BEACON Methodist Church Shalimar United Week of October 2, 2022
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Lead Pastor
Dr. Philip McVay
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Dr. Brad Bradford Worship Pastor
Rev. David Garvin Youth Pastor
Rev. Matt Langford Associate Pastor
Gerald Batton Custodian
Chris Bennett Facility & Maintenance Manager
Abigail Denney Media & Communications
Joy Harris Financial Assistant
Denise Heath Finance
Sarah Hicks Children’s Director
Karen Jadin Preschool Director
Tony Mallini Finance
Katie Pascoe Nursery Director
Leigh J. Rice Respite Director
Dawn Rozofsky
After School & Camp Director
Ben Savage Worship Ministries Associate
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
Table Of Contents
Our Vision
Christ-centerd, multi-generational, family & community relevant ministries through worship, discipleship, and mission.
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This Sunday in WorshipPage 5
Philip’s FocusPage 6
What’s HappeningPage 8
AnnouncementsPage 10
Weekly SchedulePage 12
Joyful PlacePage 14
The Bread HousePage 15
Blessings for ChildrenPage 16
Connect With Us | Social MediaPage 19
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.
Worship Services
Sunday at Shalimar
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.
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.
This Sunday in Worship
October 2, 2022
Psalm 133
8AM | TRADITIONS | SANCTUARY
In Person & Online
Message by Dr. Philip McVay
Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford
9:30AM | CONNECT | SANCTUARY
In Person & Online
Message by Rev. Matt Langford
Worship Led by the Connect Worship Team
Holy Communion Celebrated by Dr. Philip McVay
11AM | TRADITIONS | SANCTUARY
In Person & Online
Message by Dr. Philp McVay
Worship Led by Chancel Choir
11:07AM | FREEDOM | FAMILY LIFE CENTER
In Person & Online
Message by Rev. Matt Langford Worship Led by Ben Savage and the Freedom Team
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard down on the collar of his robe.
It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.
- Psalms 133 NIV
Philip’s Focus
Updates Around Shalimar
Our Church Council will meet October 3, at 6pm in the Cross Corner Fellowship Hall. This meeting will provide an overview of some of the plans for the next few months. In addition to hearing updates on the reports about the ministries of the church, we will also be preparing for our annual Charge Conference.
Our Annual Charge Conference will be held October 17, at 6pm at Mary Esther United Methodist Church. This will be a cluster Charge Conference including other United Methodist Churches in our area. There will be worship along with our required reports presented to the Charge Conference.
One of the reports presented to the Charge Conference will be the nomination of officers and setting up our official committees for 2023. I want to thank our Nominations Committee over the last two months for their diligent work in preparing our lay leadership for the new year.
Laity Sunday is coming on October 16. Our Lay Leader, Kyle Wilson, is busy planning a very special Sunday. Kyle is assimilating our laity to lead the roles of worship normally led by our pastors.
Our stewardship theme for this year will be Reaching FORWARD 23! We have some great inspirational teaching from the scriptures, as we prepare our hearts to make new commitments for the coming year. One of the highlights will be our guest preacher, Dr. Karl Stegall, on November 20th. Dr. Stegall, now retired, served twenty-five years as the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scams, Scams, and more scams. My name has been used in many scams to some of our members. Whoever these misguided individuals are they pull my name off the church website and manufacture all kinds of stories that are nonsense. Please be aware these are all scams, ignore them, and please do not respond.
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These are some of the updates on upcoming events. It should be a great October! Hope to see you Sunday!
Shalom, Philip
Lead Pastor Dr. Philip McVay
philip@shalimar-umc.org
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On October 2, we are hosting our very own Night of Worship from 5-7pm in the Family Life Center.
We will gather as the early church did around tables and share a meal together. We will have prayers, singing, scripture readings, but the truest act of worship for the night might just be the conversation, relationship building, and sharing together as Jesus has always intended to worship with God.
Empowering the Laity has always been at the heart of the United Methodist Church. We would like to empower our Laity by running a whole Sunday service.
If you are interested in being a part of Laity Sunday on October 16th please reach out to our Lay Leader, Kyle Wilson at (850) 855-9970 or jkkyle12@yahoo.com
On Wednesday, October 5 we are partnering with “Rise Against Hunger.“ It is an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable.
We are honored to be working with Rise Against Hunger and on Wednesday, October 5 we will be packaging over 20,000 meals! We cannot do it without you!
Join our MOP’s for a ladies night of spooky fun, Halloween Bunco! Wear your best costume and bring an appetizer to share. There will be prizes, so bring a friend (or 5)!
All ages are welcome. Suggested Donation:$5 7pm in the FLC.
Announcements
Pastor Appreciation month is October of each year and it is my hope that you will join the Tuesday Night Prayer Group and the Prayer Ministry team, in a commitment to pray for our Pastors (Pastor Philip, Pastor Matt, Pastor Brad, and Pastor David) each day during the month.
We hope that we can be a part of your prayer journey this October by praying for our Pastors and the SUMC. We are not asking for a certain time, only that you commit to pray daily for each of the pastors and for Shalimar. It is especially important that we be in prayer during this trying time.
You will be provided with a “31 day Pray for Your Pastors Challenge” to aid you in praying daily. The guide is for the 31 days during the month and will be available for download. I know some of you are already praying for our pastors, and I thank you for doing so.
With all that is happening in this world right now, Prayer is more important than ever. What better way to help do our part in changing the world than to start right here at SUMC. It is my belief that Prayer does make a difference so please join us in praying for our Pastors each day during the month of October. This could very well be the best gift you could ever give to our pastors.
I believe the sky is the limit for churches that pray. Join us. Thank you in advance for your support.
James Brantley, SUMC Prayer Ministry Team10
Wednesday Fellowship Dinner is from 5-6PM. Email office@shalimar-umc.org or Call (850) 561-0721 by noon on Tuesdays to make your reservation!
Adults: $7 Children (3-10): $3 Family: $25
Fellowship Dinner
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October 5 Bread House
Splash of Joy 1 & 2 9:30AM Blessings for Children
ReBoot
Mission Night
Gloryland Rehearsal
Rejoice Rehearsal
OTS Small Group 6PM Choir Rehearsal 7PM AA 8PM Thursday, October 6 Joyful Place 10AM 4th & 5th Graders 3:30PM ReBoot 5:30PM EC Barbershop 6:30PM Friday, October 7 Bread House 9AM Scrapbooking 10AM Parkinson’s Support Group 2PM Friday Funday 5PM Saturday, October 8 Scrapbooking 8AM Pickleball 9AM MOPS Bunco-Ween 7PM Sunday, October 2 SS Adults 9:30AM SS Youth 9:30AM SS Special Buddies 9:30AM Kidz Worship 9:30AM Kidz Worship 11AM GriefShare 3PM Youth Choir Rehearsal 4PM Special Buddies 5PM Night of Worship 5PM Monday, October 3 Bread House 9AM Threads of Love 10AM Nominations 5:30PM Connect Rehearsal 5:30PM Lighthouse Rehearsal 6PM Church Council Meeting 6PM Alanon 6PM AA 8PM Tuesday, October 4 Joyful Place 10AM 3rd Grade Bible Study 3:30PM Freedom Rehearsal 5:30PM Prayer Group 6PM Men’s Group 6:30PM
MISSIONS MAKING
A DIFFERENCE
DID YOU KNOW?
SUMC BACK TO SCHOOL 2022
Due to the generosity of the SUMC congregation, the Missions & Outreach team expended almost $3,800.00 to provide every child in need, a backpack and school supplies. SUMC volunteers distributed 240 backpacks with school supplies from The Bread House and Blessings for Children. Thank you for continuing to serve our children in need.
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Respite Director, Leigh J. Rice
joyful@shalimar-umc.org
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families
FOOD DISTRIBUTION NUMBERS
Bags Collected: 397 Bags Given Out: 420 Members Served: 436
SUPPLIES NEEDED
Paper Towels | Toilet Paper Jelly & Peanut Butter Canned Vegetables Canned Tuna & Canned Chicken Dried goods Beans & 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”
TOTAL
Bags Collected: 39,418 Bags Given Out: 33,103 Members Served: 30,848
IMPORTANT UPDATE!
We have record numbers the last two weeks and the pantry has been extremely low on almost everything. Last two Wednesdays we have seen close to 80 families each day…. We have also noticed reduced donations to the Bread House. This usually means we give out less items to those in need.
Please consider dropping by donations when it is convenient for you! Bless you!
If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer, contact Janet Norris or Pete Peters. They would love to have you!
Janet
(850) 598-5399 (703) 395-2437
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Norris Pete Peters
norrisjanet59@gmail.com fpeters1@cox.net OPEN Monday | Wednesday | Friday 9am-12pm
SUPPLIES NEEDED Diapers (size 3, 4, 5 & 6) Baby Wipes Baby Shampoo/Baby Wash Kids Shampoo/Body Wash Lice Treatment Underwear (Boys & Girls: all sizes) Socks (Boys & Girls: all Sizes) Short Sleeve T-Shirts (Boys & Girls: 2t-xl) Kids Toothbrushes & Toothpaste If you have any questions, or are interested in any volunteering opportunities, please contact myself, Rendi Bonner. I would love to hear from you! Rendi Bonner (850 )676-9020 rendibonner@yahoo.com BLESSINGS FOR CHILDREN OPEN WEDNESDAYS 10-2 Blessings for Children gives out approximately 75 t-shirts, along with personal care items each week. This would not be possible without your monetary donations, weekly shopping trips and prayers. We are so thankful for a strong and faithful church family!
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850-651-0721 office@shalimar-umc.org
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