Dear Friends, In case you were not in worship last Sunday, let me bring you the great news! Forest Lake Presbyterian Church has extended a call to Michael East to become our Associate Pastor for Service, Care and Discipleship! Michael is a recent graduate of Austin Theological Seminary (our PC(USA) seminary in Texas). He grew up in Oklahoma, where his mother taught school and his father was a pharmacist. He was raised in both the Catholic (his mother) and Presbyterian (his father) streams of the Christian Church. In sixth grade, Michael was confirmed in the PC(USA) and was elected an elder in his home church at 15. Michael met his wife, Katie, while they were both on staff at the Presbytery s Summer Camp (Eastern Oklahoma s version of our Camp Fellowship). On Sunday, after making their report, the Associate Pastor Nominating Committee [Caroline Streater, Eric Shytle, Bobby Counts and Margaret Harris] received a round of applause. I expect that Michael will begin working at Forest Lake on Wednesday, October 8 th, and I know you will join me in making both Michael and Katie feel welcomed to their new South Carolina home! But, even though our own congregation has voted, there are a couple more steps that must happen for Michael s call to Forest Lake to be completed and certain. The next step is for Michael to be presented and examined by Trinity Presbytery at the stated meeting of the Presbytery on Tuesday, October 7 th. Michael will give a brief meditation during the opening worship that morning at 9:30 and then he will be presented for examination at noon. You are all invited to attend this meeting of Trinity Presbytery which will be at Lake Murray Presbyterian Church [2721 Dutch Fork Road, Chapin, SC 29036]. You can come to hear Michael preach at 9:30 or come for his official examination and reception at noon. You do not need to stay for the entire meeting, but are welcome to come if you are able for the whole thing or for a portion. Michael will be in worship here at Forest Lake on Sunday, October 12 th and preach on the next Sunday, October 19 th. After the 11:00am worship on October 19 th, the Search Committee is working on holding a congregational lunch and a pounding for Michael and Katie. A pounding is not a thrashing, but is an old hospitality custom where the community brings things to help them fill their pantry and set up housekeeping a pound of sugar or a package of paper towels! Plan to come to that luncheon and if you can volunteer to help set up or clean up, please contact Caroline Streater or Margaret Harris. Finally, although Michael has finished seminary and all of the required exams, he has not yet been ordained as a Teaching Elder. He and Katie will travel back to Oklahoma in late October or early November to be ordained in his home congregation. Then, we will install Michael as our Associate Pastor on Sunday, November 16 th during our 11:00 worship service. Forest Lake Presbyterian Church has long been a teaching congregation. Just as this congregation taught and loved Chris Peters, who will be ordained here on Sunday, October 12 th at 3pm, so now we have the chance to love and to teach Michael. Copies of the brochure introducing Michael are in the downstairs lobby at church if you d like to read more about Michael and Katie. I am looking forward to what God has planned for this new chapter in FLPC s life! Join me in praying for that! See you in Church! Ellen Ellen F. Skidmore Forest Lake Presbyterian Church 6500 North Trenholm Road Columbia, SC 29206 (803) 787-5672 www.flpc.org Proclaiming the good news of God's love in Jesus Christ, to build a fellowship of Christian Love, and to serve this community and the world in the spirit of the Servant Christ.
Please Pray For... Missionaries * Mark Adams - Mexico Shelvis & Nancy Smith Mather, - South Sudan * Ingrid Reneau-Walls - Ghana * Ministry of Hope- Lesotho Armed Service Members Cpt. Braden Coleman, USAF, Middle East PASTORAL CARE NUMBERS Ellen Skidmore - 803-463-7586 (cell) E-Mail: ellenskidmore@flpc.org Eric Skidmore - 803-543-9859 (cell) E-mail: zacchaeus@sc.rr.com Stephen Ministry Forest Lake Presbyterian Church is a Stephen Ministry congregation! If you feel like you or someone you know could benefit from a one-toone, confidential, caring Christian relationship, please contact: Wayne Harris at 790-0954 or cell 608-1187 or harris1973@bellsouth.net ; Margaret Harris at 790-0954 or cell 608-1477 or mharris@trinity-presbytery.org; Bettianne Davenport at 782-6256 or Cell 530-6018 or bettianned@sc.rr.com PRAYER LIST As a family of faith, one of the ways to care for each other is to offer prayer on behalf of each other even when we do not know of the person's circumstance. All of us have a need for prayer from time to time. If you become aware of special situations, please call a pastor, deacon, or the church office and let us know. Sympathies of the congregation are extended to : Joan Williams and family on the death of Tom Williams on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Dianne Hobbs on the death of her grandfather, Tommy Kloepper on September 14, 2014. Trinity Presbytery and Forest Lake Presbyterian Church cordially invite you to the ordination of Christopher Stuart Peters to the Office of Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as minister of the Word and Sacrament of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Fairhope, Alabama on Sunday, October 13, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Forest Lake Presbyterian Church Reception following in the Parlor Dear Mr. David Robertson, I am the current chair of the Governing Board for Vital Connections of the Midlands. I want to thank you for coordinating the volunteer work that the generous parishioners of Forest Lake Presbyterian Church have recently provided at Children s Garden Child Development Center. We appreciate your support and hope that we can work with your church again as we all work towards improving the lives of our fellow Midlands residents who are less fortunate than we are. Thanks again, Jeremy C. Hodges World Communion Sunday & Peacemaking Offering - October 5, 2014 The Peacemaking Offering supports the peacemaking efforts of the church at every governing body level and provides an opportunity to witness to God's gift of peace in the world. Gifts given to the Peacemaking Offering through a congregation are divided in the following manner - 25 percent retained by congregations for support of their own peacemaking ministry; 25 percent used to support presbytery and synod peacemaking efforts; and 50 percent forwarded to the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program of the Presbyterian Mission Agency so that it can continue to provide assistance and resources for congregations and other bodies of the PC (USA). Online gifts to the Peacemaking Offering are used on the General Assembly level. HTTP://WWW.PRESBYTERIANMISSION.ORG/ DONATE/...
October 5 - FLY, FLPC; 5:30pm October 12 - FLY at Downtown Presbyterian Church October 19 - FLY, FLPC; 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm October 26 - Fall Festival, 4:30 pm Nov 7-9 - Trinity Presbytery High School Retreat Tuesdays - High School Girls Bible Study; 6:30pm Menu 10/8: London Broil OR Grilled Chicken breast, oven roasted potatoes, green beans, yeast rolls, apple pie Menu: 10/15: Sour cream Chicken Enchiladas, Mexican Corn, Fiesta Rice, Strawberry Shortcake Children s menu available: Dinner at 5:30pm $7 adults, $4 children, under 3 - free $25 family maximum. Programming begins at 6:15 God as Gardener Call the church office by noon on Tuesday, to make your reservation. Or make your reservation online by Monday evening. Donations for the Animal Mission Needed You can help the Animal Mission, who house Columbia s homeless pets, by donating the needed items listed below. You may bring these items to the church s Welcome Center where there is a donation box. The good folks who serve at the Animal Mission are most happy to receive these donations! Clean Towels Blankets Can Food Pet Toys Bleach Hand Soap & Sanitizer Paper Towels Clothes Washer & Dryer 50-100 ft. Garden Hose Richland Northeast High School runs a small food and supply pantry that serves their students in need. FLPC is committed to helping this school where many of our own youth attend. Please donate non-perishable food, feminine hygiene products, soap, shampoo, deodorant in the collection bin located in the Welcome Center. Meal/protein bars are especially appreciated. Thank you! Senior Ministry Luncheon October 23, 2014 at Noon. $5 each Program: Dr. Ron Edge, Professor Emeritus of Physics at USC Change Ringing the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in mathematical patterns. Please RSVP to 787-5672 by October 21 at noon. WANT TO SET UP A DISPLAY IN THE CONNECTING POINT LOBBY?! If your organization or Ministry has something that they want to share with the congregation, remember that we have four distinct display places in the upstairs Connecting Point Lobby. If you have a sign-up or event information that you want others to see and/or pick up, remember that you need to plan ahead and reserve a spot. To do that, go to the Connecting Point Desk. In the drawer of that desk is a clipboard that defines the four display spots and lists dates. You reserve the specific spot and the weeks for the display. The display spaces are normally on a first-come, first-served basis. If there is a problem with this system, speak to the staff liaison who assists your Ministry for help. Our goal is to avoid card tables or other free standing displays to keep our side lobby looking neat and interesting. The person who puts the display up is also responsible for taking it down to make room for whomever comes next on the list. Pam Bowman, our Connecting Point Volunteer Desk Coordinator, and Jodi Beckham, our Discipleship Coordinator, can answer your questions, and they would be delighted to have your help in staffing this very important evangelistic ministry on Sunday Mornings! Help us get the good news about Forest Lake out to everyone who comes to our building!
Fall Festival (sponsored by Fellowship Ministry) Sunday, October 26 4:30 7:00pm Enjoy some cooler weather with your church family. Activities for all ages bounce house, corn hole games, ladder ball, etc. Hot dog supper provided. Bring a chair to enjoy the afternoon. We will end our evening with a campfire and some songs. Enjoy a visit with Cocky from 5:00 6:00pm Join us for fun Festivities! THERE WILL BE NO BOOK SALE IN 2015. Book donations can be taken to St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church or to the Richland County Library for their annual sales. Thank you for all the support you have given the FLPC Book Sale over the years. Did you miss your Flu Shot on Sept 7? Walgreens will be here again to administer shots on Wednesday, October 15, from 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Oct 5: 1st shift - Kathleen Wood 2nd shift - Val Schulz Oct 12: 1st shift - Rod Giess 2nd shift - Erlinda McCoy Oct 19: 1st shift - Kathleen Wood 2nd shift - Rebecca Van Wyke Oct 26: 1st shift: Open 2nd shift: Lee Pippen Forest Lake Presbyterian Women All women of Forest Lake Church are invited to participate in any Forest Lake Presbyterian Women activities and to attend any Circle meeting to become acquainted and visit with new friends. "Circles" (smaller groups) meet monthly for friendship, spiritual enrichment, missions and Bible Study. For information please contact Margaret Shackelford, FLPW Moderator, Circle 1 Tuesday, October 14, 10:00am At Rody McClure s home, 6167 Eastshore Rd. Leaders: Sally Templeton and Mary Dailey Circle 2 - Mon. October 13, 11:00am S-211 Leaders: Bette Kassel and Susan Robertson Circle 3 - Tues. October 14, 10:30am S211 Leaders: Clarita Peebles and Harriet Sifford Circle 4 - Tues. October 21. 7:00pm at Rebecca Krueger s home, 4537 Fernwood Rd Leaders: Mindy Carr and Sandy Helfer Circle 5 - Thurs, October 9, 6:30pm Location to be Announced Leaders: Rebecca Timmons and Julie Warren Save the Date NEXT SINGLES 40+ LUNCH BUNCH Sunday, October 26, 2014 Location to be Announced. Watch bulletin and newsletter for details. From the Church Office - Please help keep our records UP TO DATE. Please let the church office know if you change your address, phone number or email address. This includes discontinuing the use of a landline home phone. Please let us know! You may also make changes to your member profile through the website. THANK YOU!
Calendar of Events SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 World Communion Sunday 8:30 AM Choir Rehearsal 9:00 AM Worship Service 9:45 AM Coffee (Lobby) 10:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Family Promise Info Mtg 10:30 AM Choir Rehearsal 11:00 AM Worship Service 3:30 PM Kids Krew 4:00 PM Dinner with Ellen 5:30 PM Session Mtg (S211) 6:00 PM Disciple II (E102) 8:00 PM AA Meeting (Com. Room) MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 1:30 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry (S209) 5:30 PM Education (Library) 6:30 PM Disciple 1 (E102) 7:00 PM Fellowship (Library) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 6:45 AM Men s Bible Study & Breakfast(FH) 9:00 AM Presbytery Meeting (Lake Murray) 9:00 AM Yoga (Parlor) 5:15 PM Service & Benevolence (Library) 6:30 PM H.S.Girls Bible Study WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 10:00 AM Disciple III (S212) 10:00 AM Christian Believer (S211) 5:30 PM Kirk Night 6:00 PM Children s Choir 6:40 PM Handbells 7:30 PM Chancel Choir The church is is need of some volunteers to help drive the bus to and from Wildewood Downs on Sundays to pick up members. Currently there are only three drivers and more are desperately needed. If you can help, please let the church office know. No CDL is required and there is no special training, just a willingness to help. Currently we are on a three week rotation but if we can add a few more, you would only have to drive once every couple of months. The more drivers we have, the better! Thank you very much. FLPC Advent Retreat Spend some intentional time getting to know fellow church members in a beautiful setting. Join us for our annual FLPC Advent Retreat: Gather At the Manger Dec 5 7, 2014 in Montreat, NC One member shares, The retreat has a great emphasis on spiritual growth and fellowship. It s a relaxing experience that fosters new and deeper relationships with other FLPC members. Click here for the brochure and registration form or pick on up at the Connecting Point desk. Bubbie s Brisket and Bakery Jewish Food Extravaganza Beth Shalom Synagogue - 5827 N. Trenholm Rd. 782-2500 Sunday, November 16th, 11:00am - 3:00pm Traditional Jewish Foods and Baked Goods! Brisket, Corned Beef, Sandwiches, Stuffed Cabbage, Matzah Ball Soup, Meatballs, Falafel, Noodle Kugel, Israeli Salad, Potato Knish, Tzimmes, Kasha Varnishkes, Baba Ganoush, Challah, Homemade Kosher Pickles, Horseradish, Kid s Meals, Rugalach, Mandel Bread, Cakes and more! American Red Cross Blood Drive is a Success! Goal - 20 Donors Registered Donors - 21 Donors Deferred - 2 Total Units Collected - 19 Total Lives Saved - 57 Thank you for your life-saving donations!
Sunday Nursery Workers KID s KREW October 5, 3:30 5:00pm What does the word "Evangelism" mean? What do you think a mustard seed and yeast have in common? Come learn a little bit more about the Parable of the Mustard Seed and Yeast. We will also explore our mission for this fall semester. We will meet in Fellowship Hall for study, games and craft. Come Join The Fun! October 5 9:00 Karen & Michael Brown 11:00 Mary & El Baylor October 12 9:00 Ashley & Kenyon Foster 11:00 Courtney Shytle October 19 9:00 Virginia & Jason Wetzel 11:00 Katherine Lockwood October 26 9:00 Rebecca Timmons 11:00 Laura Keever Throughout the month of October, the Children s Ministry will be collecting items to assemble Welcome Baskets for New Admissions to Thornwell Home for Children. These all NEW items needed are laundry baskets, white bath towels, white washcloths, pillows, white pillow cases, toothbrushes & toothpaste, hairbrushes, combs, deodorant, shampoo, lotion, and hand sanitizer. Place donations in the bin in the Welcome Center. The children will be assembling these items during Kirk night in November to deliver to Thornwell. Please bring a jar of jam, jelly or peanut butter to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank. The 2014/2015 Forest Lake Youth Basketball season is about to begin! Girls and Boys 2nd grade through 12th grade Sign up sheets are at the desk in the Welcome Center The deadline to sign-up is Sunday, October 26. Payment of $60 must be turned in with registration form. Questions? call Mark Lowery 600-6906, mark@flagshipsigns.com or Cambo Streater 206-7955, cambostreater@gmail.com Thank you!
FLPC Adopted Waterway Cleanup Sat. Oct. 4 10:00-11:30 Bring your family! Invite friends! Show FLPC's stewardship of God's waters... *We will meet at our FLPC Adopted Waterway between Forest Dr. and N. Trenholm Rd. (next to Coplan's by the bridge) *Wear appropriate work clothes to work at the waterside or in the shallow water. *Gloves and refreshments will be provided. *A prize will be awarded for finding the most unusual piece of trash. *For more information contact Lee Pippen at 738-0865. Family Promise Meeting Calling all folks interested in helping out with or learning more about Family Promise. We will have a meeting on October 5, 10:00 am in the Parlor to discuss FLPC's role in Family Promise and how you can help. Please come! October Birthdays! 1 Luke Avant, Martha Koon, Kitty Trewhella 2 Chloe Beckham, David Paschal 3 Linda Byrum, Barbara Goff, Teresa Mitchell, Amy Watford 4 Craig Collins, Shane Horne 6 Gayle Charles, Callie Granger 7 Marian Blakely, Kathryn LaRose, Pam McPeak, Russ Templeton 8 Buck Loflen, Calen Jackson 9 Katie Pittman 12 Preston McLaurin 13 Ryan Olive, Nancy Winn 14 Hank Hankinson, Philip Richardson 15 Doris Covert, Katherine Lockwood 16 Christie Brown 18 Chloe Granger, Campbell Hutchison, Samantha Lencke, Eanes Lockwood, 19 Ginny Andrews, Pick Ellerbe, Anne Fowler, Beverly Heath, William Jolliff 20 Paige Anderson, Jeff Binnicker, Townes Holland 21 Mary Dailey, Zeb Smith 22 Kenyon Foster, Don Keever, Adair Kinlaw, Barbara Smith 23 Mike Woodle 24 Michael Beall 25 Sherry Beck 26 Peggy Chason 27 Dana Kinlaw, Crawford Young 28 Sarah Helen Russell 29 Janice Bliss, Teri Hiott, Jeff Perry, Anastasia Shaw 30 Don Fisher, Grant Fontaine, Olivia Nix 31 Elizabeth Mitchell, Gina Morris