May 2014 Proclaimer

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May 2014

“News for St. Peter’s family and friends”

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Dear Members and Friends of the St. Peter’s Family: Sometimes I wonder if we Christians have any idea as to how blessed we really are. Now, why would I say such a thing as that? I say that because we are a people of HOPE. That’s what the great celebration we just witnessed on April 20 was really all about--HOPE. But sometimes we forget about that HOPE. We Christians are the only people in the world that have Easter. We are the only religion in the world that has a god who loves us enough to die on a cross for us. We are the only religion in the world that has a god who battled death and defeated death and rose to eternal life. And he didn’t just rise in glory to himself. He defeated death and rose to a new life in order to give US an abundant, eternal life when our journey here on earth is complete. I’ve often wondered how people who are not Christians face their own deaths and the deaths of their loved ones. How terrible it must be to think that what we have in this earthly life is all there is – that when this earthly life ends we simply are no more. How terrible it must be to just think that we return to the dust of the earth and are lost forever in the mists of time. Now don’t get me wrong, we Christians grieve when our loved ones die. We grieve mightily. But we do not grieve as those who have no hope. For

we know Jesus’ sure and certain promise: I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. (John 11:25-26) Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection ... because of Jesus’ promise of life eternal with him in the glory and the joy of heaven ... we know that what we have here on earth is not all there is. We know that there is life beyond this life. That is why we are people of HOPE. Gather with us, then, on all these Sundays of the Easter season. Gather with us with great joy in your heart as we celebrate Sunday after Sunday the Resurrection of our Lord and give thanks to Almighty God for the HOPE that is ours in Christ Jesus our risen Lord and Savior. In joyful partnership with you in Christ’s service, Pastor Leon A. Rawl

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Spring Clothing Drive— The Stewardship Committee is once again sponsoring a Spring Clothing Drive. The pickup dates for the clothing will be on the two Sundays of April 27 and May 4. Bring your good, clean used clothing, linens, shoes, etc. with you to church and look for the truck parked out front. The clothing will be given to LICS.

Carolinas Mission District Convocation 2014— The fourth annual convocation of the Carolinas Mission District of the NALC will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 30 and 31, at Union Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC. You are invited to attend. If you would like to go, please contact Pastor Rawl right away for a registration form.

Relay for Life— Cancer is America’s #1 health concern. We can make a difference with our donations . No donation is too small. Please consider supporting St. Peter’s Relay for Life efforts. See Sharon James for options.

Save the Date– Annual Missions Market— This year’s Mission Market is set for Saturday, November 15. We need each and every one of you to be a part of helping with the market. To volunteer, please see Clyde Sanders or call/email 359-7171 or [email protected]. We can use all kinds of talent before, during, and after the market. We raised over $14,000

last year and four organizations benefitted from our efforts. Let’s do that again this year, and we can with YOU!

March Noisy Offering for feeding the world’s hungry was $315.00. Our next noisy offering is June 29. Save your coins.

The April 7th Red Cross Blood Drive was successful thanks to your generous support. 22 pints of blood were given.

"Direct Now . . . and add $20!" campaign can help support congregations Your congregation can get an extra boost from the "Direct Now . . . and add $20!" Thrivent Choice® campaign this spring! The campaign runs from April 1 through May 31, 2014. Here's how it works: • During the campaign, a member directs Choice Dollars® to a congregation or nonprofit organization. • The first congregation or nonprofit organization the member selects will receive an additional $20 grant from Thrivent Financial. • The congregation or organization will receive the additional funds prior to June 30 as a one-time payment. It's that easy! Let the members in your congregation know about this exciting opportunity by sharing the information below on a website, bulletin, newsletter, etc.: Thrivent members, select our congregation the first time you direct Choice Dollars® between April 1 and May 31, 2014, and our church will receive an extra $20 grant from Thrivent Financial! Through the "Direct Now . . . and add $20!" campaign, Thrivent will give an extra $20 for each member who chooses to direct Choice Dollars to our congregation first. Questions: Please contact a representative from the Member Connection Center at 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836) and say "Thrivent Choice" or send an email to [email protected]. For faster service, have your member ID or contract number available.

A Summer Garage Sale is planned for Saturday, June 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon. All proceeds will go to our annual Missions Market. With spring cleaning upon us, now is a good time to clean out and donate!

Adult and children's clothes and shoes, purses, jewelry, belts, baby items, furniture, glassware, kitchen items, decorative items, linens, toys, etc. will be accepted. Please put the items in the room to the right in the old fellowship hall. Thank you for your support.

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Sympathy— We extend heartfelt Christian sympathy to:

Buck Ray at the death of his brother, Gary Ray, on March 24. Margie Bundrick at the death of her father, Raymond Meetze, on April 1. The family of Bernice Harmon. Bernice died on April 6. The funeral was at St. Peter’s on April 12. The family of Sandra Kittner.

Annual Report and Membership Directory is now available on the tables at the entrance of the Sanctuary and the Parish Life Center.

Council meets on the first Sunday in May(May 4) at 6:00 PM due to Mother’s Day on the normal second Sunday meeting date.

Confirmation Practice and Banquet is Sunday, June 1. All eighth graders who are being confirmed and their parents should plan to attend. Practice will be at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary. The Confirmation banquet will follow in the Fellowship Hall.

Unable to Come to Worship due to physical or other problems? If so, Pastor Rawl will gladly visit you in your home and bring you the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Just call the church office at 359-2470 to request a visit.

Church Office Closed— The church office will be closed Monday, May 26 for the Memorial Day holiday.

Relay for Life Event

Come join us for a celebration of survival, a remembrance of those lost, and an opportunity to fight back against cancer.

Friday, May 9, 2014 at 7 PM White Knoll Practice field-Site 21

Burgers will be available

Future Events—Please put them on your calendar…

May 4, Celebration Sunday May 11 Soil Stewardship Sunday May 18, Mother/Daughter/Friend Tea, 3:00-5:00 PM June 1, Graduation Recognition, June 8, Pentecost, 8th graders confirmed July 13-17, Vacation Bible School November 15, Annual Missions Market

Celebration Sunday—Come to Celebra-tion Sunday—promoting our heritage at St. Pe-ter’s.

WHO IS INVITED: You are!

THE SCHEDULE: May 4, 2014 There will be two services that day. The usual 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. times. Remember, Sunday School as usual as well.

WHO WILL DELIVER THE SERMON: Of course, our own Pastor Rawl.

PICNIC LUNCH AFTER 11:00 A.M. SERVICE: Don’t forget to bring your favorite dishes for lunch. The church will provide the main meat dishes, and you are asked to bring vegetables, salads, desserts and other meat dishes. Follow-ing the lunch, the Celebration Committee will present a brief program honoring our nation & our veterans, including explaining some mili-tary symbolism.

CELEBRATION SUNDAY OFFERING: A special envelope has been provided in your weekly offering packet for this Celebration Sun-day (Homecoming). This special offering will go to LICS for under clothing, for needy men, women, and children.

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Property and Grounds Clean Up Day will be on Saturday, April 26 at 9:00 AM. There will be much to do so please come and help if you can.

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS Jenny Stone, Council Secretary

The Congregational Council met in the office building conference room on April 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. The March council minutes, treasurer’s report and staff reports was received and reviewed. Council members reported on committee activities.

Claude Lindler was in attendance on behalf of the Property/Grounds Committee and presented a proposal to add panic bar hardware and change out the locks on the seven doors located in the Educational Building/Fellowship Hall. This came to the committee as a recommendation from the Safety Team. The cost for this much needed project is approximately $7,070 and would be paid from the maintenance fund. Tommy Stone made a motion to accept the proposal for the committee to proceed, Jerry Richey and Russell Rawl seconded the motion and the council vote to approve was unanimous in favor.

Cindy Evans and Bobbi Buff were in attendance on behalf of the Organist Search Committee with a salary increase proposal. Cindy and Bobbi are co-chairing the search committee and have had numerous inquiries, interviews and have done extensive research into the position, requirements and compensation package. They brought before the council a proposal that had already been presented to and approved by the Stewardship Finance Committee. The proposal to council was to increase the budgeted salary for the organist/accompanist from $18,000 to an annualized salary of $21,000 in 2014. After much discussion, Greg Webb made a recommendation to the council to accept the proposal to increase the salary from $18,000 to $21,000. This would allow the committee to make an offer up to $21,000 to a qualified person based on their experience. Adam Davis seconded the motion and the council vote to approve was unanimous in favor.

Welcome New Members— It was a joy to welcome the following new members into the St. Peter’s Church family on March 30. Dave and Linda Heffner by letter of

transfer from Orangeburg Lutheran Church, Orangeburg, SC.

Stacy Dock by affirmation of faith from New Hope Christ Fellowship, West Columbia, SC

Marion and Linda Gable by letter of transfer from St. James Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC.

Amber Schneider by affirmation of faith from the Baptist Church and daughter Madison Wise by baptism.

Zach Taylor by affirmation of faith from West Creek Baptist Church, Batesburg, SC and his daughter Madison Gandolfo to associate member.

Paul and Diane Robison by letter of transfer from St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Lexington SC.

Dana Catoe by affirmation of faith.

Graduate Recognition Sunday— We will receive our graduates with a brief service of “Blessing of the Graduates” at the services on Sunday, June 1. Graduates will also be recognized at Coffee and Fellowship time and presented a gift by the Educational Ministry Committee.

Are You Graduating this spring?

If so, please let the church office know as soon as possible. You may email the church ([email protected]) or drop this in the offering plate. Name ___________________________________________ Graduating from ______________________________ (High School, College, University, Tech School)

Degree__________________________________________ Date of graduation ____________________________

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Matthew Riak Begins Work with Refugee Children from South Sudan

On Sunday night, Dec. 15, the dry tinder of political unrest and tribalism was ignited by a gunfight within the elite Palace Guard. The fighting spread to the streets of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, where the bodies of soldiers and civilians began to litter the streets. A civil war quickly spread throughout the country, with the heaviest fighting happening in Bor where St. Luke’s Theological Col-lege had just finished its first year of classes. NALC Missionary, Pastor Matthew Riak, founder and principal of the College, was in Juba. Three days after the fighting broke out, the U.S. Embassy evacuated him to Nairobi, Kenya, along with other American citizens. The college itself was looted by the rebels, and people fled Bor in fear and panic, swelling the ranks of refugees to over 500,000 displaced persons. It is Matthew’s most sincere hope that the fighting in South Sudan will dissipate and that St. Luke’s Theological College will be able to reopen its doors in September for the new semester. Matthew, who had felt called by God to help equip leaders for church and community in South Sudan, now felt called to do something to help the South Sudanese refugees. Having spent 20 years in a refugee camp as one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” Matthew knew something about such camps, and he thought St. Luke’s Theological College could help. In January, Matthew visited Adjumani, Uganda, where more than 36,000 refugees flooded a camp built for 400 people. Basic resources were in short supply — new arrivals had to wait for shelter; peo-ple stood in lines for hours to get water and food. Eighty-five percent of the refugees in Adjumani were women and children. Many of the children were separated from their parents and families. Matthew’s heart went out to these children, who were at great risk of neglect, abuse, trafficking and forced military recruitment. As Matthew discussed the situation with relief agencies, and St. Luke’s administrators and supporters from the United States, the vision of a mission center where displaced children could find a child-friendly environment where they could feel safe and secure began to come into focus. Recreational activities would draw children in and give them something to do: playing soc-cer or dodge ball, singing and dancing, listening to Bible stories and praying together. Volunteer adults from the camp would lead small-group discussions as the children reflected on the Bible sto-ries and their own experiences. These small-group leaders would encourage children to express their feelings and talk about the trauma they had witnessed and experienced. A professional coun-selor would be available to help those children who needed more in-depth counseling to process their terror and trauma. The mission center could also be used to provide some food — perhaps snacks during the day or even a meal once or twice a week. St. Luke’s CORE — Child Outreach in Refuge Empowerment — is a short-term mission at the Adju-mani refugee camp with a capacity for 100 children. This ministry of St. Luke’s with refugee children in its short time of existence has already brought God’s message of hope and love in the midst of fear, uncertainty and need. Working together with various NGOs, Lutheran World Federation, the United Nations’ World Food Project, and other United Nations’ agencies, Matthew is seeking to provide for the most basic of peo-ple’s needs. At this time there is great need for prayers and financial assistance. Please consider supporting Mat-thew in this ministry. You may make your gifts payable to St. Peter’s and designate them for Matthew Riak, our NALC missionary.

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I want to thank Pastor Rawl, Vicar Paulette and my church family for your prayers, cards, visits, and calls during my recent stay in the hospital. May God bless each of you! Patty Carter Dear Members of St. Peter’s,

Thank you on behalf of my family upon the death of my brother, Gary. We appreciate the calls, cards, prayers and thoughts. We love our church family. Sincerely, Buck Ray and Family I would like to offer a hearty and heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the dramatic reading of the Gospel on Palm Sunday.

Charles Alexander – centurion & crowd member, 11:00 Donna Alford – false witness & crowd member, 11:00 Pat Allen – messenger, 8:30 Randy Aull – chief priest/elder & crowd member, 8:30 Bobbi Buff – crowd member, 8:30 & 11:00 Ernie Chaplin – false witness & crowd member, 11:00 Tommy Chaplin – Caiaphas, 11:00 Adam Davis – soldier & crowd member, 11:00 Craig Davis – chief priest/elder & crowd member, 8:30 & 11:00 Hazel Duell – servant girl 1 & crowd member, 8:30 Kayla Ellingson – servant girl 1 & crowd member, 11:00 Michael Guerette – soldier, centurion, & crowd member, 8:30 Bobby Harmon – Peter & disciple, 8:30 & 11:00 Sam Harmon – disciple, 8:30 Wanda Harmon – disciple, 8:30 Phil Hughes – Judas, 11:00 Larry James – chief priest/elder & crowd member, 8:30 & 11:00 Stig Jorgensen – false witness, 8:30 Vickie Jorgensen – false witness, 8:30 Bonnie Long – disciple, 11:00 Larry Long – disciple, 11:00 Kathy Love – messenger, 8:30 Rachel McHugh - servant girl 2, 8:30 & 11:00 Travis McLeod - Jesus, 8:30 & 11:00 Marvin Parson – disciple, 11:00 Ed Pearce – Caiaphas, 8:30 Toby Porth – passerby/bystander & crowd member, 11:00 Karen Price – disciple, 8:30 Rachel Price – disciple, 8:30 Miles Rawl – soldier & crowd member, 11:00 Russell Rawl – soldier & crowd member, 11:00 Paul Robison – Judas, 8:30 Landis Sandel – disciple, 11:00 Reba Sandel – disciple, 11:00 Zack Spence – passerby/bystander & crowd member, 11:00 Bill Stone – chief priest/elder, 11:00 Jenny Stone – passerby/bystander & crowd member, 8:30 & 11:00 Tommy Stone – passerby/bystander & crowd member, 8:30 & 11:00 Steve Teer – Pilate, 8:30 & 11:00 Buck Vaughan – chief priest/elder & crowd member, 11:00 Assorted choir members – crowd members, 8:30 & 11:00 And a special thanks to Cindy Evans for making this idea into reality.

Your voices and the energy and expression with which you spoke, truly made the Gospel come to life. Thank you for sharing God’s Word! – Vicar Paulette

THANK YOU to all of the high school and middle school youth who lead the Stations of the Cross on Palm Sunday. You did a wonderful job of helping our congregation prepare their hearts for Holy Week. Thanks especially to:

The Sunday school classes and teachers; Christen Weidner for her planning, preparation, and leadership; Michael Guerette and Claude Lindler for building the crosses; and

Rachel McHugh and John Michael “Muscle Man” Weidner for helping set up and decorate each of the stations

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Senior Trip to NarroWay Produc-

tion Theater July 26, 2014

Leave Church at 9:30AM $20.00 per person

Play will be “The Gospel According to Tennessee”- Set in 1926, this fast-paced mu-

sical show takes you to East Tennessee where the fun never ends. Sing-a-long with fabulous old

Southern classics and watch the gospel truths unfold through the eyes and imagination of Ten-

nessee.

We will stop for a little something at a fast food place before the play then we will

go to Captain Steve’s Seafood in Fort Mill after the play. Meals are not included

in price.

We have a limited number of tickets so you need to get your reservation in fast.

Once we purchase your ticket, your money will be non refundable.

Contact Sam or Wanda Harmon at the following:

Home Phone: 803-359-3956

Sam’s Cell: 803-606-8162

Wanda’s Cell: 803-606-8161

Email: [email protected]

Don’t miss the 2014 Vacation Bible School

“Jungle Safari”

where kids explore the nature of God.

Mark your calendars now for Sunday, July 13-Thursday, July 17.

Kids will learn that God is Creator, Provider, Protector, Savior and King. We’ll have classes, music, crafts, great food and much more. It’s sure to be a fun week! Please let Darla Jennings or Susan Rawl know if you are interested in teaching or helping in any way and watch for more information about the Jungle Safari.


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David Ballington Heath Fulmer Andrew Henry Justin Roberts

Brad Smith Courtney Weed Kyle Weed

PRAYER LIST

Wanda Arnold Bobbie Becknell (Aunt of Julynn Spence’s ) Buddy Cashion (father of Hillarie Vaughan) Belinda Chapman (friend of Darla Jennings) Sylvia Cole (friend of the Schreiber’s and Sander’s) Darren Corley (nephew of JoAnn Harmon) Danny Covington (grandfather of Michael Covington) Cynthia Creech (sister of Sylvia Durden & Annie Laura Ricard) Doris Dehart Daniel Dirkx (son of Connie & Marvin Parson)

Pattie Elkins (friend of Cindy Evans Carol & Everett Furtick (family of Cathy Schrieber and Jim Sanders) Beth Hardwick Don Harmon Julie Harmon Rose Hyman Don and Cindy Kornahrens (parents of Kim Beckham) Myles Kittner (friend of Kay &Dwight Amick) Jonathan Lavalliere (nephew of Michael Guerette) Michael Matus (friend of Landis and Reba Sandel) Richard McMillan (father of Keith McMillan) Jim McNiff (Jimmy Beckham’s uncle) Donald Meetze (friend of Dwight & Kay Amick) Gladys Meetze (mother of Elizabeth Lindler) Michele Meyer Lonna Paul Susan Pipkin (friend of Natalie and Emily Grace Carter) Brady Porth, Jr Ronda Porth Bula Roof (Bonnie Long’s mother) Dorothy Shealy (Trudy Moore & Linda Gable’s Mother) Ann Smith (Larry/Bonnie Long’s son-in-law’s mother) Reed Stewart (brother of Alice Hughes & Beth Hardwick) Barbara Summers (mother of Susan Bailey) Jane Truett (mother of Jane Truett) Carol Waring (mother of Linda Guerette) Francies Wessinger Jennifer O’Neill Whetstone (daughter of Wayne and Betty Lou O’Neill)] Nevin Whiteside Joe Young (uncle of Ted Zee)

Let us also remember in our daily prayers our missionaries, Pastor Matthew Riak in South Sudan and David Davis in Brazil

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General Fund

1st Quarter 2014 Contribution Pattern of Giving

119 Giving units gave nothing for the period 39% of units

7 Giving units gave less than $1 per week 2% of units

8 Giving units gave between $1 and $2 per week 3% of units














2 Giving units gave 250+ per week 1% of units

307 Total Giving Units

This report based on family giving units of record during the 1st Quarter of 2014.

Children giving through envelopes have been consolidated with the family unit.

Loose cash offerings and Sunday School offerings averaged $200 per week.

Checks for contributors not assigned envelope #’s averaged 219 per week.

Luke 6:38 “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down,

shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For the

measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

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NICHOLS, Hugh & Brenda 05/01

LEAPHART, Barbara Ann & Marvin 05/06

BECKSTEIN, Kirk & Julie 05/11

EDMONDSON, Mark & Doreen 05/15

ARNOLD, Paul & Debbie 05/19

ELLINGSON, Eric & Kayla 05/19

SLATTERY, Ryan & Jordan 05/19

TAYLOR, Bryan & Kegan 05/19

YOUMANS, Lee & Amber 05/20

GUERETTE, Michael & Linda 05/23

MASSEY, Rusty & Kim 05/24

ROBINSON, Don & Alice 05/24

CHETTINGER, Cayle & Judy 05/25

GABLE, Linda & Marion 05/26

ROBERTS, Darin & Allie 05/27

DOZIER, Pat & Marilyn 05/28

JORGENSEN, Stig & Vicki 05/30

HUNDLEY, Jean 05/02

WEED, Veda 05/02

HENRY, Charles 05/03

JUMPER, Blakley 05/03

BENSON, Bob 05/04

CHUMLEY, Brittany 05/04

HARMON, Tony 05/04

PORTH, Hayden 05/04

AULL, Brooke 05/06

SHARPE, Teresa 05/06

WESSINGER, Shane 05/06

YOUMANS, Amber 05/06

LACOUNT, William 05/07

PHELAN, Miya 05/07

ZEE, Ted 05/07

FULMER, Heath 05/08

TAYLOR, Jeffrey 05/08

BUNDRICK, Margie 05/09

CRAPS, Stacie 05/09

KENDALL, Ashley 05/09

LEITZSEY Jr, Claude 05/09

PEARCE Jr, Ed 05/10

SCHREIBER, Kathy 05/10

LONG, Letha 05/11

PAUL, Lonna 05/13

THOMPSON, Marcia 05/13

AULL, Randy 05/14

BALLINGTON, Landis 05/14

CRAPPS, Ean 05/14

SHEALY Jr, Spencer 05/14

BLEDSOE, Chuck 05/16

NICHOLS, Don 05/16

OLIVER, Donnie 05/16

PEARCE, Katie 05/16

SIMS, Owen 05/17

ELLIOTT, Jeff 05/18

PEARSON, Caroline "Buffy" 05/18

WALL, Clint 05/18

HARMON, Anna 05/19

LONG, Larry 05/20

GANTT, Tammy 05/21

HARMON, Hannah 05/21

LINDLER, Tina 05/21

BAINES, Betty 05/22

KARN, Shannon 05/22

LACOUNT, Jeffrey 05/22

PORTH IV, Yeats 05/22

SCHNEIDER, Allison 05/22

SCHROEDER, Carol 05/24

SHEALY, Doctor Carl 05/24

COVINGTON, JR., Michael 05/25

EARGLE, Marie 05/25

TAYLOR, Jessica 05/26

BALLINGTON, David 05/27

EVANS, Candice 05/27

RIVARD, Dorothy 05/27

STONEBERG, Mark 05/27

KUEBRICH, Mike 05/28

MOORE, Molly 05/28

ALEXANDER, Charles 05/29

AULL, Mickey 05/29

SPANGLER, Julie 05/29

LEE, Cheryl 05/30

TEER, Deborah 05/31

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Those Serving in May Please note any areas where volunteers are needed and call the Church Office if you are

available to serve in this capacity.

Communion Assistants

11 (8:30 a.m.) Clyde Sanders

(11:00 a.m.) Beryl Roberts

18 (8:30 a.m.) Jean Hundley, Clyde Sanders

(11:00 a.m.) Elizabeth Lindler, Carl Shealy

Greeters/Popcorn Ministry 4 (8:30 a.m.) N/A at printing

(11:00 a.m.) Fulmer Girls

11 (8:30 a.m.) Jenny & Tommy Stone

(11:00 a.m.) Sandra Brasington

18 (8:30 a.m.) Linda & Michael Guerette

(11:00 a.m.) Zack & Julynn Spence

25 (8:30 a.m.) N/A at printing

(11:00 a.m.) Reba & Landis Sandel

Ushers (8:30 a.m.) Russell Rawl, Chairperson

Miles Rawl, Chairperson

Ushers (11:00 a.m.) Russell Rawl, Chairperson

Miles Rawl, Chairperson

Greg Webb, Matt Hendrix, Dory Arnold

Coffee Hour Hosts 4 N/A at printing

11 Lutheran Men

18 N/A at printing

25 N/A at printing

Altar Flowers 4 Barbara Leaphart

11 Valerie & Toby Porth

18 Linda & Michael Guerette

25 Buck & Ashley Ray

Lectors 4 (8:30 a.m.) Karyn Stoneberg

(11:00 a.m.) Hazel Duell

11 (8:30 a.m.) Clyde Sanders

(11:00 a.m.) Linda Gable


(11:00 a.m.) Marvin Parson

25 (8:30 a.m.) Tommy Chaplin

(11:00 a.m.) Tommy Chaplin

Acolytes 4 (8:30 a.m.) Noah Stoneberg

(11:00 a.m.) Katie Pearce

11 (8:30 a.m.) N/A at prinitng

(11:00 a.m.) Brandon Riley


(11:00 a.m.) Kylie Craps


(11:00 a.m.) N/A at printing

Altar Guild Bobbi Buff, Christy Harmon, Jean Hundley

Offering Counters Jenny & Tommy Stone

Front Porch Visitor Barbara Leaphart

Nursery Assistants 4 (8:30 a.m.) N/A at printing

(11:00 a.m.) Gina Rawl

11 (8:30 a.m.) Valerie & Addie Porth

(11:00 a.m.) Gina Rawl

18 (8:30 a.m.) Jean Hundley




The Usher Chairpersons are also the

Lock Team members for this month.

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S.P.Y. NEWS—May 2014

St. Peter’s Youth

All St. Peter’s youth and visitors are invited to attend youth events.

Travis McLeod, Youth Director

[email protected] 803-603-3152

CLUB 345…………………....Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades

April 26 1:00-3:00 PM, Youth Sunday Practice

JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH………..Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades


May 4, 18, 25 WEEKLY MEETINGS, 5:30PM in the Youth Room

May 6, 13,20,27 PRAYER BREAKFAST, 7:00 AM, at Chic-fil-A, meet at

the church at 6:45 AM to ride the bus.

May 9, 10 Event at Bethel Camp

May 9 7:00 PM, Relay for Life, White Knoll School

May 18 3:00 PM, Mother, Daughter, Friend Tea

May 28 6:00 PM, Youth Serve WOW Meal

Senior HIGH YOUTH………..Ninth thru twelfth grade


May 4, 18, 25 WEEKLY MEETINGS, 7:00 PM in the Youth Room

May 6, 13, 20, 27 PRAYER BREAKFAST, 7:00 AM, at Chic-fil-A, meet at

the church at 6:45 AM to ride the bus.

May 9 7:00 PM, Relay for Life, White Knoll School

May 18 3:00 PM, Mother, Daughter, Friend Tea

May 28 6:00 PM, Youth Serve WOW Meal


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St. Peter’s Staff Pastor The Rev. Dr. Leon A. Rawl

Matins Choir/Instrumentalist Craig Davis

Chancel Choir/Bell Director Barry Moore

Children’s Choir Director Ralph Rocanella

Angel Choir Director Jennifer Howell

Youth Director Travis McLeod

Vicar Paulette McHugh

Administrative Coordinator Amber Scarborough

Nursery Attendant Allison Black

How to contact us 1130 St. Peter’s Road

Lexington SC 29072

Telephone ~ 803-359-2470

Fax ~ 803-957-3163

Email ~ [email protected]

Web site ~ www.stpeterslex.com

Pastor Rawl’s cell ~ 803-238-8051

Travis McLeod’s cell ~ 803-603-3152

St. P

ete

r’s is

pla

nn

ing

a “

Prin

cess”

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au

gh

ter-frie

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What a g

reat way to

hon

or th

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ladies in

your life w

ith sp

ecial entertain

men

t and, o

f course, fo

od

fit for ro

yalty

. T

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ill be h

eld in

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arish L

ife Cen

ter on S

unday

, May

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014 fro

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er is a Kin

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e is God.”

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