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The Spire
INSIDE
Farewell Molly
Page 2
Retreat registration
Page 5
January 2022 A publication of Shandon Presbyterian Church l Columbia, SC
photos courtesy of Chae Thames and Susannah Cook
Shandon celebrated Advent with friends, church family and neigh-
bors through fellowship and worship. (Clockwise) Shandon mem-
bers of all ages participated in the Advent Festival on December 5,
and we welcomed our Shandon neighbors with hot chocolate, chili
and carols at the Advent Bonfire on December 12. Presbyterian
Women helped decorate the tree at Presbyterian Community.
2 The Spire January 2022
STAFF NEWS
A farewell reception
for Rev. Molly Spangler
As much as we’d rather not say
goodbye, we will gather and say
thank you to our friend, Rev. Molly
Spangler.
Molly will preach on her last
Sunday, January 9. A reception in
her honor will follow.
In lieu of a love offering, baskets
will be available to receive cards
and other expressions of gratitude
and well wishes you may wish to
offer. Please make plans to join us
in sending Molly, Luke, and Kylie off
Film screening explores gun violence with lots of love from Shandon.
The Peacemaking Committee at Shan- in-depth experiences, the documenta- MEMBER NEWS
don Presbyterian Church has partnered ry turns to the bigger question, “What
with The Nickelodeon Theatre to host can we do to prevent gun violence?”
a public screening with “talkback” of • “Trigger” seeks to move the conver-
“Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Vio- sation away from the polarizing ex-
lence” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 25, at tremes that have long dominated the
The Nickolodeon Theatre. debate by lifting up the voices and ex-
We invite all in our community – periences of those who seek common
members of Shandon Presbyterian, of ground and a new way forward.
other faith communities and of the Mid- • Ages 16+. Run time: 51 minutes. Pro-
lands community at large – to attend the duced by Presbyterian Disaster Assis-
film and panel discussion (“talkback”) tance (PCUSA).
immediately following. The discussion If you’re going:
will be facilitated by Rev. Jenny McDevitt.
We are fortunate that these community • There is no charge for admission, but
members with diverse frontline perspec- reservations are required.
• You can reserve tickets at bit.ly/trigg-
tives have agreed to be panelists:
tix. (If you need assistance with reser- Congratulations to Hand
• Chris White, Criminal Investigations vations, please call the church office Teacher of the Year
Bureau, Columbia Police Department. at 803-771-4408.
• Christopher Watson, trauma surgeon, Jesse Bradshaw George, who grew
• The Nickelodeon Theatre is located at
Prisma Health.
up at Shandon and is the daughter
1607 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
• State Rep. Seth Rose
of member Zealy Jenkins, has been
• Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
named 2022-2023 Teacher of the
• Patty Tuttle, Moms Demand Action 25. Film starts at 7 p.m.
Year at Hand Middle School. Jesse
(Midlands chapter) • This event is made possible by Presby-
teaches sixth-grade social studies.
terian Disaster Assistance, a program
About the movie:
of the Presbyterian Church (USA), who
• In the United States more than 30,000 granted license to show the film pub-
people are killed every year by gun vi- licly and offered encouragement, by
olence. The disaster caused by gun vio- supporting grants from Prisma Health We welcome your news
lence is seen in almost every community. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC, by and events for The Spire.
• “Trigger” shares the story of how gun the Nickelodeon Theatre who made
violence – a disaster and public health the venue possible, and by the efforts Deadline for February
issue – impacts individuals and com- and gifts of the congregation and staff is January 15.
munities, giving voice to the ques- of Shandon Presbyterian Church.
tions and insights of those who have • More information: Please send information to
been affected. After looking at their bit.ly/trigginfo cward@shandonpresbyterian.org.
January 2022 The Spire 3
Scholarship opportunity
for Shandon students
Are you a senior in high school about to go to college? Or
are you a Shandon Presbyterian Youth Alum who is currently
in college? Then you are eligible to apply for scholarships
to help support your educational goals. Please complete
the application no later than April 1, 2022. You can find the
application at bit.ly/spcscholarship2022. Please return the
completed application to Brittany Young in the front office or
via email at byoung@shandonpresbyterian.org.
Donate pasta for Weekend Backpack
• Thank you to all who contributed food and money to the
Weekend Backpack Food Program during 2021. Your
generosity enabled us to provide weekend food for students
at A.C Moore and Rosewood elementary schools and Dreher Photo provided by Café Justo. Credit: John Darwin Kurc.
Café Justo sales top $9,000
High School and to provide a food pantry for Dreher students.
• We offer a special thank you to Ameris Bank and Ruth Myrick
for their support and donations to the backpack program. • Gracias for continuing support of Café Justo from members
• This program depends entirely on volunteer help each and friends of Shandon and Forest Lake Presbyterian. Your
week. Sign up now at bit.ly/backpackspring2021 to help purchases have provided over $19,000 to Café Justo Co-op
pack bags, deliver food or return empty containers. families in Chiapas, Mexico.
• You can also help by dropping off donations at Shandon’s • It’s fast and easy to order this excellent coffee, just contact
portico in the designated box. Rowena Nylund, Rnylund@sc.rr.com, call 803-252-7752 or
• In January, we are collecting Chef Boyardee ABCs, text 803-743-7122.
Beefaroni, lasagna and spaghetti. • Available in dark roast and medium roast and whole bean or
• For more information, contact Rowena Nylund, RNylund@ ground in decaf, 100% Arabica, 50% Arabica/50% Robusta
sc.rr.com or 803-252-7752. and 100% Robusta. And only $10 for a full pound.
Columbia peace pole BIRTH
dedication ceremony
Shandon shares the joy of
The public is invited to attend the dedi-
cation of Columbia’s peace pole at 10 a.m.
Jessica and Matthew Baughman
Tuesday, January 11, at 900 Senate St. (in in the birth of their daughter.
the median between the State House and
Rosemary Nan “Rosie”
the Columba Convention Center).
Shandon Presbyterian was among the November 28, 2021
contributors to the project, a collabora-
tion of The Columbia Peace Pole Initia-
tive One Columbia for Arts and Culture.
The 8-foot peace pole, one of over
BAPTISM
200,000 planted around the world, was
installed in December and shares the Reynolds Gray Tinman
message, “May peace prevail on Earth.”
Designed by local artist Eileen Blyth, Daughter of
Columbia’s peace pole includes a bell, Spencer and Lauren Tinman
which may be rung to signify a desire to
work for peace locally and in the world. November 28, 2021
The project grew out of an annual in-
terfaith, multicultural remembrance of the
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ja-
pan, led by the Columbia Friends Meeting.
4 The Spire January 2022
CONFIRMATION RETREAT: Our confirmation class and their mentors spent a weekend
at the Lutheran Retreat Center at the Isle of Palms in November. Over the course of the
weekend, they focused on what it meant to love God and love our neighbors, and Rev. Jen-
ny McDevitt led a conversation about interpreting scripture through the rule of love. They
finished the weekend by visiting their siblings in Christ at St. James Presbyterian Church for
Sunday worship. It was a transformative experience for all who took the trip.
THANK YOU
D ear Shandon,
The generosity of Shandon
Presbyterian Church was certainly
demonstrated with the Sistercare
Donations Project, sponsored by the
Presbyterian Women, in November.
We collected a trunk full of food
and supplies plus $350 in gift cards.
Thank you very much.
~ Patty Kadow
Together in Service
Shandon Presbyterian Women
At the November stated Session meeting:
SESSION UPDATE
• Church Administrator Robert Walker reported that the
Shandon Weekday School is fully staffed and almost fully availability and addressing singing as a deciding factor.
enrolled. The SWS is looking to gradually increase the en- • Session also supported Presbyterian Women in plans for
try-level teacher minimum wage to $15 per hour. holding the Church Women United Fall Human Rights Cel-
• He noted that the Memorial Garden listening sessions had ebration in October 2022, pending COVID concerns.
produced no major objections, so work will proceed with • Session received Dr. Alicia Walker’s letter of resignation as
the improvements. The fund that supports the garden is director of the Chancel Choir following the Christmas Eve
healthy enough to fund the improvements and future needs. services and approved the offering of the interim director
• He also reported Davis Hall flooded in October and he is of the Chancel Choir position to Dr. Jabari Glass while the
working with the insurance company on coverage for repairs. search for a new permanent director takes place.
• Session approved recommendations from the Reopening • Rev. John Cook reported that the church has recently
Task Force to resume the use of offering plates and pew joined Keep the Midlands Beautiful and adopted Woodrow
pads, as well as lowering the age threshold when mask use Street from Devine Street to Millwood Avenue. He also re-
can be optional from 16 to 12 due to increased vaccine ported that the movie “Trigger” will be shown in January.
January 2022 The Spire 5
Make plans and register for 2022 retreat
Memorials and
We hope to see you at the to attend. This will help us confirm our
upcoming Dr. John M. Preston Shandon reservations and needs with Assembly Honorariums
Presbyterian Retreat March 11-13, 2022. Inn at Montreat. Galloway Outreach Fund:
We look forward to being together again The dining hall at Assembly Inn is In Honor of Herb Louthian –
in beautiful Montreat, North Carolina. open and serving meals, and while we will Mary Fant; In Memory of Norma
While we are still working out the need to make some safety modifications Gene Schwinn – Rowena Nylund
details regarding our speaker and with “shared” snacks and drinks, we are General Fund:
focus for the retreat, we’d like to ask hopeful that this year’s retreat will be a In Memory of John and Adville
you to register by Jan. 10 if you plan chance for all of us to reconnect! Walkup – William Walkup
General Memorials:
In Memory of Carmel Williams
(mother of Chase Hicks) –
Rowena Nylund; In Memory of
Norma Gene Schwinn – Paula
Crockett; In Memory of Norma
Gene Schwinn – Alston and Leah
Gore; Katherine Patterson
Pastors Fund:
In Memory of Mary Ann Watson
(mother of Elizabeth Alford) –
John and Susan Steedman; In
Memory of Carmel Williams
(mother of Chase Hicks) – Jim
and Chae Thames; In Memory of
Norma Gene Schwinn – J. Todd
Wrenn; Barbara Gatlin; Roger and
Mary Beth Sawyer; John and Mary
Anderson
Weekend Backpack Program:
In Memory of Elizabeth Grimball
– Jane Massey
Witness to
the resurrection
“In life and in death, we belong to
God.” Clinging to this promise, we
invite our Shandon family to keep
in prayer those who are grieving the
recent death of a loved one:
• Jenny McDevitt and her family
at the death of her uncle Patrick
McDevitt on December 11.
• Chase Hicks and his family at
the death of his mother, Caramel
Williams, on November 18.
• MC Jordan and her family at the
death today of her grandfather,
Jimmy Jordan in Hartsville.
• The family of Norma Gene Schwinn
Presbyterian Women January circle meetings at her death November 30.
• Nicole Wilke and her family at
• Circle 1: 10:30 a.m. January 10, Za’s Pizza, Devine Street the death of her father, Frank
Elizabeth Kilbaugh • Circle 8 : 6:15 p.m. January 19, Davis, on November 14.
• Circle 2: 7 p.m. January 11, TBA Shandon Parlor • Molly Spangler and her family
• Circle 3: 10:30 a.m. January 11, • Circle 9: Noon January 20 , TBA at the death of her grandmother
Shandon Parlor • Circle 10: 10:30 a.m. January 13, Vada Anderson on November 15.
• Circle 5: 11 a.m. January 11, Presbyterian Community
Shandon Presbyterian Church
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PASTOR/HEAD OF STAFF ASSOCIATE PASTOR FOR CHILDREN, OFFICE MANAGER
Jenny McDevitt ext. 113 YOUTH, AND FAMILIES Brittany Young ext. 111
jmcdevitt@shandonpresbyterian.org Molly Spangler ext. 146 byoung@shandonpresbyterian.org
mspangler@shandonpresbyterian.org
ASSOCIATE PASTOR COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
FOR DISCIPLESHIP CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR Carol J.G. Ward
John Cook ext. 125 Robert Walker ext. 110 cward@shandonpresbyterian.org
jcook@shandonpresbyterian.org rwalker@shandonpresbyterian.org
FINANCIAL MANAGER
Catherine Teal ext. 124
cteal@shandonpresbyterian.org
Shandon’s pastors
and staff wish you grace
and peace throughout 2022
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