It’s Coming: Youth Group begins Sunday, September 12! Middle and high school students will be having youth group at the same time, but that does not mean both groups will be together for 90 minutes…just depends on the week! Come check out the scene. Come play hard or just chill. Worship God. Laugh a little. Take a look at the Word and learn how to take care of one another…that’s the basic idea.
Wednesday Night Prayer Study. If you’re interested in joining us for the Wednesday night study of The Lost Art of Praying Together, please contact the church office or Robin Woodard (greggnrob@verizon.net) to ensure a book is ordered for you.
Our adult bell choir, the Ringspiration Ringers, has openings for two bass bell players. The bass bells are the biggest ones and are very heavy. If you have no prior bell playing experience, we can teach you bell techniques, but it is important that you read music. Ringspiration rehearses every Thursday from 7:00-8:30 p.m. and plays at services approximately once a month. Please see Susan Onderdonk for more information.
Are you called to teach or lead? We are currently staffing our children’s education program. There are many ways to help the youngest among us discover and deepen their relationship with God. Volunteering begins with prayer, then contact Jan about the possibilities!
Women’s Bible Study. Please join us every Wednesday this fall beginning September 8 if you are interested in studying Beth Moore’s “Breaking Free”. Class time is from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the church library. Childcare is provided. If you are planning to attend, please call or email Tanya Shilling at 710-1110 or dtajshill@comcast.net.
Women’s Bible Study. Please join us every Wednesday this fall beginning September 8 if you are interested in studying Beth Moore’s “The Patriarchs”. Class time is from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in the Calvin room at SPC. Childcare will be provided. If you are planning to attend, please call or email Courtney McKane at 785-4296 or mckane5@verizon.net
The SPC 25th Anniversary picnic is Saturday, September 11 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Please remember to bring a side dish to share (enough to feed your family and another). Also, we are collecting an offering to support the Equine Therapy program at Hazelwild Farm (where we held many of our first worship services and programs as a church). You can bring a donation to the picnic or the worship service on Sunday, September 12. Join us for great food, fun, and special events and spread the word!
Wednesday Night Programs at SPC will resume on Wednesday, September 15 with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and classes for all ages at 6:30 p.m. Dinner menus may be found online at www.spcontheweb.org .
Are you missing some dishes? Please check the kitchenette area of the Edinburgh room. There are several dishware items that have been left from various events. Items left after September 19 will be donated to the Haiti / Kenya yard sale.
The Not So Young but Still Restless (NSYBSR) Sunday school class will start on Sunday, September 12 during the 11:00 a.m. hour in the Edinburgh room (right off the kitchen). Bob Thompson and Jon Longenecker will be leading the class this fall. If you are familiar with Ray Vander Laan and his series, “That the World May Know” we will be showing and discussing the latest in the series (DVD #10) entitled, “With All your Heart.” The DVD jacket states, “In the book of Exodus, God warned the Israelites to remember Him when they reached the Promised Land. But when they finally came out of the desert the real test of faith was just beginning. This series is filmed on location in Jerusalem, Timnah and the Negev and it will transform your understanding of God – and challenge you to be a true follower of Jesus Christ.” What better way to follow up with Pastor Alan’s sermons on Exodus. Please contact Bob Thompson at 540-786-1451 or rthompson@freecongress.org if you would like to participate or for more information on “That the World May Know” series.
Sunday, September 19 @ 3:00 p.m. SAM Picnic Mickelson’s – Family Ties Put this on your calendar and plan to attend! This will again be catered by Smokey Pig for $10.00 pp. It is necessary to sign up and pre-pay. Please make your check out to SPC with “SAM Event – SAM Picnic” in the memo line. Place your check (NO CASH) in the Communication Box – not in the offering plate. The sign up deadline is September 15 so sign up early. Those whose last names begin with A – M please bring an appetizer, N – Z please bring a dessert. Please refer to the Sept SPC Post for directions to Family Ties. This picnic will be in place of the usual SAM Sunday brunch.
The Adult Ministry Team hopes to restart the College and Career Ministry here at SPC. We have some people interested in helping form that group, but we need more to be on our leadership team. Are you interested in being part of that team? We hope so! It is an important area of church ministry. If you are, contact Rick Spindler at 540 834-6983 (AMT Elder) or Pastor Alan.
The Campus Christian Community is hosting its fourth annual golf tournament on Monday, September 20 at Lee's Hill Golf Club. Registration begins at 12:00. Please log onto our website for registration forms and further information at www.campuschristiancommunity.com. Support our students and our ministry by having a day of golfing fun! Call 540-373-9255 for further information.
