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February 3, 2023

We share God's love in a spiritual environment offering truth, trust and transformation!

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Worship Information

Rev. Rick Rhen-Sosbe /

Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson

Joining us Virtually?

If you are joining us online, download the Virtual Bulletin using the link below and participate with us.

We also ask that you share any prayer requests or needs in the Live Chat during Worship. Your feedback is very important as we strive to ensure your virtual worship experience is meaningful and filled with the love of God.

Order of Worship and Lyrics for Worship February 5, 2023

Join us this

Sunday, February 5, 2023

at 10 AM for

In Person or Virtual Worship

as we welcome Dr. April Glasco as our Guest Preacher

"Called to Heal"

Dr. Glasco is the Founder and CEO of Second Chance Last Opportunity, Inc. in Sarasota, FL. She has served as a Corrections Officer and as a Juvenile Detention Case Worker.

Dr. Glasco empowers individuals from all walks of life to gain a sense of

self-worth, self-esteem and confidence through teaching, counseling, interpersonal workshops, seminars and speaking engagements.

Dr. Glasco holds a Doctor of Divinity degree and has a masters in Mental Health Counseling. She is a published author and has won local and international awards for her work.

She will be bringing us a special message on healing.

Watch Sunday Service HERE

We will be taking a Love Offering on Sunday that will be given to 2nd Chance Last Opportunity, Inc. to help them contiue their work in our communities.

United in the Power of Prayer

Update from Your Pastoral

& Congregational Care Team

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in our distress.

Therefore, we will fear nothing, even if the earth gives way

and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

even if the waters roar and foam

and the mountains tumble with their surging.

God is our refuge and strength."

~Psalm 46:1-3

We ask everyone to join us in prayer for:

Greg H * Jerry F * Dan M * David F * Fabiola * Ginny * Scott B * Margaret I * Betty * Mark T * Millie C * Jo-Ann * Nancy * Zami * Judy * Lorna H *

Anyone needing prayer, please email RevGeneHutter@SunCoastMCC.com

February marks Black History Month, a tradition that got its start in the Jim Crow era and was officially recognized in 1976 as part of the nation's bicentennial celebrations. It aims to honor the contributions that African Americans have made and to recognize their sacrifices.

Source:https://www.npr.org/2023/02/01/1150977600/black-history-month-2023-theme-3-things-to-know

Calendar of Events

Download February 2023 Month at a Glance HERE

Venice Interfaith Community Association 2023 Winter Series

"Sitting at Abraham's Table"

Examining the role of Abraham, the biblical forefather, in bringing Interfaith Communities together.

When: Mondays at 7 PM

Location: Jewish Congregation of Venice

600 North Auburn Rd, Venice

Topic: February 6: Building A Bigger American Table

Time for some Bingo!

February 16, 2023

Join Maria for a fun night of fellowship and fun! Bring a friend!!!

Bingo starts at 6:30 PM and we ask for a $10 donation to play for the night.

Make sure to join us for Worship on Sunday, February 19, 2023 as SunCoast MCC Celebrates our 28th Anniversary!

Social Justice in Action at SunCoast MCC

Advocacy 101

Who is my Representative?

How do I contact them?

What do I say?

What will happen next?

Why am I reaching out to the other side?

Join our new Advocacy Group being led by Jay Pennell

The first meeting will be held on February 14, 2023 at 1 PM. You can join in person or virtually using the ZOOM link below.

Use this LINK Join Advocacy Group Meeting Virtually

Social Justice Book Club

As part of our Strategic Plan, we are offering a monthly book club via zoom featuring social justice themes. Our first book will be The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd. The book club discussion will be on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM via zoom.

One reviewer writes the following about The Invention of Wings:

Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world. Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke’s daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women.

Kidd’s sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah’s eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership of ten year old Handful, who is to be her handmaid. We follow their remarkable journeys over the next thirty five years

This exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a devastating wound in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment, and expression will move readers emotionally.

So get your books and plan to join us! See Cindy Duranko to purchase a book for $10.

Use this LINK to join the Book Study

Ash Wednesday Worship Service

February 22, 2023

at 7 PM

Save the date!

Bird Watching and Brunch with the Pastors! March 11, 2023

Join the pastors and others for a morning of birdwatching and then sharing brunch at a nearby restaurant.

NO prior experience required! If you have binoculars, or a bird book, bring them, but if you don’t, no worries! It will be easy walking. We will share the location as we get a little closer to the date.

Message from the Board of Directors

Each year, the Board of Directors sets goals for themselves for the upcoming year. This year at our Retreat, which was held on January 14, we decided on the following goals:

1. Get to know our post-pandemic congregation and their interests and talents.

2. Review and update church documents.

3. Support and participate in the implementation of the Strategic Plan and celebrate our accomplishments.

4. Develop spiritual growth and leadership.

Weekly Offering and Attendance Information

Thank you for your continued support and generosity of your time, talents and financial gifts.

Giving for the week of January 23 to January 29

Donations were $2,297. This is $2,537 short of expenses.

Our Year to Date (YTD) donations are $17,052.

This is $2,282 short of our expenses.

The above includes donations of $2,400 for Pillars. This is $867 less than our mortgage payments YTD.

Donate HERE

Attendance

January 29, 2023

71 in person

15 families

live streaming

18 YouTube views

104+ In person & online, we're One Body

Current Protocols for On-site Worship and Meetings

Please remember to stay home if you are not feeling well. This is for your safety as well as the safety of others.

In order to attend indoor Worship, you must be fully vaccinated.

Masks are optional for all indoor activities and Worship until further notice.

If you would prefer to social distance during Church activities and Worship, signs are at the end of each row for you to place allowing you to feel comfortable. Ushers are also available on Sundays to help.

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We Care: We are here to support you! Click on the links below to contact these ministries.

Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson

Rev. Rick Rhen-Sosbe

Congregational & Pastoral Care