The United Methodist Men are sponsoring the Turkey Shoot again this year. It will start on Friday, Oct 17 and go until December 13 on Friday and Saturday nights.
See the United Methodist Men page for more information.
We will start our quilting classes beginning on Monday, Oct.6 at 7PM. We start out with a quick devotion. If you have never quilted before, we invite you to come and join us. If you are coming back, we look forward to seeing you, again. Our instructor, Pat Daniel can help in whatever stage you are in. If you would like to join us on Monday’s, we would love for you to come. If you would like more information, please e-mail the church.
We are starting a second worship service that will be called LUV – Lift Your Voice, this service will be a Praise and Worship service. Starting on June 15, 2008 LUV – Lift Your Voice will be held in the Kennedy Christian Life Center at 8:30am each Sunday morning. This will be a multi-media experience in worship. Our Worship Committee and our Alternate Worship Team have worked diligently to develop this worship service, our Praise Team has been practicing weekly, our pastor is writing sermons that are relevant to today’s young adults and we are excited to see it come together. Our purpose for developing this second worship service is to continue fulfilling our Mission Statement which states “Reaching neighbors with God’s love through service, study, prayer, and presence”.
Deep within your heart and mine God is communicating his love to us. Through His Holy Spirit dwelling deep within us, God is telling us what we ought to embrace and what we ought to avoid. This encounter with our loving God deep within us is the core experience of faith. Becoming more mindful of God’s presence deep within us and learning to live our lives more and more in communion with Christ is to follow what Christ called the way and the truth. The United Methodist way is to live our lives as a pilgrimage seeking holiness. We are called to be faithful to Christ’s will at every moment. I invite you in this new year to embrace this way of life by listening carefully to the voice of God deep within and choosing to obey God when He says now is the time:
As your pastor, I encourage you not to be afraid to listen to God deep within. I hope you can hear God calling you to a fuller, richer and more meaning life. In this newsletter you will find opportunities to find ways to go deeper in faith. Please read this newsletter carefully each month and join us on our way.
May God Bless you always!
Pastor Keys Pendleton
Our Disaster Recovery Team will leave for Gulfport, Mississippi after worship on January 27, 2007. We will be staying at Camp Love which is located at a church. You will need to bring your towels and sleeping bags. Three meals a day are furnished. One person from each team is asked to assist with the preparation of these meals. It cost the Mississippi Conference approximately $15 per person/day to have these camps open. We will need to make a donation to help cover the cost of our stay. Transportation is not provided. The vehicles that we take down will be the transportation used to and from the work site. A 1 to 4 ratio of skilled to unskilled is requested in order to keep all persons actively working. We will leave Mississippi on February 1, 2007 to arrive home late on Friday night. If you are interested in being a part of this Disaster Recovery Building team a sign-up sheet is on Pastor Keys’ office door, or you may contact Pastor Keys.
The Young Adults Class is having a study (during Sunday School) of the book of Revelation. This is being taught by Pastor Keys and all are invited to attend. If you have any questions please contact Pastor Keys.
Well summer is here and the kids have had a few weeks of rest from school. I hope you have enjoyed it so far. The summer is my favorite time of year because every time you look around you see the beautiful landscape that God has made for us to enjoy. I hope that you and your family have planned a big summer of fun. What ever you do I pray that you stay safe and always remember to put God first. I also want to take this time and say thanks to the church congregation and friends for all that you gave to the youth in love offerings for the Mother’s and Father’s Day bulletins. This church means a lot to the youth. It makes no difference what we are doing as a group the church is always there in great support of what we do. Also, don’t forget our summer that we have planned. Be sure to look at the church calendar and see what is going on from week to week. We will also be putting it on the phone tree, in the bulletin, etc. so be sure that you don’t miss out on the fun. If you have any questions about summer activities or events please be sure to contact Jamie Johnston at the church office, 475-1124.
May God Bless you this summer and stay safe!
Love Jamie, Jane, Stephanie, & Cole
Phil 4:13
Summer has arrived and with that we have already experienced hot temperatures which is probably indicative of many more to come. The Outreach Committee met on Tuesday night, June 12th, to discuss where we are and what is remaining for the rest of the year. Everything is running smoothly thus far. The second quarter has now come and gone and with that being said checks will be sent to the Wilderness Trail as well as TCCM, from our 100 in Missions fund. For the third quarter we will turn our attention to supporting UMAR and Nicholas Kithinji, missionary to Cambodia. Thanks to all those who donated and fixed food to help feed the hungry at TCCM, in April. Once again, I was so proud of our youth and how they took control in making that a success. I do truly believe that we were the ones blessed. I know with summertime comes vacations and various other activities. Please don’t forget to continue to support 100 in Missions. Without your support we would not be able to spread God’s love by giving to others. Have a safe and enjoyable summer.
Love In Christ,
Jan McKinnon
Outreach Chair
Joel 2:28 “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.”
The Joel Team is a short-term planning group that envisions what the future might be for Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. The team members are asked to serve for a specific period of time and to make a report to Church Council and to the congregation. The goal of the Joel Team is to set-up a long-range plan for our church’s future. The Joel Team will report to the Church Council and ask them to review, make what changes the council feels that are necessary, and approve or disapprove the plan. If it is adopted, it is then published in the worship bulletin so that every member of the congregation will know the plan and help make it a reality. Once this process is completed the Joel Team will disband.
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Seventeen youth and adults went on a weekend camping trip (June 22-24) to the Second Chance Ranch in Danbury, NC (about a 1 1/2 hour trip). The camp is owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. King who have an awesome ministry reaching out to at-risk pre-teens. The weekend included a three hour inter-tube float trip, fishing, Picture-nary, sun burns, swimming, camping out, excellent food (hot dogs and hamburgers), plenty of exercise and chores, devotionals, and just spending time together on an 80+ acre tract of land in the North Carolina mountains.
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