Thank You June!

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
   I will sing praise to my God while I have being.  Psalm 104:33

For Stone Soup this week we will gather with the rest of the Saluda United Methodist Church to celebrate June Taylor's over 50 years of music ministry. She's been in ministry here for over 15 years. So we'll meet at the 11 o'clock worship service and have a potluck lunch afterwards in the fellowship hall. (cake will be provided so just bring main dish or salad/vegetable type dishes). What a gift we have to celebrate so much ministry and so much love over the years.
Thank You June!

Meeting at 11 a.m. at church for worship

We'll meet this week at regular church time, 11 a.m., as we continue in the series: Eager to Love.
We are exploring some of the alternative ways of St. Francis of Assisi in his journey to live out his faith in Jesus.
This Sunday we are looking at the issue of Praying Without Ceasing: A Strikingly Beautiful Way of Life!
Also you'll get a chance to hear our new Choir Director/Organist/Pianist, David McKee.
Next week we will meet again at 11 a.m. to celebrate the fabulous work and ministry of June Taylor who has been our Choir Director/Organist/Pianist for many years! The service will be followed by a pot luck luncheon.

2 p.m. Sunday 10-12

We're going to try frisbee again.

Judge not lest ye be judged.  (Matthew 7:1-3)
Forgive as you too have been forgiven. (Colossians 3:13)
Come on, let's just play.  (The Field of Ultimate Frisbee)

Stone Soup will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday 10/12. We’ll have our reflection time first and then carpool down to PCHS for community Ultimate Frisbee. Everybody bring snacks and/or refreshments to renew us all after a time of sweating!

You can play as much or as little ultimate as you want.
It doesn't matter what your skill level is, nobody is perfect on the field. It's just important to keep playing and not to get down on yourself or others.

The Practice of Finding and Being Found

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field..." Matthew 13:44

This week we'll meet at Saluda UMC at 4 p.m. and go  hunting gems in downtown at the Saluda Gem Mine Wicks and Wares. Group rate is $8 but we'll cover half that, so just bring $4 per person who wants to hunt gems. This should be a great lesson and lots of fun for the younger kids!
Frances is bringing lasagna for dinner afterwards so everybody else can bring whatever would make a lasagna dinner complete.
So be thinking about what it is in life that we dedicate ourselves to finding. Are we looking for the truly valuable things (material and spiritual)? Are we willing to pay the price for those truly valuable things?

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."