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Ricky Wingard receives
Lutheran Man of the Year honor
South Carolina Lutheran Men honored Ricky Wingard (pictured on the left) on Monday, Feb. 20, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church during its Saxe Gotha Conference Men’s Meeting. Ricky received the Lutheran Man of the Year Award for 2022 from Ron Redd, Saxe Gotha president, and a Saint Stephen’s Lutheran Church (Lexington) member.
Jimmy Smith nominated Ricky for his service to Pilgrim as congregation president and council chair. Not only did Ricky lead Pilgrim through the COVID years, but he is always willing to give church members a listening ear and help when needed.
Most recently, he helped clean up the water when the church’s pipes burst on Christmas Day and again on Sunday, Jan. 22, when more pipes burst.
Congratulations, Ricky. We appreciate you more than you know.
Lenten Wednesdays
Many thanks to Jane and David Park for preparing supper for our first Lenten Wednesday Supper and Study. If you have eaten anything Jane prepares, you know how good this was. We are excited that Jane has volunteered to prepare all the Wednesday suppers.
Each Lenten Wednesday begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. While we enjoy our meal, Pastor Mary leads us in her thought-provoking Bible study, “How (ELCA) Lutherans interpret the Bible.”
At 6:30 p.m., we adjourn to the chapel for Holden Evening Prayer. It is a beautiful service. Join us!
Lingering on Sundays
Thanks to Lou and Keith Galloway, Carolyn and Karl Horner, Kathleen Shutt, Jimmy Smith, Linda Spires, and Ricky Wingard for providing goodies this past Sunday after worship.
We had a special treat as Lou and Keith brought delicious wedding cake from their daughter’s weekend wedding.
Stop by this Sunday after church and linger with your fellow Pilgrims.
Remember, too, that we would love for you to volunteer to provide finger food and a beverage on a Sunday. To volunteer, please get in touch with Carolyn Horner by text at (803) 609-7411 or Ricky Wingard by email at econobugrw@gmail.com. They can get you signed up, as they will continue to lead this mission through the Witness Team.
Mark your calendars, graduates!
Madisson Kaminer, Amy Shealy, and Victoria Smith will graduate from high school this year. We will recognize them on Sunday, June 4, during and after the service. Put this special recognition day on your calendars now.
Flood damage update
We hope to have more information for you soon about our plans to repair the damage caused by the narthex pipes freezing, bursting, and flooding the narthex and sanctuary.
We are not hiding anything from you and hope to have more to tell you next week. However, this process is taking longer than we thought.
If you’ve ever gone through something like this before, you know it is an exercise in hurry-up-and-wait. We hurry to provide information and inspections. Then, we wait.
We are waiting for the insurance adjuster’s on-site inspection report and recommendations. However, we know that our deductible is $5,000.
In the meantime, members of the Property Committee have already done some inspections, for example, looking inside walls to understand the damage better and make plans.
Just like you, we continue to practice patience.
Pilgrim highlights….
As we improve communication and strengthen our community, we want to highlight members in two ways in Pilgrim’s Progress.
We want to write short vignettes about members, and we want to celebrate members’ accomplishments. We start today with Pastor Mary’s celebration of Jennifer Schwabe.
Please reach out to Mary Beth Hill by email at mbhillmeehan@gmail.com or to Pastor Mary at mwanderson140@gmail.com if you have something to celebrate or if you are willing to be featured.
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