St. Andrew s Church Picnic

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1 September 2017 St. Andrew s Church Picnic September 17, :00 a.m. Saluda Shoals Park in the Paw Paw Shelter 8:30 a.m. service will be at the church as usual, there will be no Sunday School, and the 11:00 service will be held at the park. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks will be provided. Please bring a side dish, dessert or chips to share. Train rides will be available for sightseeing after the picnic. The train holds about people depending on the combination of children and adults. Each ride through the park takes about 20 minutes. Please join us for this fun worship and fellowship experience. This is a great opportunity to invite a friend.

2 A Word From Pastor Trump Asante sana. Asante sana. That is Swahili for thank you very much. We said that more times than you can imagine over the past week as I visited Tanzania with a group of 5 others representing the South Carolina Synod. We specifically went to the partner congregations in Matamba (St. David, West Columbia), Magoye (Mt. Horeb, Chapin) and our partner congregation in Makusi. Makusi is a small village of around 900 people. Their pastor is the Rev. Latinus Mgullo, who was gracious, warm, and inviting and now proudly wears a Carolina Gamecock t-shirt. (Sorry Clemson fans. What did you expect?) He served as my translator as I preached in their church that Sunday during their 3-hour service. Yes, 3 hours, which honestly, flew by. One thing is for certain, their congregation members love to sing! The children especially sing their hearts out. An important part of our visit was to see a water purification system built by Water Missions International and see for myself what the difficulties are that impede the completion of the system to which we donated, for the village of Makusi. We drank directly from one such system. Other water you dare not even use to brush your teeth. There are numerous reasons it has taken some time to use our gift. One problem, if you will, is that due to your generosity, Water Missions has decided to take on a bigger project and it has unique hurdles. I will be able to explain this in more detail during my presentation on the trip on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, during the Sunday School hour, in the Fellowship Hall. There will be LOTS of pictures! Everyone and anyone can join us. This is an exciting ministry we share. Come and learn more about it. There is so much more we can do. SALC children praying for Pastor Trump Birthday Blessings Helen Birdsong 9/6 Lindy Player 9/9 Iva Metze 9/11 Robert Luther 9/15 Jay Montgomery, IV 9/15 Beth Hutchison 9/16 Stephanie Lambert 9/16 Mona Luther 9/18 Tom Birdsong 9/19 William Cochrane 9/19 James Tener 9/21 Sandy Hawkins 9/22 Laurin Huffstetler 9/22 Wayne Scott 9/22 J. David Wilson, Sr. 9/23 Tim Grambow 9/24 Emily Lewis 9/24 Kara Bane 9/25 Kristen Bane 9/25 Barbara Weaver 9/25 James Chapman 9/26 Paul Semones, III 9/26 Carol Cochrane 9/27 Emma Young 9/27 Hazel Grambow 9/28 Michael Hughes 9/30 Page 2 September 2017

3 We Pray For... Friends & Relatives Corbett Anderson, nephew of Amy Vickers and grandchild of Mike and Susan Beeler Tony Ayoub, brother of Mandy Glowacki Petra Blackwell, daughter of Steve & Pat Blackwell Maria & Joe Casey, parents of Joe Casey Richard Chapman, brother of Jim Chapman Jane Duvall, mother of Susie Derrick Marjorie Henning, mother of Kathie Nixon Mark Henning, brother of Kathie Nixon Stephen Finger, friend of Jan Breuer Sandra Ouzts, sister of Debra Ouzts Marcella Thomas, friend of Lucy Scott Deborah Bumgarner, mother of Alyson Shirer Nancy Folk, mother of Jay Folk Manning Bryant, neighbor of Sandra Holland Homebound Rosa Barrett Sarah Cook Martha Ferguson Lois Fulmer Iva Metze William & Linda Sease Members with health concerns Mildred Boucher, undergoing cancer treatment Rachel Potts, undergoing cancer treatment Shirley Sanders, recovering at home Pete Cox, Providence Hospital Ruth Penney, recovering at home Marjorie Fulmer, recovering at home Allen Semones, recovering at home Iva Metze, recovering at home Claude Metts, Brian Center In Memoriam Members in Extended Care James Baldwin & Margie Shealy Lowman Home Adrian Trexler The Brian Center Madge Bartsch Generations in Chapin, S.C. Thank You To my SALC family, WELCA, Sunday School classes, Bible Studies, Young at Heart and Pastor Trump, My sincere thanks and appreciation to each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity with all the lovely cards, telephone calls, visits, food and your encouragement towards wellness. This thoughtfulness will stay in my heart forever, as you are a gift to my life and I thank God for each of you. With love and appreciation, St. Andrew s Lutheran Church, Shirley D. Sanders Thank you for all of the cards and visits during my hospital and rehab stay. I am so fortunate to be part of such a caring church family. Marjorie Fulmer Dear Church Family, Thank you for sponsoring me at Lutheridge. I received a patch for my 5th year. I can t wait for next year. Thanks again, Joshua Bruce A big thank-you to Don for the re-conditioned new dumpster at the cemetery. The Cemetery Committee In memory of Bobby Cook by Sarah Cook. In memory of Scarlett Lee Pruitt by William and Carol Cochrane. In memory of Sherman Hinson by Claude and Barbara Galarneau. In memory of Sherman Hinson by Marilynn and Ira Walman. In memory of Stephen Barrett Blackwell by Pat and Steve Blackwell. St. Andrew s Lutheran Page 3

4 Youth September 10-12:00 p.m.- 9th grade confirmation with parents 4:30-7 p.m. 7th-8th grade confirmation with parents 5:30 p.m. - High School Discipleship at Menchie s yogurt in Lexington September 17 - Kayaking on the Saluda River following church picnic Sunday, September 24 - Help set up for Family Promise after church Children Luther League (for kids in 3rd-6th grades) will be meeting on September 17 after the church picnic at Saluda Shoals for a park adventure. Watch for details! Little Lutherans will be gathering at the playground following the church picnic at Saluda Shoals on September 17. Please join us in letting our little ones burn off some energy in hopes of a good afternoon nap! Wild Women s Weekend at Lutheridge If you are a woman of St. Andrew s, you are invited to participate in a Wild Woman s weekend at Lutheridge, March 16-18, Lynne LaSalle is heading this up this year and is planning to participate but would like a group to join her! If interested, talk to Lynne or Sandra Holland by September 10, so we can register as a group. If finances are a problem, you may speak confidentially with Sandra Holland. Novusway Novusway is the ministry of Lutheridge, Lutherock, Luther Springs and Lutheranch. They all provide summer camping experiences for children and youth. But did you know that they also provide programming year-round for children, youth and adults? There are weekend retreats for women and men, hiking/camping weekends for the over-50 crowd, handbell workshops, quilting retreats, family camp weekends, and much more. All events are in beautiful settings of God s creation and will have a faith component as well. Take a moment to visit their website at to see all the options. Ladies Book Club Date: Friday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m. Host: Joyce Shealy Discussion Leader: Beth Trump If you are interested in being a part of this group or would like more information, please contact Barbara Teusink at (803) Page 4 September 2017

5 Groups In the Meantime Adults of all ages talk about topics of faith and life. They will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 17, at Cool Beans Coffee Co., 1217 College Street. The Agape Circle will meet on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in the Church Parlor. Hostess: Mildred Boucher - Program: Sybil Long The Living Water Circle will meet on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. in the Conference Room. Program- Highlights of the WELCA Convention, followed by lunch for those who wish, at a favorite restaurant. Looking Ahead!! On September 21, 2017, at 12 noon, in the Fellowship Hall, our combined circles will host the annual Lowman Home and Young at Heart luncheon. Following lunch we will be entertained with a program of memorable songs by the Sunshine Singers! What a wonderful treat this will be for Lowman Home residents and our own Young at Heart. Leaders: Meal-Dollie Lunsford Entertainment: Pat Blackwell September Visitation/Cards: Team 3-Betty Dawkins, Leader Clean/ Organize Kitchen: The Agape Circle The Mission of the Men at St. Andrew s Lutheran Church is to find community among one another, support one another along our journeys of Faith, and to share our resources, talents, and abilities in the mission of our congregation. Please join the Lutheran Men for faith and fellowship on September 12, 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall for dinner. Please bring your Master's Builders Bible for the program. Our program and meal will be led by Pastor Trump. Contact Joe Casey at if you have any questions. Come and see the great things the Lutheran Men of St. Andrew s are doing. Thank you for supporting our 3rd Annual Night Out at the Ballpark. We braved the rain and heat to grow in community. We sold over forty tickets this year! We ll do it again next year. Thank you. Lutheran Men Retreat An overnight Lutheran Men retreat is scheduled for October at Sesquicentennial State Park. Check-in time will be at 4:00 p.m. on Friday and check-out will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. It is hoped that participants will pay $20.00 to help cover the rental for the lodge. We can have 30 attend. If a group is interested, a trip to Camden on Saturday for skeet shooting can be coordinated after the retreat. To register, please call Hank Ray at , Charles Dawkins at , or Darrick Williams (803) You will need to bring your own pillow and twin size bedding. Come for a time of fellowship, study and sharing! If you have any questions, call Charles Dawkins at St. Andrew s Lutheran Page 5

6 Tanzania Trip Cathy Milejczak and Ginny Aebischer checking out filtered, clean water. Joe Fulmer and Pastor Litanus Mgullo. Map of our Diocese (Synod). Page 6 A Saturday morning confirmation class. Rev. James Lawrence, Joe Fulmer, Bishop Yoos, & Pastor Trump. A completed water purification system. September 2017

7 Sponsors Needed for the Backpack Program We have partnered again with E.E. Taylor Elementary School to provide food on the weekends for children who would otherwise have few resources. To sponsor one child for the school year costs $250. If you would like to give this amount or a portion of this amount, please make a check payable to SALC with a note in the memo line that says "Backpack Ministry." Our goal is to raise funding for students and pack for an additional 20 students through grant funding that the school receives each year. There is a display in the narthex with a big school and backpacks representing the children who have already been sponsored for this school year. Other needs for this ministry are: Unpack and set up the food when it is delivered by Harvest Hope on a weekday morning (5-10 volunteers needed) Help pack the bags after church one Sunday a month (30+ volunteers needed--the more the merrier! All can help!) Every Friday morning during the school year we need volunteers to take the 60+ bags over to the school so they can be handing out for the weekend. (4-8 volunteers needed) Pray for the children who are hungry (Everyone please pray) Please let me know if you are willing to help in any way to make all of this run smoothly! My contact information is: paigewalrath@yahoo.com or Please direct any questions on Sunday mornings to Lessia Lynch or Sandra Holland as well. Thank you all for your continued support of this ministry! Shared Tables The Academy of Faith and Leadership at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary is partnering with Masjid As-Salaam to provide an ongoing opportunity for dialogue on a personal level between Christians and Muslims. We would like to invite 3-4 people from your congregation to join us in the series of three Shared Tables. What: Shared Tables are designed to bring people from different faith traditions together for dinner. While sharing a meal together, groups are provided an opportunity for conversations focused around engaging topics in order to build relationships and strengthen communities. Participants should plan to attend all three dinners. Who: The table will be shared with small groups from the Christian and Muslim faith traditions. When: There will be three shared tables, and you are invited to join in all of them - September 12, October 10, and November 14 at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and conversation will last about an hour and a half. Where: Meals will be in Reinartz Hall located on Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary campus at 4201 N. Main Street, Columbia, SC Price and Registration: The price is $30/person to cover the cost of the meals. Registration information will be sent out upon your confirmed RSVP to this . Other Logistics: Meals will be provided by Al-Amir. St. Andrew s Lutheran Page 7

8 Education Disciple s Bible Study: Game of Thrones When: 5:30 p.m. Led By: Pastor Trump What: We will be beginning a consideration of the SECOND BOOK OF KINGS. Pre-Requisite: NONE! You need not have come to any other Bible study to join us. Attendance: You may miss a week! It happens. You will catch up. Do not let that scare you. This is a great chance to join a great group of people who dive deeply into the word. You will learn, and grow in meaningful ways. Call Pastor Trump with any and all questions ( ) or (jtrump@salutheran.com). Retired and Restless - Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School Connections Class with Pastor Trump This class is for people of all ages and all makes and models. Discussion about faith and life is encouraged. During the month of September there will be several different topics considered, including one pericope study (looking at the lessons for the day), refugee children and more. This is a great time to join us and meet new people, learn new stuff, and grow in faith. Genesis Class looks at the lessons for each Sunday and engages in wonderful. Sojourners Class is a wonderful group of talkative folks who use the Augsburg Fortress Bible series. September 10: Special Sunday School Event You Don t Want to Miss! All adult and youth are invited to attend a special joint Sunday School session on September 10 in the Fellowship Hall, during which Pastor Trump will give a presentation on his Tanzania trip. This presentation will include pictures, stories, and an update on the water well project. Music News Early American Hymn Tunes and Spirituals September 24, 6:30 p.m. St. Andrew s Baptist Church, 230 Bush River Road On Sunday, September 24, St. Andrew s Baptist Church will host the Early American Hymn Tunes and Spirituals service at 6:30 PM. This has become an annual event that features choirs from area churches that come together to sing, worship and share in great music. In additional to the music offered by the individual and combined choirs, there will be congregational singing, as well. Please join us for this inspiring and beautiful ecumenical worship event! Page 8 September 2017

9 Unexpected Lessons in Stewardship By Alexandra Benson In between undergrad and seminary, I spent a year serving with Urban Servant Corps, a Lutheran full-time volunteer program in Denver, Colorado. I lived in an intentional community with fourteen other volunteers, and together we grappled with questions about social justice, spirituality, and simple, sustainable living. Life as a full-time volunteer can easily be perceived as one of scarcity, but, to my surprise, I discovered great abundance: an abundance of joy, love, hospitality, and inspiring generosity. I learned most about what it means to live generously in my time serving at a women s shelter in inner-city Denver. Stewardship showed up in unexpected places and in unexpected ways, refreshing reminders of God s abundant grace and mercy in the midst of some of the world s most broken realities. Stewardship looked like the retired high school teacher who volunteered his own time to share of his trove of wisdom and unquenchable passion for youth and their families. It looked like the nurse who showed up on her days off each week with armfuls of picture books or Play-Doh because our kids will just love these. Stewardship was embodied by the Lutheran church group who volunteered to cook and serve lunch one Wednesday each month and made everyone s day with a fresh salad and warm brownie. Stewardship looked like the shelter s major donors who helped sustain salaries and made the construction of our beautiful building possible. Thanks to their generosity, the building was not an overcrowded, gloomy shelter but a warm haven of hospitality. Stewardship of a different kind showed up in the dedicated volunteers who returned week after week to read books and hold babies, to teach computer classes and lead art lessons, to organize the free clothing boutique and help stock the food pantry with boxes of Cheerios and cans of peaches. Stewardship showed up in coloring books and tubes of glitter glue, tubs of Legos and plastic kitchen sets that were donated to the children s area. Stewardship looked like baby blankets knit by faithful church women and boxes and boxes of diapers collected by the local elementary school. Stewardship provided piles of backpacks and stacks of spiral bound notebooks just in time for the school year. Stewardship was behind neatly wrapped Christmas presents and plastic Easter eggs filled with jellybeans, Halloween costumes and sparkly prom dresses that brought a sense of normalcy to occasions that for our clients could become painful reminders of what was not available to them. Perhaps most profoundly, stewardship was embodied by clients and former clients who had once been the recipients of such generosity: the fierce, strong women who knew what it was like to care for young children when they didn t have a stable place to call home, women who had faced head-on the crippling reality of mental illness and addiction, women who had made mistakes, and women who had been faced with a nearly impossible battle from day one. These women showed up with baby clothes outgrown by their own children, strollers that they no longer needed, and books that were ready to be shared. Stewardship showed up in information sharing: the advice from one mother to another about where to find affordable family housing, how to navigate the public transportation system, or where to find a hot meal on the weekends. My Urban Servant Corps journey led me to confront the painful realities of homelessness and poverty but also invited me to experience what it means to give generously out of God s promise of abundance: To be a faithful steward is to recognize God's abundance among us and to seek out ways to creatively share these gifts with the broader community. This courageous generosity, in its many forms, speaks words of hope to God s children: I see you. You matter. And you are so dearly loved. Alexandra Benson is an M.Div. student at Luther Seminary and a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. She serves as the Program Assistant and Editorial Fellow for the Center for Stewardship Leaders. St. Andrew s Lutheran Page 9

10 Finance St. Andrew's Lutheran Church Statement of Income and Expense July of Fiscal Year 2017 Fund: 01 - General July Actual 2017 YTD Actual Current and Benevolence Giving $ 37, $ 259, Expenses $ 41, $ 285, Expenses under (over) Giving $ (4,349.04) $ (25,821.78) Current and Benevolence Giving $ 37, $ 259, Budget $ 38, $ 278, Giving (under) over Budget $ (953.31) $ (19,211.72) Debt Retirement Fund Balance as of 1/1/2017 $ 20, Funds received in 2017 $ 28, Thrivent Principal Payments in 2017 $ (29,851.07) Thrivent Interest Payments in 2017 $ (4,552.93) Current Debt Retirement Fund Balance $ 13, Outstanding Thrivent Loan Balance as of 1/1/17 192, Principal Payments in 2017 (29,851.07) Current Outstanding Thrivent Loan Balance 162, The principal and interest payments on the Thrivent loan are paid from the Debt Retirement Fund and are not part of the Budget Wednesday evening communion services (originally scheduled for September 20, October 18 and November 15) have been cancelled. Page 10 September 2017

11 Ministry Reminders September 3 Counters: Mary Ann Jacobs & Dot Meador Greeters: 8:30 Claude & Christine Metts, 11:00 Patsy South Reader: 11:00 Mandy Glowacki Communion Assistant: 11:00 Carl Bartlett Lay Assistant: Sandra Holland Acolyte: Jacob Semones Crucifer: Christa LaSalle Nursery: Williams Grounds: (September 2) Jay Folk & Ron Walrath Council Collections: Phillip Jenkins, Claire Birdsong Shawn Skillman September 10 Counters: Pat DuBose & Anita Murphy Greeters: 8:30 Flo Onley, 11:00 Judy Moir Flowers: Carol Cochrane Reader: 8:30 Sheila Goins, Brian Teusink Communion Assistant: 8:30 Tom Henry 11:00 Pat DuBose Lay Assistant: Greer Hendricks Acolyte: Michael Berger Crucifer: Eric Young Nursery: Casey Grounds: (September 9) Chris Daly, Jay Montgomery Council Collections: Phillip Jenkins, Claire Birdsong Shawn Skillman September 17 Counters: Bobbie Bell, Kathie Nixon Greeters: 8:30 Teresa Ratliff, 11:00 Shirley Swanson Flowers: Stephanie Lambert Reader: 8:30 Hal Ray, 11:00 Youth Communion Assistant: 8:30 Theresa Henry 11:00 Youth Lay Assistant: Sheila Goins Acolyte: Jake Derrick Crucifer: Caroline Shirer Nursery: Godfrey Grounds: (September 16) Jason Godfrey, David Shaw Council Collections: Phillip Jenkins, Claire Birdsong Shawn Skillman September 24 Counters: Sharon Berger & Barbara Weaver Greeters: 8:30 Sandra Ringer, 11:00 Buddy Lewis Flowers: Shawn & Erin Skillman Reader: 8:30 Sharon Berger, 11:00 Beth Trump Communion Assistant: 8:30 Sheila Goins 11:00 Buddy Lewis Lay Assistant: Donna Ray Acolyte: Carter Godfrey Crucifer: Will Shirer Nursery: Lucas Grounds: (September 23) John Mackenzie, Bryan Potts Council Collections: Phillip Jenkins, Claire Birdsong Shawn Skillman October 1 Counters: Mary Ann Jacobs & Dot Meador Greeters: 8:30 Sharon Berger, 11:00 Sybil Long Reader: 8:30 Mary DeHihns, 11:00 Bob Venturella Communion Assistant: 8:30 Sharon Berger 11:00 Mandy Glowacki Lay Assistant: Ron Walrath Nursery: Cochrane Grounds: (September 30) John Mackenzie, Bryan Potts Council Collections: Joe Casey, Jan Breuer, Sybil Long PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for articles to be included in the October newsletter will be September 20. St. Andrew s Lutheran Page 11

12 St. Andrew s Lutheran Church 1416 Broad River Rd. Columbia, SC RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID COLUMBIA, S.C. PERMIT NO. 477 Office Hours 9 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Friday To Reach Us Telephone: Fax: officemgr@salutheran.com Website: Pastor The Rev. John P. Trump Deacon Sandra Holland Director of Music Ministries Jenny Walrath Choir Director Nicholas Shumate Office Manager Lina Gann Congregational Council President: Richard Shirer Vice President: Ruth Lackstrom Secretary: Brian Peterson Treasurer: Judy Venturella Asst. Treasurer: Jason Godfrey Financial Secretary: Sharon Berger Tom Bane Claire Birdsong Janice Breuer Joe Casey Phillip Jenkins Ruth Lackstrom Sybil Long Brian Peterson Melissa Ray Richard Shirer Shawn Skillman Deborah Slice