IMPORTANT FOR RISING THIRD GRADERS!

Join us for a special Gathering meal and fellowship night.

ZOE NIGHT
Monday, August 6, beginning at 6 PM

ZOE is a life transforming program that takes vulnerable children from extreme poverty to self sustainability in just three years. The stories of the families impacted by this empowerment program are awe-inspiring. Belin's ZOE team invites you to join them for a special Gathering. While we share dinner together, you will learn more about ZOE, hear stories about the children impacted, and learn how you can get involved. Please make reservations by Friday, August 3.

Menu: spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert.

Cost is $6 adults/$4 children ages 3-11.  Click HERE to make reservations online or contact Brandy Streett ( [email protected], 843.357.5180).

Sunday, August 12, 6 PM

by Henrietta Huff

How well I remember the first time Phil and I attended worship at Belin Memorial in the fall of 2000. I could only marvel at the natural beauty of the Inlet, the classic simplicity of the sanctuary, and the majestic oaks towering over it. Being a lifelong gardener, I also noticed one tree which grew in the parking area with only weeds at its base. How wonderful it would be to have a little garden there, I thought.

On Sunday, August 12, 2018, we will celebrate and dedicate that little garden which is now home to our historic stone bench (formerly one of the front steps for the original sanctuary building here as well as for St. John's Chapel, which was built at Wachesaw in the mid 1800s). The stone steps adjacent to that garden are given in memory of Gen. Bob Plowden who, following his retirement from the military, served with great dedication here at Belin Memorial.

We will also dedicate the other gardens which frame our sanctuary as well as the waterfront wall which not only provides safety for all those who come to our waterfront, but honors more than one hundred family members and loved ones with bricks engraved with their names.

Please join us at the seawall on Sunday, August 12, 6 PM to dedicate all of this to the glory of God and His kingdom here at Belin Memorial.

It may have taken awhile to establish that "little garden," but it has been well worth the wait, and I am grateful! I offer my profound gratitude to all who have been instrumental in seeing these projects to their fruition, most particularly the Belin Gardeners for all their hard work and patience.

Rising third graders interested in joining our Acolyte Team should attend the upcoming training.

Thursday, August 9, 6 PM - 8 PM
Meeting in The Sanctuary 

Please contact Jane McArver by email or text if your child plans to attend the training, [email protected] or 704.560.0001.

Tuesday, August 14
8 AM - 1 PM
Family Life Center

Donate blood at the upcoming blood drive and receive a $5 Amazon gift card (by email). Sign up online at redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are welcome but those with appointments will be given priority.

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT AT THE GATHERING
Thursday, August 16, beginning at 5:30 PM

Bring the kids and enjoy a great meal, karaoke, and games. Admission is free with donation of school supplies (see list below). Please make reservations by Monday, August 13. Menu: hot dogs and fixings.

Pencils	Pens	Erasers	Book bags
Composition notebooks	One-subject notebooks	Loose leaf paper (wide or narrow)	Child safety scissors
Markers	Glue sticks	Colored pencils	Highlighters
2-pocket folders prongs/no prongs	Pencil pouches	Crayons	Dry erase markers

Cost is $6 adults/$4 children ages 3-11 (free with donation of school supplies). Click HERE to make reservations online or contact Brandy Streett ([email protected], 843.357.5180).