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What’s In Your Wallet (Heart)?

Stewardship comes from the heart to life itself. It plays a role in our whole
and giving is a spiritual matter and existence. However, stewardship is
grateful response to God. It is an act of more than that, as it encompasses our
worship as well as an act of time and God-given talents. The gospel
thanksgiving. We are all stewards of does not invite us to share either our
every blessing the Lord has bestowed time and abilities or our financial
upon us. Time, natural talents and blessings. It calls us to share all three.
treasures, and our calling to serve God Commitment and Celebration
are such an integral part of true Sunday is October 15th. As you
stewardship. It’s all about think and pray about your
giving back that which commitment, ask yourself the
God has entrusted to you following question, “What Get Ready, We’re
and me to serve his does God call me to give?” as Walking for Water
kingdom. opposed to “How much does the For the past year and a half, we
Many people think of church need?” If you do this you will
stewardship as giving of one’s be blessed. at First Presbyterian have been
partnering with Water Missions, a
treasures. There is no doubt that “Give and it shall be given unto Charleston-based organization
money is as important to you.” - Luke 6:38
the life and mission of which provides water treatment
facilities to millions of families in
our congregation as it is
developing countries.
First Pres Refugee Project The Mission Committee has
decided to “step it up a notch” and
has organized a community walk to
Someone once described the expe- We are also asking for donations – educate folks about this important
rience of waiting for your refugee a kitchen table, a spatula, a chest-of- project as well as raise money.
family to arrive as being similar to drawers, toilet paper, school uni-
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
waiting for one’s adoptive child to forms, a trash can – you name it! Eve-
Saturday, Oct. 14, starting at 10
arrive. Not only do you not know rything a family will need not only to
am at the Live Oaks Park on Paris
when the child will arrive, survive, but to succeed in their
Avenue, Port Royal.
you don’t know who new life. Be on the look-out for You can register online
this new person will be the Refugee Giving Tree. It will
events.watermissions.org/
– the age, the gender, the be set up every Sunday after
beaufort17, to join our team, FIRST
race, their flaws, the worship service.
PRES MISSION COMMITTEE, or
their gifts, their per- In the meantime,
form your team with your
sonality. Will they please pray with us
neighborhood, your book club, your
even like you? Will during this time of
Sunday School Class. And if you
you like them? Are preparation. And please pray
can’t be part of the walk, you can
you up to this challenge? for all refugees.
still donate, again online, to this
What is the refugee working group If you have questions, you may
important project.
at First Pres doing to get ready while contact Sissy Kinghorn at sis-
Got questions? Ask Nan
we wait? First and foremost, we are sykhorn@gmail.com or any of the
Krueger, Mission Committee Chair
praying – praying for courage and for members of the ASK Sunday School
or Jenane Ryan, Water Mission
God’s guiding hand in our efforts to class. (Look for the folks with name-
Subcommittee Chair.
prepare for this refugee family. tags that say ASK.)

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