UPCOMING EVENTS

We are collecting:

• New Socks
• New Small Stuffed Animals
• Monetary Donations to Purchase Bilingual Songbooks

We are taking monetary donations to purchase bilingual hymnals in preparation of July's Migrant Ministry Dinner, along with collecting socks for the migrants.

We are also collecting NEW small stuffed animals to be donated to EMS Closet.

Please donate to the baskets in the Atrium.

Join us in CrossRoads each Wednesday from 10am - 11am.  We will begin a study of the entire book of Acts of the Apostles.

We return to our study of the book What The Bible Is All About by Dr. Henrietta C.  

GO Groups is for youth and adults 13 years and up. However, children can come 6/3 when we will make hygiene kits to give to the homeless.  

“I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, a stranger and you invited me in, or

needing clothes and you clothed me, or hurting and you visited me…As much as you did it to the least of these- you did it to me.” Matthew 25:34,40

• 6/3 (Weds)- 6:00 PM Hunger, Homelessness and our Reaction in the Bible
• 6/17- 11:30- 1:00. Serve Lunch at Columbia’s largest Homeless Shelter, Transitions, 2025 Main St. (park in Calhoun parking lot, bring a cap)
• 7/8 (Weds)- 6:00 PM The Stranger/Alien/ Refugee in the Land in the Bible
• 7/21- (Tues)- 5-9:00 Feed the Migrant Ministry- bring them Christian songbooks/dictionaries and food.
• 8/12- (Weds)- Study about helping children in need. Elizabeth Ogorek 
• 8/26- (Weds)- Trip to Thornwell Home: Meet at 8:30AM, arriving around 10AM, come back around 2PM with a lunch at Dempseys. We will have a 2-hour tour of Thornwell, cottages, child development, Lush Acres Farm.  Our children/youth are invited to make Blessing Baskets and send cards to the kids since they will be in school and unable to attend. The kids and youth can come 8/12 to the presentation at Crossroads 6:00 PM. 

HEAVEN AND HOW WE GET THERE

ADULT SUMMER FAITH FORMATION BIBLE STUDY AT SVPC

9:30AM POTTS HALL- led by Pastor Ben

• 6/7- Not so Obvious- Why Heaven is Important Here on Earth
• 6/14- WHAT IS HEAVEN according to the Bible- and other sources?
• 6/21- WHO WILL I SEE IN HEAVEN? (FATHER’S DAY- Will I see Dad or Grandad?) NDE Intro
• 6/28- WHAT THE BIBLE (and our confessions) SAY ABOUT GETTING TO HEAVEN
• 7/5- “A LIGHT SHINING ON A HILL” Digressing on Christian views of America on our 250th anniversary.
• 7/12- Pastor Ben on Belize Mission (NO Class)
• 7/19- Pastor Ben on Belize Mission (NO Class)
• 7/26- Experiences of Heaven- Near Death Experiences
• 8/2- Hospice Accounts of Talking to the Other Side
• 8/9- Doing Earthly Good While Thinking of Heaven- “On Earth as it is in Heaven”

Join us for a supportive + practical series designed to help you raise confident, kind, and resilient kids —without feeling overwhelmed

This Thornwell series runs every Thursday from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM starting June 11th until July 30th in the CrossRoads room at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. Dinner and childcare (ages 0-10) are provided if you register by June 1.

Over eight interactive sessions, we’ll explore what it means to nurture your child while setting healthy, realistic boundaries. You’ll learn practical tools for everyday moments—from handling big feelings and encouraging positive behavior to communicating with respect (even during meltdowns).

We’ll also focus on building your child’s self-worth, teaching values that stick, and managing stress— for both you and your child.

Come connect with other parents and caregivers, share experiences, and leave each week with strategies you can use right away.

Register here

Elizabeth Ogorek, LPC, LMFT

803-312-2955

eogorek@thornwell.org

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.

Join our monthly breakfast/discussion group that meets in the private dining room at Lizard's Thicket in front of Target on Two Notch Road at 7:00 AM (PLEASE NOTE THE TIME of 7AM). 

Next meeting is Thursday, June 18. 

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

We are very excited that your child will be with us for Tropical Trek!  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, 2022. If you have a younger child (DOB after August 31, 2022) 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.**

**Note the new dates and times**

DATES: Monday, June 22nd through Thursday, June 25th

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

The cost is $20 per child.

Join us as a volunteer or a student for our summertime VBS June 22 - 25, 6:00-8:30 PM. Click on the forms below:

Youth Volunteer Form

Adult Volunteer Form

Student Registration Form

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

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

June 28th selection is “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke

July 26th selection is “Kin” by Tayari Jones

Questions? Email Jo Ann Caviness for more info. For a list of current and previous books, click here.

JOY GROUP: Just Older Youth group is generally ages 55+ and meets the first Monday of every month in Potts Fellowship Hall.

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE: We will meet at  NOON. Bring a covered dish to share and enjoy a presentation from a new speaker each time.

We are taking monetary donations to purchase bilingual hymnals in preparation of July's Migrant Ministry Dinner, along with collecting socks for the migrants.

We also need 10 volunteers to help deliver and serve dinner in Monetta on July 21, 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. 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8: FIREWORKS NIGHT!

First pitch is at 6:05pm at Segra Park versus the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Tickets are for upstairs at the BMW of Columbia Balcony and include food and soft drinks, along with a cash bar.

Tickets: $25; Children ages 2 and younger are free.

Game Highlights: Fireworks

RSVP TODAY!

Payment is due by JULY 30 via check (with Fireflies in memo line) or pay online and scroll on the dropdown menu to "Fireflies Outing" under "Funds". 

Tickets will be text to your cell phone the week of the event.

Join Pastor Ben in CrossRoads (off of the Atrium) every Tuesday, 12:15-12:45PM for this lunchtime Bible study. BRING YOUR LUNCH!

Class is done for the Summer!