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Please note, there will be no Inlet View E-News published next week on August 17. This week's edition provides announcements and news covering two weeks.
The Inlet View E-News brings you announcements, news, and updates from Belin Memorial United Methodist Church. Visit us
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| History and Waterfront Unite |
The new stone garden bench was placed in front of The Sanctuary this week as part of our Waterfront Beautification project. Stop by to take a look and read about its unique history on the accompanying plaque.
Here is more about it . . .
by Henrietta Huff, with compliments to the Belin Centennial Team, and the Belin Gardeners
Where History, Waterfront Beautification
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and the Belin Memorial Centennial Join Hands
The morning of Friday, August 4, began as just another rainy day until my telephone rang. Jason Alston, of Artwork Masonry, was calling to say they were ready to install our stone garden bench. My spirits escalated immediately! Finally, a proper place for a precious piece of our history would be placed in the beautiful new garden in front of The Sanctuary. The stone represents more than just our history. This very special stone had been used as one of three steps for Saint John the Evangelist Chapel at Wachesaw, which was constructed high on a bluff overlooking the Waccamaw River from 1854-1857.
Although the chapel was abandoned following the war, the three stones came to serve as the steps to the original Sanctuary of Belin Memorial when it was brought from Oatland Plantation in Pawleys Island. In 1994 when the original Sanctuary was moved to become Joseph B. Bethea UMC, the three stones were disbursed: one returned to Wachesaw Plantation where it rests near Kimbels Restaurant, another to the Hermitage, home to Ann and Joe Chandler, and the third resided in the Belin Cemetery until 2002, when it was moved to a pathway in the Belin Memorial Garden. The stone had no special notation or explanation, it was just resting there - until now.
With the wonderful donations from Easter, there is finally a proper place where its story is told for all to see. It may seem a long way off, but as we look forward to our Centennial in 2025, the Centennial Team is already planning. Getting this very valuable piece of our past situated in a place of honor with a plaque telling its story is a milestone that we have reached. I would like to express our gratitude to all who were instrumental in preserving it and assisted in our efforts to make our campus a more beautiful place!
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| Belin Memorial Golf Tournament |
September 25, 12 noon
Wachesaw Plantation
Registration forms are now available to print online (CLICK), in the Family Life Center, and church office. Sign up today! Discount deadline for Corporate Sponsors is September 1.
Belin Memorial's Mission Team is hosting this year's tournament and largest fundraising event of the year. The tournament is always a huge success, and this year will be no exception! Proceeds from the tournament will support local, state, and international missions of Belin Memorial.
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| Time to Register for LOGOS |
September 19 - October 24
Tuesdays, 4:30 PM - 7 PM
Grades 1 - 5
LOGOS will be starting soon! We encourage all families of 1st - 5th graders to register your children and invite their friends. The new season begins September 19!
LOGOS is a four-part program consisting of Bible study, worship skills, recreation/crafts, and family meal time.
For more information and
online registration (CLICK), visit our website or pick up a registration form in the Family Life Center. Contact Jane Sparks for information or if you would like to volunteer to help,
[email protected] or 843.357.5185.
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| Blessing of the Backpacks |
Join us for the annual Blessing of the Backpacks!
Sunday, August 27
11 AM at The Harbor
Family Life Center
Belin wants to send our students and teachers back to school with a reminder that God is going with them to school this year. Students are invited to bring their book bags and their friends!
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You are invited to the next Belin 101, a five-week introductory class to our United Methodist faith.
September 17 - October 15
Sundays, 10 AM
Family Life Center
New members, old members, and prospective members are welcome to join us. Classes will include a historic prospective, worship practices, the calendar, Methodist doctrine and beliefs, our mission and ministry, and opportunities to be involved at Belin Memorial.
Contact the church office at 843.651.5099 to register by September 13 or sign up from the website (
click HERE to sign up online).
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2018 Blessing of the Inlet T-Shirt designs, concepts, pictures, and ideas are needed for next year's Blessing of the Inlet t-shirt.
You DO NOT have to be an artist to make a contribution! We have a graphic artist who will help create the final design. The theme for 2018 is "Love God - Love Others," based off of Ephesians 4:32 which says "and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you."
Please send your submission to
[email protected] or to
[email protected] by October 1, 2017. The Blessing of the Inlet Committee will review all ideas and select one for next year's t-shirt. Be creative! Let's hear from you!
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| Attractions Dining and Value Guide |
The 2018 edition of the "Attractions Dining and Value Guide" will be available to purchase for $20 this Sunday, August 13, after all worship services in the Family Life Center lobby (coupons last through December of 2018).
Your purchase supports Belin Youth!
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Promotion Sunday is August 20! Children and youth will report to their new Sunday school classes, and Bibles will be given out to our third graders at the 11 AM Harbor service (Family Life Center).
If you have not reserved a Bible for your rising third grader, contact Jane Sparks ASAP at 843.357.5185 or
[email protected].
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| Pizza Party & Acolyte Training |
Third - sixth graders interested in becoming acolytes are invited to attend the upcoming training session:
Monday, August 28,
5 PM
The Sanctuary
Current acolytes and parents are invited to attend as well! Please email or text your name and number of students/parents in your party to:
Jane McArver, 704.560.0001 or
[email protected]
You will have an opportunity to sign up for the October - March calendar. We look forward to seeing you there.
Note: a make-up date is set for September 17, following the 11 AM worship service in The Sanctuary.
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| Waterfront Beautification 2017 |
Commemorative bricks are on sale now through October 1 for $150 to generate funding for the new
Waterfront Beautification Project
. A low brick wall with seating will be constructed extending out from the seawall cross. Commemorative bricks will be interspersed with seating stones along the wall, helping to make the area safer and enhance the beauty of our waterfront. Brick order forms are available to print online (CLICK)
or in the church office.
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Click HERE for Youth Group news including info on where to find photos from the High School Mission Trip to Charlotte, the next ski trip, parent meeting, Confirmation Orientation, and more!
For all the details about Youth Group, sign up for the weekly Youth E-News by contacting Austin Bond at [email protected]. You can also follow @BelinYouth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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8:45 AM, 11 AM
"Growing in Faith with One Another"
Modern Worship
8:4
5 AM, 11 AM (in the Family Life Center)
"Don't Worry - - - Be Happy Or An Alternative to Worry
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- Mike Alexander -
8:45 AM, 11 AM
"Let's Talk"
Hosea 1:2-11
Modern Worship
8:45 AM, 11 AM (in the Family Life Center)
"Let's Talk"
Hosea 1:2-11
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Pray for healing and peace for our Belin Memorial family members in need.
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- Join us for the next
Rollie Hanna Breakfast
on Wednesday, August 16, at 8:30 AM. We welcome devotion leader the Rev. Dr. Greg Hill.
- "When You Get Where You're Going, Where Will You Be?" the book written by the Rev. Herbert T. Penry, Jr. (father of the Rev. Clyde Penry) is still available to pick up in the church office. Donations will be given to the Ernestine L. Penry (ELP) Scholarship Foundation.
- The Adult Senior Luncheon starts back up on September 6 at 11:30 AM! Save the date and watch the Inlet View E-News for details.
- The Gathering Fellowship Dinners will start back up on Wednesday, September 13. Bring the whole family for a great meal and fellowship with others in our Belin family. Reserve online now and watch the Inlet View E-News for menus and additional information.
- Support Belin Memorial when you shop on Amazon by using this link to shop,
- Help is needed for our children's ministry on Sunday mornings! Please sign up to serve as greeters or helpers in the nursery or children's church. Click HERE to connect with Sign Up Genius. Choose the day and time that works best for you!
Follow and share on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @ Belin UMC.
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