Salem United

Methodist Church 1321 Salem Church Road

Irmo, South Carolina 29063 Established 1873

May 20, 2018

The members of our 2017 / 18 Confirmation Class have been

asked to consider four questions:

1. Do you believe that Jesus is who he says he is?

2. Do you choose to be a follower of Jesus and be a part of his

holy church?

3. Do you think that the ways of the people called "Methodist"

to be a fair and fitting way to live out being that church and

do you choose to be a part of that movement? and finally:

4. Do you think that the people of Salem U. M. Church can be

your church family, do you believe that they will assist you

in your spiritual growth, that they will provide the place for

you to pursue your ministry, and do you choose to join with

them?

Having duly considered these four questions and having

answered them in the affirmative the following persons have

chosen this day to join with us as "Professing Members":

Britton Alister Coxe

Andrew Tyler Hodges

Rachel Hamilton McCrary

Hope Marie Mitchell

Bailee Nicole Simmons

By God’s grace, may we provide for them all that they may

need to grow in wisdom and in the favor of God.

Pentecost Sunday

May 20, 2018 A Service of Word & Water

The color red is used to denote the presence of the Holy Spirit

Prelude Salem Ringers

Lighting of Candles

Chiming of the Hour

Welcome and Announcements

*Call to Worship, 2236 Gather Us In

*Opening Declaration God of wind, word, and fire, we bless your name this day for sending the light and strength of your Holy Spirit.

We give you thanks for all the gifts, great and small, that you have poured out upon your children. Accept us with our gifts to be living praise and witness to your love throughout all the earth; through Jesus Christ, who lives with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever. Amen.

(DON E. SALIERS, U.S.A., 20TH CENT.)

*Hymn, 539 O Spirit of the Living God If you have a prayer request, please fill out the prayer card, and the ushers will pick them up during the singing of the hymn.

The Baptismal Covenant 1, 33

Concerns of the Church

Pastoral Prayer with Lord’s Prayer

Offertory The Holy Spirit was sent to increase our compassion. May we all enter into the discipline of giving as a work of the Holy Spirit within us.

*Doxology, 95

A Moment with the Children We invite children ages 3-7. Children can be picked up after worship service in the bride’s room located off the Welcome Center.

*Hymn, 2237 As a Fire Is Meant for Burning

*Prayer for Illumination Holy Spirit, come again. As long ago you inspired, astonished and confused the people,

Come to us now and fill our ears, our eyes, and our hearts with your good Word. Amen.

*Gospel Reading John 15:26-27

Choral Anthem I Feel the Spirit

Historical Reading Acts 21:1-21

Sermon “The Sprit Led Life”

*Hymn, 393 Spirit of the Living God During the singing of the final hymn, you are invited to the chancel rail to share your prayers.

*Benediction

*Choral Response Amen, amen, amen.

*Chiming of the Holy Trinity

*Postlude (A Time of Greeting and Fellowship) *Indicates that the Congregation stands. If standing is uncomfortable,

please remain seated and continue with your participation. Bold Titles indicate Congregation Participation.

Scripture Readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 6:1–8, Psalm 29, Romans 8:12–17 and John 3:1–17

A Welcome to our Guests! We are honored that you are worshiping with us. Please complete

the "red book" registration to record your presence. Also, please

introduce yourself to those around you and visit our Welcome

Center. We have a welcome gift for our first time guests in the

welcome center. Please stop by the desk at the close of the worship

service. We hope you will return to join us again in Worship!

STEWARDSHIP AND ATTENDANCE

Week of May 13, 2018

Needed each week to fund unified budget $13,640.71 Unified budget received $11,395.20

Needed to meet budget year to date (Incldg. bldg. fund) $259,173.49 Unified budget received year to date (Incldg. bldg. fund) $217,745.01

Epworth $2,170

Attendance Worship 234 Sunday School 78

PLEASE PRAYERFULLY REMEMBER:

Brian Center — Billy Sox

Generations Irmo — Ruth Martin

Lexington Extended Care — Gary Hewson

Pruitt Health — Ed Brower

Springfield Place — Doris Monts

Still Hopes — Martha Chapman

Homebound — Linda Carder, Betty Jaco,

Judy Landrum, Emily Manley

Special Prayers — William Anderson, E.L. Ayers,

Brenda Butler, Jack Cullipher, Faye Derrick

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY:

Ushers: Lead – Tony Hill

Keith Corley

Jason Hill

Inez Hyatt

Henry Morgan

Van Morgan

Acolyte: Lily Cole

Greeters: Martha Autry

Janet & Ralph Payne

Trustee: Cheryl Morgan

Children’s Church: Tina Overton

Flower Ministry

The flowers which grace the Holy Altar today are given

to the Glory of God and in honor of Pastor Gary and staff

by the Cole Family.

Our Christian Sympathy We would like to express our heartfelt sympathy to Jim and

Nancy Poston and family upon the death of their daughter,

Rachel Poston.

Children’s Church Children’s Church will be offered through next Sunday, and will

then take a break through the summer months to allow for our

volunteers to have some down time and prepare for the Fall. We

will resume Children’s Church Sunday, August 26.

Good bye It is with great sadness that we inform you we are losing 2

dedicated members of our staff, Amy Carter and Adam Cullum.

Amy joined our nursery staff in January of 2012 and has served

for 6 years within this ministry. While she has had little

opportunity to be an official member of the congregation, she has

been a constant welcomed face in our nursery for parents of young

toddlers and their children. Amy has served as the Nursery

Supervisor Coordinator in most recent years and has been very

active in Children’s Ministries as Coordinator as well as VBS Co

director. While we regret to see her leave, we wish her and Mike

and their precious children, Walter, Elizabeth and Zach, the best as

they make their new home in Augusta, Georgia. Amy’s last day

in the nursery will be next Sunday. Please join us in wishing the

Carter family the best in this next journey of their lives.

We have been blessed by the beautiful music of Adam for the last

8 months. Adam has been called to his home church and will be

leaving us next Sunday also. We are truly going to miss him and

his beautiful playing. All the best to you Adam.

Summer Safari Beginning Wednesday, June 6, 2018, from 6 PM to 7 PM we will

have a program for children ages Kindergarten to Fifth Grade.

We will have dinner, learn interesting facts about animals, do an

activity, small group discussions, and learn character traits from

the Bible.

Please join us and get ready to have some fun!!

Please contact Heather Magann at 843-446-7280 or

hmagann@gmail.com with any questions or for additional

information.

Experience the Ride of a Lifetime with God! VBS registration for our Rolling River Rampage is now

open! VBS will be June 18-21 from 5:30-7:30. Dinner will be

served. Mark your calendar for a special VBS Showcase during

worship on June 24 at 10:30.

We have many exciting things planned and can't wait to see you

there! Go to https://rrr.cokesburyvbs.com/salemumcirmo to

register your child or to volunteer. Volunteers needed! E-mail

Marissa Hill at marissahill211@gmail.com with any questions.

Ladies Lunch Bunch

For any ladies that just want to get together for fellowship time

over lunch, we will meet at 11:30 on Tuesday, May 29th

, at

Tonella’s Pizza Kitchen - Ballentine.

Church on the Lake

Summer is right around the corner and so is Church on the

Lake! The first Sunday will be June 10 and will go through

August 19. Woodmen of the World (on Johnson Marina Rd.) has

graciously agreed that we can have our Worship Service there

again this Summer. Mark your calendars and invite someone! If

you are interested in helping with this outreach, please contact

Phillip 920-9657 or Millie Fore 920-5261 for more details.

Holy Land Trip For those interested in participating in the Holy Land trip in 2019,

the church office is now in possession of 2 of the illustrated guides

for the trip. Please feel free to drop by and pick up a book and

then pass to others who are interested as well. There will be a

meeting this afternoon at 3:00 to discuss the trip.

Church Building Use Many people are using our church building for various reasons. To

avoid scheduling conflicts and security issues, please call the

church office to check the availability of the building ahead of

time. Also, please check in with the church office when you arrive

and when you are leaving.

Sharing God’s Love The current needs are: pasta sauce, canned fruit, jelly and summer

clothing for children. Boxes are located in each Sunday School

Room. Be sure to bring your donations this week. Items will be

picked up this week. 52 items were donated to SGL on April 18.

Graduation Sunday High School graduation Sunday will be Sunday, June 3. If you

have a child or grandchild graduating this year please let us know

their full names as you want them printed and where they are

graduating from.

Please call Jan @ 803-261-1366, email raines.jan@gmail.com

or complete the tear off below and place in the offering plate

to indicate you will be joining us! We look forward to hearing

from you!

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Salem Kids June 3rd

Please be sure to print clearly!

Name: ___________________________________________

Number of children attending:_________

Total family count:___________

THIS WEEK AT SALEM

Sunday, May 20

9:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday School for all ages, Nursery provided

10:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morning Worship

3:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holy Land Trip Meeting

Tuesday, May 22

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA Meeting

Wednesday, May 23

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Choir Practice

Thursday, May 24

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AA Meeting

Saturday, May 26

7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AA Meeting

Church Office Hours

Monday through Thursday

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

1321 Salem Church Road, Irmo, SC 29063

Website: salemumcsc.com

E-mail: smethodist@aol.com

Phone 803-781-1626

In case of an emergency, call

843-209-9273 or 803-422-9400

Our Ministry Team

Gary Phillips — Pastor

Amy Carter, Caitlyn Page, Edie Shuford — Nursery Staff

Adam Cullum — Pianist

Sarah Bridges — Director of Music

Marissa Hill — Communications Coordinator

Beth Chastie — Business/Finance Manager

Miriam Y. Lovett — Organist

Jim Magann — Youth/Outreach Ministries

Tina Overton — Director of Creative Ministries

Marie Wicker — Administrative Assistant