Beacon for the week of December 26th

The Beacon December 26, 2021

Welcome to Shalimar UMC We are so glad you’ve chosen to worship with us this week! Hearing assistance devices are available for the Sanctuary. Please see an usher to obtain these aids. All services can be found online at Shalimar-umc.org.

O ur Visio n Christ-centered, multigenerational, family and community relevant ministries through worship, discipleship, and mission.

O ur Missi on REAC H, T EAC H, and SEND We REACH out to our congregation, community, and the world to TEACH the word of God as provided in the Holy Scripture, and SEND our members and missionaries to be witnesses to God’s grace and His promise of eternal life to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Wors hi p S ervices T rad itions At 8:00am and 11:00 Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary, 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 11:00am service.

Conn ect At 9:30am Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary, we engage in a four-fold service of gathering praise, service of the Word, Holy Communion with candle stations for prayer, and sending forth. The music is a blend of contemporary praise songs and upbeat hymns.

Fre ed om At 11:07am Sunday mornings in the Family Life Center Gym, we worship through modern music, multimedia, and a teaching style message in a nontraditional atmosphere. We come to God as we are to experience the freedom of not having to stay that way.

Here's what you need to know this week.

The Week of Sunday, December 26th •

Events in New Year - We have exciting events happening in the New Year! 

Epiphany - On Sun, Jan 2, come and Be Renewed, as we look at Epiphany and learn about the Three Kings who followed the star of Bethlehem to meet baby Jesus.

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Youth Winter Retreat: Jan 7-9, 2022 - The Challenge Weekend is a collaborative winter retreat with four local youth groups. The youth will stay at the Island Hotel on Okaloosa Island for an incredible weekend with huge games, stellar worship, and heartfelt discussion! Jan 2nd is the final day to sign up.

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Baptism Sunday: Jan 9, 2022 - We will Remember Our Baptism with special remembrances and baptisms in each service on Sun, Jan 9th.

We are looking for pictures of your baptism to display during the service. Please send us your photos by Thu, Jan 6th to office@shalimarumc.org.

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Win the Day - We invite you to participate in a new sermon series starting Sun, Jan 16, based on the book, Win the Day by Mark Batterson. Win the Day is the jump start you need to go after God-sized goals, one day at a time. You will learn seven powerful habits that can help you turn yesterday's regrets and tomorrow's anxieties into fuel for a better today.

Learn more about each event on our website at shalimar-umc.org/churchlife.

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Attendance - We would love for you to register your attendance with us.

You can fill out the attendance card found in the pews and chairs, use the web form found online shalimar-umc.org/worship-attendance, or send an email to office@shalimar-umc.org.

Ministerial Staff Dr. Philip McVay - Lead Pastor Dr. Brad Bradford .................................................................................. Worship Paster Rev. David Garvin ....................................................................................... Youth Pastor Rev. Matt Langford ............................................................................. Associate Pastor Rev. Faith Parry ......................................................................... Communication Pastor Vacant ............................................................................... Children’s Ministry Director Karen Jadin .................................................................................. Director of Preschool Dawn Rozofsky ................................................................................... Director of Camp 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 Rev. Faith Parry (850) 420-9888 1 Old Ferry Road | P.O. Box 795 Shalimar, FL 32579 (850) 651-0721 shalimar-umc.org | office@shalimar-umc.org Office Hours: Mon - Thu: 8 am - 4 pm | Fri : 8 am - 12 pm

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THIS SUNDAY IN WORSHIP Sunday, December 26, 2021 Seek the Christ Child | Luke 2:41-52

ONE SERVICE – SANCTUARY 9:30am – In-Person & Online Message by Rev. Matt Langford Worship Led by Dr. Brad Bradford The Connect Worship Team

Attendance Dec 19, 2021

In-Person Livestream

Children’s Programs (930\11)

8:00 Service

9:30 Service

11 :00 Service

11:07 Service

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The Poinsettias are placed in the Sanctuary to the Glory of God and are gifts from the following donators: •

In loving memory of Nikki Hobb’s Aunt, Amy. ~ Preschool Staff

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In memory of Arnold & Rena Chancellor. ~ Jack & Carmen Chancellor

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In memory of C.B. & Marlene Whitehead. ~ Jack & Carmen Chancellor In memory of our grandson, Luke Savini. ~ with love, Bob & Susie Flood In memory of family, especially Denny’s sister, Linda, and greatgranddaughters, Elizah and Johanna, whom we lost this past year. ~ Dennis & Sandra MacDonald In loving memory of mom & dad, Roger & Brony Budd. ~ Jill Dickey

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In loving memory of my parents, Grady & Emily Davis, and brothers, Jim, Ray, & Ron. ~ Karen Combs Thank you to this wonderful church and its AMAZING members. ~ Pat & Toni Dineen In honor of Rev. Matt Langford. ~ Ron & Robin Garriga Merry Christmas! What a glorious message. Jesus is the reason for the season! ~ Ross & Jenny Hamilton In memory of Danny & Brian Little. Always in my heart. ~ love Kathy Little In loving memory of Gerald, Pat, & Sugg Kelly. ~ with all my love, Tami Kelly In loving memory of Scott G. Kern. ~ with love Debbie, Joshua, Matthew, Joseph, Bonnie, & grandchildren

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In loving memory of Maurice McLaughlin, because he loved Christmas. ~ from Tena and the girls In loving memory of Bill Robinson and in honor of

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Pearl Robinson. ~ Paula and Chris Zaher

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In memory of #1 Mother, Ethel Latimer, miss you! ~ Keith E. Latimer In honor of Mary Jane Robertson who works tirelessly to bless the children and families of our community. ~ Mike & Sara Michaelson In memory of our dear mother, Virginia Austin, who blessed us until age 93. ~ Mike & Sara Michaelson In honor of our dear friends, Jeanne and Frank Purdy. ~ Mike & Sara Michaelson In memory of loved ones passed. ~ Jim & Dianne White

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In loving memory of H.O. and Anne McMain Morris and Alice Patrick John Pritchett. ~ Mike McMain & Linda Evanchyk In memory of our beloved, Mildred B. Qualls, Elizabeth B. Dawkins, and Jackie Burkett. ~ The Qualls Family In loving memory of our beloved son, David Campbell Porter. ~ Jerry & Anne Porter In loving memory of our dear parents, Lucile and Kennedy Jenking and Nell and Eward Gorecki. ~ Joe & Martha Gorecki In honor of my granddaughters: Lucy Mae, Hannah Rose, and Lily Sophia. ~ Debbie Epstein ~ Jordan & Laura Hodges In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Robert Gilmore—mother and father of Steve and Mr. & Mrs. Terrell Powther—parents of Deborah Gilmore. ~ Steve & Deborah Gilmore We want to wish you all a Blessed Christmas and a Blessed New Year. ~ The Byrd and Shelton families In memory of Pat Kelly. ~ Ken & Julie Winzeler In honor of Frank and Jeanne Purdy. ~ Ken & Julie Winzeler In memory of Edward Savage. ~ Savage Family

Prayer Prayer Room The Prayer Room is always available for your use. The code to enter is 1423. After each Sunday morning service, someone will be present to pray with if you would like. They will also respect your wishes to pray alone. Prayer shawls are available for your use. The Prayer Box with cards is available for you to leave a request for either the pastors or Prayer Team. They will pray for you or a situation you would like lifted up. There have been great reports of use for this special place.

Prayer Chain You can add someone to the Prayer Chain, share an answered prayer or receive prayer requests and praises through email. We are excited to announce the prayer list can now be accessed on the website or app. Please call the office for the password to this page.

If you’d like to start receiving the Prayer List via email, website, or app, please call the church office at 651-0721 or email prayer@shalimar-umc.org.

Prayer Ministry Please contact the church office at 651-0721 if you are interested in becoming involved in one of the following Prayer Ministries: • Prayer Group - meets weekly to share praises and intercessory

prayer for people listed on the Prayer List (both church and personal) • Prayer Room Attendant - Volunteer to pray with those who come

to the Prayer Room after the Sunday morning worship services • Pray in the Prayer Room during each Sunday morning worship

service • Pray for special church functions and events • Participate in the Prayer Chain and Prayer Link

Dec 22 & 29th Roast Beef

No Dinner: Happy Holidays!

Grilled Chicken Christmas Dinner

Jan 7th from 12pm to 12am Jan 8th from 8am to 6pm Cross Corner Sanctuary Bring a non-perishable food item for the Bread House and your own snacks. For more info contact Pat Brantley at 850-830-1355.

Week 87 Numbers Bags Collected - 320 Bags Given Out - 293 Gift cards Given - 0 Members Served - 311

Total Numbers Bags Collected - 25,858 Bags Given Out - 22,955 (86.1 tons) Gift cards Given - 176 ($7,525) Members Served - 19,499

10 New Families visited this week, representing 32 individuals.

We had a big week at the Bread House this week, very busy! We had a guest from DC named Lamart. He was here visiting Pete. Lamart jumped in to help folks fill out their request forms. If you show up at the Bread House, we will put you to work!

Supplies are running low on almost everything!

ITEMS NEEDED THIS WEEK: EVERYTHING! 1. Paper Towels and toilet paper (a must need each week) 2. Jelly and Peanut Butter 3. Canned Vegetables

If you don’t have time to shop, you can donate money to The Bread House by sending a check to SUMC; in the MEMO line, enter “Bread House.”

Questions or want to become a volunteer, contact Janet Norris, 850.598.5399, email norrisjanet59@gmail.com or Pete Peters, 703.395.2437, email fpeters1@cox.net, or stop by.

Condolences to family and friends of Sandra Kay Freathy - Dec 21, 2021 (mother of Sharon Segars)

The one+ONE group meets every Monday to go out to eat together. If you are interested in going, call Eileen Cox at 850428-0714.

Blessings for Children Blessed are the Givers and Grateful are the Recipients There’s a card I like to send that has the above sentiment; it is meant to be sent in response to one thing we are specifically thankful for, but I believe it is the sentiment that applies to every moment of our lives. We are always recipients, and may we be blessed to be “givers” when we are able. And while we are in the traditional season of giving, Christmas, and have passed through the traditional season of thanks, Thanksgiving, at an active, loving, mission-minded church like Shalimar UMC, we remain year-round in a season of thanks and a season of giving. And we live that out each week at our Blessing for Children outreach ministry for children in need. The givers show up each week with donations of the new items we distribute and with gently used children’s items that are the extra blessings in our Treasure Chests that our families can take home as needed.

The givers volunteer to serve each week to put a face on God’s love as their servant hands and hearts take care of the needs. The givers pray for this ministry and the families that request specific prayers. The givers give to this church so that the missions of this church can be funded. They offer to this particular ministry or other ministries within the church that touch their hearts to support the mission. The givers are the families we serve who receive the items their children need, and then the next time they are in need, they arrive at the #10 2nd Street house with their children’s outgrown clothes or toys or books. These gifts and their blessed givers relive needs, offer a warm welcome and encouraging words, share and pray in a family’s troubles or joys, and are always breathing God’s love over all of us who are the grateful recipients. Thank you for your continued support of our Blessings for Children’s ministry and all the missions that our church undertakes during this Christmas season and every season!

If you would like to join us in helping our area’s children in need at Blessings for Children, here are some ways to consider: • Please pray for the ministry and all who participate. Be on the lookout for families you can refer to us for assistance.

• Consider donating items we distribute to the children: diapers (size 4, 5, and 6 in particular), pull-ups, wipes, school supplies, children sized t-shirts, socks

and underwear, children’s toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, lice treatment kits, and toilet paper. A complete list of items we distribute can be found at shalimar-umc.org/blessings-for-children. You can donate items by stopping by the #10 2nd Street house behind the church any Wednesdays from 11:30am - 3:30pm.

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Children’s bibles, bible stories, and activity books are always a joy to receive and distribute. Spanish language Bibles are always needed!

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A financial gift designated to Blessings for Children through the church allows us to replenish the needed items we distribute weekly.

New volunteers are always welcome, with no regular commitment required.

For additional information Mary Jane Robertson Email: mjr53@cox.net Visit: shalimar-umc.org/blessings-for-children Phone or text: (850) 499-6173 Open every Wednesday 12 - 3:30 pm

MOPs of Shalimar One of the wonderful ministries at Shalimar UMC is the MOPS group.

The Mothers of Preschoolers group works to provide a place for moms to come, share, learn, and grow together. This year has been one of the largest groups we have hosted. In addition to the meetings together, MOPS had the idea to help a family in need this Christmas.

“What started as a small discussion in our MOPS Steering Team Meeting ended up exceeding our expectations,” said Sara Morrison. The idea was to reach out to local businesses and ask for donations of gift cards or other items to make a basket that would be auctioned off to raise funds!

Sara went on to say that they raised over $1,600 from local businesses around the community! “We were absolutely blown away by the people in our community!”

After arranging the basket, they took to social media and, in 4 days, sold enough tickets to total $1,930 to use for their Christmas Project! “We knew we could spread more love with the amount of money we had raised, so we did.” As a result, this group provided Christmas for a single mom and her 3 children, 10 grandparents at the nursing home

received care packages, 2 middle school students, and a special family in their group!

With the help of over 30 businesses, the love and support from a wonderful community, and the idea and actions from this MOPS group, many people could have a special Christmas this year.

Christmas has always been about finding those who need a little extra joy, love, hope, and peace and doing our part to help them experience it. God’s grace abounds in big ways, and we are so thankful for these wonderful moms who have helped to share the love of Christ in a tangible way!

If you are interested in being a part of MOPS or want more information about when and where they meet, please go to the Shalimar UMC website at shalimar-umc.org/young-adults#mops or Facebook at facebook.com/groups/mopsofshalimar , or feel free to contact the church office at 850-651-0721.

Weekly Schedule Sunday, December 26th Worship Times In-Person Combined Worship........................ 9:30 am

Sunday, December 26th REBOOT Zoom .............................. 5:30 pm Monday, December 27th Office Closed Bread House ................................... 9:00 am Threads of Love ........................... 10:00 am Healed ............................................ 5:30 pm Alanon ............................................. 6:00 pm Tuesday, December 28th Men’s Group .................................. 6:00 pm

Worship Times Online Combined Worship ....................... 9:30 am

Wednesday, December 29th Bread House ................................... 9:00 am Library ............................................ 10:00 am Thursday, December 30th Office Closes at Noon REBOOT .......................................... 5:30 pm Stephen Ministry Training ........... 6:30 pm Friday, December 31st Office Closed Saturday, January 1st Happy New Year!