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SUNDAY SCHOOL 
Sunday Mornings at 9:00amBackground: Ezra 9-10
Devotional Reading: Ezekiel 18:25-32
Keep in Mind
"And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed ... to increase the trespass of Israel. Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land." (Ezra 10:10-11, KJV)
THE LINKS Celebrates 70 Acts of Kindness
The Columbia (SC) Chapter of the Links, Inc.
September 01, 2022 - December 31, 2022 Time: TBAThe Columbia (SC) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is entering its 70th year of community service and philanthropy within the Midlands of South Carolina. To commemorate our 70th year of community partnerships and service, we aim to administer 70 Intentional Acts of Kindness between the months of September 2022 and December 2022. We need your help to nominate individuals, families, and/or organizations that will benefit greatly from an “Intentional Act of Kindness.” Examples of “Intentional Acts of Kindness” include but are not limited to helping a family reconnect their power, gas or water, helping someone enroll in Medicaid, helping connect a child with a rewarding summer camp, learning or tutoring experience. Awardees will be randomly selected and contacted to facilitate their Act of Kindness.
Interested persons will need to complete the attached application in order to nominate an individual, family or organization for an Act of Kindness within the 2022 calendar year.
Click the following link to download the application.
70 Acts of Kindness Application V6 (002).pdf (saintjohnbaptistchurch1900.com)
WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE
Saint John Baptist Church
September 26, 2022 - October 01, 2022 Time: TBALocation: 3404 West Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29203
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP UPDATE FORM
Saint John Baptist Church
September 27, 2022 - October 01, 2022 Time: TBALocation: COMPLETE MEMBERSHIP ONLINE FORM
Contact: Church Office
Phone: 803-254-4170
Email: stjohnbaptistchurch@sc.rr.com
E-MAIL ADDRESS and CELL PHONE NUMBER
Dear Members
We would like to keep our membership informed about Church events, business, and emergencies (should they arise). Therefore, we are asking that you please upddate your mailing address, telephone number, and share with us your e-mail address and cell phone number by completing the online "Church Membership" form.
Also you may pick up a form on the desk in the "Welcome Center" in the Church vestibule for you to complete and submit directly to the church office.
Thank you.
VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
Voter Registration Office
September 27, 2022 - October 02, 2022 Time: TBALocation: 2020 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC
(Election Date: November 8, 2022)
WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE!
in the Mid-terms (November 8, 2022) which includes Local Elections
The reasons to vote in this election and future elections are:
-- To have your voice heard on issues
-- To protect our democracy
-- US Senate and House of Representatives want to change Social Security and Medicare.
-- Certain people in congress have already stacked the court with people they feel will favor their ideology.
-- There will be cuts to SNAP benefits and Medicard.
VOTING ENSURES THAT YOU ARE HEARD BY YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND SENATORS THAT REPRESENT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
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VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
at the Welcome Center in the vestibule.
Pick up a copy, complete it, and submit to the Church Office.
If you need help, contact: Deacon Wallace Brown for assistance (see below).
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REGISTER TO VOTE BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION IF YOU:
-- Just turned 18 years of age or will turn 18 before the next election.
-- Are a new resident in Richland County
-- Are a student residing in Richland County while attending college
YOU MAY REGISTER:
Online, by mail, in person at the County Voter Registration Office.
By submitting your application either by email or fax
If you need assistance in obtaining an application:
Register to vote
Update Voter Record
Check Voter Status
Request a Vote by Mail
Find Election information
Get Your Questions Answered
BIBLE STUDY - September 28, 2022
Saint John Baptist Church
September 28, 2022 Time: 6:00 PMLocation: ZOOM & Facebook LIVE
Contact: Church Office
Phone: 8032544170
Email: stjohnbaptistchurch@sc.rr.com
Join Us
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Zoom Meeting ID information is below:
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ZOOM INFORMATION
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 846 9954 7537
Passcode: 649655
Dial by your location
+1 646 931 3860 US
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
Meeting ID: 846 9954 7537
Passcode: 649655
CORPORATE PRAYER -- 09-28-22
Saint John Baptist Church
September 28, 2022 Time: 7:00 PMLocation: Prayer Line
Contact: Church Office
Phone: 803-254-4170
Email: stjohnbaptistchurch@sc.rr.com
CORPORATE PRAYER
"Seeking to Draw Closer to God"
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
CALL -- 803-573-0268
7:00 P.M.
YOUTH OUTREACH FALL FESTIVAL
Saint John Baptist Church
October 01, 2022 Time: TBALocation: 3404 WEST BELTLINE BOULEVARD, COLUMBIA, SC 29203
Contact: Saint John Baptist Church
Phone: 18032544170
Email: stjohnbaptistchurch@sc.rr.com
COMMUNION SERVICE
Saint John Baptist Church
October 02, 2022 Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Saint John Baptist Church, 3404 West Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29203
Contact: Church Office
Phone: 18032544170
Email: stjohnbaptistchurch@sc.rr.com
COMMUNION SUNDAY
OCTOBER 2, 2022
10:00 A.M.
THE BOARD OF DEACONS AND TRUSTEES
will distribute
COMMUNION PACKETS
Monday through Friday in the Church Office
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON & ZOOM INFO
Saint John Baptist Church
October 02, 2022 Time: 9:00 AMLocation: Virtual via Zoom
Contact: Church Office
Phone: 8032544170
Email: stjohnbaptistchurch@sc.rr.com
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Join ZOOM Meeting EVERY Sunday Morning
9:00 a.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88966305056
Meeting ID: 889 6630 5056
DIAL BY LOCATION
Chicago -- 1-312-626-6799
New York --- 1-646-558-8656
Join ZOOM Meeting EVERY Sunday Morning
9:00 a.m.
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Meeting ID: 763 8417 7093
Meeting Password: 094089
"UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE" SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Join ZOOM Meeting EVERY Sunday Morning
9:00 a.m.
Click https://us04web.zoom.us/j/5169035380 to start the scheduled Zoom meeting.
We are currently studying: I and II Peter
"When the Growing Gets Tough."
Join ZOOM Meeting EVERY Sunday Morning
9:00 a.m.
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
October 2, 2022
9:00 AM
Faith Requires Mutual Love
Background: HEBREWS 13:1–6; 1 CORINTHIANS 13
Devotional Reading: JOHN 13:31–35
Keep in Mind
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” (1 Corinthians 13:13, KJV)
Aim for Change
By the end of the lesson, we will DEFINE Christian love and discuss its implications; REFLECT on the ways we experience Christian love in our lives; and PRACTICE love as it
is rooted in our faith in Christ.
Focal Verses: Hebrews 13:1-3; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Hebrews 13:1-3
1 Let brotherly love continue.
2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,
and have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it
shall vanish away.
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity
Daily Bible Readings:
MONDAY -- “I Love You, O Lord” -- Psalm 18:1–6
TUESDA -- “Faithful Love” -- Deuteronomy 7:7–11
WEDNESDAY -- "Obedient Love” -- Deuteronomy 5:6–10
THURSDAY-- “Taught to Love” -- Deuteronomy 6:1–9
FRIDAY -- “Love One Another” -- John 13:31–35
SATURDAY -- “Love Your Enemies” -- Luke 6:27–36
SUNDAY -- “Faith, Hope, and Love” -- Hebrews 13:1–3; 1 Corinthians 13
–3, 8–11
GMO MONTHLY MEETING - OCTOBER
Saint John Baptist Church
October 07, 2022 Time: 6:00 PMLocation: Virtual Via Zoom
Contact: Wanda Turner
Phone: 803-254-4170
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2022
6:00 P.M.
September 19-24 10 am-6 pm GWA/GYWA Hannah House Fall Joint Project
Items: Silverware, Twin sheet, Twin comforters/blankets, Laundry detergent, Bleach, Brooms & dustpan, 13-gallon trash cans and bags, Cleaning supplies, Gloves, Dish cloths, Sponges, Toilet paper, Paper towels
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Have a blessed week! See you Friday at 6 pm! 
COMPUTER CLASSES - SAINT JOHN CAREER DEV
Career Development Center at Saint John Baptist Ch
October 24, 2022 - November 01, 2022 Time: TBALocation: 3404 West Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29203
TRUNK OR TREAT
Saint John Baptist Church
October 31, 2022 Time: 6:00 PMLocation: 3404 West Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29203
2022 Saint John’s Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat
DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM BY CLICKING THE LINK: TRUNK OR TREAT REGISTRATION
You are cordially invited to participate in this year’s Trunk or Treat for the kids of Saint John and the surrounding communities. Saint John will host Trunk or Treat on Monday, October 31th from 6-7:30 p.m. We would love for you to join us!
What is Trunk-or-Treat? Trunk-or-Treat is where individuals or groups decorate the trunk of a car and pass out candy as kids “trunk-or-treat” from car-to-car. Trunk-or-Treat allows kids to have all the fun of trick-or-treating in a safe environment without crossing streets or worrying about traffic as well as going into unfamiliar neighborhoods and homes.
How to get involved: Participation is free! All your group needs to provide is one (1) car trunk decorated with a kid-friendly theme and someone to pass out candy (enough candy for 100 kids). Please return the enclosed registration form via email by Friday, October 28th.
On the day of the event, please arrive by 5:30 p.m. to receive your assigned spot and begin setting up your Halloween scene. You may incorporate your auxiliary’s name/ministry into your display as well as dress in friendly costumes.
Please contact me at 803-760-3508 if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for your interest and I hope to see you at Trunk-or-Treat!
Adrienne Jones
YWA President
Saint John Baptist Church