Weekly Update for Sunday, May 19, 2019
Graduation Sunday: this Sunday, with dinner to celebrate after the service.
Official Board meeting: this Sunday, 4:30 pm.
Mother’s Day dinner: May 20, 6:00 pm.
Memorial Day Sunday: May 26. There will be no evening worship service.
The church office will be closed on May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Highland Lakes events: Camps happening in May and June. Check out the information in the foyer, or contact Wally Liechty for more details.
Open Arms Christian Home will be opening a boy’s facility in the old Lyons nursing home. This will provide emergency housing for boys ages 8-15 and long term residential placement for boys ages 10-15. It will house a total of 10-15 boys. Open Arms needs the following donations: Boy-themed/colored towels, washcloths, toothbrushes, boys shampoo & conditioner, bar soap, boys deodorant, combs, band-aids. There will be a box set up in the foyer for donations from now through June.
Weekly Update for Sunday, May 12, 2019
Mother’s Day: May 12. There will be no evening service.
Deacons meeting: May 14, 6:30 pm.
Graduation Sunday: May 19, with a covered dish dinner to celebrate after the morning service. If you have a graduate in your family, please sign them in at the Welcome Center, even if they can’t make it to the service and dinner. We would like to send them a card.
Official Board meeting: May 19, 4:30 pm.
Mother’s Day dinner: May 20, 6:00 pm. Pamela Russell will speak. Guys who will help can sign up in the foyer. Please return your sign-up forms to Sharon Payne or Rae Anne Tyra. There are additional forms at the Welcome Center.
Highland Lakes events: Camps happening in May and June. Check out the information in the foyer, or contact Wally Liechty for more details.
Weekly Update for Sunday, May 5, 2019
Deacons meeting: May 7, 6:30 pm.
Mother’s Day: May 12. There will be no evening service.
Graduation Sunday: May 19, with a covered dish dinner to celebrate after the morning service. If you have a graduate in your family, please sign them in at the Welcome Center, even if they can’t make it to the service and dinner. We would like to send them a card.
Official Board meeting: May 19, 4:30 pm.
Mother’s Day dinner: May 20, 6:00 pm. Pamela Russell will speak. Guys who will help can sign up in the foyer. Please return your sign-up forms to Sharon Payne or Rae Anne Tyra. There are additional forms at the Welcome Center.
Highland Lakes events: Camps happening in May and June. Check out the information in the foyer, or contact Wally Liechty for more details.
Nursing Homes
My grandfather had a dread of nursing homes. He’d seen too many people he knew who had to go into one…especially his sister Allie.
Allie was my great-aunt. I’m not sure how it started, but once to make her laugh I stuck out my tongue and blew “raspberries” at her. She got such a kick out of it that I did it every time I saw her or talked to her on the phone. She actually would be disappointed if I didn’t blow “raspberries” at her.
Aunt Allie developed dementia and had to be put in a nursing home. For a while she still laughed when I blew “raspberries”. But after a while even that didn’t make her laugh anymore.
My grandfather saw all of that, and he began to say to us, “Don’t ever put me in a nursing home!” And we never wanted to.
Read More »Weekly Update for Sunday, April 28, 2019
Graduation Sunday: May 19, with a covered dish dinner to celebrate after the AM service. If you have a graduate in your family, please sign them in at the Welcome Center, even if they can’t make it to the service and dinner. We would like to send them a card.
Official Board meeting: May 19, 4:40 pm.
Mother’s Day dinner: May 20, 6:00 pm. Pamela Russell will speak. Please use the bulletin insert to sign up for the dinner. Guys who will help can sign up in the foyer. The completed forms go to Sharon Payne or Rae Anne Tyra.
Highland Lakes events: May 17-18: “The Code” Man camp, boys grades 1-6 and their dads, grandpas. Jun. 11-15:“JAM” Jesus, Arts, Music- missions camp for kids who completed 3-6 grade at the camp. (See Wally Liechty)
Weekly Update for Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019
This Easter Sunday:
Sunrise Service will be at 6:30 AM, followed by a breakfast in the Fellowship Hall.
Sunday School will be at 9:00 AM.
Morning Worship Service will be at 10:00 AM.
There will not be an Evening Worship Service.
Trustee meeting: Easter Sunday, following the morning service.
Block party plan meeting: Apr. 23, 6:30 PM in the Alpha classroom; everyone is welcome.
Weekly Update for Palm Sunday, April 13, 2019
Easter egg hunt: this Sunday following the morning service.
Randy Stonehill concert: this Sunday evening at 7:00 pm.
Good Friday, Apr. 19th: Tenebrae Service (Service of Shadows) in the church sanctuary at 8:00 pm.
Easter Sunday is April 21st, and we will celebrate our Lord’s resurrection with a Sunrise Service at 6:30 AM, followed by a breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. Sunday School will be at 9:00 AM, followed by our Morning Worship Service at 10:00 AM. Be praying now for at least one person you can invite to worship with us this Easter!
Trustee meeting: Easter Sunday, following the morning service.
There will be no evening service on Easter Sunday.
Special events at Highland Lakes Baptist Camp:
“In the Wild, Amazing Encounters with Jesus” VBS training-April 6.
“The Code” Man camp, boys grades 1-6 & their dads and grandpas, May 17-18.
“JAM” Jesus, Arts, Music Missions-camp for kids who completed 3-6 grade at Highland Lakes Baptist Camp, Jun. 11-15.
Disaster Relief Training: April 20th at First Baptist Church in Rockville. Attendees must must be over 18. For more information see Wally Liechty.
Randy Stonehill in Concert
Songwriter, musician, singer, and Grammy Nominee Randy Stonehill will be doing a concert on Palm Sunday, April 14th, at 7:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Linton, IN. Randy Stonehill has been busy delivering heart-driven, relevant music for 48 years. He’s written hundreds of songs on 27 releases and counting, and he’s responsible for some of the most authentic, influential Christian music ever written. His recordings have inspired many Christian artists and he continues to write, record, and tour across the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.