Beacon Week of 2022-09-25

BEACON Shalimar United Methodist Church

Week of September 25, 2022

WELCOME Shalimar UMC

Lead Pastor

Dr. Philip McVay

REACH | TEACH | SEND

Dr. Brad Bradford Worship Pastor Rev. David Garvin Youth Pastor Rev. Matt Langford Associate Pastor Abigail Denney Media & Communications Joy Harris Financial Assistant Denise Heath Finance Sarah Hicks Children’s Director Karen Jadin Preschool Director Tony Mallini Finance Katie Pascoe Nursery Director Leigh J. Rice Respite Director Dawn Rozofsky After School & Camp Director Ben Savage Worship Ministries Associate

After Hours Emergency Pastoral Assistance Dr. Philip McVay: (850) 607-1133 Dr. Brad Bradford: (850) 227-4328 Rev. David Garvin: (850) 319-0072 Rev. Matt Langford: (334) 437-3931

Table Of Contents Our Vision Christ-centerd, multi-generational, family & community relevant ministries through worship, discipleship, and mission.

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This Sunday in Worship

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Philip’s Focus

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What’s Happening

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Matt’s Message

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Weekly Schedule

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Joyful Place

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The Bread House

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Blessings for Children

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Connect With Us | Social Media

Our Mission We REACH out to our congregation, community, and the world.

We TEACH the word of God as provided in the Holy-Scripture.

We SEND our members and missionaries to be witnesses to God’s grace and His promise of eternal life.

Worship Services

Sunday at Shalimar

Traditions: 8AM & 11AM Meet us in the Sanctuary as we celebrate through the rich traditions of our faith. Such as hymns led by organ and piano, seasonal vestments, and Traditional Methodist liturgy. Our Chancel Choir leads the 11AM service.

Connect: 9:30AM Join us in the Sanctuary as we engage in a fourfold services of gathering, praise, service of the Word, Holy Communion with candle stations of prayer, and sending forth.

Worship is a blend of contemporary praise songs and upbeat hymns.

Freedom: 11:07AM Located in the Family Life Center Gym as we come together and worship through modern music, Fellowship time, and listen to an inspirational message in a contemporary atmosphere.

This Sunday in Worship September 25, 2022 Sunday at Shalimar 8AM | TRADITIONS | SANCTUARY In Person & Online Message by Dr. Philip McVay Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford

9:30AM | CONNECT | SANCTUARY In Person & Online Message by Dr. Philip McVay Worship Led by the Connect Worship Team Holy Communion Celebrated by Dr. Philip McVay

11AM | TRADITIONS | SANCTUARY In Person & Online Message by Dr. Philp McVay Worship Led by Chancel Choir

11:07AM | FREEDOM | FAMILY LIFE CENTER In Person & Online Message by Rev. Matt Langford Worship Led by Ben Savage and the Freedom Team

Philip’s Focus “Laughing at Ourselves”

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My uncle was a jokester! He used to say that he was only wrong once in his life. Then he would have gone on to say… “I thought I was wrong about something only to learn later that I was right!” Have you ever known someone like my uncle? Someone who never claims to be wrong about anything? We become up tight when we live always defending and always having to be right. You know we would do well at laughing at ourselves. Laughter is good for the soul.

The Bible teaches us laughter is good. Proverbs 17:22 says… “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” We live in times of some dry bones. We need more laughter not less.

We also live in days where we need more smiles and less frowns. The other day someone called my attention to the expression on my face and said… “you look like grumpy pants.” Wow…that got my attention! I immediately did an attitude check and put a smile on my face. One of my goals a few months ago was to seek to make every day the best day of my life!

(I wrote about that a few Beacons ago) In addition to entering each day with enthusiasm to have the best day ever, why not smile more? What if we could all smile more?

How can we smile more? Someone years ago, told me of a concept about rule number six. Rule number is six is never take yourself too doggone seriously! If we could remember rule number six more, we would have a better world, community, church, and world.

We live in some anxious times. People lose their temper more, patience is short., judgement is quick, and tension is everywhere. What are ways to counter? How about smiling more, not taking ourselves too seriously, and laughing at ourselves? After all, we find in the Bible… “a merry heart is good medicine.”

I plan to see you Sunday with a smile!

Shalom,

Lead Pastor Dr. Philip McVay philip@shalimar-umc.org

CHURCH LIFE

Stay Up To Date with what’s happening at Shalimar United Methodist Church.

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Now announcing... Rev. and Mrs. David Garvin!

Our Youth Pastor and his now wife Hannah tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

We are so thrilled for them to start their journey as a married couple! There will be baskets in the Sanctuary and the FLC in the following weeks if you would like to celebrate their new season of life with a note or a card.

Empowering the Laity has always been at the heart of the United Methodist Church.

We would like to empower our Laity by running a whole Sunday service.

If you are interested in being a part of Laity Sunday on October 16th please reach out to our Lay Leader, Kyle Wilson at (850) 855-9970 or jkkyle12@yahoo.com

Join our MOP’s for a ladies night of spooky fun, Halloween Bunco! Wear your best costume and bring an appetizer to share. There will be prizes, so bring a friend (or 5)!

All ages are welcome. Suggested Donation: $5.

On October 8 at 7pm in the FLC.

On World Communion Sunday, October 8th we will have a very special night of worship. We will gather as the early church did around tables and share a meal together. We will have prayers, singing, scripture readings, but the truest act of worship for the night might just be the conversation, relationship building, and sharing together as Jesus has always intend worship with a relational God.

On Wednesday, October 5 we are partnering with “Rise Against Hunger.​“ It is an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable.

We are honored to be working with Rise Against Hunger and are stooked to package over 20,000 packages.

Matt’s Message

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Everyone loves a good story. As children we await bedtime eager to hear the next chapter in mom’s famous bedtime story. As teenagers we begin to read wonderful novels and envision the scene before our eyes. As we get older the stories turn into simply sharing memories as we look back on all the fun we had. And even still, as we have children of our own, while I am not a parent, I can imagine that many conversations revolve around sharing a story with your children. Stories are special.

Stories shape our reality as they work to create a unique narrative that begins to form over time. It is this narrative arc that begins to take shape and give shape to the lives of those who hear it and are a part of it. History is shaped by stories. Legacies are remembered through stories. By using a narrative story, worlds are created.

There is no better place to see this come to life than through the pages of Scripture.

The Bible is the greatest story ever told, and in it we are led to see, experience, understand, and grow to know God more. In fact, Jesus’s main form of teaching was to share stories. Each teaching came a story that one could easily identify with and even place oneself inside each moment.

Stories have always been part of the nature of God. It is in the self-revealing nature of the story one comes to understand a new truth, a new memory, or even a new way of being. In the same way God is a self-revealing God. God wants us to come to know God more. Through the commandments, covenants, prophets, and hymns of the Old testament we get a glimpse of God, and through the sending of Christ, the teachings and parables, the forming of the church, and the movement of the Holy Spirit we too come to know God more fully. There is no comparison — the Bible is the greatest story because it is God’s story.

It is with this as the backdrop that I would like to invite all of you to join the pastors and staff at Shalimar UMC to tell the stories that, too, will shape history, remember legacies, and create worlds.

Abigail Denney has a vision for the Beacon to become a place where people of all ages, stages of life, and wherever they find themselves in their faith journey, might come to find a story to grow their understanding of the love and grace of God. In addition, Lee and Caryn Orr has had the same vision, that the church might provide an outlet for people to share their stories of God’s transforming work in their lives. This is the launch of Shalimar’s Stories, a place where you can submit your stories that might have a kingdom impact. You never know how a story about a conversation you had with a coworker, a hospital visit you made, a moment that happened to you in worship, or a memory at Blue Lake might have on someone else.

Additionally, we cannot tell all the wonderful things that are happening at Shalimar without your help!

We want to encourage you, empower you, and challenge you to look where God is at work around you, and share it with us. From Sunday morning worship to Splash of Joy, the Bread House, at home or the office, God is at work, and we want to share these moments with others. God is making a difference in Shalimar, FL and here at Shalimar United Methodist Church, and we want to shout it from the rooftops! We look forward to the future Beacon articles and blog posts from members of the congregation who are eager to share what God has done and is doing today.

For thousands of years the Bible has been a story of God’s love and grace being offered to the world so that all who would believe might come to accept God’s grace for themselves. We simply want to continue the story of how God is sharing grace and love around us right here at Shalimar.

Stay tuned for more info, and if you already know you are interested in sharing a story, writing an article, doing an interview, making a video email me or Abigail Denney anytime.

Complete in Him,

Matt matt@shalimar-umc.org abigail@shalimar-umc.org

Week of September 25, 2022

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

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Sunday, September 25

Wednesday, Continued

Sunday, August 21 9:30AM SS Adults SS Adults Youth 9:30AM SS 9:30AM SS Special Buddies 9:30AM SS Youth 9:30AM KidzSpecial Worship 9:30AM SS Buddies 9:30AM Kidz Worship 11AM Kidz Worship 9:30AM GriefShare 3PM Kidz Worship 11AM Special Buddies 5PM Special Buddies 5PM Bishop Graves Meeting 4PM Youth Choir Rehearsal 4PM Youth Choir Rehearsal 4PM Special Buddies 5PM Special 5PM StudentBuddies Worship 5PM Student Worship 5PM

Splash of Joy 1&2 9:30AM Blessings for Children 10AM Stephen Ministry 11:30AM Fellowship Dinner 5PM Youth Group 5PM Kidz Choir & BS 5:30PM Blue Star Moms 5:30PM Gloryland Rehearsal 6PM Orchestra Rehearsal 6PM Rejoice Rehearsal 6PM Pastor’s Class 6PM Monday, September YA Small Groups 6PM Monday, August 22 26 OTS Small Group 6PM Bread House House 9AM Choir Rehearsal 7PM Bread 9AM Threads of of Love Love 10AM AA 8PM Threads 10AM Nominations 5PM Nominations 5:30PM One + One 5PM Connect Rehearsal 5:30PM Thursday, September 29 Connect Rehearsal Lighthouse Rehearsal 5:30PM 6PM Alanon 6PM Alanon 6PM MOPS Meeting 9:30AM Lighthouse Rehearsal 6PM AA 8PM Joyful Place 10AM Monday Night Women 6PM 3:30PM AA 8PM 4th & 5th Graders Tuesday, September 27 ReBoot 5:30PM Freedom AVL 6PM Tuesday, August 23 Joyful Place 10AM EC Barbershop 6:30PM Joyful Place Bible Study 3:30PM 10AM 3rd Grade Youth Band Rehearsal 5:30PM Freedom Rehearsal 5:30PM Friday, September 30 Prayer Group 6PM Mission Meeting 6PM Rev. Matt’s Bible Study 6PM Prayer Group 6PM Bread House 9AM Freedom Fellowship 6PM Rev. Matt ‘s Bible Study 6PM Men’s Group 6:30PM Men’s Group 6:30PM Saturday, October 1 Pickleball Quilting Group 9AM MOPS Night Out

Wednesday, September 28 Bread House

9AM 9AM 5PM

Fellowship Dinner

Wednesday Fellowship Dinner is from 5-6PM. Email office@shalimar-umc.org or Call (850) 561-0721 by noon on Tuesdays to make your reservation!

Adults: $7 Children (3-10): $3 Family: $25

Alzheimer’s Support Group meets every 3rd Thursday of each month at 6pm in the Family Life Center.

If you have any questions please contact Dawn Bazzell at (850) 376-9950 dawnbazzell@gmail.com

Joyful Place

Respite Director, Leigh J. Rice joyful@shalimar-umc.org

Thank you to all who attended or sent well wishes for our sixmonth anniversary and welcome fall party. We had a JOYFUL afternoon with wonderful friends, volunteers, pastors, families, and supporters. We ate spiced cupcakes, cheery Chex mix, drank cider, sang songs, and won some door prizes. We also enjoyed a slide show full of images of Joyful Place in action. There were so many smiles and happy moments in the pictures. The best part was just being all together to celebrate all we’ve accomplished and experienced over the last half year. There is only more fun to be had, caregivers to support, and friends and volunteers to enjoy time with.

Thank you all again for your support. Let’s all keep working together to grow this ministry. If you are interested in more information, please give me a call.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Be Joyful Always, Leigh

Week 125 OPEN

Monday | Wednesday | Friday 9am-12pm 19 new families visited this week

FOOD DISTRIBUTION NUMBERS

TOTAL

Bags Collected: 397 Bags Given Out: 420 Members Served: 436

Bags Collected: 39,005 Bags Given Out: 32,664 Members Served: 30,426

If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer, contact Janet Norris or Pete Peters.

They would love to have you!

Janet Norris (850) 598-5399 norrisjanet59@gmail.com

Pete Peters (703) 395-2437 fpeters1@cox.net

SUPPLIES NEEDED

DID YOU KNOW?

Paper Towels | Toilet Paper Jelly & Peanut Butter Canned Vegetables Canned Tuna & Canned Chicken Dried goods Beans & Rice

Last Wednesday we had a record number of people at the Bread House... 73 different families were served! Up until then the largest number was 52!

These supplies are needed for each week. If you wish to donate money instead, send a check to SUMC. Make the memo line out to “Bread House”

B ESSINGS L FOR CHILDREN OPEN WEDNESDAYS 10-2 If you have any questions, or are interested in any volunteering opportunities, please contact myself, Rendi Bonner. I would love to hear from you!

Rendi Bonner (850 )676-9020 rendibonner@yahoo.com

SUPPLIES NEEDED Diapers (size 3, 4, 5 & 6) Baby Wipes Baby Shampoo/Baby Wash Kids Shampoo/Body Wash Lice Treatment Underwear (Boys & Girls: all sizes) Socks (Boys & Girls: all Sizes) Short Sleeve T-Shirts (Boys & Girls: 2t-xl) Kids Toothbrushes & Toothpaste Blessings for Children gives out approximately 75 t-shirts, along with personal care items each week.

This would not be possible without your monetary donations, weekly shopping trips and prayers. We are so thankful for a strong and faithful church family!

Age Level

Programs

17 Wednesday | 9:30-11:30AM September 7 - October 19 Have you ever wondered how you could have a closer walk with God? A more vibrant and intimate relationship with Him? Kelly Minter has a new 7-session Bible study, “Encountering God”, which will help us unpack and develop the sacred habits essential to a more vibrant spiritual life and enable us to know God more intimately. This is not about adding more to your to-do list; it is about providing peace and rest as you walk closer to Jesus.

This is a wonderful opportunity to grow in your knowledge and love of God and to fellowship with other Christian women.

Contact Us Phone 850-651-0721

Email office@shalimar-umc.org

Address 1 Old Ferry Road Shaliamr, FL 32579

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