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Arcadia Outreach VBS 2007
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 During
the week of June 25-29, members from First, Second, Covenant, Landrum,
and Tyger River Presbyterian churches led Vacation Bible at Arcadia
Elementary School in Spartanburg. The Great Bible Reef was the
theme for the week, and approximately 100 children participated in the
school. Volunteers shared their love for Christ through music, games,
stories, crafts, and other activities, and unselfishly gave of their time
to open their hearts to share God's love. This was an invaluable ministry
to children in the Arcadia community.
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Message from the GA Moderator
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 Hi
Friends!
Here's a book for your summer reading: Running on Empty: Contemplative
Spirituality for Overachievers by Fil Anderson. You can take this one
to the beach to help you feel good about disconnecting from your work,
desk, cell phone, email, etc. In the first half of the book Anderson uses
scripture, poetry, novels, and other sources to tell us why we need to
seek God more deeply in the midst of our business - especially if we are church
professionals. The second half of the book sets out ways to use spiritual
disciplines to fill our spiritual emptiness. This would also be a great
book for a class, circle or book club; thought questions are included at
the ends of the chapters. This book helped me to remember how essential
it is to remember WHY I do what I do.
Grace and peace,
Joan S. Gray
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PW Bible Study Overview
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 Reminder
- For all Presbyterian Women, there will be an overview of the Horizons
Bible Study material for the upcoming year at St. Giles Presbyterian
Church, 1021 Hudson Road, Greenville, on August 5 from 3:00- 5:00. This
study will be led by Juliane Taylor and Anita McLeod who attended the PW
course for Bible study leaders at Columbia Seminary. If you have
questions, contact Anita at armcleod@aol.com
or phone 234- 6617. Everyone is invited !
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Connecting Teachers and Leaders -
September 8
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Highlighted course for
this week for the Teacher/Leader training event is "Hispanic
Ministry - Crossing Boundaries." This class led by the Rev.
Chuy Gallegos, Pastor for Hispanic Congregational Development, and the
Rev. Jan Culpepper, part-time coordinator of Hispanic Ministry Volunteers
and Landrum Church Pastor, will be an overview of Foothills Presbytery's
ministry with Hispanics. You could elect to attend this class and find
out how your congregation can get involved and be a part of this ministry
of the Cultural Context Team. There will be a wide selection of classes
available for attendees at this training event on September 8 at John
Knox Church.
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JOYS AND CONCERNS
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 John
Knox Presbyterian Church joined forces with long-standing Habitat for
Humanity sponsor, Brushy Creek Baptist Church, to build a beautiful,
three bedroom home in the Travelers Gate neighborhood. Congratulations to
John Knox for a job well done as they helped to provide a home for a
single mom and her two sons.
Prayer list for this week: (This is a rotating list taken from the
presbytery directory. Several people will be listed each week, and we ask
that you especially remember these people in prayer). Becky Capps,
Associate Pastor at Westminster Fernwood Church; Jim Caprell, Pastor at
First Simpsonville Church; David Carlson, Associate Pastor at Westminster
Greenville Church; and Andy Casto Waters, Member-at-Large.
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October Retreat for Ministers and
Educators
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Mark your calendars now
for October 22-24 for the Retreat for Ministers and Christian Educators
of the "SC5" Presbyteries. Dr. Rodney Sadler, professor at
Union-PSCE, will lead the retreat held at White Oak Conference Center.
The topic will be "The Implications of our Images: Re-envisioning
Christ, Ourselves, and Others." Watch for more information as
the date draws closer.
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Upcoming Events at Camp Buc
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POLAR BEAR CHALLENGE
Challenge yourself, family and friends to be a part of the first Annual
Polar Bear Challenge at Camp Buc on Saturday, September 1. Show your
heart for two presbytery missions - Hurricane Relief and Restoration of
the Camp Buc Flying Squirrel Course.
Rain or shine, from 11:00 - 3:00 you will have the opportunity to dive
into Lake Pickens or slide into the Thompson River - and you can do all
of this dressed up as a "Bear," if you like - or just come and
enjoy the fun. Prizes will be awarded to the individual participants with
the three top donation total amounts and the church teams with the three
top donation total amounts and, of course, for the Best Dressed Bear!
In order to compete for individual prizes, each participant brings at
least $30 in donations. In order to compete for team prizes, each church
team (5 or more participants) brings at least $150 in donations. All
"dressed" participants are included in the Best Dressed Bear
competition fun! The sponsor donations will be divided 50/50 to benefit a
Foothills Presbytery hurricane relief trip and to restore Camp Buc's
Challenge Course's Flying Squirrel which was damaged by tree beetles.
All you need to do is complete a registration form and mail it by August
22 with your check ($5 per participant marked "for Polar Bear
Challenge") to Foothills Presbytery. Visit the website given below
to secure registration forms and other information.
FAMILY CAMP at Camp Buc is coming up September 1-3. This is a
perennial favorite of many families who enjoy group recreation and time
with family in the mountains. Arrive on Saturday just in time for a home
cooked lunch and be prepared for hiking, fishing, gem mining, horseback
riding, river tubing, canoeing and the high ropes course. Time together
also will include worship and group recreation. The cost is $175 per
family (up to 6) or $75 single. The Lodge and eight cabins are available
on a first come, first served basis. Complete a registration form and
return it with a $50 deposit to the presbytery office. Call the
presbytery office or email sabra@foothillspresbytery.org
to obtain a registration form.
Polar Bear
Challenge
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