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ONLINE EDITION!
MOVING ON Inside this issue:
Moving On 1 Commentary 2 Missions News 3 Announcements 4 Birthdays/Anniv. 5 David/Elders/Church 6 Ladies’ Spring Tea 7
“Led by the Holy Spirit,
Eastminster exists to
Invite into Fellowship,
Equip for Service,
Reach Out in Support,
& Serve Our World
for Jesus Christ.”
Eastminster Presbyterian Church 106 N. Riverside Dr. Indialantic, FL 32903 321.723.8371 www.epcfl.org
2007-2008 1st Hilton Head Island, SC/ Interim head of staff/ 1500/resort, retirement 2006-2007 Second/Lexington, KY/ Interim head of staff/ 1150/city 2005-2006 First/Spartanburg, SC/ Interim head of staff/ 2700/city 2003-2005 First/Tupelo, MS/Interim head of staff/650/city 2002-2003 First/LaGrange, GA/ Interim head of staff/ 750/small city 2001-2002 First/Dalton, GA/interim head of staff/1000/small city 2001-2001 First/Washington, NC/ Interim head of staff/ 720/town, retirement 1999-2001 Second/Little Rock, AR/ interim head of staff/ 1700/suburban 1997-1999 First/Natchez, MS/ Interim pastor/450/town 1996-1997 St. Andrews-Covenant/
Wilmington, NC/Interim head of staff/1450/urban, retirement
1995-1996 First/Auburn, AL/Interim pastor/450/college 1985-1994 Decatur/Decatur, GA/ Head of staff/1450/urban 1978-1985 First/Paducah, KY/ Pastor/450/small city 1970-1978 Second/Louisville, KY/ Associate pastor/1450/ suburban Shalom,
PS. I will be teaching a Summer Sunday School class on Philippians, beginning June 2, Meeting Room, 9 am. Bring your Bibles. Who so will, may come!
Dear Friends,
After some deep reflection and evaluation, I have decided not to seek that 15th and final interim, but to retire instead on September 1st of this year. Eastminster is my 14th and final interim.
Between now and Sept. 1, I will con-tinue as your interim pastor, doing what I can to smooth the transition with the ad-ministrative commission and the way to the calling of your new pastor. After Sept. 1, Betty and I will move back to our house in Atlanta.
In this transition time for all of us I earnestly seek your prayers for Eastmin-ster as it moves into a bright future, and for Betty and me as we move into a new phase of our life. But now there is work to do! And challenges to be met, all in the context of God’s love and grace. The good-byes can come later.
I am the last of my seminary class to be working fulltime. I think it is time for me to join them.
I thought you might like to see the list of all the churches I have served, includ-ing eighteen years of interims. There are pictures of all but one hanging in my church office here; it is quite a collection!
2012-2013 Eastminster Presbyterian Church/Indialantic, FL/Interim head of staff/900/Resort, retirement
2009-2011 1st Presbyterian Church/ Winston Salem, NC/ Interim head of staff/ 1500/city 2008-2009 Bayside/Virginia Beach, VA/Interim head of staff/ 1200/city
Volume 25, Issue 6 June 1, 2013
LightLight
The
“providing a bright light of love & hope for the community”
WORSHIP SCHEDULE: Beginning Sunday, June 2 through Sept. 8, Sunday School will be at 9 am
with one Sunday service at 10 am. (Saturday night continues at 6 pm.)
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WHO TO CONTACT: PASTOR, COUNSELING - Rev. Dr. Harry Daniel, Interim Pastor 608-8080 [email protected]
VISITATION - Rev. Ralph Bronkema, Visitation Pastor 608-8084 [email protected]
VISITATION, HIS HANDS, SENIOR PROGRAMS - Rev. Jennifer McGee, Visitation Pastor 608-8085 [email protected]
WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL - Elizabeth DesChenes, Preschool Director 608-8095 [email protected]
CHURCH BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR - Kathy Hill, 608-8090 [email protected] MUSIC - David Vogeding, Director of Music & Organist, 608-8087 [email protected]
YOUTH DIRECTOR- Amanda McCaughin, 608-8086 [email protected] (continued on page 3)
BE IN PRAYER FOR: VBS volunteers and attendees that the message outshines the activities, for our Preschool staff that they might find rest and refreshment over the summer break, returning renewed in the fall (also for our public school teachers), for our missions team; for our students at-tending Radius Camp, and those moving onward and up-ward in their academic and spiritual growth; and for all the members and friends of Eastminster that we may discern God’s will.
May 21, 2013 Dear Sisters and Brothers, members of Eastminster, On May 13 there was a wonderful meeting in Fellowship Hall to discuss the future of Eastminster. About 100 people came. There were statements by Jennifer and me and then lots of questions about the future and as the evening progressed we all became excited about the future opening up before this church. If you couldn’t be there, find someone who was and talk to them! Warning! You will find their spirit to be quite contagious. Is Eastminster going to wither and collapse? Of course not! A Presbyterian congregation is among the hardiest things on this planet. They are, after all, filled with talented, gifted, persevering, enduring, and courageous people. In 14 interims I have learned among many other things that Presbyterian congregations are hardy, resil-ient, and almost impossible to destroy! By the grace of God they can generate new life in the most challenging situations. Eastminster is rising to the challenge and it started moving forward on May 13th. The Administrative Commission will be empowered to act for the Presbytery of Central Florida on June 4th and its purpose is to get Eastminster back on its feet as soon as possible. The commission will function as the session until a new session is elected by the congregation and trained. How will the session be elected? By the same process that has been used in the past: names will be submitted by church members, a slate of nominees prepared, a congregational meeting called, and new elders elected. Those elected will be trained covering the aspects of Presbyterian the-ology and polity. Also those who have resigned from the Pastor Nominating Commit-tee will be replaced so that committee can get up and running again. One of the basic rights of a Presbyterian congregation is to elect and call its own pastor. Local choice with regard to a pastor is a given. Eastminster remains a congregation with its property in the PCUSA. That means that any attempt to get the congregation to readdress the issue of withdrawal from the denomination needs to cease. The congregation has the right to organize its life and program around on-going involvement in the PCUSA. How about the finances of the congregation? Support will be lost, but the con-gregation will move forward with adequate resources to rebuild programs, support a staff the congregation can afford, carry on mission, keep up the facility, maintain splendid worship and do what else needs to be done. People are already stepping up and volunteering to keep the basics moving. The can-do spirit is alive and well here. A question was asked at the meeting about those who voted to leave or have already left. All are welcome to stay or return if they are comfortable staying in the PCUSA. Some have said that they are not comfortable doing that. Nobody is being forced out or being asked to leave. Nobody denies that Eastminster has suffered a serious wound, but it is not fatal and will be healed in God’s own good time. You are in a rebuilding mode and that is a good thing. It is a creative, challenging, amazing time. Hallelujah! Amen! Shalom, Harry and Jennifer
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WHO TO CONTACT: CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, ADULTS & CHILDREN - Syd Freese, Christian Education Director, 608-8089 [email protected] PASTOR’S ASSISTANT, COMMUNICATIONS - Betsy Vosburgh 608-8083 [email protected]
STAFF ADMIN. ASSISTANT, WEDDING COORDINATOR - Tangela Copeland 608-8082 [email protected]
ADDITIONAL STAFF: Art Paddock, Facilities Patricia Savage-Bailey, Weekend Nursery Becky Rowley, Kitchen Manager CHURCH OFFICE: 321-723-8371 Hours: M - F, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
EASTMINSTER’S MISSION TEAM AT WORK
COMPASSION TRIP TO EL SALVADOR: 11 travelers from Brevard County left May 27th to share your love for the children who live in deep poverty there and who are sponsored through this church. Please pray that hearts will be touched by Christ. Please also pray for our travelers, our partner church in El Salva-
dor, and those in Compassion that are walking with us on this journey. Those wish-ing to make donations for Bibles and other items for our partner church and/or help defray costs, can make donations to Eastminster, marked ‘Compassion El Salvador trip.’ Watch for photos and updates!
HELPING OKLAHOMA: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is there with spiri-tual support and trained volunteers. Will you stand in the GAP (Give/Act/Pray)? For example, you can give $10 right now by texting PDA to 20222! See the outside or inside bulletin boards for more information, or go to www.pcusa.org, disaster assis-tance.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Construction on our faith-build is proceeding with an anticipated completion date this month. For more info, please contact David Nelson, 443-852-2573 or email [email protected]. <<PICTURED: Barbara and Bill Allen PICTURED: >> Gary P., Vicki Freese, and David Nelson
TOOL DRIVE: In honor of Father’s Day and to supply our builders with tools, we are conducting a “Father’s Day Tool Drive.” A wheelbarrow will be in the CMC hall-way weekdays and in the narthex on Sunday for you to leave your (new) tools for Habitat.
‘HIS HANDS’ NEEDS MORE HANDS! Similar to Stephen Ministry, His Hands volunteers visit, on a regular basis, church members who are in need of a little extra TLC. And we need more help, not just to visit, but also to plan for the future, perhaps reinstating Stephen Ministry. Next meeting: Tuesday, June 18, 11 am, in the Meeting Room. (We always meet the third Tuesday of each month.) If you’re interested but can’t make this meeting, call Jennifer McGee at 608-8065, and plan to attend the meeting July 16.
(check with your group leader for summer schedule)
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CALENDAR
SUMMER WORSHIP* Contemporary - Saturdays, 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
Traditional - Sundays, 10:00 am Sanctuary
Sunday School - 9:00 am (all ages) Various locations
Nursery provided for worship services, Sunday school & special events *June - September CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIME Mondays, 7:30 pm, Library BIBLE STUDY Monday Morning Bible Study - weekly, 10 am, Heritage room
Disciple III - weekly, Wed., 6:30 pm, Heritage room BROWN BAG BIBLE BUNCH Wednesdays, noon, Library HIS HANDS 3rd Tuesday, 11 am, Meeting room MEN’S BREAKFAST 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7am, Blueberry Muffin
WOMEN’S PROGRAMS Presbyterian Women - (formerly Circles 1 & 2) 2nd Tuesday, 1 pm, Library Resumes in Fall
Ladies Tuesday Evening Bible Study - 7 pm, Heritage room Resumes in Fall
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study 9 am, Fellowship Hall; nursery provided Resumes in Fall (cont’d. on page 5)
ANNOUNCEMENTS PRIME TIMERS: On Thursday, June 20, at 1 pm, we will have Lunch Out at Makoto’s on Babcock. Game Day will be held on Friday, June 28 at noon. During the summer months,
we are asking that you bring your lunch, and your favorite game. Drinks provided. THE BOOK CLUB will meet on Tuesday, June 4, at 1:00 pm in the Heritage Room. The book for June is "The Other Side of Suffering" by John Ramsey. If interested, rsvp to Nancy Marshall at 984-1444. WACKY WEDNESDAYS! It’s going to be ‘wacky’ around here on Wednesdays start-ing June 12! From 9:30-11:30 am, the children will have fun outings and some ad-ventures here at the church through the month of July. This will be for children going into Kindergarten through 6th grade:
June 12 -- Movie at the Oaks (Epic)* June 19 – Games, Arts & Crafts: Church June 26 – Water Day at the Church July 3 – Bowling at Shore Lanes* July 10 – Zoo Day* July 17 – Beach Day at Paradise*
BROWN BAG BIBLE BUNCH - will continue through the summer EXCEPT for Wednesday, June 5, during Vacation Bible School. CHURCH POTLUCKS: We’re giving Becky Rowley, our amazing Kitchen Manager, the summer off but plan more themed potlucks for the Fall. If you’d like to be in on the planning, set up, etc., contact Becky at 768-1643 or [email protected]. CHOIR REHEARSAL: In June, choirs will rehearse on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am. SOUNDING THE CALL: Our wonderful tech, Sarah Kinsey, is off to college and Eastminster is looking for 2-4 volunteers to handle the sound system in the Sanctuary on alternate Sundays…all the cookies you can eat! In Season, the hours would be 7:30-12:00 (2 services); during the summer, 9:00-11:30 (1 service). Training is pro-vided, but background in AV is preferred. Contact Kathy Hill, Business Administrator, at 608-8090 or [email protected] if interested. COUNTDOWN TO RADIUS: As they did last summer, our youth, under the direction of Youth Director Amanda McCaughin, will be participating in a nationally-organized but local mission project July 15-19 with youth from Melbourne and across the coun-try. Visit www.radius.com for more info, or, better still, talk with Amanda about this worthwhile endeavor. We wish them, and the people they help, blessings.
June 14
It’s the tradition in many communities that flags go up for Memorial Day and stay up through the Fourth of July, thus including Flag Day—which commemo-rates the adoption of the flag of the United States, that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress, June 14, 1777.
*Parents will need to transport children to and from the off cam-pus events; however, they will not need to stay. The cost per child will be given to parents at VBS.
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YOUTH (Grades 7-12) Power & Light - Sundays, 6-8 pm, Youth room, dinner & a program CHILDREN King’s Kids - grades K - 6, Wed., 3:30 pm John Knox
CHOIR/Rehearsals Chancel Choir - Sun. am: Summer
Calvin Singers - Sun., 7:30 am, Choir room HANDBELLS TBA
PRIME TIMERS - Lunch Out -3rd Thurs-day,1 pm, various loca-tions - sign up in church office Game Day - 4th Friday, noon, Fellowship Hall, bring your lunch - sign up in church office INVESTMENT CLUB 3rd Thurs., 7 pm, All welcome, Heritage room DIVORCE RECOVERY - Moved to St. Paul’s United Methodist, Eau Gallie OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS - Tues. 6:30 pm, Dolphin Room NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - “Grow & Go,” Mon. & Wed., 8 pm, John Knox RECOVERY IN THE BIG BOOK - AA Tues., 7 pm, John Knox
Birthdays
1 Jim Sojourner
5 Ed Enochs
Darica Dawson
6 Bev Nuttall
Tim Mulligan
7 Woody Bowden
Bunny Nairn
8 C.V. Williams
Martha Kamm
Linda Coleman
Ezra Martinez
Marisa Storti
Lindsay Alexander
9 Palmer W. Collins
Nicole Downer
Matthew Williams
10 Judy Davis
Ruby Klinger
Barbara Kocak
Dale Zylman
11 Jon Harrington
Marv Toepler
George Maxwell, III
Garry Billets
Birthdays
12 Bill Hoffman
Dar Waggoner
Doc Ketterman
Samantha Martin
13 Judy A. Bonar
Mollie Harrigan
Luke Gillespie
14 Jo Ann Vogel
David Laikin
Tyler Murtha
15 Ralph Bronkema
Cliff Miller
Vickie Freece
Shirley Totty
Darby Dummer
16 Susan Vallette
17 Joan Thomas
Judy Ying
1 Ernest & Martha Bortner
2 Jim & Sue Hale
Bob & Rebekah Harner
3 Lloyd & Jeanne Davis
5 John & Pam Hermansdorfer
Dan & Cassie Mathis
Dick & Pamela Dunn
8 Bob & Susan Wailes, Jr.
9 John & Jean Becker
Gene & Judy Davis
Marv & Betty Toepler
11 Ian & Joan Falconer
13 Ryan & Elizabeth DesChenes
Geoff & Mandie Rocque
15 Bob & Susan Wailes, III
16 Dave & Midge Dunn
18 Glenn & Katie Webb
Birthdays
19 Sammie Krizan
Nancy Johnson
Melissa Briggs
Jennifer Wilster
22 Barden Bashwinger
23 Amanda Schillinger
24 Carlton Wine
25 Andrew Walker
Taylor Giamarino
27 Fran Hurlbut
JoAnn Edwards
Emma Webb
28 Tracy Kable
Barbie Sloop
Kevin Weiss
Callie Mulligan
29 Ryan Gorsuch
Trisha Mulligan
Caleb Jude Webb
30 Gail Gray
19 Pete & Vicky Sorensen
Merrill & Mona Wood
20 George & JoAnn Edwards
21 Pete & Jenny Kopecek
Chris & Keturah Hughes
Paul & Debbie Keller
23 Charles & Nadine Durham
Bill & Melba McCaslin
24 John & Susan Lundberg
David & Sunny Rudloff
25 Marc & Diane Nelson
Jack & Alice Chaney
Harry & Theresa Villhardt
26 Christopher & Kim Powell
28 Jim & Angela Warren
30 Al & Regina Schmidt
Please remember to notify the church of any changes so church records stay current!
ANNIVERSARIES
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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE - is the 15th of the
month, for the next
month’s issue.
Please direct any
suggestions,
corrections and/or
articles for
consideration to:
Betsy Vosburgh,
Please remember to notify the church of any changes or corrections to name, birth or anniversary date, address, marital status, etc. so church records stay current!
THE TIME HAS COME...
Most of you know by now that David Vogeding, our beloved Director of Music, is retiring on June 30th. Not only will he be leaving Eastminster, but he is also stepping down as Music Director of the Indialantic Chamber Singers. How-ever, he is planning to stay in the area, so we expect that we’ll be hearing from him musically in many different ways. We are planning a Retirement Luncheon for David on Sunday, June 30, at 12:00 noon, in the Fellowship Hall (as this will be his last day). Sign up in the church office (limited seating). The Session of Eastminster Church has approved the designation of a Love Gift Fund for David. If you desire to contribute, please mark all checks in the memo section “David’s Love Gift”. Also, we invite you to send in letters of appreciation, poems, pictures, etc., that can be put into a memory book. Deadline for the Love Gift will be Sunday, June 16.; cards need to be to Tangela Copeland by Sunday, June 21.
THE PERFECT CHURCH If you should find the perfect church Without one fault or smear, For goodness sake! Don’t join that church; You’d spoil the atmosphere. If you should find the perfect church Where all anxieties cease, Then pass it by lest joining it You mar the masterpiece. If you should find the perfect church Then don’t you ever dare To tread upon such holy ground; You’d never fit in there. But since no perfect church exists Made of imperfect men, Then let’s cease looking for that church And love the church we’re in. Of course it’s not a perfect church, That’s simple to discern— But you and I and all of us Could cause the tide to turn. What fools we are to flee our post In that unfruitful search To find at last where problems loom God proudly builds His Church. So let’s keep working in our church Until the resurrection, And then we each will join God’s Church Without an imperfection.
-Anonymous
FINANCIAL STATUS THROUGH April 2013
Revenue $354,448.18
Expenses $381,148.24
Net ($26,700.06)
CALLING ALL ELDERS:
We are updating our list of Elders and discovering that several church members are Elders from prior churches and are eager to serve at Eastminster. And, because we have such helping hands here, sometimes the same group is asked over and over again.
If you are an elder, please let the church know how and where you’d like to serve:
Available to serve communion, at the 8:15 or 10:30 am Sunday service and/or 10:00 am Summer Service (June, July, Aug); or, unable to serve communion, but available for other tasks.
Please leave this information at the front office. Thank you!
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OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE:
Ushers
Communion
(prep and
serving)
Audio/Video
Sunday School
teachers (adult
& children)
Bible Study
Potluck
Planning
Change Out
Corner Sign
Leave your name
with the reception-
ist in the front of-
fice and we'll con-
tact you.
Together, we can
make this work!
LADIES’ SPRING TEA
For those of you unable to attend the Annual Women’s Fundraiser, here are a few pictures to show you what you missed AND to encourage you to plan to attend next year. It’s always a fun time and 100% of proceeds go to a local women’s charity.
This year’s tea raised $2,000 for the Salvation Army’s Sue Pridmore House for Women. Many thanks to Lynda Trader, Organizer Extraordinaire; Susan Vallette, Master Chef, and her kitchen team who prepared all the food; the table hostesses who surprise and delight each year with their creativity; Cindy Earp for sharing her vintage clothing collection; and all the attendees who help support our programs.
From Pam & Harv Hobson: Dear Eastminster Friends, Thank you for the encour-
agement Harv has received since his surgery. You have shown God’s love to him
through prayer, cards, visits, phone calls and meals, as well as being the protective
circle that sat with Pam through the surgery. We know the hands of Harv’s earthly
physician were guided by the hands of the Great Physician. Thank you for being the
hands and feet of Jesus. With much love, Harv and Pam Hobson.
“Dresses to die for…”
Not only did Susan cook up a storm, she prepared a beautiful table.
Ann Warden, Sandy Breitmeier & Marilyn Riddagh share a laugh while
preparing treats for the tea.
“By the sea, by the sea…”
The Indialantic Boardwalk Triathlon will be held Sunday, June 23, beginning at Nance Park. The bicycle portion will go west on Fifth Avenue, over the 192 causeway, north on US 1, east on Eau Gallie causeway, and south on Riverside Dr, returning to Nance Park. Riverside Dr will be closed southbound from 7-10:30 am on the 23rd, so take A1A to Fifth to come to church. Fifth Ave. will be open by 8:30.
