June 2020

by MaryEllen Bass

The Outreach Ministry Team would like to thank everyone who

came by on Sunday, May 17 and Sunday, May 31 to donate food and

monetary donations for our local food pantries. Now more than

ever, people in our community are in need of food to feed their

families during this pandemic and your response is helping fulfill

this great need.

We will continue the Drive-In Food Drive ministry monthly. We

will host the drive the 2nd Sunday of each month beginning June

14, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Remember to place your

food donations in bags or boxes in the trunk of

your car, drive around to the back of the church,

pop your trunk and volunteers will receive your

donations. Place checks or cash in envelopes

and we will receive those from your trunks as

well.

We welcome all church members who would like to volunteer

with the drive on the second Sunday of each month. Contact Mary

Ellen Bass, Peggie Shultz, or Pastor George if you would like to

volunteer. We are following the maximum number of 10 persons

and we are following safe distancing, wearing masks and gloves,

and using hand sanitizer for the safety of everyone. Thank you to

all the volunteers including our youth that helped in May. You are

doing God's work!

Strengthening children and families so that all may know God better.

C onnection W instead

Outreach Committee

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Pastor’s Message

Pastor George Loveland

540-493-0656

having amazing success at “open-air

preaching,” mass outside gatherings in

the countryside and the streets of Lon-

don.

The Holy Spirit was teaching these

early Methodists to “speak in other lan-

guages,” and fortunately Wesley was

attuned to the Holy Spirit enough to

learn. In spite of his own initial distaste

and mistrust of any worship outside the

church walls, Wesley followed White-

field’s lead and was soon preaching be-

fore thousands of poor farmers, coal

miners, and factory workers in the fields

and streets, sharing the Good News of

Jesus Christ with people who had never

set foot in a church.

I am wondering now if the Holy Spirit

isn’t trying to teach us to speak in a new

language.

Our Church Council has appointed a

“Building Reopening Task Force” to

study the NC Conference’s “Model for

Renewing Face-to-Face Community and

Worship.” It’s an extensive list of guide-

lines for making our building as safe as

possible, including gloves and masks,

regular disinfecting of the sanctuary,

social-distancing, and eliminating phys-

ical contact. The take-away is that there

is really no way to make our sanctuary

completely safe. At best, we can only

reduce risk.

Could the Holy Spirit be calling us out

of the church building, just as it did those

early Methodists? Could the Holy Spirit

be poised to teach us a “new language”

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“When the day of Pentecost had come,

they were all together in one place. And

suddenly from heaven there came a

sound like the rush of a violent wind, and

it filled the entire house where they were

sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, ap-

peared among them, and a tongue rested

on each of them. All of them were filled

with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in

other languages, as the Spirit gave them

ability” (Acts 2: 1-5).

Sunday, May 31, was Pentecost Sun-

day, the day we celebrate God’s sending

the Holy Spirit, empowering disciples of

Jesus Christ to “speak in other lan-

guages” and carry the Good News to the

ends of the earth.

I’ve been rereading an excellent book

of Methodist history called Wesley and

the People Called Methodists by Richard

P. Heitzenrater. I was reminded of a part

of our history that we tend to forget or

gloss over, John Wesley’s epic failed at-

tempt to establish Methodism in the colo-

ny of Georgia in 1736. Wesley tried to use

the model that had been so effective in

London, high Anglican Church worship,

with smaller group meetings during the

week. But this model just didn’t appeal to

rugged colonists who were more inter-

ested in surviving in the wilderness than

going to church and Bible studies. Wesley

had not yet learned their “language,” and

he returned to England thinking he had

failed miserably as a missionary.

When he got home, he discovered that

George Whitefield, who he had left in

charge of the Methodist movement, was

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June at Winstead

June Birthdays

Ashleigh Best................................................ 3

Nellie Best ................................................... 4

Joseph Brown .............................................. 5

Tassie Jones ................................................. 5

Butch Tedder................................................ 8

Cathy Griffin ............................................. 10

Jake Wolfe ................................................ 13

Pastor George Loveland ......................... 13

Nancy Holton ............................................. 14

Adam Rech ................................................. 15

Nathan Jenkins .......................................... 16

Lucy Gardner ............................................ 20

Amelia Kirby ............................................. 21

Paul Miller ................................................. 22

Ray Phelps ................................................. 23

Don Taylor ................................................. 24

Dr. Andrew Preston .................................. 25

Steve Stillman ............................................ 27

June Anniversaries

Austin & Ruby Newcombe ......................... 1

Robin & Gretchen Hunt ............................ 15

Chad & Tonya Ferrell .............................. 17

Ricky & Jennifer Wilson .......................... 17

Michael & Jessica Dean .......................... 20

Ray & Debbie Williams .......................... 20

Wayne & Becky Holland ........................ 22

Michael & Lori Eldredge ......................... 23

Bill & Karen Rowley ................................. 27

Malary & Janice Rowe ............................ 28

Wednesday, June 3

12:00 pm Wednesday Prayer on Zoom

Thursday, June 4

7:00 pm Bible Study on Zoom

Sunday, June 7

11:00 am Online Worship

Wednesday, June 10

12:00 pm Wednesday Prayer on Zoom

Thursday, June 11

7:00 pm Bible Study on Zoom

Sunday, June 14

11:00 am Online Worship 12:00 pm Drive In Food Drive (cover)

Wednesday, June 17

10:00 am Blood Drive with West Nash UMC (back cover)

12:00 pm Wednesday Prayer on Zoom

Thursday, June 18

7:00 pm Bible Study on Zoom

Sunday, June 21

Happy Father’s Day!

11:00 am Online Worship

Tuesday, June 23

6:30 pm Finance Committee

Wednesday, June 24

12:00 pm Wednesday Prayer on Zoom

Thursday, June 25

Newsletter Deadline

7:00 pm Bible Study on Zoom

Sunday, June 28

11:00 am Online Worship

To get information to attend a Zoom

meeting, contact Pastor George or your

committee chair.

of outdoor worship, in the fields? Somewhere like, oh… I don’t know… maybe on an out-

door plot of land we have been hungering to call our worship home for many years?

Somewhere like… 1851 Airport Blvd.?

Just a thought… let’s talk about it. Pastor George.

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Congratulations!

Emily Jones graduated from Campbell

University with a BS in Pharmaceutical

Sciences on May 9, 2020. She will begin a

new job as a Quality Specialist - Chemist

at Purdue Pharma in Wilson in May. Emily

is the daughter of Dwayne & Faye Jones.

Penelope Bass graduated from Kin-

dergarten. She plans to attend 1st grade

in the Fall. Penelope is the daughter of

Shane & Morgan Bass and granddaugh-

ter of Gary & MaryEllen Bass.

Airman First Class Trey Hansen grad-

uated boot camp on 10/10/19 and Air Traf-

fic Control Tech School on 2/6/20. He is

stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi. Proud

family are parents Bob and Wendy Han-

sen and sister Kaitlyn Hansen.

Ryan Kirby graduated from East Caro-

lina University, Spring 2020, with a Mas-

ters in Library Science. Ryan is the Media

Specialist at Beddingfield High School.

Ryan’s proud family is wife Helen, and

children Elijah, Tessa, Josiah and Amelia.

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2020 Graduates

Tyler Pittman graduated from Chowan

University December 2019. He received a

Degree in Inter Bacheloriate Studies. He

currently is working with Bright View

Lawn Maintenance. Tyler’s parents are

Chris and Sandy Pittman.

Lauren Williams Lee graduated from

Wake Technical Community College in

May with an AAS degree in Office Admin-

istration. She plans to attend Wesleyan

College in the Fall seeking a BS degree in

Organizational Leadership. Lauren is the

daughter of Ray and Debbie Williams.

Adolfo Gonzalez graduated from

Southern Nash High School. He is hoping

to attend Barton college to major in biolo-

gy. Adolfo is the brother of Lizbeth Gon-

zalez.

Natalie O'Brien graduated from UNCW

in December 2019 with a BSN. She took

her boards and received her license at

the beginning of 2020. She is now working

in Labor and Delivery. Natalie is the

daughter of Kevin and Jennifer O’Brien.

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Congratulations! Adam Friess will graduate from Cape

Fear Community College with a degree in

Construction Technology and will enter

the construction field soon. Adam is the

son-in-law of Fred & Sanda Hight.

Amy Lamm Draper recently complet-

ed her Ph. D. in Education and is now the

Title 1 Director with Northampton County

Schools. Amy is the niece of Fred & San-

da Hight.

Kayli Victoria Hight graduated from

Furman University with a BS in Health

Science. She will travel to Paris to work

as an au pair for a year before going to

graduate school or entering the health

science field. Kayli is the granddaughter

of Fred & Sanda Hight.

Tyler Christian Friess will graduate

from Topsail High School. He has en-

rolled at Cape Fear Community College

for college transfer in engineering. Tyler

is the grandson of Fred & Sanda Hight.

Jacob McCullen Friess will graduate

from Topsail High School. He has en-

rolled at Cape Fear Community College

for college transfer in the digital technol-

ogy field. Jacob is the grandson of Fred &

Sanda Hight.

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Sunday Worship Online Each week, Sunday worship is online. An email is sent with links to the order of

worship, the worship video, and the children’s message.

But you don’t need the email to view any of the videos. If you missed a week or just

want to see a service a second time, all videos are listed on Winstead’s webpage,

Go to www.winsteadumc.org. The current week’s videos are on the home page.

For previous weeks’ videos, go to the “Online Worship” tab at the top of the page. (See

graphic below.) There are also links to the Wednesday prayers. These will remain

online until the stay at home order is lifted.

New Office Hours Beginning Friday, June 5, the church office will open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and

Fridays from 9 a.m. until noon. The safest way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to

remain at home unless it’s absolutely necessary to venture out, You are urged to limit

your trips and your time in the church office as much as possible.

For the health and safety of our church family and staff, when visiting the church of-

fice please wear a mask and maintain a distance of six feet from others at all times. If

you do not have a mask, we will have disposable masks on hand in the office. Also,

please do not visit the church office if you have a fever, headache or persistent cough.

Thank you for your compassionate adherence to these guidelines.

1407 Tarboro Street

Wilson, NC 27893

Published monthly by:

Winstead United Methodist Church

1407 Tarboro Street

Wilson, NC 27893

252-237-3709

See the calendar for current office

hours.

winumc@centurylink.net

www.WinsteadUMC.org

Sunday Schedule

Online worship videos are posted on

our website.

Pastor : Rev. George Loveland

Email: George.Loveland@nccumc.org

The Winstead Connection

Pastor

Rev. George Loveland

Director of Youth Ministries

Marty Johnson

Minister of Music

Sandy Pittman

Handbell Choir Director

Joyce Wolfe

Church Musician

Faye Jones

Office Administrator

Gretchen Hunt

Lay Leader

Jeff Creech

During our time of social distancing, Pastor George is available by phone or email.

Email: george.loveland@nccumc.org

Cell phone: 540-493-0656

Give Live, Give Blood By Peggie Shultz

Winstead is co-sponsoring a blood drive with West Nash UMC on

June 17 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The drive will be held at West Nash

UMC (2200 Nash Street).

Due to the coronavirus, the Red

Cross is requiring appointments.

No walk-ins will be allowed. To

schedule an appointment online, go

to https://www.redcrossblood.org,

then choose “Donate Blood.” Enter

27896 as the zip code, scroll to the date June 17 and you will be able to

select West Nash as the location. You can also schedule with the Red

Cross by calling 1-800-733-2767.

Thank you for donating!