■ Worship each Sunday at 10 a.m.
in the sanctuary;
live streaming on Facebook

■ Online worship available later on YouTube and the church website

October is Stewardship Month.

The Swift Church Session met on Sept. 20. The meeting began after a quorum was declared.

   ■ The elders shared congregational concerns and offered prayer.

   ■ The financial statement was presented, along with a report from the finance committee, providing updates on stewardship emphasis, upcoming expenses for seal coating the driveway and repairs on the chapel/fellowship hall siding and leak repairs. The north Alabama property that was donated to the church several years back was sold. The proceeds from that sale, $4,400, will be forwarded to the Presbyterian Home for Children.

   ■ Sena Cooper has stepped down as treasurer. The session elected Lynn Aspray to be the treasurer through January 2022 or which time another treasurer is hired.

   ■ Heard the reports from building and grounds. Leaning trees are coming out soon. Exterior repairs on the chapel/fellowship hall are progressing. We are going to remove the gutters from the annex due to their ineffectiveness. Small repairs and servicing have taken place.

   ■ An update from the nominating committee reported that there are one of three elder nominees, two of five deacon, and one of one trustee. Their work continues.

   ■ Received reports from Swift Church Preschool, pastors and previous month’s minutes. Following some discussion, those were approved.

The meeting closed with prayer.

Our handbell choir will play on the following Sundays this fall:
   ■ Oct. 10
   ■ Nov. 7
   ■ Dec. 12
   ■ Christmas Eve

The “Two or More” fellowship lunch will not meet in October. Watch for updates for when we will begin Two or More for Lunch again.

Butterfly Girls and Guys Night Out has tentatively been moved to Thursday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Vallarta Mexican Restaurant, next to Winn-Dixie in Foley.

In order to allow time for the session to confirm if we can return to gathering as an official church-sponsored event, we are tentatively moving from the usual third Thursday to the fourth (Oct. 28) to allow adequate lead time to plan after the session meets on Oct. 18. Watch the weekly announcements for Oct. 24 for confirmation it it’s a go. If approved, please confirm plans to attend with Mary McNair at 251-295-5267 or marymcnair@realtyadvocatesal.com.

The food pantry served 34 families and 60 individuals during September.

Special thanks to Al Sprouse, Susan Saylor, Marvin King, Jim Runtz, Kathy Menk, Mimi and Johnny Hollis for their help with the pantry.

We will be open again on Oct. 13 and 27 from 10 to 11 a.m.

The generosity of our church membership enabled snack baskets to be delivered to:

■ South Baldwin Regional Medical Center ■ Gulf Shores emergency room ■ Foley Fire Department ■ Foley Police Department ■ Elberta Fire Department ■ Cason Funeral Home ■ Pine Rest Funeral Home ■ Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home ■ MedStar ■ LifeStar

Kevin Barnwell continues his rehabilitation in Atlanta. Candi is there with him. Zadie Grace and Zoeylynn are at home with help from family.

Most likely Kevin will come home in a wheelchair. To accommodate this, their house needs some renovations. Friends are heading this up. If you would like to help with the renovations, please contact Pastor Keith or Pastor Jody Beth.

Swift Church collected over $2,200 on Sept. 26 to help purchase necessary supplies. If you would like to contribute, please send money to the church via mail, drop by the office or donate online at https://swiftchurch.org/.

Mark your contribution as missions and write Barnwell in notes.

Make a note: Kevin’s new room number is 241.

Cheryl’s class meets every week at 9 a.m. in room 2 in the annex.

We enjoy coffee, fellowship and Bible study.

Come grow with us as we continue our study in the New Testament.

— Cheryl Jensen

Do you ever wonder why we believe what we do? Each week we say the Apostles’ Creed, but how did that come to be? Join us in the fellowship hall for Creed by Adam Hamilton. We will watch the DVD each week on at different topic and discuss- there’s also a companion book (not required at all, but if you’d like one just let us know).

We hope you’ll lend your voice to our conversation on Sundays at 9 a.m. in the fellowship hall.

The first session topics were God and Jesus Christ. Those remaining are:

   ■ The Holy Spirit (Oct. 3)
   ■ The Church and the Communion of Saints (Oct. 10)
   ■ The Forgiveness of Sins (Oct. 17)
   ■ The Resurrection of the Body (Oct. 24)

— Susan and Daryl Pichoff

10 to 11:30 a.m. on Zoom

This Bible study will continue through the Thursday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 18. Joiners are welcome and encouraged.

Contact Pastor Jody Beth for the Zoom links to sample, visit or join this online study.

Facilitators are Pastor Jody Beth and Philip.

Generosity describes the Christian’s unselfish willingness to give in order to make a positive difference for the purposes of Christ. Extravagant generosity describes practices of sharing and giving that exceed all expectations and extend to unexpected measures.

Thank you for your generous pledges and ongoing offerings. Your support and commitment to our church is greatly appreciated.

Using your “smart phone” and this box you can connect to the church’s online giving page. You can set up for automatic donations of your tithes or one-time gifts to a number of funds benefiting ministries of Swift Church. Use this by either entering your credit/debit card information or your checking account information. Of course, this is a secure website.

You can also do the same thing by clicking a donation link on the church’s website.