Helen has agreed to be the interim leader of the Up and Going until we can get a new leader. We will have a May Day Gathering on Monday, May 2nd, in the Fellowship Hall at 11:30 AM. All Up and Going, guest, and members of the congregation are invited to attend. Chapin Chirpers will provide the entertainment. A light lunch will be served which will be provided. Come dressed in your pretty May Day colors.
Archive for March, 2022
Up and Going News
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminChoir Notes
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminBefore our service even truly begins, spoiler alert, the start of the communion service is the opening hymn, we usually have the brief order of confession and forgiveness. These words are so familiar to us that it can be easy to say them without giving a lot of thought to what we are saying. Our worship service comes to us from scripture, from glimpses of heavenly worship shown to man in Revelation and the prophets, and from our early church fathers. The words we hear each week in the confession, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us…” comes from 1 John 1:8-9. There is something very comforting to me in knowing that the words of our liturgy have been said by so many worshipers before me and were given to us by God.
I thought it would be interesting to see where in scripture some of the other elements of our weekly service are located. So, I challenge you to a matching game. Look up the scriptures below to match them to a few of the parts of our worship service. There are many other scriptural references for liturgies we use at different times of the year.
Joel 2:13 Sanctus- Holy, holy, holy Lord…
Matthew 6:9-13 The Blessing- The Lord bless you and keep you…
Isaiah 6:3 and Matthew 21:9 Words of Institution- In the night in which he was betrayed…
Luke 22:19-20 Lenten Gospel Acclamation- Return to the Lord your God…
John 1:29 Lord’s Prayer
Numbers 6:223-27 Agnus Dei- Lamb of God… Read the remainder of this entry »
Worship & Music
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminWe’d like to say a big thanks to all the groups that served Lenten Meals in March. Lutheran Women, Lutheran Men, the Children’s Choir, as well as the Church Council. We appreciate all the individuals that took the time to serve us the delicious meals.
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Congregational Care
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminThe Congregational Care team is actively seeking members. If you are willing to serve on our team, please contact Billy.
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Up and Going Needs A Group Leader
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminSt. Jacob’s senior’s group, Up and Going, is in need of a new group leader. Helen Linder has served in this position for a number of years and is planning to step down from the role. Anyone who is interested in stepping up should contact Helen for a description of what it means to be the leader for Up and Going. Pastor David is also willing to lend any assistance necessary.
Easter Egg Hunt
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminThe Lutheran Women are sponsoring our annual Easter Egg Hunt for children ages infants to 12 years of age on Saturday, April 9th from 10 AM—12 PM. There will be crafts to do and plenty of eggs to hunt. Also, a light lunch will be served. PLEASE BRING A FRIEND! A special appearance will be made by the Easter Bunny!
Church Parking Alert
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminWith the increase in traffic on Columbia Avenue, our Church Council recognizes the existing safety issues with our current parking lot and requests the following: The designated entrance to the church parking lot is at the end in front of the Fellowship Hall. When exiting the parking lot, please drive up the driveway in front of the church office and exit from the driveway. Following this pattern will reduce the risk of accidents as traffic approaches the church coming up the hill on Columbia Avenue. Please do not exit the parking lot by simply pulling out onto Columbia Avenue.
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Lutheran Men
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminUpdates from The Finance Team
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminAs you begin planning for your 2022 tithes and financial gifts, the following list of funds have been approved by Council for any financial gifts. If you make a financial gift to a fund not listed below, a member of the Finance Team will contact you to determine 1) if you would like to choose another account or 2) if you would prefer to have your gift returned.
Please make your financial gifts to one of the accounts listed below:
• General Fund (operating expenses)
• Building Fund (property and facilities)
• Cemetery Fund
• Memorial Fund (Memorial gifts not designated)
• Lutheran Men Fund
• Lutheran Women Fund
• Lutheran Youth Fund
• Up and Going
• Mercy Buckets (We Care Meals for a Week)
• Congo Mission
• Holiday Giving (Lent, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas)
• Global Mission/Great Commission (Mission within and outside of the United States)
• Good Works (Chapin Mission)
• NALC Disaster Relief
• Carolina Mission Region – Mission Congregation (within our SC NC Region)
• NALC Seminary Scholarship
• Sister Care
• Sola Publishing (NALC Approved Publisher)
• Water Mission
• We Care (Chapin Mission)
Thanks…Your Finance Team
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Holy Week Worship Schedule
Posted March 31, 2022 By adminHoly Week services begin on Sunday, April 10th with our Palm Sunday celebration. On Palm Sunday, we will begin outside in front of the church and hear the Gospel narrative of Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into the city of Jerusalem. From there we will process into the church nave where we will again hear the reading of Christ’s passion as presented in the Gospel according to Luke.
We will not have a Wednesday Service on April 13th.
Our Maundy Thursday Service will begin at 7 PM on Thursday, April 14th. We will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion and also observe the traditional Stripping of the Altar. The congregation will depart in silence and reassemble in silence the next evening, Good Friday, for our traditional Tenebrae Service of Shadows. Once again the congregation departs the darkened church in silence and reassembles on Easter Sunday morning with joy and celebration for our 7 AM Sunrise Service. It is a busy week filled with worship opportunities and all are encouraged to attend.
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