BEACON
week of November 12, 2023
Shalimar United Methodist Church
Shalimar UMC Lead Pastor
Dr. Alan McBride Pastors and Staff Dr. Brad Bradford Worship Pastor Rev. John Kelsoe Associate Pastor Gerald Batton Custodian Chris Bennett Facility & Maintenance Manager Chris Bennett Interim Youth Director Pat Brantley Office Administrative Assistant Denise Heath Financial Secretary Sarah Hicks Children’s Director Karen Jadin Preschool Director Tony Mallini Interim Church Administrator Heyward McKenzie Chef Amanda Marshall Nursery Coordinator Sara Morrison Financial Assistant Leigh J. Rice Respite Director Dawn Rozofsky After School & Camp Director Ben Savage Director of Worship Arts Jeremy Thiess Ministries Assistant
Stay In Touch! Shalimar United Methodist Church 1 Old Ferry Road, Shalimar, FL 32579 (850) 651-0721 office@shalimar-umc.org
Our Vision Christ-centered, multi-generational, family & community relevant ministries through WORSHIP, DISCIPLESHIP, and MISSION.
Our Mission We REACH our community with the good news of Jesus Christ. We TEACH how to love God and to love one another as ourselves. We SEND disciples into the world to share their experiences of Jesus.
Weekly Schedule Week of November 12th
Sunday, 12th Blood Drive Adults Sunday School Shalimar Students Sunday School Special Buddies Sunday School Shalimar Kids Worship Shalimar Kids in Freedom Worship Youth Choir Rehearsal Special Buddies Shalimar Students Worship
8 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 11:07 am 1:30 pm 5 pm 5 pm
Monday, 13th Bread House Threads of Love Connect Service Rehearsal Alanon Lighthouse Rehearsal Trustees Meeting AA
9 am 10 am 5:30 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 8 pm
Tuesday, 14th Joyful Place Shalimar Kids 3rd Grade Bible Study Blue Star Moms Joy Ringers Bell Rehearsal Men’s Group Prayer Group Freedom Service Rehearsal
10 am 3:45 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6:30 pm
Wednesday, 15th Bread House Splash of Joy 1 Splash of Joy 2 Blessings for Children Students Band Rehearsal Fellowship Dinner Trauma Reboot Best Marriage Ever Shalimar Kids Club Students Small Groups Gloryland Orchestra Old Testament Studies Pastor’s Class Rejoice Young Adults Chancel Choir AA
9 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 10 am 4 Pm 5 Pm 5 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm
Thursday, 16th Joyful Place Shalimar Kids 4-5th Grade Bible Study Alzheimer’s Support Group
10 am 3:45 pm 6 pm
Friday, 17th Bread House Emmaus Dinner
9 am 6 pm
Saturday, 18th Pickleball
9 am
This Week in Worship Sunday, November 12, 2023 TRADITIONS – SANCTUARY 8:00 a.m. – In-Person & Online Message by Rev. John Kelsoe The Climb Jeremiah 1:4-10, 20:7-12 Worship Led by Rev. Dr. Brad Bradford Chancel Choir and Orchestra – Salute to the Armed Forces and America Rejoice – Shine On Us CONNECT – SANCTUARY 9:30 a.m. – In-Person & Online Message by Jeremy Thiess Sharpen One Another Proverbs 27:17 Worship Led by Rev. Dr. Brad Bradford The Connect Worship Team Holy Communion Celebrated by Rev. John Kelsoe TRADITIONS – SANCTUARY 11:00 a.m. – In-Person & Online Message by Rev. John Kelsoe The Climb Jeremiah 1:4-10, 20:7-12 Worship Led by Rev. Dr. Brad Bradford Chancel Choir and Orchestra – Salute to the Armed Forces and America Rejoice – Shine On Us FREEDOM SERVICE – FAMILY LIFE CENTER 11:07 a.m. – In-Person & Online Message by Jeremy Thiess Sharpen One Another Proverbs 27:17 Worship Led by Ben Savage The Freedom Worship Team
Church Life Thank you, Veterans! This weekend we pause to honor all our Veterans for their service. We appreciate your past and present sacrifices that have granted us the freedoms that we so richly enjoy in this great country.
Oneblood Blood Drive At Shalimar UMC, we are always looking for ways to serve our community with the love of Christ. One way we do that is by partnering with Oneblood to donate blood. Oneblood’s Big Red Bus will be on campus to receive donations from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. on Sunday, November 12. Online appointments are encouraged, but not required. Visit oneblood.org/donate-now to schedule an appointment using sponsor code 20789.
Teenage Gift Card Last year, the Teenager Gift Card Ministry provided 134 gift cards to teenagers in need among our church family, those who are homeless, and those in foster care! This year, you can give to this ministry by making checks payable to SUMC with a memo note for “teenage gift cards”. Contact Ron Garriga at r.garriga@cox.net with questions or if you know a teen whom this ministry would bless.
Deck The Halls We will be “decking the halls” on campus after lunch on November 26! All are welcome to come and participate in decorating the Family Life Center, Sanctuary, Cross Corner, and the Church office for the Advent season.
Thanksgiving Blessing Bags Thanksgiving Blessing Bags provide families with the items they need to prepare their own Thanksgiving meal. Please pick up a bag and return to the Bread House no later than Friday, November 17.
Good of the Church Children’s Moment Last Sunday our Children’s Ministry Director, Sarah Hicks, led a special Children’s Moment during the 11:07 a.m. Freedom service. A Children’s Moment will be included in the 11:07 a.m. worship service each Sunday to give the children an opportunity to observe the importance and joy of corporate worship and experience God through songs of praise, fellowship time, and prayer.
Offering Moment SAVE THE DATE: Angel Tree Keep an eye out for the Angel Tree in the Sanctuary Narthex in the coming weeks. This year Shalimar Mom Co. (formerly MOPS) will be directing the Angel Tree efforts. We encourage you to take a name and help spread the love of Christ this Christmas to children who need it the most in our community. If you have any questions, please contact Erica Jones, Mom Co. co-coordinator, at ericacaitlyn15@gmail.com.
Attendance 11.05.23 8: 930: 11: 1107: Kids: Livestream: TOTAL:
86 68 149 108 31 164 606
Dear Friends in Christ,
November 7. 2023
Grace and Peace to you in Jesus Christ! I wished to take a brief opportunity to share with you me deep thanks to all of our Church Family here at Shalimar Church for the wonderful cards, prayers, words of encouragement you extended to Karen and I during October’s Pastor Appreciation Month. I’m not sure who originally came up with the idea of setting aside last month as a time to “buck-up” your pastors, but this pastor deeply appreciated it (and needed it). Over the span of the month, I received well over 40 cards with the warmest and most holy expressions of lovethere were also a few wonderful gift cards to Starbucks, Deb’s Coffee and several area restaurants! I continue to be thrilled to be here at Shalimar as your Lead Pastor and truly feel blessed by God to be on-board with you in this ministry we share. I have good news to share with you! Over the past couple of months, our giving to God through the Church has improved, and I wish to thank you for your faithfulness. Through September and October, our deficit in our Ministry/Operations budget has eased by about $23,000 and we enjoyed two months where we were “in the black” in terms of expenses to income. In addition to this blessing trend, I’m very thankful to report that compared to this period last year, our numbers are up! Children’s Ministry has seen an increase in numbers of kids of nearly 25% every week and our Student Ministry has also seen a similar jump- thanks be to God for Sarah Hicks, Chris Bennett, and their wonderful ministry team participants! Our in-person attendance to worship across all four services each Sunday has increased 7% from its previous level last year by this time. I’m truly thankful for Dr. Brad Bradford and Ben Savage for their excellent leadership with their ministry groups in conducting meaningful and uplifting worship experiences. My brother pastor, Rev. John Kelsoe is a blessing to me and to many as he spreads out in ministry across the church. I’m very thankful to say as well that Jeremy Thiess and Ben Savage, teaming with Pat Brantley have done a wonderful job of fine-tuning our communications facets. I really love the new design to our Worship Guide which is handed out every Sunday and to the excellent work they do with our weekly Beacon newsletter. If you would like to be involved in assisting with communication ministry, please contact one of these folks so they can plug you in to a vital area of our ministries. Currently, our Church Leadership and families across our church here in Shalimar are awaiting word about the injunction we joined with 41 other churches in the Alabama-West Florida Conference. I understand that this group of churches, led by the National Center for Life and Liberty, had a court hearing in Montgomery, AL, on Wednesday, November 8. It’s not yet clear to me if our Leaders have heard the outcome of this hearing, but I assure you that as soon as they receive information, we will be passing it forward to our Church Family. If you have any questions about this matter, please feel free to contact me and I will try to help you get the information you need. This incredible Church Staff and I are now preparing for Veterans Day Sunday, Thanksgiving, and the building excitement of Advent- getting ready for Christmas. Please reach out to others whom you know and invite them to come and hear about Jesus’ love and also have an opportunity to experience how much Jesus loves them, just as you have experienced His love. In Jesus’ Love, Dr. Alan W. McBride, Lead Pastor Shalimar United Methodist Church
Articles & Announcements
Last Sunday, we honored those family, friends, and members of our congregation who have gone on to be with the Lord during the past year.
After last Sunday’s worship services, our Youth Choir hosted their annual spaghetti lunch! The funds raised from this lunch go toward their 2024 choir tour.
All of God’s children (K – 5th grade) are invited to worship alongside their families and church family during the 11:07 a.m. Freedom Service. Not only will this give the children an opportunity to observe the importance and joy of corporate worship, but also experience God through acts of praise and worship such as: the greeting, songs of praise, prayer, and a special children’s moment with Sarah Hicks, Children’s Director. After the children’s moment, the children and volunteers will exit to continue worship (Children’s Church) in the children’s new worship space. The children may be picked up from that room after service. Let us join in upholding to our baptism vows to partner with families as they nurture their child’s faith journey.
Through the years, one of the foundational pleas of the Prayer Team has been that “Our church would forever be a House of Prayer.” With that as our inspiration, we would like to present our Congregational Prayer Focus Plan for November. The November and December Prayer Focus will be available in the Sanctuary Narthex and in the FLC. They can also be downloaded from the church webpage. This week we are praying for: Pray for the SUMC Laity Staff Members Pray for the Called Annual COnference scheduled for November 12.
Jim Brantley, Shalimar UMC Prayer Team Coordinator
Shalimar UMC is joining the parade! We are hosting a float in the annual Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade on Monday, December 4, at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme is, “What does Christmas mean to you?” To us, Christmas means the arrival of Jesus Christ, so our float will be themed around the nativity! We’re excited to share the love of Christ with our community and we’d love for you to join in the fun! Stop by the table in the FLC Lobby on Sundays and Wednesdays to sign up to participate in the event, or email Dawn Rozofsky (dawn@shalimar-umc.org) or Sarah Hicks (sarah@ shalimar-umc.org) by Monday, November 20. When you sign up, please let us know how many people you expect to participate with you. If you can’t make the parade but would like to help, we are in need of candy donations to hand out. Candy donations can be brought to the FLC Lobby or church office. We are also looking to borrow a long trailer for the event. If you have any questions regarding donations, please contact Dawn Rozofsky, Camp Director, at dawn@shalimar-umc.org.
We will be “decking the halls” on campus after lunch on November 26! All are welcome to come and participate in decorating the Family Life Center, Sanctuary, Cross Corner, and the Church office for the Advent season.
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BLOOD Shalimar United Methodist Church Sunday, November 12
8:00AM-1:00PM All donors receive*: - $20 eGift Card - OneBlood Blanket - Wellness Checkup including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, and cholesterol screening.
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$20 eGiftCARD
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Week 183 – Nov 3rd Food Distribution Numbers This Week Total 624 bags collected 65,357 451 bags given out 50,736 (190.3 tons) 0 card given out 239 ($8735) 499 members served 49,454 23 New Families visited this week, representing 84 individuals. NEW RECORD this week! We had 23 NEW families come to the Bread House! WE average about 1500 new people a year coming to the Bread House! The way it’s going, the number may be higher this year. And of course, these numbers mean we go through a whole lot more food than usual. Please continue to help with your donations! Bless you, Church!
Items always needed! 1. Toilet paper and Paper Towels a must need each week! 2. Canned Meat; Tuna, Chicken, Spam! 3. Canned Vegetables: Corn, Green Beans, Mixed! 4. Dried goods, beans and rice! 5. Fruit, potatoes, onions If you don’t have time to shop, you can donate money to The Bread House by sending a check to SUMC, MEMO line put “Bread House.” Questions or want to become a volunteer, contact Pete Peters, 703.395.2437, fpeters1@cox.net, or Robin Hays @ 850-621-7014. We’d love to have you!
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