Altar Vases for April 25, 2010: One altar vase in memory of Louis H. & Mattie Sohl given by Carl & Mary Sohl. One altar vase in memory of Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Mitchum given by Inez Locke and family.
If you desire prayer for any reason, please go to the Chapel after you have communed where a St. Matthew’s Prayer Partner will pray with you. Prayer Partners do not offer advice but pray with you according to your requests. All requests are confidential.
Our 11:00 AM service is broadcast each Sunday on WSC FM 94.3 and you may listen to services anytime at www.kirkenmin.com
Journey – St. Matthew’s ministry to and with college and grad-school aged young adults will gather tonight at 7:00 pm.
XYZ Card & Game Night is tomorrow, April 26, beginning at 7:00 PM. All adults 55 and over are invited to attend. Host/Hostesses: Susan & Peter Clark and Ann & Harry O’Neal.
Readers of Foreign Languages are needed to participate in the reading of Acts 2:5-13 on Pentecost Sunday, May 23rd at the combined 10:00AM worship service. We have translations in several languages on file and we invite anyone capable of reading them, or any other, to call the Church Office at 723-1611 leaving your name, phone number and the language you can read. You will not be reading alone nor is perfect pronunciation required.
Women of St. Matthew’s Circle 2 sincerely regret that we will not be able to hold the Annual Mother-Daughter event this year. We had planned to host a luncheon and wanted all the women of St. Matthew’s to feel welcome (we may not all be mothers, but we are certainly all daughters). However, sometimes circumstances arise and well you know, the “best laid plans.” We are confident that we will find a future opportunity to celebrate and integrate the wonderful women of this congregation. Again, we apologize and ask you for your understanding and support.
Your donations to the Afternoon Tea at St. Matthew’s Boutique are being accepted now. All proceeds benefit the Outreach Learning Center. Contact Nancy Romness or Patsy Saunders.
Come celebrate with us on May 23 as we kickoff our Afternoon Tea fundraiser benefiting the OLC with our annual family Tea Party! Join us for an afternoon lesson on tea etiquette and history, followed by a traditional tea party and entertainment. Tea talk given by Southern Protocol. Sunday, May 23, Two seatings 12:30pm and 3pm, ages 4+, $20 adults; $15 children. Please RSVP to Christy at 579-0420 to sign up!
Nursery Schedule for childcare:
Sundays 8:00AM – 12:30 PM
SPARK!
ACTIVATE FAITH FOR CHILDREN
Classes meet in the
Education Building – Sundays, 9:45AM
All Church Pentecost Celebration and Confirmation Reception
May 23, following the 10:00 AM Worship Service.
FAITH FORMATION FOR YOUTH
Classes Grades 5-8 meet
Sundays, 9:45AM
Outreach Learning Center
JUMP 56 – Grades
5-6 – OLC Room 201
According
to Plan Grades
7& 8 - OLC Room 202
Senior High Meets Sundays, 9:45AM in
the Youth Room on the third floor of the Education
Building.
DISCIPLESHIP FOR ADULTS Next Sunday -
9:45AM
Book
of Hebrews: Where the Old Covenant Meets the
New taught by
Pastor Wallace.
Auditorium
The
Sky is Falling!?! Leaders Lost in Transition
facilitated by Laura and Chris Altman
First Floor – Outreach
Learning Center
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL LEADER TRAINING FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS
TODAY AT 12:30 in
the Auditorium. Lunch provided for all, with child care
provided in the Nursery during meeting.
Registration for Vacation Bible School and
Summer Faith Formation begins TODAY!
The summer
fun begins with the
Baobab Blast Vacation Bible School All Church Opening Celebration on
Sunday, June 13, 9:45AM. Activities for children
(age
3 through entering 5th grade) continue Monday, June 14 – Thursday
June 17, 9:00 AM – Noon. On Thursday evening there is an
All Church VBS Closing Celebration with Supper, Program and
Ice Cream 6:00 – 8:00. Be sure to get a free CD with Baobab
VBS music and information about
VBS 2010 Mission Project: Masama Girls School
when you register!
Youth and adults please sign up to help.
Afternoon events are
planned for youth helpers! Childcare will be provided for
infants/toddlers of volunteers. To register or for more
information about helping please see Jenny Renken, VBS
Director. ,
RENEW is our theme
for Summer Sundays and begins Sunday, June 20, 9:45AM.
We’ll spend all summer learning about the Parable of the
Sower from Mark 4:1-9. Nursery will be available for
infants and toddlers. There will be a Preschool group,
Lower Elementary group (completed K– 2) and Upper
Elementary group (completed 3-4). Be sure to get a free CD
with RENEW music when you register! As with the weekday
VBS,
youth who have completed Grades 5-12 are needed as
helpers. We also
need 2 adults for each group each week. Please consider
helping one or more Sundays this summer. To register or for
more information about helping please see Cindy Greenwood
in the Courtyard following worship or contact Cindy at
(cindygreenwood@smlccharleston.org
) or 723-1611x26
Child Protection Trainings in May & June:
As a part of implementing
St. Matthew’s Child Protection Policy, adult volunteers for
Vacation Bible School, Faith Formation or Youth Ministry
need to complete required paperwork and must also complete
the Stewards of
Children prevention training from Darkness to
Light. Stewards of
Children will
be offered Monday, May 24, 6:00-9:00PM with dinner
included. Another training will be offered Wednesday, June
9, 6:00 – 9:00PM with dinner included. The training is also
available online. For sign up and additional information,
see Cindy Greenwood in the Courtyard following worship.
CONGRATULATIONS
to our 2010 Graduates! If you are graduating from high
school, college or institute of higher learning or have
graduated within the last year, please complete an
information card in the Education hallway or contact the
church office by May 10. Graduates will be recognized
during 11:00 worship on May 16, followed by a reception in
the Courtyard.
THE WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sunday, April 25 – 4th
Sunday of Easter
8:30am
Holy Communion
9:45am Spark! for Children
9:45am Faith Formation for Youth
9:45am Discipleship for Adults
9:45am VBS Registration
11:00am Holy Communion
12:15pm VBS Leader Training/Lunch
5:00pm Youth Night
7:00pm The Journey
Monday,
April 26
9:30am
Food Pantry
10:00am Respite Care
3:00pm AS Kids
3:00pm Partnership for Missional Church - Franke
5:45pm St. Matthew’s Ringers
6:30pm ESL Class
7:00pm XYZ Card & Game Night
7:00pm Church Council
Tuesday, April 27
8:00am
Men’s Work Crew
9:30am ESL Class
10:00am Staff Meeting
10:00am Women’s Bible Study
3:00pm AS Kids
5:45pm GED Class
7:00pm Concert: W. Ashley HS/James Is. Charter
Wednesday, April 28 -
Messenger Mailing
9:30am Food
Pantry
9:30am ESL Class
3:00pm AS Kids
4:45pm Alleluia Choir
5:30pm Youth Choir
6:30pm ESL Class
7:15pm Confirmation Class
7:30pm Gallery Choir
Thursday, April 29
9:30am
ESL Class
10:00am Respite Care
3:00pm AS Kids
5:45pm GED Class
Friday, April 30
10:00am
Respite Care
Saturday May 1
11:00am
Women’s AA
Sunday, May 2 - 5th
Sunday of Easter
8:30am
Holy Communion
9:45am Spark! for Children
9:45am Faith Formation for Youth
9:45am Discipleship for Adults
11:00am Holy Communion
12:15pm Worship Board – Library
(Following Worship Service)
5:00pm Youth Night
7:00pm The Journey
UPCOMING EVENTS
Order of St. Matthew’s
Sunday, May 9
11:00 AM
Graduate Recognition
Sunday, May
16
11:00 AM
Pentecost/Confirmation
Sunday, May
23
One
Service: 10:00 AM
THOSE SERVING IN WORSHIP TODAY
The Reverend
Dr. Robert Wallace, Pastor
W. Douglas Ludlum, Organist & Director of Music
Welcome
Table 8:30 am Teddy
& Susan Mappus
11:00 am Jeanette Goodyear
Prayer
Partners 8:30 am
Kitty Brown
11:00 am Jan
Puckhaber
Readers:
8:30 am Sandy Yohman
11:00 am Janelle Othersen
Cantors:
8:30 am Sally Suhrstedt
Oblation Bearers 8:30 am David & Mary Beth
Hill
11:00 am Ed &
Jan Puckhaber
Council Members 8:30 am Rudy Matzner
Wesley Kornahrens
Lisa DeHaven
11:00 am Nancy Romness
Wayne Weart
Kerry Koon
Acolytes
8:30 am Kendall Joyner
Emily Aysse
11:00 am Will Cappelmann
Joseph Ilgen
Parish
News is a
publication of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
405 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403. Please direct any
questions or comments to Debarah, 843-723-1611 Ext. 16
The Reverend Dr. Robert W. Wallace, Pastor
rwallace@smlccharleston.org
or 843-723-1611 Ext 12
For Pastoral
Services after office hours, you may contact the Pastor at
843-735-8846.