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Eastminster Update
803-256-1654 / www.eastminsterpres.org

Volume 39 Number 10

March 8, 2015

Dear Eastminster Family,

SHARING HIS LIGHT

1 COR. 12

STAFF
Dr. Bradley D. Smith
Pastor
Dr. Mark E. Durrett
Associate Pastor
Rev. Lynn A. Grandsire
Associate Pastor
Dr. James I. St. John
Parish Associate
Mr. Croskeys Royall
Director of Childrens Ministries
Mrs. Fredna Lee
Director of Music Ministries
Mrs. Lucy Corley and
Mrs. Anita Poole
EDS Co-Directors
Mr. William L. Collins, Jr.
Business Manager
Ms. Julie McDaniel
Member Involvement Coordinator

Sermon
Sunday, march 8
9:00 & 11:15 a.m. - Sanctuary
11:15 a.m. - Jubilee
Dr. Bradley D. Smith
Connected to Grow Together
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Mary is retiring! Mary Baldauf, an Eastminster employee for nearly

21 years and a vital part of the Eastminster Congregational Care team,
has decided to retire from full-time work. Her last day in the office will
be Tuesday, March 31; however, we are pleased that Mary will begin
serving as part-time Care Visitor on May 1. In her role as Care Visitor, Mary will call
and visit with members who are not able to get out much.
Mary has touched the lives of many, many members, and you are invited to drop
by March 26 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. to a Tea in her honor. If you are not quite
sure who Miss Mary is, just ask any one of the children (or adults) who have made
the pilgrimage to her office for candy over the years. Mary has graciously provided
thousands upon thousands of pieces of candy, and as a way of thanking her, the
church is accepting non-tax deductible gifts to be given to Mary. These gifts may
be placed in the jars marked candy donation located at the Senior Pastors office
and EDS administrative office. It is with sadness (to see her go) and joy (that she has
shared so much with each of us) that we honor Marys decision.
Welcome Chris Fink! It is with excitement that the Personnel Committee announces the hire of Chris Fink as Senior High Youth Director. Chris was graduated
from North Greenville University with a major in Christian Studies in December
2014. Before accepting the position at Eastminster, Chris was serving as the intern
to the youth pastor at Destiny Church in Mauldin, SC, since 2013, and while still in
school, Chris served the First Presbyterian Church of Greenville as an intern. Chris
has a good way of connecting with young people and meeting them where they are.
In addition, Chris has varied experience in assisting with leading groups on retreats,
overseeing Wednesday evening activities and assisting on Sunday mornings. He
brings music skills to the table, along with leadership, problem-solving and conflict
management. Chris feels he is called to preach the gospel and to help people grow in
their relationship with Christ. Chris began work at Eastminster on Monday, March
2. Please stop by and welcome Chris as he adjusts to life in his new home.
In Christ,

Brad

Daily CALENDAR
SUNDAY, march 8
8:30
9:00
10:00




11:15

3:00
4:00
4:30
5:00





6:00

Coker Singers Rehearsal

Worship & Childrens Church
Jubilee Band Practice
Combined Adult Sunday School
Worship Discovery
Eastminster First Step
Brunch for Chamber Singers
Jubilee Worship
Worship & Childrens Church
Cub Scouts Mtg.
Small Group Meeting
Small Group Meeting
SUNDAYS @5
Small Group Mtgs.
Cub Scouts
Senior High Youth
MS Youth
PEACE Service
Youth Meal

Monday, 9

7:00 Mens Prayer Breakfast

9:00 Count Team

Fifty Plus Exercise Class
10:00 Circle 1 & 3
10:30 Circle 2
11:00 Small Group
12:00 Small Groups

Worship Ministry Mtg.
NED Mtg.
1:30 Pastors Mtg.
2:30 Program Staff
5:00 Small Group
5:30 Yoga

Stephen Ministers Mtg.
6:00 EPC Mens League Games
6:30 Small Group
BSF
7:30 Balthazor/Moss Small Group

Troop 10

TUESDAY, march 10

9:00


10:00

11:45
12:00

12:30
1:00
3:00
5:00

6:00

7:00

Drop-In Nursery
EPW - Sarah Snapp
Small Group
Senior Fitness
Small Groups
Tuesday Lunch
Small Groups
Property Committee
Bradley Lunch Buddies
Footcare Ministry
Exercising for Arthritis
Tai Chi
CHAMPS Steering Committee
Handbell Rehearsal
Small Groups
Scottish Country Dancing
Girls Senior High Small Group
Guys Senior High Small Group

WEDNESDAY, march 11

7:00 Lowrey/Fuller Small Group

9:00 Drop-In Nursery

Fifty Plus Exercise Class
9:25 EDS Chapel
9:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry
10:00 Fairey/McCants Small Group

Curtis/Seabrook Small Group
3:30 Ketchum Brownies
4:00 Helfer/Cox Small Group
5:15 Angel Choir, Junior Choir

WE@EPC Dinner
5:30 Henderson Small Group
5:45 Childcare
6:00 Small Groups
6:15 Burns/Burden Small Group
6:30 Reynolds Small Group
7:15 Chancel Choir

THURSDAY, march 12

7:00 Jr. High Prayer Breakfast

7:45 Johnson Small Group
9:00 Drop-In Nursery
10:00 Senior Fitness

Buyck/Daye Small Group

Bennett Small Group
12:00 Visual Identity Team
3:00 Exercising for Arthritis
5:30 Robinson Small Group
Yoga
6:00 Evangelism & Membership
7:30 Jubilee Band Practice

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

9:00 Fifty Plus Exercise Class

11:00 Support Staff Mtg.
5:30 Preschool St. Patty Day Celebration

SATURDAY, march 14

6:30 BSF Leader Mtg.

3:45 Childcare
4:00 Celebration of Faith

EPC Babies - Kindergarten Age St. Patricks Day Party

Eastminster invites you to join us for a wee bit o the Irish on Friday,
March 13, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Thompson Hall. Babies through kindergarten age and their parents are invited (older siblings are welcome). Well
learn about St. Patricks life and Christian faith, have dinner from Zos,
themed crafts, games and maybe an Irish jig or two. Cost is $3.00 per person
2K and older (family cap of $15.00), paid at the door. Please RSVP to Croskeys (croyall@
eastminsterpres.org).

Jesus Rocks, March 15

Jesus Rocks is to be a component of Celebration of Faith. We will have a Camp

Experience lead by Kevin Cartee, from Camp Fellowship. Join us from 4:15 - 6:30 p.m. in the
gym for camp games and adventures. You will then join your family in Thompson Hall for
the Celebration Meal.

PEACE Service March 8

The 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 Lords 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.

Walking in the Footsteps of Paul - A Trip to Turkey and Greece

Registrations can now be received for participation in the Eastminster

educational vacation trip to Turkey and Greece, October 2-15, 2015. Flying
into Thessaloniki, we will travel by bus and ship to see each of the original
seven churches founded by St. Paul on his four excursions around the eastern
Mediterranean Sea coast. We will have native Christian guides to help us
understand the importance of each city and the political, social and economic factors that led
to the rapid spread of Christianity in the first century after the resurrection of Jesus. Surrounding the early churches we will see beautiful scenery and learn more about the polytheism of ancient Greece and Rome that provided the background for Pauls ministry. Cost of
the trip is $4099+, and you are welcome to invite family and friends to participate with us.
Watch the newsletter in the coming months for more study courses to be offered focusing on
Pauls faith and his work, which will expand our personal knowledge and prepare us for the
trip. Itineraries and registration forms can be found at the Narthex Welcome Center and at
the Reception desk. Please direct questions to Julie McDaniel and Jane Brissette; please send
registrations with $500 deposit directly to Alpha Christian Tours in Raleigh, NC.

Summer Basketball Skills Camp, June 15 - 18

The Christian Life Center will host a summer basketball skills camp for
rising 1st - 6th grade boys and girls, June 15 - 18. This camp is conducted
by The Greatest Champion. Cost is $95.00. For more information, contact Jimmy Easterby (jimmyeasterby@gmail.com) or call (803) 534-9456) or
register on their website at www.thegreatestchampion.org. On the basketball page select the
Eastminster location.

The Way of Suffering - Volunteers Needed

The Nurture Education and Discipleship (NED) Ministry will present The Way of Suffering, a dynamic and powerful interactive presentation of the Stations of the Cross, during Holy Week. Volunteers are needed for narrators and hosts/hostesses in one-hour shifts
on Wednesday, April 1, from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Contact Tarr Barr at
TaraWBarr@aol.com or 782-9949, to participate in this exciting event!

Coker College Chamber Singers at EPC March 8

The Coker Chamber Singers, one of four choral ensembles at Coker College,
will sing at Eastminster on March 8, during the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. worship services in the sanctuary. This auditioned ensemble of fourteen to sixteen singers performs choral chamber works from all musical periods, conducted by Dr. William
Carswell and staff accompanist Ronda Wilkes McElveen. The choir most recently
toured in Washington, DC, and New York City.

Adult Sunday School Classes Welcome Sarah Snapp on March 8

All Adult Sunday school classes are invited to hear Sarah Snapp, missionary to
Bolivia, on Sunday, March 8, during the Sunday School Hour in the Adult Reception Hall. Sarah is the daughter of Eastminster members, Anne and Wendle
Snapp. She serves as a teacher, and her sending agency is SIM (Serving Him in
Mission).

EPW Invites You to hear Sarah Snapp, March 10

We are excited to have Sarah Snapp, missionary to Bolivia, speak about her
ministry to all Eastminster Presbyterian Women on Tuesday, March 10, from
9:00 -10:00 a.m. in the Adult Reception Hall. Come learn firsthand about
Sarahs ministry in Bolivia.

Kelly Minter is coming to town!

Author of various Small Group Bible Studies, Kelly Minter is coming

to town! On March 27-28, women of Eastminster are invited to attend
EnCourage Weekend, hosted by the Womens Ministry of Lexington
Presbyterian Church. Kellys topic for the weekend will be one of her
newest releases, The Fitting Room Putting on the Character of Christ.
Only $22.10 per person, this mini-weekend conference will nourish
your soul with song, teaching and laughter. Minter is also the author of No Other
Gods; Ruth: Loss, Love and Legacy; Nehemiah: A Heart That Can Break, and several
other well-known books. To order your tickets, go to www.lexpreschurch.com/
Kelly-Minter-EnCourage. To see more on the speaker, go to www.Kellyminter.
com, or call Small Groups Coordinator, Caroline Bennett at 256-1654.

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
Remer Waguespack, 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
Abbot Carnes
Deaths
Congregational love and sympathy
are extended to:

George Androne, on the death of his wife,

Mary Harden Androne, March 1, 2015.
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.

EPC Run for God Running Group

Have 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 physically with the end challenge being to all 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 email list. More
information will follow.

The Body at Work

Your time, talent, and treasure at work in Gods Kingdom

More than twenty instrumentalists, about half of

whom are church members, participate in the various
worship services.

March 7 BEFORE
Going to Bed!
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

Deadline for UPDATE

Dont miss out! Send your information to

share with the congregation to tcarter@eastminsterpres.org.
Please have your information in by Wednesday,
March 11, to be shared in our next newsletter
on March 22, 2015.

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Update for March 8, 2015

Celebration of Faith March 14 - 15

Eastminsters Celebration of Faith is March 14 & 15. The adult education

speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Richard Boyce, Dean of Union Presbyterian Seminary at Charlotte, NC. Faith formation for youth will be led by Dr. David
Olshine, Professor of Youth and Family at Columbia International University.
There will be creative arts classes offered by Mr. Brian Maness of Memphis, TN.
Brian has taught stained glass classes at the annual recreation retreat in Montreat, many times. There are three sessions, with the first one held on Saturday
afternoon. Sessions 2 and 3 will be on Sunday afternoon. We will end the event
with a family Celebration Meal on Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. Please check
out the class times and locations at www.eastminsterpres.org and sign up.

Meet Chris Fink, Sr. High Youth Director

We welcomed Chris to Eastminster on Monday, March 2. His

office is in the E-250 suite, on the second floor of the CE building. He can be reached by phone (803-256-1654 ext. 121), email
(cfink@eastminsterpres.org) or stop by and make Chris feel at
home!

For our loved ones . . .

In memory of Dr. Phillips Bates, given by Russell & Gail Jeter, Bartow & Betty
Gilbert.
In memory of Sidney Ferguson, given by William & Wilhelmina Rhodarmer.
In memory of Denise Frye, given by Russell & Gail Jeter, Nelle Holcombe,
Mary & Oliver Counts, Bartow & Betty Gilbert.
In memory of Dominick Tringali, given by Rick & Tanya Tringali, Mary B.
Cameron, Emily Derrick, Helen Childers.

Lily Memorials

The Flower Guild is accepting memorials and honoraria for Easter lilies to
decorate the sanctuary for Easter. Please write the wording you wish to have
printed in the bulletin, and enclose a check for $20.00 made out to the Eastminster Flower Guild for each lily. Checks may be mailed to the church or placed
in the Flower Guild box in the workroom. Forms are available in the reception
area. The deadline for your order is Friday, March 27. Lilies may be removed
by the donor from the sanctuary after the 10:30 a.m. service on Easter.

Front Desk Volunteer Needed

If 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.

Serving on Sunday
march 8
OFFICERS PRAYER:
Elder Marilyn Stradtman
DEACONS: Scot Seigler, Simpson Fant
Elder Wehman Sieling (Jubilee)
Deacon Charlie Irick (Jubilee)
peace service:
Deacon Haygood Tighe, Scott Verzyl
Elder Susan Owen, Jack Hupp
Ushers: Steve Searcy & John McCabe
GREETERS:
(9:00) Buz & Amy Teas
Charlie Weston
Jeff & Kami Thordahl
Mitzie Trotter
(11:15) Marilyn Stradtman
Craig & Judy Stoneburner
Mark & Frances Stuckey
Robert & Anne Sumwalt
INFANT ROOM - CLC 115
(9:00) Staff
(11:15) Jessica & Tripp Laval
TODDLER ROOM - CLC 117
(9:00) Craig & Tricia Howard
(11:15) Ed & Anne Hutchinson
2-K ROOM - CLC 119
(9:00) Rachel Fulmer
(11:15) Ashley & Thomas Garvin
CHILDRENS CHURCH 102 - 3K
(9:00) Reece & Lauren McWilliams
(11:15) James & Julie Moss
CHILDRENS CHURCH 104 - 4K
(9:00) Bernie & Susan Kuhn
(11:15) Elisa Lumpkin
CHILDRENS CHURCH 106 - 5K
(9:00) Michael & Mundi George
(11:15) Kalen & Richard Kloskys