2022-10-09 Beacon

WELCOME

Shalimar UMC

Lead Pastor

Dr. Philip McVay

REACH | TEACH | SEND

Dr. Brad Bradford Worship Pastor

Rev. David Garvin Youth Pastor

Rev. Matt Langford Associate Pastor

Gerald Batton Custodian

Chris Bennett Facility & Maintenance Manager

Pat Brantley Office Administrative Assistant

Abigail Denney Media & Communications

Joy Harris Financial Assistant

Denise Heath Finance

Sarah Hicks Children’s Director

Karen Jadin Preschool Director

Tony Mallini Finance

Heyward McKenzie Chef

Scott Newbold Office Administrator

Katie Pascoe Nursery Director

Leigh J. Rice Respite Director

Dawn Rozofsky

Ben Savage

After School & Camp Director

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

What’s

Mission

Blessings

Connect

We

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

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 Dr. Philip McVay 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

You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. Yet we know that a per son is made right with God by faith in Je sus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”

But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not! Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down. For when I tried to keep the law, it con demned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its require ments—so that I might live for God. My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave him self for me. I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.

Philip’s Focus

Imperfect People

Seeking to be The People of God

In my course of time at Shalimar, I have written and posted over 350 Beacon articles and written even more sermons. Never have I reposted one…until now. I read this article from 2019 and thought WOW! This article seems even more relevant with “denominational matters swirling around” and our new “post covid” issues manifesting themselves. People get angry and upset at the drop of a hat. It is good to keep perspective and remember people are not perfect. We will do well to remember …we are imperfect people seeking the perfect will of God.

The Church also by design is made up of imperfect people seeking the per fect Will of God. In our quest to be the best church possible at Shalimar UMC, we live within this tension of imperfect people and striving for the perfect Will of God. We need not ever lose this perspective.

First, we, the people of the church are not perfect

- There are no perfect people, no perfect lay persons, pastors, or staff. - We sometimes let our wants and desires detour us from the vision of God. - We can be fully human and choose our own egos and pride instead of disci pleship.

- We can be hypocritical and say one thing and do another.

- We can be careless with our tongues and hurt other people. - We become focused on the wrong things and miss opportunities to serve Christ and love others.

Second, God can still use us, despite our imperfections.

- The Church is of God. God’s Church will succeed despite our imperfections. - God can transform our imperfections by Christ’s redemption. - Our worst behavior can be transformed by the power of the Cross. - God is not finished with His Church. There’s still time to be the Church and grow in the teachings of Christ.

- There is wonderful opportunity to love others all the more despite imperfec tions and all.

- God can take an authentic, humble person, and do mighty things through His Holy Spirit.

In closing, I came across years ago from the McGhee Road Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama entitled “I Believe in the Church.”

“I Believe in the Church”

…I believe in the church in spite of its imperfections. The church will never be perfect in this world. It is made up of people struggling to do God’s will – but people who are still human with their weaknesses and sin.

…I believe in the church in spite of its limitations and struggles. Some times the church is hindered by lack of vision and commitment. But in spite of all of this, the church is the only agency in the world that pro vides a place where people can gather to worship God.

…I believe in the church because it is an agent of God’s Spirit – an instru ment of the Eternal. It has changed through the years, and it will contin ue to change. It will make mistakes. But the church is still God’s chosen vessel for carrying on His work of redemption in the world.”

May we at Shalimar UMC seek to be fully God’s Church! May we offer our imperfections for His perfect purpose in the world!

Shalom, Philip

Lead Pastor Dr. Philip McVay

philip@shalimar-umc.org

Stay Up To Date CHURCH

with what’s happening at Shalimar United Methodist Church.

On Sunday, October 30, from 5-7pm we are having our very own Fall Festival! The night will be filled with lots of exciting things like, Trunk or Treat, costume contests, face painting and more!

You will not want to miss out! Come dressed up in your best halloween costume and have some fun.

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

Some of you may know that October is Pastor Appreciation Month. There’s a couple of ways we would like to show our appreciation for our Pastors this year.

One is prayer. There is a daily prayer list for Pas tor Appreciation Month located at the bottom of our home page, available for you to download. Second is a token of apprecation. Whether that is a note, or a card that is up to you! Baskets will be in the Sanctuary and FLC if you would like to drop it off there.

On Sunday, October 23 at 5pm Lee Orr is holding a meeting about Storytelling. This meeting is for anyone who has stories to tell about what God is doing in their life or in the life at Shalimar United Methodist. These stories will be included in our weekly Newsletter, the Beacon.

It will be in room 212 on the top floor of the FLC.

Announcements

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Dear Church Members,

October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and with that, I’m sure there is a complex mix of emotions for most pastors. Have I served my congregation well? Am I meeting their spiritual and emotional needs? Did I miss seeing a member who needed to be checked on? My wife is out of towndid I remember to feed the dog?

I’ve had a few crises in my own family over the years. Somehow a pastor got word and called to check on me. Most recently I sent word that my mom was in the hospital and not doing well. Within 2 hours Pastor Philip was there praying with my family, which wasn’t my expectation.

It doesn’t matter if it was the pastor’s day off, they come! But when is a pastor not a pastor? I’m sure there are days when pastors and their families feel the stress of “being a pastor.” They don’t complain! God has called them!

Our pastors serve us through weddings, funerals, Bible studies, worship, sermons, baptisms, and confirmation, as well as conflicts and counseling. They help with outreach events, lead musical events and other special events and services. They take it well when we complain about what we don’t like or wish we could have, etc. Our expectations of our pastors are more than Jesus’s, I’m sure!

Let us take a moment this month to say, “thank you” and tell them how much we love them! They pray for us, so we also should pray for them! A basket is located in the Narthex and FLC lobby for cards if you’d like to write them an encouraging word!

Thank you, Lord, for our pastors! With love, Sandy Kocanowski, SPRC Chair

Fellowship Dinner

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

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Sunday, October 9

SS Adults 9:30AM

Youth 9:30AM

Special Buddies 9:30AM

Worship 9:30AM

Worship 11AM

3PM

Choir Rehearsal 4PM

Buddies 5PM

Worship 5PM

Monday, October 10

Bread House 9AM Threads of Love 10AM

5:30PM

Rehearsal 5:30PM

Rehearsal

Tuesday, October 11

Joyful Place 10AM

3rd Grade Bible Study

Star Moms

Rehearsal

Group

Group

Wednesday, October 12

Bread House 9AM

Splash of Joy 1 & 2 9:30AM

Blessings for Children 10AM

ReBoot 5PM Fellowship Dinner 5PM

Kidz Choir & BS 5:30PM

Pastor’s Class 6PM

OTS Small Group 6PM

Young Adult Small Group 6PM Youth Small Groups 6PM Gloryland Rehearsal 6PM

Rejoice Rehearsal 6PM

Choir Rehearsal 7PM

8PM

Thursday, October 13

MOPS Metting 9AM

Joyful Place 10AM

4th & 5th Graders 3:30PM

ReBoot 5:30PM

Barbershop 6:30PM

Friday, October 14

Bread House 9AM Saturday, October 15

Pickleball 9AM

MISSIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

A couple of weeks ago Shalimar UMC provided dinner to the First Responders in our area.

To show their appreciation they sent a thank you card to Ron Garriga, who organized the event.

JoyfulPlace

Respite Director, Leigh J. Rice joyful@shalimar-umc.org

Fall is here and we are enjoying the beautiful weather. If you drive by Cross Cor ner on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 & 2, you may just find us on the front porch. If you see us there, please stop to say hello, or give us a honk and a wave.

Our respite ministry is growing, and we have about 10 friends joining us each day. Every morning we all share the things that we are grateful for, our blessings, the special things in life that give us JOY.

Here is just a sampling of the things our friends and volunteers share-

“I am thankful for the loving nature of everyone here” Russ “I’m grateful that I have found purpose in being a volunteer” Jaye “I am thankful to be alive and for all of the friendly people here” Fran “I am grateful for the days when my husband brings me here” Wendy “I am thankful that I am here and able to rejoice” M

“I’m grateful to be here serving others, it is the high point of my week” Susan “I’m happy to be here because all of your smiling faces lift my spirits” Constance “I’m thankful for Jaye and all the music. It brings me JOY” Bea

We always welcome new friends and volunteers. Contact Leigh for more information.

Be Joyful Always!

FOOD DISTRIBUTION NUMBERS

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SUPPLIES NEEDED

Paper Towels | Toilet Paper

& Peanut Butter

Vegetables

Tuna & Canned Chicken

goods

& Rice

supplies are needed for each week.

you wish to donate money

send a check to SUMC. Make

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IMPORTANT UPDATE!

have record numbers

last two weeks and the pantry has been extremely low on almost everything. Last two Wednesdays

have seen close to 80 families

day…. We have also noticed

the Bread House. This usually means we give out less items

those in need.

Programs Age Level

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