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Aug. 11 • 2024
12th Sunday after Pentecost
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Dear Swift Church family,
This week in worship is going to be a little bit different. I am writing to tell you a little about these changes. Our precious Jenni will not be with us. She will be recovering from surgery that was done Friday. It is likely that we will not have her with us for the next couple of weeks as she heals. We have moved to the sanctuary for this Sunday and possibly the next Sunday to better accommodate us as we worship with music differently this week. Our Blessing of the Backpacks will also take place and the sanctuary is better suited for that as well.
We will miss Jenni as she takes the time she needs to get well. Please keep Jenni in your prayers. We look forward to her return.
Worship will go on! I can not say enough good things about this congregation. When there is a need, people show up. I want to give a special “thank you” to Mary McNair and Marvin King who saw the need to provide music for this Sunday and simply made it happen. We did not have to change a single hymn. Instrumental accompaniment music will be played through YouTube over the sound system. Worship will go on!
So friends, I hope you will join us for worship on Sunday in the sanctuary as we bless backpacks and celebrate the beginning of another school year with ice cream following the service.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Alexandra
— 9 a.m. —
►Worship service
inside the sanctuary
Sermon:
‘I Am the Bread of Life’
— The Rev. Alexandra Hutson,
pastor
Scripture:
Psalm 130:1–8 • John 6:35,41–51
■ Blessing of the backpacks for students, teachers and other school employees
■ A back-to-school ice-cream social in the fellowship hall will follow the service.
■ To join “live stream” worship, go to Facebook — Swift Presbyterian Church.
■ Worship services are available for viewing in the afternoon on the church website and YouTube.
■ Bulletins for today and recent weeks. Click here.
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God is good all the time.
■ Intercessory prayer group meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the chapel.
■ Our food pantry is open to serve the community each Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.
■ Finance committee — Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 2 p.m. in annex room 2
■ Worship committee — Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. in annex room 2
■ Preschool board — Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 2:30 p.m. in annex room 2
■ Deacons meeting — Thursday, Aug. 15, at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall
■ Session meeting — Monday, Aug. 19, at 4:30 p.m. in annex room 2
| ►Christmas market dates to remember . . . | |
Lots of planning and preparing is taking place for our Christmas market, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If you would like to be involved in planning, crafting, donating, contributing and helping with the market, please attend any or all of our meetings and craft times.
Come join the fun!
● Jewelry making with Stephanie Craft — Thursday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall
● Second Christmas planning meeting — Friday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall
● Holiday wreaths and floral with Kathy Knipe — Thursday, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall
● Tile painting with Barb Kelleher — Thursday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall
For more information, contact any of the Marketplace Committee members — Susie Alexander, Janelle Armbruster, Karen Langley, and Kathy Menk.
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If you would like to help the deacons provide fellowship treats (either a sweet or a protein or a fruit), please sign the list on the table in the fellowship hall or contact Kathy Menk, 251-518-7966.
Thursday, Aug. 15 • 6 p.m.
Ichiban Hibachi and Sushi
2167 S. McKenzie St., Foley
(across from Walmart)
Please confirm with Mary McNair by noon that day so tables can be arranged. Call or text her at 251-295-5267 or email at marymcnairrealtor@gmail.com. Please provide the names of all for whom you are making the reservation and indicate any who would like a ride.
This is a great chance to bring a friend, too.
Here’s the restaurant’s menu.
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The food pantry is open every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. to serve the community.
This week, we served 57 families and 205 people.
If you are interested in helping or know of someone who might be interested, please consider getting involved or at least share the opportunity to volunteer with others.
If you have questions or want to volunteer, please contact Jan Taylor (251‑978‑6418).
| ►Donation for mission partner | |
Snacks for children
Our Mission Elder Chuck Carneal, his wife, Betty, and Pastor Alexandra delivered 65 containers of animal crackers to our mission partner, Elberta Elementary School. They will be used for children at the school who do not have snacks.
| ►Vernon Andy Anderson, missionary memorial display | |
Bibanga, Belgian Congo, Africa
Vernon Anderson was born in Chicago on Aug. 23, 1896. When he was 12 years old, his parents and siblings moved to Miflin, Alabama, where they attended Swift Presbyterian Church. When Vernon was 18, he left home to attend the Alabama Presbyterian College and the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His graduate work was at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, where he earned his doctorate degree. He did not return home for eight years as he was working on his degrees. While in Kentucky in 1920, he met and married Laura Mulford Stafford. The earliest letters available are dated from the 1920s. He and Laura left for the Belgian Congo in December 1920.
Dr. Anderson has been supported by Swift Church throughout his 40 years in Africa as today Presbyterian missionaries to the Congo are supported by the congregation.
The Jensen family has gathered and is contributing to Swift Church: memorabilia, artifacts from Africa, letters, photos, newspaper articles, Vernon’s thesis, and the family album for members to view in the church library.
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| ►‘Snacks with Susan and Daryl’ Sunday school class | |
Have you ever had a situation in your life that caused you to struggle with forgiveness? Where you know you are supposed to forgive but it’s so hard and the hurt is so deep? Starting in August, Snacks with Susan and Daryl will explore this topic using the video series “Forgiving What You Can’t Forget” by Lysa TerKeurst. Sessions are:
● What Am I Supposed To Do with All the Hurt?
● Your Mind, Your Mouth, Your Master
● The Divine Echo
● There’s Always a Meanwhile
● The Compounding Effect of Unforgiveness
● This Isn’t Easy, but It Is Good
If this is a topic that interests you, please join us for conversation and fellowship on Sundays at 8 a.m. in annex room 4.
| ►Adult Sunday school class led by Bill and Catherine | |
Join us as we continue our study of the book of Exodus.
We meet at 8 a.m. in annex room 2.
| ►Youth Sunday school class, led by Sheree Waters | |
Join us as we study the Bible together. We meet at 8 a.m. in annex room 3.
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Thank you for your generous pledges and ongoing offerings. Your support and commitment to Swift Church is greatly appreciated.
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Prayers and joys
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Please call the church or email to notify us of any joys or concerns; birthdays, anniversaries, health issues or family deaths so that we may put it in the weekly emailed announcements for your church family to pray with you or to praise God for your joy. (We don’t publish personal prayer concerns on the website.)
■ We were blessed by the “Bible Stories for Grown-Ups” summer sermon series and enjoyed the Bible study conversations and crafts.
►Please remember our military friends
and families in your prayers. | |
Names are listed in the monthly newsletter.
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If you would like to place flowers on the chancel to honor or celebrate a loved one or a special occasion or “just because,” please contact Susie Alexander at 251-943-4145 or 217-246-4051.
Are you willing to serve as a liturgist, acolyte or greeter/usher? Contact Marvin King or Eunice Ray, worship elders.
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| ►Church staff and contact information | |
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