Brian & Kim
McGugan
12 noon Food Bank
preparation
9
8am Food Bank
5pm Parents Night
Out
High School Beach
Retreat
28
B - Scott Myers
A - Scott & Susan
Johnson
29
30
Saint Luke United Methodist Church
1501 Turnpike Road
Laurinburg, NC 28352
Remembering in Prayer
Urgent Needs
Bill Stout (Elizabeth Spry’s father), Elizabeth Taylor, James Spry, Linda Jacobs (sister of June Brooks), Serina (step-sister
of Marlena Gilmore), Ryan Buddin, Julie Fogleman, Sherald S. North (Sherry Baker’s father), Nick Felts, Ronald Cheek,
Casey Zammit, Hollyn Gregory, Cathy Luper and family, John P. Bailey (Jack’s brother), Michael Fore (Chris’ brother),
Heather Burnette (Bernie and Patty King’s daughter), Sylvia Kirkman (Elizabeth Williams aunt), Pamela Hedgpeth and family
Ongoing Needs
Nick Collie, Sara Smiley, Dawn, Grayson & Sawyer Smith, Dorothy Clark (June Brooks mother), Braydon Luke Dilling (Bettie
Barrow), Colin McArthur, Ned Barringer, Jan Callahan (Mary Lopez), Donald Krout, Patsy Blackwelder , Sarah Barrett
(mother of Peggy Alexander), Don Gilliam (Statha’s brother), Rev. Jim Lee, Ancel Caulk, Jean Barringer, Todd McCrimmon
Assisted Living or Skilled Care
Claudia Cooke (Florence, SC), Emma Dunn (Scotia Village), Shirlee Jacobs (Prestwick Village), Annie Louise Jackson
(Scottish Pines), Frank Knight (Scottish Pines), Kelly Muse (Morgan Center), Sandra Nichols (Raleigh, NC), Billie Shelley
(Scotia Village), Purvis Bedenbaugh (Hartsville, SC)
Those in Ministry/Mission Field
Church Community Services, Food Bank of North Carolina, Lindsey Garrison, Jessica & Grayson Stallings (China), Lauren
Maidment (Ethiopia)
Military
Rick Ward (Dennis’ brother), Eliot Tremblay (Ruth’s grandson), Richard Macy (Rob and Carrie’s son), David Blackmon (Katie
Krotz’s fiance)