June Update 2009

Names Larry Vinson, Minister Shelli Matheson, Secretary & Update Editor David & Kathy Burks, Custodians Randy Ashby, Elder Marv Christensen, Elder Gary Lance, Elder Paul Malone, Elder

Home communion available upon request Regular Meetings: Elders, 1st Thursday at 7:00 Board, 2nd Thursday at 7:00 Prayer & Praise, Sundays at 7:00 Loving Ladies Fellowship, 2nd Tuesday at 6:30 Men’s Breakfast, every other Saturday at 8:00 Worship Ministry Team, 3rd Thursday at 7:00

Contact Us Phone: 651-464-3400 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Office Hours: 9:00 to 2:00, Monday-Friday

Sunday Services 9:15 - Sunday Connections 10:00 - FLCC Café 10:30 - Worship Service

Wednesday Services 7:00 - Large Group Bible Study

Ministry Teams and Chairperson: Cemetery: Marv Christensen Fellowship: Randy Ashby Finance: Debbie Ashby Ladies: Verna Christensen 100 Year: Sue Kendrick & Sandie Bounds Outreach: Rich Larson & Keith Hegstrom Worship: Larry Vinson Youth: Larry Vinson

Loving God · Loving Others

Spreading The Gospel

Matthew 22:37-40; 28:19-20

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June 2009

Standing on the truth of God’s Word for 100 years (1909-2009)

Outreach Event

Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s starving children hun-gry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals formulated specially for starving children, and they ship the meals to more than 60 countries around the world On Monday, June 22 we will be going to volunteer at FMSC to package meals. We will leave the parking lot promptly at 5:00 pm. We are scheduled to prepare meals from 6:00-7:30. A sign up sheet is posted in the church foyer. We are limited to the first twenty people who sign up. Please see Terry Lawrence or Jenny Anagnos with any questions.

Golf Every Thursday this sum-mer, FLCC will be going on a weekly golf outing to Falcon Ridge Golf Course in Stacy. See Rich Larson if you have any questions.

Food of the Month During the month of June we will collect baking mixes like cake mix, brownie mix, and muffin mix. All food collected will be brought to Community Helping Hand to dis-tribute to Forest Lake area families in need.

Special Guest On Sunday June 7th a representa-tive from You Can Run But You Cannot Hide will be here to speak to us. YCRBYCH is a ministry that travels to schools, detention centers, festivals and more. They have done over 330 schools reaching youth by testimony on issues that kids face today. YCRBYCH's heart is to get the message of Christ and morality back into our public school setting.

Arts in the Park On Tuesday evenings starting June 9th, FLCC will be participating in Arts in

the Park at Lakeside park in downtown Forest Lake. This will be a great opportunity for outreach into the local community as we visit with everyone who stops by our booth. If you have any questions please contact Rich Larson or the church office.

Baseball & Tailgating Fellowship opportunity

On Friday, June 19, we will be attending the St Paul Saints vs. Wichita Wingnuts game. The game starts at 7:00 pm. We will have a tailgating party in the parking lot before leaving for the game. Admis-sion is $4-5 with some handicap seats available . There is a sign up sheet posted in the church foyer with more information. Please sign up by Sun-day June 7.

Finance Class Berni Johnson from Family Means will present Give Me Some Credit! on Tues-day, June 9th at 7:00 pm in the fellowship hall. This free class will give you a gen-eral understanding of the way credit works, what that means for you, how you can establish credit, and how you can keep your credit looking good and work-ing for you. In this presentation, she will talk about: different types of credit, credit reporting and credit scores, protecting your credit and credit repair scams.

Congratulations to our High School Graduates: Paige Reeder, Jenny Anagnos, Samantha Branum and Cassie Fos-ter.

Join us for the Teen Worship Service the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm. Teen Bible study will be held the remaining Tues-days of the month at 7:00 pm. Teen Hangout is every Tuesday at 6:00 pm.

Psalm 20:7 ...we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

VBS 2009 Vacation Bible School will be in August this year. There will be a planning meeting for all volun-teers, June 17 at 8:00 pm immediately following Bible Study. Please contact Heather Vinson [email protected] or Judy Peterson [email protected] with any questions or to volun-teer. The theme for this year is Standard Publishing’s Studio Go! Game Show where students will…

• Discover stories of Bible people who decided

to team up with God and GO! for it!

• Accept a daily challenge to GO! make a differ-

ence.

• Meet real-life servants, participate with

friends in service projects, and use their Serv-ing Feet to GO! serve in the community.

• Play fun-filled games and create unforgettable

crafts that remind them to GO! lead, GO! risk, GO! tell, GO! obey, and GO! serve.

• Take home the promise that God is with them

wherever they GO! Studio GO! Game Show is an exciting opportunity to change hearts and impact lives while having a whole lot of fun! So get ready, get set… let’s GO!

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong

and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be

discouraged, for he LORD your God will be with

you wherever you go.

Jr. Worship Leaders:

Jeanie Polzin Shelli Matheson Sandy Lawrence Terry Lawrence Heather Vinson Rich Larson

Communion Filing: Volunteer Needed

Communion Washing: Volunteer Needed

Serving in June Communion

Meditation & Prayer: Marv Christensen 7, 21 Terry Lawrence 14, 28

Offering Prayer: Terry Lawrence 7, 21 Marv Christensen 14, 28

Offering Counters: Sandie Bounds & Sue Kendrick

Greeters: Melvin & Lucy Pfaffendorf

Beginner Church: Linda Lane & Paige Reeder 7 Debbie Anagnos & Rachelle Nolan 14 Heather Vinson & Cheyann Steinlicht 21 Maureen Schroeder & Jenny Anagnos 28

Serving in July Communion & Offering: Rich Larson & Paul Malone Communion Filling: Volunteer Needed Communion Washing: Volunteer Needed Greeters: Volunteer Needed

Offering Counters: Shelli Matheson & Marty McGuire Nursery: Shelli Reeder & Paige Reeder 5 Sandie Bounds & Rachelle Nolan 12 Connie Steinlicht & Cheyanne Steinlicht 19 Deb Ashby & Jenny Anagnos 26

The FLCC Congregation, Thank you for your support and prayers. We are so blessed by each and every one.

Cherie and Dave Smith Thank you! You and your thoughtful ways will be remembered often! My son and I greatly appreciate your help.

Lorna Heilsheimer

April

2009

General

Fund

Atten-

dance

5 $1,852.50 106

12 $1,688.00 169

19 $2,747.85 99

26 $1,489.59 113

Avg $1,944.49 122

It Figures...

The deadline to get articles or other details into the July Update is Monday, June 22nd.

QUOTE OF THE

MONTH:

“Jesus Christ is God's everything for man's total need.” - Halverson, Richard

Scripture of the

Month

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him en-dured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

- Hebrews 12:2 (NASB)

General Thoughts

God has shown Himself to this church. It has been amazing to see over the last few months the amount of blessings He has provided, not only to my family, but a majority of the families at FLCC. I contribute these not to anything we have done, but to the gracious love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Currently we are heading towards the end of our current sermon series, “The Dynamic Church” and I am personally learning a lot from reading Jesus’ letters to the churches. The biggest question asks whether or not we are putting Jesus at the center of our church. I can tell you, on behalf of this church, that we will always strive to answer that question positively. Regardless of what is go-ing on around us, Forest Lake Christian Church will stand for Jesus Christ and will continue to spread His gospel to all of the nations. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, have faith that as long as we continue to put Jesus Christ in the center of what we do, we will always be a Dy-namic Church. Peace, Love, and Soul Larry D Vinson Senior Minister Forest Lake Christian Church

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