As summer begins, I hope each of you will make a special effort to attend worship and the many other activities and ministries we have going on when you are in town. When you are away, know that you are in my thoughts and prayers, and I hope you enjoy vacations, time with family, etc.

We have an exciting intergenerational Sunday school “class” this summer—every Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Our evening Vacation Bible School for the whole family—HOLYLAND ADVENTURE: Jerusalem Marketplace—will be the week of July 13 at Laing Middle School.

Check the bulletin and newsletter for pool parties, youth events, outreach and mission projects, and other ways YOU can participate at Palmetto this summer.

Blessings,

Mike

Upcoming Events:

·         Groundbreaking at our property in Carolina Park

·         Continued work on our Habitat House (with MPPC)

·         Vacation Bible School

·         Several baptisms

·         Concert during the June 29^th worship service

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Chartering Service on Sunday afternoon, May 18^th at 4:00. It’s official—we are now the 49^th church in Charleston Atlantic Presbytery. Our elders have been ordained and installed and are ready to lead our new congregation.

Our capital campaign is winding down, and soon we will break ground on our new church facility in Carolina Park.

In the meantime, we have an exciting summer of worship, fellowship, and community service planned. We also have numerous Christian Education events from Vacation Bible School in July, to intergenerational Sunday school at 9:30 each Sunday morning, to small group studies and prayer groups.

Please continue to invite your friends and neighbors to join us as we grow in faith and service to our Lord in the greater Mount Pleasant community.

See you Sunday.

Blessings,

Mike

Dear Friends,

It’s finally here—the week of our chartering! Thanks for your commitment to Palmetto. I hope you will be available for this weekend’s festivities. Below is a schedule. Please participate where you can:

TODAY—Monday, May 12^th at 6:00 p.m.

A quick cleanup of the courtyard at Laing . . . pull weeds and spread pine straw

SATURDAY-May 17^th   

9:00 a.m.

Presbytery meeting at Summerville Presbyterian Church on Central Avenue. We need about 30 people to represent Palmetto as we present the charter. We will be able to leave the meeting before lunch.

12:30 p.m.

Meet at Laing to help setup for the chartering service and to decorate the gym for the reception. We need LOTS of people to setup.

SUNDAY-MAY 18^TH

Morning—regular Sunday School and Worship Schedule

4:00 p.m.

CHARTERING service in the school cafeteria. Come early. Members please park on the far side of the school or in the ECCO parking lot. We will need people to stay after the reception to help “take down.”

Please call the office if you have questions.

Blessings,

Mike

Dear Friends,

This week we end our capital campaign with Dedication Sunday, on May 4^th. During the service you will have an opportunity to bring forth your pledge to the capital campaign (building fund). We will have extra pledge cards available if you have misplaced yours. Our financing is in place and once the permitting process is complete we will break ground in early summer.

On May 11^th (Pentecost and Mother’s Day) our charter will close, but of course, we will continue to receive new members. If you have noticed the many “new” people each Sunday, you know more and more of the Mount Pleasant community is hearing about our church and joining us for worship. Please continue to invite friends and neighbors and be sure to make our visitors feel welcome.

I hope many of you will be able to attend the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery meeting Saturday morning, May 17^th, at 9:00 a.m. at Summerville Presbyterian Church. We will be presenting our charter that day and hope to have a good representation from Palmetto there.

Then, on May 18^th at 4:00 p.m., the whole presbytery, our friends from Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church and our congregation will gather in the school cafeteria for a chartering service, the ordination and installation of elders, and the installation of the pastor. Following the service there will be a reception in the school gym.

Thank you for your commitment to Palmetto and for your willingness to build this new congregation.

Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers,

Mike