“Glorifying God and Making Disciples Who Witness and Serve”
This Week’s Service
Sunday Worship
This Sunday, October 5, we begin a season of gratitude with the theme “ALL IN: Trusting God with Our Whole Lives.” On this World Communion Sunday, we will gather with Christians around the globe at Christ’s table, celebrating the grace that unites us across every boundary.
Our scriptures, John 6:1–14 and Psalm 24:1–2, remind us that everything belongs to God, and that Christ provides abundantly—even when we fear there isn’t enough. The sermon, titled “Trust Begins with God’s Abundance,” will invite us to see how our lives of trust and gratitude flow from God’s overflowing provision.
Come as you are, and be part of this joyful launch into a season gratitude as we celebrate Communion, give thanks for God’s abundance, and commit ourselves to living with faith, generosity, and hope.
Stewardship
On Sunday, October 19, we will gather for an All-Church Dinner at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall (following the 5:30 Wholeness and Healing Service in the Chapel). At this meal, we will share stories of how lives have been touched and transformed through the ministries of our church. We will recognize how others have impacted us through their giving and trust in God, and how, through trust and hope, we too can be an integral part of God’s ongoing transformation here at Spring Hill.
Accept the Invitation
All of you should have gotten an invitation to join Realm via an email. (it was resent Tuesday). This will enable you to look at your profile, change your own address, add a picture and look at your giving statement. Please accept this invitation.
New Giving Options: Spring Hill Presbyterian Church will be switching giving providers in the coming weeks! We are excited to announce we are switching from Stripe to Realm eGiving to make giving simpler and more convenient for you. Be on the lookout for an email about our new giving options.
Stewardship
Blessings by the Bite is a quarterly gathering where groups of around 8 share a meal and deepen connections. We will kick off in October during Stewardship Season. Our hope is that as we gather around the table, we reflect not just on the food we share, but on the lives we’re called to live in community.
Participants can meet for lunch or supper, so please let us know your preference when you sign up! There’s a sign-up sheet in the back hall or you can contact either
Leslie Sweeney [email protected] or
Mary Ann Brown at [email protected].
Trunk or Treat
Save the date! Thursday, Oct. 23. Be thinking now about a theme for your trunk and start collecting individually wrapped treats to donate. These can be placed in Susan Tomlinson’s office on the table. Please sign up for your trunk in the hallway. Trunks need to be set up by 4:30. We will start at 5:00 pm. Hot dogs and chips will be served. There will also be bouncy houses for the children.
Creation Care Team announcement:
Postcard Solar Energy Advocacy Campaign (Sept-Oct) – Gulf Coast Creation Care Project
You can still join the postcard campaign begun on September 21st. Blank cards and information are available in the church hallway. Some cards are available (in the plastic bag) with the artwork on the front completed. The postcards will be available through October 6th. The card is already addressed to the Public Service Commission. You only need to complete the statement in the text and add your name and address (as required with petitions). You can add a stamp and mail from home (Forever stamp, 78¢ or postcard stamp, 61¢) or place in the Creation Care Team’s mail slot (church mailroom) by October 6th. The font logo can be completed by child, teen, or adult. Examples: https://thirdact.org/sun-day/https://actionnetwork.org/events/alabama-public-service-commission-postcard-campaign
The card’s printed text reads: “I urge the PSC to update regulations to encourage, rather than to deter, solar power in Alabama. This is important to me because … (complete statement with your reason).
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
ANGEL TREE GIFTS for CHILDREN & SENIOR ADULTS
It’s ANGEL TREE TIME again! Yes, you read that right! Though it’s only October, the mission committee wants everyone to begin thinking about sponsoring one of the 25 children and 25 senior adults (selected by Catholic Social Services) who need our love and support during this Christmas season. We need sponsors for every angel. You might even want to join with another friend or family to sponsor “your angel.” Our Angel Tree will be in the sanctuary narthex throughout November, beginning 11/2, and angel cards are usually selected very quickly. Watch for detailed information in the weekly e-news.
Current Issues
Join us in the Sanctuary from 9:00-10:00 to hear.
October 5 – CURRENT ISSUES OCT. 5 Cello Music of Bach – Dedicated to the Glory of God (Mary Helen Harper)
Sunday, October 5
9:00 am Church wide Sunday School -Sanctuary
10:00 am Holy Grounds – Fellowship Hall
10:30 am Worship – World Communion
11:30 am Called Congregational Meeting
5:00 pm Children’s choir – Choir Room Bullard Building
5:00 pm Youth Choir – Choir Room
6:00 pm Dinner
6:30 pm Youth Group
Monday, October 6
1:00 pm Outreach Committee – Fellowship Hall
4:00 pm MSC
Tuesday, October 7
10:00 am Balance Class – Fellowship Hall
10:00 am Painting Pals – Bullard Building
10:30 am Staff Meeting – Conference Room
4:00 pm MSC
5:00 pm Communications Committee – Conference Room
5:00 pm Religious Art – Zoom
6:00 pm Christian Education Committee – Zoom
6:00 pm Mission Committee – Zoom
6:00 pm Worship Committee – Zoom
Wednesday October 8
10:00 am Day Circle – Fellowship Hall
10:15 am Children’s Chapel – Sanctuary
12:00 pm Hospitality/Fellowship Committee – Fellowship Hall
2:00 pm Afternoon Circle – Fellowship Hall
6:00 pm Night Circle
6:30 pm Al-Anon – Bullard Building
6:00 pm Spring Hill Ringers
7:00 pm Chancel Choir
Thursday, October 9
7:00 am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study – Fellowship Hall
Friday, October 10
The Church office is closed every Friday.
Saturday, October 11
8:00 am Alcoholics Anonymous – Bullard Building
Sunday, October 12
9:00 am Current Issues – Fellowship Hall
9:00 am Conversations with Scripture – Parlor
9:00 am Children Sunday School
9:00 am Youth Sunday School
9:15 am Bible Discovery Class – Conference Room
10:30 am Worship
4:00 pm Blessing of the Animals
