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July 31, 2019
Invite Grow Serve
The Soundings
August 4, 2019 Blessing of Backpacks
“REGULAR CHECKUPS” 2 CORINTHIANS 13:5
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Traditional Worship 8:30 & 11:00 Sanctuary
Contemporary Worship 9:45 Chapel
Rev. Tom Jones Senior Pastor
Rev. Richard Soper
Associate Pastor
Church Wide Meeting for Input
To The Long Range Plan Saturday, August 17
8:30-11:30am in the Thorpe Bldg. The Long Range Planning Committee has been
actively engaged in gathering information to prepare our long range plan. They need your input to
complete this document. Please join them for this important meeting.
great day of singing
sunday august 25 10:30 am
Join us for a church wide Kick Off for Fall activities and to Welcome our new
Director of Student Ministries, Heather Keefer! We will have Hotdogs, Hamburgers, Ice Cream, Bingo,
and a Bounce House-Obstacle Course!
Vicky Adams, Diana Bailey, Nancy Barnes, Bob Beane, Amris Bedford, Johnny Beisel, Gene Cariker, John Childs, Martha Clark, Mary Corbitt, Evelyn Diaz, Patti DuBose, Janice Dumas, Walt Flora, Bill Gibbs, Bob Golding, Pat Gossage, Connie Hallowes, Martine Haynes, Janice Horn, Barbara Jensen, Mike Joesbury, John Justice, Anabella Kay, Ces Langford, Drew Lawrence, Hugh Lawson, Ryan Lee, Shannon Lemmon, Ed McKenzie, Karen McLawhorn, Nathan Meadows, Lori Mitchell, Millie Moore, Tom Morris, Marie Neel, Jimmy Orr, Becky Outlaw, Betty Pierce, Dianne Pike, Dick Pipe, George Raiford, Elizabeth Roberts, Reggie Rogers, Betty Sharp, Kathy Sheffield, Roger Smith, Joe Songer, Debbie Sprayberry, Mary Sti-vers, Charles Taylor, Juna Todd, Serena Vick, Stephanie Watson, Sarah Whittingslow, Paul Wilska, Bobbé Wooldridge, Hollis Youngner, Beverly Zeller, and our Nation.
Magnolia Manor: JoAnne Alford, Jan Dorsey, Jack Jenkins, Marjorie Lawrence, Debby Lloyd, Pat Miller, Norma Mock, Joyce Parry, Charlotte Petty, Weldon Thalacker, Miriam Tucker, Larry Varnadoe, Effie Walker Sr. Care: Anne Pinson Addington Place: Carolyn Lovell, Leonard Mann and Sallie Mann
Servicemen/Servicewomen: CPT Clay A. Alexander, LTC Tim Buehn, SGT Jonathon Carmichael, LTC John Goodrich, Master SGT David Hoffer, CPT Chris House, Mason K. James, Alex McLean, Col Denise Mull, PO1 George Quigley, Maj. Susan C. Stahl, Lt Col Tad Woolfe, and all our ser-vice men and women.
To add or remove a name from our prayer list, please contact the church office.
PRAYER CONCERNS:
•New names for this week will be highlighted.
•If you would like to be removed from this list, please call the church office.
STEWARDSHIP - July 28, 2019 Tithes & Offerings Received $10,084.31
Received YTD $612,240.57
Expenses YTD $624,451.63
Difference -$12,211.06
Building Fund YTD $875.00
OUR PRESENCE - July 28, 2019 8:30 Worship Service 123 Membership 1067
9:45 Worship Service 74 New Members in 2019 21
11:00 Worship Service 180
Children’s Church 14
TOTAL 391 9:45 Sunday School 105
Join the Prayer Team every Monday morning at 9am in the Parlor to pray
for the concerns and requests of our church.
All are welcome!
SERVE MEMBERS IN MINISTRY - August 4
USHERS: 8:30 Tom Smith, Jimmy Beasley, Ranny Blount, Janice Lee 11:00 Kevin Brandon, Sonny Doehring, Bob Golding, David Miller, Don Varnadoe
GREETERS: 8:30 Faye George, Bill & Tina Kirby 9:45 Carol Conner, Meg Cradduck 11:00 Bud & Stella Avret, June Smith
PROJECTION: 8:30 Robin Parmelee 11:00 Ashley Swann
HOSPITALITY: Tom Holmes, Shelly Good
ALTAR ANGELS: Stella Avret, Peggy Lindsey, Barbara Palmer
COMMUNION SERVERS: 8:30 Becky Bridges, Cathie Wilton, Dick Wilton 9:45 Andy Kohler, Debbie Kohler, Bill Sisco 11:00 Becky Bridges, Robert Jenkins, Nancy Jenkins
PRAYER ASSISTANTS: 8:30 Mike Martin, Bill Pickard 9:45 Toni Metz 11:00 John Farmer, John Lindgren
Prayer Hedge meets every other Wednesday at 8:00am in the Parlor to lift our pastors and
church leaders up in prayer. Join us August 7th. All are welcome!
PRESCHOOL NEWS
We are in need of napkins, paper plates, paper towels, disinfectant wipes,
disinfectant spray, baby wipes, graham crackers, Goldfish, crackers, cereals, and the list goes on!!! If you would like to donate any of these items, we would welcome them! Look for the donation
baskets in the Gholson Room. Many thanks from our little ones and me!
~Mary Memorial
In Memory of Lee Drury from Dr. Gordon Baker
ONLINE GIVING
Don’t forget you can always give online from wherever you are any time of day or night!
Just go to our website at www.stsimonsumc.com
and click on the Giving tab.
INVITE
SERVE
Music Notes
CHILDREN’S CHOIRS start WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 AT 5:30PM.
Rehearsals resume August 7 at 6:30 pm
Christmas Preview August 28 at 6:00 pm
Handbell rehearsals begin on
Tuesday, August 13 at 5:30 PM The rehearsal location has
changed to the Choir Room on the main level.
Children’s Wednesday Night Activities Begin August 14 at 5:30pm.
Children’s Choir, Dinner, & Bible Study
Blessing of Backpacks
This Sunday 11:00am Students are invited to bring their Backpacks for a special “Backpack Blessing” during
worship!
UMW Board Members: Items for Momentum boxes are due.
Communion Sunday Food Drive.
Please bring your non-perishable items to the Gholson area
for Sparrow’s Nest.
Thank you for your faithful generosity!
Grades 1-5 Ages 4-5 and Grade K
Hey Ice Cream Engineers, we need you to enter the ice cream contest at our August 11 Fall Kick Off and Welcome Party. You have the chance to win the coveted 2019 SSUMC Ice Cream Cup. This beautiful trophy will need a special place in your home so start clearing out a spot if you think you have the best ice cream in the church. Call the
church office to secure your spot and bring your churned tub to the party on August 11.
September 5, 2019 $10 Buck Dinner
Entertainment will be provided by Mike
Culver, who will present a comedy show with the character
“Muleskinner Mike”
Get your RSVP into the church office for another fun evening sponsored by SAM.
All Call for veterans to participate in next year’s Honor Flight to Washington, DC. Veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam are eligible. The flight is scheduled for May 2nd. It is free of charge for
veterans, meals & drinks included. To download an application, visit www.coastalgeorgiahonorflight.org.
WOMEN'S PRAYER UNION--"King of the Nations" Conference, August 9-10; Epworth-by-the-Sea in Jones Auditorium. Begins Friday, Aug 9, 8:30 am. Last meting at 6:30 p.m.. Sat., Aug. 10, 8:30 to 3 p.m. Worship by Julie Parrish, David Ellzy, & Christina P. Godwin. Teaching by Elizabeth Wolfe, Luevene & Jerome Ellzy. No registration fee.
Non-Profit Organization US Postage Paid
Brunswick, GA 31520 Permit 240
St. Simons United Methodist Church 624 Ocean Blvd. Saint Simons Island, GA 31522 912-638-3317 www.stsimonsumc.com
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
August 2 - August 10, 2019
Friday, August 2 7:30 am Men’s Bible Study 6:00 pm Preschool Parent/Child Orientation, Sanctuary & Classrooms
Communion Sunday, August 4 8:30 am Traditional Worship Service, Sanctuary 9:15 am Coffee & Donuts, Gholson Room 9:45 am Contemporary Worship Service, Chapel 9:45 am Sunday School Classes 11:00 am Traditional Worship Service, Sanctuary Monday, August 5 SSUMC PreSchool Fall Session Begins (7am-6pm) 9:00 am Prayer Team, Parlor 11:00 am Chair Yoga, Thorpe Bldg. 4:00pm Stephen Ministry, Room 203 Tuesday, August 6 7:30 am Men’s Reunion Group, Room 203 9:00 am Staff Meeting, Parlor 10:00 am Men’s Life 6:00 pm Nominations Committee, The Parlor
Wednesday, August 7 8:00 am Prayer Hedge, The Parlor 11:00 am Chair Yoga, Thorpe Bldg. 6:30 pm Chancel Choir
Thursday, August 8 Public School Year Begins Saturday, August 10 9:30 am Alhambra Dinner Theater, Jacksonville
CHURCH STAFF
REV. TOM JONES, Pastor– [email protected] REV. RICHARD SOPER, Associate Pastor– [email protected] KEVIN LAMB, Director of Music Ministries- [email protected] ANNE FRAZIER, Church Administrator- [email protected] CAROLYN HAMILTON, Finance –[email protected] JO ANN HURLEY, Membership, Publications- [email protected] MARY BRITTAIN, Preschool Director- [email protected] HOLLY LAMB, Contemporary Music Associate– [email protected] JORDAN TIPPETT, Pianist– [email protected] HEATHER KEEFER, Director of Children & Youth Ministries– [email protected] DEBBIE KOHLER, Interim Youth– [email protected]
This is a Stephen Ministry Church
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:00pm
Friday 8:30am-12:30pm