Mineral Springs United Methodist Church Live for Jesus Grow Disciples

Change Lives

Volume 39, No 5 May 2020

Mineral Springs UMC

P.O. Box 67

Mineral Springs, NC

28108

(704) 843-5905

Email: mineralspringsumc@gmail.com

Rev. Eric Lane

Sr. Pastor

(828)-493-1474

Daniel Parker

Director Next Gen.

Youth/Young Adults

Christa Lemmonds

Director

Traditional Choir

Chris Hartis

Worship Leader

The Bridge

Stacey Napier

Children's Education

Coordinator

Pam Brenwald

Administrative Assistant

(704) 843-5905

Check us out on the

web… www.mineralspringsumc.org

Pastor's Corner ~ Rev. Eric Lane

Greetings,

In 2015, I spoke with my DS and shared that if they felt that my gifts could be used to serve

another church, that I would be willing to take another appointment.

I can’t remember the day, but I do remember the call. My DS asked if I would be willing to

move to another church, they didn’t say where it was or who it was, and my response was:

“If you have prayed about this and feel that I can be used, then I will go where I am

appointed.

Shortly afterwards I learned that I would be coming to Mineral Springs UMC. I can’t

remember the exact year, Bruce was here, and I visited this church for the first time. You

were hosting an event for the clergy. Now I was coming to serve as your pastor.

As I drove down the highway, many thoughts ran through my head, mainly I was wondering

if anyone would be around to move me into the parsonage and boy, was I ever surprised. I

was warmly greeted by a group of people, who today I consider to be our friends, before I

knew it the truck was unloaded and by the end of the day the house began to look like a

home.

Over the past four years much has changed but one thing has remained and that is the love

that we have shared. Beth and I have truly been blessed and have felt your kindness and

love.

Because of the love that we have shared, it makes it difficult to say that the time has come

for us to move on. Beth and I have prayed to be closer to our children and grandchildren. I

know that many of you understand that. They are only young for a short time and truthfully,

we do not want to miss out on that time.

We have been torn between staying and going, and that is because of how much you have

meant to us. You have become part of our family. We have shared good times and not so

good times, but both have brought us closer and made our bonds tighter.

What makes it even more difficult is the pandemic and quarantine that we are in and we are

not able at this time to be together. But there will be another day and another time down the

road.

When I learned that Alan Mears will be following me, while I do not know him personally, I

am excited to see that there will be children in the parsonage, in fact he has (4) children. I

know that you will welcome him just as you welcomed me, and his family will become a

part of your family just as we have become family.

While it saddens us to say good-bye, I am excited to see what lies ahead for Mineral

Springs. As a church you are poised to grow and flourish. My work here has come to an

end. I feel certain that Rev. Mears will bring new and fresh ideas and together with your

help, the ministries of the church will continue to grow as well as the body.

Thank you for joining with Beth and me in ministry with you. Thank you for forgiving my

shortcomings and mistakes. If I have ever caused you harm, I ask for your forgiveness. I

pray that we will have a chance to personally say good-bye before June 29. Always know

that you are loved and we will never forget the times that we have shared together.

May God bless you and keep you.

Rev. Eric Lane & Beth

Prayer Concerns

Shelley Catalano, Elizabeth Phillips, Ray Cook,

William Hodges, Don & Kathy McGinnis, Hal Rape, Jr.

Wayne & Leila Maske, Sandy Strawn, Diana Spruill

Warren & Teresa Dover, Rick Andrews, Doris Shadel,

Rev. Dr. Randy Willis, Bette Ann Harris, Raymond Helms,

Elizabeth & Cramer Phillips, Debbie Watkins, Faith Shaw

LONG TERM PRAYER LIST:

Modene Howie, Doris Carpenter, Joyce Fowler, Nell Starnes,

Kathleen Horton, Robert Hicks, James Helms, Tyler Catalano,

Melanie Brennan, Myckle Griffin, Ed & Sylvia Nickel,

Anne Brooks, Barry Roberson, Kathy McGinnis,

Frances Helms, Jeannette Kenley, Sydney Feddersen,

Cindy & Kate Zidanic, Angie Thompson, Greg Horton,

Ruby King, Jody Fowler-Lemmonds, Cammie Pate,

Travis Lemmond, Sue Thornton, Lois Hoagland, Mary Luther,

Carol & Bill Morgan, Tim & Darlene Blackburn, Pat Harris,

Dale Watts, Erika Perez, Matthew Stewart, Tom Ross,

Dave Pandoli, Frank Buchannon, Wilburn (Bud) Cutshaw,

Melinda Fisher, Father Brad Smith, Kent & Nancy Shoe,

Henry Pressley, David Broome, Corbin Sikes, Lisa Cox,

Elizabeth Brooks, Joyce Starnes, Dot Cook, Toby Holland,

Shannon Gray, Cooper Knowles, William Miles,

Marsha Cundiff, Brandon Carver, Benny Parker,

Tammy Parker, Chris Lemmond, Mark McSheehan,

Denny Bryson, Martha Robinson Kiker, Ken McManus,

Dale Hopkins

CANCER PRAYER LIST:

Mike White, Donald Combs, Claire Howell, Danny Sanders,

Marlene Reeck, Jennifer Ross, Caroleen Couick,

Sam Kosterman, Mandy Tetlow Coltre’, David Gordon,

Venn Helms, Leta Ann Hildreth, Denise Spargo, Annette Fox,

Sara Porter, Wyatt Cartertary, Gary Lane, Barbara McKim,

Kathy Doublin, Kathy Knight, Larry Bell, Marie Harwood, Rusty

Miller, Matthew Alcorn, Hal Rape Sr., Nancy Tawney, Tom

Pope, Johnny Penegar, Jeff Gross, Evelyn Wilson, Carson

Joyner, Phyllis Rorie, John Larry Fite, Loretta O'Neal,

Doris King, Linda Mosley-Hess, Robin Boehler, Peggy

Bradley, Lynn Stickleather, Dave Gray, Anne Carson,

Mary Engler

Please contact church office 704-843-5905 Email: mineralspringsumc@gmail.com to update the prayer list.

Nancy Jordan

Lindsay & Patsy Ballard

Lynn Wallace

Dawna Daniel’s Mother

Lindsay & Patsy Ballard

We express our sympathy to Dawna Daniels in the death of her mother.

NAVY

Jacob Penegar, Kevin White

Jacob Penegar, US Navy Seas Bee CM3 will be coming back to the states after 2 years in Bahrain, Persian Gulf. He will be stationed in Gulfport, Mississippi.

AIR FORCE

Jay Connelley, Katie Connelley Hunsader,

Bradley Little

ARMY

1st LT Michael Clanton, Cody Guion, Marshall Little,

Zack Wolfe

MARINES

Gustavo Gutierrez, Jr., Carson Outen

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

MORNING GLORIES

Hello ladies. We pray that all are doing well during

these troubling times. Our May meeting is

scheduled for Thursday, May 7th in the Asbury

Room at 9:30a.m. for fellowship and 10:00a.m. for

our business meeting. However, this meeting is

contingent upon the status of the restrictions

mandated by our Governor and Bishop.

A big shout out to those who participated in the

April 6th blood drive. Again, because of your giving,

42 units were collected. Thank you!

Although school is on hold at this time, donations to

the Backpack ministry are crucial once school

resumes. Please continue supporting the Backpack

Ministries. Collection baskets are located in the

Church breezeway and entrance to The Bridge.

Items needed are:

NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS

Peanut Butter, Canned Fruit, Canned Veggies, Pasta

& Pasta Sauce, Soup, Crackers, Granola Bars,

Mac & Cheese, Juice Boxes, Hamburg Helper,

Fruit Juice, Pop Corn, Trail Mix, Snack Items,

Boxed Potatoes/Rice, Breakfast Cereal (individual

boxes) Instant Oatmeal Packets.

SPRC Huge thanks to Pastor Eric and Beth for the excellent

ministry they have brought to us. We celebrate with

them their opportunity to move closer to their children

and grandchildren.

We will be welcoming our new pastor Alan Mears next

month. Alan and his wife Kami have 4 children-

Montana 17, Jacob 11, Katelyn 4 and Braylan 3.

They will be moving into the parsonage on June 29th.

His first Sunday in the pulpit will be July 12th.

Alan has established new programs within his present

church and also ministry outreach programs in their

community.

Please be in prayer for this new phase in the life of our

church which GOD has chosen for us.

Dear Church Family,

Just a note to thank you for all the cards, thoughts, and

prayers, during the passing of my mother. I especially

want to thank those who listened to the endless perils of

the “creature”. We could not have dealt with all the

events of these times without your loving support.

Thank you again. Love, Dawna and family

Monthly Committee meeting will be held on Zoom, Free

Conference Call.com., or with email communication until we

are permitted to gather together. Watch for updates in your

email. If you have any questions, please contact the church

office 704.-843-5905 or email:

mineralspringsumc@gmail.com

May Committee Meetings

SPRC, Monday, May 4th, 7pm

Witness, Tuesday, May 12th, 7pm

Trustees, Monday, May 19th, 7pm.

Administrative Council, Sunday, May 17th, 7pm

Connect –Serve- Give

CONNECT – phone tree, Facebook live, phone calls, text

messages, email, using free resource like Zoom, online

worship at Mineral Springs Home of The Bridge

Facebook live, Sunday mornings at 9:45am.

SERVE – Please take the time to reach out to our church

family members to be sure they are safe and have the

basics they may need.

GIVE - Thank you for your faithfulness during this

challenging time, while we are not able to gather together

physically to worship, please continue your financial

support of the work of the church. Our mission and

mission related efforts haven’t stopped and are needed

now more than ever. Consider setting up your tithes and

offerings to be automatically given if you haven’t done

this yet. You can give your tithes and offerings in any of

the following ways:

1. Mail to the church office. Mail address is:

P.O. Box 67, Mineral Springs, NC 28108

2. Drop off at the church office Monday- Thursday

between 8am and 3:30pm.

3. Give online on our church website:

www.mineralspringsumc.org

Guidelines for ONLINE GIVING to the church.

On our church website: http://mineralspringsumc.org

click icon “Give Online”

1. You need to create a profile

Creating a profile allows you to setup recurring

payments and to store your payment information for

quick retrieval on your next visit to make a payment.

2. If you want to just make a single payment without

storing any profile information, you may click "Make a

single payment".

If you have any questions call the church office

704-843-5905.

1 Melissa Reed

3 Lathan Blackburn, Cooper Brooks

5 Tabatha Brooks

6 John Easton

7 Evan Mothershed

11 Buck Worley

12 Cammie Pate

13 Kylie Dobbins

14 Ted Cox

15 Vic Shaw, Kate Zidanic

16 Kelly Cairns

17 Joyce Fowler

19 Meleah Sanchez

21 Ann Dew, Preston Parker, Colton Salyer

22 Dawn Roberson

23 Jake Penegar

28 Jessica Thompson

29 Tanner Helms, Mark Lemmond

30 Joyce Merritt

18 Perry & Beth Blythe

John & Tammy Case

20 Mike & Michelle Broadway

22 Chris & Tabatha Brooks

23 Kyle & Shelly Bernabe

25 Josh & Cecily Harrington

26 Mike & Becky McAuley

If your birthday or anniversary has been overlooked or you

know someone whose name needs to be added,

please call church office 704-843-5905

or email: mineralspringsumc@gmail.com

Thank you.

It's amazing how quickly life can change. It's only been

about a month since we were all told to stay home, and

everyone's routine has been drastically altered. For most of

us, we don't get to see the people we used to spend a lot of

time with. For me, that means the praise band, tech team,

and volunteers at the Bridge. I've been a member of the

staff here at Mineral Springs for six months, but I was a

volunteer for four years. It's an awesome feeling to get to

work with such a talented and dedicated group. The people

that make the Bridge happen have become great friends of

mine, and I miss them all. On the brighter side, though, the

staff has really come together during all of this. We've had

to work as a team during the shutdown more than we did

before, and much good has come out of it. I knew that

Christa can sing, but if it weren't for the shutdown, I

probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to make music

with Ian. And who knew Daniel could rock the Bass of

Doom?? Eric has been very solid through this, and his

leadership is appreciated. I'm honored to be part of this

group. I also need to recognize Brittany Votaw and

Ryan Toth. They've both stepped up and volunteered a

LOT of time to record, edit, and upload the services to

Facebook. They've been put into a difficult situation and

have had to learn a lot on the job. They deserve to be

congratulated, and I appreciate them. I miss you all, and I

hope this ends soon. Until then, let's remember to pray for

each other and hope for better days ahead!

Chris

Hey there youth and youth families!

What a crazy time this past month has been. The

leaders here have missed each of you dearly and are

excited to announce that this month we are going to

try some new things via social media, zoom and

Netflix in an attempt to stay connected

Zoom - we are going to start a Monday lunch, 40-

minute bible study. If you want to be a part of this,

please reach out to Daniel @ 336-575-0272.

Snapchat - Daniel will be posting daily devotionals

on the mineral springs youth group Snapchat.

So if you aren’t a part of that yet, be sure to add

yourself.

Facebook - we will also be posting devotionals on

the youth Facebook page for those that are not on

Snapchat.

Netflix - we are hoping to have a weekly Netflix

party, in which we will all watch a movie together

and chat about how the movie relates to our

Christian walk with the Lord.

Also... stay tuned for some FUN games and

activities this month via social media platforms and

maybe even a drop by visit from the Parker family.

Please know that we love each of you dearly and

miss you tremendously. As soon as we are able to

get back to “normal” youth events, we are planning

to blow the roof off!!!

This summer’s mission trip has been canceled due

to the pandemic, but we are hopeful to provide

other opportunities to serve locally this summer, if

we are able to.

If you need ANYTHING, please know that I am

here for you. Feel free to text, call, snap or message

me.

Serving Him, with Excitement,

Daniel Parker

Graduation Sunday

Our graduates are facing a strange and very different

graduation this year. I have a grandson graduating

and it saddens me that he will not be able to

experience graduation like so many others. However,

we can help make their graduation special.

At Mineral Springs UMC, we are recognizing (7)

high school graduates this year. Graduation Sunday

will be held on May 31st. Like we have done in the

years past we will be putting together a video of

pictures of their life. In addition, the church will have

some gifts for them.

However, we want to do something a little special

since we cannot be with them. We are planning a

“Graduation Parade”. We are going to have the

graduates line up along the sidewalk between the

Education Building and the Family Life Center.

We will drive down from Potter Road down to the

Robinson Picnic shelter and back up the other side,

so that we can show them how much we love them.

If you have a popup canopy 10x10, we would like to

borrow it. Each graduate will stand under the canopy.

We will place a basket in front of them if you have a

gift or card for them. We just want to say

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES OF 2020!!!

Please return

“2020 High School Graduate Information”

request to church office by

Thursday, May 7th. Thank you.

Please send High School Graduates name,

school, 4-5 pictures (baby picture, a couple through

the years, recent and graduation picture),

and achievements.

Please email to mineralspringsumc@gmail.com

by Thursday, May 21st deadline. Thank you.

Families Feeding Families

Pantry Food Boxes Serving a Family of 4

Any of these items will be appreciated.

1-minute oatmeal 16 servings round canister

16 oz. grits

16 oz. box of spaghetti

24 oz. spaghetti sauce

Box of saltine crackers, 4 sleeves

20-24 oz. Peanut Butter

16 oz. Jelly

18 oz. chicken base soup (Progresso or Campbell’s

Chunky)

18 oz. beef base soup (Progresso or Campbell’s

Chunky)

12.5 oz. cans tuna or chicken

16 oz. beef stew or chicken ‘n dumplings

24 oz. family size macaroni/shells and cheese

16-24 oz. rice

16-24 oz. instant potatoes

15 or 30 oz. green beans, pintos, baked beans, corn,

carrots, northern beans, sweet potatoes, white

potatoes, black eyed peas or green peas

16 or 20 oz. cans fruit

cookies, graham crackers, vanilla wafers

loaf of bread

instant flavored beverage mix

What a great privilege it has been to work with

Daniel, Chris, Brittany, Ryan and Ian. While it has

been my pleasure to work with Ian we have had the

opportunity to be with Chris and Daniel from the

Bridge in our efforts to put together the music for

our online services.

I must say it is most challenging for me it has been

a completely foreign platform.

In addition to the fact that I have to actually "face"

the congregation (of course it is just a camera at this

point). Ha Ha!!

The Lord continues to Bless us in the midst of our

struggles, this is no exception. I miss the choir and

the experience of singing with you and look

forward to worshiping together again! I would be

remiss to mention that the choir longs to gather

again and worship with singing as well.

Until then.... my heart will go on singing!

I am still offering virtual piano lessons

while this time of separation lingers on.....

If you are interested contact me at

704-618-3100.

Take this time to learn something new!

He really is making all things new!!

Christa Lemmonds

Mineral Springs UMC

Director of Music for Traditional Worship

christalemmonds@gmail.com

704-618-3100

Mother’s Day Recognition

We would like to recognize the Mothers within our church

this Mother’s Day.

To participate please contact the church office 704-843-5905

or Email: mineralspringsumc@gmail.com

with Mother’s Name, Address, phone number and Email

address by Friday May 1st. Thank you.

Mother’s Day/Father’s Day Bulletin

Sponsored by Ugly Quilter's

A special combined bulletin will be printed when we resume

worship together. This bulletin is to remember and honor our

loved ones! This is the Ugly Quilter’s only fundraiser.

Details to follow. We appreciate all your support!

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