Sunday, August 16th: “Summer Games, Part 3: Catch”

Posted on August 16, 2020

Good Morning!

Our Message for this morning is the third installment of our series “Summer Games.” Our Scripture Readings are from Genesis 45:1-15 and Matthew 15:21-28.

“Summer Games, Part 3: Catch”

Rev. Dr. Kevin R. Boyd

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Please enjoy our Time For Young Disciples for this morning with Pastor Kevin!

Announcements & News:

You are invited to attend a brief time of prayer this evening at 7:00 PM on Zoom. We will gather to pray for our teachers, students, and school staff to have a successful school year. Here is the information to join the prayer session: Meeting ID: 831 4212 4940, and Password: 359700 (Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83142124940?pwd=QjdJT3NyZFFQRitPYWxzSnJLcGw0Zz09). We hope that you are able to join us!
During the month of August, SBPC will be collecting funds for MAM’s Back to School Uniform Voucher Drive. MAM coordinates with school guidance counselors and local vendors (Walmart, Fiesta, etc.) to provide school uniforms for local needy families. MAM’s 2020 goal is to provide $50 uniform vouchers for 5,000 children. Donations can be mailed to the Church Office, brought to the Drive-Thru WNS on August 19th, or given through the MAM SBPC fundraiser page. Please make checks payable to SBPC, and write MAM Back-to-School on the memo line.
Join us for a Hawaiian Luau and Country Pig-Pickin’ Pick-Up Dinner on Wednesday, August 19th at 6:00 PM. Kevin is smoking his famous “Kahlua Smoked Pork.” We will also have baked beans, coleslaw, pickles, onions, fruit & pineapple upside-down cake for dessert. Join the fun and wear a Hawaiian shirt if you have one! Contact secretary@springbranchpres.org to place your drive-thru dinner order. The dinner will be free, but we will be accepting donations. We are also accepting monetary donations for the MAM Back to School Uniform Voucher Drive, donations for the Fair Haven Food Pantry (non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies, and paper products), and cards for our dedicated Houston healthcare workers.
You are invited to attend Pastor’s Bible Study with Kevin! The group gathers on Zoom on Tuesday mornings at 11:00 AM. Watch for your email for how to join this study. We hope to see you there!
Articles for the September 2020 Edition of the PresPress are due on Thursday, August 20th. Articles can be submitted to secretary@springbranchpres.org or ethan@springbranchpres.org.
The Explorers Sunday School Class continues to meet on Zoom at 9:30 AM on Sunday mornings. Contact Linda Crawford for a Zoom invitation if you would like to join.
Thank you to everyone that has been contributing to the Church in the absence of our usual Presentation of Tithes and Offerings on Sunday mornings. Don’t forget that the church expenses continue just the same. If at all possible, please mail your contributions, drop off your offering in a sealed envelope to the mailbox in front of the education building, or use the online giving option (www.springbranchpres.org/give).