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A congregation of the South Carolina Synod of the ELCA
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Dear Members and Friends of Messiah:
PENTECOST and MOTHERS' DAY! For the first time in my ministry both of these celebrations fall on the same date: Sunday - May 11th! How fantastic that we get to celebrate two of God's most wonderful gifts to us: The Holy Spirit and our mothers. This will be a RED LETTER DAY - so wear Red (the liturgical color). New members will be received (contact Pastor John/Craig if you would like to be included).
STIMULATE MINISTRY: God keeps on giving! In this case he is giving to many of us through our Federal Government's Economic Stimulous Package of 2008 as we begin to receive checks in amounts of $300/$600/$1200. or more depending on our family situation. This good news presents us with a WIN-WIN-WIN opportunity for this gift. MESSIAH NEEDS 100 OF US TO DONATE ALL OR AT LEAST HALF OF OUR STUMULOUS PACKAGE TO:
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Win #1 - Stimulate Messiah's ministries - like God's Pantry the needed new roof on the Children's Center, Lifting High the Cross, all the important needs we regularly support.
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Win #2 - Help your next year's tax refund by adding to your charitable deductions.
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Win #3 - Stimulate our economy as these funds will certainly go right to work here in our community.
Sign up on the Kiosk as we celebrate 100 member/friends responding to this beneficial challenge. Even those not receiving a rebate are invited to share in this special effort.
Special dates to post are:
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June 1st - Graduation Sunday (we recognize and salute all Messiah's High School/college graduates.
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June 8th - Congregational Council Elections will be held at the Semi-Annual Meeting at 10:00 AM.
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June 22nd- DEDICATION OF OUR NEW EXPANSIONS (Plans are underway - watch for further detail)
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June 22-29-GAIHN WEEK - watch for sign-up on kiosk
Spring Blessings
Pastor John Yost
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"The Purpose Driven Life" will meet in the Family Life Center : Jerry Miller, Jean Wessinger, and John Stone lead a video-based discussion.
Preaching Relevance for Today will meet in the Family Life Center : They will review and discuss sermons. You will enjoy Mike Chesser, leading discussions which will enable you to have a deeper understanding of sermons: past, present, future.
ROCK - Renewing Ourselves in Christ's Knowledge will meet in the conference room of the new administrative wing : This group is studying the book of James. This class will cover the book verse by verse in depth. So for a better understanding of James, come and join this group discussion led by Sheryll Garfola.
History of the Bible will meet in the Family Life Center - How the Bible came to be, how it has been preserved, and many other topics will be covered. A great class led by Peter Shallenberger.
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Growing Kids God's Way will meet in the Joy Center - Do you have questions about how to raise your children "God's way"? Come and learn more. A new adult Sunday class taught by Antoinette Boller.
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What if Messiah's Lifting High the Cross Campaign earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now we can!
GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.
Just go to http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=847736 and be sure "Messiah Lutheran Church" is listed as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! And, be sure to spread the word!
In Him,
Alysia Dodd
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Pastor Craig's Blog - Notes from the Wild Blue Yonder
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It is almost over – except for the shouting … I mean paper work. So much for the paperless society or Air Force for that matter. Some things never change. As I rap up my six week tour and fill out my end of tour reports, I am reminded of the question I most often get as a Chaplain – “What do you do as a Chaplain?”
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