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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
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BRIDGING FLORENCE
Helping Florence Flourish plans special event with Neddie Winters Helping Florence Flourish invites you to join the conversation with Mission Mississippi President Neddie Winters at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.18, at the SiMT on the Florence-Darlington Technical College’s campus. Winters, involved with the healing of race relations in Mississippi for 25 years, will be in Florence to help with the mission of Helping Florence Flourish. He focuses on building dialogue and relationships in order to bridge racial gaps. “I am excited that we’re continuing to build relationships with one another in our community. This event will help us continue that work. Winters leads a state wide mission of reconciliation through Christian organizations focused on building relationships across racial lines. We can learn a lot from him,” said the Rev. Chris Handley, team leader of Helping Florence Flourish. “Last year we brought
NEDDIE WINTERS Tony Evans and he gave us a theological framework for Oneness. This year we’re bringing Neddie Winters to help us with practical steps for Oneness.” The HFF Bridging Florence event will consist of two sessions. The first part of the afternoon, Winters will begin the conversation on relationships. The second part of the evening will include the dinner and discussion on “Winning the
Race Relationships.” Cost for tickets, which includes dinner, are $25. Tickets may be purchased online at http://bit.ly/ 2DgeR1S < or by sending ticket orders to HFF, 700 Park Ave., Florence, SC 29501. Make checks payable to Helping Florence Flourish. We thank First Presbyterian for allowing us to use their portal for purchasing the tickets online, said Handley. Mission Mississippi is grounded in two major concepts: (1) the centrality of Jesus Christ and (2) the importance of sincere, interpersonal relationships. He simply asks Christians to live out the Gospel through “gracism,” and nothing more. The other major tenant on which Mission Mississippi is built is the importance of forming meaningful relationships with people of other
races. Helping Florence Flourish is a Christian initiative that is working toward a visible demonstration of unity of the body of Christ to bless Florence. Bridging Florence Sunday afternoon event, 4-7 p.m. at SiMT Session No. 1 Thoughts on Relationships: Neddie Winters begins the conversation from Romans 12. Session No. 2* Going Deeper: Winning the Race Relationships · Roundtable · Next Steps *We will break bread together during this session. Enjoy worship/music from last year’s Oneness Embraced Choir during both sessions. GRACISM (verb) \ gras-ism\: (a) the act of extending grace – that we have experienced from Jesus Christ – to promote racial reconciliation;
(b) knowing and living out the idea that grace is greater than race; (c) the answer to racism. About Helping Florence Flourish Helping Florence Flourish (HFF) is a distinctly Christian movement seeking to live into two biblical realities. The first reality comes to us from John 17. Jesus prays in John 17:21 that those who would follow Him would be one. The love and unity Jesus shared with his heavenly Father, he prays, will mark his followers. HFF, as it works to be an answer to that prayer, will continue to build relationships among believers and churches in this community. The second biblical reality is found in Jeremiah 29:7 as the Lord through the prophet says to the people in exile, “seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf.” Those who longed for their home in the
promised land were called by God to be a blessing right where they were in those days of waiting. Our challenge, as “exiles” waiting for our heavenly home, is to bless this place! As we live and serve by way of word and deed together, we will be the “light on the hill” drawing people to our Lord. The great desire and prayer of those involved in the HFF movement is that the church in Florence will continue to draw together to address the various kinds of brokenness of our community for the sake of God’s name. For additional information or to get involved contact Helping Florence Flourish at helpingflorenceflourish@ florencefirst or call 843-6622583.
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IN SUPPORT OF AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NATIONAL “GO RED FOR WOMEN” DAY
You’re Invited To
McLeod Health Red Heart Events Friday, Feb. 2
Choose The Location Nearest You And Come Dressed In Red.
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EVENT TIME & LOCATIONS 8:30 AM Join us for a Light Breakfast with our Morning Speaker
12 NOON Join us for a Light Luncheon with the Afternoon Speaker Nearest You
Little River
Loris
McLeod Seacoast Auxiliary Room 4000 Highway 9 E, Suite 205, Little River, SC
Center for Health & Fitness, McLeod Loris 3207 Casey Street, Loris, SC
Dr. Joshua Sibille McLeod Vascular Associates
Dr. David Bjerken McLeod Vascular Associates
Florence
Myrtle Beach
Hartsville
McLeod Plaza Auditorium 800 E. Cheves Street, Florence, SC
Carolina Forest Recreation Center 2254 Carolina Forest Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC
Hartsville Country Club 116 Golf Course Road, Hartsville, SC
Dr. Brian Wall McLeod Cardiology Associates
Dr. Anne Everman McLeod Cardiology Associates
Dr. Alan Blaker McLeod Cardiology Associates
Dillon
Cheraw
McLeod Dillon Auxiliary Room 301 E. Jackson Street, Dillon, SC Dr. Robert Messier McLeod Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates
Northeastern Technical College Auditorium 1201 Chesterfield Highway, Cheraw, SC Dr. Eva M. Rzucidlo McLeod Vascular Associates
Manning
Sumter
McLeod Medical Plaza Clarendon (formerly Cypress Center) 50 E. Hospital Street, Manning, SC
Hamptons Restaurant 4 W. Hampton Avenue, Sumter, SC
Dr. Ryan Garbalosa McLeod Cardiology Associates
Dr. Dennis Lang McLeod Cardiology Associates
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