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Caught In the Act of Stewardship

Posted May 5, 2024 By admin

As a new contribution to our monthly newsletter, we will high light the actions of a few church members who were caught in the acts of giving of their time and talent each month. We are all called to contribute to our life together in worship, mission, and ministry. As such, it is good to recognize persons as they engage this calling. In April, Tommy was caught in the act of pulling weeds from the flower bed surrounding our church sign. Barry was caught in the act addressing the permanent portion of our sign so that the correct worship times may be indicated. And as he has done for so long, Brandon was caught in the act of recording and sharing our worship services on the internet.

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Solid Rock Day Camp

Posted May 5, 2024 By admin

The summer Solid Rock Day Camp will once again be hosted by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church beginning Sunday, June 9th and running through Friday, June 4th. Registration for the camp will be the same as last summer, $100.00 per camper. As we did last year, our Youth Fund will subsidize each camper $50.00 in order to encourage participation and keep costs down. The camp is open to youth members and their friends completing grades K-5. Those interested should contact Pastor David for registration information.

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Up And Going

Posted May 2, 2024 By admin

Nineteen members and guests gathered on Thursday, April 11th at 11:00am in the fellowship hall for the regular Up and Going Meeting. Rain greeted most of our members but soon the sunshine appeared.
Helen Lindler, team leader, greeted all and welcomed them to the meeting. Devotions were from Portals of Prayer Entitled “What Kind of Love Is This”? These words are from that devotion. “Jesus was on the most critical mission known to existence as The Kingdom of God warred against the Kingdom of the Devil. Bible reading was from Psalm 22; words that we have heard many times during the Easter Readings. Words written by David hundreds of years before the crucifixion of Christ. Devotions ended with prayer.
Tommy Faulk lead us in singing many of our favorite gospel songs. The group joyously sung with Tommy as he played his guitar and led the singing. This was a most enjoyable program. A special lunch followed the meal Blessing.
Ann Lindler prepared and served Liver Nips, a Dutch Fork favorite. They were accompanied by many delicious side dishes and desserts. We all enjoyed this special meal.
Our May Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 9th at 11:00am in the fellowship hall with guest speaker, Mr. Travis Goodman, from Thrivent Services. He will speak to us about scams and how to protect ourselves. Lunch will be a covered dish meal so bring a favorite dish to share. Prayer concerns for Mrs Letha Sites, Mrs Betty Ann Shealy, Miss Frances Slice and Mrs Joan Marco were expressed.
Helen O’Neal Lindler
Team Leader for Up and Going

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Worship at Generations

Posted May 1, 2024 By admin

Every other Sunday, Pr. David leads worship for the residents of Generations Assisted Care of Chapin. This ministry has made a great difference in the lives of many folks who are not able to attend worship at their home church. The congregation is invited and certainly encouraged to share this experience with our friends just down the road. Our next worship opportunities will be on Sunday, May 12th and May 26th at 1:00 PM. Join us in the lobby at Generations.

Filed in Fellowship, Other Happenings, Outreach, Pastor, Worship and Music, Worship Service

Carolinas Mission Region Convocation

Posted April 26, 2024 By admin

The annual convocation of our mission region will be held on Friday, May 3rd and Saturday May 4th at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Little Mountain. The Friday session will focus on the various missions and ministries of the NALC and Carolinas kicks off at 6:00PM with presentations given by Awakening Lives to World Mission (video), Carolinas Lutheran Women, Carolinas Lutheran Men, Lutherans for Life, The Spiritual Orphans Network (SON), Lutheran Military Families and Veterans Ministries, India Transformed, and the Malawi Orphan Care Project.
Following a break for mission district meetings, presentations will be given by Carolinas Mission region ministries including; NALC Disaster Response, SMI Mission to Haiti, Congo Mission International, and Addis Hiwot Ethiopian Ministries. The Friday session concludes with the Compline (worship at the end of the day) at 8:45PM.
The convocation reconvenes at 8:00AM Saturday morning to welcome NALC Bishop Dan Selbo, conduct Mission Region business, reports on elections, and participate ion breakout sessions. Supper and Lunch are provided for those registered for the convocation and the worship services and Mission presentations are open to all. St. Jacob’s attendees are Pastor David Nuottila, Larry (Mission Region Council Rep) and delegate Brandon.

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4/02/2024, SJLC COUNCIL MEETING BRIEFS

Posted April 26, 2024 By admin

Pastor’s Report:
• March was a very busy month, lots of worship services.
• The Lent series was well received, especially Mark.
• Thanks to all who worked behind the scenes and participated in this Lent/Easter season.
• On line streaming of our worship services is appreciated by our members unable to attend worship. Streaming our worship services give us the ability to Outreach those outside of our church family.
• Pastor David has been invited to be guest preacher at Union Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC for their 250th Anniversary. Elders will lead worship on that Sunday.
• Pastor David will be out of town for his daughter’s wedding on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Elders will lead worship on that Sunday.
• Pastor David will be on the Congo Mission in July and will not be at church on the 14th and 21st, 2024. Pastor Gary Blobaum will lead worship service on those Sundays.
Report of Ministry Teams:
Safety/Security – Kevin Pharis / Robert Wessinger
• Cameras: SLED personnel will meet with the Safety Team to determine the best locations for cameras and a video monitor.
• A Temple Talk given by the Safety team is scheduled for April 28, 2024.
• Underground wiring plans for the Parking Lot Upgrade need to be reviewed to ensure proper locations for Security Surveillance equipment.
Christian Education – Sherry McTeer
• VBS Dates: Monday, June 24th – Thursday, June 27th from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM with a meal at 5:45 PM.
• Teachers for music, Youth, Adults and kitchen staff have signed up. Still need staff for crafts, games, and the classes.
• Solid Rock Day Camp will be held June 9-14 at Holy Trinity and St. Peters. Camp is for K–5. Cost is $100 and the church will pay half of the cost for each of our St. Jacob’s campers using the youth fund.
• The Women’s Bible study has 17 women signed up to attend.
Congregational Care – Billy McTeer / David Kibler
• Lay Communion Ministry Team has visited and administered communion to our homebound folks.
• Visit/contact congregational members and families when notified by the Pastor.
• July: Invite a Friend Sunday/Birthday theme. More information will be provided!
Discipleship – Lynn Shealy / Julie Stuck
• Filled and delivered 21 Mercy Bags.
• Thankful to the Lutheran Women and several members of the congregation who have volunteered to assist with this ministry. Other volunteers will pack Mercy Bags when the Lutheran Women cannot.
• Cleaning products will be purchased for We Care in April in addition to the food items.
Property – Chad Lindler / Barry Rice
• Parking Lot Renovation: Danny Shealy is coordinating plans for an encroachment permit to SCDOT.
• The parts for the HVAC unit have been delivered. There is still a hold up on this project as the platform may need to be modified.
• A new water cooler for the fellowship has been purchased and will be installed by Gerald Lindler and Danny Shealy
• Two estimates were obtained for the church sign. The project will proceed ASAP.
Stewardship – Doug Sullivan
• The Finance Team made a recommendation to Council for funding the Parking Lot Upgrade.
• The Finance Team will submit quarterly budget information to be included in the newsletter to show where we are financially – income vs expense.
Worship & Music — Marie Slice
• Marie will get information for purchasing purple paraments.

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Solid Rock Day Camp

Posted April 25, 2024 By admin

The summer Solid Rock Day Camp will once again be hosted by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church beginning Sunday, June 9th and running through Friday, June 4th. Registration for the camp will be the same as last summer, $100.00 per camper. As we did last year, our Youth Fund will subsidize each camper $50.00 in order to encourage participation and keep costs down. The camp is open to youth members and their friends completing grades K-5. Those interested should contact Pastor David for registration information.

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Can I Pray For You?

Posted April 20, 2024 By admin

Did you know …”Can I pray for you?” is one of the most powerful questions that you can ask someone? Prayer is the source of our Christian life – building and growing our relationship with our heavenly Father. What better way to get to know another church family through the power of prayer too? As we prepare for our Lenten Journey, we want to kick off our Family Prayer Partner ministry. What do you need to do? Complete the Family Prayer Partner sheet for your family. Place it in the offering plate. If you completed a Family Prayer Partner sheet and placed it in the offering plates, please pick one up on your way out. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a prayer partner, a prayer warrior, with another family. Creating and building relationships strengthens our faith and our church family

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Up And Going

Posted April 15, 2024 By admin

The Up and Going met on March 14, 2024, with 23 members and guests attending to enjoy the St Patrick’s Day and Easter decorations. Helen welcomed everyone and gave an Easter devotional with Bible reading and prayers. Gary gave the treasurer’s report and comments. Get well cards were signed for Betty Ann, Frances, and Joan. Please include these ladies in your prayers.

A wonderful covered dish feast was enjoyed by all. Time for the business of the day…Preparing Easter Hospice Bags. We may be older Lutherans but we know how to set up an assembly line and efficiently prepare Hospice Bags. The work accompanied with laughter and conversation was precious to behold. Each bag was tied with a beautiful and skillfully made bow and attached with a handwritten love note from someone at St Jacobs. Thank you to all who prepared notes and a special thank you to all who made our project a great success. Many hands truly made light work.

April meeting will be a Gospel Song Fest led by Tommy on Thursday, April 11th at 11am in the fellowship hall. Please let Tommy know if you have a favorite hymn that you want to sing.

Lunch will be a Homecoming Picnic. Please bring Your favorite Homecoming Food to share.

See you then!

Helen

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Music Notes

Posted April 10, 2024 By admin

Psalm 150

Praise the Lord!

Praise God in his sanctuary;

praise him in his mighty heavens!

2

Praise him for his mighty deeds;

praise him according to his excellent greatness!

3

Praise him with trumpet sound;

praise him with lute and harp!

4

Praise him with tambourine and dance;

praise him with strings and pipe!

5

Praise him with sounding cymbals;

praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

6

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord!

 

Teaching our children and youth to use their voices and instruments to praise the Lord is one of my favorite things. I think we can all agree that our youngest choristers did a wonderful job on Palm Sunday sharing the message, Hosanna, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We learned again the story of Palm Sunday as we got messy with paint and sang. They even started ringing bells. We look forward to them helping to lead worship through song in the future.

Our youth handbell choir are hard at work as well. We have been invited to participate in worship at the annual Carolina’s Mission District convocation the first weekend in May. The 2024 convocation

is being held at Holy Trinity in Little Mountain. Our youth handbell choir is playing the prelude for the Saturday morning worship service.

We are also gearing up for our summer handbell camp which will be held on Tuesdays this summer. There will be more information in the May newsletter

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