Home of Lighthouse Chris an Academy and Bible Ins tute & Big Family" P.O. Box 287 Lyon Sta on, Pa 19536 610-285-8542 www.bigfamilyministry.org Info@bigfamilyministry.org Po ers Clay Samantha Wagenhurst 610-451-2756 Al Zentner Pastor/Principal 610-944-0946 Cell- 610-334-3337 E-mail zentneral@yahoo.com Lighthouse19536@yahoo.com Jacob Masemore-Assistant Pastor (610) 334-9341 jmasemore@yahoo.com Board Jacob Masemore, Int. Sec. Sue Delp, Treas. Debbie Zentner, S.S. Supt. Telephone Ch.ph. 610-682-2109 fax 610-682-0089 (1-888-202-4409 toll free) Our Mission To Know Jesus Christ, and to make Him known Lighthouse Community Church 5 Penn St., Box 287 Lyon Sta on, Pa. 19536 www.lmchurchacademy.org
*Lighthouse News* Welcome to all the new families attending LCC! Please give us your address, phone #, anniversaries, and birthdays to add to our database. Our weekly service times include: Sunday morning worship- 10:00am (Prayer preceding service at 9:30am) Sunday evening prayer- 6:00pm Overcomers in Christ Monday 7:00pm Wednesday evening Bible Study- 7:00pm Other events Movie Night 2nd Saturday of the month, 7:00pm Pastor s Breakfast (Oct-Mar) 3rd Saturday, 8:30am Potter s Clay Drama Team Practice Thursday, 7pm General Announcements Movie Library- We have been fortunate in being able to accumulate quite a diverse and large movie library, which is open to our church family to sign out and watch at home. We ask however that when you take a movie, you don t forget to sign it out, and cross your name off the list when you return it. If you have any questions about the sign out process or the library, please see Pastor Z, or Jacob. Library books can be checked out by church members or students, but they must be logged out in the computer. Please see Pastor or Jacob to check a book out. Nursery: If you have a small child or infant, feel free to go in the back room behind the kitchen. The service can be heard on the monitor. Help us out! We are always in need of paper products such as paper towels, toilet paper, napkins, plates, and 3 oz cups. These items are used in great quantities in both the church and the school. We collect Campbells labels, which go a long way to generate income for our school. We also collect boxtops for education. Our last shipment of boxtops raised $398.00 for our school. Praise God! Used inkjet cartridges, cell phones, I-pods, and laptops are recycled and the school gets support for every item recycled. They can be placed in the black trash can by the door. Our last shipment raised $50.10 for our school! Great Job! Many students are in need of scholarship funds to attend school. If God is leading you to help, please make a donation to our scholarship fund! Meals on Wheels Coordinator- Diane Hertzog is our meals on wheels coordinator. If you have a need, or want to make a meal for someone, please contact her. If you have info you would like in the newsletter, please submit it by the 3rd Sunday of the month. T-Shirts are available for $6.50, see Mrs. Z.
Church Announcements We have a need for more Sunday School teachers. If this is an area you would consider serving in, please contact Debbie Zentner. 24 Hour Prayer/Fasting We are having our annual prayer/fast beginning April 1st at Bible study. The fast will conclude at the Maundy Thursday footwashing service. Come join us and see God work! Movie Night is taking place April 11th at 7pm. The movie of the month is Ring the Bell. Camp Contest is taking place during April and May. If your child, age 6-17 wants to earn $150 toward a week of summer camp, they can get the papers and start memorizing! Contest ends May 31st. Vacation Bible School Planning VBS is coming up July 20-23. The Theme is Moses. There is much planning to be done, and your help would be appreciated! Join us Sunday evenings at 6 for Prayer & Planning. Starting April 12th. There is no Pastor s Breakfast until October. Lose it for Life support group begins meeting Tuesday, April 7th at 7pm. They will meet every Tuesday. Save the Date!! July 19th Annual Church Picnic July 26th Annual Baptism Prayer Chain- We have a prayer chain, if you have a prayer need, please call Mary Reinert,(610-641-0401), or Russ Seidel (610-682-6673) and they will get the word around. Prayer Requests Ruth Zentner-diabetes, Our missionaries serving around the world. (See map in rear of church), KU ministry, Salvation for families, Greg- Sinuses, Marissa seizures, Scotty-healing, Prayer list, John-Diabetes Sunshine Lady If you know anyone in need of a card, or have a birthday to add to our list, please contact our office. LCA Scholarship Thank you to the many who donated to our scholarship fund! Your continued help is appreciated as new needs are constantly arising. Recycling Program We have a new recycling program at the school. We are currently accepting aluminum cans and small clear plastic water bottles. Additionally, the tabs on the aluminum cans will be separately used to raise funding for our student, Shamya s, Cerebral Palsy treatment. We are always looking for used Cell phones, inkjet cartridges, laptops, and Ipods. These items can be in working or nonworking condition, and will be recycled to generate funds for the school. Birthdays & Anniversaries for April Glen Long 4 BD 15132 Kutztown Rd., unit 90, Kutztown, Pa 19530 Janice Long 6 BD 15132 Kutztown Rd, unit 90, Kutztown, Pa 19530 Margaret Masemore 6 BD 45 Forever Green Ln., Barto, Pa. 19504 Colby Eckert * 9BD 386 Main St., Apt 6, Blandon, Pa. 19510 Lorraine Smith 10 BD. 120 Main St., Box123, Lyon s, Pa. 19536 Chip Primrose 16 BD 15132 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown, Pa 19530 Gregg Killinger 21 BD 825 Franklin Rd., Boyertown, Pa. 19512 Cynthia Stoudt 23BD 815 Franklin St., Apt 1404,Reading, Pa. 19602 Russel & Carol Heiter 24 Anv 1758 Krumsville Rd, Lenhartsville, Pa 19534 David & Vanessa Boyer 24 Anv. 3 Kemp St., Box 275, Lyons, Pa. 19536 David Boyer 26 BD 3 Kemp St, Box 275, Lyons, Pa 19536 Glen Moatz 30 BD. 118 S. Haas St., Topton, Pa. 19562 If you know of anyone missing from this list or wrong addresses, please let us know so we can correct our records.
School Announcements We are using Thursday, April 2nd for snow makeup. It is a noon dismissal. There is no school Friday the 3rd, or Monday the 6th. Camp Contest is taking place during April and May. If your child, age 6-17 wants to earn $150 toward a week of summer camp, they can get the papers and start memorizing! Contest ends May 31st. Report cards will come out April 10th. Chapels You are always welcome to join us on Tuesday morning from 8:30-9 for our chapel time. Also, if you or your pastor are willing to give a chapel message, please see Pastor Z. Parent volunteers We are always looking for parents to help monitor the playground at break time, or to have students read to them, or many other areas around the school. If you have any free time and are willing, please see Pastor Z. LCA Scholarship Thank you to the many who donated to our scholarship fund! Your continued help is appreciated as new needs are constantly arising. Movie Night is taking place April 11th at 7pm. The movie of the month is Ring the Bell. Student Convention Will be taking place April 13-17th. Please keep an eye out for more information being sent home with your student if they are going. Tests must be taken before leaving for an E-day. There is no Pastor s Breakfast until October Earth Day Road cleanup is April 24th. This will be a jean day, and students are permitted to bring a pair of boots if desired while picking up trash. Gift Cards through the scrippro fundraiser can now be purchased year round to use for your everyday spending or as gifts. Proceeds from these gift cards will benefit the many needs in our scholarship fund. Orders will be placed when we receive enough orders to justify, probably monthly. Order forms are available. School Forms Many common forms that you may need are made available for your convenience on our website. Please go to the forms page to check them out! The volleyball team is looking for competition to practice with. The coach has asked that anyone willing to play together to give the girls gametime come on out the last half hour of practice, and come play volleyball All ages welcome! Recycling Program We are currently accepting aluminum cans and small clear plastic water bottles. Additionally, the tabs on the aluminum cans will be separately used to raise funding for our student, Shamya s, Cerebral Palsy treatment. We are always looking for used Cell phones, inkjet cartridges, laptops, and Ipods. These items can be in working or nonworking condition, and will be recycled to generate funds for the school. Monthly Scripture Keep connected by liking us on Facebook www.facebook.com/lighthouseministrylyons Genesis 6:13-22 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fi y cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. 18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. 20 Of fowls a er their kind, and of ca le a er their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth a er his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. 22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.