Newsletter of the The Salem United Methodist Church — Wolfsville MMoouunnttaaiinn SShheepphheerrdd Volume 30 March 2012 Number 3 Worship, Fellowship, & Prayer Opportunities at Salem during Lent THEME FOR LENT: “A Journey to Hope” Salem United Methodist Church—Wolfsville IN DIFFICULT INSIDE TIMES WHAT DO YOU GRAB ONTO? Journey to hope Skating Party photos on pages 10 & 11. DISCOVER the HOPE to HANDLE EVERYTHING Missions . 2 Bee-lievers Food Sales . 3 Although the series began Feb 22, you may join us at any time. Bee-lievers Prayer Shawls . 3 Each message can make a difference in our lives right now. Attendance & Offerings . 4 Sticky Buns Sales . 4 JOIN US on THE JOURNEY. Invitations to Church . 4 Follow Christ to the cross this Lenten OPEN Calendar of Events . 5 season. Learn from Pastor Bob’s A NEW Old Sanctuary Photo . 5 teachings on... Who’s Doing What, When? . 6 DOOR It’s Your Day! . 6 Wed Feb 22 Risk (Ash Wednesday) See REAL LIFE SITUATIONS Inspirational Reading . 7 with fresh eyes... Recipe . 7 Sun Feb 26 Choosing our Traveling From Our Pastor . 8 Companions no matter your Women’s Valentine Breakfast 9 Sun Mar 4 Self-Esteem mile marker in life. Snow Tubing/Skating Party 10 Sun Mar 11 Work Easter Flowers Order Form 11 Sun Mar 18 Temptation Commit to attend each week. Heavenly Humor . 12 Sun Mar 25 Money Invite a friend. Encounter Christ. Amazing Bible Facts . 12 Sun Apr 1 Suffering (Palm Sunday) 2 March 2012 The Mountain Shepherd The 22001122 MISSION PROJECTS Mountain Shepherd Monthly Paid 2012 % of Published monthly by Salem United Minimum Jan Goal Goal Methodist Church – Wolfsville. Frank & Nancy Stottlemyer $204 $204.00 $2,448 8% Our mailing address is 12477-79 1 Retired Senegal Missionaries Wolfsville Road, Myersville, MD 21773-9303 Operation Christmas Child — 0 $355 0% EDITOR : William G. Burrier 2 Postage for Shoe Boxes - Samaritan’s Purse - November P. O. Box 94 Salem Mission & Outreach Myersville, MD 21773-0094 3 — 0 $1,180 0% E-Mail: [email protected] Supports human needs as determined by Salem Salem Food Pantry — $50.06 $1,180 4% 4 Open every Monday 6:00-7:00 p.m. Articles without a byline are written Mary Elmore - Africa Inland Mission by the editor. 5 $85 $85.00 $1,020 8% _________________ Working in Tanzania, Africa United Methodist Board of Child Care PASTOR 6 — 0 $1,360 0% Robert E. Snyder Care of Homeless or Abused Children 12477 Wolfsville Road Gideons International $110 $110.00 $1,320 8% Myersville, MD 21773-9303 7 Frederick County - West Camp - Distributing Bibles Parsonage Phone: 301-293-1616 Potato Project Cell Phone: 240-994-0825 8 $60 $60.00 $720 8% Email address: [email protected] Society of St. Andrew, Big Island, Virginia Middletown High School SALEM KEY CONTACTS 9 $47 $47.00 $564 8% Lay Leader: Sue Ellen Stottlemyer Fellowship of Christian Athletes Chair, Admin. Council: Vernon Stottlemyer Mission Trip — 0 $2,295 0% Outreach: Barbara Stottlemyer 10 Destination to be determined Worship: Mary Alice Shankle Ronnie & Angi Hopkins Sun. School Superintendent: Bobby Fogle 11 $64 $64.00 $768 8% Chair, Board of Trustees: George Stottlemyer The Mission Society - Mission Work in Nicaragua Church Treasurer: William Burrier Care Net Pregnancy Center $64 $64.00 $768 8% Sunday School Treasurer: Mary Fogle 12 707 N. Market Street, Frederick, MD Chair, Pastor-Parish Relations: Robin Haupt Chair, Evangelism: Michael Burrier Compassion International $76 $76.00 $942 8% 13 Sponsored children in Ecuador & India SALEM MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS Local Mission Projects Current Membership: 223 14 — 0 $1,250 0% Sunday School Enrollment: 77 Supporting local repair or renovation needs 2012 New Members: 0 Total 2012 Mission Goal: $16,170 SALEM PHYSICAL FACILITIES Here’s how you can give... Church built 1847 Make checks payable to Salem United Place your contributions in the offering Educational Building built 1967 1 Methodist Church, or place cash contribu - 3 plate at Sunday worship. If you do not des - Parsonage built 1974-75 tions in an envelope marked “Missions.” ignate a specific project, your contribution will Tell us which mission project(s) you wish to be distributed to the project or projects needing SALEM WEB SITE 2 support by making a note on your check or funds to meet the monthly minimum payout goals www.SalemChurchWolfsville.org envelope. listed above. COLOPHON Produced using QuarkXPress 8.12 and Mac OS 10.6.8, on an Apple 20” iMac COMPASSION - Sponsored Children computer, along with an H.P. LaserJet Salem Support: $76 monthly 4000N postscript laser printer, Epson Dear Salem Church: Perfection 4490 photo scanner, Canon How are you? I and my family members are all fine. My school’s annual PowerShot SD-1000 digital camera, and examination is going to be over. After that I will be going to a new class. Ricoh MP-3351 digital laser copier. Santanu Sing During vacation, I will go to my relative’s house. I celebrated Christmas OUR PURPOSE East India with my family and friends. I participated in cultural programs and action The purpose of this news letter is to pro vide songs. I am thankful for the Christmas gift. Please keep praying for all of us. a means of communicating with our mem - —Santanu Sing bers, their fam i lies, and our many friends of Dear Salem Church: the Wolfs ville community and surrounding I am fine and happy. Please pray for my studies and for my 6 siblings. I ar eas. We pray that this news letter will in - want to thank you for the support you give me, because where I live there spire you, our readers, to reg u lar ly attend is no work and we live by hunting and fishing. Let me tell you that we had worship ser vic es, Sun day School, and all oth er ac tiv ities of the church. For those who a Christmas program and a huge meal, and missionaries taught us the are unable to attend, this news letter is a Bible. I received a gift from you. Thank you very much. God bless you. Natali Vargas —Natali Vargas means of bringing part of the church to you. Ecuador The Mountain Shepherd March 2012 3 Salem United Methodist Women “Bee-lievers” BUSY SPRING AHEAD Bee-lievers plan Food Sales; other activities n By Fonda Gormer ! The food, like that served at the Lord’s Acre Festival, is BEE-LIEVERS “PIE SALE” ORDER FORM back! The Bee-lievers are planning two food sales in March. Please give orders to Delores Myers or Barbie Stottlemyer, A soup and sandwich sale is planned for pick-ups on or place in basket on hallway table by March 11 . March 10 and 11. Those order forms were due February 26; you may call me at 301-293-2436, if you need to place an order. NAME___________________________________ Orders are being taken for a pie sale with pick-ups on March 24 and 25. An order form appears at right, and is due PHONE__________________________________ March 11. If you can’t deliver a form in person, call me as above. PIES How many Amount BUSY SPRING AHEAD FOR BEE-LIEVERS Apple $9.00 ______ $________ In addition to the March food sales, the Bee-lievers will Sugar-Free Apple $9.00 ______ $________ have a food sale at the upcoming plant and yard sale on May 12. Black Raspberry $11.00 ______ $________ Another project of the Bee-lievers and women of the church is providing meals for the Wolfsville Ruritan Club’s Cherry $9.00 ______ $________ monthly meeting. When the Ruritan Club was formed 55 years Blueberry $9.00 ______ $________ ago, Salem and St. Mark’s Lutheran Church were offered the opportunity to provide meals for the meetings, in return for a Pumpkin $9.00 ______ $________ donation from the club. Salem provides the supper on the third Pecan $9.00 ______ $________ Monday in February, April, June and October. We can always Raisin $9.00 ______ $________ use help with preparation, serving and clean-up, if anyone has some time to donate. This has been a steady source of income Coconut Cream $9.00 ______ $________ for the women through the years. Chocolate Cream $9.00 ______ $________ A new project for the Bee-lievers is the prayer shawl min - Lemon Meringue $9.00 ______ $________ istry. At our next meeting on March 1, we will be making fleece prayer shawls for distribution to those in need of comfort and Peach $9.00 ______ $________ solace. Patterns are also available for anyone who would like to Total Amount Due at Pickup $________ knit or crochet a shawl. The Bee-lievers is a group of women who usually meet on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the church social PICKUP at church (check one) area. There is no business meeting in May due to Ladies Night Sat. March 24, 4-6 p.m. ______ Out (more about that in the April newsletter!). Sun. March 25, after a.m. services ______ The group works to support the missions of the church, with a lot of effort being put into fund-raising and crafting for the Lord’s Acre project. Any woman is invited to just show up at a If you would like more information on any of these projects, meeting. We have a brief devotion, a business meeting, some - or about the Bee-lievers, contact me at 301-293-2436 or at times a work session, and a time for fellowship and refreshments. [email protected]. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: New at Salem n By Dawn Nelson Salem’s Bee-lievers has started a prayer shawl ministry.