Strand Recovery ENews July 2009

and operate MaxxFitness, Inc.-where they sell and service fitness

equipment and do Personal Training. They enjoy traveling, enter-

taining and fellowship with friends and caring for all their

animals.

Shawn has been a part of the Beach Church CR program since

it’s inception-in November of 2000. He continues to serve as a

12-Step group leader and teaches on Friday Nights at our CR

Celebration Service at Beach Church. He has served as SC State

Rep. since January of 2005.

Shawn was born in Bellefonte, PA-

July 31st, 1964. He came on staff

as the Director of CR @ Beach

Church in April of 2004 and has

loved serving the Lord and our

church and watching God at work

through our ministry!

He has been in recovery from Alco-

hol & Chemical Dependency-since

12/28/97. His sobriety was

achieved in secular recovery and he

met Christ through Celebrate Re-

covery.

Shawn’s wife, Marlene and he live

in Myrtle Beach, SC. They own

South Carolina State Representative Shawn Norton

Shawn & wife Marlene

Our example outlives our achievements

The church in this picture is Myrtle Beach Community Church or

Beach Church. It is the headquarters for the Strand Recovery ENews. It

has hosted Celebrate Recovery since 2000 and is the home of CR State

representative Shawn Norton

New Vision to convey the idea T.C.Vincent

Well I finally got the new format almost complete. As you can see, I had a lot of

time to think when I had the hip replace-ment. The new Enews, is not only new in

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The Editor

Just in case you wanted to know who makes all the typos in the news-

letter, it's that guy down there in the lower right.

I, Tim Vincent, came to Myrtle Beach in 1999 a broken, broken man. I

started attending Beach Church in 2003 and a few months later Cele-

brate Recovery where I addressed my issues of Alcoholism, anger and

resentment. I quit drinking in the secular environment

and spent 24 years still not knowing why my life was

empty. Thanks to CR and Beach Church and Jesus,

I am now filled.

I lived in Allentown Pennsylvania for 49 years but I call

Conway, SC my home.

To Become a Connected people, Captivated by Christ,

Whose Changed lives are Changing lives.

Open step groups

Gender Contact Group Day & Time Location

Female Barry @ 843-458-7522 A-Z Sunday 5:00 P to 7:00 P Barefoot Church

Male Shawn @ 843-222-0052 Issues & Addictions Thursday 6:30 P-8:00 P Beach Church

Male Rand @ 843-712-2165 Issues & Addictions Coming Soon Beach Church

Female Kandace Issues & Addictions Tuesday 6:30 P - 8:00 P Beach Church

Male Tom @ 910-540-6797 Monday 6:30 P - 8:00 P Open Door Baptist

Male Carl @ 843-997-2899 A-Z Monday 7:00 P - 8:30 P Cornerstone Church

Female Carl @ 843-997-2899 A-Z Monday 7:00 P - 8:30 P Cornerstone Church

Female Carl @ 843-997-2899 A-Z Thursday 7:00 P - 8:30 P Cornerstone Church

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New Vision to convey the idea

format but in concept as well. It is easy to see the format change but I think you can see the concept change equally as

easily. I enjoyed sending out the ENews, but it occurred to me that it did not really convey the idea of what we are all

about as well as I originally hoped. The old format kept you informed of what was going on at Beach Church and it did it

very well. Celebrate Recovery is not about one, one person, one church. I wear a T-shirt and on the back it reads, “You

are not alone”. That goes beyond any one person and to me says that not even our recovery groups are alone, and so I

started working on this new format that will tie all the groups on the strand together, so that we not only can support one

another by attending other events and Celebrations but now we can feel in our hearts that none of us is alone and we are

in this thing … Together.

Nearly 2 years ago Shawn Norton shared a vision. His vision was to have CR 7 days a week. Well we all worked together

and we are real close. We now have CR 5 days a week, but we have exceeded his vision because not only are we close to

the 7 day mark … We are also a connected group of people who are captivated by Christ and whose changed lives are

changing lives and none of the Strand Recovery Groups is alone. WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER because every one cares

about the other.

CHURCH / EVENT DAY TIME Description

Barefoot Church

Leaders Meeting / Training Saturday July 11 9 A - 12 P Meeting 9 - 10 / Training 10 - 12

Dream Fest (First Sat. of every month) Saturday August 1 8 A - 1 P A mass food distribution program of Barefoot Church, Barefoot CR and Helping

Hands

Beach Church

Leaders Meeting / Training Saturday July 25 9 A - 12 P Combined meeting and training - Training is now Leadership development based.

Road Trip To be announced We are planning a Sunday night out at Pawleys Island CR, in support of their group.

EVENTS ACROSS THE STRAND

STRAND CELEBRATION SERVICE SCHEDULE

CHURCH WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5

BAREFOOT CHURCH

JULY 6

Testimony

Gary & Michele W.

JULY 13

Lesson 14 - Ready

Rand A.

JULY 20

Testimony

JULY 27

Lesson 15 - Victory

August 3

Testimony

Jeff S.

BEACH CHURCH

JULY 10

Lesson 14 - Ready

Brian A.

JULY 17

Testimony

John M.

JULY 24

Lesson 15 - Victory

Gary & Michele W.

JULY 31

Testimony

Shawn & Marlene N.

August 7

Lesson 16 - Amends

Tracy W.

CORNERSTONE

Cornerstone is a newly forming Celebrate Recovery Group. At this time they are running only 12 step groups to build

their leadership team.

Their GRAND OPENING is scheduled for September 8, 2009.

OPEN DOOR BAPTIST Open Door Baptist Church is in a re-organizing mode. As soon as they have a celebration service scheduled, I will start to

post them. Re-organizing is a challenge to say the least. Let’s all remember to pray that God leads them.

PAWLEYS ISLAND

I was not able to make contact with Pawleys Island but I am sure they will be as enthusiastic about the new format for the

ENews as the other 4 recovery groups have been. I did not want to delay the ENews any longer and I hope to get them on

board soon. We support Pawleys Island and want to see them grow along with the rest of us.

To remove your name from our mailing list, please reply to this email and include in the subject

line “Remove me please”. For questions or comments: crvolunteer@beachchurch.org

or call 843-236-9700 ext 211 or call Tim at 843-602-1367 Myrtle Beach Community Church

557 George Bishop Parkway

Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

Pawleys Island 10304 Ocean Highway

Pawleys Island, SC 29585

Contact - 843-237-4449

Sunday Evenings @ 6 PM

Open Door Baptist Church

791 Brick Landing Road SW

Shallotte, NC 28470

For more info call Tom @ 910-540-6797 or

Larry @ 910-443-1284

Thursday Evenings @ 6 PM

Barefoot Church

701 Main Street

North Myrtle Beach, SC

Contact Barry - 843-458-7522

Monday Evenings @ 6 PM

Strand Recovery Groups

Cornerstone Church Of God

3690 Palmetto Pointe Blvd.

Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

Contact Carl @ 843-997-2897

Tuesday Evenings @ 6:30 PM

Beach Church

557 George Bishop Parkway

Myrtle Beach, Sc 29579

Contact Shawn @ 843-222-0052

Or Tim @ 843-602-1367

Friday Evenings @ 6 PM

If you are thinking of starting a

Celebrate Recovery program,

consider Wednesday or Saturday.

That would give the Strand…

Celebrate Recovery 7 nights a week.