St. Andrew

United Methodist

Church

Rev. Jeff Childress

September 15, 2019

Fourteenth Sunday

After Pentecost

Welcome and Grace of Hospitality *Bringing In the Light of Christ *Call to Worship (responsively)

Come and worship! Let this be the welcoming place for all; the place of return. And let it be built by a love that bends towards those who return here.

For it is a love that has been waiting like a candle in the window, ever lighting the way back, and never willing to let go of the hope that each child will return home.

Let this always be the place where the only appropriate response to love is to feast and celebrate, for that which has been away has returned to be among us once more. Praise and Worship Music Prayer of Approach (in unison)

Again and again we return to you, most welcoming God. Again and again we seek your face, searching for that glint of grace in your eyes, for that insightful word from your tongue, for that compassionate smile on your countenance. Again and again we sit at your feet, learning to love more often, to give more selflessly, more unreservedly, to listen more carefully and speak more boldly. Again and again we gather to give you thanks, most wondrous God. Amen.

Tithes and Offerings *Doxology No. 95 Children’s Worship Presentation Good, Good Father

Children ages 3 years – 5th grade may go to Children’s Church. Please follow the adult leaders as they exit the door behind the piano.

Introduction of our Homecoming Speaker Choral Anthem Cornerstone Chancel Choir *Gospel Lesson Matthew 7:13-23 Sermon Religion is Easy Rev. Alex Chapman Morning Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Response to the Spoken Word Beulah Land Bill Brown, Phil Owens, Kim Welborn *Hymn No. 140 Great Is Thy Faithfulness *Blessing of the Fellowship Meal and Benediction *Closing Praise: (screen) As We Go

*Please stand if you are able. CCLI#1116193

A donation has been made by the St. Andrew Adult Fellowship

Sunday class in memory of Ken Black (Jane Griffin’s brother).

Jesus, Juice & Java 9:00am

Sunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:30am

Homecoming

Fellowship Meal

11:30am

Bible Study Rm. 19 5:00pm

Sunday September 15, 2019

Sweet Spirits 11:30am

Gym Open for Walkers 5:30pm

Tuesday September 17, 2019

Wednesday September 18, 2019

Table Talk for Caregivers 5:30pm

Kids For Christ 6:00pm

Bible Study 6:30pm

Youth Ministry 6:30pm

Choir Practice 7:30pm

Saturday September 21, 2019

Gym Open for Walkers 8am-9am

Gym Open for Walkers 5:30pm

Thursday September 19, 2019

September 15, 2019 - September 21, 2019

Please Note: Kids For Christ will b start 30 minutes

earlier at 6:00pm through December 11, 2019.

CHARGE CONFERENCE REQUEST:

All 2020 Committee Budget requests should be

turned in to the church office on or before

September 16th.

Committee Heads, please have your reports turned

in to the office by Sunday, September 22nd.

Retired Pastors, please turn your Pastoral

activities for 2019 in to the Church Office by

September 22nd.

Lay Speakers, please complete your forms and

return to the office by September 22nd.

Feed A Hungry Child was conceived by a small group of community

adults and an educator in Pickens County, SC who realized there were

children in our school system who had no food on the weekends. The

elementary principal secured funding for the 14 students in her

school to provide a basic of life, food. Once word spread, a committee

was formed and students were identified at 12 of the 15 elementary

schools who were also not getting the basic need of food on

weekends. Three of the schools had sponsors of PTA to help in their

program and did not wish to participate at the time we formed the

program. Many reasons were given for the lack of food, be it

parenting skills, out of work and no resources, drugs, alcohol, etc. It

did not matter what the reason, the children needed food to thrive

and survive. Nine years since the inception of the program they are

serving close to 600 students weekly. Only $6.00 a week will feed a

Hungry Student on weekends. A $6.00 meal consist of cereal (2),

juice, snack crackers, canned meals, canned/packaged fruit and

non-perishable milk.

Donations to Feed A Hungry Child Pickens County go directly to

children of our community. A monthly gift of $6.00 a week or $192.00

a year will help deliver nutritious, ready-to-eat meals into the hands

of hungry students.

Checks may be made to St. Andrew UMC with a notation at the bot-

tom, “Feed A Hungry Child”.

September Mission

REGULAR SCHEDULED MONTHLY

MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES

Every Sunday Jesus, Juice & Java @ 9:00am

Sunday School @ 9:30am

Morning Worship Service @ 10:30am

Every Wednesday Table Talk for Caregivers @5:30 pm

Bible Study @ 6:30pm

Kids For Christ @ 6:00pm

Youth Ministry@ 6:30pm

Chancel Choir @ 7:30pm

Ad Board Meeting Every other 3rd Monday @ 7:00pm

COM Every other 2nd Sunday @ 6:00pm

Communion Service Every 1st Sunday @ 10:30am

Finance Committee Every 3rd Monday @ 6:00pm

Lucille Searcy Circle Every 2nd Thursday @ 6:30pm

Men’s Club Meeting Every 2nd Tuesday @ 6:00pm

Sweet Spirits Every 3rd Tuesday @ 11:30am

Trustees Every 2nd Monday @ 6:30pm

Walkers Every Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30pm

Every Thursday 5:30 - 6:30pm

Every Saturday 8:00 - 9:00am

Walkers can also meet downtown Easley on the 3rd Saturdays.

@9:00 am.

Family & Friends Laura Bathurst Patricia Booty Cleo Brown Pat Finley Lala Freeman Ben Gantt Michael Hyder (Son of Kate Hyder) Connie Lachen David McInturff Ann Owens Robin Owens Thomas Owens Marguerite Russell Bob Sampson Carolyn Sampson Lillie Sheriff (Mother of Laura Cromer)

Mother-in-law of Jennifer Judd Tim Simpson

Military Michael Burton Anthony Grayson Tom Hansen Kyle Moytka Douglas Nobles Gabe Pszonowsky Nathan Rampey Kristian Robinson Stephan Sampson Andrew Simer Shawn Weiler

Homebound Helen Chastain Theresa and Rudy Eddleman Joyce Crowe Betty Owens Ray and Mary Pace John Smith

Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Nursing Homes

Brookdale Dwaine & Ruth Stanley Margaret Sorrells Mildred Williams

National Health Care Doris Hayes

Magnolias of Easley Pete Bush Ed MCCollum

Oakview Park Assisted Living Lucy Rackley Rm. 308

Pruitt Health Care, Ridgeway, S.C. Magdalene Williams

Please be in prayer for the family of Sidney Waldrop. Sidney, who was a former member of St. Andrew, passed away.

Prayer Requests

Welcome to

Homecoming at St. Andrew

United Methodist Church

Worship Service

10:30am

Special Speaker:

Rev. Alex Chapman

Please join us for a Fellowship Meal

immediately following the

worship service.

We are pleased to

welcome one of our

own, Alex Chapman,

back to St. Andrew

UMC and to our pulpit

today for our 2019

H o m e c o m i n g

celebration. The Lord

saved Alex in 2011

and called him to

pastoral ministry

shortly after. Alex

started out in ministry

at St. Andrew United Methodist Church. In the time

since he left St. Andrew, the Lord has been graciously

providing preaching opportunities for him all across

South Carolina, as well as in other states. In

September 2016, he married his best friend, Anna

McKinney, and the Lord has blessed them abundantly

–they are expecting their first child, a boy, in late

November. Alex graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in

Christian Studies from North Greenville University in

May of 2017, and started the Master of Divinity

program at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in

June 2017, and will graduate in May of 2020. Later in

2017, Alex was licensed to the gospel ministry and

ordained by Georges Creek Baptist Church. Since his

licensing and ordination, he has been faithfully

serving and consistently preaching and teaching at

Georges Creek. The Lord continues to be good and

bless Anna and Alex in many different ways, dem-

onstrating His great love and kindness to sinners

saved by grace.

Women’s Bi- ble

Study

Beginning on Monday, September 23, 2019 @ 1:00pm.

“Gideon” Your Weakness. God’s STRENGTH.

by Priscilla Shirer.

If you are interested, the sign-up sheet is located on the

bulletin board near the back side door of the Sanctuary

Youth Ministry

Every

Wednesday

Youth ages 10-18 meet in

the Youth Room, in the

Family Life Center (FLC),

from 6:30pm-7:30pm, every

Wednesday. FLC doors will

be unlocked at 6:00pm.

October is the month.

19th is the date.

4-7pm is the time.

$7.50 is the price.

EAT IN OR CARRY OUT!

Men’s BBQ

Mark your Calendar:

Playground Fundraiser Meal

Save the date —— November 3, 2019

Dinner & Play

Family Night September 29, 2019 @ 5pm.

Make plans now to come and enjoy the

Saint Mark Gospel Choir.

Join Us October 6th @ 3pm

on the Front Lawn.

St. Andrew United Methodist

Church

309 Pelzer Highway Easley, South Carolina 29642

Phone: 864-859-1567

Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:00pm

Email

churchoffice1567@yahoo.com AbundantlivingSAUMC@gmail.Com

Website www.standrewum.org

We share info & pictures on Instagram, FB and our

Website .

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Nursery

Tami Finley & Jennifer Johnson

Greeters

Debbie Ours & Alan Simer

Ushers

Alan Simer

Debbie Ours

Mark Bishop

Delaine Childress