■ Worship services will be available for viewing after “live stream” on the church website.
►In the pulpit today ...
The Rev. Michael Moore
►Fellowship time
We invite everyone to join us for fellowship time, immediately after the 10:00 service, in the fellowship hall.
►Sanctuary flowers
Flowers this week are provided by Janelle Armbruster in loving memory of her son Ronnie Frostman Jr.
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.
►Volunteers for worship
Are you willing to serve as an acolyte, as a greeter/usher or lead “time with the children”? Contact Greg McNair, worship elder, at 251-965-1003 or gregmcnair@centurylink.net.
►What’s happening ...
■ Intercessory prayer group — 9 a.m. every Wednesday in the chapel
■ The finance committee will meet Wednesday, June 15, at 11:30 a.m.
■ Butterfly Girls and Guys Night Out will dine at the Safari Club restaurant, 20499 Oak Road East, Gulf Shores, on Thursday, June 16, at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited and welcome. Please RSVP to Mary McNair by text at 251-295-5267 or email at marymcnair@centurylink.net.
Risk-taking mission and service
►Food pantry
The food pantry is open every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. to serve the community.
This past Wednesday, we served 41 families and 96 people.
Intentional faith development
►‘Snacks with Susan and Daryl’ Sunday school class
Susan and Daryl’s class will meet at 9 a.m. in the fellowship hall.
We are going to have one more class to finish out the Final Words series. Then we will take a little break and start up again on the first Sunday in August.
►Adult Sunday school class led by Cheryl
Cheryl’s class will meet at 9 a.m. in room 2 in the annex.
Everyone is invited to join us as we study the book of Genesis.
►Sunday school for children and youth
Tracy Akins’s class meets at 9 a.m. in the youth room in the annex.
Extravagant generosity
►Tithes and offerings
Thank you for your generous pledges and ongoing offerings. Your support and commitment to Swift Church is greatly appreciated.
►Job opening: church custodian
We have a job opening for church custodian. The job will have a flexible work schedule and preference will be given to contract (1099) employment. Background check will be completed.
Send letter of interest, with skills and experience, to Jan Taylor at jtaylor4967@gmail.com.
Prayers and joys
►Please let us know . . .
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.)
■ Having the Rev. Michael and Denise Moore with us in worship ■ Celebrating Jaycie’s seventh birthday ■ Charlie McVea was in worship and is improving. ■ “Thank you” to Mark and Tresa Melton and all their team for the wonderful fellowship lunch served last Sunday. Special thanks to those who set up and cleaned up and those who prepared the food. And thanks to all who attended and welcomed Pastor Michael and his wife, Denise, into our Swift family.
►Celebrations
■ Birthdays: June 12 — Anthony Kaiser; June 14 — Eunice Ray; June 17 — Georgette Haupt
■ Anniversaries: June 17 — Daryl and Susan Pichoff
►Pray for mission workers in Africa.
• Inge and Larry Sthreshley in Democratic Republic of Congo
►Pray for military friends and families.
•Zane Brewer: U.S. Marine Corps, Jacksonville, North Carolina
•Dennis “Trey” Brown: U.S. Army, Fairbanks, Alaska
•Jeffrey Cain: U.S. Coast Guard, Miami, Florida
•David Esparza: U.S. Marine Corps, Jacksonville, North Carolina
•Cody Havel: U.S. Navy, Jacksonville, Florida
•Rich Kleen: Quantico, Virginia
•Jeremy Rechkemmer: U.S. Army
•Maj. Jeremy Timm: National Guard, Arkansas
•Tarah Young: U.S. Army, South Korea
►Church staff and contact informatioon
Church office hours are: Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Office hours for Pastor Michael are Sunday through Thursday.
Office hours for Pastor Jody Beth are Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday.
Both are available off days and after hours for urgent needs and emergencies.
Michael Moore, interim pastor:
970-699-8014 Jody Beth Melton, assistant pastor:
251-213-6625
Lisa Cardwell, music director
Jessica Hammontree, preschool director
Church office: 251-943-8367
Preschool: 251-943-8367 Preschool website
