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The Beacon January 27 & 28, 2018
We are so glad you’ve chosen to worship with us this week! Hearing assistance devices are available for the Sanctuary. Please see an usher to obtain these aids.
Enjoy fellowship, coffee, and snacks in the Family Life Center Gym between worship services.
Our Vision Christ-centered, multigenerational, family and community relevant ministries
through worship, discipleship, and mission.
Our Mission REACH, TEACH, and SEND
We REACH out to our congregation, community, and the world to TEACH the word of God as provided in the Holy Scripture, and SEND our members and
missionaries to be witnesses to God’s grace and His promise of eternal life to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Worship Services
Break Free Our Saturday evening service begins at 6:00 pm in the Family Life Center. This transformational service involves modern music, multimedia, and a style of preaching that is practical and participatory.
Traditions At 8:00 and 11:00 am Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary we celebrate through the rich traditions of our faith such as hymns led by organ and piano, seasonal vestments, and traditional Methodist liturgy. Our Chancel Choir leads the 11:00 service.
Connect At 9:30 Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary we engage in a four-fold service of gathering praise, service of the Word, Holy Communion with candle stations for prayer, and sending forth. The music is a blend of contemporary praise songs and upbeat hymns.
Freedom At 11:07 Sunday mornings in the Family Life Center Gym we worship through modern music, multimedia, and a teaching style message in a non-traditional atmosphere. We come to God as we are to experience the freedom of not having to stay that way.
Welcome to Shalimar UMC
Children’s Church for the 11:00 and 11:07 am services, meets in these FLC Rooms: PreK-104, Kinder-105, 1st & 2nd Gr-211, 3rd/4th/5th Gr-207
Traditions Worship Service
Prelude All Things Are Become New Mary Jo Horner Community Life and Celebrations *Rev. Brian Dale **Dr. Brad Bradford
Call to Worship Patrice Gilliard “Lady G”
Hymn of Praise I Stand Amazed in the Presence Hymn No. 371
Affirmation of Faith Hymn No. 881
Gloria Patri Hymn No. 70
Morning Prayer *Rev. Brian Dale **Dr. Philip McVay
**Music Message Ancient Words **Chancel Choir
Offertory Hymn Lead On, O King Eternal Hymn No. 580
Offertory Prayer Dr. Brad Bradford
Giving of God’s Tithes and Our Offerings Joy Ringers My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Doxology Hymn No. 95
**Children’s Dismissal Prayer Dr. Brad Bradford
Scripture Presentation, Genesis 18: 1-8, 14
Sermon Dr. Philip McVay
Hymn of Response Here I Am, Lord Hymn No. 593
Closing Prayer Dr. Philip McVay
Closing Song God Bless America
Postlude Mary Jo Horner and Joel Lane
*8:00, **11:00 Service
4th Sunday after Epiphany Parament color-Green
Dr. Philip McVay - Lead Pastor Rev. Brian Dale ................................................................................. Executive Pastor Rev. Faith Parry ............................................................................. Connection Pastor Dr. Brad Bradford ............................................................................... Worship Pastor Ben Savage ................................................................. Worship Ministries Associate Karen Jadin ..................................................................................... Preschool Director Dawn Rozofsky, Jen Leibold ............................. Interim Children’s Co-Directors Kim Margold .................................................................................... Program Director Jonathan Lefler .................................................................................... Youth Director
After Hours Emergency Pastoral Assistance:
Dr. Philip McVay (850) 607-1133 Rev. Brian Dale (404) 597-6242 Rev. Faith Parry (850) 420-9888
Text to Give 850-203-3057
Serving Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018
Acolytes ....................................................................................... Jasmine Daugard, Marlee Liebold Altar Care .............................................................................................................................. Pat Brantley Children’s Church .................................... PRE-K Elizabeth Ankney KINDER Maddie Hillard ............................................... 1st/2nd Grades Bill Dubose 3rd/4th/5th Grades Jamie Perry Communion Servers ....................... 9:30 Tod Jacks, Barbara Zipfel, Yogi & Sandra Brown Connection Table ........................................ 9:00 Sharon Patterson 10:30 Tammy Morgan Greeters .................................................................................................. 8:00 Fred & Shirley Carnes ........................................................................................................ 11:00 Joan Peavy, Betty Maddock Pew Care ............................................................................................................................... Pat Brantley Prayer Room ........................................................ 8:00 James Brantley 9:30 Suzy Chapman ................................................................................................................................ 11:00 Jordan Hodges Sorters ...........................................................8:00 Dick Cannon, Tony Mallini 9:30 Mike Kiser ................................ 11:00 Melanie Schenck, Carl Archer 11:07 Brett Latham, Mark Wilson Ushers ................ 8:00 Shevewan Cooper, Keith Latimer, John Patterson, Frank Brooks ............................................................................................................... 9:30 Terri Wilkins, Kim Brown ................................................. 11:00 Terry Rowe, Lenton Hill, Chatt Johnson, Allen Weston Westwood Van Driver ................................................................................................. Trimble Perry
Ministerial Staff
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shalimar-umc.org
Flower bouquet and rose reservation book located in Narthex or contact the church office at 651-0721.
Bouquets $40 each / Roses $4 each.
Altar Flowers
Grilled Chicken, Au Gratin Potatoes, Spring Veggies
Caesar
Pizza
Join us for an informal gathering for those who want to see who they are, what we believe, and what your Next Step might be. Whether you’re new to Shalimar UMC
or you’ve been attending awhile.
Sunday, Feb. 18th| 12:30 pm | FLC Rm 106
Lunch is our treat!
Collection boxes are in the Narthex and FLC. Thank you for donating!
The first Sunday of each month is food collection time for Sharing & Caring and monetary collection for our discretionary fund through the
Communion Rail Offering.
Collection Sunday: Feb. 1st
Philip’s Focus
Where Is the Church Thermostat?
Our temperatures in January have really been cold for the Emerald Coast. This Artic Blast really has made me appreciate the warmer temperatures I have taken for granted! One of the most difficult things to do in a church is to find a temperature setting that everyone agrees is just right! Speaking of warm and cold temperatures, where is the Church Thermostat? The Church thermostat is located in a very surprising place. I will tell you where it is in the last paragraph of this article. I would like to invite us to turn the temperature up warmer for our new series…BE OUR GUEST.
Over the first three weeks of January, we have asked our congregation to make more room for God in the New Year through prayer, fasting, and worship. BE OUR GUEST is a continuation and the emphasis expands to make room for others through acts of hospitality. In the coming weeks, we want to “increase” the temperatures of our congregation to becoming more welcoming, inviting, and to even display radical hospitality.
Let us really raise the temperature of WELCOME! In the coming weeks, we will have new first time visitors on our campus. When they arrive, we want them to be noticed and welcomed with incredible hospitality. Let us greet them and listen to how we can help them feel at home. As we greet them, let us learn their names and “go the second mile” for them with anything that might help them have a positive experience at Shalimar UMC!
Also, let us really raise the temperature of our INVITATION! The most important demographic in our congregation each week is first time visitors. How do we increase the number of first time visitors? We have to increase the number of invitations.
How do we increase our number of INVITATIONS? We notice the people in our path each week and we INVITE them to worship. Think about how many people we encounter each week in person, by email, by text, by facebook, etc., and in our normal routine. Our extending invitations to worship has never had so many possibilities and opportunities. As we begin, we do not have to go out of our comfort zone to people we do not know. Let’s begin with the people we already know. There are already people in our path to INVITE. We only need to prayerfully focus on the obvious people God places in our path. Try it! Personal invitations from friends, relatives, acquaintances, and neighbors still are more fruitful than any other method of inviting people to worship.
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Shalom, Philip
Dr. Philip McVay, Lead Pastor [email protected]
Or, How to “Do Good” helping those in need without “Doing Them Harm”
How can Shalimar UMC transform and increase the connection it has to our community through its outreach and service projects in a way that creates independent, self-supporting individuals and families freed from a dependency upon the good intentions and gifts of others? In this Winter Discussion Topic, led by Lee Jackson, we will explore the results of 30 plus years of experience, setbacks, and successes of developing economically viable communities in Atlanta, GA by Focused Community Strategies (FCS), and how they might be duplicated in Okaloosa County.
Join us Monday, February 5th, 6:00-7:00 pm for this 6-week discussion in the Family life Center.
Join the Discussion: "Doing Good Well"
Let’s turn up the temperature of WELCOME and INVITATION at Shalimar UMC in 2018! Oh yea. Where is that Church thermostat? Well my answer may surprise you but you have the remote to our church thermostat in your hands. I am not asking you to return it but rather use it. We all set the temperature of our congregation. When we greet someone warmly our church temperature goes up! When we serve a guest the temperature goes up! All in all…when we all are warm and make room for others our church climate is under control! The forecast is for a heat wave in the coming weeks with our new series BE OUR GUEST! Let’s use our remote! It is in our hands!
This is the first of a five part series on Developing Effective Ministry In Genesis 18, Abraham sees strangers approaching their tent. He rolls out the red carpet for them, inviting them to a sumptuous meal of bread and fine meat. In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a parable sometimes called The Judgment of the Nations, in which he will one day sit on his throne and separate all the people like sheep from goats. To those on his right hand, he will say, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom…for I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.” These are only two of many occasions in both the Old and New Testaments in which hospitality is held as an essential value of the faith. Often, hospitality was essential to survival in such a harsh and sparsely populated land. Today, we live in a land of convenience stores, fast food restaurants, and the ubiquitous social media. But hospitality is still an essential value of our faith, and just as essential to our spiritual and emotional well-being. People come to church not only to worship God, but also to experience the sense of connection to other people that is critical for life. Every church I have ever visited has been a friendly church, but not all of them have been welcoming churches. A friendly church is a group of people who are friendly to each other, certainly an important attribute. But a welcoming church welcomes the stranger; its culture is geared toward identifying the visitor and inviting them to make themselves at home. This is not some automatic gesture of friendliness that a robot could do if given enough artificial intelligence. It is a genuine recognition that the stranger is in need of God’s grace as much we are, that we are sojourners on the same spiritual road. The hope is that they will feel at home, and eventually declare this church to be their home. This is not as easy as being a friendly church. Phil Maynard, in his excellent book Shift, recognizes four dimensions of hospitality. This first is Interpersonal hospitality, how we relate to people inside the church that we know. These are our friends, class members, and people sitting in the pews around us. In this dimension, we ask ourselves, “Am I open and gracious to the people I know? Do I make room for differences of opinion and practice forgiveness regularly? Do I exemplify what Jesus said: ‘They will know you are my disciples by the love you have for one another’?” The second dimension is Intentional hospitality. This is how we deal with people inside the church whom we don’t know. You “welcome the stranger among you,” as the Bible says in several places. Do you see the same stranger in the pew ahead of you every week but never introduce yourself? At Wednesday night dinner, do you invite a potential new friend to eat at your table? Are you kind and attentive to the children and youth around you, even if you don’t know them or have
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Welcoming the Stranger
Brian Dale, Executive Pastor [email protected]
continued children of your own? Do you seek out other people and invite them to your discipleship group? For many, especially those introverts like me, this is a stretch outside our comfort zones. But I can’t find any place in the Bible where we are given a pass because it’s “not our thing.” The third dimension of hospitality has to do with how we treat people we know outside the church. This is Incarnational hospitality. We remember that Jesus said, “You are the light of the world.” Do people who know me get a glimpse of Jesus? Am I the walking embodiment of Christ? When people who know you see that you are somehow different, even transformed, they naturally want to be a part of what made you that way. Your caring behavior attracts them to you, even if you don’t explicitly invite them to church. The fourth dimension is Invitational hospitality, how we relate to people we don’t know outside the church. As Philip said to Nathaniel, “Come and see” (John 1:46). We invite people to “come and see,” that is, come inside to witness for themselves what God can do. We do this by advertising and social media, but more importantly, by personal invitation. Studies repeatedly find that between 60-80% of church visitors come because they were personally invited. Have you invited anyone to church lately? Have you invited them to engage in discipleship with you? Have you invited them to some of our community wide events, like Holly Fair, or the Christmas musical? These are fun things to do, and you don’t have to be pushy to extend hospitality in this way. At Shalimar UMC, we are doing many things to take our hospitality to the next level. We offer gift bags to new guests; we offer free coffee and pastries at gathering times; we have greeters at the door and shuttle buses for parking; we have greeting times built into worship; and many more. And while all of these things are good, they do not replace the need for the interpersonal, intentional, incarnational, and invitational hospitality that is up to each of us individually. You are the most vital part of our program to shift our church from a friendly church to a truly welcoming church, just as Christ welcomes us.
Pastor’s Class Join us in FLC Room 106 each
Wednesday, at 6:00 pm
Not in a group or class? Check these out! shalimar-umc.org/groups
or pick up a Places to Grow flyer at the Connection Table in the FLC.
TODAY’S SERMON NOTES:
This Week’s Guide for Groups & Individuals
Faith Parry, Associate Pastor [email protected]
In Genesis 18:1-8, Abraham met three strangers on the road whom he welcomed into his home with something we're calling Biblical Radical Hospitality. Abraham provided bread, shade, a place to wash up, and fresh meat just for them. What does Abraham's story teach us about hospitality? How might it look today? Read Hebrews 13:2. This passage references Genesis 18 Who is a stranger in your life that you have accepted with open arms? How have you been blessed by the times you have helped welcome or serve
others? Read Romans 15:7 What does it mean to accept people like Christ? Is there someone that you have failed to accept? This week, think of how you can reach out to someone you don't know and share the love of Christ. Be kind to someone. Pay it forward. Invite someone to worship. Invite someone to join you for lunch after church that you don't know. Try something new.
Places to Serve Online Volunteer Form
Go to Shalimar-umc.org, click on Get Connected tab, then on Place to Serve
February Meeting and Trip
Regular meeting and luncheon: Celebrate a Valentine’s Day themed luncheon with us and prepare to be dazzled by the “Tap Dazzlers” dance group on Tuesday, February 13th. The Tap Dazzlers are under the direction of Kaci McCain who has taught tap dance for many years to children and adults. Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. What better way to show how much you care about your valentine than to stay healthy through dance! (Secret: Four of the dancers are church members – can you guess who??) On WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21st, we travel to the FWB Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park where Seniors are only charged $7.00 that day (a $13 savings) to see the sea lion show, otter show, and dolphin show. SUMC departure is at 9:15 am. We’ll dine for lunch at Fokker’s Pub (eclectic menu with a great variety of German Food, wings, pizza, burgers, etc.) in FWB, returning at 1:30 pm. Sign up in the church office.
Please be sure to make note of these different (than the normal) days of the week events.
For additional information, please contact Ollie Fay Flint, 651-2360, Betty Stewart, 243-5551, or Jon & Kathie Sheperd, 651-8008.
To add someone to the prayer chain please email [email protected] or contact the SUMC church office at 651-0721. If you would like to receive the prayer requests through email, please call the church office, 651-0721 or email [email protected]. A printed copy of our church family’s prayer concerns is available each Sunday in the Narthex and FLC Lobby. If you’d like to start receiving the Prayer List via email, please select it on the Communication Card inside the Beacon.
Prayer Chain
Please send your answered prayers by email to [email protected]. They will be sent by email to those signed up to receive the Prayer chain email. Please include your name and email address in case you need to be contacted for clarity.
Prayer Room The Prayer Room is always available for your use. The code to enter is 4125. On Sunday mornings, after every service, someone will be in the Prayer Room to pray with you, if you would like. They will not bother you if you would like time to yourself. There are prayer shawls available for your use as well. A Prayer Box and Prayer Cards are available for you to leave a prayer request for the Pastors and/or Prayer Team to pray for you or a situation you would like lifted up. There have been great reports of use for this special place.
Merge Young Adults Michelle Carmical - Lead Facilitator | 850-217-0391 Shalimar UMC Merge
Merge 1 College & Career (ages 18-23) Merge 2 Young Adult group (age 23-30 and beyond)
Thursdays | 6:30—8:00 pm
BOTH MERGE GROUPS meet together at #10 2nd St
(behind the church in the house with a UMC flame on the garage).
Merge is now studying Room for Doubt by Ben Young
Pastor Philip will be leading this study.
Break free SATURDAY NIGHT SERVICE @ 6PM
A transformational worship service
Every Saturday Night 6 pm | Family Life Center
Pete Peter [email protected]
Michelle Carmical [email protected]
The Mission’s Committee is excited about this new year which is upon us already. We have more folks interested in going on Short-Term Missions both in Country and Overseas. We are planning a meeting to find out what is the best fit for all that are interested. We still plan on our normal overseas mission just watch the Beacon for the one you are interested in the most! We are excited for the interest in supporting all the great missions under our Local umbrella, “many hands make lite work.” With more folks helping, regardless of how much, we can continue to reach out and help those that are less fortunate and no one does it better than Shalimar UMC! Our next meeting is Feb 20th, at 6:00 pm in the Chapel. Everyone is welcome, Come see how great your Church lives God’s word!! Blessings! Pete Peters
Please come join us every Monday night at 6:00 pm, at #10 Second St. for a lot of good fun, fellowship, and different activities. A monthly calendar with detailed activities is available at the FLC Connection Table. If you are 50+, single, and looking for a Christian environment, please come and join our group. Bring a friend. All are welcome from SUMC and the community.
one + ONE Singles
Attendance, Jan. 20 & 21
6:00 pm service 32 11:07 am service 204
8:00 am service 189 Livestream 74
9:30 am service 116
11:00 am service 230 TOTAL 845
Awakening Attendance
1/1/18 Sanctuary 113 Livestream 38 TOTAL 151
1/2/18 Sanctuary 80 Livestream 34 TOTAL 114
1/3/18 Sanctuary 88 Livestream 26 TOTAL 114
1/4/18 Sanctuary 87 Livestream 39 TOTAL 126
1/5/18 Sanctuary 83 Livestream 30 TOTAL 113
1/6/18 Sanctuary 105 Livestream 43 TOTAL 148
1/8/18 Sanctuary 84 Livestream 38 TOTAL 122
1/9/18 Sanctuary 87 Livestream 30 TOTAL 117
1/10/18 Sanctuary 92 Livestream 32 TOTAL 124
1/11/18 Sanctuary 89 Livestream 32 TOTAL 121
1/12/18 Sanctuary 92 Livestream 33 TOTAL 125
1/13/18 Sanctuary 115 Livestream 33 TOTAL 148
1/15/18 Sanctuary 101 Livestream 24 TOTAL 125
1/16/18 Sanctuary 85 Livestream 36 TOTAL 121
1/18/18 Sanctuary 82 Livestream 29 TOTAL 111
1/19/18 Sanctuary 82 Livestream 31 TOTAL 113
1/20/18 Sanctuary 113 Livestream 25 TOTAL 138
2017 Contribution Statements Printed 2017 contribution statements have been mailed. If you have not received
one and you have had a mailing address change in the past year, please be sure the church office has your correct address by calling
651-0721 or indicate NEW ADDRESS on your Communication Card.
FUSION Shalimar UMC Youth
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL , Jan 28th Will resume Feb. 4th
Jonathan Lefler - Youth Director 307-689-6545 | [email protected]
fusionsumc
Wednesday— Small Groups 6:30-8:00 pm Youth Rooms
NEW PARENT TEXTING LINE Text @fusionsumc to #81010
NO FUSION TONIGHT, Jan. 28th Will resume Feb. 4th
February 2nd - 12:00 pm to 2:00 am February 3rd - 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
Bring Non-perishable food items for Sharing & Caring and a snack to share.
In the FLC Gym
Dawn Rozofsky, cell 850-294-2384 | Jen Leibold, cell 582-4985 Church 651-0721 | [email protected]
2018-19 PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION
Preschool registration for the 2018-19 school year has begun. If you are registering for our VPK program, then you MUST FIRST go on-line and get the VPK certificate.
The website is familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com. Once you have the VPK certificate, bring it in and fill out our registration form. Registration forms are available in the preschool office.
Any questions, please call Karen at 651-0721
Volunteers: We thank those who are helping and hope to find a few more. God’s work couldn’t be completed without the help of volunteers. Please consider helping the children and this ministry with your time and talents. SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30–10:30 am CHILDREN’S CHURCH: During the 11:00/11:07 services
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACTIVITIES: Kinder-5th grade Parents need to sign child in each night
CHILDRENS’ CHOIRS: 5:30-6:15 pm, Courtyard FISH FACTORY BIBLE CLASSES: 6:15-8:00 pm, courtyard.
Please note: You may pick up your child, if needed, anytime before 8:00 pm.
Upcoming Events
BLUE LAKE WINTER RETREAT Friday, Feb. 2– Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018
10 Children are going with us!
Easter Fest: Saturday, March 31st 10:00 am-12noon. Inflatables, snacks, clowns, egg hunt, and FUN!
Sunday, Jan. 28h
Worship Times Traditions Worship .................. 8 & 11 am Connect Service ........................ 9:30 am Freedom Service ...................... 11:07 am
Freedom Band Rehearsal ........ 8:00 am Sunday School for all ages ....... 9:30 am Children’s Church ................... 11/11:07 am Grief Share ..................................... 3:00 pm Youth Band Rehearsal ................ 4:30 pm Youth Choir Rehearsal................ 5:30 pm
AFTER SCHOOL CARE Mon. - Fri. 2:00-5:30 pm
Monday, Jan. 29th Connect Team Rehearsal.......... 5:30 pm Alanon ............................................ 6:00 pm Lighthouse Ensemble ................ 6:00 pm Monday Bible Study .................. 6:00 pm One + ONE Singles ..................... 6:00 pm Boy Scout Court of Honor ....... 6:30 pm Emerald Coast Pops..................... 7:15 pm
Tuesday, Jan. 30th Joy Ringers Bell Rehearsal ........ 5:30 pm Journeymen ................................... 6:00 pm Prayer Group ................................. 6:00 pm
Weekly Schedule
Wednesday, Jan. 31st Splash of Joy #1 & #2 ................. 9:30 am Faith Backpack .............................. 3:00 pm Fellowship Dinner ....................... 5:00 pm God’s Kids Choirs .......................... 5:30 pm Cuba Mission Meeting ............... 6:00 pm Dancing with Words ................... 6:00 pm Disciple 4 ......................................... 6:00 pm Gloryland Ensemble ................... 6:00 pm Military Family Group ................ 6:00 pm Orchestra Rehearsal ................... 6:00 pm Pastor’s Class ................................. 6:00 pm Rejoice .............................................. 6:00 pm Fish Factory ...................................... 6:15 pm Youth Groups ................................ 6:30 pm Chancel Choir ................................ 7:00 pm
Thursday, Feb. 1st MOPS Steering Committee ....... 9:15 am 12 X 12 .............................................10:00 am Girl Scouts....................................... 4:00 pm Free/Break Free Rehear .......... 6:00 pm Merge Young Adults ................... 6:30 pm Emerald Coast Barbershop ...... 7:00 pm
Friday, Feb. 2nd
Overnight Scrapbooking......... 12:00 pm
Saturday, Feb. 3rd Worship Time
Break Free Service ....................6:00 pm
Overnight Scrapbooking........... 7:00 am Break Free Band Rehearsal ...... 4:00 pm
1 Old Ferry Road • P.O. Box 795, Shalimar, FL 32579 (850) 651-0721 • shalimar-umc.org • [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 8 am - 4 pm • Friday 8 am - Noon
