October. Where Diversity is Celebrated!

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1 A Publication of LHCC 1255 E. E. Williamson Road Longwood, Florida Where Diversity is Celebrated! Posted Office Hours Tuesday Thursday 9:00 am 1:30 pm Mission Statement We exist to welcome all people into a relationship with Jesus Christ, equip people with a faith that works in real life; and sends us in service into the world in Jesus name. October 2018 LHCC LEADERSHIP James Mory Pastor Lori Anderson President Jerry Ross Vice President Christina Nancarrow Treasurer Jim Wagoner Secretary MINISTRY LEADERS Aaron Holland Bldgs. & Grounds Deb Perry Community Outreach Shelly Rose Faith Formation Sharon Desany Evangelism Sue McMahon Shepherd Allan Campbell Stewardship Gail Bartell Worship STAFF Scott Kinkead Music Director Judy Mory Volunteer Adm. Assistant 2018

2 PASTOR S DESK with Pastor Schedule an hour of your day on Wednesday, at 10am in Room 1. Come and join in coffee and conversation. BOOK STUDY TRANSFORMED LIVING GROUPS October 14 thru November 18 I have had the privilege of being your pastor for over four years. In that time, we have worked together to stabilize our church life, develop a mission and engage in building relationships with others in our community. We have a more solid foundation upon which to build toward the future. It is good to have a past we can celebrate and a future we can dream about and work toward. What ties the two together and gives life to them is what we do in the present. Over the next two months we make the present more meaningful and fruitful as we engage with each other in a program known as Treasures of the Transformed Life. This program offers us the opportunity to begin or continue our growth in our relationship with God that transforms us as individuals and as a community of Jesus followers. There are 40 daily readings and the Participants Workbook offers space to record new insights you have discovered and ways to apply them in your daily life. Each week you will be encouraged to connect with others in a small group to discuss what you have learned. This is also a time to hear what others are thinking as they engage in the daily readings. This time will also include a short video by the author of this program, John Ed Mathison, who is a retired United Methodist Pastor in Alabama. The whole program will encourage us to discover God as the source of our life, how to connect with God through your prayer life, the importance of connecting with other followers of Jesus on a regular basis, the central part giving plays in our maturity and how we can better the lives of people in our community through service. At the end we will have an opportunity to make a commitment to making our church a place that lives out God s dream for God s children.

3 PASTOR S DESK (continued) I want you to prayerfully consider being involved in this program. We all have busy lives and squeezing in one more thing will not be easy. But maybe this one more thing, will help us live more freely and meaningfully in the future. Maybe it will help us live with more significance and purpose. If you cannot join one of the small groups, then maybe you and a few friends can gather for your own meeting that fits your schedule. You will need the book of daily readings and a Participants Workbook which together costs $ If your spouse or partner want to join you then all they need is to purchase the Participants Workbook the cost is $5.00, so a total of $25.00 per couple. If you don t have time for a small group meeting, then just purchase the books and do the reading each day. My messages each will wrap up the readings for the week and you will still get a great deal of learning from the program. I believe that our church has so much to offer the people of our community. There are so many people who have never heard the message that God loves them, treasures them, cherishes them and want to be a companion with them in life. There are people who have never heard that message as well as people who have heard only that God is angry with them and is judging them and will only love them when they change their behavior. We have a powerful message of a loving, compassionate God who is for them and with them. To get that life-changing message out to people will take our effort and commitment. Treasures of the Transformed Life will help us accomplish that goal. Let s do this together! Peace, Pastor Jim GROUPS ARE FORMING PLEASE SIGN UP IN THE LOBBY

4 Messages OCTOBER Worship Services IMAGES OF GOD Sunday, October 7: Jesus is the Image of God Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 Mark 10:13-16 TREASURES OF THE TRANSFORMED LIFE Sunday, October 14: We Are Thirsty! Genesis 12:1-9 Sunday, October 21: Conversations with God Psalm 1 John 15:1-5 Sunday, October 28: The Joy of Community 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

5 Daily Bible Readings for: To have the passage read to you go to: biblegateway.com type in the passage, when the passage is displayed click on the speaker icon and listen as you read along. October 1 Zechariah 10-12; Psalm 126; Luke 14 2 Zechariah 13-14; Psalm 147; Luke 15 3 Ezra 5-6; Psalm 138; Luke 16 4 Esther 1-2; Psalm 150; Luke 17 5 Esther 3-8; Luke 18 6 Esther 9-10; Luke 19 7 Ezra 7-8; Luke 20 8 Ezra 9-10; Psalm 131; Luke 21 9 Nehemiah 1-2; Psalms 133, 134; Luke Nehemiah 3-4; Luke Nehemiah 5-6; Psalm 146; Luke Nehemiah 7-8; Acts 1 13 Nehemiah 9-10; Acts 2 14 Nehemiah 11-12; Psalm 1; Acts 3 15 Nehemiah 13; Malachi 1-2; Acts 4 16 Malachi 3-4; Psalm 148; Acts 5 17 Job 1-2; Acts Job 3-4; Acts Job 5; Psalm 108; Acts Job 6-8; Acts Job 9-10; Acts Job 11-12; Acts Job 13-14; Acts Job 15; Acts Job 16; Acts Job 17; Acts Job 18; Psalm 114; Acts Job 19; Mark Job 20; Mark Job 2l; Mark Job 22; Mark 7-8 To have the passage read to you go to: biblegateway.com type in the passage, when the passage is displayed click on the speaker icon and listen as you read along.

6 Volunteers must be able to help on all dates. Service hours can be given for helping. Your assistance would be to help back stage with the children in the cast during our dress rehearsals and performances October Your schedule would be October :30pm October :30-9pm Performance Friday, October 26 7pm Saturday, October 27 7pm Sunday, October 28 7pm Ticket Costs $10 Adult $5 Child Tell your friends and neighbors about this event.

7 Neighbors In Need Special Offering When Jesus was asked which of the commandments was most important he replied without hesitation, The most important one is this, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these. Mark 12:29-31 On Sunday, October 7, we will receive a special offering called, Neighbors in Need. Through this offering we demonstrate our love for those with whom we share a nation. The monies collected through this special offering supports relief efforts directed to those who experience natural disasters such as flooding, wildfires, tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes. It also supports efforts to give voice to the voiceless as they need others to advocate for their desperate situations of hunger, poverty and homelessness. Shifting economic trends have left some disadvantaged through lack of employable skills and provides training opportunities to free them from their dire situations to live a more productive life and provide for their families. Your gift will help fulfill Jesus commandment to love God and neighbor. When we help our neighbor to improve their lives we not only demonstrate our love for them but also our love for God. We encourage you to give this special offering your prayerful consideration and give as generously as you are able. Thank you. Stewardship Ministry Leader Alan Campbell

8 Dear Friends: Exciting days are ahead. We re about to introduce a life-changing opportunity for our church family, and it s a chance for us to dive deeper into all that God has for us, both individually and as a congregation. In coming weeks, you ll be able to pick up a copy of Treasures of the Transformed Life: Satisfying Your Soul s Thirst for More at Worship. This book includes forty daily readings that will challenge you in the areas of service, prayer, attendance, financial gifts, and commitment. You ll have the chance to ask yourself some probing questions about what you believe and why. Please take advantage of all that this book has to offer. Set aside a few brief moments for introspection each day, and I guarantee that the Lord will meet you exactly where you are, and begin to fulfill desires of your heart that you might not even realize you have. To deepen your experience, we ll be discussing each week s topics in both our small group meetings and in Worship. That way, we ll all have the opportunity to grow as one, reaching for a common goal. And that common goal, friend, is a rich, rewarding, blessed life of adventure, joy, peace and purpose. At the end of the study, we ll all take part in Commitment Sunday, when we ll have a chance to put our faith into action. But that will be here soon enough. For now, let s focus on the task at hand. Do your best to attend worship services in the coming weeks, and keep your eye out for the start of the campaign. I d hate for you to miss a moment as we all embark on this journey together. And please, join me in prayer that God would indeed throw open the floodgates of heaven, as he promises in Malachi 3:10, and pour out so much blessing individually and corporately that we don t have room to contain it. There s so much more to God than we can even imagine. Over the course of this forty-day study, however, we ll have an opportunity to see him and his presence in our lives in an entirely new way. The water s fine. So won t you join me in jumping in? Sincerely, Allan Campbell, Stewardship Ministry Chair

9 Pantry News! "Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine." -Proverbs 3:9 10 Our Food Pantry is open for service every Wednesday 2-4pm. Our Mission - To discover ways to express God s love through service to those in the community. Communion Sunday Food Blessings - October 7th special requests are boxed mashed potatoes and canned gravy. As you bring foods on Communion Sunday we ask you to bring them into the Sanctuary to be blessed. Pancake Breakfast Crafts The Food Pantry workers and LHCC Women s Club are making handmade crafts to be sold at the breakfast. Proceeds from the craft sale will go to our Food Pantry. Come join in the fellowship and make a difference! See Diane Case or Linda Gibson for additional information. Have you thought of this? Consider your Business or Civic Group sponsor a Food Drive, do a Neighborhood Collection, or at your next party ask everyone to bring a few non-perishable items for our Food Panty. Most Helpful Food Donations - Cereal Pasta Canned Vegetables Pancake Mix Canned Soup Canned Fruit Jams or Jellies Spaghetti Sauce Pasta Peanut Butter Rice Ramen Noodles Tuna Vienna Sausage Discard expired date items. Monetary gifts are always welcomed. Donations of food can be dropped off at our Church Office, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 9:30am 1pm, or on Sunday before or immediately following church services. For further information regarding the Food Pantry, feel free to reach out to Linda Gibson or Debbie Perry

10 Procedure for Altar Flowers We would like to give you the opportunity to do altar flowers for a family member, graduation, anniversary, a special celebration or just saying Thanks Be to God! Notice an ALTAR FLOWERS sign up sheet in Narthex. HOW IT WORKS: 1. SIGN YOUR NAME ON YOUR CHOSEN DATE LINE 2. ADVISE THE WHO THE FLOWERS ARE FOR AND IF IT IS MEMORY OR HONOR 3. ADVISING THE ENSURES THAT IT IS IN THE BULLETIN 4. WE WOULD PREFER NO MORE THAN TWO ALTAR FLOWERS ON ANY GIVEN DATE 5. YOU BRING YOUR ARRANGEMENT ON THE DATE SCHEDULED THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION! As you see we have a procedure in ordering flower but there is something if you want in ordering flowers. Lake Mary Florist 101 N Country Club Rd, Ste 108 Lake Mary, FL phone has agreed that you can call them, order flowers and pay for them by phone. Sallie Harris has agreed to pick them up and bring them to the church on the specific Sunday and place on the altar for you. HOWEVER, you must still sign the flower chart to let the office know the specifics for it to be entered into the bulletin. ALSO a call to Sallie Harris and/or an to her at shlakemary@aol.com

11 CHRISTMAS CANTATA DECEMBER 9th! CALLING ALL SINGERS AND MUSICIANS! All are welcome! The Cantata will be presented at Worship Service at 10am that day. All who are interested in singing or playing with the band are invited to join us for this uplifting, holiday presentation. There is no age limit, so children are also welcome to participate! We especially need male voices. Rehearsals start Tuesday, October 30th, at 7:30-8:30pm and through Dec. 4th. Contact: Gail Bartell or

12 Meal On Wheel's M-F 8:30a - 1p This program focuses not only on hot meals but also develops and sustains friendships with each other especially the elderly. Many have no family members in the area. SYA Seminole Youth Alliance Michael Slaymaker, MHR is coordinating the youth of Seminole county in providing a safe space for LGBTQ with meeting on Thursday 6p-8p. Boy Scouts Troop 234 The troop has started back on Thursday evenings here at LHCC. We with the leader Roger Evans and the children a great year. Girl Scouts Troop 1475 The troop is back having their meeting(s) and experiencing teachings from their scout leaders Linda Wagoner and Angie Delagrange. Hope this year is rewarding to you all. We welcome you! LHCC Pantry Service Weekly service is provided. Watch for special requests in bulletin each month for Communion Sunday. Hours are Wednesday s from 2 4pm.

13 Blessing of the Pets Open to People and Pets of all Faiths Sunday, October 7th 2:00-4:00 pm We celebrate the love and joy that our pets bring into our lives! Each pet will receive a blessing and a free medal of St. Francis, patron saint of animals. There also will be information tables from local pet service providers, a canine activity field, and face painting for the children E.E. Williamson Rd, Longwood, FL We will be accepting donations for Pet Alliance. Wish list includes: Patte Wet Cat Foo Dry dog food Paper towels KMR Kitten Milk Replace Puppy pads Non-clumping litter Dog treats Clean new or used towels Laundry detergent For a complete wish list please visit their website at petallianceorlando.org.

14 Evangelism News The next several months are an exciting time for community events. The Evangelism Ministry team is busy planning wonderful opportunities for LHCC to share about the love of Jesus Christ and our welcoming church family. Many volunteers are needed to make it all happen. Thanks to those who have signed up but always more hands make the work easier. Following is a list of the upcoming events. Please prayerfully consider how you may help and be sure to mark the dates on your calendar. If you re interested in volunteering or have any questions about the activities please contact Sharon Desany at or evangelism@longwoodhillschurch.org. There are sign-up sheets in the lobby. National Night Out Longwood & Lake Mary Tuesday, October 2 Blessing of the Pets Sunday, October 7 Orlando Pride Parade Saturday, October 13 Sanford Pride Saturday, November 3 Longwood Chili Cook Off Thursday, Nov. 8 (prepare chili), Saturday, Nov. 10 (event) Longwood Christmas Parade Saturday, December 1

15 MATTHEW 25: Ministries, Inc. Collects empty pill bottles. Please remove any personal information and bring your bottles to the church and place in the depository. Also to help defray the cost in shipping please consider leaving a donation in one of the bottles. THANKS! Used or NEW MAGAZINES collecting for Central Florida Hospital patients Depository in the Narthex. This helps patients to have reading material while recovering. NEXT New Members Class Become a member of a larger group of Christians who welcome all people into a relationship with Jesus Christ, equip people with a faith that works in real life; and sends us in service into the world in Jesus name. October 21 class with lunch October 28 reception Watch for Sign Up in Narthex as time gets closer

16 Sunday, October 28th 11:15a October CONGREGATIONAL MTG Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :30p Music Rehearsal 10a Coffee with Pastor 7 COMMUNION 10:00a WORSHIP 11:15a Beg. HB 2-4p Pet Blessing 8 9 6:30p Music Rehearsal 10 10a Coffee with Pastor 11 1:00p Stewardship Ministry Mtg Noon Women s Group 14 8:30a Breakfast 10:00a WORSHIP 11:15a Exp. HB 11:15a Book Study :30p Music Rehearsal 6:30p Steering Com. Mtg a Book Study 2-4p Food Pantry 18 10a-Noon Women s Group a-Noon WORKDAY :00a WORSHIP 11:15a Beg. HB 11:15a NM Class 11:15a Book Study 6:30p Music Rehearsal 10a Book Study 2-4p Food Pantry 7p Seussical, Jr. 7p Seussical, Jr :00a WORSHIP 11:15a Exp. HB 11:15a Book Study 11:15a Women s Group 7p Seussical, Jr :30p Music Rehearsal 7:30-8:30p Cantata Reh a Book Study 2-4p Food Pantry Seussical, Jr. Dress Rehearsal & Performance