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Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

Volume 39 Number 13 April 5, 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 5

6:30 a.m. - Sunrise8:45 & 10:30 a.m. - Sanctuary

10:30 a.m. - JubileeDr. Bradley D. Smith

“It’s All About Appearances”

We are the Body

SHARING HIS LIGHT1 COR. 12

April 5 - EAstEr sunrisE sErvicE6:30 a.m.

Eastminster’s Courtyard - Community Service

April 5 - EAstEr Worship sErvicEs8:45 (Traditional) and 10:30 a.m. (Traditional & Jubilee)

Please Enter These Services in Silencechildren’s church will be held during these services

Easter celebration9:45 - 10:30 a.m.

Courtyard (Gym if rain) - Drop-In Breakfast and FellowshipSunday school classes, for both adults and children, will not be held. A nursery will be provided for infants through age 2. We’ll have food to eat and time to catch up with each other.

Be sure to bring spring flowers from your yard to decorate the cross in the courtyard!

Dear Eastminster Family,

It is easy, amid the festivities of holidays, to become so preoccupied with celebrating that we overlook that which we celebrate. There was a time, however, when proclaiming Jesus as Messiah or declaring ultimate loyalty to Him would get a person killed. Even today, there are places in the world where people are persecuted for daring to proclaim that Jesus has defeated death and sin.

This Sunday will be filled with celebration. Special dresses, tasty meals, time set apart for family, and even Easter baskets will brighten the day. All that is good. Enjoy the celebration. At the same time, let us not forget that which we celebrate. Almighty God has come into the world, lived for us and even died for our sin. In Jesus’ death and resurrection, he has con-quered sin and death so that we, too, may know true life.

Even in the face of the darkness of the daily news, even in the face of the darkness of death, we dare to believe Jesus when he says, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”

Life in Jesus is revolutionary, life-changing, even world-changing. That is the good news that draws us from near and far, to celebrate.

See you Sunday,

Brad

Daily CalENDaRSuNdAy, April 5

6:30 Sunrise Service7:45 Celebration Rehearsal8:45 Worship & Children’s Church9:15 Jubilee Band Practice9:20 Chancel Choir Rehearsal9:45 Courtyard Celebration10:30 Jubilee Worship Worship & Children’s Church

MoNdAy, April 6

All Church Facilities closed - Holiday

TuESdAy, April 7

7:15 Jr. High Prayer Breakfast9:00 Drop-In nursery Count Team Small Group10:00 Senior Fitness Small Groups EPW Coordinating Team Mtg. P.E.P. Plannings11:45 Tuesday Lunch12:00 Small Groups12:30 Visitation1:00 Footcare Ministry1:30 Pastor’s Mtg.2:30 Program Staff3:00 Exercising for Arthritis3:10 Full Staff Mtg.5:00 Tai Chi5:30 CABL Basketball6:00 MSB Team Small Groups6:30 Troop Committee Mtg.7:00 Scottish Country Dancing Girls’ Senior High Small Group Guys’ Senior High Small Group WEdNESdAy, April 8

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 Group Evaluation Preparation Mtg.3:30 Ketchum Brownies4:00 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 9

7:00 Junior High Thursday Prayer Brk.9:00 Drop-In nursery EDS Summer Registration10:00 Senior Fitness Buyck/Daye Small Group Bennett Small Group12:00 Small Group3:00 Exercising for Arthritis5:30 Yoga6:00 Magnum Volleyball Evangelism & Membership Mtg.7:30 Jubilee Band Practice

FridAy, April 10

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

SATurdAy, April 11

6:30 BSF Leader Mtg.9:00 Women’s Self Defense Class

Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus Was a KidVacation Bible School for 2015, focusing on Jesus as a child,

is the week of June 22 - 25. Registration begins on Easter Sunday, April 5, and runs through June 5. Volunteers are

needed! To volunteer to help with VBS this summer, e-mail Ashley, ashleylidikay@gmail.com. Registration opens April

5! Look for sign up table in the courtyard or http://goo.gl/! Lw8qOQ.

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. 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 enjoy the food and a wonderful pro-gram! Tickets may be purchased on the Eastminster website under quick links Sportsman, or from Kit Pound (kitpound@att.net).

For our loved ones . . .In memory of Dominick Tringali, given by Wendy J. Brennan.In memory of Helen Miller, given by M/M Pearcy W. Fleming.

EPC Welcomes Father Michelin St. Louis 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 Recep-tion Hall. Eastminster members who participated in the last mission trip to Haiti had the privilege of working with Father Michelin in Haiti, working 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, give Tricia a call 256-1654 or tmccormick@eastminsterpres.org. You would help greet visitors and answer the phone. Training is provided.

Sr. High Charleston Mission TripDon’t forget to register for the Sr. High Sum-

mer 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 regis-tration and $100 deposit in by April 15, 2015. We

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, Bill McInnis, 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

BirthsCongratulations and love to:

Joe & Carol Anderson, on the birth of their Granddaughter, Evelyn Pope Anderson, March 19, 2015. Parents, Gerrard &

Ashley Anderson.

Nathan & Kennedy Natvig, on the birth of their son, William Reed Natvig, March 29, 2015.

DeathsCongregational Care and Concern:

Gaston & Elaine Fairey, on the death of his mother, Harriet Gage Fairey, March 23, 2015. Grandson, Gaston Fairey, Jr.

John & Marie Fairey, on the death of his mother, Harriet Gage Fairey, March 23, 2015. Granddaughter, Harriett Gilmer.

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 8, to be shared in our next newsletter on April 19, 2015.

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

Eastminster’s Connection Keepers, who share in-formation about the needs of members for purposes such as extending birthday greetings and contacting

first-time visitors, have put in 250 hours of visits this year.

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, 4-5:00 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: 4-5 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.

Special Self Defense Class for WomenA special Women’s Self Defense Class will be offered at Eastminster on Satur-

day, April 11, from 9:00 a. m. to 1:00 p.m. in CLC rooms 271-273. The class, open to Eastminster members and the community, is conducted by the Richland County Sheriff’s office, with sponsorship by STS of the Midlands. There is no cost to par-ticipants. For more information or to sign up, contact Bill Ketchin at bketchin@eastminsterpres.org or call (803) 256-1654. Be sure to sign up early as class size is very limited!

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 exer-cise plan. The program is designed to strengthen you spiritually and physically, with the end challenge being for all to participate and finish a 5K race as an EPC Team. We will be meeting on Sun-day afternoons/evenings at the CLC and are looking forward to a fun and enrich-ing 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.

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.

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SERViNG ON SUNDAy

APRiL 5oFFiCEr’S prAyEr:

deacon Abbot CarnesdEACoNS: Hagood Tighe, Kay Lydon Elder Simpson Fant (Jubilee) deacon Doris Stapel (Jubilee)uSHErS: Bill Coggins & Randy LiggittGrEETErS:

(8:45) Coleman Chambliss Mark & Laurie Childress Bill & Susan Coggins Sara Davis(10:30) Bill & Jane Francis Craig Freeman Boo Griffin & Kay Lydon Stewart & Maria Harvin iNFANT rooM - ClC 115

(8:45) Staff(10:30) Katie Alice & Drew WalkerToddlEr rooM - ClC 117

(8:45) Leslie & Jordan Myers(10:30) Kyle & Katie Johnson2-K rooM - ClC 119

(8:45) Taylor & Laine Ligon, Jr.(10:30) Doug & Tracy StursbergCHildrEN’S CHurCH 102 - 3K

(8:45) Josh & nicki Wilson(10:30) Laura & Chad Voyles CHildrEN’S CHurCH 104 - 4K

(8:45) Stephen & Holley Van Horn, Jr.(10:30) Kit & Amy WilliamsCHildrEN’S CHurCH 106 - 5K

(8:45) Erin Pope(10:30) Staff

One Great Hour of Sharing - April 5A gift to One Great Hour of Sharing enables the church to share God’s love

with our neighbors-in-need around the world, by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, providing food to the hungry, and helping empower the poor and oppressed. When you give, you’re changing lives. Your gifts last year made it possible for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance to assist 40 countries and 24 states to receive help for natural and human-caused disasters; Presbyterian Hunger Pro-

gram to assist 154,731 people who were living in extreme poverty and now have increased food security and livelihoods through international development work; and Self-Development of People to assist 4,619 children/parents to receive improved educational opportunities. Expressing our gratitude for the abundance and safety for our own lives and lifestyle, let’s all bring a little extra on Easter Sunday to share with others in desperate situations. Please use the Special Offering envelope in your envelope packet marked One Great Hour of Sharing, or write the offering name on your check memo line. Special offering envelopes are also available in the pews.

Hymnal DedicationsIf you would like to have a hard copy of the memorial/ hono-

raria hymnal dedications for the new sanctuary hymnals, copies are available in the narthex and in the reception area. You can also find the dedications listed on the website at www.eastmin-sterpres.org.

Easter Holiday ClosingThe Christian Life Center will be closed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday,

April 4, 5 (after services), and April 6. The church administrative offices will be closed on Monday, April 6. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, April 7.

Sisters in Christ LuncheonAll Eastminster ladies (non-members as well as mem-

bers) are invited to attend the Sisters in Christ luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Thompson Hall. Speaker, Jasmine Lipscombe, Family Specialist with Thorn-well Home in Clinton, SC. For lunch reservations, contact Shelli (sknapp@eastminsterpres.org).