Eastminster Eagle Volume 36, Issue 6 June, 2019

REJOICING TOGETHER: SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY,

SINGING, AND THE LORD’S SUPPER Sunday, June 2

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. Psalm 139: 14

For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.

Romans 12: 4-5

When we hear the words from the Psalmist and the apostle Paul, we are reminded that, as an individual and as individuals bound together by faith in Jesus as Lord, each of us is a uniquely created being. Each of us is blessed with different gifts and a variety of ways to use even the same gifts. The God who created us is pleased when we share our gifts with others; and, pleased, I believe, when we celebrate variety and diversity with one another.

As people of Reformed faith, we believe that God is the heart of the Christian faith. The Westminster Shorter Catechism affirms that our chief end in life is “to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” This places the worship of God at the very center of what it means to be God’s people and makes worship the highest expression of thanksgiving to God.

Christian worship is a corporate act of the people of God where we gather to realize God’s presence and respond with praise to God’s gift of love to us in Jesus Christ. Worship is the activity we share; together we are participants, not spectators in offering our praise and thanksgiving. And worship, like learning, is enriched when we are able to experience and express it in a variety of ways using the God-given gifts with which we are blessed.

Over the course of the last several months, we have been able to share the joy with a wide variety of people, of all ages, who have stepped out in faith and not only participated in worship, but, served as worship leaders. I can only speak for myself. My worship experience has been fuller and my spirit deepened by serving with so many. I am grateful for the uniqueness of each person.

Like the lifting of our spirits through the God-created individual humans we are, so too can variety in worship bring a spark of freshness to our faith. That, I pray, will be our experience on Sunday, June 2 as we give thanksgiving to God and share together the wonderful meal our Lord has prepared for us.

I invite you to turn your attention to Fred’s article on page 5 that contains more information about this unique worship and communion service we will celebrate on the Lord’s Day. This beautiful service is not replacing our traditional service. It is offered this particular Sunday as a service, like education, that celebrates worship as a participatory expression and experience as unique as each of us, and yet, as a common bond in our belief that Jesus Christ is Lord of all. May the Spirit open our hearts and minds as we draw strength from the Bread of Life and Cup of Salvation—giving thanks, individually, and as the whole body of Christ, to the God who created us, the Lord who redeems us, and the Spirit who sustains us.

In Christ, Sherry

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A WORD ABOUT THE SUPERVISED

PRACTICE OF MINISTRY

AND A WORD OF WELCOME TO

WILSON NICHOLSON

Supervised Practice of Ministry is part of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary experience. This 10-week internship is invaluable in preparing women and men for ministry, as well as providing enrichment for the congregations they serve. From the seminary’s website, these words: The philosophy of the SPM program weaves action and reflection in the learning process. Having completed foundational courses in the Seminary curriculum, students are prepared to learn through concrete acts of ministry. This service takes place under the supervision of an experienced pastor and mentor who guides the intern in regular reflection on his or her life, work, and pastoral identity. Finally, the student returns to Seminary, now more ready than ever to integrate theory and practice in the classroom setting.

A supervisor in this program must have 5 or more years of ministry experience. It is amazing to me that I have entered my 22nd year in pastoral ministry! As a SPM supervisor, I have completed the Seminary’s training program and I am looking forward to serving with our session-approved and blessed intern, Wilson Nicholson. In addition to the learning objectives Wilson must address for his academic requirements, we have drafted a set of church goals for Wilson that we believe will fulfill his responsibilities, as well as enrich the life and ministry of our congregation.

Wilson’s internship with us will begin on June 10 and end on August 15. During that time, we will serve beside him in a variety of ministries from preaching, pastoral care, education, administration, communication, stewardship, outreach and other opportunities that God places before him and us. During his time with us, Wilson will also be required to travel back to the Seminary a couple of times to “debrief” and report on his experience. I will be meeting

with him each week and expect to learn much from him even as I share my experiences with him.

I am excited about this adventure for Eastminster and believe whole-heartedly that the Spirit has directed Wilson to us. Just as Wilson is grateful to find a church willing to sponsor him, I am reminded that not very long ago, another church provided this same opportunity for our own Alex Pappas. Thanks be to God for the courage and encouragement to step out of the routine and enjoy the movement of the Spirit. I invite you to get to know Wilson through his own words in the article from him.

Wilson Nicholson

I’m a 2nd year M.Div. student at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. I’m happily married to my wife of almost seven years, Adrienne. Together, we have both served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in a variety of ways since graduating college and getting married. I have worked for FPC San Antonio as an Associate Youth Director, Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church as a Contemporary Worship Leader and Director of Christian Nurture, and most recently at FPC Dallas as the Communications Coordinator prior to attending seminary. My wife currently works for The Stewpot (FPC Dallas Community Ministries) as the Volunteer Coordinator for Stewpot Meal Services. Previously she served as the Director of Membership at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church and Director of Preschool Ministry at FPC San Antonio. While we don’t have any children yet, we have a crazy boxer named Garfield that we very much consider a part of our family.

When we aren’t traveling back and forth between Austin and Dallas via the Megabus on the weekend, you will find us taking long walks around Lady Bird Lake or White Rock Lake, going to Alamo Drafthouse and trying to watch all of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture, or searching for new interesting restaurants to try. We love Dallas which is where my wife is originally from and where we have spent the majority of our time since getting married.

I am very interested in music and sports. I play the guitar and the bass, and am an avid basketball, soccer, football, and baseball fan. I was born and raised in San Antonio, so I’m a diehard Spurs fan (Sorry Mavs fans!). I also love watching the English Premier League and the occasional Aggie football game. I graduated from Texas A&M, but am a self-described calm Aggie so I don’t end up watching every single game. I also love technology and am a huge Apple geek. I’m also interested in continuing to learn how we can best use new technology and social media in the church (which is part of why I loved working in church communications).

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TO: The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Community

FROM: Ted Wardlaw

Friends All:

I write with pleasure to inform you of this year’s recipient of the Chidester Preaching Award, as determined by the Seminary’s homiletics faculty.

The Chidester Preaching Award was established by in 2010 by the First Presbyterian Church of Malvern, Arkansas. It is given annually to the graduating senior who shows the greatest potential in the area of preaching. The award is made upon the recommendation of the Seminary’s homiletics faculty—Professor Carolyn Helsel, Professor Jennifer Lord, and myself. It is with great pleasure that we announce this year’s awardee, Ms. Alex Pappas.

Alex graduated in 2013 from Rhodes College in Memphis, having majored there in English and Creative Writing. She is projected to graduate from the Seminary on May 26th, 2019, and will be going to Shreveport to serve a residency at the First Presbyterian Church there. Before matriculating here at the Seminary, Alex served in New Orleans for three years—first as a University of New Orleans Campus Minister and Christian Education Assistant, and then for two

Congratulations to Eastminster’s Alex Pappas!

years as Presbytery Youth Coordinator in the Presbytery of New Orleans. She also has served in many facets of youth ministry in such settings as Grace Presbytery, the Synod of the Sun, and the Montreat and Mo-Ranch Conference Centers.

Here at the Seminary, Alex has served as an Instructional Aide to Dr. Carolyn Helsel, as a Marketing and Communications Student Worker, and as a UKirk Campus Ministry Intern at University Presbyterian Church in Austin.

Alex is, in my judgment, a remarkable and imaginative narrative preacher who weaves thoughtful exegesis with rich imagery from such sources as contemporary literature, poetry, and the stirrings of her own soul. When she preached her Senior Sermon earlier this Spring on the evocative story of the near-sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham, she viewed that story from the eyes of Isaac’s mother Sarah; and even composed a hymn based on Sarah’s perspective.

Please join me in celebrating with Alex, and in wishing her well as she prepares now to begin her residency in Shreveport.

Faithfully yours,

Ted

I am a Leukemia survivor. One of the things that having Leukemia taught me was to embrace the happy moments in life when they occur, so I like to keep things light and make people laugh. However, it also taught me that there are moments in life where seriousness and sadness are the only proper responses. Having Leukemia heavily influenced my faith and is a large part of why I feel called to ministry. It taught me about the fragility of life, and how important it is to share God’s love by taking care of others when you are given the opportunity to do so. So many different people took care of me during that difficult journey, and I feel God has called me to a pastoral role to do the same for others.

After working at FPC Dallas and regularly volunteering with my wife at The Stewpot, ministries serving people experiencing homelessness have become very important to the both of us. Because of my experiences with the clients at The Stewpot as well as my personal experience battling health issues, I am really passionate about pastoral care and mission. In the future, I would love to serve in a pastoral role specifically focusing on one of those areas… Though maybe I’ll be a solo pastor and get to do both, among many other things!

Lastly, I’m on the introverted side. I love talking to people, but after most Sunday mornings I am in need of a long nap and some quiet time.

A father’s legacy

For Joseph Dodson, the pressures and responsibilities of parenthood felt compounded when he and his wife adopted a son. Dodson, a Bible professor, wonders if Jesus’ earthly father also struggled with doubts and fears.

Scripture doesn’t say much about Joseph, but he clearly left Jesus “a significant legacy,” Dodson writes in Bible Study Magazine. Joseph obeyed God — despite the risk to his reputation — by marrying a pregnant woman. Joseph, a son of David, raised the Son of David as his very own. To protect his family he fled to Egypt, foreshadowing the “new exodus” of Jesus’ saving ministry. And Joseph heard neighbors mock Jesus as “the carpenter’s son.”

“Joseph taught Jesus much more than woodworking,” Dodson writes. “He modeled for his adopted son how, for God’s glory, he must drink the Father’s cup no matter the cost.”

Every Sunday and on Christmas Eve, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday as well as other services and fellowship times, we sing

hymns, spirituals, and praise songs. Our Glory to God hymnal contains 600 hymns, spirituals, praise songs, and service music (amens, alleluias, doxologies, etc.). You might be interested to know that we sing more than once in the last 5 years over 271 of those, plus 43 from the Lift Up Your Heats song book, and 15 inserts. Yet there are thousands and many more, that are sung in some churches around the world and in the United States that we don’t sing or have never heard.

You may be aware that hymns, songs, Choir anthems, and others such as solos, the River, are selected by reading all the Scriptures for the Day and are picked to stand with the Scripture lessons as extensions of the themes expressed in the Lessons for the day. In spite of our congregation singing over 300 plus I’m sure there may be some favorite hymn of yours we have not sung in the last five years. So here’s an offer to you. If you will email me (the preferred way) or put a note in my box in the office, or give it to me, I will try to put it in a service where it fits the Lessons and/or theme for the day. It doesn’t matter what type/style the music is or that it might not be well known, if its published we can usually find it.

Email me: Fred.eastminster@yahoo.com

And yes, you can give me more than one. If you don’t know the title, but remember the first line that can work most of the time in finding it.

I look forward to your suggestions and to incorporating them in the service.

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Rejoice! Music for the Worship of God.

On June 2nd, we will worship and celebrate communion with music from Rejoice!

Before the late 60s and early 70s ushered in so called “praise songs”, sacred folk songs and adaptations of sacred to known folk and pop songs even some commercials were being used by different churches to increase the congregation’s participation in worship.

Rejoice! is the folk song communion service many of us in various Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Episcopal churches used in the late 1960s, the 1970s and into the early 80s. As one person wrote on Amazon, he “remembers with great fondness. I can still sing the whole Nicene Creed by heart without difficulty, and Fr. Draesel composed the pleasantest version of The Lord's Prayer that I've ever heard.”

When Father Herbert G. Draesel, Jr. was a student at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City, he and Father H. Bruce Lederhouse, both with degrees in music, felt that something needed to be done to make communion more for the Congregation. At this point in the Episcopal church and many other dominations, a lot of the Service was sung by the choir and cantors. In 1964, Father Draesel wrote all of the service music and Father Lederhouse and some others some of the hymns. They also included “In Christ There is No East of West” arranged many years before by Harry T. Burleigh from a spiritual. That arrangement is in our Glory to God and we will sing it as the opening hymn on June 2. It was published in 1965 and their album hit the billboard chart for a short time.

All of the music is in the folk music style that was popular at the time by groups like Peter,

Paul, and Mary and many others. They wanted a service of music that was easy to sing and a sound that was different from most of the music used in communion at the time. During the mid-60s through the early 80s, efforts were made to make the communion service more in line with popular culture such as having Coke and Hamburger as the elements and even full meals during the celebration. Dave Brubeck wrote a jazz based communion service, and several writers wrote some based in some of the rock music formats. Rejoice! stayed popular for so long because of its accessibility to congregational singers and its upbeat celebration of communion.

Side note: Fr. Draesel later became the Rector of the famous Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in New York City. While there he started the Blessing of the Animals Service and later added stuffed animals. Those type services spread to other churches as well.

The music is easy to sing and to understand and will be accompanied by Melody Davis, piano; Ronnie Dixon, guitar; Sean Tuner, bass; and Bruce Turner, drums.

Join in even if you miss some of the notes. Make a joyful noise as we celebrate what God through Jesus has done for us!

Fred

Easter Egg Extravaganza

We had a fantastic Easter Egg Extravaganza with our

neighbors at Christian Stronghold Church. Over 740 people attended the event on April 20. I would like to thank our church members for providing baked goods: Vicki Thiebaud, Christine Blair, Jan Anderson, Susie Fielding, Michele Pappas, Phyllis Knox and Kathy Kreger. I would like to thank the volunteers that came on Saturday and helped out with face painting, crafts and serving food. Thanks to Becky Hensley, Mason Gonzalez, Kayla Dixon, Sherry Holloman, Cheryl Wood, Blair Garrett, Jenelle Symns, and Christine Blair.

Mother’s Day Service

If you missed the Mother’s Day Service on May 12, 2019, you missed the youth and young adults who did a wonderful job of leading the Worship Service. If you missed it, you can find it online at www.eastminsterdallas.org./worship/audio of services. Thanks to Jacob Wood who gave an inspiring sermon, and youth and young adults who led the Service, special thanks to Ronnie and Kayla Dixon, Brittney and Matt Bennett, Sean Turner, Drew Turner, Lilly Pappas, Jezzi Whitley, Coy Whitley, Alek Veloz, Sophia Veloz, Laura Bennett, and AbbyGayle Flores. Special thanks to Katie Karlen for assisting with practicing with the youth Sunday morning.

Youth Sunday School

Youth and Children’s Sunday School will be on June 2 and August 4 at 9:30 a.m. The youth and children will not be meeting in July at all this year. The adult Sunday School classes will continue to meet all summer as they are scheduled.

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It is not the task of Christianity to provide easy answers to every question but to make us progressively aware of a mystery. God is not so much the object of our knowledge as the cause of our wonder. —Kallistos Ware

Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary rather than a Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when we're only talking about it. —Charles F. Banning

Eastminster Presbyterian Church Seniors’

Day Out Movie (Sully”) and Lunch

Friday, June 14, 2019

On January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) makes an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Miraculously all of the 155 passengers and crew survive the harrowing ordeal, and Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation.

I’ll never fly again!

What’s happening

with House and

Property?

You’ve seen the changes around the church, haven’t you?

The members of the House and Property committee have been pretty busy lately. Tom Whitley, Katie Karlen, Jo Byrd, Jacob Whitley, Jennifer Gailey, John Randall, John Sill, and Bruce Turner are the members of the committee and not only have they been busy, they’ve been having lots of fun. Not your father’s committee!

Yes, we’ve been busy around the church and there’s more to come. Some of the tasks we’ve completed include:

Replaced all of the pole light bulbs. We converted two of them to LED lights.

New faucet in the Narthex powder room.

Additional mulch on the playground. Replaced the tether ball and painted the pole.

Had the carpets in the fellowship hall and offices professionally cleaned.

Stripped and waxed the floors in two of the classrooms.

Power washed the steps and landing in front of the sanctuary.

Cleaned light diffusers and replaced a ton of light bulbs.

AND THERE’S MORE!

Ask a member of the committee what else is in the works. We are thankful to God for providing good people to maintain His house. Are you one of those people?

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Father’s Day Offering

Our annual Father’s Day special offering will be given to the Presbyterian Communities & Services Foundation (“PCSF”)

Caring Funds for Benevolent Care. These funds support Faith Presbyterian Hospice, Presbyterian Village North, and others in need.

Donations can be made to Eastminster Presbyterian Church by check, cash, or online giving indicating “Father's Day offering,” and the church will forward the funds to PCSF. Please mark special offering on your pew envelope. Thank you for your generosity!

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Which follower of Jesus preached to the

crowds after receiving the Holy Spirit on

Pentecost?

A. John

B. Peter

C. Mary Magdalene

D. Paul

Answer: B (See Acts 2:14ff.)

Scripture Readings for June

1 Pss. 92; 149 2 Pss. 93; 150 3 Pss. 97; 145 4 Pss. 98; 146 5 Pss. 99; 147:1–11 6 Pss. 47; 147:12–20 7 Pss. 96; 148 8 Pss. 92; 149 9 Pss. 104; 150 10 Pss. 62; 145

11 Pss. 12; 146 12 Pss. 96; 147:1–11 13 Pss. 116; 147:12–20 14 Pss. 84; 148 15 Pss. 63; 149 16 Pss. 103; 150 17 Pss. 5; 145 18 Pss. 42; 146 19 Pss. 89:1–18; 147:1–11 20 Pss. 97; 147:12–20

21 Pss. 51; 148 22 Pss. 104; 149 23 Pss. 19; 150 24 Pss. 135; 145 25 Pss. 123; 146 26 Pss. 15; 147:1–11 27 Pss. 36; 147:12–20 28 Pss. 130; 148 29 Pss. 56; 149 30 Pss. 67; 150

Person approaching a shoreline: “Is this river any good for fish?” Response: “It must be. I can’t get any of them to leave it.

Q: Why do people go to church in the summer? A: It’s prayer-conditioned!

Q: Why was it so hot in the stadium after the game? A: All the fans left.

Q: While hiking, how can you identify a dogwood tree? A: By its bark.

Q: What do sheep have on sunny days? A: A baa-baa-cue!

One. Two.

Three.

Count them! Three wonderful life changes for Alex Pappas to

celebrate and for us to celebrate with her! Number 1: She has completed her ordination exams and is preparing for graduation

from seminary! Number 2: She and Ellis are engaged!

Number 3: She received the prestigious Chidester Preaching Award from the seminary, and along with the honor comes a $5,000 award. Thanks be to God for this gifted child of God.

As a way for us, her church family, to celebrate this journey we have walked with her, the Session has approved the receiving of a special offering for Alex on Pentecost Sunday, June 9. You will be asked to use the pew envelopes with a note on the outside reading: Alex Pappas, and, if you draft a check or give online, please note her name.

It is the hope and prayer of the Session that we will be able to offer one or more of these items with your gifts: funds for Alex to purchase a preaching robe, liturgical stole(s) or all.

Also, you will find cards for Alex in the Narthex. Please feel free to write a note to her. Alex will be with us on June 9, and we will give her the cards at that time.

To Tom and Michele, thank you for teaching your child the ways of the Lord; from them, she has not departed! And to Daniel and Lilly…sibling support is the best; good work!

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June Neighborhood breakfast every Saturday 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Choir Practice - Wednesdays 5, 12, 19, 26 School Supply Drive for PCHAS begins 1 Presbytery Meeting: 1st Presbyterian of Fort Worth 2 Communion; Youth Group 4 EPW Summer Dining, 7:00 p.m. at Liberty Burger in the

Lakewood Shopping Center 14 Seniors’ Day Out 16 Pulpit Supply; Father’s Day; Father’s Day Offering

Presbyterian Communities & Services Foundation (“PCSF”) Caring Funds for Benevolent Care: PVNorth, Faith Hospice

23 Pulpit Supply 24 Newsletter Deadline 30 Stated Session Meeting; Youth Group

July Neighborhood breakfast every Saturday: 6, 13, 20, 27 Choir is out for the Summer No Session or Committee Meetings 2 EPW Summer Dining at Marianos Hacienda Ranch on

Skillman 4 Office Closed 5-14 Pastor Sherry at Synod Youth Workshop (Synod from

July 9-14) 7 Communion – Intinction; Pulpit Supply 12 Seniors’ Day Out 16-21 Triennium 23 Newsletter Deadline

August Neighborhood breakfast every Saturday 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Choir Practice Resumes—Wednesdays (21, 28) 4 Communion–Intinction; Committee Meetings; Senior

Source Seminar: 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. 6 EPW Summer Dining at BJ’s in Town East 9 Seniors’ Day Out 11 Committee Meetings: Worship (8:40 a.m.) and

Stewardship (12:30 p.m.) 18 Stated Session Meeting 19 Newsletter Deadline 25 Rally Day

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Sharon Smith June 4

John Randall June 6

Lynnette Taff June 7

Chandra Karlen June 8

Kenneth Kraft June 9

Daniel Pappas June 11

Drew Turner June 14

Hannah Hensley June 15

Heather Crabtree June 19

Emily Barraza June 27

Alicia Almanza June 28

Susan Barraza June 29

Nina Uche June 30

Denise Veloz June 30

Ginny & Harvey Beatty 6/6

Cheryl & Joe Gonzales 6/17

Philis & Dick Knox 6/7

Charlotte & Bruce Turner 6/26

Shirlene & Fred Watkins 6/13

June

Birthdays

June

Anniversaries

Ushers/Greeters—Team

Frank Karlen—Captain

Chandra Karlen

Janet Muller

Doyle Oliver

June 2: Liturgists: Sherry Holloman

Acolytes: Chandra Anderson, candles Jim Lee, cross Communion:

Denise Bennett Tony Bennett Vicki Cook

June 9: Liturgist: Alex Pappas

Acolytes: Kayla Dixon, candles Ronnie Dixon, cross

June 16: Liturgist: AbbyGayle Flores, Vicki Thiebaud

Acolytes: Philis Knox, candles

Lewis Thiebaud, cross

June 23 Liturgists: Sherry Holloman

Acolytes: Christine Blair, candles

Jacob Whitley, cross

June 30: Liturgist: Wilson Nicholson

Acolytes: Janet Muller, candles

Janice Bell, cross

Those Who Will Serve in June

Janice Bell

Denise Bennett

Tony Bennett

Ronnie Dixon

Cindy Garrett

Janet Muller

Michele Pappas

Evelyn Parker

Helen Randolph

Bruce Turner

Shirlene Watkins

Mason Gonzales, Youth Elder

Pastor Sherry Holloman

Director of Christian Education Kathy Kreger

Director of Music Fred P. Watkins

Organist Melody S. Davis

Administrative Assistant Chandra Anderson

Hostess/Housekeeper Minerva Hernandez

Child Care Provider Betty Crabtree

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Special dates

• Pentecost, June 9, 2019

• Flag Day, June 14, 2019

• Trinity Sunday, June 16, 2019

• Father’s Day, June 16, 2019

• First day of summer, June 21, 2019

HIGHLIGHTS from the STATED SESSION MEETING

April 28, 2019

Update and recommendation from the Security Task Force. Motion made, seconded and

approved to contract the electrical work needed to expand the Wifi reach in the building.

Costs will be charged to House & Property.

Update and recommendation from the Fellowship Hall Task Force. Motion made, seconded

and approved to contract electrical work needed to update Fellowship Hall wiring. Costs will

be charged to account #3663-Linda & Elaine Ramey Memorial Account.

Motion made, seconded and approved for Rev. Chuck Schneider as pulpit supply on May 5.

Motion made, seconded and approved to accept with regret the resignation from Session

submitted by Tom Whitley (Class of 2020) with thanksgiving for his service to the

membership of EPC. Discussion on filling the vacancy will be taken up at the May meeting.

With thanksgiving for her life, motion made, seconded and approved the removal of Glenda

Joyce Owen from the roll.

SPM Update. Conversation continues with Wilson Nicholson concerning summer placement

at Eastminster.

Chandra will be out of the EPC office from September 15-21 for Continuing Education at

Mo Ranch.

Evelyn Parker will represent EPC at the June Presbytery Meeting (1st Presbyterian/Ft Worth.)

Fee schedule for Facility Rental was discussed and sent to Administrative Committee for

adjustments.

Motion made, seconded and approved to acknowledge and celebrate Alex Pappas’ graduation

from Austin Presbyterian Seminary on May 26, 2019 with a gift from the congregation with a

special offering will be taken on June 9 to fund a gift to be chosen by the session appropriate

for the funds given.