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VOLU M E 4 0 N U M BE R 9 | F E BRUA RY 2 8 , 2016

EASTMINSTERPRES.ORG

Dear Eastminster Family,

Bits and Pieces:

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
REV. CHRIS SCOTT
Parish Associate
MR. CROSKEYS ROYALL
Director of Childrens Ministries
MRS. FREDNA LEE
Director of Music Ministries
MRS. ANITA POOLE
EDS Director
MR. WILLIAM L. COLLINS, JR.
Business Manager
MS. JULIE MCDANIEL
Member Involvement
Coordinator

Communion: This Sunday we will celebrate the

sacrament of the Lords Supper. I encourage you to
prepare your heart and mind for this sacred act, as we
remember and re-enact our Lords final meal with his
disciples. Communion will be served by intinction. All
services will offer gluten-free wafers available at separate
stations, and the elements will be carried to anyone not
able to come forward.
Hospitals and Pastoral Care. Please pass word of hospitalizations or other pastoral
care needs to the church. Federal privacy laws mean hospitals are less able to share
patient names; so assume we dont know and please contact the church office
(256-1654), or any of the pastors so we can provide support.
Attend Worship On-Line. Eastminster Sanctuary worship services are live-streamed
on the internet. If travel or illness keep you from being able to be present physically,
go to eastminsterpres.org and click on Sermons at the lower right. Any live service
should automatically appear. Scrolling down on the same link, you can view previous
sermons at the sermon archive.
Get Connected. Want to serve, join a study, or sign up for a small group but not sure
where to start? Contact Member Involvement Coordinator, Julie McDaniel, by
calling 803.256.1654, or by emailing jmcdaniel@eastminsterpres.org.
Youth Sunday - March 6. Each year the Eastminster family sets aside a Sunday to
be led in worship by our youth. Plan to be here March 6 and be blessed to hear and
see how God is at work in and through our young people. Older Senior Highs will
preach at all three services, with other young people leading worship and sharing their
musical gifts.
See You Sunday,

Recently at EPC...500 pounds of food was

delivered to Harvest Hope by EPC Youth...
Volunteers, Karen and Martha, here Mondays,
creating arrangements of care as usual.
Senior High girls remind us to pray...
Three cedar crosses now sit and await...
Reflections of a stained glass window on a quiet
afternoon. More than 100 students prepare for
March 6, the Sunday that is led solely by youth!

WE@EPC - MENUS
WEDNESDAYS 5:15 PM-TH
FEBRUARY 24

Baked Potato Bar with Assorted Toppings

Salads
Dessert
Childrens Menu: Baked Potato with
Cheese and Bacon & Fruit

MARCH 2

Roasted Pork Tenderloin

Steamed Fennel and Potatoes
Roasted Butternut Squash
Rolls
Salads
Dessert
Childrens Menu: Hotdogs, Shoestring French Fries,
Carrots & Celery with Ranch Dressing

STOP BY THE
LYNN TEMPLE JONES
LIBRARY TO SELECT
BOOKS & MOVIES FOR
THE ENTIRE FAMILY
THIS LENTEN SEASON. THERE ARE ALSO
BOOKS AVAILABLE
ON PRAYER FOR YOUR
CHILDREN. JUMP IN!

Sixty Kids Came to Jesus Rocks last Sunday

Night and Leapt into Lent with Croskeys &
Volunteers. Thanks Everyone!

Memorial Gifts Supporting the General Fund:

In memory of Charlotte Law, given by
Patricia DuBose, Jeanne & Glen Craig, Katy &
Raleigh Shoemaker, Gail Pierce and Frank M. Rogers
IV.
In memory of Harriett Rogers Drake, given by
Aimee & Michael Schraibman.

Holy Week

March 24 - Maundy Thursday Seder Meal

& Communion Service
6:00 p.m. Seder Dinner in Thompson Hall
7:00 p.m. Communion Service in the
Sanctuary
March 25 - Good Friday Service
12:00 p.m. Community Service with
Shandon Presbyterian Church in the
EPC Sanctuary
March 27 - EASTER SUNDAY
Sunrise Service
6:45 a.m. Community Service in
Eastminsters Courtyard
Easter Worship Services
8:45 a.m. (Traditional)
10:30 a.m. (Traditional and Jubilee)

Memorial Gifts Supporting the Music/Choir Fund:

In memory of Tom Wattenbarger, given by
Martha & Jeff Casto.

Congregational Care & Concern

Births: Congregational love and congratulations go
out to Caitlin & Carroll Heyward on the birth of
their son, Church Carroll Heyward, III, on 2/18.
Grandmother is Vickie Eslinger.
And to Rebekah & Caleb Gaston on the birth of
their daughter, Emma Kathleen (Emma Kate), on
2/19.
And also to Laura & Justin Self on the birth of their
daughter, Telula Haskell Self, on 2/21. Big brother is
Bascom, and grandparents are
Martha & Harvey Studstill.
Hospitals:
Meg Dillard - Richland
John Quincey Adams - Lexington

Easter Celebration
(9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Drop-in Fellowship in
Courtyard - Gym if rain)

March 28 - Church Business Office Closed

Deaths:

Congregational love and sympathy go out to Ethel Lowder

and family in the loss of her granddaughter,
Katherine Rhett Maybank.

Eastminster Presbyterian Church

3200 Trenholm Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29204

More detailed information will be sent out

soon, or you can get a registration form
from Tricia in the church office. Christmas
Tree Fundraiser credits can be used for any
one of these trips. Scholarships are also
available.

Sr. Highs will attend the Fun in the Son

Youth Conference at Hilton Head, July
17-22, 2016. Cost: $430 for the 1st 10
to register. After that the cost goes up to
$460. A deposit of $100 is due by March
28th.

Retreats:
Jr. Highs will attend the Montreat
MS Conference at Maryville College,
Maryville, TN. (This replaces The Great
Escape) July 20-24, 2016. Cost: $425.
Deposit of $212.50 due by March 31st.

Sr. Highs will be attending Salkehatchie

Summer Service in Aiken, SC,
June 18-25, 2016. Cost is $250. A $50
deposit is required to hold your spot and
is due by March 31st. To learn more, go
to Salkehatchie.com to view pictures and
videos.

Missions:
Jr. High mission trip to Savannah,
GA, June 26-July 1, 2016 through
YOUTHWORKS. Cost is $340. A $100
deposit is due by March 1st. Less than 20
spots left!

SUMMER 2016 YOUTH MISSIONS &

FELLOWSHIP - SAVE THE DATES:

Our next turn to host Family Promise will

be the week of April 10-17, 2016. Please be
considering ways you, your family, your
Sunday School class, or your Small Group
can serve our homeless neighbors in April.
Questions? Contact Nancy Scott at
bscott1@sc.rr.com, or Julie McDaniel at the
church office, 256-1654 or
jmcdaniel@eastminsterpres.org.
Deadline for UPDATE:
Send your information to share with the congregation to communications@eastminsterpres.org.
Please have your information in by March 6th for
the March 20th Update.

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Update for February 28, 2016