Jan 26th, 2024 Prayer Requests and Announcements

Announcements / Mark your Calendars

Click and “like” our Shady Grove Facebook page to learn more about our events https://www.facebook.com/shadygrovechurchnrv

Interested in joining Shady Grove Choir? Rehearsals will be on Wednesday evenings starting tomorrow, Jan 29th, 7pm for one hour. See Drema McMahon or Mac Miller

  1. New Sunday school building presentation (last ten minutes of this coming 11am service)
  2. BLS/AED training, Saturday, Feb 8th 9am at the church (three spots remaining)
  3. Please participate in the annual church survey (survey located at church)
  4. Church wide potluck Valentine’s lunch directly after church, Feb 16th
  5. Men’s community prayer breakfast, Saturday, February 15th 8am
  6. Consider scheduling your time to join us to to watch Noah @ Sight and Sound July 22nd
  7. Ladies’ Tea Party, Saturday March 15th
  8. Please see below opportunities to serve in 2025

Interested in serving?

  • Please share your God-given talents and volunteer to serve in our Church Ministries. Serving opportunities are listed below. NOTE.. there may be many areas in which you would like to participate that are not listed. Please let Mac Miller know of any ideas you may have.
    • Ministry Opportunities – the following are from 2024, so please reaffirm all positions or let me know if you can not serve again in those areas. Feel free to add your name to areas that you think you could help with.
    • Quarterly potluck dinners (helping with organization) Sheri Jones
    • Men’s breakfast (helping with cooking and program) Mark Arney, Doak Bane, Dave Jungers, Mac Miller
    • Women’s events (organization of events) Susan Arney
    • Communion (setup/take down) Cindy McGuire and Cora Elliott
    • Media posting and organization (facebook, webpage) Susan Arney,  Karen Fontaine
    • Baby Showers and wedding Showers (organization) Barbara McGuire
    • Veterans Day program Amanda Havens
    • Sunshine ministry (writing and mailing cards) Brenda Orey, Barbara McGuire
    • Game nights and movie nights  (organization) Patti Price
    • Sight and Sound/Church swim night (organization) Patti Price
    • Decorating church (Christmas and other seasons) Brenda Orey, Liz Miller
    • Mitten tree Sandy Rorrer and Tegan Havens
    • Christmas program Mac Miller, Aschlimans
    • Christmas party after program Sheri Jones
    • Christmas treat bags/handouts Justin Jones
    • Christmas card exchange Brenda Orey, Randy and Barbara McGuire
    • Poinsettia honor and memorial Pat Farmer
    • Christmas caroling/soup (organization) Patti Price
    • Monday Bible studies Steve Gary, Teresa Gary
    • Vacation Bible school Hannah Aschliman Karen Fontaine
    • FCA Outdoors Justin Jones, Patti Price, Casey Elliott, Mike Talbert, Mark Arney,
    • Visitation (those who struggle with mobilization) Mark Arney
    • Family summer camp/away/church grounds Patti Price
    • Prayer blankets (organization) Amanda Havens Sandy Rorrer
    • Samaritan’s Purse (Shoe Boxes) Pat Farmer, Liz Miller
    • Funeral dinners (organization) Sandy Rorrer (will help)
    • Easter Egg hunt and meal (organization) Cindy McGuire
    • Meal train (organization) Patti Price
    • Spring cleaning, building and grounds (organization) Mark Arney, Susan Arney, Becky Car
    • Music ministries (praise band, youth and adults) Kurt Aschliman, Teresa Miller, Joyce Talbert, Mike Talbert
    • Youth activities (organization) Patti Price, Sandy Rorrer (Elementary age)
    • Teach Sunday school Sandy Rorrer, Della Johnson, Teresa Miller, Cora McGuire, Justin Jones
    • Substitute Sunday school Randy McGuire, Barbara McGuire, Steve Gary, Kurt Aschliman
    • Children’s Church teacher Teresa Miller 
    • Children’s Church helpers/Volunteers  once month/Qt Margaret Taliaferro, Sandy Rorrer, Hannah Aschliman, Kayden Parcell
    • Building maintenance (listing needs and follow-up) Grounds maintenance (listing needs and follow-up) All Prices
    • Church greeters Randy McGuire, Barbara McGuire, All Prices
    • Mother’s day and Father’s day gifts Patti Price, Becky Carr, Susan Arney
    • Ladies’ Tea party Teresa Gary
    • Walk to the cross/soup and salad meal Suzy Bane
    • Church calendar Mac Miller, Amanda Havens
    • Church outside sign Mark Arney, Susan Arney
    • Recording church announcements and prayer requests Susan Arney
    • Responsive readings Susan Arney
    • Sunday school superintendent Mike Talbert
    • New opportunities for 2025 Alpha Program An eight to ten weekly gathering for friends and families that are interested in finding out more information about our faith without any pressure to participate or pressure to return.  We will host a simple weekly meal, watch a 20 minute Alpha video with a 15 minute round-table discussion for those that want to participate or just listen.   Alpha is designed as a tool to answer questions for those that are seeking answers without any embarrassment or pressure.  If you have interest in as a  either being an attendee and/or helping prepare simple meals (church will purchase food), hosting a table (being there to facilitate the conversations from the Alpha questions) and or promoting the gatherings, please sign up.  There will be some basic Alpha instructions that we’ll go through before we start the promotion.
    • Building and properties As we move toward a new Sunday school building, we will need more volunteers to help with organization, maintenance, and grounds help
    • Sunday school/church teachers We desperately need volunteers to help our current teachers and need additional teachers for both Sunday school and church (once a month or once a qt). 
    • Sunday school teen/youth class We are looking for a person or couple that can help head our teen class. Cora is willing to continue until we find the right fit, but we are aggressively seeking God’s direction for this position/area

Praises For…

  • Men’s prayer breakfast this past Saturday
  • FCA outdoors this past Tuesday
  • WR Johnston’s successful bypass surgery (Teresa Miller’s brother)
  • Tony’s recovery

Prayer Requests For…

  • Steve Gary, recovery and healing from surgery
  • Ethan McGuire’s recovery
  • Kurt, recovery from virus
  • Tony, recovery from surgery
  • Bud’s cat scan
  • Brian Dunford, medical procedure
  • Becky’s grandson, Landon
  • Trina’s surgery on Feb 4th @ UVA
  • The many families that lost their homes in LA, along with Firefighters who put their lives at risk to help.
  • Continued prayer for WR Johnston, bypass surgery recovery
  • Continued prayers for the communities in NC that are attempting to rebuild from the hurricane
  • Those with health issues, and their families – Brenda Johnston, Irene Broadwell, Gail Pitzer, Ernie Miller, Angie Broadwell and family,
  • Chris Hagga’s son, Wake Forrest
  • Special prayer for Trina Wheeler who will have back surgery first of February
  • Prayers for the lost
  • Our country, our leaders, our pastor
  • Unspoken

Speakers for 2025

  • Feb 9th – Shahn Wilburn
  • March 2nd – Justin Jones
  • April 13th – Steve Gary
  • May 4th – Justin Jones
  • June 1st – Shahn Wilburn
  • July 27th – Shahn Wilburn
  • Aug 17th – Steve Gary
  • Sept 7th – Justin Jones
  • Nov 16th – Steve Gary
  • Dec 7th – Justin Jones