PRAYER LIST
- Amy Price
- Carol Landreth's granddaughter
- Charles Brooks
- Damon Gooch
- David Stallard, Sr.
- Doris Jordan's mother
- Ethelyn Mims' sister-in-law
- Eugenia Stanfield's sister
- George Metropol
- Ivan and Shelly Thompson
- Jan Harrison's daughter
- Jimmie Rooks
- Judy Gilmore
- Kim Eubanks' grandmother
- Lee Ann Alexander's mother
- Louise Viveros' uncle
- Makenzie Hershey
- Mallison Smoak
- Marilyn Welborn
- Meredith Jenkins' mother
- Robert Zeigler
- Terry Cagle's brother
ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS
- Alice Peck
- Ann Austin
- Bea Amsler
- Beth Klaes
- Betty Fleenor
- Bill McCarter
- Bill Schwartz
- Connie Woodham
- Craig Lemrow
- Dawn Barber's mother
- Donnelle Glatz's mother
- Jackie Mims
- Jana Gunter's mother
- Jimmie Rooks' sister/Stephanie McGee's aunt
- John Burbage
- Jon Myers
- Jule Bland
- Kay Luthren's mother
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Kyle Anderson's mother
- Leslie Clark's father
- Lydia Ropp
- Marshall Edens
- Melinda Martin's mother
- Merritt Wham
- Mike Merck
- Robby Kerr's mother
- Sunny Jewell's father
- Tim Kehoe's sister
- Wanda McCarthy
DEPLOYED
(Non-Combat Zones)
(Combat Zones)
- Jessica Glatz (Kuwait)
- Robert Holder (Afghanistan)
IN NON-COMBAT ZONES
- B. J. Manis (HI)
- Brian Bishop
- Connor Lundkovsky
- Jamie Glatz
- John"Tripp" Bartlett - Army (AK)
- Ken Culbertson - National Guard (SC)
- Michael Smoak - Marines
- Ron Culbertson
- Sean Spence - Coast Guard (AK)
- Steven Shealy (SC)
- Sumner Thomas (RI)
- Wyatt Hughes - Army (Ft. Bragg, NC)
Please call the church office to make updates to our prayer list! To see a complete list of prayer request policies, please refer to our
Prayer webpage.
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Dear Fellow Servants of Jesus Christ,
Please remember that on this special weekend of our Christmas Cantata, we will have one service on Saturday evening at 7:00 pm, as well as one service on Sunday morning at 11:00 am. This year's Christmas Cantata is entitled "Forever Gloria: We Worship the Christ of Christmas!" I know the Lord will touch your heart through it!
Please remember that the following Sunday is Christmas! Please be sure to invite a family member or friend to join you for our celebration of our Lord's birth. Here is the schedule for Sunday, Christmas Eve:
11:00 am - a family oriented service in the sanctuary.
5:30 pm - the A.W.E. service with contemporary music in the Lighthouse auditorium.
7:00 pm - a traditional service in the sanctuary.
All of our services on Christmas Eve will be candlelight services in which we will celebrate the Lord's Supper.
Yes, a Savior has been born! He is Christ the Lord! His name is Jesus for he will take away his people's sins! I look forward to gathering with you and singing, "Joy to the World! The Lord has Come!" Have a wonderful Christmas!
In Christ's love,
Pastor Jim
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Prayer Focus for December: Please pray for those with heavy hearts.
Library: Our Church library contains materials that are very useful to church members. For example, there are a number of excellent resources that deal with grief. For specific listings, please see the library catalog.
Christian Love & Sympathy
is extended to Harold Wray on the death of his father.
There will be no children's worship on Sunday, December 17
so that all children can enjoy the cantata. There will also not be children's worship on Christmas Eve so that families can worship together.
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Sunday Night Live Children's Choir Schedule:
Saturday, December 16
Rehearsal - 5:00 in S
anctuary
Pizza Dinner - 6:00
Performance - 7:00
Sunday, December 17 - Christmas Cantata- 11:00 in Sanctuary
Sunday, December 24 - Christmas Eve Service - 11:00 in Sanctuary
All of our Sunday Night Live Choirs (
Preschool and
Elementary) will participate in this service
Call time - 10:30 AM
Sunday Night Live Choirs will resume on Sunday, January 21 - 5:30 - 6:30.
This will also be AUDITION NIGHT for our Elementary Musical.
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Candles for Sale:
Battery powered candles are for sale to benefit the Debt Free in Three Campaign. Please pay cash or check. A set of two candles is $1.00. They can be picked-up beside the reception desk in the church office.
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Above is picture of the w
omen of Boma Presbytery (South Sudan), with whom our South Sudan Ministry works, after being trained in peacemaking in early December. Instructors were Rev. Orozu Lokine Daky and Rev. James Aleyi Zeelu, our ministry partners in Pibor. Both pastors have been heavily involved in such training for much of 2017.
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H2O Ski Retreat: Dec. 28-30, Winterplace, WV
. MS and HS students time of fun and fellowship. Students can either ski for the day, tube for 2 hours or hang out in the lodge.
Pricing:
Skiers- $190, Tubers- $130, Lodge Crew- $115. Bibs and helmets can also be rented for $10 each.
Contact Justin Hall for space availability. Final balances are due December 10.
Pay online:
saxegotha.org/events
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Summer Youth Retreats:
The Edge (June 23-27): Youth Retreat for Middle School students. RYM Colorado (June 11-16): High School Youth Retreat. Only one month left for early bird registration.
Everyone that signs-up after the registration date will be put on a wait list.
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Saxe Gotha Mission Trip to Belize: July 30 - August 6, 2018
We are once again planning to serve in two villages in the southern area of Belize by hosting VBS and Women's Bible Studies. Anyone under the age of 19, must be accompanied by a responsible adult. The cost is $1500 and includes travel, lodging, food and needed supplies. It does not include passport fees, food purchased in airports while travelling, costs for snorkeling/diving or souvenirs. There is a maximum of 20 people that that can be included on our team. If you are interested in going and/or have any questions about the trip, please contact Eve Barker at
[email protected].
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After School/Summer School Coordinator and After School Teachers Wanted:
The Saxe Gotha Child Development Center is looking for individuals that love children, are compassionate, energetic, organized, and have strong leadership skills. For additional information, please contact Hope Andrews
[email protected]
or 359-7770 ext. 26.
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Wednesday Night Dinners!
Regularly scheduled Wednesday night dinners resume Jan. 10.
Cost:
Adults $5, Kids 3-11 $3, Family Max of $20. Make reservations by completing the tear-off form on the bulletin or call the church office 359-7770 by noon on Wednesday if possible.
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Nailbenders
meet at 8:00 a.m. (Second Saturday of the month) at the Lexington Chick-fil-A (5560 Sunset Blvd.) then leave from there to assist individuals in need. Everyone is welcome to help! Contact Keith Hall with questions:
[email protected]
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If you like to knit, or would like to learn to knit, we invite you to join the
Prayer Shawl Ministry
group. Meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month (will meet on Oct. 19) in the Main Building, Room 154 from 10:00-11:30 am. Questions? Please call Polly Askew at 803-359-7263.
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12/17: Team 3, 12/24: Team 4, 12/31: Team 5
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Stephen Ministry
is our congregation's one-to-one care giving ministry. These connections are confidential and matched up by gender. God works through Stephen Ministers to plant a seed of hope and healing in a person whose life seems barren and forlorn because of crisis or tragedy.
What do Stephen Ministers do?
These individuals listen to people in need, explore feelings, pray, share Christ's love, maintain confidentiality, and attend to the care-giving process, while leaving the results to God.
Stephen Ministers have big hearts.
If you are feeling unloved or need a friend, contact
Jon Myers
at (803)727-0322
, referral coordinator for men, or
Carol Perrin
at (803)917-6690
, the referral coordinator for women. Please know that your identity and requests are kept confidential.
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Tips for Giving By Text:
Saxe Gotha's Text Giving #: 803-302-3499
- If you text a monetary value, the funds are attributed to the church's default fund.
- If you text a monetary value + a fund name, the funds will be attributed to that fund name.
- You can also text the following: "Funds" (will give you a list of fund names), "Help" (to get assistance with gifting via text), or "Reset" (will remove saved credit card information).
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Year 1 - Ended July 31, 2017
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Year 2 - Ends July 31, 2018
(Raised as of Dec. 10, 2017)
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To give to the Debt Free in Three Campaign or General Budget,
click here.
Hebrews 12:1 "Let us strip off every weight that slows us down ... and run with endurance the race."
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