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I want to begin by expressing two things:
First, I appreciate the latitude you gave me as a congregation to try a new kind of
worship service -- The Vine. This more contemplative style of worship has
connected with a number of people on Sunday mornings, and I enjoyed the
different format as well. The average attendance was about 20 people.
Second, on behalf of the congregation I want to express gratitude to
Rev. Tim Russell for leading and preaching the 9:45 Contemporary
Service. He has done a fabulous job since the beginning of 2016. His
leadership and support enabled me to lead The Vine service -- trying
something new. Thank you, Tim.
Beginning May 1, I will resume leadership of the 9:45 Contemporary Service, and The Vine
will cease as a worship service on Sunday mornings. While The Vine service did not pro-
vide the alternate worship experience that I had hoped -- one that would help to alleviate
some of the crowding at the Contemporary Service -- it is my hope that we can find a time
during the week that such a reflective worship experience might work better, and then
offer it to as many people as would like to participate.
We continue to have a wonderful challenge before us as a congregation. While some
churches are trying to figure out how to best deal with dwindling worship numbers, at
Horne Memorial we continue to grow. The Traditional services at 8:30 and 11:00 are doing
fine and have plenty of room to receive more people. The challenge that presents our
entire church family with the opportunity to think outside the box, is the continued growth
of the 9:45 Contemporary Service. The Fellowship Hall has provided a fine location for the
service over the years, and many people have been able to worship there as they have
learned more how to love and live as disciples. Presently, the Contemporary Service is
consistently our largest single worship
service, and as such, has outgrown the space of the Fellowship Hall.
In order to meet our Christ-given mandate of teaching, baptizing and making disciples, we, as
a congregation, have the privilege of coming up with a vision and a plan that will help more
people attend Horne Memorial -- particularly those who connect most with the more
contemporary style of worship. I have been reading through our church history book again,
and find encouragement at how forward-thinking those who came before us were as they
thought about a place out of which to do ministry. They stretched their own comfort zones
and their pocket-books. As we, too, look forward may we find inspiration in their example.
Grace and peace,
Ross
Worship at Horne Memorial
I N T H I S I S S U E :
Those in Service 2
Horne’s Calendar 3
Care and Nurture 4
Memorials 5
Children’s News 6
Youth News 7
Adult Groups 8
Team News 9
Events & Resources 10
UM Women 12
UM Men 13
Flower Calendar 13
Mission News 14
Staff 16
Connect… At Horne Memoria l Uni ted Methodis t Church
M a y , 2 0 1 6
SUNDAYS
Traditional Services
Sanctuary
8:30 & 11:00 AM
Contemporary
Service
Fellowship Hall
9:45 AM
Sunday School
9:45 & 11:00 AM
Nursery Provided
P A G E 2
Ministry Team Acolytes - Pam Russell at ext. 123
Boy Scouts – Philip Culpepper at 919-550-0587
Children’s Ministry Director - at 919-553-6464 ext. 123
Church Council – Jeff Cartledge at [email protected]
Finance - Michael Haller at 919-334-4065
Historian - Rusty Rains at 919-553-6048
Librarian - Mary Ann Horton at 919-550-6059
Website - Leigh Headington at [email protected]
Campus Ministry - Sandy Germann at [email protected]
Communications - Sarah Norris at ext. 121
Cub Scouts - Sam Schellinger at 919-454-0955
Discipleship Director- Sherrie VanderVeen at 919-553-6464x131
Dance Ministry - Belinda McFerren at 919-359-2671
Funeral Coordinator - Beth Smith at 919-553-5599
Greeters, 8:30 Service - Sallie Novak at 919-359-1541
Greeters, 9:45 Service - Tera Hartman at 919-585-2729
Greeters,11:00 Service - Judy Packard at 919-763-8232
Jonathan Fund - Ed Smith at 919-550-8430
Joy Club (Seniors 55 and over) - Doug Packard at 919-763-8232
Legacy Endowment - Bill Brewer at 919-553-4100
Marriage Ministry - AR & Bonnie Williams at 919-250-8093
Media 9:45 Service - Kelly Siegert at [email protected]
Mission Programs - Dorothy Rogers at 919-553-4921
Newsletter - [email protected]
Nursery Coordinator - Pam Russell at 919-553-6464 ext. 123
Preschool - Terry McCarthy at 919-553-6464 ext. 130
SPRC – David Willoughby at [email protected]
Trustees – Bryan Blake at [email protected]
Methodist Men (UMM) – David Glover at [email protected]
Methodist Women – Diana Howard at [email protected]
Ushers, 8:30 Service - Bob Horton at 919-550-6059
Ushers, 9:45 Service – bob Horton at 919-550-6059
Ushers, 11:00 Service - Jerry Dawson at 919-247-9506
Worship Team - Ross Carter at 919-553-6464 ext. 122
Youth Director - Brad Lopp at 919-623-0107
Youth Praise & Worship - Mary Kelsay at 919-550-9218
Acolytes
8:30 Service:
5/01 – Foster & Ford Evans
5/08 – James Culpepper & Braxton Smith
5/15 – Cameron Pleasants & Elizabeth Schellinger
5/22 – Payton McCallister & Olivia Beasley
5/29 – Need an Acolyte
11:00 Service
5/01 – Issac & Henley Bess Daily
5/08 – Jonathan & Jacob Knott
5/15 – Sloan Sutton & Kristen Seavy
5/22 – Aislinn-Anne Brown, Mackenzie O’Neal
5/29 – Lexi Key
Greeters
8:30: Contact Sallie Novak
5/01 – Stuart & Pat Clark
5/08 – Chip & Diane Braswell
5/15 – Iris Supcoe
5/22 – Vernon & Sallie Novak
5/29 – Vernon & Sallie Novak
9:45: Contact Tera Hartman
5/01 – Lisa Watkins
5/08 – Ellen Hughes
5/15 – Lynne Greene
5/22 – Lee & Tera Hartman
5/29 – Pam Tyler
11:00 Traditional Service contact Judy Packard
5/01 – Sharon Boyce & Berneice Jones
5/08 – Judy Packard
5/15 – Bill & Mittie Sue Brewer
5/22 – Rusty & Carol Carl
5/29 – Bonnie McCormac & Thurston Perry
Ushers
8:30: (contact Burt Smith)
Rick Boeh, Paul Kozlowski
9:45: (contact Bob Horton)
Jamie Anderson & Mark Tyler
Office Entrance: Brent
McLeod
11:00: (contact Jerry Dawson)
Bob Seroka & Tom Ricks
C O N N E C T …
Ushers , Greeters
& Acolytes in Service
Those In Service
We are always
working to build our
usher teams. If you
are interested in
serving, please email
Horne Memorial May Calendar
P A G E 3 M A Y , 2 0 1 6
May Special Events May Team Meetings
Disciples Needed
The greatest issue facing the world
today, with all its heartbreaking needs,
is whether those who, by profession
or culture, are identified as
“Christians” will become disciples —
students, apprentices, practitioners —
of Jesus Christ, steadily learning from
him how to live the life of the kingdom
of the heavens into every corner of
human existence.
- Dallas Willard, The Great Ommision
Sundays
8:30 & 11:00 AM Traditional Services
9:45 AM Contemporary Service
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Adult Sunday School
5:00 PM Women’s Bible Study
5:00 PM Declaration Practice
Mondays
9:00 AM Preschool
7:00 PM Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts
Tuesdays
9:00 AM Preschool
9:30 AM Women’s Bible Study
5:30 PM Women’s Bible Study
6:30 PM GriefShare
Wednesdays
9:00 AM Preschool
5:00 PM Fellowship Dinner
5:30 PM PraiseKids Choir
6:15 PM KFC
6:15 PM Co-ed Bible Study
6:15 PM Women’s Bible Study
6:15 PM Men’s Bible Study
6:30 PM Youth Group
6:30 PM Jubilate Ringers
7:30 PM Chancel Choir
7:30 PM Signing Worship Songs
Thursdays
9:00 AM Preschool
9:30 AM Women’s Bible Studies
7:00 PM CrossWalk
Friday
9:00 AM Preschool
Sunday, May 1 Confirmation Sunday (all 3
services); Praise Kid’s Sing at
9:45 & 11
Saturday, May 7 Women’s Breakfast
at 8:30 AM
Sunday, May 15 Declaration sings at 9:45
Wednesday, May 18 Last night of Wed program-
ming, except for youth
Sunday, May 22 Peace w/Justice Sunday;
hand bells play at 830 & 11
Friday, May 27 Preschool Graduation
at 9:30 AM
Monday, May 30 Church Closed for the holiday
Sunday May 1 UMM Breakfast Meeting
Tuesday, May 3 Cure4sure at 11:30 AM;
Trustee at 6:30 PM;
UMW Board at 7 PM
Wednesdays Staff Meeting at
12:30 AM
Thursday, May 5 UMM Board at 5:30 PM
Tuesday, May 10 Nell Holland at 1 PM; Stel-
la Circle at 7 PM
Thursday, May 12 Deborah Circle at
11:30 AM
Wednesday, May 18 Prayers Quilt Ministry
at 10 AM
Thursday, May 26 Church Council at 7 PM
P A G E 4
With appreciation
Cure4Sure
Care & Nurture
Thank you
Day45—It has been a long road, but Vernon is on the last leg of his stay at the hospital. Vernon has
made it to the rehab unit due to his wonderful therapists, nurses and his hard work. They will start
therapy, three hours each day. Once out of the hospital (I don't know how long he will be in
rehab) he will continue with outpatient rehab. We have so, so much to be thankful for when I look
at where Vernon was and where he is now, all the thoughts and prayers that have come our way,
food brought to the house, many get well cards and visits from people. I look at how much people
have given and we feel truly blessed. Thank you all. –Sallie Novak
Having cancer changes your life and the lives of those around you. Adjusting to physical
and emotional changes after cancer treatments can be challenging. If you or a loved one
has cancer, know you are not alone and sharing your feelings can help.
Please join us for lunch and support. The next meeting is on Tuesday, May 3 at 11:30 AM
at the Lone Star Steakhouse in Clayton. Please reply by either calling or e-mailing Iris
Supcoe at 919-763-0829 or [email protected].
Horne is an amazing place to worship, share in a church family, and learn and grown in Christ. We
are so thankful to have some amazing volunteers that quietly work behind the scenes to make eve-
rything run smoothly, and make us all feel loved and cared for. We would like to thank a few of
those today:
Bet Barber for coordinating meals for the family during times of bereavement.
Jan Conn for lovingly sending out cards to our church members during sickness and hospitaliza-
tion as well as joyful times like graduation and confirmation.
Michelle Haller for sending out our newspaper and radio announcements for the past 5 years.
Beth Smith for making our Elbert Jones Sunday School Class feel loved with her baked goods.
Leigh Headington for maintaining our website, so we can reach out beyond our church body.
Karen Wiggins for refilling our pens, pew cards, visitor cups and envelopes so our worship space
is organized.
The Nell Holland Circle for the beautiful prayer squares.
The Prayer Quilt Ministry for making those in poor health feel our love through prayer quilts.
All the Sponsors of Fellowship Dinners, so we can come together every week to
fellowship with our church family.
And praises that this is just a few of the many wonderful people that work diligently in the back-
ground to make Horne feel like family. Bless you all!
C O N N E C T …
P A G E 5 M A Y , 2 0 1 6
GriefShare Group meets every Tuesday from 6:30 - 8:30 PM in the Church
Library.
It may be hard for you to feel optimistic about the future if you’ve lost a
spouse, child, family member, or friend. This can be a time of deep hurt, a
confusing time, a time when you feel isolated and have many questions about things you’ve never faced before.
The GriefShare support group will meet weekly to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding
your life. Each session will include a video seminar featuring leading grief recovery experts and small group
discussion. Workbooks are $15 each and scholarships are available.
If you or someone you know could benefit from a warm, caring environment during the long journey through
grief, please contact our GriefShare Leader, Judi Kuykendall at [email protected] or contact the
church office, 919-553-6464, ext. 131. GriefShare is open to all in our church family and community.
To submit a prayer
request, contact the
church office, place in
the offering plate on a
pew card, or email
Church Family & friends: Lee Ann & Steve Mowe, Jimmy Stephenson, George Supcoe,
Robby Braim, Betty Bell, Israel Campbell, Tish Frish, Dawn Leslie, Marcelle Brannan, Frances Barbour,
Ed & Sarah Lou Smith, Sue & David Verrinder, Veronica Wood, Lynn Harrell, Joyce Adams,
Edna Hoffmeyer, Phyllis Bass, Gene Patton, Vernon & Betty Johnson, John Barnes, Alex Lee,
Joe Grabol, W.R. Alexander, Marilyn Ransopher, Susanne Baker, Polly Vinson, Jean Settle,
Claire Stamey, JD Bryant, Sue Cole, Wilbur Honeycutt, Jerry Andrews, Bill & Linda Griswold,
Janice Boyette, Rich Bechtold, Bob Satterfield, Karen Wiggins, Vernon Novak, Susan Shipp, Roger Allen,
Melissa Barlow, Charles Parrish, Tom Ruivo, Carol Bullock, Vivian Putt, Brynne Haller, Vicki Watson.
Missions and Missionaries: ZOE Ministry; Pastor Elena; Blessings UMC in Khabarovsk, Russia;
Liberia Ministry; Heifer Project; Ryan Epps Home for Children in Haiti; Clayton Area Ministries;
Esperanza Ministry; Methodist Home for Children.
Memorial gifts are given to the
following:
Choir Fund
Ellen Fleming by Philip & Linda Culpepper
Jonathan Fund
Ralph Putt, by Jack & Roxanne Spears
Stained Glass Window Fund
Margarite Cox by the Nell Holland Circle
No More Malaria
Margarite Cox by Terry & Debbie Barnes
In Honor of Marion Young by
Terry & Debbie Barnes
In Honor of Duane Raver by
Debbie Barnes
Gifts as of April 4
Prayer Requests
P A G E 6
Summer Sunday School
Vacation Bible School
News About Our Children
Servant Spotlight Bet Barber has been a part of Horne Memorial since 1966, and a member of the choir since
1967. Over the years, she has helped with children’s choirs and taught elementary age chil-
dren in Sunday School. She has been a communion steward (along with her husband Bob).
Currently, she helps Miss Marie with pre-school programs and graduation. She loves to play
the piano, so that others can sing along.
The church activities she most enjoys involve music. The church ministry she feels most
passionate about is helping to provide food for families dealing with sickness and bereave-
ment. She also enjoys helping to provide snacks for the VBS staff. She says, “teenage helpers
are fun to feed!” Her favorite scripture is Luke 12: 48 “For unto whomever much is given, of
Him shall be much required.”
VBS! July 5-8. It's almost here! Registration for participants
and for volunteers will be open on May 15. Check the web-
site at that time for the registration link.
Our theme this year is "Cave Quest" and we are so
excited about this year's music, crafts, and
stories! Our mission will be Wheels of Hope, a food truck ministry sponsored by Edgerton
Memorial UMC in Selma. We will collect money and children's books for them.
We will once again have a bulletin board with donations needed in the preschool hallway across
from the kitchen. Please look at these and consider what you might be able to donate for our VBS this
year!
Thanks for all the support and excitement for our VBS...It is a wonderful way for our children to grow
in Christ each year!
Club 4:12 will be back from June 12 - August 14, for rising Kindergarten students through rising
6th graders. We will give our regular Sunday School teachers a break for the summer. If you feel
like you can serve God in this way during the summer, email [email protected]! We will have a
less formal study and lots of fun. We will study, Pastor Michael Slaughter's book for children, Dare
to Dream.
We will also study "Journey with J.W.-John Wesley's Ride Through Methodist History". We will
learn all about the founder of Methodism and we will kick off a church-wide "Flat Wesley"
program for the summer. Flat Wesleys will be available to print out on the website and we will have
printed copies on the table by the office. Take Flat Wesley with you as you travel this summer and
send us a photo! Hopefully, we will all learn a little more about John Wesley and share with others
wherever we are.
C O N N E C T …
Praise Kids Choir
will sing at 9:45
& 11 worship
service on
May 1.
Kids For Christ
We will finish up our year with
KFC on May 18!
We had a wonderful year of
learning how to better follow
Jesus! Special thanks to our very
committed teachers for the
year:
Dawn Smith, Kristin Forbes,
Annie Boyle, Heather Lawrence, Paula Brewer, Tera Hartman,
Rebecca Spell, Rusty Carl,
Hannah Koch, Peggy DeHart,
Jen Willoughby, Susan Needham,
Tiffany Anderson, and Marie
Warren.
If you want to join our team
beginning in the fall, please let
me know! We have a great time
on Wednesday evenings!
News About Our Youth P A G E 7 M A Y , 2 0 1 6
Breakaway – June 20-25, 2016, Monday-Saturday – This is a Conference Youth Event for youth who have completed 6th-12th grades. Breakaway is a week long event at Louisburg College in Louisburg, NC.
Appalachian Trail Hike – July 11-16, 2016. This is a Conference Youth Event for youth who have completed 9th-12th grades and young college ages youth. This is a week long trail hike on the Appalachian Trail.
Annual Conference Session (ACS) – July 18-23, 2016, Monday-Saturday – This is a Conference Youth Event for youth who have completed 9th-12th grades. This is a week long event at Methodist University in Fayetteville.
Our congregation has been blessed to have thirteen 7th & 8th graders participating in this year’s Confirmation
program. Since February, these youth have attended weekly classes, discovering what it means to live a life of
Christian discipleship through worship, active study & learning, hands-on service, and stewardship.
This year’s class, led by Pastor Ross, Linda Culpepper, Sherrie VanderVeen, and Sarah Beth Wood, includes the
following students:
Aislinn-Anne Tolson Brown, Bailey Burk, James Culpepper, Foster Evans, Noah Glover, Jake Heymann, Max Heymann, Meghan
Heymann, Connor McDowell, Jack Morgan, Jordan Moser, Braxton Smith, Laura Wood
Please join us as we celebrate the decision these students have made to become members of Horne Memorial and
their commitment to growing and living as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Confirmation Class 2016 confirmed Sunday, May 1
“Nothing is too
great and nothing
is too small to
commit into the
hands of the
Lord.”
- A.W. Pink
Upcoming Youth Events May 6-8 is the 11th & 12th Grade Beach Retreat
May 15 Declaration Praise Team plays at 9:45 AM
May 15 is the Jr. High Canoe Trip
May 20-22 is the 9th & 10th Grade Beach Retreat
June 12-19 is the (ASP) Sr. High Mission Trip
July 17-22 is the Jr. High Mission Trip
Register for events on the youth page of the church website!
Confirmands on field trip delivering
cookies to neighbors, picking up trash, &
visiting w/ community workers.
2016 Confirmands
P A G E 8
JOY Club (Just Older Youth)
Adult Groups
JOY CLUB is an active group of 55 and older. If you love to travel to see different places and enjoy
some of the finest home cooking around, come and join us! Usually one event is scheduled each
month. You don't have to be a member of Horne to participate in activities. For more information,
contact Doug Packard at 919-763-8232 or [email protected].
Saturday, May 7, Johnston County Choral’s Encore - The Music of Our Times, 2 PM at the
Clayton Center. Dinner will follow at McCall's. Tickets are $15. Doug has already pur-
chased the tickets, but you can still join us if you purchase your own ticket from the
Clayton Center. If you plan to go, let Doug know you are joining us.
June, Country Doctor Museum in Bailey, NC, with lunch afterwards. Date yet to be set.
C O N N E C T …
Marriage Ministry
The 2017 Women’s Retreat will be March 31- April 2 at the Trinity Center at Pine Knoll Shores.
The cost is $200/person with a $50 deposit due at the time of registration. The final $150 is due
March1. All payments are non-refundable. Registration starts in May.
You can register online on our church website or by clicking on the following link
Women’s Retreat Registration. If you prefer you can contact Heidi Seifert to sign up or pick up a
paper registration form in the UMW mailbox outside of the church office. Please put payments in
the offering plate, give to Heidi or drop by the church office. Checks should be written to the
Horne UMW with 2017 Retreat in the memo. All deposit payments should be made the week
you register.
Please join us for a weekend of amazing fellowship and spiritual growth. Contact Heidi at
919-901-8427 or [email protected]. We must have everyone registered by September.
2017 Women’s Retreat
Marriage Ministry’s Bible Study, The Marriage Prayer ended on a great note with a
dinner at the Hartman’s. We all learned the importance of praying for our
spouses daily.
On April 8, the Marriage Ministry provided pizzas for the Parent’s Night Out/
Kid’s Movie Night. We enjoyed serving the children and helping the caretakers
with their tasks so that couples could spend an evening out together. For the
future, we hope to coordinate at least one Parent’s Night
Out/Kid’s Movie Night once a quarter.
Go to [email protected]
to sign up to attend the
United Marriage Encounter
Weekend in Raleigh, Sep. 23-25.
P A G E 9 M A Y , 2 0 1 6
The plaster repairs in our beautiful sanctuary are forthcoming. We are selecting a contractor and establishing the
schedule for this work to be completed with the least amount of disruption to our worship services.
Have you noticed the exterior wood trim finishes and doors that have been painted, giving the church a fresh new
look for Spring?
We have selected the Raleigh architectural firm Design Development to complete a church-wide Facility Master
Plan. This plan will address space requirements as we continue to grow in 2016 and beyond, providing long range
vision and direction for our facilities. More information on this exciting topic in future updates!
The next Trustees meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 3, at 6:30 PM in the church office.
The Endowment Team is continuing the program to honor our Mothers on Mother’s Day. You can have your mother
listed on the Mother’s Day bulletin on May 8 by making a contribution to the Horne Permanent
Endowment Fund no matter the size. This is a way to help build our endowment fund while honoring a very special
person in your life.
Register on the following link Mother’s Day Endowment Contribution or fill out a form in your bulletin, no later than
May 1 or call the church office to sign up. Place it in the offering plate or turn in to the office along with your contribu-
tion marked Endowment. A like program will be offered at Father’s Day to honor the special male figure in our lives.
The Endowment Team wishes to thank those who have contributed to the fund in the past and look forward to its
continued growth in the future.
Note from Endowment Team — Have you honored your Mother?
Church Team News
Thank you for being a river of God’s blessing.
Your continued faithfulness will help us expand
our ministry to our church and our community.
– Pastor Ross
General Fund
Received YTD
Budgeted
YTD
Missions
Received YTD
$255,246 $284,790 $13,983
Finance Team (as of April 17) Of greatest worth
Not what I get, but what I give,
this be the gauge by which I live.
Not merely joys that come my way,
but the help I give to those astray.
Not the rewards of money and fame,
but the loads I lift in mankind’s name.
This be the pay at the end of the day,
not what I keep, but what I give away.
—Author unknown
P A G E 1 0
To schedule and
promote an
event or study,
go to
horneumc.net and
about forms.
Events & Resources
Forty days after Easter, we celebrate Jesus’
ascension into heaven. This occurred 10 days
before Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus’ followers, as he had promised.
Jesus’ ascension reminds Christians that although his body couldn’t remain present everywhere,
we can universally experience his spiritual presence. In fact, Jesus’ final words to his disciples —
and to us — contain this key promise: “I am with you always, to the end of the age”
(Matthew 28:20, ESV). -The Newsletter Newsletter
Eighteenth-century brothers John and Charles Wesley, co-founders of the Methodist Church, were
prolific hymn writers. At one point, they made a concerted effort to increase the number of
Pentecost-related hymns available to worshipers.
Use Charles Wesley’s hymn “O Thou Who Camest From Above” as a prayer that the Holy Spirit
will burn brightly in your heart and life today:
O Thou who camest from above,
the pure celestial fire to impart,
kindle a flame of sacred love
upon the mean altar of my heart.
There let it for thy glory burn
with inextinguishable blaze,
and trembling to its source return
in humble prayer and fervent praise.
Jesus, confirm my heart’s desire
to work and speak and think for Thee;
still let me guard the holy fire,
and still stir up thy gift in me. -The Newsletter Newsletter
Fellowship Dinners are served on Wednesday nights from
5 – 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is invited, no
need to preregister.
A generous love offering is appreciated to cover expenses and
to help with the ministry project of the night. If you would like
to host a dinner, contact [email protected] to schedule.
We have already begun scheduling for the fall.
May 04 - Stop Hunger Now (Ziti & salad)
May 11 - Mission Team (Hot dogs)
May 18 - 8th grade Youth (Taco dinner)
C O N N E C T …
A hymn for Pentecost
Always with us
P A G E 1 1 M A Y , 2 0 1 6
The disciples were celebrating Pentecost, originally a Jewish festival, when the Holy Spirit descended on them
and birthed the church. Pentecost, which began as a harvest festival, had come to commemorate the giving of
the law. The book of Ruth became integral to festival worship.
Why Ruth? This short story doesn’t mention the law, let alone God giving it to Moses. Yet in Ruth’s devotion
to her mother-in-law (“Where you go I will go …. Your people will be my people … ” [Ruth 1:16, NIV]), she
fulfills not just the letter but the spirit of the law: lovingkindness — all the more remarkable because she’s a
foreigner. Boaz, too, demonstrates exorbitant kindness to Ruth.
As Christians celebrate the Spirit bridging differences in Jerusalem, uniting all nationalities by making the gospel
message intelligible to all people, we too can remember Ruth’s story. For in it, God unites two enemy peoples
for his grand purpose: Boaz and Ruth’s marriage leads to King David and, ultimately, to King Jesus. Today, the
Holy Spirit continues to unite all categories of people under Christ’s reign for the good of the world.
- The Newsletter Newsletter
Talents and Skills of our church family are available on the Horne web-
site at About Us or click on the link below
http://horneumc.net/about/talents-and-skills-in-our-church-family/
If you do not see your talent or skill please click on the link be-
low to share your information or go to About Us at horneumc.net.
Talents and Skill Registration
Please contact [email protected] if you have questions.
Our Church Family’s Skills & Talents
Camera Calls Out to
Church Shutterbugs The Church needs digital photos of all church
activities. Please email them to
[email protected] or bring in a flash drive
or SD card.
Ruth: a Pentecost Story
P A G E 1 2
Today,
Tomorrow,
and Beyond,
GOD is calling
US … to
PROVIDE
Circle of the Month (Sarah Circle)
United Methodist Women
A Cool Fact
In the UMW program book for May, there is a story about how we came to celebrate
Mother’s Day. A Methodist woman Ana Jarvis, and her daughter also named Anna, organized
Mother’s Day work clubs and wrote letters to congressional legislators until President
Woodrow Wilson declared the first Mother’ Day in 1914.
Thank You
Thank you to all the women who donated brownies and pound cake for the UMM BBQ. Also,
thank you for coming out Thursday to cut and package cakes. You did a great job.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
The library committee has been doing an inventory of books and materials in our
Amanda White church library the past few weeks. Please help us by looking around
your house for books or materials you have borrowed from the library. We will
send email reminders from our checkout cards. Let us know if you need the materi-
als longer or can’t find them at this time. Contact the church librarian: Mary Ann
Horton (919) 550-6059 or [email protected]
Thank you for the donations you have made to the library from your personal
libraries. The Bible study groups and Sunday school classes have donated study
books and DVDs for other groups to use. Our Bible study DVD list has grown
with these wonderful donations. An updated list is available in the library if you
need new suggestions for your Sunday school class or Bible study.
Sarah Circle meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 PM. We meet at
Horne or in a member's home. Our membership is made up of moms of school age children, how-
ever we welcome women of all ages. Due to the fact that many members are mothers of young
children,
Sarah Circle focuses on missions that support children. We have adopted needy children at Christ-
mas, made baby blankets for young mothers, collected food for Clayton Area Ministries, support-
ed BackPack Buddies and adopted college students from Horne. The current President is Stephanie
Bass, who can be contacted at [email protected] or 919-634-0090.
See our church website for other Circles and contact information!
C O N N E C T …
UMW DATES:
May 14, District Mission
Study (online pilot program)
May 21, Conference
Spiritual Enrichment Event
at Jarvis Memorial UMC,
510 S. Washington St.,
Greenville, NC
Join us on our new
Facebook group page -
Horne Memorial UMW
UMW President, Diana Howard
Library
Happy Mother’s Day
Sarah Circle meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 PM. We meet at
Horne or in a member's home. Our membership is made up of moms of school age children, how-
ever we welcome women of all ages. Due to the fact that many members are mothers of young
children,
Sarah Circle focuses on missions that support children. We have adopted needy children at Christ-
mas, made baby blankets for young mothers, collected food for Clayton Area Ministries, support-
ed BackPack Buddies and adopted college students from Horne. The current President is Stephanie
Bass, who can be contacted at [email protected] or 919-634-0090.
See our church website for other Circles and contact information!
United Methodist Men
P A G E 1 3 M A Y , 2 0 1 6
Upcoming UMM Events
UMM Breakfast, Sunday, May 01
Golf Tournament, Saturday, July 16
Portsmouth Island Retreat, Sep. 30-Oct. 2, $250
The 2016 Altar Flower Calendar online:
www.signupgenius.com/go/30e044dafa822a13-flower
Sign up to purchase an altar flower for traditional services
on our website under Worship. We will send out monthly
reminders to sign up online and the link will be provided. If
you do not have access to sign up online please call the
church office. The cost for flowers is $50. Checks should be
written to Horne with flowers in the notation.
Flowers for May
Horne Memorial’s annual Golf Tournament will be held on July 16 at Pine Hollow Golf Course in Clayton. Make plans to
participate in this fun filled family day to help raise money for the Methodist Men’s yearly projects.
You can help by playing and/or sponsoring a tee. The entry fee to play is $70/player; tee sponsorship is $100.
Applications will be available May 1 on our church website or if you need help signing up you can call the church office.
Hard copies will also be available at church. Checks should be written to Horne Memorial with golf in the notation. You
may place your checks in the offering plate, give to Jeff Adams, or bring by the church office.
If you would like to help but cannot participate that day, we need items for the goodie bags and door prizes. Thank you
in advance for your participation. You can also order a BBQ plate for dinner, even if you do not participate in the event.
Contact Jeff Adams with questions at 919-553-7041, 919-812-7672 or at [email protected].
The gift of water
Water is a wonderful sign for
baptism. It is a gift of God from
creation. It cleanses us from that
which has soiled us. It refreshes
us when we are hot and tired.
Without it we could not live.
Whatever use we make of water
it can become for us a reminder
of God’s gift of love and grace in
accepting us into the household
of faith. –NewsletterNewsletter
Please welcome Sharlene McLeod
to our church family. She and her
husband Troy live at Greenlyn
Drive in Clayton.
Please welcome Michael & Abby
Broyles to our church family. They
live at Pamela Lane in Clayton.
If you would like to be baptized or to join Horne, please go
to the church website to register or click on the link
New Member Information (online). You can also call the
church office for more information.
5/1 By Bill & Mittie Sue Brewer in honor of their
40th wedding anniversary; and provided by
Scott & Carol Worrell in memory of parents,
Bob & June Smith & Larry Worrell.
5/8 By Chip & Sarah Wood in honor of mothers.
5/15 By John & Jane Barnes in memory of John’s
mother, Elizabeth “Squatty” Barnes.
5/29 By Todd & Jennifer Simpson in honor of Alex
& Katie’s graduations.
P A G E 1 4
The word “mission” often
implies traveling to another
country to teach and work. The
work done in foreign missions is
important, of course, but we
can’t all make the trip. What we
can do, however, is be faithful
servants where we live. Mission
is about putting the face and
name of Jesus in front of those
who don’t know him. We can do
that in many ways — any place
and any day.
Liberia
Mission News
Mary Zigbuo and her husband Herbert were missionaries in Liberia and have visited
Horne many times in the past to talk about the need in Liberia. They have stayed at
Helen Little’s home on several occasions when they were here sharing their ministry
with us. Herbert passed away a few years ago and Mary returned to the US
after she took his body back to “his Liberia” for burial. Most of their children live in
NC.
Pictured, is a bridge of a crude network of network of large trees interspersed with
bamboo over a wide body of water. This is their only access to some of the remote
communities. Like the bridge to Gweyee that allows people to cross turbulent streams.
God uses us to help discern and provide resources to bridge the resource gaps that
impede our efforts to provide quality, but affordable, healthcare for families struggling to
provide their basic needs there.
This is one of the many ministries supported in our yearly mission budget that Horne
supports.
C O N N E C T …
Peace w/ Justice Sunday, May 22
According to the Bible, true success comes when we do what God re-
quires of us, namely “to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk
humbly” with him (Micah 6:8, NRSV). God wants us to use the talents
and gifts he’s given us to pursue his kingdom on earth.
Success comes when we share our achievements, blessings and wisdom
with others, especially people who are hurting or in need. Success
comes when our family is tied together with love, prayer and worship
— and when we share one another’s struggles, successes and goals.
-The Newsletter Newsletter
Please write checks payable to Horne Memorial UMC with
PWJ in the notation.
The truly successful life
P A G E 1 5 M A Y , 2 0 1 6
On Saturday, April 16, 2016 130 people from nine churches and three civic organizations packed 51,180 meals at Everett’s
Chapel FWB church. Horne Memorial was responsible for 64% of the $14,842 contributed to this effort.
Horne Memorial’s total contribution in the past 8 years to SHN is $71,518 and 275,321 meals.
Thank you Horne Memorial for your loyal and obedient outreach to local and international needs. We truly represent mission
and ministry working together.
Mother-Daughter-Friend-Neighbor Breakfast: The Stella Circle invites all women to a breakfast on
Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 – 9:30 AM in the church fellowship hall. This is a 28-year tradition,
established to raise money for medicine and health care in Haiti. A big breakfast is served along
with fellowship, and celebration of important women in our lives.
The cost is $12, registration should be submitted by Tuesday, May 3 by going to our website at
horneumc.net under connect and registration, click on the link
Mother-Daughter-Friend-Neighbor breakfast registration or by calling the church office. Contact Sandy
Germann at [email protected] with questions or about registration. Payment can be dropped
in the offering, dropped off at Church office or on day of the event (please put Mother’s Day in the
notation).
Guests are invited to bring a 5X7 or smaller framed picture of their mother or other woman they hold
dear. They will be placed on the dining tables so they can be seen and stories shared.
Host Family Needed! The Clayton Rotary Club will sponsor a high school student from Japan for
the 2016-17 school year. They are looking for a host to make this exchange student a part of
their family for 3 months. Please contact Hensley Scott at 919-795-8292, if you are interested.
End-of Grade Testing: It is that time of year when our community schools need help with
proctoring for the EOG. Riverwood Middle has reached out to Horne to ask for help with this
need. If you are looking for community service or volunteer work and can proctor on Wednes-
day, May 25 and Thursday, May 26 they need you. The time is 7:30 AM—11:30 AM. A brief
training will take place before you receive your assignment. Anyone 18 or older is eligible to
volunteer unless they are still in high school. If you are interested contact Kim Nappier at 919-
359-2769 or [email protected].
Our Church Building is an Important Ministry & Outreach Tool: Not only does the
Horne church family serve the Clayton community "outside the church walls", we also serve
our community by offering a welcoming and comfortable facility where individuals and groups
can meet, learn, grow and serve. Currently, we host eleven Girl Scout Troops, our spon-
sored Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack, Alcoholics Anonymous, Cotillion, our church
Preschool and summer Vacation Bible School, a Community Toy Drive, and so much more!
Community Outreach
Mother-Daughter-Friend-Neighbor Breakfast Peace w/ Justice Sunday, May 22
Horne Memorial UMC
121 East 2nd Street
PO Box 475
Clayton, NC 27528
Office: 919-553-6464
Fax: 919-553-0954
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/horneumc
Send information for inclusion in the newsletter to
[email protected] by midnight on the 16th of each month.
Items for Sunday bulletins must be emailed to
[email protected] by the Wednesday
morning prior to desired Sunday.
Items for the church website should be sent to
The online MayNewsletter link is
http://horne.nccumc.net/files/2016/03/Newsletter-April-2016.pdf
The Newsletter Deadline for the June/July issue is May 16.
Our Staff
Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the
Transformation of the World Since 1859
We’re on the Web! www.horneumc.net
Rev. Ross Carter, Lead Pastor, ext. 122, [email protected]
Rev. Richard Hartman, Minister of Visitation & Nurture (919) 606-7340, [email protected]
Pam Russell, Director of Children’s Ministry, ext. 123 [email protected]
Brad Lopp, Director of Youth, (919) 623-0107, [email protected]
Sherrie VanderVeen, Director of Discipleship, ext.131 [email protected]
Mary Kelsay, Director of Contemporary Worship Arts, [email protected]
Elaine Coker, Director of Music, [email protected]
Sally Carson, Organist, [email protected]
Sarah Norris, Office Administrator, ext. 121 [email protected]
Melody Brown, Financial Secretary, ext. 124 [email protected]
Holly Patton, Treasurer, ext. 129, [email protected]
Terry McCarthy, Preschool, ext. 130, [email protected]
Horne Memorial UMC
P.O. Box 475
Clayton, NC 27528
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