BGPC NEWS May 2022
We are still Worshipping, Connecting, Growing, Serving, Giving, & Sharing!
Sundays: 10 am Worship
Mondays: 9 am Sew It’s Monday
Other Important Dates:
Saturday, June 4: Roadside Pick-up at 8 am
Sunday, June 5: Pentecost Sunday, 9 am Choir rehearsal, 10 am Worship
Sunday, June 12: Outside Worship (bring your camp chairs!) at 10 am + Trinity Sunday + Communion
Sunday, June 19: Outside Worship (bring your camp chairs!) at 10 am
Sunday, June 19: Father’s Appreciation Day
June 20-24: Camp-in-a-Van from 9 am – 3 pm for grades completed K5- 5th grade
June 20-24: VBS from 9 am – noon for preschool – K4
Thursday, June 23: Youth Night from 6 pm – 8:30 pm for grades 6th – 12th
Sunday, June 19: Haneys are coming
Sunday, July 3: Independence Day Celebration Cook-out & Fireworks at 7 pm
Sunday, July 17: Summer Communion Sunday
shepherd.
Sunday, July 31: Fifth Sunday Compassionate care.
Continuing Education for Todd & Blue:
Worship & Music Conference at Montreat June 24-June 30
Heifer International Challenge:
We bought an ARK. Thanks to all of you and your generosity we have met our goal and will be buying an ARK of animals for Heifer International.
From Whom All Blessings Flow
** Because of the goodness of God and the generosity of this congregation, the Session was able to designate the following from the surplus over our 2021 budget:
$15,000 to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
$5000 to Heifer International
$2000 to Clover Area Assistance Center
$2000 to Tender Hearts
$2000 to PATH
$1000 to God’s Kitchen
God is good! All the time! Thank you all for your dedication to give cheerfully, generously, and faithfully.
Summer Mission Opportunities:
“Fill the Bus” School Supply Collection: Again this summer, we want to “fill the bus” with school supplies for children in need at Clover School District. We will be collecting the needed items in June and July. School supplies include: notebook paper, #2 pencils, colored pencils, erasers, folders with prongs/pockets, book bags, ear buds, glue sticks, crayons, markers, etc.
It’s Christmas in July…for the residents at Presbyterian Home in Clinton! We will once again begin collecting the Christmas gifts this summer for their Christmas Party in December.
Ideas for gifts include postage stamps, Post-it-Notes, large print word search puzzles, large print paperback books, pens, small umbrellas, flashlights with batteries, Kleenex, mouthwash, toothbrush, toothpaste, shower caps, shaving cream, soap, lotion, deodorant, nail clippers and files, hair brushes, combs, men or women socks, individually wrapped pieces of candy, note cards, and all occasion greeting cards, but especially birthday cards. (Please note that small to medium size bottles of liquid items are preferred over larger bottles, for ease of handling by our residents.)
The Haneys are coming! Join us for worship on Sunday, June 19th as the Rev. Dr. Hoover and the Rev. Olivia Haney lead us in worship. They are our co-transition presbyters at Providence Presbytery.
Lisa's going on vacation
It’s that time of year when Lisa needs to wander a bit! She will be on summer vacation June 21-28 and July 6-20. In the event of a pastoral emergency, please contact;
Rev. Dr. Martin Stokes -- available July 7-20 (540) 570-1921,
Max Russell -- available anytime (803)627-1382
or your elder shepherd.
Bethelwoods Summer Camp Registration is going on NOW! To register your child or youth, please visit their website www.bethelwoods.org.
Remember that BGPC provides up to 50% of the cost of camp for our kids!
Camp-in-a-Van
June 20-24 9 am – 3 pm
Kids completed grades K5 – 5th
Bethelwoods is again bringing Camp-in-a-Van to BGPC! They are bringing it all: crafts, games, Bible lessons, activities, and more! Registration is required and is going on now. Please complete & return your registration to
We are expanding our VBS this year to include
preschool – completed K4!
9am – 12 pm
Miss Rhonda (Lamounier) is planning some wonderful activities for our children! Registration is required and is going on now. Please complete & return your registration to bowlinggreenpres@gmail.com.
Youth Night
Thursday, June 23 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Youth: - completed grades 6 - 12
We have a special event planned just for youth this summer too! Join us at 6 pm for supper followed by all the games, activities, etc. that will be a BLAST!
Please contact Susan Jackson or Mayme Long @ bgpcnews@gmail.com for all VBS registration forms.
Other Youth Gatherings: Our Youth Leaders are busy putting together the summer events for our younger youth (5th – 8th graders with Lacy Emma) and our older youth (8th – 12th graders with Jeff Jackson.) Be on the look-out for upcoming events in our bulletins, online calendars, or in your inbox!
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
Ernest & Susan Flanagan
We are so happy that we found our way to BGPC! Everyone has been so kind and welcoming, and we feel like we have come home. Interestingly, Ernest's Great, Great Grandfather, James Adams Flanagan, donated the land where BGPC was built. He and many other ancestors are buried in the church cemetery. We didn't realize until recently that some of the beautiful stained glass in the church are also in memory of some Flanagan family members. Lisa shared a copy of the church history book with us, and we found out so much more about our connections to Bowling Green. We felt God's hand in the decision to transfer our letters to Bowling Green and are looking forward to serving and worshipping with all of you.
We have two adult sons, Charles, and William. William and Libby are the parents of our first grandchild, Addie, who is five months old tomorrow. (She is adorable and such a joy!). Ernest owns a HVAC company, and I am a corporate Registered Dietitian with a long-term care company. We live on part of the farm that Ernest's grandparents bought in Clover in 1936. His grandfather was a Presbyterian minister, and they lived many years here in the Bethel community. Ernest grew up in Clover and I grew up in Fayetteville, NC, where my father served in the army. I love to read, cook and walk with our yellow lab through the farm. Ernest is a great farmer, (hopefully we will have flowers to share this summer) and enjoys old cars and tractors.
We are giving away TWO OLDER PIANOS!!
If you are interested in either the piano (to the right of the kitchen door in the fellowship room) or the Everett piano in the choir room, they are yours for FREE! They belong to the first person who hauls them off!
NOW ACCEPTING…
Sealed bids
for the Yamaha Upright Piano in the Fellowship Room
If you are interested in purchasing the Yamaha Upright Piano in the Fellowship Room, please submit your sealed bid to Kenneth Love by June 19, 2022.
The Praying Mantis Kits are HERE!
If you not yet received your family’s kit, please contact Lisa!
From Building & Grounds: A couple of our old oak trees are not looking too well these days. Because they are dying, they pose a risk to our Sanctuary and other property…and possibly our people! Please don’t be alarmed if you see a tree service removing these trees.
Door Locks on Fellowship Building: We are in the process of replacing our old doors in the Fellowship Building and eventually the Sanctuary to push-bar doors for safety reasons. Old keys will not work in the fellowship building doors. If you need access to the building, please contact Kenneth or Ed.
June
Birthdays:
1 Susan Jackson; Stephen Wilson
5 Barb Witzer
7 Andy Jackson; Michael Hughes
9 Ed Jackson; Rob Caldwell
10 Blair Long
15 Falon Sutton
17 Lilly Gaskins
18 Jake Rumfelt
20 Lisa Johnson
22 Harry Decker; Grant Farris
26 Sarah Jones
27 Mike Brown
28 Mike Dulin; Luke Russell
29 Lily Russell
Anniversaries:
3 Max & Stephanie Russell
7 Martin & Jane Stokes
16 Tully & Elizabeth Gibson
21 Bob & Rita W. Dulin
22 Ken & Mary Love
25 Scottie & Becky Munsey;
David & Paula King
27 David & Jovy Walker
JULY
Birthdays:
1 Mayme Long; Elizabeth Gibson
6 David King
8 Ed Cockrell; Danny Duncan
10 Jeff Jackson
11 Dean Campbell
14 Chris Farris; Jaye Jackson
15 Pat Caldwell
18 Bailey Jackson; Gabe Russell
19 Danny Jackson
20 Blake Long; Cindy Long; Lacy Emma Gibson
25 Lee Jackson
28 Scott Adams
29 Michelle McDaniels; Julia Wilson
Anniversaries:
11 Mike & Mary Beth Brown
17 Ed & Susan Jackson
28 Ed & Barbara Cockrell
31 Steve & Robin Shillinglaw
If we have missed your birthday or anniversary, please let us know! We want to celebrate all these important milestones with our church family.
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances."
Updated Prayer List: Please help upkeep our prayer current. If you see any names that need to be removed or added, please email or call Lisa at akjohnson@bellsouth.net.
Church Family: Amy Adams, Ted Cieraszynski, Roger Davis, Terri Decker, Mike Dulin, Danny Duncan, Grant Farris, Danny Jackson, Betty Love, Clara Love, George & Nina Miriello, Peggy Moore, Carolyn Pate, Marshall Petty, Robin & Steve Shillinglaw.
Friends and Family:
Robert Baldwin—First cousin of Nina Miriello
Donald Baldwin & family—son of Bob, who is first cousin of Nina Miriello
Robert Binion—friend of Barb’s who lives in Poland
Margaret Boyd—friend of Joanne McDaniel
Jamey Brown—friend of Danny & Debbie Jackson
Nancy Burgin—Janet Burgin’s mother
Frances Bowman—sister of Sarah Jackson
Marty Deese—friend of Danny & Debbie Jackson
Mike Cieraszynski—brother of Ted Cieraszynski
Julie Clause—sister of Mayme Long
Muriel Cocuzza—friend of Nina Miriello
Judy Ferguson—sister-in-law of Joanne McDaniel
Steve Ferguson—brother-in-law of Joanne McDaniel
Randy Huffstetler—son of Lenora Rumfelt
Dolores Jones---friend of Nina & George Miriello
Gabriel Laney—the brother of Andrew—Joanne’s grandson-in-law—deployed to the Ukraine
Robert Lowry—brother of Beth Kirksey
Carl ‘Buzz’ Mauney, Jr.— friend of Mike Dulin
Beth McDonald—sister of Susan Jackson
April Miller—friend of Debbie Jackson
Mandy Mullis—friend of Joanne McDaniel
Jeff Onley—friend of Danny & Debbie Jackson
Rev. Carson Overstreet—Minister, Van Wyck Presbyterian, surgery June 2022
Mark & Lory Rose—friends of Nina & George
Adam Stowe—nephew of Mary Love
Donnie & Linda Vaughn—neighbors of George & Nina
We bought an ARK. Thanks to all of you and your generosity we have met our goal and will be buying an ARK of animals for Heifer International.
From Whom All Blessings Flow
** Because of the goodness of God and the generosity of this congregation, the Session was able to designate the following from the surplus over our 2021 budget:
$15,000 to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
$5000 to Heifer International
$2000 to Clover Area Assistance Center
$2000 to Tender Hearts
$2000 to PATH
$1000 to God’s Kitchen
God is good! All the time! Thank you all for your dedication to give cheerfully, generously, and faithfully.
Summer Mission Opportunities:
“Fill the Bus” School Supply Collection: Again this summer, we want to “fill the bus” with school supplies for children in need at Clover School District. We will be collecting the needed items in June and July. School supplies include: notebook paper, #2 pencils, colored pencils, erasers, folders with prongs/pockets, book bags, ear buds, glue sticks, crayons, markers, etc.
It’s Christmas in July…for the residents at Presbyterian Home in Clinton! We will once again begin collecting the Christmas gifts this summer for their Christmas Party in December.
Ideas for gifts include postage stamps, Post-it-Notes, large print word search puzzles, large print paperback books, pens, small umbrellas, flashlights with batteries, Kleenex, mouthwash, toothbrush, toothpaste, shower caps, shaving cream, soap, lotion, deodorant, nail clippers and files, hair brushes, combs, men or women socks, individually wrapped pieces of candy, note cards, and all occasion greeting cards, but especially birthday cards. (Please note that small to medium size bottles of liquid items are preferred over larger bottles, for ease of handling by our residents.)
The Haneys are coming! Join us for worship on Sunday, June 19th as the Rev. Dr. Hoover and the Rev. Olivia Haney lead us in worship. They are our co-transition presbyters at Providence Presbytery.
Lisa's going on vacation
It’s that time of year when Lisa needs to wander a bit! She will be on summer vacation June 21-28 and July 6-20. In the event of a pastoral emergency, please contact;
Rev. Dr. Martin Stokes -- available July 7-20 (540) 570-1921,
Max Russell -- available anytime (803)627-1382
or your elder shepherd.
Bethelwoods Summer Camp Registration is going on NOW! To register your child or youth, please visit their website www.bethelwoods.org.
Remember that BGPC provides up to 50% of the cost of camp for our kids!
Camp-in-a-Van
June 20-24 9 am – 3 pm
Kids completed grades K5 – 5th
Bethelwoods is again bringing Camp-in-a-Van to BGPC! They are bringing it all: crafts, games, Bible lessons, activities, and more! Registration is required and is going on now. Please complete & return your registration to
We are expanding our VBS this year to include
preschool – completed K4!
9am – 12 pm
Miss Rhonda (Lamounier) is planning some wonderful activities for our children! Registration is required and is going on now. Please complete & return your registration to bowlinggreenpres@gmail.com.
Youth Night
Thursday, June 23 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Youth: - completed grades 6 - 12
We have a special event planned just for youth this summer too! Join us at 6 pm for supper followed by all the games, activities, etc. that will be a BLAST!
Please contact Susan Jackson or Mayme Long @ bgpcnews@gmail.com for all VBS registration forms.
Other Youth Gatherings: Our Youth Leaders are busy putting together the summer events for our younger youth (5th – 8th graders with Lacy Emma) and our older youth (8th – 12th graders with Jeff Jackson.) Be on the look-out for upcoming events in our bulletins, online calendars, or in your inbox!
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
Ernest & Susan Flanagan
We are so happy that we found our way to BGPC! Everyone has been so kind and welcoming, and we feel like we have come home. Interestingly, Ernest's Great, Great Grandfather, James Adams Flanagan, donated the land where BGPC was built. He and many other ancestors are buried in the church cemetery. We didn't realize until recently that some of the beautiful stained glass in the church are also in memory of some Flanagan family members. Lisa shared a copy of the church history book with us, and we found out so much more about our connections to Bowling Green. We felt God's hand in the decision to transfer our letters to Bowling Green and are looking forward to serving and worshipping with all of you.
We have two adult sons, Charles, and William. William and Libby are the parents of our first grandchild, Addie, who is five months old tomorrow. (She is adorable and such a joy!). Ernest owns a HVAC company, and I am a corporate Registered Dietitian with a long-term care company. We live on part of the farm that Ernest's grandparents bought in Clover in 1936. His grandfather was a Presbyterian minister, and they lived many years here in the Bethel community. Ernest grew up in Clover and I grew up in Fayetteville, NC, where my father served in the army. I love to read, cook and walk with our yellow lab through the farm. Ernest is a great farmer, (hopefully we will have flowers to share this summer) and enjoys old cars and tractors.
We are giving away TWO OLDER PIANOS!!
If you are interested in either the piano (to the right of the kitchen door in the fellowship room) or the Everett piano in the choir room, they are yours for FREE! They belong to the first person who hauls them off!
NOW ACCEPTING…
Sealed bids
for the Yamaha Upright Piano in the Fellowship Room
If you are interested in purchasing the Yamaha Upright Piano in the Fellowship Room, please submit your sealed bid to Kenneth Love by June 19, 2022.
The Praying Mantis Kits are HERE!
If you not yet received your family’s kit, please contact Lisa!
From Building & Grounds: A couple of our old oak trees are not looking too well these days. Because they are dying, they pose a risk to our Sanctuary and other property…and possibly our people! Please don’t be alarmed if you see a tree service removing these trees.
Door Locks on Fellowship Building: We are in the process of replacing our old doors in the Fellowship Building and eventually the Sanctuary to push-bar doors for safety reasons. Old keys will not work in the fellowship building doors. If you need access to the building, please contact Kenneth or Ed.
June
Birthdays:
1 Susan Jackson; Stephen Wilson
5 Barb Witzer
7 Andy Jackson; Michael Hughes
9 Ed Jackson; Rob Caldwell
10 Blair Long
15 Falon Sutton
17 Lilly Gaskins
18 Jake Rumfelt
20 Lisa Johnson
22 Harry Decker; Grant Farris
26 Sarah Jones
27 Mike Brown
28 Mike Dulin; Luke Russell
29 Lily Russell
Anniversaries:
3 Max & Stephanie Russell
7 Martin & Jane Stokes
16 Tully & Elizabeth Gibson
21 Bob & Rita W. Dulin
22 Ken & Mary Love
25 Scottie & Becky Munsey;
David & Paula King
27 David & Jovy Walker
JULY
Birthdays:
1 Mayme Long; Elizabeth Gibson
6 David King
8 Ed Cockrell; Danny Duncan
10 Jeff Jackson
11 Dean Campbell
14 Chris Farris; Jaye Jackson
15 Pat Caldwell
18 Bailey Jackson; Gabe Russell
19 Danny Jackson
20 Blake Long; Cindy Long; Lacy Emma Gibson
25 Lee Jackson
28 Scott Adams
29 Michelle McDaniels; Julia Wilson
Anniversaries:
11 Mike & Mary Beth Brown
17 Ed & Susan Jackson
28 Ed & Barbara Cockrell
31 Steve & Robin Shillinglaw
If we have missed your birthday or anniversary, please let us know! We want to celebrate all these important milestones with our church family.
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances."
Updated Prayer List: Please help upkeep our prayer current. If you see any names that need to be removed or added, please email or call Lisa at akjohnson@bellsouth.net.
Church Family: Amy Adams, Ted Cieraszynski, Roger Davis, Terri Decker, Mike Dulin, Danny Duncan, Grant Farris, Danny Jackson, Betty Love, Clara Love, George & Nina Miriello, Peggy Moore, Carolyn Pate, Marshall Petty, Robin & Steve Shillinglaw.
Friends and Family:
Robert Baldwin—First cousin of Nina Miriello
Donald Baldwin & family—son of Bob, who is first cousin of Nina Miriello
Robert Binion—friend of Barb’s who lives in Poland
Margaret Boyd—friend of Joanne McDaniel
Jamey Brown—friend of Danny & Debbie Jackson
Nancy Burgin—Janet Burgin’s mother
Frances Bowman—sister of Sarah Jackson
Marty Deese—friend of Danny & Debbie Jackson
Mike Cieraszynski—brother of Ted Cieraszynski
Julie Clause—sister of Mayme Long
Muriel Cocuzza—friend of Nina Miriello
Judy Ferguson—sister-in-law of Joanne McDaniel
Steve Ferguson—brother-in-law of Joanne McDaniel
Randy Huffstetler—son of Lenora Rumfelt
Dolores Jones---friend of Nina & George Miriello
Gabriel Laney—the brother of Andrew—Joanne’s grandson-in-law—deployed to the Ukraine
Robert Lowry—brother of Beth Kirksey
Carl ‘Buzz’ Mauney, Jr.— friend of Mike Dulin
Beth McDonald—sister of Susan Jackson
April Miller—friend of Debbie Jackson
Mandy Mullis—friend of Joanne McDaniel
Jeff Onley—friend of Danny & Debbie Jackson
Rev. Carson Overstreet—Minister, Van Wyck Presbyterian, surgery June 2022
Mark & Lory Rose—friends of Nina & George
Adam Stowe—nephew of Mary Love
Donnie & Linda Vaughn—neighbors of George & Nina