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Nov. 9 • 2025
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
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Proclaiming the Word
In Scripture and Song
■ 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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| Join us for refreshments and fellowship in the fellowship hall immediately after the meeting.
Please consider signing up to bring a treat for our fellowship time. Treats can be store-bought or homemade; sweets, fruits, veggies or meats. There is a sign-up sheet in the fellowship hall, and if you have questions, please contact, by voice or text, Barb Kelleher, (251) 269-9815.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
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Calling all bakers!
We need your help for our Christmas market bakery.
Please sign up to bake cookies (5–6 dozen), breads, cakes, and pies to sell at Christmas market. The sign-up sheet is in the fellowship hall. If you have questions, please contact Lynn Barnwell at 251-979-7581.
It’s almost here!
Christmas market is almost here, and the crafters are still hard at work.
They will meet Wednesday, Nov. 12, for layout of the sale and Thursday, Nov. 13, at 8 a.m. in the fellowship hall to set up. The presale is Friday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon in the fellowship hall.
Please bring baked goods Friday, Nov. 14, in one container. (You do not have to separate them.)
The sale is Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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God is good all the time.
■ Veterans Day is Tuesday, Nov. 11. We salute all who have served in our nation’s armed forces. The preschool will be closed.
■ Finance committee — Tuesday, Nov. 11, at noon in annex room 2
■ Intercessory prayer group meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the chapel.
Lord, we pray for peace within this country and around the world. May your love and grace bring unity among us. Help us set aside differences and work together in harmony, building stronger relationships and supporting one another.
■ Our food pantry is open to serve the community on Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m.
■ Christmas market layout — Wednesday, Nov. 12, after food pantry
■ Christmas market setup — Thursday, Nov. 13, at 8 a.m.
■ Deacons meeting — Thursday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall
■ Christmas market presale — Friday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon
■ Session and strategic planning meeting — Monday, Nov. 17, at 4:30 p.m. in annex room 2
■ Worship committee meeting — Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m. in annex room 2
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Open Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m.
This week, the food pantry served 105 families, including 437 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 the church office at 251-943-8367 or email.
The pantry needs egg cartons and plastic grocery bags.
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| We are looking for men and women of Swift to support our nursery for our 10 a.m. service, two adults each Sunday. If you are interested in volunteering either once a month or once every two months, please contact co-captains Kathy Menk at 251-518-7966 or Eunice Ray at 251-979-2231 or see them after church. Nursery is now being held in the Haven room in the education/office annex. We will provide everything you need, including Bible stories and snacks for the children. We will also remind you before it is your Sunday to serve. Thank you for loving and supporting the children of Swift Church.
“Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
• Serving Nov. 9 — Mary Raymond and Sena Cooper
• Serving Nov. 16 — Monica Reilly and Kathy Menk
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| ►‘Snacks with Susan and Daryl’ discussion class | |
Sundays from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in annex room 4
‘The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi’
Join Kathie Lee Gifford as she asks how could she be sure of what the Bible was really saying, when we are so separated from the ancient Jewish culture in which it was written? It wasn’t until she began studying the biblical texts in their original Hebrew and Greek — along with actually hiking the ancient paths of Israel with Rabbi Jason Sobel, a messianic Jewish rabbi — that she gained a deeper knowledge of God Himself.
The schedule:
• Nov. 9 — Galilee: Ministry Grounds
• Nov. 16 — Mount of Olives: The Triumphal Entry
• Nov. 23 — Jerusalem: Crucifixion and Resurrection
Join us for Snacks with Susan and Daryl Sunday mornings at 9 in annex room 4 for a bite to eat and some thought-provoking conversation.
| ►Adult Bible study class, led by Bill and Catherine | |
Sundays from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in annex room 2
Our class is studying the book of Leviticus, chapter 14.
Leviticus contains commandments given to Moses by God at the foot of Mount Sinai over about a one-month period just prior to the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land.
Leviticus contains instructions for worship and personal holiness. Although the New Testament (the New Covenant) abrogates Old Testament ceremonial law, the Levitical priesthood, and the sanctuary, the Book of Leviticus offers us greater insight into the nature of God and how He wants us to relate to Him.
If you are new to the class, don’t worry about missing previous lessons. As in the rest of the Bible, each verse is almost a lesson in itself. Visitors and new class members are always welcome. We have coffee brewed and take turns bringing pastries.
The class meets in annex room 2 on Sundays at 9 a.m. We look forward to seeing you.
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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 concerns
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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.)
■ Diya, Jim and Vina Tanner’s daughter, in worship
■ Christmas market is almost here. Thanks to everyone for contributing and being a part of a great event.
■ Joey Boone concert was a success.
■ Betty Carneal back in worship; thanks for prayers.
►Please remember our military friends
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Names are listed in the monthly newsletter.
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The pink flowers in worship services during October are for breast cancer awareness.
If you would like to provide flowers for a worship service, please contact Susie Alexander by phone or email.
Are you willing to serve as a liturgist, acolyte or greeter/usher? Contact Marvin King or Eunice Ray, worship elders.
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