1

Glad Tidings F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

June

Head of the Church

The Lord Jesus Christ

Church Staff

Pastor

Daniel Herring

Youth Minister

Jason Anding

Music Director

Brooke Wright

Director-Children’s Activities

Amy Killebrew

Facilities Manager

Scott Crawford

Secretary-Tonya Wiggins

Accountant-Martha Cofer

Organist-Linda Whitehurst

Pianist– Jennifer Turner

Angel Keeper

Pam Boykin

Custodian

Milissa Dunn

Retired Pastors

Rev. Johnny Dinas, Rev. Jack Smith,

Rev. Cora Ford Ingram

Connectional Ministry

Bishop James E. Swanson

District Superintendent

Rev. Rusty Keen

Summer is here! This means vacation planning, yard work, gardening, and

yes a busy church! The church doesn’t stop being the church during sum-

mer break. There are so many opportunities to worship, serve, and experi-

ence God this summer. How will you stay connected? I will ask that you

not forget your church this summer. Traditionally, attendance is down, giv-

ing is down, and participation is down in most churches during June and

July. Don’t forget the church! Come continue to build the kingdom with

us. If you are out of town, find time for worship. You can worship with us

online or find a church where you are on vacation.

It is only fitting that we kick off summer with the Sunday of Pentecost.

Pentecost this year is June the 9th. What I have found is that many do not

fully understand this Holy Day. It is more than the one Sunday we wear

red and have red in the sanctuary. It is the birthday of the church. So, what

happened on that day of Pentecost. We see it clearly in Acts 2. The Holy

Spirit came, there was a great wind, there were tongues of fire, and thou-

sands came to believe and be filled. Dr. Steve Seamands recommends us to

think of our life before the Spirit as life in a rowboat. The boat is propelled

forward by our own strength. We row and the force of the paddles in the

water move us forward. But, with the filling of the Holy Spirit, we ex-

change our row boats for sail boats. The wind, a force greater than our

own, moves the boat forward. Yet, some of us still row! So, this wind

needs to be seen as the life giving work of the Holy Spirit. Jesus tells Nico-

demus in John that we will be born of the Spirit. We will be given new life.

The story in Ezekiel about the valley of dry bones reminds us that the

breath or wind or Spirit (all the same word in the Hebrew) gives new life to

those that are languishing. We are revived! Will we pray that we may be

revived again? E. Stanley Jones says, “unless the Holy Spirit fills (us), the

human spirit fails”.

Pentecost Sunday will be a big day for us! My prayer is that we will allow

the “wind” of the living God to come into our dry bones and give us life.

Be revived, renewed, empowered, and purified! Let’s stop rowing and start

sailing!

Your Partner in Christ,

Daniel

2

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

2

3

10:15am

Staff Meeting

4

5

6:45pm Adult Choir Practice

Annual Conference-8th

6

Scott vacation-14th

7

1

8

9 Pentecost

Sunday

8:30am Peacetime Worship

Sanctuary

9:30am Breakfast in the

Fellowship Hall

9:45am Sunday School

10:55am Traditions

Worship-Sanctuary

Meal and Fellowship

After 10:55 service

10

10:00am Silvertones

VBS

11

VBS 12 noon-Bulletin deadline

12

VBS

13

VBS

14

15

16 Father’s Day

8:30am Peacetime Worship

Sanctuary

9:30am Breakfast in the

Fellowship Hall

9:45am Sunday School

10:55am Traditions

Worship-Sanctuary

17 Operation 206

10:00am Silvertones

5:00pm UMW,

Deborah meets at

Brooke Wright’s

House

18 Operation 206

12 noon-Bulletin deadline

19 Operation 206

6:45pm Adult Choir Practice

20 Operation 206

4:00pm

Newsletter

Deadline (due 3rd

Thursday of each

month)

21

22

23 8:30am Peacetime Worship

Sanctuary

9:30am Breakfast in the

Fellowship Hall

9:45am Sunday School

10:55am Traditions

Worship-Sanctuary

24

10:00am Silvertones 1:30pm Full Time Staff meeting

25

Milissa Dunn’s birthday

Children will go

bowling in Oxford

12 noon-Bulletin deadline

26

6:45pm Adult Choir Practice

27

28

29

30

9:30am Breakfast in the

Fellowship Hall

9:45am Sunday School

10:55am Traditions

Worship-Sanctuary

Combined Service

No 5th Sunday Meal

1 JULY 10:00am Silvertones

2 JULY

12 noon-Bulletin deadline

3 JULY

6:45pm Adult Choir Practice

M28 Camp at

Lake Junaluska, NC

3rd-7th

4 JULY

5 JULY

6 JULY

Pray everyday at 12:00 noon

3

June 2: Kasey Lott Lynsie Carpenter

June 9: Brooke Foster/Gracie Colbert Emily Herring

June 16: Kayla Watts Tanya Turner

June 23: Michelle Dalton Heather Vance

June 30: Kasey Lott Mary-Faith Vance

June 2: Glenn De Hart Terry Moody

June 9: Bubba Lehman David McElwrath

June 16: Phil Poovey Mark Turner

June 23: Karl Grubb Don Gober

June 30: Jimbo Griffin Matt Housel

June 2: Eli Housel and Jaden Moss

June 9: Mary Grace Klinck and Harlee Painter

June 16: Olivia Herring and Drew Klinck

June 23: Eli Housel and Beau Vance

June 30: Mason Wright and Grace Klinck

IF YOU FEEL LED TO SERVE IN ANY OF THESE AREAS OR TO BE REMOVED, PLEASE

CONTACT THE OFFICE AT 662-226-3148

June Communion Stewards-Bobby and Carol Ann Wade

Greeters-8:30– Wanda Walker

10:55– Mark Turner and Tanya Turner

Offering Counters-Gwen Lott and Terry Moody

BREAKFAST HOSTS

(SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES)

June

Pairs and Spares

Beginning at 9:30am before Sunday School Class at 9:45am. Be

sure to come on down to the Fellowship Hall for a quick breakfast

and fellowship!

*Each class, please remember to clean up after breakfast!

4

4-Jan Moody, Misty Loftis

6-Bonnie Brunt, Dennis Holley

8-Vickie Fox

9-Mal Young, Lilli Smith

10-Paula Martin

12-Will Branscome, Tripp Strider

15-Melanie Hopper, Lynsey Kilgore,

Patricia Shankle

16-Jack Wright

17-Don Gober

18-Rev. Jack Smith

19-Kevin Young

20-Jerry Denley, Jordon Smith

21-Judy Anderson, Rish Young

22-Bobby Wade, Joe Frazier,

Kelley Coleman

23-Mark Turner

24-Ann Harrison, Kelly Strider

25-Max Juchheim III,

Milissa Morris

27-Ward Brister

28-Phil Poovey

WNL will resume on August 14th.

Bill & Cathy Haltom-2nd

Kenneth & Jeri Moore-7th

Bubba & Linda Lehman-13th

Trey & Lindsay Strider-14th

Phil & Carol Poovey-18th

Clint and Kasey Lott-18th

Derry & Bonnie Brunt-26th

Dwight & Ellen Austin– 29th

Don’t forget to let the church office know if you are inter-ested in taking photos for the updated directory. Also, if there is a change in your address or phone number, please let us know.

Would you prayerfully consider sponsor-ing one of our youth to go to M28 Camp at Lake Junaluska, NC this summer? $325 is a full sponsorship. A partial sponsor-ship is also an option. Please let Jason know if you can help.

5

VBS

June 10th-13th Ages

PRE-K-6th

June 17-20 Operation 206

Grenada MS

July 3-7 M28 Camp

Lake Junaluska, NC

Sunday School-9:45am

High School/7th & 8th grade -3rd floor

June 10-13 Vacation Bible School

June 25-Bowling in Oxford

July 12-13– Lock-In

July 16-Swim Party

July 24-Fun day at Church

Romans 12:1-2

6

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH

161 SOUTH LINE STREET

GRENADA, MS 38901

662-226-3148 OFFICE

662-226-3162 FAX

grenadaumc@gmail.com

E-MAILS & NEWSLETTER

Samaritan Fund The Samaritan Fund will receive donations every “first” Sunday (June 2). Please prayerfully con-sider giving to this fund. The money collected is well spent help-ing people in need in our local community.

Soup Kitchen Donations continue to be needed for the Soup Kitchen. Every “second” Sunday we will collect non-perishable items (June 8).

GLA

D T

IDIN

GS

F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

TV broadcasts are on local cable channel 72

at 8:30, 10:55, and 6:30.

You can now watch services “LIVE”

Go to the church website at

www.grenadafirst.com and click Live

Stream. Times are 8:30 am and 10:55am

Also, watch us live on Facebook at First

United Methodist Church.