Beacon for the week of Jan 9th

The Beacon January 9, 2022

Welcome to Shalimar UMC We are so glad you’ve chosen to worship with us this week! Hearing assistance devices are available for the Sanctuary. Please see an usher to obtain these aids. All services can be found online at Shalimar-umc.org.

O ur Vis io n Christ-centered, multigenerational, family and community relevant ministries through worship, discipleship, and mission.

O ur Miss io n RE ACH , TE ACH , and SEN D We REACH out to our congregation, community, and the world to TEACH the word of God as provided in the Holy Scripture, and SEND our members and missionaries to be witnesses to God’s grace and His promise of eternal life to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Wo rs hip Se rvices Traditio ns At 8:00am and 11:00 Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary, 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 11:00am service.

Co nne ct At 9:30am Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary, we engage in a four-fold service of gathering praise, service of the Word, Holy Communion with candle stations for prayer, and sending forth. The music is a blend of contemporary praise songs and upbeat hymns.

Free do m At 11:07am Sunday mornings in the Family Life Center Gym, we worship through modern music, multimedia, and a teaching style message in a nontraditional atmosphere. We come to God as we are to experience the freedom of not having to stay that way.

Here's what you need to know this week.

The Week of Sunday, January 9th •

Youth Winter Retreat - Celebrate and be in prayer for our youth. Rev. David Garvin took 31 individuals to their winter retreat called The Challenge. This event will conclude with the youth busing to SUMC to attend our 1107 service on Sun, Jan 9.

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GriefShare - GriefShare is a grief recovery support group where you can find help and healing for the hurt of losing a loved one. You'll find a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life's most difficult experiences. You don't have to go through the grieving process alone. This group will be meeting by zoom starting Jan 16th at 3pm. Register at griefshare.org/.

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Win the Day - We invite you to participate in a new sermon series starting Sun, Jan 16, based on the book, Win the Day by Mark Batterson. Win the Day is the jump start you need to go after God-sized goals, one day at a time. You will learn seven powerful habits that can help you turn yesterday's regrets and tomorrow's anxieties into fuel for a better today.

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Attendance - We would love for you to register your attendance with us. You can fill out the attendance card found in the pews and chairs, use the web form found online shalimar -umc.org/worship-attendance, or send an email to office@shalimar-umc.org.

Ministerial Staff Dr. Philip McVay - Lead Pastor Dr. Brad Bradford .................................................................................. Worship Pastor Rev. David Garvin ....................................................................................... Youth Pastor Rev. Matt Langford.............................................................................. Associate Pastor Vacant ............................................................................... Children’s Ministry Director Karen Jadin ...................................................................................Director of Preschool Dawn Rozofsky ................................................................................... Director of Camp Ben Savage ................................................................... Worship Ministries Associate 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

1 Old Ferry Road | P.O. Box 795 Shalimar, FL 32579 (850) 651-0721 shalimar-umc.org | office@shalimar-umc.org Office Hours: Mon - Thu: 8 am - 4 pm | Fri : 8 am - 12 pm

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THIS SUNDAY IN WORSHIP Sunday, January 9, 2022

Reaffirm | The Baptism of the Lord | Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Baptism Remembrance in All Services

TRADITIONS – SANCTUARY 8:00am – In-Person & Online Message by Dr. Philip McVay Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford Rev. Matt Langford – Graves into Gardens

CONNECT – SANCTUARY 9:30am – In-Person & Online Message by Dr. Philip McVay Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford The Connect Worship Team Holy Communion Celebrated by Dr. Philip McVay

TRADITIONS – SANCTUARY 11:00am – In-Person & Online Message by Dr. Philip McVay Worship Led by Dr. Philip McVay Chancel Choir – Holy Is He Dr. Brad Bradford – Word of God Speak

FREEDOM SERVICE – FAMILY LIFE CENTER 11:07am – In-Person & Online Message by Rev. Matt Langford Worship Led by Ben Savage The Freedom Team

Philip’s Focus Three Questions and a Prayer to Begin the New Year As we begin 2022, I have three questions for us. First, are our best days behind us or in front of us? Second, what if we leveraged everything we had to be a positive influence for Jesus? Third, what if we prayed the Wesley Covenant Prayer and meant every word!

Question # 1 - Are our best days ahead of us or behind us? A great question for us to begin 2022. Let me share with hope and positivity; I believe the best days for Shalimar United Methodist Church are ahead of us. Jesus Christ is always doing a new work in His congregation. Our choice is to join in with Jesus and bring positivity in every word and action for Jesus!

Question #2 - What if we leveraged everything we had to be a daily positive influence for Jesus? And a follow-up question what simple positive things can I do in the name of Jesus every day? What would our church look like if everyone in our congregation committed to lifting the positive message of Jesus in word and deed every day?

Question #3.- What if we all prayed the Wesley Covenant Prayer and lived it out each day? The Wesley Covenant prayer has long been used to start the words, and the structure has helped generations find traction in the quest to transform into the person God has in mind. The Covenant Prayer is as follows:

I am no longer my own but yours.

Put me to what you will rank me with whom you will; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed for you, or laid aside for you, exalted for you, or brought low for you; let me be full, let me be empty, let me have all things, let me have nothing: I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal.

And now, glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, you are mine, and I am yours. So be it.

And the covenant now made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven.

Amen.

What a PRAYER! To remain hopeful and positive for Jesus, we need the Fuel of PRAYER. Prayer will help us stay hopeful through the highs and lows of the New Year. So what are our answers to the three questions?

I look forward to sharing the positive work of Jesus in our congregation this year!

Shalom, Philip

Dr. Philip McVay, Lead Pastor philip@shalimar-umc.org

Attendance Jan 2, 2022

In-Person Livestream

Children’s Programs (930 & 11)

8:00 Service

9:30 Service

11 :00 Service

11:07 Service

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Do you need to talk to a pastor? Is it the weekend and you do not know who to call? Look here! Each week we will update the pastor on call. We are here for you! Call or text.

Fri, Jan 7 - Sun, Jan 9 Dr. Philip McVay: 850-607-1133

Jan 12th RSVP: 850-651-0721 by noon Tuesday

Spaghetti Grilled Chicken KIDS: Spaghetti

Jan 7th from 12pm to 12am Jan 8th from 8am to 6pm Cross Corner Sanctuary Bring a non-perishable food item for the Bread House and your own snacks. For more info contact Pat Brantley at 850-830-1355.

The one+ONE group meets every Monday to go out to eat together. If you are interested in going, call Eileen Cox at 850428-0714.

Here at MOPS (Mother of Preschoolers), we gather and support moms. We believe in the simple but revolutionary idea that remarkable things happen when we come together, face-toface. If you are expecting or have an infant, toddler, or preschooler, this group is for you!

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In-Person meetings: 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month 9:30-11:30am (with holiday week exceptions) Playdates and Mom’s Night outs

For more information: Call/text Joy Jones at 850-758-0090 or search for our MOPS of Shalimar group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/mopsofshalimar)

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (ESV)

Sundays Worship and Bible 9:30am - 10:30am 11:00 - 12:15pm

CHILDREN@SHALIMAR-UMC.ORG

This past week in Worship and Bible the Magi came to visit Jesus bringing gifts to the newborn King. But what happened next? We don’t talk much about the boy Jesus. What do you think he was like? Join us this week on Sunday at 9:30am and/or 11am to learn what we know about the boy Jesus!

Calling all Kidz!

Supper Club and Kidz Club will kick off their Spring season on Wednesday, January 12th. Kidz Club is a fun time of Bible, music, games, and crafts. In addition, we will be introducing our Spring Musical “Danny and the Shacks.” Don’t miss the fun!

Kidz Club: Supper is 5:00-5:30, and Kidz Club is 5:30-7:00.

Condolences to family and friends of Gilbert March - Dec 31, 2021

Week 89 Numbers Bags Collected - 491 Bags Given Out - 268 Gift cards Given - 0 Members Served - 251

Total Numbers Bags Collected - 26,599 Bags Given Out - 23,409 (87.8 tons) Gift cards Given - 235 ($8,645) Members Served - 19,989

5 new families visited this week, representing 20 individuals Happy New year! Special thanks go out to all the folks who participated in the Advent food Box! With all the food that came in, we gave everyone extra food for Christmas and New Year’s!

We planned to be closed on Friday, New Year’s Eve, but we received a huge load of food from Destin Harvest on Thursday, so Vi, Judy,

Pete, and Dion decided to open Friday, where we gave out 100 bags of groceries!

SUPPLIES IN NEED: 1. Paper Towels and toilet paper (a must need each week) 2. Jelly Butter

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Peanut

3. Canned Vegetables If you don’t have time to shop, you can donate money to The Bread House by sending a check to SUMC; in the MEMO line, enter “Bread House.”

If you have questions or want to become a volunteer, contact Janet Norris, 850.598.5399, email norrisjanet59@gmail.com or Pete Peters, 703.395.2437, email fpeters1@cox.net, or stop by.

Blessings for Children The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!

Psalm 126:3 Numbers won’t begin to tell the whole story. So as we close out our third year of serving children in need in our community through our Blessings for Children’s ministry, we thought we would give you a sense of how many children you have helped by your support of our church and this ministry in 2021. Blessings for Children is open one day a week, on Wednesdays, to serve families with children ages infant through 5th grade, and as of this writing, with only one Wednesday left in 2021, we have served 968 children this year. Based on the number of children we have served in the weeks leading up to Christmas (we set a record of 43 children served on Dec. 15th), we believe we will help nearly 1,000 children in 2021!

Serving children means we, through your generosity, have provided needs like diapers, baby wipes, new t-shirts, underwear and socks, personal care items to include lice treatment, and school supplies throughout the year.

We served each of those children through at least one adult family member. So that is a lot of people blessed by the mission heart of this church at the #10 2nd Street house! If you drive by on Wednesdays, you may see families waiting outside to come in!

You helped us provide Thanksgiving food bags and grocery gift cards to 28 families, and through your Angel Tree giving, we were able to share Walmart gift cards to help 24 very appreciative families. These numbers represent people who had a need and came to our church. Shalimar UMC has served for decades as a beacon of hope and blessings and sharing the love of Jesus in our area. Blessing for Children is a thankful and blessed ministry that opens its doors each week. May we continue to bring glory to our Heavenly Father as we serve Him and His children in the coming year!

If you would like to join us in helping our area’s children in need at Blessings for Children, here are some ways to consider:

• Please pray for the ministry and all who participate. Be on the lookout for families you can refer to us for assistance.

• Consider donating items we distribute to the children: diapers (size 4, 5, and 6 in particular), pull-ups, wipes, school supplies, children sized tshirts, socks and underwear, children’s toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, lice treatment kits, and toilet paper. A complete list of items we distribute can be found at shalimar-umc.org/blessings-for-children.

You can donate items by stopping by the #10 2nd Street house behind the church any Wednesdays from 11:30am - 3:30pm.

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Children’s bibles, bible stories, and activity books are always a joy to receive and distribute. Spanish language Bibles are always needed!

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A financial gift designated to Blessings for Children through the church allows us to replenish the needed items we distribute weekly.

New volunteers are always welcome, with no regular commitment required.

For additional information Mary Jane Robertson Email: mjr53@cox.net Visit: shalimar-umc.org/blessings-for-children Phone or text: (850) 499-6173 Open every Wednesday 12 - 3:30 pm

We are excited to share the news and want to celebrate the completion of the bathroom in the Narthex. Guests and congregation members no longer have to leave the building to find a restroom! Many thanks to our anonymous Kingdom investor!

Registration begins Mon, Jan 10 at 9am room 106 See Karen - Preschool Director - 651-0721 VPK registrations must have VPK certificate Found at https://familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com/

Prayer Prayer Room The Prayer Room is always available for your use. The code to enter is 1423. After each Sunday morning service, someone will be present to pray with if you would like. They will also respect your wishes to pray alone. Prayer shawls are available for your use. The Prayer Box with cards is available for you to leave a request for either the pastors or Prayer Team. They will pray for you or a situation you would like lifted up. There have been great reports of use for this special place.

Prayer Chain You can add someone to the Prayer Chain, share an answered prayer or receive prayer requests and praises through email. We are excited to announce the prayer list can now be accessed on the website or app. Please call the office for the password to this page.

If you’d like to start receiving the Prayer List via email, website, or app, please call the church office at 651-0721 or email prayer@shalimar-umc.org.

Prayer Ministry Please contact the church office at 651-0721 if you are interested in becoming involved in one of the following Prayer Ministries: • Prayer Group - meets weekly to share praises and intercessory

prayer for people listed on the Prayer List (both church and personal) • Prayer Room Attendant - Volunteer to pray with those who come

to the Prayer Room after the Sunday morning worship services • Pray in the Prayer Room during each Sunday morning worship

service • Pray for special church functions and events • Participate in the Prayer Chain and Prayer Link

Weekly Schedule Sunday, January 9th Worship Times In-Person Traditions Worship ........ 8:00 & 11:00 am Connect Worship ........................... 9:30 am Freedom Worship ...................... 11:07 am

Worship Times Online Traditions Worship ........ 8:00 & 11:00 am Connect Worship ........................... 9:30 am Freedom Worship ...................... 11:07 am

Sunday, January 9th Library .............................................. 9:00 am Children Worship & Bible ............. 9:30 am SS Adults ......................................... 9:30 am SS Youth .......................................... 9:30 am SS Special Buddies ......................... 9:30 am Children Worship & Bible ...........11:00 am Student Worship ............................ 5:00 pm Special Buddies .............................. 5:00 pm REBOOT Zoom .............................. 5:30 pm

Wednesday, January 12th Bread House ................................... 9:00 am Splash I ............................................. 9:30 am Splash II ........................................... 9:30 am Library ............................................ 10:00 am Blessings for Children .................12:00 pm Fellowship Dinner .......................... 5:00 pm Kidz Club .......................................... 5:30 pm Youth Small Groups ...................... 5:30 pm Pastor’s Class .................................. 6:00 pm Christian Friends ............................ 6:00 pm Gloryland .......................................... 6:00 pm Orchestra ........................................ 6:00 pm Rejoice .............................................. 6:00 pm Women’s Group.............................. 6:00 pm Choir.................................................. 7:00 pm

Monday, January 10th Bread House ................................... 9:00 am Library ............................................10:00 am Threads of Love ............................10:00 am Connect Team Rehearsal ............. 5:30 pm Alanon .............................................. 6:00 pm Lighthouse Rehearsal .................... 6:00 pm

Tuesday, January 11th Freedom Band Rehearsal ............. 6:00 pm Prayer Group ..................................6:00 pm Men’s Group ...................................6:30 pm

Thursday, January 13th MOPS ............................................... 9:30 am Barn Meeting .................................. 4:00 pm REBOOT .......................................... 5:30 pm Freedom AVL ................................. 5:30 pm Stephen Ministry Supervision ...... 6:30 pm Emerald Coast Barber Shop ........ 6:30 pm

Friday, January 14th No Activites Saturday, January 15th Pickleball ......................................... 9:00 am