Today’s service may be viewed on Facebook Live Stream at this link in the comfort of your own home, in person in the church sanctuary, or in person outdoors at the woods stage.  Join us!

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Gathering Music               Polly Dunford          

Welcome and Announcements     Manella Calhoun        

Call to Worship 

To see the life that teems around us,

To give thanks for the gift we have received;

To notice the beauty of the earth,

To breathe deeply of the season;

To accept the gift of love, and to love in return:

This is to worship God.

Let us  join our voices together in praise.

Opening Hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth”            Hymnal #14

1)  For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies,

for the love which from our birth over and around us lies:

Refrain:  Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise. 

2)  For the wonder of each hour of the day and of the night,

hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon, and stars of light:    Refrain

3)  For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind’s delight,

for the mystic harmony linking sense to sound and sight:        Refrain

4)  For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child,

friends on earth, and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild:   Refrain

5)  For thyself, best gift divine to the world so freely given;

for that great, great love of thine, peace on earth and joy in heaven.     Refrain

Scripture   Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52  

Sermon        “Giving Up the Big Lie” Dr. Keith Ray

Theme:  Jesus gives us insight into what really matters as he offers parables

about “the kingdom of heaven.”  What do you think really matters?

Have you ever thought you knew only to discover the truth was a lie?

Let’s talk about it!

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn/Offertory     “Though I May Speak - The Gift of Love”   Hymnal #693

1)  Though I may speak with bravest fire, and have the gift to all inspire,

and have not love, my words are vain, as sounding brass, and hopeless gain.

2)  Though I may give all I possess, and striving so my love profess,

but not be given by love within, the profit soon turns strangely thin.

3)  Come, Spirit, come, our hearts control; our spirits long to be made whole.

Let inward love guide every deed; by this we worship, and are freed.

Discussion

Moving to the Labyrinth

Presentation of New Benches

Blessing of the Labyrinth  

Shalom   (“May you be well and whole and in communion with all creation.”)

        Shalom, my friends, Shalom, my friends, Shalom, Shalom.

       Till we meet again, Till we meet again, Shalom, Shalom

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Calendar of Service 

August 6 - Dr. Keith Ray; Indoor service.  1st Sunday Potluck meal

August 13 - Rev. Dr. Tom Richie; Outdoor service; Communion

August 20 - Dr. Keith Ray; Indoor service

August 27 - TBD

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Auditions are happening now for the GAMAC-sponsored Anderson Children’s Choir for the 2023-2024 school year. Boys and girls ages 8-10 (grades 3-5) are invited to try out. Call (864) 231-6147 or visit www.gamac.org for more information.

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Our very own Thor Raines will be featured in the Summer Breezin’ original rock show at Centre Stage in Greenville. The show runs July 13 – August 6. Visit centerstage.org for more info and tickets.
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Congratulations to our very own Rosie Thompson for being cast as the lead in Market Theatre’s production of She Kills Monsters! The show will run in November, so stay tuned for more details.

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A TV monitor will be set up inside the sanctuary to display the Facebook Live stream on Sundays when the service is conducted at the outdoor stage. Given this change, we will be eliminating the 107.1 FM radio broadcast.

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Food donations continue to be needed for AIM (Anderson Interfaith Ministries). They are especially in need of peanut butter and jelly but don’t forget to keep re-filling our basket designated for the AIM pantry to cover all of their needed items.
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Are you interested in becoming a member of NACCP?  Would you like to make this community your spiritual home?  Please contact Keith at keithdray@gmail.com or at 864-508-1530.

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If you are interested in a class on Advanced Directives and/or the “Stop the Bleed” program, let Barb Barham know so that she and Rosie Thompson can plan accordingly for future programming.

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Sarah Shumpert shared the Westside Community Center needs a new roof. They are asking folks to donate $40 in honor of the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Day being signed into legislation as a national holiday. Donations can be made online through the United Way of Anderson County.  Use the “Donation Description” box to designate your donation for the Westside Community Center roof.

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Remember in prayer: Linda McFall; Patti Pitts; Bonnie Marsden and son Michael; Glennie Burns; Mary Alice Mundy; Jason Harding; Mike Johnston; Madison Bishop (Whitney’s niece); Jackie Moore; Latha and Cheryl Semones; Immigrant families; Victims of all violence, oppression, and injustice; People of Ukraine. 

NACCP is an inclusive Faith Community that values questions

and the journey to the answers.

Ministry Leader: Dr. Keith Ray
keithdray@gmail.com

Pianist and Choir Director: Polly Dunford

Mailing address: P.O. Box 4346, Anderson, SC 29622

Phone: 864-225-3575

Website:  naccpchurch.org

Church News:  naccpnews@yahoo.com

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