St. 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.
Up and Going will be getting together on May 1st at 11:30 AM for May Day. Meal is provided so all you need to do is show up in your May Day outfit and plan to enjoy an awesome time of fellowship.
Up And Going Needs a Group Leader
Posted April 29, 2022 By adminLutheran Men
Posted April 29, 2022 By adminThe Lutheran Men will be sponsoring a Ladies night on May 15th, at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall.
Updates From The Finance Team
Posted April 29, 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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Monday And Wednesday Bible Study
Posted April 29, 2022 By adminWednesday Morning Bible Study has resumed at 10 AM each Wednesday morning. In response to the sample survey sent out earlier in the year, Pastor David is also offering a new Bible Study on Monday evenings at 7 PM. The topic for our study will be “Walking Together: The Importance of Fellowship for Disciples of Christ.”
“Walking Together” will include nine lessons presented in a “come as you are” level requiring no previous study or homework. Each lesson will be presented in such a way that it will be easy to invite a friend or neighbor to join in for a single lesson or for the entire study. Each lesson will cover a primary reading from the Bible and ask open ended questions concerning our life together as the people of God. All are welcome to participate. No special materials are required. Just bring your Bible and a willingness to study God’s Word together.
Welcome Matt and Kailey
Posted April 29, 2022 By adminSt. Jacob’s welcomed our new Director of Youth and Family Ministries, Matt Burt and his wife, Kailey, on Sunday, April 3rd with a reception following the service. We are so blessed to have Matt and we look forward to what God has in store for our youth and family ministries as Matt begins his ministry with St. Jacob’s.
Council Briefs
Posted April 29, 2022 By adminGood Things @ St. Jacob’s for April:
• Lutheran Men sold 700 pounds of sausage. Congregation was very supportive.
• Youth Choir
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper was a success.
• Lenten Meals were excellent.
• Attendance is going up every Sunday.
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Countdown To Congo
Posted April 29, 2022 By adminBy: Pastor David
There are only three full months until my trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. This trip will be quite unique as Pastor Kalonji and I will travel to a region where I have not been in the past. Still, there will be opportunity to minister to some congregations that I am familiar with and I’m looking forward to seeing those pastors again and hearing their stories and experiences since I saw them last.
Of course, the opportunity to preach the Gospel of Jesus will be the main highlight of our trip. God is so gracious as to allow Pastor Kalonji and I to travel and share the good news of Jesus with others. Upon my return, I will provide plenty of photos and stories with you so that you can see the many ways through which St. Jacob’s comes to the aid of our neighbors across the ocean. They certainly live a different way of life than we do, but it is the same God who provides all they need. It is also the same God who sent his Son Jesus Christ into the world so that our sins will be forgiven. We are all united in Christ Jesus, the people of St. Jacob’s, the people of God in the Congo, and all Christians around the globe. To God be the glory now and forever!
We Care April Needs
Posted April 20, 2022 By adminCereal, White rice, Canned Salmon,
Collard greens/turnip greens, Chili beans, Yams/sweet potatoes, Large cans baked beans, Peas, Paper towels, Toothbrushes (adult/children).
ALWAYS need Laundry detergent, Paper products, and Personal toiletries. Thank You!
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Monday and Wednesday Bible Study
Posted April 5, 2022 By adminOur current Mid-week Morning Bible Study centered on the Passion of our Lord will conclude on Wednesday, April 6th. Bible Study will resume following Holy Week and the Easter Celebration. Wednesday Morning Bible Study will resume on April 27th. In response to the sample survey sent out earlier in the year, Pastor David will also offer a new Bible Study on Monday evenings beginning on Monday, April 25th at 7 PM. The topic for our study will be “Walking Together: The Importance of Fellowship for Disciples of Christ.”
“Walking Together” will include nine lessons presented in a “come as you are” level requiring no previous study or homework. Each lesson will be presented in such a way that it will be easy to invite a friend or neighbor to join in for a single lesson or for the entire study. Each lesson will cover a primary reading from the Bible and ask open ended questions concerning our life together as the people of God. All are welcome to participate. No special materials are required. Just bring your Bible and a willingness to study God’s Word together.
Pastoral Devotion for April
Posted April 5, 2022 By adminIn The Upper Room
John 13:1-38, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
If we were in the upper room the night Jesus was handed over, we would have been in the same boat as the apostles. There is no way they could have imagined the unfolding of events that night. Certainly something was different. Jesus’ words and actions seem so much more intimate and, well, final. He said to his disciples, one would betray him, another would deny him, and as he departed, they would not be able to go with him, but he would come again to take them where he was going.
On that night, we would have been as confused as the rest. Thankfully, we stand on the other side of the empty tomb. God’s people today know that even as Jesus was betrayed into the hands that would kill him, Jesus himself laid down his life for the sake of humanity. Even as he was buried, the grave could not hold him. Jesus’ death put sin to death, his resurrection opened the gates of eternal life for all who believe.
Once more, on Maundy Thursday, we hear anew the account of the upper room, Jesus with his disciples on the night he was betrayed. We mark this time as pastors wash the feet of lay persons, children receive their first Holy Communion, and altars are stripped of the symbols and appointments that point to Christ our Lord. As we do these things, we are once witnesses to the events of the upper room.
We must face the betrayal of our sin. Christians must admit that because of our disobedience we have grieved God’s heart, turned away from his goodness and lived for ourselves. Yet, as Christ assured those in the upper room, he assures us as well. He offers his very body and blood, given and shed for the sake of those whom he came to save.
Bless us and keep us O Lord, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name. Amen.
