Office Notes Every Week - First Presbyterian Church, Loris · 2019-07-29 · First Presbyterian Church Loris, SC Office Notes To contact us: Pastor Reverend Dr. Timothy Osment [email protected]

Office Notes To contact us:

Pastor

Reverend Dr. Timothy Osment [email protected]

Tel. (W) (843) 756-1629

(H) (843) 716-0346

(M) (843) 877-1217

First Presbyterian Church 5435 Main Street/PO Box 425

Loris, SC 29569

Phone: (843) 756-1629

Fax: (843) 756-2836

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.lorisfpc.com

Youth Director

Mr. Ron Barron

[email protected]

Clerk of Session:

Mrs. Bobbie Ingle

Treasurer:

Every Week Sunday School - 9:30 am Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 am (Nursery Available During Worship Service) Adult Choir Practice - 5:00 pm Sundays Sunday Night Bible Study -6:00pm Wednesday Morning Bible Study - 10:00 am Wednesday Evening Fellowship Meal –6:00pm Wednesday Evening Bible Study - 6:45 pm Thursday Prayer Group - 10:00 am

Monthly Meetings Stated Session Meeting 2nd Sunday, 7:30 am Silver Lining Group 3rd Tuesday, 11:30 am Presbyterian Men 4th Tuesday, 6:30 pm

The Newsletter The Newsletter is a monthly publication keeping you informed of all the news and activities at Loris First Presbyterian Church. Stories and calendar items are welcome.

August 2019 Happenings

First Presbyterian Church

5435 Main Street

MAILING ADDRESS :

PO Box 425

Loris, SC 29569

5435 Main Street Post Office Box 425 Loris, South Carolina 29569

“Building on Faith”

FROM THE PASTOR’ S DESK

August 2019 Happenings First Presbyterian Church Loris, SC

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

(Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV)

Almost every day now I have a discussion with some-one about the time of year it is and how fast things are moving. As we approach August, we certainly begin to make plans for the return to school or col-lege. Fall sports begin to become talked about more especially college football and in our church, Upward Soccer. We begin to long for cooler weather and more Fall like conditions. We also become nervous about hurricanes and flooding in this area.

Yes, time does keep progressing. No one gets young-er and no calendar travels backward. We know this and the Bible reminds of this as the passage from Ecclesiastes reminds us. Yet for all our complaining, agitation, and dread about time we find the passing of the seasons comforting. There is something reassur-ing about the seasons moving from one to another.

When we lived in the Midwest the seasons were very pronounced and distinct. Summer was warm and green. Fall was a gold color as the corn and soybeans became ready for harvest. Winter was a distinct white color and spring was a mixture of all the colors as the seasons began to repeat themselves. Living near the coast in the Southeast the seasons are some-what less distinguishable unless you count Tourist Season!

The church also has seasons and they are meant to bring us comfort too. Our ancestors in the church used different colors to mark the seasons of our reli-gious observances. The Liturgical Colors as they are called are meant to help set the mood as we worship and observe the special times of our faith.

In today’s very diverse world, church colors are sometimes being used for political or social messag-es. Nevertheless, they are all meant to send a signal

of the changing times. While different churches use different schemes of colors, we try to take a tradition-al approach to our church year. Here is a summary of the different Liturgical Colors we use:

White: White is generally considered the color of purity and holiness. Other words we use to describe the meaning of this color are joy, glory, triumph, light, and innocence. Therefore, white is the color used for the seasons of Christmas and Easter. Yes, traditionally the church sees Christmas and Easter not as days but as seasons. The color white is also used for funerals, baptisms, weddings, and the Lord’s Sup-per.

Purple: Sometimes called violet, purple is the color the church associates with royalty during Advent to symbolize the Baby Jesus as King. In ancient times, the color purple was very expensive to make, and only very important people had such colors. During Lent purple is used as the color of humility perhaps to contrast it with the royalty of Advent.

Green: Green is the color used to symbolize growth and hope. We use the color green in the church dur-ing what is called Ordinary Time or those times out-side of the special seasons of the faith.

Red: Red symbolizes fire and is used to represent the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Acts Chapter 2 describes the event where the first Christians had tongues of fire settle on them as the Holy Spirit came into the world.

Black: Black is the color used for Good Friday sym-bolizing death and mourning.

Find comfort in the passage of time as you remember that God is in control. Relish the fact that God is doing great things no matter what time of year it is. Enjoy your month of August and the rest of this year as the seasons change and so do we!

Pastor Tim

First Presbyterian Church Happenings - August 2019

Thank you everyone for your support! Camp was amazing. They learned so much about Jonah and the Whale and learned about themselves too!

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The Stated Session meeting for August will be a on Sunday, August 11th at 7:30 am.

The “Lunch Bunch” Group will be holding their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 20th at 11:30 am at Golden Corral in North Myrtle Beach.

Remember to support the Food Pantry with non-perishable food items. The first Sunday of each month is our day to focus on collections for the Food Pantry.

Children’s Church is available for children K-3rd grade every Sunday after the Children’s Sermon.

Please keep Pastor Tim updated on joys and prayer concerns.

For more information on the ECO Presbytery or the South Carolina ECO Presbytery, please check into the following websites: www.eco-pres.org www.presbyteryofsc.org

Save the Date: September 8th - Big Red Rally Day September 21st - Youth Carowinds Trip October 6th - Youth Led Worship Service October 25th - 26th Presbytery of SC Meeting in Florence, SC.

Please remember in your prayers:

Members: Nancy Barton, Mary Brogdon, Dr. Jim Craigie,

Brooke Duncan, Dewitt & Tori Elliott, Bridgett Fowler, Pat-

rick Fowler, Hilda Fowler, Arnie and Marlene Gaspersohn,

Suzanne Gore, Charles Grainger, Dale Hand, Teresa Hil-

burn, Ruth Ann Jones, Bill Josephs, Lisa McCutchen, Betty

Nain, Frances Nain, Maud O’Neill, Emeline Rankin, Holly

Rankin, Jo Marie Rankin, Pam Richard, Fred and Nancy

Sharp, Lisa Shropshire, Lloyd Soles, Joyce Wilhelm.

Members in assisted living: Marinell Allsbrook

Family & Friends: Eric Azor, Lyndsey Ball, Edie Beford,

Diane Bell, Barbra Bellamy, Donna Blevins, Mark Boyd, Bry-

an Branton, Melinda Brooks, Tanner Buffkin, Mary Jo Burle,

Louise Canady, Debbie Carroll, Nellie Carter, Aaron Ches-

son, Loraine Collins, Bunny Connors, Jean Cox, Sam Cox,

Betty Crowe, Faye Daniels, Tracy Davis, Claudia de-

Lahongrais, Mary Derr, Jim and Shelby Dickson, Rudolf

Dorman, Christel Durant, Chris Dunning, Christina Edney,

Brandy Erwin, Alana Ford, Harvey Fowler, Betty Galea,

Bertie Gause, Jordan Gause, Rose Gause, Randy Ghent, John

and Pat Gimber, Clifford and Hilda Gore, Lucille Gore, Veta

Gore, Brycen Graham and family, Jeremy Graham, Sylvia

Gunther, Billy Hardee, W.J. Hardee, Martha Hardwick, Vic-

toria Harrelson, Shirley Harris, Tommy Henry, Levi

Holmes, Austin Hord, Jean Howard, Jessica Hughes, Billie

Johnson, Cameron Jones, Emelie Josephs, Crickett Kesler,

Patricia Ketchie, Flo Kreman, Cheryl Lara, Agnes Lee, Greg

Lee, Lee Lewis, Tommy Long, Bruce Major, Hilda McDow-

ell, Billy and Darlene McDuffie, Renee McKinney, Joan

McMakin, Patrick Milligan, Doris Mills, Gene Mills, Steve

Mincey, Debbie Morris, Amy Mulvaney, Patrick Myers, Jim-

my Neally, Brody Overfield, Robert Pike, Kenneth Porter,

Ervin Powell, Donald Rabon, Joe Ray, Roger Richard, Jesse

Satterfield, Ginger Scott, Brenda Sharp, Ann Shropshire,

Michael Smith, Rob Smith, Earl J. Spivey, Mae Stuart, Hilda

Suggs, Teddy Suggs, Slade Taylor, Keith Tedder, Chad

Thompkins, Billy Thompson, Addison Tyler, Greg Tyler,

Mildred VanKannel, Darryl Vaught, Felicia Walker, Wanda

Ward, Paul Waters, Jeremy Weaver, Melissa White, Ann

Wirt, Jennifer Yates, Darlene Yonker

August 1st Brycen Graham Pat Kirsch August 3rd Al Gore Ron Rachel August 6th Helen Soles Bryson Powell August 8th Shirley Craigie Kolby Norman Marguerite Hawk August 10th Aiden McCoy August 11th Isaac Barron August 14th Jeff Ingle August 17th Robert Smith August 18th Sawyer Parnell Jessica Spivey August 21st Pam Richard Preston Melhorn August 22nd James Sager August 24th Steve Westlund August 25th Missy Ward Jacquees Stanley August 29th Haven Flesch Elizabeth Dial

August 9th Bryan & Elizabeth Dial

August 14th

Jim & Shirley Craigie

August 18th Rick & Pam Richard

August 20th

Tommy & Mary Brogdon


The Bible should be at the center of everything we do as a church. Bible Study is, therefore, an integral part of our lives as disciples. In order to make our small group Bible Studies more available we have several sessions, as listed below. Each of our Bible Study groups is different. Please consider attending one of these sessions on a regular basis or let Pastor Tim know if there is another time that would work better for you.

Current Bible Study Sessions Sunday - 6:00 PM (The Gospel of John)

Wednesday - 10:00 AM (Acts) Wednesday - 6:30 PM (Genesis)

Youth Group Bible Study Session

Sunday - 6:00 pm (Exodus)

Brycen Graham’s Birthday August 1st! Let’s flood Jacksonville with birthday cards and well wishes!

Ronald McDonald House Brycen Graham

824 Children’s Way Jacksonville, FL 32207


Bible Study: Sunday Nights @ 6pm Middle & High School

Sunday, August 4th— Thursday, August 8th Vacation Bible School Come ROAR with us

Life is wild, but God is Good!

Wednesday, August 14th Summer Pool Party 6-9pm

Hosted by Trey & Marie Josephs

Tuesday, August 20th Breakfast and Devotions for High

School youth at Bojangle’s at 7:15 am

Wednesday, August 21st 6 pm—Slip N Slide Kick Ball Carowinds trip payments due

Wednesday, August 28th Middle & High School youth Mission

Trip 2020 Meeting

Greetings to all! As we get ready to begin another school year, it seems appropriate to reflect on the summer while looking forward to a new year of learning, service and fun! The high school and middle school youth had an amazing week of service in Birming-ham and the elementary learned about obe-dience and what it means to follow God’s call in their lives while at Camp Bob Cooper! Mix in a week of VBS, an evening of service, game night and a pool party and you can see why this summer was so awe-some for our youth! And now that school is starting back, we will resume our weekly meals and meetings, breakfast and devotions and Youth Bible Study. We will also be starting our monthly Youth Gatherings complete with a Message and Music! We have a good thing going for our youth at LFPC and it’s about to get bet-ter! Come out and find out why!

Grace and Peace, RB

August 4th - Jim Roberts & Bruce Donegan August 11th - Rodney Soles & Mike Moise August 18th - Tracy Ray & Jeff Ingle

August 25th - Barry Brooks & Terry Fowler

August 4th - Tracy Ray August 11th - Karen Westlund

August 18th - Janet Carter August 25th - Cindy Hardwick

August Nursery Volunteers August 4th - Tracy Ray

August 11th -Dawn Brooks August 18th -Renee & Rodney Soles

August 25th - Jim & Jane Roberts


Are we called to serve or are we called to sit?

Volunteer to be a Sunday School

Teacher - multiple opportunities this year

to help out!

Mission Statement The mission of First Presbyterian Church is to be a people faithful

to God. We promise to seek the mind of God and to serve God in every manner possible by thought, word, and deed. We invite others to join us in acknowledging and spreading the in-

comparable good news of Christ in Loris and throughout the world.

The choir is back and will begin preparing for the holiday season. Please join them for practice on

Sundays at 5:00 pm.


Get the App! To receive messages from the

church on your phone:

Download the Remind 101 App and visit the following link:

For LFPC: For LFPC Youth text @8cfaf text @lfpcy to 843-486-2530 843-486-2530

Exercise Class every Wednesday at

9:00 am.

Class will be on break August 21st and 28th.

Enjoy Bible Study at 10:00 am, immediately following exercise class

There are several ways you can keep up with what is go-ing on at the church.

Prayer Chain

Contact T. Moise to begin receiving email updates

Contact Nancy Barton to begin receiving Phone updates

Care Team

Contact Lori Suggs or Jennifer Anderson to become part of this group

Announcements

Contact Jennifer Anderson to begin receiving church announcements by email or text

August 19th Please be in prayer for our teach-ers, students, and College Kids as

they return to class this fall!


Ages 3 - 12 Must be potty trained, please

ECO Mission Statement

The mission of ECO is to build flourishing churches that make disciples of Jesus Christ.


“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,

not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God

loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

OCC Box Collection: For August

Boys clothes sizes 2T—10

Memorials Given in July:

In Memory of: Mrs. Libby Kyzer Mrs. Sherri Taylor

Eldred Prince Foundation


Christian Anderson Dawn Brooks Terry Fowler

Suzanne Gore Bobbie Ingle

Gwyn McCutchen Venson Powers

Tracy Ray Rev. Dr. Tim Osment, moderator

Budget and Finance Committee Venson Powers (Chair)

Education and Youth Committee Bridgett Fowler (Co-Chair) Bobbie Ingle (Co-Chair)

Upward Committee Tracy Ray (Chair),

Fellowship Groups Committee Dawn Brooks (Chair)

Worship Committee Christian Anderson (Chair)

Evangelism and Outreach Committee Terry Fowler (Co-Chair) Suzanne Gore (Co-Chair)

Buildings and Grounds Committee Gwyn McCutchen (Chair)

Safety and Security Committee Terry Fowler (Chair)

Personnel Committee Dawn Brooks (Co-Chair) Bridgett Fowler (Co-Chair)

2019 Session Members

Tuesday, August 27th 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Saturday, August 31st 10:00 am—noon

Interested in coaching, refereeing, score keeping?

Students in need of Community Service Hours for Beta Club or National Honor Society?

Please see Dr. Tracy Ray or any member of the Upward Committee.


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10:00 am -

Prayer Group

2 3

4

9:30 am Sunday School

10:30am Worship Service

Communion

6:00 pm VBS

Food Pantry

5

6:00 - 8:30 pm

VBS

6

7:00 am - Mayor’s

Prayer breakfast

6:00 - 8:30 pm

VBS

7

9:00 am Exercise Class

10:00 am Bible Study

6:00 - 8:30 pm

VBS

8

10:00 am - Prayer

Group

6:00 - 8:30 pm

VBS

9

9:00 am

2nd Friday

Prayer Group

10

11

7:30 am Session Meeting



5:00 pm Choir Practice

6:00 pm Bible Study

12

13

14

9:00 am Exercise Class


6:00 Back to School

Pool Party

5

10:00am-Prayer

Group

16

17

18




6:00 pm Bible Study

19 20

7:15 HS Devotions at

Bojangle’s

11:30 am - SLG Lunch

“Lunch Bunch”

21


6:00pm Fellowship Meal

6:45 pm Bible Study

Slip N Slide Kickball

22

10:00 am - Prayer

Group

23 24

25




6:00 pm Bible Study

26 27

6:30 pm Men’s Mtg

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Upward Registration

28


6:00 pm Fellowship Meal

6:45 pm Bible Study

Mission Trip 2020 Meeting

29

10:00 am - Prayer

Group

30 31

10:00 am

Upward

Evaluation

Pastor Tim will be on leave this week.

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Office Notes Every Week - First Presbyterian Church, Loris · 2019-07-29 · First Presbyterian Church Loris, SC Office Notes To contact us: Pastor Reverend Dr. Timothy Osment [email protected]