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(note times). Be sure to invite friends to all the above. This is the easiest time of the year to ask! Another great event to bring friends to is the Easter Eggstravagnza. It begins at 10 a.m. Saturday April 4th with a presentation of the Gospel for kids in the Sanctuary. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt following, and then Easter arts and crafts and a Hot Dog lunch. In March we welcomed three persons on staff. Nick O’Brien has come aboard as our Saturday Night “EPiC” Worship Leader and Becky Cavallucci as the Temporary Church Business Administrator. Their bios are on page 11 of this edition. Further Nancy Sorensen has been named the Church Secretary. She previously served in an interim capacity. Even as we welcome these folks on staff, there are search teams working to select a permanent Church Business Administrator, a Bookkeeper/Pastor’s Assistant (Jessica Mirth will be moving at the end of the school year), and a Kitchen Manager. Pray for these teams as they discern God’s direction. Also, take a moment to thank and encourage the staff. They are doing excellent ministry in busy times! While you are at it, you might thank our Session as well. Your Elders are excellent, committed leaders!
I thank you for your encouragement as well. We are experiencing a lot of joy, even as we experience sadness over the deaths of loved members. The Good News of Easter and every day is that in life and death, we belong to God. May that mystery and love be felt by all this Holy Season!
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What a wonderful Palm Sunday we had last week to kick off Holy Week! Thank you to all who worked so diligently to put together the many activities of the morning… from the folks who brought the animals, to those who helped corral them, to the Worship Committee, ushers, palm bringers and palm wavers, choir, artists, cookie bakers, and worshippers. There is an excellent article chronicling the day on Florida Today’s website: http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/03/29/pageantry-processions-mark-palm-sunday/70631980/. Holy Week continues with the last Lenten Lunch this Wednesday. Our own David Vogeding will be providing special music from 11:40 a.m.-Noon. The Rev. Scott Worth from the Church of the Good Shepherd will be preaching. At 12:30 p.m. there will be a fellowship lunch. This year we will have a Good Friday Service April 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Don’t miss it. The service will be set as a funeral for Jesus complete with remembrances of Mary Magdeline and Peter. An expanded choir and orchestra will offer Faure’s Requiem. Communion will be served at this time rather then on Easter Sunday. Easter will be much more meaningful for having experienced this service! On Saturday April 4th there will be an Easter Vigil at 6 p.m. in the Sanctuary. The service will begin in darkness with just the Christ Candle lit. Readings and dramatic acts of God’s activity in salvation from the Old and New Testaments will be featured, along with human betrayal, and then a glimmer of hope, as represented in the baptism of Malakai Hausmann, son of Deric and Katie, grandson of Pete and Kathy Lazaredes. On Sunday morning, April 5th, hope shines bright at the 6:45 a.m. Sunrise Service on the church grounds and the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Easter Services of Worship in the Sanctuary
Tim’s Tidings
Volume 27 Issue 4 April 1, 2015
Tim’s Tidings 1
Children, Youth & Families
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Announcements 3
Volunteer Ops & Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events 5
Newsworthy Events 6
Appreciation Acknowledgements
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Apr/May Birthdays & Anniversaries
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Session Report 9
New Members 10
Additions to Staff 11
Finance/Memorials 12
New Sermon Series 12
CALENDAR
WORSHIP Contemporary - Saturdays, 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
Traditional - Sundays, 10:00 am Sanctuary
Sunday School - 8:45 am (all ages) Meeting Room
Nursery provided for worship services, Sunday school & special events CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIME Mondays, 7:30 pm, Library BROWN BAG BIBLE BUNCH Wednesdays, noon, Library HIS HANDS 3rd Tuesday, 10:30 am, Meeting room MEN’S BREAKFAST 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7am, Blueberry Muffin PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN - 2nd Tuesday, 1 pm, Library ADULT CHOIR - Rehearsals Thurs., 7 pm and Sundays, 9:00 am, Choir Room HANDBELLS - Genesis Ringers - Tuesdays, 10-11 am, Handbell Room
Alleluia Bells - Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, Handbell Room CHILDREN’S MUSIC PROGRAM - Grades K-6, Wed., 3:30-4:15 pm and Sun. 8:30-9:00am, Melvin Hall
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CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES
Contact: Director Julie Rogers-Martin 608-8086, [email protected]
Eastminster Power and Light Schedule—Saturdays 4:00-8:00 PM CONFIRMATION CLASSES began on Sunday, March 15th and will be held each Sunday until May 31st from 8:30—9:45 a.m. in the Youth Room (except for Easter Sunday). These interactive classes are open to anyone in grades 7-12 and will prepare students for church membership. Topics will include: Who wrote the Bible? How can God be three in one? How does Jesus relate to my life? What do
Presbyterians believe? EGGSTRAVANGANZA TIME! - Our annual Easter egg hunt will be held on Saturday, April 4th from 10:00—12:00. We cannot wait for our lawns to be filled with children searching for over 1,000 stuffed eggs. If you would like to help, please contact Julie at the number above.
PRESCHOOL BOWLING NIGHT – Friday, April 24th – 6:00-8:00 p.m. In acknowledgement of Child Abuse Prevention month, part of the proceeds will benefit Devereux Children’s Home. Lanes must be reserved by April 10th as spaces will be limited the night of the event. Cost is $15 per adult, $12 per child. Please contact the Preschool office to reserve your spot. Event to be held at the Brunswick Harbour Lanes on Wickham Road.
CHILDREN’S CHOIR—is up and running, or should we say “singing” on Sunday mornings from 8:30—9:00 a.m. and on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30—4:15 p.m. Grades K-5 will meet in Melvin Hall for a fun-filled opportunity to sing praises to God while preparing for the Spring musical “Soul Train” written by our own Kyle Jones. Please contact June
Leech for more information (777-0732). The musical is scheduled to be presented during both the Saturday and Sunday services on May 2nd and May 3rd. PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR is now open for non-church members as well as church members. We anticipate full enrollment and with limited space and a waiting list for new students, classes are filling up fast. We recommend that you turn in your application as soon as possible. Acceptance in the program is guaranteed once the registration fee has been paid. Please contact Elizabeth DesChenes for more information (608-8095). VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL—will be held June 8—June 12. If you would like to participate in any way, please contact Julie as soon as possible. The theme this year is Thailand Trek.
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CALLING ALL BIDDERS OF FINE ART—There will be a silent auction of art work which will end on April 15th at the monthly potluck dinner. Bidders can pick up a bidding number in the church office. The bidder will place his/her number on the bidding card accompanying each piece of art. All proceeds will benefit the Vacation Bible School (VBS)
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS—meets Sundays from 8:45—9:45 a.m. See the Weekly Announcements for news on future classes.
DECORATING THE EASTER CROSS—The Worship Committee would like your help in decorating the Easter cross. You can bring flowers, either from your garden or purchased ones, on Easter morning, April 5th and someone will be there to attach it. The cross will be located near the entrance to the Sanctuary doors. Imagine how beautiful it will look. Let’s make this an Easter tradition!
HOST FAMILIES FOR STUDENTS FROM CHINA—Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy is looking for host families who would be willing to provide room and board to their students from China. Their parents pay a stipend to the host in return for breakfast and dinner during the week and three meals a day on the weekend. They will need to have a ride to and from school which is located in the Suntree area. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Pat at [email protected]. FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM—Daily Bread is in need of help in the Food Recovery Program. At this time, help is needed on Tuesdays for pickup from Publix on Palm Bay Road and Minton Road. If anyone is interested, please contact Angelo Paone at 723-1675. Publix donates the breads and sweets to the Daily Bread which helps to feed the 200 plus hungry people daily. CHANCEL FLOWER CHART—There are still some openings on the flower chart for 2015 which is located in the Narthex. If you wish to honor or memorialize someone, please sign your name with telephone number. The cost is $50.00 for a regular arrangement.
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CALENDAR (cont’d. from page 2)
PRIME TIMERS - Lunch Out -3rd Thursday, 1 pm, various locations - sign up in church office GAME DAY - Last Friday of the month, noon, Fellowship Hall. Bring your lunch. sign up in church office BOOK CLUB - First Tuesday, 1 pm, Heritage INVESTMENT CLUB 3rd Thurs., 7 pm, All welcome, Heritage room SINGLES MINISTRY - Variety of events & dates For info, go to: www.meetup.com/Brevard-Christian-Singles. A.A. FOR YOUNG ADULTS—Fri., 7:30 pm NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - “Grow & Go,” Mon. & Wed., 8 pm, John Knox RECOVERY IN THE BIG BOOK - AA Tues., 7 pm, John Knox COUNSELING FOR ADDICTION TO PORNOGRAPHY - HOPE Ministries, 676-5588 KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP? Contact the Sharing Center (727-8581) and/or Love INC (253-9542); both are Eastminster ministries
ANNOUNCEMENTS
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Dorcas Ministry—Rotating teams provide food, serve, or clean up following
memorial service receptions Ushering—a great way to meet people—5-6 people teams are assigned to serve
every three months, handing out bulletins and taking the offering Reception Desk—provide administrative support to the staff—times are either from 8:30-12:30
or 12:30—4:30, weekdays Daily Bread—serves meals monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month—from 10:45—2:00 Committee Member—Committees meet first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.—affords an
opportunity to join a committee of your choice Vacation Bible School—a great opportunity to use your talents in assisting in this rewarding
experience. Communion—help to prepare the sacraments for Sunday communion services. Groundskeeping/Gardening—if you like to work outside, this is a terrific way to help keep our
campus looking beautiful. Stephen Ministry—caring individuals reaching out to others in need. Counters—assist the team each Monday morning with counting and posting the weekend
contributions. Flowers—distribute the weekly floral arrangements (or poinsettias/lilies) to shut-ins or an assisted
-living facility. Lay Reading— assist the pastors by reading selected scripture readings each Sunday at the 10:00
a.m. worship service. Please call the church office for contact information and more details (723-8371). COMMITTEE MEETING NIGHT will be held Tuesday, April 7th at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Committee Chairs will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room. THE BOOK CLUB will be meeting on Tuesday, April 7th at 1:00 p.m. Below are the list of the book selections: All are welcome to join us every month or just for the book of your choice. Please contact Joan Falconer for more information (722-3130)
The next luncheon out will be on Thursday, April 16th at 1:00 p.m. at the Palm Café (Kiwi Tennis Club) on South Patrick Drive, Indian Harbour Beach. The sign-up sheet is located in the Church Office. Please call Floss Orr at 773-6073 for more information. Game Day will be on Friday, April 30th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The contact for this event is Charlda Sizemore (733-5542)
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Month Book Author
April Astronauts Wives Club Lilly Koppel
May The Light Between Oceans M. L. Stedman
June The Street Lawyer John Grisham
July or Oct The All Girl Filling Station Reunion Fanny Flagg
August TBD TBD
September Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker Jennifer Chiavrine
MONTHLY POT LUCK SUPPER—will be held on Wednesday, April 15th at 5:30 p.m. The preschool parents and children will be joining us. The theme is “Viva Italiana”. The sign-up sheets are on the desk in the Front Office and will be available in the gathering area on Easter Sunday. Please be sure that your dish is kid-friendly. BLUE GRASS SUNDAY—They’re coming back—on Sunday, April 19th at the 10:00 a.m. service. So get those toes tapping and you all plan to come!
DISCOVER EASTMINSTER—If you would like to know more about us, our
next session will be on Sunday, April 19th from 8:45 until noon. It provides an
opportunity for you to meet key members and staff, explore our campus, attend
worship, and find out what we’re all about. There will be a time afterwards for
those who would like to become members, though this is not required. Childcare
will also be provided upon request. We meet in the Fellowship Hall in the
Christian Ministry Center. Contact Pastor Tim at 608-8081 ASAP if you are
interested. FIRST RESPONDER SUNDAY—Sunday, April 26th at the 10:00 a.m. service. We will first pay tribute to the fallen heros who have given their lives for our safety. Then after the worship service, out on the lawn, there will be some great surprises in store. Look up….it may be not be Superman, but another flying object. There will also be a K-9 demonstration and hot dogs and potato chips will be served. WOMEN’S SPRING TEA—Tickets are available for purchase. The cost is $15.00
for adults and $10.00 for children under 12. The Tea will be held on Friday, April 24 at 4:15 p.m.. The theme this year is “An Evening at the Movies”. Please contact Nancy Marshall if you would like to host a table or help in the preparation of the delicious sweets and savories (984-1444).
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UPCOMING EVENTS STAFF/CONTACT INFO PASTOR Rev. Dr. Tim Rogers-Martin, Pastor/Head of Staff; 608-8081 [email protected] VISITATION Rev. Ralph Bronkema, Visitation Pastor 608-8084 [email protected]
WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL Elizabeth DesChenes, Preschool Director 608-8095 [email protected]
CHURCH BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR (Temp) Becky Cavallucci 608- [email protected] MUSIC Kyle Jones Director of Music & Organist, 608-8087 [email protected]
CHURCH SECRETARY Nancy Sorensen [email protected] 608-8084 DIRECTOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY Julie Rogers-Martin 608– 8086 [email protected]
PASTOR’S ASSISTANT/BOOKKEEPER Jessica Mirth 608-8083 [email protected]
INDIALANTIC HERITAGE DAY—was held here on Saturday, March 7th. If you didn’t come, you missed a very informative and enjoyable time.
Pictured at left are Jennifer Marx, standing; Cindy Earp, Facilitator, Judge George Maxwell, Karen Raley, Jill Hoffman, Nancy Fowler, Bob Wailes, and Patsy Oliphant. It was interesting to hear all that went on in the early days here at Eastminster and the changes that took place in the town of Indialantic over the years.
ART AUCTION—On Saturday, March 7th, the team began to hang the pictures up in the 2nd floor hallway of the CMC. As you can see, there is much involved.
As they say “how many people does it take to change a light bulb”? Ummm. How many does it take to hang a picture? In any case, with the expertise provided from those pictured (from top, Shirley Totty, Bunny Nairn, and Gloria Bauer) the job got done….and done right!
And while the women were hanging pictures, Mr. Dick Dunn was completing the bidder sheets to hang alongside the art work. Or was he just getting some respite….only he can answer that!
SHROUD OF TURIN—was held on Tuesday, March 25th. Our own Ron Marshall led the presentation of the Shroud and explained the scientific analysis that was done to come up with various hypothesis.
There was a total of approximately 170 in attendance.
AS YOU CAN SEE, EASTMINSTER IS A VERY BUSY PLACE—
THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON ALL OF THE TIME.
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STAFF/CONTACT INFO (Continued)
KITCHEN MANAGER TBD EPiC WORSHIP LEADER Nicholas O’Brien [email protected] FACILITIES MANAGER Bruce Lucas [email protected] EPC WEBMASTER Bosko Reljic [email protected] Patricia Savage-Bailey, Weekend Nursery
NEWSWORTHY EVENTS
DAILY BREAD—Many thanks to the dedicated EPC ministry team who served a hearty meal to over 225 men, women and children on March 10th. This month’s team included Margarette and Ron Roberts and Nancy and John Abernathy. They were joined by Joelle and Joe Cooper (from another church) along with our Ministry Leader, Barbara Allen. The next day to serve will be Tuesday, April 14th from 10:30 a.m. until around 2:00 p.m. What a great way to make a difference in our community!
PICTORIAL DIRECTORY—Nancy Sorensen wishes to express her appreciation for the work her Committee did on the pictorial directory….Edwina Davis, Eunice Grimes, Nancy Fowler, Martha Kamm, Melinda Miller, Carolyn Nenstiel, Mary Warnick and Audrey Young. They served as hostesses for the photo sessions, helped to proof the book, and assisted in the distribution of the directories. A special thanks to Don Dawson who spent countless hours laying out the directory. We could not have done it without his assistance.
COOKIE BAKING CREW—If you are enjoying the cookies after worship services, you will have to thank these wonderful women. They came and baked over 1,200 cookies and with no air-conditioning. They are from left to right, Carolyn Nenstiel, Ann Marie Cairnes, Regina Schmidt, Susan Vallette, Nancy Marshall, and Joyce Wilfong. Flour was everywhere, but you can see they had a good time. If you would like to participate in the next cookie-baking session,
please contact Nancy Marshal at 984-1444. KITCHEN CLEAN UP CREW—Nancy Marshall would like to thank everyone who showed up on Tuesday, March 17th to help clean the kitchen. If you haven’t noticed, you can see yourself in anything that’s stainless steel. They arrived with cleaning supplies in hand and got right down to it. They were: Susan Vallette, Polly Bowers, Pat Maxwell, Sophie Bryan, Dory Fredrickson, Annette Bronkema, Judy and Gene Davis, and Nancy and Ron Marshall. DORCAS MINISTRY— Thank you to those who provided food and helped to set up/clean up for the memorial service receptions for Judy Roach, June Neubauer, and Harry Villhardt. We know the families really appreciate all that you do for them during their time of loss. A NOTE FROM THE SUTLIFF’S—”We are “snow birds” and have been winter worshipping at Eastminster for several years. Your kindness shows through as always. We are most thankful for your prayers and concerns, particularly these last few weeks after Louise had a stroke. Fortunately, she had minor after-affects and she is doing quite well now. We especially thank Pastor Tim and the Men’s Breakfast Group for their prayers and support. It has been most appreciated. Thank you all.” Bob and Louise Sutliff….March 9, 2015.
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SESSION:
Class of 2015
Amy Blake
Nominating Committee
Kelly Dunn
Personnel
Sunny Rudloff
Missions
Ian Falconer
Finance
David Wilfong
Church Treasurer
Class of 2016
Bill McCaslin
Outreach
Judy Roach
Worship/Music
Jack Rowley
Clerk of Session
Cindy Earp
Children/Youth
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IN APPRECIATION
YOUR SESSION:
Class of 2017
Steve Adams
Facilities
Don Dawson
Outreach/Communications
Karen Delos Santos
Children/Youth/Families
Nancy Marshall
Congregational Care
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE:
TAKING FOOD TO THE SHARING CENTER - Thanks to Mission Team volunteers for doing this each week; they could use some help! Contact the Missions Team, p. 5.
COMMUNION - preparation; contact the Worship Committee.
Thank you for helping out in YOUR church!
ANNIVERSARIES
ANNIVERSARIES THROUGH MAY 10TH
BIRTHDAYS THROUGH MAY 10TH
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BIRTHDAYS
4 Charles & Collette Zahm
5 Dave & Gloria Simpson
7 Paul & Kathy Ero
12 Walt & Dory Fredrickson
15 Skip & Blanche Boardman
18 Hal & Scootie Gettings
22 Brian & Karen Delos Santos
23 Peter & Sharon Weiss
26 Charles & Gerrie Spohn
2 Bert & Clara McIver
2 Brian & Charlotte McClure
4 Ron & Romaine Lorah
1 Becky Rowley
Linda Sheedy
Mark Wilson
3 Heather Davis
Nancy Fowler
George Hubbard
Ashley Norris
Jeanette Stewart
4 Emma Jeffreys
5 Diane Lewin
6 Carrie Bergeron
Ryan DesChenes
Fred Dollen Sr
Nancy Fead
Nikki Gregory
Charlotte McClure
7 Nancy Abernathy
Dorothea E Shivoder
8 Marjorie Cummings
Christina M Cunningham
11 Cheri Jo Mistretta
Floss Orr
12 Kendra Ro
13 Diana Sheedy
17 Gale Sellers
18 Bob Ufferman
20 Josh Collins
21 Jim Breitmeier
Claire Gibbs
Bruce Reeder
22 Elizabeth Gibson
23 Rachel Anspach
24 Gloria Simpson
25 Carlene Bowden
Tracy Giamarino
Naisa Gilroy
Paula Widener
26 Anne Adams
Blanche Boardman
Ron Lorah
Sarah Sepanik
Katelyn Stanfield
27 Sally Anderson
Martha Bortner
Mark McKellar
28 Marc Nelson
30 Logan Collins
Laina Wilson
1 Tracy Cobb
Chappie Maxwell
Jessica Mirth
2 Anna Spangenberg
4 Liz Carroll
Gary Noel
Betsy Slagle
5 Matt Davis
Logan Hart
5 Bert McIver
Julie Schook
Dave Wilfong
6 Katie Bennett
Ryan Gilroy
Tony Ruggiano
7 Brycen Bowden
8 Jeannie Smith
9 Charlene Baird
Ann Hearin
SESSION SUMMARY—MARCH 17, 2015
Session opened with prayer by moderator, Rev Dr. Tim Rogers-Martin. Financials: February 2015 net loss of $7,406. Net loss for year (Jan-Feb) of $28,002 which is $9,001 less
than the expected and budgeted net loss of $37,003 by end of February 2015. Attendance: Average attendance in month of February was 286 per week, an increase of 23% from last
year. Committee Highlights.
Personnel: Consent given to email MOTION approved to hire Rebecca Cavallucci as temporary CBA, not to exceed 90 days, while full time replacement is sought. Nancy Sorensen will have temporary status changed to permanent as Church Secretary. Nick O’Brien hired as worship leader for Saturday night. Fellowship Committee established in interim for Kitchen Manager position. Have set up one advertisement for all positions available for Florida Today classifieds. Have formulated committees to conduct interviews. AED’s have been received. Will establish location and conduct training on them after they are in place.
Finance: Thorough review of all EPC financials was performed by Ian Falconer after termination of Kathy Hill. No discrepancies in financial books were noted. Committee established detailed interim financial review and audit procedures to be in place until a new CBA is hired. Jack Rowley will continue revisions to Finance Policy that had been started by Kathy Hill.
Facilities: HVAC system is running in both sanctuary and CMC but not yet fully completed. Computer control system is not yet in place. Bruce Lucas, sexton, had a foot injury playing softball and will be out for a week or so. Will have cleaning company assist.
Worship & Music: Lenten lunches are underway and Easter Services have been planned. Red attendance binders are being ordered to replace blue binders.
Missions: Four mission members participated in cold weather “Walk for Bibles” at the Port and contributed $380 to Seafarers Mission. Will again begin “backpacks for school” program after Easter.
Children/Youth: Eggstravaganza next week is large event for children. VBS program has been narrowed down to two options. Sale from Art Auction will provide income. Will use a lot of items in stock at church for the program. Recommended to Session to provide VBS at no cost to the youth again this year. Will present budget to Finance Committee for next meeting.
Congregational Care: 98 pieces of Art have been obtained for the Art Auction to support VBS. Fellowship committee is established and working. Preparing for the Annual Tea.
Outreach: Looking at options for improving the Visitor recognition program. Website is operational and is being updated as needed. Receiving good press for Shroud of Turin lecture next Tuesday night. Have ordered banner for Easter Services to wrap around our existing sign on 5th Avenue Purchasing quarter page in Florida Today for advertising of EPC Easter Events. Law Enforcement Tribute Sunday being finalized.
Pastor/Moderators Report: There have been many Pastoral concerns and staff transitions these past few weeks. Youth confirmation class started last Sunday with 9 youth present. Several unique services for Easter have been scheduled. Focal points for office currently are: Nancy for events and Jessica for financial information.
Old Business Reviewed Master Schedule for upcoming events for Mar-May and upcoming Central Presbytery
meeting schedule. Don Dawson to support June meeting. New Business
Discussed advanced preparations for September 1 quarterly Central Presbytery Meeting to be held at EPC. Will require a lot of planning and support from Session and Committees both in preparation and on day of event.
Next session meeting on April 21. Meeting adjourned with closing circular prayer led by Pastor Tim.
S/ Clerk of Session
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NEW MEMBERS
On Sunday, March 15th was Joining Day at EPC. We welcomed four new members, and on Sunday, March 29th, we introduced them to the Congregation. Please extend a warm hand of friendship when you see them.
Ann Hearin - Joined Central Presbyterian Church in Miami in 1988 and has lived in the Miami-Dade area for 52 years. She is retired from the court system of the State of Florida after 23 years. Moved to the Melbourne area to be near her sister. Her hobbies include reading, gardening, and wildlife (bird watching). She also loves dogs and has rescued quite a few of them. Enjoys traveling, and with her sister will visit Romania this May to visit father’s birthplace. Was married for 39 years and has two daughters and three grandchildren. Ann resides in West Melbourne
Sharon Bowman - Lived in Pennsylvania for 29 years. Sharon retired from Bucks County Courthouse (Doylestown, PA) in March 2009. She was a member of the Lenape Valley Presbyterian Church in New Britain, PA. Besides her sister, Ann, they also have two older sisters who reside in the Northeast – one a Lutheran, and the other a PCUSA member. Sharon has two sons – one lives here in Palm Bay and the other one lives in PA - and six grandchildren. She visited here often and wanted to get away from the cold weather. She resides in West Melbourne and loves gardening, watching wildlife and bicycle riding. Betsy Marvin—Was born in Montana and had a career as an attorney. Betsy works as a part-time assistant in closing files for an attorney friend in MN. Attends Oak Grove Presbyterian Church – Bloomington, MN. She likes to sing in choirs – been singing with our choir while at EPC. She also enjoys acting and storytelling. Married Rick in 1998. Rick Schuette - Born in Minneapolis, MN. Rick also attends Oak Grove Presbyterian Church. He works as a website copywriter for Thomson Reuters. Would like to get involved with adult Sunday school. Rick also plays the clarinet (but that may be a secret). He enjoys writing, marketing, copy for advertising. Rick is married to Betsy since 1998.
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NEW STAFF ADDITIONS
Please welcome the following additions to our staff. NICK O’BRIEN—WORSHIP LEADER—EPiC
Nick was born in Denver, Colorado and has lived in Florida for the past 11 years. His parents are happily married and he has two younger brothers and a younger sister. Nick graduated from UCF in 2012 with an English Literature degree and he is now in his first year at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, taking classes at the Orlando Extension Center. He has been leading worship for about 4 years now from the piano and the guitar. You need to come and meet him. He is wonderful asset to the Saturday night worship.
BECKY CAVALLUCCI—TEMPORARY CHURCH BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
Becky Cavallucci, and her husband Gene have 4 grown daughters and 3 grandchildren. The Air Force brought their family to Florida. They liked it so much they stayed.
Becky was the business administrator at Trinity for over 20 years, served on numerous Presbytery committees and as the Moderator of the Presbytery. She also moderated a General Assembly Committee and assisted with other GA committees. Becky, a life-long Presbyterian, was born in Pennsylvania. She is grateful to God for all His blessings and opportunities to serve. She loves to read and travel. Although her tenure with us is only temporary, Becky has proven to be a welcome addition to our staff.
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THE FOLLOWING GIFTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN MEMORY OF:
Doug Riddagh—Carol and Bill Berndt Ken Wall—Blanche and Skip Boardman Betty Toepler—Chris and Heather Kempczinski, Blanche and Skip Boardman Judy Roach—Betty Allsopp, Rick and Katie Tucker, Jim and Sally Dunn, Niesje and Sara Spragens, Phil and Jocelyn Bronson, Fred and Meredith Sutton, Anna “Jenise” Grames, Ken and Dottie Ports, Bill and Pam Blackstone, Alan and Cathy Ford, Jack and Alice Chaney, Les and Sandy Baynham, Bosko Reljic, Frances Cairnes, Jim and Pat Pruitt, John and Carolyn Ronchetti, Linda Coleman, Joyce Hawkins, Ginny Lesley, Ben and Allison Fears, Amy Downey, Jim and Katherine Fletcher, Jr., Dale and Pam Dettmar, Carolyn and Jeff Boyken, and Bill and Melba McCaslin
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THROUGH FEBRUARY 2015
Revenue $117,692
Expenses $145,694
Net $(28,002)
NEW SERMON SERIES “The Beautitudes”
Begins April 19th/20th
Saturday—6:00 p.m.
Sunday—10:00 a.m.
Please let the church know of changes in your name, status, etc., so we can keep our records current.