2023-02-05 BEACON

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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Our Mission

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This Sunday in Worship

Philip’s Focus

Weekly Schedule

Church Life

Announcements & Articles

A Message from Dr. Karl Stegall

Joyful Place

The Bread House

Stay Connected

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, service 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

February 5, 2023

8AM | TRADITIONS | SANCTUARY

In Person & Online

Message by Dr. Philip McVay

Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford and Gloryland

9:30AM | SANCTUARY

In Person & Online

Message by Dr. Philip McVay

Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford and the Connect Worship Team

11AM | TRADITIONS | SANCTUARY

In Person & Online

Message by Dr. Philip McVay

Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford and Chancel Choir

11:07AM | FAMILY LIFE CENTER

In Person & Online

Message by Rev. Matt Langford

Worship Led by Ben Savage and The Freedom Team

Parable of the Lost Sheep

Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!

So Jesus told them this story:

“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’

In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! - Luke 15: 1-7

Philip’s Focus

Seven Deadly Sins

When I was Associate Pastor in the 1980s, I was busy with many responsibilities: youth, evangelism, missions, visits to our members, weddings, funerals, and preaching of course. One other opportunity was leading Bible Studies for the congregation. When the new chapel was built in 1984, a Bible study was the first activity to break in the new building. The format caught on and this rhythm for many studies over two years.

I remember fondly the format I used which included two sessions of the same study to reach more people. The mission was accomplished, well attended, and one of the week’s highlights. The Monday night session was at 6pm and was followed by a Tuesday morning 10am session.

We studied books of the Bible, conversion, evangelism, and gifts of the Spirit. These sessions produced much learning, fellowship, and fruit. I have exciting news… beginning February 28 and throughout the six weeks of Lent we are going to offer this kind of format again!

We are offering a Seven Deadly Sins study on Tuesdays throughout Lent. We want everyone to attend this study, so we are providing two times, 9am and 6:30pm This will be a pastoral team effort with Dr. Bradford, Rev. Langford, Rev. Garvin, and I leading the study.

What are the Seven Deadly Sins? PRIDE, ENVY, ANGER, SLOTH, GREED, LUST, and GLUTTONY. Sin is the root cause of everything that is not right. It is harmful, and it hurts and alienates people. If we want to be a better person, church, and world we take sin seriously and CONFESS, REPENT, and RECEIVE GOD’S FORGIVENESS.

The Bible teaches us both the sinful human condition and the possibility of redemption. Romans 6:23 says… “for the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (NLT). Sin is a human problem. But our solution is in Jesus Christ our Lord who died for our sins. In such times as now, turning away from sin and toward God is what we need.

Praying that you are marking your calendar now to participate in this study beginning February 28 at 10AM or 6PM.

Shalom, Philip

Lead Pastor

Dr. Philip McVay

philip@shalimar-umc.org

Week of February 5, 2023

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

CHURCH LIFE 08

YOUTH CHOIR SUB SALE

Our Youth Choir is selling subs for Super Bowl Sunday!

$1: Chips/Drinks

$6: 1 Sub

$25: 4 Subs & chips + a 2 liter soda

If you would like a ticket, the youth choir will be selling them in between Sunday services, or contact our Worship Pastor, Brad Bradford.

YOUTH VALENTINE’S DAY BANQUET

Saturday, February 11 6pm in the Family Life Center

YOU ARE INVITED to the Valentine’s Day Banquet on Saturday, February 11 at 6pm. The Banquet will be hosted by the students of our youth ministry program as an opportunity to say “thank you” for the love you show them throughout the year. Reserve your seats online shalimar-umc.org/youthvalentines by Wednesday, February 8, and enjoy a free evening of entertainment, great food, and romance with us!

Nursery care is provided.

A GRAND VALENTINE’S NIGHT

Tuesday, February 14 7pm in the Sanctuary

We would love to invite you to a Grand Valentine’s Night provided by The Stegall Seminary Scholarship Foundation. Join us after your dinner reservation we know you already have and enjoy a night of entertainment by renowned pianist, Randall Atcheson. The event is free for all to attend.

ASH WEDNESDAY

Join us for Ash Wednesday on February 22 as we step into the season of Lent.

We really want everyone to have the opportunity to attend Ash Wednesday so this year we are providing two services, 12pm and 6pm in the Sanctuary.

Invite a friend, bring family, welcome a neighbor and we will see you all there!

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MISSIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Did You Know?

SUMC Church Family, The Bread House needs your help. We are seeking Sunday School classes to take the lead on providing a specific need at the Bread House on a continual basis.

Items needed: Canned Vegatables, Canned Tuna and Canned Chicken, Dried Rice Of course, anyone is welcome to puchase and delivery directly to the Bread House

Please reach out to Pete Petersor Ron Garriga with your selection

ppeters@invernesstechnologies.com Ron Garriga at r.garriga@cox.net

Hey Shalimar UMC church Family! Ben Savage here and officially writing my first beacon article! I thought writing each week will allow me to focus on certain areas of worship, tech, and connection here within our church and local community.

If you are on Facebook, browse over to https://www.facebook.com/groups/shalimarumc and ask to join. This is our Shalimar UMC online campus and is a private community group. A place which provides an opportunity for members to share updates, ask questions, and have conversations with one another.

Also, there is weekly content happening there to grow in your discipleship: This is the home of “So You’re in the Know…” weekly podcast with Rev. Matt Langford and myself as hosts. This is also available on our Shalimar website, app, Spotify, and soon to be Apple podcast.

You have ”Freedom After Dark” which is a simulated live broadcast version of what we are doing in Freedom each Sunday morning edited for online viewing. Our goal as an AVL team in 2023 is to have the best online experience for worship in the panhandle. This week we are launching a VR360 streaming experience of Freedom worship.

Children’s Director, Sarah Hicks launched the first mother’s small group online and I am working on several small group and Bible study concepts to launch in 2023 to mimic this model.

Illustrations of our own children’s ministry character is being conceptualized and we are planning a weekly augmented reality puppet show called “Shalimartian and Friends.” This will be an in-person concept we video for online children’s bible stories each week, that’s the augmented reality part.

Lots of exciting things happening on the social media front, but all of this is to reach those that are already engaging online to invite them to try our campus and find a home at Shalimar UMC in this community.

If you have any ideas on how to engage people to be a part of worship services and community each week, let me know!

Christe Eleison!

Ben Savage

A Message from Dr. Karl Stegall,

A SPECIAL INVITATION TO PEOPLE OF SHALIMAR

RANDY ATCHESON IN CONCERT AT SHALIMAR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023, AT 7 P.M.

A NATIVE OF RURAL CHILTON COUNTY, RANDY’S FATHER WAS A BI-VOCATIONAL MINISTER WHO SERVED SMALL MEMBERSHIP CHURCHES. RANDY GREW UP PLAYING THE PIANO FOR COUNTRY REVIVALS, BUT AFTER GRADUATION FROM SAMFORD UNIVERSITY AND THE JULLIARD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, HE HAS LITERALLY PERFORMED IN CONCERTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

RANDY HAS PLAYED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. HE HAS ALSO PLAYED SEVERAL TIMES AT CARNEGIE HALL, RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, AND THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN PARIS. HE WAS HONORED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PLAY FOR THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR BILLY GRAHAM THAT WAS HELD IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

RANDY KNOWS HIS AUDIENCE! HE KNOWS WHAT YOU WILL WANT TO HEAR! IN LIGHT OF THIS, HE PLAYS A WIDE VARIETY OF MUSIC. HE PLAYS FAMILIAR GOSPEL SONGS AND HYMNS SUCH AS “I’LL FLY AWAY,” “WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN,” “WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER,” “REVIVE US AGAIN,” “MAJESTY,” “JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE,” AND “CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS.”

SINCE IT WILL BE VALENTINE’S DAY, RANDY WILL ALSO PLAY A SEGMENT OF LOVE SONGS FROM BROADWAY MUSICALS. THESE WILL INCLUDE “AUTUMN LEAVES,” “TRY TO REMEMBER,” AND “THINK OF ME” FROM “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.”

HIS CLOSING SEGMENT OF SONGS WILL CONSIST OF A PATRIOTIC MEDLEY, “ANCHORS AWAY,” “THE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG,” “MARINE HYMN,” “AIR FORCE HYMN,” AND “GOD BLESS AMERICA.”

FOLLOWING HIS CONCERT, RANDY WILL HAVE A SURPRISE ENCORE THAT EVERYONE WILL ENJOY!

I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

The Bread House

OPEN

Monday | Wednesday | Friday 9am-12pm

FOOD DISTRIBUTION NUMBERS

Bags Collected: 462

Bags Given Out: 304 Members Served: 291

TOTAL

Bags Collected: 46,692

Bags Given Out: 38,246 Members Served: 36,392

4 new families visited this week

Busting at the seams, we had a great haul from Destin Harvest last week.

Lots of snacks!

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”

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