My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.
Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. But we speak God's wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.
1 Corinthians 2:4-8
Announcements & Coming Events
For the next few weeks different members of the
Adult Sunday School class will be teaching on subjects that are very meaningful to them. This Sunday Mary Clarke will be talking about prayer. Everyone is invited to attend!
Contribution envelopes are now available in the Narthex. Don't forget to pick them up.
Please consider staying after the service on January 5th to help undecorate the sanctuary (tree, garlands, wreaths, etc.) With enough willing hands this is a 30 to 40-minute job. Many thanks from the Worship committee!
PW Save the Date - Our PW Winter Fellowship will be on Saturday, January 11, from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm. We are excited to have Jeanine Fulton return to us as our fellowship leader. The topic will be "Lessons on Faith" and we can promise fellowship and laughter! A light breakfast will be served and bring a salad to share for lunch.
It is time for the
Salt Shakers joint winter/spring lunch. We will meet
Sunday, January 12th at Colossus
4369 Hugh Howell Rd, Tucker at 12 p.m. Our menu options are the following: (please select one)
Spaghetti with meat sauce, Lasagna (with meat), or Spinach lasagna. Cost is $10 per person and reservations are required. Lunch includes salad and a drink. Please call or email Mary Clarke at (404) 295-6979 or email [email protected] with your RSVP and food selection. We need reservations by Monday January 6th as we have to turn in numbers and selections.
Come join us beginning January 22 for Theology School. This year we will have four separate courses on the Old Testament Prophets. Course 1 is four weeks and looks at the prophets during the time prior to the Assyrian invasion of Israel: Amos, Hosea, Micah, and First Isaiah.
PW looking ahead - Everyone is invited to join in on the
Valentine Box packing day on Wednesday, February 5, at 10:00 in Founder's Hall. Our college students and missionary kids really look forward to receiving a decorated shoebox packed full of goodies from their Eastminster family to enjoy and share with friends. Donations of individually wrapped candy, snacks, and school supplies can be left in the Narthex or office.
Please let Susan Adle or the office know if yourcollege students or missionary kidshave a change of address for this semester or new year. We want to continue sending them cards each month, and they won't want to miss their Valentine's box!
To view a complete calendar for the week, click
here.
Salt Shakers
Everyone is Invited!
It's time to form new Salt Shaker groups! If you are not already a part of this opportunity for fun and fellowship for couples and single adults of all ages, then now is the time to join!
Here's How It Works
Participants will randomly be assigned to groups of approximately 8 for a meal during the months of February - April and come August, we will regroup again. A willing host is designated for each gathering and the group works together to find an agreed upon date. The host provided the main dish and the others fill in with an appetizer, side dishes, and dessert. Some groups choose to meet at a favorite restaurant for dinner or lunch - anything goes - it's up to the group!
Sign up now to join with other Salt Shakers!
Please send your name, address, phone #, and email address to the office at
[email protected].
Wednesday Night Dinner & Program
Join us for fellowship and dinner Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. If you would like to make a reservation, be on the permanent list, or are already on the list and know in advance you will not be able to attend dinner, please let the church office know by email at[email protected], or by phone 770-469-4881. All reservations should be made by Tuesday morning.
Wednesday, January 8th menu:
Swedish Meatballs with Noodles, Mixed Veggies, Garden Salad, White Mountain Bread, Cookies, Tea and Lemonade.
The cost for dinner is $8.00 with a maximum of $20.00 per family.
For our Wednesday night program at 6:30, Ruth Parker and Tina Totten will discuss their prison ministry.
Lunch & Learn
Save the Date. Join us for a new faith formation series, "More or Less." For three Sundays in the new year, we'll gather together for food and conversation, ending with a trip to see TheoEd Talks in Atlanta. TheoEd Talks is a faith-based speaker series, modeled after the popular TedTalks series, that brings together leading thinkers in the church and the academy to give the talk of their lives in 20 minutes or less. For the first two weeks of our series, we'll stay after worship for a Lunch & Learn where we'll engage with the work of one of this year's TheoEd speakers, Jeff Shinabarger. Using Shinabarger's book More or Less: Choosing a Life of Excessive Generosity to guide our conversation, we'll consider how our faith can inform how we live into God's abundance in a world that says we never have "enough."
January 26: Lunch & Learn, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
February 2: Lunch & Learn, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
February 9: TheoEd Talks event at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, 4 p.m.
Cost is $30, which includes both lunches and a ticket to TheoEd Talks, and free childcare will be available. Register at the link below or in the church office. Please
make checks payable to Eastminster Presbyterian Church and include "More or Less" in the subject line. Contact Anne Galliher with questions at [email protected] or (704) 682-8434.
Fill out the reservation form for "More or Less" here:
The Eastminster Clothes Closet functions as a distribution point for donations from our congregation. Clothing that is in good shape and currently in style is collected and sorted for various uses. A large amount will go to Mission Haven for the use of Presbyterian missionaries and the families of Columbia Seminary students. Depending on condition and needs the rest will be distributed to Lilburn Coop, Clifton Night Sanctuary for Men, and various channels to the immigrant community.
We can also accept household items like linens and kitchen equipment. We do ask if things are not in good condition that you take them directly to Salvation Army or Goodwill.
Mission Haven is currently in need of winter coats, scarves, gloves and hats for all. There is a big need for men's small clothing, and dresses for women in all sizes. Mission Haven provides clothing from underwear to overcoats from newborns to XXL men.
Donations can be brought to the church Clothes Closet/room 210 on the first floor, near the Church Office. The door is locked, but donations can be left outside the door if a staff person is unavailable to open it.
If you are interested in helping distribute the clothing to Lilburn Coop and other places or have questions about donations, please contact Susan Adle at 770-498-0532.
January Birthdays
1 Ginny Matthews
2 Marty Counts
3 Barbara Morgan
4 Bonnie Evans
5 Rick Eaton
Henry Howard
Herb Uthlaut
11 Audrey Maly
12 William Hartle
14 Nancy Phillips
17 Kelly Brandon
Al Lundin
18 Janice Wilmot
19 Libby Fleck
Beverly Roberts
James Willis
21 Patti Staten
24 Annie Ruth Counts
Daren Sorenson
27 Leslie Bunce
Beth Heckman
If you would like to wish someone a very happy birthday please see our Church Directory App, to conveniently contact them.
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In order to use the Church Life App, you will need to load the app on your device and contact Jan Zabarac via phone (770-469-4881 ex. 221) or by email at
*Note: The outer doors by the office and preschool will be locked at 10:45 a.m. during Sunday morning worship. The sanctuary doors will remain open.
*For more information regarding locations and additional events, please note the full church calendar is available on the website and can be accessed at
www.eastminster.us. It runs in real-time and is updated every time an item is added.
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For the next few weeks different members of the
Contribution envelopes are now available in the Narthex. Don't forget to pick them up.
PW Save the Date - Our PW Winter Fellowship will be on Saturday, January 11, from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm. We are excited to have Jeanine Fulton return to us as our fellowship leader. The topic will be "Lessons on Faith" and we can promise fellowship and laughter! A light breakfast will be served and bring a salad to share for lunch.
Come join us beginning January 22 for Theology School. This year we will have four separate courses on the Old Testament Prophets. Course 1 is four weeks and looks at the prophets during the time prior to the Assyrian invasion of Israel: Amos, Hosea, Micah, and First Isaiah. 
Please let Susan Adle or the office know if your college students or missionary kids have a change of address for this semester or new year. We want to continue sending them cards each month, and they won't want to miss their Valentine's box!
