Dear SCC Families,

We look forward to a visit this Sunday from Hosanna House, with Carol Lynn and Roger Gibson, staff and the resident girls.  They will share with us information about their ministry, and the girls will sing in each service.  After 2nd service, there will be a Missions Committee dinner in Bardin Hall, and EVERYONE is welcome to attend.  There will be a time to meet each guest, and ask questions during the luncheon about this very special local ministry.  Please make plans to join us.

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MISSIONS DINNER WITH HOSANNA HOUSE

In Bardin Hall, Sunday, August 29th after 2nd Service

There will be a love box in the foyer for Hosanna House after each service.

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PLEASE HELP WITH ITEMS NEEDED BY HOSANNA HOUSE:

HOUSEHOLD:  Liquid laundry detergent, toilet tissue, paper towels, facial tissues, fabric softener & dryer sheets, Clorox or Lysol wipes, Pine-Sol

KITCHEN:  Dish detergent, napkins, sponges, zip-loc baggies (various sizes), canned soups & vegetables, crackers, aluminum foil, plastic wrap

HYGIENE:  Feminine pads with wings, conditioner

SCHOOL:  USB flash drives (2GB or larger), college ruled paper

OFFICE:  Copier paper (8 ½ x 11), manila file folders (letter size)

GIFT CARDS:  Publix, Wal-Mart, Target, Winn Dixie, Food Lion

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CALLING ALL YOUTH:  There will be a Grand Opening of the Joshua Caleb Ministry Center next Wednesday, September 1st, from 6:30 - 8:30pm.  All Youth are invited, and other youth ministries and pastors in our community will also be included.  Pastor Wes will be our very special speaker for this inaugural event in our new JCMC Building, to bless our first year of ministry and outreach to the community.  Please plan to join us, and enjoy a live concert by the very popular local band, Kaliyl.  Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.

CHOIR and LADIES’ BIBLE STUDIES are starting again soon…

Choir will begin practicing for the Christmas Cantata on Sunday, Sept 12th at 4:30pm in the Sanctuary.  It’s a fun way to serve and sing praises to our Lord!

Ladies’ Bible Studies will have 4 different studies available to help you learn and grow in God’s Word, and also spend time with friends in Christian fellowship.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY and AWANA will also begin new programs for the new year.  Awana leaders will have a planning meeting at 6pm on Wed Sept 1st in Bardin Hall.  Volunteers are also needed, so  please attend if you are interested in helping.

Please sign up to participate in these vital ministries within our church. 

Below are important announcements for scheduled activities for the days and weeks ahead … please take a moment to read, and mark your calendar to take part.  SPECIAL NOTE:  SCC softball is a really fun family time at Mills Field on Racetrack Road … join many of our church families Monday evening at 8pm  to cheer our team and enjoy the game!

SUNDAY   8:30 & 11am   Traditional & Contemporary Worship Services

                  9:45/10:00am   Sunday School for all ages (see list in foyer)

                           11:00am   Children’s Church (Pre-K3&4 and K thru 5) Ed Bldg; use So. door by FAB

                          12:30pm   Hosanna House Ministry Visit and Missions Dinner in Bardin Hall

         2:00, 3:00, 4:00pm   NE Fla School Prayer:   2pm Elementary,  3pm Middle & 4pm High Schools

MONDAY  9, 10:30, 12n   Living Waters Preschool & Kindergarten Orientations

                             8:00pm   SCC Softball Game vs Freedom Christian Team 2; Mills Field #1

TUESDAY                          First Day of School for  Living Waters Preschool

                            7:00pm   NO High School Youth this week due to Grand Opening of  JCMC on 9/1

WEDNESDAY   8:30am   Ladies’ Prayer ~ Sanctuary

                           10:00am   Ladies’ Bible Study, Book of Leviticus ~ E-4

                             6:00pm   Awana Leaders’ Meeting in Bardin Hall

                             6:30pm   JCMC Grand Opening for all Middle & High School Youth & Community

                             7:00pm   Praise Team Practice

THURSDAY      7:00pm   SCC Intercessory Prayer  in Sanctuary

FRIDAY             7:00pm   Men’s Fellowship 1st Friday Night Cookout ~ Bardin Hall

DINNER TODAY TO HONOR HOSANNA HOUSE: The SCC Missions Committee cordially invites everyone to the luncheon immediately following the second service in Bardin Hall.   Hosanna House is a local SCC-supported ministry that provides a safe and loving Christian home for teenage girls.  Please join us to meet Carol Lynn & Roger, the staff and the girls who are part of this important ministry.  EVERYONE IS INVITED!

SCHOOL PRAYER TODAY:  There will be prayer in all Northeast Florida Schools this afternoon:  Elementary Schools @ 2pm; Middle Schools @ 3pm; High Schools @ 4pm. Leaders, teachers, parents, and students … please come out & pray over our schools.

JCMC COMMUNITY OUTREACH for middle and high school students will be held in the JCMC this Wednesday Sept 1st at 6:30pm (NO HS Youth on Tues. Aug 31). This special event includes a live concert by Kaliyl,  pizza in the Café, and Pastor Wes as our speaker!  All Middle & High School students are invited … and please bring a friend!

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP:  The Friday Steak Night Cookout will be this Friday, September 3rd at 7pm in Bardin Hall for all men, youth guys, and boys (with their dads).  You bring the steak for the grill…the rest will be provided.  Please sign up or send email to Mark at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . MEN’S PRAYER & BREAKFAST will resume on Saturday,  September 18th, 7:30am in the Sanctuary, 8:00am in Bardin Hall.

BRIDAL SHOWER FOR APRIL STONE will be at 2:00pm Saturday, September 11th in Bardin Hall.  Please RSVP to Patsy Tansey at 287-2994, and join us to bless April for her upcoming wedding.

YOUNG FAMILIES FELLOWSHIP will go to the Assisted Living Area of Westminster Woods on Saturday, September 11th from 10:00 - 11:30am.  Contact Amelia @ 810-0393 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like to participate in this service project.

DISCOVERY CLASSES with Pastor Wes and Bev Slough will begin soon for new, and even not-so-new to the church, families and individuals.  There will be six classes, from Sept 12 through Oct 17th, during the Sunday school hour in the parsonage across SR13.  Call the office at 287-0330, or fill out and return registration forms by Sept 5th.

BEACH BAPTISMS will be Sunday, September 26th at 4pm at St. Aug Beach.  Please contact Pastor Wes or the church office at 287-0330 if you are interested in being baptized.

BABY RYANN JANELL CRAVEN was born August 17th, weighing just 2 lbs 11 ozs and 15 3/4” tall.  She is so tiny, but doing well in the NICU at Baptist Hospital. Please keep Baby Ryann, her parents Holli and Spencer & their families lifted up in prayer.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY & AWANA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  Please let Bette Smith or Cheri Lee know if you can help out with nursery, 3’s & 4’s Sunday school class or Awana.  Contact Bette at 504-6672 or Cheri at 669-1345

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From August 22nd:

SCC Families,

Here's a reminder about the "Dinner and Movie" night in the JCMC tomorrow night (8/20).  The movie will be "The Blind Side",  and dinner will include pizza, soda, dessert, and popcorn for the movie, for $3 per person.  Debi Lumley is making all of the preparations and needs to get the final count for the pizza order.  If you have not signed up already, please send your RSVP back to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

This Sunday (8/22) will be a very special day.  In the morning services, there will be a remembrance of those loved ones who have gone to be with the Lord this past year, or previously and not yet included in a remembrance service.  Pastor Wes will speak to us with a message: "Voices from the Grave".  We hope you can join us for this time to honor our departed loved ones, and also lift up in prayer and with our support those in our congregation who have so recently said "goodbye for now" to ones they love.

Sunday evening at 6pm, our Summer Missions Teams will give us reports of their recent travels for God's kingdom work in foreign lands: 

Joseph, Justin, Tal, James and Ben will report of their travel to host the Youth Pastors' Conference, for sowing good seed in fertile black soil in Russia ...

Ken, Alec and Cip will tell of their travel to set up a new Student Venture outpost for God's Kingdom in Venezuela...

James will relate his experiences of witnessing for Christ in Turkey...

Elizabeth Cardy (or her parents) will present her work behind-the-scenes in drama for the gospel of Christ with the Shine Conference in Scotland...

Summer 2010 Missions:   this outstanding "Cast for Christ" will be here to report about kingdom work on the world stage, in the Sanctuary this Sunday at 6pm... don't miss it!

On Wednesday, September 1st, our Joshua Caleb Youth Ministry will kick off its inaugural year in the new JCMC building with a grand opening for the entire community.  Students in high school and middle school, other youth ministries, pastors, and ministry leaders are all invited to this free event.  Kaliyl, a very popular local band, will be here to perform a live concert in the auditorium, and there will be pizza and drinks for everyone to enjoy in the Cafe....and  Pastor Wes will be our very special guest speaker!  It will truly be an exciting night of ministry and outreach, and one we believe will have a significant impact on the youth of our community.  Attached is information for this event ...  if you would, please post it and share it with all high school and middle school youth ... so they will join us!

Below are many important bulletin announcements for this Sunday, August 22nd:

SUNDAY   8:30 & 11am   Traditional & Contemporary Worship Services

                  9:45/10:00am   Sunday School for all ages (see list in foyer)

                           11:00am   Children’s Church (Pre-K3&4 and K thru 5) Ed Bldg; use So. door by FAB

                             6:00pm   Summer Missions Reports in the Sanctuary

MONDAY  9am-1:30pm   Living Waters Staff meeting;  Prayer of Blessing @ 11am in E-1,

                                             followed by luncheon in JCMC Café

TUESDAY    7am - 7pm   Primary Elections in the FAB for Voting Precinct 106

                            6:30pm   SCC Council Meeting ~ E-1  

                            7:00pm   SCC Elders Meeting ~ Conference Room

         7:00pm   “Matt’s Party” High School Youth ~ JCMC

WEDNESDAY   8:30am   Ladies’ Prayer ~ Sanctuary

                           10:00am   Ladies’ Bible Study, Book of Leviticus ~ E-4

                             6:30pm   “Hurricane Andrew” Middle School ~  JCMC

                             7:00pm   Praise Team Practice

THURSDAY      7:00pm   SCC Intercessory Prayer  in Sanctuary

SUN. (8/29)       12:30pm   Hosanna House Ministry Visit and Missions Dinner in Bardin Hall (8/29)

         2:00, 3:00, 4:00pm   NE Fla School Prayer:   2pm Elementary,  3pm Middle & 4pm High Schools

SUMMER MISSIONS REPORT TONIGHT at 6pm in the Sanctuary:  We’ll hear reports from those who traveled this summer … James from Turkey;  Ken, Alec & Cip from Venezuela; Elizabeth  (via video or parents) from Scotland;  Joseph, Justin, James, Tal & Ben from Russia. Come see & hear the work done in and through them for God’s kingdom! 

LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY: The Wednesday 10am Bible study group will resume on Aug 25th in E-4.  Reinette Adams leads this class in its chapter & verse style study, starting back in the Book of Leviticus. All ladies are invited to attend for Bible study and small group fellowship.

HOSANNA HOUSE MISSIONS DINNER: The SCC Missions Committee cordially invites everyone to a luncheon in honor of Hosanna House, a local SCC-supported ministry that provides a safe and loving Christian home for teenage girls in crisis.  Please join us NEXT SUNDAY, August 29th, immediately following 2nd service in Bardin Hall.  To help with planning, please sign up in foyer or class if you will attend, and if you can bring a side dish to share.  EVERYONE IS INVITED!

SCHOOL PRAYER August 29th:  There will be prayer in all Northeast Florida Schools next Sunday, Aug. 29th:  Elementary Schools @ 2:00pm; Middle Schools @ 3:00pm; High Schools @ 4:00pm. We are asking for many church leaders, parents, teachers, and students to come out and pray over our schools.

YOUNG FAMILIES FELLOWSHIP will go “Tubing Down the Ichetucknee” on Saturday, Aug 28th. Will meet 11am at Ichetucknee State Park for picnic lunch, then 1.5 hour tubing trip. Contact Amelia @ 810-0393 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Y.F. SERVICE PROJECT will be Saturday, Sept 11th 10-11:30am at Westminster Woods in the assisted living area.

DISCOVERY CLASSES with Pastor Wes and Bev Slough will begin soon for new, and even not so new to the church, families and individuals.  There will be six classes, from Sept 12 through Oct 17th, during the Sunday school hour in the parsonage across SR13.  Call the office at 287-0330, or fill out and return registration forms by Sept 5th.

YOUTH & COMMUNITY OUTREACH for middle and high school students will be held in the JCMC on Wed. Sept 1st at 6:30pm (NO HS Youth on Tues. Aug 31). This special event will include a live band concert,  pizza in the Café, and Pastor Wes as our speaker!  All Middle and High School students are encouraged to attend … and please bring a friend!

BEACH BAPTISMS will be Sunday, September 26th at 4pm at St. Aug Beach.  Please contact Pastor Wes or the church office at 287-0330 if you are interested in being baptized.

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 God bless you and keep you, in the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus!