WELCOME to the Lakeville United Church of Christ
Announcements
October 28, 2007
“No matter who you are and no matter where you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome here!"
Today is Mission & Birthday Sunday; PPG is today at noon in the Thatcher room.
Today @ 2:00 pm - GVA Assoc. Fall Meeting at Salem
Today @ 2:00 pm - The New Livonia Methodist Church invites all to a community worship service
Wednesday, October 31st No Bible Study – Happy Halloween
Thursday, Nov. 1st @ 11:30 a.m. Ecumenical Book Review – (see announcement below)
Thursday, Nov. 1st @ 7 pm – Choir Rehearsal
Monday, Nov. 5th @ 7 pm – Executive Council Meets
Tuesday, Nov. 6th – Election Day
Dear Friends,
It is great to be back after a much-needed and indeed very pleasant week in Florida. I visited a UCC church in St Petersburg and am happy to say that they reminded me of you all. I felt very welcomed in their midst. Truly an important aspect of being Christian: welcoming the stranger!
Today we will be looking at the great Call of Saul (Paul) and also the Call of Ananias to be a catalyst to greatness. Let us consider this week how God is calling us. Blessings and Peace, Pastor Deborah
On November 4th several folks will join our church. If you are interested in joining please contact
Pastor
Deborah this week. Simply call the office at 346-5235 and leave your name and
phone number.
Pastor Deborah will contact you and explain what membership
entails.
LAKE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOST WORKSHOP ON
UNDERSTANDING LGBT CULTURE
Learning how churches can open themselves to people of different cultural backgrounds – especially those of a different sexual orientation or gender identity – will be the focus of a workshop from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Lake Avenue Baptist Church, 70 Ambrose St., on Sunday evening, October 28.
Leading the workshop, which is entitled “When Gay and Straight Worlds Collide: How to Make Room for Grace,” will be the Rev. Eric H. F. Law, founder and executive director of the Kaleidoscope Institute for Competent Leadership in a Diverse Changing World. Rev. Law has been a consultant and trainer for building inclusive community for over 15 years working with religious, healthcare, educational, and civic organizations in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. He is the author of five books, including his most recent, Finding Intimacy in a World of Fear. He is an Episcopal priest, a composer of church music, a photographer, and a playwright.
The workshop will start with a simple supper at 6:00 p.m., and the evening program will begin around the supper tables. The purpose of the workshop is to help Christian congregations and individuals understand the difficulties involved in becoming and living as a welcoming congregation, either for LGBT people or for any group from a different culture.
The Women’s fellowship has decided to sell quarts of soup and "already made" apple pies on
November 10th. It will be eat-in or take out. A sign-up sheet will be going around so that you can sign up to help or purchase. In preparing for this event, WE NEED YOUR MASON QUART JARS!!! If you can donate jars, please bring them to the church OR talk to Bonnie Haller about having someone come get them.
The Ecumenical Book Review will be held Thursday, November 1st at the Wadsworth Library in Geneseo at 11:30 a.m. William Cook will review The Jesus Machine by Dan Gilgoff. The book explains how James Dobson, Focus on the Family and Evangelical America, are Winning the Culture War. (Bring a bag lunch, coffee and cookies will be provided by Lakeville UCC Church!!). If you can help bake cookies, please contact Donna Hoefer.
The Lima Presbyterian Church (corner 15A and Route 5 & 20) is sponsoring a Roast Pork & Dressing Dinner on Saturday, November 3rd, from 4 to 7 pm. The prices are $9.00 for adults, $4.50 for children 5 to 12, and children under 5 are free.
Rev. Dr. Clyde Embling Book Signing
Next Sunday on November 4th, from 1 to 3 pm the Riga church will host a book signing for Rev. Dr. Clyde Embling. Rev. Embling is retired UCC pastor from Castile and has filled in occasionally here at LUCC. His latest book is Because God Walked With Them; Holy Experiences Shared. He has complied a collection of holy encounter from over 75 clergy and lay people in ages from teens to retirees. They all experienced occasions where they knew God was with them and how their lives changed. In addition his first book Because God Walked With Me will also be available.
There will be a spaghetti dinner on Monday Nov. 12th from 4 to 8 pm at Leisure's Restaurant. All donations will go to the Katie fund. Katie Jane Headley was 3 months old on Oct 11th when she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma. Her prognosis is good but she still faces more surgery and chemotherapy.
(See bulletin board for flyer.)
If you would like to have someone on our Prayer List, please fill out a pew card, and include your name. You may then put the card in the collection plate.
Let us pray for our families, World Leaders, those serving in the military, those who have served our country and have been wounded, those suffering from cancer, those recovering from operations, those recovering from trauma or accidents, those who suffer from alienation or ill-will, those who don’t have enough to eat, and those who need work. We also pray for Linda Wert, recently deployed to Iraq and for all those affected by the fires in California.
Directory
Reverend Deborah E. Roof Pastor
Irina Georgieva Choir Director, Organist
Harold Hoops Mission Moment
Lance Parker Trustee (Nov.)
Julie Guinta Deacon of Concern (Nov.)
Nancy Parker Council President
Cindy Davis/Marcia Parsons Financial Secretaries
Beverly Pepperdine Secretary
Scriptures for Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost – November 4, 2007
• Hab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4 • Ps 119:137-144 • 2 Thess. 1:1-4, 11-12 • Luke 19:1-10 •
Neighbors in Need as of 10/21 - $150.00
Parking Lot total rec'd as of 10/21 - $3,140.00
Attendance for October 21, 2007: 68
Lakeville United Church Of Christ Phone # (585) 346-5235
5687 Big Tree Road Email: lakevilleucc@frontiernet.net
Rev. Deborah E Roof
Pastor's Cell # 472-4284
Email: revdeborah@frontiernet.net
Website: www.LakevilleUCC.com
Audio tapes of the services are located next to the office foyer bulletin board. Please make use of this service.