Join us for Fellowship & Singing at Beef O'Brady's on Monday, the 22nd!!

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Rally Day

Sunday, August 28

2016-2017 Faith Formation Year Kickoff @ 9:30AM

Just for Fun Potluck & Bingo following the 10:45 Service

Worship 8:15 & 10:45

On August 28th at 9:30am, all adults, children & youth "rally" together to kick off our new Sunday School year.

Fellowship & Mutual Care will host the 6th annual Just for Fun Potluck following the 10:45 service. Please bring a dish to share F&MC will provide drinks and dessert – A make-your-own sundae bar! Bingo with prizes for all ages!

To help kick off our Backpack Food Ministry, we are asking everyone to bring at least one item to the Rally Day Kickoff!

Beer & Hymns is Back!

Monday, August 22

It is time to go back to our favorite watering hole and joyously belt out our favorite tunes! Our next time of singing and fellowship will be on Monday, August 22nd at 7pm. We will gather at Beef o’ Brady’s at 4561 Hardscrabble Road. Folks are welcome to arrive earlier if they wish to eat prior to the merry singing.

Hannah House Food Ministry

Thursday, August 18

Come share a meal with women & children who are transitioning to independence. This Thursday 8/18, we will leave Living Springs at 5 pm to break bread and listen to stories of women’s journey to become independent. Contact Karen Kranz for information – there is a signup sheet in the administration building. Contact Karen Kranz for information.

Reaching Out to Our Community Youth
Sign Up Now to Help Make a Difference
in a Young Person's Life!

Another Exciting Season of
Living Springs' Football Food Ministry

Thursdays, August 25 - October 27

Everyone Can Help in Some Way!

Living Springs is partnering with Fellowship of Christian Athletes to sponsor pre-game devotional meals for youth of the Ridgeview JV team. Each Thursday at 3:00, we need: 5-6 VOLUNTEERS (men & women) to help serve the food; plus donated DESSERTS (100 portions total per day). Financial donations are needed–make checks to Living Springs and mark, “Football Food Ministry.” We also need one Thrivent Action Team Grant for each week. Dates are Aug. 25; Sept. 1, 7(Wednesday), 15, 29; and Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27. Sign-up chart is in the Admin. Building (or call the office). Contact Bob Turnmire for more information

Hope Sunday

This Sunday—in Fellowship Hall @ 9:30

Living Springs’ Summer Hope Sundays are designed to shed light on issues of life and society where hope is badly needed. This month's Hope Topic will focus on issues of human trafficking, and how we can work to end this injustice.

Youth/Child Policy Protection Training

This Sunday

For all those who plan on chaperoning, leading or helping out with any event (this includes nursery volunteers) that involves children/youth ages 0-18, you MUST attend this one-hour protection training.

We did amend our policy that one is to be trained every other year. So, if you were trained in August 2015, you won't need to attend this year's training. Please join us at 9:30am or 12:15pm in the Sanctuary.

Stuff-a-Bus:
A part of “God’s work. Our hands”

Saturday, August 27

Saturday, August 27 from 9 am to 1 pm we will be collecting backpack items for our backpack program and paper products for local charities. There is a signup sheet in the administration building to donate your time to pass out flyers at three local supermarkets: Bi-Lo in Sandhills, IGA in Blythewood, and Wal-Mart on Killian Rd. As people enter the supermarket, we will give them a flyer with the needed items listed and stuff the bus as we receive the food items when they exit the store. One of the buses will be on display to promote during the week of Aug. 21. Contact Karen Kranz for information.

Family Promise

Wednesday, August 31

Can you imagine being homeless, without hope, and unable to provide for your family? Family Promise helps families who are experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence. Living Springs has partnered with Trinity UMC in Blythewood and St. Martins in the Fields to assist them in their support of this program.

Wed. August 31 – at Trinity UMC, we will serve dinner and host 5 to 8 pm. If you feel the spirit-tug to participate, contact Karen Kranz. Currently, there is one family/2 people.

St. Martins in the Fields is hosting Sept. 4 through 11 – you can obtain a user name as a volunteer and sign up on their online volunteer site. https://secure.rotundasoftware.com/l/web-terminal/master-calendar?liveWebPostId=297948.

TELS
(Traveling Evangels of Living Springs)

Thursday, August 25

The TELS group is taking a historic walking & tasting tour in the Vista with Two Gals and a Fork on Thursday, August 25 (4 to 6:30 pm). The cost is $30 each + $5 for transportation - The bus will leave Living Springs at 3:15 pm. All restaurants will be in close proximity, so total walking distance will be under a mile. We did this back in September of 2015 and we all enjoyed the experience – the gals are setting up different restaurants. There is a sign-up sheet in the administration building or contact Beverly Hoppert for information.

Membership Welcome Sessions!

Sessions are now being scheduled in preparation for our next Living Springs Member Welcome Sunday. Find support for life’s journey and be part of the exciting work God is doing among this community of disciples! If interested – or if you want to learn more about Living Springs – please contact Pastor (803-917-2749) or Tina Molineu tpmolineu@gmail.com.

Last Call to Reserve Your Sitting!

2016-2017 Pictorial Directory

You are invited to participate in a new pictorial directory! Living Springs is making a concerted effort to assemble a pictorial directory of our church families. (It will also include staff and our preschool families.)

We have partnered with Lifetouch to professionally photograph families for the directory. Each family photographed will receive a free 8X10 portrait and a directory. Families will be able to immediately view their portraits and will have an opportunity to purchase portrait gifts. This is an opportunity NOT a requirement.

Dates and Times of Portrait Sessions
FRI       AUGUST 19      2 PM – 9 PM
SAT      AUGUST 20      10 AM - 5 PM
SUN     AUGUST 21      9 AM – 4 PM
TUES    AUGUST 30      2 PM – 9 PM
WED    AUGUST 31      2 PM – 9 PM
Click here to set up your appointment or visit the signup table on Sunday morning (before and after each service)

Contact Gail Buchanan or Kathy McDonald.

Feed the Need

Save on Your Directory Photos by Donating

Lifetouch and Living Springs have also partnered to reach out to our surrounding community through a program called, Feed the Need. On the day of the portrait session, families can bring items for the Living Springs Backpack Food Ministry or Freedom Bags for human trafficking victims, and receive a $5 discount coupon for any purchased portraits. Click here for items needed.

Vocation Milestone - Free Online Offering by Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque Iowa

Lutheran Vocation:
Discernment & Calling in the Real World

For people looking to continue discernment of God’s call in their lives…
For people in all stages and walks of life…
Taught by: Rev. Martin Lohrmann

Exploring the Lutheran faith for church members, and
Integrating faith and life for young adults
Continuing education for rostered leaders (CEUs available)

Description: With so many voices competing for our attention, how do we learn to listen to the voice of God? In this course, we will cover key ideas from the Lutheran Reformers about vocation and we will sort through some of the leading voices competing for our attention in today’s world: voices that stake a claim on who we should be, what we should value, and what makes us happy. The course will also invite participants to reflect on who they are as beloved children of God and how their daily work matters to the people around them.

Dates: August 22 - Sept 25 (five weeks)

Time: Participant chooses a time that will work for their schedule

Additional Information: www.wartburgseminary.edu/gracegathering

A New Way to Give ….

especially great for the summer when you’re away!

No Checks, No Cash…Givelify

Living Springs has entered into a new era: the age of anytime, anywhere digital giving. We have partnered with Givelify, the free, mobile giving app for churches. Givelify enables individuals to give digitally from anywhere, no checks or cash required; your offerings, tithes, and special gifts can be made right from the palm of your hand. There are no frustrating web forms or text-to-give codes to memorize and better yet, the app is free and totally safe and secure.

Givelify simply provides an alternative format for giving; it is not intended to replace our more traditional means for regular giving…offering envelopes, pew envelopes, or your own bank’s direct bill pay.

Click here for more info and/or to download the apps

Job Jar - Help with our Facilities Projects

UPDATE 8/17!

Do you have and extra hour or two to help with our building maintenance and landscaping? We are listing items that need attention in the Job Jar. We have the following items in the Jar:

Rehabilitate a Preschool Toy
Help clean HVAC condensers
Help clean and organize the shed
Clean and Organize the utility closet outside the small kitchen
Clean up & organize around the shed
Connect the downspout by the Kitchen Door
Spot clean and treat the Portico
Clean the Stucco wall by the kitchen door

Contact Jim Zieche

Prayers

Amanda, Mike & Ethan Wirth
Ryleigh Hensley
Rebecca Cox
Anita Dye
Colleen Franks
Nancy Baldwin
Waylon & William Behnke - great-grandsons of Alice Renaud
Henrietta Kaiser
Jim Pye - father of Kathryn Padgett
Kevin Bowen - brother of Beverly Wyka
Cheryl Gunderson - sister of Sue Loveless
Jane Adair - friend of Herb Brantley

Lessons for Sunday, August 21

First Reading: Isaiah 58:9b-14

The Lord promises those who have returned from exile that where justice and mercy prevail, the ruins will be rebuilt and light will rise in the darkness. It is a day for new beginnings.

Psalm 103:1-8

Arise, O God, and rule the earth. (Ps. 82:8)

Second Reading: Hebrews 12:18-29

Using images of Moses from the Old Testament, the writer presents a striking vision of the new covenant of God made possible in Christ. There is no longer fear; only awe in the new promise in Christ into which we are invited.

Gospel: Luke 13:10-17

Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath, offering her a new beginning for her life. When challenged by a narrow reading of the sabbath command, Jesus responds by expanding “sabbath work” to include setting people free from bondage.

Click below if to see the upcoming schedule and/or to sign up for a future date.
August - September

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August Schedule

8:15 Service

Council Person
Gwen Furcron
Assisting Minister
Gwen Furcron
Lector
Anna Leigh Graves
Communion Assistants
Saundra Dixon
Bob Gill
Ushers
Barb Imbert
Mike Grimmer
Greeter
Marj Appleton
Jerry Appleton
Acolyte
Ben Arnold
Crucifer
Karen Kranz

10:45 Service

Council Person
Bob Turnmire
Assisting Minister
Alison Levitt
Lector
Bob Gabbard
Communion Assistants
Jan Berger
Bob Turnmire
Ushers
Wendy McKenzie
Adam Woodruff
Mike Davidson
Sara Levitt
Greeter
Linda Hayes
Acolyte
Collin Flores
Crucifer
Karlene Stuart
Torchbearers
Jan Berger
Gail Buchanan

Children's Message
Pr. Eric Fink
Counters
Gwen Furcron (LC)
Steve Bloss
Karen Kranz
Flowers
Anita Gabbard
Mugger
Charles Tracy
Altar Guild
Jan Berger

Church Humor...

A backstage look at the work of Bishop Eaton at the Churchwide Assembly.

Do you have some church humor you'd like to share? We would love to share it too! Send your humor to Lisa in the office.

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