2022-10-30 Beacon

United

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

& Maintenance Manager

Pat Brantley Office Administrative Assistant

Abigail Denney

Joy Harris

& Communications

Assistant

Denise Heath Finance

Sarah Hicks

Karen Jadin

Tony Mallini

Director

Director

Heyward McKenzie Chef

Scott Newbold

Administrator

Katie Pascoe

Dawn Rozofsky

Ben Savage

Thiess

Director

Director Leigh J. Rice

School

Director

Arts

Assistant

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

Of Contents

Vision

Mission

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 30, 2022 Tell the People to go FORWARD

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 Dr. Brad Bradford & The Connect Worship Team Holy Communion Celebrated by Rev. Matt Langford

11AM | TRADITIONS | SANCTUARY

In Person & Online Message by Dr. Philip McVay Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford

11:07AM | FREEDOM | FAMILY LIFE CENTER

In Person & Online Message by Rev. Matt Langford Worship Led by Ben Savage and the Freedom Team

For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

- Exodus 14:10-18

Philip’s Focus

FORWARD 23 is Here

The year 2022 is now moving into the final two months. In this week’s Beacon, I want to make sure that you are aware of the important information that is up coming in our preparations for 2023. We are having an amazing season of min istry through Shalimar United Methodist Church this year! In just nine weeks, we will build off the momentum of 2022 FORWARD into 2023. The time is now upon us to begin making our preparation for the New Year. Let me share with you some things we need to know.

First, let me introduce our theme for 2023. Our theme is FORWARD 2023! We want to move forward with the Lord in our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness into the New Year. What an awesome prospect to step out with the Lord into 2023 and move FORWARD!

The word FORWARD comes from the inspiring words of the Apostle Paul.… “I focus on one thing; forgetting the past and looking FORWARD to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” Philippians 3:13-14 In the coming weeks, our congregation will be challenged to imagine with God what it means for our congregation to go FORWARD!

Second, please save the date to worship with us on Sunday, November 20. Our hope is to have everyone celebrate this special day as we hear an inspir ing message from our guest preacher, Dr. Karl Stegall. We also invite everyone to join us for a free lunch following the 11:00 and 11:07 worship services in the Family Life Center that day.

Also on November 20, we will have an opportunity to offer to the Lord our financial estimates of giving for 2023. As we did last year, we will also encour age all of us to write thank-you notes to God. After the last couple of challeng ing years, would it not be great to all spend time at the altar in thankful worship for all the Lord has done and be inspired for what is ahead?

In the coming days, please prayerfully consider your response for a new commitment for 2023. Let us give thanks to God for all He has done for us this year and boldly pray for Shalimar United Methodist Church as we con fidently step FORWARD into 2023 with the Lord!

Thank you for all you do and for your continued generosity for the Lord.

Shalom, Philip

Lead Pastor Dr. Philip McVay

philip@shalimar-umc.org

To Date

with what’s happening at Shalimar United Methodist Church.

Our Youth Choir is selling tickets for their Annual Spaghetti Lunch on November 6th. It will be located in room 106 in the Family Life Center at 12:30pm. They will be selling tickets during the Fellowship time in between Sunday services. Tickets are $10.

This 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 paint ing, and more! Who knows, you might see Pastor Matt in a dunk tank?!

We are also collecting canned goods for The Bread House, so bring one (or a few) if you are able to!

We are asking to have the FLC parking lot to be clear by 2pm.

Our stewardship series is starting this week. We are excited to have our guest speaker, Dr. Stegall, preach on Consecration Sunday, November 20th.

We would like to invite you and your family to worship with us that Sunday and come to our FREE lunch after our 11:07 service.

Join us for worship on All Saints Sunday on Sunday, November 6.

This is an open invitation, where we will be honoring everyone who has lost a loved one in the past year.

Make sure you are following us on Facebook and Instagram to stay updated throughout the week!

To check out our weekly newsletter, The Beacon, and our new Podcast, So You’re in the Know, go to our website!

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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

announcements & articles

DENOMINATIONAL

The Denominational Task Force, which was established by recommendation of the Church Council has been working very hard over the past 10 weeks. All members of the task force have committed to the diligent work of finding answers to the questions that you, our congregation, are asking and need clarity on. We have met 6 times for over an hour each meeting. We collect and share resources from all sides of the issue, from Bishops and lay people alike, as well as from those in our conference and beyond. Our sincere hope is to share clearly and effectively with anyone regardless of their denominational or church polity knowledge, so that they can be informed and up to date about the issues that are present before us. Our intent is to share clear, accurate, and true information so that all who hear the presentation might learn more about the UMC, the issues at hand, the paths forward, and the state of our denomination and church.

To continue this effort, it has come time to share our work. Per the direction of the church council, we will make our first presentation on Tuesday, November 15th at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary at the November Church Council Meeting. This is in no way the only or final presentation but simply the first step in reporting back to the body that gave us our task. At this meeting we will present in length all our findings, resources, and answers to questions that you likely have been asking. At the conclusion of the presentation, it will be offered to the discernment of the Church Council to make any further recommendations to the task force. One such example might be to share this presentation in a wider and broader context. This committee is not working in isolation from one another, nor are we working in isolation from the Church Council. Rather, we are an extension of the church council, which is an elected body that is an extension of our congregation. We want what is best for the kingdom of God here in Shalimar!

Lastly, after our presentation on November 15th our church and task force will be respecting the Bishop’s wishes to suspend any denominational meetings during the season of Advent. This suspension of activities for a season will not affect future options in any way. The Advent season is a time to prepare for the coming of Christ, to focus on reaching out to the community and new visitors, and to seek to serve those who need the church the most. This does not mean that we will not meet again or that this will be our only presentation, it simply means that our time during Advent will be spent bringing more people to understand the love of Christ which has come to be the light of the world. We ask for your continued prayers for our task force work, our members, our bishop, the UMC, and of course for Shalimar United Methodist Church.

Grace and Peace, Your Denominational Task Force

MISSIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

TEENAGER GIFT CARD MINISTRY CAMPAIGN

Blessings will be received from the church family from Sunday, October 16th through Sunday, November 20th

Checks are to be made to SUMC and on the memo line/for please include “Teenager Gift Card Ministry”.

Gift cards are purchased, and gift bags are prepared

the week of November 21st – November 25th

Deliveries to the teenagers will take place on December 1st and 2nd. All deliveries will have one of our pastors in attendance.

SUMC is making a difference in our community. Each gift card

states, from those who love you at

Methodist Church.

In 2016, 26- $100 gift cards were delivered to teenagers

In 2017, 27- $100 gift cards were delivered to teenagers

In 2018, 37- $100 gift cards were delivered to teenagers

In 2019, 73- $100 gift cards were delivered to teenagers

In 2020, 94- $100 gift cards were delivered to teenagers

In 2021, 103- $100 gift cards were delivered to teenagers

We anticipate having well over 100 names again this year.

of these recipients are not made public.

or

know

need,

name

contact Ron Garriga

address with one of our pastors.

out to Ron

r.garriga@cox.net

JoyfulPlace

Director, Leigh J.

Aren’t these decoupaged pumpkins just the cutest! Our friends and volunteers really enjoyed being creative. Arts and crafts are not only enjoyable, but they are also therapeutic. Eye hand coordination, fine and gross motor skills, sorting, and following one and two step directions were all part of completing this craft. Fun and therapy that results in a cute holiday decoration. If you would like one of our creations, please visit De’France Flea Market and Antiques, booth #78 (all the way in the back).

Thank you to Lea Ann Norred for your support of our ministry. She donated the fabric for the pumpkins and is also displaying them in her booth at De’France. We appreciate you!

Speaking of Holiday Crafts, we have some planned for Christmas. If you happen to have any of the following items, we will gladly accept them for our upcoming projects:

Styrofoam cones, any size Fuzzy yarn in Christmas colors, red, green, gold, white Old/used Christmas card Mason jars, any size with lids and seals Christmas Ribbon

As always, we would love to add to our fantastic group of volunteers. Please consider being crafty with us!

Be Joyful Always, Leigh

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