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Eastminster Update
803-256-1654 / www.eastminsterpres.org
Volume 39 Number 4
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, january 25
9:00 & 11:15 a.m. - Sanctuary
11:15 a.m. - Jubilee
Dr. Mark E. Durrett
Come On In!
Mark 1:14-20
Brad
Daily CALENDAR
SUNDAY, January 25
8:00
9:00
10:00
10:05
11:15
12:15
1:00
3:00
5:00
Monday, January 26
TUESDAY, January 27
9:00
10:30
11:45
12:30
1:00
1:30
3:00
4:30
5:00
6:00
7:00
Drop-In Nursery
EPW Bible Moderators Mtg.
Tuesday Lunch
PEP @EPC
Bradley Lunch Buddies
Footcare Ministry
Tweeting with Sparrow
Exercising for Arthritis
Basketball Practice
Stewardship Committee
Tai Chi
Handbell Rehearsal
Scottish Country Dancing
Girls Senior High Small Group
Guys Senior High Small Group
WEDNESDAY, January 28
THURSDAY, January 29
9:00
3:00
Drop-In Nursery
Basketball Practice
Exercising for Arthritis
FRIDAY, January 30
SATURDAY, January 31
Parker Sparrow, our Eastminster Parish Nurse, will speak to the group in January about
a healthy start for the new year. Her topics will be fitness, diet and
health tips for everyone. Join us on Tuesday, January 27, at 11:45
a.m. for lunch in Thompson Hall. Please contact Mary (256-1654) or
mbaldauf@eastminsterpres.org and let her know you will be having
lunch. Lets start the new year healthy! health tip-Exercise helps
your immune system stay strong, as well as helps you sleep. Best
rested is critical for your immune system to function.
Join us in the New Year! Youre always welcome to join us at 7:00 a.m. each Monday morning (excluding church holidays) as we gather in Thompson Hall for a full breakfast, for an
enriching, enlightening Bible study, for great fellowship, and for prayer. We conclude at 8:00
a.m., whether our teacher-of-the-day is finished or not, so that everyone can get on to the office or the shop or the golf course. No reservations needed. We hope to see you!
Family Promise, an exciting new ministry that serves homeless families, began hosting
families in the Columbia area in December. Eastminster has joined 15 area churches to host
these families two or three times a year, one week at a time. Our first hosting week is February 15-22, 2015. There are many volunteer opportunities, but there is a specific need for
overnight and weekend volunteers and drivers. If these are of interest to you, please contact
Elizabeth Barber (ebarber77@gmail.com) or Lucy Corley (lcorley2@sc.rr.com)with questions,
or to volunteer to help with this ministry.
Thornwells Building Families Program is a communitybased, intensive in-home program designed to address the
needs of families, and whose goal is to stabilize families and
help family members grow together. The program equips families with the skills necessary to ensure safety of the children,
reduce or eliminate the need for out-of-home placement of the
children, and keep families together. Eastminster Family Specialist, Jasmine Lipscomb, has a wish list of items to help with
the program. Needed items: Sketch pads (any size), Colored
Pencils, Poster Boards (Assorted Colors, Black and White),
Football, Basketball, Uno Cards, Theme Stickers (Sports, Camping, Princesses, school),
Glitter, Packs of Card stock (assorted colors, any size), Bags of Candy (Laffy Taffy, Skittles,
M&Ms, etc.), Board Games (any kind) Ages 8+, Two hole punch, Ruler, Notebooks (Wide
Rule or College Rule). If you have questions, e-mail Jasmine.Lipscomb@thornwell.org.
All Eastminster women are invited to hear Susan Jackson-Dowd, Executive Director of Presbyterian Women for PC(USA), on February 8 at 3:00 p.m. at Forest
Lake Presbyterian Church. The cost is $3 if you pre-register by February 1, or $5
at the door. After speaking, Susan will take questions. If you have questions youd
like to ask of Susan, but cant attend, please send your questions to Mary McCants
at marymccants1@att.net.
Musicians Wanted!
The Jubilee Service needs musicians for the band. If you have a talent for singing or playing an instrument, this may be an opportunity for you to use your gift
for Gods glory in worship. We are particularly looking for vocalists, lead and bass
guitar players, keyboard players and drummers. If you are interested, please contact Chris Johnson (cjohnson@gsblaw.net), or 315-3075.
If you would like to give flowers for the sanctuary in honor or memory of someone, please contact Carol Anderson at jander7@bellsouth.net. Also, if you have a
standing memorial, please contact Carol to confirm that you still wish to reserve a
date.
YOU can join others to help fight hunger in your Midlands with your donations
to Harvest Hope Food Bank. We are starting the year with a blank slate and have
the opportunity to improve our donations for the coming year. Keep those donations to Harvest Hope coming in!
WHATS YOUR TOP 10? EPCs library will be undergoing some exciting changes in 2015! We want to start with
your input and suggestions, as we make new plans. What
are your favorite Christian-based reads, Bible studies or
other resources youve enjoyed recently? We want to build
our librarys resources to best suit our members desires and
needs. To submit your TOP 10 READS & RESOURCES,
e-mail Caroline Bennett, Small Groups Coordinator and Librarian, cbennett@
eastminsterpres.org.
The CLC is always in need of smiling faces to represent Eastminster and help our many visitors in that area of the church. If you
would like to volunteer to welcome guests, give directions and staff
the front desk in the Christian Life Center, please contact bketchin@
eastminsterpres.org or 256-1654.
Nonprofit Org.
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PERMIT No. 27
Please hold the dates of March 14 & 15 on your calendar for this years Celebration of Faith. The adult education speaker will be Rev. Dr. Richard Boyce,
Dean of Union Presbyterian Seminary at Charlotte, NC. Faith formation for
youth and children and a creative arts component will be offered, as well.
Calling all youth and parents of youth for a free church-wide fellowship
event the annual Parent/Youth football game at AC Flora on Sunday, February 1, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. It is time for the parents to reclaim their title! For
the first time in our history, the youth won the game last year! Remember - if it
rains, the game is cancelled!
A simple prayer: Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us
be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat is inspiring a youth-led
movement to help hungry and hurting people around the world.
This prayer, delivered by Brad Smith, then a seminary intern, gave birth to
an idea. On Sunday, February 1, Eastminster will have youth at the doors of the
church following worship with soup pots to collect donations to be given to a
local charity of their choice.
Serving on Sunday
January 25
OFFICERS PRAYER:
Elder Ginger Bates
DEACONS: Brian Blackwelder & Justin Self
Elder Robert McWilliams (Jubilee)
Deacon Ellison Robinson (Jubilee)
Ushers: Eddie Laney & Joey Copley
GREETERS:
(9:00) Ginger Foster
Simpson & Kathy Fant
Buddy & Paulette Freeman
Alex & Sarah Dillard
(11:15) Bill & Jane Francis
Craig Freeman
Boo Griffin & Kay Lydon
Stewart & Maria Harvin
INFANT ROOM - CLC 115
(9:00) Staff
(11:15) McCall & Jay Brennan
TODDLER ROOM - CLC 117
(9:00) Alyssa & Chesley Good
(11:15) Robert & Beth Shuler
2-K ROOM - CLC 119
(9:00) Anne Macon Flynn & Dwight Smith
(11:15) Doug & Tracy Stursberg
CHILDRENS CHURCH 102 - 3K
(9:00) Alex & Sarah Dillard
(11:15) William & Angie Douglas
CHILDRENS CHURCH 104 - 4K
(9:00) Drew & Taylor Babcock
(11:15) Aaron & Katie Barthel
CHILDRENS CHURCH 106 - 5K
(9:00) Brad & Erin Dampier
(11:15) Chris & Kelly Daves