November 6, 2020
Ben's Bin
For the first time in decades (with the exception of 2000), we
do not know who was elected on election night. There are
lawsuits, recounts, projections that are retracted or delayed, and
charges of abuse and countercharges of delay. We may think we
know, but there is no certainty. One thing is for
certain, we want and need a leader to lead us today. There
are riots in our cities, high unemployment, fear of another covid
surge. The desire for leadership showed in over $14 billion
dollars spent on the election by candidates and their
supporters. In contrast, South Carolina’s churches take in
approximately $5.1 billion in income in a year. How much good
could have been spent if we took all the negative adds and turned
them into giving people a hand up from their despair? I may
sound a bit negative, but I am numb to the negative ads that seem
to pop up everywhere. $14 billion breaks the record on
political giving and it shows an increasing desire for temporary
political power. As you know, many of the ads have been divisive
instead of building up our country.
One day, the real leader will set everything straight. There
will be a judgment on corruption and deception. Under His
leadership true love and peace will reign. We look for the
righteous leader to come and justice and mercy to reign. We
not only look for it, we pray for it, work for it, sacrificially
give for it. May His kingdom come on earth as it is in
heaven. I invite you to give to the Lord through LMPC.
We are reaching more people than ever before- about 4,500 hits per
week on our service and we have doubled those who watch our service
all the way through or attend. We are reaching people at a
high level as we start a daughter church. We are a leader in
helping the hungry by our USC/Clemson food drive, snackpacks
ministry to children, and now our Food Box with Oak Grove
Presbyterian. I invite you to give to a bit of eternal good
that happens right now by giving to the church. Stewardship
Dedication Sunday is 11/15- please drop your pledge card in the
basket or click this link to pledge now.
Please stop by the narthex in the Sanctuary and pick up
your2020-2021 Stewardship Packet.
LMPC ONLINEClick here for all the information, details and links
for our electronic ministries
FOOD BLESSING BOX MINISTRY We have begun our
socially-distanced way of helping the hungry through our Food
Blessing Box. We are encouraging groups to sign up to fill
the box on Sundays. If your group would like to fill the box,
let Blaine Hill or Ben Sloan know or sign up on our SignUpGenius
page:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f45a4a829abf85-oakgrovelmpc.
Dear Parents, Jesus said, “Let the
children come to me and do not hinder them.” Some of
the disciples thought that bringing the children to Jesus was not
important. But Jesus thought that it was- and He took
time to pay them attention and bless
them. The blessing of Jesus is,
I believe, more important than any other blessing given by a
human. This blessing is more important than the blessing of
an earthly coach, an earthly teacher, an earthly relative.
The blessing of Jesus is an eternal blessing. One day our
children will not be able to run or play but the Bible says, “train
up a child in the way they should go and when they are old, they
will not depart from it.” No one else will train your child
in the ways of Jesus like the church. The church reinforces
parental teaching about Jesus. Children who go to church are
300% more likely to keep the faith than those who do
not. We are beginning to open Sunday
School, nursery and children’s church. We actually
started on Rally Day and have had no problems to date. In
fact, our Day School went all summer with no real Covid issues in
the school itself (one teacher got it outside of school at another
job- but even then the class she taught did not get it).The
Supplemental School met for a month with no issues as well.
While no one can promise a germ free environment, we can promise we
are making things as safe as we
can. This Sunday Melinda
Rogers will oversee the children’s program that starts in the
Multi-Purpose room of the Children’s Ministry Building. Zeta
is overseeing the youth Sunday School in the gym. There are
several adult classes meeting by email (Bible Survey), zoomed
(Jesus Seekers, Journey and Quest), and in person (Quest and Lake
Disciples combo). Melinda will be zooming the Sunday School
class starting 10/25. We will take a break on our anniversary
Sunday 11/1, but start back full swing 11/8. We will also
have children’s church (those under 1st grade), after the children
sermon (those under 6th grade), along with nursery keepers starting
10/25. Last Sunday it was a joy to see so
many of our children and families back in the sanctuary for
worship. Both 8:30 and 10:30 worship services will be
in the sanctuary starting 11/1. We will rotate pews between
services, and will ask people remain socially distant and wear
masks. So far, our people have complied
well. Here is a promise
we are claiming for LMPC: “I will restore the fortunes of the
tents of God’s people; the ruins and buildings will be rebuilt and
filled properly. From them will come songs of thanksgiving
and rejoicing. I will add to their numbers and bring them
honor. Their children will be as in days of old and their
community will be established before me.” (Jeremiah
30:18,19). Thank you for taking part in the fulfilling of
this dream. Sincerely, Ben Sloan and The Christian
Education Committee
Starting next Sunday, I will start collecting gently used books
for our LMPC Kids Book Share Library. Please have your child
grades pre-K to 5th grade bring in any already read or unwanted
books to put in the tub in the back of the sanctuary. I will
be putting them on a bookshelf in the old sanctuary. Your
child can come and get a new book to read. I will make an
announcement as soon as the library is ready for use.
Encourage your child to donate and pick a new book to read! I am
really excited about this new adventure, and I hope it will prompt
the kids to read more.
Children’s Ministry Messages from Ms. Melinda
10-25- Zoom Meeting for Multi-aged
Sunday School
group:
Use this information each Sunday at 9:30 until Nov.
29th. At that
time, we will meet in our classrooms.Join Zoom
Meetinghttps://us05web.zoom.us/j/7916293043?pwd=YlJuS0dvREhVdlNPUWpWNHhLWVBydz09
Meeting ID: 791 629 3043Passcode: LovingGod1 11-7-
3’s, 4’s, and 5’s Sunday School Picnic. Information to come
later.11-14- 1st and 2nd Sunday School Picnic.
Information to come later.11-21- 3rd and 4th grades Sunday
School Picnic.
Information to come later.11-22- Pick up Advent Packets from
church. Information to come later.
To view the Children's Ministry Newsletter Click
here.
Adult Christian Education
Unified Adult Class
9:30 Sunday
Fred Yandle Zoom ID# 813 8733 1164
[email protected]
(803) 528-9505Reading through Coronavirus and
Christ. Jesus Seekers
9:30 Sunday
Dr. John FergusonA lively conversation
as they read through the Book of Acts. Disciple Bible
Study
10:00 Thursday
Rev. Blaine HillZoom
ID#669 804 8490
bhill.lmpchurch@ gmail.com (803) 422-0049Reading
Paul's Letter to the Philippians. You are welcome to participate
when you are available. Bible Survey
Email based
Ruthanne Nicholson
[email protected]
(803)
609-0741Ruthanne emails out a lesson each week until the class can
resume gathering to read through scripture. Mom's Bible
Study
Bi-weekly
Amy Cook
[email protected] (803)
260-2718A group of moms of young children who connect each week to
encourage each other and a brief devotional.
ONLINE SERMON STREAMINGHere to watch on the church website.Here
to watch on YouTube.Here to go to the church Facebook Livestreaming
page.The sermon is also available to watch through the church phone
app.
Click Here to view the 8:30 and 10:30 worship
bulletin
Due to the difficulties of singing together at this time, a
summer handbell choir is being formed to enhance our worship.
We will stand apart and wear masks as we ring. Rehearsals are
in the sanctuary from 6:30-7:30 pm on Wednesdays
evenings. Please consider joining us.It is helpful if you can
read some rhythm but you do not have to be a professional music
reader or have ever rung before, just willing to learn! Call
Janet at (803)240-9447 for more information and to sign up!
GIVING AT LMPC- We have stopped a lot of
things here but one thing not stopped is ministry. We have
tried to keep our staff working and on payroll while applying for
the Payroll Protection Program. Staff has returned to working
in the church office. Ben (727-3476) and Blaine (422-0049) will
take your calls any time about pastoral concerns. We are,
limited in what we can do (limited as family members from hospitals
and nursing homes) and even what people would allow us to
do. While we have no in-person Sunday School classes,
we are have several online devotionals and Bible
Studies. The church is also looking
for ways to serve others. We gave a thousand dollars and
hundreds of pounds of food to We Care (through your missions
giving), and another thousand to Samaritan’s Purse when they
set up the hospital in Central Park. There was a choir from
Uganda visiting in SC singing in some of our presbytery
churches. They were stuck here because of the coronavirus.
Our church helped pay for their food and basic needs as they
stayed at Camp Fellowship. There are
multiple ways to give. Of course you can mail your check in
(2721 Dutch Fork Rd. Chapin, SC 29036). For members who
pledge, the address is on the back of your giving envelope.
You can drop your check off at the painted mailbox outside the
church office. You can give online through
www.lmpchurch.org/giving. You can also text your gift by texting
803-403-1069. After you have set this up one time, you can
just text the number and reply the amount (eg $100) and it will
give to where you designated it last time. Ultimately we give
not to the church but in return to God for His many gifts to
us.
Podcasts from Lake Murray Presbyterian ChurchWeekly sermons and
special events in worship on the web and
on iTunes.Weekly follow up for The Journey Sunday School Class
on Simply Stated by Blaine Hill on the web and
on iTunes here.Sermons and the missional training
podcasts from Foundation Church on
the web and iTunes.
Birthdays for the Week
November 6Gerry BrossardMargaret EdwardsSpencer LovelaceHillary
LundyTodd Oswald
November 7Bonnie AmmonsKandi DiggleJordan Ridgeway
November 8Callahan CoxAlina CuttinoDon DicusMike RohmanJohn
WinfieldKeith Wright
November 9Martha LavigneMze Wilkins
November 10Ann LocklierPenelope SchubertCameron Scruggs
November 11Louisa AdamMae DunbarEmma GibsonAddy HoodMary Jim
Howe
November 12Gene CrockerLaura DardenKay McMillanHunter Shealy
Web Calendar
Upcoming eventsNov 7 – PW
Mini Bazaar 9-12Nov 8— Confirmands Meet Session; Session
&
Diaconate Meet Nov 10—Presbytery Zoom MeetingNov 11—
Veterans Day Service 6pmNov 15— Dedication Sunday OCC
Shoeboxes
DueNov 25— Thanksgiving Eve Service 6pmDec 5 – Justin
Pepper Teens & Tweens Gift Drive ThruDec 17 – LMPC Day School
ProgramDec 24—Christmas Eve Services 5pm and 7pm
Give online!
Prayer RequestsHealth workers, first responders, and essential
workers; protection and healing of our land; *Ann Abrams;
*Neva Loftis; Matt Wass, brother of *Cynthia Shepard; *Keith
Wright; Marion Meetze; *Mary Goodwin; *Manita
Craft; Betsy Dix; The family of *Bill Bigler; *John Ferguson;
*Ryan Brown’s family upon the passing of his mother; *Cynthia
Morrow; *Phil Trefsgar; *Shirley Kirby; *Nancy Shealy’s brother
Rick Floyd; *Fred Yandle; *Mary Hoskins; Bernie
Johnson, mother of *Mark Johnson; Joslyn Stinchcomb; Mike Jordan,
friend of Debbie & Rick Pascal; Ann Summer; Ted Vaugh; *Ann
Sullivan; *Jim Palassis; Joyce Hyatt; *Charles Blau; Valerie Ross;
Gage Jeffcoat; Paul Yohn; *Allison Jasinski; *Jane Kirby; *Harmon
Reed; *Josh Baxley; Jack Turner; *Beau Bonvillain; *Kristin
Paschall; *Kathy Payne; *Jim Algar; *Charles Casebeer; Bill Blume;
Larry Rudder; Jackson Diehl; *Erma Kaminer; *Marty Milam;
*Tommy and Marcia Warren; Merle Norris; *Earl & *Loretta
Guilford; *David Ayer; *Jane Branch; Jean Stancil; *Dick Wilkins;
*Alyssa Mott; *Daniel White; friends and family members serving in
the military *Dylan Meetze; Grant Frick; *Chase McCathern; *Drew
McCathern; *Alex Shuler; (*members)
HOW TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AT LMPC!
1. Check the announcement in the bulletin each week.
1. Read the monthly newsletter. Print copies are available
in the narthex.
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1. Sign up for the weekly enews (sent each Friday but the first
of the month). Click here to enroll.
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