BEACON
week of July 28, 2024
The Church at Shalimar
Lead Pastor
Dr. Alan McBride
Gerald Batton Custodian
Chris Bennett Director of Student Ministry
Karen Cardinez Office Administrative Assistant
Miranda Colgan Director of Camp Ministries
Tanner Dubose Communications Assistant
Denise Heath Financial Secretary
Sarah Hicks Director of Children’s Ministry
Karen Jadin Preschool Director
Tony Mallini Interim Church Administrator
Heyward McKenzie Chef
Amanda Marshall Nursery Coordinator
Sara Morrison Financial Assistant
Forrest Oliver Assistant Respite Director
Leigh J. Rice Respite Director
Ben Savage Director of Worship Arts Staff
Christ-centered, multi-generational, family & community relevant ministries through WORSHIP , DISCIPLESHIP , and MISSION .
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Weekly Schedule
Week of July 28
Sunday, 28th
Monday,
29th
Tuesday, 30th
Wednesday, 31st
Friday, August 2nd
Church Life
After School Care Spots are Open
Our After School Care program is open for registration and has spots open for the 2024/2025 school year! All children between the ages of kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to register and attend. You do not want to miss this great opportunity. For more information please email our camp director, Miranda Colgan at miranda@shalimar-umc.org.
Family Friday Funday
Family Friday Funday will be held on Friday, August 2nd! From 5:30 to 7:30 pm! This one features a movie! If you would like to attend, RSVP by Wednesday, July 31st by emailing Sarah Hicks at sarah@shalimar-umc.org.
The Church at Shalimar- Our New Name
Our Church’s Revision and Renewal process reached a conclusion this past Monday evening when our Church Council met and unanimously selected both a new name and a principal logo. Their decisions were the culmination of 4 months of work launched by the Council on March 18th. A creative design specialist, David Wildman, worked with focus groups, staff, and our Lead Team, and sought input from an additional group of active church members through the use of surveys to present the most powerful observations and understandings of who we are and our understanding of this Church’s purpose and strategic goals. Our new name and logo are only a part of Mr. Wildman’s work with our leaders. Soon a new website and careful implementation of various elements of renewed ministry focus will follow.
Offering Moment
Flower arrangements and roses can be given to the glory of God and displayed each week in the Sanctuary worship services. Reservations for altar flowers can be made using the reservation book in the Sanctuary Narthex or by calling the Church Office at (850) 651–0721
This week’s arrangements are from Karen Baker “In honor o four amazing mother, Ginny Mills for her 99th birthday.”
Missions Moment
Children In Crisis (CIC) is one of the mission areas supported by Shalimar Church. Children in Crisis, Inc., a non-profit 501(C) (3) charity was established to raise and manage funds to build, staff, and operate “The Children’s Neighborhood”, a residential style foster care neighborhood. The Children’s Neighborhood was built and over the years has provided a loving, nurturing environment for over one thousand children removed for abuse, abandonment, and/or neglect.
Children In Crisis is in need of volunteers to work in the office one day a week. If you are interested in this opportunity to serve, please contact Dakota Scott at phone number: 850-8644242 or email: dakotascott@childrenincrisisfl.org.
Are you passionate about helping people feel welcome and enjoy themselves over a delicious meal? If so, consider serving on the Hospitality Team during the weekly fellowship time at Wednesday night dinner and Sunday morning brunch. Contact Chef Heyward McKenzie during the fellowship times for more information.
If Fellowship Dinner is not on your plate, then we have other opportunities! God has designed us with a unique combination of gifts, passions, and life experiences to spread the Gospel. Let us know which areas of ministry you want to serve in by completing an Every Member In Ministry (EMIM) form at shalimar-umc.org/emim.
Good of the Church
Ministry in Action!
This week is a busy, but amazing time of Ministry here at The Church At Shalimar! To start, nine of our students are attending the Motion Student Conference in Birmingham, Alabama tomorrow through Saturday with thousands of other students worldwide! It will be a great time of worship, prayer, and fellowship. Also, 10 children from our Children’s Ministry are attending summer camp at Blue Lake, having fun and learning what God can do for them Finally, we will host our Back-to-School Bash on Saturday and cannot wait for the great turnout that it will bring.
How Do You Re-Purpose a Lending Library?
The back and front story here is that our SUMC library, in existence for many years, has been “re-purposed” in a sense into a fun and lively Childrens’ Center! The former library space is ground zero now for our kids, our future! The enlargements and improvements are amazing, thanks to a few visionary volunteers who saw great potential and possibilities in already-existing spaces and others who wisely recognized growing ministries in those spaces! We are blessed as a church to have folks who are able to imagine and foresee possibilities, here’s to ALL who in one way or another, made the transformation a success story!
BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE LIBRARY BOOKS?
WHERE ARE THE BOOKCASES, LADEN WITH TONS OF RESEARCH, CURRICULUM, LITERATURE AND JUST GREAT READING MATERIALS?
GREAT QUESTIONS; here to be answered:
All research and curriculum books and series are now in bookshelves in our Conference Room, formerly the church chapel. These are materials for digging deeper and/or for leading small groups in reflection and study. This is the center for all things study-related, if for yourself or your small groups of any kind. Take your time here, and understand that what you are being offered is access to a vast supply of reference material, carefully selected over many years to grow and know spiritually. Tables and chairs in the conference room make it easy to peruse and use.
The childrens’ book collection, one of the best we believe, is now in the Childrens’ Center, very much a part of that ministry. Again, books for kids were all carefully chosen with the common goal of lifting and loving kids.
All other books are now on book shelves on the 2nd floor of our FLC and especially arranged in Room 209 there. ALL books are yours for the having no more checking out or in, no strings attached! Just help yourselves; keep, share, or bring back.
Easy-peasy!
A most exciting part of the re-purpose project was the creation of an “Upper Room” in FLC room 209. Step into a quiet and comfy room, turn on a lamp or two, and enjoy being surrounded by books and decor that soothe and perhaps inspire. It’s a place for reading, reflection, visiting one on one, or for a small group gathering, warm and welcoming. Again, when you find a book you’d like to read, just take it. And if you want to meet there with someone special or host a small group, a table and 8-10 chairs, a white board, pens and pencils are there, but for those occasions, please reserve the space with the church office.
And THAT’S HOW TO RE-PURPOSE A CHURCH LIBRARY!!!
-Anne Porter
Care Packages Needed!
The Blue Star Mothers are doing summer troop care packages, and we need your help! Please consider donating items for the boxes. Please see the list below and there will be a list on the collection box in the FLC lobby. If you have a deployed family member or friend who could use a box, please let us know.
Suggested Care Package Items
If someone who has deployed has other ideas, please feel free to add them!!
Small size/travel size toiletries (shampoo, soap, lotion, toothpaste, wipes, etc)
Toothbrushes and travel holders/protectors
Disposable razors for men and women
Individual serving tea, coffee, cocoa, (Starbucks Via Lattes, Tasters Choice, powders) etc
Individual serving drink mixes/flavors that can be added to water bottles (Gatorade, Propel, Crystal Lite) etc
Individual packages nuts, trail mix, jerky (NO pork), mac & cheese, peanut butter, other lunch substitute items
Individual packages of snacks (cookies, gummies, snack cakes, crackers, granola and other bars)
Lip balm, Blistex, Vaseline, Carmex (squeeze tubes)
Travel size Q tips, kleenex , bandaids
Writing material, games, movies, cards
Gum, Lifesavers, hard candy
Socks (thick, cotton or wool) and/or Sock slippers
Towel and hand towel – cheery colors
Silly cube-compressed washcloths (Spongebob, SpiderMan, etc)
Foot powder and Dr. Scholl’s moleskin
Sun block and Insect repellent (lotion or towlettes)
Inflatable pillows
Small toys or stuffed animals troops can give out (or for them)
Mesh laundry bags
Grief Support G roup
At a GriefShare group, you’ll find understanding, guidance, relief, and a safe place to navigate the challenges of grief. Come join us! Help and encouragement after the death of a loved one Contact Us Today
Thursdays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Central September 12 - December 12 Meetings via Zoom for information visit GriefShare.org
