April 2017

the Evangel

Grace Episcopal Church, Camden, South Carolina

A Community of Grace, Anchored in Christ, Living to Love, Growing to Serve

EVENTS IN APRIL

Jazz Mass with

The Dick Goodwin Quintet

@ 10:30 Service

Sunday, April 23rd

Easter Services Sunday, April 16

6:00 AM The Great Vigil of Easter

10:30 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II

Complete Holy Week Services page 2

Join us for Pizza-Salad-Fellowship & Fun starting back April 19th

Drop-in On Wednesday’s from 5:30-7:00 n Richardson Hall

All ages and no dress code come from work or play!

Celebrate a midweek break from cooking

Easter Egg Hunt

April 5

6:00-7:00

Youth of all ages!!

Information on pg. 2

Palm

Sunday

Walk

April 9

See page 2

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Easter Egg Hunt: We will be celebrating Easter with our youth of all ages on Wednesday,

April 5th, from 6:00-7:00 pm. Parents or any parishioner please drop off a dozen filled eggs

per child by March 31st. We will egg hunt with our younger youth and

have a scavenger hunt with our older youth. Please call or email with

any questions! Katie Chmiel 803-420-6203 or ktsahr@hotmail.com

Palm Walk: Join in front of Church about 10:15-10:20. Route-

Hampton Park to Lyttleton to Laurens to Mill and back to LSUMC.

Strollers & wagons welcome! No bicycles, skateboards, etc., please!

Palm Sunday April 9 8:00 & 10:30

Wednesday April 12- Healing Eucharist 5:30

Maundy Thursday April 13 7:00

Good Friday April 14 7:00

Easter Day April 16 6:00 & 10:30

5:30-7:00 on Wednesdays until summer break! Join

for Pizza, Salad, Fellowship & Fun. Come as you are

from work or play- no cooking.

Jazz Mass @ 10:30 Service:

With Dick Goodwin Quintet

81st Annual Spring Dog Show [page 6]

Youth Sunday, Last Day of Kids/Youth Sunday School. Youth Sunday

School is having a Mother’s Day celebration and breakfast

and closing party

Kindergarten/Preschool Program and Graduation of Four Year Old

Class.

April 9– April 16

April Happenings

May 14

May 19

May Preview

April 19th

April 23rd

April 9

April 5

April or May ??

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Thank You Search Team!

Over the past six months the Search

Team has been actively involved in

the discernment process to determine

who God was calling to be Rector of

Grace Church. During this time they

have spent untold hours reviewing in-

formation, speaking with candidates

and traveling to observe individuals

in their home environs. They have

selflessly given of their time and their

resources – all because they realized

the significance of their responsibility

and how important this decision

would be in the life of our church. I

know you join me in thanking each of

them for the wonderful job they have

done!

As the Search process continues please do not stop your prayers! Our parish is at a

really good place and we are ready to move forward and to embrace all the wonderful

opportunities that wait. Soon we expect to have a Rector who will “love your people

and prepare us for our ministries through Jesus Christ our Lord”. Thank you Search

Team! Every member of this parish appreciates what you have done and we applaud

you for your love and commitment to Grace Church and to each of us.

Peace and Love,

Karen

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A message from Christian Community Ministries

CCM is an extension of the servant ministry of the cooperating Christian congrega-

tions in Kershaw County. Support us in our

mission with prayer: “Truly, I say to you, as

you did it to one of the least of these my

breathen, you did it to me.” Matthew 2:40

Food Needs: Canned Fruit, Canned Pasta, Canned Beef

Stew & Chili, Canned Potatoes, Rice, Dry Beans, Dry

Milk.

Volunteers: The Pantry needs volunteers. If you or anyone you

know is interested in volunteering [i.e. students in need of ser-

vice hours or service organizations that would like to help update the pantry] please contact Kathleen

at kmahoney@truvista.net or 803-713-7977.

Editor’s note: Each week when you are grocery shopping it would be so quick and inexpensive to

drop a few canned veggies, dried rice, dried beans, dried breakfast items, peanut butter or jelly into

your cart to bring to church on Sunday for our food wagons. Just add one item a trip. Make this an easy

and productive habit!!

The deadline for Easter Lily Memorials is April 7. Each lily will be $16.00.

In the spaces below please print the names of those you wish to

acknowledge. Return forms & checks to office or place in the alms basins.

In memory of: [please print] ______________________________

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In honor of: [please print]________________________________

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Spring has sprung and we’re keeping our fingers crossed the

cold days are behind us! Our playground is full of busy little ones who are truly ready to stretch their muscles in the

sunshine! As we finish out the last two months of school, we are all looking forward to start-

ing on our “Outside Classroom” soon. The children and teach-ers love expanding the indoors out and are thrilled for all the

new learning opportunities that await them outside!

Enrollment for next fall is well

underway but there is still time to register your child if inter-ested. Please be sure and con-tact Mrs. Melissa Clyburn if

you have any questions and keep in mind our last few avail-able spots are filling up fast.

The children ABSOLUTELY love books and love even more when a “special friend” comes to read to them. If you are ev-

er interested in reading to the children, please let us know. You are welcome any time and the children would love to have you! : )

This is a picture from our Dr. Seuss’ birthday celebration!

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SPRING DOG SHOW

Grace Episcopal Church’s 81st Annual Spring Dog

Show, tentatively scheduled for a Saturday after

Easter [TBA] will be held at Rectory Square in beauti-

ful downtown Camden. Registration is only $5.00 per

dog for each dog entered. Classes begin at 11:00 a.m..

Competition classes include Pure-Bred Dogs, Puppies,

Herding Dogs, Costumed Class, Non-Sporting Dogs,

Adopted Dogs and “Heinz 57” Dogs. ALL PROCEEDS

BENEFIT Thiel Meyer Animal Shelter where every dollar

counts towards providing care for Kershaw County’s

homeless and abandoned animals,

Grace Church’s Annual Spring Dog Show is a tradition in

Kershaw County, recognized as a quality production,

complete with ring, ringmaster, announcer, qualified

judges, ribbons, and trophies.

Please join us for this traditional fundraiser, and enjoy a

day at the park with your family & pets.

Date of the Dog Show will be announced next week. Check with

church office, Facebook & Constant Contact emails will be sent.

If you know of anyone who is in need of healing, peace, or spiritual

sustenance, please pick up one of our Prayer Shawls that are always

available in the Narthex, to give to them. We are anxious for you to

share our handwork with those who are in need of them.

We will meet on Thursday, April 13th at 3:00 in the Bishop Davis Room.

Please feel free to join us if you are interested in helping with this im-portant ministry. Barbara Goodwin, Chairperson

April 2017April 2017

SunSun MoMo TueTue WedWed ThuThu FriFri SatSat 1

2 Fifth Sunday in Lent 8:00 AM HE Rite I 10:30 AM HE Rite I 2-4PM Cotillion

3

6:30 PM

Companions

in Christ

4

6:45 AM Men’s Bible Study

2:00 PM Women’s Bible Study

7:00 PM AA

5

5:00 PM Children’s Choir

5:30 PM Easter Egg Hunt

5:30 PM HE w/Healing

6:00 PM Adult Choir

6

7:00 PM AA

7 8

9 Palm Sunday 8:00 AM HE Rite I 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM HE Rite II 5:00 PM EYC meeting

10

6:30 PM

Companions

in Christ

11

5:30 PM Exec. Meeting

6:45 AM Men’s Bible Study

2:00 PM Women’s Bible Study

7:00 PM AA

12

5:00 PM Children’s Choir

5:30 PM HE w/Healing

6:00 PM Adult Choir

13 Maundy Thursday

3:00 PM Prayer Shawl 7:00 PM Service

7:00 PM AA

14

Good Friday

7:00 PM

Service

Office closed

15

16 Easter Sunday 6:00 AM Easter Vigil 10:30 AM Festal Service

17 6:30 PM

Companions

in Christ

18

6:45 AM Men’s Bible Study

2:00 PM Women’s Bible Study

7:00 PM AA

19 12:00 PM Club 55

5:30 PM Pizza

5:00 PM Children’s Choir

5:30 PM HE w/Healing

6:00 PM Adult Choir

20

6:00 PM DOK

7:00 PM AA

21

22

23 2nd Sunday of

Easter

8:00 AM HE Rite I

9:30 AM Sunday School

10:30 AM HE Rite II–

Jazz Mass

5:00 PM EYC

24

6:30 PM

Companions

in Christ

7:00 PM

NAMI

25 St. Mark the Evangelist

6:45 AM Men’s Bible Study

2:00 PM Women’s Bible Study

6:00 PM Vestry

7:00 PM AA

26

5:00 PM Children’s Choir

5:30 PM Pizza

5:30 PM HE w/Healing

6:00 PM Adult Choir

27

7:00 PM AA

28 29

30 3rd Sunday of

Easter

8:00 AM HE Rite II

9:30 AM Sunday School

10:30 AM HE Rite II

Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers

Sunday, Apr 2 8:00 AM- HE I–Amy Kinard,

10:30AM—HE II-LRI–Mark Sibley LR2– Deni Sibley ,

EM 1-Tina Lockhart POP;EM 2–Cathy Kovacs

Wednesday, Apr 5

5:30 PM-HE I Rogers Pender

Sunday, Apr 9 8:00 AM- HE –LR Rob Zimmerman

10:30 AM – HE II-LRI– Margaret Ellis LR2-Frances

Griggs EM 1-Nancy Wylie, POP EM 2–Mary Ann

Trapp

Wednesday, Apr 12

5:30 PM-HE I Karen Eckford

Maundy Thursday, Apr 13

7:00 PM-HE Karen Eckford, Tina Lockhart

Good Friday, Apr 14

7:00 PM-HE Pat Wylie

Easter Sunday, Apr 16 6:00 AM– Deni Sibley, Nan-

cy Wylie; 10:30 AM – HE II-LRI– Lizzie Conder ; LR2-

Gil Conder; EM 1-Karen Eckford POP, EM 2–Bill

Herbert

Wednesday, Apr 19

5:30 PM-HE I Tina Lockhart

Sunday, Apr 23 8:00 AM- HE –LR Rogers Pender

10:30 AM – HE II-LRI– Kay Wages LR2-Barbara

Miley, EM 1-Nancy Wylie POP EM 2–Kathy Sharp

Wednesday, Apr 26

5:30 PM-HE I Rogers Pender

Sunday, Apr 30 8:00 AM- HE –LR Amy Kinard 10:30

AM – HE II-LRI– Eleanor ParrishLR2-Carol Baird;

EM 1-Cathy Kovacs POP EM 2–Tina Lockhart

Altar Guild

Apr 6-12 – Lisa Semple, Cap. Kay Wages, Cathy

Kovacs

Apr 13-19-Briggs McGee Cap. Margie Lane, Carla

Knight, Sue Lord ( Pam Jackson & Marcia Cashion

polishing team)

Apr 20-26-Rogers Pender, Cap. Joanne Schwartz,

Fair Ariail

Apr 27-May 3-Jan Foreman, Cap. Lisa Semple,

Melba Deese (Louise Burns polishing team)

Flower Guild

Apr 2-Heather Lindsay

Apr 9– Marti Wallace

Apr 16-Guild Members

Apr 23-Heather Roberts

Apr 30– Anne Schultz

VPOD

Apr 2-Kathy Sharp

Apr 9– Johnny Burns

Apr 16-Karen Eckford

Apr 23-Julie Magee

Apr 30– Marti Wallace

Ushers

Apr 2-John Kinard & Davis Kinard

Apr 9– Jim Burns & Eleanor Parrish

Apr 16-6:00AM– Karen Eckford & Arrington

Walker; 10:30AM-Justin Conder & Dan Cantey

Apr 23-James Van Horn & Johnny Burns

Apr 30– Arrington Walker & Dwight deLoach

Oblations

Apr 2-Stewart & Julie McKelvey

Apr 9– Kay Wages & Katy Chmiel family

Apr 16-6:00 AM—Ushers; 10:30 AM Patrick &

Heather Roberts family

Apr 23-Barbara Miley & Patricia Murray

Apr 30– Mark & Deni Sibley

Kitchen Angels

Apr 2-Tootie Mackey

Apr 9– Meta Markley

Apr 16-Anne Schultz

Apr 23-Olivia Boykin

Apr 30– Fran Burns

Lessons

Apr 2- Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11

John 11:1-45; Psalm 130

Apr 9– Liturgy of the Palms -Matthew 21:1-11

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippi-

ans 2:5-11, Matthew 26:14- 27:66, or Matthew

27:11-54, Psalm 31:9-16

Apr 16– 8:Genesis 22:1-18 [Abraham's sacri-

fice of Isaac]; Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21

[Israel's deliverance at the Red Sea] ; Isaiah

55:1-11 [Salvation offered freely to all] ; Ezekiel

37:1-14 [The valley of dry bones]

Romans 6:3-11 , Psalm 114, Matthew 28:1-10

10:30 AM-Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6

Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43

John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10;Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Apr 30-Acts 2:14a,36-41, 1 Peter 1:17-23

Luke 24:13-35, Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17

Birthdays

4/2– Michael Cracraft, Katherine LaRoche, Mark Sibley, Gloe Watson

4/3-Will Cox, Connie Whalen

4/4– Jean Hawkins, Lilian Wilson

4/5-Joseph Maresca, Jennifer McGowan

4/6-Charlsey Chandler

4/8-Meta Beard, Heather Lindsay, Jean Redfearn, Trudy Reeves

4/10-Randi Goldstein, Kathryn Knight

4/12-Rosanne Pollard, Cathryn Staley

4/13-Kenzie Zimmerman

4/15-Henry deLoach, Marty Fox, Elizabeth Guttry

4/17-Harriet DuBose, Shelia McKinney

4/18– Cary Bonner, Johnny Burns, Noah Roberts

4/20-Kitty deLoach

4/21-John Rushing

4/22-Doris Campbell, Owen Daniels

4/23-Susan Stuckless

4/24-Liza Boyd

4/25-Zach Brennan, Emily Cantey, Cathy Kovacs

4/26-Weston Adams, Evelyn Harper

4/27-Timothy Rauseo, Sophia Roberts, Rob Zimmerman

4/29-Rich Pinkerton

Mary and Martha Ministry Team for April

Kitty deLoach - 432 - 4583

Catharine deLoach - 425 - 1944

Vicki Hungerford 919-321-2803

JoMarie Wannamaker - 432 - 8577

Supply Priests

Apr 2

The Rev. Dr. Mark Werner

Apr 5, 13, 23, 26

The Rev. Charles M. Davis, Sr.

Apr 9, 12, 14, 16, 30

The Rev. Dr. Philip H. Whitehead

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Attention High School Seniors

We are now accepting applications for the Grahame Butler-Nixon

Scholarship. This scholarship was established by Grahame Butler-

Nixon upon his retirement as the rector of Grace Church. The

scholarship is a $500 cash award given to a deserving high school

senior from Kershaw County. The scholarship will be awarded in

June. Please have applications in no later than May 31st. Thank you

very much for your participation and good luck! **Please email to gracecamden@bellsouth.net or mail to Grace Episcopal Church, 1315 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC 29020 *** The application should be in the following format:

A one-page typed essay addressed to Grace Episcopal Church stating:

- A short biographical summary of the applicant. - The applicant’s honors, achievements, or contributions to the community. - The applicant’s goals upon graduation. - How the applicant would benefit from the scholarship. - Why they should be awarded the scholarship. -Address and phone number