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This Week's Sermon
June 20, 2021
Thrive: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
Dealing with Dilemmas
Daniel 1
Dr. Bill Patterson
Today's Schedule
8:45am - Prayer Time in the Conference Room or from where you are
9:30am - In-Person Worship Service | Online Worship Service | Children Nursery-PreK and Special Friends (Worship Hour Only) can be dropped off in their classrooms | K-5th grade should remain with their parents in the Worship Service (for duration of summer)
11:00am - Worship Service ends | Equip-U and Sunday School begins | Special Friends should be picked up from their classroom
Practical Christian Living in Philippians | Fellowship Hall
What Does the Bible Say About... | Upper Room
12:00pm - Equip-U and Sunday School end | Children should be picked up from their classrooms
*If you are unable to text or connect to Zoom through text messaging, please e-mail Megan Baumgardner at mbaumgardner@southgatechurch.org for direct Zoom links. Also, unless otherwise noted to the leader of your class and attended regularly each week, Zoom will be phased out over the next couple of weeks.
What's Happening
Children's Ministries
Children's Ministries | Nursery-5th grade | Please enter through the North Foyer entrance to check your children in | Children Nursery-PreK can be dropped off at their classrooms prior to service | K-5th will be released from service
Family Camp @ Scioto Hills | July 18th-23rd (Week 4) | Register online
Have a heart to serve in Children's Ministries? | Volunteer opportunities are available for Worship Hour or Equip-U/Sunday school Hour | Contact Libby Aker if you are available to serve
Student Ministries
Youth Group | Wednesday 6:30PM
Women's Ministries
Women's Ministries Movie Night | June 25th 6:30PM | Auditorium | Cost: $5/person | Register online | Spots still open
Bridal Shower for Megan Coffman | July 24th 1PM | Fellowship Hall | Megan and Wayne are registered at Amazon | RSVP to Renee Coffman
Men's Ministries
Scripture Reading Challenge | Join us in reading Scripture throughout the year | For more information and registration, click here
Weekly Reading Scripture Aloud | Join us weekly for one hour over Zoom as we read scripture aloud together | For more information and registration, click here
Reds Game | Friday, July 23rd 7:10PM | Church bus leaves at 5PM and will return following the post-game fireworks | Individuals can provide their own transportation | Cost: $15/person | Registration required so that tickets can be planned | All tickets will be electronic | Register online by June 30th | All ages are welcome, so if a man of the church wants to bring their son, grandson, or mentee, please register them along with yourself
Senior Saints
Afternoon Nosh | June 24th 1:30-3PM | Fellowship Hall | No cost | A variety of cookies, brownies and beverage provided | Register online beginning June 13th
General Church Events
REFIT | Saturdays @ 7:30AM | Fellowship Hall
Special Friends | 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the Month | Worship Hour only | Volunteer opportunities available | Contact Libby Aker if you are available to serve
All Church Volleyball | Sundays @ 6PM | Cedarville University Sand Volleyball Courts for summer months | In case of inclement weather, John or Amelia Clairmont will post on the Facebook group on whether to meet at Southgate or cancel for the week
Quarterly Church Business Meeting | June 27th | Auditorium following Worship Service | No Equip-U
Day of Fasting & Prayer | Tuesday, July 6th | Prayer services at 6AM & 7PM
Pregnany Resource Blessings in a Bottle | Ends next Sunday | Help us bless the PRC and their mission to help women during pregnancy in Springfield | You can pick up a bottle from the Welcome Center or you can give directly online here
Leffel Lane Entrance | Due to safety reasons, the entrance will remain closed throughout the week but will be open on Sundays
Printable Bulletin
If you would like to print a copy of the bulletin to have on Sunday, please click here.
Reading Plan
June 20th through 26th
A Chronological Bible Reading Plan
June 20th - Luke 10-12; Ecclesiastes 1
June 21st - Luke 13-15; Ecclesiastes 2
June 22nd - Luke 16-18; Ecclesiastes 3
June 23rd - Luke 19-21; Ecclesiastes 4
June 24th - Luke 22-24; Ecclesiastes 5
June 25th - Amos 1-3; Ecclesiastes 6
June 26th - Reflection
Pastor Bill's Daily Reading
June 20th - Daniel 1
June 21st - 2 Kings 24:1-4
June 22nd - Romans 12:1-3
June 23rd - Ephesians 1:1-10
June 24th - Ephesians 5
June 25th - Colossians 1:21-23
June 26th - 1 Peter 1:13-17
Giving as of 06/13/2021
YTD Offering - $462,940
YTD Budget - $536,380
2021 Budget - $1,162,160
Interested in giving online? Click here!
Staff
Libby Aker—Coordinator of Children's Ministries
Michelle Anders—Maintenance Department
Cara Anderson—Maintenance Department
Megan Baumgardner—Communications Coordinator
John Chilcote - Interim Worship Director
Pat Cook—Pastor of Student Ministries
Teresa Dolph—Business Manager
Shawna Grafton—Administrative Assistant
George McConkey—Maintenance Director
Riley Ochs—Video Coordinator
Bill Patterson - Interim Pastor
Kristi Shaw—Maintenance Department
Mary Shuman—Administrative Assistant
Dawn Tincher—Administrative Assistant