EASTMINSTER EDITION November 2018 2240 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-284-0190 www.eastminster.com in tis issue Pastor's Corner Page 2 Joys and Concerns Page 4 November igligts Sunday, November 11 Saturday, November 17 Sunday, November 25 10:00 am Commitment Sunday 4:00 pm WAMM (Worsip, Arts, Music and Mission) 5:30 pm Fellowsip Meal 6:00 pm Yout Fellowsip 9:00 am Yout Baking Day 11:00 am Tanksgiving Brunc Pre-Advent Festival WAMM Page 5 Sunday Scool Page 6-7 Cildren and Yout Ministries Page 8 Announcements Page 9 Calendar Page 10 Commitment Sunday On Sunday, November 11, we will ave Commitment Sunday during worsip. You will be receiving a stewardsip packet in te mail. Please take te time to look tese over and make your commitment to your curc family. We ave set ig goals tis year as we continue to see our curc grow as we enric our community. If you ave any questions please contact pressley@eastminster.com.
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EASTMINSTER EDITION PAGE 3 Narrative Lectionary Fall 2018 Te narrative lectionary respects te traditional Cristian curc year, wit its principal seasons -- Advent, Cristmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. It also respects te rytms of te scool year. During te fall, te Old Testament texts will be te primary scripture for proclaiming te biblical story during Sunday morning worsip. Tese same texts will be used in Prescool, Elementary, and Middle Scool Sunday Scool classes. November 4 "Elisa Heals Naaman" 2 Kings 5:1-15a Elisa eals Naaman, a foreigner and leper December 2 "Waiting and Watcing" Habakkuk 1:1-7; 2:1-4; 3:[3b-6] 17-19 Habakkuk struggles wit te presence of injustice in God s creation. November 11 "Mica" Mica [1:3-5]; 5:2-5a; 6:6-8 God promises a ruler from Betleem December 9 "Ester Leads" Ester 4:1-17 Wen er people are in great peril, Ester embraces er identity, and risks er life in order to save te Jews from destruction. November 18 "Swords into Plowsares" Isaia 36:1-3, 13-20; 37:1-7; ten 2:1-4 King Hezekia despair Isaia says te city will be saved and nations will beat swords into plowsares. November 25 "Jeremia's Temple Sermon" Jeremia 1:4-10; 7:1-11 Propetic call as warning; temple as den of robbers December 16 "Te Savior is Coming" Isaia 42:1-9 God is doing a new ting by calling a servant wo will bring justice, open blind eyes, and liberate prisoners from dark dungeons. December 23 "Josep Trusts God" Mattew 1:18-25 Josep is visited by an angel and learns tat is son will save te people from teir sins.
E A S T M I N S T E R E D I T I O N P A G E 4 Prayer Requests Home-bound/Nursing Homes: Sylvia Meyer, Emily Pillips Eastminster Members: Norton and Suzanne Cater, Ann Coleman, Tandy Gilliland, Marilyn James, Jonatan Kraemer, Stuart Lane, Audra Pierce, Betty Taylor; Maryanne Torris, Kippy Brides, Anita Harley, Louis and Claire Steed., Eastminster Extended Family: Joe Brandenburg (Paul Brandenburg s fater), Robin and Cris King (Linda Sucer s broter and Sister-in-Law), Selva Kumar (Anita Samuels uncle), Katie Landry (Kim Gassner s moter), Juliana Lind (cousin of te Gassners), Jess Mayes (Cyndi Licoulas' cousin's wife), Gert McNally (Maureen Cobb s moter), Haven Moore (Devon and Ellen Cortrigt s niece), Betty Jo Steed (Moter of Louis Steed), Jitka Svatonova (Lucie Svatonova-Huges moter), Jerry Magyar (Barbara Kurta s broter), Ron Kainec (Barbara and Ron Kurta s broter in law) We would like te Prayer Requests to be as current as possible. Please take a moment to look at te list and let us know if we need to remove or add anyone to te list Feel free to email admin@eastminster.com wit any canges. Eastminster Friends: Miranda Allen (friend of Anita Samuel), Poynter Family (friends of Kim Gassner), Vijay Williamra (friend of Sudir Samuel), Andy (friend of Joan Jones) Military: Kasey Cornwell (Devon and Ellen Cortrigt s nepew), Kennet Endicott (Harry and Beverly George s godson), Pillip Goeckel (nepew of Sandy Watkins), Ryan McGuckian (son of Kimberly Lane s friends), Jared Warren Pierce (son of Audra Pierce and Syble Drake), Matt and Sean Renbarger (Roger and Jane Couc s nepews), F. Tyler Rymer (Devon and Ellen Cortrigt s nepew), Heater Cortrigt Sinda and Mattew Sinda (Devon and Ellen Cortrigt s daugter and son-in-law)
E A S T M I N S T E R E D I T I O N P A G E 5 E A S T M I N S T E R, A R E Y O U R E A D Y F O R wamm W O R S H I P, A R T S, M U S I C A N D M I S S I O N November 11t Tis Sunday will be te end of our WAMM series for eac and everyone of us at Eastminster. We will gater for food, fun, fellowsip and learning as we seek to grow in fait togeter. Cildren in PreK-5t grade will gater from 4-5:30 for art, music, mission wile learning wy and ow we worsip our God. Pressley will be leading an adult discussion from 4:15-5:15 on te importance of reformed worsip for Presbyterians. 6t-12t grades yout are invited to elp wit WAMM from 4:30-5:30 Yout are welcome to bring teir musical instruments and will gater as a group from 5-5:30 to create music wit Lucie. Everyone will enjoy a delicious meal at 5:30! Wat a gift to sare in fellowsip wit our EPC family. Our yout will stay after dinner for a time of conversation, study, games, energizers, mission and muc more and will conclude at 7:30. Registration forms can be found on te table in te commons area. Cildcare will be provided for cildren younger tan 3.
E A S T M I N S T E R E D I T I O N P A G E 7 Sunday Scool Offerings Sundays at 11:00 am Cildren's Sunday Scool Wat a gift it is to sare in te Fait Formation of our cildren and yout. Tis is one of te best ways to onor te baptismal promises made on bealf of our cildren and Eastminster is doing an amazing job of fulfilling tese promises! In tis new year, we ave worked ard to provide classes for all of our cildren and yout, as well as for eac and every adult! We need you to get involved. Cildren and Yout classes will be led by teams of teacers. Eac team is made up of 3-4 members. Tis will allow our cildren, yout and adults to begin building relationsips tat will last a lifetime. Our cildren and middle scool yout will be using curriculum based around te Narrative Lectionary, wic Pressley will preac from as well. A BIG tank you to all wo ave answered te call to be a part of a teacing team. Tere are a couple of openings so please, let Joan know if you can join a team. Teacing Teams: Prescool-K: Kim Gassner, Sara Randall, and Anita Samuel 1st-5t grade: Lynn Moorsead, Heat Cobb All PreK-5t grade cildren will be walked to te steps of te Sanctuary following te education our and can be picked up tere by a parent/grandparent. Education Hour Floater: Alan Calloway Educational Ministry Support: Mo Cobb and Susan Carlson
E A S T M I N S T E R E D I T I O N P A G E 6 Sunday Scool Offerings Sundays at 11:00 am Adult Sunday Scool Te Fireside Class- We are a group of mixed ages, bot single and married, wit and witout cildren. Teacing responsibilities are sared between our two leaders, and occasionally class members, and a mix of lecture and discussion. We meet on Sunday mornings in Clarke s Kitcen beside te fireplace. Contact Scott Carlson or Robb Ellis for more information. GIFT- Growing in Fait Togeter- We don t ave all te answers but are wrestling and growing togeter as we work to raise our cildren according to biblical principles in a fastpaced and callenging world. Tis class will seek to support our young parents as tey begin to worsip togeter as a family and begin saring te stories of fait wit teir cildren. We meet on Sunday mornings in te curc office conference room. Contact Joan Jones for more information. You can reac Joan at 205-222-3732 or joan@eastminster.com Disciple Class- We grow spiritually troug group discussion and lively teacing wic is sared among a team of teacers. Our studies range from topical to Bible studies to seasonal fait discussions. All ages are welcome. We meet in te classroom at te back of te sanctuary on Sunday mornings. Contact Elaine Campbell, Diane Hugs or Lynn Ingram for more information. Yout Sunday Scool 6t-7t Grade Class- will learn te story of te Bible troug study and a variety of fun activities wit "Living te Word" curriculum. Tis class will explore te same texts tat are used in worsip on Sunday morning. Teacing team: Barry Campbell, Ben Cox, and Jennifer Ellis 8t-12t Grade Class- will engage in coffeeouse conversations using te PCUSA curriculum "Fait Questions". Tis fall we will be discussing te following questions: "Wy do you go to curc if you believe in God?", "Isn't it enoug to believe in God and Jesus and live a good life?", "Do all pats lead to te same God?", "How sould we treat non-cristians?", and more. Teacing team: Pressley Cox, Mike Moorsead, Mike Randall.
EASTMINSTER EDITION PAGE 8 Cildren and Yout Sunday Scool Many tanks to te amazing teams of teacers wo are leading and caring for our cildren and yout eac and every Sunday! We are still in need of one or two more volunteers to join our Elementary Scool teacing team. If you can be a part of tat group, please contact Joan! You can email er at joan@eastminster.com! You will be blessed by saring te stories of fait wit our cildren! Tey are so eager to learneac and every week! Sunday Yout Fellowsip! November 11 4-5 e l p 5-5 : 3 0 w i t m u s i c 5 : 3 0 6-7 : 3 0 M i d d l e Y o u t f o l l o w i n g C o l o r. s o m e r o o m a S c o o l g a t e r W A M M o f t i m e w i l l i n t e n t i m e f o r a n P r a y i n g W e a n d G r o u p - H i g w i l l e v e n i n g L u c i e d i n n e r a n d y o u t W A M M w i t o f i n s p e n d t e g a m e g a t e r f o r p r a y e r. November 17 9-1 2 J o i n Y o u t u s 9 a m a t f o r p u m p k i n B a k i n g t e a m o r n i n g p i e b r e a d D a y c u r c a n d a t o f p u m p k i n b a k i n g! EPC NURSERY & CHILDCARE *Special tanks to eac of our amazing volunteers wo elp out in so many ways! We are tankful for you and te ways you elp Dawn, Riley and Sandra eac Sunday. *Parents and Friends, Just a few reminders to elp tings run smootly in our nurseries. All cildren must be signed in and out in te proper room. Cildren infant-age 2 are in te Infant/Toddler room on te left and cildren age 3Kindergarten room on te rigt. Cildren in te Prescool/Kindergarten room are encouraged to attend te beginning to te service wit teir families so tat tey can be a part of te opening ymn, te passing of te peace and te cildren's sermon. Te cildren will be walked to te nursery for te remainder of te service. VOLUNTEERS FOR NOVEMBER If you would be willing to volunteer in one of our nurseries on te above date, please contact Joan Jones at Joan@eastminster.com. Tank you for saring in te lives of our youngest members! Nov. 4-Ed Irick - Infant/Toddler Kenny Hugs - Prescool/Kindergarten Nov. 11-??? - Infant/Toddler??? - Prescool/Kindergarten Nov. 18-Brittany Wylie - Infant/Toddler Anne Vickers-Prescool/Kindergarten Nov. 25-??? - Infant/Toddler??? - Prescool/Kindergarten
E A S T M I N S T E R E D I T I O N P A G E 9 Tanksgiving Brunc and Advent Activities Sunday, November 27 Immediately following worsip Everyone is invited to join us for a Tanksgiving covered dis brunc and Advent activities tat will elp prepare our earts and minds for te coming of te Crist Cild. Tere will be activities for our entire EPC family, from our very youngest to our oldest. We will be creating items for you to take ome as well as items to be used ere at EPC and items to be sared wit oters. Eac person/family will ave te opportunity to create a Reverse Advent Calendar! Eac day during Advent, you will place one of te items listed in your bag. All tese items will be returned to EPC on Cristmas Eve or te Sunday after Cristmas and will be sared wit United Ministries. We will create Cristmas cards for our omebound members, blessing bags, a poto retelling of te Cristmas story and muc more. A sign up seet will be in te welcome area for you to let us know you plan to attend. It is our prayer tat you will come and join us as we seek ways to elp us all focus on te coming of te Crist Cild during tis busy, ectic time of year. November Birtdays 11/3 Bryant Setler 11/11 Dan Harris Jon Winton 11/18 Kate Brandenburg 11/4 Janice Barto 11/19 George Calloway Ed Upricard 11/20 Megan Keller 11/8 Jaime Winton
E A S T M I N S T E R E D I T I O N P A G E 1 0 announcements ANGEL TREE Again tis year for Cristmas, Eastminster will be sponsoring an Angel Tree for cildren at Robert E. Casion Elementary Scool. Tese cildren were cosen because teir families cannot afford to buy Cristmas gifts. Te Angel Tree will be in te Nartex on Sunday, November 18t fo you to soose a cild's name. Women's Circle EPC Women s Circles will meet tis mont to discuss Lesson Tree in our Horizon's Bible Study,God s Promise: I Am Wit You. Please join us as we seek to nurture our fait troug worsip, study, friendsip, and outreac. Morning Circle will meet on Tursday November 8 at 10:00 at te ome of Patty Mitcam. Se and Sandy Ingram are coosting, and you are reminded to bring canned food and/or toiletries for United Ministries Food Bank and Place of Hope. For more information contact carolirick@carter.net. Evening Circle will meet at te curc on Sunday November 18 at 5:30. For more information contact pressley@eastminster.com.
A S T M I N S T E R E D I T I O N P A G E 1 1 mark your calendar NOV 4 NOV 7 NOV 8 10:00 am Worsip- Communion 6:45 am Men's Breakfast 6:00 pm Handbells 7:00 pm Coir 10:00 am Morning Circle NOV 11 10:00 am Worsip 4:00 pm WAMM 5:30 pm WAMM Dinner 6:00 pm Yout Fellowsip DEC 2 10:00 am Worsip- Communion Hanging of te Greens Time TBA FUN Cristmas Party NOV 14 6:45 am Men's Breakfast 6:00 pm Handbells 7:00 pm Coir DEC 5 6:45 am Men's Breakfast 6:00 pm Handbells 7:00 pm Coir NOV 18 10:00 am Worsip 12:00 pm Session Meeting 5:30 pm Evening Circle DEC 9 10:00 am Worsip Lessons and Carols 4:00 pm Yout Progressive Dinner 5:30 pm Evening Circle NOV 21 NOV 22 Office Closed Happy Tanksgiving Office Closed DEC 12 6:45 am Men's Breakfast 6:00 pm Handbells 7:00 pm Coir NOV 25 DEC 13 10:00 am Worsip 11:00 am Tanksgiving Brunc DEC 16 Advent Festival 10:00 am Morning Circle 10:00 am Worsip 12:00 pm Session Meeting