The OPEN DOOR. Our shoe boxes are due at the church this Sunday, November 13. Boxes can be 7:30am 4:00pm

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1 The OPEN DOOR LAKEWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) An Open Door to a Vital Faith All Saints Observance We will observe All Saints Sunday in our worship service this coming Sunday, November 13. There will be a Time of Remembrance for those we have loved and who have been called home by God since our last service in November, Names will be read and each family will have the opportunity to light a candle in memory of the person being honored. If you have someone you would like included in the Remembrance, please call the church office at or Brandi at office@lccwaco.org by early Friday morning to give her the information. November 10, Bosque Blvd. Waco, TX Phone: (254) Fax: (254) office@lccwaco.org Rev. Richard Roland Interim Minister Carrie Forehand Choir Director Brad Forehand Handbell Director Cristina Garcia Organist/Pianist Pam Huffstatler Director, CDC Brandi Goddard Administrative Assistant Travis Jones Youth Associate Operation Christmas Child OFFICE HOURS: Mission Waco Toy Store November 6 Sunday 17 Morning Worship 109 Offering $6, Monday Friday Our shoe boxes are due at the church this Sunday, November 13. Boxes can be 7:30am 4:00pm packed with small toys, hygiene items and school supplies for both boys and girls aged 2-4 years, 5-9 years or The following types of candy can be included in shoebox gifts: hard candy, gummy bears, caramels, taffy, and gum MINISTER S HOURS along and toothpaste as long as their expiration date is at least six months after Monday, Tuesday, and National Collection Week: Nov , Please do not include used or Thursday damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives, or military figures; 9:30am-12:30pm chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; fruit rolls or other fruit snacks; drink 1:30pm-3:30pm mixes (powdered or liquid); liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers; aerosol cans. Please rememoctober 30 ber that each box will require $7.00 for shipping. Sunday 17 Morning Worship 108 Offering $2, We are asking for new, unwrapped children s toys for the Mission Waco Toy Store. Price tags should be left on the toys. The Mission Waco Biker Toy Run is scheduled to stop by Lakewood at 10:00 am on Sunday, November 27 to pick up our toys for the Store.

2 CWF/DW CORNER BAKE/CHRISTMAS DECOR SALE: This Saturday, Nov. 12! Please bring 3 baked items to the Hall on Friday before 6 p.m. or Saturday 7-7:30 a.m. If you have Christmas decor items to donate, please bring them no later than Friday and they must be priced. QUILT RAFFLE: Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the Bake Sale. The drawing for the quilt will be held at the conclusion of the sale, 1 p.m. PRAYER GROUP: Meeting at the church on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. PRISCILLA GROUP: There will be no meeting in Nov. or Dec. CWF GENERAL MEETING AND CHRISTMAS PARTY: Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m., Waco Federated Clubhouse, 2900 Bosque Blvd. Tickets are $12 each for the catered dinner; deadline for purchasing tickets to make a reservation will be Dec. 1. We will begin at 5:30 with the presentation of the Slate of Officers and Board Members, followed by a proposed 2017 Budget. After the dinner, we will have the annual and fun ornament/gift exchange. You may spend up to $10 for an ornament or other gift. Get your ticket and join us for a great evening! Lost & Found Found: Two otter box phone cases Should you find any lost items, please bring them to the church office and we will post it to be picked up. Lost items can be picked up in the office during office hours. Thank you. DID YOU KNOW? Wow!!! LOTZ of WONDERFUL things going on at Lakewood. As you all know, our Thanksgiving Holiday Feast on November 20 will be held right after church. Tom & Susan Pardaen are providing the Turkey, Ham, Dressing & Green Beans. The rest of us need to bring side dishes as well as desserts. We would like for you to double or triple your recipes because Janice Kriegel has a special plan for this feast. She is having post cards printed to be mailed to at least 500 addresses around our church inviting our neighbors to our Sunday service as well as to the Thanksgiving Feast meal we will have following our worship service. There will be a RSVP to the church phone number so maybe we will have a good idea of how many guests we will have. Please introduce yourself and welcome our guests to our church home. Make sure you remind them to sign the Attendance Register in the Pews or in the guest book on the front table so we will be able to follow up with them later. How much fun is this going to be in sharing our church home with our neighbors. How many of you out there have heard of our No-Sew Blanket Ladies. They now number 11 and have completed a total of 38 blankets. 17 blankets have been delivered and/or mailed to Lakewood CC Members (shut-ins, those who are ill or just TLC/warm hugs), 11 no sew blankets have been delivered to our Meals and Wheels clients, 5 blankets have been completed to be taken to the Family Abuse Center at Christmas and we have 6 blankets in reserve for needs in the future. These blankets have been prepared and delivered by loving hands and they have brought so much joy and shown so much love to all who have received them. A great big THANK YOU to this wonderful group of ladies and I understand they are planning to continue this program next year. We will give more details on how you can participate in a future DID YOU KNOW column. Linda Ferguson

3 November 13, 2016 OPEN/CLOSE BLDG: ELDERS: OFFERING/LOAF: Sue Lowry CUP: Terry Ermoian COUNTING TEAM: Linda Ferguson, Al Thurston GODLY PLAY: Workday November 20, 2016 OPEN/CLOSE BLDG: ELDERS: OFFERING/LOAF: Hazel Martin CUP: Julie Andrle, Mary Ann Andrle, Dallas Atchley, Charles Beaty, Lawrence & Melba Bowers, Carolyn Brown, Sunny Brous, Bill Collins, Elias Cordero, Earl Delaney, Bill & Louise Dyess, Dora Essary, Ann Faulkner, Joy Flowers, Fraser Family, Nell Harbour, Dale Harris, Kenny Hoffpauir, Pansy Hopkins, Family of Bill Jensen, Ellen Julsen, Dorothy Kendrick, Nathan Lackey, Lois Landis, Ashley Lowry, Earl Martin, Sr., Bobby Nedham, Tinka Nelson, Corrin, Joey and Peii Pardaen, Pat Rash, Nell Sharp, Cindy Shehorn, C.C. Sirkel, Emily Stephens, Ray Stringer (Bailey Family), Ray Stringer CSISD, Matt Tiller, Carl Raymond Tipton s Family, Whitney Ward, Emily Wetland, Sheri Wetland, Please contact the office with your birthdays, anniversaries, joys, or prayer requests! Joe Kendrick Jr., Kirby Pickett, Susan Pardaen, Jarod Baugh, Brenda Kirkpatrick, Rachel Scott, Heath Mosleyk, Terry Ermoian, Debbie Leaman, Kevin Barker, Everett Alexander, Kris Radcliffe, Rachel Roach, Brett Cook, Janice Jones Kriegel, Steven Strickland, Nancy Vinson, Alice Young, Cody Rexford Roger & Teresa Bailey We shared a fun night of Trunk or Treat on Halloween. Many thanks to those who volunteered their time to distribute "treats," Phil, Jennifer, Rachel & Payton Roach, Jennifer & Katy Scott, Sharon Browning, Gary Fraser, Sue Lowry, and Mike & Marilyn Jackson. A BIG THANK YOU to all church members who donated 30+ bags of candy to help make this fun night possible. We were out of "treats" by 7:20 pm, but not before a visit from Jennifer, John and David Strickland. Thanks to Daisy Moses and Annette Smith from the Forum Class for hosting November s Hospitality Sunday. Advent starts on November 27th. We will need to decorate the church for Christmas on Saturday, November 26th starting at. Everyone who is able to help decorate the church, please contact Sue Lowry at or just show up on Saturday November 26th at. Charlie Piscacek COUNTING TEAM: Gene Hall & Phil Roach GODLY PLAY: Mary Timmons * Jennifer Roach visits for Hazel Martin * Jennifer Olson visits for Jack Harbour "The No-Sew Blanket group will meet on Monday, November 14, 1:30-4:00 pm in Hall. Please bring any blankets you have completed or any blankets that need to be finished up. This will be our last meeting for We will take a holiday/winter break and start up again in the spring (March 2017). Hope to see you there."

4 Minister s Insights and Inspiration This past Sunday, November 6, our congregation unanimously approved our 2017 General Program Budget of $303,974. This is a significant achievement. Thanks to everyone for making our stewardship effort successful. Our Program Budget includes a ministerial package that includes salary, health care insurance and Pension Fund payments for a full time Senior Minister. Part of the salary is usually, at the request of the minister, designated as a housing allowance because monies used for this purpose by ministers are non-taxable income. The church does not, as such, provide housing for its minister. Anticipated income from Estimates, Non-Estimate giving, and other sources is $278,670. We are looking at options for securing the additional $25,304 needed. We will observe All Saints Sunday this coming Sunday, November 13, remembering and honoring the lives of loved ones who are at home with God. Following our worship service our youth and children will be baking pumpkin bread in our church kitchen to share with our shut-ins and others. For information please contact Jennifer Scott at jscott@mcgregor-isd.org Thanksgiving Sunday is November 20 with a luncheon to follow. The four Sundays of Advent begin on Sunday, November 27. Our choir will present the Cantata Song of Emmanuel by Lloyd Larson Sunday morning, December 11. We will have a Christmas Eve service Saturday evening, December 24 at 5:00 pm and will worship on Christmas Sunday, December 25. Lots of families go home or come home for Christmas. Let s make this a season where the Lakewood family comes home to church for Christmas! We will receive our special Thanksgiving Offering on Sunday, November 20. Our goal is $200. This offering provides direct support to Disciples colleges, universities and theological institutions. It provides a direct connection to 14 colleges or universities, 3 seminaries and 4 seminary foundations/ divinity houses. TCU, Jarvis Christian College and Brite Divinity are supported by this offering. Phil and I are in the process of putting together a Nominating Team of from five to seven persons for the selection of church officers for 2017 to be presented to the congregation. This Team will be composed of the Moderator, a representative from the Elders, a representative from the Deacons and members at large from the congregation. They will be presenting nominations for Moderator-Elect, Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Elders, Deacons, one Trustee and Program Group Coordinators to the congregation for approval. Many who are currently serving in these positions are eligible for re-election. If you are asked to serve, please accept the position you are asked to fill as we move forward in our ministry. Thank you for the privilege of serving God with you. Richard

5 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur. Fri Sat 10 9:00am Waco B 7:00pm Boy Scouts 11 Veterans Day CWF Bake Sale Set up 1pm 12 7:00am CWF Bake Sale Set up 8:00am CWF Bake Sale 13 Worship All Saint s Sunday Youth Event 14 1:30pm No-Sew Blankets Projects 5:00pm 15 Women s Prayer Group 2:00pm Missions Program Group CDC Hall 6:00pm Steering Board Meeting Postponed to the 21st :00am Foster Parent Meeting 20 Worship Thanksgiving Feast 21 6:00pm Steering Board Meeting Thanksgiving Day Office Closed 25 Office Closed 26 Advent Decorating 27 9:30am Elders Meeting Advent Worship :30pm CDC Program Group 30 Dec. 1 5:30pm CDC Parent s Association Dec. 2 Dec. 3 4 Advent Worship 5 6 5:30pm CWF Christmas Party 7 8 CDC Christmas Musical 9:00am Waco B 7:00pm Boy Scouts 9 10