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Happy Birthday
01 Frederick Cave

Self is always served best

when it serves others.
We need a standard by which to measure our
lives. The standard is Jesus.

The Married Couples

Ministry
June 20,
2015
5 PM
Fellowship
Hall

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02
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03
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03
03
05
06
08
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15
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Andrea Gadsden-Johnson
Tom Williams
DeAndre Bradham, Sr
Tashia Howell-Taylor
Kaitlyn Benjamin
Morgan Richardson
Nettie Reaties
Rachel Forrest
Mary Brandyburg
Darrin T. Thomas
Angela Edmond
James Johnson
Mary Sprouts
Elizabeth Myers
Bernice Kinney
Marilynn Bailey
Tawana Gibson Coleman
Myron Bell
Gwen Lakin
Denise Watkins

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20
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20
21
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
28
28
29
29
30

Terry King
Timothy I. McDowell Jr.
Deborah Hunter
Damon Bailey
Autumn Edmond
Stephanie Young
Edona Harrison
Tee Roberson
Octavia Wright
Benjamin Thomas, III
Megan Thompson
James Lawson
George Outing, III
Timothy Wright
Beverly Black
Deborah Lakin
Ben Keeton
Pilarr Lane
Alzona Belk-Allen
Kela Thomas

Happy Anniversary
12
24
25
26
27
27
28
28

June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June

- Daryl and Ivy Ellerby

- Mike and Marcella Forrest
- Clifford and Rachel Bourke
- Lawrence and Dorothy Blackmer
- Garryl and Veronica Deas
- James and Sharon Johnson
- Craig and Shemega Tyson
Stephen and Linda Jamison

To update your birthday or anniversary information,

contact Inez Benjamin at 736-1008 or
email ibeejamming@bellsouth.net

Childcare up to 11 years old

Trustee On Call May 2015

Octavia Wright
419-2413 (H) 843-1353 (M)

FBUMC Mission Statement: The mission of Francis Burns United

Methodist Church is to glorify God, to spread the Good News of
Jesus Christ and to make Christian disciples through worship and
praise, nurture, outreach and witness.
FBUMC Vision Statement: The vision of Francis Burns United
Methodist Church is to be in covenant with God and to connect
with God's people through ministries that meet human needs.

One The Light Side

Burns Connection
Volume 2015 Issue 6

June 2015

June is Black Music Month

Francis Burns UMC
5616 Farrow Rd.
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 754-1760
Rev. Ernest C. Etheredge
Pastor

What If You Were ONE Paycheck Away From

Being Homeless?
United Methodist Women To Feed 2-4 Families
As a part of the newly formed Family Promise Ministry,
six Francis Burns UMC ministries in partnership with
Northminster Presbyterian Church, will provide meals
to 2-4 families, consisting of no more than fourteen
(14) persons, the week of June 14-21, 2015.
On Friday, June 19th the UMW will provide a main dish,
dessert, and beverage to the families.

Recognition of this critical

part of American heritage
will be highlighted all month
long with various events
urging citizens to revel in the
many forms of music from
gospel to hip-hop. AfricanAmerican musicians, singers,
and
composers
have
contributed
an
immense
amount to our nation's
history.
It
should
be
acknowledged
and
celebrated.
During Black Music Month, we pay tribute to a rich
musical tradition and honor the many contributions
African-American musicians, singers, and composers
have made to the culture of our Nation and to the
world. This powerful, moving, and soulful music speaks
to every heart; lifting us in times of sorrow and helping
us celebrate in times of joy.

Family Promise of the Midlands (FPM) brings

together people of faith to help the sizeable and
sometimes unseen population of homeless
families in our midst. The Family Promise of the
Midlands is a non-profit organization that
engages House of Worship to provide shelter,
meals, and support to homeless families. The
Family Promise of the Midlands, part of the
National Family Promise Network, which was
founded in 1986 and supports similar initiatives
in more than 180 U.S. communities.
Operating four times a year, upcoming opportunities
will be held in September and December of this year.
Francis Burns United Methodist Women feels it is our
responsibility individually and as a church to help these
families because at any time we could find ourselves
ONE paycheck aw ay from being homeless.
Francis Burns UMW
Communications Co-Chairs
Rhonda Washington & Sharee Washington

Teach them ( Gods commandments) to your children,

speaking them when you sit in your house, when you
walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise
up. Deuteronomy 11:19

Happy Fathers Day

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Lectionary
June 2015

St. Paul wrote to the church

at Ephesus these words:
I have not stopped giving
thanks to God for you, I remember you in my prayers
and ask the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the glorious father, to give you the spirit,
who will make you wise and
reveal God to you, so that
you
will
know
Him.

Second Sunday after Pentecost

June 7, 1 Samuel 8:4-20, (11:14-15), Psalm 138, 2
Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35
Third Sunday after Pentecost
June 14, 1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13, Psalm 20, 2
Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17, Mark 4:26-34
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
June 21, 1 Samuel 17:32-49, Psalm 9:9-20, 2
Corinthians 6:1-13, Mark 4:35-41
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
June 28, 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, Psalm 130, 2
Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43

2015 Budget Information

Administrative
Council on Ministries
Committee on Finance
Board of Trustees
Total 2015 Budget

$332,773.18
$133,835.00
$
250.00
$222,600.00
$689,458.18

Weekly Amount Needed

Monthly Amount Needed

$13,258.81
$57,454.85

Amount Received in April

$50,444.35

(Ephesians 1:16-17).
Thank You! These two words may be the most under
used words in the English language. We dont say
Thank you enough to family and friends, to coworkers and associates, to church members and members in the body of Christ Jesus. It is so important for
each of us to take a moment to express words of
thanks and appreciation to each other.
As you begin to read these words, The South Carolina
Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church will
begin its meetings in Florence, S.C., Gwen and I will
complete three years of ministry with you at Francis
Burns U.M.C., we will also be preparing to return to
begin our fourth year with you. We are excited about
what has happened and the things that God will do for
us and with us in the future. It is indeed a future with
hope.
I want to express my thanks and appreciation to the
members and friends of Francis Burns United Methodist
Church for the many ways you have supported the ministry of Jesus Christ.

Thank You

Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17.
The prayer of faith will
save the sick, and the
Lord will raise him up.
...The effective, fervent
prayer of a righteous
man
avails
much.
James 5:15, 16.
Mrs. Maeward Belk Rev. Ernest Etheredge
Mrs. Mary Hennegan (sister of Gladys GaillardMcBride) Ms. Mardean R. Salley (Sister of Ella
Mae Burwick) Mrs. Liz Myers

United Methodist Men Update

Meeting
June 13th
8:30 AM
Fellowship Hall

May God continue to Bless and Keep You.

Grace and Peace
Ernest

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Christian Education Corner

Mind Games in a World of Images Melagne Yed
Introduction (contd)
Jesus experience in the wilderness vividly reminds us
of how powerfully insidious and suggestive Satans
assaults on the mind can be. This temptation episode
very well describes the strong influences that the
media world exerts upon the imagination of many in
our culture today.
But lets recall Gods response in Genesis 11 where
the people said: let us make a name for ourselves and
build a tower. God said: If they are unified in
language and able to build this tower, nothing will be
impossible for them. Let us go in their mist, and
confuse their languages. This is such a staggering
response from an omnipotent God! From this
response, we see a biblical principle emerge. And that
is: when cupidity and self-aggrandizement is the
motive, unity can be absolutely catastrophic. We can
only imagine the magnitude of the devastation that a
group of proud men and women, united in evil, can
accomplish. This, may I suggest, is the key to unlock
what the Bible has to say about the media in our time.
So if we take the imagination, coalesce it with the
human pride and enticement, to bring about a
homogenization of tastes and ideas, the hellishness
that can break loose as a result would be absolutely
unparalleled in history. We are no longer merely a
propositional culture, nor are we a scribal culture, nor
are we a print culture. As in the days of the Tower of
Babel, our civilization today is speaking the same
language, albeit in electronic images, trying to make a
name for ourselves. Therein lays the epistemological
base with which the media and its influence must be
addressed. The electronic image culture is here and
we are in it. Whether to a lesser or greater extent, we
are all (children and adults) affected by its pervasive
tentacles, enveloped by it, frighteningly unable to
distant ourselves from it.
Film producer, David Puttnam, profoundly said this of
Hollywood and of the cinema:
Far more than any other influence, more than school,
more even than home, my attitudes, dreams,
preconceptions and preconditions for life have been
irreversibly shaped five and half thousand miles away
in a place called Hollywood. I labour over all of this in
order to explain exactly where my passion for cinema
stems from, exactly why it hurts me that the movies
so frequently sell themselves short, unable and
unwilling to step up to the creative and ethical
standards that the audience is entitled to expect of
them. The medium is too powerful and too important
an influence on the way we live, and the way we see
ourselves to be left solely to the tyranny of the box
office or reduced to the sum of the lowest common
denominator or public taste. This public taste or

appetite being conditioned by a diet capable only of

producing mental and emotional malnutrition. Movies
are powerful, good or bad, they tinker around inside
your brain. They steal up on you in the darkness of the
cinema to form or confirm social attitudes. They can help
to create a healthy, informed, concerned, and inquisitive
society, or in the alternative, a negative, apathetic,
ignorant one merely a short step away from nihilism and
despair. In short: Cinema is Propaganda. Benign or
Malign, social or antisocial, the factual nature of its
responsibility cannot be avoided. To an almost alarming
degree, our political and emotional responses, rest for
their health, in the quality and integrity of the present
and future generation of film and television creators.
To be continued

Meet the Choir

Name: N ancy Bradshaw

Choir Section: Soprano
Occupation: Richland District
1 Speech Pathologist
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling
and spending time with family
and friends

Other books were given for our

information, the Bible was given
for our transformation.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mine. Romans 12:2

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Health Notes
June 2015

MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF FRANCIS BURNS UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH
PRESENTS

HEALTHY EATING AND LIVING IN THE SPIRIT

The Health Ministry has chosen to focus on Men's
Health concerns for the month of June, since this is the
month that we celebrate Father's Day. We all want the
men in our lives to make healthier choices, so that
they can be with us for many years in the future. We
understand that the suggested changes can have more
success, if we begin by taking small steps in the
desired direction. Here are some points to consider, if
you desire to make healthier food choices.
Your food selections can have a significant effect on the
development of many chronic diseases, such as
diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer.
Reduce the amount of animal fat and meat that you
eat. Regarding your meat consumption, the goal is four
or five ounces per meal. Try not to exceed six ounces
at each meal, in order to improve heart health.
Reduce your salt or sodium consumption. AfricanAmericans, who may already be on High Blood Pressure
medication, should try to limit the amount of salt in
their food.
Read the food labels on your food package, in order to
determine the desired serving size and other important
nutritional information.
Most of us eat too much sugar. We may not be aware
of the sugar content of many of our favorite foods. High
Fructose Corn Syrup, which is found in most sodas
and other items, is a particularly bad sweetener. Try
using honey or maple syrup, to sweeten hot tea or
coffee. The recommendation is to only add six
additional teaspoons of sugar, during the entire day.
.Reduce the processed foods that you eat. Hot dogs,
deli meat, sausages, and many frozen meals are
examples of processed foods. They tend to have high
levels of sodium, nitrites or nitrates, and other
unhealthy chemicals.
Purchase organic meats or vegetables, when possible.
The package should say that it is "USDA" certified
organic.
Avoid foods that may have a GMO content. Many corn
products and soy bean items have a GMO content.
Gradually, try to eliminate many of your white food
choices. These would include white bread, grits, white
potatoes, and white pastas. Use whole wheat or whole
grain products, instead. Also, sweet potatoes are a
better choice, than white potatoes.
H.E.A.L.S Monthly Meeting: is scheduled for
Monday, June 15, 6PM. Blood pressure screenings will
be available the 4th Sunday immediately after worship
services in the Fellowship Hall.ealHHhh
Aim for Wholeness,
Health & Welfare Ministry/H.E.A.L.S.

Let Heaven and Earth Rejoice

The music department of Francis Burns will present its

Christmas concert on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at
6:00pm. The participation from guest singers has been
a wonderful addition to this occasion. We extend the
invitation to everyone to join the choir and participate
in the concert this year. Rehearsals will begin on September 8, 2014 at 7:30pm in the churchs sanctuary.
The attire for the men will be black tuxedos. All ladies
are asked to wear long black skirts along with the black
concert top that was specially ordered from the 2014
concert. We encourage all ladies who participated last
year to be sure your top fits. If you need to order a new
top or if this is your first time singing in the concert, we
will have two fitting dates, August 23 and August 30
from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in the churchs choir room. The
cost of the top is $69.00. You are asked to bring a
$30.00 deposit at the fitting and pay the remaining balance when you get your top. You must attend one of
the two fitting dates in order to secure your top. There
will be no additional orders made after August 30.
We thank Rev. Etheredge and the entire church
body for your continued support of this ministry.

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I have been an active member of
the 4:12 youth ministry for more
than one year, and I have had
the time of my life! We may
sometimes fight or argue, but at
the end of the day we all have
each others back.
When I feel
like I have no one or nowhere to
run, I know I can always count on the people in the
youth ministry. I didn't always feel this way about the
youth ministry because we did not always do a whole
lot. Now we stay active and we make sure that Gods
Word is spread in everything we do.

people and to help set a positive example.

I believe the 4:12 youth ministry has helped shape and

mold me into a better person. My favorite life lesson
from the youth ministry is to be careful how you live
your life, because you may be the only Bible that some
people read." That is a very powerful lesson and we are
constantly
reminded of this
before we do
mission work or
serve
others.
The
message
the leaders try
to get across to
us is that we
need to do our
very best at all
times and show
God in everything we do. Someone could really be in
need of the service that we provide, so we should not
do it with a bum attitude or bad facial expressions. Instead, we should have a positive attitude and give one
hundred and ten percent. I not only apply this life lesson while in the youth ministry, but I try to remind myself of that in my everyday life because I never know
who is paying attention to what I am doing so I always
have to be ready to lead by example.

-Rachel Forrest

The 4:12 youth ministry has also helped me realize how

truly blessed I am. When we do mission work and see
how other people live, I realize that I don't have it so
bad. That makes me happy to give my time to others
because that time is spent making someone else's life
just a little bit easier. I get satisfaction knowing that
we did something for the greater good and not because
there was an award involved. I think that is priceless.
I am truly grateful to have met some of the people in
the youth ministry. Without their guidance and willingness to be positive role models in my life, I do not
know where I would be. As I prepared this article, I
decided to ask some of the youth how has the 4:12
youth ministry impacted your life'? and this is what they
had to say:
Jada Jackson states that the 4:12 youth ministry taught
her that even though we are young, we can still have
an impact on peoples lives. She says that the youth
ministry has impacted her by letting her serve other

Autumn Edmond said that the 4:12 youth ministry

helps her build a closer relationship with God and the
church foundation itself. She says that she is getting
more comfortable around the church because we are
allowed to do more of the things that we like to do.
She can see herself changing into a better person and
feels like the youth ministry can help other teens who
do not know God or have not gotten their questions
answered.
As for me, the youth ministry is my pride and joy, and
I look forward to all that is to come!

United Methodist Women in Mission

Thank you Francis Burns for your generous donation
of Health Kit items for Church Women Uniteds May
Friendship Day which took place on Friday, May 1 at
St. Johns Episcopal Church in Columbia. We donated
100 kits towards the more than 2000 kits collected for
this community outreach project.
We extend a hearty thank you to our Childrens
Ministry for accepting the task of assembling the
donated items and purchasing additional items to
complete the kits. Your mission work is spread far
and wide to bless others less fortunate that we are.
Fourteen social service agencies in four counties
(Richland, Aiken, Lexington, Newberry) received the
kits: Children's Garden, Cooperative Ministry, Epworth
Children's Home, Free Medical Clinic, Lexington
Interfaith Community Services, the Nurturing Center,
Palmetto Place Children's Emergency Shelter,
Providence Home of Columbia where our UMM
prepare meals, St. Lawrence Place/Trinity Housing
Corporation, Telamon Corporation, Transitions, the
Women's Shelter, Christ Gate, Southside Residential
Care Center.
Eight UMW traveled to a statewide UMW event on
Saturday, May 16. We donated four completed Elder
Baskets and several grocery bags of items towards
assembling more baskets. An Elder Basket consists of
a laundry basket filled with at least 2 cans each of
vegetables, meats, and fruits; dry goods beans,
rice, and pasta; household items washing powder,
dish detergent, toilet paper and paper towels; and
personal hygiene items bath soap, hand lotion,
shampoo and deodorant.
The baskets will be
delivered to elderly Native Americans around the
state. We were told that an Elder Basket is a luxury
item for the Native American families receiving them.

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Health Notes
June 2015

MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF FRANCIS BURNS UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH
PRESENTS

HEALTHY EATING AND LIVING IN THE SPIRIT

The Health Ministry has chosen to focus on Men's
Health concerns for the month of June, since this is the
month that we celebrate Father's Day. We all want the
men in our lives to make healthier choices, so that
they can be with us for many years in the future. We
understand that the suggested changes can have more
success, if we begin by taking small steps in the
desired direction. Here are some points to consider, if
you desire to make healthier food choices.
Your food selections can have a significant effect on the
development of many chronic diseases, such as
diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer.
Reduce the amount of animal fat and meat that you
eat. Regarding your meat consumption, the goal is four
or five ounces per meal. Try not to exceed six ounces
at each meal, in order to improve heart health.
Reduce your salt or sodium consumption. AfricanAmericans, who may already be on High Blood Pressure
medication, should try to limit the amount of salt in
their food.
Read the food labels on your food package, in order to
determine the desired serving size and other important
nutritional information.
Most of us eat too much sugar. We may not be aware
of the sugar content of many of our favorite foods. High
Fructose Corn Syrup, which is found in most sodas
and other items, is a particularly bad sweetener. Try
using honey or maple syrup, to sweeten hot tea or
coffee. The recommendation is to only add six
additional teaspoons of sugar, during the entire day.
.Reduce the processed foods that you eat. Hot dogs,
deli meat, sausages, and many frozen meals are
examples of processed foods. They tend to have high
levels of sodium, nitrites or nitrates, and other
unhealthy chemicals.
Purchase organic meats or vegetables, when possible.
The package should say that it is "USDA" certified
organic.
Avoid foods that may have a GMO content. Many corn
products and soy bean items have a GMO content.
Gradually, try to eliminate many of your white food
choices. These would include white bread, grits, white
potatoes, and white pastas. Use whole wheat or whole
grain products, instead. Also, sweet potatoes are a
better choice, than white potatoes.
H.E.A.L.S Monthly Meeting: is scheduled for
Monday, June 15, 6PM. Blood pressure screenings will
be available the 4th Sunday immediately after worship
services in the Fellowship Hall.ealHHhh
Aim for Wholeness,
Health & Welfare Ministry/H.E.A.L.S.

Let Heaven and Earth Rejoice

The music department of Francis Burns will present its

Christmas concert on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at
6:00pm. The participation from guest singers has been
a wonderful addition to this occasion. We extend the
invitation to everyone to join the choir and participate
in the concert this year. Rehearsals will begin on September 8, 2014 at 7:30pm in the churchs sanctuary.
The attire for the men will be black tuxedos. All ladies
are asked to wear long black skirts along with the black
concert top that was specially ordered from the 2014
concert. We encourage all ladies who participated last
year to be sure your top fits. If you need to order a new
top or if this is your first time singing in the concert, we
will have two fitting dates, August 23 and August 30
from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in the churchs choir room. The
cost of the top is $69.00. You are asked to bring a
$30.00 deposit at the fitting and pay the remaining balance when you get your top. You must attend one of
the two fitting dates in order to secure your top. There
will be no additional orders made after August 30.
We thank Rev. Etheredge and the entire church
body for your continued support of this ministry.

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I have been an active member of
the 4:12 youth ministry for more
than one year, and I have had
the time of my life! We may
sometimes fight or argue, but at
the end of the day we all have
each others back.
When I feel
like I have no one or nowhere to
run, I know I can always count on the people in the
youth ministry. I didn't always feel this way about the
youth ministry because we did not always do a whole
lot. Now we stay active and we make sure that Gods
Word is spread in everything we do.

people and to help set a positive example.

I believe the 4:12 youth ministry has helped shape and

mold me into a better person. My favorite life lesson
from the youth ministry is to be careful how you live
your life, because you may be the only Bible that some
people read." That is a very powerful lesson and we are
constantly
reminded of this
before we do
mission work or
serve
others.
The
message
the leaders try
to get across to
us is that we
need to do our
very best at all
times and show
God in everything we do. Someone could really be in
need of the service that we provide, so we should not
do it with a bum attitude or bad facial expressions. Instead, we should have a positive attitude and give one
hundred and ten percent. I not only apply this life lesson while in the youth ministry, but I try to remind myself of that in my everyday life because I never know
who is paying attention to what I am doing so I always
have to be ready to lead by example.

-Rachel Forrest

The 4:12 youth ministry has also helped me realize how

truly blessed I am. When we do mission work and see
how other people live, I realize that I don't have it so
bad. That makes me happy to give my time to others
because that time is spent making someone else's life
just a little bit easier. I get satisfaction knowing that
we did something for the greater good and not because
there was an award involved. I think that is priceless.
I am truly grateful to have met some of the people in
the youth ministry. Without their guidance and willingness to be positive role models in my life, I do not
know where I would be. As I prepared this article, I
decided to ask some of the youth how has the 4:12
youth ministry impacted your life'? and this is what they
had to say:
Jada Jackson states that the 4:12 youth ministry taught
her that even though we are young, we can still have
an impact on peoples lives. She says that the youth
ministry has impacted her by letting her serve other

Autumn Edmond said that the 4:12 youth ministry

helps her build a closer relationship with God and the
church foundation itself. She says that she is getting
more comfortable around the church because we are
allowed to do more of the things that we like to do.
She can see herself changing into a better person and
feels like the youth ministry can help other teens who
do not know God or have not gotten their questions
answered.
As for me, the youth ministry is my pride and joy, and
I look forward to all that is to come!

United Methodist Women in Mission

Thank you Francis Burns for your generous donation
of Health Kit items for Church Women Uniteds May
Friendship Day which took place on Friday, May 1 at
St. Johns Episcopal Church in Columbia. We donated
100 kits towards the more than 2000 kits collected for
this community outreach project.
We extend a hearty thank you to our Childrens
Ministry for accepting the task of assembling the
donated items and purchasing additional items to
complete the kits. Your mission work is spread far
and wide to bless others less fortunate that we are.
Fourteen social service agencies in four counties
(Richland, Aiken, Lexington, Newberry) received the
kits: Children's Garden, Cooperative Ministry, Epworth
Children's Home, Free Medical Clinic, Lexington
Interfaith Community Services, the Nurturing Center,
Palmetto Place Children's Emergency Shelter,
Providence Home of Columbia where our UMM
prepare meals, St. Lawrence Place/Trinity Housing
Corporation, Telamon Corporation, Transitions, the
Women's Shelter, Christ Gate, Southside Residential
Care Center.
Eight UMW traveled to a statewide UMW event on
Saturday, May 16. We donated four completed Elder
Baskets and several grocery bags of items towards
assembling more baskets. An Elder Basket consists of
a laundry basket filled with at least 2 cans each of
vegetables, meats, and fruits; dry goods beans,
rice, and pasta; household items washing powder,
dish detergent, toilet paper and paper towels; and
personal hygiene items bath soap, hand lotion,
shampoo and deodorant.
The baskets will be
delivered to elderly Native Americans around the
state. We were told that an Elder Basket is a luxury
item for the Native American families receiving them.

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Lectionary
June 2015

St. Paul wrote to the church

at Ephesus these words:
I have not stopped giving
thanks to God for you, I remember you in my prayers
and ask the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the glorious father, to give you the spirit,
who will make you wise and
reveal God to you, so that
you
will
know
Him.

Second Sunday after Pentecost

June 7, 1 Samuel 8:4-20, (11:14-15), Psalm 138, 2
Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35
Third Sunday after Pentecost
June 14, 1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13, Psalm 20, 2
Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17, Mark 4:26-34
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
June 21, 1 Samuel 17:32-49, Psalm 9:9-20, 2
Corinthians 6:1-13, Mark 4:35-41
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
June 28, 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, Psalm 130, 2
Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43

2015 Budget Information

Administrative
Council on Ministries
Committee on Finance
Board of Trustees
Total 2015 Budget

$332,773.18
$133,835.00
$
250.00
$222,600.00
$689,458.18

Weekly Amount Needed

Monthly Amount Needed

$13,258.81
$57,454.85

Amount Received in April

$50,444.35

(Ephesians 1:16-17).
Thank You! These two words may be the most under
used words in the English language. We dont say
Thank you enough to family and friends, to coworkers and associates, to church members and members in the body of Christ Jesus. It is so important for
each of us to take a moment to express words of
thanks and appreciation to each other.
As you begin to read these words, The South Carolina
Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church will
begin its meetings in Florence, S.C., Gwen and I will
complete three years of ministry with you at Francis
Burns U.M.C., we will also be preparing to return to
begin our fourth year with you. We are excited about
what has happened and the things that God will do for
us and with us in the future. It is indeed a future with
hope.
I want to express my thanks and appreciation to the
members and friends of Francis Burns United Methodist
Church for the many ways you have supported the ministry of Jesus Christ.

Thank You

Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17.
The prayer of faith will
save the sick, and the
Lord will raise him up.
...The effective, fervent
prayer of a righteous
man
avails
much.
James 5:15, 16.
Mrs. Maeward Belk Rev. Ernest Etheredge
Mrs. Mary Hennegan (sister of Gladys GaillardMcBride) Ms. Mardean R. Salley (Sister of Ella
Mae Burwick) Mrs. Liz Myers

United Methodist Men Update

Meeting
June 13th
8:30 AM
Fellowship Hall

May God continue to Bless and Keep You.

Grace and Peace
Ernest

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Christian Education Corner

Mind Games in a World of Images Melagne Yed
Introduction (contd)
Jesus experience in the wilderness vividly reminds us
of how powerfully insidious and suggestive Satans
assaults on the mind can be. This temptation episode
very well describes the strong influences that the
media world exerts upon the imagination of many in
our culture today.
But lets recall Gods response in Genesis 11 where
the people said: let us make a name for ourselves and
build a tower. God said: If they are unified in
language and able to build this tower, nothing will be
impossible for them. Let us go in their mist, and
confuse their languages. This is such a staggering
response from an omnipotent God! From this
response, we see a biblical principle emerge. And that
is: when cupidity and self-aggrandizement is the
motive, unity can be absolutely catastrophic. We can
only imagine the magnitude of the devastation that a
group of proud men and women, united in evil, can
accomplish. This, may I suggest, is the key to unlock
what the Bible has to say about the media in our time.
So if we take the imagination, coalesce it with the
human pride and enticement, to bring about a
homogenization of tastes and ideas, the hellishness
that can break loose as a result would be absolutely
unparalleled in history. We are no longer merely a
propositional culture, nor are we a scribal culture, nor
are we a print culture. As in the days of the Tower of
Babel, our civilization today is speaking the same
language, albeit in electronic images, trying to make a
name for ourselves. Therein lays the epistemological
base with which the media and its influence must be
addressed. The electronic image culture is here and
we are in it. Whether to a lesser or greater extent, we
are all (children and adults) affected by its pervasive
tentacles, enveloped by it, frighteningly unable to
distant ourselves from it.
Film producer, David Puttnam, profoundly said this of
Hollywood and of the cinema:
Far more than any other influence, more than school,
more even than home, my attitudes, dreams,
preconceptions and preconditions for life have been
irreversibly shaped five and half thousand miles away
in a place called Hollywood. I labour over all of this in
order to explain exactly where my passion for cinema
stems from, exactly why it hurts me that the movies
so frequently sell themselves short, unable and
unwilling to step up to the creative and ethical
standards that the audience is entitled to expect of
them. The medium is too powerful and too important
an influence on the way we live, and the way we see
ourselves to be left solely to the tyranny of the box
office or reduced to the sum of the lowest common
denominator or public taste. This public taste or

appetite being conditioned by a diet capable only of

producing mental and emotional malnutrition. Movies
are powerful, good or bad, they tinker around inside
your brain. They steal up on you in the darkness of the
cinema to form or confirm social attitudes. They can help
to create a healthy, informed, concerned, and inquisitive
society, or in the alternative, a negative, apathetic,
ignorant one merely a short step away from nihilism and
despair. In short: Cinema is Propaganda. Benign or
Malign, social or antisocial, the factual nature of its
responsibility cannot be avoided. To an almost alarming
degree, our political and emotional responses, rest for
their health, in the quality and integrity of the present
and future generation of film and television creators.
To be continued

Meet the Choir

Name: N ancy Bradshaw

Choir Section: Soprano
Occupation: Richland District
1 Speech Pathologist
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling
and spending time with family
and friends

Other books were given for our

information, the Bible was given
for our transformation.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mine. Romans 12:2

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Happy Birthday
01 Frederick Cave

Self is always served best

when it serves others.
We need a standard by which to measure our
lives. The standard is Jesus.

The Married Couples

Ministry
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2015
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Fellowship
Hall

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Kaitlyn Benjamin
Morgan Richardson
Nettie Reaties
Rachel Forrest
Mary Brandyburg
Darrin T. Thomas
Angela Edmond
James Johnson
Mary Sprouts
Elizabeth Myers
Bernice Kinney
Marilynn Bailey
Tawana Gibson Coleman
Myron Bell
Gwen Lakin
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Deborah Hunter
Damon Bailey
Autumn Edmond
Stephanie Young
Edona Harrison
Tee Roberson
Octavia Wright
Benjamin Thomas, III
Megan Thompson
James Lawson
George Outing, III
Timothy Wright
Beverly Black
Deborah Lakin
Ben Keeton
Pilarr Lane
Alzona Belk-Allen
Kela Thomas

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- Daryl and Ivy Ellerby

- Mike and Marcella Forrest
- Clifford and Rachel Bourke
- Lawrence and Dorothy Blackmer
- Garryl and Veronica Deas
- James and Sharon Johnson
- Craig and Shemega Tyson
Stephen and Linda Jamison

To update your birthday or anniversary information,

contact Inez Benjamin at 736-1008 or
email ibeejamming@bellsouth.net

Childcare up to 11 years old

Trustee On Call May 2015

Octavia Wright
419-2413 (H) 843-1353 (M)

FBUMC Mission Statement: The mission of Francis Burns United

Methodist Church is to glorify God, to spread the Good News of
Jesus Christ and to make Christian disciples through worship and
praise, nurture, outreach and witness.
FBUMC Vision Statement: The vision of Francis Burns United
Methodist Church is to be in covenant with God and to connect
with God's people through ministries that meet human needs.

One The Light Side

Burns Connection
Volume 2015 Issue 6

June 2015

June is Black Music Month

Francis Burns UMC
5616 Farrow Rd.
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 754-1760
Rev. Ernest C. Etheredge
Pastor

What If You Were ONE Paycheck Away From

Being Homeless?
United Methodist Women To Feed 2-4 Families
As a part of the newly formed Family Promise Ministry,
six Francis Burns UMC ministries in partnership with
Northminster Presbyterian Church, will provide meals
to 2-4 families, consisting of no more than fourteen
(14) persons, the week of June 14-21, 2015.
On Friday, June 19th the UMW will provide a main dish,
dessert, and beverage to the families.

Recognition of this critical

part of American heritage
will be highlighted all month
long with various events
urging citizens to revel in the
many forms of music from
gospel to hip-hop. AfricanAmerican musicians, singers,
and
composers
have
contributed
an
immense
amount to our nation's
history.
It
should
be
acknowledged
and
celebrated.
During Black Music Month, we pay tribute to a rich
musical tradition and honor the many contributions
African-American musicians, singers, and composers
have made to the culture of our Nation and to the
world. This powerful, moving, and soulful music speaks
to every heart; lifting us in times of sorrow and helping
us celebrate in times of joy.

Family Promise of the Midlands (FPM) brings

together people of faith to help the sizeable and
sometimes unseen population of homeless
families in our midst. The Family Promise of the
Midlands is a non-profit organization that
engages House of Worship to provide shelter,
meals, and support to homeless families. The
Family Promise of the Midlands, part of the
National Family Promise Network, which was
founded in 1986 and supports similar initiatives
in more than 180 U.S. communities.
Operating four times a year, upcoming opportunities
will be held in September and December of this year.
Francis Burns United Methodist Women feels it is our
responsibility individually and as a church to help these
families because at any time we could find ourselves
ONE paycheck aw ay from being homeless.
Francis Burns UMW
Communications Co-Chairs
Rhonda Washington & Sharee Washington

Teach them ( Gods commandments) to your children,

speaking them when you sit in your house, when you
walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise
up. Deuteronomy 11:19

Happy Fathers Day