THE FLOWERS are given to the Glory of God and in honor of Eva Macon by her children.

Combined Adult Sunday School Class: This morning we will have a joint Sunday School class at 9:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. Ashley Mueller will share about her experience this summer in Tanzania, Africa. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to hear about what God is doing in the world!

NEXT SUNDAY, September 12, we return to our regular schedule: Worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. and CE Classes at 9:30 a.m.

CURRENT SCRIPTURES: September 5: Combined Sunday School Class

Sunday School Kick-Off: Please join us for a kick-off celebration on next Sunday, September 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the Bullard Building. We will have breakfast together, and then the children will go to their classrooms to meet their new teachers while the adults stay and hear about the fall course offerings. See Andrea Hall for more details.

Campus Ministry News!  Frunch (FREE LUNCH) on campus from 11:15 - 1:15.  If you are interested in attending or ever providing a meal, please see Molly Broders.  Campus/Young Adult Bible Study resumes on Tuesdays, at 8:00 p.m. at 474 Pine Ct. Campus Sunday School continues on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m.

Current Issues Sunday School Class: We are a class of adults of all ages who focus upon current issues as they relate to our faith our life, and the Church. Each class stands alone, so
you may attend one session without feeling that you have missed something the prior week. If you enjoy variety, challenge, thinking and stimulating discussion, you might like to try us!  A wide variety of topics are selected and taught by the class members. Join us in September.

All Presbyterian Ladies are invited to meet each second Wednesday of the month. This is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship with other ladies of SHPC. Our focus this year is the hope for each of us as Christians through the Book of Revelation. Please join us Wednesday, September 8 - Circle 3 will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Parlor, Circle 1 at 10:00 a.m. at Janie Sims’ home, and Circle 4 at 7:15 p.m. in the Parlor. If you have any questions, please call the church office (342-1550) or Ernestine McElroy (460-5914)

Men’s Breakfast is Tuesday, September 14 at 7:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Dr. Kent Robinson will be the speaker. Please call the church office or use the tear-off below for reservations.

On Fridays, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parlor, there are support group meetings for anyone suffering from depression. These weekly meetings are led by Ellen Sumrall. For more information, call Carol or Ellen Sumrall (342-7337).

All Things Bright and Musical--- Next Sunday, Sept. 12, from 4:30-6:00. All children, age four (by Sept. 1) through grade 5, are invited to come and have fun at several different musical activity stations. The kick-off will end with a short demonstration in which the children share the day’s activities with their parents. Come to check out the children’s choir program for the new season! Youth Chorale and Youth Handbells begin their season as helpers for this event (please arrive by 4:15 for your assignments).

Men’s Bible Study this fall will study the Book of Hebrews.  It is a compelling call to faithfulness in the face of resistance, based on a searching examination of who Jesus is and what he has done.  We will all grow from studying this book.  Join us beginning Sept. 19, 5:00-6:00 p.m., in the parlor. 

New Handbell Opportunity for Adults.  Are you interested in exploring the world of ringing handbells?  Adults who have some music reading knowledge are invited to be a part of a short-term Bell Choir.  We will learn fundamentals and practice musical skills (especially rhythmic reading) that are needed in bell choir ringing. We will also play handbell compositions. The session will be held on the Tuesdays in September, beginning on Sept. 7, from 1:30-2:30.  Please contact Randy Sheets at the church if you are interested. If you have advanced music reading skills, you may wish to discuss with Randy the possibility of joining the Spring Hill Ringers, our advanced adult ringing choir. 

The Fall Wednesday night program “Abiding in Christ” will begin on September 8 and go through November 3. Various speakers from our church and city will share their inspiring stories of faith. Dinner at 5:45 in the Fellowship Hall and program will begin at 6:30. Activities for children and youth and a nursery are provided. Wednesday Night Dinner Reservations are required. As a courtesy to our wonderful cooks we ask that you make a reservation each week.  We will no longer accept "standing reservations." If you have not reserved a spot for dinner we ask that you wait to be served until 6:15. Please fill out the tear-off section of your bulletin, call the church office or email sconnell@springhillpresbyterian.org.

Alcohol Anonymous will meet on Thursdays each week at 5:30 p.m. in Room 7 in the Edington Building. The meeting will be an open discussion group.

Purpose Driven small groups…Fall is here and we hope you are getting together or have plans to get together! A small group subcommittee is presently being formed to help guide established groups and to form new groups. More information and training for leaders coming soon. In the meantime contact Pastor Sid for help and guidance.

Most people have times when they feel the need to have a trustworthy person to listen and help them sort out feelings about situations or problems with which they must deal. Spring Hill Presbyterian has volunteer Stephen Ministers available and willing to help at such times, and Christian love and confidentiality are the basis of Stephen Ministry. Please call Margaret Miller at 344-3937 for information about the program.

From the Stewardship Committee: When preparing for a Communion service in 1707, Isaac Watts wrote the hymn, “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” as a personal expression of his gratitude for what Jesus had done on the Cross. The great theologian Matthew Arnold called this the greatest hymn in the English language. (See in our Blue Hymnal #101.) The last stanza expresses very movingly what one feels in response to Christ’s sacrifice and love. It expresses why we want to give to Him and to His kingdom the first fruits of what we have received. “Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.”

The words to “Lord of Our Growing Years” are by David Mowbray, copyright 1982 Jubilate Hymns Ltd.; reprinted under OneLicense.net # A-708281.

Fall Women’s Bible Studies - Wednesdays, 9:15-11:15 a.m., starting September 8 on Henry Blackaby’s Experiencing God. For details, please contact Amy Pipes (478-8604) or Ann Weinacker (342-2982). Sundays, 5-6 p.m., starting September 19 on Joanna Weaver’s Having a Mary Spirit. For details, please see Lynn Wharton (776-5881).

Do you have a prayer request? Would you like a group of prayers to join you in praying for a need in your life or in the life of someone you love? Please fill out a prayer request card in the Ritual of Friendship booklet and drop it in the offering plate. Your name is not necessary. God knows. The prayer team prays each Tuesday from 6 to 7 pm in the Bride’s Room. We would also love to have you join us in prayer.