Today’s service will be held indoors in the sanctuary as an in-person service and also live streamed at this link. Click on “live” for live stream. Join us!
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Gathering Music Polly Dunford
Welcome and Announcements Nancy Fox
Call to Worship*
Psalms 139:1-6, 23-24
One: You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.
Many: You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
One: You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Many: Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.
One: You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
Many: Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
One: Search me, O God, and know my heart; know my anxious thoughts,
Many: See if there is any wickedness in me, and lead me in your way.
Opening Hymn*
“All Things Bright and Beautiful"
Hymnal #20
Refrain — All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.
1) Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors; God made their tiny wings. Refrain
2) The purple-headed mountain, the river running by,
the sunset, and the morning that brightens up the sky. Refrain
3) The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden, God made them every one. Refrain
4) God gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell
how great is God Almighty, who has made all things well. Refrain
Scripture Reading Mark 12: 28-34
Through these words, may we hear the word of God.
Second Reading
“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”
Thomas Merton, No Man is and Island (1955)
Sermon
“Pursuing Wholeness: Soul”
Rev. Laura Beth
Prayerful Circle of Care
Closing Hymn and Offertory* “It is Well” Handout
Words by Horatio G. Spafford (1873); Music by Philip P. Bliss (1876)
Revisions by Laura Beth Buchleiter (2006). All rights reserved.
1) When peace like a river attendeth my way;
When sorrows like sea billows roll.
Whatever my lot thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well with my soul.”
Refrain — It is well, (it is well), with my soul, (with my soul).
It is well, it is well with my soul.
2) When joy like a beacon does glimmer in the night;
O’er waters where trials take their toll.
’Tis Christ’s endless love that becomes our guiding light,
Making clear Spirit’s way for my soul. Refrain
3) ’Tis grace where you find me and ’tis in grace I seek
The Love that will heal and restore.
In faith I have faltered, in faith now I stand
And reclaim that same love for my soul. Refrain
4) Oh Lord haste the day when my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll.
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, oh, my soul! Refrain
Benediction*
Discussion
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.
Stand if you are able, or want to. Moving the body is good! ***********************************************************************************
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Congregational Meeting following Worship. Nancy Blakely, Moderator
Session Meeting following Worship and Congregational Meeting
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Calendar of Services -
September 27 - Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter; Blessing of the Animals (outdoors)
October 4 - Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter & Rev. Nancy Blakely, World Communion Sunday; Potluck Meal
October 11 - Dr. Keith Ray
October 18 - Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter;
October 25 - Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter; All Saints’ Sunday
Close to Home Events (specific to NACCP)
Labyrinth Walks: Ruth Harbin will conduct a walk for the autumnal equinox on Monday, September 21 at 7 pm.
Then on Tuesday, September 22, from 6:00-8:00 pm, there will be another labyrinth walk fundraiser for Eunice Lehmacher who is running for U.S. House SC District 3.
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Meet and Eat group will gather on Wednesday, October 7, at 5:30 pm at Social Tap on Pearman Dairy Road. Everyone is welcome!
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It’s early to plan for Thanksgiving, but mark your calendars for Andi’s Annual Potluck Meal on Thursday, November 26, at 1:00 pm at Andi Nelson’s farm, Rabbit Hill Farm. The address is 424 Sargent Drive, Pendleton. Bring a dish to share and a chair.
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If you are not “formally” a member of the church and would like to be, please reach out to Laura Beth (lb@laura-bethany.com). There are many ways to be part of community, this is simply one that we offer as an option!
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If you haven’t signed up for a Meet & Greet Dinner with Laura Beth, there is still time! Click here for the sign-up page.
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Community Events
PFLAG is hosting an event on Saturday, September 19, at Singing Pines Park in Starr, SC, at 10:00 am. This is a potluck meal, so bring a dish to share. There is a $7.00 charge per car to come into the park. Join in for fellowship and lunch.
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The Cancer Association’s Concert of Hope and Remembrance this year is called “A Night at the Movies - A Lifetime of Hope”. It will be at Boulevard Baptist Church on Saturday, September 19 at 7:00. All proceeds directly benefit the Cancer Association of Anderson. For tickets contact Wendy@CAAnderson.org or call (864) 222-3500.
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Campus Edge Concerts (CEC) will begin their ninth season on Thursday, August 13th. These free concerts are hosted at St Andrew Catholic Church in Clemson.
ChoRuss 3 December 2026 at 7:30 (Three Singers and their pianist)
Carrera Stamile 4 March 2027 at 7:30 (Mandolin instrumentalist)
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AIM's Food Pantry is currently asking for plastic grocery bags! Thank you for your support! #AIMThanksYOU #FoodDistributionLine
Please remember to donate non-perishable food items to AIM (Anderson Interfaith Ministries). An extra item when you shop is a great help to others in our community.
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Shower Update: The shower is still under construction. Please excuse the mess!
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Keep up with the latest news from Foothills Presbytery here.
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Bible Study meets on Mondays at 6:30 pm through Zoom. If you’d like to be added to the Zoom invite list, contact Cynthia at cynthiakwarner@mac.com.
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Remember in prayer: Michael Crump and David Sanders; Nancy Fox; Peggy Casey; Steve and Brenda Swearingen; Jay Lyn Martin and Jerry Meehan; Mary Alice Mundy; Latha Semones; Immigrant families; Victims of all violence, oppression, and injustice; People of the World in ALL walks of life and strife.
NACCP is an inclusive Faith Community that values questions
and the journey to the answers.
Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter
Pianist and Choir Director: Polly Dunford
Mailing address: 4200 Liberty Highway, Anderson, SC 29621
Phone: 864-225-3575
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