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Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

Volume 39 Number 14 April 12, 2015

803-256-1654 / www.eastminsterpres.org

STAFFDr. Bradley D. Smith

Pastor

Dr. Mark E. DurrettAssociate Pastor

Rev. Lynn A. GrandsireAssociate Pastor

Dr. James I. St. JohnParish Associate

Mr. Croskeys RoyallDirector of Children’s Ministries

Mrs. Fredna LeeDirector of Music Ministries

Mrs. Lucy Corley andMrs. Anita Poole

EDS Co-Directors

Mr. William L. Collins, Jr.Business Manager

Ms. Julie McDanielMember Involvement Coordinator

SERMon

SuNdAy, April 12

Confirmation Sunday

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

Dr. Bradley D. Smith“Welcome to the Salvation Army”

We are the Body

SHARING HIS LIGHT1 COR. 12

Dear Eastminster Family,

I write this Tuesday morning, and the glow of our risen Lord continues to shine. The lively chirping of birds and the stretching of colorful new blooms are just outside my window. The richness of Sunday’s worship declaring “Christ is Risen” and the warmth of people gathered to share the Good News is still echoing in my heart and mind. Christ is Risen indeed!

But today, tomorrow, and all the days after will each pose their own question for us. Will we live the Jesus way, the resurrection life, day by day, or will we leave Easter behind? You see, rightly understood, Easter is not merely a day, but a way of living. Rather than giving in to what Eugene Peterson calls the “culture of death” where the daily news beats the drumbeat of despair, God’s victory over sin and death beckons and emboldens us to respond by intention-ally giving our lives to the One who has given his life for us.

Years ago I remember hearing that the light of Christ is not like a spotlight fixed at a certain place, but a lamp we carry that illuminates our paths wherever we may be. The 5th century missionary known as St. Patrick, after being imprisoned for six years, wrote:

“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down,Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,Christ in every eye that sees me,Christ in every ear that hears me.”

In Jesus the Christ, God gives us The Light of the world. Walk in him. Today. And all your todays.

Resurrection Blessings,

Brad

Sunrise Service Courtyard Celebration

Daily CalENDaRSuNdAy, April 12

8:00 Celebration Rehearsal9:00 Worship & Children’s Church Phillips Lancaster McWilliams Bapt.10:00 Jubilee Band Practice Eastminster First Step Confirmation Breakfast Sunday School10:05 Chancel Choir Rehearsal11:15 Jubilee Worship Worship & Children’s Church4:00 Small Group4:30 Small Group5:00 Kerygma Senior High Youth MS Youth Small Groups PEACE Service Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet Circle 66:00 Youth Meal6:30 APnC

MoNdAy, April 13

7:00 Men’s Prayer Breakfast9:00 Count Team Fifty Plus Exercise Class10:00 Circle 1 Circle 310:30 Circle 2 11:00 Small Group12:00 Small Groups Worship Ministry1:30 Pastors’ Mtg.2:30 Program Staff5:00 Small Group5:30 Yoga CABL B/B Fellowship Committee Stephen Ministry Leaders6:00 Stephen Ministry Mtg.6:30 Small Group BSF7:00 Troop 107:30 Balthazor/Moss Small Group

TuESdAy, April 14

9:00 Drop-In nursery Small Group10:00 Senior Fitness Small Groups11:45 Tuesday Lunch12:00 Small Groups Property12:30 Bradley Lunch Buddies1:00 Footcare Ministry3:00 Exercising for Arthritis5:00 CHAMPS Steering5:30 CABL Basketball Sportsmen Banquet6:00 Handbells Small Groups6:30 Troop Committee Mtg.7:00 Scottish Country Dancing Girls’ Senior High Small Group Guys’ Senior High Small Group WEdNESdAy, April 15

7:00 Lowrey/Fuller Small Group9:00 Fifty Plus Exercise Class Drop-In nursery9:25 EDS Chapel9:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry10:00 Fairey/McCants Small Group Curtis/Seabrook Small Group12:00 EDS Ministry Team4:00 Helfer/Cox Small Group5:15 Angel, Junior Choirs5:30 Henderson Small Group6:00 Small Group6:15 Burns/Burden Small Group6:30 Reynolds Small Group7:15 Chancel Choir THurSdAy, April 16

9:00 Drop-In nursery10:00 Senior Fitness Buyck/Daye Small Group Bennett Small Group12:00 Small Group12:15 Communications Comm.3:00 Exercising for Arthritis4:30 Transitions5:30 Yoga6:00 Magnum Volleyball7:00 Eagle Board of Review7:30 Jubilee Band Practice

FridAy, April 17

9:00 Fifty Plus Exercise Class11:00 Support Staff Mtg.

SATurdAy, April 18

6:30 BSF Leader Mtg.

Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus Was a KidExperience a day at Hometown nazareth. Each day is filled

with stations where kids and adults are transported to Jesus’ hometown! Kids meet Mary and see firsthand God’s Word at work in a person’s life. God’s Word comes alive through engaging interaction with Bible history! Join us the week of June 22 - 25, as we focus on Jesus as a child. We will have VBS T-shirts for children on sale, and a closing ceremony on

Thursday evening, June 25. Registration is now open and runs through June 5. Look for

sign-up tables on Sundays or register on the church website, www.eastminsterpres.org.

Volunteers are needed! To volunteer to help with VBS this summer, e-mail Ashley, ashleyli-dikay@gmail.com. Worried about child care? The drop-in is open at no cost to VBS volun-teers.

Summer Basketball Skills Camp, June 15 - 18The Christian Life Center will host a summer basketball skills camp

for rising 1st - 6th grade boys and girls, Monday - Thursday, June 15 - 18. Combined Camp times are from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. The camp conducted by “The Greatest Champion” will incorporate a new parable each day. The cost is $95.00, and space is limited to 50. For more information, contact Jimmy Easterby (jimmyeasterby@gmail.com) or call 803-543-9456 or register on their website at www.thegreatestchampion.org. on the basketball page select the Eastminster location. Invite your friends!

Sportsmen’s Banquet, April 14Join us on April 14 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Each year the guests are treated to a delicious

meal of “Wild Game” and not so wild game with all the fixins! The event will be held in the gym, with guest speaker, Jack Easterby, Chaplain for The new England Patriots (2015 Super

Bowl Winners). His website, “The Greatest Champion,” encourages viewers to accept the greatest champion of all — Jesus Christ — who hung on the cross and was resurrected from the dead. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for age 8 and under. Come to not only enjoy the food but a wonderful inspirational program! Tickets may be purchased on the Eastmin-ster website under quick links Sportsmen, or from Kit Pound (kitpound@att.net).

For our loved ones . . .In memory of Harriet Fairey, given by Mitzie Trotter.In honor of Marilyn Stradtman, given by M/M W. W. Johnson.In honor of Fredna Lee, given by Dot Tringali.

EPC Welcomes Father Michelin on April 19All Adult Sunday school classes are invited to hear Father Michelin, Director of Hospital

Ste. Croix (HSC), on Sunday, April 19, during the Sunday School Hour in the Adult Reception Hall. Father Michelin is priest of the Episcopal church in Haiti. Eastminster members who participated in the last mission trip to Haiti had the privilege of working with Father Mi-chelin in Haiti, who works with the Medical Benevolence Foundation.

Front Desk Volunteer NeededIf you are available from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Fridays and would like to volunteer at

the church to greet visitors and answer the phone, contact Tricia at 256-1654 or tmccor-mick@eastminsterpres.org. Training is provided!

CARE & CONCERN

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

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

HospitalsSue McCutcheon

DeathsCongregational Care and Concern:

Bowen & Susie Horger, on the death of his grandmother, Mary Catherine Horger, March 29, 2015. Great granddaughters, Cate & Mims Horger.

Will & Ashley Cope Yarbrough, on the death of her grandmother, Mary Belle

Bland Pound, March 29, 2015. Great granddaughters, Ayers & Mary.

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

Deadline for UPDATEDon’t miss out! Send your information to share with the congregation to tcarter@east-minsterpres.org.Please have your information in by Wednesday, April 15, to be shared in our next newsletter on April 26, 2015.

The Body at Work Your time, talent, and treasure at work in God’s Kingdom

This winter, we at Eastminster hosted more than 335 youth basketball players, and more than 60 adult coaches and assistants, who participated in 35

Eastminster basketball teams.

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

steven & natalie Hall - alaskasarah snapp - Bolivia

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

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

Dr. John and Gwenda Fletcher - Congo

“Feeding Children Everywhere”Church-Wide Service Project

April 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m.Eastminster Presbyterian Church and Feeding

Children Everywhere are partnering together for the Eastminster Presbyterian Hunger Project. This one-day, church-wide service project will be held on Sunday, April 19, in the CLC Gym. Participants will be

hand-packaging a goal of 40,000 meals that will be distributed to hungry children in Haiti. There will be great music, good fun and the chance to make a tangible difference in the life of a hungry child. Currently, 842 million people struggle with hunger every single day. Through this Hunger Project, YoU are helping feed those hungry bellies. Two one-hour shifts are available: 4:00-5:00 p.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. Children ages 6 and older can help package food at the event; child care will be provided to children 5 and younger. To sign up for a one-hour shift, go to www.eastminsterpres.org.

PEACE Service April 12The PEACE Service offers you a place to come away and be quiet before the

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

EPC “Run for God” Running GroupHave you ever wanted to run in a 5K race? Well now is your

chance! Eastminster is starting a new program called “Run for God.” It is a devotional Bible study combined with a running exercise plan. The program is designed to strengthen you spiritually and physical-ly, with the end challenge being for all to participate and finish a 5K race as an EPC Team. We will be meeting on Sunday afternoons/evenings at the CLC and are looking forward to a fun and enriching experience. Hope to see you there.

If you are interested, please contact Beau Long (at blong@keenansuggs.com or 803-960-2402) to be added to the e-mail list. More information will follow.

Need Help, Moms?To moms looking for help: Don’t forget that the Drop-In Nursery is open

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to help with your childcare! Tell your friends about the EPC Drop-In! . If you have any questions, contact Francine Barry at 256-1654 ext. 161.

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SERViNG ON SUNDAy

APRiL 12oFFiCEr’S prAyEr:

Elder Steve SearcydEACoNS: Justin Self & Jeff Casto deacon Sharon Besley (Jubilee) deacon Pete Balthazor (Jubilee)pEACE SErViCE:

deacons Caroline Bennett, Brian Blackwelder Elders John Leighton, Billy newsomeuSHErS: Steve Searcy & John McCabeGrEETErS:

(9:00) Ginger Foster Simpson & Kathy Fant Buddy & Paulette Freeman Alex & Sarah Dillard(11:15) Pat Fuller Mike Gorman Elizabeth Helmboldt & Coke Mann Don & Darla Helms iNFANT rooM - ClC 115

(9:00) Staff(11:15) Kristen & Jenkins WilliamsonToddlEr rooM - ClC 117

(9:00) Erin & Brad Dampier(11:15) Sara & David Ellison2-K rooM - ClC 119

(9:00) Kalen & Richard Klosky(11:15) Kim & John LeightonCHildrEN’S CHurCH 102 - 3K

(9:00) Jonathan & Kelly Barbrey(11:15) Trippett & Lindsay Boineau CHildrEN’S CHurCH 104 - 4K

(9:00) Will & Ashley Yarbrough(11:15) Stuart & Rebecca ArringtonCHildrEN’S CHurCH 106 - 5K

(9:00) Liza & Steve Sansbury(11:15) Cam & Carrie Smith

Sisters in Christ LuncheonAll Eastminster ladies (non-members as well as members) are invited to attend

the Sisters in Christ luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Thomp-son Hall, with Speaker, Jasmine Lipscomb, Family Specialist with Thornwell Home in Clinton, SC. For lunch reservations, contact Shelli (sknapp@eastmin-sterpres.org).

April Circle MeetingsCircle #1 - April 13 at 10 a.m. in the Parlor. Circle #2 –April 13 at 10:30 a.m. off site.Circle #3 –April 13 at 10:00 a.m. at the home of Doris Stapel.Circle #6 –April 12 at 5:00 p.m. in room E-352.

Check out our Library’s newest reads!Before Amen by Max LucadoMax Lucado’s Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer leads you on a journey that will help you experience a heart connection with God and calm the chaos of your world by embracing a prayer life that brings peace and rest. This is a practi-cal yet inspirational book – with a Study Guide included in the back - for either individuals or small groups.

Come check out these newest books and others in EPC’s Lynn Temple Jones Li-brary! If you have questions about any of our available resources, contact Librar-ian Caroline Bennett, cbennett@eastminsterpres.org.

Jesus Rocks - “Almost Lock-In” - May 8The last Jesus Rocks of the year will be from 6:00-10:00 p.m. May 8. 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 Croskeys at croyall@eastminsterpres.org.

Sr. High Charleston Mission TripDon’t forget to register for the Sr. High Summer Mission Trip to Charleston,

SC. The mission trip will be from June 14-19, 2015, and costs $250 which includes fees, lodging, transportation, and most meals for the week! Please have your reg-istration and $100 deposit in by April 15, 2015. We do have scholarships available upon request!