2929 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte, NC 28209, Tel: 7042929 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte, NC 28209, Tel: 704--372372--6836, 6836, www.selwynpres.org

Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church

THE SELWYN SPIRETHE SELWYN SPIRE June 2019June 2019

SAPC STAFF

Rush Otey, Pastor

Lori Raible, Pastor

Mary Bowman, Associate Pastor for Mission

Lisa McLennan, Parish Associate

Kim Lee, Director of Children’s and Family Ministries

Jay Masanotti, Youth Director

Fred Spano, Director of Music

Gay Pappin, Organist

Marsha Cooper, Church Administrator

Lawson Caldwell, Administrative Assistant

Tonya Moore, Church Accountant

Reba Hardaway, Accounting Administrative Assistant

Jessica Masanotti, Communications Specialist

Steve Stevenson, Facilities Coordinator

Beth Sharpe, Director of Child Development Center

GROUP CHAIRS

Administration - Matt Baskerville

Child Development Center - Jamie Yearwood

Christian Education and Formation - Erin Mills

Congregational Life - Emily Battle

Mission - Ashley Armistead/Meg Dewey/Allison Tibe

Worship - Pam Brownlee

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CONGREGATIONAL LIFE In Nursing or Retirement Home Aldersgate - Dick Metzler

Asbury Health Center - Dottie Metzler

Carriage Club - Margaret Cunningham, Mildred Long, Chan and Sallye Richards, Herman Thomas

Charlotte Square - La Melle Hagerty

Plantation Estates - Anne McMackin, Cara Munday, Anne Rutherford

Sharon Towers - Richard and Joan Foard

Southminster - Art Jones, Bobbye Linn

The Cypress - Bill and Nancy Budd, Bobby Davis

Waltonwood Cotswold - Mary Faye Proctor

Births William Frederick Cooke III, grandson of Fred and Nancy Cooke, on April 30, 2019

Deaths Charles Edward Phillips, father of Kris Phillips, on May 11, 2019

SAPC BOOK CLUB will meet at 6:30pm on June 18 at Sir Edmond Halley’s.

This month’s selection is Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.

Questions, contact Beth Ramsey, 704-840-9433.

In Memoriam

Ann Venable 1931 - 2019

AA MEETINGS

Selwyn is the host site for two weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Mondays from noon-1pm in the Bates House and Wednesdays from 8-10pm in the

Fellowship Hall.

All are welcome to attend.

Please direct any questions to Metrolina AA Intergroup,

704- 377-0244 or 704-332-4387.

FROM THE STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE

Pledges are still being collected for the Giving With Glad and Generous Hearts 2019 Stewardship campaign. While the pledge budget has been set for 2019, there is still a need for $60,000 in Stewardship pledges to meet the goal.

To date, $661,925 has been pledged by 52% of the Selwyn households. Please consider renewing your commitment to Selwyn. It is not too late to make a difference in the life of our church through the Stewardship campaign. To make your pledge, email Tonya Moore.

Thank you to all who have already supported Selwyn’s ministries with your pledge. If you have questions, please reach out to Jamie Yearwood, Andy Johnston, or Andy Burgin.

Congratulations to High School Graduates June 2019 James Barkley, from Myers Park High School, will attend North Carolina State University.

Alex Burgin, from Myers Park High School, will attend Duke University. Walker Burgin, from Myers Park High School, will attend the University of North Carolina. Franklin Caldwell, from Myers Park High School, will attend the University of North Carolina. Isabel Cann, from Myers Park High School, will attend Coastal Carolina University. Alex Dewey, from Charlotte Christian School, will attend Wofford College. Evelyn Harris, from Myers Park High School, will attend Lees-McRae College. Grace Haruta, from Myers Park High School, will attend the University of North Carolina. Hampton Horne, from Myers Park High School, will attend Appalachian State University. Will Hoskins, from South Mecklenburg High School, will attend Central Piedmont Community College. Ann Royal McLennan, from Charlotte Christian School, will attend East Carolina University. Rachel Walker, from South Mecklenburg High School, will attend Appalachian State University.

Congratulations to College Graduates Spring 2019

Eliza Cann, from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, with a BA in Business Communications. Jack McMackin, from UNC-Wilmington with a BS in Business Administration. Andy Wertz, from Queens University with a Masters in Education in K-12 Literacy. Craig Rucker Williams, from Clemson University with a BS in Construction Science and Management.

In Memoriam

Jean Rea

April 26, 1923- May 16, 2019

A skylight was installed in the new library space.

Work continues on the front portico with new steps

scheduled to be installed soon.

Framing continues in the Welcome Center.

Please call the church office for entry, 704-372-6836,

during weekday office hours.

When parking in the small lot, please be mindful you

will need to walk around the construction area on the

pathway through the grass or use the sidewalk at the

street.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND FORMATION

ADULT SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:30AM The new summer teaching and preaching series will begin on Sunday, June 2. The theme is Scriptures To Live By. All adults will meet in the Fellowship Hall.

CHILDREN’S SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:30AM Join us for faith, food, fellowship and fun.

WE WELCOME JOSH MILTON on June 2, as a 10-week summer intern. Josh has years of experience working with youth and families in churches near Stirling, Scotland. He has also served alongside the Parish Minister of Cambusbarren in worship leadership, teaching and pastoral care. Born and raised in India, he enjoyed a successful career in media, film and music production prior to moving toward a vocation of ministry. He will focus on how the church partners with our mission neighbors and how we connect with our youth. He will travel on the Appalachia Service Project, to the Montreat Youth Conference, and join efforts at Montclaire’s Freedom School. Josh will also be exploring sister churches, Union Presbyterian Seminary, worship, music and teaching. In July, Josh’s wife, Rachel, and their four-year-old daughter, Ava, will join him.

MISSION

HELP A CHILD CLIMB TO THE TOP Freedom School Runs June 17 - July 25

Help a child at Montclaire Freedom School fight "summer slide", the summer learning loss that hobbles children in poverty. If you volunteer just one time, you'll give a child a boost. Volunteers can sign up to listen to a child read (DEAR Buddy), provide snacks or supplies and more.

WORSHIP

COMMUNION WILL BE SERVED on Sunday, June 9 during the 10:30am Worship Service. If you are unable to attend the worship service and would like to receive communion at your residence, please notify Pam Brownlee, 704-622-5730 or the church office, 704-372-6836.

FROM THE WORSHIP GROUP If your child truly needs to step out of the worship service, please have them do so during a hymn if at all possible. This will minimize distractions for others. Please refrain from bringing food or drink in the sanctuary, especially during worship. In an effort to streamline the recycling of our church bulletins, we ask that after each service you please drop your bulletins in the basket by the outside doors to the Narthex as you leave the sanctuary.

GUEST MUSICIANS IN WORSHIP A generous designated gift has been made to Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church to provide more frequent professional guest musicians during 10:30 worship on Sunday mornings. We are deeply grateful for this fund.

On June 2 we will welcome Eric Millard, who has been serving as Visiting Professor of Trumpet, and will permanently join the faculty as Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Millard was formerly the Third/Associate Principal trumpet with the Tallahassee Symphony, and has also

performed with the Boise Philharmonic, Ballet Idaho, Pensacola Symphony, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Northwest Florida Symphony, and Albany Symphony. Millard’s fond interest in chamber music has led him to cofound both the Bluegrass Brass and Garnet and Brass quintets. He was a member of the Florida State University Faculty Brass Quintet. In addition to brass quintets, Millard has won prizes at the National Trumpet Competition (NTC) with multiple trumpet ensembles.

JUNE BIRTHDAYS

CALENDAR

Sunday, June 2 9:00 Chancel Choir (S) 9:30 Sunday School for All 10:30 Worship with Elder Ordination/Installation (S) 11:30 Spring Picnic (Lawn) 6:00 ASP Participants Dinner and Meeting (FH) Monday, June 3 12:00 AA Meeting (BH) 7:00 Boy Scouts (SH) Wednesday, June 5 8:00 Stewardship Committee (BH) 6:30 Cub Scouts (SH) 8:00 AA Meeting (FH) Thursday, June 6 1:00 Rea Memorial Serivce (S) Friday, June 7 7:00 Men’s Group (BH) Sunday, June 9 9:00 Chancel Choir (S) 9:30 Sunday School for All 10:30 Worship with Communion (S) Monday, June 10 12:00 AA Meeting (BH) 7:00 Boy Scouts (SH) Tuesday, June 11 5:00 Child Development Center Group (FH) 5:30 Girl Scouts (SH)

Wednesday, June 12 8:00 AA Meeting (FH) Thursday, June 13 Montclaire Freedom School Site Set Up 4:00 CDC Graduation (S) Friday, June 14 Montclaire Freedom School Site Set Up Saturday, June 15 6:30 Just Friends (tbd) Sunday, June 16 Appalachia Service Project 9:00 Chancel Choir (S) 9:30 Sunday School for All 10:30 Worship (S) Monday, June 17 Montclaire Freedom School Appalachia Service Project 9:00 Vacation Bible School 12:00 AA Meeting (BH) 7:00 Boy Scouts (SH) Tuesday, June 18 Montclaire Freedom School Appalachia Service Project 9:00 Vacation Bible School 6:30 SAPC Book Club (Sir Edmond Halley’s) Wednesday, June 19 Montclaire Freedom School Appalachia Service Project 9:00 Vacation Bible School 8:00 AA Meeting (FH)

Thursday, June 20 Montclaire Freedom School Appalachia Service Project 9:00 Vacation Bible School Friday, June 21 7:00 Men’s Group (BH) Montclaire Freedom School Appalachia Service Project 9:0 Vacation Bible School Saturday, June 22 Appalachia Service Project Sunday, June 23 9:00 Chancel Choir (S) 9:30 Sunday School for All 10:30 Worship (S) 11:30 Session Meeting (FH) Monday, June 24 Montclaire Freedom School 9:00 Spire Deadline 12:00 AA Meeting (BH) Tuesday, June 25 Montclaire Freedom School Wednesday, June 26 Montclaire Freedom School 8:00 AA Meeting (FH) Thursday, June 27 Montclaire Freedom School Friday, June 28 Montclaire Freedom School

Sunday, June 30 9:00 Chancel Choir (S) 9:30 Sunday School for All 10:30 Worship (S)

Church Office Hours:

9am-5pm Mon.-Thurs., 9am-1pm Fri.

(BH) - Bates House (BHP) - Bates House Parlor (BHB) - Bates House Back Room (B) - Bowman Building (FH) - Fellowship Hall (GR) - Grace Room (S) - Sanctuary (SH) - Scout Hut

THE SELWYN COMMUNITY ONLINE

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1 Nancy Budd Dale Ramsey Patrick Summers

2 James Barkley

3 Charles Battle Casey Cothran Ella Green John Hoskins Alex Johnston

4 Mongai Fankam Cameron Nauman

5 Kaitlin Hall Jenny Sauda

6 Andy Burgin

7 Laura Hankins Steve Stevenson

8 Cooper Horton Charlie King Chan Roush

9 Elizabeth Long

10 Ford McCormick

11 Kris Phillips Alice Rossi

12 Lucy Caldwell Margaret Long Beth Ramsey

13 Mollie McGirt Gray Stewart Herman Thomas

14 Noah Kobal Angie Madigan Anne Rutherford Jane Torbet

15 Genevieve Jeffries Anna Lowe Charlie Phillips Nicole Shaw

16 Mai-Lis Bahr Liam Cameron

David Hatlem

17 Marcie Linker Christy Parbst

18 Joan Foard Willa May Young

19 Lex Cooper

21 Matthew Cooper Jonathan Stewart Pat Wheatley Justin Wolf

22 McKenna Baskerville Michelle Bentley Ed Flynn Alan Kincade

23 Carrie Astroth DiAnne Cordell Jennifer Daily Stuart Pfeifer

24 Matt Cauthen Tim Finein

25 Casey Craig Fran Sutton Jake Walker

26 Mac McLennan Sydney Pifer Jane Waddell

27 Mattox Trogdon

28 Bill Budd Grace Haruta Vince Pratt Joe Schoeneck Vicki Walker

29 Finn Cauthen Lisa McLennan

30 Megan Stuart Robert Vise

2019 SANCTUARY FLOWERS The calendar is available on the Spire table. Individuals, families, classes and groups are encouraged to sign up for flower dedications. The price is $65 for the weekly arrangement. This is a lovely way to honor special people, occasions, committees or groups and provide this inherently meaningful aspect of our worship Service. Please sign up so we can continue to enjoy God's beauty in this way.

SELWYN AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

2929 SELWYN AVENUE

CHARLOTTE, NC 28209-1734

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YOUTH NEWS

Eleven confirmands were welcomed into membership on Youth Sunday, May 5, 2019.

High School seniors and their families were recognized during worship on May 12, 2019.