RADICAL HOSPITALITY
“TWO OR MORE” LUNCH
The “Two or More” lunch group will meet at the Captain’s Choice Grill in the Gulf Bowl on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 11:30 a.m. The restaurant is at 2881 S. Juniper St., the road that runs behind the Tanger Outlets in Foley.
You can expect to find delicious food, reasonable prices and great conversation. Come and meet new friends.
Please RSVP if you know in advance you will be joining us — but if you don’t, we always have room for more at the table. Contact Lee Mansell, 232-4775.
BUTTERFLY GIRLS • GUYS’ NIGHT OUT
Butterfly Girls and Guys’ Night Out will meet on Thursday, Sept. 21,
at 6:30 p.m. at Wolf Bay Lodge, Miflin Road (County Road 20), Foley.
Come join us for food and conversation. The women and men will be seated in different areas.
Contacts are Daryl and Susan Pichoff, 251-233-9486.
ULTREYA AT SWIFT — SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
Swift will be hosting the Cursillo Ultreya reunion group on Saturday, Sept. 16. The council (about 10 people) will meet at 10 a.m. in the Andy Lay room. The full group (30–50 people) will then have lunch at noon in the fellowship hall, and stay there for worship, prayers and announcements. Swift will provide space, plates, cups, etc., and setup and cleanup. All are welcome.
Please contact Pastor Jody Beth, 251-213-6625, if you would like to assist as a host/hostess and/or in the kitchen.
Prior attendance at a Cursillo weekend is not required. Interest in attending a future Cursillo weekend is a very good reason to attend.
INTENTIONAL FAITH DEVELOPMENT
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN
Teresa Thomas, elder
Now that school is back in session, football is gearing up and the weather is cooling down, we are ready to resume our children’s activities and pray for God’s blessings on each and every one of our children, their adult leaders/teachers/mentors and the lessons God has prepared for us to share.
Kids’ Club, for children in kindergarten through fourth grade, will resume in the fellowship hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Dinner will be served. Anyone wishing to provide a meal, please call Teresa Thomas at 609-2209 or the church office. They meet the first Wednesday of each month.
Sunday school for children and youth resumes at 9 a.m. on Sept. 10. Children’s church will begin during the 10:00 service that same day.
YOUTH REPORT
Tara Morrow, elder
Thank you to everyone who helped the youth with the fish fry and fill-a-bucket. We profited $731 to go toward Montreat this upcoming year. Sunday school begins on Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. for the youth. Also, after the 10:00 service on Sept. 10, we will hold a parent meeting in regard to the upcoming confirmation class. (See more information below.)
GɸG begins this month on Sunday, Sept. 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the church. Please contact Ginny Kleinschmidt if you would like to host Refuel or provide a meal.
COFFEE WITH KEITH
Pastor Keith Cardwell
During September, Coffee with Keith will focus on the spiritual discipline of hospitality. The class meets in the fellowship hall at 9 a.m. each Sunday.
BIBLE STUDY AND FELLOWSHIP GROUPS
FOR ADULTS AT SWIFT CHURCH
We are so blessed to have so many people who would like to be part of Bible study and fellowship at Swift Church. Here is a listing of the groups currently meeting. All of them are open to people visiting and/or joining the group, whether you are a member of Swift Church or not. For more information, contact the leaders or the church office.
Weekly:
• Sundays, 9 to 9:45 a.m., adult Sunday School class, Andy Lay room, a chronological study of the New Testament, led by Cheryl Jensen and Anthony Kaiser.
• Sundays, 9 to 9:45 a.m., Coffee with Keith class, fellowship hall, studying spiritual disciplines using the book Flunking Sainthood, led by Pastor Keith Cardwell.
• Sundays, 5:30 to 6:45, Sunday night Bible study, Andy Lay room, studying Jeremiah, led by Pastor Jody Beth and Philip Melton, 251-213-6625.
• Thursdays, 10 to 11:30, Thursday morning Bible study, Andy Lay room, studying Jeremiah, led by Pastor Jody Beth and Philip Melton, 251-213-6625.
Monthly:
• Thursdays (first Thursday of month), 11:30 a.m., “Two or More” fellowship lunch at Captain’s Choice Grill at the Gulf Bowl in Foley on Juniper Street. Contact is Lee Mansell, 251-232-4775.
• Thursdays (second Thursday of month), 1 p.m., Sack Lunch and Fellowship, fellowship hall. Bring your own sack lunch and enjoy Christian conversation. This is a new group, started by six people who attended Cursillo #36, and is open to everyone. Contact is Sue Johnson, 251-923-6550.
• Thursdays (third Thursday of month), 6:30 p.m., Butterfly Girls and Guys’ Night Out fellowship dinner at area restaurants, different place each month. Sometimes men and women eat at same restaurant at separate tables, sometimes two restaurants near one another. Contacts are Daryl and Susan Pichoff, 251-233-9486. On Sept. 21, they will meet at Wolf Bay Lodge, Miflin Road, Foley.
CONFIRMATION PARENTS AND YOUTH MEETING
Pastor Keith and Elder Tara Morrow will meet with parents and youth after the 10:00 worship service on Sept. 10 to talk about the upcoming confirmation classes.
Confirmation is a time for youth to explore their faith, learn about the Christian and Presbyterian traditions, and grow in community with one another.
When a baby is baptized in a Presbyterian church, the parents and the whole church make vows to raise that child lovingly in the Christian faith. When the church’s children reach a certain age (in our church it’s early youth) they are given the opportunity in confirmation to claim that faith as their own.
At the end of these classes youth will be asked if they are ready to affirm and confirm that Jesus is their Lord and that they are ready and willing to be members of the church. They will confirm this in class, in a meeting with the church session and finally before the congregation. Any youth who have not previously been baptized will be baptized on Confirmation Sunday.
This meeting will address questions and provide information everyone needs to make a decision about being part of this important milestone in Christian life. The class is open to people in fifth grade and above.
FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP WITH UKIRK STUDENTS
UKirk South Alabama is a campus ministry at the University of South Alabama that is supported by the PC(USA) and the Presbytery of South Alabama. They have weekly meetings on campus where they break bread together and share a message. They have a need for people to help them with meals by preparing, cooking, and transporting the meal to campus, and then people are encouraged to stay for food and fellowship with the students.
Philip Melton is putting together a menu and a team to provide the meal for their Monday, Sept. 25, gathering. If you would like to help with that meal, or provide a meal for a different Monday night (September through November), please call/text Philip at 251-213-6505, or go to the website for more information, https://mealtrain.com/3l9nrw.