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St. John’s Lutheran Church Newsletter

THE CHIMES

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 301 West Main Street Walhalla, South Carolina 301 West Main Street Walhalla, South Carolina 301 West Main Street Walhalla, South Carolina 301 West Main Street Walhalla, South Carolina We are called and empowered by God to spread the Gospel andWe are called and empowered by God to spread the Gospel andWe are called and empowered by God to spread the Gospel andWe are called and empowered by God to spread the Gospel and to share the love of Jesus Christ in service to all.to share the love of Jesus Christ in service to all.to share the love of Jesus Christ in service to all.to share the love of Jesus Christ in service to all.

The Rev. David W. Coffman, Pastor Office Hours Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Phone: (864) 638-6363 Fax: (864) 638-8238

Email: [email protected] Website: www.stjohnswalhalla.org Biggerstaff: 882-3337 398 Biggerstaff Road; Seneca SC 29672

Pre-School Phone: (864) 638-8099 Pre-School Email: [email protected]

DECEMBER 2009

And the angel said unto her. Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. And behold, thou shall conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name Jesus. He shall be great and

shall be called the son of the Highest; Luke 1:30-32a

Join us as we Celebrate Christ’s Birth

Tuesday, December 8—Congregational Christmas Dinner 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 17—Pre-School Christmas Program 6:00 p.m.

Friday, December 18—Christmas Caroling 4:45 p.m.

Outreach Ministry Christmas Eve Meal We will continue our tradition by preparing Christmas Eve Dinner for the elderly, shut-in and needy.

Volunteers will be needed for preparation, delivery and clean-up. A sign-up sheet is posted at the

Spiritual Opportunities Table. Please prayerfully consider assisting the

Outreach Committee with this special ministry.

cook @ 7:00 a.m. Deliver meals @ 11:00 a.m. Package meals @ 10:15 a.m. Clean-up @ 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve Service 5:00 p.m.

Soup, Sandwiches and Cookies — Fellowship Hall 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Family Christmas Service 8:00 p.m.

Lessons and Carol Service 10:00 p.m.

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The Fox’s Trot

Often times we Christians get bent out of shape when a card says “Merry Xmas”. We think that people have “Xed” out Christ. However, I am going to suggest that they have not “Xed” out Christ. You see X is the Greek symbol “Chi”, which is the first letter for Christ. In the church we use the “ChiRho symbol”, an X with a P in the middle of it, which means Christ. The X alone means Christ as well. Now if we use the symbol in church, is it not alright to use on a card? Here is my logic or equa-tion if you will:

If X = Christ then X + mas = Christmas. Let us pray. O God, we give thanks to you for the sending of your Son. We ask that you

now send your Holy Spirit to dwell in us and among us this Advent and Christmas season. Wrap us in your warm embrace and help us to remember your unconditional love for us. Amen.

Merry Xmas, Vicar Dave

SPIRITUAL OPPORTUNITIES

LAY ACADEMY 2010 SAVE THESE DATES!!!! February 4, 11, 18 2010

Sponsored by Clemson Area Congregations in Touch

Thursday, February 4 - - The Theology of Poverty Our responsibility for those in need is deeply grounded in Jewish and Christian tradition. Joyce Klein (Jewish), Father Emmanuel Andinam (Roman Catholic), and Rev. Cynthia Prescott (Unitarian Uni-versalist) will explore the theological basis for our so-cial justice work in addressing poverty. Thursday, February 11 - - The Reality of Poverty With guest speaker Rev. Beth Templeton of United Ministries in Greenville, and Director of Our Eyes are Opened. She is the author of the book Loving Our Neighbor: A Thoughtful Approach to Helping People in Poverty and is a national speaker on the issue of poverty. Thursday, February 18 - -The Response to Poverty What are the needs and how can we collaborate to improve services in the area where we live, work and worship? This session will feature roundtable discus-sions among providers of and those seeking to pro-vide food, shelter, education, health care and financial assistance to the needy. Programs begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Clemson United

Methodist Church on Frontage Road. The public is

invited.

COMING IN JANUARY…. “Gloves for God”

Collecting Adult & Children's Gloves To be donated to Oconee A.I.D.

Don’t have gloves to donate? $1.00 donation buys a pair of gloves.

“Here we go a caroling…” Singers of all ages may sign-up at the Spiritual Gifts Table to go caroling on Friday, December 18. We will meet at the church at 4:45 p.m. to appoint teams and distribute directions. Please dress warmly, and bring a small flashlight. You will receive a blessing as you share the Good News of the birth of the Christ child by singing carols to our Seniors and Shut-ins. Enjoy some hot refresh-ments in the Fellowship Hall after your visits. Ques-tions? Call Barbara at 638-8818.

Department of Social Services (DSS) Christmas We will be collecting donations to be sent to the De-partment of Social Services each week. Please mark your envelopes for DSS Christmas. DSS asks that you spend a minimum of $75.00 per child. You can donate the entire amount or a portion. The deadline for donations will be Sunday, December 13th. May you be a blessing and be blessed this holiday season.

This year's Christmas Parade theme is An All American Christmas.

We need the following decorations: old white sheets, anything red, white, and/or blue, old records or CDs, pie tins.

Float Decorating Times: Wednesday, December 2nd, at 5:00 p.m. Come help decorate and then enjoy a Wonderful Wednesday Meal. Additional float decorating times TBA.

If the youth would like to ride on the float this year, meet at 3:30 p.m. on December 5th in the Fellowship Hall.

Youth Progressive Dinners are fast approaching. If you would like to host a course (open to all congre-gation members), please sign-up at the Spiritual Op-portunities Table. ELY December 6th 5:15 p.m. and Mid to High December 12th 5:15 p.m.


DATE TIME USHERS/GREETERS ASSISTING

MINISTERS

ACOLYTES CANTOR

December 6 9:00 Chris Lawrence and Gene Burnside Greeters: Ken & Sandra Pruitt

Patty Shepard (Lector)

Gary Cabbage

Alex Sharpe

11:00 Betty Wallace and Delores Krueger Greeters: Dave & Joan Lewis

Paul Wilson Micah Mann Shannon Coffman

December 13 9:00 Bob & Dolly Johnson Greeters: Doug & Ginny Deane

Dwight Addis (Lector)

David Holt

Katherine Stoudemire

11:00 Charles & Hannelore McChesney Greeters: Lawrence & Laurie Gimas

Edwina Wicker Celia Cary Vicar David Fox

December 20 9:00 Betty Mantell and Betty Sosebee Greeters: Faron & Tracie Sims

Amy Klaren (Lector)

Bill Hughes

Zachary Sims

11:00 Rudy & Louise Nothdurft Greeter: Lib Seigler

Ann Brackett Austin Chapman

Madison and Belle Coffman

December 24 5:00 Lindsay Johns and Rachel Norton Greeters: Chris Lee, Blake Norton

and Scott Sprouse

Allison Sims Julia Ballenger

Lectors Ward Sprouse John Sprouse Mary Sprouse

Catherine Lee

8:00 Delores Krueger and Norman Henry Greeters: Ann Henry and

Betty Mantell

Jan Long Lector

Doug Williams

Celia Cary Crucifer

John Sharpe

Choir

December 27 9:00 Chris Lee and Gene Burnside Greeters: Don & Ann Thornton

Tracey Ward (Lector)

Dwight Addis

Sarah Voss

11:00 Barbara Wilson Lindsay Johns Bill Hill John & Millie Hawbecker Greeter: Ken Johns

10:00 Dwight Addis and Mark McLean Greeter: Libby McLean

Rick Somerville

Lector Gary Cabbage Patty Shepard

TBA

Life Transitions in our congregation during the month of November

Baptized/New Member – Suzanne (Suzi) Osborne 225 North Oak St. Walhalla 784-5077

Born – to Howard & Lynn Leslie on November 5 James Bryant Leslie weighing 8 pounds.

Caleb Ryan Somerville born on November 6 to Ryan & Mary weighed 6 lbs 16 ounces and 19 inches long.

Confirmed – Alden Devoe, November 8

Hospitalized – Bob Johnson

Altar Guild: **Connie Addis, Monica S. Addis, Cecelia Lee and

Christy Addis

Offering Counters: Ed & Ruth Pekarek and Elaine Griesheimer

Pastor Shealy’s book about St. John’s is Coming!

The book is expected in mid December. At that time, buyers may pick-up their copy of this special book fol-

lowing each service. Copies will be mailed to purchasers living outside the immediate area. During the week copies can be picked-up at the Church Office from

Debbie, our Parish Secretary. A e-mail will be sent out advising all purchasers when the book arrives.


Care to have some fun, keep your family communicating every night, and grow in your understanding of yourself and God? Try this simple five-step process for the next six weeks and see if it doesn’t help! Here’s how you do it: Whoever is going to

bed first in your home (or going to work in my house) calls “FAITH 5” or “Huddle Up!” Everyone must drop what they’re doing, turn off the television, put down the newspaper or their homework, set the cell phone on silence, stop texting and gather in a room of the convener’s choice. Then take turns going through these five simple steps:

1. SHARE highs & lows of the day 2. READ and highlight a verse of Scripture in your Bible 3. TALK about how the verse relates to your highs & lows 4. PRAY for your highs & lows, for your family, and for the world 5. BLESS one another You want a great relationship with your kids? You want openness, honesty, caring and sharing in your family? You want to raise a child to be a strong, thoughtful, empathetic, positive, healthy adult out in the world some day? You can’t buy that. You have to invest in it. And the investment is the most expensive currency you own – your TIME – aimed at that most precious young person in your life. Kids spell love TIME. Be intentional. Be consistent. Be caring. Be the parent. Every night. Every home. No one else can do that for you. Four Questions 1. For Parents of Young Children: What would it be worth to you to have a teenager, some day, who won’t go to sleep without talking to you about their day? Praying with you? Blessing you? Would it be worth five minutes? Tonight? Every night? 2. For Parents of Pre-Teens: What would happen to your family over time if you were able to keep this open, caring communication going every night throughout adolescence? 3. For Parents of Teenagers: Once the teen years begin and drivers’ licenses come into play, communi-cation between parents and teens can become a challenge. How might this type of five-minute conver-sation change a family if they were intentional and consistent about it? Would the benefits outweigh the hassle of trying to invest this time of care, listening, and prayer each night in your home? Why or why not? 4. For Church Leaders: What would happen to a family over time if they made an intentional point of doing the Faith 5 most every night? What would hap-pen to your church five years from today if the major-ity of your households were doing active listening,

scripture, faith talk, prayer, and blessings every night? As a congregation, St. John’s is going to provide a placemat for each family which includes the scripture for the day. Get the Bible out and read and share in God’s word as we dive into the Gospel of Luke for the next 6 weeks. Each week, we will celebrate fami-lies and individuals spending time in the word. If you spend at least 5 nights doing the FAITH 5 a strip of paper will go on the cross in the church. We want to fill it up with family time, with the word of God. EVE-RYONE is expected to participate. On January 10, we will have a celebration of our FAITH 5 Cross.

A Note from the Spiritual Gifts Coordinator…

The year 2009 is quickly becoming history. This has been an incredible year of community outreach for our congregation. St. John’s has left a mark on our com-munity, we have given our hearts, souls and gifts, and we have been the hands and feet of our Lord. Janu-ary was the month of the dinner- we served 100 Low Country Boil Dinners to benefit Biggerstaff, and a week later served 350 spaghetti dinners to benefit the Biemann family. I am still amazed at how we came together and did it! We continued sending care pack-ages to deployed soldiers until they all came home. In April we conducted a blood drive for the Blood Con-nection. Early in May we did the impossible-INASMUCH/Join Hands Day which put our congrega-tion all over Oconee County helping and caring. In July we reached out to the youth in the community by hosting Vacation Bible School, our mission was to make a donation to our neighbor- St. Luke United Methodist- destroyed by fire. In August we began our involvement in “Lunch for Life-Food for the Soul,” reaching out with a meal to those in Walhalla who need to see God’s love. In September we prepared spaghetti dinner for the Middle School football team. We also collected 600 pairs of shoes- Soles4Souls- unbelievable! In October it was Coats for Christ- 337 of them- coordinating our efforts with Ascension Epis-copal Church in Seneca. We fought the elements at Oktoberfest and donated our proceeds to Oconee A.I.D. and the United Way Diaper Fund. The Minis-ter’s Cook-Off and Craft & Market Day in November benefited Safe Harbor- women’s shelters in Ander-son, Pickens and Oconee County. Once again we will prepare, assemble and deliver 400 meals to the needy in Oconee County on Christmas Eve. St John’s is a relatively small congregation with a very large heart! How can we top 2009 in 2010? One can only imagine the possibilities. I wish each of you a Christ-mas filled with Christ and a New-Year filled with hope and love. God bless all of you for the gifts you have used this year. No words can express my apprecia-tion for all you have given.


AUXILIARIES OCONEE A.I.D.: The Men in Mission are asking for donations to Oconee A.I.D. for the month of Decem-ber. Items needed are: warm clothing, adult gloves, hats, soup, and fruit juice. These items or cash dona-tions would be very much appreciated.

WELCA words from Libby Sometimes we have to wait a while to realize just how our hard work pays off. This was the case at our October WELCA meeting. Betty Wallace presented Patty Shepard a check for $1,924.51 from the pro-ceeds of the Tour of Tables for the Kitchen Remodel-ing Fund. This has helped with the latest additions which we're all enjoying as we use the church kitchen. Results from our Oktoberfest are also in. Even with the rainy weather and muddy field, we were quite suc-cessful with our bake sale. With the Thrivent supple-ment WELCA received $779.45 which we gave to Family Friends Diaper Fund at United Way. Thanks again to everyone who helped with the Oktoberfest project. Our year is coming to an end, but we have already begun planning next year's activities. It's exciting to have so many women anxious and eager to plan and help with all the outreach projects our church is in-volved in. On December 15 we will meet at the Hallman home for our Christmas party. Bring your favorite Christmas snack food, and join us at 6:30 p.m. Spouses are welcome. Thank you Harvey and Fredi for opening your home to us.

WELCA Christmas Party Plan to spend an evening hosted by Harvey and Fredi Hallman in their home on December 15th for our annual Christmas party. All ladies are invited and are

welcome to bring their spouses. Punch will be pro-vided. Bring your favorite hors d'oeuvre to share. Our evening together will begin at 6:30. Hope to see a lot of you there. Remember, all women in the church are WELCA members.

St. John’s Knitters & Crocheters: We made new items for the Craft & Market Day on Saturday, No-vember 14, and a total of $206.50 was given to Women Alive. Our prayer shawl ministry continues, and we gave prayer shawls to the Davis Family, June Shobe, and Carol Anderson. December 9 will be our only meeting this month. If you need handmade gift items, contact Barbara @ 638-8818. If you would like to learn/renew knitting/crocheting talents during an evening (in January or February) because you work during days, please contact Barbara.

The next meeting of the Stewards of God's Creation will be Monday, December 14th, at 7:00 in the Fellow-ship Hall. Please join us, and bring your ideas.

PrePrePrePre----SchoolSchoolSchoolSchool————Christmas is coming, and the sounds, the smells, and the excitement of the season

are all around us. The children are always letting us know what Santa is bringing or what they are

hoping for. We will be teaching about love, and the act of giving, along with kindness to one another

this month. Each class will adopt a local child for Christmas, they will buy gifts, wrap them, and send

them with love. Allowing our children to participate in this small act of kindness will enable the chil-

dren to learn compassion and the joy of doing for others. Our Christmas program is scheduled for

Thursday, December 17th, at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to join us. As we close

out another year, I would like to thank everyone for all your kind words of encouragement, your notes

of praise to the teacher’s and myself as well as all your prayers for the preschool program. Without

the support and blessings of the church, we could not do what we do for our community and for all

the families that attend the preschool. God Bless each and everyone of you, and we wish you a Happy

and Safe Christmas.

Director, Lisa Arrowood and Preschool Staff

INTERESTED IN GETTING TO KNOW EACH

OTHER BETTER?

INTERESTED IN MEETING NEW PEOPLE?

INTERESTED IN GOOD FOOD, FUN & FELLOWSHIP?

THERE IS STILL TIME TO BECOME PART OF ST. JOHN’S SUPPER CLUB

Groups of 8 meet monthly at alternating homes for casual supper. If interested SIGN-

UP at the Spiritual Opportunities Table


SAVE THE DATE

Fourth Annual

LOW COUNTRY BOIL

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

$10 per person ~ includes shrimp, kielbasa, corn, potatoes, roll,

dessert and drink~

Hosted by Biggerstaff Committee All proceeds go to resurfacing the Biggerstaff dock

John Chmelar 12/01 Alexander Mitchell 12/01 Terry Stephens 12/01 Sandra Yuda 12/02 John Hawbecker 12/04 Lindsey Simmons 12/06 Michael Hill 12/09 Larry Brandt 12/10 Eliza Davis 12/10 Mary Hill 12/10 Fredricka Hallman 12/11 Sheila Niemeyer 12/11 Nancy Harper 12/12 Gene Burnside 12/15 Julie Corbett 12/16 Richard Klaren 12/16 William McMahan 12/16 Sarah Voss 12/16 Jack Bryson 12/19 Thelma Miller 12/19 Lynne Williams 12/19 Alice Campbell 12/22 Zachary Mitchell 12/22 Jason Wilson 12/22 Beth Davis 12/23 William Hughes 12/24 Pamela Hall 12/25 Shannon Somerville 12/25 Alexandria Gydesen 12/27 Alexus Gydesen 12/27 Ginger Morrow 12/27 Mary Somerville 12/27 Amy Wilson 12/28 Maggie Winchester 12/28 Tres Workman, III 12/28 Albert Pittman 12/30 Louis Rimrodt 12/30 Laura Sloan 12/30 Christen Mathis 12/31

Bill & Laura Mathis 12/02 Keith & Patty Shepard 12/09 Horace & Tina Barrett 12/11 Blake & Jean Norton 12/11 Bobby & Julia Ballenger 12/17 William & Jean Hughes 12/17 Richard & Sarah Klaren 12/19 James & Erin Garland 12/20 John & Rebecca Chmelar 12/21 Ryan & Mary Somerville 12/23 Nelson & Elaine Griesheimer 12/24 Bill & Ann Brackett 12/27 Edward & Ruth Pekarek 12/28

TIME TO ORDER POINSETTIAS

Poinsettias will be placed in the Sanctuary by Sunday, Decem-ber 20th services and can be picked up on Sunday, December 27, after the 11:00 a.m. service. The purchase price is $10 each. Poinsettias may be purchased in honor and in memory of a special person. The deadline to order will be December 16th. Make checks payable to St. John's Worship Supplies. Orders may be placed in the offering plate, left in the church office or mailed to: Connie Addis; 215 Lake-side Drive; Walhalla, SC 29691.

Name: __________________________ Telephone number_____________

I/we am purchasing _______ poinsettias

In Honor of In Memory of

________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________

Walhalla Civic Chorale Christmas Concert Enjoy sacred and secular Christmas selections sung by volunteer singers of St. John’s and other churches in our community at Walhalla Civic Auditorium on Saturday, De-cember 12, at 7:00 p.m. No tickets to purchase, but donations are encour-aged to help defray expenses. This concert is a gift to the community, and you are sure to hear the Christmas message in familiar and new arrange-ments.

The Youth are planning a Snow Trip January

22-24. Additional information as soon as it is

available.


Sound Bites Three golfers were walking down the ninth fairway and one announced, “It’s windy today.” Another replied, “Oh, I’m sure it’s Thursday.” The third one said, “Yeah, me too. Let’s stop at the clubhouse for a drink.” This is a humorous example of bluffing. Golfers two and three didn’t understand everything the prior man had said, but they didn’t want to admit it. They tried to make sense out of the sounds they did hear and cre-ated a sentence that made sense to them. Then they responded to that sentence. People with hearing loss often bluff during conversa-tions. Doing so can have funny outcomes, such as the example above. However, there are many other ex-changes where a hearing impaired person gives an inappropriate response and the other person thinks, “What a strange reply.” There even have been cases where a hearing impaired person lost his job because he acted on a misunderstood direction.

Don’t try to hide your hearing loss. Ask for a repeat or rephrasing of a comment or question you don’t un-derstand. There may be some unkind comments from those who don’t know of your difficulty, but most people will be very helpful if they are aware of your hearing loss.

Memorial or Honor Gifts, Devotions

WORLD HUNGER

St. John’s has received materials to acknowledge memorial and honor gifts

made to World Hunger.

Gifts may be made using World Hunger Offering Envelopes, found in the pew racks,

Or added to your regular giving envelope as a

Special Offering in the weekly/monthly offering envelopes. PLEASE specify

World Hunger on you envelope!

Acknowledgement cards are available. You may pick-up your cards from our Parish

Secretary or from Dottie Brandt.

“Keep The Promise”

Advent Calendar Between December 1 (World AIDs Day) and

January 6 (Epiphany) use the calendar to reflect on pain, hope, lose and the HIV pan-demic. These calendars are available in the

Sacristy.

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY SUPPER

~menus for December~

December 2nd Pizza & Salad December 9th Meat Loaf December 16th Barbeque Sandwiches & Confetti Slaw December 23rd Christmas -no meal December 30th New Years-no meal

Come join us for good food and fellowship

$3 per person/$10 maximum Sign-up at the Spiritual Opportunities Table


Thank you for all your love and

support that you showed to our fam-i l y (Davis) during the home-going of

Brian. Thank you for keeping Brian in your thoughts and prayers. He will surely be missed by all.

Love, the family of Mr. Brian Hunter Davis

Thank you for your generous support of United Way of Oconee County. I am grateful that we are working together to change the quality of life for everyone here in Oconee County. Again, thank you for your partner-ship. You are a real difference in our community—by Living United.

Kimberly Ellis, United Way of Oconee-Adm. Asst.

Dear Pastor and Congregation: Thank you for your gift of $150 to the St. John’s/Rev. John Koch Scholarship Fund. Your generous support of Newberry College is truly an investment in the fu-ture. By supporting Newberry College, you are investing in the future of this great College and opening the doors of opportunity for countless students. Again, on behalf of the students, faculty and staff of Newberry College, we thank you for your support. Sincerely, Charles M. Wendt, V-P of Institutional Advancement

Grief Care Corner By Edwina K. Wicker

(In memory of Mrs. Luanne Mayer—Reprinted from December 2008 issue)

Luke 2:7—She gave birth to her first son, wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger—there was no room for them to stay in the inn. (Today’s English Version) I ventured into my creative side in October by participating in a basic drawing class. During one class, the instructor taught us to draw negative space which is the empty space in and around an object. Focusing on the emptiness accentuates the positive space and that forces the object onto the paper. I thought about this emptiness when I attended a funeral recently. I sat in the balcony, at church, and peered over the rail at the casket near the altar. Although the pews were filled with family and friends, there was an empty space among those attending the funeral. Death had left family members and friends hurting, sorrowful, and empty. A loss leaves a gap everywhere—in hearts, pews, and at dining tables. As we grieve, we heal, and as we heal, we recall love and memories. With the passing of time and healing, the loving memories project a posi-tive image on our hearts for eternity. The positive is pushed forward after we learn to live with and manage the emptiness of loss. During this holiday season, there may be an empty space at our tables for the first time, or maybe we have already begun to slide the chairs around the table a little closer together. The space may be fresh and raw or it may have begun to heal and fill us with good memories. Our loved ones remain in our hearts as we heal and close the gap of loss. Mary and Joseph found an empty space in a stable because there was no room for them in the inn. Jesus came to us in the emptiness of that stable more than two thousand years ago. He continues to meet us in our empty spaces today to bring us comfort, heal us, and remind us to celebrate life.

Dear Jesus, You entered the world in the vacancy of a stable and you remain with us during all times. When our emptiness causes ache, give us gentle reminders that you are present. Amen.

The honor of your prayers and presence are requested at the ordination of

Holy Communion with the

Rite of Ordination to the

Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for

Kristy Buyok at

St. John’s Lutheran Church Walhalla, SC

Sunday, December 13 at 6 o’clock p.m.

Everyone is invited to a reception immediately following the service.

Kristy has accepted a call to Pomaria Lutheran Church.

PO Box 246 Pomaria 29126-0246


TREASURER'S REPORT, ABBREVIATED MONTH ENDING 10/30/2009 General Fund:

Balance at Beginning of Month………………5,564.53 Received, Budget Support Offerings………26,399.80 Received, Rents etc……………………………..925.00 Disbursed, Expenses………………………..28,456.07 Balance at End of Year……………………….4,433.26

Required giving for 2009 $301,595/yr. $5799/mth Required giving for 43 Sundays…………..249,357.00 Amount Actually Received………………...239,601.04 Rents Received………………………………..7,575.00 Dollar Surplus or (Deficit)…………………...(9,755.96) Percentage Surplus or (Deficit)………………….-3.9%

Restricted Funds & Accounts: Altar Guild Funds………………………………...556.38 Bell Choir Accumulative Fund………………….248.30 Bell Clock Fund…………………………………..315.00 Biggerstaff, In/Out…………………………………80.00 Biggerstaff Shoreline Project Fund………...36,059.72 Capital Contingency Fund……………………3,625.06 Cemetery Accumulative Fund……………...44,388.72 Choir Accumulative Fund……………………….659.54 Christian Ed Building Fund………………………...0.00 Debt. Retirement Trailer……………………………0.00 Evangelism, Restricted………………………….761.72 Interest Earned…………………………………….62.06 Food Pantry………………………………………265.00 Kitchen Remodel Fund………………………….644.34 Long-Range Planning Loan………………...(7,483.69) LCY Accumulation Fund……………………...1,705.06 Memorials, Undesignated………………………..30.00 Miscellaneous In/Out Accounts………………1,028.20 Mission Endowment, In/Out……………………..(9.00) Outreach Fund………………………………...1,987.48 Preschool Restricted Fund……………………..(25.00) Shealy Book Fund……………………………..3,738.00 Vicar Fund………………………………………..313.00 Worship Fund Worship Fund………………...3,800.00

Total Restricted Funds & Accts………….92,749.89

Project Status Reports as of October 30, 2009

Biggerstaff/SCLRC Project – In August 2006 our congregation approved, in principle, partnering with the SC Lutheran Retreat Centers, the ultimate goal to ‘make Biggerstaff a year-round destination for the faithful throughout the Synod and the nation’.

Thus, Biggerstaff would become the up-state site to complement Camp Kinard in the mid-lands and Coastal retreat on Isle of Palms.

Synod approved a five year, 7.5 million dollar Capital Campaign for raising funds for the three sites, the ‘Building, Renewing, Believing Campaign’.

Of the total, Biggerstaff was allocated 3.7m, Kinard & Coastal 1.9 million each. First priority being Coastal followed by Kinard, with us last.

The pending ‘Agreement to Lease’ will allow St John’s to retain all monies generated until such time as the actual ‘Ground Lease’ is executed, which, in turn, will not occur until the SCLRC is in position to begin con-struction within six months and have expectations that the project will be completed within two years.

Capital Campaign $36059.75

Kitchen Remodel Project: This project is now com-pleted.

Long-Range Building Plan: The congregation ap-proved borrowing $ 7,608.69 from the Cemetery Fund to pay for costs associated with a proposed Long Range Building Plan. This money must be repaid to the Cemetery Fund. Although it will be included in the 2010 budget, contributions can currently be made. Please mark your envelope accordingly.

$-7483.69

Lois Sharpe, Congregational Treasurer

LETS GO GREEN IN REVIEW Tips: Share a ride to work or school Avoid morning rush-hour traffic Walk or ride a bicycle Take your lunch to work or school Combine errands into one trip Avoid drive-through lanes Postpone refueling until 6:00 p.m. Postpone using gas engines until after 6:00 p.m. Keep your vehicle properly tuned Plan ahead and combine trips and errands Drive on properly inflated tires.

All Annual Reports are due in the Church Office on January 20, 2010.


ST. JOHN’S TRAVEL MUGS MAKE A WONDERFUL

HOLIDAY GIFT

Fill them with a pound of coffee, flowers or snacks

Give one to a college student Give one to a shut-in

Give one to a family member Give one at a holiday gift exchange

All proceeds go to the Vicar Fund $10 each

at Spiritual Opportunities Table or Church Office

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The Fox’s Trot……………………..…...…2 Spiritual Opportunities.………………….2 Assistant Schedule………………………..3 Life Transitions…………………………....3 Shealy Book…………………………………3 Pastor’s Ponderings..…………………....4 Note from the Gifts Coordinator……..4 Auxiliaries………………...………………...5 News from Pre-School…………..……...5 December Calendar…………….....6 & 7 Birthdays & Anniversaries…..………...8 Poinsettia Order Form..…………………8 Walhalla Civic Chorale Christmas Concert……..…….8 Low Country Boil.…………………….……8 Sound Bites…………….……………...…..9 Wonderful Wednesday Menu………...9 World Hunger……………………………….9 Grief Corner………………………..……..10 Thank You………………………………….10 Invitation to Ordination……………….10 Treasurer’s Report……………………...11 Let’s Go Green………….…………….….11 Annual Report…………………………….11

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