TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Notecards & Prints for Hurricane Relief

The RHINO program has prints and notecards supporting hurricane relief available for order now. The beautiful design is by local artist and SCAPC member Caitlin Wallace-Rowland and depicts the Blue Ridge Mountains with a quote from Isaiah 43:2. The items are available in Frampton Fellowship Hall today and online. The deadline for orders is December 1.

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

The annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, coordinated by various local congregations including ours, will take place this Thursday, November 21 at 6 p.m. at Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, 3900 St. Charles Avenue.

Bonhoeffer Movie Watch Party

Saturday, November 23, 12:00 p.m.

The Prytania Theater at Canal Place 

This is the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man who preached love while plotting the assassination of an evil tyrant. Everyone is invited to meet at Canal Place before noon. Discounted parking is available at Canal Place. Tickets may be purchased in advance at this link or at the ticket office.  If you need ride assistance, please contact Michele Murphy at michele@scapc.org. For more information about the film, you may watch the podcast "Todd Komarnicki: Director of the Bonhoeffer Film". Click here for episode.

Confirmands this Sunday

This coming Sunday, November 24, the following youth will be presented during the 10:30 service, having given their faith journeys and confirmed their baptismal vows before the Session last month: Thomas Yoder, Richard Roth, Cate Rice, KK Gilly, Amy Mackenroth, Charlotte Marshall, Sophia Curry, Jane Hillery, and Sophie Thomas.

White Gift Is Underway!

Gift requests have been posted for the families of Raintree Children and Family Services, St Thomas Community Health Center, Eden Centers for Hope and Healing, and New Orleans Womens and Children's Shelter. To participate, click here and choose a gift request or pick an ornament from the tree in Frampton Fellowship Hall. There will also be a White Gift Wrapping Party during Wednesday Night Out on December 4. Make your dinner reservations at scapc.org/wno (open tomorrow). Bring your gifts to be dedicated on Sunday, December 8 during 10:30 a.m. worship. 

40/50 Yak, Snack & Read

Monday, December 2, 6–7:30 p.m.

Land Building Lakeside Room

Our book The Fifth Gospel is a historical mystery by Ian Caldwell that centers on a serial murderer targeting Catholic priests at the Vatican. Join us for discussion, fellowship and a look at the comparison of the four other Gospels. Questions? Contact Michele Murphy, michele@scapc.org.

40/50 Christmas Progressive Dinner

The 40/50 Christmas Progressive Dinner will take place on Sunday, December 8 at the following:

• 5:30-6:15: Cocktails & Appetizers at home of Helen & Thompson Graves, 1455 Webster St.
• 6:15-7:45 - Main Course in the SCAPC Land Building
• 7:45-9:00 - Champagne & Desserts at home of Lacey & Price Lanier, 6040 St. Charles Ave.

The cost is $40/person. Checks (with "progressive dinner" in the memo) can be brought to the church office or you can Venmo Michele Murphy @michele-murphy-12. Please RSVP by December 2.

Family Nativities Needed for Display

Do you have a special nativity you would like to share with the congregation? Nativity scenes will be showcased in the Phifer Library and Frampton Fellowship Hall December 1-15. All types are encouraged--traditional, exotic, playful, etc.--and we welcome your stories about their origins. Please sign up below.

• Deadline to sign up and drop off: November 25
• Set-up: November 25, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
• Pick-up: After church on December 15 or in the church office December 16-18

Children's Christmas Play

“A Very Mixed Up Christmas Pageant” will take place Wednesday, December 11 from 6:30-7:15 p.m. (If you wish to attend dinner at 6 p.m., reservations will open December 5 at scapc.org/wno). Children 3-years old through 5th grade can sign up by emailing Michele Murphy at michele@scapc.org. The deadline to sign up is November 25. They will have rehearsals on Sunday, December 1 from 11:45-12:30 p.m. and Wednesday, December 4 from 6:15-7 p.m. There will be a mandatory rehearsal for all roles on Sunday, December 8 from 11:45-12:15.

Adult Classes

“Genesis” September 8-November 24 | Phifer Library

Hear the familiar stories of the Book of Genesis in a new way, and discover the knowledge that God created everything in goodness and love. 

Click here for class recording: November 24, 2024

This coming Sunday's class will center on Genesis 45:1-28; 50:15-21, “Joseph Makes Himself Known” and “The Reconciliation of Jacob’s Sons”, led by Michael O’Keefe.

“Faith at Home: A Handbook for Cautiously Christian Parents”

September 8 - November 24 | 2nd floor conference room

This coming Sunday's topic will be “Meeting God in Others”, led by Tyler Wheeler.

Borderlands Mission Trip

Last week, SCAPC members Ed & Cindy Bush, Rick Grubb, John Koch, Lorrie Powel, and Sarah Chancellor-Watson participated in a mission trip to Mexico.

Crossing the border into Matamoros, Mexico, where the group brought the backpacks that were assembled at SCAPC's Fall Day of Service to an organization giving healthcare to migrants

Touring La Posada Providencia, a shelter for migrants who have no family to support them

Loading up fresh fruits and vegetables to take to a Colonia, one of the many unincorporated communities in South Texas, where many families live in poverty

Youth Volunteer at Food Bank

This past Saturday, eight SCAPC youth helped serve at Jefferson Presbyterian Church’s food bank! We love seeing them participate in our youth ministry’s “Service Saturdays” to enact the love we learn about at Sunday School and Youth Group.

Congregational Meeting

A brief congregational meeting will be held on Sunday, December 1 following the 10:30 a.m. service in the Sanctuary for the purpose of electing two members to serve in the Elder Class of 2027.

Birth Announcement

Congratulations go out to parents Erica and William Jackson and big brother Liam on the birth of Russell Owen Jackson who was born on November 13!

Sympathy

We were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Mary Norwood Land, church member and daughter of SCAPC's first pastor, John Samuel Land, on October 18. You may read her obituary at this link.