As you all know, SHUMC is truly blessed with an exceptionally dedicated and talented staff and December has traditionally been the time of year we honor and reward all their hard work throughout the year.
Our congregation has been very generous in the past with the contributions we make towards a staff Christmas bonus and I am writing to ask each of you to consider a contribution again this year.
Envelopes for this purpose can be found in your Sunday programs throughout the month and a box to place your contribution is located on the main table as you enter the Church.
I realize there are many things that compete for your financial attention this time of year, but also realize each of you appreciate the great effort our SHUMC staff make each and every day on our behalf. Thanks to each of you and best wishes for a wonderful holiday season!
This Sunday, November 23rd our Church School Classes will meet at 9:30 A.M. and we will have one worship service at 10:30 A.M. (Only). The quilt auction will follow the worship service. At noon we will have a potluck dinner in the MPR room. Please bring a dish to share. Table service and drinks will be provided. Hanging Of the Greens will follow the potluck.
See you Sunday!
In the Master's service, Steve
One more thing!
This Sunday will be the last change you have to bring items for the Warmth 4 Winter Mission.
They are especially in need of warm coats. Please check your closets and donate what you can.
Along with our Pancake Breakfast, the Bloodmobile will be at Southern Hills Church this Sunday from 8:20 am until 12:30 pm. They may be there a little later if they are busy. We currently have 17 people signed up and we can accommodate 50+ people for the time they will be there. We have no one scheduled between 8:40 am and 10 am, or from 11:10 am to 12 pm. This would be a GREAT time for some new donors to step up and give it a try. Come and eat some pancakes, waffles, and sausage before you donate! When you donate a pint of blood you help at least 3 people who really need it. Requirements are that you must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, feel healthy on donation day, and know what medications you are currently taking. The whole process takes about 20 minutes. This is a tremendous outreach opportunity for our church community. Please take advantage of it!
For more information you can contact the church office at 371-2065 or email them at sohills@midconetwork.com.
Here are some of the upcoming events at Southern Hills! I hope you will put them all on your calendar and make them a priority.
See you in worship and Sunday School on Sunday!
Stewardship, Estate Planning &
Other Ways To Give Seminar
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Southern Hills Church Multi-Purpose Room
10:00 A.M.
Speaker:Bruce L. Blumer, Executive Director
Dakotas United Methodist Foundation
Everyone is invited to attend!
STEWARDSHIP EMPHASIS FALL 2008
Sundays ~ October 5, 12, 19, 26, 2008
Multi-Purpose Room
10:00 A.M.
Stewardship Emphasis ~ 10:00-10:40 A.M.
TOPICS: Stewardship Myths, New Stewardship Paradigm,
Theology Of Stewardship, Your Money Autobiography
2009 Budget Review ~ 10:40-11:00 A.M.
Coffee Fellowship In Multi-Purpose Room!
Everyone please plan to attend, learn, and participate!
Blood Drive
Southern Hills Church
Sunday, October 12th
8:00A.M.—1:00 P.M.
Call 371-2065 to Register.
Save a life!Donate blood!
PANCAKE FEED
SUNDAY
October 12, 2008
8:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
·All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes & Waffles!
·Sausage, Coffee And Drink Included!
·Great Food And Great Family Fun!
·Everybody Welcome!Come And Join Us!
Cost: $5.00 per person! (Ages 5 & Under are Free!)
The Soul Café guys need your help in selling tickets!
You can pick up your supply between worship services!
Prepared and Sponsored by the Soul Café Men’s Breakfast
This is one of those great opportunities to invite family, neighbors & friends!
The funds raised through this event are earmarked for parking lot repair!
PUMPKIN PATCH
Please plan to come to Southern Hills at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday morning, October 11, 2008!Our shipment of pumpkins will be here that day, and we’ll need help to unload!
I am writing this short note to encourage you to get back into the "swing of things" and come to worship this Sunday. This community of faith is just not complete without all of you here. We miss you when we don't see you on a regular basis. Come and praise God with us at the 9:00 A.M. or 11:15 A.M. service. We would love to see you all!
Please remember that this Sunday, September 14th, we will again begin Christian Education classes for every age group. The children will be doing a rotation called "Teach Us How To Pray." The Middle School class will meet in the Kitchen/Conference Room and High School group will be meeting in the couch area in the Community Outreach Center. The Adult Class for the first part of September will be meeting in the Celebration Space at 10:05 A.M. The folks who gather will be doing "Sermon Talk Back" with me. I sure am looking forward to the dialogue with many of you.
On Sunday, September 28th, Bruce Blumer (Executive Director of the Dakotas United Methodist Foundation) will be presenting a seminar on Estate Planning. This seminar will be held in the Celebration Space and will begin immediately following the 9:00 A.M. worship service.
Every Sunday in October, the adults in the congregation are invited to do some Stewardship Education. We will probably be meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room and spend time discussing to whole concept of "stewardship." The 2009 Budget will be reviewed at each of those sessions. We will spend about 15-20 minutes discussing the budget and the rest of the time doing an overview of "stewardship" and how it relates to our lives as Christian human beings. Please plan to attend one or more of those sessions (We will be covering the same basic information each week!)
There is a lot going on around here! Come and join us in the work of that Church. Help us be a congregation that glorifies God.
Here is a short list of upcoming events. Please take the opportunity to invite your family, friends, and neighbors. Your invitation will be more positive than any advertising we can do as a church.
PRAYER SERVICE
This service takes place at Southern Hills on Thursday evenings @ 6:30 P.M. Together, these folks pray for Southern Hills Church and its ministry, but they also pray about personal joys and concerns. I hope you will consider joining them.
FALL FUN FESTIVAL
Sunday, September 7, 2008
10:30 A.M. ~ One Worship ~ Outdoor service @ Community Outreach Center. Please bring your lawn chair for seating.
12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M. ~ Barbecue Picnic
Hotdogs, hamburgers, pork loin, and sweet corn.
Church Members & Friends Please Bring:
(Last names beginning with letters A-H)
Casseroles
(Last Names beginning with letters I-P)
Salads
(Last names beginning with letters Q-Z)
Desserts
Remember to invite guests and bring enough food to serve those guests!
Table service and drinks provided!
12:00 Noon - 2:00 P.M. ~ Paddle Boats, Carnival Games & Great Music
"Bone-ified Jazz" will be providing music from 12:00 Noon - 2:00 P.M. (Ken Hoyne's band)
OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY
John Harris Elementary School would appreciate any help on Friday and Saturday, September 12th and 13th, to assemble the new playground equipment. Thank you!!!
HELP WANTED
We have had 4 parents sign up for building the playground on Friday the 12th 7-11:30 shift
We have 10 signed up for Friday 12:30- 5pm shift. WE NEED 50 EACH SHIFT!
On Saturday we have 19 parents signed up on the first shift and we have 13 signed up for the second shift. WE NEED 50 EACH SHIFT!
Please talk to your friends, talk to your neighbors, talk to your employers, talk to the parents as you see them pick up after school. Spread the word we NEED HELP to build this playground. Any member of the community is welcomed not just parents. There are sign up sheets on the front door of the school and also with Ann for call ins.
The 3 week count down is on!!!!!
Lydia Healy
373-1294
351-1631
CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULT CLASSES TO BEGIN
September 14, 2008 is the date for new classes to begin. Children and Youth Classes will begin at 10:15 A.M. Adult classes start at 10:05 A.M. Watch the church bulletin for more information on the Adult Class offerings.
Please consider inviting someone to share in the remarkable life we have together. Help them to know the joy of having a faith community, a faith family, and a wonderful God.
Mark your calendars and be sure to come to Pastor Reappointment Sunday on August 3rd. This coming Sunday marks Pastor Steve and Kathy's return to Southern Hills and we plan to celebrate. There will be a special Service of Reappointment during each service and a potluck that will follow at 12:15.
Bring your family and a dish to share! Don't miss this opportunity to bring friends as this will be a time of fellowship when we all get together for fun and to become reacquainted with one another. It is an excellent time for new folks to get to know us as well.
Have a great week and we hope that this will be a super beginning to another wonderful year with our pastor and his family.
Please call 605-371-2065 or simply reply to this message with any questions you may have about this event.
Jason and Kara Petersen have been hosting a small group Bible study in their home on Sunday nights. The group has recently finished one study is preparing to start another. The theme of the new study is "Covenant" and is subtitled "God's Project - Effective Christians". Topics included in this study are: entering into covenant relationships, exploring the possibilities of becoming a faithful Christian, recognizing our unity in Christ and how that influences our actions, living fully through discovering God's power, as well as others. We welcome anyone interested in joining. Please call 271-1485 or talk to us at Church.
A look at the next study, beginning Sunday, July 27, 2008.
The Bible presents great themes that are universally relevant for the faith formation of all human beings in all times and places. As we reflect upon faith issues in our daily lives, we can engage these themes to learn more about God and what it means to live a life of faith.
Covenant: God's Project—Effective Christians looks at the theme of covenant and the beginnings and meaning of Christian life as Paul understood it. The book offers the following sessions:
Session 1 "We're All in This Together," explores the ways in which God's love enables us to recognize and accept our own shortcomings—and those of others—and to enter faithfully into covenant relationships. (Romans 1:16-20; 2: 1-16; 3:9-20)
Session 2 "What Did I Do To Deserve This?" examines the possibilities—and the limits—of our own efforts to become faithful Christians and our need for God's grace through Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1-11, 18-21; John 20:1-10; Romans 6:1-14)
Session 3
"The Things Of This World," explores ways to live fully in the world with all its challenges, temptations, and frustrations and to discover God's power, salvation, and strength in the life of the Spirit given to us through Christ. (Romans 8:1-17; Romans 10:5-21)
Session 4
"Who Needs You?" examines how recognizing our unity in Christ helps us as we determine what we must do and how we must act if we truly want to call ourselves Christians. (Romans 12:1-21; 14:1-13; 15:5-6)
Session 5
"No Other Gospel" explores Paul's reminder to the community of Christian converts in Galatia about the true gospel, the gift of God's grace received through faith in Jesus Christ, and how the gift is expressed in the lives of those who follow Jesus. (Galatians 1; Galatians 2:15-3:5)
Session 6 "Free to Love," explores what Paul writes about the purpose of the Law and its relationship to freedom in Christ as he challenges believers in Galatia - and us - to love one another. (Galatians 3:19-4:7; Galatians 5:1-15)
Session 7
"Living Out The Covenant Of God's Love" helps us to explore ways God's Spirit fills us with attitudes that help us to live a life that expresses covenant love of God and neighbor. ( Galatians 5:22-6:10)
