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BEACON NEWSLETTER
“The Little Church
With The Big Heart” September,
2010 Genda’s Agenda Given the many recent happenings at Sun Coast , and our many planned future
activities, we are a busy church! From our new men‘s ministry, to our two summer
Sunday discussion groups after worship, to our ongoing “commitMEnt” to the “64
Days of Prayer”, on to the upcoming “Pulled Pork” fundraiser, stewardship drive,
and “Celebration Sunday” - Sun Coast is on the move. And, as they say in “show
biz” “you ain’t seen nothin’ yet”, for the Lord has great things to challenge us
with as we continue our mission for him.
In reading the articles below I invite to join me in continuing to pray for
the guidance of the Lord’s hand in our ministry. As God points the way, so may
we take the steps of faith he hopes we will deliver for him, remembering from
our recent lesson in Hebrews 12:1-2 that we have a “great cloud of witnesses” -
our predecessors of faith - who stand along side the Holy Spirit to encourage us
in our faith journey with Him.
As we begin the fall season, please join me in praying daily for the Lord’s
guidance in our effort to witness to the unchurched and those in need as we seek
to walk boldly in our faith.
Faithfully Yours,
Pastor Bill
The Lord Responds to Our “64 Days of Prayer” Since we began our “64 Days of Prayer” asking God to guide us in our
mission to the unchurched of our community and our stewardship program, so the
Lord has blessed us with many responses to our prayers.
Glenn Parrott joined our fellowship in July and John Garbett
plans to join the church as well. We have had the joy of getting to know
regular attenders the Scotts and Mark Hester, as well as other
guests who have joined us for worship. In addition, we were blessed with a
very generous gift of $8,000 from the estate of Gene Benner, the cousin of Steve
Brannan. In all we are grateful to the Lord for these wonderful responses to
our prayers. As we proceed on our faith journey may we continue to pray for the
Master’s hand of love, guidance and grace.
Men’s Breakfast
The newest SCCC ministry began this summer as several men joined to create
a men’s ministry. The group gathers on the third Saturday of each month for
fellowship, breakfast, devotions and service. In July those in attendance
distributed free bottles of water to those passing by the church. With the
temperature and humidity high that day, the gift of ice cold water was welcomed
by many. The group will devote their next meeting to the efforts of the
fundraiser that takes place on September 18th, the day of the next
scheduled men’s meeting. All men of SCCC are invited to join in this fun group
of Christian brothers.
Your Support Is Needed
On Saturday, September 18th from 11 AM to 6 PM SCCC will host a
fundraiser which will include homemade baked goods and a
raffle opportunity featuring several baskets of donated items. The Leadership Team desires
that ALL
members and friends of the church will join in support of this activity
- working the day of the event as well as selling tickets and donating
food and creating a basket. See sign-up sheets on Sunday 9-5 for basket
theme ideas and to sign up for bake sale items. If you are unable to
bake or create a basket you may donate cash in the amount you would
have spent and a volunteer will bake for you or create a basket for you.
In addition to raising funds for the mission of the church, the hope is that this event will bring people together for fellowship as well as an opportunity for our members to welcome the guests who attend the event. Persons are encouraged to sign up to assist during the Sunday worship services preceding the event. 10% of the proceeds will go to Helping Hand! “Celebration Sunday”
Everyone is encouraged to join in worship on Sunday, September
26th to celebrate the anniversary of our church. There will be some
special features added to the worship service and a celebration dessert
reception following the service that day. All members and friends, past and
present, are invited to attend this special homecoming event as we give praise
to the Lord for his continual blessing of our congregation.
Stewardship Kick-Off
It’s that time of year again when we unite our efforts in planning for the
budget needs of the church for the following fiscal year. As we seek God’s
guidance in what he is calling us to do in our ministry for him, so we realize
that he challenges us to support that ministry through the sharing of our gifts
with him.
We will begin our “Stewardship Campaign” in September when we ask all
members and friends to pray to the Lord for him to direct us in the pledging of
a portion of our time, talent and financial resources toward the 2011 ministry
at SCCC. On September 12th we will kick-off the campaign with a
worship service that offers a special reminder of God’s need for our commitment
to him. The following Sunday Finance Ministry Team Leader, Anita Kaufman, will
introduce the “Pony Express” process we will use to gather pledge commitments
from the congregation over the next two weeks. On September 26th
Pastor Genda will offer a stewardship message and on October 3rd we
will conclude the “Express” program with a stewardship breakfast that morning
before worship.
As we prepare to enter into this important aspect of our ministry it is
important for all to pray to the Lord for his guidance of our lives as we ponder
our role as stewards committed to serving and supporting Christ‘s
church.
Special Gift Recently Sun Coast Christian was the recipient of a gift of $8,000 from the
estate of the late Gene Benner. Before retirement, Mr. Benner was the head
trainer for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was the cousin of
“snowbird”, Steve Brannan, who with his wife, Loretta, faithfully worships with
us every winter. We are grateful to the Benner family for this very generous
gift for our ministry.
The Leadership Team has designated that this money be placed in our general
fund with 10% of it stipulated for outreach/mission needs and 10% of it reserved
in a special maintenance fund for future extraordinary building expenses.
“Pizza and Prattle”
On August 1st the congregation gathered after worship for a
pizza lunch and a time of conversation focusing on the question, “What is it
about Sun Coast Christian Church that invites others to be part of our
fellowship?” The discussion led to some enlightening responses in which people
shared how they view Sun Coast. In part, SCCC is viewed as a church that is: 1)
a genuine Christian community of compassion and love with no political agenda,
2) a praying fellowship that seeks to use its spiritual gifts, 3) a church
concerned about Christian outreach to others , 4) a smaller congregation that
places worship emphasis on spirituality not entertainment, 5) an inclusive
fellowship open to “snowbirds“, tourists, our Hispanic renters, as well as all
others who come through our doors, and 6) a congregation committed to the weekly
celebration of Holy Communion.
A complete list of these responses is posted on the bulletin board in the
sanctuary. As we celebrate these attributes, let us seek to enhance them further
in our desire to serve the Lord with gladness and thanksgiving.
Received By The Lord
On Sunday, August 15th the Lord received into heaven Sun Coast
member, Ethel Lovejoy. A funeral service for Ethel was held on August
19th at Goldfinch Funeral Home in Murrells Inlet followed by burial
at Ocean Woods Cemetery. A luncheon took place at the church following the
service.
Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, John, and is survived by her
four daughters and several siblings, including Carol Wade of our congregation.
Our prayers of love and comfort go out to the Lovejoy family in this time of
loss.
Fall Picnic
Mark you calendar for Saturday, October 9th when Pastor Bill and
Lynn Genda have invited the congregation to their condo at Litchfield Beach by
Pawleys Island for an all-church, pot-luck picnic to be held from 3 PM to 7 PM.
This social event will take the place of our normal Saturday evening study and
prayer time. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish to pass.
Beverages and tableware will be provided. For those wishing to use the pool, or
beach, please bring your swim suit (and lawn chairs if you plan to sit on the
beach). A sign-up sheet for this event will be available on Sunday, September
26th and October 3rd.
Congregational Meeting Immediately following the worship service on Sunday, September
12th, there will be a congregational meeting for the purpose of
considering the recently proposed revisions to the SCCC By-laws. A complete
listing of these proposed changes is available on the bulletin board in the
sanctuary.
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