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September 14th was a beautiful day as 21 members and quests loaded the vans for Hendersonville, NC. We started our day off with the Lord’s Prayer and headed off. Lunch was enjoyed at Harry’s BBQ and Miss Piggy’s Ice Cream Parlor. We continued our trip at Granddad’s where we selected apples, cider, cabbage, and apple fritters from the bakery. Special thanks to our drivers. The next meeting will be October 12th, we are going to Shealy’s BBQ for lunch.

4 Churches Annual
The annual 4 Churches, consisting of Holy Trinity, Mt Tabor, Macedonia and St. Jacob’s, meeting was held on August 10, 2023 hosted by the St. Jacob’s Up and Going.
The Fellowship Hall tables were so pretty decorated in beautiful bright colors, enhanced with coordinating colored center pieces and small gifts for each person attending. Mike and Linda greeted each guest as they signed in and received a name tag. Each person was given a numbered ticket to be used for the door prizes.
Helen L. Lindler, team leader, welcome the assembly and introduced The Chapin Chirpers, directed by Joan Marco. The Chirpers presented a vacation themed program entitled “On the Road Again”. The music with appropriate skits was so much fun. We laughed and sang the happy songs with the Chirpers. We all had the best time watching The Chirpers and laughing and clapping at their antics. Helen gave the Devotions emphasizing the fact that God is always with us, everywhere we go and whatever we are doing. She read from God’s Little Devotional Book For Women the following:
Our days are identical suitcase – All the same size but some people can pack more into them than others.
Devotional closed with prayer and the Blessing for our meal.
Everyone attending enjoyed a bountiful and delicious meal. Bar-Be-Que was provided by the Lutheran Men of St. Jacob’s. We certainly did enjoy it and appreciate the LM generosity. The fried chicken was provided by the Up and Going. Side dishes and desserts were provided by all attending.
Unique and beautifully crafted items, made especially for this occasion were given to the lucky ticket holders.
Helen then bid farewell to our guests. She ended with this quote given to the Up and Going in memory of Esther Lindler Frick (Jean Frick’s Mother-in-law).

I will Do More

I will do more than belong, I will Participate

I will do more than care, I will help

I will do more than believe, I will practice

I will do more than be fair, I will be Kind

I will do more than forgive, I will Love

I will do more than earn, I will enrich

I will do more than teach, I will serve

Special thanks to the Lutheran Men for providing BBQ and to Davis Brown for perfectly preparing it for our enjoyment. Thank you to Joan and The Chapin Chirpers for a delightful, feel good program.
Thank you to everyone for items provided, work performed before and after the meeting.
I thank God for each of you and your willingness to help with everything that needs to be done and for a beautiful day without storms and with pleasant temperatures.

Up and Going met on July 13th with Helen giving the devotions. Devotions were written by Emily E. Ryan and scripture was Ephesians 3:19. Devotions was based on our need to stop and rewind and reminds us to stop and “check my bobbin”. This relates our lives to the craft of sewing. When our bobbin runs out, we simply cannot sew anymore. To rewind our bobbins, we rewind by spending time with Jesus and reflecting on how much He loves us through prayer and Bible reading, listening to God and singing His praises. Only with Him do our efforts have staying power once again.
Twelve members and guests gathered in the Fellowship Hall to enjoy a delicious covered dish meal and program presented by Davis and Sandra. Davis using a book entitled “A History of South Carolina BARBEQUE” written by Lake E. High, Jr. Davis gave the most interesting program on BBQ or as we know it – Southern BBQ. BBQ originated on the SC coast area of Port Royal. Indians roasted meat in holes in the ground with the meat wrapped in heavy green leaves. Sauce was later added by the Spanish people. Sauce was mostly wine vinegar with spices later added.
Today there are 4 types of BBQ sauces: Red, Light Red, Vinegar based or Mustard. SC is the BBQ Capital of America with North Carolina running second.
SC’s favorite sauce is vinegar on the coast, mustard in mid-state and red sauce in the Up State.
Davis talked about he and his cousins participating in BBQ cook-off events and their placing #1 in competitions. Later he and Sandra competed in many events and brought home several #1 winners.
We enjoyed this informative and interesting program. This was a learning experience for all attending. Thank you so much Davis and Sandra for this enlightening and fun program. We enjoyed learning about the history of BBQ and how to cook delicious BBQ at our homes.
A short business meeting followed by discussions and definite plans for the 4 Churches meeting in August. The next meeting will be held on August 10th at 11am in the Fellowship Hall. This will be the annual meeting of Holy Trinity, Mt. Tabor, Macedonia and St. Jacob’s senior groups. There will be entertainment by the Chapin Chirpers, food, gifts and wonderful fellowship together. We will decorate on Wednesday, August 9 at 1pm.

The annual apple run will be on September 14th.

The Up and Going began the new year of 2023 on January 12th at 11:00AM in the Fellowship Hall. Decorations of snowmen greeted thirteen members and guests. Lunch was the Soup Pot, served by Ann Lindler and filled with delicious vegetables and beef, Appropriate side items and wonderful desserts, all provided by attendees.
Team Leader, Helen L. Lindler welcomed everyone and gave a devotion from the book, Faith Alone, by Martin Luther. Devotions ended with prayer. The treasurer’s report was given by Gary. Business was conducted and prayer was requested for the sick, our church and church family.
We were honored to have Administrative Assistant Jean join us for lunch. During lunch, we discovered that Jean is kin to a large number of our Up and Going members.
After lunch, Joan and Gary hosted Bingo, gifts were provided by those attending. Bingo was fun and opening and choosing gifts was a hard decision. The laughter and comments were the highlight of the day. All agreed that the Soup Pot lunch was especially delicious, and the Bingo games were a tremendous hit. A motion was made and an affirmative vote was taken that every January meeting will consist of a Soup Pot lunch and Bingo games. Members and guests will provide items for the Soup Pot and prizes for Bingo.
We decided to once again prepare and provide Easter bags for hospice patients. See Joan Marco for items needed. This is a project especially dear to the Up and Going and we look forward to providing these Easter bags for our hospice friends. God richly blessed our meeting.

On a bright and sun shining November 17, 2022, twenty-two Up and Going members and guests gathered to enjoy an Old Timey Thanksgiving Meal together. The weather was cold, but the Fellowship Hall was warm and toasty, inviting all into the cheerfully decorated space. Fall items filled the room with color. Everyone was welcomed and encouraged to participate with others. Devotions given by Helen were from the book “Redeemer” entitled “Our Daily Bread” closing with praying together The Lord’s Prayer.

Business was conducted before we enjoyed a bountiful and delicious traditional Dutch Fork Thanksgiving meal. Thanksgiving memories were shared. Before leaving each member was given an Up and Going Cookbook. Hope you enjoy your Cookbook. Food stuff was collected to be taken to We Care. Thank you for helping with this project.

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 11am in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring finger food for sharing and 3 pairs of men’s socks that will go to the Oliver Gospel Mission. Have a Blessed and wonderful Holiday Season…Remember: Jesus is the reason for the season.