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2016 June Eastminster Edition
2016 June Eastminster Edition
June 2016
Eastminster Staff
Pastor
Pressley Cox
pressley@eastminster.com
Administrative Assistant
Ellen Irick
admin@eastminster.com
Music Director
lucie@eastminster.com
Lucie Svatonova-Hughes
Accompanist
Carol Irick
carolirick@charter.net
Director of Bell Choir
Jim Parrish
Jim.parrishsc@gmail.com
Bookkeeper
Wanda Grant
pbs@carolina.rr.com
Church Information
Eastminster Presbyterian
2240 Woodruff Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681
www.eastminster.com
Phone: 864-284-0190
Fax: 864-284-9316
Eastminster Presbyterian
Church is a church of the
Presbyterian Church, USA
VBS REGISTRATION
CONTINUES!!
June is upon us and registration
for "Pets Unleashed" VBS is
happening NOW!! Tell your
neighbors and friends about this
wonderful opportunity to learn
more about God's love for us
and all creatures! Registration
forms are in a basket in the
Commons. Please complete the
form and return it to the
basket. We'd like to have
children registered by June 11th.
VBS VOLUNTEERS
STILL NEEDED!
Our VBS volunteers' sign-up
poster board is out in the
Commons. We still need adult
June 2016
Summer
Worship Schedule
June 5th- Psalm 1
Communion
June 12th- Psalm 13
Dear EPC friends and familyAs we enter into summer, we find ourselves in a season of comings
and goings as families embark upon vacations, children head off to
camp, and youth journey to Montreat. While we may find ourselves
away from our church family throughout the summer, the worship
team wanted to provide a way for us to journey together while
apart.
I invite you to join your church family in Songs of the Summer: A
Study in Psalms. The reading outline can be found on pages 9 &10
of this newsletter and there will be printed outlines on the Commons
Table.
Each week, you will read 11-13 Psalms, taking you through all 150
Psalms at the end of the twelve weeks. This is an excellent study for
an individual, couples or whole families. On Sundays, the sermon
will focus on one or two Psalms from the reading outline the
previous week. During worship, children will hear different
childrens books with themes from the Psalms.
For adults wanting to go deeper with the Psalm readings, please join
the Adult Sunday School at 9:15 am for an engaging conversation!
We are one family in Christ, living in community, celebrating our faith, called,
comforted and challenged by the Word of God, reaching out to all persons.
Our Vision:
To grow in God, make Christ known and serve with love.
Our Mission:
Worship GOD, Grow IN FAITH, Go AND SERVE
EPC Friends
Terry Dietrich
Charlotte Knowles
Francine Murphy
(friend of Eileen Osteen)
Calleigh
Tammy
Jeremiah
Emily
(granddaughter of Gary
friend of Sara Randall)
Pam
Henry Randall
Evan Keller
6/2
Barry Campbell
6/8
Julia Ellis
June 2016
Sunday, July 24
(Deadline for sign-up Sunday, July 10)
Sunday, August 28
(Deadline for sign-up Sunday, August 14)
Each month names will randomly be selected for each
host home and the names and contact information will
be passed on to the hosts. The host home will contact
each participant to bring a portion of the meal and decide
on a time. The host home could also suggest a restaurant
for all to dine together or a park to enjoy a picnic
together. It is up to the host.
Class of 2016
Eileen Osteen
Sara Randall
Jim Stewart
John Taylor
Class of 2017
Heath Cobb
Beverly George
Ed Irick
Kimberly Lane
Class of 2018
Jerry Calloway
Elaine Campbell
Gil Kraemer
Cyndi Lichoulas
June 2016
OFFICE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY This summer, Ellen Irick will be out of the
office June 20 -23 and July 25 -28 . We need volunteers in the office those days from
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. If you are able to sign up for a day or even an hour, please let
contact Ellen at 864-284-0190 or admin@eastminster.com. Thank you!!
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Pre-Conference Workshops:
1:00 p.m. Friday
Leadership Skills
Or
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Preparation
Business Meeting:
4:00-500 p.m. Friday
June 2016
Eastminster Presbyterian
Simpsonville, SC
Summer 2016 Study
"The book of Psalms," Walter Brueggemann writes, "provides
the most reliable theological, pastoral, and liturgical
resources given us in the biblical tradition. In season and out
of season, generation after generation, faithful women and
men turn to the Psalms as a most helpful resource for
conversation with God about things that matter most."
The Psalms are often understood as the hymnal of the Second, and likely the First, Temple period - the sacred
poetry of ancient Israelite and Judean worship.
The Psalms, like much of the Hebrew Scriptures, seek to address the central crisis of this period: the exile. The
exile was a historical crisis that began with the deportation of Judeans to Babylon in 597 BCE; continued with
the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BCE; and lasted until 539 BCE when Cyrus of Persia allowed the exiles to
return.
The exile was also an ongoing theological crisis for the Israelites. They had seen their government, their land,
and their temple destroyed, which forced them to rethink who they were as God's people. How were they to
understand their relationship with God?
History
The Psalms have traditionally been organized by theme, language, and time of appearance, into five books:
Book I: Psalms 1-41, Book II: Psalms 42-72, Book III: Psalms 73-89, Book IV: Psalms 90-106, Book V:
Psalms 107-150.
Books I-III document the failure of the Davidic covenant, which is made clear by the destruction of Jerusalem
in 587 BCE and the subsequent exile. Thus, these books call out for a response, which is offered by the
proclamation of God's reign, which is prominent in Books IV-V. The Psalter as we have it may have taken its
final form in the fourth to third centuries BCE, but books IV-V may not have been solidified until the second
century BCE.
Process
The schedule has broken the psalms into one to two psalms per day. You can read them both in one sitting or
develop a rhythm of morning and evening prayer.
Sundays sermon will focus on one of the Psalms from the previous week.
The following is a recommended process for reading and praying the psalms.
Prepare: Find a quiet place and quiet yourself. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you. Open the Bible to the
passage you are going to study.
Picture: As you read the passage, create a picture of the scene in your mind. Place yourself in the
scene. Ask the following questions: What do I see and hear? What do I smell, taste, or touch?
Who are the characters and what are they doing? What emotions do I sense?
Ponder: What does this mean to you? What are you really longing for in your own heart?
Pray:
Convert your reflections and considerations into prayers to God. Ask God for help, guidance
and blessing.
Practice: Make a specific commitment to apply what you have learned from this passage. Rest in
Gods love.
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Week One:
Monday, June 6
Tuesday, June 7
Wednesday, June 8
Thursday, June 9
Friday, June 10
Saturday, June 11
Sunday, June 12
Psalm 1 & 2
Psalm 3 & 4
Psalm 5 & 6
Psalm 7 & 8
Psalm 9 & 10
Psalm 11 & 12
Psalm 13
Week Seven:
Monday, July 18
Tuesday, July 19
Wednesday, July 20
Thursday, July 21
Friday, July 22
Saturday, July 23
Sunday, July 24
Psalm 78 & 79
Psalm 80 & 81
Psalm 82 & 83
Psalm 84 & 85
Psalm 86 & 87
Psalm 88
Psalm 89
Week Two:
Monday, June 13
Tuesday, June 14
Wednesday, June 15
Thursday, June 16
Friday, June 17
Saturday, June 18
Sunday, June 19
Psalm 14 & 15
Psalm 16 & 17
Psalm 18 & 19
Psalm 20 & 21
Psalm 22 & 23
Psalm 24 & 25
Psalm 26
Week Eight:
Monday, July 25
Tuesday, July 26
Wednesday, July 27
Thursday, July 28
Friday, July 29
Saturday, July 30
Sunday, July 31
Psalm 90 & 91
Psalm 92 & 93
Psalm 94 & 95
Psalm 96 & 97
Psalm 98
Psalm 99
Psalm 100
Week Three:
Monday, June 20
Tuesday, June 21
Wednesday, June 22
Thursday, June 23
Friday, June 24
Saturday, June 25
Sunday, June 26
Psalm 27 & 28
Psalm 29 & 30
Psalm 31 & 32
Psalm 33 & 34
Psalm 35 & 36
Psalm 37 & 38
Psalm 39
Week Nine:
Monday, August 1
Tuesday, August 2
Wednesday, August 3
Thursday, August 4
Friday, August 5
Saturday, August 6
Sunday, August 7
Week Four:
Monday, June 27
Tuesday, June 28
Wednesday, June 29
Thursday, June 30
Friday, July 1
Saturday, July 2
Sunday, July 3
Psalm 40 & 41
Psalm 42 & 43
Psalm 44 & 45
Psalm 46 & 47
Psalm 48 & 49
Psalm 50 & 51
Psalm 52
Week Ten:
Monday, August 8
Tuesday, August 9
Wednesday, August 10
Thursday, August 11
Friday, August 12
Saturday, August 13
Sunday, August 14
Week Five:
Monday, July 4
Tuesday, July 5
Wednesday, July 6
Thursday, July 7
Friday, July 8
Saturday, July 9
Sunday, July 10
Psalm 53
Psalm 54 & 55
Psalm 56 & 57
Psalm 58 & 59
Psalm 60 & 61
Psalm 62 & 63
Psalm 64
Week Eleven:
Monday, August 15
Tuesday, August 16
Wednesday, August 17
Thursday, August 18
Friday, August 19
Saturday, August 20
Sunday, August 21
Psalm 65 & 66
Psalm 67 & 68
Psalm 69 & 70
Psalm 71 & 72
Psalm 73 & 74
Psalm 75 & 76
Psalm 77
Week Twelve:
Monday, August 22
Tuesday, August 23
Wednesday, August 24
Thursday, August 25
Friday, August 26
Saturday, August 27
Sunday, August 28
Week Six:
Monday, July 11
Tuesday, July 12
Wednesday, July 13
Thursday, July 14
Friday, July 15
Saturday, July 16
Sunday, July 17
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June 2016
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Pressley vacation
9:00 am- noonoffice open
6:00 pm
Congregational
Care LRP
Pressley vacation
9:00 am- noonoffice open
6:30-9:00 pm GIH
7:00 pm-Ladies
Circle
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13
14
15
16
6:30-9:00 pm GIH
Youth in Montreat
Youth in Montreat
Youth in Montreat
Youth in Montreat
Youth in Montreat
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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11
9:00 am-5:00 pmGIH
17
18
All Day- GIH
Youth in Montreat
Youth in Montreat
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25
9:00 am-4:00 pm
VBS- Pets
Unleashed
6:30-9:00 pm GIH
7:00 pm- Faith
Formation
26
27
28
29
30
6:30-9:00 pm GIH
Newsletter Information
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June 27th - Deadline for July newsletter
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