The Vine Fall 2016

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Fall 2016

Fall Church Retreat Summer Sizzle Summary Youth Mission Trips Camp EPCK

Rooms are still available! Take advantage of this opportunity for your family to Connect in Christ with other EPC families.

Retreat Speaker: Elizabeth Howell Link

Elizabeth is the associate pastor at Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke Virginia. You may remember her as a summer intern here at EPC in 2004.

Retreat Music Leader: Ali Riehm

Ali Riehm, a member of EPC, recently graduated from MUSC’s Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program, and is looking forward to working in the field of Family Medicine. Music continues to be a large passion of hers and is so grateful for opportunities like this!

Arrive by 6:00 on Friday for supper ready for a time of fellowship, fun and relaxation with your church family.

Depart Saturday afternoon (before supper) renewed, relaxed and refreshed! Saturday only is also an option!

Please sign up online to reserve your spot!

Deadline is August 24

Summer Sizzle Summary

by Ginna Lister

Last week at SOAR Day Camp, one of the campers said this prayer: “Thank you for this camp and thank you for this church where we get to do so many fun activities.�

The summer does lend itself to some super fun activities through our Summer Sizzle program. There have been activities for all ages all summer long. It is my hope that along the way, the children also learned that they are a beloved child of God, that they have a place to be and belong at EPC and that they have a church family that loves and cares for them.

Here is a glimpse of some of the fun times we have had this summer.

Preschool Water Day

Crusader Basketball Camp led by NGU Head Coach, Chad Lister and his players.

VBS participants learn about God’s love through a “Surf ’s Up” theme.

Sprout Day Camp “Around the World in 4 Days”

Campers learn about the missionaries EPC supports around the world.

“Thank you for planning an awesome week. My son had the best time!� ~SOAR Day Camper Mom

SOAR Day Campers delivered cookies they decorated to the local police department.

Pictured below, SOAR Day Camp Lemonade Stands raised $176 for SHINE and $146 for Pickens County Humane Society.

EPCMiddle Mission Trip

by Thomas Clanton

Easley Presbyterian Middle School Youth spent the week of August 1-5 serving the city of Asheville through the ministry of Asheville Youth Missions.

16 youth and their chaperones slept on floors at First Presbyterian Church of Asheville. They were joined

by Fairmont Presbyterian Church from Cleveland Heights, Ohio. These two groups spent the week serving at a variety of urban ministry sites. These sites included Kairos West Community Center where our youth held a free food market open to the community. The market provided fresh produce donated from local grocery stores. Another site was the Haywood Street Congregation. Haywood Street Congregation is a church that ministers to the homeless population in Asheville. Our youth were able to participate in a church service and help serve a meal to the congregation afterwards.

Throughout the week our youth were able to make relationships and have experiences that helped expand their view of need in the world. Our youth have been challenged to take what they have learned and apply to their own community. We are thankful to AYM and the positive influence they continue to have on our youth.

EPCHigh Mission Trip

by Thomas Clanton

Our High School Students visited Sunset Gap Community Center in Cosby, Tennessee for this year’s mission trip.

Sunset Gap Community Center is a long established Presbyterian Mission that is actively serving the community of rural Tennessee. They provide housing repairs, food and clothing donations, and much more to the small community of Cosby and the surrounding areas.

Our task this summer was to build decks for two trailers in the area. We divided into two teams and were led by two Sunset Gap handymen. Our group worked tirelessly to complete our work. After much drilling, cutting, and hammering we were happy to add improvements onto local homes that desperately needed them.

We enjoyed getting to know the residents of the homes we were working on and the members of the Sunset Gap Crew. We were able to see God shine through the love and patience that they showed to us. We learned much about the love of Christ from our time in Tennessee and are thankful to have worked alongside such great people.

Montreat Youth Conference

Foothills Presbytery Senior High Retreat @ Montreat

by Thomas Clanton

At the Montreat Youth Conference, rising 10th graders through rising college freshmen spent time with Presbyterian youth groups from around the county to learn how to make “A World of Difference�. Our group participated in energizers, signing, worship, and small groups throughout the week.

In small groups, each EPC youth was placed in a group with 20-30 other youth that they did not know. These groups gave our youth the opportunity to interact and engage with people from many different places and walks of life.

During worship time our youth heard from a keynote speaker in the morning and a pastor in the evening. These speakers challenged the youth to love the way Christ loved and to be active in spreading that love.

Our downtime was spent at a mountain home in Black Mountain where the youth were able to form strong bonds and friendships.

The Montreat Youth Conference is always a week that stirs the soul and fills all who attend with the desire to spread the love of Christ.

Baptisms The Sacrament of Baptism was administered to Ali Reese Dockery during the 11:00 AM service on June 12, 2016. She is the Daughter of John and Kristi Dockery.

The Sacrament of Baptism was administered to Matthew Grayson Kilborn during the 11:00 AM service on May 15, 2016. He is the son of Jon and Cindy Kilborn. John’s father, The Reverend Malcolm Kilborn, retired UCC Minister, assisted during the baptism.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to

Congratulations to

Courtney Norris

Kayla Corn

Thomas Osborne

Thomas Clanton

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married on May 28, 2016

Congratulations to

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married on June 14, 2016

Congratulations to

Jeff & Anna Leieritz

Jason & Alicia Merck

Lake Walter Leieritz

Jace Isreal Merck

on the birth of their son born May 18, 2016

Grandparents: Matt & Tracey Lake

on the birth of their son born June 21, 2016 Grandparents: Jim & Nan Stuckey

Great Grandparents: Jim & Barbara Stuckey Frank & Marilyn Merritt Congratulations to

Dawson Black & Molly Roos on the birth of their daughter

Lillian Hayes Black born July 10, 2016

Grandparents: Hal & Linda Black

Welcome New Members!

The Reverend Dr. Doug & Martha Vaughan 205 Bud Nalley Dr. Easley, SC 29642 864-810-3779

Thank You! The family of Sara Jo Ford thanks our EPC family and staff for your many acts of kindness and support during her final days. The Christian love has helped make a difficult time much easier.

Thank you again, Bill Ford and Marian Dawkins

We would like to thank everyone at EPC for the outpouring of love, support, calls and prayers we received regarding the death of our mother. Thank you for the wonderful meals that were provided from the church and Seasons Sunday School Class. Each and everyone of you have a special place in our hearts and we are so lucky to have you in our lives.

Samantha Kennedy &

Stacy Sanders

During VBS we raised enough funds to build 5 of these wells!

Each year Marion Medical Mission volunteers travel to Africa where they work hand in hand with the village communities to install shallow wells in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. A shallow well means life, not death. Over 80 per cent of deaths from diarrheal diseases due to unsafe water and sanitation in the developing world occur in children below 5 years old. l 00% of all designated donations go to their designated purposes. l 00% of all undesignated dona­ tions go to the mission field in Africa without the cost of a stomp being deducted. No gift to MMM is used for administrative purposes unless so designated.

I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward."

Mark 9:41

Dear Easley Presbyterian Church, Marion Medical Mission has received a

GIFT OF LIFE In Honor of of

EPC and FUMC 2016 VBS Volunteers This gift will help build a shallow well in 20 16 in a remote African Village providing them with a safe and sustainable water source.

Easley Presbyterian Church Kindergarten had a day camp during the summer months for preschool children. This year, children enjoyed some regular play time and activities with fun themes such as: Beach Week, Art Week, Dinosaur Dig, Super Heroes and Camping Week. We had a lot of fun!

EPCK

Please contact our Kindergarten office at 859-0737 and speak with, Kindergarten Director, Jen Willey to enroll your child.

We have availability in our program: Monday - Friday, 9:00-1:00 K2, K3 & K4 Monday - Wednesday, 9:00-1:00 K1.

Amazing Grays Amazing Grays enjoyed Split Creek Farm on June 2nd.

Going this fall to . . .

• Chatooga Belle Farm-Thursday,September 8 Join us for lunch at the very scenic farm in Longcreek, SC. We will leave the Church at 10:30 and return by 3:00. Please look at the menuat www. chatoogabellefarm.com and choose your entree and write it next to your name on the sign up sheet in the Church office.

• Pretty Place-Thursday, October 13 Enjoy a ride to Pretty Place at Camp Greenville. Bring a picnic lunch to eat while enjoying the beautiful view. Sign up in the Church office.

• Thomas Creek Brewery Tour-Thursday, November 3 We will tour the brewery and then eat lunch at Tommy's Country Ham House. More details coming soon.

• Christmas choral concert at Presbyterian College-Sunday, December 4 Save the date! More details to come.

PW Blankets for Preemies Women with all levels of experience come together to teach or learn how to knit while supporting a worthy cause. These knitters have made about 40 tiny blankets to give to the hospital for preemie babies. They will resume meeting again this fall. If you would like to learn to knit or just enjoy the fellowship of other knitters and support this ministry of Blankets for Preemies, please contact Rosemary Holtzendorff at 864.859.6761.

The Presbyterian Women will be sponsoring a Craft Bazaar to benefit the Samaritan Health Clinic on Friday, October 28 from 10:00-1:00 and Saturday, October 29 from 9:00-2:00. *Special*- On Wednesday, October 26 we invite the children to shop between 4:00-6:00.(Parents are welcome!)

If you are interested in helping with the sale or donating a homemade craft, contact Loraine Brockway. All donated craft items need to be put in the brides room by Sunday, October 23.

Gift wrapping will also be available for $2 per item purchased at the Bazaar or elsewhere.

Holy Habits Coming this fall @ EPC . . .

Rally Day August 28

3:00 - 5:00 p.m. games & fellowship 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. catered BBQ meal 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Worship Cost: $8.50/plate (Catered by Mutt’s BBQ) Location: Arran Farm, 820 Lenhardt Rd. (home of Daniel & Janice Lee) SUNDAY SCHOOL Resumes Sunday, August 28

Promotion for all students

Adults in Fellowship Hall will hear about

adult class options .

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY Resumes Wednesday, August 31

Dinner at 5:30 p.m.; Classes at 6:15 p.m.

*Reports from Youth Mission Teams

EQUIPPING THE SAINTS Begins Sunday, September 18, 4:00 p.m.

“The Church’s Story” STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Wednesday, October 12, 5:30 p.m STOP HUNGER NOW EVENT Wednesday, November 16, 5:30 p.m

ADVENT Sunday, November 27, 5:00 p.m EPCYOUTH

Wreath Workshop, Dinner & Program EPCMiddle - Wed., August 24, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 4, 11:00 a.m.

EPCHigh - Sunday, September 11, 5:30 p.m

Lessons & Carols Service MUSIC Wednesday, December 7, 6:15 p.m.

Gift Making Workshop Adults: Wednesday, December 14, 6:15 p.m.

Choir - Wednesday, August 3, 7:10 p.m.

Children’s Nativity & Cookie Walk Handbells - Sunday, August 14, 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, December 18, 6:00 p.m.

Youth:

Christmas Caroling Handbells/Orchestra - Wed., Sept. 14, 4 p.m.

Saturday, December 24, 5:00 & 8:00 p.m.

Choir - Wednesday, Sept. 14, 5:45 p.m.

Christmas Eve Services Children: Sunday, December 25, 10:00 a.m.

Choir - Wednesday, Sept. 14, 4:45 p.m.

ONE Worship Service; NO Sunday School