Lighthouse Presbyterian Church To grow in Christ, becoming like Him. September 1, 2016 Volume 10, Issue 18 Lighthouse Presbyterian Church PO Box 404 1402 E. 303rd Street Paola, KS 66071 913.294.2400 Worship: Sunday 10:00am BSF for Women Children s Ministry Open House Sunday, September 11th 11:30am 12:30pm We invite parents and anyone interested in Children s Ministry to attend. When: Time: Where: Every Tuesday Sept. 13, 2016 thru May 2017 6:30-8:30pm Lighthouse Church Sorry, but childcare is not available Enjoy a taco lunch with your family Learn about Children s Church worship time See projects that the children have created Meet teachers See the classrooms Share your ideas Ask questions Meet new families Become involved Please let us know if you can attend. See a signup sheet on the registration table in the sanctuary or contact Tricia Sinclair at tricia@paolalighthouse.com or 913-908-3969. As a class member, you will spend time in personal study of the Scriptures each week. You will join other women in a small-group discussion of the lesson and learn from a teaching leader how the truths of Scripture can be applied to daily life. You will leave class with comprehensive lesson notes, which teach further on the passage you studied, and lesson questions for the following week. Study will be on the Gospel of John. If you have any questions or need any further information, please call Roberta Briley at (816) 223-0543 or email at rlbxrlb@aol.com
THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 2 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Building & Grounds is looking for a few good men to help with mowing the church grounds. If you would like to help with this very important job, please contact Fred Thomas at 913-557-4645 or at keepmsafe@wildblue.net. Baptisms at Lake Miola Sunday, September 18th If you would like to be Baptized at Lake Miola, please talk with Pastor Kirk Johnston at 913-259-9047 or email him at godsquad@classicnet.net. Community Breakfast for Lighthouse Water Project When: 1st Saturday of every month Beginning September 3rd Time: 7:00-10:00am Where: Lighthouse Church (1402 E 303rd St) Freewill donation. All proceeds will go toward our Haiti well repair program. Menu will include: scrambled eggs, link sausage, hash browns, biscuits/gravy, cinnamon roll, coffee and orange juice. Please join the Hillsdale Presbyterian Church for their Open House on Sunday, Sept. 18th 4:00-6:00pm Pie and ice cream will be served 22875 W. 255th St. Hillsdale, KS Hog Roast Sunday, September 25, 4:30pm This year s hog roast will include outdoor activities for children and others of all ages (including volleyball), a hayrack ride, and it is all wrapped up in a beautiful outdoor setting. You may even just sit and enjoy the fellowship outdoors. Bring a dish to share; hog, baked beans, table service and beverage will be provided. You may also bring a favorite outdoor family game. The Hog Roast will be held at Chris & Shonda Dyer s: 28531 Montrose Drive. In case of rain, this event will be held at the Church.
Children s Ministry THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 3 Kingdom Kids begins September 14th! Wed 6:00-7:00pm 4 years of age through 5th A family dinner is served from 5:30 to 6:00pm ($2.50/person). Bible stories Songs Activities For more information: Kingdom Kids: Tricia Sinclair - 913-908-3969 Bible Studies: Church office - 913-294-2400 We re growing and need you! Children s Church teachers, teacher assistants and nursery volunteers needed once a month during the 10:00am Sunday morning worship service. Kingdom Kids teachers, teacher assistants, kitchen help and nursery volunteers needed on Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm to 7:00pm Sept 14-Nov 16. If you would like more information, please contact Tricia Sinclair at: tricia@paolalighthouse.com 913-908-3969
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THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 5 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. Lighthouse Youth cont d Night Strike & Campout Friday, Sept 23 th Saturday, Sept 24 th Chris and Shonda Dyers Address: 28531 Montrose Dr. Paola, 66071 Times: 6:00 pm Friday to 9:00 AM Saturday 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. For more information, contact Bob Zoller at robertzoller@kw.com or 913-285-3608. Night Strike is back! Try to take your tickets through the woods to the collector, while avoiding the spies! The winning team will receive better prizes than ever before. Before we play, boys will have time to set up their tents in the field and girls can set up theirs by the barn. We will eat around 6:45 that night and have a bonfire after Night Strike. We will have granola bars and fruit in the morning for breakfast. No money needed. If you don t have a tent, Eli has 3 extra ones, or you can find a buddy to share a tent. Packing lists will come out soon! Great event, so invite your friends. PASTOR S DISCRETIONARY FUND Our Pastor s Discretionary Fund is not a regular budgeted area but is made possible through special earmarked gifts for helping others in need. Our Fund is currently very low and requests are steady. The needs will only increase as school has started and family budgets are spread thin. The next Beacon newsletter will be published on Thursday, September 15th. Deadline for all articles will be Friday, Sep 9th. Thank you in advance for your help. Our assistance this year includes helping families of our church and those in our community. The requests range from assisting with rent, utilities, diapers/ formula, and gasoline to doctor appointments. We do partner with Salvation Army & PACA when their funds permit and if the family hasn't received the maximum assistance. Any amount you can give to this fund will be used to share the love of Christ. You may make your gift payable to Lighthouse Church and in the memo put Pastor s Discretionary.
THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 6 OWNit365: One Story The OWNit365: One Story plan takes you through the key stories of the Bible in one year. The plan shows how the many stories of the Bible make up one interconnected story God s story. The plan calls for reading between one to three chapters of Scripture a day from three separate chapters (i.e. the main storyline and key cross references), six days per week. We have worked out all the 2016 dates so that you can simply go to our website: www.paolalighthouse.com and look under Announcements, (in the right hand column) then click on the One Story Reading Plan for 2016. Yes, it s that easy! Here is the reading plan for Sep 5-11: Monday, Sep 5: Day 246 Jesus Childhood The Wise Men Visit, Jesus is Taken to Egypt, & Jesus at 12 Years Old Matt 2; Micah 5:2-5; Luke 2:41-52 Tuesday, Sep 6: Day 247 Jesus Baptism John the Baptist s Ministry & Honor of Baptizing Jesus Matt 3; Luke 3:1-23; Isaiah 40:3-5 Wednesday, Sep 7: Day 248 Jesus Temptation A 40-day Fast, the Bible, & Three Types of Temptation (Flesh/Eyes/Pride) Matt 4:1-11; Deut 8:1-3; 1 John 2:15-16 Thursday, Sep 8: Day 249 Jesus First Disciples John the Baptist Points People to Jesus the Lamb of God John 1:15-51; Deut 18:15-19; 1 Peter 1:18-19 Friday, Sep 9: Day 250 Jesus First Miracle A Wedding Runs out of Wine (i.e. Joy) & Jesus Turns Water to Wine John 2:1-12; Isaiah 24:11; John 13:1 Saturday, Sep 10: Day 251 Jesus Passover at Jerusalem Cleaning the Temple, Nicodemus, & Being Born Again John 2:13-25; John 3:1-21; 1 Peter 1:23 Sunday, Sep 11: Day 252 Weekly Day Off / catch up Here is the reading plan for Sep 12-18: Monday, Sep 12: Day 253 Jesus Ministry Grows Jesus Baptisms Grow & the Samaritan Woman at the Well John 3:22-36; John 4:1-42; 2 Kings 17:24-41 Tuesday, Sep 13: Day 254 Jesus Second Miracle Jesus Heals the Nobleman s Son & Nazareth Rejects Jesus John 4:43-54; Luke 4:14-30; Isaiah 61:1-3 Wednesday, Sep 14: Day 255 Jesus Healing in Jerusalem Jesus Heals at a Feast & Claims to Be God John 5; John 8:56-59; John 10:29-33 Thursday, Sep 15: Day 256 Jesus Ministry at Capernaum John the Baptist is Jailed & Jesus Heals People Matt 4:12-17; Isaiah 9:1-2; Luke 4:31-44 Friday, Sep 16: Day 257 Jesus Disciples Called Jesus Calls People to Begin Following Him Matt 4:18-25; Luke 5:1-11; Matt 9:9-13 Saturday, Sep 17: Day 258 Jesus Healings in Capernaum Jesus Heals a Leper & a Paralytic is Lowered through a Roof Luke 5:12-26; Mark 1:32-45; Mark 2:1-12 Sunday, Sep 18: Day 259 Weekly Day Off / catch up
THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON Page 7 For the month of September 2016: Miscellaneous Issues Gwen Anthony Paul Argeropoulos (Linda Gibson) Lucille Baecker Florence Bernard (Theresa Morrison) Duke Brown (Scott McKenzie) Jeff Clark Tina Coddington (April England) Tami Connell Matthew Cummings (Ken & Rosemary Cummings) Leta Dameron (Bob Dameron) Don Dewey (April England) Mary Flavin (JoAnn Curran) Rosemary Gardner (Janell Bouse) Brenda Grandon Zoe Haines (Joel Haines) Justin Hecker (Allen Hecker) Lincoln High (Sandi Bal) Tom Hire (Rebecca Sutton) Margaret Lawrence (Janell Bouse) Jackson Macfarlane Angel Massie (Rebecca Sutton) Mike McCauley (Samantha Green) Debbie McCrackin (Rob Wood) McKinley Family (April England) Jessica Miller (JoAnn Curran) Christine Owens Judy Pinneo (JoAnn Curran) Dalton Prager (Merilee Baughman) Katie Prager (Merilee Baughman) Gene Robinson (Keith Robinson) Kenny Ross (Janice Ingersoll) Tamara Ross Ernest Schaub (Joe Schaub) Georgiea Slyter Etta Snouffer (Rebecca Sutton) Linda Sutterfield (Ruthie Gillen) Alex Theissen (Jeff Reeder) Diane Ufford (Bill & Lucille Ufford) Ginger Warrick (Joel Ahlbrandt) Overseas Military Lindsay High (Sandi Bal) James Holloway (Sydney Dulgarian) Jonathan Spencer (Alicia Spencer) Cancer Lisa Morgan Coleman (Carol Knoche) Carolyn Hertha (Helen Hertha) Pam Hire (Rebecca Sutton) Karl Kelsey (Janet Offutt) Ysleta Kiernan (Jeff Clark) Sande Lindgren (Linda Gibson) Carol Massey (Shelly Thomas) Betty Matney (Evelyn Cowden) Mike McGuire (Kristal Sparks) Brad Moon (Carol Knoche) Shirley Robinson (Jeff Clark) Teressa Ruggles Phyllis Scheuneman (Shelly Thomas) Ed Sichley (Stephanie Sparks) Nancy Stienhoff (Leon & Pat Briley) David Wassmer (Jeff Clark) Tony Webster (Patrick Sweeney) Tracy White (Susie Atkins) (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.) Haiti Mission Team (Sept. 3-10, 2016) Jim Adams Greg Ebeling Jason Mueller Frank Nicholson Sean Sutton Alex Weidman Troy and Lisa Collier are the proud parents of Jensen Eugene Collier, born on Aug. 31st. Congratulations to all! Our prayers and sympathies go out to the family and friends of: Brittany Whitley (Rebecca Sutton) Cooper Ventress (Keith & Terry Robinson) HOW TO CONTACT US: Mailing address: 1402 E 303rd St. P.O. Box 404 Paola, KS 66071 Office Phone: 294-2400 Website: paolalighthouse.com Kirk Johnston, Senior Pastor: Brad Buescher, Executive Pastor: Eli Wedde, Youth Director: Tricia Sinclair, Children s Ministry Director: Rebecca Sutton, Office Admin: Tracey Hecker, Office Admin: godsquad@classicnet.net brad@paolalighthouse.com eliasray31@gmail.com tricia@paolalighthouse.com rebecca@paolalighthouse.com tracey@paolalighthouse.com