May 2019

Welcome to our new Nursery Coordinator, Anna Robertson

By Debbie Bounds, Staff Parish Relations Committee Chairperson

We are excited to announce that Anna Robertson will

be joining our staff as Nursery Coordinator, on May 1.

She will graduate from Salisbury University, in December, with a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. For the past five years, she has volunteered in the nursery and taught Children’s Church at her home church, Walker Memorial, in Princess Anne. She has also served as their

Administrative Assistant.

Anna will lead our current dedicated group of volunteers and welcomes additional help. She has been rotating in the nursery throughout all our services, working with Patti

Green and meeting our children, parents, and volunteers.

A high-quality Nursery program is critical to our ability to serve young families and to grow our church. Anna has a passion for working with children and is excited to use her leadership skills and experience to provide care

for our youngest ones.

Please stop by the nursery and welcome her.

Save the Date!! - June 9 Celebrating Pastor Bill and Patti’s

time with us!! The weekend of June 8-9 will be the last weekend Pastor

Bill will be giving the sermon at “a church called Christ”

On Sunday, June 9, we will celebrate Pastor Bill and Patti’s time of ministry at “a church called Christ.” The Celebration begins at 3 PM with a service in the Sanctu-

ary, followed by food and fellowship in Fellowship Hall.

Look for more details in the June newsletter.

We will be honoring Mothers on May 18

Join us on Saturday, May 18, at 2 PM in Fellowship

Hall to celebrate the important women in our lives!

Food – Fellowship – Fun – Give-a-Ways

Children of all ages are also welcome.

Free tickets are available after the services in the Foyer or contact Erin Kenny at mrserinkenny@gmail.com or

443-859-1744.

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Pastor - Rev. Bill Green

Associate Pastor - Rev. Beth Heller Visitation Pastor - Rev. Tom McKelvey Youth Pastor - Rev. Tom Blackford Church Secretary - Shelly Culver

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Worship Services

Saturday Nite - 6:00 PM Sunday - 8:30 AM, 9:45 AM & 11:00 AM

Sunday School - 9:45 AM

Office Hours Monday - Thursday - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

A big thank-you to everyone who donated goodies for the bake table at the Women’s Ministries Yard and Bake Sale. Your contributions were very

much appreciated!

Jeanette Brown

Donations needed for Salisbury Urban Ministries Men’s Welcome Center

They are in need of Laundry

Detergent and Spray Deodorant.

Donations can be dropped off in

the box in the Foyer.

Cancer Kits make a difference By Darlene Detroy, Chairperson

We will be preparing 50-75 kits on May 21, at 9:30 AM. in Room E-5 of the Education Building. Items needed are lip balm, hand sanitizer, reading material, scarves, notebooks, tissues, and word-search books. We also appreciate monetary donations to help us

purchase items when necessary.

Many thanks to all those who help provide these items. We

appreciate it very much.

Bus Trip planned for Golden Group in August to see Mama Mia

By Carolyn Jones, Chairperson

A trip is planned for August 7 to Toby’s, in Columbia, Mary-land, to see Mama Mia. The cost is $90, and checks should be made payable to “Golden Group.” Seats will be assigned according to payment date. Come and join us for a pleasant

trip and show!

Red Bird Mission continues to serve the materially impoverished

By Darlene Detroy, Chairperson

So far in 2019, we have sent in 577 Fund for Education labels and Boxtops. The funds received from these labels provide needed items to help the people of Appalachia. Please make every effort to check your grocery purchases for these labels. It is a simple task and can be a source of funds for these people who live in a very de-

pressed area of the United States.

Thank you for your continued

support.

Safe Sanctuary training required

for certain volunteers By Jani Long

Calling all Sunday School, Youth Group, Nursery, Aging Gracefully, and Vacation Bible School volunteers who have not had Safe Sanctuary training in the last five years or who have never

had Safe Sanctuary training.

The next training session will be held in the Middle School Sunday School room (near the Sanctuary)

on Sunday, May 5, at 11 AM.

If you would like to attend, contact me at 410-726-5249 or

read2me68@comcast.net.

The men will meet on Saturday, May 11

By Danny Boggs

The Men of the Church will be meeting on Saturday, May 11 at 9

AM in Fellowship Hall.

We will work on coming up with something fun to do, since we have done nothing but work so far this

year.

Come on out, and bring your

ideas of having fun.

A few “Missions Moments”

By Donna Blackwell, Missions Chairperson

Over the spring and summer months, “Made with Love’“ will be making cowls and scarves to be ready for fall and the demand for warm clothing.

This past winter, we supplied local shelters and the Mary-land State Police with more than 60 handmade hats. Now,

we are stockpiling hats, scarves, and cowls for next fall.

If your young one(s) would like to attend Camp Pe-cometh this summer, the Missions committee would like to help make that happen. Decide which session suits them best, sign up and let me know. A campership will

paid directly to Camp Pecometh for half the fee.

When you are grocery shopping or checking out the store flyer or your coupons, don’t forget the Lazarus Fund Food Pantry. They would love to have shelf-stable food for the shelves. Kids Café is always happy to have individual servings of pudding, fruit, and snacks. Just put

your donations in the wooden box in the foyer.

Missions is “always on the move”!!

Stories from the Basement

Sometimes people need to be “fed,” before they can be “fed”

By Donna Clark RN, Director Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc.

One of the things we feel proud about in our office is our commitment to treating each person who enters our doors with love and respect. The feeding program has certainly expanded our outreach to the community, and it is truly an

example of the story in Matthew 14.

Melody Fieo is our volunteer in charge of hospitality, and I have mentioned her work before. She is amazing and seems to be able to stretch the food to meet the need each day we are open. Each day that she is responsible for providing the food, she prepares amazing meals that are filling — serving casseroles, sandwiches, sides, desserts, and beverages. She is constantly looking for good deals and places to ask for donations to help keep costs low. She rarely asks to be reimbursed, most times

paying out of her own pocket.

As we follow client activity in our data base, we are seeing a trend -- our new clients seem to come here one or two times to eat before they start to ask for other services. It appears that it takes them that long before they begin to trust us. We are so blessed to have Melody

as our hostess, providing loving care to our clients.

Matthew 14:13-21

#NebraskaStrong By Donna Blackwell, Missions Chairperson

Recent storms and floodwaters have been devastating to Nebraska and Iowa farmers and ranchers. Thousands of acres of farmland and millions of dollars of livestock have been washed away. One farmer in Winslow, Nebraska, came back to find only 14 of his 700 hogs survived. This is

in addition to losing his home and barns.

Fortunately, Christians and farmers are notorious for helping others, especially their own. Folks here on the Shore are joining to support #NebraskaStrong by donating hay, straw, and supplies to their fellow farmers

out west.

Church member Stevie Stevenson, along with his friend and employee Charlie Marine, left on April 4, with five other hay-laden trucks, headed to Nebraska. The 3000-

mile round-trip took them over a week.

It is impossible to undo what has happened, but when we all come together, we can make the devastation easier for many Nebraska families. We appreciate everyone’s

efforts and contributions in keeping #NebraskaStrong.

Please consider donating to UMCOR to help with their

flood-relief efforts.

Third Thursday covered-dish dinner will feature Burgers and Dogs May will be the last gathering for the season. The help

has asked to have the summer off. LOL

We will be joining together for a cookout on May 16, at 6 PM. Hamburgers and hot dogs, tea and water will be provided. Suggestions for covered dishes are cole slaw, potato salad, veggies, fruits, pickles, deviled eggs, and

“of course” desserts. Come grab a burger or dog with us.

As I sit here, tired, but feeling restored, after Holy Week, I’m thinking about spring’s arrival. With spring comes many changes – the days get longer, the weather is warmer, the buds on the trees open up and bloom. In my mind, these changes are abso-lutely wonderful, and I look for-ward to them every year. To be honest, though, I’m not thrilled with the changes in pollen levels or

the bugs that have come back.

Most changes we face are like that, aren’t they? There are” good” bits and there are some “not so good” bits. It is often these “less-than-desirable” effects that make us want to avoid them with a vengeance. We hope that they don’t come, but, as we know,

changes always do.

“The world hates change, yet it is

the only thing that has brought

progress.” – Charles Kettering.

“a church called Christ” will be undergoing a major change in June, when our wonderful Senior Pastor retires. How have you reacted to this news? Are you hoping that

June will take forever to get here?

“Through all the changing scenes

of life,

in trouble and in joy,

the praises of my God shall still

my heart and tongue employ.”

Someone new will be appointed here in July. What are your thoughts? Are you ready to wel-come that new person and their family? Will you accept them just as they are, or will you compare them to Pastor Bill? Will you accept them as your spiritual

leader?

Things are going to be different,

for certain.

“We cannot change

the past. We cannot

change the inevitable.

The only thing we can

do is play on the one

string we have, and

that is our attitude.” -

Charles R. Swindoll

Changes bring about opportunities for us to seek God in new and stronger ways. No

matter what comes into our lives, we have a Heavenly Father who is constant. He has promised to walk with us each and every day. We can take our frustrations and pains to Him and lay them at His feet. We can trust Him to see us through this

change and any others that come up.

“The world changes – circum-

stances change, we change – but

God’s Word never changes.” -

Warren Wiersbe

When things become overwhelm-ing, or you think the changes are far too big, open the Bible. Seek God’s help and wisdom. Depend on Him. He’s right there with you in the midst of the chaos. No situa-tion is too dire for Him to straighten out. Trust that He will give you just what you need, every

step of the way.

“You can endure change by

pondering His permanence.” –

Max Lucado

Change is inevitable. It comes when we expect it – and, at times, it comes and knocks us to our knees. Luckily, that’s right where we need to be. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. And, when all else fails, remember the “Serenity Prayer,”

by Reinhold Niebuhr:

“God grant me the serenity to

accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change those things I

can; and wisdom to know the

difference.”

Changes are coming ... and it’s ok By Pastor Beth

“Special Weekend” benefits Native

American Ministries By Donna Blackwell, Missions Chairperson

“Make all you can, save all you

can, give all you can” wrote Methodism founder, John Wesley,

in “The Use of Money.”

There are six special Sundays (read “weekends” here at “a church called Christ”) in the United Meth-odist Church. They vary from “Peace with Justice” to “One Great Hour of Sharing” to “Native American Ministries,” which this year will be celebrated the week-

end of May 4 - 5.

What does that mean? There will be a special envelope in your bulletin, and you are encouraged to

make an offering to that ministry.

How is the money used? “Fifty percent of the offering remains in the Annual Conference to develop and strengthen local Native Ameri-can ministries. The funds are then distributed equally between the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry to provide scholarships for American Indians attending the church’s schools of theology and the Native American Urban Initiative of the Board of

Global Ministries.”

Every special offering has a designated group that will benefit. And you will benefit, also, by doing the best you can with the treasures God has given you. Your donations are helping young people become leaders in the church and in the world. What a great invest-

ment!

Please check out umcgiving.org for more information all six Special

Weekends.

The Road Goes On “The Road goes ever on and on down from the door

where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and

I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until

it joins some larger way, where many paths and er-

rands meet. And whither then? I cannot say”

J.R.R. Tolkien

It is Tuesday morning. Two days ago, we celebrated the joy of Easter. I can still hear the wonderful music reverberating in my mind. I can still picture the empty tomb and marvel at the encounter between Mary and the Risen Christ. I close my eyes and picture the shocked expressions on the face of the disciples when they heard the good news. I can feel their shock and disbelief transformed into a joy beyond anything they

had ever imagined.

In the life of the church, we celebrate Easter not just as a day, but as something much more. The Resurrec-tion of Jesus changed everything forever. In the early church, Easter was sometimes referred to as the “Eighth Day of Creation.” God had done something so marvelous and so earth-shaking it was as if creation had been started anew. We celebrate Easter Season until we come to the Day of Pentecost, (This year, we observe it on June 8 and 9) when the Holy Spirit came in a mighty new way, and the church was born. Though Jesus no longer walked the earth, through the power of the Holy Spirit, poured out on ordinary people, the Good News continued to spread and transform a count-

less number of people.

The “walking song” quoted above is one of several versions sung by Bilbo Baggins in J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpieces “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” The words remind us that on the adventurous road called life, we never know where we will find

ourselves or what we will encounter.

The powerful truths of the Resurrection and Pente-cost remind us that wherever the road of life takes us, we have a constant companion. Through the Spirit, Jesus Christ is always with us. Easter is not merely a story about something that happened long ago in a land far away. Easter is an event that continues to touch and

change lives.

May the reality of Easter continue to fill your soul.

Peace,

Pastor Bill

Stewardship has no age limit Irene Phillips, Stewardship Chairperson

Stewardship has only one requirement ... a loving

and giving heart!!

On Easter Sunday, our youngest stewards participated as acolytes in the 11 AM Easter processional. Their very presence brought tears, as they entered the Sanctuary dressed in white robes carrying symbols of our

Christian faith.

May we be blessed with the innocence of a child and

the heart of a steward.

Left to right Gavin Martin, Molly Catlin, Pastor Bill,

Dean McCoy, Alex Catlin, Logan Martin

Pint Sale Wednesday,

May 8 Chicken Salad $8

Peas n’ Dumplings $6

Bread Pudding w/ Raisins $4

Corn Bread $4

Orders in by Monday, May 6

Pickup on Wednesday, May 8

Order forms will be in the bulletins or contact, Jeanette Brown (410-749-6398), Irene Phillips (410-749-6297), or the

Church Office (410-742-5334)

Delivery upon request of $50 or more

If we have missed your birthday, anniversary, or a special celebration, please call the church office (410-742- 5334), Carolee Greenwood (443-944-3782), or put a note in the offering plate.

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Take TIME for what matters ... By PT (Pastor Tom), Youth Pastor

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TIME ... we want more of it, but at the same TIME, we have too much already. What is the point of TIME, if we give it away to things that are here today and gone tomorrow. Why is it that God comes last when we have TIME. Often, it’s not until some-thing is gone that we appreciate

what is lost.

Jesus had a team of disciples who believed in the message he was teaching. There were also people who came to hear him ... some stayed and some walked away because of those teachings. Over TIME, what he was doing grew; it was what everyone was

talking about.

By the TIME Jesus was being led through the streets with a cross on his shoulders, people had

decided His TIME was done, and the crowd had turned against him. His disciples wanted more TIME, because they did not feel ready to take on what He had asked of them. Other did not understand why he would let himself die on

a cross.

What kind of God would allow this? A God who still loves us, even when we put him LAST in

our lives and our schedules.

Our students are faced with all different messages and stress to succeed in school, sports, and life. Do we place this same kind of push for them to succeed in their

faith?

We ask our teens what they learned in school or if they won the game, but do we ask who they shared Christ with, who they prayed for, or how they put them-selves last? What if these ques-tions became standard in our teen’s lives and TIME with God was our goal. What if we did more then just say that would be

nice?

Recently, my daughter said to me when she was going to bed, “Dad, we forgot to pray.” Let us not forget, so the message does

not get lost as to why we are here!