Wednesday Nights in July:

Called to More -  A Study of David for the Whole Family

Join us this July for dinner in the gym, fellowship and a special series focusing on David. All ages are invited to attend. There will be specific programs for adults and children during the break-out sessions. Nursery will be provided.        

Saxe Gotha Summer Sessions Schedule:  
5:30 Dinner / 6:15 Worship Songs / 6:25 Devotion /
6:35-7:30 pm Break-Out Sessions

Register Here: 

https://saxegotha.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/249543

To register:  https://saxegotha.org/ministries/recreation-and-health/recreation-and-health-summer-camps

Belize Mission Trip: Our Saxe Gotha Mission Team will be ministering in southern Belize from July 29-August 5.  Please pray for this group, and the work that will be done.  They will be hosting  VBS in one location in the mornings and in another location in the afternoon to include 250-300 children.  If you would like to make a contribution for providing the needed supplies, you can either make a monetary donation designated for Belize or bring any of the following items to the church before July 24.  We can use markers, glue sticks, pencils, band-aids and new or gently used book bags for children.  We are also in need of a donation of several suitcases.  The team members are Eve Barker, Teri Blanton, Jean Cochran, Ransom Cooper, Sibyl Cooper, Michelle Faust, Rebekah Flanagan, Ann Hall, Jim Hickman, Meredith Jenkins, Guy Schmoltze, Holly Vaucher and Andrew Woodham.  If you have questions, please contact Eve at [email protected].

CommUNITY Night of Worship:  (August 18, Light House Auditorium) Join us for a night of worship, praise and fellowship for the whole family in partnership with  The Rescue (a church plant from Pelion, SC).  We can't have community without unity, so please invite your family, neighbors and friends.   We will be collecting nonperishable food items for the Mission Lexington's Mobile Food Pantry. There will be an ice cream social at 4:30 pm, followed by worship in the Light House at 5:30 pm and packing backpacks for the Backpack Ministry. Contact Moses Andrews for information: [email protected] .  To get your free tickets for the event, please go to saxegotha.org/events .

Migrant Ministry Volunteers will meet every Tuesday evening until August 5.  We need volunteers to serve meals.  Anyone interested should meet behind the SGPG Church Gym at 6:00 pm on Tuesdays and ride the bus to Batesburg/Leesville.  We normally return around 10:00 pm.  Note:  Some of the rural roads may be too rough for your car.  Contact Pete Eckert 608-9835 or email: [email protected] for additional information. 

Debt Free in Three Yard Sale:  The Saxe Gotha Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, July 27, from 7:00 am until 1:00 pm in the Atrium of the Light House. The yard sale will benefit the Debt Free in Three program. Please consider shopping, volunteering, donating items and spreading the word .  Donation drop off is July 22 - 25 (12:00 - 8:00 pm)  and July 26 (12:00 - 2:00 pm) in the Light House. Contact: Kathy Seymour: 

[email protected].

Please  Sign-up to Volunteer Online: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4eafa72ca7ff2-saxe

Purchase Now for Operation Christmas Child - the best school supply sales are during the next few weeks!   Donations of school supplies-pencils, packs of 24 crayons, pencils and erasers for the shoe boxes will be collected and kept for the packing party in November.  Donations can be dropped off at the front desk with Lori Lowman's name  or given directly to her! Questions, contact Lori Lowman: [email protected].  

Memory Café:   (July 25, the last Thursday of the month) 10:30-11:30 am, generally in the Light House Atrium - this month it is in the Fellowship Hall due to Yard Sale set-up) provides a gathering place for friends with Alzheimer's (or other dementias), along with their caregivers and families, to relax and enjoy socialization, refreshments, discussion and Christ-centered encouragement. Contact Jennifer Dever:    [email protected]  or 359-7770 if you are interested in volunteering or attending.

Fall Sermon Series and Small Groups: On Sunday August 25, we will start a sermon series called "Fruitfulness on the Frontline:  Making a Difference Where You Are".  This will be an  8-week  series that will encourage and challenge us to see how we are missionaries right where we are.  There is a DVD and small group curriculum (that you can download for free!) that goes along with it.  To learn more: https://www.licc.org.uk/ourresources/fruitfulness. We would like small group leaders and locations.  Please let Helen Harrison Coker know if you can lead a group:  [email protected] .

CDC Positions Available:  

The CDC is looking for Preschool teachers, as well as afterschool teachers.  Qualified applicants can contact Hope Andrews at 803-359-2058 or  [email protected] . We appreciate you spreading the word and covet your prayers that the Lord will bring people that will be a good fit with our center.

Flower Ministry: The presence of flowers in the Sanctuary on Sunday mornings brings added beauty and Glory to God during worship. There is a notebook available on the podium in the Narthex to sign-up to provide flowers or you can contact Robin Wilkes at: 803-530-7603. Also, Robin will deliver the flowers to the nursing home of your choice if you do not have plans for them after the service.  

We would like to encourage members to donate flowers in memory or celebration of family milestones.

Substitute Bus Drivers Needed - We are looking for substitute bus drivers for the Saxe Gotha Child Development Center.  A CDL license is required, but Pete Eckert and Tony McCluney are happy to train new drivers.  In addition to serving as a substitute bus driver, there are many other opportunities to serve by driving a church bus. For example, we would love to have you volunteer to drive the bus for Migrant Ministry this summer. 
Contact Pete Eckert if you are interested: [email protected].

Lexington One Backpack Program:

Drive Thru Prayer:  (August 20, 3rd Tuesday of the month) 7 :15-8:15 am, SGPC  Parking Lot.  Join together as we love and support community members in need of prayer. We will need prayer warriors, enthusiastic sign holders and traffic directors.

In June, we had 10 volunteers and 15 cars stopped for prayer.  A police car even stopped for prayer. Two first-time volunteers thoroughly enjoyed the experience. 

To Volunteer, contact Loretta Gobbel at 319-4608 or Pete Eckert at 608-9835 or email  [email protected] .

Nailbenders : Meet at 8:00 am (August 10, 2nd Saturday of the month) at the Chick-fil-A at 5560 Sunset Blvd, then leave from there to assist individuals in need.  Everyone is welcome to help! Contact Keith Hall with questions: 

[email protected] .

Amazon Smile: During t he second quarter of 2019, we received $55 towards DF3 from Amazon!  Did you know that when shopping Amazon they will make a donation to Saxe Gotha that will go towards Debt Free in Three, with no additional cost to you? The only requirement is to go through smile.amazon.com instead of Amazon.com and choose Saxe Gotha as your charity of choice. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service, but with each purchase you help reduce the debt.

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).

F.I.S.H Teams:   7/21: Team 2, 7/28: Team 3, 8/4: Team 4, 8/11: Team 5, 8/18: Team 6, 8/25: Team 1.