Monticello United Church of Christ • Browns Summit, NC May, 2017

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SPRING REVIVAL AT MONTICELLO UCC
SUNDAY, MAY 7—TUESDAY, MAY 9
More on page 6 . . .
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Crain D. Lounsbrough writes in his
book An Intimate Collision:
Encounters with Life and Jesus: “If
the road behind me is not growing
ever longer, then it is likely that the
feet underneath me are not moving
any longer. And if my feet are not
moving, I have somehow, somewhere traded this
most glorious journey for lesser endeavors.”
Well our feet are moving and God is bless-
ing! What a wonderful Service we had on
Easter Sunday when 6 wonderful Christians
took a step in faith and were baptized. And
five beautiful families brought their children
to the Lord making vows before God and
the church that they would raise their child
in a Christian home. How wonderful it was
to be a part of such a wonderful and amazing
Service! Please continue to lift these folks, our
brothers and sisters in Christ, up in prayer daily.
And it does not stop there. This just the beginning
of what God wants to do at Monticello UCC and in
our community. Therefore we keep moving forward
spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ, helping
the poor, ministering to teens and children, praying
for our community, being the church where Faith,
Family, and a Future in Christ Come Together.
So in closing, I urge you to “not settle” for less
than what Christ has intended for us. C.S.
Lewis wrote, “If we consider the unblushing
promises of reward and the staggering nature
of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it
would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not
too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted
creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and
ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an
ignorant child who wants to go on making mud
pies in a slum because he cannot imag-
ine what is meant by the offer of a
holiday at the sea. We are far too easily
pleased.”
Brothers and Sisters, the Lord wants to
use us in mighty ways to reach this
community and those in our sphere of influence
and I look forward to the journey with you. I am
proud and honored to be your pastor and I
believe Monticello UCC’s best days are ahead
of us.
God bless all of you and may God bless us all
on “this most glorious journey.”
Blessings,
Pastor Greg

Looking to join a great Life Group? Look no further! You’re just in time to join with
the Adult Life Group that meets in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday mornings at
10:00. On Sunday, April 30 they just began a new 8 week
group study: “Follow” by Andy Stanley. It includes 8 DVD
lessons followed by group interaction and reflection.
“Regardless of what you believe,,
Regardless of how you behave,
Jesus invites you to ...Follow.”
In this study, Andy Stanley takes us on a journey through the Gospels as he traces
Jesus’ teachings on what it means to follow.
As Pastor Greg says, “Andy Stanley is awesome!” There will also be coffee and snacks and nursery is
provided. Plan to give this study a try!
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Women’s Fellowship will be meeting on Wednesday, May 3 with our

continued study of “Who is Jesus: According to the Other Abrahamic
Faiths”, led by Becky Bishop. Gayle Hughes will be our hostess.

We are continuing to collect old eyeglasses in a box on the front pew

of the church as well as Women’s Fellowship is collecting toiletries for
Hannah’s Haven. These collections will continue through the month
of May.

Laura Smith, President

Monticello UCC’s SATURDAY, MAY 6

7 A.M.—1 P.M.
Many fabulous “treasures” to shop!

HOT DOG
SALE
11 a.m. —1
p.m.
MUCC men look for-
ward to serving YOU!

BAKED GOODS
available starting
& Hot Dog Sale at 7 a.m.!
Proceeds will go to The Out- From the “best cooks” around!
let and the Outreach Fund.
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EASTER HAPPENINGS! for all her help with

children and her deli-
We all shared in a morning of cious cupcakes. She
crafts, games and an Easter has not lost that
Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8th! Little teacher voice, let me
ones were running tell you! They stood
around everywhere at attention when she
while one lay asleep asked them to be qui-
in the nursery. We et for a moment. I
were blessed had been asking and asking. They
with 16 kids didn’t pay me any atten-
this year. tion at all. Thank you to
We hope Laura Smith for helping
each and with set up of the food
every one of and especially for the
them will re- clean up!
turn for Sunday School, the Thanks
Outlet and Worship Services. to much
I love the noise of a little one‘s laugh- to my dad, Jerry Fau-
ter and their sweet cette for picking up
voices. It is truly a the pizza and donat-
healing for the soul. ing it. Thanks to
We so missed several everyone who donat-
of our faithful chil- ed goodies for the
dren this year due to Egg Hunt. We really,
other obligations. I really appreciated your
made sure they were donations!
not left out and have - Lisa Brooks
each of them a bag
full of goodies to take home.

A huge thank you to

Becky Bishop for
decorating the Fel-
lowship Hall with all
her Easter bunnies;
her talent is truly a
gift to us all. Her
bird nest treats were Editor’s Note: And THANK YOU, Lisa
a great hit. Thank Brooks, for your awesome job & caring
you to Patsy Smith
touches coordinating this entire special event!
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Monticello Church Celebrates

Baptisms and Child Dedications
on Easter Sunday

The Bible tells us that children are a gift from God. On Easter Sunday at Monticello Church,
five families brought their infants and young children to give thanks to the Lord and to promise to lead
them into a relationship with Him through His son Jesus Christ. Presented by their parents for
dedication were: Mason McLemore Smith. Son of Matt and Amber; Karrington Denise and Harper
Reece Faucette, daughters of Tyler and Nikki Faucette, Summer Grace Whitaker, and Delton Ray
Whitaker, Jr., daughter and son of Sarah Carter. Receiving the sacrament of baptism were: Aiden
Christopher Wright, Greg Alan Wright, McKinley Morgan Sloan, Mickey Busick Sloan, James Lowell
Sloan, Jr. , James Lowell Sloan, III, and Sarah Beth Carter.
These dedications and baptisms added more opportunity for awe-some celebration on an
especially glorious Easter Sunday at Monticello Church.

More photos from

Easter Sunday can
be found at
monticellocc.org.
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SPRING REVIVAL: SEEKING CLEAN HEARTS

AND RIGHT SPIRITS

Sunday, May 7—Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Sunday, May 7: SPRING REVIVAL

6:00 p.m. Covered Dish Dinner
7:00 p.m.
Music: Natalie Jobe (music teacher at

Seeking Clean Hearts

and Right Spirits

Monroeton), her father Billy Pugh
and sister Erin Hardy
Speaker: Rev. John Dieterly

Monday, May 8: 7:00 p.m.

Music: Jed Lambeth, guitar & song
Speaker: Pastor Chris Mundy
Psalm 51: 10
Tuesday, May 9: 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Rev. Carl Pulliam
Music: Lavenia Combs and Crystal Brown

Please make plans now to attend these special Spiritual Emphasis Services!
They promise to be uplifting and rewarding!

Committee: Dot Lambeth, Chair; Cari Wilson, Tina Chrismon, Becky Bishop,
Tammy Turner

Are you or someone in your family graduating

from high school, college or any higher education
this year? If so, we’d like to recognize this special
accomplishment. We will be featuring information
about our graduates in our June newsletter and
recognizing them in a worship service as well.
Information forms are available on the front pew.
Please have this information to the church
(Newsletter mailbox) by May 21 in order for it to be
included in the Newsletter and Bulletin.
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WORSHIP
Sundays in Sundays in MAY
MAY 11:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. Join us each Sunday for worship services with
This month the Pastor Greg Bouck. . Please join us! Childcare
Adult Life Group is provided.
Class continues its
new study, Andy Stanley’s “Follow”.
Join us as learn how Jesus wants us to
follow Him.
COMMUNITY May 4 National Day of Prayer: “For Your Great
Name’s Sake! Hear Us …Forgive Us...Heal Us!
Coffee, fellowship & childcare too! (Daniel 9:19)

FELLOWSHIP May 14 Mother’s Day

Choir Practice Tuesday nights - May 20 Armed Forces Day

7:30 p.m.
May 29 Memorial Day
Women’s Fellowship
Wednesday, May 3 7:00 p.m.

YARD SALE & Hot Dog Lunch

Saturday,, May 6 Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, May 14 9:00 a.m.
7 a.m.— 1:00 p.m. Prepared by Men of the Church
Hot dogs served from 11—1 pm
“THE OUTLET” - Children & Youth Program
Spring Revival: May 7—May 9 Thursday nights, May 11 & 18
Sunday, May 7 6:00 p.m. 6—7:15 p.m.
Covered Dish Dinner
7:00 Music & Message Men’s Breakfast
Golden Coral, Reidsville
Monday, May 8 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, TBA 8—9 a.m.
Music & Message
Tuesday, May 9 7:00 p.m. Church Council
Music & Message Wednesday, May 31 7 p.m.
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MUCC OUTREACH CHOIR NOTES

FOOD MINISTRIES The music of Easter at
Monticello Church was so
beautiful! Our choir did an
outstanding job! Thank you to Eric
Slipp, a favorite choir “visitor” who
sang in our choir on Easter
School Sunday. Thanks to everyone for the
Food gift of music you bring each week.
Backpack
Program And thank
you, Lavinia
Combs, for
your special
CANNED leading and
CANS of
BEANS SOUP directing. All
are a blessing
Baskets in narthex for your donations. Thank you!

VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE & MINISTRY: MAY

USHERS LAY OFFERING FLOWERS:
READERS: COUNTERS:

Jerry May 7 May 7 May 7

Alderman Laura Smith Lewis Smith COMMUNION

Jimmy May 14 May 14 May 14

Sloan Hunter Smothers Dick Faucette MOTHER’S DAY

May 21 May 21 May 21

Cleaning Jerry Alderman Jerry Smith Peggy Hopkins

Gayle Hughes May 28 May 28 May 28

Bill Hughes Whitfield Faucette Jamie Smothers
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Jimmy Sloan has begun weekly chemothera-
py treatments for tumors related to a previous
diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Arnold Faucette is in rehab following a diag-
nosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a condition
in which the immune system attacks the
nerves.
The church recently purchased
3 new Candle Lighters. Thank
you to
Jerry and Patsy Smith for
taking on this project.
Significantly, Ethan Wilson,
who has served as an Acolyte
at Monticello Church for many
years, was the first to use a
new lighter on Sunday, April 23.
Christian sympathy and love to Shirley
Linville and family and friends of
Dennis Linville who passed away on
April 11.
Many thanks to Leia Johnson and Clyda
Johnson and everyone who is helping to make
The Outlet a fun and meaningful youth ministry
at Monticello Church! Meeting two Thursday eve-
nings a month, the program continues to
host 12—15 children, ranging in age from 4
to 14. They enjoy snacks, games and a
wonderful spiritual message! Prayers
abound for this special ministry to grow,
reaching children and their families with the
wonderful message of God’s love!
Thank you to Rev. Chris Mundy for your
ministry on Sunday, April 30 as Pastor Bouck and
wife Nancy enjoyed a deserved weekend away.

Church Renovations approved at Quarterly Conference

At the quarterly church conference meeting on Sunday, April 23, members
attending approved three renovations to the church:
1) An open wheelchair lift will be installed where the former lift was on the left side of the church
porch. This lift can be operated at ground level, inside the lift as well as from the porch area. A movea-
ble ramp will be available at the church front doors for easy access into the church itself. More than one-
third of the cost of this lift has already been donated.
2) New carpet will be installed in the narthex (foyer) and entire sanctuary. A committee has been
named to determine color, design, etc. (Jamie Smothers, Ernestine Chrismon Cari Wilson, Dot Lambeth
and Nancy Bouck) Estimates to refinish hardwoods under carpet all were too high for consideration.
3) Renovations to the front of the sanctuary include removing the pulpit, the right side wall and
replacing small lectern on left with larger pulpit. Choir pews will be replaced with stacking chairs for
choir and other use. A kneeling/communion rail will be built on the right side in keeping with current
decor. The old lectern now in the hall by nursery will be reworked and made mobile for use as needed.
Three pews will be shortened to make handicapped areas on each side.
These renovations will enhance the accessibility, beauty & function of our sanctuary! Many, many
thanks to our Trustees for your hard work on these projects and to church members as well for this “leap
of faith” forward for Monticello Church!
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2 Jamey Sloan 26 Judy Hardin

6 Jane Weaver 30 Shirley Linville
6 Jessie Ann Millsap 30 Chris Hardin
12 Miriam Dieterly 31 Cari Wilson
22 Nancy Bouck

Please keep us informed about

4 Jeremy and Megan Byrd birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
There are notebooks on the
19 Donnie and Ernestine Chrismon front pew for you to enter new
26 Hunter and Jamie Smothers or updated information. Thank
you!

PRAYER LIST
Unspoken Requests Betty Turner JoAnn & Otis Green
Shirley Linville & family Jordon Rhodes Sarah Dixon
Family of David Hopkins Jessie Ann Milsap Jake Trammell
Arnold Faucette Hunter Brooks Vivian Spencer
Jay Rudd Sonny Williams Gail Smith
Martha Dixon Sheryl Hubbard Rachel Troxler
Sue Abramow (Nancy Bouck’s sister) Shirley Smith Wilard Peeples
Robbie Graham Pam Efird Fred Carpenter
Wayne Allen Jeff Duffy
Bobby Pleasants Faye Stephenson Remember also those overseas &/or
Janet Faucette serving our country:
Bobby Chappell
Shelby Moore Jeremy Byrd
Richard Dickerson (Clyda’s Father)
Law Enforcement Officers Zack Chrismon
Stacey Wilson
Our homebound/care center members Gabriel Chrismon
Jerry Faucette
& friends: Dwayne Winder
Judy Chaney
Shirley Linville Cindy Dieterly ….. And others

Please submit news, photos and other

information for the CrossPointe
Newsletter to Gayle Faucette at
hfaucette2@triad.rr.com or place in
church mailbox.
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BIBLE QUIZ
According to one account of Jesus’ ascen-
sion, commonly called the Great Commis-
sion, he told the disciples to do several
things. Which of the following was not part
of Jesus’ instructions?
A. Make disciples
B. Perform miracles
C. Teach
D. Baptize Answer: B (See Matthew 28:19-20.)
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Monticello United Church of PASTOR’S OFFICE HOURS:

Christ
PRAYER CONCERNS AND
PO Box 496 ANNOUNCEMENT E-MAIL CHAIN:
5001 East NC 150 Pastor Greg Bouck is available 24/7 for
Brown Summit, NC 27214 appointments, visits, emergencies, etc.
More and more Monticello
and can be reached at 336-209-3024.
Phone: 336-656-3400 UCC families are signing up
Email: Office Hours: to receive updated Prayer
uccmonticello@gmail.com Tuesday & Thursday: Concerns and Announcement by
Website:
monticelloucc.org 9:30 a.m. until Noon e-mails. If you are interested,
And Wednesday please e-mail
STAFF / OFFICERS 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. monticelloprayer@gmail.com
___________________

Greg Bouck Please contact Laura Smith to place

Pastor
announcements in the bulletin.
Lavinia Combs CENTENNIAL AFGHAN FOR
Pianist, Organist, MONTICELLO UNITED CHURCH
Choir Director
WORSHIP OF CHRIST 1909—2009
Church Council Officers are available for $50.00
Dick Faucette, HOURS:
President Please see Laura Smith
Hunter Smothers
Vice President Sunday School 
Diaconate Chairpersons 10:00 a.m. COOKBOOKS
Jerry Alderman, Deacon
Patsy Smith, Deaconess are $15 and are available
Worship from Patsy Smith or Gayle Hughes
Gayle Faucette Checks should be written to
CrossPointe News 11:00 a.m.
Team Leader Monticello Women’s Fellowship.

Monticello United Church

Of Christ
PO Box 496
5001 East NC 150
Browns Summit,
NC 27214