Church Family Moment for Sunday, August 11, 2024
August 5, 2024
Faces of Faith: Carol Morgan
August 7, 2024Vacation Bible School and Mission Possible Highlights are Here!
SMPC’s Vacation Bible School and Mission Possible were a blast! Our VBS participants spent the week learning more about the Bible through stories, music, art and play. Our Mission Possible youth spent the week in service. They shopped for school supplies for students at Smithfield Elementary School on Monday, served at Crisis Assistance Ministries on Tuesday and collected 82.70 pounds for the St. Giles food pantry before volunteering there on Wednesday. The youth then visited Promising Pages on Thursday where they learned more about why reading is an essential life skill, toured the organization’s facility and learned more about its mission.
We hope you enjoy this short video! We are so blessed to have such a vibrant community of children, youth and adults. Thank you to VBS leader Adrienne Jaquith and our many adult and youth volunteers!
Music is Better with a Friend! Summer Organ Sidekick Learns from the Best
Director of Music and Organist Zach Bowyer was lucky to have this cutie, Will, as his Summer Organ Sidekick (SOS) on Sunday, August 4. Great news! We have a spot open for a SOS this Sunday, August 11! If your rising 2nd-6th grader is interested in learning more about the organ and leading the congregation in song, sign up here!
Photo Credit: Terry Gaines
SMPC Celebrates Pastor’s 20th Anniversary
We celebrated Dr. Matt Brown’s 20th anniversary of accepting the call to become SMPC pastor on Sunday, August 4 (his actual anniversary was Thursday, August 1!). We enjoyed punch, cake and fellowship after worship. “Grateful” doesn’t even begin to express how we feel about Matt and his wife, Donna! We are blessed with their guidance, dedication, knowledge and love. Thank you to the Hospitality Committee for hosting the fun reception!
Photo Credit: Terry Gaines and Nancy Metzler
Charlotte Chapter of American Guild of Organists Hosts Recital at SMPC
We were lucky to host one of the organ recitals for the Charlotte Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Summer Recital Series on Sunday afternoon, August 4. Dr. Katie Ann McCarty, Associate Director of Music at Morning Star Lutheran Church in Matthews, performed with Ed Tompkins, Director of Music at Morning Star, and Katie’s husband, Neil Hayes, who is an organist and composer. It was a beautiful program! Thank you to all who came!
Photo credit: Zach Bowyer
SMPC Youth Enjoy Devotion and Donuts
SMPC middle and high schoolers enjoyed yummy donuts and a devotion with Associate Pastor of Youth and Missions/Outreach Lindsey Odom on Monday evening, August 5. What a fun idea! The next youth event is Waffle Cone Wednesday on Wednesday, August 14 at Jeni’s Ice Cream in Blakeney. All middle and high schoolers are welcome – and bring a friend!
Photo Credit: Lindsey Odom
Conversations Continue Over Coffee
While the weekly Bible study Conversations with Dr. Matt Brown has taken a break this summer from meeting at the church or via Zoom, participants have been meeting informally at Starbucks to stay connected. The Bible study will resume next Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the McQueen Room or via Zoom – new participants are encouraged to join! All are welcome. Please contact Matt Brown for the Zoom ID.
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- Three Donnas!
Photo credit: Nancy Metzler
Troop 119 Scout Beautifies SMPC Campus for Eagle Scout Project
On Saturday, July 27, Troop 119 Scout Jack L. directed the removal of all plants on the west side of the church office building (except the three trees) as part of his Eagle Scout project workday. Jack will replant in October. Thank you to Jack and his helpers for making our campus beautiful!
Photo Credit: Jack L.
Troop 119 Scout Earns Eagle Scout
On Saturday, August 3, Scout Troop 119 celebrated Eddie H.’s Eagle Court of Honor. Eddie shared that he had spent a good portion of his life coming to SMPC for weekly meetings and other activities. Scouting was one of the first activities he got involved with when his family moved to Charlotte. We are so grateful that he did! Congratulations to Eddie!
Photo credit: Dean Elledge
Faces of Faith: Carol Morgan
Welcome to the last in our Faces of Faith series this summer! Enjoy getting to know SMPC member Carol Morgan!
Name: Carol Morgan
Family: Ron, my husband of 56 years, our 2 grown children, son, Eric, who lives in Hawaii and our daughter, Lisa, who lives in South Carolina. We also have two grandsons: Cam, a lieutenant in Space Force, and Eli, a high school senior in Indian Land, SC.
Years at SMPC: We joined in November 2009.
