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April 19 • 2026
Third Sunday of Easter
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Sermon:
‘Recognizing Jesus’
— The Rev. Alexandra Hutson, pastor
Scripture:
Acts 2:14a,36–41 • Luke 24:13–35
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■ Worship services are available for viewing in the afternoon on the church website and YouTube.
■ Bulletins for today and recent weeks. Click here.
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| Join us for refreshments and fellowship in the fellowship hall immediately after the worship service.
Please consider signing up to bring a treat for our fellowship time. Treats can be store-bought or homemade; sweets, fruits, veggies or meats. There is a sign-up sheet in the fellowship hall, and if you have questions, please contact, by voice or text, Barb Kelleher, (251) 269-9815.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
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God is good all the time.
■ “Presbyterianisms” class — Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the annex room 2, concluding May 3
■ Handbell choir rehearsal — Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary
■ Adult choir rehearsal — Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary
■ Yoga — Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall
■ Christmas crafts — Thursday, April 23, at 4 p.m. in annex room 2
■ Session meeting — Monday, April 20, at 4:30 p.m. in annex room 2
■ Deacons meeting— Tuesday, April 21, at 11 a.m. in annex room 2
■ Intercessory prayer group meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the chapel.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
— Romans 12:12
■ Our food pantry is open to serve the community on Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m.
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| Who is interested . . . ? |
Who is interested in a supper club?
Are you interested in meeting once a month and getting to know people from the congregation? Having a wonderful meal and maybe hosting?
We are looking to start up one or more groups for time spent getting to know each other in a smaller group setting.
Let me know your thoughts! If this is something you are interested in, we will begin making plans. This will be a great way for us to get involved and gather in more casual settings.
Give Lynn Barnwell a call or text at 251-979-7581 or email at mlbarnwell552@gmail.com.
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Open Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m.
This week the food pantry served 66 families, including 243 people.
If you are interested in helping or know of someone who might be interested, please consider getting involved or at least share the opportunity to volunteer with others.
If you have questions or want to volunteer, please contact the church office at 251-943-8367 or email.
The pantry needs egg cartons and plastic grocery bags.
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| We are looking for men and women of Swift to support our nursery for our 10 a.m. service, two adults each Sunday.
If you are interested in volunteering either once a month or once every two months, please contact co-captains Kathy Menk at 251-518-7966 or Eunice Ray at 251-979-2231 or see them after church.
Thank you for loving and supporting the children of Swift Church.
“Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
• April 19 — Eunice Ray and Betty Carneal
• April 26 — Karen Langley and Georgette Haupt
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Sundays at 9 a.m. in annex room 4
‘Becoming Like Jesus’
April 19 through May 24
Many of us imagine spiritual growth as a steady climb upward. In reality, the journey of faith is rarely linear. It’s filled with moments of joy and struggle, clarity and confusion — times when we feel close to God and times when we are learning to trust Him again.
Yet through every high and low, Jesus is faithfully shaping us into His image.
In the “Becoming Like Jesus” video study, Matt Chandler walks us through the Beatitudes in Matthew 5, where Jesus describes the surprising qualities that define life in His kingdom.
Poverty in spirit, godly sorrow, meekness, a hunger and thirst for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, peacemaking, and perseverance in trials — these are not traits we develop overnight. They are formed slowly as the Holy Spirit works in us and as we walk alongside others in faith.
Join us for this six-session study.
| ►Adult Bible study class, led by Bill and Catherine | |
Sundays at 9 a.m. in annex room 2
Our Sunday school class is studying of the book of Esther.
This book forms part of the closing story of Old Testament history. It tells the amazing and intriguing tale of how one young Jewish woman and her older cousin saved the exiled Jewish people from extermination at the hands of the Persian Empire.
If you are new to the class, don’t worry about missing previous lessons. As in the rest of the Bible, each verse is almost a lesson in itself. Visitors and new class members are always welcome. We have coffee brewed and take turns bringing pastries.
We look forward to seeing you.
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Thank you for your generous pledges and ongoing offerings. Your support and commitment to Swift Church is greatly appreciated.
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Prayers and concerns
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Please call the church or email to notify us of any joys or concerns; birthdays, anniversaries, health issues or family deaths so that we may put it in the weekly emailed announcements for your church family to pray with you or to praise God for your joy. (We don’t publish personal prayer concerns on the website.)
■ Randy and Kathie LeDrew are celebrating 58 years of wedded bliss.
►Please remember our military friends
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Names are listed in the monthly newsletter.
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If you would like to provide flowers for a worship service, please contact Susie Alexander by phone or email.
Are you willing to serve as a liturgist, acolyte or greeter/usher? Contact Marvin King or Eunice Ray, worship elders.
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