"WHAT'S HAPPENING"
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Spring Hill United Church of Christ
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Please continue to financially support the church with your tithes and offerings. Our financial needs will not wait until our return to normalcy.
Options of sending your support:
- Drop off at the church office (call 683-4870 for hours open)
- Use your personal bank bill-pay to send checks to the church.
- Mail checks to the church office (4244 Mariner Blvd., SH, FL 34609).
- On-line giving: click on the yellow PayPal button below.
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Last Sunday was our second in-house, internet, parking lot service
and it was great!
We had approximately 30 people in-house and I am sorry I didnât get the number in the parking lot, but people were there. A big thanks to Rev. Donna Ives for her heartfelt message and David Van Horn for the lovely music and singing, Otto for working the sound board and Cindy, Lisa, Gale, Chance, and Enrique. Without these great volunteers these services could not be offered each Sunday. While on the subject of in house services remember that if you would like to attend you need to call Marty at the office and make reservations (#352-683-4870).
The very important thing needed right now is volunteers to be on the Profile Committee. If interested call Marty Hodgkins and let her know you wish to be part of the committee. I know some of you are thinking âwhat is a profile committee?â The Profile Committee will be drawing a picture of the church through words and statistics. It shows the past, present and hopes for the future. If you like history this committee is for you. This committee will create the document that will provide any minister looking for a church a complete picture of who we are. I have been told that the new guidelines for preparing the profile have been made a little easier than in that past. (I served on this committee last time and I learned a lot about the UCC and this church. ) The council will be voting on volunteers who wish to serve at their regular meeting Sept. 28, 2020. These committees need to represent all of the church family, so PLEASE step up and help us.
Speaking about council, the council will have a special meeting tonight Wed., Sept. 16th 7 P.M. This being a special meeting the only business that will be transacted will be to vote the volunteers for the Interim Minister Committee. The meeting will be on zoom and should be very short as that is the only business to come before the council.
Donations have been coming in and we are thankful. The report I got this morning is we had 15 donations for $4,865.00 which is great. I was asked what we needed to make our budget. The budget was voted at $215,000.00 which means $17,916.00 a month or a little more than $4,000 per week. We all know that these numbers have not been reached over the past months but we have been paying all of our commitments. We did have to put on hold some of the things we would like to do. Our short range plan was to have an interim minister by Dec 1st, but at the latest by Jan 1st. So, we will be watching our donations to make sure we can afford an interim.
The food pantry is going full force and serving more and more people each week they are open. If you can donate they would like food items, and of course monetary donations are always welcome. Big thanks to all the people who run the pantry.
WE STILL NEED A TREASURER BEFORE THE PRESENT ONE IS GONE (Jan.) This is one of those most needed jobs. You will be trained by out present treasurer on our new program which is easy to use. PLEASE. âDid I say PLEASE?â Step forward. Let Lisa know if you are interested. Should you have any questions feel free to ask Lisa.
Nov. 7th has been set for a flea market. This replaces the semi annual Rummage Sale. See Flyer below. More information is forthcoming.
The Bylaw committee is working on some changes needed in the Bylaws. If you have seen any areas in the bylaws that need addressing let Barb Boley know.
"Ends are not bad things, they just mean that something else is about to begin. And there are many things that don't really end, anyway, they just begin again in a new way. Ends are not bad and many ends aren't really an ending; some things are never-ending." C. JoyBell C.
Bless you all and have a great week
Larry
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Save the date!
The Deacons are offering a healing service at Pine Island at 6:30 on October 7th.
Rev. Jerry Jones will speak about healing versus cure, and physician Dr. Alice Forsyth will talk about holistic (mind, body and soul) health. Laying on of hands and prayers will be offered and we will conclude with Communion.
Everyone is welcome. Bring a chair, food and drink if youâd like and gather around 6:00.
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Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Council Meeting
to discuss Interim Search Committee
Click below to join Zoom Meeting:

Meeting ID: 836 4459 7720
Passcode: Interim
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Chance Martinez, Member in Discernment,
will preach for us this Sunday, September 20, 2020
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This Sunday service can be enjoyed in one of three ways:
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in person (please call the office each week to make reservations as seating in Fellowship Hall is limited.),
- by FM radio in the parking lot (the station will be given out on Sunday morning)
- In the comfort of our homes - the service will be uploaded to our NEW YouTube channel early Sunday afternoon - channel link and details will come with the sermon outline on Friday.
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Protocols for Regathering
In-door Worship
Reservations will be required for services in Fellowship Hall.
Phase 1: September 13, 20, 27 - 30 people in attendance
Please call the church office to reserve your seat!
We request that all people call each week by
Thursday at 11:00 a.m. for the upcoming Sunday service in Fellowship Hall.
Phase 2: October 4, 11, 18, 25 - 40 people in attendance
Phase 3: November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - 50 people in attendance
Phase 4: December 6, 13, 20, 27 - 60 people in attendance for 2 services (provided we have enough attendance to support this).
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Last February the Social Justice & Community Engagement Ministry started a partnership with Spring Hill Elementary to provide healthy snacks for teachers to distribute to children to give them a much needed boost to focus on learning.
We are pleased that we can resume our "Food for Thought" program with the school. When you drop off food items for Loaves & Fishes," please include single-serving snack items such as applesauce, fruit snacks, goldfish pretzels, cereal etc. The administration is very grateful for our continued support of the children and teachers at SHES. We also were able to drop off a dozen backpacks, many art supplies, and information about "Loaves & Fishes" to the school.
If you have any questions, please contact Marty Hodgkins at 352-610-4286.
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Thank you for your generous giving to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and we hope you will continue to give.
The food pantry dates of operation are the first and third Saturday of each month. The next date of operation will be this Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, for drop off AND pick up.

Chance, Enrique, Lisa, Gale,
Cindy, and Alice
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PRAYER CHAIN
If you would like to have someone added to the Prayer Chain, please call Gloria Bulau at 352-686-3312 or send an email to deergloria@tampabay.rr.com. Your request will remain confidential.
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Spring Hill United Church of Christ YouTube PAGE
Spring Hill United Church of Christ page Link:
The weekly worship service will be uploaded by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday for you to watch
whenever it is convenient to you.
Please subscribe to this new YouTube page!
Just hit the red Subscribe button - it's FREE
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HURRICANE SEASON RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30th |
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PLEASE PRAY FOR.......Sherrie Raymond, Scott Harris, David Pulliam, Cindy McElroy, Gail & Tom Calabro, Becky Bock, Myrtle Helfers, Nancy McKenney, Ann Miller, Eric Wolf, Loree Rose, Carrie Haggerty, John Haring, Tristan, Karen Emerson, Marcia, Aida, Patty, Jim Fairchild, Eaton family, Kathy Scheible and Loree Rose.
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Local hospitals and our church are in need of face masks. Lawannah Strongbear is reaching out to the sewers in our community. Lawannah is willing to buy the supplies needed. The pattern for the masks can be ordered off the internet or can be purchased at Joanne's. If you need more information, please contact Lawannah at 417-545-1033, or email lawannahstrongbear@gmail.com. She is also willing to come by and pick them up.
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Building abundant lives by sharing the LOVE of Jesus. |
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No Matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here. JESUS didn't reject people, neither do we. |
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