SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE
The talk of the nation in June was on floods and high gasoline prices. As far as we know, no Lord of Life families were adversely affected by the flooding. For that we are thankful. As far as we know, no members of Lord of Life families have not been adversely affected by the high gasoline prices. Yet here too we can be thankful. While prices are high, and while we like to complain, we are still able to afford to fill up our vehicles when necessary.
It seems as if Lord of Life members are doing exactly that this summer. People seem to be traveling this summer no less than previous summers. In fact, it seems like summer travel for our members may have actually increased!
The bottom line is that summer church attendance has been a concern. Because of the attendance patterns that were established in June, your staff and the Board of Elders have made the decision to combine our two services on Sunday mornings, July through August. There will be one service at 9:00 AM for these two months. There will be no Adult Bible Class or Sunday School during this time. This will give our hard working Sunday School teachers a much needed respite.
As you know, the decision had already been made to have just one 9:00 AM over the 4 th of July and Labor Day weekends (July 6 and August 31). Now, those Sundays will mark the beginning and end of our “one service summer Sundays.”
There will be “coffee fellowship” time both before and after our service. There will be “Praise Band “ music for those who appreciate it, but please know that the “Praise Music” will begin sharply at 9:00 AM and will conclude around 9:15, at which time we will go into a more traditional service. We will not be offended if some of you choose to come at 9:15 rather than 9:00.
So join us at 9:00 (or 9:15) during July and August. 8 o’clockers, come and meet the 10:30ers. 10:30ers, come and meet the 8 o’clockers.
CALL COMMITTEE UPDATE
This is an update from the Call Committee on what has been done so far. We have defined the Pastor Profile from the survey results and also compiled job descriptions for the new pastor and for Pastor Rogers who will become the Assistant Pastor. We have encountered a few bumps in the road but the details are almost finalized so we will be calling a Special Congregational Meeting very soon. Please plan to attend once the date is announced, so we can vote on the profile and job descriptions to submit to the district as soon as possible. Once the congregation has approved these three items, we will forward them to the district so they can search their data base for candidates along with the ones you have already submitted. Please feel free to contact your elder or any elder you feel comfortable with, President Jim Urban or Head Elder Carla May to answer any questions or concerns you might have. Please continue to pray for God’s guidance with such an important issue.
Thank you,
Call Committee
From the President
During the May 18, congregational assembly meeting, I broached the subject of future land use for Lord of Life. What is our vision and what would we like to accomplish with the present property? Since this meeting, I have received several carefully stated and well considered replies. I would like to hear from more people. Present thoughts include:
1) Auditorium for Contemporary Services
2) Christian Day School
3) Gymnasium for members and community use
4) Senior living facilities
The most controversial aspect of this proposal would be the sale of some property, near the fire house, to provide seed monies to finance the New Vision.
You may enter your comments on our Member Connect web site, write or e-mail the church office or e-mail me, Jim Urban at jiurb@cs.com.
Thank you.
Registration has closed for Vacation Bible School. Preschool is packed, but we do still have a few openings for some of the elementary grades.
A pdf. file of the Current Weekly Announcements can be found under documents at www.lordoflifelcms.ctsmemberconnect.net. If you are a new member of Lord of Life, please call the church office to get your password.
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