05-03-2015update.pdf

EastminstEr UpdatE

Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

Volume 39 Number 17 May 3, 2015

803-256-1654 / www.eastminsterpres.org

STAFFDr. Bradley D. Smith

Pastor

Dr. Mark E. DurrettAssociate Pastor

Rev. Lynn A. GrandsireAssociate Pastor

Dr. James I. St. JohnParish Associate

Mr. Croskeys RoyallDirector of Children’s Ministries

Mrs. Fredna LeeDirector of Music Ministries

Mrs. Lucy Corley andMrs. Anita Poole

EDS Co-Directors

Mr. William L. Collins, Jr.Business Manager

Ms. Julie McDanielMember Involvement Coordinator

SERMon

SuNday, May 3

9:00 & 11:15 a.m. - Sanctuary11:15 a.m. - Jubilee

Dr. Bradley D. Smith“Long Term Investing”

Unison:

Deuteronomy 6:10-13Scripture Focus:

Proverbs 3:5-10

We are the Body

SHARING HIS LIGHT1 COR. 12

Dear Eastminster Family,

ResouRces and oppoRtunities?

Live streaming of Worship services now available onlineOut of town? Home sick? Want grandparents in another state to see

your child sing? Eastminster worship services can now be viewed live via the church website. During worship hours, simply go to eastminsterpres.org and click on “Ser-mons” in the lower right and the live feed should appear. Also, following those same instruc-tions and scrolling down the page will enable you to view recent sermons.

interested in after school care for K-5th Graders?Eastminster is planning to begin after-school care for children either this fall or in January,

2016, depending on interest. Bus transportation would be provided to bring the children to Eastminster. Lucy Corley is leading this effort. Please contact her at [email protected] if you think you would be interested.

Get involved with eastminster’s children’s Ministry Sunday’s sermon encouraged people without children and empty-nesters to join in God’s

work of shaping children. Three ways you can help are: volunteering with VBS (June 22-25), keeping infants-2-year-olds during worship, and helping teach Sunday School for 3-5-year-olds. Talk with Croskeys Royall at 256-1654 or [email protected] to find the op-portunity and frequency that work best.

in temporary need of Medical equipment?File this away for future reference: Eastminster has canes, crutches, walkers, wheelchairs,

bedside commodes, and shower chairs that are available for use. This equipment, donated by members, can be accessed by contacting the Rev. Lynn Grandsire or Shelli Knapp at 256-1654 or [email protected].

What are You doing this Fall?So as to give serving proper emphasis, Eastminster is now conducting Time & Talent each

spring with service beginning this fall. Please read the mail piece you received last week, pray about how you would like to serve Christ beginning this coming fall, and submit your com-pleted T&T sheet May 17.

As I write these words, I am again grateful to God for all of you that contributed to our Vision 2020 process. Those dreams and visions continue to guide us as we move forward in Christ’s ministry and mission. Each of the above listed ministry ideas have roots in Vision 2020.

Blessings,

Brad

Daily CalENDaRSuNday, May 3

8:00 Celebration Rehearsal9:00 Worship & Children’s Church10:00 Jubilee Band Practice Eastminster First Step Sunday School10:05 Chancel Choir Rehearsal10:30 Called Session Mtg.11:15 Jubilee Worship Worship & Children’s Church3:00 Troop 10 Court of Honor 5:00 Kerygma Senior High Youth MS Youth Small Group5:30 Small Group6:00 Youth Meal

MoNday, May 4

7:00 Men’s Prayer Breakfast9:00 Count Team Fifty Plus Exercise Class1:30 Pastors’ Mtg.2:30 Program Staff3:10 Full Staff Mtg.5:30 Yoga CABL B/B Fellowship Mtg.6:30 BSF7:00 Small Group

TuESday, May 5

9:00 Drop-In nursery AED Training10:00 Senior Fitness EPW Coordinating Team Small Group P.E.P.@EPC Planning Team11:45 Tuesday Lunch12:30 Visitation1:00 Footcare Ministry3:00 Exercising for Arthritis5:00 Tai Chi5:30 AED Training6:00 Handbells Small Groups MSB Team6:30 Troop Committee Mtg.7:00 Scottish Country Dancing WEdNESday, May 6

7:00 Lowrey/Fuller Small Group8:00 EDS Staff9:00 Fifty Plus Exercise Class Drop-In nursery9:25 EDS Chapel9:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry10:00 Small Group1:00 AED Training4:00 Helfer/Cox Small Group5:15 Angel, Junior Choirs5:30 Henderson Small Group6:00 Small Group6:15 Burns/Burden Small Group7:00 Sr. High Guys End of Year Party7:15 Chancel Choir THuRSday, May 7

7:45 Small Group8:00 organ Tuning9:00 Drop-In nursery9:15 Small Group10:00 Senior Fitness12:00 Small Group3:00 Exercising for Arthritis5:30 Yoga6:00 Magnum Volleyball7:30 Jubilee Band Practice

FRIday, May 8

9:00 Fifty Plus Exercise Class EDS Mother’s Day Tea11:00 Support Staff Mtg.3:00 Interment for Dominick Tringali7:30 Jesus Rocks “Almost Lock In”

Hometown nazareth: Where Jesus Was a KidJoin us the week of June 22 - 25 to experience a day at

Hometown nazareth, as we focus on Jesus as a child. Each day is filled with stations where kids and adults are trans-ported to Jesus’ hometown! Kids meet Mary and see firsthand God’s Word at work in a person’s life. God’s Word comes alive through engaging interaction with Bible history! We will have VBS T-shirts for the children! A closing ceremony

will take place on Thursday evening, June 25. Registration is now open and runs through June 5. Register on the church website, www.eastminsterpres.org.

Volunteers are needed! To volunteer to help with VBS this summer, e-mail Ashley, [email protected]. Worried about child care? The drop-in will be available at no cost to VBS volunteers.

Eastminster Offers Live Streaming of ServicesMany of you have taken advantage of Eastminster’s sermon link

on the website to re-watch/hear a sermon, if you were not able to attend the service and want to catch up. Eastminster is pleased to announce that you can now watch the sermons via the website through live streaming. You can use this link (http://eastminster-pres.org) or go to the home page and click on sermons. The live streaming will be at the top of the page.

on-Line GivingSome of you have benefited from your ability to give through the on-line giving link on

the EPC website. Using the link you can sign up for drafting, give to the general fund, make a memorial or honoraria donation, and/or make a donation the Capital Campaign. not only is this easy and handy, but with the summer months rapidly approaching, even while away you can continue to fulfill your pledge in a timely manner.

Jesus Rocks - “Almost Lock-In” - May 8The last Jesus Rocks of the year will be May 8, from 7:30-10:00 p.m. Pizza! Games! Bible

Study Blast! Movies! Popcorn! “Midnight” Basketball! Bring $3.00 for pizza and wear sneak-ers. Parents, we need your help for this night. If you can help, please e-mail Croskeys at [email protected].

needed: Letter LadiesDo you enjoy writing notes and letters? And mailing them the old-fashioned way? Then

the Prison Ministry needs you to join a group of Eastminster members already involved. This correspondence project within the Evangelism and Membership ministry seeks to match Christian letter writers with incarcerated women in US prisons who are screened first for eligibility and interest. Requirements are penning a note every other week, and desiring to share in writing about the love and hope of Christ with these women in jail. Questions? Email Annie Scott ([email protected]). Hebrews 13:3 says, “Remember those in prison as if you

were together with them . . .

presbyterian Women’s Honorary Membership Presbyterian Women honored two of their own with Honorary Membership during the

Sister’s In Christ luncheon on Tuesday, April 21: Betty Snyder, who joined Eastminster in 1966, and nancy Scott who joined Eastminster in 1965. Both ladies have been explanatory servants. Betty has served with the Kitchen Ministry, Prayer Shawl, Prayer Matters, Care Teams, as a Deacon, CE Committee, and Count Team, just to mention a few of her services. nancy has worked tirelessly with Worship Discovery for many years, Circle of Giving, an Elder, Clerk of Session, EPW Council, and Family Promise, to mention some of hers. Both ladies continue to serve faithfully and quietly in the background. Congratulations to each of these special ladies!

caRe & conceRn

epc prayer ListPart of what it means to be a Family of Faith is to be in prayer for one another. Contact the church office at 256-1654 to be included on this Prayer List.

epc special concernsRemer Waguespack, Dave Steven, and those serving in our military, Stephen Ministers and their care receivers, and all those in need of God’s special care.

HospitalsSue McCutcheon, Edith Strasburger

deathsCongregational Care and Concern:

Mary Frances Wendt, on the death of her brother, James Macfie Anderson, April 21, 2015.

on weekends a minister is on call. If you have a crisis which one of the ministers needs to know about, phone 256-1654 and leave a message. A minister will return your call.

deadline for updateDon’t miss out! Send your information to share with the congregation to [email protected] have your information in by Wednesday, May 6, to be shared in our next newsletter on May 10, 2015.

The Body at Work Your time, talent, and treasure at work in God’s KingdomEastminster provides support to Don and Laurie Marsden for their missionary work with native people in the Siberian outback of Russia and with tribal peoples of Ethiopia.

Our MissiOnariesrev. & Mrs. Donald Marsden-Virginia/russia

steven & natalie Hall - alaskasarah snapp - Bolivia

rev. John McCall - Taiwansteve & Kathy amar - Virginia/Muslims in the us

George & anne Harper - PhilippinesCindy Correll - Port au Prince, Haiti

Dr. John and Gwenda Fletcher - Congo

MAY 24 - August 910:00 AM - Jubilee service

10:15 AM - sAnctuArY 9:00 A.M. - sundAY school (8:45 Coffee & Fellowship Gathering)

A combined Adult sunday school class will meet in the Adult reception hall. This class begins May 24, and will be held in the Adult Reception Hall from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Dr. Durrett will take us on a journey through “The Life

and Letters of Paul: Gospel People and Places.” Some of the places we’ll visit are Damascus, Tarsus, Cyprus, Galatia, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus and Rome. We’ll meet Stephen, Ananias, Barnabas, Mark, Priscilla & Aquila and others. Mark will be using information from two books, In the Steps of St. Paul by Peter Walker and The Apostle by John Pollock. At this time there is no reading schedule, but if you would like a book, please e-mail Julie McDaniel ([email protected]) or call her (256-1654 ext. 143).

Mother’s Day Offeringon Sunday, May 10, Presbyterian congregations in the five presbyteries in South

Carolina will participate in a special offering benefiting Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina (PCSC). The special offering is placed each year into a resident escrow fund at each of the resident campuses (Clinton, Lexington, Summerville, Flor-

ence, and Easley) and is used to help with monthly costs for those who have lived beyond their financial resources. In 2014 alone this important offering, combined with other gifts received, assisted Presbyterian Communities in providing over $1.5 million in charitable care for seniors. That is well over $4,000 each and every day to support elder members of our churches and communities who have out-lived the funds set aside for this purpose. Please use your separate pledge envelope marked Presbyterian Communities or write this offering name on the memo line of your check. Currently two EPC members, Bick Halligan and Robin Gorman, serve on the Board of Directors of the SC Presbyterian Retirement Communities Foundation.

Family promise Returns May 31- June 6Please save the date for your opportunity to serve this ministry. Family

Promise is a ministry that serves homeless families. Eastminster has joined 13 area churches to host these families four times a year, one week at a time. There are many volunteer opportunities, and all are family-friendly! Please contact Elizabeth Barber ([email protected]) or Lucy Corley ([email protected]) for any ques-tions, and watch for additional information coming soon!

Eastminster Presbyterian Church3200 Trenholm RoadColumbia, South Carolina 29204

Update for May 3, 2015

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MaY 3oFFICER’S PRayER:

deacon: Susan LairddEaCoNS: Jennifer Rayfield & Caroline Bennett deacon: Mary Counts (Jubilee) deacon: Simpson Fant (Jubilee)uSHERS: Bill Coggins & Randy LiggittGREETERS:

(9:00) Butch Jones Ford & Martha Mason John & Mary McCants Wilson & Betsy McDonald(11:15) Bill & Blair McDow Connie Parramore Julie Moss & Margo orlandini Bob & Liz norris INFaNT RooM - CLC 115

(9:00) Staff(11:15) Meredith & Daniel ChristenberryToddLER RooM - CLC 117

(9:00) Stacy & Michael Strong(11:15) Jenny & Kevin Smith2-K RooM - CLC 119

(9:00) Caroline & Thomas Rhodes(11:15) David & Kelly RossCHILdREN’S CHuRCH 102 - 3K

(9:00) Alex & Sarah Dillard(11:15) William & Angie Douglas CHILdREN’S CHuRCH 104 - 4K

(9:00) Robb & Jenny Brown(11:15) Jim & Jennifer BowieCHILdREN’S CHuRCH 106 - 5K

(9:00) Tracey & Brad Wright(11:15) Scott & Elizabeth Barber

peace service - May 10The PEACE Service offers you a place to come away and be quiet before the

Lord. It is a service where we pray for all kinds of needs and celebrate the Lord’s Supper together. If you desire a quiet place of worship, join us at 5:00 p.m. in the Adult Reception Hall. A nursery is available in the Drop-In nursery rooms in the CLC.

expressions of thanks through serviceMark your calendar for May 17, Service Commitment Sunday! In faithful

response to God’s blessings, complete either the Service Commitment form mailed recently to you or the on-line version at eastminsterpres.org under Quicklinks. on May 17, you may submit your family’s completed form(s) at one of our three worship services: 9:00 and 11:15 Traditional, or 11:15 Jubilee. Questions: Call or email Julie McDaniel at 256-1654 or [email protected].

Early Church Closing May 15Church offices and CLC will close at noon on Friday, May 15, for a Staff Appre-

ciation Luncheon. Please make note on your calendars of the closing time.

newsletter published Monthly during the summerThe UPDATE will become monthly for the summer after the May 24 issue.

Weekly issues will resume on August 16. Deadline dates are as always, ten days before the publication date. We will remain in touch weekly over the summer with E-news. Please send us your information!

Books for 4’sWe have a magnificent small group, and our mission/

project is reading and distributing books to the four year old child development classes in Richland one. In order to be admitted to these classes, the majority of the children are considered “at risk.” We intend to read to the class and then give a book to each child. Many of these children have no books at home. With so many children in need, we hoped to make it a project for the congregation to share.

We will have boxes placed in the church for collecting “gently used” books ap-propriate for a four-year-old and would love for each of you to look through the books in your home and share one or two with these children. Thank you! Liz Agee

and Becky Smythe

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