2022-11-13 Beacon

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WELCOME

Shalimar UMC

Lead Pastor

Dr. Philip McVay

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 Interim Church Administrator

Heyward McKenzie Chef

Katie Pascoe Nursery Director

Leigh J. Rice Respite Director

Dawn Rozofsky After School & Camp Director

Ben Savage Worship Arts

Jeremy Thiess Ministries 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

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

Weekly SchedulePage 10 Those We Have LostPage 12

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Joyful Place

The Bread HousePage 14

Thanksgiving BagPage 15

Teenager Gift Card MinistryPage 16

Connect With Us | Social MediaPage 17

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

November 13, 2022 Reach 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

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this 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

Philip’s Focus

Updates and Upcoming

Next Sunday, November 20th is going to be great. We are asking everyone in our congregation to do four things. These are BE IN WORSHIP, BE AT THE AL TAR, BE THANKFUL, and BE AT THE FREE LUNCH!

First, BE IN WORSHIP! If everyone is in worship, would it not be great to see our largest worship attendance since Easter? On this special day, we will also hear an inspiring message from Dr. Karl Stegall. We will be challenged and blessed to hear Dr. Stegall.

Second, BE AT THE ALTAR and submit an estimate of giving card to the Lord for 2023. Our goal is to have 230 cards submitted for 2023. If everyone does their part, we can reach this goal!

Third, this is the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving. We are asking everyone to BE THANKFUL. As we approach the season of Thanksgiving. Everyone will have an opportunity to write a Thank You card to the Lord. The thank you note can also be left at the altar as an expression of gratitude to God.

Fourth, we are asking everyone TO BE PRESENT for our free lunch and a time of celebration and fellowship. How wonderful it will be to have our church family sharing a meal together. Help us make this a special day by being pres ent.

In other news, I wanted to make sure you knew Our Church Administrator, Scott Newbold, has recently left our staff for another job opportunity. Here is what Scott wanted to share with us… “It has been my privilege to be your ad ministrator these last 3 1/2 years. What started out as a short term ‘interim’ position became a full-time passion, one in which I gave my heart and soul. Without exaggeration, working with you has been one of the single biggest highlights of my career. This job was my opportunity to give back to the church which had so richly blessed my family! With mixed emotions, it is now time for me to embrace the next stage of my career. A local company with the potential

to help millions around the world has asked me to be their VP and Gener al Manager. Admittedly, starting a new career path at this age is scary. But this is a direction I feel led to pursue.”

I want to thank Scott personally on behalf of our congregation for some outstanding work during the last three and half years. His contributions have been numerous. Among his greatest contributions included tireless and innovative work helping the church journey through a pandemic. His work was indispensable, as we journeyed through uncertain years. Thank you, Scott, for all your many contributions as Church Administrator. We pray for God’s blessings on you and your family in all your new endeavors.

Also, we are pleased Tony Mallini has agreed to step in as interim Church Administrator. Tony has served amazingly as Church Administrator before. His willingness to step in is greatly appreciated. Tony is such a blessing on our staff and in our church. Our SPR will also begin work and a search to fill the position of Church Administrator for the long term.

Our Denominational Task Force will present information gathered over the last two months. The presentation will be at our Church Council Meeting on November 15 at 6PM, in the Sanctuary. This task force report will an swer many of the questions our congregation has been asking about our denominational issues. This task force includes Renata Steiner (spokesper son), Mark Bethea, Dave Biggers, Jim Brantley, Pat Gross, Kyle Wilson, and our four pastors. This Church Council meeting is open to all to attend.

Hope to see you Sunday! Again, save the date and plan on being present on November 20th.

Shalom, Philip

Lead Pastor

Dr.

Philip McVay

philip@shalimar-umc.org

Stay Up To Date CHURCH LIFE 08

with what’s happening at Shalimar United Methodist Church.

After lunch on November 20, we will be decking the halls on campus!

All are welcome to come and participate in decorating the Family Life Center, Sanctuary Cross Corner, and the Church office for the Advent season.

There will be a Church Council meeting on Tuesday, November 15 at 6pm in the Sanctuary.

Our Denominational Task Force is presenting their findings, resources, and answering some of the questions you might be asking about the United Methodist Church.

Our Missions team is collecting Thanksgiving Bags for families in need!

Flyers with listed items are located in the Sanctuary and Family Life Center.

Frop off your Thanksgiving Bag at the Bread House (at Cross Corner) by Wednesday, Nov 16. Drop off times are Mon/Wed/Fri from 9am-noon.

Teenager Gift Card Ministry serves to bless teenagers in need during the holidays. Blessings will be received until next Sunday, November 20.

If you have any questions or know of anyone who can benefit from this, please reach out to Ron Garriga. (850) 240-0955 or r.garriga@cox.net

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!

Facebook: Shalimar United Methodist Church Instagram: shalimarumc Website: www.shalimar-umc.org

announcements & articles

Those We Have Lost

Nadine Winterberger

Betty Darrin

Crystal Adkins

Betty Cassell

Janice Hall

Kay Freathy

Jayne Black

Tom Goodwin

Don Brown

Keith Camizzi

Connie Boyd

Fred Doyle

Alice McKelvey

James Kegan

Barbara Riley

Rusty Hubbard

Diane Johnson

Jan Kwasigroh

Larry Choplin

Charles Whitehead

Jo Yeager

Marv Yeager

Pat Marcus

Ron McArtor

Cheryl Archer

JoyfulPlace

“BEE JOYFUL”

- Leigh Rice

Joyful Place at our Fall Festival! How sweet are they?

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

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 during 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 has a message that states, from those who love you at Shalimar United 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. Out of respect, the names of these recipients are not made public. If you know of a teenager in need, please contact Ron Garriga directly or share the teenager’s name and address with one of our pastors.

The Angencies we Work With:

Okaloosa County Area School District Opportunity Place

Fresh Start

Children in Crisis

Okaloosa County Foster Children

Okaloosa County Homeless Teenagers

Teenagers within SUMC

For more information or questions please reach out to Ron Garriga at (850) 240-0955 or r.garriga@cox.net