Altar Flowers (Next Sunday – Janna & Jerry Davis)

Scripture Reader for April Nick Ulmen

Choir Director Selena Schumpert

Acolyte Josh Schumpert, Aubree Price, Nathan Patterson,

Audrey Binkley, William Binkley

Ushers for April Richard Flythe (Head Usher), Jamie Patterson, Pat Tolson,

Joanne Dent, Barry Evans

Before Service Greeters Diane Crosby, President, Women’s Group of Beulah

Nancy Drake, President, Mary-Martha Circle

Children’s Sermon Jan Kelsey (Next Sunday - Angie Shuler)

Nursery (8:30 AM-ll: 30 AM) Hope Binkley

Traditional Children’s Church Leeann Melton

THIS WEEK AT BEULAH April 3-9

Sun, Apr 3 Contemporary Service 8:30 AM Tues, Apr 5 Fund Raising Comm. 6:00 PM

Sunday School 9:30 AM Refit 7:00 PM

Traditional Service 10:30 AM Wed, Apr 6 Prayer Breakfast, Subway 7:15 AM

JAM/ROC 4:00 PM Weight Watchers 10:00 AM

Aftershock and Youth 5:00 PM Choir Practice 6:30 PM

Bible Study 6:00 PM Thurs, Apr 7 Praise Choir 6:30 PM

Mon, Apr 4 Bridge 9:30 AM Fri, Apr 8 MMO 9:00 AM

FixUp Committee FLC 6:00 PM Square Dancing 8:00 PM

Tues, Apr 5 Bible Study 9:30 AM Sat, Apr 9 Emmaus 7:00 PM

NEXT WEEK AT BEULAH April 10-16

Sun, Apr 10 Contemporary Service 8:30 AM Mary-Martha Circle 12 NOON

Sunday School 9:30 AM Refit 7:00 PM

Traditional Service 10:30 AM Wed, Apr 13 Prayer Breakfast, Subway 7:15 AM

JAM/ROC 4:00 PM Weight Watchers 10:00 AM

Aftershock and Youth 5:00 PM Choir Practice 6:30 PM

Bible Study 6:00 PM Thurs, Apr 14 Fun, Food, Fellowship 10:30 AM

Mon, Apr 11 Bridge 9:30 AM Praise Choir 6:30 PM

Seniors Trip 9:30 AM Sat, Apr 16 Steak Supper/Bake Sale 4:00 PM

Tues, Apr 12 Bible Study 9:30 AM Emmaus 7:00 PM

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Gen. Fund Received Last Week $ 7,211.00 Back Packs $ 140.00

Budgeted Income YTD $ 115,024.01 Gospel Singing 172.00

Budgeted Expenses YTD $ 108,707.03 Children’s Church 1.00

Jessie’s House $ 139,539.88 Bridge/Sunshine 25.00

Building Program $ 363,936.74 B Dollars 37.00

UMCOR 50.00 Senior Citizens 1.00

Designated Funds Rec’d Mar. 27: Jessie’s House $ 150.00 Land Development 295.00

Yard Sale $ 20.00 Preschool 20.00 Memorials 100.00

Worship Attendance Last Sunday: 405

Beulah United Methodist Church 161 Beulah Church Road, Gilbert, SC 29054

Making disciples of Jesus Christ.

Tony Rowell, Pastor Melba Smith, Church Secretary

Church Office Hours 8:30-1:30 PM Monday-Thursday

Telephone 892-2842 -- Fax 892-6804 e-mail: beulah1@pbtcomm.net

Pastor’s Cell number (803) 463-8975 e-mail: pastortony@windstream.net

Pastor’s Home number (803) 359-2354

Leeann Melton-Pre-School Director e-mail: beulahpreschool@pbtcomm.net

Pre-school telephone number (803) 892-3793 Web Page – http://beulahunitedmethodistchurch.org

ORDER OF WORSHIP

April 3, 2016 – 2nd Sunday of Easter

(As the prelude begins, let us prayerful prepare our hearts for worship)

PRELUDE: “The Strife is O’er, The Battle Done”

CALL TO WORSHIP

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

*HYMN: “Easter People, Raise Your Voices” p. 304

*PASSING OF THE PEACE

CHILDREN’S TIME

PRAYER REQUESTS AND PRAISE REPORTS

MORNING PRAYER

LORD’S PRAYER

*HYMN: “Christ Is Risen” p. 307

OFFERTORY: Instrumental Selection

*DOXOLOGY

*SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Epistles James 2: 8-19

Gospel Matthew 25: 31-46

SERMON: “So, What’s It Gonna Be?”

COMMUNION P. 12

*HYMN: “How Great Thou Art (Verses 1 and 3 only) p. 77

*TAKING OF THE LIGHT TO A DARK WORLD

*BENEDICTION

CLOSING: “Alleluia! Alleluia! On to victory now we go!”

*POSTLUDE

*GOING FORTH

*Congregation is asked to stand.

Go Now in Peace, May the Love of God surround you everywhere you may go.

Welcome Visitors. Please fill out a visitor’s card and drop it in the offering plate. Come worship

with us again soon. If you are interested in joining our church, please speak with Pastor Tony or

call the church office.

Fix Up Committee will meet Monday, 6:00 p.m.

Fund Raising Committee will meet Tuesday, 6:00 p.m..

The Beulah Methodist Men’s STEAK SUPPER is April 16, 4 until 7

PM, $9 for an Adult plate and $6 for a Child’s plate. WGOB

will have baked goods and homemade desserts for sale.

Donations of baked goods are needed for the April 16 Steak

Supper. All proceeds will go towards helping start our new

Women’s Group of Beulah (WGOB). Cakes, pies, cookies,

puddings and cobblers will be very much appreciated. Please

have your baked items in the Family Life Center kitchen by

2:00 p.m. on April 16. Thank you for your donations.

Our Seniors’ Group will visit Hatcher Gardens in

Spartanburg April 11 leaving the church at 9:30 AM.

They will enjoy lunch at Wades Restaurant on the way.

Call Cindy Price (892-3462) to reserve your seat on the

bus.

The Star Member for April is Luther Rogers, 2033 Shull Avenue, Gilbert 29054 (892-3601). Please remember our Star Member with a card, note, visit or phone call. Let Luther know we care. LICS URGENT FOOD REQUEST! LICS food pantry shelves are bare. They are experiencing a large number of Food for Living monthly clients who include some veterans who need assistance, some disabled, and some living only on Social Security. If you can help, please place these items in the boxes provided in the church narthex and in the entrance to the Family Life Center. Most needed items: canned chili, spaghetti sauce, canned beef stew, jelly, canned fruit, pork & beans, canned corn, canned tomatoes, sweet peas, mashed potatoes, ramen noodles, and corn muffin mix. Thank you for caring for others. FOR SALE: We have a beautiful blue evening gown, great for the prom, dress size 7-8 in excellent condition which someone gave for the yard sale. Cost $25. Call the church office if you are interested.

The Mary/Martha Circle Annual Ladies Night Out will be Friday, May 6, 6:30 p.m. Moms, daughters, friends, sisters are all invited. Dondi Best and Sandy Lorey will prepare a

delicious meal consisting of 2 meats, vegetables, bread and dessert. Cost will be $9 for adults, $5 for ages 7-12, and girls under 7 no charge.

Continue to pray for the following: Baby Jonah and Carrie Crout McGee, Tommy Sinclair, Wayne

Leaphart, Barbara Krepps,Vesta Mills, Wayne Frazier, William Gantt, David Stone, Ruby Bedenbaugh,

Betty Jo Gable, Polly Derrick, Alan Tompkins, Rosetta Leaphart, Sarah Bailey, Luther Rogers, Mickie

Folk, Mildred Price, Kelly Hallman, all those in our armed forces, and everyone who has lost their jobs.

(Please keep the church office informed as to names to be added or removed from the list.)

Recycle Day @ Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., 5503 Sunset

Blvd., Lexington. Electronic Waste Collection, Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Paper

Shredding, and Shoe Donation. See bulletin boards for details.

Backyard Garden Day @ Red Bank Crossing 9 a.m. until 12 noon, 1070 S. Lake Drive, Lexington.

Compost Sale (pre-orders highly recommended). See bulletin boards for details.

YOUTH MINISTRIES DIRECTOR Beulah United Methodist Church in Gilbert, SC is in need of a Youth Ministries Director. This is a part-

time position for an individual and/or couple with the potential of ultimately becoming full-time.

Please send a letter of application and current resume’ to Beulah UMC, 161 Beulah Church Rd., Gilbert,

SC, 29054 or send by email to Beulah1@comporium.net. A job description is posted on the church’s web

site-http://www.beulahunitedmethodistchurch.org/job-openings.html

OUTREACH MINISTRY is asking for your help to financially support the Beulah

Mission Team headed by Pastor Tony. The first of 3 fund raising events is April 30,

4 until 7 p.m. – Chicken Bog (prepared by Carey Smith) $9.00 for adults, $5.00 for

children.

Salkehatchie Camp for teens (at least 14 years of age) and adults is July 9-16 at Fairfield(Winnsboro) Camp. The cost is $100 or less depending upon number of people attending. Registration is now open. Read article in April newsletter and contact William Thompson (wthompson34@sc.rr.com) 803-429-9604 or Chuck Knight (803- 331-7899) if interested. The Women’s Group of Beulah invites all women to an Art Glass Class by Karen Mixon,

Saturday, May 7, 9-11 AM, in the Social Hall. We will begin by making handheld prayer

crosses and magnets. The cost is $8 for prayer crosses and $10 for sun catchers. The

class is limited to 15 ladies. Sign-up sheets are located in the Family Life Center and

the Narthex or contact Diane Crosby (843-729-2038 or dcrosby@lexumcsc.com).

ATTENTION BEULAH MEMBERS: We need a junior youth Sunday School teacher, a junior youth teacher’s assistant, an assistant for the preschool Sunday School class, and an assistant for the early elementary Sunday School class. Our Sunday School classes are growing so won’t you please consider giving an hour on Sunday mornings to help us teach our children about God and his love for them. If you don’t want to teach or assist every Sunday, talk to Mindy Price 465-1477 or 892-4362 and tell her what you are willing to do. Without your help we cannot maintain our Sunday School classes. Without your help who will teach our children????? -------------------------------Tear Off and drop in offering plate-------------------------------------------

I would like to: _____be a junior youth teacher. _____be a junior youth teacher’s assistant _____be a Sunday School preschool teacher’s assistant. _____be an early elementary teacher’s assistant. _____I would like to help, but not every Sunday. _____I would like to be a substitute helper. Name__________________________________________________ E-mail__________________________________________________ Phone__________________________________________________