Updated Wednesday November 12
Hello Lighthouse Family!
Our Designed To Shine series draws to a conclusion this Sunday, November 16. On this Sunday, we will be able to make a personal commitment to God as we open up the opportunity for persons to unite with the church in membership and make our pledges for supporting the church with our time, talents, gifts, service, and witness. I hope you will prayerfully consider how God is calling you to grow closer to Him and the church, because He has created you with a Design To Shine!
As we prepare to receive members into the Lighthouse family, there is some information we need from you. Please go to our new web site and download the new Membership Form; fill it out and bring it with you to worship on Sunday. you can get to the form by clicking here. If you have any questions, please send me an email or give me a call at 770-487-3400.
Here are some of the things coming up in the life of our church:
Please Pray for Growth Sunday: Please lift up a special prayer for Mr. and Mrs. John and Debbie Newcomer, who will be our guest speakers for our Growth Sunday, as they prepare to lead us in worship. Prayerfully consider how God is calling you to grow with us according to your Design To Shine. This will be a Sunday to remember, so keep our church in your thoughts and prayers.
Thanksgiving Turkeys Prepared by the Watchmen: The deadline for ordering a turkey is November 16! The turkeys will be fried on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, making it possible for you to pick one up before heading out of town or receiving guests for the holiday. The cost for each turkey is $30, with proceeds going to provide turkey dinners for the needy in our community as well as public servants who must work over the holidays. Order your cooked turkey from the Watchmen and also help provide a Thanksgiving dinner for others in our community.
Christmas Trees Sold By FOCUS YOUTH: Christmas Trees are on sale now until December 1st. This is a fundraiser that will benefit our FOCUS Student Minstry. The youth will receive approximately 50% of the cost of the trees as pure profit. The trees will be delivered December 6th. For more information on the trees, ask a youth or contact Bobby Totten at (770-486-8978). After Christmas, for an additional $10, a youth representative will come and pick up the tree for disposal. Order your tree today!
New Web Site Design: We recently switched our web site to another provider. Take a glance at the new look (still at http://www.lighthouseumc.net/) This required us to rebuild it a little bit and we are still working on the finished product. Any content changes or updates that you can provide for you area of ministry (or just some great pictures you'd like to share) are appreciated. Please send these or any other questions to Pastor Shannon (skarafanda@bellsouth.net).
Lighthouse Kids: Lighthouse Kids will continue this Sunday working on their new program, “TEACH”. Be sure to have your children exit following the offering next Sunday during worship. If you would like to help out with Lighthouse Kids, please contact Pastor Shannon at lighthousesk@bellsouth.net or Tiffany Jordan at jordan5@numail.org.
FOCUS Student Ministry: FOCUS Youth will gather this Sunday from 6-7:30 at the Totten’s home. We have many exciting things planned for the fall, so click here to see what’s on the horizon for our FOCUS student ministry. For more information of FOCUS, please contact Bobby Totten at btotten@classicsignature.com.
Watchmen Men’s Ministry: The next gathering of The Lighthouse Watchmen will be 8:00am on Sunday November 30 at the PTC McDonald’s. Following breakfast, the men will head over to McIntosh and do the setup for worship. Make plans for being a part of our October gathering! For more information, visit the Watchmen page, http://www.lighthousewatchmen.blogspot.com/.
Food Collection for the Fayette Community Food Bank: As we approach the holiday season, we will be collecting non perishable food items to help stock the Fayette Community Food Bank. Over the next several weeks, please bring in your donations to help provide food for our community during the holidays and winter months.
Lighthouse Christmas Party: The annual Christmas party is scheduled for Sunday December 7 at the Zaj's home. Make plans to attend today!
Listen to Weekly Worship Online: You can listen to weekly worship online or download them to your computer or favorite portable listening device by visiting: http://www.box.net/shared/k4vr9h4gsw. You can also access it through our blog page by visiting http://lighthouseumc.blogspot.com/ and clicking on the link at the top left of the screen.
Prayer Team: We have dedicated persons who seek to serve and support others in the power of prayer. If you ever have any prayers requests, please email them to prayer@lighthouseumc.net. Also, if you’d like to serve on the prayer team, please contact Pastor Mark at lighthousemj@bellsouth.net.
Great Things Are Happening!
Pastor Mark
