Please join us for these upcoming events.
News & events
-
SPIRIT IN NATURE WALK
If you are seeking to connect more directly with nature, with other human and non-human beings, join Glenda Swearingen for a Spirit in Nature Walk on Sunday, March 22, from 2:30-4:00 PM at Sesquicentennial State Park.
Bring an open mind and heart, camp chair or blanket, journal, and water. Everyone will meet near the Jackson Creek Trailhead (next to the Lake Spillway). This is a 0.3 mile walk from the parking lot, that is mainly on paved surfaces. The group will gather briefly, then take a solitary contemplative walk or sit (however nature is calling you), then gather back together for a final time of sharing.
Contact Glenda Swearingen at glendarae@aol.com to register for the nature walk or for more information. All are welcome. Rain or shine. This is a private event, not a Sesqui State Park Event. Park entrance fee is required. Sesqui State Park (located at 9564 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC) Admission Fees: $6 adults; $3.75 seniors (65+); $3.50 children (6-15 years); and children 5 and under are free.
-
IRMO CHILI COOK OFF
This year the Irmo Chili Cook Off has teamed up with Mary’s Mobile Market for a fun day at the Prisma Health Amphitheater in Irmo’s Moore Park (7473 Church Street) on Saturday, March 14 from 12:00-3:00 PM. In addition to sampling the Chili Cook Off offerings, you may browse Mary’s Mobile Market artisan vendors as well as pick up some beautiful, handcrafted pottery from members of the Midlands Clay Arts Society. Proceeds from the Midlands Clay Arts Society pottery sales will be donated to our McGregor Snack Packs Program. Pottery pieces are $25 each. Chili tastings are $0.50 per ticket. There will be a DJ and food vendors too.
-
THIS IS US!
The Education and Congregational Care Committees are excited to announce a new feature for our weekly E-Messenger which is designed to help us get to know each other better! Each week, beginning in October, we will highlight one individual/family and give a little information about them that you may not already know. Contact Jayne Woodward or Robin Moseley for the information form, which asks a few questions for you to answer about yourselves. Then you can email the form back to mcgpresadm@gmail.com or print it out and leave it in the church office. We will write the article using the information you provide. A copy of the article will be sent to you for approval before it is included in the newsletter. Questions? Contact Jayne Woodward (803) 730-5072, minniewoodward@aol.com or Robin Moseley (803) 730-7780, robin1030@bellsouth.net.
-
2026 easter sunday sanctuary flowers
This year, due to allergy issues, we are ordering white potted geraniums in lieu of lilies to decorate the Sanctuary for the Easter Sunday Service. You may designate a geranium in honor of or in memory of a loved one for $18 per designation. The designations will be listed on an insert in the Easter Sunday, April 5 bulletin. The final deadline for all orders and payment is Sunday, March 15. No extra geraniums will be ordered. Order forms available in the Sunday bulletins and church office.
-
MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
SNACK PACKS PROGRAM: Each week during the school year we provide food for the weekend (snack packs) for children in 5 Lexington/Richland District 5 schools. Join us each Sunday morning after the Worship Service to pack Snack Packs. We are collecting Rice Krispies Treats during the month of March. Please drop off your donations in the marked bin in the church lobby. Financial donations are always welcomed and much appreciated!
ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY DATES: MAY 16, AUGUST 15, AND NOVEMBER 14 Join us at Nursery Road Elementary School far parking lot to pick up litter along Nursery Road, Nursery Hill Road, and Green Pines Road. Gloves and closed toe shoes are recommended and a grabber stick may be useful. Contact Linda Byars at byars133@bellsouth.net for more information.
SAVE THE DATE: Annual Irmo Community Earth Day Celebration at McGregor - Saturday, April 18, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Volunteers need! Contact David Jenkins at djenkins880@gmail.com or Jane Hiller at janehiller@gmail.com for details.
LOVE REVOLUTION MEAL MINISTRY: Every second Sunday afternoon, 3:30-5:00 PM at Seven Oaks Presbyterian, McGregor volunteers share a meal with our neighbors in need. Volunteers and prepared, ready-to-serve food donations are much appreciated. Contact Mary Ellen Thompson at nicunurse96@gmail.com for more information.
KEEP THE MIDLANDS BEAUTIFUL SHOE DRIVE: McGregor will once again collect new or gently used shoes for the Annual Keep the Midlands Beautiful Shoe Drive February-April. These shoes will be reused. If possible, each pair of shoes should be tied or rubber banded together. Shoes in poor condition can go in the Clothing Bin, located by the aluminum can recycling bin in the Preschool parking lot. Those shoes will be recycled.
CEREAL BOX RECYCLING: Have an empty cereal box? Save it, flatten it, and then drop it off in the marked bin in the church lobby. The box will be used for a cool school project led by school resource officers. Contact Jane Hiller at janehiller@gmail.com for details.
