NAZARETH NEWS

680 Nazareth Church Road , Moore, SC 29369 Office hours

864-576-8034 Monday—Thursday

nazareth@nazarethpresbyterian.org 9:00 am—2:00 pm

MISSION STATEMENT OF NAZARETH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

To worship and glorify God and to make disciples for Christ.

JULY

Dear Friends, The dictionary defines a hero as a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Today's culture often sets aside celebrities or men and women of athletic achievement as heroes, yet I am not sure this is helpful to our society. If Jesus Christ came to Moore, South Carolina today, I believe he would consider heroes to be the teachers, police officers, stay-at-home parents, nurses, and others who live daily to make our lives fuller and safer. I also believe Jesus would discover many heroes right here at Nazareth Presbyterian - the men, women and children who give and serve and pray and laugh and love in the name of building the Kingdom of God. Among my heroes are the sister in Christ who takes the time to let me know how the sermon gave her strength, the children who enthusiastically gather pennies on the last Sunday of the month and the one who intentionally prays for the needs of our congregation. I hope you will join us for Vacation Bible School as we learn more about the Heroes of our Faith. Their stories teach us, not only about our past with God, but how God still uses each of us as heroes in the kingdom today, giving us the courage to put everything on the line for the glory of God. Blessings, Julie "I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Welcome Nazareth’s New Members

Brian and Susan Kern

Eli, Ella & Ean

413 E. Woodbury Lane

Spartanburg, SC 29301

C: 864-490-7809 (Brian)

C: 864-316-3119 (Susan)

Email: stewbeefpatty@gmail.com

Karen Segrest

Neal and Karen Segrest

243 Watervale Drive

Spartanburg, SC 29301

C: 864-616 -3209 (Karen)

C: 864-680-2905 (Neal)

Email: karensegrest@me.com

npsegrest@hotmail.com

Nazareth Summer Events

Wagner Class Outing

Youth at Montreat

Music and Worship Conference

Summer Sunday School

The children will continue to meet with Laura Price thru July to

work on music for VBS.

All Adults will meet together from July 9th—30th in the Fellowship Hall. This year’s theme is “Trusting God”. The

following Disciples have stepped forward to share their thoughts:

July 9th—Vickie Gray

July 16th—Julie Schaaf

July 23rd—Marian Stephen

July 30th—Jan Ellis

Nazareth VBS

July 23rd—27th

Youth News

The Christian Education Committee wants to thank the Youth and Parents/Leaders for a wonderful year. We wish you all a fabulous

summer vacation.

Adult Sunday School

The Segrest and Bridges classes have switched rooms.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Join us for VBS 2017 at Nazareth Presbyterian Church!

When: Sunday, July 23 – Thursday, July 27

Time (Mon-Thurs): 5:30 – 8:00 pm (dinner starts at 5:30 pm in FLC)

*Sunday – VBS will start after the Summer BBQ following worship.

Children & +Adults of all ages are welcome!

Nightly Lessons, Crafts, Music, and Snacks

+Adults will be led in discussions and study by Rev. Julie Schaaf each night

starting at 7 pm in the Sanctuary.

Calling all volunteers! If you would like to help plan/prepare meals, work with

the children, decorate, etc. please let us know. We will be decorating for VBS on

Saturday, July 22nd

at 10 am in the Fellowship Hall.

Please contact Candy Franklin (candyejf@charter.net), Kim Cansler (rkplus3@gmail.com),

or any Christian Ed. committee member with questions.

Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall by July 16th

.

We hope to see you there! Invite your friends and neighbors!

Please make a note of the opportunities we have to enjoy fellowship while serving the needs of others. Our day to work at The Carpenter’s Table, located on the Tyger River Presbyterian Church campus, is July 8th from 9:00 -1:00.

Nazareth also volunteers at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen. Come lend a helping hand and make a difference in the lives of those in our community! Hope to see you there Saturday, July 22nd from 9:00-1:00.

MISSION FOCUS FOR JULY is Soup Kitchen. Items needed are dishcloths,

dish towels and bleach. Thank you for making a difference!

Pennies for Hunger will be received on Sunday, July 30th during the children’s

message. July Pennies for Hunger will go to the Soup Kitchen.

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

Our church family,

Thank you so much for all the prayers, gifts, cards and calls. We appreciate and love each of you.

Love, Ken and Jenny Collins

Tommy and Ann Campbell want to thank everyone for all the cards, prayers, letters and good thoughts that brought Margaret Culclasure back home!

Many, many thanks to our Nazareth family for all the prayers you have sent our way this spring. We truly appreciate your love and support! Homer is now cancer free and happily retired and we are most grateful for these blessings. My dad has settled into his new home in Greer and is basically stable at this point. Again, thank you for all your prayers.

Home and Jan Ellis

Volunteer Opportunities Gifts-in-Kind Shopping

Tuesdays at 10:00 am: You get 30 minutes to shop at a warehouse supplied by Good Will. You must be trained

to be able to complete this shopping. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact

Courtney Quillen at 864-237-8795.

Second Harvest Shopping

Thursday mornings (time is flexible but must be done in the morning): You get approximately 30 minutes to shop

at a warehouse provided by the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. When you return to TCT, food items will

need to be sorted and put away. Volunteers are also needed to organize and prepare TCT for the arrival of the

food. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Belinda Hinson at 864-978-6723.

Sam’s Club Food Donation Pick up

Tuesday and Thursday mornings: Donated food items are picked up from Sam’s club before 12:00 pm and

brought back to TCT where they are put away. Two volunteers will work together to complete this task (large

vehicles such as trucks, minivans and SUVs are better for this pick up). You can sign up to pick up once or twice

a month. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Heather Warner at 864-237-3274.

Food Sorting

Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am: Any produce that is picked up from Sam’s Club needs to be sorted and

bagged. We are looking for several volunteers to help with this so that we can create a monthly work schedule

where each volunteer will help out once or twice a month. If you are interested or would like more information,

please contact Heather Warner at 864-237-3274.

Aldi’s Food Donation Pick up

Friday mornings: Donated food items are picked up from Aldi’s at 10:00 am and brought back to TCT where

everything is put away. We are looking for volunteers to help with this pick up once a month. If you are

interested or would like more information, please contact Heather Warner at 864-237-3274.

Miscellaneous Opportunities

These tasks must be completed by a certain time each week but can be done when it is convenient for the

volunteer:

Double bagging of grocery bags

Bagging of products like pet food, adult diapers, etc.

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for

this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Please remember the following in your prayers.

Our Church Family

Betty Anderson

Walter Beach

Mary Brady

Jessica Sullens’ relative, Casey

Margaret Culclasure

Fran Deer

Jan Ellis’ father, Charles Palmer

Martha Fox

Paul Harrington

Amy Hatley

Maureen Lannamann, friend of

Cindy Buttino

The McLeod Family

Irene Powers

Deb Ritzo’s brother, Louis Jardanhazy

Nancy Segrest

Ken and Sheila Smith’s

step-granddaughter, Grace

Ruby Stone

Bill Stuermann

Carol Tesh’s brother, Bob Johnson

In the Armed Forces:

Steven Alverson

Andrew Caldwell

Dorothy Ellis

Eric Gallman

Mike Roberts

Shelly Roberts

Joey Menendez

Doneven Dernar

Grieving:

Misenheimer family in the death of Leo’s

father

Missionaries and Mission Partners:

Mark Adams

Shalynn and Tyler Crawford

Please call the church office when a concern needs to be added to or taken away from the list. Thank You.

Members and Friends of Nazareth:

CHEER CARDS

Did you know that you can send a greeting card to a

patient in Spartanburg Regional Hospital?

https://www.spartanburgregional.com/patients-

visitors/cheer-cards/

NOTICE - Debby’s email address is

debby@nazarethpresbyterian.org

OFFICE HOURS - Debby will be working in

the office Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm.

Julie is in the office Monday to Thursday from 9 am

to 4:30 pm. In case of a pastoral emergency, please

call Julie at 864-421-2750.

UPDATED WEBSITE

Check out our updated website with

weekly sermons available.

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AUGUST NEWSLETTER—The deadline for the

AUGUST Newsletter for articles and information will

be July 19th. Please have all information to Debby

(debby@nazarethpresbyterian.org) by that time.

Ample time is needed to complete the newsletter by the

end of the month. Please adhere to this time frame.

FLOWER CALENDAR

July 2 Communion

July 9 Nancy B. Segrest

July 16 John & Deb Ritzo

July 23

July 30

August 6 Communion

August 13

August 20 Julie Schaaf

August 27

FLOWER CALENDAR

The 2017 flower calendar is hanging in the hall

behind the sanctuary.

Please consider this wonderful way to honor

someone as well as contribute to the

beauty of worship.

Sunday Morning Coffee and Conversation

Time: 9:00 - 9:30

JULY 2, 9, 16, 23 - Circle 3

JULY 30 - Segrest Class

Thanks to everyone who shows up early on Sunday mornings

to serve coffee and snacks. If you know someone who

doesn’t participate in this time of fellowship, reach out and

invite them to join us.

FELLOWSHIP

The Friendship Club will not meet during the

months of June, July and August.

We will resume meeting in September.

The Fellowship Committee will host a summer

Bar-B-Q immediately after worship on Sunday,

July 23rd. Please bring a side or dessert to

share.

Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall.

JULY BIRTHDAYS

02 Catherine Beach

04 Adam Broome

05 Jerry Johnson

08 Jessica Johnson

08 Cherie Oburg

08 Carolyn Whiteford

11 Amelia Senn

13 Forrest Lindman

15 Petra Warren

16 Angela Shiflet

16 Chuck Holmes

17 Vickie Gray

18 Russ Wright

21 Gene Cothran

22 Brandon Collins

25 Steve Balltrip

25 Jean Glass

26 Emma Labelle

27 Noah Nobles

28 Liz Frey

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

02 Mark Henry

02 Robert Morgenstern

06 Tommy Campbell

07 Lindsay Cash

07 Matthew Gray

09 Kimberly Baier

09 Margaret Wallis

13 Buddy Berry

16 Kathy Bates

18 Rebekah Bates

18 Meagan Schall

20 Steve Collins

20 Julia Mitchem

22 Andrew Gray

22 Carrie Wright

23 Cindy Womble

24 Lauren H. Willis

26 Laura Henderson

26 John Ritzo

27 Jennifer Lindman

27 Gerald Broome

27 Darcy Schall

28 Lauren B. Guion

28 Stephen Frey

AUGUST

ANNIVERSARIES

02 Grant & Sandy Brown

05 Richard & Kim Cansler

08 Dale & Kathy Allen

12 Gerald & Jane Cook

16 Bob & Abby Hatchette

16 Roy & Joyce Oates

31 Russ & Dale Wright

31 Herb & JoAnn Respess

JULY

ANNIVERSARIES

03 Homer & Jan Ellis

15 Dwayne & Mary Pergrem

16 Mark & Elfriede Henry

17 Mike & Susan Baier

17 John & Debbie Ritzo

17 Steven & Megan Kranz

24 Richard & Joyce Dillard

Celebrate Birthdays and Anniversaries

JULY

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2 4th Sunday after Pentecost NO B & G NO Worship Comm. NO Evang. & Nurture Communion

3 4 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED Happy 4th of July

5 6 7 8 Carpenter’s Table 9:00 - 1:00

9 5th Sunday after Pentecost Christian Ed-8:15 Fellowship-8:30 Missions—8:45 Adult Summer S.S.

10 11

12

13

14

15

16 6th Sunday after Pentecost Adult Summer S.S.

17 Session meeting 7:00

18

19 Newsletter Information DUE

20 21 22 Soup Kitchen 9:00 - 1:00

23 7th Sunday after Pentecost Adult Summer S.S. Church BBQ followed by VBS

24 VBS 5:30

25 VBS 5:30

26 VBS 5:30

27 VBS 5:30

28 29

30 8th Sunday after Pentecost Adult Summer S.S. Pennies for Hunger To Soup Kitchen