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Salem United Methodist Church
3962 Salem Road
Covington, GA 30016
Non Profit Organization
Permit #328
U.S. Postage Paid at
Conyers, GA 30013
Salem Signal
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3962 Salem Road, Covington, GA 30016
Phone 770-786-6027 Fax 770-786-6050
October 22, 2014
Deadline for next newsletter articles:
November 16, 2014
Pastor’s Reflections
The Next Step
Special points
Among the great joys of my childhood were the trips from the Peabody coage at Indian
Springs Holiness Camp Ground to the Indian Springs State Park for an a ernoon on the slippery
rocks. You may have been there some$me yourself!
Of interest
• Upcoming Events
• Financial News
As a boy I can remember one par$cular spot where we used to play. There was a natural
waterslide and a deep pool where we would play for what seemed like hours on end. When I take
the boys there now, it is clear to me how $ny it is. But as a lile boy it was a marvelous distrac$on
and the source of wonderful adventures.
• Those Who Serve Us
• Announcements
Joe Peabody, Jr., Pastor
Joe Peabody, Sr., Asso. Pastor
Carol Standard, Asst. Pastor
Charles Ingram, Music Director
Annette Harmon, Admin.Asst./Financial Sec.
Carol & Mike Rodock, Youth Directors
Jessica Wayne, Children’s Director
www.salemumc.org
• Birthdays
• Church Calendar
e-mail: salemumc@bellsouth.net
As I got older (and my parents got a lile braver) we ventured out farther and farther onto
the “slippery” rocks. One wrong step and – Bam! – down you might go. The dry tops of the rocks
were safe, ini$ally; un$l they, too, became saturated from our splashing footsteps. But the sides
and edges of the rocks just below the surface were always slick. Always fraught with danger! And
ALWAYS so much fun!!
Phone: 770-786-6027
Fax: 770-786-6050
Inside this issue;
Community Food Pantries
Your dona$ons of canned goods and other food
supplies can make a huge difference in the lives
of hungry and hur$ng people.
The barrels are located in the
hall behind the Sanctuary, in the
office hallway and in the
Family Life Center
for the Food Banks in
Newton & Rockdale Counties
BackPack Buddies
We will begin the BackPack Buddy program on
Oct. 26. We are sponsoring 18 children this
year. The cost per child is approximately $7.00
per week. You can help us by bringing food
items on the BackPack Buddy list or by
sponsoring a child or by dona$ng to the
BackPack Buddy Program. This is a great
ministry to those in need and to their family.
Trunk or Treat
Pumpkins Patch
Time Change
Special Dates
Santa Breakfast
Children’s Happenings
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Youth News
Announcements
UMW
Stewardship News
Mission & Outreach
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Anniversaries
Those Who Serve Us
Prayer Requests
Chick-fil-A Calendars are on sale for $7.00.
Proceeds will used for mission projects.
Please see Mary Walters, Carol Standard, or
church office.
I remember walking out on those rocks for the first $me with Allison and the boys. Parker
was nine years old, and Ashton was not yet seven; and, all of a sudden, I turned into my father. I
urged cau$on. I offered counsel, step by step. And I did my best to catch them when they would
begin to fall.
My hand had just caught Ashton under the upper arm when I remembered the words of the
Psalmist:
Birthdays
Chick –fil –A Calendars
As a teenager, my friends and I would – stupidly – race from the pool just below the bridge
at the very top of the rocks all the way down to the pool at the boom, or from the boom to the
top; or both. Occasionally we would make it all the way, unscathed. Typically, though, we would
bust it somewhere along the way! We would slip. We would stumble. We would contort ourselves
wildly to maintain our foo$ng or regain our balance. And, more $mes than any of us want to admit,
we fell.
Church Calendar
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“He will not let your foot slip.” (Psalm 121:3)
As we pray about and plan for THE NEXT STEP: “Forward in Faith” as a church family, I
believe we do not have to be anxious. Can we purposefully choose other than God’s best for us?
Sure we can. We can be disobedient. Might we accidentally veer from the path or stray away?
Absolutely. But even in our disobedience we are not beyond his grasp. Even in error we can trust
him. And if we will embrace the wisdom of scripture, we do not need to be anxious:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
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S A LE M S I G N A L
Trunk or Treat
Saturday, October 25
5:00—7:00 p.m.
S A LE M S I G N A L
Special Dates
Mark your Calendar
The Pumpkins are Here!!!
Sunday, Nov. 9—Second Sunday Worship
Sunday, Nov 16—Commitment Sunday
Charge Conference 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 23—Celebration Sunday
Sunday, Nov. 30—1st Sunday in Advent
Hanging of the Greens &
Love Light Service
Be sure to sign up to help
sell pumpkins.
SANTA BREAKFAST &
SANTA SECRET SHOP
December 6 at
You are invited to decorate the
trunk of your car and fill it with
candy! We will be serving hot dogs, popcorn and
coon candy. Door prizes will be given to registering
guests. We will need volunteers to help.
Time Change
Sunday, November 2
Remember to turn your clock back
one hour on Saturday night,
November 1.
We are in need of any NEW items that could sell
from .25 cents to $5.00 to be donated to the shop. You
may also donate cash to help cover the cost for the
breakfast items or gi s for the shop. Please note on
your check that it is for the Santa Breakfast & Secret
Shop and you can either put in the offering plate or turn
into the Church Office. If you have any ques$on, please
call Debbie Andrews at 770-922-6398. Thank you for all
your help to make this the best one ever.
Children’s Happenings
The holidays are fast approaching and what a truly
wonderful $me of year this is to be with family and
friends. Trunk or Treat is going to be a blast for the church
and the community alike. It is such a fun $me for all
involved and gives our church a wonderful opportunity to
meet all the of the community children and their parents. A
special Thank you to all of those involved for making this a
special night for all the children.
Santa’s Breakfast is coming December 6th in the
Family Life Center. Dona$ons are welcome for the food
and Santa’s Shop. Don’t miss out on this special chance to
begin the Christmas celebra$ons with wonderful fellowship
and a great $me for all. A special Secret Santa’s shop will
be available for the children to purchase gi s for their
loved ones. Don’t miss this great $me and wonderful food.
If you are interested in signing your children or
grandchildren up for any programs at Salem UMC, please
contact the church office or Jessica Wayne. I will be happy
to talk over all of the opportuni$es’ open to the children of
this church and the community. Our goal at Salem UMC is
to share Christ with all and to provide each person who
comes through our doors with a feeling of love and family
in Christ.
We offer a 2.5 hour children’s program each Sunday
morning. Regardless which service you choose to aend, we
have engaging ac$vi$es planned for your child for the whole
morning! Salem UMC loves kids!
9:30-9:45
9:30-10:00
The Bridge service at
Tradi$onal worship
9:30
11:00
Snack
Worship $me with
(green room)
parents (FLC)
Praise & Worship with Ms. Yvonne
(green room)
10:00-10:45
FaithWeaver Now
Sunday School Classrooms
10:45-11:00
Missions outreach with Ms. Annee
(green room)
11:00-11:15
(green room)
11:15-11:30
(green room)
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:15
(green room)
Worship with parents or
(green room)
stay for 2nd hour
Praise & Worship with Ms. Stephanie
or Ms. Allison
Kids’ Own Worship
Sunday School Classrooms
Recrea$on (free play and structured
ac$vi$es)
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News
United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF)
welcomes all youth from 6th – 12th grades. We meet
on Sunday evenings from 5-7 in the Choir Suite.
Please see below the schedule for November and
contact Carol Rodock at 678-712-5280 for more
informa$on. Bring your friends!
We are excited about all the changes and
happenings at Salem and if you haven’t been here in
awhile, please check out our new “Bridge” service
each Sunday morning at 9:30 in the Family Life
Center and new classes for youth, both at the
regular Sunday School hour and a er the new
service.
Please help with the annual Trunk or Treat this Saturday, Oct.
25. Please arrive between 4:30 and 5:00 so you can be placed
at a sta$on. Also, help is s$ll needed in the Pumpkin Patch if
you are available.
Youth Retreat: Instead of Remove the Mask this year there
will be a smaller youth retreat with a few other youth groups
at the FFA camp during the weekend before Thanksgiving,
Nov. 21-22. Details TBA.
Mark Your Calendars:
Oct. 25 – Trunk or Treat
Oct. 26 – UMYF 5-7
Nov. 2 – UMYF 5-7
Nov. 9 – UMYF 5-6; 2nd Sunday worship 6-7:15
Nov. 16 – Charge Conference and Stop Hunger Now event; No
UMYF
Nov. 21-22 – Youth Retreat at FFA Camp
Nov. 23 – Celebra$on Sunday; No UMYF
United Methodist Women
Stop Hunger Now
Another exci$ng Stop Hunger Now event will be held
at Salem UMC on Sunday, November 16 at 4:15 p.m.
in the FLC following charge conference (2p.m. –
4p.m.). We will be collabora$ng with six other
churches. We are asking you to consider inves$ng in
this worthwhile project and come and help us fill
bags to feed orphans and school children who are
hungry.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
To all the ladies that made goodies for the BBQ and
made cra s to sell.
Also, thank you to everyone who purchased all the
goodies and the BBQ. The day was a great success!
Stewardship News
Annual Operating &
Building Budget
$319,209.52
Annual Operating & Building
Budget
$26,601—Required Monthly
Average Weekly Attendance
Total received in:
$27,106—August
137—August
156—September
167—October
$24,264—September
$21,615—October
$743,194—Family Life Center Loan
Snack
(3 out of 4 weeks.)
(3 out of 4 weeks.)
November Birthdays
November 1
Frank Burgin
November 3
Ben Young
November 4
Jessica Williamson
November 6
Jimmy Smith
November 9
Faye Vaughan
November 11
Martha Allums
Brad Boettner
Larry Patrick
Pat Miller
Joe Paschal
Barry Schell
November 15
Ouida Moore
November 16
Ruth Isom
November Anniversaries
November 17
Christine Hadaway
November 18
John Solomon, Jr.
November 19
Shirley Pierce
Jonathan Dement
November 20
Dawn Brown
November 24
Dalton Smith
Jason Wayne
November 25
David Kincaid
Jackie Stedham
November 30
Beth Story
November 1
Ken & Wanda Adams
November 3
Bill & Joan Tidwell
November 5
Tom & Terry Hooks
November 6
Bennie & Yvonne English
November 9
Bryan & Stephanie Bloodworth
Have we
missed your
Birthday or
Anniversary?
Be sure to call
the Church
Office
2014
Sun
2
3
Children’s Church
Nursery Volunteer
Jonathan & Amy
Dement
Patti Chriswell
Phillip & Amy
Standard
Mae Lewis
November 16
Jessica Wayne
& helper
Louise McGraw
November 23
November 30
Nancy Penn
& helper
Shirley Pierce
& helper
Dawn Brown
10
UMM Meeting
8am
Jessica McGinnis
Bridge Service
9:30 am
Second Sunday
Service 6pm
16
Jimmy Breedlove
Jimmy Breedlove
Flowers for
Sanctuary
5
Jimmy Breedlove
Jimmy Breedlove
11
6
12
Nurture
Meeting
Greg Hadaway
Gary Bloodworth
Greg Hadaway
Gary Bloodworth
Greg Hadaway
Gary Bloodworth
Greg Hadaway
Gary Bloodworth
Bill Tidwell
Sybil Knox
Luanne Mowrey
Ethel Willmon
Pier Barrow
Prayerful Requests: Brenda Alleyne, Martha Allums, Pier Barrow, Sathell Bealieu, Mattie Bowden, Jean Busby, Betty Butler, Nikki
Crowell, Frank Enyart, Carol Gardiner, Joelda Gardner, Mary Garner, Lucille Godfrey, Mack Hill, Lilene Hollingsworth, Gary & Melissa
Hyde, Kathy Johnson, Joyce Kitchens, LeGrand Family, Lisa Long, Tony McGiboney, Luanne Mowrey, Ruth Parker, Joe Paschal, Joe
Peabody & family, Michael Reese, Salem UMC & Staff, Katie Sanders, John & Marge Shearer, Tommy Smith, John & Pat Solomon, Carol
Standard, Joan Stanley, Jackie Stedham, Bev & Don Stewart, Catherine Stewart, Kelly Stewart, Stacey Stewart, Patrick Stewart, Bob & Sara
Stokes, Ann Sutton, Nancy Taylor, Parker Thomas, Shirley Thomas, Dot Thompson, Ola Vaughn, Elizabeth Walter, Earl Washburn
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Prayer Shawl
6:30 pm
8
14
13
Girl Scouts
In FLC
8—1
Girl Scouts
18
19
20
21
22
SPR
5:30 pm
PCLA
8—5
Stephens
Ministry Class
Girl Scouts
Wed. Night
Supper 5:30pm
& Class
25
26
28
29
Salem Srs. 11am
Finance 6:15pm
Church Council
7pm
27
Doris Compton
Birthday in Choir
Suite
4-7pm
Celebration
Sunday
Hanging of the
Greens &
LoveLight Service
7pm
15
PCLA 8-12
Bridge Service
9:30 am
Bridge Service
9:30 am
1
PCLA 8-12
24
30
Sat
UMW 7pm
Wed. Night
Supper 5:30pm
& Class 6:30
Jimmy Breedlove
Greg Hadaway
Gary Bloodworth
Fri
PCLA 8-12
PCLA
8—5
Stephens
Ministry Class
6—8:30 pm
Bridge Service
9:30 am
23
Cash Counters
Thu
PCLA
8—5
SPR
5:30 pm
17
Charge
Conference
2:00—4:00 p.m.
Acolyte
Secures Building
On Sunday
4
Wed
Wed. Night
Supper 5:30pm
Stephens
Prayer Centering & Class 6:30
Ministry Class in Prayer Chapel
6:30 pm
Those Who Serve Us—November
November 9
Tue
Trustees
6:30 pm
9
November 2
Mon
Ongoing OpportuniƟes
Monday—Stephens Ministry Class—6—8:30
Wednesday—Supper at 5:30 pm
Chris$an Believer Class &
Sinning Like a Chris$an at 6:30