hoping for a harp · merle haggard, god rest his soul, was created by god above to write and sing...

161 Beulah Church Rd. Gilbert, SC 29054 www.beulahumc.church

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June 2019

Hoping for a Harp

I can’t recall the exact date. The best I can figure, it must have been somewhere around the middle of June back in 1967 or there abouts. I was eight years old at the time, spending the summer months down with Granny and Grandpa Tharpe. As I recall it was a pretty morning. The sky was a beautiful deep blue, almost cobalt blue; and there were soft cotton ball clouds floating in it. I remember it like it was yesterday for some reason. I also remember what I was doing at the time. I was standing in between my Grandpa and Granny in front of Grant’s de-partment store in Panama City, Florida throwing a world class fit. Eight year olds have a gift for such things you know.

I had plenty of them, fits I mean, hysterics were one of my best things. For the most part, I can’t remember what set me off; but I do recall the genesis of this particular outburst.

Of all things it was a Hohner Blues Harp in the key of E, and it was as shiny as a brand new penny. At the time of my ill-tempered outburst, it was displayed in a glass case just inside the front door and a little to the left near the jewelry counter, and I wanted it. I wanted it bad.

For those of you unversed in the subject, a Hohner Blues Harp is a harmonica, or French harp or mouth organ depending upon the region from which you hail.

I could go into the difference between a chromatic model or diatonic model, but there’s no need. If you blow air through the thing, it makes music, check that, sometimes it just makes noise.

My desperate desire for this particular instrument at this particular time in my life stems from a couple of things. In the early summer of 1967 “Branded Man” by Merle Haggard had just hit the charts, and along with that a fella by the name of Charlie McCoy had just released his first album. These days they would call it a CD or MP3 or ABC or something like that, but back then it was an album, a black vinyl platter with grooves cut in it for the needle to ride along in. The sound wasn’t perfect, but then again what is?

Charlie McCoy was the best harmonica player to ever come down the pike, bar none, and Merle Haggard, God rest his soul, was created by God above to write and sing country music.

In the summer of `67, my young heart fell in love with two things: a little blond girl down the street by the name of Brenda and country music.

I have no idea what ever happen to Brenda, but country music, real country music that is, not today’s stuff but the real McCoy, remains a love of mine.

At eight years of age my fingers were not long enough to wrap around a banjo’s neck much less a guitar’s and I hated taking piano lessons. So I figured, why not get an orchestra that fits in your pocket.

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I wanted to learn how to play the harmonica like Charlie, and I needed that Blues Harp to make it happen. I wanted it enough to fight for it, to demand it, to throw myself on the floor for it. After all I was a budding superstar, and I needed it.

I figured Granny and Grandpa would see the amazing potential within me and just buy it for me. After all, I was their favorite, Granny said so; and on account of that, I figured I deserved it. I was entitled; but in a shocking turn of events my Grandpa looked down at me with unwavering eyes and a note of finality in his voice and simply said “No”. At that my ranting and raving began.

It was in the midst of my tirade when I experienced something that I had never experienced before, and I vowed to never experience again. My soft spoken and tender Grandpa spoke harshly to me.

He looked down at his woe begotten grandson, listened intently to my ever increasing pity party, and said the following; gently, of course, as was his manner, but with just enough steel in his voice to make me shut my mouth and tremble.

He said: “Son, do you think I owe you something? If you are thinking that then you are way off base. If you want that thing, then you will have to earn it.”

Six weeks later, three days before I was to head back up to Utica and Mom and Dad, after what seemed like a mountain of chores, I was once again standing in front of Grant’s Department Store with my Grandpa on another beautiful summer’s morning.

He stopped me right before we went into the store, stooped down and gave me the money I had earned to buy that harmonica. He didn’t even go inside. He let me buy it all on my own.

I have to tell you, I was the proudest eight year old boy in all of the deep South that morn-ing, not because of the brand new Blues Harp in the key of E that lay in my pocket, but be-cause I had earned it. I had been given the gift of anticipating it, and I did it all by myself.

Now friends, that is how to teach a life lesson.

As Father’s Day approaches, I urge you young and you more experienced Dads out there to resist the world’s misguided teaching and foolish ways. Teach your children the value of hard work, patience, personal achievement and excellence. Let them work for their dreams. If you don’t, then you will steal their dreams from them. Dreams are made of anticipation, not immediate gratification.

Fathers, Christ has given you a formidable task; the task of raising godly men and women in an ungodly world. Teach them to have confidence in themselves, in their abilities and their intellect; but over and above that, teach them of Jesus Christ, of His love for them and His pride in them. Give them all the support you can, and then give them the firm foundation of a relationship with Jesus Christ; and they will be blessed beyond measure by you.

Happy Father’s Day

Pastor Tony

Highlights from May 19, 2019 Meeting

PAGE 3 BEULAH NEWS

Dear Beulah Church Family,

We would like to thank you for the cards,

phone calls, flowers and visits that we re-

ceived recently. We have always cherished

the times when we are able to attend church

services and functions, as well as appreciate

the thoughts and prayers when we are

unable. —

John and Mary Sease

Our Ladies Night Out was so much fun and the Mary/Martha

Circle wants to thank everyone who attended. A GREAT

BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU

WHO HELPED IN ANYWAY TO MAKE

OUR LADIES NIGHT A SUCCESS. We

are already in the planning stages for next

year’s event.

The Mary/Martha Circle will not meet in

June.

Ladies, mark your calendars for these upcoming events:

Family Night Bingo , August 18, 4 p.m. - This event is for the

entire family. Come play Bingo, eat hot dogs, and enjoy some

family time fun. We will need lots of Bingo prizes. Any sort of items would be good especially school supplies, food items, books/magazine/ etc. Please pick some items up to donate and plan to come play bingo.

Ladies Retreat at Asbury Hills September 20-22 - We will be

staying in one of the lodges this year. Beverly Sease will be our

guest speaker.

The UMM will have our regular meeting

on June 27 at 6:30 pm. Mr. Chad

Leaphart (Gilbert HS Athletic Director &

Head Football Coach) will be our speaker.

Contemporary Service Chairman reported new laptop and camera purchased for contemporary

service.

Building Committee Chairman reported Phase I is near completion.

Karen Counts has updated website. She would greatly appreciate those having information on

the website to help her keep the information updated. Broken TV in teen lounge replaced.

New camera installed in sanctuary with audio so nursery can listen to service.

Worship Committee will search for new organ replacement for the church sanctuary. After

many years the organ we now have can no longer be repaired because of its age and the lack of

parts available.

Stacey Shull would like to have someone from the Asbury Hills Methodist Camp to come to

Beulah and present a program to parents letting them know what all Asbury Hills offers.

Children’s and Youth Ministries will work with Stacey on setting this up.

Men will supervise 5th Sunday Potluck Breakfast in June. Youth will volunteer for December.

Trustees will change lights in sanctuary to brighter LED lights.

Breakfast on June 30

after contemporary

service. Bring a breakfast

casserole or pastry and

join us! The UMM will be in

charge.

BEULAH NEWS PAGE 4

06/01 GLADYS CLAMP 06/15 A. J. COUNTS HAGAN CAPNERHURST NATALIE ANN MELTON 06/02 TAYLOR BRANHAM 06/17 JEAN BAIRD 06/04 CARL TOMPKINS TANNER PRICE 06/05 RODNEY JONES 06/18 JERRY ADAMS SARAH PROVOST 06/19 JUANITA SPENCE SHELLEY THOMAS 06/20 TERRY BURNETT 06/06 DAVID STONE 06/22 DANA DUNKELBERGER IRIS BRYNE 06/23 NATHAN PATTERSON 06/07 GEORGE GANTT SUE CROSS RALPH PRICE 06/24 MARSHA WHITTLE SHERI PAXTON MIKE BURTON 06/08 DIANNE SMITH 06/25 GEORGIA ATTAWAY 06/09 ROXANNE BURKETT JUDY DUNKELBERGER DIANE CROSBY SHARON COOK 06/10 AUDREY BINKLEY 06/26 JIM GRIMM ROY SOX BILL TARTE BRENDA TOLTON 06/27 W. C. OSWALT KEVIN CONN SELENA SCHUMPERT 06/11 WYMAN HENDRIX 06/29 KELLY OSWALD CHRISTIAN GANTT 06/30 SARAH ARMSTRONG 06/12 SHAUN RANDALL MICHAEL KINGSLEY REV. ANTHONY ROWELL LAURA SHAW WAYNE CHESTER REAGAN LEA ALLMAN 06/13 MINDY PRICE GAYLE FREEMAN TONYA GOSSETT 06/14 BRIAN CLINE REBECCA WHITE COREY WEED

Prayer List: Lexie Mayes, Michelle

Garrett, Charles Duvall, Faye Buff, Hope,

Carol White, Tina Fanning, Wayne Bur-

dette, Clark Neil, Robert (Janet’s brother),

John and Mary Sease, Rachel Cohn, Gene

Gantt, Roy Sox, Ella Woodruff, Jason

Smith, Cody Ferris, Warner Ettenger, Carl

Tompkins, Tim Garrett, Thomas Coving-

ton, Danny Kaminer, Megan Diffee, Mike Burkett, Wayne Lea-

phart, Clyverd Price, Barbara Krepps, Betty Jo Gable, Polly

Derrick, Alan Tompkins, Rosetta Leaphart, Magdelene Price,

Mildred Price, Dorothy Smith, Eunice Durst, Reba Frazier,

Lillian Kaminer, Violet Myers, Jan Kelsey, Sherrie Mitchum.

M/M CAREY SMITH 06/01/1968 M/M STEVEN DAWSON 06/01/2002 M/M SAM DRAKE 06/02/1967 M/M MICHAEL KINGSLEY 06/03/1960 M/M JERRY ADAMS 06/06/1976 M/M DAVID LAKE 06/07/1997 M/M RYAN ALLMAN 06/12/2010 M/M DONALD WOOLSEY 06/15/1974 M/M TADGH WEED 06/15/1991 M/M CHARLES WALLACE 06/16/1967 M/M KEN FREEMAN 06/17/1968 M/M JIM LATTIMORE 06/18/1954 M/M MELVIN CHAVIS 06/21/0962 M/M JOHN SEASE 06/21/1958 M/M WAYNE CHESTER 06/21/2007 REV/M TONY ROWELL 06/23/1979 M/M JOHN BARNHILL 06/25/1983 M/M COREY THORNTON 06/27/1992 M/M BILL SMITH 06/28/1964 M/M JIMMY GANTT 06/30/1984

Budgeted Income YTD

$178,522.16 Budgeted Expenses YTD

$192,451.49 Building Program

$205,408.45

Average Attendance 4/28 to 5/19

Sunday School 67

Worship Services 210

ATTENDANCE AND

GIVING REPORT

BEULAH NEWS PAGE 5

SALUDA NURSING CENTER

Eunice Durst

581 Newberry Hwy.

Riley Unit, Room 320

Saluda, SC 29138-7808

OPUS, (AGAPE)

Polly Derrick

300 Agape Dr., Room 16A

West Columbia, SC 29169-3307

Magdelene Price

300 Agape Dr., Room A-18

West Columbia, SC 29169-3307

COLONIAL GARDENS

Ella V. Woodruff

Colonial Gardens

Alzheimer’s Special Care Center

3565 Sunset Blvd., Rm. 18

West Columbia, SC 29169

AT HOME

Alan Tompkins-892-2816 and

Carl Tompkins– 892-2816

616 Tom Drafts Circle

Gilbert, SC 29054

Mildred Price-532-6615

3712 Hwy. 378

Leesville, SC 29070

Dorothy Smith 892-2096

633 Tom Drafts Road

Gilbert, SC 29054

Reba Frazier 359-4508

944 Two Notch Road

Lexington, SC 29073

Lillian Kaminer

419 Beulah Church Road

Gilbert, SC 29054

Violet Myers

183 Dickert Drive

Lexington, SC 29073

SCRIPTURE READERS -

CONTEMPORARY

June 2 - Matthew Shealy

June 9 - Samantha Rowell

Jun 16 - Aubree Price

Jun 23 - Jenny Rast

Jun 30 - Steven Dawson

CHILDREN’S SERMON -

CONTEMPORARY

June 2 - Pastor Tony

June 9 - Valerie Rowe

Jun 16 - Tanya Goff

Jun 23 - Sue Ellen Shealy

Jun 30 - Barbara Brown

CHILDREN’S CHURCH -

CONTEMPORARY

Martha Garlock & Nancy Drake

USHERS - CONTEMPORARY

Nicholas Conn, Matthew Dawson

Marion & Noah Kneece

USHERS - TRADITIONAL

Jerald Hancock (Head), Bobby Smith,

Chuck Wallace, Jessica Skipper,

Jim Hill

CHILDREN’S SERMON -

TRADITIONAL

June 2 - Pastor Tony

June 9 - Ursula Lain

Jun 16 - Kelly Doughton

Jun 23 - Mike Stacey

Jun 30 - Billy Brown

GREETERS - TRADITIONAL

Jun 2/9 - Diane & Bill Crosby

Jun 16/23 - Janna & Jerry Davis

Jun 30 - Sam & Nancy Drake

ALTAR FLOWERS - TRADITIONAL

Jun 2 - Jettie Covington/Joyce Rosson

Jun 9 - Loretta & Clyverd Price

Ju 16 - Doris Lybrand

Ju 23 - Melba Smith

Ju 30 - Vonnie Shealy

SCRIPTURE READER -

TRADITIONAL

Sallie Chester

CHILDREN’S CHURCH -

TRADITIONAL

June 2 - Susan Wright

June 9 - Hope Binkley

Jun 16 -

Jun 23 - Stacey Shull

Jun 30 - Karen Woolsey

COUNTING TEAM

Diane & Bill Crosby

Nancy & John Barnhill

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If you would like to serve as

an usher, greeter, etc., please

let the church office know. If

you would like to place

flowers on the altar in honor

or in memory of someone on

any open Sunday, please let

LEXINGTON EXTENDED

CARE

Betty Jo Gable

Lexington Extended Care

815 Old Cherokee Rd.

Room 144-Lexington Trace

Lexington, SC 29072

Wayne Leaphart



Room 114 A-Palmetto Lane

Lexington, SC 29072

Rosetta Leaphart



505B Azalea Circle

Lexington, SC 29072

This Month’s Helpers

Our Homebound and Nursing Home members are very

important to all of us. Please remember them in a spe-

cial way with a phone call, visit, or card. Let them

know we care.

BEULAH NEWS

Also Proud Grandparents of Beulah who like to recognize their grandchildren who are not associated

with Beulah UMC.

Sarah Woodard, received her Master of Arts In Teaching from USC on May 11. She has been

Teaching English in Bangkok, Thailand for 7 years. She will be teaching swimming this sum-

mer. If you know anyone who would like to have Swimming Lessons for their children or grand-

children, just give them Sandra’s number, 892-3960 or 312-4574.) (Grandparents: Sandra and

Harry Woodard.)

Bob and Marcia Walters have two granddaughters who recently graduated. Meredith Wood

Quarles graduated from Converse College with a BA in Psychology and will enter a Healthcare

Management Master’s Degree program in the fall at Converse College. Sarah Elizabeth Quarles

graduated from Gray Collegiate Academy and will enter Clemson University in the fall as a Po-

litical Science major.

Landon Elizabeth Fincher graduated from Arkansas State U. majoring in Public Relations. She

has opened a public relations firm. (Grandparents: Charles and Elizabeth Duvall.)

Graduating from Gilbert High School

Daniel Baker – Daniel has been accepted to the USC Business School. He has also applied to the

University of Limerick and Institute of Technology in Limerick, Ireland in Project Management Con-

struction Studies. (Parents: Ken and Melissa Baker)

Jacob Thomas Randall – Jacob will be attending the University of South Carolina majoring in Com-

puter Engineering. (Parents: Shaun and Stacie Randall)

Savana Rosson – Savana will be attending Francis Marion U. (Parents: Tom Jr. and Mary Ann Ros-

son; Grandparents: Tom and Joyce Rosson)

Graduating from Lexington High School

Joshua Porter – Joshua is training to become a fireman.

(Mother: Rebecca Porter; Grandparents: Gayle and Ken Freeman)

Collin Hendrix – Collin has not yet decided on his future plans. (Parents: Kim and Wyman Hendrix;

Grandparents: Tom and Joyce Rosson)

Graduating from the University of North Dakota

Teura “Cory” Jones will graduate with her Master of Arts Degree in forensic psychology on August 2,

2019. (Parents: Rick Jones and Rene’ Adams; Grandmother: Martha Garlock)

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Graduation Recognition Sunday 8:30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth 6:00 PM Gospel Singing

27

9:30 AM Bridge 10:30 AM Line

Dancing

28

9:00 AM Prayer

Time 9:30 AM Bible

Study in CR 6:30 PM Trustees

in CR 7:00 PM Over-

comers

29

10:30 AM Line

Dancing 11:15 AM Line

Dancing 2:00 PM Line

Dancing 6:30 PM Choir

Practice

30 31

9:00 AM MMO

1

8:30 AM Youth to

Carowind

2

8:30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM JAM/ROC Summer

Splash 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth

3


Dancing

4

9:00 AM Prayer

Time 9:30 AM Bible

Study in CR 7:00 PM Over-

comers

5

10:30 AM Line




Practice

6 7

9:00 AM MMO

8

9

8:30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service

6 until 8 PM Baker Family

potluck supper

10


Dancing

11

9:00 AM Prayer

Time 9:30 AM Bible


comers

12

10:30 AM Line




Practice

13

10:30 AM Fun,

Food, and Fellow-

ship

14

9:00 AM MMO

15

16

8:30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 11:45 AM Pot Luck

17


Dancing

18

9:00 AM Prayer

Time 9:30 AM Bible


comers

19

10:30 AM Line




Practice

20 21

9:00 AM MMO

22

23

8:30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 6:00 PM Gospel Singing

24


Dancing

25

9:00 AM Prayer

Time 9:30 AM Bible

Study in CR 6:30 PM Trustees

in CR 7:00 PM Over-

comers

26

10:30 AM Line




Practice

27

6:30 PM United

Methodist Men

28

9:00 AM Mission

Lex Workday 9:00 AM MMO

29

5:45 PM Youth to

Blowfish Game

30

8:30 AM Contemporary Ser 9:40 AM 5th Sunday Breakfast 9:40 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Traditional Service 4:00 PM Jr/Sr Youth

1


Dancing

2

9:00 AM Prayer

Time 9:30 AM Bible


comers

3

10:30 AM Line




Practice

4

Independence Day

5

9:00 AM MMO

6

JUNE

BEULAH NEWS

Beulah Methodist Preschool May 2019

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Beulah Methodist Preschool is so proud of all of our students! This year,

we are saying “see you later” to 16 graduates that have completed our

program. They have learned the Lord’s Prayer and their ABC’s, can sing

Jesus Loves Me in English and in Spanish and are even beginning to read.

As they graduate from preschool and become Kindergartners, we hope

they remember their years at Beulah Methodist Preschool and continue

to follow the same academic and spiritual path they started right here

within the walls of our church.

Beulah Graduates 16 Students!

BEULAH NEWS

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old,

he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

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Vacation Bible School

Save the date and get ready to blast off to explore

where God’s love can take us as we travel to Mars

and beyond! VBS will be held from Sunday, July 14

through Thursday, July 18th. If you would like to vol-

unteer, contact Sue Ellen Shealy or Sandy Lorey. We

have tons of exciting things planned and would love

to have more volunteers and kids than ever before!

Registration Forms can be found on the tables

in the Sanctuary narthex and the entrance to

the Family Life Center.

SUMMER SPLASH

Begin summer with water fun!

June 2, from 4 to 6 here at the

church. Water activities, food, and fun.

For children through 5th grade. Bring a

friend, your bathing suit and a towel!

See you then!!

June Meetings:

June 2nd: Meeting 4 to 6 PM; meal served

June 9th - NO MEETING

June 16th - NO MEETING or Middle or High school Sun-

day School

June 23rd - NO MEETING or Middle or High school Sun-

day School

June 29th - Blowfish Baseball Game Outing - leave the church

at 5:45 PM

June 30th - Meeting 4 to 6 PM

Any youth turning 14 before July 13th that wants to attend Salkehatchie Summer Service, PLEASE see

Chuck Knight or call him at 803-331-7899. The cost to attend is $250, but the youth group will sponsor any

youth that would like to attend. We still also NEED adult females to attend this year. In addition, any cases

of bottled water and/or Gatorade can be dropped off at the entrance to the Family Life Center or Sanctuary.

Confirmation classes will begin on Sunday, September 1st. If you have a child, age 11 or older, who

would like to join the church, please let Pastor Tony or McKinley know by next Sunday, June 2nd.

HOTDOG FUNDRAISER: Sunday, July 28 the Youth will host a hot dog fundraiser from 10 AM - 1 PM.

Get your lunch of 2 hotdogs with chili, slaw, baked beans, and chips for just $7.00. Tickets will be available

this month from youth members and McKinley and Sue Ellen.

BEULAH NEWS

Thursday, June 13 , 10:30 a.m. Beulah Family Life

Center

You are invited !

A very special thanks to all of you who take your time to prepare the food, set up the tables, work in the kitchen, organize the Bingo prizes, assist all those who are in attendance, clean up afterwards, and do everything else it takes to make this day once a month so special for our Young At Heart. You are an awesome group.

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Return Service Requested

With over 40 years of traveling behind them, The Whisnants have per-

formed all across the nation and around the world, including Canada, Ha-

waii and cruises sailing to the Bahamas, Belize and Mexico. The trio has

celebrated 13 #1 songs spanning from 2001 to 2013 and their first single

for 2014, “He Can Move That Stone,” was nominated as a Top 10 Favorite

Song in the Singing News Fan awards (2014). In 2003, their ballad “What

You Took From Me” ranked #1 on the Singing News Top 40 Year End

Chart as the most played song on radio and “Even In The Valley” did the

same in 2004. They have been nominated for Trio of the Year 10 times

and received many individual nominations such as Favorite Young Artist,

Favorite Female Singer, Favorite Alto, etc. They also have appeared on

the Gospel Music Southern Style Program (INSP Network), the Gaither

Video Taping in Nashville, TN in February of 2007 and numerous appear-

ances at the National Quartet Convention. More importantly, Jeff

shares, “I have asked God to allow us to be the very best that we can be so

that He can use this ministry to touch people’s lives. He has done

that!” The achievements The Whisnants have acquired over the years are

a testimony to the blessings God has placed on their ministry and they

seek to use them to bring glory to their Lord in every concert.

If you would like to buy an ad or be listed as a donor to be in-cluded in our gospel singing program, please pick up an appli-cation form found on the table at the entrance to the FLC. Give it to Theresa George along with your check.

This gospel music ministry is not funded

by BUMC so donations are gladly

accepted.

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