Seen Around Church: Week of May 12, 2024
May 15, 2024
Church Family Moment for Sunday, May 26, 2024
May 22, 2024SMPC Super Squad Keeps Us Traffic-Safe Amidst Construction
Thank you to Director of Spiritual Formation Rebecca Guzman, SMPC Preschool Director Tammy Winchip and SMPC Facility Administrator Steve Stevenson for their hard work in making sure our preschool carpool and morning and mid-day traffic flow safely with the Blakeney Heath Rd. closure! It’s been no small task, but this team has made it look easy. Thank you, thank you!
Troop 119 Member Cleans Up Lower Entrance for Eagle Scout Project
Thank you to Troop 119 Charlotte ‘s Tharun who prepared the church’s lower entrance for widening as part of his Eagle Scout project!! We appreciate it so much – it looks amazing! Thank you for your hard work!
Photo credits: Dean Elledge
TGIF! Thank Goodness For…Friday Morning Men’s Group!
The Friday Morning Men’s Group met last Friday, May 17. This group meets on the first and third Fridays of every month from 7:30-8:30 a.m. for study and fellowship and is always welcoming new members! Join for their next meet-up on Friday, June 7 in Chapel 206!
Photo credit: Rebecca Guzman
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Cute Reese E. drew a picture of the Chancel Choir rehearsing on Sunday! What a beautiful piece of art!
Photo credit: Zach Bowyer
Conversations Around Race Equity Group Takes Walking Tour Uptown
The Conversations Around Race Equity (CARE) Group took a walking tour of Uptown Charlotte last Sunday, May 19. The tour, called “Charlotte’s Haunted Future,” explored how stories of “exclusions and invisibilities” have been written into the Charlotte cityscape. With guide and author Greg Jarrell, participants walked through Uptown looking for what has been hidden. Participants from the group said, among the many things they learned that surprised them, was that the lifeblood of our city, the railroad, was built using enslaved people.
If you are interested in joining the CARE Group or future events like this, please reach out to Whitney Bayer, Associate Pastor, to be added to the email list.
Photo credit: Donna Podgorny
Children Celebrate the Last BAM! of the Year
Our last BAM! (Bible and Music) of the year went off with a BANG Sunday night!! Kickball, dodgeball, songs, prayer, pizza and, as the cherry on top, ice cream sundaes!! 🍨🍨🍨🎶🎶🎶 Thank you to all of our adult volunteers this year – we couldn’t have done it without you!! And 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 goes to our fearless BAM! leaders Rebecca Guzman and Zach Bowyer! Our children are blessed by their energy, faithfulness and knowledge!! We also thank the children for participating this year in such a big way! We’ll start back up on Sunday, September 8. Until then, enjoy the summer and can’t wait to see you in September!! (PS – Hope to see you at VBS! Register on Realm and tell your friends!!)
To check out a fun video with photos from BAM!, click here.
SMPC Youth Kick Off Summer with Games, Swimming and Fellowship
Our middle and high schoolers kicked off summer with a party at the Bartholomew’s house last Sunday. The group swam, played volleyball and basketball, enjoyed dinner, fellowship and a devotion. It was the BEST way to usher in the new season. A huge thank you to the Bartholomews for hosting! While our “normal” SMPC Youth programming is paused for the summer, we have various events over the next few months to meet up. You can find the events on the Youth page on our website or by contacting Associate Pastor of Youth and Missions/Outreach Lindsey Odom.
Photo credit: SMPC Youth
SMPC Preschoolers’ Give a Grand Finale Performance
Our SMPC Preschool students celebrate the end of the school year in a big way with a special performance with parents, friends and family members and refreshments in the narthex on Tuesday, May 21. We loved seeing their smiling faces in the sanctuary and hearing the sweet voices singing (“Skidamarink a Dink a Dink” never gets old!)! Thank you to our SMPC Preschool staff and teachers for pouring their love and time into their students, and thank you to the parents for trusting our preschool with your children! We also snagged a few pictures of church members’ families and preschoolers :-). We will continue to pray for our preschoolers – especially those graduating from our school and starting new schools next fall!
Chancel Choir Member Performs in Community Event
SMPC Friend and Chancel Choir Member Angela Skeen performed in “Songs from the Emerald City” over the weekend. She sings with Carolina Voices!
Photo credit: Zach Bowyer
SMPC Members Shine Brightly on Stage
We love seeing our SMPC members and friends out in the community sharing their God-given talents with others (becuase we can’t very well keep them to ourselves on Sundays! :-)). Three SMPC members performed in Providence High School’s Chorus Concert on Tuesday evening, May 21: Jubilate Choir and Exultate Ringers Members Blake R. and Davis L. and SMPC member Katie C. We are so proud of them!
Photo credit: Zach Bowyer
Missions/Outreach Members Attend Nourish Up Luncheon
Two SMPC members attended the Nourish Up Luncheon of Hope on Wednesday, May 22. Terry Gaines and Donna Podgorny represented SMPC and Missions/Outreach at the luncheon and were inspired by the many ways Nourish Up feeds our entire Charlotte community.
Photo credit: Terry Gaines
