Announcements   ANNOUNCEMENTS February 5, 2012 Elder of the Month: Norman Ard Projectionist: Devery Thomas               Sound Technician: Marvin King   TODAY AT SWIFT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH     8:00 am     Worship Service in the Historic Chapel           9:00 am     Sunday School for all ages 10:00 am    Worship in the Sanctuary 11:00 am     Fellowship in the Fellowship Hall            Thank you to Ginny Kleinschmidt for leading music at both services today.            The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be served today by intinction. Please take a piece of bread, dip it in the juice, and immediately partake. All are welcome to partake who have been baptized.            Flowers are provided today by Lesa Green in memory of her husband, Boe Green, and her mother-in-law, Vera Miller.            Immediately following 10:00am worship today, the Youth Group, Fellowship Committee, Missions Committee and Deacons invite you to join us for our "Souper Bowl" lunch. Donations will benefit the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen Ministry.            Kim Vanbrimmer will lead worship at Live Oak at 1:00pm.   GETTING INVOLVED AT SWIFT CHURCH THIS WEEK   Wed, Feb. 8 - "Acts" study meets in the Andy Lay room: 9:45 - 11:00am. Everyone is invited to join us. Contact Brenda Dombrowski, 943-6723, for more information. Wed, Feb. 8 - No Choir rehearsal; will resume Feb. 29 @ 6:30pm Thurs, Feb. 9 - Presbyterian Women will meet at 10:00am Sat, Feb. 11 - GriefShare support group, 10am - noon, Annex room 3 Sat, Feb. 11 - Ultreya at Spanish Fort Presbyterian; potluck at noon   YOUTH CALENDAR Youth Group Sunday School  9:00-9:45am For youth grades 6th - 12th and friends. We are studying Jesus' birth and early ministry using our Student Bibles and a video called "The Story".   GREETERS AND USHERS for the 10:00 service   February 5:    Greeters are Jeanne Markham and Jack Williams.                      Ushers are Terry and Nancy Pampel. February 12:   Greeters will be Jeanne Markham and Cathy Rogers                      Ushers will be Ed and Linda Hewitt                                        GETTING INVOLVED AT SWIFT CHURCH: UPCOMING                             Thurs, Feb. 16 - Butterfly Girls will meet at Mellow Mushroom in Foley at 6:30pm. Contact Lynn Barnwell to RSVP - 979-7581. Sun, Feb. 19 - Our winter residents will be honored at fellowship time Mon, Feb. 20 - Session will meet in the Andy Lay room at 6:30pm Wed, Feb. 22 - Ash Wednesday Service: 6:30pm in the sanctuary Fri, Feb. 24 - Sat, Feb. 25 - Presbytery meeting at Andalusia, AL Sun, Feb. 26 - Deacon Bible Study 5:00-6:30pm Wed, Feb. 29 - Pastor Keith will begin a 5-week Bible study 5:30-6:25pm; this study will include his experiences and pictures from his 2-week journey in Turkey. Everyone is invited to attend.   COMING SOON Forty Days of Fruitful Living is a devotional book that we are encouraging everyone to read through together as a congregation for the Lenten season, (Feb 22 - April 7). These devotional books are available at the rear of the sanctuary/chapel.   Five Practices of Fruitful Living devotionals, studies, and sermons are designed to inspire, encourage and help cultivate the essential practices of a life lived in grace - to receive God's love, to love God in return, to grow in Christ, to serve others, and to give back. There will also be a Sunday school/small group study for all ages, (February 26 - May 20).  Books are available in the Sunday school classrooms.    CHRISTIAN BOOK CLUB               The Swift Christian Book Club will meet Saturday, February 25, at 8:30am at Chick-Fil-A in Foley. The February selection is "A Voice in the Wind" by Francine Rivers. Contact the church office or Amber Warner at 747-5456 for more information.   STEWARDSHIP MOMENT   "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister   NEXT WEEK'S LECTIONARY SCRIPTURE READINGS   2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Mark 1:40-45