October 2014                Grace Spoken Here      Volume 15, Issue 10

 

We are in the midst of our 2015 Stewardship emphasis, "Fearless Generosity."  As you are hearing in worship, your gifts are life changing. Make plans to join us for Celebration Sunday on October 19. We will offer our commitments for 2015 and share in an all church brunch at 10 am. Thank you in advance for your commitment to SSCC and for your generosity.

 

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Bryant McDaniel, President of the Congregation    

 

 

• Danny began by mentioning that with Grace Alive! and our new Constitution, we have laid a solid foundation for an even stronger focus on the ministries of the church going forward.  He also mentioned that our vision is all about the ministries of the church and that it takes everyone's participation to make them work effectively.
• Nancy McDaniel provided an overview of the Outreach Forum--with a particular focus on two new initiatives:  an ESOL program at Lake Forest Elementary School, and Family Promise.  She encouraged anyone who is interested in any outreach program to follow up with her.
• Richard Allen shared preliminary plans for the Connect/Congregational Care Forum.  He addressed several ideas to help build relationships through hospitality and fellowship programs.
• Leslie Lady advised that the Discipling Forum will be soliciting input on various aspects of the worship experience at SSCC via a congregational survey over the next three weeks.  Surveys are now available in the church office and on the church website.
• Bryant McDaniel then wrapped things up and informed the crowd of our next two congregational meetings: November 30, 2014 and January 25, 2015

Election ballots for church leadership will take place following each service on November 30, 2014.

 

The plans and budgets for each Ministry Forum will be finalized in conjunction with the current stewardship campaign over the next few months.  They will be presented for congregational consideration and approval at the Annual Congregational Meeting scheduled for January 25, 2015.

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Bryant & Katie Gibson

Directors of Children and Youth Ministries

 

Fall youth kicked off in grand fashion as we paid homage to the BANANA!  We started the night with trying to push a banana that the youth stuffed into their mouth through panty hose that they put over their head.  Both disgusting and hilarious!  We also had made banana splits, but these were no ordinary banana splits... One youth had to lie on the ground while a partner dropped the ice cream, chocolate syrup, whip cream, nuts and the cherry into their mouth while standing on a chair.

 

We also made banana characters and had a good old fashioned banana eating contest, won by Kim French who ate 5 bananas in 3 minutes!  We finished the night off by having a real banana split in a gutter!  It was a great night of fun and fellowship as we begin our program year.   

 

Check out all of the pictures!  

 

This Fall we are focusing on Social Justice as we seek to engage the youth in meaningful discussion about justice issues, not just here in the U.S., but around the world.  We will also attempt to put hands and feet on love as we go out into the community, to serve within and beyond our walls and to promote justice for all!

 

Children's Pool Party

We had a great time at our Children's Pool Party hosted by the Bentley Family (thanks Britt & Melissa!).  We had 14 excited children who had a wonderful afternoon of fun and fellowship.  Check out the pictures from our day!  

 

Don't forget to join us the first Sunday of every month after church for our JAM meetings.  In October, we will have "Character Day" where we'll meet some of our favorite Bible characters and even make some costumes of our own!  Lunch will be provided. 

 

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The English class for Lake Forest Elementary parents is now up and running and off to a fine start with enthusiastic students.  Teachers are Judy Edwards and Rollin Mathis, with Alice Villa as translator and substitute teacher.  We're starting small with one pilot class but hope to grow the program. So if you might be interested in helping at some point in the future, let us know!  Contact Rollin Mathis (rollinmathis@yahoo.com) or Nancy McDaniel (mcdannan@gmail.com). 

 

 

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Sam Klein Sept. 28, 2014

Samantha (Sam) Klein joined our faith family on September 28.  We welcome and congratulate her on this step in her faith journey. Samantha resides in Sandy Springs and is an IT network analyst employed at Carter's.  Raised in Byzantine and Roman Catholic churches, she comes to Sandy Springs Christian Church  looking for something different from Catholic. She is transferring membership from Holy Trinity Catholic Church where the parish is closed.

 

Glad to have you, Sam!

 

 

 

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