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Siblings in Christ,

Welcome to a New Year! The United Methodist Church has had a rough couple of years and

unfortunately2020 looks like it will be more of the same. In May we have General Conference and it is likely

that we will dredge up the harm and hurt of General Conference 2019. In light of this, a pastor friend of mine

recently pointed out that part of our problem is that the UMC doesn’t really have

anything that binds us together in meaningful ways.

We have a shared polity and itinerary and apportionments, but for the most

part these are secondary things to what we do as a church every day. Take for

example the Southern Baptist Convention who very strictly enforces doctrine in

churches within the convention or Episcopalians who worship every Sunday from

the Book of Common Prayer. Regardless of how you feel about the doctrine of the

Southern Baptists or the liturgy of the Episcopalians, it binds them together. Which

brings us back to United Methodists, who are united by the frustration of moving

pastors and apportionments? A spiritual unity it is not.

I hear some of you countering, “We are united in mission and evangelism

and outreach!” Yes, we are… to an extent, and in certain places that is more true

than in others. Fortunately for the church universal, mission and evangelism and

outreach are not distinctive to United Methodists. The reality remains that mission, evangelism, and outreach

don’t necessarily connect us any deeper to Center UMC, Foundry UMC in D.C., Good Shepherd in Charlotte,

or North Pole UMC in Alaska.

So what connects us, binds us as Methodists? For early Methodists it was a “Method,” hence the name.

This year I am personally trying to reclaim some of those methods in my own life and am going to invite you to

do the same.

Which leads me to my first invitation of the year. I invite you to join me in a daily lectionary (a fancy

way to say “Daily Bible Reading Plan”). In this Newsletter (on page 3), you will find the lectionary readings for

every day in January. I modeled it off of the daily lectionary that John and Charles Wesley used, which is why it

says “hath xxxi days” at the top.

I will admit that this is a very robust and thorough plan of reading through Scripture. It will take us

through all 150 Psalms every month, through the New Testament 3 times by the end of the year, and through the

Hebrew Scriptures once. There are readings for morning and evening.

If you don’t think you can do it all, don’t worry. You aren’t a bad Christian, Jesus isn’t going to be

angry, and I won’t be disappointed. To start, I recommend that you pick Morning or Evening and then either

Psalms or New Testament and read through just that column. If you miss a day, don’t try to catch up by reading

every chapter you missed. Just pick up with the reading for the day we are on. The nice part about this cycle is

that for the Psalms and New Testament, the readings will come around again. For example, if you don’t read

this until the 5th or 6th, just start reading with Matthew 5 on January 7th. If you get to February and feel like

you can add in more, don’t go back and try to read everything you missed, simply join in with the readings on

The Grapevine January 2020

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February 1st. If you want to start off with all 6 readings you are more than welcome! If you need to step back, I

would encourage you to at least keep the discipline of reading through the gospels with the lectionary.

Throughout 2020, I will be inviting you into different spiritual practices with the goal of uniting us to

our history as Methodists to each other. Join me as we are united in the discipline of reading scripture together.

Pastor Jonathan

Prayer Concerns

Church Family James Roseberry, Patty Choplin, Dustin Spencer, Wade & Barbara White, Rachel Brandon,

Donna Bowman, Royce & Patti Ragan, Edith Davis, Dot Gish, Barbara Stephenson, Mary

Reavis, Tony Macemore, Gerald Messer, Kenneth Baity, Betty Boyette, Jerry & Ginny

Taylor, Faye Diachenko, Allen Brandon, Gerri Reynolds, Kim Harrison, Paul Williams,

Dylan Spry.

Friends and Family

Albert Brown, Jacob Shore, Marilyn Snow, Eidson Mulling, Wanda Burger, John Wooten, Sammy Reavis

family, Brenda Baird, Avery Rayit, John Hutchens, Janet Hutchens, Julie Dalton, Dean Richardson, Larry and

Terry Hutchens, Lois Cheek, Janie Helton, Mary Ann Allen, Carol Roberts, Tony Casstevens, Rev. Mike

Bailey, Tom Alston, Carin Casstevens family, and Clara Biswas (missionary).

Youth Ministries: Our Youth Group will remain busy and active in the life of our church and

community as we start a new year. We have regular meetings on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 4:00 pm until 5:30

pm with Pastor Jonathan in the Youth Room. Here are some of our planned activities.

December 31, 2019 New Year’s Eve Party. Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Come celebrate the end of the decade and the beginning of 2020! The Youth and Youth Parents will host the

2nd Annual NYE Party on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm. There will be board

games, corn hole, and a paper airplane competition for everyone, as well as a mystery prize ball for the youth.

Come play a game or two or come to socialize and have a bite to eat. Everyone is welcome! If you have

questions or want to help, call Amanda Mason (336-785-5378) or Karen Pizzuti (336-468-7669).

January 12, 2020 Regular Meeting, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Youth Room

January 26, 2020 Regular Meeting, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Youth Room

We are always looking for ways to serve our church, community, and abroad. If you know of something

that we can do, please contact Pastor Jonathan (828-803-2475), Bobbi Reavis (336-399-0879), or Angie

Whitley (336-244-5739).

Thanks,

Bobbi & Angie

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Wednesday Night Simple Supper and

Study: The Wednesday night will resume on January 15.

Supper begins at 5:30 p.m. and the

Study begins at 6:00 p.m.

United Methodist Women: In January we will

have a Gathering Meeting of UMW in the Family Life

Center on January 21 at 7:00

p.m. The Tuesday night group

will provide refreshments. All

are welcome.

Peace and Love,

Sandy Steele, President UMW

Church Council: The Church Council will meet

Thursday, January 9th

at 7 pm. Please let a committee

member know of any concerns or plan to attend the

meeting.

Marty Driver, Chairperson

Epiphany, commonly known as Three Kings' Day in

the United States, is on January 6. It celebrates the three

wise men's visit to baby Jesus and also remembers his

baptism, according to the Christian Bible's events.

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Trustees: New programmable thermostats have been installed

in the educational building and in the Sanctuary. If you have any

questions on how to operate them let Steve Brown or Virgil know.

Baby changing stations have been installed in the men’s and

women’s bathrooms in the Commons area.

The Early College will be using the FLC on Tuesday’s and

Thursday’s from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm starting on January 7th until

early May.

The new sound system will be installed in the Sanctuary starting

January 6th.

Thanks to Steve and Harry for replacing columns at one of our

members home (see picture at right).

We plan to put a fence around the back yard of the parsonage. The cost of the fence is $4,722.00. If you

would like to donate to this project, please do so.

The next Trustee meeting will be on Tuesday night January 14th at 7 pm.

Virgil Dodson, Chairperson

Missions: The mission project for January is the Yadkinville Elementary School (YES) fund. Maxine

Weatherman will be coordinating the project. All loose plate offering and designated offerings during January

will go to the project.

January Mission Focus: YES: The missions outreach program for January is the YES (Yadkinville

Elementary School) fund. This project is sponsored by the UMW GIGGLES circle. The YES fund provides

clothes, food, school supplies, and other items as we are made aware of children's needs at YES by teachers and

counselors. If you would like to contribute to the YES fund, make your check payable to YUMC and memo it

"YES Fund."

Maxine Weatherman, Coordinator

Yadkin Christian Ministries: Yadkin Christian Ministries needs dish and laundry detergent. Baskets are in

the Commons to collect the food.

Gingi Parker, Chairperson

Soup Luncheon Fund Raiser

January 12, 2020

Following BOTH Worship Services

Takeout orders available

Proceeds benefit the YES Fund at YUMC

Inclement weather date: January 19, 2020

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Children's Ministry: The Children's Ministry Program was very active in December. The children

enjoyed a pancake breakfast and then rode on the YUMC Christmas float in the parade on December 6th. This

year's theme was "YUMC, Where Jesus' Love Is Cool"

Thanks to Karen Pizzuti, who made our wonderful sign, to Gene Branon, who helped pull this together,

and to Emner and Maria Gonzales, who once again provided a truck and trailer. Thanks to all of the kids and

parents who participated.

On Sunday December 22nd, during Sunday School, the children enjoyed a Bible Lesson on the birth of

Jesus from teacher Maureen Silvernale as well as decorating Nativity sugar cookies to eat and received a nice

Christmas stocking full of treats. During the Traditional Service Children's Moment, Pastor Jonathan read a

special Christmas story to the children, "The Legend of the Poinsettia."

Lynn G. Winters, Chairperson

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Funtimers: The Funtimers will meet January 15 at 10:00 a.m. in the Asbury Sunday School

room to make plans for 2020. Lunch will follow at 11:30 at El Serape restaurant. Please let Mildred

Carter (336-679-8034) or Helen Roseberry (336-679-2473) know if you plan to join us for lunch.

Reverse Advent Calendar: If you have filled a box for Yadkin Christian Ministry using the Reverse

Advent Calendar, please bring your completed box to worship on January, January 6. We will have a blessing

of the food boxes before they are delivered to YCM.

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Those Serving You

Rev. Jonathan Gaylord, Pastor, pastor@yadkinvilleumc.org, 336-679-2243

Dr. James Sheek, Choir Director, jamessheek@triad.rr.com

Charlene Zachary, Pianist/Organist

Bobbi Reavis, Church Office Administrator Assistant, bobbi@yadkinvilleumc.org

204 West Main Street, PO Box 25, Yadkinville, NC 27055, Website: www.yadkinvilleumc.org,

Church Office: 336-679-2243, Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closed on Fridays.

Copies of the Grapevine are available in the Commons and it is on our website:

www.yadkinvilleumc.org.

News is due to mildredcarter@earthlink.net or 336-679-8034 by the 25th of each month.

Mission Statement: Offering care and hope through living, learning, and loving God and each other.