This Week at BSUMC
Men’s Walk to Emmaus Thursday through Sunday, October 9 Sunday, October 2, 2016 8:30 AM Bread for the World (Orders Parlor) 9:00 AM Archives Committee (Orders Parlor) 4:00 PM Alpha Class (Caine Halter YMCA, GHS Family YMCA) 4:00 PM Youth Bells and Choir (Choir Room) 5:15 PM Disciples II (301) 5:15 PM Financial Peace University (102) 5:15 PM Sprouts (210) 5:30 PM Bread for the World (Truluck) 7:00 PM Young Women’s Study (114) Monday, October 3, 2016 9:00 AM MOPS (101, 111, 217, Children’s Library, Multi-Age Nursery) 12:00 PM Executive Committee (102) 4:00 PM Rushingbrook Children’s Choir (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Basketball (Drake) 6:00 PM Rushingbrook Singers (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Staff-Parish Relations Committee (102) 6:30 PM What Makes You Happy Study (217) 7:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous (115) Tuesday, October 4, 2016 6:00 AM Joyous Joggers/Walkers 9:30 AM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 10:30 AM Armor of God Study (Herlong Home) 10:30 AM CDC Chapel (Memorial Chapel) 10:30 AM Program Staff (102) 12:00 PM Non-Traditional Set-up & Rehearsal (Sisk) 1:15 PM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 2:30 PM Armor of God Study (Meyers Home) 6:30 PM NAMI Peer-to-Peer (301) 8:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous (217) Wednesday, October 5, 2016 9:45 AM CDC 3K Music (Choir Room) 10:30 AM CDC 4K Music (Choir Room) 12:00 PM Music and Arts Ministry Board (Choir Room) 5:00 PM Circles (Sisk, Drake, 209, 210, 213, 215, 216) 5:30 PM Paul vs. Peter Study (301) 6:00 PM Be “THAT” Family (Truluck, Children’s Library) 6:00 PM School of Healing Prayer (100) 7:15 PM Chancel Choir (Choir Room) Thursday, October 6, 2016 6:00 AM Joyous Joggers/Walkers 9:30 AM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 10:00 AM Jeremiah Study (217) 12:00 PM Stewardship Committee (102) 1:00 PM Stewardship Training (102) 1:15 PM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 4:00 PM Rushingbrook Children’s Choir (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Armor of God Study (217) 6:30 PM Eagle Review Boards (202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 214, 215, 216) Friday, October 7, 2016 10:00 AM Share and Care Group (203) 4:00 PM CDC Afterschool Music (Choir Room) 8:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous (217) Saturday, October 8, 2016 4:00 PM Worship Set-Up (Sisk) To learn more about future events planned at BSUMC, visit our website at www.bsumc.com and click on the calendar link.
Hospital List Tony Barnhill — Greenville Memorial “Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them…” James 5:13-14
Those Serving Today
Parking Lot Greeters Ken Troutman, Gary Knisley, Roy Williams, John Neil, Chandler Griffith, John Brazell, Scott Williams, Jeff Wilson, Bill Mulligan Information Desk 9:00 AM Carolyn Davis 10:00 AM Lib Longmeyer 11:00 AM Ginny Johnson Ushers 8:55 AM John Korybski, Steve Thrailkill, Ken Troutman, Noland Meyers 11:00 AM Jim Patterson, J.B. Watts, Bob White, Bill Parker, Jeanette Roberts, Steve Roberts, Miles Loretta Offering Tellers Reid Colvin, Allen Billig, Trevor Allen Offering Steward 8:55 AM Carolyn Davis 11:00 AM John Lomax Acolytes 8:55 AM Ava Kitchens, Maggie Lin Miller 11:00 AM Caroline Yarborough, Kendall Heflin Crucifer 8:55 AM Eric Calder 11:00 AM Will Heflin Children’s Nursery BSUMC’s nursery, staffed by paid, trained, & caring employees, depends on church member volunteers to assist in each room during each of the services. Contact Gayle Quay (
[email protected], 864-371-6089) or Candice Lenthe (
[email protected], 864-371-6104).
Midweek Dinner Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Lasagna, Steamed Vegetables, Bread Sticks, Tomato Basil Soup, & Chocolate Cake. Pizza for the Children. Servers: Foundation Class.
Stewardship Thought
Did you prepare yourself today to be a living sacrifice to God? What kind of sacrifice does God want? How is your stewardship of God’s creation sacrificed? Each Sunday we present ourselves at God’s altar. We pray for God’s mercy that we and our gifts are acceptable.
September 25, 2016
Budget Receipts........................................$15,256.65 Budget Receipts YTD............................$1,853,823.80 Budget Needs YTD............................... $2,222,117.33 Capital Improvements....................................$741.05 Capital Improvements YTD.......................$55,586.16 Nursery...................................................................44 8:45 AM Non-Traditional Worship........................126 8:55 AM Traditional Worship................................147 11:00 AM Non-Traditional Worship......................117 11:00 AM Traditional Worship..............................165 Total Worship.......................................................599 Sunday School......................................................507 Wednesday Evening .............................................151 Sunday Evening....................................................TBD
Manage your giving to God through the church! Scan the code or visit the church website and click the Online Giving tab.
Please respect the sanctity of each worship service. Silence cell phones or paging devices, and refrain from using flash photography.
Community News
To Be and To Make Disciples of Christ
Attention all B-Street Women! Today and next Sunday, a women’s ministry survey will be distributed during all four worship services. Those organizing this project request that the survey be completed before worship concludes and then given to the women by the doors who will collect them. The survey can also be completed electronically (www.bsumc.info/womens-ministry-survey). As previously announced, the Archives Committee has been cleaning up and out. This is the last day that items can be reviewed and taken. Items include pictures (some may be of you or your family), copies of Continuing Our Legacy II containing member interviews and our church’s history, and past church directories. The committee is striving to better organize the Archives Room, and any left over items will be discarded. Bread for the World’s Offering of Letters aims to realize a world in which all of God’s children are fed. Our goal is to create political will by writing our policy makers, urging them to create pathways out of hunger and poverty. Join the Missions and Outreach Commission today and next Sunday from 8:30 AM until noon in Orders Parlor as we write letters to our Congress. For more information, visit www.bread.org/OL.
Senior Minister -
Rev. Dr. Robert Howell
Associate Minister -
Rev. Dr. Justin Gilreath
Parish Minister -
Rev. Grover Putnam
Director of Music and Arts -
Rosemary E. Hughes
Non-Traditional Worship Leader -
Adam Layne Fisher
Sanctuary Organist - R.
Vance Jenkins
`World Communion Sunday October 2, 2016 — Volume 52 No. 40 200 Buncombe Street • Greenville, SC 29601
864-232-7341 • www.bsumc.com
This week’s Cottage Meetings will be at Sue Waddell’s home (864-430-4563) on Tuesday, October 4, and Debbie and Oby Lyles’ home (
[email protected] home) on Thursday, October 6. Please refer to the church website (www.bsumc.info/cottage-meetings) for detailed information in the scheduling of the meetings, then select a date and contact the host to RSVP. A class for parents of children to be baptized at BSUMC in the coming months will be offered on Sunday, October 9, at 6:00 PM in Room 114. Childcare will be provided. If you have not attended a baptism class in the past, we encourage participation in order to understand the meaning, purpose, and practice of baptism in the United Methodist Church. Contact Stacy Phillips (864-371-6084) to register for this one-hour meeting. Plan to attend next Sunday, October 9, in Sisk Hall at 10:00 AM BSUMC’s Long-Range Plan presentation. Explore, an hour-long class, will be held on Sunday, October 16, at 10:00 AM for folks who would like to know more about the ministries at BSUMC. We will gather in the Sanctuary lobby. An Alzheimer’s Workshop will be held on Monday, October 17, with Jamie Gauy from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Truluck Dining Room. A free lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 13 to Grover Putnam (
[email protected]). Flu shots will be available in Orders Parlor on Tuesday, October 18 from 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon. The shots are free to those with a Medicare card or other health insurance coverage card. No sign-up is needed. A Kairos women’s weekend will be held this month, and five women from BSUMC will be on the team. Your help is requested with monetary contributions, baking cookies, and offering prayers. Checks (payable to Kairos of SC), and cookies may be delivered to the church by Tuesday, October 18. Please pray for the team and the participants. Contact Mary Helms (
[email protected]; 864-230-8589). The 4th Annual “Peace of Triune” Art Auction will be on Thursday, October 20, at 7:00 PM with artwork by the Triune community and professional artisans. Proceeds will benefit the Triune Mercy Center. Registeration is required for the free event (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peace-of-triune-art-auction-registration-27207589633). The annual Fall Festival will be held on Wednesday, October 26, from 5:30 PM to 7:15 PM. There will be food, games, inflatables, prizes, and FUN! Sunday school classes, youth, and other groups will man the game booths with prizes and inflatables! Wear your favorite Halloween costume to this memorable event. Volunteers are needed as church office receptionists Monday through Friday from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. If you would like to volunteer one or two days a month, contact Nancy L. Smith (864-244-0486;
[email protected]). The Children’s Ministry invites individuals and/or groups to help fill “Weekend Backpacks” with food for ten (10) Thomas E. Kerns Elementary School students. BSUMC and Kerns are rallying together to support these students and provide a tangible need. Email Candice Lenthe (
[email protected]) to sign up. Did you know that you can name the church a beneficiary of your estate in several ways? Consider gifting the church a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, the remainder of the estate after other gifts are made, or portions of your estate whose beneficiaries predecease you. For more information about BSUMC’s Endowment Fund, contact Julia Sibley-Jones (803-414-3275;
[email protected]), or visit the church website.
Today is the last day to register for the 2016-2017 basketball season. Visit www.playatbstreet.com
Welcome to Buncombe Street United Methodist Church. Additional information is available at either of the Information Centers or on our website at www.bsumc.com. One center is in the office lobby by Sisk Hall, and the other center is in the main lobby just behind the Sanctuary. The center by Sisk Hall is open before and after the 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM non-traditional services. The center by the Sanctuary is open before and after the 8:55 AM & 11:00 AM traditional services. Information about Sunday school is available at each center. If you would like to become a member of our church family, contact Stacy Phillips in the church office at 864-371-6084. We are happy to help you find your place here! 8:45AM & 11:00AM Non-Traditional Worship (Sisk Hall) 10:00AM Sunday School 8:55AM & 11:00AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)
This Week at BSUMC
Men’s Walk to Emmaus Thursday through Sunday, October 9 Sunday, October 2, 2016 8:30 AM Bread for the World (Orders Parlor) 9:00 AM Archives Committee (Orders Parlor) 4:00 PM Alpha Class (Caine Halter YMCA, GHS Family YMCA) 4:00 PM Youth Bells and Choir (Choir Room) 5:15 PM Disciples II (301) 5:15 PM Financial Peace University (102) 5:15 PM Sprouts (210) 5:30 PM Bread for the World (Truluck) 7:00 PM Young Women’s Study (114) Monday, October 3, 2016 9:00 AM MOPS (101, 111, 217, Children’s Library, Multi-Age Nursery) 12:00 PM Executive Committee (102) 4:00 PM Rushingbrook Children’s Choir (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Basketball (Drake) 6:00 PM Rushingbrook Singers (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Staff-Parish Relations Committee (102) 6:30 PM What Makes You Happy Study (217) 7:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous (115) Tuesday, October 4, 2016 6:00 AM Joyous Joggers/Walkers 9:30 AM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 10:30 AM Armor of God Study (Herlong Home) 10:30 AM CDC Chapel (Memorial Chapel) 10:30 AM Program Staff (102) 12:00 PM Non-Traditional Set-up & Rehearsal (Sisk) 1:15 PM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 2:30 PM Armor of God Study (Meyers Home) 6:30 PM NAMI Peer-to-Peer (301) 8:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous (217) Wednesday, October 5, 2016 9:45 AM CDC 3K Music (Choir Room) 10:30 AM CDC 4K Music (Choir Room) 12:00 PM Music and Arts Ministry Board (Choir Room) 5:00 PM Circles (Sisk, Drake, 209, 210, 213, 215, 216) 5:30 PM Paul vs. Peter Study (301) 6:00 PM Be “THAT” Family (Truluck, Children’s Library) 6:00 PM School of Healing Prayer (100) 7:15 PM Chancel Choir (Choir Room) Thursday, October 6, 2016 6:00 AM Joyous Joggers/Walkers 9:30 AM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 10:00 AM Jeremiah Study (217) 12:00 PM Stewardship Committee (102) 1:00 PM Stewardship Training (102) 1:15 PM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 4:00 PM Rushingbrook Children’s Choir (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Armor of God Study (217) 6:30 PM Eagle Review Boards (202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 214, 215, 216) Friday, October 7, 2016 10:00 AM Share and Care Group (203) 4:00 PM CDC Afterschool Music (Choir Room) 8:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous (217) Saturday, October 8, 2016 4:00 PM Worship Set-Up (Sisk) To learn more about future events planned at BSUMC, visit our website at www.bsumc.com and click on the calendar link.
Hospital List Tony Barnhill — Greenville Memorial “Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them…” James 5:13-14
Those Serving Today
Parking Lot Greeters Ken Troutman, Gary Knisley, Roy Williams, John Neil, Chandler Griffith, John Brazell, Scott Williams, Jeff Wilson, Bill Mulligan Information Desk 9:00 AM Carolyn Davis 10:00 AM Lib Longmeyer 11:00 AM Ginny Johnson Ushers 8:55 AM John Korybski, Steve Thrailkill, Ken Troutman, Noland Meyers 11:00 AM Jim Patterson, J.B. Watts, Bob White, Bill Parker, Jeanette Roberts, Steve Roberts, Miles Loretta Offering Tellers Reid Colvin, Allen Billig, Trevor Allen Offering Steward 8:55 AM Carolyn Davis 11:00 AM John Lomax Acolytes 8:55 AM Ava Kitchens, Maggie Lin Miller 11:00 AM Caroline Yarborough, Kendall Heflin Crucifer 8:55 AM Eric Calder 11:00 AM Will Heflin Children’s Nursery BSUMC’s nursery, staffed by paid, trained, & caring employees, depends on church member volunteers to assist in each room during each of the services. Contact Gayle Quay (
[email protected], 864-371-6089) or Candice Lenthe (
[email protected], 864-371-6104).
Midweek Dinner Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Lasagna, Steamed Vegetables, Bread Sticks, Tomato Basil Soup, & Chocolate Cake. Pizza for the Children. Servers: Foundation Class.
Stewardship Thought
Did you prepare yourself today to be a living sacrifice to God? What kind of sacrifice does God want? How is your stewardship of God’s creation sacrificed? Each Sunday we present ourselves at God’s altar. We pray for God’s mercy that we and our gifts are acceptable.
September 25, 2016
Budget Receipts........................................$15,256.65 Budget Receipts YTD............................$1,853,823.80 Budget Needs YTD............................... $2,222,117.33 Capital Improvements....................................$741.05 Capital Improvements YTD.......................$55,586.16 Nursery...................................................................45 8:45 AM Non-Traditional Worship........................174 8:55 AM Traditional Worship................................163 11:00 AM Non-Traditional Worship......................170 11:00 AM Traditional Worship..............................219 Total Worship.......................................................771 Sunday School......................................................698 Wednesday Evening .............................................145
Manage your giving to God through the church! Scan the code or visit the church website and click the Online Giving tab.
Please respect the sanctity of each worship service. Silence cell phones or paging devices, and refrain from using flash photography.
Community News
To Be and To Make Disciples of Christ
Attention all B-Street Women! Today and next Sunday, a women’s ministry survey will be distributed during all four worship services. Those organizing this project request that the survey be completed before worship concludes and then given to the women by the doors who will collect them. The survey can also be completed electronically (www.bsumc.info/womens-ministry-survey). As previously announced, the Archives Committee has been cleaning up and out. This is the last day that items can be reviewed and taken. Items include pictures (some may be of you or your family), copies of Continuing Our Legacy II containing member interviews and our church’s history, and past church directories. The committee is striving to better organize the Archives Room, and any left over items will be discarded. Bread for the World’s Offering of Letters aims to realize a world in which all of God’s children are fed. Our goal is to create political will by writing our policy makers, urging them to create pathways out of hunger and poverty. Join the Missions and Outreach Commission today and next Sunday from 8:30 AM until noon in Orders Parlor as we write letters to our Congress. For more information, visit www.bread.org/OL.
Senior Minister -
Rev. Dr. Robert Howell
Associate Minister -
Rev. Dr. Justin Gilreath
Parish Minister -
Rev. Grover Putnam
Director of Music and Arts -
Rosemary E. Hughes
Non-Traditional Worship Leader -
Adam Layne Fisher
Sanctuary Organist - R.
Vance Jenkins
`World Communion Sunday October 2, 2016 — Volume 52 No. 40 200 Buncombe Street • Greenville, SC 29601
864-232-7341 • www.bsumc.com
This week’s Cottage Meetings will be at Sue Waddell’s home (864-430-4563) on Tuesday, October 4, and Debbie and Oby Lyles’ home (
[email protected] home) on Thursday, October 6. Please refer to the church website (www.bsumc.info/cottage-meetings) for detailed information in the scheduling of the meetings, then select a date and contact the host to RSVP. A class for parents of children to be baptized at BSUMC in the coming months will be offered on Sunday, October 9, at 6:00 PM in Room 114. Childcare will be provided. If you have not attended a baptism class in the past, we encourage participation in order to understand the meaning, purpose, and practice of baptism in the United Methodist Church. Contact Stacy Phillips (864-371-6084) to register for this one-hour meeting. Plan to attend next Sunday, October 9, in Sisk Hall at 10:00 AM BSUMC’s Long-Range Plan presentation. Explore, an hour-long class, will be held on Sunday, October 16, at 10:00 AM for folks who would like to know more about the ministries at BSUMC. We will gather in the Sanctuary lobby. An Alzheimer’s Workshop will be held on Monday, October 17, with Jamie Gauy from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Truluck Dining Room. A free lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 13 to Grover Putnam (
[email protected]). Flu shots will be available in Orders Parlor on Tuesday, October 18 from 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon. The shots are free to those with a Medicare card or other health insurance coverage card. No sign-up is needed. A Kairos women’s weekend will be held this month, and five women from BSUMC will be on the team. Your help is requested with monetary contributions, baking cookies, and offering prayers. Checks (payable to Kairos of SC), and cookies may be delivered to the church by Tuesday, October 18. Please pray for the team and the participants. Contact Mary Helms (
[email protected]; 864-230-8589). The 4th Annual “Peace of Triune” Art Auction will be on Thursday, October 20, at 7:00 PM with artwork by the Triune community and professional artisans. Proceeds will benefit the Triune Mercy Center. Registeration is required for the free event (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peace-of-triune-art-auction-registration-27207589633). The annual Fall Festival will be held on Wednesday, October 26, from 5:30 PM to 7:15 PM. There will be food, games, inflatables, prizes, and FUN! Sunday school classes, youth, and other groups will man the game booths with prizes and inflatables! Wear your favorite Halloween costume to this memorable event. Volunteers are needed as church office receptionists Monday through Friday from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. If you would like to volunteer one or two days a month, contact Nancy L. Smith (864-244-0486;
[email protected]). The Children’s Ministry invites individuals and/or groups to help fill “Weekend Backpacks” with food for ten (10) Thomas E. Kerns Elementary School students. BSUMC and Kerns are rallying together to support these students and provide a tangible need. Email Candice Lenthe (
[email protected]) to sign up. Did you know that you can name the church a beneficiary of your estate in several ways? Consider gifting the church a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, the remainder of the estate after other gifts are made, or portions of your estate whose beneficiaries predecease you. For more information about BSUMC’s Endowment Fund, contact Julia Sibley-Jones (803-414-3275;
[email protected]), or visit the church website.
Today is the last day to register for the 2016-2017 basketball season. Visit www.playatbstreet.com
Welcome to Buncombe Street United Methodist Church. Additional information is available at either of the Information Centers or on our website at www.bsumc.com. One center is in the office lobby by Sisk Hall, and the other center is in the main lobby just behind the Sanctuary. The center by Sisk Hall is open before and after the 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM non-traditional services. The center by the Sanctuary is open before and after the 8:55 AM & 11:00 AM traditional services. Information about Sunday school is available at each center. If you would like to become a member of our church family, contact Stacy Phillips in the church office at 864-371-6084. We are happy to help you find your place here! 8:45AM & 11:00AM Non-Traditional Worship (Sisk Hall) 10:00AM Sunday School 8:55AM & 11:00AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)
This Week at BSUMC
Men’s Walk to Emmaus Thursday through Sunday, October 9 Sunday, October 2, 2016 8:30 AM Bread for the World (Orders Parlor) 9:00 AM Archives Committee (Orders Parlor) 4:00 PM Alpha Class (Caine Halter YMCA, GHS Family YMCA) 4:00 PM Youth Bells and Choir (Choir Room) 5:15 PM Disciples II (301) 5:15 PM Financial Peace University (102) 5:15 PM Sprouts (210) 5:30 PM Bread for the World (Truluck) 7:00 PM Young Women’s Study (114) Monday, October 3, 2016 9:00 AM MOPS (101, 111, 217, Children’s Library, Multi-Age Nursery) 12:00 PM Executive Committee (102) 4:00 PM Rushingbrook Children’s Choir (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Basketball (Drake) 6:00 PM Rushingbrook Singers (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Staff-Parish Relations Committee (102) 6:30 PM What Makes You Happy Study (217) 7:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous (115) Tuesday, October 4, 2016 6:00 AM Joyous Joggers/Walkers 9:30 AM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 10:30 AM Armor of God Study (Herlong Home) 10:30 AM CDC Chapel (Memorial Chapel) 10:30 AM Program Staff (102) 12:00 PM Non-Traditional Set-up & Rehearsal (Sisk) 1:15 PM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 2:30 PM Armor of God Study (Meyers Home) 6:30 PM NAMI Peer-to-Peer (301) 8:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous (217) Wednesday, October 5, 2016 9:45 AM CDC 3K Music (Choir Room) 10:30 AM CDC 4K Music (Choir Room) 12:00 PM Music and Arts Ministry Board (Choir Room) 5:00 PM Circles (Sisk, Drake, 209, 210, 213, 215, 216) 5:30 PM Paul vs. Peter Study (301) 6:00 PM Be “THAT” Family (Truluck, Children’s Library) 6:00 PM School of Healing Prayer (100) 7:15 PM Chancel Choir (Choir Room) Thursday, October 6, 2016 6:00 AM Joyous Joggers/Walkers 9:30 AM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 10:00 AM Jeremiah Study (217) 12:00 PM Stewardship Committee (102) 1:00 PM Stewardship Training (102) 1:15 PM Well-Balanced for Seniors (Drake) 4:00 PM Rushingbrook Children’s Choir (Choir Room) 6:00 PM Armor of God Study (217) 6:30 PM Eagle Review Boards (202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 214, 215, 216) Friday, October 7, 2016 10:00 AM Share and Care Group (203) 4:00 PM CDC Afterschool Music (Choir Room) 8:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous (217) Saturday, October 8, 2016 4:00 PM Worship Set-Up (Sisk) To learn more about future events planned at BSUMC, visit our website at www.bsumc.com and click on the calendar link.
Hospital List Tony Barnhill — Greenville Memorial “Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them…” James 5:13-14
Those Serving Today
Parking Lot Greeters Ken Troutman, Gary Knisley, Roy Williams, John Neil, Chandler Griffith, John Brazell, Scott Williams, Jeff Wilson, Bill Mulligan Information Desk 9:00 AM Carolyn Davis 10:00 AM Lib Longmeyer 11:00 AM Ginny Johnson Ushers 8:55 AM John Korybski, Steve Thrailkill, Ken Troutman, Noland Meyers 11:00 AM Jim Patterson, J.B. Watts, Bob White, Bill Parker, Jeanette Roberts, Steve Roberts, Miles Loretta Offering Tellers Reid Colvin, Allen Billig, Trevor Allen Offering Steward 8:55 AM Carolyn Davis 11:00 AM John Lomax Acolytes 8:55 AM Ava Kitchens, Maggie Lin Miller 11:00 AM Caroline Yarborough, Kendall Heflin Crucifer 8:55 AM Eric Calder 11:00 AM Will Heflin Children’s Nursery BSUMC’s nursery, staffed by paid, trained, & caring employees, depends on church member volunteers to assist in each room during each of the services. Contact Gayle Quay (
[email protected], 864-371-6089) or Candice Lenthe (
[email protected], 864-371-6104).
Midweek Dinner Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Lasagna, Steamed Vegetables, Bread Sticks, Tomato Basil Soup, & Chocolate Cake. Pizza for the Children. Servers: Foundation Class.
Stewardship Thought
Did you prepare yourself today to be a living sacrifice to God? What kind of sacrifice does God want? How is your stewardship of God’s creation sacrificed? Each Sunday we present ourselves at God’s altar. We pray for God’s mercy that we and our gifts are acceptable.
September 25, 2016
Budget Receipts........................................$15,256.65 Budget Receipts YTD............................$1,853,823.80 Budget Needs YTD............................... $2,222,117.33 Capital Improvements....................................$741.05 Capital Improvements YTD.......................$55,586.16 Nursery...................................................................44 8:45 AM Non-Traditional Worship........................126 8:55 AM Traditional Worship................................147 11:00 AM Non-Traditional Worship......................117 11:00 AM Traditional Worship..............................165 Total Worship.......................................................599 Sunday School......................................................507 Wednesday Evening .............................................151 Sunday Evening....................................................TBD
Manage your giving to God through the church! Scan the code or visit the church website and click the Online Giving tab.
Please respect the sanctity of each worship service. Silence cell phones or paging devices, and refrain from using flash photography.
Community News
To Be and To Make Disciples of Christ
Attention all B-Street Women! Today and next Sunday, a women’s ministry survey will be distributed during all four worship services. Those organizing this project request that the survey be completed before worship concludes and then given to the women by the doors who will collect them. The survey can also be completed electronically (www.bsumc.info/womens-ministry-survey). As previously announced, the Archives Committee has been cleaning up and out. This is the last day that items can be reviewed and taken. Items include pictures (some may be of you or your family), copies of Continuing Our Legacy II containing member interviews and our church’s history, and past church directories. The committee is striving to better organize the Archives Room, and any left over items will be discarded. Bread for the World’s Offering of Letters aims to realize a world in which all of God’s children are fed. Our goal is to create political will by writing our policy makers, urging them to create pathways out of hunger and poverty. Join the Missions and Outreach Commission today and next Sunday from 8:30 AM until noon in Orders Parlor as we write letters to our Congress. For more information, visit www.bread.org/OL.
Senior Minister -
Rev. Dr. Robert Howell
Associate Minister -
Rev. Dr. Justin Gilreath
Parish Minister -
Rev. Grover Putnam
Director of Music and Arts -
Rosemary E. Hughes
Non-Traditional Worship Leader -
Adam Layne Fisher
Sanctuary Organist - R.
Vance Jenkins
`World Communion Sunday October 2, 2016 — Volume 52 No. 40 200 Buncombe Street • Greenville, SC 29601
864-232-7341 • www.bsumc.com
This week’s Cottage Meetings will be at Sue Waddell’s home (864-430-4563) on Tuesday, October 4, and Debbie and Oby Lyles’ home (
[email protected] home) on Thursday, October 6. Please refer to the church website (www.bsumc.info/cottage-meetings) for detailed information in the scheduling of the meetings, then select a date and contact the host to RSVP. A class for parents of children to be baptized at BSUMC in the coming months will be offered on Sunday, October 9, at 6:00 PM in Room 114. Childcare will be provided. If you have not attended a baptism class in the past, we encourage participation in order to understand the meaning, purpose, and practice of baptism in the United Methodist Church. Contact Stacy Phillips (864-371-6084) to register for this one-hour meeting. Plan to attend next Sunday, October 9, in Sisk Hall at 10:00 AM BSUMC’s Long-Range Plan presentation. Explore, an hour-long class, will be held on Sunday, October 16, at 10:00 AM for folks who would like to know more about the ministries at BSUMC. We will gather in the Sanctuary lobby. An Alzheimer’s Workshop will be held on Monday, October 17, with Jamie Gauy from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Truluck Dining Room. A free lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 13 to Grover Putnam (
[email protected]). Flu shots will be available in Orders Parlor on Tuesday, October 18 from 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon. The shots are free to those with a Medicare card or other health insurance coverage card. No sign-up is needed. A Kairos women’s weekend will be held this month, and five women from BSUMC will be on the team. Your help is requested with monetary contributions, baking cookies, and offering prayers. Checks (payable to Kairos of SC), and cookies may be delivered to the church by Tuesday, October 18. Please pray for the team and the participants. Contact Mary Helms (
[email protected]; 864-230-8589). The 4th Annual “Peace of Triune” Art Auction will be on Thursday, October 20, at 7:00 PM with artwork by the Triune community and professional artisans. Proceeds will benefit the Triune Mercy Center. Registeration is required for the free event (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peace-of-triune-art-auction-registration-27207589633). The annual Fall Festival will be held on Wednesday, October 26, from 5:30 PM to 7:15 PM. There will be food, games, inflatables, prizes, and FUN! Sunday school classes, youth, and other groups will man the game booths with prizes and inflatables! Wear your favorite Halloween costume to this memorable event. Volunteers are needed as church office receptionists Monday through Friday from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. If you would like to volunteer one or two days a month, contact Nancy L. Smith (864-244-0486;
[email protected]). The Children’s Ministry invites individuals and/or groups to help fill “Weekend Backpacks” with food for ten (10) Thomas E. Kerns Elementary School students. BSUMC and Kerns are rallying together to support these students and provide a tangible need. Email Candice Lenthe (
[email protected]) to sign up. Did you know that you can name the church a beneficiary of your estate in several ways? Consider gifting the church a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, the remainder of the estate after other gifts are made, or portions of your estate whose beneficiaries predecease you. For more information about BSUMC’s Endowment Fund, contact Julia Sibley-Jones (803-414-3275;
[email protected]), or visit the church website.
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Welcome to Buncombe Street United Methodist Church. Additional information is available at either of the Information Centers or on our website at www.bsumc.com. One center is in the office lobby by Sisk Hall, and the other center is in the main lobby just behind the Sanctuary. The center by Sisk Hall is open before and after the 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM non-traditional services. The center by the Sanctuary is open before and after the 8:55 AM & 11:00 AM traditional services. Information about Sunday school is available at each center. If you would like to become a member of our church family, contact Stacy Phillips in the church office at 864-371-6084. We are happy to help you find your place here! 8:45AM & 11:00AM Non-Traditional Worship (Sisk Hall) 10:00AM Sunday School 8:55AM & 11:00AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)
8:45AM and 11:00AM Non-Traditional Services
8:55AM and 11:00AM Traditional Services
Prayer requests may be written on the white card that is in the basket at the end of your aisle. You may place your card in the offering plate or on the altar at the conclusion of the service.
As you begin your worship, you are invited to study the bulletin for persons and activities to include in your silent prayers of intercession and thanksgiving. Remember the volunteers and staff members who make our corporate action possible: ushers, acolytes, custodial and support staff, musicians, clergy, and yourself, so that in our common worship, God may be glorified.
Song
The Lord Our God
Greeting Voluntary
Song Fierce
Lord, Now We Pray to Thee
Buxtehude
We ask for your prayerful silence during the Voluntary as you prepare your hearts for worship.
Chiming the Hour Offering
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
*Processional Hymn
Christ for the World We Sing
568
The cross symbolizes the Gospel message, Christ crucified and risen. Fire and light are Biblical symbols for the presence of God, here present with his people.
Video
*Invitation to Communion Spoken Word
“Fourth Quarter” 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Dr. Gilreath
Following the message, people are available at the kneeling bench to offer prayers with you. You may also write your prayer and nail it to the cross.
Communion Song Benediction Sermon Notes:
Revelation Song
Prayer of General Confession Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Time of silent prayer.) Pardon Hear the good news: Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Glory to God. Amen. *Offertory Hymn
Become to Us the Living Bread
630
*Offertory Prayer Offertory Anthem
Communion Meditation
Wagner
The Lord of heaven and earth and sea, who gave his life on Calvary, attends this feast with me, this sacred feast with me. Now as I take this bread, this wine, the hope of heaven may yet be mine, though I unworthy be. The rose that blooms within the bower is now more blessed than I this hour, its beauty no more rare than every prayer that leaves this place, in search of God’s unerring grace, to find him waiting there. O, Lord of heaven and earth and sea, you gave your life for even me. You shall not die in vain. For as I kneel before your throne, I make my heart and will your own, and yours I will remain.
*Doxology 95 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Pastoral Prayer The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray.
Homily
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 “The Habit of Witnessing”
Blessed are you, O God, who with your Word and Holy Spirit has created all things and called them good. From the earth you bring forth bread and create the fruit of the vine. You formed us in your image, delivered us from captivity, and made covenant to be our sovereign God. You fed us manna in the wilderness, and gave grapes to evidence the promised land. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory, hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ, in whom your word became flesh and came to dwell among us. Through Jesus’ suffering and death you destroyed the power of sin and death. You raised from the dead this same Jesus, who now reigns with you in glory, and poured upon us your Holy Spirit, making us the people of your new covenant. On the night before meeting with death Jesus took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” When the supper was over Jesus took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us, gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that in unity we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by Christ’s blood, until Christ comes in final victory and we feast at your table forever. Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory is yours, Almighty God, now and forever. Amen. The ushers will direct the congregation to the table.
Music for the Breaking of the Bread and the Taking of the Cup Prayer after Communion *Recessional Hymn
Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing
671
The cross and light lead us out — God’s presence going with us to proclaim the Gospel.
Pew Bible, NT p. 181
*Blessing of the People
Dr. Howell
*Chiming the Trinity Postlude
Words reprinted by permission CCLI#1441796.
UMH 17
The Giving
The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Scripture Lesson
*The Great Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Postlude in C
Buxtehude
*Please stand. Assisted listening devices (ear bud or neck loop) are available at the Information Desk for use during the service.
8:45AM and 11:00AM Non-Traditional Services
8:55AM and 11:00AM Traditional Services
Prayer requests may be written on the white card that is in the basket at the end of your aisle. You may place your card in the offering plate or on the altar at the conclusion of the service.
As you begin your worship, you are invited to study the bulletin for persons and activities to include in your silent prayers of intercession and thanksgiving. Remember the volunteers and staff members who make our corporate action possible: ushers, acolytes, custodial and support staff, musicians, clergy, and yourself, so that in our common worship, God may be glorified.
Song
The Lord Our God
Greeting Voluntary
Song Fierce
Lord, Now We Pray to Thee
Buxtehude
We ask for your prayerful silence during the Voluntary as you prepare your hearts for worship.
Chiming the Hour Offering
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
*Processional Hymn
Christ for the World We Sing
568
The cross symbolizes the Gospel message, Christ crucified and risen. Fire and light are Biblical symbols for the presence of God, here present with his people.
Video
*Invitation to Communion Spoken Word
“Fourth Quarter” 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Dr. Gilreath
Following the message, people are available at the kneeling bench to offer prayers with you. You may also write your prayer and nail it to the cross.
Communion Song Benediction Sermon Notes:
Revelation Song
Prayer of General Confession Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Time of silent prayer.) Pardon Hear the good news: Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Glory to God. Amen. *Offertory Hymn
Become to Us the Living Bread
630
*Offertory Prayer Offertory Anthem
Communion Meditation
Wagner
The Lord of heaven and earth and sea, who gave his life on Calvary, attends this feast with me, this sacred feast with me. Now as I take this bread, this wine, the hope of heaven may yet be mine, though I unworthy be. The rose that blooms within the bower is now more blessed than I this hour, its beauty no more rare than every prayer that leaves this place, in search of God’s unerring grace, to find him waiting there. O, Lord of heaven and earth and sea, you gave your life for even me. You shall not die in vain. For as I kneel before your throne, I make my heart and will your own, and yours I will remain.
*Doxology 95 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Pastoral Prayer The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray.
Homily
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 “The Habit of Witnessing”
Blessed are you, O God, who with your Word and Holy Spirit has created all things and called them good. From the earth you bring forth bread and create the fruit of the vine. You formed us in your image, delivered us from captivity, and made covenant to be our sovereign God. You fed us manna in the wilderness, and gave grapes to evidence the promised land. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory, hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ, in whom your word became flesh and came to dwell among us. Through Jesus’ suffering and death you destroyed the power of sin and death. You raised from the dead this same Jesus, who now reigns with you in glory, and poured upon us your Holy Spirit, making us the people of your new covenant. On the night before meeting with death Jesus took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” When the supper was over Jesus took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us, gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that in unity we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by Christ’s blood, until Christ comes in final victory and we feast at your table forever. Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory is yours, Almighty God, now and forever. Amen. The ushers will direct the congregation to the table.
Music for the Breaking of the Bread and the Taking of the Cup Prayer after Communion *Recessional Hymn
Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing
671
The cross and light lead us out — God’s presence going with us to proclaim the Gospel.
Pew Bible, NT p. 181
*Blessing of the People
Dr. Howell
*Chiming the Trinity Postlude
Words reprinted by permission CCLI#1441796.
UMH 17
The Giving
The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Scripture Lesson
*The Great Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Postlude in C
Buxtehude
*Please stand. Assisted listening devices (ear bud or neck loop) are available at the Information Desk for use during the service.
