Altar Vases for May 23, 2010: One altar vase in memory of Alfred O.
& Helen Tecklenberg Kafer given by Helen Kafer O’Hear
and Kathleeen Kafer Ammons. One altar vase in memory of
Gerald Turley given by Ivey Turley and family.
If you desire prayer for any reason, please go to the Church Library 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.
XYZ
Card and Game Night with “Covered Dish Supper”
is tomorrow evening
beginning at 6:00 PM in the Auditorium. All adults 55 and
over are invited to attend. Bring your favorite dish and
join the group for fun, fellowship & good food.
Hostesses: Joan Drews and Irene Bennett.
Worship
service for next Sunday, May 30 is the Feast of the Holy
Trinity and a very special day at St.
Matthew's. Pastor
Mike Shackelford will be the preacher and
Matt Canniff-Kuhn will be honored on his last
Sunday with us. Franz Schubert’s beautiful
setting of the Mass in G Major will be sung as part of the
liturgy accompanied by organ and string quartet. The work
is scored for choir and solo trio. Dr. Robert Gant will
serve as guest organist.
Children
of all ages are invited to a great program at 11:00 AM next
Saturday, May 29, at St. Matthew’s. The program will introduce kids to the
pipe organ and all the sounds it can make and all the
styles of music is can play. The program will be in the
form of a circus complete with jugglers and clowns. Call
Doug Ludlum for details.
Reminder:
The 2010 Afternoon Tea to
benefit our Outreach Center begins this Friday, May
28th
and is open daily through
Sunday, June 6. You can support our outreach ministries by
attending (bring your club or organization), volunteering,
donating needed items and telling your friends, neighbors
and colleagues. This event has become a popular tradition
in Charleston for locals and visitors to Spoleto alike.
Call the Center at 579-0420 for more details or to purchase
“Tea Gift Cards.”
The
Remington Concerts, Franke at Seaside, begin on Sunday, May 30 at 3:00 PM
with the William Baker Festival Singers. This festival
choir from Atlanta have been performing here in Charleston
since 1989. They will present a varied program of choral
literature. Admission is free. For more information on the
series which runs through June 12, please call 856-4700.
Nursery Schedule for childcare: The location of the Nursery during
renovations is in the Chapel on the first floor of the
Education building, across the hall from the preschool
room. Today – 9:30AM - Noon (Worship at 10AM) Sundays-
8:00AM – 12:30 PM
We Care for Our Troops Prayer Wall
is located in the
Education Hallway by the Fellowship Room. Please contact
one of our team leaders, Sondra Pfaehler or John Burbage
with additions and updates.
Lutheridge
Campers We need the
names/dates of anyone from St. Matthew's going to
Lutheridge this summer. We want to pray for you as well as
help coordinate transportation. Lutheran Men in Mission
have some funding available to help with expenses. Please
contact cindygreenwood@smlccharleston.org
723-1611
x26.
Registration for Vacation Bible School and Summer Faith
Formation. 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 of more Sundays this summer. To register or for
more information about helping please see Cindy Greenwood
in the Education hallway following worship or contact Cindy
at 723-1611x26 cindygreenwood@smlccharleston.org
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, Noon – 3:00 with lunch and 6:00 – 9:00PM with dinner.
The training is also available online. For sign up and
additional information, see Cindy Greenwood in the
Education hallway 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
and were not at the
recognition last Sunday, please pick up your gift in the
Education hallway today.
AFFIRMATION
OF BAPTISM
Our prayers
are with the following youth as they affirm their baptism
today.
Emily Ann Cappelmann
Courtney Lucille Linkous
Katherine Butler Mappus
Mary Mason McComb
Walter Eugene Moser
Jessica Lyn Murden
Jeffrey Douglas Singletary, Jr.
TODAY FOLLOWING WORSHIP
All-Church Confirmation Celebration, Pentecost Party
and Time of Thanks in the Auditorium. The congregation is invited to
celebrate with the 2010 Confirmation Class. We’ll have a
Pentecost Party and celebrate the Birthday of the Church
with activities, arts & crafts and fun. It is also a
time to join with the Education Ministry Board to recognize
and thank our Sunday Faith Formation teachers.
Farewell Reception for Matt Canniff-Kuhn –Sunday, May 30,
9:45AM. The
Education Ministry Board will host a reception in
appreciation for Matt’s time in ministry at St. Matthew’s
as Coordinator of Youth and Young Adults. Please join us
next Sunday in the Auditorium. As a part of this event,
please take a few moments to write a personal note to
express your appreciation and place your words of love in
the basket provided at the reception. Any questions you
have about the reception should be addressed to Sarah Bates
(881-0847).
THOSE SERVING IN WORSHIP TODAY
The Reverend
Dr. Robert Wallace, Pastor
W. Douglas Ludlum, Organist & Director of Music
Welcome
Table
10:00 am
Rhonda & Wayne McFee
Prayer Partners
10:00 am
Rudy Matzner, Rob Byrd
Readers:
10:00 am
Courtney Linkous – Genesis
Jessica Murden – Faith Letter
Macy McComb – Acts
Emily Cappelmann - Romans
Douglas Singletary -Prayers
Matt Canniff-Kuhn - Prayers
Foreign
Language Readers:
10:00 am
Hannah Geils -French Dianne Miller- French
Nancy Romness – Norwegian
Rose Durden – Vietnamese
Kristin Romness – Spanish
Joshua Miller – Spanish
Evelyn Alberts – German
Doug Ludlum – German
George Geils Jr – German
Charles Welzig – German
Danelle Welzig – German
Ina Hoover – Greek
Sarah Fitch – Slovak
Russ Miller – Japanese
Yumiko Durst – Japanese
Dick Campbell – Swedish
Cantor:
10:00am Claire Teuber
Oblation Bearers
10:00am
Walter Moser
Butler Mappus
Council
Members
10:00am Joe
Fisher, Ernie Weatherholtz,
Kerry Koon, Sarah Fitch, Wayne Weart
Acolytes
10:00 am
Sarah Ayres Candlelighter
Kendall Joyner Candlelighter
Elliott Mappus Large Cross
Harlan Renken Bookbearer
Kim Koon Torchbearer
Catherine Singletary Torchbearer
Elizabeth Mappus Torchbearer
Sean Pendavis Torchbearer
Jules Mappus Bannerbearer
John Murden Bannerbearer
Will Cappelmann Small Cross
THE WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sunday, May 23 - Pentecost
10:00am
Holy Communion
Confirmands Reception – Auditorium
(following Worship)
3:00pm Family Tea Party – Seating 1
5:00pm Family Tea Party - Seating 2
5:00pm Youth – Pastor’s House
Monday, May 24
10:00am Respite Care
5:45pm St. Matthew’s Ringers
6:00pm XYZ Game Night Covered Dish
6:00pm Church Council – 209 Ed. Bldg.
6:30pm ESL Class
Tuesday, May 25
8:00am
Men’s Work Crew
10:00am Staff Meeting
10:00am Women’s Bible Study
Wednesday, May 26
8:00am Messenger
Mailing
7:30pm Gallery Choir
Thursday, May 27
10:00am
Respite Care
11:00am Staff Retreat (Office closes at 1:00 PM)
5:00pm CSO Rehearsal
Friday, May 28
10:00am
Respite Care
12:00pm Afternoon Tea
5:00pm CSO Gospel Choir
Saturday May 29
11:00am
Women’s AA
11:00am Organ Demonstration for children
12:00pm Afternoon Tea
5:00pm CSO Gospel Choir
Sunday, May 30– Holy Trinity
8:30am Holy Communion- Schubert Mass in G
Major
9:45am Farewell Reception for Matt Canniff-Kuhn
11:00am Holy Communion –Schubert Mass in G Major
12:30pm Afternoon Tea
5:00pm Intermezzo
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.