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VOLUME 48, ISSUE 4 April 2016 Worship Joyfully, Serve Faithfully, Give Generously Congratulations to this year’s team of over 20 members who raised $525 on line and $639 through Westminster Presbyterian Church.
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VOLUME 48, ISSUE 4
April
2016
Worship Joyfully, Serve Faithfully, Give Generously
Congratulations to this year’s team of over 20 members
who raised $525 on line and $639 through
Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Worship Attendance
FROM THE WESTMINSTER PULPIT April 3 Luke 5:27-39 At the Table with Jesus
The Lord’s Supper
April 10 Luke 6:1-11 Lord of the Sabbath
April 17 Luke 6:12-26 Orientation to Discipleship
April 24 Proverbs 17:17
Youth Sunday
May 1 Luke 6:43-45 A Matter of the Heart
Preschool Appreciation
May 8 Luke 6:46-49 Built on the Rock
Children’s Sunday
March 6 240 March 20 259
March 13 252 March 27 435
From the Pastor Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!
Serve the LORD with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
Know that the LORD, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the LORD is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100 has been on my mind lately. It is a Psalm for giving thanks, and there are many reasons I’m thankful, among them these things from Westminster:
The blessing of fellowship! I saw it in the opportunity to welcome and honor our friends from the Village in Summerville last month.
The blessing of worship! Holy Week and Easter were inspiring. Can you believe 435 souls praising God in worship Easter morning? The Spirit of God is alive and vibrant.
The blessing of growth! We’re growing, and on April 6th at Wonderful Wednesday, we’ll honor all the new members who have joined WPC in the past year.
The blessing of youth and children. On April 24th, our youth will lead us in worship on Youth Sunday, and on May 8th, our children will lead us in worship on Children’s Sunday.
The blessing of nurturing the children! On May 1st in worship, we’ll celebrate the ministry of the WPC preschool.
The blessing of reaching out! On May 4th at Wonderful Wednesday, we’ll welcome and honor the staff and teachers at Mary Ford Elementary School.
Friends, look around. Jesus is alive at Westminster! Let’s give thanks together. Pastor Daniel
SESSION DIGEST Highlights from the March 20 Session Meeting
1. Continued discussion of Unbinding the Gospel.
2. Approved minutes from previous Session and Diaconate meetings.
3. Approved February 2016 financial statements
4. After attempts to contact these inactive members, the following members will be removed from
the church roll: Julie Bennett, Phillip Beyle, Jeannie Chaplin, Mary Sue Doran, Emily Evans,
Savannah Evans, Amy Fruth, Melissa Kazmierski, Kay Kugley, Michael Matthews, Stephanie
Matthews, Paige Rumph, Robert Rumph, Gail Smith, William Smith, Christine Turner.
5. Approval of the following:
Baptism: Greg and Kendall Ramsay’s children Jillian and Henry on April 17.
Wedding: Scott Baskin and Jane Goodwin for October 28.
Wedding: Dana Purcell and Mike Cotham for October 15.
6. Approval to host a concert by the West Ashley acapella group, The Charlestones.
7. The Officer Nominating Committee is completing their work.
8. Pastor Daniel will be on Study leave May 2-6.
February Year to Date
Contributions Budgeted 39,765 100,554
Contributions Actual 65,391 121,738
Expense Budgeted 58,073 116,145
Expense Actual 40,404 84,579
Welcome New Members
Joined Westminster February 21, 2016
Matthew and Natasha Akery
Two daughters
Eleanor 2 years old
Jane 3 months old
Dana Ferguson
Greg and Kendall Ramsay
Daughter, Jillian 4 years old
Son, Henry 2 years old
April Birthdays
Lynn Macpherson
2 Lynda Higgins
John Niblock
6 Joan Frye
Ellie Sams
Kate Sams
7 Gina Creech
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9 Shelby Earnst
Keith Gordon
Becky Housley
Mark Rushton
Liz Shelor
10 Emma Camburn
11 Paige Dadin
13 Nita Rushton
14 Neal Axon
Brenda Jonsson
16 David Butts
Rachel Parrish
17 Carolyn Bean
19 Lucy Deavor
Daniel Earnst
Charles McGlynn
20 Pam Gill
21 Bob Walker
Kosti Holtzclaw
24 Robert Rumph
26 Tom Higgins
27 Robert Dadin
Kristin Dounian
Olivia Grafton
Debbie Hansel
Betsy McLaughlin
Neil Shepard
28 Nancy Dixon
Cora Parrish
29 Robert Coker
Lesa Grayson
Shelby Miller
30 Tracy Friedrichs
Shirley Kruger
Presbyterian Women
Moderator, Brenda Jonsson
Co-Moderator/ Secretary, Molly Griggs
Treasurer, Fran Ligon
Personal Faith and Fellowship, Ashley Snider
April 6 - PW Council, 6:45 pm, Parlor
April 12- Circle 4, 10:30 am
Janie Hammsersmith’s home
Covered dish
Circle 5, 10:00 am, Parlor
April 18- Circle 1, 7:00 pm, Covenant Hall
Westminster Presbyterian Women are hosting a Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show, a benefit for My Sister’s House, April 24 at 12:15 pm in Covenant Hall. Come join in this intergenerational luncheon and make new friends! Bring your granddaughter, daughter, sister, mother, cousin, aunt or a friend and support this wonderful cause. We hope this is an opportunity to visit with those you may have seen in church but don’t know well, have fun and help My Sister’s House. You can pur-chase tickets from PW Circle Leaders or in the Church Office.
You are invited to pray for the Church: staff, leaders, meet-ings, and mis-
sion; for local, national, and global needs; and for any-thing else on your heart. A group gathers every Sun-day fro 9:15– 9:45 am in Pastor Daniel’s study. Ex-pert prayers not required, and no one will be put on the spot. Join us anytime
March 12 and 13 was a meaningful weekend at Westminster. The
Walk for water was Saturday, March 12. A team of 21 WPC
folks, coordinated by Brenda Gibson and AJ Bednarczyk, met
with several thousand other people at Joe Riley Stadium before
walking a little more than 3 miles to Hampton Park and back.
That’s the average distance a person in a developing country has
to walk every day to a water source. We carried buckets, and at
the halfway point our buckets were filled for the walk back to the
stadium. It was a good way to raise awareness and money for
Water Mission International, a WPC mission partner committed
to providing safe drinking water around the world in the name of
Jesus.
Sunday, March 13, was worship and lunch with our friends from
The Village. We cherish our older members, and it is such a treat
to welcome them and make them feel special when they are with
us. I believe the church is built on the lives and the prayers of the
saints, and to give God thanks for them is indeed a privilege.
There were many smiles on Sunday!
I am grateful for the life God gives us together in Christ.
Because of him, we get to work, play, fellowship, worship, and
serve together. As the old hymns says, What a fellowship, what
a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessed-
ness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Thanks be to God, the One from whom all blessings flow!
Pastor Daniel
FROM THE LIBRARY
The library is filled with wonderful books for adults, teenagers, and children, donated mainly by our pa-rishioners. You are invited to visit, find a nice book, use the self-help checkout,
and enjoy reading. The Library Staff Rosalee Smith, Roberta Shepard, Dee Bee Wright
A special thank you to the
Westminster Water Walkers and to
all of the support from our church
family! Our team of 21 walkers
made it the full 3.5 miles carrying
water buckets and pushing strollers!
It was a great day of fellowship and
making a difference. In addition to
$525.00 given online, a donation of
$639.36 will be given to Water Missions International.
Thank you!
Mission Committee
News from the Preschool
The Preschool will resume on April 4th af-ter Spring Break and everyone will start the race to the end of school. So much work to do as the year comes to a close. The students will be busy with preparing for end of the year events like Mother’s Day, end of the year programs and 5k Gradua-tion. It is a busy time but the Preschool is always busy for the children and staff.
The Preschool would like to thank all those who have helped us by collecting soup labels and box tops. Our Box Tops total is not far from our goal of $500.00 dollars. So please keep dropping those off for the Preschool. Our Publix and Harris Teeter cards have not provided any funds for the school to date but we hope that by the next quarter we will see a reward. Please feel free to contact the school if you are interested in participating. And please note that the Preschool is no longer participating in Cartridges for Kids program. Many of the cartridges we received were not ac-cepted by the program. Thank you to all of you who participated. We will continue to look for easy ways for the school to earn funds.
Happy Spring! The Preschool
Support Westminster Boy Scouts The annual Troop 79 barbeque fundraiser is Saturday, April 16. You can help by volunteering to deliver meals to people in the community from 10:00- 2:00. Some large orders and some small orders will be delivered; all within a 10 mile radius of the church. If you’d like to support the scouts, please call or email the church office, [email protected].
“TO OUR WESTMINSTER MEMBERS AND FRIENDS: HOOKS & NEEDLES will gladly provide a lap robe or a prayer shawl for anyone in our church who is in need — ill, bereaved, or needing special comfort. Just let us know”.
Hooks and Needles will meet as usual Monday, April 11, at 10 a.m. room 4 in Covenant Hall .
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WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Dr. Daniel Lawrence Smoak………………….Pastor
Nita Rushton. . …………….…. . . . .Office Administrator
Anne Camburn……….. . . . . . . . . Business Administrator
Robin Zemp……………………..……...Director of Music
Alicia Crosby……………………….…Preschool Director
Pam Smith…………………..Preschool Assistant Director
Janie Bruce. . . . . .Director of Youth/Children’s Ministries
Joan Foster…………………….…..Childcare Coordinator
Carol Smith……………………………....Hostess/Caterer
SUNDAYS AT WESTMINSTER
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Worship Service
COMMUNION is celebrated the fir st Sunday of
every month.
2ND SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH
12:00 noon Second Sunday Luncheon
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY
CHURCH FAMILY DINNER
6:00 p.m. Dinner
WESTMINSTER SESSION
CLASS OF 2016 CLASS OF 2017 CLASS OF 2018
Allyn Bruce Chris Camburn Lindy Coleman
Mary Fulmer Robert Dadin Brad Earnst
Sara McCoy Jim Frye Priscilla Holtzclaw
David Morris Donna Purcell Mark Patrick
Debbie Redmon Jerry Smoak Charlie Powell
Betsy Williams Patty Stokes Carole Russell
Clerk-Dick Patrick
Treasurer-Betsy Williams Assistant Treasurer-Patty Stokes
Westminster Presbyterian Church (USA) www.westminstercharleston.org
843.766.8311 Fax: 843.766.8312
Rev. Dr. Daniel Lawrence Smoak, Pastor
(843) 872-1001
Robin Zemp, Director of Music
Janie Bruce, Director of Youth and Children’s Ministries
Nita Rushton, Office Administrator
Anne Camburn, Business Administrator
