Please note the change in the date for the Easter Egg Hunt.
Date: Saturday, April 13th (Saturday before Palm Sunday)
Time: 10 AM
Ages for Egg Hunt: 12 years and under
Where: Fellowship Hall
There will be crafts, egg hunts, and snacks! Bring a basket and a friend! Come join the fun!
Outreach Archive
Easter Egg Hunt!!!
Posted March 28, 2019 By adminYouth Group Food Drive
Posted March 28, 2019 By adminSt. Jacob’s Youth is continuing their collection of non-perishable foods for We Care of Chapin. Each week donations will be collected at the beginning of the Children’s sermon during worship. A youth group member will pull a wagon down the aisle in which you may put your gifts of non-perishable items. Thank you for your help with this youth group service project
Morning Bible Study
Posted March 28, 2019 By adminMorning Bible Study continues to be held each Tuesday at 9:30 AM in the fellowship Hall. Our topic is The Mission and Ministry of Paul. Bring along your Bible and a willingness to learn more about the most prolific writer of the New Testament. Our last class will be Tuesday of Holy Week, April 16th.
Up and Going News
Posted February 28, 2019 By adminTwenty-one members and guests gathered on Feb 14th in the Fellowship Hall to enjoy a Valentine’s Day Party. Lunch was Turkey Stew with lots of trimmings, sandwiches and desserts. Lunch was delicious. Assistant Team Leader Ann lead the business session. Ray gave the devotions on loving and forgiveness and reminded everyone to daily wear our Faith on our sleeves. The program on Spring Gardening was given by Ray, who is a member of the Laurens County Master Gardeners. Each person was given a tomato plant or aloe plant to take home. Many thanks to Ray for an interesting and timely program.
March Meeting will be held on March 14th at 11AM in the Fellowship Hall. Betty Ann is in charge of devotions. Gloria and Joan will direct us in making bows for Easter Hospice Bags. Lunch will be a festival ofsandwiches, trimmings, and desserts. Please bring items to share. A sign up list will be posted.
Helen
5th Family Fun Fellowship
Posted February 28, 2019 By adminWatch your worship folders for more information on this event. Details have not been confirmed yet.
Lutheran Women
Posted February 28, 2019 By adminThe Lutheran Women met on Feb. 17th with 11 members present. Discussed: Helping package sausage for LM Sausage sale, assisting if needed on Shrove Tuesday, finalizing plans for our Lenten meal on March 13th, and starting plans for LW Sunday on April 28th. Welcomed new member Ann Slice, so glad to have her join our group. News will be coming next month for our Congregational Meal Fundraiser on May 5th. Our group is looking forward to another good and busy year. We will continue to collect items for We Care. The collection box is located in the Fellowship Hall. If you know of anyone in our church or neighborhood that is in need of help, please let Pastor David or one of our LW members know. Names will be kept confidential.
Ash Wednesday Service
Posted February 28, 2019 By adminMake plans to attend our Ash Wednesday Service on March 6th at 7 PM.
Morning Bible Study
Posted February 28, 2019 By adminMorning Bible Study will resume on Tuesday, March 5th at 9:30 a.m. in the fellowship Hall. Our topic will be the Mission and Ministry of Paul. Bring along your Bible and a willingness to learn more about the most prolific writer of the New Testament. Bible study will meet weekly each Tuesday morning through the Tuesday of Holy Week, April 16th.
Lutheran Men Schedule
Posted February 28, 2019 By adminThe Lutheran Men will be serving pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, March 5th with the assistance of the Lutheran Women. On March 17th, we will have our monthly meeting at 6:30 PM in the fellowship hall. Gerald has devotions. The cooks for this meeting will be Gerald, Richard, Jake, and Robert. Also, the LM will be serving the Lenten Meal on March 20th. All LM mark your calendars for these upcoming events.
ALL ABOUT SHROVE TUESDAY
Posted February 28, 2019 By adminShrove Tuesday, the day before the beginning of Lent, is a favorite church tradition. Mardi-Gras in New Orleans has its Fat Tuesday and King Cake, but pancakes, bacon and sausage are the stars of Shrove Tuesday. The Lenten Fast calls Christians to abstain from sweet and fatty foods and instead focus on Christian discipline such as worship, prayer and reading scripture. Thus, pancakes with sweet syrup are the highlight of Shrove Tuesday.
For centuries, Shrove Tuesday has had many traditions. One such tradition is the Pancake Day Race at Buckinghamshire, England. Legend has it that on Shrove Tuesday 1445, while cooking pancakes, a woman heard the shriving bell which summoned the townsfolk to confession. In her haste to get to the church, she ran through the town still wearing her apron and carrying her skillet of pancakes. Today this is reenacted with a race through the town by women wearing dresses and aprons, carrying skillets with a cooking pancake. Each person must flip her pancake three times before reaching the church. The winner is the one who gets to the church fastest, having three flips of the pancake.
Folklore says that it is bad luck to drop a pancake while flipping it. It is said that Napoleon blamed his failure for victory in Russia because of a pancake he dropped during the French Candlemas. So beware, and don’t drop your pancakes
on Shrove Tuesday. On this eve of Lent, it is also tradition that many Christians take a good long look at their lives and examine just what it is they need to confess. After all, the act of acknowledging and confessing sins is what “shriving” is all about. Having confessed their sins, a traditional practice is to burn the palms from the previous year’s Palm Sunday to prepare ashes to be imposed on Ash Wednesday.
This year, Shrove Tuesday falls on March 5th. Join your church family and enjoy a wonderful Shrove Tuesday pancake
supper as we prepare for Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent.
