UPCOMING EVENTS

We are collecting for Sistercare & Christian Assistance Bridge (CAB):

Sistercare: hygiene packs:

• Facial wipes
• Deodorant
• Liquid hand soap
• Face cloths/towels
• Masks
• Feminine hygiene products
• Body wash
• Diapers

CAB: Non-perishable food:

• Canned sweet potatoes/yams
• Applesauce
• Canned Peas
• Canned cranberry sauce
• Macaroni and cheese
• Mashed potatoes & gravy
• Stuffing
• Corn muffin mix
• Graham cracker pie crust
• Canned pumpkin
• Evaporated milk
• Boxed dessert mix

Please donate to the baskets in the Atrium or outside of Potts Hall.

Join Pastor Ben in CrossRoads (off of the Atrium) every Tuesday, 12:00-12:45PM for this lunchtime Bible study. BRING YOUR LUNCH!

Led by Drea Bender

Sundays, 4-5:30PM beginning Sept. 13, join us for this 8-week Adult Bible Study using the Chosen series "Compass"Season 5 in CrossRoads (off of the Atrium). This Bible Study is open to all adults from senior high school students and up. For questions, contact Drea Bender at 803-479-8591. 

Each week we will view a video on a grief- related topic. The video offers advice from counselors, pastors and people who have been through grief and know how to handle grief’s challenges. After that, your group will discuss the video and how it applies to their life. You only need to share when you want to. If you want, you can come to all the sessions or just one or two sessions.

The group will meet on Thursday afternoons at 2pm in the Crossroads Room (off of the Atrium).

It is a seven-week program as follows:

• 10/22: Introduction: Is this normal? Your Grief Journey

• 10/29: Loneliness & Sadness – Self Care

• 11/5: Fearful & Overwhelmed, Anger & Regrets

• 11/12: Grief & Your Household; Grief & Your Friendships

• 11/19: Stuck in Grief, Hope & Resilience; What do I live for now?

• 11/26: No meeting - Thanksgiving

• 12/3: Grief & the Holidays

• 12/10: TBA

If you would like to read about GriefShare please see www.griefshare.org. If you have any questions please contact Rev. Stella Causey at 803-920-7971.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Spring Valley Presbyterian Church is the SECOND-LONGEST running host site for Thornwell's Building Families Program
• Since 1875, Thornwell has faithfully walked alongside children and families as they have faced confusion, challenges, and crisis. 
• Thornwell Celebrated 150 Years Last Year!
• Thornwell is the longest-serving, faith-based children and family ministry of our kind in South Carolina and one of the oldest in the Southeast
• Elizabeth Ogorek, our on-site Family Specialist for Thornwell’s Building Families Program, has an office off of our Sanctuary's narthex and has been with us for 12 years!

This Mission is very important to our church and we hope that you will join us Sunday, November 1 at bthe 8:30am and/or 10:30am service to learn all about what Thornwell does for our community.

There is a THORNWELL OFFERING fund online if you would like to contribute to this amazing organization.

JOY GROUP: Just Older Youth group is generally ages 55+ and meets the first Monday of every month in Potts Fellowship Hall at 12:30PM.

Bring a covered dish to share and join us on Monday, November 2 for a conversation with the good folks at Harvest Pack and EMS Closet.

Wednesday PM Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark through 11/4 at 6:30 PM.  

Come join us as we study about two chapters a week on the earliest and shortest gospel.  We wil use a commentary by Calvin that Pastor Ben summarized as well as a Lucado commentary.

We meet in Crossroads- anyone is welcome. 

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

We are studying "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. The updated edition is recommended if purchasing online. There is also a free version to listen to: There's a way to listen to the book for free, if you prefer. 

We need you! Save the Date, Sunday, November 8th after the Jubilee Lunch, we will be having a food packing event for Harvest Pack in the Outreach Room. We will need between 80-100 people to help make this successful. So invite your family, invite your friends.

Packing is from 12:30PM-2PM in the Outreach Room, and we also need some volunteers to help with setup from 9:30-10:30AM and/or cleanup from 2-3PM.

This is for all ages from 1-100 as there will be activities for everyone. Details and RSVP here. If you have additional questions, please reach out to Mark Riley at mriley@abstpa.com. 

Join us for a prayer gathering in the Sanctuary on Wednesday, November 11 at 6PM for acknowledgement of Veterans Day.

STRIKERS (3rd-5th GRADE)

Our Strikers program is a group of 3rd through 5th graders that meet twice a month on Sunday afternoons. The meetings are a combination of service projects and fun activities and seek to promote fellowship and fun in a Christian environment. 

For upcoming dates and events, please click here.

Meeting Dates & Times

November 15

December 13-Strikers Christmas Party

January 10

January 24

February 28

March 7

April 18

May 16-EOY Strikers Party

SVPC Children, Youth & Family Events

December 6-Yuletide Festival

February 7-Souper Bowl Tailgate

March 14-Easter Egg Hunt

*Strikers will meet in the Strikers Room (Room 220) from 3:30pm-5:00pm.*

For more information about our Strikers program, please contact Julie Coffey.

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 at 11:45AM. 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. 

We meet the third Thursday of the month. The next meeting is November 19.

Questions?  Email Stephen Bower at stephenebower6@gmail.com or Ken McManus at ken@svpc.org

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! 

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

November Reading: “Mona’s Eyes” by Thomas Schlesser 

RSVP BY OCTOBER 11!

Mepkin Abbey Creche Festival

We booked 20 slots at 1PM for the festival on Saturday, December 5th. Our tentative plan is to leave the church in the bus (or personal vehicle, if you prefer) at 8:30 AM and arrive at Gilligan's on The Dock for an early lunch at 11:00 AM. Gilligan's is close to the abbey.

The Crèche Festival is a self-guided walking tour of nativity displays from around the world. It is approximately 1/4 mile each way, but it is handicap accessible. There is no cost to attend, but Mepkin kindly appreciates donations to offset the cost of hosting the festival.

Guests are invited to bring a decorated rock with them as a symbol of wanting to extend the Christmas message to be placed at a designated nativity set. 

Registration has closed. If you would like to be on the waiting list, email Ken@svpc.org with any questions.