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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF PAWLEYS ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

OCTOBER 2019

Letters from Louis Church Events

October 6th World Communion

Sunday

October 13th Stewardship Kickoff

JOY Music Fest

Appetite for God Bible Study Begins

October 22nd

Session Meeting

October 27th Reformation Sunday

Cuba Team Commissioning

Congregational Meeting

Trunk or Treat

Pray for our PIPC Cuba Mission

Team

Congrega onal Mee ng There will be a Congrega onal Mee ng on Sunday, October 27th, immediately following the worship service in the sanctuary for the

purpose of elec ng Elders, Deacons and Trustees.

WHO’S YOUR DADDY? Psychologists tell us that how we view our earthly father will, in largely, determine how we view our Heavenly Father. If your father was absent, abusive or always yelling, then you will have to overcome your baggage in order to see that God is love. If your father le your family, lost his way, or looked elsewhere, then you will have to fight your inclina on in order to see His faithfulness, presence or persistence.

Theologians tell us that how we understand God the Father, will directly affect our faithfulness (discipleship and worship), fellowship (being a part of a church), and fruit‐bearing (sharing the gospel in word and deed). If you see God as a distant deity, you might be sa sfied with merely warming a pew on most Sundays. If you come to know God’s passion to be desir‐ing a daily, loving walk with you, then you will inten onally strive to grow in your rela onship with Christ and purposefully share His love with those who are missing out. I say that when we come to really know the heart of our Heavenly Father, we need to conscien ously polish and shine ourselves in order to be a be er reflec on to the world of God’s Glory. When you allow God to transform your heart and then you inten onally draw near to Him, He will reveal His true character to you. A character of gratuitous grace and de‐sired direc on of discipleship. If you choose to spend only a limited me dwelling with your Heavenly Father, you will miss out on who He really is and thus miss out on how great your life could be on this earth and the next. For instance, if you limit your me of drawing near to God, you might miss that He is a God who gives and gives generously. Have you seen His gregarious giving to you? If we don’t slow down and spend me with Him, we can miss His extreme generosity to us, and thus miss out on giving Him our extreme gra tude. Did you just take a breath in? Give thanks that He generously gives you breaths all day long, every day. Did your heart just beat? Give generous gra tude to God for the gi of con nuing heart beats over your whole life. Did you just think a thought? Give generous gra tude to God for synapses He supplies come rain or shine. As we prepare for the Stewardship Campaign for 2020, may we prayerfully draw near to our Father, experience His generous gi s of grace in our lives, and lovingly respond by GIV‐ING GENEROUSLY TO GOD, as demonstrated by our growing faith, fruit, and financial pledge to God, through His church.

“Each person must bring as much as he can manage, giving generously in response to the blessings of GOD, your God.” (Deut. 16:17)

Your Pastor and friend, Louis Imsande

SALT Youth

Be thankful in all circumstances, this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

We have just kicked off the start of JAM! This year is going to be full of fun games, yummy food, and experiencing God in a new way. Come join us every Sunday from 5:00pm-7:00pm.

If you are interested in helping out with our children’s programming, sign up here! Contact Madison Gulley for any questions at 651-295-8257 or [email protected].

SURGE Youth: Ministry of PIPC and Christ the King

As we step into a new season of youth, the SALT youth program will be taking on a new name, a new identity, and an all-around new format. We have partnered with our neighbors just down the road, Christ the King, in order to create a more fun, encouraging, and energy-filled envi-ronment! We now have the opportunity to expect large groups of students and it was a great month of Septem-ber. Because of this new and exciting group a lot of what we have talked about is relationship! We would like to share with you ways that we are doing that. Peer Care- Peer care is exactly what it sounds like. It is the opportunity to care for the people around them. We have encouraged new and old relationships to grow by at-tempting to define what it looks like to be in Christian relationship. This is something all of us can do! Instead of the basic “Hello, how are you?” we have spoken about, asking more meaningful questions such as, “How’s your heart?” Peer Share- Peer share is more challenging for high school students. We have been encouraging them to in-vite people who do not know Christ and to share their faith with them. We are hoping to teach them the skills to be able to communicate the Gospel with anyone!

Noah Gulley Director of Family Ministries

[email protected] 843-318-9631

DATES AND LOCATIONS OF SURGE:

3 weeks Christ the King, 2 weeks PIPC; repeat

Oct 6- PIPC Oct 13-Christ the King Oct 20- Christ the King Oct 27- Youth Group Surf Trip Nov 3- PIPC

Nov 10- PIPC

Nov 17- Christ the King Nov 24- Christ the King Dec 8- PIPC

Dec 15- PIPC

LANA’S

MUSIC NOTES

October 2nd we will begin working on Christmas and Advent music. If you would like to sing with the Chancel Choir during Advent and Christ-mas, now is the time to join us on Wednesday nights from 7:00-8:00pm. Regular rehearsal be-gins at 6:00pm and we would love to have you!

October 6th - Christians all around the world will be celebrating Communion on World Communion Sunday. Anthem will be “One World, One Com-munion.”

October 13th - Choir will be singing the beautiful, “Fruit of the Spirit,” by Dan Forrest.

October 20th - “An Expression of Gratitude “ will be the anthem.

October 27th - Today is the 501st celebration of Reformation Day! We celebrate with “A Mighty Fortress.”

BELLS meet Mondays from 5:00-6:00pm. We would love 1 or 2 additional players!

Dr. Lana Stephens Pollard

Director of Music Ministries

[email protected]

Cell: (904) 434-6753

CONGREGATIONAL SINGING

Martin Luther King and I have something in common. We both believe that congregational singing is most important in teaching what we believe and worshiping together. I hope that you have noticed that I get louder or softer, even slower or faster, change registrations on verses, and even change keys of harmonies in attempting to reflect the text and in-crease the personal and corporate worship experience. I hope you have noticed that we have been singing some new songs and styles. Some you will love and some you won’t love. It takes many repetitions to really learn a new song. Psalm 96 : “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord. Praise His name.” I was thinking about the Gloria Patri (means Glory to God). Even though there are hundreds of arrangements of the Gloria Patri, I have sung the same version of the Gloria Patri pretty much every week for 48 years! We have added a sung congregational response after Lou-is’s Benediction before we go out for the week. We sang “Go Now In Peace” for three months of summer. Some love it. Some don’t. Then we sang “Change My Heart Oh, God.” Now we will sing “Lord, Make Us More Holy.” In a few months we will change to another more reflective of advent. Do you have a favorite or suggestion for a new hymn or re-sponse? Please send it to [email protected] Please remember to be kind. The very piece you love, your neighbor may not. Just as the song your neighbor sings loud and joyfully, is not your favorite. Remember to “Sing to the Lord a new song!” Hallelujah and Amen.

The Blessing of Church Musicians

May the time you find to develop your talents be sacred and abundant.

May you be surrounded by people who en-courage you in small and large ways.

May your skin grow thicker and your heart more supple.

May you trust your imagination and express yourself with a true and unwavering voice.

May God reward you for all your creative la-bor.

May the struggles you face make you stronger, so that you may persevere and continue on

the path. May you grow in confidence, seeing clearly

your value and worth. May you be appreciated, in your lifetime, for

the gift of healing you offer the world. And may every one of us be moved to partici-pate in God’s re-Creation of this world, and

may what we create be rightly called “good.” Amen

Happy anniversary to me! It is hard to believe, but I started here at PIPC FIVE years ago on October 1, 2014. Time flies when you are having fun! I love Pawleys Island and the peo-ple of PIPC. Your kindness, encouragement, and love have helped to make my first five years a joy. Thank you! Fall is a busy time in the Music Department at PIPC. You should see some new faces and the return of some other faces in the choirs. I am so grateful for all the dedicated mu-sicians who joyfully give their time and talents. Bach said that, “He who sings, prays twice.” Amen

FAMILY FIRST. . . This month we meet some long-time members...the Middletons: Todd, Renee, Todd Jr., Emily, and Maddy. They have been a part of PIPC for 25 years.

Todd & Renee met on a random blind date in Beaufort, SC. Todd says he’s not certain if it was love at first sight or thinking Renee needed an adult role model. While on that first date and stopped at a swing bridge, she ran around the car several times playing Chinese red-light. They will celebrate their 29th anniversary in February.

Todd is property manager at Litchfield Villas, and Renee is an insurance underwriter.

Todd Jr., 25, is a graduate of The College of Charleston and resides and works in Durham, NC. He enjoys soccer and golf.

Emily, 22, graduated last May from Limestone College. She enjoys biking and her friends. She is looking for her first career-oriented job.

Madelyn (Maddy) is a senior at The College of Charleston. She enjoys running, reading, and proudly boasts that she loves to annoy the people she loves!

The family is completed by their two dogs, Sully and Sammy, who were adopted from the local shelter. The Middletons love to travel together. They like short journeys, not exotic venues, packed with activities planned around an amusement destination. You can find them on roller coasters, at giant water parks, white-water rafting, zip-lining, etc., but never a laid-back stay on a beach or lake. Although the children are adults, family vacations are still a priority. They all playfully debate and plan the next destination and activities. At church, the Middletons describe themselves as balcony-dwellers who recognize most members by the tops of their heads. All three children were baptized and confirmed at PIPC. The family’s foundation is on solid ground because of VBS, children’s choir, youth group/retreats, Youth Sundays, scholarship dinners, praise band, skits, fellowship dinners, and all that is PIPC.

Todd Jr.’s faith was fortified because of Sunday School with Mrs. Betty Motsinger and the journey through the King James Version of the Bible. He was the first child in the adult Handbell Choir and even performed with them at Brookgreen Gardens.

Emily and Maddy learned how to be a proper southern Christian under Ms. Julia’s leadership and would never miss Sunday School, especially when they graduated into Mrs. Martha’s Bible study and nutrition seminars. Emily was part of the first PIPC small group who learned that the mission field begins in our own community while working with Salkehatchie. Six days of construction work in sweltering June heat, and late-night fellowship with her fellow campers only fueled the desire for more. Emily and Maddy returned for over 7 years and look forward to the next one. At PIPC, Maddy lived out her dream of singing a solo in church with Melodye Sparks as her loving coach.

When asked why PIPC is their church home, the Middletons say that they didn’t choose PIPC, she chose them. When asking Pastor Frank to baptize Todd Jr., he quickly reminded them that baptism is not just a ceremony, but the church’s commitment to raise a child. They immediately joined! Very quickly they were immersed into the church family and never looked back. According to the kids, being involved in the life of the church was not an option. They often say that in the Middleton family, you do not volunteer to participate at church.... you are volun-TOLD! Funny, they say, no one ever complained because it’s always great fun!

Now you know their story...get up to the balcony and meet them!

“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he

is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

The Book Corner

Mark Diehl’s Book and other New Additions PIPC’s Library book display for October includes the following new non-fiction additions: God of Deliverance and Transformation: The Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century by Mark E. Diehl The term we use – commandments – is actually translated from the Hebrew text as “words” or “sayings.” God handed down these words to help the Israelites live in relationship with Him and with each other in freedom after centuries of knowing only the oppression of slavery. The intent of these words then and now is to provide a vision of lives transformed so that the community of faith forms a bond noted for its holiness, wholeness, justice, and peace. The Curious Christian by Barnabas Piper Piper says that “curiosity is one of the most significant ways we have to be image bearers of God.” He doesn’t want us to “stay safely where we are and miss the wonders God has for us.” He concludes with practical ways to grow in curiosity with Scripture as “our plumb line, our compass.” Christ’s Call To Reform the Church by John MacArthur This examination of the 7 letters to the churches in Revelation seeks to better understand Jesus’ words to them because they are applicable to the church in the 21st century. It’s time to heed Christ’s call to reform His church. The Wisdom of Faith by Bobby Bowden with Steve Bowden The winningest coach in major college football history tells us that nothing matters if our lives are not rooted in faith. He shares the Bible verses that have shaped his life along with his insights. Crucible by Phil Tuttle with Chris Tiegreen and Walk Thru the Bible Using the “defining moments of King David’s life – the crucible moments that revealed or shaped who he was,” this book explores how God works in us in order to prepare us to be people after His own heart. On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior Take a tour of literary works with the author and explore insights about one of the classical virtues in each work. Prior’s goal is to help the reader learn to love life, literature, and God through encounters with great writing. Creature of the Word by Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson, and Eric Geiger The title refers to God’s Word being the source of the church, and specifically that the proclamation of the gospel is the basis of the church’s life, the foundation for its entire ministry. That being the case, the authors provide practical steps toward forming a Jesus-centered church.

REFORMATION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

On Sunday, October 27th, Reformation Sunday, PIPC will celebrate the Scottish ancestry of the Presbyterian Church, remembering that we are standing on the shoulders of those who came before us. We invite all to wear or display in some way their own family tartans.

Also on that day, in anticipation of All Saint’s Day, November 1st, we will be remembering those family members who left this earthly home in the past year. In addition, there will be a time to honor personal losses in our lives.

Anyone who has tartans, scarves, coats-of-arms, or other symbols of the Scottish heritage and would like to lend it for a visual display that day, please text, call, or email Cecilia Dilworth at 843-340-5614/[email protected]

Please provide the church office with the name(s) of those who died in the last year who were connected to this congregation as a friend or member. While we should have a record of all the deceased, we want to make sure all are included

in the bulletin. Thanks for your help with this.

World Communion Sunday

The first Sunday in October is designated as World Communion Sunday, which celebrates our oneness in Christ with all our brothers and sisters around the world. Paul tells us that we are to “discern the body” when we partake of Holy Communion, mindful that we note our relationship to all our brothers and sisters in Christ in the celebration. (I Cor. 11:21). Sunday, October 6th, is World Communion Sunday. We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper during the worship service. Prepare your hearts.

PIPC CIRCLES

DEBORAH CIRCLE will meet on Monday, October 14th, at 10:00 AM at Martha Wahl’s home

(301 Old Augusta—Pawleys Plantation). Please contact Martha at 843-237-2657, if you plan to attend so she can notify the

front gate. All women are invited.

TUESDAY CIRCLE will meet on Tuesday, October 8th, at 10:00 AM in the library. All women are invited.

If you have any questions, please contact Hazel Winstead at 843-237-9205.

CUBA MISSION TRIP The “Sensational Six” from PIPC will visit our sister church in Camajuani, Cuba October 30 - November 4.

Please keep our Mission Team in your prayers as we bring peace in times of distress to our Christian and non-Christian brothers and sisters in Cuba.

Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.”

Mark 16:15 Leigh Eddy, Steve Sisney, Virginia Bradshaw, Fred Frost, Kathy Frost, Liz Williamson

FINANCE TEAM

The PIPC Finance Team is responsible for the church’s total financial operations which include orchestrating and overseeing the budget development process and running the annual stewardship campaign. In addition, this team, working in conjunction with the church treasurer and bookkeeper, oversees the accounting of all receipts and the execution of all expenditures incurred by PIPC. The church treasurer is always a member of the finance team along with nine other current members. The finance team lead is Jacque Richardson.

Annual budget line items for this team include debt retirement (mortgage payment), Presbytery basic mission support, and bookkeeping and accounting costs among others. The major part of the finance team budget includes the mortgage on the Holsclaw Fellowship Center and the Sanctuary, which total about $7800 per month. All unbudgeted expenditure requests, capital expenditures and any requests for special fundraising events also come before the finance team for review and recommendations prior to being presented to the Session for final review and approval/disapproval.

Stewardship Season is

October 13th—November 10th.

Please prayerfully consider what God would have you do regarding our 2020 Stewardship.

FINANCE TEAM Jacque Richardson (chair) [email protected] 843-289-1291 Andrew warren (co-chair) [email protected] 843-235-1127 Herb Lawson (Treasurer) [email protected] 843-237-5373

Bob Babb [email protected] 843-979-0922 Charlie Bradshaw [email protected] 843-237-1998

Tom duerr [email protected] 716-695-4443 Ken Dewell [email protected] 843-235-3087 Scott eddy [email protected] 843-685-7490

David Philips [email protected] 843-237-0494 Brian Shult [email protected] 803-379-4974

Any questions regarding the Finance Team should be addressed to Jacque Richardson at [email protected] or 843-289-1291.

Family Trunk or Treat Sunday, October 27th 5:00—7:00 PM

WE NEED YOU . . . TO BE A TRUNKER

If you would like to be a TRUNKER—a volunteer willing to decorate their car’s trunk and pass out candy during our Trunk or Treat evening— please

contact Madison Gulley

at [email protected] or 651-295-8257.

Prizes will be awarded for best trunker!

We also need the following donations:

Miniature Pumpkins

Acrylic Paints

Small Paint Brushes

Individually Wrapped Candy

Small ‘Birthday Party’ type prizes for games

You may drop your donations off at the church office

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you

and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon

you and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

1 Julia Bradshaw 1 Beth Westendarp 2 Molly Marlow 2 Howard Bogner 4 Paula Richardson 5 Joyce Goode 7 Tina Biddix 7 Frances Marlow 7 Billy Player 8 Dan Elkin 8 Nancy Roehrig 9 Norma Mead 9 John Spechko 10 Jack Roehrig 11 Benton Montgomery 13 John O’Brien 14 Eve Krask 15 Kathleen Allen 15 Judi Bombich 15 Jeff Sample 16 Will Burr 16 Heather Bower 16 Monique Philips 17 Rebecca McCaskill 17 Jane Rucker 17 Doug Simon 21 Tommie Kennedy 22 Judith MacGillis 22 Gay Suttle 23 Carole Gilfillin

24 Baylor Richardson 25 Kevin Branham 25 Doug Waikart 26 Haywood Brandon 27 Dawson Richardson 28 Ed Guilmette 29 Jack Brakebill 29 Tim Junkins 30 Peggy Popovich 30 Wheeler Marlow 31 Jessica Dent 31 Julia Floyd 31 Ruth Kuhn OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES

6 Doug and Charlotte Waikart 16 Tim and Lana Pollard 22 Larry and Donna Thornton 23 Doug and Diane MacDonald 28 Gordon and Millie McNeil

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Take a moment to acknowledge those who have a birthday or anniversary this month. If your birthday/anniversary is not listed in your month, or the date is incorrect, please contact Tina in the church office at 237-4581 (ext. 21).

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

29 8:30 AM Library Open 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Worship Service 5:00 PM JAM 5:30 PM SALT Youth

30 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Bell Choir Practice

1 9:00 AM CBS 9:00 AM JOY University 10:00 AM Staff Meeting - Office Closed 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Praise Moves 5:30 PM Missions and Evan-gelism Team Meeting 6:15 PM SOAR Women's Bible Study 6:30 PM Deacons Meeting

2 Office Hours 9:00 AM - Noon 3:00 PM Teach My People 6:00 PM Choir Practice

3 Office Hours 9:00 AM - Noon 10:00 AM Church Life Team Meeting 3:00 PM Teach My People

4 Office Closed 7:00 AM Friday Men's Bible Study

5 8:30 AM Men's Breakfast and Bible Study

6 8:30 AM Library Open 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Worship Service 5:00 PM JAM 5:45 PM SALT Youth

7 9:00 AM JOY University 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 1:00 PM Dorcas Disciples 1:00 PM Prayer Bible Study 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Bell Choir Practice 5:00 PM Cuba Team Meeting 6:00 PM Christian Educa-tion Team Meeting

8 9:00 AM CBS 9:00 AM JOY University 10:00 AM Staff Meeting - Office Closed 10:00 AM Tuesday Circle 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Praise Moves 5:15 PM Worship Team Meet-ing 6:15 PM SOAR Women's Bible Study

9 3:00 PM Teach My People 6:00 PM Choir Practice

10 3:00 PM Teach My People 6:00 PM Stephen Ministers Meeting

11 Office Closed 7:00 AM Friday Men's Bible Study 9:00 PM 5th Quarter


13 8:30 AM Library Open 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Worship Service - Stewardship Kickoff 2:00 PM JOY School Music Festival @ PICC 5:00 PM Appetite for God Bible Study 5:00 PM JAM 5:45 PM SALT Youth

14 9:00 AM JOY University 10:00 AM Deborah Circle Meeting 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 1:00 PM Prayer Bible Study 3:00 PM Teach My People 4:00 PM Administration and Personnel Team Meet-ing 5:00 PM Bell Choir Practice 5:30 PM Building and Grounds Team Meeting 6:30 PM Finance Team Meeting

15 9:00 AM CBS 9:00 AM JOY University 10:00 AM Staff Meeting - Office Closed 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Praise Moves 6:15 PM SOAR Women's Bible Study

16 3:00 PM Teach My People 6:00 PM Choir Practice

17 3:00 PM Teach My People

18 7:00 AM Friday Men's Bible Study


20 8:30 AM Library Open 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Worship Service 5:00 PM Appetite for God Bible Study 5:00 PM JAM 5:45 PM SALT Youth

21 9:00 AM JOY University 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 1:00 PM Prayer Bible Study 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Bell Choir Practice

22 Office Hours 9:00 AM - Noon 9:00 AM CBS 9:00 AM JOY University 10:00 AM Staff Meeting - Office Closed 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Praise Moves 6:00 PM Session Meeting 6:15 PM SOAR Women's Bible Study

23 Office Hours 9:00 AM - Noon 3:00 PM Teach My People 6:00 PM Choir Practice

24 Office Hours 9:00 AM - Noon 3:00 PM Teach My People 6:00 PM Stephen Ministers Meeting

25 Office Closed 7:00 AM Friday Men's Bible Study


27 8:30 AM Library Open 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Worship Service - Reformation Sunday - Cuba Commissioning 11:00 AM Congregational Meeting 5:00 PM Appetite for God Bible Study 5:00 PM SALT Youth 5:00 PM Trunk or Treat

28 Staff Retreat - Office Closed 9:00 AM JOY University 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 1:00 PM Prayer Bible Study 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Bell Choir Prac-tice

29 Staff Retreat - Office Closed 9:00 AM CBS 9:00 AM JOY University 10:00 AM Staff Meeting - Office Closed 11:30 AM Bread of Life Kitchen Open 3:00 PM Teach My People 5:00 PM Praise Moves 6:15 PM SOAR Women's Bible Study

30 Cuba Mission Trip 3:00 PM Teach My People 6:00 PM Choir Practice

31 Cuba Mission Trip 3:00 PM Teach My People

1 Cuba Mission Trip 7:00 AM Friday Men's Bible Study

2 Cuba Mission Trip 8:30 AM Men's Breakfast and Bible Study

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