Altar Flowers for May 3, 2009 – One altar vase in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Hiott, J. Sleather Hiott, Jr and Joseph Hiott, III given by Lois & Jimmy Sturcken. One altar vase in memory of my husband, Ralph Renken, given by Linda Renken.
Welcome New Members! John and Amy Ryan are transferring from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Atlanta, GA. John is a structural engineer and Amy is a stay at home mom. They have a 22 month old- Madeline Tate Ryan. Their sponsors are Ross & Jennifer Campbell. George and Jeannie Martin are transferring from Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Spartanburg, SC. George is retired from the SC Dept of Revenue where he was a corporate auditor. Jeannie is a Mathematics Specialist for the SC Department of Education. Their sponsor is Diane Murray.
If you desire prayer for any reason, our Prayer Partners will receive you in the Chapel after you have communed.
XYZ Rolling Bowlers tomorrow, May 4 at 1:30 PM at Ashley Bowling Lanes. All adults 55 and over are invited to join. For information call Irene Bennett at the church office, Ext. 29.
The renowned Concordia College – New York 2009 Choir will perform on Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 PM, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (West Ashley). Open to the public.
Remember: May 31st there will be one service at 10:00 am with a light reception following.
The Community Ministry Board will be collecting an offering for Tricounty Ministries on Mother’s Day. Please give generously in honor of your mother.
“Afternoon Tea” gift tickets are on sale now for $12.00 and Afternoon Tea Cooking Kick Off tickets for $25.00. They are available at the Outreach Center (579-0420) or online at www.connectinghands.org . They make a perfect small gift for a friend, a mother, or a teacher.
Afternoon Tea - Please support the Outreach Learning Center by donating quality hand-crafted items, artwork, jewelry, accessories, new gift books, table linens, church-related items, pillows and other décor pieces. Let us know what you have to offer, even if you haven’t made or purchased it yet. Please contact Nancy Romness or Patsy Saunders.
Tickets for the Mother-Daughter-Sisters-Friends Banquet on May 5 are on sale between services today. Get yours before the “Fiesta” is full! There will be food, music, door prizes and a professional dance group helping us celebrate the joys of being women! All members of Saint Matthews are invited to attend.
Band together to send aid to Tanzania. We continue to gather funds for the Clinic at Magoye, Tanzania. These funds will provide everything from band-aids to basic first aid, in addition to other medical services in this remote area. None of this was available before the Clinic was built. Help us fill the Clinic Wall in the Auditorium with band-aids! Buy a Band-aid by making a donation of any amount in memory of or in honor of a loved one. Please complete the information on the envelopes to add a band-aid to the Clinic Wall. Plan to attend the Tanzania Celebration Dinner on June 14 to help raise funds for the Clinic in Magoye. If you would like to serve on the planning committee for the event, contact John Burbage.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Registration begins today in the Education Hallway. Come experience Discovery Canyon: Exploring the Wonder of the Word! Invite your friends and neighbors for the week of June 21-25. There is something for everyone at this exciting VBS! Preschool children age 3 through children entering 5th grade will receive a VBS music CD when they register. Youth and adults can sign up now to help. VBS training/lunch for all helpers is May 17 at 12:30 in the Auditorium. Child care provided. Please contact Mottie Wieters
Child Protection. All volunteers (including youth) for VBS need to complete required paperwork to comply with the policy. Forms are available in the Education hallway. Adults only must also complete the Stewards of Children training. The training is available online! Once you begin the online program, you have two weeks to complete it. To sign up for the Stewards of Children online training, please contact Debarah Harbuck, Parish Secretary, (723-1611 ext. 16) to get Saint Matthew’s Log in ID and password. Go to www.darkness2light.org for a wealth of information.
FAMILY MINISTRY EVENT: Rich Melheim, humorist, cartoonist, musician and designer of our Bible Song Sunday School system and Confirmation program is coming to town May 9 to help strengthen our families and family ministries. The ELCA pastor and founder of Faith Inkubators (www.faithink.com) will be at St. Luke’s in Summerville, co-sponsored by Saint Luke’s and Saint Matthew’s, on the 16th stop of a 75 city speaking tour.
“We’re looking for folks with a passion for redesigning family ministry into families doing ministry,” says Rich. “Every night in every home!” The Education Ministry Board is encouraging staff, church leaders, parents, grandparents and volunteers to attend any or all of the event. There is no charge for anyone from Saint Matthew’s to attend because we are one of the sponsors. For more information and to pre-register, contact
cindygreenwood@smlccharleston.org) or see the display in the Education hallway or The afternoon will unveil a compre-hensive, integrated strategy to connect church to home from cradle to graduation.
12:30 Registration
1:00 Rethinking Family Ministry as Families DOING Ministry
1:45 Rethinking Preschool Ministries as Family Ministry
2:15 Rethinking Children’s Ministries as Family Ministry
3:15 Rethinking Confirmation Ministry as Family Ministry
4:00 Rethinking Youth Ministry as Family Ministry
4:45 Getting Started (without getting fired)
7:00 Evening Event: “Working on the Dream” All parents AND kids in town are invited to come to this fun free family event. It’ll be 1/2 standup comedy, 12% practical parenting advice, 3/4 sneaky parent recruitment and 100% just plain fun or your money back. Kids…Here’s a fun event to take your mom to for Mother’s Day weekend! (Oh yeah. It’s free.)
8:30 Strategic Assessment
Coastal Conference Spring Gathering –Today 2:00 PM at Advent Lutheran Church, 3347 Rivers Avenue. Come hear about yesterday’s Operation Inasmuch/Joining Hands.
Attention 2009 Graduates! We need names, addresses and future plans of anyone in the congregation who will be graduating from any school (high school and beyond) this year. Please complete an information card in the Education hallway or contact the church office by May 4. Graduate Recognition Sunday is May 17 at the beginning of 8:30 & 11:00 Worship.
DISCIPLESHIP OPPORTUNITES
Classes meet at 9:45AM in the Education Building
Sunday School Superintendent: Mary Beth Hill 571-5808
Toddler Class for ages 1-2 ~Room 102
Preschool Class for ages 3 -5 ~ Room 101
Kindergarten - Grade 1 ~ Room 104
Grades 2 – 5, parents, grandparents - Bible Song in Auditorium
Confirmation Ministry - Grades 6-8 – Room 209 Head to the Heart (H2H) Parents are encouraged to attend. Senior High - Third Floor Youth Room - Devozine
Classes meet in the Outreach Learning Center or Chapel
That the World May Know - Charles Schantz - ORC – First Floor
Young adults gather for coffee and discussion to help you examine your faith as you grow as a Christian.
Bible Study - Pastor Raymond Hollifield - Chapel
Come be a part of this class for an in-depth, verse by verse study of the Gospel of Mark.
Discover St. Matthew’s – ORC – 201
New Member Sunday is today at 11:00 Worship.
Contact: Bev and Ed Blanton or Becky & Pastor Dick Campbell
Wednesdays Together! April 29 was the last Wednesdays Together! program and meal for this semester. Thank you to all who helped and attended the events. Child care will continue to be available 7:15 – 9:15 during choir rehearsals on Wednesdays during May and June.
Those Serving in Worship on Sunday, May 3, 2009
Preacher/Celebrant: Pastor
Blalock
Organist/Director of Music: Doug Ludlum
Reader 8:30 am: Dee Henn
Reader 11:00 am: Melinda Kornahrens
Welcome Tent 8:30 am: Barbara Brown
Welcome Tent 11:00 am: Steve Greene
Prayer Partners 8:30 am: Wayne Weart
Prayer Partners 11:00 am: Marilyn Orvin
Oblation Bearers 8:30 am: Richie & Krisi Johnson
Oblation Bearers 11:00 am: Harold & Cathy Nielson
Acolytes 8:30 am: Macy McComb
Claire Moore
Acolytes 11:00 am: Courtney
Linkous
Emily Cappelmann
THE WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sunday, May 3 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Little Red Wagon Sunday
New Member Sunday
8:30 am Holy Communion
9:45 am VBS Registration
9:45 am Adult Sunday School
11:00 am Holy Communion
2:00 pm Spring Gathering – Advent Lutheran
Monday, May 4
10:00 am QT Respite Care
-Auditorium
10:30 am Circle 3
1:30 pm XYZ Bowling
5:45 pm Saint Matthew’s Ringers
6:30 pm Ministry Chairs
7:00 pm Ministry Boards
Tuesday, May 5
8:30 am Men’s Work Crew
10:00 am Bible Study
2:00 pm Staff Communion – Chapel
Staff Meeting – Library
6:00 pm Mother-Daughter Banquet
6:00 pm Campus Ministry – Outreach Center
Wednesday, May 6
11:00 am Circle 6
12:30 pm ORC Board
4:45 pm Alleluia Choir
5:30 pm Youth Choir
7:30 pm Gallery Choir
Thursday, May 7
10:00 am QT Respite Care –
Auditorium
11:00 am Circle 4
Friday, May 8
10:00 am QT Respite Care -
Auditorium
Saturday, May 9
11:00 am Women’s AA (201)
1:00-5:00 pm Faith Inkubators- Saint Luke’s
7:00 pm Family Ministry Event – Saint Luke’s,
Summerville