Monthly Publication LAKESIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LAKESIDE LANTERN SHARING THE GRACE OF GOD IN OUR 60TH YEAR FEBRUARY

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1 Volume 24 Issue 2 Monthly Publication February 2018 LAKESIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LAKESIDE LANTERN SHARING THE GRACE OF GOD IN OUR 60TH YEAR FEBRUARY Lakeside United Methodist Women cordially invite you to join their study of Missionary Conferences of the UMC in the USA Saturday, February 10th, from 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. What: A Mission Study of Missionary Conferences of the UMC in the USA. Where: Lakeside United Methodist Church, th Ave S. Lake Worth, FL (at 12 th Ave. South & Lake Osborne Dr. in Lake Worth) Included: Continental breakfast provided; bring your own bag lunch. If possible, bring your Bible. Everyone is invited to attend! When: Saturday, February 10, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Cost: Free Admission. Please RSVP to the number below to ensure that adequate provisions and materials are available. Contact: For more information and reservations, call Sharon Bouyoucas at

2 Volume 24 Issue 2 Page 2 February 2018 We all need prayer. We all need to pray. Eleven Specific Ways to Pray for Your Pastor Pastors specifically need prayer. The Enemy will do whatever he can to destroy the ministry of your pastors. Will you consider praying for your pastors in these specific areas? 1. Pray for wisdom for your pastor. These leaders are often confronted with incredibly challenging situations and decisions. They need God s wisdom to continue to be the leader of the church God has called them to be. 2. Pray for your pastor s protection. Your pastor will be attacked in so many different ways. Your pastor will be tempted again and again. The Enemy seeks to destroy. The Enemy wants your pastor s ministry destroyed. 3. Pray for your pastor s family. They too are attacked, criticized, and sometimes bullied. They often feel isolated and alone. They need encouragement. They need prayer. 4. Pray for your pastor to withstand the critics and bullies. Some of the critics and bullies are overt and aggressive. Others are passive aggressive. All are painful. And every pastor has them. 5. Pray against discouragement from comparison. Before this week is over, a church member will likely tell your pastor to listen to a podcast by another pastor to learn how to really preach (actual words spoken to a pastor). Other pastors will hear numerous comments about the other great church in the community. The message is real and painful: You don t measure up, pastor. 6. Pray against discouragement from members leaving. It s hard for your pastor not to take it personally. It s really hard when the departing member tells your pastor to take it personally. 7. Pray against discouragement from decline. Two out of three congregations in North America are declining. That is a painful reality for your pastor. That is a discouraging reality for your pastor. Pray against discouragement from disunity. I wish I had every minute back I had to spend refereeing church members. Those are the actual words of one of the Church Answers pastors I serve. The Enemy loves it when church members fight one another. 1. Pray for discernment for yes and no. Pastors are pulled in a multitude of directions. They are expected to be in so many meetings, so many social events, and so many pastoral situations. They are really expected to be omnipresent. Pray they will be able to say no more often. Pray for their families who often get the scanty leftovers of the pastor s time. 2. Pray for financial pressures. Many pastors are underpaid. They struggle day by day with financial challenges. Actual quote from a deacon: I like for our pastor to be underpaid. It keeps him humble and dependent on God. That deacon is enjoying a life of leisure from inherited wealth. 3. Pray for gospel opportunities. Pastors are energized when they have the opportunity to share the gospel. Unfortunately, many of them are too busy to take time to do so. The demands of the church are just too great. These pastors live lives of inverted priorities and frustrating days. Do we really want healthy churches? Do we really want to defeat the Enemy in these battles? Pray for your pastor. Start today. Take five minutes of each day to pray for your pastor. It may be the greatest contribution you can make to your church. This article was originally published at ThomRainer.com on January 22, Thom S. Rainer serves as president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources.

3 Volume 24, Issue 2 Page 3 February 2018 REFUGEE DINNER (Hunger Awareness) Ash Wednesday, February 14, :30 PM Speaker: Juanita Goode, CROS Ministries. The purpose of this meal is to become more aware of the lack of food/nutrition on the part of refugees around the world. You will receive a sparce meal, but will be asked to make a donation to those who are hungry. Please be bountifully generous. Donate an amount you would spend at your favorite restaurant for a nice dinner out (including tip). All proceeds will be donated to local food insecurity ministries: CROS, Servants of the Great I Am; and Lakeside s food pantry. Bring your own bowl, cup, and spoon. Walk in another s shoes and eat as they might eat. Tickets are free and only required so that we can know how many plan to attend. Please get your tickets on or before Sunday, February 11, Tickets are available from Betty McMurchy, Shirley Turner, Peggy Morphesis, Anne McCartney and the Lakeside church office. The Ash Wednesday Service will follow the dinner at 7 PM in the Sanctuary. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. (Psalms 51:3 NRSV) UNITED METHODIST WOMEN All women are invited to attend our United Methodist Women meetings. You do not have to be a member of Lakeside UMC. BOOKWORMS CIRCLE meets the first Monday, September thru May at 7 pm in Fellowship Hall. Meetings usually include a book report, devotions, brief business meeting & refreshments. Contact Chmn Shirley Turner ( ). SUSANNA WESLEY CIRCLE meets the first Wednesday, September thru April at 10 am in the Fellowship Hall. Meetings usually include a response moment, devotions, brief business meeting & refreshments. Contact Chmn Peggy Morphesis ( ). CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 5- Bookworms Circle 7 PM- Fellowship Hall February 7 - Susanna Wesley Circle 10 AM - Fellowship Hall February 10 Mission Study 8 AM 2 PM Fellowship Hall February 14-Refugee Dinner 5:30 PM in Fellowship Hall. February 19 - Mission Team Meeting 7 PM- Library February 23 Spring Banquet 6:30 Fellowship Hall

4 Volume 24 Issue 2 Page 4 February Tai Chi Choir Practice 02 Movie 03 UMM Breakfast Group Lake Osborne Estates Community Picnic 04-5th Sunday after the Epiphany Holy Communion 05- Bookworms 06 Sanctuary Committee Tai Chi Boy Scouts 07 Susanna Wesley Circle Leadership Council Bible Study 08 Tai Chi Choir Practice 09 Movie 10 UMW Mission Study FEBRUARY AT A GLANCE 11 6th Sunday after the 12 Epiphany Transfiguration of the Lord Boy Scout Sunday 13 Tai Chi Boy Scouts 14 Ash Wednesday Keenagers Relief Dinner Ash Wednesday Service Valentines Day 15 Tai Chi Choir Practice 16 Food Pantry Movie 17- Community Fun Day 18 1st Sunday in Lent UMM Sunday Pancake Breakfast 19 President s Day Church Office Closed Book Club UMW Mission Team 20 Tai Chi DOWLL Boy Scouts 21 Prayer Service Lenten Bible Study 22 Tai Chi Choir Practice 23- UMW Spring Banquet 24 Matthew Meals 25 2nd Sunday in Lent Blanket Sunday 26 Lake Osborne Estates 27 Tai Chi Boy Scouts 28 Lenten Bible Study Lent begins with dust and ashes on Ash Wednesday. We remember we are dust and to dust we will return. Our efforts in this life will one day be reduced to ashes. And in the meantime, we have deeply ingrained habits marked by sin, stained by selfishness, and resistant to our own efforts to change them. This is why Lent begins and proceeds with penitence. Penitence as we embody it throughout this season means acknowledging where we are, owning up to it, recognizing we cannot fix ourselves by ourselves, and seeking God s mercy and power to renew us in the way of Jesus as we seek to learn to follow him either anew or more nearly.

5 Volume 24, Issue 2 Page 5 February 2018 UMW Spring Banquet & Fashion Show Friday, February 23-6:30 PM Theme: Second Time Around Tickets $10 each Menu: Chicken in Cream Sauce Parsley Potatoes Spring Veggie Medley Green Salad with Strawberries Rolls and Butter Peach Melba & Fancy Cookies Coffee/Tea Last year's fashion show was such a hit we decided to do it again! Everyone is invited to visit their favorite thrift store, buy an outfit and then model it at our Spring Banquet. Let Nancy Gettys ( ) know what you will be modeling! Tickets available from Betty McMurchy, Shirley Turner, Peggy Morphesis, Nancy Gettys or the church office. LOVE ONE ANOTHER KEENAGER S REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING We wish to welcome everyone age 50+ to our next Keenager meeting. We'll meet in the Fellowship Hall at 11:30am on Wednesday, Feb. 14th, 2018, hosted by (Three (3) more hosts are needed for the February meeting, PLEASE!) Join us for a covered dish luncheon. Bring enough to feed people, a serving utensil for your dish, a plate, a cup, and your own table service. We are excited to be getting together again on the 2nd Wednesday through April. Mark your 2018 calendars: March 14 th, and April 11 th. See you there and invite a friend! For more information or to volunteer call: Beverly/Marty Teresa

6 Volume 24, Issue 2 Page 6 February 2018 D O W L L (Dining Out With Lakeside Ladies) Save the date! The 3 rd Tuesday is February 20, The ladies are headed to Lindburgers (Lantana ) at 5 PM. It is located at 5776 Jog Road NE Corner of Jog and Lantana, near Home Depot As usual, if you plan to join us, contact Teresa Wilhelm by , text, or phone, or you may call Carolyn at the church office. Please reserve your place by 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, 2/20/18. If you forget to call us, you may still attend the activity, but we cannot promise that you will be sitting with our group. We re looking forward to seeing all the ladies at DOWLLs this month! Why not bring a friend? Sometimes there are coupons for the restaurants we visit. Watch your mail, paper, and online. Teresa Wilhelm; wilhelmwellness@gmail.com; cell Carolyn/Church Office: Jesus of Nazareth (Full Movie 1977) Movie will be shown in the Library on Fridays, February 2, 9, and 16. Time 7 to 9pm (2 hours). The movie is 6 hours long, it will be shown in three 2 hour segments.

7 Volume 24, Issue 2 Page 7 February 2018 Bible Study IS on Wednesdays at 7 Pm in the Fellowship Hall. Lenten Bible Study will begin on Wednesday, February 21st at 7 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Prayer Service We will meet on Wednesday, February 21st at 6 PM in the Sanctuary. UMM MEN Men s Breakfast Group, will meet on Saturday, February 3rd at 8 AM in the Fellowship Hall. United Methodist Men invite you to join them on Sunday, February 18th for UMM Sunday. The men will lead our service. After the morning worship they will have a pancake breakfast. Donations are received to pay for the meal. FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS 2 Daniel Walsh 3 Wanda Laubscher 4 Megan Call Colburn (Mac) McKinnon 8 Arlie Taylor Peggy Morphesis David Branson Ruby Gilmore 14 Happy Valentine s Day! 15 Frank Call III 18 William Kruger 21 Janae Harden 22 Nicole Blanton 27 Tom Harden Frank Call Jr. 28 Eleanor Dosh Lakeside Chancel Choir will meet on Thursdays at 7 PM. Please contact Wendell if you wish to join them. Book Club will meet on Monday, February 19th at 12 PM in the Library. Contact Sharon Bouyoucas at Don t see your February birthday listed? Please let us know. Happy Birthday! REMINDER: The church public office hours are Monday - Friday from 9 AM to 1 PM. Please plan to conduct your business during these hours.

8 Volume 24, Issue 2 Page 8 February 2018 COMMUNITY LOVE MATTHEW MEALS MINISTRY As Pastor David says, Be a blessing to others! Lakeside blesses our community with a hot, cooked meal on a Saturday at the end of every month. Why not volunteer to help with this ministry? Food prep begins at 2:00PM. The food is boxed in carry-out containers and given out at 4:00PM. Please prayerfully consider joining in this ministry. There is a place for you to help! Saturday, February 24th will be the next Matthew Meals distribution. For more information, see Sally Chennell. FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY FOOD PANTRY UPDATE We often hear the comment, I would like to donate to the Food Pantry, but I don t know what they need! Here is a list of items that are always needed: Baby Food Baby Diapers Baby Wipes Peanut Butter Jelly Big Boxes of Cereal Canned Pasta Rice Spaghetti Canned Soup Canned Fruit CLEAN plastic grocery bags Remember Buy One, Get One offers are a great way to help without spending a lot of cash! Put your donations on the stage nearest the Food Pantry closet. Thank you so very much for your help! Volunteers are needed to assist with this ministry on the 3rd Friday of this month. While the pantry hours are 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, volunteers are needed 9:30AM 12:30PM. For more information, see Sally Chennell. The next date is Friday, February 16th. Distribution of food: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM.

9 Volume 24, Issue 2 Page 9 February 2018 Lakeside United Methodist Mission Statement Sharing the grace of God through: Worship, Sacraments, Fellowship, Prayer, Study, Service, Witness, and Love. Vision Statement Be a welcoming church reaching people with God's love within our community and beyond. Lent is a season of the Christian Year when Christians focus on simple living, prayer, and fasting in order to grow closer to God. BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEE After the death of a member of the church family, the Bereavement Committee shows sympathy to, and concern for, the family by providing a simple meal after the funeral service. The committee volunteers are led by Jean Crawford ( ) and Betty McMurchy ( ). If you would like to help this group by providing food, helping with set-up, or assisting with cleaning up, contact the ladies listed above. While there is no charge for this service, donations to help defray the costs can be made payable to the church, with Caring Committee listed as the notation. The Lakeside United Methodist Church Memorials Committee Gifts made in honor of a loved one are used to enhance the worship service, or are used for beautification of the sanctuary or other church properties. The donor, or the family, may choose to designate the use of the funds. Please consider remembering a loved one in this manner. Contact Tom Harden for more information.

10 Volume 24, Issue 2 Page 10 February 2018 CARD SIGNING OUTREACH MINISTRY We need your help, please. Do you know of someone in the Lakeside family that is ill, injured, or just needs prayer? Make sure the church office is notified. We want to make sure that person knows we are praying for them. A card will be signed the next Sunday, as well. There is a 24-hour answering machine in the office Donations of Get Well, Thinking of You, and blank cards are always welcomed. (You probably have extras in a drawer somewhere or receive lots in the mail!) Money for stamps is a help, too! So many of you are Faithful signers each week! We often receive messages of thanks from the recipients. THANK YOU for caring! SANCTUARY FLOWERS: The Altar Flower Calendar for 2018 is in the Narthex on the bulletin board. Sign up for the Sunday of your choice. It is the perfect way to honor a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion! The cost is $40 per Sunday. The flower arrangements certainly make our church service more lovely each Sunday and it brightens someone s day when they receive the flowers after the service. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY NEW CHURCH ADDRESS- The City if Lake Worth has been updating their records and has informed us that our church address changed as of the first of January. Please make the change on your address books, computers, etc. Lakeside United Methodist Church th Ave. S. Lake Worth, FL 33461

11 Volume 24, Issue 2 Page 11 February 2018 Lakeside Community Fun Day February 17th from 3 to 6 pm Free Food, Bounce House, Games, Face Painting, Bubble Station, Sidewalk Chalk, Nature Walk & More We need volunteers to make baked goods, pass out flyers, greet and mingle with our visitors. This event is as much for the congregation as it is for the community - ALL ARE WELCOME and ENCOUAGED TO ATTEND Dear Friends: Thank you for your donations to CROS Ministries. With your gift, we can provide hot meals at our caring kitchen, food from our food pantries to ensure a family has something to eat for the next few days, and other community services. For 40 years, CROS Ministries has provided food and basic needs assistance to people living in food insecure and low-income households in South Florida. Our mission is to serve the hungry in Palm Beach and Martin Counties through community collaborations. We utilize the talents of more than 3,000 volunteers to help families and individuals from falling into the downward spiral of poverty, food insecurity, and, in many cases homelessness. Our services include: seven community food pantries; The Caring Kitchen, a hot meal and social service program; summer camp; a weekend food program for children, and gleaning, a food recovery program. All CROS Ministries services are provided without regard to race, religion, national origin, marital status, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or age. Thank you for your ongoing & faithful support and partnership! With Gratitude, Ruth Mageria, Executive Director

12 Lakeside United Methodist Church th Ave. S. Lake Worth, FL Phone: Fax: David Branson, Pastor Newsletter Editor: Carolyn Ludwig We have a Place for You! Sunday Small Groups 8:45 AM Sunday Worship 10:00 AM Gleaning Please contact Keith at kcutshall@crosministries.org for more information, or Robynne Ryals at our church. LAKESIDEUMCHURCH.ORG Mission Jar Focus The January March Mission Jar Focus will be Life's Changes PBC This is an organization that provides among other things, hair pieces to cancer patients. Besides monetary donations they also have a Fair Trade Boutique to raise funds at: 2250 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. Suite 102, West Palm Beach, FL Thanks for supporting Lakeside s Mission Jar. Lakeside Finance Committee Dear Pastor Branson and Lakeside, We received the donation from your Pumpkin Patch Sales. We are so grateful to you for including First Care in your church s community support. Because of amazing churches like Lakeside UMC, we are able to continue the mission of First Care to save unborn babies in Palm Beach County from abortion. With heartfelt thanks, Michelle Ly The February Gleaning Dates: Saturday February 3 rd Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm City, Belle Glade Sunday February 4 th Delray Beach Tuesday February 6 th Belle Glade Saturday February 10 th Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm City, Belle Glade Sunday February 11 th Delray Beach Tuesday February 13 th Belle Glade Saturday February 17 th Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm City, Belle Glade Sunday February 18 th Delray Beach Tuesday February 20 th Belle Glade Saturday February 24 th Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm City, Belle Glade Sunday February 25 th Delray Beach Tuesday February 27 th Belle Glade