TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026

Volunteer in the New Year!

Are you searching for a way to put your unique talents to use through the ministry of the church? We have several opportunities to serve those both within and beyond our church community. Find your fit on our volunteer webpage: scapc.org/volunteer. Current needs include volunteering with our Aden Program for Elder Care on Tuesdays and Thursdays, participating in Sunday worship as an usher, liturgist, or children's message presenter, volunteering as a STAIR reading tutor (see announcement below), preparing Sunday morning refreshments, joining the Wednesday Night Out Kitchen Krewe, teaching Sunday School, assisting with our Flower Outreach Ministry, serving on the RHINO Disaster Response Team (see announcement below), and joining our Meal Train sign-up.

Law Camps Listening & Hearing Tour

Please join Judge Sandra Jenkins this Saturday morning, January 17, from 9-11 a.m. in the Land Building for a Listening & Hearing Tour (L&H) as she introduces her Law Camps. Various professionals in the fields of law, mental health, community organization, and social justice have been invited to come identify the subjects of most interest to their communities pertaining to civics, policy making, judicial process, etc. The L&H is designed to serve as a period of dialogue, laughter, and learning from each other as we embrace the healing power in pausing to breathe, to listen and to hear. We will enjoy coffee, tea, and sweets as we listen and hear.

Informational Meeting:

RHINO Disaster Response Team

Be a part of our church’s disaster response ministry! Join us this Sunday, January 18 from 12-1 p.m. in the second floor conference room. We will be sharing information about our RHINO Disaster Response Team and begin to organize teams of volunteers who will help our church respond to the needs of both our local community and others across the country following natural disasters.

Audubon Park Walk

All are invited to a pleasant evening walk around Audubon Park this Sunday, January 18. Any interested individuals can meet Christina Carlisle at 5 p.m. at the front doors of the church on St. Charles Avenue. The group will make one loop around the Audubon track, and return by 6:30 p.m. This is a perfect time for youth parents to gather while their children are in youth group!

Borderlands Ministry Presentation

On Thursday, January 22, Caly Fernandez of McAllen, Texas will give a presentation on the House of Love and Justice Ministries, an organization which provides assistance and education to the migrant community at the Texas/Mexico border. The House of Love and Justice is one of SCAPC's global ministry partners. The event will take place 5-7 p.m. in Frampton Fellowship Hall and will include dinner. All are welcome and no reservation is required. Caly will also be the presenter at next week's Wednesday Night Out program. Dinner reservations for that program will open this Friday. Learn more on our WNO webpage.

YAF Parade Party & King Cake Tasting

To kick off the carnival season on January 6, Young Adults & Families gathered to watch the Phunny Phorty Phellows parade in front of the church and enjoy a king cake tasting!

Upcoming YAF Events

TRIVIA NIGHT

YAF will have a TRIVIA night (adults only) at Skeeta Hawk Brewing (455 N. Dorgenois St.) at 7 p.m. this Thursday, January 15. Come to play or just to hang out! Questions, caitlin@scapc.org.

PINTS SPIRITUAL ART COLLAGE WORKSHOP

with Visiting Artist Bethanie Mangigian

Join us for a collage workshop to explore the connection between art and spirituality. This guided experience offers space for reflection, intention-setting, and creative expression. No experience with collage is needed (participants are invited to bring a notebook if they’d like to journal as part of this practice or magazines if they have specific imagery they’d like to use). All other materials are provided. Participants will leave with a meaningful piece of collage art that reflects their journey! Bethanie is a local collage artist and clinical social worker exploring how creativity can be a vehicle for healing. The workshop will take place Wednesday, January 28, from 7-8:30 p.m., Land Building. Please RSVP on the SCAPC app. Questions? Contact Caitlin, caitlin@scapc.org.

STAIR Tutor Recruitment Raffle

STAIR is seeking new reading tutors for their one-on-one elementary school literacy program and is holding a recruitment raffle! The deadline to register to be a tutor is this Friday, January 16. All tutors’ names will be entered into a raffle for a $200 Octavia Bookstore gift card. Entrants must complete a full semester of tutoring with no unexcused absences. For registration, see the STAIR listing on our community ministry webpage.

Sunday School Classes

We Believe...1700 Years with the Nicene Creed

January 4 -February 8 | Phifer Library | led by Chris Currie

The year just finished, 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed. This class explores the early Trinitarian and Christological beliefs and the desire to reach some sense of consensus about ‘one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,’ why these words we declare in our oldest creed matter and affect our lives as Christians who stand in the tradition of the Nicene Creed. Christianity is more than a set of doctrines or laundry list of beliefs, but Christianity without theological reflection on who God is leads us to turn faith into a project or an individual à la carte religious experience with no shared convictions or collective faith. How we live, whatever our faith, is shaped by what we believe. This class highlights the theology, history, and the important role the Nicene Creed plays in shaping our collective faith. 

Writing from the Heart: Journaling as Sacred Practice

January 4 -February 8 | 2nd floor conference room | led by Harriet Riley

When the world feels chaotic and you are seeking quiet in the storm, a spiritual journal can be the best way to process feelings and thoughts. A journal can also be a path to nurture your faith through interactive prayer. Using the recently published The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life by Suleika Jaouad, this six-week class explores the art of journaling as a spiritual practice. It is a participatory class that inspires individuals through guided prompts to start their own spiritual journal or renew their own writing practice.

Parenting in the Pew/First Grade Worship Workshop

Last Sunday the first grade parents participated in a Parenting in the Pew class before starting our Worship Workshop for first graders. Conducted during the 10:30 service, this three-session workshop helps strengthen family participation and understanding of our worship services. This Sunday the group will be discussing prayers and creeds, how to use the worship bulletin, and how to get ready for church. Anyone is invited to attend with their children to learn to make worship a special family experience. The Parenting in the Pew class was recorded and can be viewed on our Sunday School webpage.

Elder Ordination & Installation

On Sunday, members of the Elder Class of 2028 were ordained and installed during the 10:30 a.m. service. Pictured here back row from left are Harrison Currie, Randy Evans, Ben Morrison, Matt McCann, Mike Pugh, Kelley McWhirter, and Ethan Rault; front row from left are David Joseph, Lacy Edgecombe, Jenn Keene, Michelle Baker, Amy Kehlenbach, Lauren Fish, Brittany Colson, Camille Zander, and Marshall Barnett.

The Latest at Aden

Last week at the Aden Program for Elder Care, we enjoyed a musical visit from SCAPC volunteer Ted Kennedy and set our New Year's resolutions!