Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson | Rev. Vickie Miller

SUNCOAST MCC NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23, 2020

Who Are You? Claim Your Purpose Rev. Vickie Miller Sun. | Jan. 26 | 10AM We continue this Sunday with the question, “Who Are You?” with the idea that God has called us, not just by name, but to a special purpose. When we find and claim our own vocation – that which fulfills us and creates good in the world – we are freed from the bonds of what others may expect of us or claim for us. Discipleship comes in many, and sometimes unlikely forms. Readings I Corinthians 12:1, Matthew 4:12-23 Live Stream with us on Sundays 10AM EST (click here)

Thank You!! Special thanks to Rev. Naomi King who preached at SunCoast MCC last Sunday. If you missed her sermon, want to share it with a friend, neighbor or loved one, or want to listen to it again CLICK HERE. Videos of past SunCoast MCC sermons are always available on our website .

UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS

Drag Queen Bingo Fri. | Jan. 24 | 7PM $10 per card or 3 cards for $25 Featuring Georgia Moore and a Special Surprise Appearance by "Neil Diamond"

Valentine's Dance "Love is in the Air" Music with DJ LucyBlu Fri. | Feb. 14 | 7PM to 10PM $12 admission Cash Bar. Free Snacks. 50/50 Raffle. Door Prizes. ORDER YOUR TICKET

"Luck of the Irish" 50/50 Raffle $20 per ticket Only 150 tickets will be sold. The winner will be announced on Mar. 22 during Service. Tickets available now.

EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALENDAR Jan. 2020 24 Drag Queen Bingo featuring Georgia Moore and surprise guest 7pm ($10 per card or 3 for $25) 25 SARASOTA PRIDE 11am to 4pm. Volunteers needed. 28 Coffee with the Pastors. Spend 30 minutes sharing your journey and dreams. This is for new comers! 28 NEW: Practical Daily Liberation Class, Instructor Rev. Naomi King 5:45pm brown bag dinner, class 6:30pm (Part I) & Feb. 4 (Part II) Feb. 2020 01 NEW LOCATION: SunCoast Kayaking Paddlers Snook Haven, 5000 E. Venice Ave., Venice 10am 02 New Membership Class 11am 04 Practical Daily Liberation Class, Instructor Rev. Naomi King 5:45pm brown bag dinner, class 6:30pm (Part II) 14 Valentine's Day Dance 7pm 17 Board of Directors Meeting 21 25th Anniversary Suncoast MCC Anniversary $25 admission, advance tickets only, 6pm to 9pm 26 NEW: Ash Wednesday Service 7pm 29 NEW: "Creating a Legacy Through Planned Giving" Luncheon; Special Guests Richard Plummer II & Donald Jankowski, CFP 11am (RSVP) Mar. 2020 17 NEW: AED/CPR Training at Fire Dept. Station 57, 5300 E. Laurel Road, Venice at 9:30am. Sign up in Church Lobby More Events (click here) Visit our website (click here)

SUNCOAST MCC 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Fri | Feb. 21 6PM to 9PM Harbor Cove at 499 Imperial Drive North Port, FL Italian dinner; appetizers and a special toast! Dancing DJ Janine McCarthy! Silver, White and Black decor! $25 Per Person | Advance tickets only  Guest Speaker: Rev. Elder Ken Martin MCC Senior Pastor, Teacher, Elder and Author . Learn about Rev. Ken's personal story. He says, "I have always believed I came into this world knowing why I was here. My parents and grandparents loved telling everyone that at age three I announced I was a preacher, at four I was preaching to the chickens as I fed them and at five I was taking the ones I thought were saved to the rain barrel at the corner of the house and baptizing them!" Click here for Rev. Ken Martin's Bio. ORDER YOUR TICKET NEW: 25th ANNIVERSARY "ALUMNI" CHOIR Participate in the 25th Anniversary “Alumni” Choir and sing at the 25th Anniversary Worship 10AM Service on Sunday, February 23. You do not need to be a former SCC choir member. Sign up in the Church Lobby. Rehearsal time will be announced soon. All voices/parts welcome! PLACE AN AD IN THE 25th ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM BOOK Place an ad and/or send a congratulations to SunCoast MCC in the Program Book. A wide range of prices are available! Click here to check out the rates. Deadline to get your ad in the Program Book is February 10. For more info call (941) 484-7068 or email us.

MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS

SunCoast Kayaking Paddlers Sat. | Feb. 1 | 10AM | Snook Haven, 5000 E. Venice Ave., Bring your own kayak and join us, Meet at Snook Haven, 5000 E. Venice Ave., Venice We’ll kayak for 1 1/2 hours and then return for lunch (pack your own).  PRIDE IN THE PARK Sat. | Jan. 25 | 11AM to 4PM | JD Hamel Park Volunteers needed to help staff the SunCoast MCC table. Sign up in the church lobby. Two-hour shifts. This is a great opportunity to show your pride and share your experiences of SunCoast MCC with festival goers!

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCHES UPDATES

MCCs STATEMENT OF FAITH As adopted at General Conference XXVI, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Adopted: 05 July 2016 | Added to MCC Core Documents: 05 July 2016 Preamble Metropolitan Community Churches is one chapter in the story of the Church, the Body of Christ. We are people on a journey, learning to live into our spirituality, while affirming our bodies, our genders, our sexualities. We don’t all believe exactly the same things. And yet in the midst of our diversity, we build community, grounded in God’s radically inclusive love for all people. We are part of an ongoing conversation on matters of belief and faith, shaped by scripture and the historic creeds, building on those who have come before us. Our chapter begins when God says to us: “Come, taste, and see.” Our Faith “Come, taste, and see.” Jesus Christ, You invite all people to Your open table. You make us Your people, a beloved community. You restore the joy of our relationship with God, even in the midst of loneliness, despair, and degradation. We are each unique and we all belong, a priesthood of all believers. Baptized and filled with Your Holy Spirit, You empower us to be Your healing presence in a hurting world. We expect to see Your reign on earth as it is in heaven as we work toward a world where everyone has enough, wars cease, and all creation lives in harmony. We affirm Your charge to all of humanity to care for the land, sea, and air. Therefore, we will actively resist systems and structures which are destroying Your creation. With all of creation we worship You—every tribe, every language, every people, every nation. We know You by many names, Triune God, beyond comprehension, revealed to us in Jesus Christ, who invites us to the feast. Amen.

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