Ivey Family ~ Peru, Dalenburg Family April Calendar Scheduled Events Friendship Circle @ 7pm, 04/01 Family Fellowship Meal @ 5:30pm, 4/2 Scouts Pinewood Derby, 04/05 Cub Scouts - Bake Sale, 04/06 Admin Co. @ 6:30 pm, 04/07 Confirmation Retreat, 11-13th JWF Class Social 04/12 Youth In the Pulpit Sunday, 04/13 Pastor’s Coffee @ 3pm, 04/13 Music & The Word Service w/ Michael Shull @ 6:30pm, 04/13 Youth Explosion 5-8pm, 04/13 Preschool Board @ 6:30, 03/14 Margaret Jett Circle @ 7pm, 04/14 Worship Team @ 6:30, 04/15 Men’s Retreat 18-20th N.O.W. @ 6:30, 04/21 Golden Agers, Newberry Trip, 04/22 Trustees @ 7pm, 04/22 Confirmation Sunday, 04/27 Jr. MYF hosts a Pancake Breakfast, 8-9:45am Contemporary Service - Theme: “Monkey-boy” @ 6:30pm, 04/27 The Girl Scouts Are Coming To Red Bank UMC - August 2008 Crystal Pennington and Mitzi Kennedy who currently work with Cub Scout Pack 518 and seeing a need for their daughters, have decided to become Girl Scout Leaders and will be offering the Girl Scout program for girls between the ages of 6 and 9 - grades 1st through 3rd. They will meet on Tuesday nights in the original Sunday school wing from 6:30pm until 7:30pm. Any parent who might be interested in becoming a leader in a different age group is welcome to contact Crystal and Mitzi and talk about expanding the program to accommodate all age groups. Crystal and Mitzi are experienced Cub Scout leaders and have been very active in the Cub Scout program at Red Bank UMC. Crystal along with her husband Johnny Pennington, son Zach and daughter Madison are members of Airport Assembly of God Church. Mitzi, along with her husband Burl, son Daniel and daughter Hannah, are members of Centennial ARP Church. Girls Scouts of America clears all leaders for their program thru SLED and has given Crystal and Mitzi the go ahead to form a new Girl Scout Troop. Anyone interested should contact Mitzi Kennedy at 957-4687 or Crystal Pennington at 356-5967. They need to have at least 5 girls to sign up in order to form a Troop and receive a Troop number from Girl Scouts of America. N.O.W. Nurture, Outreach & Worship will meet April, 21st @ 6:30pm. Everyone is encouraged to come and be involved in the life of the church! Contact Mr. John with questions at 359-4031. Evening Worship Services On the 13th we will hold our “Music & The Word” Service with Michael Shull & Friends Michael is a renown dulcimer player that has visited us before. Michael is an independent recording artist and award winning dulcimer musician. His love for and spiritual connection to the dulcimer can be heard throughout his music. Invite a friend and come for a wonderful evening! To find out more go to www.michaelshull.com On the 27th @ 6:30pm, we will have on Contemporary Evening Service with our Drama, & Praise Teams performing with a theme of: “Monkey boy - Unpacking Intelligent Design in a sometimes faithless world!” Pastor’s Coffee ~ Our Pastor’s Coffee will be held every 2nd Sunday of each month from 3 to 5pm in the Fellowship Hall. Visitors are welcome to come and learn more about our church! This Month it will be Sunday, April 13th. Confirmation Retreat The Confirmands will be going on retreat to Lake Junaluska, NC the weekend of April 11th - 13th. Contact Pastor Tommy for more information. Beautiful Collectable Church Plates These beautiful pieces of history are available for only $20.00. We have less than 40 available. These would make wonderful gifts for someone who has everything, (including a connection with the church). See any member of the Women’s Circle for more information or contact the office Golden Agers - If you are 55+ you are invited to join us! On April 22nd, they will be going on a day trip to Orchid Farm in Newberry and Ronnie’s Buffet for lunch, where you have a choice on the menu/buffet from 1 meat & veggie to All-You-Can-Eat from $5.50 to $8.00. Call the office at 359-4031 if you would like to go. United Methodist Men All men of the church are invited to come on the fourth Monday night of each month at 7:00pm for a meal, devotion, business and fellowship except for this month, because of the Men’s Retreat, there will not be a monthly meeting. Unitd Methodist Women The Women of Red Bank UMC invite all ladies to join them any time they can. April 1st the Friendship Circle will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 7pm. April 14th the Margaret Jett Circle will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 7pm. The Class of 2008 Each year the Christian Education Team likes to honor all high school & college graduates with a special breakfast. If you know of any members graduating High School or College, please submit their name to the office as soon as possible. rbumclex@windstream.net or 359-4031. Registration is now being accepted for Sonshine Days Preschool! We are looking for 3 & 4 year olds ( or if your 4 yr turns 5 after Sept. 1st). If you are interested in enrolling your child in a nurturing, faith based program, call Sonshine Days Preschool Director, Angie Mootry at 359-0329 to start building your child’s faith. Youth Happenings PUSH Our Teens on Fire for God (TOFG) Wednesday evening Bible Study has voted on a new name. They will now be called P.U.S.H. (Pray Until Something Happens). PUSH meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:45pm at the Church Hut. We begin with a meal, have some free time to hang out, play games, and have some fun, then end with God’s Time as we study about all aspects of living for Jesus as a teenager. I pray I will see all of the 7th-12th graders there. Mr. John. *”The Way” is going to a sub-district Youth Explosion on Sunday, April 13th. We will be taking the bus to Trenholm Road UMC, for an evening of fun, food, and worship!! We will leave the church parking lot around 5pm and be back around 8:15pm. The cost is only $3 per person. All youth are encouraged to attend. Please forward any questions to Mr. John @ rbmrjohn@windstream.net. MYF Don’t forget the MYF meets on Sunday afternoons at the Hut. The Jr. MYF meets from 4-5:30pm, and the Sr. MYF meets from 5-6:30pm. All youth are encouraged to attend. YPT Youth Praise Team (YPT) Our Youth Praise Team has began preparation to participate in August’s Contemporary Worship Service. The team has 3 groups, Dance, Theater, and Music. If you are interested in joining the YPT, but haven’t done so yet, please contact Mrs. Elaine Taylor @ 951-0370 or Mr. John @rbmrjohn@windstream.net to join us!! The Jr. High youth are going on their Spiritual Life Retreat weekend to Camp Jackson, near Allendale, SC. This Retreat is for all 7th and 8th Graders. The camp offers many fun activities and facilities. You can take a tour of the campgrounds by visiting www.campjacksonyouth.com. Any 7th or 8th grade teens who would like to go with us, please contact Mr. John @ rbmrjohn@windstream.net, or call the church office @ 359-4031 ******************************** CHILDREN'S NEWS Sonshine Kids and Kids-a-Flame meet every Wednesday evening. Kids-a-Flame start at 5:45 immediately followed by Sonshine Kids at 6:30 p.m. Kids-a-Flame is the children’s Praise and Worship time. Sonshine Kids gather for a light supper, hear a bible devotion, play a game or make a craft. VBS—Surfin’ through the Scriptures! Vacation Bible School plans are in full swing! We need toilet paper rolls for VBS. If you would please save them and bring them to the Sunday School office. Thank you for surrounding us in prayer now as we plan and prepare! Dates: July 27th - August 2nd Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Registration: July 27th Children’s Ministry Open House - Stop by on Sunday, May 4th immediately following second service. It will be a time to look at what the Children’s Team has been doing, what we are planning to do, and what we are praying for! If you have questions, please ask Terri Cole by email at rbmsterri@windstream.net or call her at 957-8839.
Teacher Needed Sonshine Days Preschool is looking for someone to be available as a Substitute Teacher. If you are interested, please send your resume to Red Bank United Methodist Church at 2909 Old Barnwell Rd, Lex., SC 29073 or email rbumclex@windstream.net. Mission's needs your help! Red Bank Missions - Please remember that our local missions are financed by your gifts to Missions, not by tithes and offering to the General Fund. With the holiday season just around the corner we need you to give generously so that RBUMC can continue it’s missions program. Be sure to utilize the Missions envelopes that can be found in each pew in the sanctuary. If you have any questions, please contact Ron Liljegren, Missions Committee Did you know? Free - Did you know that the Missions team make bibles available for free? We call this our “Bible Project” and it is located in the Sunday School Office. We have children’s, teen’s and adult NIV Bibles available for anyone that needs one. We do this to freely share God’s word and love with all. The Recycling Bin Over the years, we have raised several thousand dollars from recycling the aluminum cans and we are very grateful to all to participate in this program. Lately, we have had a small problem w/ exactly what type of cans can be recycled. We ask that you only bring aluminum cans that are bagged separate from all other trash. Our own Mr. Fetner must sort thru the bags & cans and carry only recyclable items to the center. As you can imagine, it can get a little messy. If you have any questions about what you can bring in, please feel free to ask Mr. Jim. Let’s all help make his volunteer work a little easier by keeping things clean. Food Lion MPV card holders Did you know that if you register your card # w/ the church, we can register it and every time you shop at Food Lion, they will make a donations to our MYF Fund? Sign up forms can be found in each Sunday School classroom or you can register by email to: rrosebud@windstream.net thanks for your support
