TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024

Labyrinth Walk Tomorrow

Sarah Chancellor-Watson will lead a pilgrimage to the Audubon Park Labyrinth tomorrow as part of the Lenten Spiritual Practices Sunday School class - though anyone is welcome to join regardless of class attendance. If interested, please meet at the church at 10:45 a.m. or at the Labyrinth at 11:15. For the recording of Sarah's class on the labyrinth from this past Sunday, click here.

Spiritually Hungry Women: New Study

Tomorrow the Spiritually Hungry Women's group will begin a study on the newly released book The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World by Sharon Braus. The group meets on Wednesdays from 12:30-1:45 p.m. in the Land Building. All ladies welcome!

Senior Highs to Reginelli's

This Friday, SCAPC high schoolers (9th-12th grade) are invited to Reginelli’s on State Street at 6 p.m. for pizza and fellowship. RSVP to Chris if you plan on attending!

Parents of Little Ones (POLO) Party

Calling all POLO’s (Parents Of Little Ones)! We are hosting an afternoon play date for families with little ones ages 3 and under this Sunday, March 17 from 4-6 on the Land Building Lawn. We will have bubbles, chalk, and snacks for children and grown-ups. Bring a lawn chair and a blanket and join us for fellowship and play time. Big siblings are welcome and older Baptism Buddies are encouraged to reach out to their younger buddies to play together! For more questions or to RSVP please email tyler@scapc.org.

Prison Pilgrimage: Friday, March 22

The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice continues to host groups from faith communities to build bridges and connections with incarcerated residents. On Friday, March 22, participants from SCAPC are invited to visit Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women in Baker, Louisiana. If you are interested in taking part in this pilgrimage, please email Pierce Young (pierce@scapc.org) with your name and email contact so we can schedule our visit this week. The women’s prison is north of Baton Rouge so participants will meet at SCAPC at 9 a.m. and depart shortly thereafter. The program takes place from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and we will return that afternoon.  

Choir & Orchestra on March 24

During the 10:30 a.m. service on Palm Sunday, March 24, the SCAPC Chancel Choir and Orchestra will perform Mack Wilberg’s Requiem, heralded for its “judicious use of both time-honored craftsmanship and a near-cinematic orchestral style that makes the work accessible yet eloquent”. All children will be invited to join in a palm procession at the beginning of the service.

Breadmaking as a Spiritual Practice

Many people observe the Lenten period with various spiritual practices, among those breadmaking, which can be a metaphor for God's care of each one of us: the rising, the kneading and the shaping. Come and explore this topic during Holy Week.

On Wednesday, March 27 from 6:00-8:30 in the Land Building we will have dinner, a discussion of the process of making bread and the ways it can reflect our relationship with God, and then actual breadmaking. We will prepare the communion bread for the Maundy Thursday service, and each participant will have a loaf of bread to take home as well. The cost is $15/person and your check, delivered to Pierce in the church office, is your reservation. Please reserve by noon on Monday, March 25.

Kinship Senior Center "Trivia for Charity" Night

The Kinship Senior Center has extended an invitation to SCAPC members to join them for a "Trivia for Charity Fundraiser" on Friday, March 21, 6-9 p.m. at Zony Mash Craft Brewery, located at 3940 Thalia Street in the Historic Gem Theater (across from the S. Broad Pumping Station). The festivities will include trivia, giveaways and raffle prizes! Trivia tickets are $10/each and raffle tickets are $5/each. Purchase at this link.

Liberty's Kitchen Guest Chef Night

Liberty's Kitchen will welcome guest chef Sophina Uong for a special dinner on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 p.m. at 300 N. Broad Street. Take part in a night that celebrates food, community, and the transformative power of their Youth Development Program. For tickets and further info, click here.

Through our annual Stewardship Campaign, SCAPC members have invested their resources in the ministries of Liberty's Kitchen and the Kinship Senior Center among others. For a full list of our partners click here. To make a pledge, click here.

LENTEN SPIRITUAL PRACTICES

February 18- March 24 | Land Building Riverside Room

The 40 days of Lent are a time for self-reflection, personal growth, and spiritual pilgrimage. In this class on Sunday mornings we discuss different practices and pilgrimages, and during the week we have optional walking pilgrimages. For a schedule of class topics and pilgrimages, visit our Sunday School page.

Click here for the recording of this past Sunday's class on the practice of labyrinth walking. There will be an optional walking pilgrimage tomorrow at the Audubon Park labyrinth led by Sarah Chancellor-Watson. Meet at the church at 10:45 or at the labyrinth at 11:15.

Topic for Sunday, March 17 will be prison pilgrimages | Optional pilgrimage on Friday, March 22: visit to the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women in Baker, LA through the Frederick Douglass Project for Justice | For details, see "Prison Pilgrimage" article.

THE SECULOSITY OF MARRIAGE & PARENTING

January 7 - March 24 | 2nd floor conference room | to be led by Christina Carlisle

Statistics show that fewer and fewer Americans are attending church, but author David Zahl argues that we are in fact more religious than ever. Using his funny and insightful book, Seculosity, we will dig deeper into three of the areas that can consume us as adults - Busyness, Relationships, and Parenting – and learn what to do about it.

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

January 7 - March 17 | Phifer Library | to be led by John Galbraith

In telling the story of Jesus, Matthew challenges his disciples to live each day as participants in God's kingdom--to be poor in spirit and pure in heart, turn the other cheek and love one's enemies.

Class recording: March 10

Classes for all ages meet at 9:30 a.m. See our Sunday School page for details.

New Sunday School Class

A new Sunday School class on the books of Philippians and Galatians will begin on March 24 in the Phifer Library. The letters to the Philippian and Galatian congregations illustrate the passion and intensity of Paul's writing. Together these letters provide a compelling portrait of a theologian and social critic of rare power and insight whose legacy continues today to spark heated debate. If we can catch even a little of Paul's vision, we are likely to be transformed. We may find ourselves called, like Paul himself, to a fresh vision of what God is doing in the world and to participation in the crucified body of Christ. Class recordings will be posted following each session.

Interfaith Discussion Sessions

We invite you to join an online community of different faiths for zoom discussions on various topics using the Qur’an, Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. Discussions will be moderated by Ashley Brown in conjunction with the Rose Castle Foundation. Please email ashley@scapc.org to register. Upcoming sessions are:

April 10: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Topic: Empathy

May 8: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Topic: Vulnerability

July 10: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Topic: Lament

Youth Summer Trips

It’s time to get excited for our summer SCAPC Youth Trips! The Mo-Ranch Junior High Jubilee for students who have completed 6th-8th grade will take place July 7-11. We will join congregations of other middle school youth in the Hill Country of Hunt, Texas, for an unforgettable Presbyterian conference experience filled with new friends, great recreation, and deep spiritual enrichment. The Montreat High School Conference for students who have completed 8th-12th grade will take place July 20-27. We will spend an amazing week at Montreat Conference Center in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. We will join senior high students from around the country for a week of activities including profound worship experiences, small groups, interactive games, and energizing songs and dances. For lots more details, registration, and payment, visit our youth summer trips page. All deposits are due April 1.

Lenten Food Drive

One in five children in the U.S. - that’s 13 million children - live in food insecure homes. Throughout the season of Lent, we are collecting non-perishable foods for the Broadmoor Food Pantry to help alleviate this problem. Our highlighted item this week is cereal. You can bring this and other nonperishable items to the collection bins at the Chapel entrance on State Street or in Frampton Fellowship Hall.

SCAPC Members Return from Cuba Visit

The congregations of SCAPC and El Fuerte Presbyterian Church in Cardenas, Cuba have partnered for nearly 35 years. In 2007, SCAPC members installed a water purification system at El Fuerte in conjunction with Living Waters for the World, and SCAPC members return to perform regular maintenance at least annually. Martha Beveridge, Mary Monsted, Kate Prechter, Dorothy Burns and Laura St. Clair visited El Fuerte last month. To learn more about SCAPC's Cuba ministry, click here.

Mary Monsted (center) visits with two El Fuerte church members.

Laura St. Clair (foreground, left) signs a Covenant Agreement with Pastor Yamilka Gonzalez, promising three years of financial support and maintenance to El Fuerte's water filtration system.

SCAPC and El Fuerte members enjoyed an afternoon making cross necklaces, sharing lunch and dancing to live music.

Medications collected by SCAPC Presbyterian Women were delivered along with a new walker for one churchgoer, shown here with Martha Beveridge.

Youth & Family Crawfish Boil

Over 80 people in our community flocked to the youth and family crawfish boil this weekend!

Nicole Partin Abdnour Visited Us Today!

Former SCAPC Associate Pastor Nicole Partin Abdnour visited us today and introduced us to her family while in town for a family trip! Since her time at SCAPC 18 years ago, she has served as Senior Associate Pastor at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church in Tampa, Florida. In addition to SCAPC's Christian Education ministry, Nicole was instrumental in the church's outreach immediately following Hurricane Katrina. She is pictured here (center) with SCAPC staff members Emily Fleshman, April Weiser, Hallie Boh, and Michele Murphy.

Member News

NEW MEMBERS: Join us in welcoming Calder and Valerie Lamb and their daughter Charlotte (pictured left); as well as Sheelah Strong Black (pictured right), who were received into membership this past Sunday!

CONGRATULATIONS are extended to Luanna and Buddy Cambas on the birth of their granddaughter, June Hampton Cambas, who was born February 24 to Brice and Sarah Hampton Cambas.