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Feb. 18 • 2024
First Sunday in Lent
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— 9 a.m. —
►Worship service
inside the sanctuary
Sermon:
‘After the Flood’
— The Rev. Bert Tuggle
guest minister
Scripture: Genesis 9:8–11 • Mark 1:9–15
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Welcome back the Rev. Bert Tuggle as our guest minister. He will moderate the congregational meeting immediately after the worship service. (See below.)
Everyone is invited to the fellowship hall
for refreshments and conversation
immediately after the congregational meeting.
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God is good all the time.
■ Session meeting — Monday, Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in annex room 2
■ Intercessory prayer group meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the chapel.
■ Our food pantry is open to serve the community each Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.
| Holy Week services at Swift |
■ Palm Sunday — The Rev. Jerry Blacklaw will lead the worship service March 24 at 9 a.m. in the sanctuary.
■ Good Friday — The Rev. Alexandra Hutson will conduct the worship service March 29 at 6 p.m. in the chapel.
■ Easter Sunday — The Rev. Alexandra Hutson will lead our worship service in the sanctuary at 9 a.m.
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The food pantry is open every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. to serve the community.
This week, we served 54 families and 165 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 Al Sprouse (251‑744‑1944) or Jan Taylor (251‑978‑6418).
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| ►‘Snacks with Susan and Daryl’ Sunday school class | |
Jesus says some difficult things in the Bible. He instructs disciples to hate members of their own families (Luke 14:26), to act as if they were slaves (Matthew 20:27), and to sell their belongings and give to the poor (Luke 18:22) … so how do we understand what he was talking about?
Starting Feb. 18, join us in class for “The Difficult Words of Jesus” by Amy-Jill Levine and examine what these things meant to his original audience and what it means for us in the 21st century.
We meet at 8 a.m. in annex room 4.
| ►Adult Sunday school class led by Bill and Catherine | |
Join us as we continue our study in the book of Exodus.
We meet at 8 a.m. in annex room 2.
| ►Youth Sunday school class, led by Sheree Waters | |
Join us as we study the Bible together. The youth Sunday school class meets at 8 a.m. in annex room 3.
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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 joys
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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.)
Kevin Barnwell and Devery Thomas update
Praise God and all the medical team involved for the successful kidney transplant to Kevin Barnwell from donor Devery Thomas.
Barnwell and Thomas families wrapped in the prayer chain
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Devery after surgery in his room with lap blanket from the Swift Prayer Shawl Ministry ladies
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►Please remember our military friends
and families in your prayers. | |
Names are listed in the monthly newsletter.
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If you would like to place flowers on the chancel to honor or celebrate a loved one or a special occasion or “just because,” please contact Susie Alexander at 251-943-4145 or 217-246-4051.
Are you willing to serve as a liturgist, acolyte or greeter/usher? Contact Marvin King or Eunice Ray, worship elders.
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