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ASHLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH A STEPHEN MINISTRY CONGREGATION
Joining Together on a Christian Journey of Love and Service June 2020
2600 Ashland Rd The Reverend Scott Efird, Pastor Office Hours: M-Th: 8 am-3:30 pm
Columbia, SC 29210 [email protected] www.ashlandumc.org Phone Ext. 15 Telephone: 798-5350; Fax: 798-6057
Worship services: The Path: 9:15 AM Traditional: 11:00 AM
Ryan Keith Karen Zobel Maria Anderson Rev. Reggie Rowell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Phone Ext. 12 Phone Ext: 13 Phone Ext: 10 Phone Ext: 14 Jack Holladay Robert Neese [email protected] [email protected] Laura Siddons
The Path, Ashland Youth Choir Traditional Worship Choir, Organist Pianist
Congratulations!
2020 High School Graduates
Justin Dusenbury Xaviar Forrest Martin Haskins Dutch Fork HS Spring Hill HS WJ Keenan HS
Jordan Hollis Olivia Miller Mackenzie Raynor Chapin HS Dutch Fork HS Spring Hill HS
2020 College Graduate
Sydney Daniels
Lander University
Virtual Vacation Bible School June 22-24, 2020
Register online at www.ashlandumc.org; or pick up a form outside the church office,
fill it out and place in the mailbox
Our main concern is your health and well-being. If you feel sick in any way, or if you are uncomfortable being among others, please stay home. We will continue to offer services online.
Ashland’s first worship Sunday is June 14, 2020. The church will not yet be open for other events/meetings.
G Worship Guidelines − - 9:15 - The Path service in Ashland Hall. Please park next to Ashland Hall and enter through Ashland Hall’s front
door only. − - 11:00 – Traditional service in the Sanctuary. Entry is from the parking lot or the side circle drive only. Keep the
circle drive clear, and please use marked park spaces only. Use the double doors only at the rear of the Sanctuary to enter and exit.
− - Church Doors will remain open stationed with ushers providing verbal guidance. − - Signage will be located at all entrances and on the floor to ensure proper congregational movement. − - Use restrooms if absolute necessity. In Ashland Hall, please exit left of the stage and proceed to the restrooms
near the kitchen. From the Sanctuary, use the restrooms near the Narthex. Only one person in the restroom at a time is recommended, unless accompanied by a caregiver or a parent/guardian.
− - In Ashland Hall, chairs will be arranged allowing proper distancing. − - In the Sanctuary, seating is provided in every other pew starting with the second pew from the front. All unused
pews are roped off. If possible, please stagger seating to keep proper distance front and back as well as side to side. − - Family members living under the same roof can sit together. − - Collection plates for tithes and offerings will be placed at the entrance of the worship area. − - All information, scriptures, and liturgies are displayed onto screens. − - Praise song lyrics and words to hymns will be displayed for purposes of observation and meditation only. For your
safety and health, only the Path praise band will sing in the 9:15 service and only the choir will be singing in the 11:00 service.
− - After the service is complete, please wait for an usher to dismiss you by row and exit through the same doors used when entering.
− - Do not congregate inside the building. Rather, engage in conversation, at a safe distance, outside the building.
− Further Guidelines and Actions The general rule to use concerning movement in and out of the building and worship space is: “Always keep to the right.” Please be responsible for your space and your family’s space and be mindful of others. Name tags will not be utilized for now. Coffee time, passing of the peace, and moments of fellowship are suspended for the present. All books and materials are removed from the worship spaces for your safety. Bulletins will not be handed out and bring your own Bible. Bulletins will be emailed. You may print the bulletin and bring it with you. Sunday school classes are encouraged meeting online for now. Nursery services are suspended for now. Wearing a mask during worship is strongly encouraged for the safety and protection of others. If needed, masks are available at the entrances.
Our main concern is your health and well-being. If you feel sick in any way, or if you are uncomfortable being among others, please stay home. We will continue to offer services online.
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Ashland Worship Guidelines
United Methodist Youth
All 6th
- 12th
graders welcome!
Thoughts? Questions? Ideas? Want to join our email list?
803.798.5350 x 12 [email protected]
These past three months have been trying times for
sure. It’s hard not being able to gather in fellowship
with one another. I miss playing games, teaching,
and just listening to what each and every one of you
have going on in your life. Thankfully we have the
technology that we can continue to meet from the
comfort of our own homes. Right now we should be
preparing for Salkehatchie, VBS, and tubing on the
river; but we’re stuck at home. MYF will continue to
meet throughout the summer via Zoom. Some
nights we’ll do lessons, others we’ll talk and play
games. If you have ideas on activities we can do, I am
all ears! In addition to our regular Zoom meetings,
we also have a GroupMe chat that is ongoing. We
have a daily devotion and it’s another opportunity
for us to interact together. If you’re not currently
participating in MYF, but would like to, please send
me a message. We would love to have you.
Tuesday night Bible Study will change to a monthly
meeting and then resume again in the fall. Meetings
will be June 10 and 24, July 29, and August 26.
Missions
Ashland Readers
Around Ashland
Congratulations to Bill and Jane Bryan on the birth of their grandson, Theodore George Bryan on March 9, 2020. Parents are: Will and Mary Bryan Congratulations to Drey and Sara Warren on the birth of Wesley Kate Warren on March 30, 2020. Thank you to the Ashland Congregation for all the acts of kindnesses shown to my family after the loss of my brother-in-law Dan Lawrence. ~Larry and Linda Durstine. Ashland UMC was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from Epworth Children’s Home for the financial support as a Sustainer Congregation.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Homeless Mission Project in May. Several trips were made to distribute the items.
Memorial Gifts
Barbara Borom by Bob Dickinson Family, John & Carolyn McCrea, Hank & Martha Gaw, Hugh & Ruth Westbury, Lyn & Louise Burkholder, Robin Davidson, Jimmy & Margaret Smith, Rev. Yu-fong & Karen Chong, Bill & Jean Jackson, Ark Study Group, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Peggy Smith, Glenna & Chris Osier, Coyet & Sally Lowery Richard Brigman by Claude Frick John Conway by Bill & Jean Jackson, Jim & Nancy Bradley, Beverly Stallings, Jimmy & Margaret Smith, Rev. Yu-Fong & Karen Chong, Peggy Smith Steve Felsberg by Jim & Mary Nell Wilson, Beverly Stallings, Jimmy & Margaret Smith, Bill & Jean Jackson, Adult Choir, Hank & Martha Gaw, Nelson & Judie Travis, Peggy Smith, Gene & Clare Allen, Coyet & Sally Lowery Miriam Crutchfield by Coyet & Sally Lowery, Gene & Clare Allen, Hank & Martha Gaw, Robin Davidson Annette Whisnant-Hand by Bill & Jean Jackson, Peggy Smith, Jim & Nancy Bradley
June 14 – The Risen by Ron Rash – Meet at Irmo Town Park
(bring your own chair and food)
July 19 – Hello Summer by Mary Kay Andrews August 16 – American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins September 20 – The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Meetings at East Bay Deli, Irmo
Living Out Our Faith
OUR PRAYERS
The families of Barbara Borom, John Conway and Steve Felsberg
OUR SERVICE
Ushers for June
David Mullins, Hal Clarkson, John McFadden, Scott James, Herman Lightsey, Jimmy Smith
Missionaries We Support
Tim and Daina Datwyler
c/o TMS Global, P.O. Box 922637, Norcross, GA 30010 [email protected] Todd and Pam Attaway
c/o TMS Global, P.O. Box 922637, Norcross, GA 30010 [email protected]
NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE
PAID PERMIT No. 18 IRMO SC 29063
Ashland United Methodist Church 2600 Ashland Rd
Columbia, SC 29210
Pastoral Needs after Office Hours Rev. Scott Efird (843) 714-7699
Rev. Reggie Rowell
(843) 697-6967
How Does One Become a Member of Ashland UMC
By profession – for those who desire to profess their Christian faith for the first time or after a long absence from any church involvement.
By profession of faith with baptism – same as above with the sacrament of baptism for those who never been baptized.
By transfer from another denomination – for those who have a current church membership in a denomination other than the United Methodist Church.
By transfer from another United Methodist Church – for those who currently have their membership in another United Methodist congregation.
Please contact Pastor Scott (798-5350, ext. 15) if you desire to unite with Ashland.
