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EastminstEr UpdatE
Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina
Volume 37 Number 14 April 14, 2013
803-256-1654 / www.eastminsterpres.org
STAFF
Dr. Bradley D. SmithPastor
Dr. Mark E. DurrettAssociate Pastor
Rev. Lynn A. GrandsireAssociate Pastor
Rev. Jeffrey S. SmithAssociate Pastor
Dr. James I. St. JohnParish Associate
Rev. Jonathan S. WagnerAssociate Pastor
Mr. Croskeys RoyallDirector of Children’s Ministries
Mrs. Fredna LeeDirector of Music Ministries
Our Missionaries:
Rev. & Mrs. Donald Marsden-Virginia/Russia
Steven & Natalie Hall - Alaska
Sarah Snapp - Bolivia
Rev. John McCall - Taiwan
Steve & Kathy Amar - Virginia/Muslims in the US
George & Anne Harper - Philippines
SuNdAy, April 14
9:00 & 11:15 a.m. - Sanctuary
11:15 a.m. Jubilee
dr. Bradley d. Smith
In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit
on all people.
Your sons and daughters will
prophesy, your young men will see
VISIonS
your old men will dream
dreamS
a C T S 2 : 1 7
Dear Eastminster Family,
Scholar N.T. Wright observes that the hope and joy of the resurrection should be claimed and lived out after Easter as intentionally as our Lenten activities prepare us for Christ’s suffering and sacrifice on the cross leading up to Easter. Reflecting on Wright’s observation, how fitting it was yes-terday, on the first Sunday after Easter, to celebrate as thirty-three young people responded to God’s grace by standing and proclaiming Jesus Christ as
their Lord and Savior.
Looking ahead, the resurrection power of Easter will be manifest among us in several ways during the coming weeks. This Sunday, a brief Congregational Meeting after 11:15 a.m. wor-ship in the sanctuary will include electing our Officer Nominating Committee and receiving the 2012 Annual Review, which provides snapshots of God’s work in our midst this past year.
In the coming weeks, two significant undertakings will come to the fore in the life of our church. First, we will begin receiving the Vision 2020 Report. It was nine months ago that Vision 2020 was kicked off and fifty-five small groups began meeting. The Coordinating Team has worked diligently to listen for God’s leading in discerning both “who God is call-ing us to be as a church family” and “what we believe our Lord is calling us to do.” Pending Session approval, the plan is to begin sharing descriptive “scenarios” that convey pictures of Eastminster in the year 2020. These word pictures will be shared in worship and elsewhere even as finishing touches are applied to the report.
In addition to the Vision 2020 report, our “Toward 2020” Capital Campaign is being rolled out. Just before Lent, we talked briefly about the need to update and upgrade our worship spaces, especially the sanctuary. By the time you receive this Update, your mailbox should have produced a “Toward 2020” brochure summarizing the specifics of this campaign. As surely as the men and women who gathered here in the 1950s were given the privilege of in-vesting in a worship space that would impact future generations for the Gospel, so you and I have the opportunity to join in God’s work through this effort to enhance this church campus for those who will follow us.
Below are several important dates. Please put them on your calendar. The living God is at work in our midst. Let’s join in the joy!
Sunday, April 14- Congregational Meeting in Sanctuary immediately after 11:15 a.m. wor-ship.
Wednesday, April 17- Vision 2020 Sneak-a-Peak. Join us for supper in Thompson Hall. Supper at 5:30 p.m. with program beginning at 6:15 p.m.
Sunday, April 28- Toward 2020 Capital Campaign Lunch in the Christian Life Center im-mediately after worship.
Wednesday, May 1- Toward 2020 make-up session. Supper at 5:30 p.m. Program begins at 6:15 p.m. in Thompson Hall.
In Christ’s joy,
Brad
Daily CalENDaRSuNdAy, April 14
8:00 Celebration Choir Rehearsal9:00 Worship & Children’s Church10:00 Sunday School Pastor’s Class Jubilee Band Practice Eastminster First Step10:05 Chancel Choir Rehearsal11:15 Worship & Children’s Church Jubilee Worship Thomas Martin Arthur, Bapt.12:15 Congregational Meeting3:00 Cub Scouts Wolf Den4:00 Webelos 1 & 2 Cub Scout Bears, Tigers Youth Band Practice5:00 P.E.A.C.E. Service5:30 Youth Group5:45 Childcare6:00 Kerygma
MoNdAy, April 15
7:00 Men’s Prayer Breakfast9:00 Count Team Fifty Plus Exercise Class10:00 Senior Fitness2:00 Pastor’s Mtg.2:30 Program Staff Mtg.5:30 Men’s Basketball League Yoga Webelos 1 Adult Sunday School Leaders6:00 Rehearsals for Scotland7:00 Sr. High Guy’s Bible Study Boy Scouts Troop 10
TuESdAy, April 16
7:15 MS Prayer Breakfast9:00 Drop-In Nursery9:30 Staff Meeting10:00 Senior Fitness11:00 Visitation11:30 EPW Luncheon11:45 Tuesday Lunch12:00 Finance Committee Mtg.4:00 CHAMPS Tutoring5:00 Tai Chi Girls Volleyball5:30 Girls on Run Zumba Adult Sunday School Leaders CLC Ministry6:00 Handbell Rehearsal MSB Rehearsal6:30 Congregational Care 7:00 Zumba Fitness Scottish Country Dance Life to Eagle Seminar WEdNESdAy, April 17
9:00 Fifty Plus Exercise Class Drop In Nursery9:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry9:30 EDS Chapel5:00 Angel, Junior Choir Rehearsals5:15 WE@EPC Dinner5:30 Officer Nominating Committee5:45 Childcare6:15 DivorceCare Crossroads Career WE@EPC MS Youth7:15 Chancel Choir Rehearsal
THurSdAy, April 18
9:00 Drop-In Nursery10:00 Senior Fitness4:00 CHAMPS Tutoring5:00 Yoga Girls Volleyball5:30 Girls on the Run Zumba6:00 Rehearsals for Scotland7:00 Zumba Fitness HS Girls Bible Study Eagle Board of Review7:30 Jubilee Band Practice
FridAy, April 19
9:00 Fifty Plus Exercise Class11:00 Support Staff Mtg.
SATurdAy, April 13
9:00 Women’s Self Defense Class10:00 Children’s Choir Rehearsal3:00 Children’s Choir Rehearsal
Women’s Self Defense A special Women’s Self Defense class will meet in the Christian
Life Center on Saturday, April 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in room 271/273.
The class is sponsored by STS of the Midlands and will be conducted by the community education team of the Richland County Sheriff’s De-partment. This class will be especially beneficial to young women going away to school next fall. There is no fee for this class.
For more information or to register, contact Bill Ketchin (256-1654 or [email protected].)
Summer Basketball Skills Camp, June 24 - 27The Christian Life Center will host a summer basketball skills camp for rising 1st - 6th grade boys and girls, June 24 - 27. This camp is conducted by “The Greatest Champion.” For more information, contact Bill Ketchin ([email protected] or call 256-1654) or check out their website at www.thegreatestchampion.org.
Pastor’s Class Party - April 14If you have attended the Pastor’s Class, join us for a party at the home of Mike and Robin
Gorman, 3 Governor’s Hill, 29201. We will begin gathering between 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. We are asking you to bring either an entrée, side dish, drinks, a salad, rolls, or a dessert. Please RSVP to the Gormans at 803-765-9817 or email [email protected] or Peter Zornow 803-542-7071, or email [email protected]. This will help in our planning.
Vacation Bible School June 17 - 20, 2013!!Join us June 17-June 20 from 9:00 a.m. - noon for all rising 4K-6 grade!
You can register with a paper registration or on our website www.east-minsterpres.org but please note, that we need your registration pay-
ment by the morning of June 6 to secure your spot.
rEMEMBEr, if you want to volunteer, but have children younger than the ages for VBS, we have our Drop-In open for you that week to take
care of volunteer’s children.(As we approach the VBS dates, we’ll be sending out additional information about: our
VBS volunteer café that is open Mon.-Wed. of that week; the VBS closing event on Thurs-day; and the off-site actvities the rising 5th and rising 6th graders will be partricipating in.) After registration date, you are not guaranteed a T-Shirt or a slot in VBS.
Savvy Seniors to Have Special Musical Treat Savvy Seniors have a special treat in store for their April 23 meeting. Merry Hearts, a small
ensemble from the Heart of Columbia Chorus, will present the program. The Chorus, a group that sings in four-part barbershop style harmony, is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International. One member of that diverse group of women from all walks of life whose ages span seven de-cades, is Eastminster’s own Angie Durrett. Lunch will be served at noon prior to the program in Thompson Hall. Call Mary Baldauf at 256-1654 for reservations.
Parker Sparrow, Parish Nurse, will be in the Byrd Room following Savvy Seniors should you like a blood pressure check or to speak with her.
P.e.A.C.e. Service, April 14, in the Adult Reception HallThe P.E.A.C.E. 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 nurs-ery is available in the Drop-In nursery rooms in the CLC.
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 ConcernsWalker Pearce, Boots Fuller, Remer Waguestack, Dr. Mary Tobin, those serv-ing in our military, Stephen Ministers & their care receivers and all those in need of God’s special care.
Hospitalized this weekGertie Crowley
BirthsCongratulations and love to:
Don & Darla Helms, on the birth of their grandson, Nicholas James Rescigno, April 2, 2013. Parents, Liesel Helms & Risch
Rescigno.
Anne-Courtney & Alex Miller, on the birth of their grandson, Alexander Johnston
Miller, March 4, 2013. Parents, Angier
& Robert Miller.
Anne Josey, on the birth of her great grandson, Alexander Johnston Miller,
March 4, 2013.
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 informa-tion to share with the congregation to [email protected] have your information in by Wednesday, April 17, to be shared in our next newsletter on April 28, 2013.
SENILITY PRAYER: Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
WE@EPC . . . Special OfferingsEach Wednesday the dinner and the program will be in Thompson Hall. Din-
ner beginning at 5:15 p.m. and the presentation at 6:30 p.m. • April 17 - An evening of sharing, as we receive the final report from the Vi-
sion 20/20 small groups, and hear the vision for our Capital Campaign.• April 24 - The children’s choirs, K-5 through 5th grade, will present the
musical, the Story of God’s Creation, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Come for dinner in Thompson Hall at 5:15 p.m., and remain for the program in Thompson Hall.
Congregation Meeting to Elect Nominating Committee - April 14A brief congregational meeting will be held in the sanctuary immediately after
the 11:15 a.m. worship service on Sunday, April 14. The purpose of the congre-gational meeting will be to approve the Terms of Call for 2013 for our pastors, receive the Annual Report, and elect the Officer Nominating Committee for 2013. This committee is tasked with nominating persons to serve as Deacons and Elders for the class of 2016 and to fill any vacancies on the Diaconate or Session. The Nominating Committee slate includes: Elder Bill McDow, Chair; Elder Pam Hal-ligan, Vice-Chair; John Hart, Laura Long, Julia Markley, Barry Mattox, Johnnie Pearce, Kit Pound, March Seabrook and Laura Self.
Presbyterian Women’s LuncheonThe EPW Sisters in Christ Luncheon will be Tuesday, April 16, at 11:30 a.m. in
Thompson Hall. The speaker is Todd McClinton, Assistant Headmaster at Jubilee Academy, a school for disadvantaged youth. Please come hear how this school is changing young lives right here in Columbia. Soup, salad and dessert will be served for $5.00. Please call Mary at the church for reservations, 256-1654 or [email protected].
Jesus Rocks - “Almost Lock-In” - April 26The last Jesus Rocks of the year will be from 6:00-10:00 p.m., April 26. Pizza!
Games! Bible Study Blast! Movies! Popcorn! “Midnight” Basketball! Bring $3.00 for pizza and wear sneakers. Parents, we need help in shifts for this night. If you can help for the 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. shift or the 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. shift, please email Susie Horger at [email protected].
Shred 360 at eastminsterOn Wednesday, May 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Shred 360 truck will
be in the CLC parking lot accepting up to 5 boxes or bags of paper to be shredded. This event is open to the community and is a food drive for Harvest Hope Food Bank. When you come to shred, bring canned food to donate!
Not employed or Under-employedCrossroads Career Network offers programs and opportunities for job seekers,
career explorers, employers and regular church attendees to get involved. We meet most Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. in the Christian Life Center, room C- 265. Contact Jim Hatchell for more information: [email protected].
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April 14oFFiCEr’S prAyEr:
Deacon Ken CareydEACoNS: Patrick Turner, Scott Verzyl Elder Steve Bryant (Jubilee) Elder Emma Bryson (Jubilee)p.E.A.C.E. SErViCE
Deacon March Seabrook, Matt Reynolds Elder Michael Schraibman, Tara BarruSHErS: Steve Searcy, John McCabeGrEETErS:
(9:00) Jane Shuler, Shelley Ray Gregory & Claudia Rhames William & Kappy Hubbard(11:15) John & Jill Skeppstrom Steve & Sharon Bryant Tyler & Lesley Stone Roy & Laura TayloriNFANT rooM - ClC 119
(9:00) Meredeth & Kyle Hewett(11:15) Will & Beth BrownleeToddlEr rooM - ClC 117
(9:00) Andy & Courtney Delaney(11:15) Laura & Chad Voyles2-K rooM - ClC 115
(9:00) John & Jeanette Florence(11:15) Wade & Lori DourouxCHildrEN’S CHurCH 103 - 3K
(9:00) Reece & Lauren McWilliams(11:15) Forrest & Ginny HarristonCHildrEN’S CHurCH 105 - 4K
(9:00) Stephen & Holley Van Horn(11:15) David & Mary WellsCHildrEN’S CHurCH 107 - 5K
(9:00) John & Courtney Curnias(11:15) Drew & Sharon Williams
Congregational Meal, April 28You are invited to a complimentary lunch on Sunday, April
28, following the 11:15 a.m. worship service to hear about the proposed and exciting upgrades for the Eastminster Sanctuary area. There will be a conceptual presentation of some of the plans for creating a new men’s restroom, making the women’s restroom ADA compliant and the building itself a friendly and accessible space for people with mobility issues, a new heating
and cooling system and more! If you are unable to attend on the 28th, Wednes-day, May 1, will be a make up date, with a complimentary meal from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. and the presentation following. Check your calendar and SAVE tHE DAtE!!!
Officer Nominations for 2016One of our greatest privileges and responsibilities at Eastminster is the elec-
tion of church officers. Your input is an essential and critical part of the process by which the Nominating Team puts forth its recommendations to the congre-gation.
It is time to prayerfully consider people you feel can be entrusted with the lead-ership decisions of Eastminster Presbyterian Church. Consider people who love the Lord, have encouraging spirits, mature faith, Bible knowledge, and hearts for service and gifts for ministry. Our rich heritage as Presbyterians has given us a representative form of government. The Book of Order states that church offi-cers “…should be persons of strong faith, dedicated discipleship, and love of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Their manner of life should be a demonstration of the Christian gospel in the church and in the world.”
Please submit names by using an Officer Nomination Form. If you have not received one of these in the mail, email Carol ([email protected]) and she will send you one, or pick one up when you are at the church. please return
your forms to Carol Sutton by April 16. You may submit as many names as you would like.
Sportsman’s BanquetHold the date for the 2013 Annual Sportsman’s Banquet! It will be held on
Thursday, May 16, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Thompson Hall. This year’s guest speaker is baseball great, and Sumter native, Bobby Richardson. Keep watching for the details!
