UPCOMING EVENTS

We are very excited that your child will be with us for Knights of North Castle!  It will be a wonderful week of fun, friendship and growing in God's Word!

**PLEASE NOTE:  In order to sign up as a participant, your child MUST have a DOB BEFORE September 1, 2021.**

**Note the new dates and times**

DATES: Monday, June 16th through Thursday, June 19th

TIMES: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

The cost is $20 per child.

If you have a younger child (DOB after August 31, 2021) that you would like to participate, an adult MUST sign up to volunteer on the Adult Volunteer Form.  The younger child can then be signed up on that form.

VBS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!

Dinner available for volunteers & their families every night of VBS from 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm in Potts Hall.

CONTACT JAQ BAILEY OR MARILYN DILLON AT SVPCVBS@GMAIL.COM FOR MORE INFO OR QUESTIONS.

Student Registration

Youth Volunteer Form

Adult Volunteer Form

We are collecting Household Cleaning Products to the Atrium baskets to go to families moving into  transitional housing through Family Promise. Most needed items are: Laundry baskets, Laundry detergent, Kitchen towels, Dish soap, Sponges, Brooms, Sponge mops, Floor cleaner, Toilet cleaner, Tub/shower cleaner.

We are also collecting socks for the migrants from now through July 7th and they will be brought to the Migrant Ministry dinner on July 8th.

We need you - in whatever capacity you are able to help. It's only 4 weeks to Easter!  Help SVPC look its best for the season.

Many items can be done on your own time, at your convenience. Jobs range from small to large, one person or with a group.

Check things out here!

March 5: Ash Wednesday - Service at 6:30PM in the Sanctuary. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent with a public act of confession and contrition. 

April 6: Easter Egg Hunt - 3-4:30PM - RAIN OR SHINE. All children of walking age through 2nd grade are invited.

April 13: Palm Sunday - 8:30AM & 10:30AM services.This begins Holy Week, a time in the church year when we remember how Christ gave his life in love for the world.

April 17: Maundy Thursday - 6:30PM Service in Potts Hall. Maundy Thursday begins the Three Days (or Triduum), remembering the new commandment that Christ gave us in word and deed as he taught us how to love one another, washing our feet as a servant. We also celebrate the Lord’s Supper, remembering the meal Christ shared with his disciples before his death.

April 18: Good Friday - Good Friday is the day we remember Jesus’ crucifixion. The hours of noon to 3PM are particularly significant as these commemorate the time Jesus hung on the cross. It is an especially important time to pray for the church and the world for whom Christ gave his life.

April 20: Easter Sunday: We hope you can join us at one of our three services on Easter Sunday. Bring your fresh cut flowers to add to our Living Cross on the lawn. Our service times are as follows:

7AM Sunrise Service, Memorial Garden

8:30AM Revelations Contemporary Service, Potts Hall

10:30AM Traditional Worship Service, Sanctuary

Sunday morning programming for youth and children. These are held in our classrooms down the 200 hallway from 9:30am-10:15am. Contact Marilyn Dillon at dillonmarilyn8@gmail.com with any questions.

No Classes:

March 23, 2025

Ken McManus leads a "House Calls with Dr. Luke - A study of Luke and Acts" at 10:00AM each Wednesday in Crossroads. Pastor Jack will lead the study on the first Wednesday of every month.

Contact Ken McManus at kenmcmanus@mindspring.com if interested in joining this Bible Study group.

Join us for breakfast every third Thursday of the month from 8-9AM (NEW TIME!) in the private dining room at the Lizard’s Thicket by Target on Two Notch for approximately one hour. Topics focus on the church and society with historical, theological, biblical, and sociological themes. 

The next meeting is April 17

Questions? Contact Stephen Bower at stephenebower6@gmail.com or Ken McManus at kenmcmanus@mindspring.com.

Let's meet for lunch! Ken McManus has reserved a private room at Lizard's Thicket for us to gather and socialize on the 3rd Monday of the month. Please email Ken at kenmcmanus@mindspring.com if you have questions or plan to attend.

New members are always welcome. Upcoming meeting info & book selections are available in weekly announcements & email newsletter.

April 27th, 3:30PM in the Atrium - “Beautiful Ugly” by Alice Feeney

Books we have read in the past are listed here.

We read fairly new fiction with a few non-fiction selections a year. Meetings are informal and almost always include M & M's! 

MAY 4th is FOUNDERS' DAY! What a day it will be. We hope you can celebrate this milestone with us at our 48th birthday. In addition to our 8:30 and 10:30 service, we will have a potluck lunch in Potts Fellowship Hall (11:30AM), followed by a piano concert with Bill Johns in the Sanctuary (12:30PM).

Click here to bring something to the potluck.

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Join us the 3rd Sunday of every month (with some date changes listed below) after the 10:30am service for a free lunch in Potts Hall. It is a great time of fellowship, AND delicious food.

May 4th – Founders ' Day Lunch

June 16th

Celebrate Founders' Day with us at services, Jubilee Luncheon in Potts Hall with a finale of music in the Sanctuary. SVPC organist, Bill Johns, leads a concert in the Sanctuary.

Piano & Organ solos and duets, a guest violinist, an old-time Gospel Hymn-Sing and more at the "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" concert, 12:30PM in the Sanctuary.

Just Older Youth. This group is generally 55+ and meets the first Monday of every month. Bring a covered dish to share and join us in Potts Hall on May 5 for JOY Group at 12:30PM.

May's Speaker is Scott Cooke, Communications Director of the SC Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA). He will present on fraud and scams.  

Cooke serves as the main point of media contact at SCDCA and direct the activities of the agency’s Public Information and Education Division. Cooke joined SCDCA in October of 2021 as the agency’s Social Media and Web Strategist. He is an Emmy Award winner with more than 20-years of experience in broadcast journalism. He began his career as a newscast producer in Columbia, SC and Indianapolis, IN, before moving into newsroom management.

Cooke is a graduate from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Journalism & Mass Communications. He is originally from Travelers Rest, SC.

Strikers Youth Group

Who: All 3rd-5th Graders (a.k.a. Strikers)

When: 3:30pm-5:00pm

Where: Meet in the Strikers Room-Room 220

Questions or Concerns?  Contact Liz Campbell (liz.campbell@live.com), Julie Coffey (juliecoffey5@gmail), or Ashley Tolson (arosetolson@yahoo.com).

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Strikers Youth Group Meeting Dates

May 18

Strikers usually takes place in Room 220, 3:30-5PM

Join Us to Grow in Your Faith, Enjoy Fellowship, and Serve Others while having FUN! and Have Fun!

Questions or Concerns?  Contact Liz Campbell (liz.campbell@live.com), Julie Coffey (juliecoffey5@gmail), or Ashley Tolson (arosetolson@yahoo.com).

Now collecting SOCKS for migrant workers. 

We also need 10 volunteers to help deliver and serve dinner in Monetta on July 8, and 2-3 volunteers to help pick up and pack the food around 4:30. We will then carpool and leave the church by 5:15pm.

If you have questions or are able to help, contact Sarah St. Onge at 803-466-8982 or sarahgstonge@gmail.com.

Dean Durham returns to teach a FREE self defense class for women again on Saturday, TBA from 10-11am. With Dean's Martial Arts background, he will guide you in how to get out of unsafe situations with techniques that anyone can perform. The free class is for women age 18+. 

The Guitar Committee welcomes ALL skill levels on the last Monday of every month at 6:30PM in Potts Hall.