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ASHLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH A STEPHEN MINISTRY CONGREGATION

Joining Together on a Christian Journey of Love and Service June 2019

2600 Ashland Rd The Reverend Tresco E. Shannon, Pastor Office Hours: M-Th: 8 am-3:30 pm

Columbia, SC 29210 [email protected] www.ashlandumc.org Phone Ext. 15 Telephone: 798-5350; Fax: 798-6057

Worship services: The Path: 8:45 AM Traditional: 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:45 AM

Ryan Keith Karen Zobel Maria Anderson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Phone Ext. 12 Phone Ext: 13 Phone Ext: 10 Jack Holladay Robert Neese [email protected] [email protected] Laura Siddons

The Path, Ashland Youth Choir Traditional Worship Choir, Organist Pianist

Announcement from SPRC

Staff Parish Relations Committee announces upcoming Pastor and staff changes at Ashland. Pastor Tresco Shannon has been reassigned by the Bishop; his last Sunday at Ashland is June 2, 2019. A drop-in reception will be held on Sunday, June 2 in Ashland Hall from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. to provide an opportunity to say farewell to Tresco. We are grateful to Tresco for his years of service at Ashland. If you would like to contribute to a farewell gift, contact Herman Lightsey for information. During the month of June, guest ministers and youth Sunday will be celebrated during worship services. Pastor Scott Efird has been appointed to Ashland as our new minister, and his first Sunday is June 30, 2019. SPRC will host a pot-luck lunch following the 11:00 service on June 30 to welcome Scott and his family (spouse Aimee and three children, Emmaleigh, Elizabeth, and Evan). Scott is excited about his move to Columbia, and the family plans to rent a home in the Irmo area. In addition, Ashland has hired Reggie Rowell to work part-time as Pastor of Nurture Ministries. Reggie is retiring from the South Carolina United Methodist Conference as an appointed minister (currently serving Suber-Marshall Memorial UMC) at the end of June. He will begin work at Ashland on July 1 in a staff position. Reggie has an extensive background in pastoral care and chaplaincy. He will serve Ashland by visiting shut-in and sick members and will assist Scott with related duties. This staff position has been vacant for several years but was recognized as a need at Ashland. We wish Tresco well in his move to St. John’s UMC in Aiken. We extend a warm, Ashland welcome to Scott and Reggie! We pray for God’s grace and blessings for Ashland during this exciting time of transition.

~Larry Durstine, SPRC Chair

Wednesday Night Suppers will resume in the fall.

Wednesday Night Suppers

Around Ashland

Thank you Ashland Family for all of your expressions of concern during the passing of Paul Felsberg. It meant a lot to our family. ~Steve and Mary Lynn Felsberg Congratulations on the baptism of Stella Young Costanza on May 19, 2019. Parents are Steven and Stella Costanza. Congratulations to the Reverend Roger M. Gramling upon being named "President Emeritus" by the Board of Directors of the South Carolina United Methodist Foundation in appreciation and recognition of his thirty-three years of service with the Foundation. Be in prayer as Rev. Shannon, Herman Lightsey, Tom and Beth Wilkinson attend SCUMC Annual Conference on June 2-6 in Greenville. More information at www.umcsc.org

Children’s Ministry

Epworth Children’s Home

VBS 2019

June 17-21

Volunteers Needed. No experience or pre-planning necessary. Please contact Tina Mastin at

[email protected] or (803) 358-9355

if you are interested in volunteering. Capri Sun donations are also needed.

Please drop off donations by Ryan’s office. Registration form may be found

at www. ashlandumc.org

VBS Volunteer Meeting

Sunday, June 16th, 3:00 pm, Ashland Hall

Thank you for continuous efforts in supporting Epworth Children’s Home through the Mother’s Day offering. In addition to providing residential care for children and youth, our mission is growing through the recruitment of foster parents. The month of May also happens to be Foster Parent Appreciation month. Foster parents play such an important role in providing a loving, nurturing, safe and stable home to a child until their permanent plan is reached; be it return home, live with a relative or adoption. There are currently close to 5000 children in foster care in South Carolina. Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a home readily available to take a child, a sibling group or a teenager when they need it! And if that home was in the community from which the child was removed so the child can remain connected to so many things they risk being removed from! There are not enough homes to fill the need! We ask that you pray about how you can help this growing ministry. There are many ways to help including becoming a foster parent. Please contact Sherri Mims, 803-828-7724 or our website epworthchildrenshome.org

Prayer Shawl Ministry

The Prayer Shawl shelf is in need of more shawls. As you enjoy your summer, please consider knitting or crocheting a prayer shawl so someone in need of prayers can be comforted. There will be a dedication in early September.

From the Church Office

The church office will be closed Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day.

Contact the church office when personal information changes, e.g., address, email address, and/or telephone numbers at [email protected] or 798-5350, ext. 10

Ashland has expenses when you are away. Mail your tithes and offerings to the church.

Stay connected with Ashland’s website www.ashlandumc.org while you are away.

United Methodist Youth

All 6th

- 12th

graders welcome!

Thoughts? Questions? Ideas? Want to join our email list?

803.798.5350 x 12 [email protected]

Sunday, May 26 - Memorial Day Weekend. No MYF

Friday, May 31 – 5th Quarter 8:00-11:00 PM

Sunday, June 2 – End of School Water Games 5:00-7:30 PM

Come prepared to get wet!

Sunday, June 9 – Georgetown Salkehatchie. No MYF

Sunday, June 16 – Father’s Day. No MYF

Sunday, June 23 – Family Ministry Sunday; Pool party at the

Raynor house.

Sunday, June 30 – BBQ @ Ashland house to welcome Rev.

Scott and Family.

Sr. and Jr. High Bible studies will meet periodically

throughout the summer. Dates are TBD.

Missions

Family Promise Ashland will be hosting Family Promise for a week beginning June 2. Please continue to support this mission as you have in the past. All three families that we hosted last time have moved into permanent housing! Contact Ann Smoak if you have questions or ideas about what you can do to make our rotation a success. annsmoak4524@gmail or (803) 331-7598. Also, if you are not getting occasional emails concerning Family Promise but would like to do so, please let Ann know so that she can add you to her email list.

Music, Art and Drama will not

meet today.

Ashland United Methodist Women

Columbia Camp: July 20 – 27, 2019

Beginning Sunday, June 23, please check out the Salkehatchie GIVING TREE in the narthex! To help with purchasing supplies for camp, you may choose one or more ornaments, which have suggested items needed. These supply gifts are to be returned no later than Sunday, July 21. Thanks for your support of the Columbia Camp! Be in prayer for all the Ashland adults and youth who will be attending Salkehatchie Camps around the state this summer.

Ashland continues to save Box Tops for Education, Campbell’s Soup labels and aluminum can tabs. Place these items in the containers beyond the library on the bookcase shelves.

Ashland’s six circles are Faith, Hope, and Love in Action. The Action includes various missions. One is Killingsworth, a United Methodist mission in downtown Columbia that houses women in transition. Through the year the 18 residents receive individual bags in the fall, Christmas, Valentine’s, Easter, and spring, the circles collect household products and linens.(Last trip down was a whole trunk full!) One circle had an “Unbirthday Party” complete with cake, ice cream and hand decorated bags of favors for each resident. The circles’ monthly programs include (1) church members as Jane Foster sharing about Red Bird Mission (a United Methodist mission in TN), Val Songer teaching members how the Snack Pac Program for 7 Oaks is done; (2) various programs presented by members on missions, Bible studies and the history of UMW. The UMW Prayer calendar lists daily the birthdays of all Methodist missionaries, global and in the United States. Our 100 ladies have written a card to every missionary listed! (We began with 70 cards at our UMW birthday event in March.) That is about 425 missionaries! Definitely The 100 ladies of our circles are definitely Faith, Hope, and Love in Action.

Ashland Readers

Join the Ashland Readers on Sunday, June 9 (date change for June)

We will be discussing the book Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews

6:30 pm at East Bay Deli 7688 Broad River Rd, Irmo

Living Out Our Faith OUR PRAYERS

Steve Felsberg, Pat Murphy, Vicki Proctor, Bill Turner, Lucy Turner

OUR SERVICE

Ushers for June: Wally Allen, Casey Allen, Beverly Stallings, Hal Clarkson, Jimmy Smith

Missionaries We Support Tim and Daina Datwyler

c/o TMS Global, P.O. Box 922637, Norcross, GA 30010 [email protected] Todd and Pam Attaway

c/o TMS Global, P.O. Box 922637, Norcross, GA 30010 [email protected]

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Deadline for July Newsletter is Monday, June 24

th at Noon.

Our Presence – 5/19/2019 The Path: 81 Traditional: 142 Total Worship: 223

Sunday School: N/A

NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE

PAID PERMIT No. 18 IRMO SC 29063

Ashland United Methodist Church 2600 Ashland Rd

Columbia, SC 29210

Pastoral Needs after Office Hours Rev. Tresco E. Shannon

(803) 260-0723