CHURCH NOTES – February 4, 2018 (Tel) 704-372-6836
Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina (Fax) 704-372-6910 (Website) www.selwynpres.org
TODAY PRAYERS AND SYMPATHY are extended for Cindi, Jim and Fletcher Moore in the death of Cindi’s aunt, Janie Matthews,
on January 27, 2018. Our prayers and sympathy are extended for Frank and Peaches Deal, Robert, Maren, Mary Carver, and rest of the family in the death of Frank’s mother, Karen Jensen Deal, on January 29, 2018. NEW BABY Congratulations to grandparents, Rick and Eleanor Hahn, on the birth of their grandson, Cooper James Flammia, born on January 19, 2018 to Rebecca and Matt Flammia. BEING PRESENTED FOR BAPTISM this morning is Alice Margaret Rossi, daughter of Joe and Elizabeth Rossi.
Present are grandparents Cheryl and Richard Foard Jr. and Marti and Mark Rossi and great-grandparents Joan and Richard Foard. Other family and friends are also present. Please provide a warm welcome to all on this very special day. 2018 GIVING ENVELOPES are now available in the Spire hallway. Please note they are no longer labeled. Please pick up a box if you would like to use them for your giving. SOUPER BOWL OF CARING Please give generously to this grassroots, faith-based crusade against hunger led by Youth.
Our special offering will go to the Charlotte Urban Ministry Center, an interfaith organization dedicated to serving our homeless neighbors and helping end homelessness. The Youth will be at the doors to receive the offering as we exit the sanctuary.
FEBRUARY SALT SHAKERS The Super Bowl party will be held at the home of DiAnne Cordell, 9116 Tresanton Road,
starting at 5:30pm. Turn right onto Tyne Court. You can park in the driveway or on the street.
NOTES OF INTEREST WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY Join Rush Otey in the parlor on Wednesdays at 11am for the study of “Psalms We Never Memorized”. All are welcome. The study will conclude on March 21. DAUGHTERS OF FAITH The weekly young women’s Bible study with Lori Raible meets on Wednesdays at 11am in the Old Session room. All are welcome. Childcare is provided as needed with advance RSVP to Lori,
[email protected]. WINTER ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL AT 9:30AM Every adult is encouraged to find a conversation calling you into
deeper discipleship. Each class will host a different conversation, guided by a book you can purchase. The series will conclude on February 11. • Selwyn Life- Half Truths of the Bible. Book Half Truths by Adam Hamilton (Old Session room) • Covenant- Half Truths of the Bible. Book Half Truths by Adam Hamilton (Parlor) • Grace- Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times. Book Anxious For Nothing by Max Lucado. (Grace room) • Hope and Young Adults- Love to Stay: Marriage, Grace and Commitment. Book Love to Stay by Adam Hamilton (Science room)
ROOM IN THE INN Selwyn hosts each Monday night through March 26, and provides our homeless neighbors three
meals and a warm, safe place to sleep. There are many ways to be involved from preparing and serving dinner, packing lunches, providing breakfast, transporting guests in the evening and/or morning, serving as an overnight host, donating supplies and more. Volunteer through www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e49aba723a20-room4. RENOVATION PREPARATIONS - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 As we quickly approach the beginning of our
Anniversary Fund renovations we will need help as we clean-up, clear-out, and organize some critical areas of the church. Contact Matt Baskerville,
[email protected]. THE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING will be held next Sunday, February 11 following worship. Please make
plans to attend.
SUNDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY The journey through the Bible continues with The Letter to the Corinthians. Join Mary Bowman on February 11, at 5pm, in the parlor. Contact Mary with any questions,
[email protected]. ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES Join us in the Chapel for a time of prayer and imposition of ashes after you drop your
children off at the CDC or on your way to work. Stop in anytime between 7:45 and 8:30am. We will have an evening service at 5:30pm in the sanctuary.
LENTEN SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIES All adult Sunday School classes will participate in a six-week series called "Compassion in Action" from February 18 through March 25 in the Fellowship Hall. The first three classes will cover education and our relationship with Montclaire Elementary. The last three classes will address homelessness and affordable housing. Consider practicing Compassion as a Spiritual Discipline this Lenten season. CHURCH WIDE RETREAT REGISTRATION Join us for the retreat April 20-22, 2018 at Montreat. This is an intergenerational family event. For more information and to register online go to www.selwynpres.org/church-retreat/. LECTURE AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Reverend Dr. Walter Brueggemann, one of the most influential Bible
interpreters of the 21st century and author of more than 100 books, will present the Willard Lecture at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 4, at 5pm. The topic will be God, Money, Neighbor: The Economics of Compassion, exploring the Bible’s take on an economy based on abundance rather than scarcity. He contrasts a tendency in today’s culture to extract wealth from the vulnerable with an alternative practice that calls us to envision an economy based on grace and gratitude. Tickets are available online, www.firstpres-charlotte.org/event/walter-brueggemann-march-4-2018/. THE 2018 FLOWER CALENDAR is available in the Spire hallway. Individuals and families are encouraged to sign up in honor or memory of people, occasions, committees or groups. Additional information can be found on the calendar. AA MEETINGS Selwyn is the host site for two weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The times are Mondays,
noon-1pm in the Bates House and Wednesdays, 8-10pm in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome to attend.
PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE Help support hurricane recovery efforts with your gift. Make your check to SAPC and mark for disaster relief. Please give generously and join us in praying for those who are suffering. IN CASE OF SEVERE WEATHER Tune to WSOC-TV or WBTV for information on service or meeting cancellations in
case of severe weather. Please note there are separate listings for Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Selwyn Avenue Child Development Center. In case of snow or ice on the weekends we will make every effort to hold Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. but will cancel Sunday School and other events or meetings. We will also put closing and cancellation messages on the Church’s voice mail system. During the week the Church Office will follow the CMS closing schedule. If there are power outages at the Church, both the CDC and Church will be closed. The flowers in the sanctuary today are given to the Glory of God and in honor of Marion and Jean Grist Buchanan’s wedding anniversary by the Buchanan’s.
THIS WEEK AT SELWYN Sunday, February 4
9:00 9:30 10:15 10:30 11:45 5:00 5:30
Chancel Choir (S) Pancake Breakfast (FH) Called Session (Chapel) Worship with Baptism (S) Mission Group Meeting (GR) Youth Group and Dinner (FH) Salt Shakers (Cordell’s)
Monday, February 5
12:00 12:30 5:00 7:00
AA Meeting (BH) PW Circle 1 (P) Room in the Inn (B) Boy Scouts (SH)
Tuesday, February 6
10:30 PW Circle 3 (OS) 7:00 PW Circle 4 (P) 7:15 BSA Troop Committee (SH) Wednesday, February 7
11:00 11:00 6:15 6:30 7:30 8:00
Wednesday Bible Study (P) Daughters of Faith (OS) Handbells (B) Cub Scouts (SH) Young Adult Fellowship AA Meeting (FH)
Church Notes deadline is each Monday by 9am. Next Spire deadline is Monday, February 26 by 9am.
Saturday, February 10
Property Maintenance Workday Sunday, February 11
9:00 9:30 10:30 11:30 12:00 12:00 5:00 5:00 6:00 6:30
Chancel Choir (S) Sunday School for All Worship and Scout Sunday (S) Annual Congregational Meeting (S) Administration Group (P) Children’s Council (OS) Sunday Evening Bible Study (P) Middle School Youth (BH) Youth Group Dinner (FH) High School Youth (BH)
