Check
out the dates and times of Churches' Christmas Celebrations,
Programs, and Worship Services in the Swansea News.
December
12, 2007
O
CHRISTMAS TREE,
a Christmas musical for the entire family, will be presented
Saturday, December 15, at
5:30 p.m.
at Bethel United Methodist Church, 811 Peachtree Rock Road,
Lexington, S.C. Refreshments will follow; the community is invited.
Calvary
United
Methodist
Church
will present its Children & Youth Christmas program ,Sunday,
December 16, at
6:00 p.m.
Everyone is invited to a covered-dish dinner and “Christmas
Show” in the
Fellowship
Building
.
Sardis
Baptist
Church
will present Christmas Is
Forever Sunday, December 16 at 6:00 PM. Everyone is to bring
finger foods and snacks to have refreshments after the program
The
Swansea
First
Baptist
Church
will have its Christmas cantata Noel
and the Christmas dinner Sunday, December 16, at 6:00 pm. The
jolly old fellow himself will be present to greet the young and old
alike. Invite your friends for a special night of Christmas music
and fellowship.
St.
Paul
Pentecostal
Holiness
Church
will have its “2007 Christmas Musical” Sunday, December 16
at
11:00 AM
. Sunday, December 30,
there will be Gospel Singing at
St. Paul
’s with the St. Paul Singers.
Faith
Baptist
Church
will present its children’s Christmas play on Sunday,
December 23, at
6:00 p.m.
Happy
Anniversary in December to these couples: Dwayne & Angela Sharpe
on the 3rd, 19 years; Jeremiah & Thelma Busbee, the 4th,
24 years; Ryan & Jessica Livingston on 5th, 9 years;
Rick & Lynn Rose, on 9th, 22 years; Carroll &
Dell Baughman, on 24th ; James & Michelle Smith, 29th,
18 years; Mr. & Mrs. David Goodwin, on the 5th;
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Chaney, on 15th; Mr, & Mrs.
James E. “Butch” Melson, on 16th;
Mr.
& Mrs. Wayne Saylor on 16th, 35 years; Mr.
& Mrs. George Walters, on 30th.
Swansea
Boy Scouts, Troop 61, will have its Blue & Gold Banquet and
Court of Honor Banquet Friday, December 21, at
7:00 PM
at
Swansea
UMC
Fellowship
Building
. This is a covered dish meal.
Twenty-seven
seniors and friends left Calvary UM Church on two vans Saturday at
5:00 p.m.
for a Christmas meal at Picadilly’s at
Dutch Square
afterwhich they saw the awesome lights at
Saluda
Shoals
Park
and the lighted homes and yards along
Hope Ferry Drive
,
Lexington
. Arranging the senior outing was Jean Goodwin; van drivers were
Lewis Chaney and David Hamm. Reports
are that it was a wonderful evening of fellowship
and
enjoyment for all.
The
Swansea Lions Club had its annual Ladies Night and Christmas dinner
Thursday night in the Fellowship Hall of the Swansea UM Church with
good attendance. Lion W.B. Adkins, chairman of entertainment,
welcomed the group and introduced Mrs. Madge Cook, who presented a
most delightful concert of Christmas music in song. Among those who
spoke were Lion President Traci Simons and Lion Member Joanne Clark,
chairman of Sight Conservation, who read a letter of appreciation
from one who had been aided by the Lions Sight Program. Guests were
Wilma Pound and Melva Hoover, widows of former Lion Club members.
All ladies received Christmas gifts Catering
the the full-course meal was CountrySide Bar-B-Q
Deepest
sympathy is sent to the family of Mrs. Kathleen Senn Jeffcoat, whose
funeral was held
December 2, 2007
, at
St. Paul
Pentecostal
Holiness
Church
with Pastor H. Larry Jones’ conducting the service.
The
Swansea United Methodist Women had the annual Christmas meeting and
covered dish meal in the Fellowship Hall Tuesday night. Presiding
was President Joyce Saylor, who also gave an overview of the
accomplishments for the year and listed the many services rendered
during that time. Vice-president Debbie Riley gave the devotional,
an interesting Christmas story. Visiting with the group was Allison
Mennoli,
Frances
Mack
Primary School
’s guidance counselor, who had received assistance from the
Swansea UMW in helping with some school families. Mrs. Saylor
presented “Pastor Kristen “with a Christmas gift. It was a
special night for UMW members: the meeting, the fellowship, food,
and being made aware of accomplishments.
December 5, 2007
Calvary
U M Church (
10 AM
) and Bethel UM Church (
9:45AM
) had their HANGING OF THE GREENS services Sunday. Those were
special times to prepare the church and the hearts for the coming of
Jesus through scripture, narration,, music, and worship.
Bethel
UM Church will present a Christmas Musical, “O Christmas
Tree,” Saturday December 15 at
5:30 PM
with refreshments afterwards. This is for the entire family and
friends.
Calvary
UM Church will present the Children and Youth Christmas program
Sunday, December 16 at
6:00 PM.
Everyone is invited to the Covered Dish Dinner and Christmas Show.
Bethel
UM Church invites all to join them for Sunday School at
9:00 am
and worship at
9:45
, Sunday, December 16, followed by a light lunch and carpooling to
the
2:30 pm
performance This Man Called
Jesus at
Lake
Murray
Baptist
Church
Call 803-315-9451 for
more information.
St. Paul
Pentecostal
Holiness
Church
will have its “2007 Christmas Musical” Sunday, December 16,
at
11:00 AM
.
The
Swansea
First
Baptist
Church
will present its Christmas Cantata “Noel” and the Christ dinner
Sunday, December 16, 2007
. at
6:00 pm
Invite your family and friends for a special night of Christmas
music and fellowship.
Congratulations
to James and Mandy Moore on the birth of their daughter, Anna Joyce
Moore, born
November 18, 2007
, weighing 7 lbs 2 ozs. Anna was 21 inches long. Also
congratulations to Grandmother Janice Large.
MISSION
TRIP- In September of 2007, Pastor Terry Wilder of
Swansea
First
Baptist
Church
with Dr. Ron Rowe, pastor of
Bayleaf
Baptist
Church
,
Raleigh
,
N.C.
, led an evangelistic, medical team to
Kenya
,
Africa
, for provision of medical clinics in four sites, not previously
served. Based on a request from the Turkana Tribe and accompanied by
Pastor Julius, the regional director of missions, an interpreter, a
security guard, two van
drivers and an ample amount of medicine and Bibles, a small group,
separated from the 18 member team in Kitale, traveled
six hours to locate the Turkanas. Dr.
Rowe and James Watson, the youth leader, at
Bailey
Baptist
Church
provided pastoral outreach and lay-clinical assistance to the three
registered nurses during a seven-hour clinic.” The clinic was
conducted in the shade of an umbrella-like tree in an otherwise
barren, arid land occupied by approximately 1,000 Turkanas. The
territory lies just south of
Sudan
and
Ethiopia
and to the east of
Uganda
. Nearby was a Sudanese
refuge camp..The
average annual rainfall of ten inches is especially difficult during
the dry season: June till September. Kneeling in the sand, men and
children were seen desperately
digging for water. We, Americans, take water for granted.
This experience led to our committing $2300 as seed funds to secure
water for Turkanas and
other groups desperate for water. Since returning home, Stella
Eargle has used the internet to pursue water needs and resources for
the Turkanas. She has made critical contact with an Ohio-based
ministry who has sent a well-digging gig, truck and equipment to
Narobia. Registration, permitting and testing of the equipment is
required before it is sent for the Turkanas . A $10,000 donation
from a church member in
Bailey
,
N.C.
will cover the Turkana water needs.
The miracle of
clean water for the Turkanas and hopefully to others in greatest
need of water is being accomplished.
LEXINGTON
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOUR-Gaston-Swansea Board Brief, November, 2007;
Recognitions:
Letters
of congratulations were prepared for the following teachers for
earning National Board Certification: Annetta Graybgill- Sandhills
Intermediate School; Stephanie Herring, and Andi Harrelson-
Frances
Mack Primary School;
Rachel Vail and
Becky
Zeigler-
Sandhills
Elementary School
.
Twenty-three of Lexington Four’s
teachers have earned certification through National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards.
Information-Sandhills
Elementary School
was school of the month for November.
Principal Lisa Evans and staff representatives discussed the
school’s emphasis on student learning. They highlighted three of
the school’s initiatives: Positive
Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS)Through the PBIS
initiative, the school has developed uniform procedures and
expectations that are consistently taught and implemented with
students.
Curriculum
Connection Meeting:
This is one of the techniques
Sandhills
Elementary School
is using to promote professional learning communities within the
school. Curriculum
connection meetings enable teachers to meet with their team members
and instructional coaches to discuss instructional strategies for
curriculum standards and consistent ways to assess student learning
of standards.
Assessment
Data:
Through common assessments and benchmark tests, student mastery of
curriculum standards can be assessed throughout the year. The school
is working with Pearson Management Software to compile and analyze
data from common assessments to make necessary adjustments to
improve student learning of curriculum standards.
Why
Adolescents Are Impulsive,
based on work by Davis Walsh, was the topic of the instructional
report. The
presentation pointed out that the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) of the
brain is still developing during adolescent furiously producing
dendrites to form connections for decision making. The PFC is the
part of the brain that weighs options and makes decisions.
Because the PFC is still developing, adolescents are
frequently viewed as gruff, irresponsible, and unpleasant during
this developmental stage. When dealing with adolescents, we should
be direct, specific, and consistent when setting expectations.
It is important to be consistent with limits and
consequences.
The
administration reported that the Quality Review Team, whom
represents the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS),
was complimentary of the school district, during the exit
conference. A complete report will be sent to the district in
approximately one month.
Lexington
Four is the sixth school system in
South Carolina
to receive system-wide SACS accreditation.
ACTIONS
TAKEN
The board approved a RESOLUTION TO DECLARE RESULTS OF BOND
REFERENDUM. The resolution must be filed with the Lexington County
Clerk of Court before the board can proceed with the sell of bonds.
The
board gave second reading and approval of the following board
policies: AC-NONDISCRIMINATION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; EHB, DATA/RECORD
RETENTION; IHAK, CHARACTER EDUCATION; IHBC, PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISH
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS; IHCA, SUMMER SCHOOL; IG, CURRICULUM
DEVELOPLMENT, ADOPTION AND REVIEW; IGCA SERVICE LEARNING; JLD,
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING; KB, PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION.
Dr.
Vail informed the board that he will retire
June 30, 2008
.
