THE NEWSLETTER MAY 5, 2011

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1 THE NEWSLETTER MAY 5, 2011 Issue 18 HAPPY MOTHER S DAY! She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Proverbs 31:26-28 FAITH PROMISE Thank you to everyone who has turned in their Faith Promise cards! If you have not turned yours in yet, please do so as soon as possible. Below are quotes from missionaries to ponder upon. WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS: Anthony & Tyson DelPriore & their children, Merritt & Charlie. Inside this issue: Pastor s Note 2 "The history of missions is the history of answered prayer." Samuel Zwemer "Never pity missionaries; envy them. They are where the real action is where life and death, sin and grace, Heaven and Hell converge." Robert C. Shannon "The mark of a great church is not its seating capacity, but its sending capacity." Mike Stachura "People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives... and when the bubble has burst, they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted." Nate Saint, missionary martyr "You can give without loving. But you cannot love without giving." Amy Carmichael, missionary to India "God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. If I had 1,000 lives, I'd give them all for China" Hudson Taylor Financial Update FOCAS Luncheon Men s Fish Fry Youth May Calendar Nicaragua Mission CPC College+ Ladies Only All in the Family! Nursery/Teacher Schedule His KidZ CPC PICTORIAL DIRECTORY We need YOUR new pictures for the CPC Pictorial Directory. This directory will be on-line and will be printed for those of you who need a hard copy. Please updated pictures of your family to secretary@chapinpres.com. individual pictures, too! OR you can have your picture taken at the church by our very own master photographer, Bob Brillhart. Bob will set up and be ready to take your pics on Sunday, May 8, and Sunday, May 15, in the 1st floor lobby area, bell tower side of the building. Please make sure to take advantage of these photo opportunities! These photos are FREE, no obligations & for directory use only. If you do not know how to access the online directory, please call Diana at the church office. Guess who??? Usher Schedule Week at a Glance Special points of interest: 6 6 National Day of Prayer at Chapin Town Hall, begin- ning at Noon, Thursday, May 5 Check it out for more info!

2 Note from the Pastor: But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. Having so fond an affection for you, we were wellpleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. I Thessalonians 2:7-8 Happy Mother s Day! This is a special day to remember and honor all our mothers. Some amazing things happened this past week. Who could have know that Osama Bin Laden would be found and killed by our U. S. troops? This Sunday our Scripture passage in Luke 6 will teach us how we should respond to his death. The Elders have just approved the budget. A great thanks to all the committees and the Deacons who worked so hard on this year s budget. They will present the new budget to you soon. God has blessed this church with some very generous people. We have some financial challenges ahead with the new addition to our building, however, we trust that God will provide all our needs through His people. God also has blessed our missions giving through Faith Promise. There is still time to make a pledge to the Faith Promise ministry. I look forward to seeing you Sunday. Dan FINANCIAL UPDATE as of MAY 2, 2011 Yr. to Date Actual Yr. to Date Budget % DIFFERENCE YTD *General Offering $75,97.76 $757, % *The fiscal year runs from July 1, 2010 June 30, 2011 YTD Pledges Received $67, Total Pledges $91, % Received 6% *Faith Promise Giving **Building Fund Phase II Total Pledges Rcvd. $37, Total Pledges $802,38.00 % Received 5% **Original Phase II Pledges for August 2008 July 2011 Please send any questions to Bruce Bosco at babosco@sc.rr.com You are invited to join the FOCAS group for a delicious buffet lunch beginning at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, May 10 at CPC for a cost of only $8.00 per person. De-Von Shelton will give his testimony and sing for us. He is really exceptional! You will not want to miss him. Sign-up at the church of by calling Nancy Cullis at or her at momnlc@aol.com. Bring a friend or neighbor to lunch! Pay at the door. TUESDAY, MAY 11:30 AM MEN S MINISTRY FISH FRY SATURDAY, MAY WINDY HILL FARM, POMARIA (STEVE & REMA THOMAS HOME) 5:00 PM FELLOWSHIP 6:00 PM MEAL BEGINS All men are invited to the Men s Fish Fry on Saturday, May 1 at Steve & Rema Thomas home, Windy Hill Farm. Be sure to bring your sons, grandsons or a friend. Pick up directions to Windy Hill at the Men s Ministry table or call the church office. SIGN-UP at the church and please indicate the number attending with you. Home made ice cream, too! Questions, please call Steve Thomas at Page 2, Issue 18

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4 NICARGUA MISSION TRIP JUNE 3/ TO JUNE 10, 2011 Nicaragua Mission Team members are: Martin, Kathleen, Hannah and Jason Shaffer; Dan, Julie, Tori, Brett and Jake Rhoad; Jimmy, Joeanne, Jay and Elizabeth Hancock, Ralph Baker, Jr., Doug and Eric Roberts; and Turner Bonham. Keep posted for items this team will collect to take to Nicaragua. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare for this trip. It is not too late to join them if you are interested. Call the church office or Doug Roberts at for more information. Dear Church Family: Thank you so much for all your prayers, cards, and words of encouragement and comfort during the loss of my dad. It has been such a blessing to have your support and concern during this difficult time. Love in Christ, Julie Jones and Family CALLING ALL FISHERMEN!! The Men s Ministry is hosting a fish fry on Saturday, May 1, at Steve and Rema Thomas place in Pomaria. We are looking to feed a bunch of men, their sons and their grandsons! WE NEED FISH!! Please contact Steve Thomas at if you can supply fresh fish for the fish fry. CPC COLLEGE+ CLASS EVENT NEW DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 1 NOON TIL 3 PM Mark your calendars for the Saturday, May 1, from 12:00 till 3:00 PM for this "College+ Tan & Plan" event. This will be a time of lounging around the pool at the home of Jim and Denise Laboe to have some crazy fun, enjoy an almost edible lunch, tanning poolside, a "Polar Bear Swim", as well as planning various social and service related events to be scheduled for this summer. " Bring your own Beach Towel, Sunglasses, Tanning Lotion & Brainstorming Ideas. Almost Edible Lunch and Lazy Lounge Chairs provided!! See ya! Jim & Denise (Text Your RSVP to: ) LADIES ONLY SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS WILL BEGIN A NEW STUDY OF THE BOOK LIES WOMEN BELIEVE AND THE TRUTH THAT SETS THEM FREE BY NANCY LEIGH DEMOSS ON SUNDAY, MAY 8. THIS CLASS IS LED BY DEDE FISCHER AND MARY WILKINS. WE MEET IN THE UPSTAIRS CLASSROOM (ROOM 213) NEXT TO THE ELE- VATOR. PLEASE COME JOIN US! ALL IN THE FAMILY Wow, it has been such a busy time but a very good time. Thank you so much to all of you who so graciously baked cookies and fixed sandwiches for the Children s Easter luncheon and our Easter Sunday reception. Weren t those cinnamon rolls outstanding! Thank you also to Cindy Slominski who did the centerpieces, John Butler who came in early to cut cinnamon rolls (a HUGE task) and Debbie Whitmore who helped with replenishing platters, etc. And then special thanks to our Duty Deacon, Jim Wilkins, who had double duty with all of the clean-up. But it was a wonderfully festive resurrection celebration and I love a festive celebration! Did you know that this week, May 1-7 is Teacher Appreciation Week?! I know that there are special treats for the teachers in the schools, but do be sure to express special appreciation to your Sunday School teachers, they are committed to serving the Lord Jesus, Chapin Pres and you! We ve had lots of visitors lately so many that it is often difficult for us to keep up with them. When you bring a visitor, or if you see a visitor please bring them to the Reception Desk to sign the Visitor List. It would be a great help and also assure them of being acknowledged. Happy 29th Anniversary to Allen and Julie Jones on May 15! See you Sunday Helen Page, Issue 18

5 Be still and know that I am God. Psalms 6:10 This is what God says to us as we read His Word. He wants us to spend time with HIM, reading HIS WORD and PRAYING. The rest of the verse says, I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth. And HE was exalted in our church this past weekend as our HISKidZ sang and our KidZ Choir and youth performed Holy Moses. THANK YOU to Ms. Meems and to all the others who helped make this such a glorious time for our church family. It was truly wonderful!! Our first KIDZSpot was this past Sunday night, and 27 precious children were there. Mark your calendars for June 12 th. Another two hours of fun together from 5:00-7:00 PM while our parents enjoy their night out. FUNZONE on May 16 th for all children who know the five TREASURE SEEKERZ verses from this year: John 3:16, Mark 12:30, Philippians :13, Mark 16:6, and Psalm 6:10. Pick up a sheet this week at church, practice with your parents, and have them sign it. This is your admission ticket to the celebration!! Have a blessed week and remember to give your mom a special hug. See you Sunday, Mother s Day! I love you, Mrs. Jackie Children s Worship Schedule for Teachers/Helpers WORSHIP MAY 8 WORSHIP MAY 15 WORSHIP MAY 22 CLASS 8:15 AM 10:30 AM 8:15 AM 10:30 AM 8:15 AM 10:30 AM NURSERY Miriam Bickley Cindy, David & Lindsey Hooker Jan Malone Wanda Hein Kathleen & Hannah Shaffer Madeline Prim COMBINED Betsy & Libby Crawford Sherry Ward 2 YR OLDS Cindy Knowles Carrie Carmody Julie & Tori Rhoad Brenda Musick Lisa or Dale Campbell Andrea & Chris Christiansen Jill Thompson Rema Thomas 3 YR OLDS COMBINED WITH 2s Billy & Pam Smith Virginia Baker COMBINED WITH 2s Chris & Wendy Waites COMBINED WITH 2s Diane, Kinzie & Leslie Correll Mary Ann Huggins & 5 YR OLDS Julie Bass Gabrielle Peeler Jim Mathis Rosemary Bowie First Touch Ministries: DOOR GREETERS Roger & Chris Cogswell Virginia & Harold Gerrald Anne & Buddy Jennings Sally & Brad Stroud Frances Derrick Beth & Weston Curtis Dave VanAmerongen Don & Becky Fulmer Tim & Brenda Musick Creighton Forrest Jim & Montine Luther Martin & Kathleen Shaffer RECEPTION- DESK Peggy Holland Sadie Richards Brenda Cooke Debbie Whitmore Jeanette Armstrong Autumn Harper Lori Williams Cindy Knowles Liz DeCuers Shirley Kirby PARKING GREETERS MAY 8 MAY 15 Elbert Bickley NURSERY 2 YRS 3 YRS YRS 5 YRS Jody Butler Cathy Blankenship & Daughters Mark & Bobbie McCandlish Clay Sturkie Raymond Smith Harlan Bagley Laura & Will Culler Susanne Williams Combined Susan & Meredith Suber Bland Mellette Paul Erickson Rhett Corley Laura & Will Culler Raymond Smith 9:15 AM Sunday School Schedule for Teachers/Helpers: Clare Steele Levi Parker Austin Boyd Tom Starke Combined MAY 22 Sally & Maggie Stroud Cindy Corley Dawn Jennings Katy Li Laura & Will Culler Susanne Williams Ashlee Anderson Combined Page 5, Issue 18

6 Chapin Presbyterian Church Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs./9AM PM Office Address: 800 Old Lexington Hwy. Chapin, SC Worship Service: Sundays at 8:15 & 10:30 AM Sunday School at 9:15 AM Worship Location: 600 Old Lexington Hwy. Chapin, SC CPC STAFF INFORMATION: Dan Ratchford, Pastor Tim Hanley, Assistant Pastor Allen Jones, Music Director Jack Carmody, Youth Director Or Kim Folsom, Finance Admin. Helen Anderson, CARE Ministry Debbie Rowell, Children/Special Event Coordinator Diana Smith, Admin. Assistant Debbie Van Deusen, Children/Women Jackie Linder, Children s Director /linder.jackie@gmail.com SUNDAY MAY 15, 2011 COMMUNION SUNDAY MAY 22, 2011 Phone: Fax: secretary@chapinpres.com The Character of a Disciple Luke 6:37-5 Foundations & Lordship Luke 6:6-9 CPC Week at a Glance: SUNDAY MAY 8 HAPPY MOTHER S DAY! 8:15 A The Law of Love Luke 6: :15 A Prayer Time in Room 207 Everyone is invited to attend 9:15 A Sunday School for all ages. Join us in the worship center for Holy Moses presented by HISKIDZ Choir & Sunday School 10:25 A Chimes/Prelude/Announcements 10:30 A The Law of Love Luke 6: :00 PM Youth Group CPC MONDAY MAY 9 6:30 PM CARE Committee CPC/Kitchen 7:00 PM Women In Sharon Takach s home/^ Deuce Ct. TUESDAY MAY 10 11:30 AM FOCAS CPC 6:30 PM Facility Committee CPC/Kitchen WEDNESDAY MAY 11 6:00 PM Prayer Group/RM 207 6:00 PM Joy Ringers Handbell CPC/WC 7:00 PM A Man s Journey Class/RM 207 7:00 PM HS Group Bouknight Foxport Drive 7:30 PM Choir Practice/WC FRIDAY MAY 13 6:30 PM Girl CPC/RM 211 Communion Sunday, May 22 DUTY DEACON for MAY CHRIS WAITES 8:15 AM USHERS MAY 8 Head Usher: Bill McMillin Harold Gerrald, Creighton Forrest Rhett Corley 10:30 AM USHERS MAY 8 Head Usher: David Inman Todd Mielke, Justin Bouknight Jim Wilkins, Brooks Williams Buddy Jennings 8:15 AM USHERS MAY 15 Head Usher: Craig Malone Grady Dukes, Mark McCandlish Milton Hodge, Andy Steele 10:30 AM USHERS MAY 15 Head Usher: Billy Rowell Derrick Rowell, Miller Robinson Matt Harper, Jeff Hein Jason Wessinger MORE CALENDAR Calendar Chapin Presbyterian Church 800 Old Lexington Hwy. Chapin, SC Address Service Requested NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID CHAPIN, SC PERMIT NO. 75