BEACON Methodist Church Shalimar United Week of August 21, 2022
Shalimar UMC Dr. McVayPhilip Lead Pastor After Hours Emergency Pastoral Assistance Dr. Philip McVay: (850) 607-1133 Dr. Brad Bradford: (850) 227-4328 Rev. David Garvin: (850) 319-0072 Rev. Matt Langford: (334) 437-3931 Dr. Brad Bradford Worship Pastor Rev. David Garvin Youth Pastor Rev. Matt Langford Associate Pastor Abigail Denney Media & Communications Sarah Hicks Children’s Director Karen Jadin Preschool Director Katie Pascoe Nursery Director Leigh J. Rice Respite Director Dawn Rozofsky After School & Camp Director Ben Savage Worship Ministries Associate REACH | TEACH | SEND WELCOME
Table Of Contents Our Mission We REACH out to our congregation, community, and the world. We TEACH the word of God as provided in the Holy-Scripture. We SEND our members and missionaries to be witnesses to God’s grace and His promise of eternal life. Our Vision Christ-centerd, multi-generational, family & community relevant ministries through worship, discipleship, and mission. Page No. Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 10 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 21 Tite Text Here This Sunday in Worship The Bread House Philip’s ConnectWeeklyJoyfulWhat’sBlessingsFocusforChildrenHappeningPlaceScheduleWithUs|Social Media Page 18 Age Level Programs
ServicesWorship Sunday at Shalimar
Freedom: 11:07AM Located in the Family Life Center Gym as we come together and worship through modern music, Fellowship time, and listen to an inspirational message in a contemporary atmosphere.
Traditions: 8AM & 11AM Meet us in the Sanctuary as we celebrate through the rich traditions of our faith. Such as hymns led by organ and piano, seasonal vestments, and Traditional Methodist liturgy. Our Chancel Choir leads the 11AM service.
Connect: 9:30AM Join us in the Sanctuary as we engage in a fourfold services of gathering, praise, ser vice of the Word, Holy Communion with candle stations of prayer, and sending forth.
Worship is a blend of contemporary praise songs and upbeat hymns.
This Sunday in Worship
SANCTUARY In Person & Online Message by Dr. Philip McVay Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford
CENTER In Person & Online Message by Rev. Matt Langford Worship Led by Ben Savage and the Freedom Team
Celebrated by Dr. Philip McVay 11AM | TRADITIONS | SANCTUARY In Person & Online
Hebrews 13:1-8 8AM | TRADITIONS |
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9:30AM | CONNECT | SANCTUARY In Person & Online Message by Dr. Philip McVay Worship Led by the Connect Worship
August 21, 2022
11:07AM | FREEDOM | FAMILY LIFE
Keep on loving each other as broth ers and sisters. Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies. Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adul tery.
Message by Dr. Philp McVay Worship Led by Chancel Choir
Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13: 1-8
Updates Around Shalimar” 06Philip’s Focus
Our special offering for our Ukraine family continues throughout the month of August. As of now, we have received over $11,000. Thanks for your generosity! Our goal is to raise $45,000 for the support needed this year. In addition to our financial support, our congregation has been “More
August is evolving as a month of special meetings and events. In this Beacon article, I want to communicate some of the dedicated events that have happened and are going to happen. These opportunities are varied but all important. We have a called Charge Conference scheduled for August 28, 12:30pm in the Sanctuary. The sole purpose of this meeting is related to the proposed selling of the parsonage at 12 Meigs Drive. All mem bers of the Church Council are the voting members of the Charge Conference. The Trustees, Finance Committee, and Church Council have all approved the sale. The Charge Conference is the final official approval needed to sell 12 Meigs. All are welcome to attend the Charge Confer ence. Our “Open House” was a big success last Sunday Night! We had a great turnout at our Open House. Our congregation heard of children, youth, and adult opportunities from some of our ministries. One of the biggest highlights was the presence of new people in our church. There were even some new volunteers secured. Overall, it was a fantastic way to kick off the Fall schedule. A special thanks to our Rev. Matt Langford, our staff, and laity for what might have been our best open house ever!
Emmaus is back! Last weekend numerous lay persons from our congregation volunteered to assist the Men’s Walk to Emmaus at Blue Lake. We also had two pilgrims from our congregation participate in the 72-hour crash course in Christianity. We are so excited Emmaus is back! There are upcoming walks scheduled. If you would like to know more about attending the Walk to Emmaus, please contact our church office. We will be happy to share more information on how you can attend.
Lead Pastor Dr. Philip philip@shalimar-umc.orgMcVay
generous to fully furnish the home. Alice Biggar reports the rental house has been completely furnished and transformed into a beautiful home through the generosity of our congregation. We had a prayer of conse cration Tuesday to prepare the home for the Tysiachnyi family. Also, as we gathered for prayer, we heard the beautiful Kingdom stories emerg ing and even multiplying of how God is providing for this family! What an exciting ministry of love is growing out of our church. In following the direction of the Church Council, a new task force has been formed. The purpose of this task force is to gather information and better understand current denominational matters. The goal of this team is to provide accurate information for our congregation. We had our first meeting last Monday. The team includes our four lay delegates to Annual Conference Mark Bethea, Dave Biggar, Jim Brantley, and Pat Gross. This team also in cludes Kyle Wilson (Lay Leader), Renata Steiner (facilitator), and our pastors. You can share questions and concerns with any of the people on this new team. Also, for those that want to know more about what is going on in our de nomination… Bishop David Graves is having a meeting for laity August 21, 4PM at Pensacola First United Methodist Church. All laity are invit ed to hear directly from the Bishop. No reservation is required. This Sunday, we will be preaching on hospitality through the teaching of Hebrews 13. This teaching will focus on entertaining angels unaware and “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hope to see you in worship for what should be a great Sunday. . Shalom, Philip
Stay Up To DateLIFECHURCH 08 with what’s happening at Shalimar United Methodist Church.
Our new Ukrainian family will need transportation from time to time. If you are a licensed, insured driver and would like to volunteer, please call Laura Peacock, our transportation coordinator. You can let her know when you are available to drive and she will call you when the family needs a ride. Please call Laura Peacock at (850) 582-0929. Thank you for serving the Tysiachnyi family.
Join us on Friday, August 26 at 6pm in the FLC to stay at the church overnight for food, fellowship, and fun. This is a great opportunity for the children to develop friendships with other third graders.
Preschool still has openings for 3-year-old and 4-year-old for the fall and their first day of school is September 2nd. For more information, please contact our Preschool Director, Karen Jadin.
Also, that following Sunday, the 28, third graders will be presented a special Bible from their church family at our Freedom service at 11:07am. For more informa tion, contact our Children’s Director, Sarah Hicks at (850) 651-0721 x 116 or email children@shalimar-umc.orgat
Charge Conference will be held in the Sanctuary on August 28 at 12:30pm. The conference is in reference to the selling of 12 Meigs Drive. With school starting back up we would like to inform you of our Preschool openings!
Join Bishop David Graves and leadership from the Alabama-West Florida Conference at First UMC Pensacola. in the Wesley Abbey, on August 21 at 4pm. Bishop Graves will bring a message to the laity of the conference and answer any questions you might have. This event is specifically focused on laity to help you understand current denominational matters and to provide accurate information. All laity in AWE local churches are invited to attend.
Wednesday, August 24 Bread House 9AM Splash of Joy 1 & 2 9:30AM Blessings for Children 10AM Fellowship Dinner 5PM Youth Small Group 6PM Kidz Choir & BS 5:30PM Blue Star Moms 5:30PM Gloryland Rehearsal 6PM Orchestra Rehearsal 6PM Rejoice Rehearsal 6PM Pastor’s Class 6PM Financial Peace 6PM YA Small Groups 6PM OTS Small Group 6PM Choir Rehearsal 7PM AA 8PM Thursday, August 25 Joyful Place 10AM Reboot 5:30PM EC Barbershop 6:30PM Stephen Ministry 6:30PM Friday, August 26 Bread House 9AM 3rd Grade Sleepover 6PM WEEKLY SCHEDULE Week of August 21, 2022 Sunday, August 21 SS Adults 9:30AM SS Youth 9:30AM SS Special Buddies 9:30AM Kidz Worship 9:30AM Kidz Worship 11AM Special Buddies 5PM Bishop Graves Meeting 4PM Youth Choir Rehearsal 4PM Special Buddies 5PM Student Worship 5PM Monday, August 22 Bread House 9AM Threads of Love 10AM Nominations 5PM One + One 5PM Connect Rehearsal 5:30PM Alanon 6PM Lighthouse Rehearsal 6PM Monday Night Women 6PM AA 8PM Tuesday, August 23 Joyful Place 10AM Youth Band Rehearsal 5:30PM Prayer Group 6PM Rev. Matt’s Bible Study 6PM Freedom Fellowship 6PM Men’s Group 6:30PM 10
Wednesday Fellowship Dinner is from 5-6PM. Email office@shalimar-umc.org or Call (850) 561-0721 by noon on Tuesdays to make your ChildrenAdults:reservation!$7(3-10):$3Family:$25 FellowshipDinner
SUPPLIES NEEDED Paper Towels | Toilet Paper Jelly & Peanut Butter CannedBeansDriedVegetablesgoods&Rice These supplies are needed for each week. If you wish to donate money instead, send a check to SUMC. Make the memo line out to “Bread House” If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer, contact Janet Norris or Pete Peters. They would love to have you! Janet Norris Pete Peters (850) 598-5399 (703) 395-2437 norrisjanet59@gmail.com Mondayfpeters1@cox.netOPEN|Wednesday | Friday 9am-12pm VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED We need a buyer if you have an hour or two a week we can certainly use you! All expenditures are reimbursed! Contact Pete Peters or stop by the Bread House! TOTAL Bags Collected: 37,065 Bags Given Out: 30,869 Members Served: 28,567 HouseBreadThe FOOD DISTRIBUTION NUMBERS Bags Collected: 349 Bags Given Out: 382 Members Served: 351 Week 120 7 new families visited this week
13forBlessingsChildren NEW HOURS STARTING THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH Blessings for Children hours will be M/W/F from 10am-2pm. If you have been looking for a place to volunteer your time, look no further! Blessings for Children are in need of volunteers with the busy months coming around the corner! If you are interested or have any questions about volunteering please contact our new Blessings for Children Director, Rendi Bonner (Information Below). rendibonner@yahoo.com (850) 676-9020 He makes everything beautiful in His time. -Ecclesiastes 3:11
For all of you, remember what Dr. Suess said: “The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow. The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice, when speaking your mind or making your choice.”
Our SUMC Library has so much to be thankful for and much to celebrate with you! For starters, we celebrate our faithful volunteers who keep things up to date and rolling along, people who donate books for our shelves and for sharing, and those who con tinue to check out our books. Your support of our library in many ways continue to bless and encourage us!
Please know that your church library is a delightful place on our campus, offering books, DVD’s, and a peaceful space to meet or sit for a while! It’s a cool and cozy place to bring your kids to encourage them to read while they snuggle up with a good book in our bean bags.
In addition to having fun and fellowship at Joyful Place, we like to fill our time with meaningful activities. In this picture a few of our friends and volunteers are portioning food items out for The Bread House. This functional and repetitive task gives us purpose and makes our friends feel important and valuable. We also enjoy writing cards to community members to recognize accomplishments and awards.
The recent Open House was a great opportunity for everyone to learn more about Joyful Place. We had interest from several people to volunteer with us, and we are so happy! Even with this, we are still needing to increase our volunteer pool. The number of friends at tending daily is increasing so therefore, we have a greater need for volunteers. This ministry is so needed in this community and now that the community is learning about us, our numbers will continue to grow. Will you help us grow and reach others? Please contact Leigh with any questions.
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Respite joyful@shalimar-umc.orgLeighDirector,J.Rice
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 6 pm Shalimar United Methodist Church 1 Old Ferry Road PO BOX 795 Shalimar, FL 32579 RSVP Ron Garriga, r.garriga@cox.net, 850 240 0955 Or your designated first responder POC FREE MEAL FOR FIRST RESPONDERS: DINE IN OR TO GO
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Monday | 6-8PM | August 22 - October 3
It doesn’t matter how old we are or what kind of work we do, we’ve all wondered at times, “Does my life really matter?” Do the everyday events and messy moments make any kind of difference? Is it okay to be fulfilled by the simple acts of raising kids, working in an office, and cooking chicken for dinner? This six-session video Bible study with bestselling author and popular blogger Melanie Shankle speaks directly to the heart of women of all ages who are long ing to find significance and meaning in the normal, everyday world. Study guides will be available the first night of class.
Tuesday | 6-7PM | August 16 - September 28
Join Ron and Robin Garriga as they lead through the study “Love to Stay” by Adam Hamilton. This study will seek to offer a place where cou ples can share together about not only falling in love but look at how to stay in love. Learning about God’s love for us and our love for our spouse will be the keys to growing in our covenant relationships. All couples are invited to attend but we want to encourage new couples to commit together for the 7 weeks. Childcare will be provided.
Wednesday | 6-7PM | August 17 - September 28
Wednesday | 6-7PM | August 17 - September 28 We get it! Prayer is difficult and awkward at times. Even the disciples needed help to pray Joinboldly.Nicci Fahle for a 7 weeks look at prayer. The who, what, when, where, and HOW to pray class that will help us to appreciate prayer even more.
Pastor Matt will be sharing his Bible study for Commissioning in the UMC this fall. This study will be for adults of all ages and stages on their faith journey. Join us Tuesday nights from 6-7pm in the sanctuary, for study and discussion around the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John.
Are your thoughts holding you captive? I’ll never be good enough. Other people have better lives than I do. God couldn’t really love me.
Jennie Allen knows what it’s like to swirl in a spiral of destructive thoughts, but she also knows we don’t have to stay stuck in toxic thinking patterns.
God of Deliverance Bible study is a study on Exodus 1-18 which explores the exodus of the Israelites--the Hebrew people being deliv ered from bondage to freedom so they could worship the one true God.
Wednesday | 9:30-11:30AM | Zoom August 10 - September 14
Have you ever wondered how you could have a closer walk with God? A more vibrant and intimate relationship with Him? Kelly Minter has a new 7-session Bible study, “Encoun tering God”, which will help us unpack and develop the sacred habits essential to a more vibrant spiritual life and enable us to know God more intimately. This is not about adding more to your to-do list; it is about providing peace and rest as you walk closer to Jesus. This is a wonderful opportunity to grow in your knowledge and love of God and to fellowship with other Christian women.
Wednesday | 9:30-11:30AM August 17 - October 26
In this 10-session study, Jen Wilkin shows us that Israel’s story is our story, the same God who delivered Israel also delivers all those He loves from slavery to sin and pharaohs of the world. He lifts our eyes to the promised land He has prepared where we dwell with I AM and worship Him as the one true God.
Wednesday | 9:30-11:30AM September 7 - October 19
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