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November 2013                Grace Spoken Here      Volume 14, Issue 11
In This Issue - click a topic to quick link
Viewpoints at SSCC
Grace Notes: The Grocery Store Samaritan
Lots to Celebrate on Celebration Sunday
2014 Narrative Budget: Thank You for Your Support
SSCC Hosting Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship
Advent & Christmas Events at SSCC
We Are Building a Legacy!
Halloween at The Day School
What Does It Take to Be a Choral Singer?
October J.A.M. Kids at Campbell-Stone Vespers
Second Annual Fall Pet Blessing Service
News from The Vine
5th Annual SSCC Trunk 'n Treat Event
Book Character Day at Lakewood Elementary School
Anne Lamott Speaking at First Baptist Church Decatur
All Church Calendar
The Wellspring Contribution Guidelines
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Viewpoints at SSCC

With God's Help

by Janet Lochery

 

Janet Lochery
Have you ever let yourself be talked into doing something about which you have serious reservations?

 

You ask for advice from family, friends and colleagues. My children usually tell me straight away exactly what they think, whether I am up to the task, should I give it a go or leave well enough alone. They are usually right! My husband Peter presents the measured and supportive argument, insisting that of course I can do it, and would not have been asked if others did not have faith in me.

 

I was faced with just such a situation when I was serving as an Elder. I had served one term and was starting my second. I was asked if I would consider taking on the leadership of the Elder body at Sandy Springs Christian Church. Yikes! Me? The Chair of Elders! Is this a good idea; am I up to the daunting task? HELP! I prayed very long and hard about it. The church was going through many changes, and the whole future of SSCC seemed to be uncertain to say the least.

 

After all the deliberation and discussion had subsided, a decision was made, a vote taken, and there I was, Chair of Elders! I was working with an awesome team of talented and dedicated people who had proved to be hard working with only the best future for the church at heart. What was there to worry about?

 

Then life in the Elder hot seat changed! Our senior minister resigned, we had no back-up as the associate minister had already left, and we now needed an interim and a youth organizer - goodness knows how we were going to organize the daily running of the church! Wait, I thought, let's not panic! We have to have faith at times like this; God will guide us, and we will come through the storm in a better place, stronger for the effort we have all put in.

 

I kept telling myself this whenever I needed reassurance. I also told everyone else! I told those serving on the personnel committee, the search team, and the Elders who were working so diligently. I told the congregation that we needed to be patient, strong in our belief that we were in God's hands, and in turn I received strength from their support and faith in me.

 

Of course the rest is history and look at us now......we have a superb senior minister, amazing pastoral care ministry, a phenomenal program for our youth and children, an exceptional music ministry, and the best congregation! I love SSCC and am so honored to have had the chance to be a part of its metamorphosis into the blessed place it is today, full of grace and love for all who find their way here. May the Holy Spirit continue to work through us all to make the world a brighter and more peaceful place.

  

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Grace Notes:  The Grocery Store Samaritan  
Rev. Danny Gulden, Senior Minister

Rev. Danny Gulden,

Senior Minister

Jessica Eaves has become known recently as the "grocery store Samaritan." The mother of four lives in Guthrie, Oklahoma and attends First Christian Church. She was grocery shopping when she noticed that her wallet had been stolen. She recounts some of the story. She had a good idea who had taken her wallet, and she just so happened to see him one aisle over in the store

 

"As I saw him, a scripture came to me from Luke, which basically says, 'If someone should take your cloak, you should give them your shirt as well. " The passage inspired her next actions, as she approached the man and calmly said, "I think you have something of mine. I'm going to give you a choice. You can either give me my wallet and I'll forgive you right now, and I'll even take you to the front and pay for your groceries," or she would call the police. He reached in his pocket and gave it back to her, and he started crying as they walked to the front. "He kept apologizing and saying that he was embarrassed."

 

Jesus never promises that the life of faith would be easy. Jesus never promises that the opportunities to bring the words of scripture to life would be apparent or convenient. Forgiveness is one of, if not the most, difficult of spiritual disciplines. It is difficult to forgive someone we know, much less a total stranger who has just stolen your wallet. Those who are able to forgive are freed to truly live and to truly love in the way God calls us to love.

 

Have you failed to forgive? Have you failed to love in a way that creates value in another? The good news is that the opportunity to live in a way in which disciplines such as forgiveness and authentic love presents itself every day. We cannot change the past, but each new day presents the chance to create our future.

 

Jessica Eaves never carried cash. On the day her wallet was stolen, she just happened to be carrying twenty-eight dollars. The man took her up on her offer of returning her wallet, and she kept her word to pay for his groceries. His bill totaled just under twenty-eight dollars.

 

Peace to your path,

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Lots to Celebrate on Celebration Sunday 
Bryant Mc
Daniel, President of the Congregation 

A crowd of 150 members and guests enjoyed a delicious Torbert meal in Dunlap Hall on Celebration Sunday (Oct. 20), the final phase of the Outrageous Generosity Campaign.

 

A Congregational Meeting followed the meal where members unanimously approved the new Constitution and Bylaws, learned about the nominating process, received an update on the Grace Alive! projects, and were informed about how to make various transactions electronically on the church website. (Click here for a link to the presentations).  Obviously, a lot of exciting things are going on at SSCC - with even more planned for next year.

 

Thanks again to those who helped with the meal and the meeting.  And a very big thanks to everyone for your pledges so far!

 

 

 

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2014 Narrative Budget: Thank You for Your Support

Dear SSCC Members and Friends:

 

We want to begin by thanking all the members and friends who have already pledged their gracious support of the 2014 Sandy Springs Christian Church (SSCC) operating budget as a part of the Outrageous Generosity Stewardship Campaign.  Even though we have not yet met the pledging goal of the campaign, we are pleased to report that we have received pledges at a rate and with a total amount that gives us encouragement that we will be able to meet the giving level required to support the 2014 Narrative Budget.  Traditionally, we do not receive all the pledges till the end of the year due to the various financial constraints of our members.  As a result, we would also like to thank all those who are still in the pledge consideration process. We are looking forward to the time when we can report that we have reached the giving level required to support the 2014 Narrative Budget and begin planning for 2014.  To make a pledge, please fill out a pledge card (pledge cards are available at the Church Office) and place it in the offering plate on Sunday or call Vincine Brown at (404) 256-2582.

 

We also want to give special thanks to all those who actively participated in the Outrageous Generosity Campaign through assisting in: mailings, e-mails, preparing pledge card envelopes, preparing and presenting the 2014 Narrative Budget, special Sunday school events, Moments of Generosity, and sermons about generosity.  The messages we received during the Moments of Generosity from this cross-section of our congregation were a gift.  To hear the messages given by some of our youth and young adults was amazing and extremely affirming to our church's mission of feeding people spiritually and to being a life changing presence in our world.  We also would like to give special thanks to Danny for all his participation and leadership in every aspect of this campaign and for his thought provoking and simultaneously encouraging messages that he appeared to want to deliver.

 

As we have experienced during this campaign, our community is extremely blessed.  We thank you for your faithful acts of giving time, talent, and treasure to SSCC, which allows us to be a God connected and transformative force in our world.

  

Blessings,

 

Tony Chimera & Stuart Michels

Co-Chairs of the Outrageous Generosity Team

 

 

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SSCC Hosting Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship
Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship Presents

"Song of Simeon"

 December 12th, 7:30 PM

  

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Thursday, December 12, for a real treat! The Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship, a 14-piece jazz ensemble will be at SSCC to present their Christmas Show: "Song of Simeon: A Christmas Journey." Comprised of many familiar carols, the music will inspire and delight you as it takes you on a Christmas journey through verse and song. 

 

All of the players have recorded and played nationally and internationally. Do not miss the opportunity to hear such quality professional talent play locally!  It just simply doesn't get any better than this!  The recording of this performance was acclaimed by NPR and the WSJ as one of the 5 best holiday albums of the year last year.

Invite your whole neighborhood to join you!    

 

Doors open at 7:00 PM

 

Tickets are $15; $10 for students with an ID
Discounts available for groups of 10 or more. 
Call for more information (404.256.2582) 
 
CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets.

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Advent & Christmas Events at SSCC

 

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We Are Building a Legacy!
Rev. Linda S. Whitmire

One by one and two by two we are joining together to build a legacy for the future of our church! There are 44 of us now who are either giving in our lifetimes to the Permanent Fund for SSCC or who are designating gifts at the end of our lives for the church. Our investments are administered through the Christian Church Foundation and directed by the Permanent Fund Policy of our church so that our gifts are safeguarded and growing into the future as annual interest-only returns for our purposes. This means that year after year after year into God's dreams for when the wee ones being welcomed this year with red roses on our Table are great-grandparents themselves, those things we treasure most about our church are safeguarded and undergirded by our commitments and love!

 

This church! Our church! Its voice of inclusion will remain. Its commitment to outstanding and cutting-edge Christian education will continue. Its passion for reaching out to those within and beyond our borders cannot be diminished. Our building-- this house that embraces our longings and joys and worship and fellowship-- will continue to be maintained well, current in technology and, most important of all, be a welcoming and inviting place for our community, our neighbors, our 12-step groups, our visitors and support groups and all to gather and know the truth of 'grace spoken here'.

 

We are building a legacy that safeguards and grows and honors what we have received from this community of faith and from all that we have invested in it of love and money and talents. We are building toward something that will stand as a permanent and living memorial, not just that we once were part of SSCC, but that we once knew God's presence among its people and its presence in our lives and offer to our heirs-in-faith that same gift. 

 

Thank you, Sandy Springs Christian Church, for the privilege to reach into the future with your voice of welcome and grace. Thank you to those of you who soon will join us. For those still pondering how to become a Legacy Builder for Christ at SSCC, brochures and folders that spell it out in detail are available in the Pastoral Care office and through Sharon Hanna or Linda Whitmire. Copies of the Permanent Fund Policy are also available for any wishing to read through how we are legally safeguarding our gifts into SSCC's future. Randy Johnson with the Christian Church Foundation is our contact for personal and confidential assistance in what might work best for you ([email protected]). 

 

JOIN US! Share your witness of love and support.

Be a Legacy Builder for Christ at SSCC!

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New to the 2013 Fellowship of Legacy Builders at Sandy Springs Christian Church are:

 

Jim and Delane Bickelhaupt   
 Caroline Dalton
Scott and Chris Dalton  
 Sid and Kathy Elliott  
Danny and Mary Michael Gulden  
 Sharon Hanna     
Bryant and Joan Hodgson 
 Pat and Paul Kapphahn
Linda and Dick Mitchell  
 Gary and Elizabeth Peterson 
Mary Ann Posey     
 

 

(Each year on All Saint's Sunday a complete list of our SSCC Legacy Builders will be shared in recognition and gratitude for their abiding witness of love for this church and its future.)

 

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Halloween at The Day School  
Kathy Gregory, Director, The Day School  
Kathy Gregory 
Director, The Day School 

Halloween is upon us and that means one thing at The Day School - the children will throw their fears aside and get up on the stage!  Some classes will sing about "Witches Brew," while our tiny little ones perform "The Boogie Man Boogie."  Costumes will be proudly displayed and iphones will be recording at a furious pace.  For each and every child on that stage, it's a huge day.  At the end of the show, each child will leave happy, relieved that it is over and will be one step closer to and more prepared for Kindergarten thanks to the hard work of our loving teachers. 

 

Every morning during carpool, my little friend, Davis in our Teddy Bear class, gives me his Halloween costume update.  One week he was struggling with which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle to be, and this week he is focused on Batman and everything that goes along with his character.  Regardless of what he decides, I know one thing for sure - Davis will wear his costume and parade with confidence knowing that he is loved and important as a turtle or super hero.  Last year Davis was a taco - a proud and unforgettable taco to say the very least.  It is so much fun to watch holidays unfold in the eyes of a child - Halloween is no exception.  I am so grateful for all of the blessings that The Day School children bestow upon me each and every day.  They remind me to slow down, be patient; they help me to remember that it's okay to throw on a cape and be really, really brave from time to time.


Happy Halloween and blessings to all!

  

Kathy Gregory

  

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What Does It Take to Be a Choral Singer? Part 3 of a 4-part series
Micki Gonzalez, Director, Music Ministries 

I would say the basic need is an ear that hears pitch well enough so that the voice can match it.  A second criterion would be that you enjoy the act of singing.  Much has been written on the amazing feelings that can be achieved by singing.  When you sing, your body vibrates.  When everyone around you is also singing and in vibration, you feel a oneness and connection to everyone in the room.  That feeling is behind effective choral (group) singing.  Everything else can be taught. 

 

So what is taught?  The most important thing is to maintain a sense of being one with the whole; hearing the voices around you and fitting yours into the sound. One does not need a big voice to sing choral music.

 

Good choirs keep working on their vocal fundamentals through exercise that strengthens breathing muscles, develops fuller tone production (which includes being able to match vowel sounds with those around you) and maintains flexibility of pitch and rhythmic movements. If this sounds complicated, well, it's really not.  This can be accomplished within about five minutes at the beginning of a rehearsal.

 

But what about knowing what notes to sing and when?  Those with keen hearing will always find the right pitches, even if they don't know the names of the notes on the page of music.  A note either goes up, goes down, or stays the same.  You can see how far it goes up or goes down without having to know an Ab from a Z#!  Rhythm can also be felt, and a little practice allows a singer to recognize note shapes which denote duration.

  

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October J.A.M.  Kids at Campbell-Stone Vespers
Leslie Raymer, Minister for Children and Families
   Leslie Raymer Minister for Children and Families

 

Jesus said: "Let the children come to me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:4

 

From September through May each year, our SSCC J.A.M. Kids meet monthly to take part in service projects in our church and local community as part of SSCC's programs that help our kids as they grow in Christian discipleship. On October 13th, three SSCC youth (Anjali, Haleigh, Joshua) and five children (Andrew, Garrett, Kiera, Michaela, Wright) joined Barb Duren, Bob and Nancy Trustee, Valerie Boss, and myself in evening Vespers worship at Campbell-Stone Sandy Springs Retirement Apartments.  We arrived to a packed house; over 50 people were present for vespers that week!  This is the fourth time over the last two years that the children and youth have helped with worship at Campbell-Stone.  Andrew and his dad provided a skit at the beginning of the sermon, and all the kids helped with service music, serving communion, and prayers.  Special music was provided during communion by Haleigh, who plays the viola (Click here for pictures of our worship service on Skydrive).  

 

As I was preparing for the October 13 vespers sermon, I was drawn to the passages in Mark (9:33-37) and Matthew (19:13-15) that state that when we welcome a child, we welcome Jesus, and that the kingdom of heaven belongs to people who are like the little children.  These scriptures prompted me to ask the question:  What is it that Jesus sees in children and what is it that we adults need to copy so that we may receive the kingdom of God?  Why, I wondered, did Jesus associate the act of receiving a little child in his name with being first in God's eyes?   Kids, they can be aggravating, funny, nuisances, and 50 other words describing how we adults often view them.  Perhaps, most of us don't value children for what they can teach us.  After all we are adults, and that means we don't need to listen to kids, especially when it comes to knowing about the kingdom of God, doesn't it?

 

We all know that Jesus normally turned things upside down when he spoke to people.  And above all - he defied conventional wisdom about how the world operates. To me, these passages only make sense if children were somehow less important than adults; that by receiving a child, a person was lowered in the world's eyes and was considered foolish because of it.  And that was, of course, the case, in Palestine and most of the world, during the time of Jesus. Children were considered to be second-class citizens; they ranked last in the consideration accorded to persons - even lower than women. 

 

In these passages, Jesus was calling his disciples to a radical new vision of what the Kingdom of God is all about.  The truth is we often don't listen to the children.  We assume they should listen to us.  Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me"-- that the kingdom of God must be received "like a child."  When Jesus asks us to be childlike, I believe he is speaking about that open, trusting responsive part of us that laughs and cries and is willing to take risks. 

 

It is important to listen to children.  They hear things that we no longer hear.  If we pay attention, the children can show us the giftedness of life and remind us how to live our lives to the fullest; they can teach us to cherish and share the gift of imagination and creativity.  They can reveal the grace of God that is all around us.  So, taking my cue from Jesus, I am looking to the children around me as they model the marvelous grace of God. 

 

Come and join the children in November as we camp out in Dunlap Hall on November 9th (5 PM), practice each week in the Children's Choir (9:30 AM in the Choir Room), and gather on Nov. 24th at 12:30 to decorate bags that will be used in the annual Douglas/Cobb Mental Health Center Thanksgiving food distribution. In grace, God through the person of Jesus comes to them and us, offering his unconditional love as a free gift. Blessed be God - day by day.  Amen. 

 

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Second Annual  Fall Pet Blessing Service
Leslie Raymer, Minister for Children and Families

And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind." And it was so. God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good."

 

October 6th, SSCC celebrated its second annual fall Pet Blessing service.  The day was warm and beautiful, and we had a wonderful time of worship with our animal friends accompanied by beautiful music provided by Bob and Nancy Trustee and Valerie Boss.  We were visited by dogs and their people and Snake-eo (Ben's friend).  
            More music                                  Ben 'n Snake-eo.
 

 

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News from The Vine
Katie & Bryant  Gibson, Directors of Youth Ministries
  Katie & Bryant Gibson
 Directors of Youth  Ministries

 

 

We had another great month at "The Vine".  This month we focused on fellowship.  During youth group, we had an awesome event, Pumpkin-Palooza!  We had Halloween Minute to Win It games and carved pumpkins.  Our church also hosted a youth leadership retreat planning for our Regional Youth Assembly at St. Simon's Island.  Finally, we had our first Youth Worship on October 27 with the theme "Life Under Construction."  We learned that our lives are always under construction, always changing, but that God is always with us and that building a foundation in Christ helps as we undergo construction. 

 

In November, we will focus on service. On November 3rd, the youth will host a Trivia Night.  All donations collected will go to Camp Christian, one of our most important ministries for children and youth.  We will also travel to the Cobb/Douglas Mental Health Center to box Thanksgiving meals for those in need.

 

We continue to study "Jesus Who?" and learn more about the human side of Christ.  In November, we will look at "Jesus, The Foodie" and "Jesus, The Christ".  We hope you can join us!

 

Check out some pictures from October! go to Skydrive

 

left to right, top to bottom:
Bailey, Kaitlin, Trenton, Alex, Haleigh, Anjali, Joshua, Samantha, Ben, Emma.

 

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5th Annual SSCC Trunk 'n Treat Event:  A Treat Success!
Leslie Raymer, Minister for Children and Families

Last weekend, SSCC celebrated its 5th annual Trunk 'n Treat event.  We were visited by scary witches and ghosts, an astronaut, superheroes and heroines, fairies and princesses, sports fans, walking race cars, campers, a ladybug, and even a banana!  Eighteen families from SSCC and The Day School 'trunked' this year, and the Gilmore's provided our dinner from their food truck--On Tapa the Border.  The 'Three Fairies' from the Spanish Mission group helped out for the third year with the judging of trunkers and costumes.  The winning trunkers were: (1) Queen of Hearts (Stricklands); (2) Up!  (Mooneys); (3) Skele-kayaker (McCluskeys/Raymer); and (4) Scary spider (Michels).  The winning costumes included Queen Esther, the Superchicks, Josh the Robot, Clara the Fairy Princess, and Monsters, Inc.  The entire Gibson clan was invited up as an honorable mention.  Many thanks to everyone who worked to make our hosting of the Spanish Mission kids a great success!!

 

top row:  costume winner, Queen Esther (Dottie Gill) 
                trunk winner, Queen of Hearts (Stricklands) 
 bottom row:  winner kid costume:  Joshua, Clara and Monsters, Inc.
  
CLICK HERE for more fun Halloween pictures on Skydrive

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Book Character Day At Lakewood Elementary School

On Thursday, October 31, the students at Lake Forest Elementary got a real treat for Halloween!  Fourteen SSCC members and friends read books to the kids.  To celebrate the holiday, students were allowed to dress as a book character.  Many of our readers dressed up--from pumpkins and Wonder Woman to cats and witches.  Joanne Burgess even wrote the story she read and encouraged her listeners to write their own endings.  Thanks to the following readers:  Barb Duren, Judy Edwards, Ruth Brown, Martha Dalton, Janis Hill, Carol Armstrong, Joanne Burgess, Kristin Wolf, Mary Anne Posey, Sharon Hanna, Leslie Raymer and Danny Gulden.  Be sure to check out the pictures on Skydrive!

 

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Anne Lamott Speaking at First Baptist Church Decatur
Monday, November 11
Join us on Monday, November 11 at 7:00 PM at First Baptist Church Decatur (308 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030) for presentation by Anne Lamott who will be
discussing her new book Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair. Central to Stitches are the questions: What do we do when life lurches out of balance? How can we reconnect to one other and to what's sustaining when evil and catastrophe seem inescapable?

 

This event is sponsored by Georgia Center for the Book and hosted by First Baptist Decatur Conversations. No tickets or reservations required. Doors will open at 6:00 PM

 

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All Church Calendar

Go to www.SandySpringsCC.org to view our monthly calendar 

"Invitable events" are highlighted in red

   

NOVEMBER 2013

3 - Daylight Savings Time ends 

3 - All Saints Sunday

3 - Youth Trivia Night, gather at 5:30; Game at 6:00 PM

6-8 - Lake Forest Thanksgiving prep and cleanup (K)

8 - Lake Forest Thanksgiving dinner at school

10 - Stewardship Announcement Sunday

17 & 24 - Thanksgiving Special Offering

24 - Chrismon Making between services (CR)

28 & 29 - SSCC closed for Thanksgiving

 

DECEMBER 2013

1 - Chrismon Making between services (CR) 

7 - Women's Ministries Christmas Communion Service & Brunch, 9:45 AM gathering (S, DH)

8 - Hanging of the Green and Cup of O' Cheer, 5:30 PM (S, DH)

12 - Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship Presentation, 7:30 PM (S)

15 - Gift Wrap for Lake Forest, 10:00-11:15 AM (DH)

15 - Mexico Mission Box Lunch Fundraiser, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM

22 - Lessons & Carols and Children's Play, one service at 10:00 AM (S)

24 - Christmas Eve Services, 6:00 PM Casual Communion Service (S)

                                                 7:00 PM Candlelight Communion Service (S)

24 & 25 - SSCC offices closed (beginning 12:00 PM Christmas Eve)

29 - Pancake Breakfast, 8:45-11:00 AM (DH)

29 - College Age Sunday, one service at 10:00 AM (S)

31 - SSCC offices closes at 12:00 PM for New Year's

 

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013 - THE DAY SCHOOL

Nov 5 - Closed for Election Day

Nov 22 - Thanksgiving Feast

Nov 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break

Dec 2 - TDS Preregistration begin

             Puppet Show, 10:00 AM

Dec 23-Jan 6 - Holiday Break 

 

ONGOING GROUPS 

1st & 3rd Monday:  Learner's Bridge, 12:45 - 4:00 PM (CG) 

2nd Monday:          Widowed Helping Others, 11:40 AM-2:00 PM (at member home)

4th Monday:           Experienced Bridge, 12:30-4:30 PM (CW)

1st Tuesday:          Gamma Circle, 10:30 AM (205)

1st Wednesday bi-monthly:  Caring Made Visible, 12:00 PM (CR)                              

2nd Wednesday:    Sigma Delta Circle, 10:30 AM (CG)

                             Sigma Delta lunch, 12:00 PM (CR)

                             Prayer Group, 12:30 PM (CG) 

4th Wednesday:     Women's Bible Study, 10:00 AM (CR)

3rd Thursday in November and December - Women's Bible Study, 10:00 AM (CR) 

1st  Saturday:        Outreach Ministry staffs CAC, 9:45 AM - 1:15 PM 

4th Sunday:           J.A.M Kids, 1st through 5th grade, 3:30-5:30 PM (Room 120)

Wednesdays:         Handbell Choir, 6:15 PM (Music Ministry Suite) 

                             Sanctuary Choir, 7:30 PM (Music Ministry Suite) 

Fridays:                 Men's Fellowship, 7:00 AM (CR) 

Saturdays:             SSCC Garden Group, 8:30-10:00 AM 

Sundays:               Youth Group, 4:30-7:00 PM (DH) Middle School and High School  

                             Early Risers, 9:00 AM contemporary worship service

                             Children's Music Program rehearsal, 9:30 AM (Music Ministry Suite)

                             Youth Handbells rehearsal - after second service (Music Ministry Suite)

                             Sanctuary Choir - 11:15 AM traditional worship service

 

CARE COUNSELING

1st & 3rd Thursday - Medicare Counseling with Joyce Edwards, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM (PC) by appt.

2nd & 4th Thursday - Financial Counseling with Jim Armstrong, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM (PC) by appt. 

Every Friday - Caregiver Counseling with Daphne Reiley, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM (PC) by appt.

 

COVENANT GROUPS

2nd Monday -  Kapphahn, 1:00-3:00 PM  (at Kapphahn home) 

2nd Tuesday - Jeff Morgan, 7:00-9:00 PM (CG)

4th Tuesday -  Chrysalis, 6:30 PM (CG) 

4th Thursday - Ralph Bowlin, 7:00-9:00 PM (CR)

  

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