LE ROY CHRISTIAN CHURCH The Cornerstone The Cornerstone Newsletter Date: July 22, 2014 Newsletter Date: July 22, 2014 Issue 15 Issue 15 - DIGITAL EDITION DIGITAL EDITION Up Front with Jeff… Up Front with Jeff… Reflections on the Church Camp-out As I sit at my desk there is a smile on my face this morning. We are coming off a church camp-out that couldn’t have gone much better if we would have scripted it ourselves. We had a blast! The food was delicious. The company was great. The fellowship was sweet. The weather was perfect. What more could you ask for? I know some people had to work, some were on vacation, and others were tied-up with family trips. Howev- er, if you missed this experience you missed one of Le Roy Christian Church’s highlights of the year! The worship service out at Honker’s Island was special too. I have always en- joyed being outside more than inside anyway. To be able to praise & worship & sing & fellowship in the beautiful surroundings of Dawson Lake is a spiritual ex- perience I won’t soon forget. Thanks to Rod & Denise Noe for all the hard work & special touches they put in to make sure that everyone had a good time… thanks to Joe Willis & Frank Lunn for leading worship for BOTH services & to our men for taking care of all the logistics… & to anyone who had a part in pulling off this event! The greatest thing I witnessed this weekend was the church being the church and it resulted in a family camping next to us joining us for worship. IF we do that every week watch how God will grow His church! Blessings, Jeff (Check out more camp-out pictures on the Church facebook page).
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Reflections on the Church Camp-out As I sit at my desk there is a smile on my face this morning. We are coming off a church camp-out that couldn’t have gone much better if we would have scripted it ourselves. We had a blast! The food was delicious. The company was great. The fellowship was sweet. The weather was perfect. What more could you ask for? I know some people had to work, some were on vacation, and others were tied-up with family trips. Howev-er, if you missed this experience you missed one of Le Roy Christian Church’s highlights of the year! The worship service out at Honker’s Island was special too. I have always en-joyed being outside more than inside anyway. To be able to praise & worship & sing & fellowship in the beautiful surroundings of Dawson Lake is a spiritual ex-perience I won’t soon forget. Thanks to Rod & Denise Noe for all the hard work & special touches they put in to make sure that everyone had a good time… thanks to Joe Willis & Frank Lunn for leading worship for BOTH services & to our men for taking care of all the logistics… & to anyone who had a part in pulling off this event! The greatest thing I witnessed this weekend was the church being the church and
it resulted in a family camping next to us joining us for worship. IF we do that
every week watch how God will grow His church!
Blessings, Jeff
(Check out more camp-out pictures on the Church facebook page).
Come and enjoy Mike and Sue Filisky, working together through music to share the “Good News” of Jesus Christ
on their “Journey for Jesus 2014”. A free-will offering will be gratefully accepted.
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“DRIVE-IN” MOVIE NIGHT AT LCC Thursday, July 24 - 5:30-8:30 p.m.
RSVP to the Church Office, (309) 962-6491 ____________________
DADS (or Grandpas) & LADS RETREAT AT LITTLE GALILEE
July 25 & 26 See the flyer on the front bulletin board for details.
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2014 NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR ELDERS & DEACONS
Michael Hillard Richard Munster Alan Loy Michael Johnson
NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEETING Sunday, July 27—5:30 p.m.
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AREA MEN’S FELLOWSHIP
August 5 - 7:00 p.m. (leave here at 6:15 p.m.)
College Park Christian Church Speaker: Dr. Nolan Thomas, Program Director for the Master of Arts
in Counseling at the Seminary of Lincoln Christian University Menu: baked steak, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans
rolls, & apple crisp.
TEE-SHIRTS NEEDED FOR VBS Light-colored tee-shirts with plain backs, in sizes Youth L to Adult L. Gently used shirts are fine. There is a tote in the foyer for the shirts. FYI: If you would like to donate a shirt but do not have a used one, tee-shirts can be purchased at Hobby Lobby for less than $3.00. We will be collecting the shirts thru this weekend.
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POOL PARTY AT THE REPLEX Wednesday, August 13 - 6:30-7:30 p.m.
RSVP to the Office, (309) 962-6491 ____________________
FALL FESTIVAL DINNER 2014
Monday, August 18 The Church will again be serving dinner to the Fall Festival workers. Anyone who has worked in the past knows what a rewarding experience this is, and the people are so thankful to us for doing this for them. We needs LOTS of help for this event—women to cook in the after-noon, people with strong backs to carry the tables and chairs to and from the Carpenter’s Inn, help in transporting the roasters of food, peo-ple to serve in the evening, AND especially donations of salads and des-serts. We will also accept cash donations to defray the expenses to the Church. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board for these areas. If you have any questions, call Carole Hillard or Marge Rafferty.
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“YOU JUST GOT JOY’D” A week ago, in Jeff’s sermon he encouraged the congregation to do a “random act of kindness” for someone. We printed off the “Joy’d” cards and enclosed them in the bulletin this past week, however, we forgot to explain what you were to do with them. These cards are for you to pass out when you do an act of kindness. One example of such an act would be to pay for the order of the person behind you in the drive-up line at McDonalds or Arby’s. Simply tell your server you want to pay for the order for the car behind you and ask the server to give them your card when they pull up to pay.
FOOD PANTRY NEWS
The Food Pantry served 20 households on July 14 and 17 households on July 21. Thank you to the IGA for drawing our Church’s name in the weekly drawing. And, thanks to whoever wrote our name on their receipt stub! We won $102.00! The Pan-try needs mustard, cake mixes, frosting, peanut butter, jelly, and paper towels.
MERCY MINISTRY
The Mercy Ministry/Benevolence Fund is quickly running out of money. Both of these funds are community-supported ministries and offer “one-time only” assistance. The Mercy Ministry benefits those travelers passing through Le Roy who need help with gas, lodging, food, etc.; the Benevolence Fund offers assistance to Le Roy resi-dents with rent/mortgage payments and utilities. For information on how you can contribute to these funds, please contact the church office. Your help is greatly appre-ciated.
HOP ON FOR HOPE BIKE RIDE
Saturday, August 2 - Registration 6:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Methodist Church Parking Lot
Entry Fee: $20.00 for Biking participants and donations for the Family Fun Walk
The 3rd annual “Hope on for Hope” Bike Ride is a fundraiser for The Village of Hope in Guatemala, founded by missionaries Todd and Amy (West) Block. This 10-50 mile Bike Ride/Family Fun Walk will start from the Methodist Church parking lot. 25-50 mile rides will be around Moraine View Park. Other donations may be made with checks payable to Lifesong for Orphans—VOH and given to Dick and Marcia West or the church office.
COMMUNITY MISSION PROJECT
The adult mission group of the Le Roy United Methodist Church is asking the com-munity to join them in a late-summer, extended-weekend project to replace the roof on Gyorkos’ home. Julie Gyorkos is the director of Faith Second Chance Thrift Store in downtown Le Roy.
The group is seeking donations and volunteers to help with this mission. Money may be donated for the purchase of shingles ($16.67 per bundle), rolled sheeting ($11.18 per roll), or a cash donation of any amount. Donations may be sent to Le Roy UMC, 201 N. Chestnut St., Le Roy, IL 61752, or dropped off at the Methodist Church between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Checks may be made payable to Le Roy UMC with “Gyorkos Roof” written on the memo line. If you would like to help with the installa-tion of the roof, please let Phyllis in our office know, or call the Methodist Church office, 309-962-7091, anytime. All help is appreciated.
If you were in Church the past few Sundays, you probably noticed some changes to the bulletin. Included in the new format is a Welcome Card for members and visitors. We would like to have all of our members/attendees fill out the card with their name and IF your address, phone, or e-mail has changed, we would like you to include that information as well. This will help us keep our records updated. The backside of this card is for Prayer Requests. Fill out the card, tear it off, and put it in the small basket on the back table.
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Wi-Fi CHANGES
The Church’s Wi-Fi network settings have been changed, but the password remains the same: lccjob363. The Wi-Fi account name is the same, but you may have to re-enter the password to access the account.
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CHRISTIAN FILM RELEASES
Heaven Is For Real - Rated PG - Sony Pictures
God’s Not Dead - Rated PG - PURE|FLIX Entertainment
Vacation Bible School (VBS) is our annual summer program where kids
experience God's Word and learn about serving others through a missions outreach. This year’s missionaries are the Frohn Family who are moving to Berlin, Germany to do church planting with New Missions Systems, Intl.
This year's program will take place on Sunday, August 3rd through Thursday, August 7th from 6:00pm - 8:15pm with our closing
program on Friday, August 8th from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. A cookie fellowship will follow.
REGISTER YOUR VBS KID’s
Important upcoming dates: Sunday, July 27th at 2:00pm - VBS set-up.
Sunday, July 27th at 4:00pm - All VBS volunteer meeting.