Our current rotation for Supper Club is winding down and it's time to start a new rotation. Please indicate on your connection card, located in your Sunday bulletin, if you are interested in starting a new Supper Club rotation during the summer or if you'd prefer to wait until Fall to do it again.

Lewis is putting a handbell ensemble together for an upcoming worship service. Rehearsals will be on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm beginning this week (April 25). This will be a short-term commitment, so you aren't signing the rest of your Wednesday nights away. 

Childcare can be provided also upon request. Eleven ringers are needed. Experience isn't necessary, but it would be helpful if you read music. See Lewis after worship today or contact him at your earliest convenience. You can contact Lewis at lewisworthington@gmail.com or (972)358-8965.

Tuesday, 17th, will be our monthly Chick Flick. Come join us at 5:45 pm at Chili's for food and fellowship and then onto a movie!

On Sundays April 22 and 29, Lake Cities UMC will be offering “Church Scene Investigation”.  This 2-week course is primarily for new and prospective church members, but open to all desiring to learn more about the church.

The focus week 1 is “Who We Are”

• History of The United Methodist Church.
• History of Lake Cities United Methodist church.
• The polity (governance) of the United Methodist Church.
• What United Methodists Believe.

The focus week 2 is “How We Live Out Our Faith”

• Our prayers.
• Our presence.
• Our gifts.
• Our service and witness.

We have numerous enthusiastic presenters, each knowledgeable in the area they will address.  The class meets from 5:00 to 6:00 and then breaks for dinner (either bring your own or partake of the meal provided by the church for a donation of $3 to cover the cost).  Meals will be brought into the classroom with mealtime being used to become better acquainted with each other.  The class will resume sometime around 6:30 and will end around 7:30.

We would love to have you attend this very informative class.  Please fill out a registration form and return it to the church office by April 15, either online or in person.  Should you miss that deadline, you may call Susan Anderson at 940-497-2707.  No one will be turned away, but we need to have an idea of who is coming to prepare for child care as well as meals.

 

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UMW will meet Sunday, April 15th.

ALL Ladies are invited to attend and make any suggestions, comments, etc. about any and all upcoming UMW programs.

All ladies are invited to attend the annual UMW Spring Brunch THIS Saturday, March 31^st, from 10 am till 12 noon.
This is all sponsored by the UMW, there is no charge for attending.

This Sunday, February 26, (after the 11AM service) in the Sanctuary

This is for people wishing to help distribute the 'elements' to home-bound and hospitalized members (outside The Vintage and Autumn Oaks). All Lay Speakers are invited as well as other members interested in helping this ministry. The training will instruct us how to handle and distribute the elements, as well as speaking instructions.

Come join us this Sunday, February 5th for our Tailgate Spectacular.

Anyone who likes to have a good time will have a blast here. Bring your lawn chair and your favorite tailgate food to share to the FLC at 5pm that Sunday. The game will be projected on the wall SO BIG it is almost like being at the game.

Invite your friends and families to join us. We will have games, cards, and of course the SUPER BOWL. We look forward to seeing everyone there.

Please contact Dorothea for more information.

Wanna go to a Stars Game?

Sunday, February 26th - We are going to the game on this Sunday, and we need to have 20 people sign up to get the group discount. The cost will be $20 per person.

If you want to go, please let Jade Fernberg know as soon as you can so we can see if we have enough interest to make the cutoff. 

Jade will be heading up this event, so please feel free to ask her any questions you might have.

A Day with the Bishop

Susan Anderson, our Lay Member to Annual Conference, and I attended “A day with Bishop Bledsoe”, this past Saturday. It was an inspiring day and a day of reflection on what the United Methodist Church has done. It was also a wake up call for what we need to be doing. As a church we are asked to take the lead in spreading the kingdom of God in a changing world. Ignorance of adapting and embracing that change can only lead to a decrease in our nation’s Christian values and church participation.

Bishop Bledsoe made it very clear, “Growth in the church is not going to happen through its clergy. Laity is the path to success. Loving one another, caring for each other and the community, friendship, and active participation in each others lives and the life of the church will define who we are, today and tomorrow.” He believes we must continue to focus on four areas: Leadership Development; Development of new churches; Ministry with the Poor; and Global Ministries. Will we answer that call?

Susan and I believe Lake Cities UMC is ‘up’ to the challenge. 2012 is going to be a banner year for our church. Not by someone else’s doing, but by active participation by each and every member. We have new faces, new members, and children and youth on which to focus our attention and show what Lake Cities UMC is all about; “Spreading the kingdom of God throughout the community and the world”. Let’s do it Lake Cities. This is our year to radiate God’s love.

In His Service,
Virgil