Eastminster Update

In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see

Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

803-256-1654 / www.eastminsterpres.org

Volume 37 Number 11

March 24, 2013

Visions
your old men will dream

dreams
ACTS 2:17

Holy Week Schedule

March 24 - Palm Sunday Worship Services
9:00 and 11:15 a.m. (Traditional & Jubilee)

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
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

March 27 - Stations of the Cross

5:15 p.m. - Simple Dinner in Thompson Hall 12:00 - 7:30 p.m. Meditative Walk
(Enter church through the Reception Area)

March 28 - Maundy Thursday Communion Service

7:00 p.m. Sanctuary 12:00 noon

March 29 - Good Friday Worship Service

Eastminster Church Sanctuary - Community Service

March 31 - Easter Sunrise Service

7:00 a.m.
Eastminster Courtyard - Community Service

Childrens Church for 3K5K will be held during the 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. services.

March 31 - Easter Worship Services 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. (Traditional & Jubilee) Easter Celebration
9:45 - 10:30 a.m.

9:00 & 11:15 a.m. - Sanctuary 11:15 a.m. Jubilee Dr. Bradley D. Smith I Am the Light of the World John 8:12

Sunday, march 24

Sunday school classes, for both adults and children, will not be held. A nursery will be provided for infants through age 2. Well 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 that will be used at the 10:30 a.m. service.

Courtyard (Gym if rain) - Breakfast - Drop-In Fellowship

Loaves and Fishes Covered Dish Lunch

Following the 10:30 a.m. Service in the Gym

Daily CALENDAR
SUNDAY, march 24
8:00 Celebration Choir Rehearsal 9:00 Worship & Childrens Church Worship Discovery Bible Presentation 10:00 Sunday School Pastors Class Jubilee Band Practice Eastminster First Step Confirmation Examination First Step Class 10:05 Chancel Choir Rehearsal 11:15 Worship & Childrens Church Jubilee Worship Grayson Charlotte Givens Bapt. 3:00 Cub Scouts Wolf Den 4:00 Webelos 1 & 2 Cub Scout Bears, Tigers Easter Egg Hunt 5:45 Childcare 6:00 Kerygma

Out of respect for fellow worshipers, please do not enter the sanctuary if a pastor is speaking to the congregation. Please remain in the narthex and enter during the opening hymn, or if the hymn has concluded, please wait and enter during the Gloria Patri. You will be able to hear the worship service in the narthex as you wait. Thank you. The Christian Life Center will host a summer basketball skills camp for rising 1st - 6th grade boys and girls, June 24 - 27. This camp is conducted by The Greatest Champion. For more information, contact Bill Ketchin (bketchin@eastminsterpres.org or call 256-1654) or check out their website at www.thegreatestchampion.org.

Worship Etiquette

Summer Basketball Skills Camp, June 24 - 27

Monday, march 25

7:00 Prayer Breakfast 9:00 Count Team Fifty Plus Exercise Class 2:00 Pastors Mtg. 2:30 Program Staff Mtg. 5:30 Mens Basketball League Yoga Webelos 1 7:00 Sr. High Guys Bible Study Boy Scouts Troop 10 Lee/Orlandini Small Group

The Pre-School Committee invites children, toddlers-5K (older siblings are welcome), to an Easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 24 at 4:00 p.m. This will be held at the home of the Crueas, 2121 Shady Lane, 29206. Please e-mail Courtney at cpcurnias@yahoo.com for information and if you would like to help. There will be 2,000 eggs to find, a visit from the Easter bunny and the Easter story! Remember to bring your own basket. rsvp in the E-News or http://epcegghunt.notlong.com. This event should last about an hour. Save the date of Saturday, March 23! Eastminster will be hosting an Easter egg hunt and spring carnival for the children at St. Lawrence Place on 2400 Waites Road, 29204, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We invite you to come help with a game, a craft or with lunch. Contact Julie at jmcdaniel@eastminsterpres.org to be part of this fun project! Suitable for the whole family! Eastminsters own Amos Disasa will speak at the Tuesday, March 26, meeting of Savvy Seniors at noon in Thompson Hall. Born in Ethiopia, he attended Eastminster as a child with his parents and returned years later as associate minister. He is now founding pastor of Downtown Church and will talk about his work there, as well as projects his congregation has launched at Bethel Evangelical Secondary School (B.E.S.S.) in Africa. For a lunch reservation, call Mary Baldauf at 256-1654 by noon on Friday, March 22. Hold the date for the 2013 Annual Sportsman Banquet. It will be held on Thursday, May 16 beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Thompson Hall. This years guest speaker is Bobby Richardson. Keep watching for the details!

Easter Egg Hunt

TUESDAY, march 26

Easter Family Service Project

9:00 Drop-In Nursery 9:30 Staff Meeting 10:30 Bible Moderators 11:45 Tuesday Lunch 12:00 Savvy Seniors 4:00 CHAMPS Tutoring 5:00 Tai Chi 5:30 Girls on Run Zumba CLC Ministry 6:00 Handbell Rehearsal 7:00 Zumba Fitness Scottish Country Dance 9:00 Drop-In Nursery Fifty Plus Exercise Class 9:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry EDS Chapel 11:00 Lenten Study - Gospel of John 12:00 Stations of the Cross 5:00 Angel, Junior Choir Rehearsals Stations of the Cross 5:15 WE@EPC Dinner 5:45 Childcare 6:15 DivorceCare Crossroads Career Gospel of John MS Youth 6:45 Bible Study Groups 7:15 Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Amos Disasa to be Savvy Seniors Speaker

WEDNESDAY, march 27

Sportsman Banquet

THURSDAY, march 28
Maundy Thursday

Peanut Butter Sunday, March 24

This is an easy way of giving back to those less fortunate and to show gratitude for the bounty God has provided to us. Thank you to all who give as we collected 856 (all inclusive) pounds of food in February!

9:00 Drop-In Nursery 4:00 champs Tutoring 5:00 Yoga 5:30 Girls on the Run Zumba 7:00 Zumba Fitness Sr. High Girls Bible Study Maundy Thursday Service 7:30 Jubilee Band Practice

For our loved ones . . .

FRIDAY, march 29
good friday

9:00 11:00 12:00 1:30

Fifty Plus Exercise Class Support Staff Mtg. Good Friday Worship Service Easter Decorating

In memory of Virginia Anne Singletary, given by Bob & Lucie Eggleston. In memory of Anness Stafford given by Perry & Katherine Holcombe. In memory of Cheryl Glazebrook, given by Bob & Lucie Eggleston, Mitzie Trotter, Rebecca Fouch, John & Mary Bett Thorne, Mary W. Cely, Frances M. Tupper.

A class of first graders were looking at a family picture of one of the students. One boys hair was a different color from his brothers and sisters so a classmate suggested that he might be adopted. A little girl said, I know what that means. The girl answered, It means you grew in your mothers heart, instead of her tummy.

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 Walker Pearce, Boots Fuller, Remer Waguestack, those serving in our military, Stephen Ministers & their care receivers and all those in need of Gods special care. In Extended Care Margaret Zeigler Hospitalized this week Tom Wattenbarger Births Congratulations and love to:

NEW MEMBERS JOIN MARCH 17

Will and Mandy Brawley join. Will by transfer of letter from Virginia Wingard UMC and Mandy by profession of faith. They live on Hagood Ave., 29205. Will is the owner of Brawley Coffee Service, and Mandy is a project manager at the SC Dept. of Commerce. They are expecting twins.

Will and Mandy Brawley

Raymond Burke joins by transfer of letter from First Presbyterian Church in Sumter. He lives on Creek Manor Lane, 29206. He is a retired fire chief (operations) and enjoys all sports. Sam & Emily Durrett join, Sam Raymond Burke by transfer of letter from First Presbyterian Church in Sumter, SC, and Emily by Reaffirmation of Faith. They live on Chesham Ct., 29206, with their daughter, Piper. Sam is a 4th year medical student, and Emily teaches at Lexington High School.

Caroline & Johbe King, on the birth of their son, Robert Bennett King, March 6, 2013.
Deaths Congregational love and sympathy are extended to:

Sam & Emily Durrett with Piper

Angie Durrett joins by transfer of letter from First Presbyterian Church in Sumter, SC. She lives on Creek Manor Ln., 29206, with her husband, Mark, and is a retired special ed. teacher. Angie enjoys singing, drawing, yardwork and keeping her grandaughter. Edward (Ned) Durrett joins by transfer of let- Angie Durrett ter from First Presbyterian Church, Sumter. He lives on C Ave., 29169, and is a singer/song writer. He is getting married on May 26, 2013.
Ned Durrett

George & Rebecca Faulk, on the death of his father, George Faulk, Sr., March 8, 2013. Tommy & Martha Garvin, on the death of his father, Eugene Garvin, March 12, 2013. Grandchildren, Tyler, Annie, Thomas Garvin, and Erin Swann. Al & Tina Stokes, on the death of his mother, Bernice Stokes, March 18, 2013. Grandchildren, Bill & Shelly Stokes.
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.

What are the Stations of the Cross?

The Stations of the Cross originated from Jerusalem pilgrimages and follow the Passion narrative, journeying with Jesus through His suffering and death. You will prayerfully travel through 14 stations. Images and scripture will help you to meditate over the scenes as Jesus moves from Gethsemane to the tomb. Where: 3rd Floor of the Education Building When: Wednesday, March 27, 12:00 7:30 p.m. Before 6:00 p.m. please enter through the reception area. (We will invite people to move through the stations in groups of 5 to 10, starting at 5:00 p.m. Groups will be separated by 10 to 15 minutes, in order that everyone has the opportunity to spend ample time at each station without feeling crowded.)

Gods Creation the Musical

Students, K-5 through 5th grade will present the musical, the story of Gods Creation. It will be presented on April 24, the last evening of WE@EPC at 6:30 p.m.

Dont miss out! Send your information to share with the congregation to updates@eastminsterpres.org. Please have your information in by Wednesday, March 20, to be shared in our next newsletter on March 31, 2013.

Deadline for UPDATE

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Update for March 24, 2013

Are you stumped as to how to prepare your middle school or high school student for the college selection process? Please come to the Parenting of Teen Sunday School class (in the game room of the CLC) on March 24th at 10:15 a.m. Scott Verzyl, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management at University of South Carolina, will be teaching this class on March 24th. At USC, Scott oversees the offices of Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Orientation and Testing, TRIO Programs and the Registrar, as well as the Career Center and Visitor Center. Scott brings 23 years of experience in higher education to his current role. He previously held positions in college admissions in the University of Alabama system and at Georgia Tech. We are extremely excited about this opportunity for the EPC family. Scott will lead us and discuss questions you have related to how to prepare your middle school or high school student for the college selection process. In order to help Scott tailor this talk to your needs, he has asked that you send him questions you would like addressed during our time together. Please email him at Scott.Verzyl@sc.edu.

Parents are you Stumped . . . about College Selection?

Serving on Sunday March 24

OFFICERS PRAYER: Elder Emma Bryson DEACONS: Matt Reynolds, March Seabrook Elder George McCutchen (Jubilee) Elder Ginger Bates (Jubilee) ushers: Eddie Laney & Joey Copley GREETERS: (9:00) Butch & Susan Jones Ellen Moore & Charlie Weston Larry & Risa Hudson Paulette & Buddy Freeman (11:15) Jim & Gina Crosby Craig & Judy Stoneburner Laura & Greg Moise Joe & Jane Anderson INFANT ROOM - CLC 119 (9:00) April & Alex Getz (11:15) Jennifer & Jim Bowie TODDLER ROOM - CLC 117 (9:00) Josh & Nicki Wilson (11:15) Eliza & Tyler Hudson 2-K ROOM - CLC 115 (9:00) King & Ashley Weston (11:15) Will & Lauren Gillespie CHILDRENS CHURCH 103 - 3K (9:00) Natalie Quinn-Hall & Daniel Hall (11:15) Craig & Tricia Howard CHILDRENS CHURCH 105 - 4K (9:00) Jay & Sunny Phillips (11:15) Stephen & Susan Porter CHILDRENS CHURCH 107 - 5K (9:00) Carter & Leah Weston (11:15) Grant & Cindy Willard

Please join the Fellowship Committee for a Covered Dish Lunch on Easter Sunday, March 31, in the Adult Reception Hall following the 10:30 a.m. worship services. This is an intergenerational event for members who are not traveling or eating elsewhere, to share in an Easter meal together. We hope to have a hymn-sing afterwards and some other activities for fellowship. Last Names: A-G, bring either a salad or vegetable; H-R, bring either rice, pasta, or potato dish; and S-Z, bring a dessert. Please bring enough to feed 10 people. The meat (ham and fried chicken) is being provided by several members, and the church is furnishing the drinks. Please register (name; phone number; E-mail; food item; number and names in party) by Sunday, March 23, 2013. Registration forms will be located in the Narthex on Sunday mornings, and in the church receptionists area each day. Fill out a form and leave it in the adjacent basket; or sign up electronically in the E-News.

Loaves and Fishes Easter Covered Dish Lunch