Volunteer Opportunities; Family Events; Marriage Service Assistants; 1956 SCAPC Photos & More

TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025

On the Threshold of Time

- Peter Marshall, 1949

Lord Jesus, as we look into the future, let no fears assail us. Help us to be as confident that Thou wilt be with us in the future as we know Thou hast been in the past.

…Where we are inclined to be satisfied with ourselves as we are, make us willing to be changed. Give to us a more sincere kind of faith, a more virile, a more liveable faith, not alone a religion that smacks of Sunday, but the kind of faith that can be used Monday and will not have evaporated by Saturday.

Hear us as we pray, standing on the threshold of time. Thou alone canst equip us for the tasks and the duties that are ours, that we may do our very best.

Mission Trip to Texas Hill Country

If you are interested in participating in a mission trip to the Texas Hill Country, please complete the survey at the link below to let us know your availability.

Texas Mission Trip Survey

Pastors Give News Story on Fox 8

SCAPC Pastors Chris Currie and Sarah Chancellor-Watson were featured on Fox 8 News last week. Chris spoke about his experience in the Texas Hill Country the weekend of the storm, and Sarah spoke about SCAPC relief efforts. Click below to view the piece and to learn about SCAPC's relief efforts.

The Spiritual Formation Committee invites people of all ages to meet up at Danneel Playground this Sunday, July 20 for fellowship and fun. We will meet from 4:00-5:30 p.m. to sit and chat, play on the playground, or go for a walk with others. BYOB and snacks. Email Katie Brendler with any questions. On August 17 we will have another Summer Park Sunday at Alma Peters Park.

Seeking Marriage Service Assistants

In 2026, SCAPC will be able to return to having weddings in the Sanctuary. We have several weddings scheduled in 2026 and are seeking people to help the pastors assist couples during their rehearsal and wedding procession. If you are interested, we can work with you in regards to scheduling. Training for this position will be provided and you will be paid for the weddings you work. Please contact Lynn Hoffman for information.

Prayers for Montreat Conference-goers

A group of 25 SCAPC high schoolers and chaperones are leaving Saturday for the Youth Conference at the Montreat Conference Center in North Carolina. Please keep them in your prayers as they grow in faith and fellowship with other youth from across the country!

Aden Loves Our Volunteers of All Ages!

The Aden Program welcomes children and youth to come and volunteer with their parents or grandparents this summer on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Come join the fun doing arts and crafts, puzzles and games, balloon volleyball, singing and dancing! Email Aden@scapc.org for more information and to sign up today.

Last week the participants, staff, and volunteers of the Aden Program enjoyed their bi-monthly exercise class with Enrique, one of many activities led by talented members of the community!

STAIR Seeks Reading Tutors

Start the Adventure in Reading, or STAIR, is looking for reading tutors for 2nd and 3rd graders in the Greater New Orleans Area, and we would love to have SCAPC help!

STAIR offers virtual and in-person tutoring options over 10 weeks during the fall and spring semesters. All curriculum and training for tutors are provided. The Fall 2025 program begins in September, and the Spring 2026 program begins in February.

If you are interested, please email us at program@stairnola.org or text/call 504-202-8187.

Krewe of the Rolling Elvi Selects STAIR as Fundraiser Recipient

Each year the Krewe of the Rolling Elvi and the Sassyracs hold a blood drive and fundraiser at Tipitinas, inviting dance krewes from around the city to participate and perform. This year the Elvi selected STAIR as the non-profit to receive all of the raffle proceeds! Stop by Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Avenue, on Sunday, August 17 between 12 and 3 p.m. to dance with the krewes, give blood, and buy a raffle ticket to support STAIR. The event is free and open to all ages 18+.

Meals Needed for Okra Abbey

Okra Abbey is seeking volunteers to prepare lunches for their Grace & Greens ministry, a free community meal held every Wednesday at 12 p.m. Learn more at okraabbey.com. Lunches are needed on August 6, August 13, and September 3. A full meal consists of 40 servings of lunch and dessert and a case of bottled water. Lunches can be delivered to the Abbey (corner of Hickory and Eagle Streets) between 11:30 and 11:45. Volunteers can drop off the lunches or stay and serve. Plates, bowls, utensils, napkins, and serving utensils are already provided. To sign up, please email dan@pbysouthla.org. Your kindness nourishes both body and spirit!

Save the Date: Blessing of the Backpacks

Our next ‘Worship Short’ will be a Blessing of the Backpacks on Sunday, August 3 at 6 p.m. at Okra Abbey Community Garden on the corner of Hickory and Eagle Streets. Join us for family games and activities, dinner, worship that includes a back-to-school backpack blessing for students, and mission outreach to our neighbors in Pigeon Town.

Happy Birthday, Beth!

Last week, the members of the Spiritually Hungry Women's group through a birthday bash for Beth Poe in gratitude for her dedicated and talented leadership of the group!

YAF Coffee & Beignets Outing

On Sunday, the Young Adults & Families group enjoyed an after-church gathering at NOLA Coffee!

Together New Orleans Meeting

A small delegation from SCAPC attended the Together New Orleans Future of Our City meeting at Dilliard University on Sunday to listen to proposals for city-wide improvement in preparation for the upcoming mayoral and city council elections. Over 700 representatives from local faith communities and community organizations gathered to discuss bipartisan policy proposals for local officials on community lighthouses, home owners insurance, citywide infrastructure, jobs, utility reform, and increasing use of solar energy for storm and power grids sustainability. Another event is scheduled for September 18 that will be a candidates forum. Please contact Ashley Brown if you are interested in participating.

Windows Into Our Past

Our special thanks go out to Philip Weller who delivered to us a copy of SCAPC's 1956 Yearbook which contained a full outline of ministries and leadership, a membership roll, and these delightful photos of our Avenue entrance and sanctuary. The Yearbook's introduction reads in part, "It is hoped that the achievements and opportunities presented herein will awaken a larger response in all of our congregation and challenge and enlist newcomers in the work and worship of the church on 'the welcome corner'."

This Week's Prayer List

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