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A Letter From the Elders at Lake Forest To the Church Family at Lake Forest, It s hard to believe that another new year is now upon us. We are excited about 2010 and all of the possibilities that a new year brings. As you know, each year we seek to set a theme for the year to help us focus in on the goals we wish to achieve. We have had some very meaningful and important themes in years past. 2004 Being A Caring Church 2005 O Worship the King 2006 Follow Me, And I Will Make You Become Fishers Of Men 2007 The Mind of Christ 2008 A.W.A.R.E. Always Watching For Anyone Who Requires Edification 2009 One By One This year we have selected a new theme. However, we want to remind you that we intend to remember our themes from the past and build upon them. This is important for us if we are to continue to grow. Our theme for this year is Between The Sundays. The theme chosen this year comes from the words of Christ in Luke 9:23, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. The thought behind this theme is that of daily living. More specifically than that, it is how we live our lives from Monday through Saturday. Sunday s are usually our good days. We get up, dress nicely, come to Bible Study and Worship, and act accordingly throughout the day. However, where many people struggle in this life is on Monday through Saturday. We want to stress living for Christ every day of the week! We want to work on our Christian walk when we are away from our brothers and sisters in Christ. We want to improve on a part of the week that is normally more difficult for us all. Between The Sundays will remind us all of our obligation to take up our cross daily and follow Christ. We as your elders stand always ready to serve and help you in anyway that we can. Please do not hesitate to call upon us. We are at the church building each first Sunday from 4:00 until 4:45 p.m. if you need to talk with us, or arrangements can be made for other times. May God s blessings be upon us all, The Elders
Theme: Between The Sundays Key Verse: Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. Theme Explanation: The idea of this year s theme is to stress living daily for Christ. Let s face it, if we were to name the day of the week that would be the easiest to live like a Christian, that day would be Sunday. Most of us are doing pretty well on the Lord s Day. The bulk of our problems take place on Monday through Saturday. Why? That s simply because we are not around the other Christians that we see every Sunday. We get busy with our day to day lives and often forget about doing the will of God for others that we see and visit with every day. We are tempted and need our source of strength that we seem to have on Sundays. Our goal is simply to stress taking up our crosses on a daily basis for God in this world. We want to really concentrate on making our Monday through Saturday just as productive and spiritually uplifting as our Sunday s when we come together to worship as a family.
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2010 Calendar of Events JANUARY 1 - New Years at the McCullough s 3 - Elders at the building - 4:00-4:45 PM 16 - Youth Rally @ St. Mary s 17 - Youth Devotional 27 - Fishers Of Men Class 30 - Men s Breakfast & Outing 31-5th Sunday - Men Preach in PM FEBRUARY 13 - Senior Appreciation Dinner 14 - Youth Devotional 24 - Fishers Of Men Class 26-28 - Y.E.S. Weekend (Youth) MARCH 19 - Lads To Leaders Lock-in 24 - Fishers Of Men Class 27 - Egg Hunt 31-5th Wednesday - Lads To Leaders Night APRIL 2-4 - Lads To Leaders Convention 4 - Elders at the building - 4:00-4:45 PM 4-5 - Youth Outing 18-21 - Gospel Meeting w/ralph Gilmore 28 - Fishers Of Men Class MAY 1 - Youth Service Project 2 - Congregational Meeting w/elders 15 - Ladies Day 21/22 - Youth Outing 26 - Fishers Of Men Class 30-5th Sunday - Men Preach in PM JUNE 6 - Elders at the building - 4:00-4:45 PM 11 - Youth Out Of School Lock-in 23 - Fishers Of Men Class 27-July 3 - Florida Bible Camp 30-5th Wednesday Night - JULY 4 - Elders at the building - 4:00-4:45 PM 9-11 - Vacation Bible School 24 - Bible Bowl @ Lakeside 25 - Youth Devotional 28 - Fishers Of Men Class AUGUST 1 - Elders at the building - 4:00-4:45 PM 15 - Youth Devotional 25 - Fishers Of Men Class 29 - Promotion Day 29-5th Sunday - Men Preach in PM SEPTEMBER 5 - Elders at the building - 4:00-4:45 PM 17/18 - Youth Outing 22 - Fishers Of Men Class 29-5th Wednesday Night - OCTOBER 3 - Elders at the building - 4:00-4:45 PM 9 - Hoedown at the Sieg s 17 - Bring A Friend Day/Early PM Service 24 - Youth Devotional 27 - CandyWalk @ Building 27 - Fishers Of Men Class 31-5th Sunday - Men Preach in PM NOVEMBER 21 - Thanksgiving Baskets DECEMBER 4 - Holiday Trip for Seniors/Others 5 - Elders/Deacons/Ministers Meeting (1-4 PM) 11 - Holiday Party @ Bennett s 18 - Youth Holiday Party 19 - Holiday Party and Fellowship after PM service 29-5th Wednesday Night -