This Week at SMEC

Today: The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
9:30 am Adult Sunday School
10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Younger Children's Sunday School; Fellowship Hour

Mon-Tue Office closed

Wed Alpha 5:30pm Holy Eucharist/Dinner/Discussion: "How Does God Guide Us"

Next Sunday: The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

9:30 am Adult Sunday School; Choir Practice
10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Younger Children's Sunday School; First Sunday Lunch


Birthdays: 29th Chuck Benton, 31st Shirley Fields, Mary Jane Gould,
3rd Caroline Perryman

Anniversaries : 30th Bill & Doris Taylor, 31st Jim & Muriel Moore

"Why and How Do I Pray"

The power of prayer should not be underestimated. James 5:16-18 declares, "…The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops." God most definitely listens to prayers, answers prayers, and moves in response to prayers.

The power of prayer is not the result of the person praying. Rather, the power resides in the God who is being prayed to. 1 John 5:14-15 tells us, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him." No matter the person praying, the passion behind the prayer, or the purpose of the prayer - God answers prayers that are in agreement with His will. His answers are not always yes, but are always in our best interest. When our desires line up with His will, we will come to understand that in time. When we pray passionately and purposefully, according to God's will, God responds powerfully!

Join with us this Wednesday at 5:30 pm as we explore together "Why and How Do I Pray" at our ALPHA Course.

This Week At SMEC

Sunday July 15th: The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost

9:30 am Adult Sunday School; Choir Practice

10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Younger Children’s Sunday School; Fellowship Hour

Mon Office closed
Work Day: 8-11 am
5-8 pm

Vestry 5:30 pm

Wed Alpha 5:30pm Holy Eucharist/Dinner/Discussion: “Why And How Do I Pray?”

Next Sunday: The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
9:30 am Adult Sunday School; Choir Practice

10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Younger Children’s Sunday School; Fellowship Hour

Birthdays: 18th Doris Taylor,
Anniversaries: 20th Louis & Cindy Warren

This Week at SMEC

Today: The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
9:30 am Adult Sunday School
10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Younger Children’s Sunday School; Fellowship Hour

Mon Office closed

Tue ECW 5:30 pm at the Marina

Wed Alpha 5:30pm Holy Eucharist/Dinner/Discussion:
“Why and How Should I Read the Bible?”

Next Sunday: The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
9:30 am Adult Sunday School; Choir Practice
10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Younger Children’s Sunday School; Fellowship Hour

July 16th Work Day 8-11 am & 5-8 pm

This Week's Birthdays: 11th Shirley Bullock

Today: The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
9:30 am Adult Sunday School
10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Younger Children’s Sunday School
1st Sunday Lunch

Mon-Th Office closed

Next Sunday: The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
9:30 am Adult Sunday School; Choir Practice
10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Younger Children’s Sunday School
Fellowship Hour

Wed July 11th 5:30pm Next Session of Alpha: "Why and How Should I Read the Bible"


Work Day: July 16th 8-11 am & 5-8 pm

Birthdays:
Anniversaries: 2nd Ed & Jennifer Hamrick