Monthly Publication LAKESIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LAKESIDE LANTERN SHARING THE GRACE OF GOD IN OUR 58TH YEAR NOVEMBER

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1 Volume 22 Issue 11 Monthly Publication November 2016 LAKESIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LAKESIDE LANTERN SHARING THE GRACE OF GOD IN OUR 58TH YEAR NOVEMBER CROS Ministries End Hunger Walk 2016 Thanks to the 19 folks who represented Lakeside in the CROS End Hunger Walk. Lakeside raised $1,656. Walkers were: Don Morphesis, Justin, Whitney, and Catroina Chennell, Ken Chennell, Teresa Chesnut, Bill Taylor, Pastor David and Nanci Branson, Luann, Megan, and Joey Call, Jane, Chrissy, and Destiny Harden, Robynne Ryals, Chad Daley, Carole and Darren Fields, and Betty McMurchy.

2 Volume 22 Issue 11 Page 2 November 2016 Lakeside United Methodist Church History Did you know? How many of these do you remember? September 1958 was when our United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men Groups were started. In 1965, The Mariners Girl Scout Troop was formed and led by Mr. & Mrs. David Van Vleet. In September 1967, Osborne Day Care Center began using our facilities as their school the first Keenagers Social Group (for 50+) was formed at Lakeside. In February of 1970, L.O.V.E. (Lake Osborne Volunteer Educators) began a tutoring program with elementary children in the community. A Bell Choir was organized by Marilyn Van Vleet in The Lakeside UMC mortgage burning ceremony was held in April In 1988, Membership was at an all time high of A Peace Pole was erected at the north west corner of the playground and an eternal light was placed in the sanctuary in In the summer of 1992, teams went to Homestead, FL to help after Hurricane Andrew; a new van was purchased, a garage was built for it with church members buying cement blocks to help with the cost. April 2000, was the kickoff for the 12th Avenue Station, a coffeehouse style worship, held on Saturdays in Fellowship Hall. Between 2001 and 2002 a Spanish Sunday School class was formed with Loida, the aunt of the director of Christian Education. In October 2002, a Public Charter School for Mentally Challenged High School students opened at Lakeside. Seagull Industries and the Palm Beach County School Board added over $30,000 in improvements to the education wing. A new handicapped bathroom was installed on the east side of the building. The sidewalk was raised level to the doors to make each room handicap accessible. The rooms were joined, doors added for escape accessibility and 2 back doors added. All fire systems were brought up to code with a dedicated alarm to the fire department. Next month we will bring you more interesting history of Lakeside UMC.

3 Volume 22, Issue 11 Page 3 November 2016 All Saints Day 2016 The following names are those persons who have died in the past year since All Saints Day 2015 Annie Pearl McPhee (Evelyn Garrett s Mother) Barbara Brenenstuhl (George Brenenstuhl s Sister) Bill Graham (Mary Hanna s Brother-in-law) Brandon Willson (Jean Crawford s Grandson) Gena McDonald (George & Barbara Russum s Daughter) *Jane Kahl Jessica Palma Karin Estrada Kevin Howard (Son Of Barbara Russum s Boss) Margo Lee Bahe Melinda Branson Mrytle Vorgerbruegge (Helen Branson s Aunt) *Richard Fierabend *Robert Bacon Robert Heck Thomas Roberts (Rosemary Jarvis s Nephew) Tom Prather *Warren Johnson Zuri Tal (Friend of Terry Browning) *Lakeside Members Names listed in alphabetical order by first name *Leta Lewis Marcial Santiago Sr. s Father

4 Volume 22 Issue 11 Page 4 November All Saints Day Sanctuary Committee Boy Scouts 02 Susanna Wesley Circle 03 Choir Practice 04-World Community Day 05-UMM Breakfast Group More Than Labels Discussion 06 All Saints Sunday 25th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Communion Daylight Savings Time Ends 07 Bookworms 08 National Election Day Boy Scouts 09 Leadership Council UMW Bazaar Set Up 10 Choir Practice UMW Bazaar Set Up NOVEMBER AT A GLANCE 11 Veteran s Day Church Office Closed UMW Bazaar Set Up Food Pantry 12 UMW Bazaar 13 26th Sunday after Pentecost Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church DOWLL Boy Scouts 16 Healing and Communion Advent Bible Study 17 Choir Practice Matthew Meals 20 Last Sunday after Pentecost Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday Bible Sunday UNITED METHODIST WOMEN 21 Book Club UMW Mission Team 22 Boy Scouts 23-Thanksgiving Eve Service Breaking of the Bread 24 Thanksgiving Church Office Closed 25 Fall Holiday Church Office Closed 26 Hanging of the Greens 27 1st Sunday of Advent 28 United Methodist Student Day Offering 29 Boy Scouts 30 Advent Bible Study Susanna Wesley Circle will meet on Wednesday, November 2nd in the Fellowship Hall at 12 PM. Contact Chmn Peggy Morphesis ( ). Bookworms Circle will meet on Monday, November 7th. They will be in the Fellowship Hall at 7 PM. Contact Chmn Shirley Turner ( ). UMW Bazaar Saturday, November 12th in the Fellowship Hall from 8 AM 1 PM. UMW Mission Team will meet in the Library on Monday, November 21st at 7 PM.

5 Volume 22, Issue 11 Page 5 November 2016 Thanksgiving Eve Service 7:00 PM Wednesday, November 23rd. A Breaking of the Bread fellowship time in the fellowship hall will follow the service. Everyone is invited to bring a pre-sliced loaf of home-made or bakery bread and a spread to share. Please indicate the type of bread and spread. Coffee and cider will be served. D O W L L (Dining Out With Lakeside Ladies) Save the date! The 3 rd Tuesday is November 15, This month the ladies are headed to Red Lobster in the Boynton Town Center (in front of Target). The address is 700 N Congress Ave Boynton Beach, Florida Their phone number is As usual, if you plan to join us, contact Teresa Wilhelm in person, through , via text, by phone, OR you may call Carolyn at the church office. Please reserve your place by 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, 11/15/16. If you forget to call, you may still attend the activity, but we cannot promise that you will be sitting with our group. Thanksgiving Dinner The Special Events Committee would like to help people who come to the food pantry have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. In addition to the regular food collection, we are asking for donations of gift certificates from Publix (or other grocery stores) to use toward the meat course for their dinner. Cash donations would be appreciated as well. Pie shells, pie filling, canned potatoes and other vegetables, beans, etc. would also be appreciated. The November food pantry will be Friday, Nov. 18. For more information, contact Christina Harden or Nancy Gettys.

6 Holiday Bazaar Saturday, November 12, :00AM 1:00 PM Lakeside United Methodist Church, Ave. South, Lake Worth Baked Goods - Crafts Jewelry Holiday Decorations Collectibles Lunch 11:00 12: Tickets $8 each Chicken Salad - Jellied Cranberry Salad - Roll - Lemon Cake Iced Tea Coffee All proceeds go to mission projects.

7 Volume 22, Issue 11 Page 7 November 2016 Men s Breakfast Group, will meet on Saturday, November 5th at 8 AM in the Fellowship Hall. REMINDER: The church public office hours are Monday - Friday from 9 AM to 1 PM. Please plan to conduct your business during these hours. UMM MEN THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEN WHO CAME OUT TO HELP WITH OUR AUTUMN BRUNCH. We will begin the next Bible Study on Wednesday, November 16th at 7 Pm in the Fellowship Hall. Healing and Communion This month we will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 16th at 6 PM in the Sanctuary. NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 3 Virginia Fry John Giles 5 Lindsey Boer Lona Boer 6 Anne Fralick Sandon Simmons 7 Ina Bechtol Selburn Dacres 8 Rosalie Goolsby 9 Maryann Davis Ramona Walsh 9 Mildred Illigash 12 Anne McCartney 13 Barbara Russum 14 Larry Hatt 15 Wendell Waltman 18 Mary Ann Giel 19 Kenneth Friend Marie Gerbus 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, November 21st at 12 PM in the Library. Contact Sharon Bouyoucas at , if you have any questions. 22 Carren Weissbach 23 Keia Garrett Greenwood 24 Heather Athas 25 Alexia Loor 27 Bethany Hagen Perez 30 Karen Roongrojana Don t see your November birthday listed? Please let us know. Happy Birthday!

8 Volume 22, Issue 11 Page 8 November 2016 ***IMPORTANT November & December Food Pantry & Matthew Meals are moved up a week due Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays.*** 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, November 19th 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 2nd 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, November 11th. Distribution of food: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM.

9 Volume 22, Issue 11 Page 9 November 2016 Mission Jar Focus Mission Jar for November will be CROS Christmas. We will be collecting donations of cash in the Mission Jar to help CROS provide families with help for Christmas. Thanks for supporting Lakeside s Mission Jar. Lakeside Finance Committee CROS NEWS The CROS Administrative Office has moved. The new address is: rd Ave S # B 101, LW, Vacation Time Our Administrative Assistant, Carolyn Ludwig, will be on vacation Thursday, November 17th through Sunday, November 27th. She will return to the church office on Monday, November 28th. Our church office will be staffed by our ever faithful volunteers should you need anything during this time. Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. -William Arthur Ward CARING SHARING 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 22, Issue 11 Page 10 November 2016 CARD SIGNING OUTREACH MINISTRY To prepare for the upcoming holiday season, we will be signing cards for the servicemen/servicewomen listed in our bulletin. If you have a close relative in the military, please give us the name and the current address. Thanks! We are looking for 3 people to volunteer 1 time a month to assist the Sunday School teacher during Worship time. The law requires 2, non-related, adults to be in the room when children are being taught. Please serve the Lord by helping our youngsters learn about our Savior s LOVE! Contact Teresa Wilhelm (the Card or at: wilhelmwellness@gmail.com AWAITING THE ALREADY AN ADVENT JOURNEY THROUGH THE GOSPELS by Magrey R. devega. Each Gospel, in its own way, leads us on the Advent journey of preparation for Christ s coming. This book takes a tour through the four Gospel narratives that announce Christ s birth or make way for his ministry. Readers will discover what parts of the Christmas story come from which Gospel, recognizing an invitation from each Gospel writer to prepare for a fresh experience of Christ in the past and the future. Dates are Wednesday, November 16th, 30th, and December 7th, 14th at 7 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Please let Pastor David know if you plan to attend so we can have enough books for everyone. 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.

11 Volume 22, Issue 11 Page 11 November 2016 KEENAGERS Save the date... Wednesday, December 14, 2016! Keenagers will reconvene at 11:30, on It is a Pot-Luck dinner. Plan on enough food to serve at least people. Bring your dish to share, a serving utensil (if needed), a plate, a cup/glass, and your own table service. Tea and coffee will be provided. "Feed the Kitty" bowls will be on the table for your monetary donations. Each man & woman is asked to take a turn hosting a meeting. That involves coming 1/2 hour early to help set up, putting food on the tables, and cleaning after. We need 6 volunteers for each meeting. The dates for this season are: January 11, 2017 March 8, 2017 February 8, 2017 April 12, 2017 Check your calendar to pick your best date. A sign-up sheet will be passed around during the December meeting. The hosts for December will be your officers: Teresa Wilhelm, Nancy Gettys, Bev & Marty Hartman, and Anne Fralick. For more information, contact More Than Labels: Personal Realities behind the public shame of sex offenders. Saturday, November 5th at UMC of Palm Beaches from 3 5 PM. A frank and enlightening panel discussion explores stigmas and issues that affect registered sex offenders, victims of sex offenses, families and friends. Bring any and all questions, concerns comments, fears, complaints nothing is off limits. Free Admission at United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches, 900 Brandywine Road, West Palm Beach, Florida Refreshments and Meet & Greet with the panel following.

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 Bible Sunday Nov. 20th- National Bible Week in the United States is annually observed from Sunday to Sunday of Thanksgiving week. It has been so observed since 1941 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first national proclamation. In the sixtysix years since, every president has issued a national proclamation, as have many governors and mayors, with U.S. senators and representatives also reading celebratory speeches into the Congressional Record. LAKESIDEUMCHURCH.ORG All Saints Sunday Nov. 6th All Saints (November 1 or the first Sunday in November) is a day of remembrance for the saints, with the New Testament meaning of all Christian people of every time and place. We celebrate the communion of saints as we remember the dead, both of the Church universal and of our local congregations. Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday Nov. 13th During National Donor Sabbath, faith leaders, donor families, transplant recipients, and donation and transplantation professionals participate in services and programs to increase awareness of the need for the lifesaving and enhancing gifts passed to others through transplantation and encourage people to sign up in their state registry. Those who donate organs, tissues, and blood stem cells restore hope and share gifts beyond measure. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Nov. 13th A day when congregations & Christians around the World pray for other Christians who are living under persecution. Reign of Christ/Christ the King Sunday-Nov. 20th In 1925, the Roman Catholic Church declared this day as a worldwide celebration of the kingship of Christ over every earthly power. Its timing at the conclusion of the Season after Pentecost was cemented both by Vatican II and the subsequent Protestant developments of the lectionary and the Christian Year, including our own Book of Worship.