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Volume 38 Number 37 November 2, 2014 Dear Eastminster Family, The fullness and richness of worship yesterday will long linger in my mind. From seeing the sanctuary full at 11:15 a.m., to hearing the rich sounds of “Lift High the Cross,” to sensing the commitment as we united our voices in rededicating our sanctuary and ourselves to our God, the day SHARING HIS LIGHT overflowed with the Holy Spirit’s presence. 1 COR. 12 I shared during the sermon that I’m not very good celebrating, but seeing you all, the Body of Christ at Eastminster, pulling together as one to update and upgrade the facilities that have been entrusted to us for the 21st century, even as we are STAFF also moving forward in the ministry and mission of Jesus Christ, brings a smile to my face Dr. Bradley D. Smith and deep joy to my soul. Pastor Energized by the new beginning that is ours by God’s grace, please contribute financially to enable Christ’s work through Eastminster both now and in 2015. I’m pleased to share Dr. Mark E. Durrett that 100% of our elected Deacons and Elders have already pledged for 2015, and so too have Associate Pastor 300 additional family units. Our capacity to reach beyond ourselves as the Body of Christ is Rev. Lynn A. Grandsire directly influenced by each and every gift that is invested for Kingdom work. For the Body of Associate Pastor Christ to be what it can be, all of us must step up. Dr. James I. St. John As I did Sunday so let me do here: encouraging and challenging each of you to also commit Parish Associate to all, or at least several, of the following over the next three months by… Mr. Croskeys Royall ____ Sharing “Godly Gossip,” telling others of God’s good work in, and through, Eastminster. Director of Children’s Ministries ____ Asking at least one person to join me/us for worship or some other Eastminster opportunity. Mrs. Fredna Lee Director of Music Ministries ____ Participating in worship more regularly and more joyfully. ____ Being more intentional about communing with God through prayer & Scripture. Mrs. Lucy Corley and ____ Serving beyond myself in a way that fits my abilities. Mrs. Anita Poole EDS Co-Directors There is no greater joy for a pastor, or at least for this pastor, than to see men, women and youth responding to the Spirit’s stirring by stepping forward to joyfully follow Jesus Christ. Mr. William L. Collins, Jr. Business Manager See you Sunday, Ms. Julie McDaniel Member Involvement Coordinator Brad

General Fund Revenue vs. Expense as of September 30, 2014 Sermon General Fund Revenue * $1,987,009.02 General Fund Expense ** 2,046,376.78 Sunday, november 2 Total Surplus/(Deficit) $ (59,367.76) 9:00 & 11:15 a.m. - Sanctuary 11:15 a.m. - Jubilee * General fund revenue includes all giving (such as pledge and non-pledge offering) and administrative revenue (such as income from the kitchen and drop-in nursery). Dr. James I. St. John ALL SAINTS DAY ** General fund expenses include all expenditures from ministries, missions, programs, “Remember ...” and operations. 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Daily CALENDAR 2014 Advent Retreat December 5 - 7 - Blue Ridge Assembly We invite you to join us this year at Eastminster’s annual Advent Re-

8:00SUN DAYCelebration, November Choir 2Rehearsal treat as we wrestle with the whys and hows of “Shouting It from 9:00 Worship & Children’s Church 10:00 Jubilee Band Practice the Mountain Top!” We’ll discover some fresh ways to dare to Sunday School Eastminster First Step share the love of Christ with many around us: with family members, Generation Change 10:05 Chancel Choir Rehearsal with co-workers, and with our friends from down the street. If this 11:15 Jubilee Worship Worship & Children’s Church piques your interest, pick up a brochure at church, download a bro- 12:15 Home Communion 1:00 Basketball Practice chure from the E-News or check us out online. You may register with 3:00 Cub Scouts 5:00 Sunday@5 Classes Mary at 256-1654 or [email protected]. Sr. High & Middle School Youth Cub Scouts Circle #6 Circle of Giving - Saturday, December 13 Jesus Rocks 6:00 Youth Meal Eastminster hosts the Cooperative Ministry’s Christmas Program each year where the children shop, wrap gifts, sing songs, have refreshments and make gifts for their special teacher, 7:00Mon day,Men’s No Prayervember Breakfast 3 9:00 Count Team immediate families and a friend. This event is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, from Fifty Plus Exercise Class 10:00 Senior Fitness 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Thompson Hall. We need volunteers (teens & adults) to help set up 1:30 Pastors Mtg. 2:30 Program Staff Mtg. on December 12, from 4:00 p.m. until, and volunteers to help the children shop, wrap gifts 3:00 Basketball Practice 3:10 Staff Mtg. and do small crafts. Two shifts are available on December 13: 8:45 until 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 4:00 CHAMPS Tutoring 5:30 Yoga a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please contact Laura Irick at [email protected] if you would like to Fellowship 6:00 Adult choir Rehearsal Men’s Basketball League Games help. 6:30 BSF Fellowship Cannot be there? We also need donations of gift bags (all sizes), tissue paper, large shop- 7:15TUE SDAYJr. High, No Prayervember Breakfast 4 ping bags, and unwrapped new gifts in the $10 range. Please email Laura for gift suggestions! 9:00 Drop-In Nursery 10:00 Senior Fitness Gifts should be delivered to the Circle of Giving boxes in the CLC lobby or the CE building EPW Bible Study P.E.P. Planning Team lobby no later than Friday, December 12th. 11:15 EPW Coordinating Team Mtg. 11:45 Tuesday Lunch Over 100 children select more than 300 gifts each year. All gifts are donated by members 12:00 nED Meeting 12:30 Visitation of Eastminster! 1:00 Footcare Ministry 3:00 Exercising for Arthritis Basketball Practice Ringing for Jesus! 5:00 Tai Chi 5:30 Zumba Fitness The handbell choir is in need of a handbell ringer to join us. If you can 6:00 Handbell Rehearsal MSB read music, then we can teach you how to ring a bell. We rehearse on 6:30 Troop Committee Mtg. 7:00 Girls’ Sr. High Small Group Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., play on various Sundays and at other Guys’ Sr. High Small Group Scottish Country Dancing events. Not sure if it’s for you? Come to a rehearsal and give it a try with Zumba Fitness EDS Homeroom Mtg. no pressure. Call Jim Masek at 803-556-9166 or email at jim.masek@

yahoo.com. 8:00WED NEDSESDAY Staff, No Mtg.vember 5 9:00 Drop-In Nursery Fifty Plus Exercise Class Staff Benefits EPC Paint Team 9:25 EDS Chapel 9:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry Did you know Eastminster had a paint team? Have you noticed the hall 11:00 Journeys to Heaven 3:30 CHAMPS Tutors between the day school and the administration building, or how nice the Basketball Practice 5:15 WE@EPC Dinner stair railings in some areas are looking? The team has been painting their way Angel Choir Junior Choir through different areas of the building and making it look great. The team 5:45 Child Care 6:15 WE@EPC Classes consists of Tom Griffin, Lewis Fowler, Ken Carey, Jim Evatt, Leigh Pound, Resurrection Hope Grief Group officer Training Parks Small and leader, Bill Coggins. If you like to paint and want to help 7:15 Chancel Choir

9:00THUR SDrop-InDAY, No Nurseryvember 6 10:00 Senior Fitness 3:00 Exercising for Arthritis The ody at Basketball Practice B Work 5:00 Yoga Your time, talent, and treasure at work in God’s Kingdom 7:00 Zumba Fitness 7:30 Jubilee Band Practice Eastminster currently provides $2,000 annually to Medical Mis- sionss Inc. Over the years, we have helped build medical clinics and church- 9:00FRIDAY Fifty, No Plusvember Exercise 7 Class 9:15 Praying Moms Bible Study es in Peru and Costa Rica and a 100-bed hospital in Mwandi, Zambia. 11:00 Support Staff Mtg. 2:00 Flora Football Team

6:30SAT URDAYBSF Leaders, November Mtg. 8 Women’s Shelter Souper CARE & CONCERN You are cordially invited to the 33rd Annual Thanksgiving “Souper,” Thursday, November 20, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Hall. Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 EPC Prayer List for children, and may be obtained at the Women’s Shelter or at the door. Come Part of what it means to be a Family of Faith enjoy the fellowship and a simple meal of a bowl of Chick-Fil-A soup and crackers! is to be in prayer for one another. Contact the church office at 256-1654 to be included Family Promise on this Prayer List. Coming to Eastminster EPC Special Concerns Family Promise is an exciting new ministry that Remer Waguespack, Bill McInnis, Dave will serve homeless families. Eastminster is join- Steven, and those serving in our military, ing 13 area churches to host these families four Stephen Ministers and their care receivers, times a year, one week at a time. There are many volunteer opportunities, and all and all those in need of God’s special care. are family friendly! Please contact Elizabeth Barber ([email protected]) or Lucy Corley ([email protected]) for any questions and look for more information Hospitals to come soon! Trudy Bates, Jim Timmons, Jim Dillard, Pat Pollard Saint Lawrence Place Christmas Shop and Dinner Deaths Put this on your calendar for December 8. The shop will be open for the resi- dents from 3:30 to 6 p.m. that afternoon, and the dinner is in Thompson Hall that Congregational love and sympathy are extended to: evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Susan Owen is the coordinator. Email Susan Croskeys & Carolyn Royall, on the death ([email protected]) if you would like to help. of his grandmother, Gladys Williams, Operation Christmas Child October 24, 2014. Great grandchildren, Audrey & Isabelle Royall. Shoe Boxes are available for pick-up on November 2. This is a great project for everyone to get involved in. On weekends a minister is on call. If you National pick up week for completed boxes is November have a crisis which one of the ministers 17-24. It’s never too early to start collecting items for chil- needs to know about, phone 256-1654 and dren in need all over the world! This year the J.O.Y. Sunday leave a message. A minister will return school class is sponsoring the collection. If you have any your call. questions, please contact Harper James at 803-238-2502 or [email protected]. You are Invited to help the youth sing! The Eastminster Choir is taking the day off on Novem- Nov. 1 ber 23rd and has invited the Senior High Youth to sing at the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services. We have accepted and are hoping that all youth will participate! Singing is one way for us to serve our church this year. No specific talent is needed just a smile! We practice Sunday Our Missionaries ‒ Rev. & Mrs. Donald Marsden-Virginia/Russia after youth group. Parents, let’s encourage all kids to serve the church. Steven & Natalie Hall - Alaska Sarah Snapp - Bolivia A Concert of Praise and Thanksgiving Rev. John McCall - Taiwan On Sunday, November 23, musicians from Eastminster Steve & Kathy Amar - Virginia/Muslims in the US George & Anne Harper - Philippines and Shandon Presbyterian Churches will present a concert Cindy Correll - Port au Prince, Haiti in the Eastminster Sanctuary at 3:00 p.m. Keep watching for Dr. John and Gwenda Fletcher - Congo additional details. Deadline for UPDATE PEACE Service November 9 Don’t miss out! Send your information to The PEACE Service offers you a place to come away and share with the congregation to tcarter@eastminsterpres.org. be quiet before the Lord. It is a service where we pray for all kinds of needs and Please have your information in by Wednesday, celebrate the Lord’s Supper together. If you desire a quiet place of worship, join November 12, to be shared in our next newslet- ter on November 23, 2014. us at 5:00 p.m. in the Adult Reception Hall. A nursery is available in the Drop-In Nursery rooms in the CLC. Eastminster Presbyterian Church Nonprofit Org. 3200 Trenholm Road US POSTAGE PAID Columbia, South Carolina 29204 Columbia, SC PERMIT No. 27

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Christmas Tree Fundraiser The youth will be selling Fraser Fir Christmas trees and wreaths Serving on Sunday again this year. The sale of all trees and wreaths will help offset november 2 the cost of youth mission trips in 2015. Sales have begun and will run through November 23, with pick-up from December 2-4 OFFICER’S PRAYER: from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the upper parking lot. You will be able to Deacon Alec Chaplin purchase trees from a youth on Sundays. Look for the tables in the breezeway or DEACONS: Hagood Tighe, Scott Verzyl pick-up an order form and return it with your check to the church. Costs range Elder John Derham (Jubilee) from $35.00 for 4-5 ft. trees to $118.00 for 9-10 ft. trees. You may order on-line Deacon Steve Draffin (Jubilee) Bill Coggins & Randy Liggitt at www.eastminsterpres.org and look under Quick Links! Please make your Ushers: checks payable to Eastminster Presbyterian Church and include on the memo GREETERS: John & Agnes Asman line “Youth Christmas Tree Fundraiser.” (Mail your check to Eastminster Presbyte- (9:00) Harvey & Martha Studstill rian Church, 3200 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29204 attn: Youth Office, or Justin & Laura Self drop by the church.) Peter & Jane Brissette Eastminster Book Club (11:15) Pat Fuller The EPC Book Club is kicking off a new season and format. We’ll be meeting Jane Kerr Williams Don & Darla Helms November 3rd at 7 p.m. at the home of Elizabeth Crouch, 2608 Stratford Road. Johnny & Karen Hudgens The November book is The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin, a page- turning story of love and survival, set in the wilderness of northeastern Utah-- INFANT ROOM - CLC 115 (9:00) Julie & Barrett Burley one of the largest stretches of harsh and remote land in the United States. New Lindsay & Trippett Boineau readers are welcome! (11:15) TODDLER ROOM - CLC 117 Christmas Memorials and Honoraria (9:00) Jay & SarahAnn Driffin The Flower Guild is accepting memorials and honoraria to cover the cost (11:15) Joni & Drew Richardson of decorating the sanctuary and other areas of the church with live wreaths, 2-K ROOM - CLC 119 Joan & Brian Boyer greenery and poinsettias for Christmas. Please enclose the wording you would (9:00) Alicia & Bruce Harper like to have printed in the Christmas bulletins with a check for $20.00 made out (11:15) to Eastminster Flower Guild for each listing. Checks and enclosed information CHILDREN’S CHURCH 102 - 3K (9:00) Scott & Emily Garrett should be mailed to the church or placed in the Flower Guild box in the work- Ryan & Melissa Gentry room. The deadline is Friday, December 5. Go ahead, send in your check today! (11:15) CHILDREN’S CHURCH 104 - 4K For our loved ones . . . (9:00) Will & Ashley Yarbrough In memory of Peggy Seigler, given by Anne S. Dickerson, Karl & Helen (11:15) Aaron & Katie Barthel Klinar. CHILDREN’S CHURCH 106 - 5K (9:00) o’Hara & Ashley Howard (11:15) Mary Frances & Jerry Jowers