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3Rd Chronicles Summerville Presbyterian Church MAY 2021 407 S 3rd chronicles Summerville Presbyterian Church MAY 2021 407 S. Laurel Street, Summerville, SC 29483 843-871-0280, www.summervillepres.org Vol. XXV, No. 5 We are a Christ‐centered church which values an open and friendly congregation that is dedicated to the spiritual growth of all God’s children and is called by God’s Spirit to serve our neighbors, locally and globally. FROM YOUR PASTOR From Your Pastor…...........1 Worship……………..…......2‐3 Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Grow……………..…….….....4‐5 Congregaonal Care…….6‐7 As of the date of this writing, I am still reϐlecting on the mean- Give & Serve…………………. 8 ingful services we had during Holy Week and Easter. It is al- Notes from a Church ways an encouragement to our faith to revisit the stories of Je- Mouse…………..………..……..9 sus’ cruciϐixion and resurrection and see how they give mean- ing and shape to our lives today. Historic Tidbits………….......9 Birthdays…………..………….11 Many thanks to our musical leaders and groups for their uplifting and inspiring mu- Military Prayer List…..…..11 sic—William Bennett, Joe Swisher, Jim Moore, the praise team, Jewel Tones, Hand- Staff & Session Lisng.....12 bells, Chancel Choir and several guest musicians engaged our hearts as well as our minds with their offerings. Many worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure our Calendar sanctuary was ready for worship. We thank those who serve as ushers and greet- ers, and are appreciative of the efforts of our newly formed technology team who May 4, 11, 18 are helping livestream our sanctuary services, as well as those who became en- Wednesday Night Live gaged during COVID and continue to serve. Fellowship Fun‐‐6:00‐6:30 pm Classes—6:30‐7:30 pm It has been a delight to see many returning to worship with the increasing availabil- ity of the COVID vaccine. We are doing our best to abide by safety protocols as well May 8 SPC Ladies Luncheon—noon as provide opportunities for all who desire to worship in person to be able to do so. As I said in the April 3rd Chronicles, we are evaluating each month in order to make May 9 the needed adjustments, and will move as expeditiously as possible as we discern Mother’s Day worship patterns. May 11 We’ve been able to resume some activities this spring. In April, the PrimeTimers Circle #1 ‐ PW Birthday Lunch ventured out for the ϐirst time in over a year. A spring Wednesday Night Live con- at Time Well Spent—noon sisting of fellowship activities and classes also kicked off in April. Plans are now being made for the return of Salt Shakers and the Ladies’ Luncheon. May 11, 25 SPC Prayer Gatherings More activities for children, youth and the whole family are coming this summer. 6:30 pm Sanctuary VBS will be an all-church-family affair, with opportunities for children, youth and adults on June 25-26. Youth can look forward to Sunday Fundays in June and a re- May 20 turn to Montreat in July. Plans are now underway for a children’s Music and Drama PrimeTimers’ Trip Camp July 26-30. There are great ways to participate and vol- unteer for all of these activities, so reach out to Alicia, Allison May 23 and William to learn more! Pentecost May 30 In Christ’s service, Trinity Sunday Rev. Dr. Anita K. Herbert 1 WORSHIP May 2021 Sermon Series Four Aspects of Christian Living - This series covers four aspects of life that are impacted by our commit- ment to Christ. Date Focus Scripture(s) Notes May 2 Faith Hebrews 11:1-7 The first week of the series begins with our need for Hebrews 11:8-16 faith, which will ground all that follows. May 9 Mother’s Family Leviticus 19:1-4 God gifts us with families and gives us instructions Day Ephesians 6:1-4 about how to treat each other. May 16 Friends 1 Samuel 18:1-7 David’s friendship with Jonathan gives us a model Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 friendship, as well as the words of the “preacher” in Ecclesiastes about how two are better than one. May 23 Pentecost Holy Ezekiel 37:1-14, The valley of dry bones; ways the Spirit helps us, par- Spirit Romans 8:22-27 ticularly in prayer/need May 30 Trinity Finances Ecclesiastes 5:10 Jesus talks about storing up treasures in heaven rather Sunday Matthew 6:19-24 than on earth, and how we have to guard against our wealth becoming a “master” we try to serve. aith amily CHRISTIAN riends LIVING Finances $ YOU 2 WORSHIP Musical Moments JESUS, THE VERY The Choirs at SPC are rolling along strongly now. We were so THOUGHT OF THEE excited to get back into the refur- bished sanctuary and offer live When Bernard services. We are thankful to have (1090-1153), a sickly been able to sing gloriously to our youth in Dijon, France, was unable to fulfill mili- Lord for his death and resurrection on Easter and we tary service, he became a monk. So successful was remain very busy until our summer break comes up. he that he eventually founded the famous monas- Here are some highlights of what is going on! tery in nearby Clairvaux. In time almost 170 mon- asteries sprang from Bernard’s leadership. The Chancel Choir is working on some new anthems for the month of May including a beautiful tribute to mothers on May 9th. Bring your tissues! The Jewel Bernard of Clairvaux became the most powerful th preacher of his era, and is remembered as a pious Tones will sing for the May 16 service and are excit- man, a deeply contemplative mystic, the “honey- ed to present two pieces that are new to our reper- toire! We are also exploring the possibility of a Jewel tongued doctor.” Martin Luther called Bernard Tones afternoon concert in June before our summer “the best monk that ever lived, whom I admire break. More information will come soon about that. beyond all the rest put together.” Our Handbell Choir played in April and will play again He was not a perfect man, as seen in his support on June 13th. We are in the process of procuring a few for the Second Crusade to liberate the Holy Land new tables and new covers to match the colors in the from Muslim control. For 800 years, his words sanctuary as well! have been read and sung. We have a small group of members attending the Pope Pius XI confirmed Bernard as the patron Montreat Music and Worship Conference in June, but saint of the Alps in 1923. His image appears in there is still more room available! Please contact me if the flag of some detachments of the Tyrolean Al- you are interested in joining us! We are excited about the opportunities to learn and grow through this great pine Guard. He is also the patron saint of skiing, conference. snowboarding, hiking, backpacking and moun- taineering. Finally, we are planning to offer Music and Drama Camp July 26 – 30 and we will be sending out more The St. Bernard dog was not named after this St. details about that as we finalize them. We will need Bernard, even though they are associated with the 15-20 additional volunteers for this week to maintain a Alps. St. Bernard of Menthon, who established a safe ratio of adults to campers. We are setting up a hostel across the Pennine Alps for travelers where Signup Genius for this and will place it on the church the perpetual snow was seven to eight feet deep, website. Please contact me with drifts up to 40 feet, used the herding dogs at [email protected] or see me one which came to bear his name to rescue travelers. Sunday if you are able to help out!! Two well-known hymns are attributed to St. Ber- We are very excited about all of our summer opportuni- nard: “Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee,” and “O ties! Sacred Head Now Wounded.” In Christ’s love, Excerpted from Then Sings My Soul by William Bennett Director of Music Robert J. Morgan and the Internet 3 CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES Dear SPC Children and Families, Happy May! This nicer weather we have been having is very indicative of how I’ve been feeling lately…hopeful! As we continue to roll out vaccines, I am very hopeful for the future of the children and family ministries here at SPC. On that note, I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy! Thank you to everyone who attended Joy Kids over the last 12 weeks! We all had a great time learning about God and had lots of fun along the way! Our last event for this “semester” was our Easter Egg Hunt. It was a bit chil- ly but the kids had a great time hunting for all 200 eggs that were hidden! Looking to the summer, I am hoping to plan a few fun family activities! A few ideas are a family game night, open gym and movie night. Stay tuned for more information on that. VBS will take place on Friday, June 25th from 6-8 pm and on Satur- day, June 26th from 9 am - 3 pm. Signups will begin soon, so be on the lookout for that information. Also, please pass on the information about VBS to your friends and neighbors. We are hoping for quite a bit of outreach to take place this year! With all of that said, we are building a planning team for VBS now and NEED YOUR HELP! Please get in touch with me if you are interested in volunteering! Nursery Sundays 10:00 am Our nursery continues to be open for our 10 am service every Sunday! I am looking to add to our volunteer list for our nursery coordinator, Asha, to utilize.
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