High School Graduation 5/19

Baptism Promise Milestone

May 19, during worship

If you or someone in your family is graduating this Spring, or has graduated during this past year, please let us know so that we may recognize them in our upcoming list of graduates. Please contact the church office with graduate’s name, relationship, name of school and degree or certificate. We will acknowledge all graduates in the Parish Notes and our high school graduates during worship the beginning of June, as their families and mentors stand up with them for their special Blessing and gifts.

MUSIC MINISTRY UPDATE

We give thanks for our Music Ministry Associate, Jonathan Gragg, who will be graduating from the College of Charleston in May. Jonathan has invited the congregation to attend his Senior Recital at 7pm on Thursday, April 18th at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. We will celebrate Jonathan’s ministry with us on Camp Sunday, May 5th at one 10AM service, followed by a farewell reception in the Parish Life Center.

In preparation for Jonathan’s departure, we are currently seeking a talented individual to join our music ministry team as a music ministry associate. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in enhancing our worship experience through music. If you or someone you know is interested in this position, please contact Lisa Hone at lisahone@comcast.net or 843-670-9939. Thank you for helping us spread the word about this exciting opportunity!

LINK: Music Ministry Description

Music Ministry Associate Position Description 2-28-24Download

Dear Saints

Writing

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.” – 1 John 5:1

Dear Saints, These past two weeks in worship, we’ve had an opportunity to consider ministry with children and youth. This Sunday, at ONE 10AM SERVICE, the children and youth will lead us in “Camp Sunday” worship. As a part of our new five-year plan, we want to keep a focus on children and youth. Here at All Saints, we want young people to be on our hearts, in our prayers, leading in worship, and growing in faith.

Our five-year Vision Priorities that were adopted by the church council for 2024-27 are:

  • WORSHIP – Evaluate and enrich our worship life
  • CHILDREN & YOUTH – Grow our impact with children and youth
  • WELCOME – Develop a strategy to increase our impact
  • COMMUNITY – Focus on building Christ-centered relationships

And as the Council began thinking about what it means to be a welcoming worship community, we realized that we have to be a community that prioritizes children and youth. It’s not because children are the “future” of the church; children ARE the church! A church who professes to welcome all must welcome children and youth, must see them as an integral part of the Body of Christ, and must seek to incorporate them fully into the life of the congregation.

This Sunday, we lift up children and youth in worship. However, they should be a part of what we do every Sunday. Children and youth ministry is not an “extra” in the church – it is who we are as a family of faith. This includes ministry to young people within AND beyond the church membership. We invite you to keep children, youth, and the adults who work with them in your prayers, and to consider how God might be calling you to support, encourage or participate in children and youth ministry at All Saints.

+ Pastor Ginger +