April May 2015

In This Issue Feature Articles Everlasting Arms by Christie Gravely….………….. 2 Confirmation Class……………………..…………………. 3 First Grade Milestone: Worship Education……… 4 Journey to Nazareth by Stacy Sanders…………... 5 EPC Making a Difference…………………………………………. 6 FUNdraising by Thomas Clanton……………………………...7 Feature Events Children’s Choir Rehearsal & Fun Events………... 8 Get your Mother’s Day Cards at EPC……………….. 8 Wonderful Wednesday………………………………….. 9 Camp Buc: Why sign up? by Ethan Lee…………... 9 EPCYouth………………………………………………………………. 10 Adult Connections Welcome New Members……………………………….. 12 Men’s Bible Study has NEW time…………………… 12 Amazing Grays……………………………………………... 13 Current & Upcoming Events April Calendar……………………………………………….. 14 Birthdays & Anniversaries, April & May………….. 15 Upcoming Events ………………………………………….. 17

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Everlasting Arms

By Christie Gravely

I walked up the driveway to go into the house and visit with the family to plan the memorial service for one of our church members. The cars that lined the street and driveway meant that love had parked itself at this home and wasn’t leaving anytime soon. Sometimes love looks like a casserole or a good friend that dropped everything and showed up on your front doorstep. I met another friend on the way in the house and she summed it all up as succinctly as possible. With a tear in her eye and a nod toward the line of cars she simply said, “They are carrying us.” That is the way it is in Christ’s church at Easley Presbyterian.

Sometimes you are the one doing the carrying. You are the one with the casserole in hand, the word of prayer to offer, the extra room to share. There is no precise definition of what love will look like until the moment comes and tells you what is needed. And the truth is that you are usually feeling somewhat helpless and ill-equipped because, in point of fact, there is nothing you can “do” to change what has suddenly made life so tragic. But you show up with a loaf of bread and a tear of love running down your cheek and a hard hug, and all of a sudden you are part of God’s gracious arms that are lifting a broken heart.

Sometimes you are the one doing the carrying and you may never know exactly how much your act of Christian compassion has meant to another one of God’s children.

Sometimes you are the one being carried. Yours are the walls that have caved in on every side and whose sky has fallen. And if you can feel anything at all, you feel awkward because you are more accustomed to and comfortable with being the one who offers help—not the one who receives it. And the doorbell rings, a knock comes, and love has stopped in to coordinate the kitchen, and another knock and someone else has started answering the phone for you, and another knock and there stands a face you didn’t know how good it would feel to see. And you are being carried along in the arms of Christian love and in the heart of Christian prayer. And the best thing you can do is let them carry you a while.

Deuteronomy 33:27 reads: “The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Those Arms and that Eternal Presence can carry you through the valley of the shadow… and the only way through that valley is to go through it. No one gets to go around. But—no one has to go alone. And if it seems too deep, if you stumble and fall to your knees in regret or grief or pain…then you will notice a love stronger than death reaching down to lift you up. Strong, strong, arms. Everlasting arms. But don’t be surprised, however, if at first they put down the casserole dish they carried in through your front door.

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Confirmation Class Concludes Its Course on May 3, 2015

On May 3, 2015 Easley Presbyterian Church will welcome 15 new confirmands into the membership of the church. The confirmands will answer the questions for membership and affirm their faith in front of the congregation. This affirmation of faith will be the culmination of 28 weeks of study on the basics of the Christian faith. Confirmation classes take place during the Sunday school hour and address topics such as salvation, the Trinity, and the person of Christ. Each confirmand has a mentor who has helped them craft a personal faith statement. These statements were read to the Session on the evening of April 19.

The names of the confirmands are as follows: Noah

Brock,

Rosie

Edwards,

Matthew Elgin, Bridger Gantt, Ali Latham, Hunter Lewis, Rett Lister, Joey Mathvink, Matt Nunnery, Ben Prins,

Olivia

Waddington,

Roach,

Gwyneth

Luke

Weisner,

Matthew Whittemore, and Thomas Whittemore.

Please feel free to congratulate these confirmands on a job well done!

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A First Grade Milestone: Worship Education

Did you know that Gloria Patri means “glory to the Father” in Latin? Did you know that Dr. Boggess chimes the bells 11 times at the beginning of 11:00 worship to signify the hour and to get us ready to worship? Did you know that everyone who is able should stand when you see a * in the bulletin? Did you know that each week we are given a chance to tell God we are sorry for all the things we have done that we wish we had not? And did you know that we are given the good news each week that we are forgiven? Did you know that Jesus gave his disciples the words of the Lord’s Prayer, and we still say it each week in worship?

I am sure you do know most of these important facts, and I know ten first graders who know them as well!

Over the past ten weeks, our first graders have been walking through the bulletin each Sunday, using it as a road map to worship. We have learned all of the above and much more.

On March 22, ten new worshippers joined our congregation with a fuller knowledge and appreciation of the what, why and how of worship. If you find yourself sitting near one, encourage them and welcome them as they embark on this spiritual milestone.

“True worship brings us, no matter what our age, to experience with God.”

Delia Halverson

Tips for worshipping with children: 

Worship is active –help children stand, sit, read and sing at the appropriate times

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Sit near the front of the Sanctuary to help children see and focus on what is going on

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Encourage children to help by looking up hymns and marking them for the service

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Point out different elements of worship (instruments, baptism, communion)

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Give an assignment during (Ex: circle the Lord’s Prayer in the bulletin, underline all the hymns in the bulletin) This will help keep children engaged.

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For younger children, practice whispering at home. Whispering doesn’t always come naturally!

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Ask children to listen for certain things during the worship service, and ask them to report on the way home (Can you remember an announcement that was made? Can you remember something said in the prayer of the people?)

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Hometown Nazareth June 7-11, 2015 5:30-8:30 PM Register to volunteer or to participate at www.easleypresbyterian.org/vbs-2015.php

Journey to Nazareth

By Stacy Sanders

Our first real encounter with Easley Presbyterian Church was through Vacation Bible School in 2013. We were at a smaller Presbyterian Church and were invited to come visit from a friend of one of our daughters. It was amazing the number of children and families involved with VBS at EPC. We quickly began visiting, and joined the church that fall. Last year I worked as a Tribe Leader for one of the Preschool groups and really enjoyed seeing how, even at a very young age, the children learn the scripture verses and songs! We had a lot of fun "Escaping to the Wilderness" with Moses! This year I am excited to be directing the Preschool portion of VBS! From meeting the wonderful volunteers from the Methodist Church to recruiting Tribe Leaders for this year’s program, it is so much fun to see all the planning that goes into this wonderful week. We had a great time last year partnering with the Methodist Church, combining talents and resources to make VBS even better. Of course, we are even more excited to bring it "home" and be the hosting church this year as we go to Nazareth and learn about Jesus as a child. If you have not been involved with VBS in the past, this is the year to come out and join us!

Register today at www.easleypresbyterian.org – look on the front page!

Stacy Sanders 2015 VBS co-coordinator

It Takes a Village!

Many hands and talents are needed to help our Nazareth village come to life! There are many ways to volunteer from kitchen crew, to tribe leader (leading children from place to place), to music room, Bible storytelling by playing the role of Mary, to recreation, or Marketplace shopkeeper (many hands on activities here!).

If you love children, love to dress up in Bible times attire, or love to meet new people while spreading the message of Jesus –then VBS is the place for you!

Register to volunteer today at www.easleypresbyterian.org Donations needed: tailgate pop-up style tents, artificial plants/trees

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The Dream Center would like to invite you to an event

on May 12 to discuss the state of

Foster Care in Pickens County. You can read their invitation below and can register for this event at dreamcenterpc.org: Fostering Hope. . . A Challenge to Christians to Alleviate the Foster Care Crisis Many people have a lot of questions and fear when it comes to fostering. The Dream Center is hosting this event to inform and challenge Christians to alleviate the foster care crisis. There are over 100 children in regular foster care in Pickens County alone. With only 40 foster families, our foster care system is in crisis. The Dream Center is challenging all Christians in Pickens and surrounding counties to attend this event. Not everyone is called to become a foster parent, but each of us can do something. Many opportunities exist to help with this crisis, from volunteering your time, becoming a mentor, to praying. At the least, you will come away from this event better informed and prepared to pray for the needs of hurting children all over this county. Our goal is to have 500 people attend this event.

The Girls Circle and Boys Council program at

MARY’S House

are looking for program

facilitators. This program is a mentoring program that operates within the middle and high schools of Pickens County. Men and women who have a passion for mentoring at risk youth are encouraged to help out with this initiative. Mentors facilitate a class of 5 or 6 boys or girls who have shown interest in growing though self-reflection and constructive dialogue. Groups meet once a week for a 90 minute class period. If you do not feel led to facilitate a group, you can still help out by donating Hobby Lobby or Walmart gift cards to help the facilitators defer the cost of planning class periods. If you are interested in this program, please contact Kim Clevenger at 864.855.1708.

United Christian Ministries is in the need of toilet paper!

This is an item they are always running low on and would appreciate any help they could receive in this area.

We want to be a church who is focused on bringing Jesus Christ to our community. If you have any community or mission project you wish to champion, please contact Thomas Clanton and let him know!

Carolyn Schmidt goes to Kairos Prison Ministry April 23-26.

Deliver cookies by Noon on April 22.

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FUNdraising

By Thomas Clanton It has been an exciting season for our senior high youth group, or EPCHigh. Our group will be heading to Belmopan, Belize, this summer to serve alongside a thriving Belizean congregation. We will spend time helping with construction of a church building during the day and serving with the “Kids Club” in the evening. In the process of preparing for our trip we want to give the congregation the opportunity to partner with us in this preparation. You may have seen some

wonderfully tasteful pink flamingos lounging around the yards of church members recently. This is just one of the many fundraising opportunities EPCHigh will be organizing in the coming months. The youth took time to plan these fundraisers themselves and have designed the programs and events through their own initiative.

They served the dinner at the March talent show. Also, they will be selling Dominos discount cards (10 buy one get one free pizzas for $10.

Not too bad if I say so myself), hosting a dodgeball tournament in the coming months, beautifying the church grounds, and I hear a rumor

there may be a “Kiss the Pig” raffle in the not too distant future. These events help the youth to begin thinking with a servant leadership mindset and to raise the funds necessary for the trip.

However, I would like to challenge the adults of the congregation to think beyond the idea of monetary support. I would like to have members of the congregation come beside these high school youth and partner with them through prayer and encouragement. We are not going to Belize to take a vacation. We are partnering with fellow Christians from another country to do the faithful work of Christ. I ask you to come alongside us as well and ask God in prayer to establish our mission in Belize and that our minds would be set on Christ. Some practical ways to help would be to write notes of encouragement or notes of prayer to an individual student participating in the trip. When you see a high school students in church, ask them about the trip and let them know that you are praying for them. We thank you for your support of our fundraisers and events, and we thank you in advance for the way you will build up these students in love through prayer and encouragement.

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Children’s Choir Rehearsal/McDonald’s/Par-Tee Time Event April 11

We will have an important Saturday rehearsal for the Children’s Choir musical, Arkeology (The Story of Noah), on the Fellowship Hall stage on April 11, after which the children will go to eat lunch and play at McDonald’s on Hwy. 123 in Easley, followed by play time at Par-Tee Time at 124-B Kay Dr., in Easley.

EPC buses will be used to transport the children to and from each place.

Cost is $5 for McDonald’s and $5 for Part-Tee Time for a total of $10.

9:00

AM - 11:00 AM Rehearsal

11:00

AM - 12:30 PM McDonald’s

12:30

PM - 2:15 PM Par-Tee Time

2:30

PM Return to Fellowship Hall Parking Lot for dismissal

Get your Mother’s Day Cards at EPC! The Easley Presbyterian Women are again sponsoring a project to raise money for mosquito nets to prevent malaria in third world countries.

You will find Mother’s Day Cards in the glass hallway along with a container for donations to support this mission project.

Mother’s Day Project Healthy Mothers Healthy Families

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April 1

No Wonderful Wednesday

The God We Can Know: Exploring the “I AM” Sayings of Jesus led by, Rev. Christie Gravely and Dr. Bill Seel.

Drawing from the Gospel of John, we will explore four of the “I Am” sayings of Jesus. Jesus defined himself using ordinary, everyday images that could be understood by ordinary, everyday people. This study will allow us to translate these ancient images into today’s world, bringing us into closer connection with the great “I AM.” April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29

“I Am the Bread of Life” “I Am the Light of the World” “I Am the Good Shepherd” “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”

The preschool and elementary children will study Paul’s Conversion during the month of April.

May 6

Presentation of Children’s Choir Musical, Arkeology (The Story of Noah)

May 13

Children’s Choir Musical at Foothills Presbyterian Community @ 4:30 PM

Wonderful Wednesday Meals April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, dessert Lasagna, salad, garlic bread, dessert Fried chicken, potato salad, broccoli & cheese, dessert Chicken Acapulco w/rice, red or black beans, dessert Pizza, salad, cookies

Remember to sign up by noon each week on the Monday prior to Wednesday. You may use the tear slip from the bulletin or sign up online at www.easleypresbyterian.org/wonderful-wednesday-meal.php.

Wonderful Wednesday will conclude for the Summer on May 6.

Where the summer lasts a lifetime. Registration is going on now for Camp Buc. Listen to a few reasons that you should register your child/grandchild for this awesome week…

I look forward to Camp Buc every summer. I love it because I get to learn about God in a fun place. I get to be with my church friends. I want to be a counselor when I am older. I like the food and the garden. I like the polar bear swimming. I really love the hiking. I really just love everything about Camp Buc. Ethan Lee

EPC Week is July 5-10 but feel free to sign up for the week that works best for you.

Dianne Durham will be the camp nurse July 5-10.

EPC pays $25 toward each camper’s registration and a limited amount of scholarship money is available for those who may need extra funds. Please contact Ginna Lister by April 15, 2015.

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It has truly been March Madness at EPCHigh this month. Our Bible studies this month took a look at what it means to live in unity with Christ. The first week in March we saw that God does call us to be obedient to his word and live according to the moral parameters he defined. However, we also saw how this obedience doesn’t come from our own willpower or personal moral code. Obedience to the word of God flows out of unity with Christ. Jesus talks about being the vine and us being the branches.

Jesus provides all the necessary “nutrients” to bear good fruit. Our Christian life flows from our connection to Christ, not what we do to earn God’s attention. The next week the youth were presented with a chocolate-coated snack. They were told to nibble at the edges and then take a bite right in the middle. Unbeknownst to them the chocolate coating was actually concealing a cotton ball at the core.

Through this illustration the youth learned that things were not always what they seem. People can be moral on the outside but it is what’s on the inside that counts. They learned to let Jesus transform them from the inside, instead of trying to control their exterior circumstances with no real change taking place. The following week a small group of high school students attended the Presbyterian Youth Conference in Montreat, NC. Besides enjoying the beautiful special place that is Montreat, the youth also learned about how to find peace in Christ instead of in the world. They continued to learn about how Presbyterians can show love to the world and what sacrificial love looks like. For our final meeting of the month, we helped present the dinner at the EPC talent show in order to raise money for our summer mission trip to Belize. Speaking of fundraisers, you may have noticed some pink friends putting down roots in some of your neighborhoods.

High schools students sacrificed their time to help bring these great decorations to the city of Easley to help raise funds. Thank you for all your support this month and we can’t wait for the summer to get here!

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We saw that it may be scary to trust God and we may not know what he is thinking, but that he is always working towards our good and his glory, which are the same thing! At our next meeting we helped serve the church by beginning the clean-up process in the back yard. We also heard from Steve Cummings about the exciting opportunities at Camp Buc this summer. At our final meeting of the month, we met with our friends at Easley First Baptist and discussed what it means to be a mature Christian.

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Welcome New Members!

Jon & Cindy Kilborn Katie, William, Matthew 1019 Shoal Creek Way, Easley, SC 29642 864-640-2929 / 919-222-7098

John & Allison LaBrash Ben, Erin 107 Spring Crossing Dr., Liberty, SC 29657 831-224-3954

**Men’s Bible Study & Breakfast has a NEW time**

Men of all ages meet each Thursday morning from 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM for Bible study and breakfast in the Church Library. Currently they are studying the book of Acts.

Please contact Robert Sams at 616-3987 for more information.

Amazing Grays

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Laura’s Tea Room May 6 Pickens County Museum & Hagood-Mauldin House Take a step back in time for some Pickens County History. Join us for a self guided tour of the Pickens Co. Museum then a guided tour of the Historical Hagood-Mauldin House. We will eat lunch at Buddy and Cisco’s Bistro on Main Street. We will leave the church at 9:00 AM and return by 2:00 PM. Bring $5 for the tour of the house and money for lunch.

You can check out the menu and daily specials on their Facebook page before we go.

A sign up sheet will be located in the Church Office. If you have any questions, call Denise at 616-7454.

June 3 Cruisin’ in Slow Motion Back by popular demand! We will enjoy another pontoon boat ride on beautiful Lake Keowee then eat lunch at the Lighthouse restaurant.

Bring a water bottle, sunscreen and a hat in preparation for a balmy Summer day (weather permitting). Also, bring $25 for the boat ride and money for lunch. We’ll leave the church at 9:30 AM and return by mid-afternoon.

Sign up for this trip in the Church Office by May 24th. If you have any

questions, call Denise at 616-7454.

EVENTS FOR APRIL SUNDAY, APRIL 19 Session, 5:00 PM, Sanctuary Journey Circle @ Stacy Sanders’ Home

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 No Wonderful Wednesday

HOLY WEEK

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THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Maundy Thursday Service, 7:00 PM

MONDAY, APRIL 20 Book Club, 7:00 PM

FRIDAY, APRIL 3 Good Friday Service & Lunch, Noon Church Office Closed

SUNDAY, APRIL 26 Youth Sunday

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Covered-dish Breakfast, 10:00 AM

TUESDAY, APRIL 28 EPC to serve at SHINE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 PW Coordinating Team Meeting, 10:00 AM

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Joy Circle, 7:00 PM (Parlor) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Wednesday AM Circle, 10:00 AM, Library THURSDAY, APRIL 9 FROG Circle, 10:00 AM (E201) SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Children’s Choir Rehearsal & Outing, 9:00 AM SUNDAY, APRIL 12 FISH Circle, 4:00 PM Diaconate, 6:00 PM THURSDAY, APRIL 16 Supper Sisters Circle, 6:30 PM, Library SUNDAY OPPORTUNITIES 9:00 AM Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Worship Service 5:00 PM King’s Kids’ Choir 5:30 PM EPC High 6:30 PM Adult Handbells

Other Weekly Meetings Prayer Group, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM Men’s Bible Study & Breakfast, Thursdays at 7:00 AM

WEDNESDAY OPPORTUNITIES 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:45 PM 5:10 PM 5:30 PM 6:15 PM 7:10 PM

EPCMiddle Handchimes Youth Handbells Children’s Choir Youth Choir Dinner WW Classes Adult Choir

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Cheryl Ledford Margaret Foster Ashley Durham Ben Edwards

1 1 1 1

Samantha Kennedy

2

John Fulcher Marcia Humbert David Miller Brian Garrison Kaitlyn Kearse

3 3 3 3 3

Juli Essary

4

Chris Christopherson Marc Humbert Gracie Youngblood

5 5 5

Geoff Marsh Katie Howerton Preslee Owen

7 7 7

Julie Brice Brad Wilson Hannah Kearse

8 8 8

Anica Owen Brad Griffith Luke Foster

9 9 9

Jim McInnis

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Hal Sullivan Elizabeth Weaver

11 11

Edith Christian Betsy Weaver Allie Broman-Fulks

12 12 12

Ellen McDaniel Mary Jo Covington-Harris Aimy Cook Augusta Roach

13 13 13 13

Anne Hagood Marlene Chapman Rob Whittemore Parker Boland

14 14 14 14

Shari Hurne Ron Ford Lori Waddington April Galloway Becky Erickson

16 16 16 16 16

Abbie Freeman George Dubose

17 17

Taylor Stuckey Riley Miller

18 18

Jeannette Brock Phil Kearns

19 19

Amy Williams

20

Caroline Johnson Barbara Stuckey Jim Stuckey Hugh Smith Brian Gibbons Jennifer McAlister Beth Furr Caroline Stuckey

21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21

Victoria Rose Brock Brinkley Mueller Rowyn Scott

22 22 22

Marjorie Lutz

23

Zane Coats Greg Mueller Cody Goodwin Sophie Wilson Mia Prins Molly Sanders Anna Kate Sanders

24 24 24 24 24 24 24

Phoebe Rollins Anne Emerson Savannah Houck Haley Jones Janie Robinson Catherine Riviere

25 25 25 25 26 26

Alva Goodwin Lilibet Lowrance Pam Dillon Harv Rettberg Jon Kilborn J.B. Stuckey Meredith Rice Katie Dailey Kirsten Miller

27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

Ed Benton

28

Joyce Holzapfel Tony Garrison

29 29

Dardie Dilly Janice Lippincott David Waddington Kelly Stover Kristen Norris

30 30 30 30 30

John & Sherry Mollenhauer

1

Bill & Peggy Mattson

2

Phil & Tammy Darity

3

Keith & Katie Porter

3

Royd & Melody Lutz

6

Mike & Shakey Meece

6

David & Terri Miller

7

Joel & Candice Ledbetter

8

Adam & Anna Darity

10

Bill & Mary Robinson

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Nick & Floride Caldwell

12

Ron & Beth Taylor

12

Jim & Sherry Erickson

16

Malcolm & Melissa Rogers

16

Rex & Ruth Rice

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Dyke & Rhonda Spencer

17

Michael & Kristina Biege

19

Eric & Pam Dillon

20

Nic & Denni Alexander

24

Mike & Jennifer McAlister

25

Kevin & Julie Bishop

26

Geoff & Sally Marsh

26

Chris & Nikki Miller

27

Mitch & Meredith Greene

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16

Billy Waddell Lauren Giambalvo Carter Herron Aubrey Herron

1 1 1 1

Shelby Lott Clayton Anthony

14 14

Ryan Ross

15

Linda Giambalvo Erica Van Wagner Alex Price Olivia Durham

3 3 3 3

Gracie Farrow Matt Fusco Pace Dillion

16 16 16

Chris Miller Wyatt Burnett

4 4

Joe Davis Emma Wilson

5 5

Reschin Moore Melissa Rogers Allison LaBrash Ivy Howerton

18 19 19 19 20

Jim DeLoache Ann Todd Annie Rossley Chance Mahanes Ivy Cook

6 6 6 6 6

Sally Smith Lexi Gibbons Dennis Latham Austin Collie Trevor Weisner

21 21 21

Graham Lee

22

Bobby Gravely Lynn Human Sally Dawkins Owen Faulkner Caroline Anthony

7 7 7 7 7

Cameron Lister

23

Ben Wilson

Kelli Burnett Fritz Whittemore Sam Todd Sims Thompson

8 8 8 8

David Bossert Rex Rice

9 9

Dan Hancock Jacob Whitworth

10 10

Sally Wilhelm

11

Roger Kilpatrick James Kearns Keegan Beane

12 12 12

Ashley Jameson Morgan Ross

13 13

Sherry Mollenhauer Hal Black Terry Julian Brad Simpson

14 14 14 14

Tony & Laura Messer

1

David & Traci Mathvink

3

Todd & Barrett Rampey

3

Thom & Jo Moore

6

Sloan & Anne Emerson

7

Britt & Kelli Burnett

10

Michael & Becca Scott

12

Jim & Terry Westfall

14

John & Robin Miller

15

Tal & Kim Seabrook

16

Michael & Karie Ellison

18

24

Al & Sallie Robinson

19

Lucy Sanders Winford Galloway

25 25

Jon & Margaret Foster

20

Mel & MaLee Thompson

20

Roy Hall Jennifer Dailey

26 26

Seth & Lori Cook

22

Jay & Meri Guerry

22

Beth Hagood Linda Reed Gail Frierson Danny Youngblood Zach McAlister Lilly Dean

27 27 27 27 27 27

Jon & Cindy Kilborn

22

Bob & LeAnn Heil

23

Ricky & Debra Gantt

24

Leonard & Karen Owens

24

Dan & Jennifer Dailey

25

Ellen Cobb

28

Steve & Abbie Freeman

25

Marty Kwasniewski

29

Don & Lora Lorey

25

Gladys Jamison

30

Frank & Marilyn Merritt

26

Rosemary Holtzendorff Harry Human Denise Rettberg Caroline Caldwell

31 31 31 31

Ed & Cherie Benton

29

Jim & Joan DeLoache

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Mark Your Calendars MAY 3 Confirmation Sunday Children’s Choir Dress Rehearsal, 3:00 PM, Fellowship Hall MAY 5 Joy Circle, 6:30 PM @ Shari Hurne’s Home

MAY 6 Children’s Choir Musical in Fellowship Hall MAY 13 Wednesday AM Circle, 10 AM Children’s Choir Musical @ Foothills Presbyterian Community MAY 14 FROG Circle, 10:00 AM, Multi-Purpose Room MAY 17 Graduate Recognition VBS Training, 4:00 PM Diaconate & Session, 6:00 PM Journey Circle

JUNE 7 - 11 VBS - Hometown Nazareth JUNE 7 - 12 EPCMiddle - 6th Grade Mission Trip to Raleigh, NC JUNE 15 - 18 Crusader Basketball Camp JUNE 20 - 26 EPCHigh Mission Trip to Belmopan, Belize JULY 3 Church Office Closed JULY 5 - 10 EPC week at Camp Buc

JULY 12 - 18 EPCHigh to Montreat JULY 20 - 24 Sprout Day Camp (completed K5-2nd Grades)

MAY 18 Book Club

July 26 - 31 EPCMiddle - 7th & 8th Grade Mission Trip to Asheville, NC

MAY 21 Supper Sisters Circle, 6:30 PM, Library

AUGUST 3 - 7 SOAR Day Camp (completed 3rd-5th Grades)

MAY 25 Church Office Closed

AUGUST 14 Movin on Up Retreat (rising 6th Graders)

MAY 26 EPC night @ SHINE, 4:00 PM

For more information, please visit www.easleypresbyterian.org and click the UPCOMING & CURRENT EVENTS tab or look in the bulletin insert.

Easley Presbyterian Church

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200 South 1st Street Easley, SC 29640 OFFICE 864.859.4220 FAX 864.859.0212

www.easleypresbyterian.org

Church Staff

Worship: Sunday 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Church Officers

Pastor Rev. Dr. Bill Seel Associate Pastor Rev. Christie S. Gravely Director of Christian Education Ginna Lister Director of Youth & Missions Thomas Clanton Director of Music

Session

Class of 2015 Stewart Bauknight Scott Beane Karen Cooper Joel Ledbetter Phil Lyles Monty Oxendine Carl Walsh Scott Wilbanks

Dr. Ralph Boggess

Class of 2016 Phil Barker Floride Caldwelll Paul Cook John Cutchin Chuck Dawkins Terri French Kathy Lyles Dan Nunnery

Class of 2017 Nick Caldwell Tracey Lake Dennis Latham Richard Mintz Ruth Rice Alfred Robinson Billy Waddell David Weaver

Elder Emeritus: Bill Robinson

Youth Choir Director

Diaconate

Angela Weisner Youth Handbell Director Bunny Deener Kindergarten Director Libby Dodson Church Secretary Jonene Garrett Financial Secretary

Class of 2015 Linda Black Rick Gantt Jennifer Graham Meg Jewell Steve Lewis Wilma Shealy Elizabeth Weaver David Whittemore

Class of 2016 Barry Brock Dottie Grantham David Houck Greg Lucas Deborah Mintz David Mitchell Heidi Roach Will Young

Class of 2017 Gregg Branham Kelli Burnett Rachel Coon Clare Nunnery Rex Rice Chuck Riehm Robert Sams Carey York

Nancy Cochran Christian Education Secretary

Trustees

Cynde Whitmire Building Superintendent

Hubert Bowick

Dan Spearman

Dexter Rogers

Tony Brock

Asst. Building Superintendent Mel Brock

The mission of Easley Presbyterian Church is to reach out and invite people to join in the life and love of Jesus Christ, to nurture them in the Christian faith within the tenets of Presbyterianism and to send them into the world to serve.