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A NOTE FROM JOAN BRAMBLETT
AND THE CARE & CONNECT TEAM
Hey Y’all,
This Sunday, Care and Connect is SO excited to be hosting The Feud featuring our very own Dawgs Team vs. Frogs Team!! Wear your team colors to church - purple for the Frogs and red for the Dawgs.
Playing for The Frogs!: Nathan Brown! Denise Shipman! Mandy Mooney! Jim Torbert! Caroline Grant! and Tim Helton!
Playing for The Dawgs!: Teddy Ivey! J.R. Torbert! Becky Kelly! Casey Evans! Sara Torbert! and Katie Gibson!
We know everyone will want to come cheer on their favorite team, so this is your LAST CHANCE to sign up. Please click on the link below by 3:00 pm TODAY so we know how many to plan for. Please note in the comments section if you can bring soup and we will provide the cornbread, dessert and drinks to round out lunch ahead of the big game!
Care and Connect welcomes everyone to join our team. We provide activities and meals that foster and strengthen relationships in our church family. We do it for Love.
GO DAWGS!!!! GO FROGS!!!! Can’t wait to see you there!
Much love - Joan and Care & Connect
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Lent
Living Dead, Dying for New Life
There are plenty of us “living dead” these days. Just because you have a beating heart, doesn’t mean you are fully alive. Nor does being dead mean that you do not continue to live. Jesus isn’t the kind of physician who worries with with one's vitals. He’s less concerned with survival and more concerned with new life. There is a difference. Throughout Lent, we will explore the stories of those who, through an encounter with Jesus, are transformed from the living dead into those who find new life. Perhaps this Lenten season, their stories might inform our own.
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Living Christian, Dying for Discipleship - John 3:1-17
Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Brown
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Living Thirsty, Dying for Water - John 4:5-42
Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Brown
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Living Blind, Dying for Sight - John 9:1-41
Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Brown
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Living Bound, Dying for Freedom - John 11:1-45
Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Brown
Sunday, April 2, 2023 (Palm Sunday)
Living Palms, Dying for Passion - Matthew 21:1-11
Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Brown
Sunday, April 9, 2023 (Easter Sunday)
Living Dead, Dying for New Life - Matthew 28:1-10
Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Brown
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THANK YOU SSCC!
The SSCC youth had a wonderful trip to St. Simon’s Island for Regional Youth Assembly. It was an amazing experience our YAC group did a fantastic job planning and sharing their faith this weekend.
We are so grateful for your donations that helped to cover the costs of our vans. We raised close to $900! We can’t thank you enough!
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HANDYMEN OR WOMEN NEEDED!
March 17-19
Our youth are headed back to camp in a few weeks to help get ready for another summer of fun at Camp Christian! We are looking for a few extra people that might have roofing or general carpentry experience to join us. You don’t have to come the whole weekend, you could drive down on Saturday and help for the day as well.
Please email Bryant at youth@sandyspringscc.org if you’d like to join us. Thank you!
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FROM OUR BOOKKEEPER
Year end giving statements were emailed in January. If you still haven't received yours, or need another copy, please email a request to Kathryn at: accounting@sandyspringscc.org.
In addition, you can log into your Breeze Church Management System and retrieve the information there.
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LENTEN SMALL GROUP
Wednesdays from March 1 - 30
We are holding a 5-week class facilitated by Pastor Nathan on the book, “The Lives We Actually Have” on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM, through March 29th. The book will help facilitate a spiritual practice of prayerful reflection throughout the Lenten Season. We will meet in the Leslie Classroom at 6:30 PM for discussion. Books are available for purchase at the church for $16 each. If you need a zoom link to the meeting, please contact the church office.
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LENTEN DEVOTIONALS - If you would like a 40 day, Lenten Devotional to be used in your daily time of prayer, we are offering, "Unsettling Lent" by Brian Kaylor, Angela Parker and Beau Underwood. We have 15 copies available at the welcome desk and they are $6 each. You may call the church office to reserve your copy.
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FLOWER SIGN UPS!
You can use the sign-up button below to select the Sundays you wish to sponsor and fill in your name, who/what the flowers are for. Then write a check to SSCC any time prior to your date or send the amount through ZELLE to "accounting@sandysppringscc.org". If you have any questions, or want to reserve a date over the phone, just call the church office at 404.256.2582.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2023
Louisville, Kentucky
JULY 29-AUGUST 1, 2023
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada is excited to announce the 2023 General Assembly in Louisville, Kentucky, July 29-August 1! It will be the first time in four years the church as a whole has gathered.
Save the date to join Disciples across the church as we gather in person and digitally.
If you plan on attending, please let Pastor Nathan know if you would like to be a voting representative. Registration is now open. Discounted "Early Bird" rates have been extended.
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REMEMBERING LARRY STEINMETZ
Please join us for Larry Steinmetz's memorial service tomorrow, Saturday, March 4th at 11:00 am in the sanctuary. A reception will immediately follow the service in Dunlap Hall, hosted by the Care and Connect team.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Christian Church Foundation for the Lawrence S. and Frances L. Steinmetz Fund to support ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) -- Christian Church Foundation, P.O. Box 1007, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1007, or online at www.christianchurchfoundation.org.
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REV JAMES BREWER CALVERT'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, DECATUR
You are invited to attend the celebration, this Saturday, March 4th @ 5:00 pm, for an Elton John singalong. Then on Sunday March 5th beginning at 10:30 am there will be a Homecoming Celebration Service and Reception to follow.
FCC, 601 Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030, 404.378.3621 or email: FCCDecatur@gmail.com.
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THE GATHERING HOUR 9AM ON SUNDAY
We bring you: "The Gathering Hour" starting Sundays at 9:00 AM. This hour offers two adult options and a children's option for spending time in fellowship. Click on the picture on the right to read a description of current classes
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Larri Wolf writes, "Thank you very much for your prayers for my mother and my cousin. My Mom is doing much better! And my cousin who is battling breast cancer received news last week that the doctors think the cancer is gone! Praise God! Prayer works and I am so blessed to have such faithful friends in Christ Jesus!"
Jim and Marilyn Torbert request prayers for Jim's sister, Jacque Tindel and her daughter, Toni, in Lafayette, LA, who are both having serious health issues.
Fran Michels asks for prayers for healing for Debi Hewitt, her niece, who is suffering from serious complications of hip surgery.
From Dan Ross, "I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to “ALL” at SSCC and any others that either in thoughts, deeds or physically helped, prayed, gave flowers or donations in Lolly’s name to SSCC, or participated in any way to my wife Lolly Ross, Celebration of her Life, Sunday 2/19/23. I am so thankful to everyone. Thank you, thank you and God bless."
Continued prayers for Mary Anne Posey.
Prayers are requested for Mary Michael Gulden's family, the Wells.
| If you have any prayer requests or joys to share, please contact Rev. Teddy Ivey, Minister of Congregational Care via email: Teddy@sandyspringscc.org. | |
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Kate McKinney March 03
Kaitlin Kahrs March 04
Jeff Moore March 04
Joe Moore March 05
Anne Butz March 06
Steve Clark March 06
Elaine Donnelly March 06
Jordan Moore March 06
Sandie Reed March 07
Shelton Blackburn March 12 James Richard Torbert March 13
Lauren Ivey March 18
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Ann Walker March 19
Nathan Chimera March 21
Ryan Kahrs March 22
Dale Williamson March 23
Laura Campbell March 25
Emily Leek March 26
Denise Shipman March 26
Angi Brown March 28
Richard Walker March 28
Dennis Bramblett March 29
John Gilmore March 29
Harrison Brown March 31
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