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
Welcome and Announcements Sharon Fowler
Call to Worship
One: Have you not known? Have you not heard?
Our God is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
All: God does not faint or grow weary;
the Holy One's understanding is unsearchable.
One: God gives power to the faint
and strengthens the powerless.
All: Even youths will faint and be weary,
and the young will fall exhausted,
One: but those who wait for the Divine shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
All: they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
Opening Hymn
Scripture Reading Luke 1:76-79
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before God to prepare the way,
to give God's people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
Because of the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Second Reading Everywhere by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Tenderness pierces the heart
the way a bright stream of sunlight
pierces evening clouds,
the way the green stem of garlic
pierces cold spring soil.
It pierces the heart the way protests
for justice pierce silence.
If anyone asks, where does it hurt,
the truest answer is everywhere.
If anyone asks, where can I find
beauty enough to make me weep,
the answer is the same.
Sermon
Prayerful Circle of Care
Closing Hymn & Offertory Potluck Hymns
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.
Calendar of Service -
September 13 - Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter (outdoors)
September 20 - Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter
September 27 - Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter; Blessing of the Animals (outdoors)
October 4 – Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter & Rev. Nancy Blakely, World communion Sunday
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Be sure and read your email with the information shared this week about the Meet and Greet Dinner Gatherings.
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AIM's Food Pantry is currently asking for more plastic grocery bags! We use them to double-bag meats and other perishable items for distribution. Your donation helps us serve more families while giving those extra bags a second life. Thank you for your support!
#AIMThanksYOU #FoodDistributionLine
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From Tom Wright: Our online giving site has been updated. Tom looked at it and it looks OK. If anyone has any issues with this update, contact Tom with your questions and/or concerns.
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The Bingo Party for New Foundations students will be held on Friday, September 18 at 6:00 pm. Set-up will start at 5:15 if you can help. Your help is also needed with providing prizes and refreshments; a sign-up sheet will be at church. Prizes would be greatly appreciated. All the residents are teenagers - about 10 girls and 25 boys. Some prize ideas are snacks - Gatorade, cans of soda, chips, snack packs of cookies, sour/sweet gummy candy, ramen noodles (all flavors), and pens, journals, stickers. Contact Joanne Batten at 843-607-3862 or battenjoanne@gmail.com with your questions.
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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. The venue has marvelous acoustics and easy parking. This message offers a chance to mark your calendars now! This season will include 3 concerts:
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As seen on the thischildhere.org website and since the church donated some monies toward this summer camp, here is a video of how camp days looked. Such a simple recipe for emotional health, happiness and a safe environment for families displaced by war:
https://video.wixstatic.com/
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Keep up with the latest news from Foothills Presbytery at https://foothillspresbytery.
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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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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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Remember in prayer: 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.