Lighthouse Presbyterian Church To grow in Christ, becoming like Him. October 12, 2017 Volume 11, Issue 21 Lighthouse Presbyterian Church PO Box 404 1402 E. 303rd Street Paola, KS 66071 913.294.2400 Worship: Sunday 10:00am Come join the Fall Family Fun! Lighthouse Church Sunday, October 29th 3:00-5:00 PM Pumpkin Carving, Hay Ride and Games. Bring your own pumpkin and carving tools and we ll provide the fun! Forgot to get a pumpkin? We will have some for sale that evening. If you are available to volunteer and assist with a game, hay ride, bake cookies or bring apple cider, please sign up at the Welcome Table in the sanctuary, or contact: Ivy Poetter Children's Ministry Director ivy@paolalighthouse.com (913) 294-2400
THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 2 CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery is a support ministry for anyone who has hurts, habits and hang-ups and would like instruction, direction, fellowship and encouragement to overcome them through the power of Christ. Celebrate Recovery meets every Thursday evening: 6:30-8:30 pm in the worship area with a fellowship time beginning at 6:00 pm. Child care is provided. There will be a dinner on Thursday, October 19th, beginning at 6:00 pm. The meal will be provided at no charge. For more information, contact Bob Zoller at robertzoller@kw.com or 913-285-3608. Pastor Appreciation Session would like to invite the congregation to help us celebrate the milestones of both of our Pastors. We will have a special celebration after church on October 29, 2017. Please plan to stay after worship to celebrate with us. We will have baskets available for those that wish to drop in cards with their notes of appreciation. We are looking for pictures with Pastor Kirk or Pastor Brad in them prior to 2009. Perhaps you have a picture of one of them officiating a wedding or baptizing a family member. It is easiest if we can get them in a digital version, but if all you have is an actual picture, you may drop by the Church Office, where we can scan into our computer and give it right back to you. In order to have our slideshow ready in time, please have all pictures in to the office no later than Thursday, October 26th. If you can send them via email, please send to: tracey@paolalighthouse.com. Men of Lighthouse Church: Are You Interested in Our Ministry to Haiti: Lighthouse Water Project? Join us following worship on Sunday, October 15th as we plan for our February 2018 trip to Haiti. Lunch will be provided. No child care. Leadership Night Monday, Nov. 6 7:00-7:30pm Pastor Bill Hybels says: When a leader gets better, everybody wins. The next Beacon newsletter will be published on Thursday, October 26th. Deadline for all articles will be Friday, October 20th. Thank you in advance for your help. If you lead anyone or anything in our church or community and would like to get better as a leader, consider coming to Leadership Night. You will hear from quality leaders such as Bishop TD Jakes, Pastor John Maxwell, Liz Weizman and former CEO Jack Welch who will speak on topics such as Work- Life Balance, Servant Leadership and Mental Toughness. We will watch a high-impact video for 10 minutes, then follow up with a discussion that will sharpen and strengthen your leadership skills. We plan to meet in the Harbor. Questions? Please contact Pastor Brad Buescher: brad@paolalighthouse.com; 913.271.2140
THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 3 Healing, Prayer and Worship Service Exciting News A new Welcome & Information Center is in progress. Please be patient with us as we are figuring out the best and most efficient way to welcome our current members and our guests! The current Welcome Table has been moved so look for it on the south wall when you come in this Sunday. Please stop by and pick up your name tag. Monday, October 23rd 7:00pm We would love for you to join us to pray for the needs of our church, nation, and the body of Christ! We meet from 5-5:30 pm every Monday, except the 4 th Monday of the month. On that day, we meet at 7:00pm for Healing Prayer and Worship Service. My number is 913-709-7531. Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions, concerns, or prayer requests. If I am unable to answer your call, please leave a message and I will get back with you. In His Love, Cindy Walters Online Giving is Now Available It is now official; we are offering online giving as well as text giving. Online Giving: To set up your online giving, go to the church website at www.paolalighthouse.com and look to upper right-hand corner of the screen. Click on the Give Online icon (blue circle with dollar sign) which will take you to the setup screen. You can either register for future access or you can do Quick Give that requires no login. Text Giving: To donate, text your donation amount to 913-294-7987. To give, enter the amount you want to give, such as 100. You can also give to a specific fund by typing it after your amount, such as 100 building fund. Please be sure to select which fund you are giving to. If no fund is specified, your gift will automatically go toward General Operating Fund. We currently have four funds that people give to throughout the year: General Operating Fund Building Fund Pastor s Discretionary Haiti Missions
THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 4 Basic Self-Defense Class *A beginners class open to everyone ages 11 and abovelimited to 20 students Taught by Tammy Dowd (a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Karate ) When: Saturday, November 4th from 10:00-11:30 Where: Paola Lighthouse Harbor The class will cover: Young Adult Bible Study Situational Awareness Identify and avoid potentially dangerous situations. Defending Yourself How do you plan to respond? Striking Practice proper striking techniques. Self Defense - Skills and techniques best to use. Wednesdays (Beginning October 18th) 8:15 9:30pm Lighthouse Church will offer a new Bible Study for young adults those between the ages of 18-30. Sean Sutton will lead this study on godly character development. This is a great opportunity for young adults in our church and community to build friendships and grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. We hope that you will come! For more info: Sean Sutton: 913.259.9291 ssutton8807@gmail.com Sign up at the Welcome table in the sanctuary. For more information please contact Tricia Sinclair at tricia@paolalighthouse.com or at 913-908-3969. Vacation with a Purpose Foundations for Nations Family Mission Trip Wind River Reservation, Wyoming June 22-July 1, 2018 For more information contact Tricia Sinclair at 913-908-3969 or at tricia@paolalighthouse.com.
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THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 6 For the month of October 2017: Miscellaneous Issues Ryan Beamgard (Rick Beamgard) Elisabeth Brown Karen Brown (Barbara Brown) Andrew Brunson (EPC Pastor) Pam Bryant Jeff Clark Tami Connell (Dave & Tauna Connell) Ken Cummings Mary Flavin (JoAnn Curran) Jan Gillespie John Greenwell (Sam Green) Pam Hire (Rebecca Sutton) Tom Hire (Rebecca Sutton) Gerry Johnston (JoAnn Curran) Mary Johnston (JoAnn Curran) Megan Knoche (Rebecca Sutton) Theresa Morrison Janet Offutt Angie Onions (Cindy Walters) Christine Owens Roxanne Pemberton (Marilyn Mueller) Russell Porterfield Russell Reese II Oliver Sparks Diane Ufford (Bill & Lucille Ufford) Lucille Ufford Brandy Wittekind (Lyle & Roberta Briley) Overseas Military Brian Crawford (Rose Anne Taylor) Kyle Dietrich Mark Glenn Lindsay High (Sandi Bal) Taylor Serafin (Lisa Weidman) Cancer Gary Abbott (Teresa Eastland) Dale Barker (Samantha Green) Linda Boatright (Shelly Thomas) Margaret Davidson (Carol Knoche) David Foster (Tabitha Foster) Patty Fouts (Marlene Voigts) Annalisa Gardner (Cindy Walters) Gail Grimes (David Hime) Reece Horn (Georgiea Slyter) Rick Ising (JoAnn Curran) David Koechner (CJ Koechner) Martin Loethen (Joel Ahlbrandt) Kathy Lovig (Blake Heid) Betty Matney (Evelyn Cowden) Mike McGuire (Kristal Sparks) Laura Newton (Tammy Cole) Laura Orozco (Allen Hecker) Teresa Ruggles Ellen Schroeder (Janet Rhea) Chuck Smith (Shonda Dyer) Brittany Sobieraj (Pat Reeder) Matt Thiel (Marcia Scott) Chuck Ulanski (Cindy Walters) Wanda Vohs (Tresa Brandt) Tracy White (Susie Atkins) Leslie Widener (Pat Vincent) Prayers to those affected by the Las Vegas shootings People affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria (Names in parentheses indicate the church family requesting prayer) (Names will run for four weeks, so please notify the office if you would like to have a name left on this prayer list.) Our prayers and sympathies go out to the family and friends of: Wayne Schwalm (Leon & Pat Briley s business partner) HOW TO CONTACT US: Mailing address: 1402 E 303rd St. P.O. Box 404 Paola, KS 66071 Office Phone: 294-2400 Website: www.paolalighthouse.com Kirk Johnston, Senior Pastor: Brad Buescher, Executive Pastor: Eli Wedde, Youth Director: Ivy Poetter, Children s Ministry Director: Rebecca Sutton, Office Admin: Tracey Hecker, Office Admin: Linda Cole, PT Office Admin: Tricia Sinclair, Director of Special Projects godsquad@classicnet.net brad@paolalighthouse.com eliasray31@gmail.com ivy@paolalighthouse.com Social Media Links: Twitter (place to view worship videos): https//twitter.com/lighthousepaola Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lighthouse-church-paola-219012411623610/ rebecca@paolalighthouse.com tracey@paolalighthouse.com linda@paolalighthouse.com tricia@paolalighthouse.com