Nursery “Flowers in Bloom” Project
Our church provides a nursery during our church services, church events,
and at other times when childcare is needed. It has been several years since
it has been updated, so the time has come to give it a refresh. A
subcommittee began meeting several months ago to determine what
updates were needed in the Church Nursery.
The group decided that the nursery is in need of new books, toys, and a new table with chairs.
We would love to have your help with this!
We have carefully chosen items that are safe and appropriate for very young children, easy to
clean, Biblical, and educational. We have placed a flowerpot in the Narthex with individual
items on each flower. You can find the name and price of each item on the front of the flower.
A picture of the item is on the back as well as a QR code that will take you directly to the
website where it can be purchased. There are items of all prices, so we hope that you can find a
flower to pick!
Once purchased, please place your item in the parlor of the Church Office. The subcommittee
members will take it from there. We ask that all items be placed in the Church Office by
Sunday, June 18 (Father’s Day). Thank you very much for helping with this project for the
children of our congregation!
Directions for Choosing an Item:
1. Pick the flower(s) of your choice.
2. Open the camera on your phone and scan the QR code on the back of the flower.
3. The item will appear on the website from where it is listed. You will purchase directly from
here.
*If you wish to make a monetary donation instead, you may designate a special offering to
the Nursery Update.
NOTE: We ask that you buy items new, from the items we have
chosen. The members of the subcommittee inventoried what is
currently in the Nursery and made careful decisions about what to
remove, replace, and add to the Nursery. We cannot take used item
donations. Thank you for understanding.

PENTECOST SUNDAY, May 28

Pentecost is significant in both the Old and New Testaments. “Pentecost” is actually the Greek name for a festival known in the Old Testament as the Feast of Weeks (Leviticus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:9). The Greek word means “fifty” and refers to the fifty days that have elapsed since Easter (Acts 2:1-21). You are invited to wear red for this occasion.

This day is especially important as we will be acknowledging two of our young people at the Late Service for their dedication in completing two years of formal instruction in the Christian faith. Many of us referred to these classes growing up as Catechism Classes or Confirmation Classes. On this day, these youth will be taking part in the Rite of Affirmation of Faith, reaffirming their baptism.

Michael John Caruso
Joseph Brady West

Dear Members and Friends of the Congregation,

 

Here are a few things of interest to share with you:

 

• Today is the National Day of Prayer. On the first Thursday in May, of each year, the United States Congress asks people to “turn to God in prayer and meditation.”  Believe it or not, the President is required by law to sign a proclamation each year, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.

• Speaking of prayer, we continue to pray for George Mason, who was readmitted to AnMed last night to stabilize his heart rate.

• Sunday, during the announcements, we will be recognizing our Senior Citizens with us in worship, those 70+ in our congregation.

• Sunday, I will be preaching on the Second Reading, from 1 Peter 2:2-20, as we focus on what does it mean when we call ourselves followers of Christ.  What does that look like?

• As part of the Late Service Sunday, we will be baptizing Ben Fortner and receiving Christina Fischer as new members of our congregation.

• With Mother’s Day just around the corner, you again have the opportunity to make a donation In Memory Of or In Honor Of your mother.  WELCA is sponsoring a special offering to be received and then given to deserving female students at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC.  The names will be listed in the bulletin on Mother’s Day.  Just fill out the form in the bulletin or newsletter, or contact Pat in the office.  The deadline to do this is Sunday, May 7.

• The Service Committee invites you to help make notes of encouragement for the SnackPack Program.  We will be doing this on Saturday, May 20, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in the Office Conference Room.  If you would like more information, please see your May edition of The Messenger or a Sunday bulletin, or contact Jamie Corrigan 864-224-8070 or Leslie Cox 301-788-9035.

• We are in the process of determining if there is a desire for a Women’s Bible Study group in our congregation. The group would meet in the evenings.  All ages would be welcome.  We are looking at starting up sometime in the fall.  If you are interested, please contact Lauren Guthre at leguthre@yahoo.com with the following information:
  • Your name
  • Which weekday would work best for you
  • What timeframe would work best (6:00-7:00 p.m., 6:30-7:30 p.m., etc.)
  • What you would like to study? 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

5th SUNDAY/YOUTH SUNDAY
April 30th

ONE COMBINED WORSHIP 10:00 a.m.

FOLLOWED BY A POTLUCK MEAL PLEASE BRING A DISH TO SHARE
The Youth will be leading our worship service. Pastor Fischer will be
preaching.