EASTMINSTER UPDATE

Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

Volume 38 Number 22 May 25, 2014
803-256-1654 / www.eastminsterpres.org
SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE BEGINS THIS SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
(Come tailgate along Trenholm this Sunday)
10:00 am. Jubilee Worship in Tompson Hall
10:15 a.m. Traditional Worship in the Gym
The father/grandfather came from Camden to celebrate with one fam-
ily. A sister and niece of another person had come from Chapel Hill. A
mother and grandmother of a young man had come from the Charleston
area. What was it that prompted these people to travel such distances?
They were present with, and for family members who were taking a big
step and making a big commitment. They were here to support, and
to celebrate, with family members who were uniting with the Body of
Christ in this place.
To stand before others and proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord is radical. To promise to fol-
low Christ, to be His disciple, and to join in the worship and work of the church is bold.
As I listened to these men and women express their desire to serve meals at Transitions
Homeless Shelter, to work with young people, to be part of the Prayer Team, to serve
as a Bradley Lunch Buddy, and to help with the lawn care team, I was filled with hope
imagining how our Lord will work in the lives of all those who give themselves to His
Lordship and leading.
This is true, of course, not only for new saints among us, but for each and every one of
us, as well. By Gods grace, we will find ourselves when we get beyond ourselves by giv-
ing ourselves away.
Looking at Eastminsters Summer menu, a banquet is being prepared for each of you.
It includes the opportunity to dine on C.S. Lewis Screwtape Letters during summer
Sunday school and a study of Galatians in worship, the chance for Middle and High
School youth to feast on multiple week-long experiences, a gourmet parent-youth mis-
sion trip, and a dozen other study and service opportunities. In Jesus Christ, the living
God is present in the midst of each of these opportunities. The Holy Spirit nudges us to
partake and to lead our children in partaking.
It is a beautiful sight to see the joy as people open themselves to our amazing God. Both
when we unite with the church and along lifes way. So the question as you make all
your summer plans: Will we be intentional about our relationship with Jesus? Will
you?
Gratefully,
Brad
STAFF
Dr. Bradley D. Smith
Pastor
Dr. Mark E. Durrett
Associate Pastor
Rev. Lynn A. Grandsire
Associate Pastor
Rev. Jeffrey S. Smith
Associate Pastor
Dr. James I. St. John
Parish Associate
Rev. Jonathan S. Wagner
Associate Pastor
Mr. Croskeys Royall
Director of Childrens Ministries
Mrs. Fredna Lee
Director of Music Ministries
Mrs. Mele Baize
Day School Director
Mr. William L. Collins, Jr.
Business Manager
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
Cindy Correll - Port au Prince, Haiti
Dr. John and Gwenda Fletcher - Congo
SUNDAY, MAY 25
10:00 a.m. Jubilee
10:15 a.m. - Gym
Walking Trough Galations #1
Dr. Bradley D. Smith
A Letter of Freedom
Galatians 1:1-10
From
Wilderness
To Wonder
Exodus For Followers
Of Jesus
DAILY CALENDAR
SUNDAY, MAY 25
8:45 Choir Rehearsals
9:00 Combined Adult Sunday School
Tail Gate Event
Youth Sunday School
10:00 Jubilee Worship
10:15 Worship & Childrens Church
Charles Pearson Natvig Baptism
MONDAY, MAY 26
MEMORIAL DAY - ALL CHURCH
FACILITIES CLOSED!

TUESDAY, MAY 27
9:00 Drop-In Nursery
OCA Mtg.
Count Team
10:00 Senior Fitness
11:45 Tuesday Lunch
Savvy Seniors
1:00 Footcare Ministry
1:30 Tweeting with Sparrow
3:00 Exercising for Arthritis
4:30 Stewardship Committee
5:00 Tai Chi
5:30 Zumba Fitness
Diaconate Mtg.
6:00 Handbell Rehearsal
Joint Session
6:45 Session Mtg.
7:00 Scottish Country Dancing
Zumba Fitness

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
9:00 Drop-In Nursery
Fifty Plus Exercise Class
9:25 EDS Chapel
9:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry
11:30 Sanders Lunch Buddies
12:00 Commissioners Mtg.
4:30 Love Bearers

THURSDAY, MAY 29
9:00 Drop-In Nursery
10:00 Senior Fitness
3:00 Exercising for Arthritis
5:00 Yoga
6:30 Jubilee Set-Up
7:30 Jubilee Band Practice
Zumba Fitness
FRIDAY, MAY 30
9:00 Fifty Plus Exercise Class
11:00 Support Staff Mtg.
12:00 Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
Meet the Newest Members of the Eastminster Family
MARK COKER joins by transfer of letter from Shandon Methodist. He lives in
Hopkins and works for Amazon. He has two grown daughters.
JEANNE HARRISON joins by reaffirmation of faith. She lives
on Sequoia Road and works with the 4 year old class of East-
minsters Day School. All three of Jeannes children are members
here, along with their families: Elizabeth Ferguson, Ashley Sitton
and John Harrison.
GEORGE AND ELIZABETH HUTTON join by reaffirmation of faith. They
live on Devereaux Road with their children Annie and
Henry. George works with Jarden Applied Materials and Elizabeth is
with SCANA. They moved here from Washington, DC, where they
were members of National Presbyterian.
CHARLIE AND MELISSA MIMMS join,
Charlie by reaffirmation of faith and Melissa
by transfer of letter from Prospect Presbyterian
in Mooresville, North Carolina. They live on Briarfield Road. Brian
works for Boyer Commercial Construction as a project manager and
Melissa is with Central SC Alliance.
STEPHANI MCPHERSON-ONEIL joins by reaffirmation of faith.
She lives on Castleburg Lane with her children Lochlan
and James, and works for Leo Pharma.
GREG AND SANDY SULLIVAN join by transfer of
letter from Bethesda Presbyterian in Camden. They
live in Elgin with their children Sarah and Smith. Greg
works for Blue Choice and Sandy works for Blue Cross/
Blue Shield of South Carolina.
For our loved ones . . .
In memory of Bill Barron, given by Ann Griffin, Winnie & Ron Dew, Edith Strasburger,
Oliver & Mary Counts, Richard H. Demarest, Jim Timmons.
In memory of King Holmes, given by T. J. & Carolyn Hiott.
In memory of W. R. McWilliams, Sr., given by Oliver & Mary Counts, Jim Timmons, Edith
Strasburger.
In memory of Walter Bristow, Jr., given by Mary W. Riley.
In memory of Joe Wallace, given by Richard H. Demarest.
In honor of EDS 4 Year Olds, given by Jonathan & Jennifer Robinson.
In honor of EDS 3 Year Olds, given by Jonathan & Jennifer Robinson.
If You Had Your Directory Photo taken . . .
Eastminster members, who have not received their photos in the mail, please check the
Directory Photo box on the Welcome Desk in the CLC. Many photos have arrived. Please
pick up yours.
Savvy Seniors
The Savvy Seniors will meet on Tuesday, May 27, at 11:45 a.m. in Thompson Hall for
lunch and a speaker. Steve Sanders, CEO at Golden Security Senior Advisors, will speak
about Long Term and Veteran benefits. If you would like lunch, please call Mary 256-
1654 or email mbaldauf@eastminsterpres.org to make your reservation.
Newsletter Monthly During the Summer
Te UPDATE will become monthly for the summer after this issue. An issue will be pub-
lished monthly (June 20 and July 17) until weekly publication resumes on August 17. Dead-
line dates are, as always, 10 days before the publication date. We will remain in touch weekly
over the summer with E-NEWS. Send us your email address if you do not currently receive
E-NEWS.
Mimms
Hutton
Coker
Harrison
ONeil Sullivan
7:00 Mens Prayer Breakfast
9:00 Count Team
Fifty Plus Exercise Class
10:00 Senior Fitness
2:00 Pastors Mtg.
CHAMPS Tutoring
2:30 Program Staff
3:10 Staff Mtg.
5:30 Yoga
Personnel Comm.
6:00 Stephen Ministry Training
Peanut Butter
Sunday, May 25
Summer is an important
time to remember your
peanut butter! Children
are home from school and
not receiving their school
lunches. Many families turn
to Harvest Hope for addi-
tional assistance during the
summer. Please continue
your support of the peanut
butter program at Eastmin-
ster and bring your jar(s) to
church with you.
Expressions of Thanks Through Service
This past Sunday on May 18, many of EPC members expressed their thanks
to God by pledging to serve with their time and talents. If you were not able to
attend Service Commitment Sundays worship services last week, you can still
submit your completed Service Commitment forms by mail or on-line: eastmin-
sterpres.org under Quicklinks.
A Summer with Screwtape!
Summers coming! And what better adventure for the summer months in our fa-
mously hot city than to drop in on a young demons training exercises? C.S. Lew-
is introduced us to the senior demon Screwtape, back while England was in the
middle of World War II. Screwtapes letters of advice to his nephew Wormwood, a
tempter-in-training, caught the imagination of England. They first appeared week
by week in an Anglican Church magazine in 1941, and were published in book form
as Te Screwtape Letters in 1942. They roared to popularity in England and have
been continuously popular ever since, spreading quickly to America and making
C.S. Lewis famous the world over.
BEGINNING SUNDAY, JUNE 1, we will journey together in the Combined
Adult Class through the conversations of Screwtape and Wormwood. We will be
presenting them in dramatic form, the ministers and willing volunteers displaying
their meager acting talents and worse British accents! We will stop along the way
for conversation and discussion. It should be a lot of fun! The book, while certainly
recommended is not necessary, though you may in fact already have your own copy.
Julie McDaniel has copies of Te Screwtape Letters available in her office ($8.00). We
will meet for the summer in the CLC, second floor, rooms 271-273. Join us, Sundays
at 9 a.m.!
Tailgate Adult Sunday School Experience
Sunday, May 25, at 9:00 a.m.
Friends, were going to try a new thing this summer. On three different Sundays
this summer (May 25, July 6, and August 3), we are going to have a relaxed Sun-
day school tailgate time on the front lawn. The idea is for you to bring your own
lawn chair and team up at one of our tailgate tents. We will have coffee, juice, and
whatever our tailgate friends decide to bring. We are asking some of our officers to
come and share their faith stories with a group of 8-10 folks at each tent. Our hope
is for us to get to know one another better and to share how God is at work in our
lives. Theres no curriculum, just fellowship and intentional time of being together.
If you have a tailgate tent that youd be willing to bring and setup, please let Julie
McDaniel or Jeff Smith know by Friday, May 16. Please dress casual and invite your
friends!
CARE & CONCERN
EPC Prayer List
Part 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 Concerns
Boots Fuller, Remer Waguespack, Dr.
Mary Tobin, Bill McInnis, Dave Steven,
and those serving in our military, Stephen
Ministers and their care receivers, and all
those in need of Gods special care.
Hospitals
Joe Anderson, Carol Tanner
Deaths
Congregational love and sympathy
are extended to:
Ellen Hayden, on the death of her hus-
band, Walter Hayden, May 16, 2014
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.
120 Ways
Eastminster is committed to showing love to our
members! Did you know that last year 250 notes
were written by Love Bearers to congregation members, 700 hours of
listening were given by Stephen Ministers, 250 visits were made by Con-
nection Keepers, and 65 volunteers made/served meals to members in
need through Food for the Soul? Tats a lot of love! This year, join these
and other EPC members in serving our church, community and world.
Take part in the PRIVILEGE of sharing your time and talents this year!
Go to eastminsterpres.org under Quicklinks to submit your Service
Commitment form today.
Deadline for UPDATE
Dont miss out! Have your informa-
tion to share with the congregation
in to tcarter@eastminsterpres.org.
Te May 25 newsletter will begin
our monthly summer newsletters.
Our next newsletter will be June
22, 2014. Please have your infor-
mation in by Wednesday, June 11.
We will continue to stay in touch,
with the E-news; please let the
church know if you do not receive
one!
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
3200 Trenholm Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29204
Update for May 25, 2014
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PERMIT No. 27
SERVING ON SUNDAY
Summer Worship Hours
BEGINS THIS SUNDAY MAY 25
10:00 AM - JUBILEE SERVICE
10:15 AM - TEMPORARY SANCTUARY
Summer Preaching Series on Book of Galatians
Beginning Sunday, May 25: Galatians 1:1-10: Te True Gospel
9:00 A.M. - SUNDAY SCHOOL (8:45 Cofee & Fellowship Gathering)
BEGINNING JUNE 1 - A combined Adult Sunday School class (Screwtape
Letters) will meet in C 271 - 273 in the Christian Life Center
Summer Sunday School Schedule (for reading along or ahead)
May 25 TAILGATE SUNDAY!
June 1 Introduction C.S. Lewis
June 8 Letters 1-4: Helpful Jargon; the Church; Daily Pinpricks; Te Pain of
Prayer
June 15 Letters 5-7: Coming of War; Spiritual Distraction; Human Move
ments
June 22 Letters 8-9: Te Law of Undulation; Amphibians; Trough Periods
June 29 Letters 10-12: New Friends; Joy, Fun, Flippancy; Small Sins, Big Results!
July 6 NO CLASS: HOLIDAY WEEKEND JOIN US FOR TAILGATE SUNDAY!
July 13 Letters 13-16: Pains & Pleasures; Pride & Humility; Te Future:
Church Hopping
July 20 Letters 17-21: Gluttony & Delicacy; Love & Marriage; Te Enemy
Loves Tem! His Venus & Ours; Mine!
July 27 Letters 22-26: Love & Noise; Historical Jesus; Spiritual Pride; Merely
Christian; Ofcial Unselfshness
August 3 TAILGATE SUNDAY!
August 10 Letters 27-31: Twisting Prayer; Worldliness; Cowardice: Good or
Bad? Fatigue; the Inexplicable End!
Church & CLC Memorial Day Closing
Eastminster ofces will be closed on Monday, May 26 for the observance of
Memorial Day. Te Christian Life Center (CLC) will be closed from Saturday,
May 24 - Monday, May 26. Te church and CLC will re-open on Tuesday, May
27 at their normal operating times. If you have a crisis which one of the ministers
needs to know about, phone 256-1654 and when prompted, leave a message to call
you.
May 25
OFFICERS PRAYER:
Deacon Scott Verzyl
DEACONS: Jason Tompkins & Alex Dillard
Elder Mary Elliott (Jubilee)
Deacon Susan Laird (Jubilee)
USHERS: Eddie Laney
GREETERS:
(10:15) Mike Gorman
Don & Darla Helms
Boo Griffin, Elizabeth Helmboldt
Ed & Elizabeth Black
Happy & Ross Holmes
INFANT ROOM - CLC 119
(9:00) Joanna & Michael Dover
(10:00) Jeff & Aubrey Cartwright
TODDLER ROOM - CLC 117
(9:00) Anne Macon Flynn
(10:00) Doug & Tracey Stursburg
2-K ROOM - CLC 115
(9:00) Drew & Joni Richardson
(10:00) Joe & Ashley Sitton
CHILDRENS CHURCH 103 - 3K
(10:00) Matt & Andrea Reynolds
CHILDRENS CHURCH 105 - 4K
(10:00) Mark & Christiana Richardson
CHILDRENS CHURCH 107 - 5K
(10:00) April & Alex Getz