| Weekly Update If you are involved with an activity or event that you would like to share with the LUCC family, please send the information to the Church Office by Wednesday. Please provide the information in paragraph form with pertinent details and links. THANK YOU! |
| This Sunday is a celebration of Wisdom, Sophia. Proverbs 8 and Psalm 8 help to remind us of the goodness at the heart of nature, even human nature! It’s a reminder we need right now. Childcare is provided at all Sunday services. The service will be streamed live on Facebook and then posted on the church’s YouTube channel. Masks are required at in-person worship. |
| Update on Anti Racism Book Project To date, $3,475 has been received including the $500 grant from the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ. With these funds, the church is purchasing anti racism books for Maximo Elementary School, Fairmount Park Elementary School, and the South Branch Public Library. Many thanks to all for your wonderful generosity aimed toward creating an anti racist future in our community and beyond! |
| Book Talk Ahead Join in this month’s Book Talk on Thursday June 16 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss what you have been reading and to hear what others have been reading. It’s an informal gathering on Zoom. A very enriching conversation. All are welcome! No book banning here! Everything is open for discussion!Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2700683648 Meeting ID: 270 068 3648 |
| Advisors Meet this Sunday The advisors will hold their monthly meeting this Sunday following morning worship. The meetings are open. Everyone is invited to attend. If there is something you would like the advisors to discuss, please speak with one of them: Lucille Ruga, Malcolm Wells, Christy Martin, Barbara Donohue. |
| Bon Voyage Traveling mercies to LUCC church administrator, Gabi Paxton, as she travels to Italy on an educational tour. She will be gone from June 4-20.Later in the summer, Gabi will be moving to Gainesville. So the church is in the process of a staff transition in the office. |
| LUCC Creation Justice Property Cleanup On Saturday, June 25 from 9:00 – 11:00am join us for a few hours to “declutter” and cleanup our beautiful Lakewood United Church of Christ grounds and to commune with nature and your fellow church members and friends! Wear work clothes, gloves, and a hat and apply sunscreen! Fluids and snacks will be provided to sustain us! So hoping you can gather with us to enjoy our lovely church property and each other! |
| Will You Help With Facebook Live? Yes, LUCC has intentionally been “high touch, low tech.” But given the reality of the pandemic, the ministry of the church has expanded to offering the Sunday worship service live on FaceBook. This has been very meaningful to those who are not able or do not feel comfortable coming to church in person.This ministry has been provided by Patti Cooksey, Barbara Donohue, Bert Lee, and Michelle Cloutier. Bert and Michelle are away for the next few months. With two new recruits, each one could serve one Sunday a month.Barbara and Patti want you to know that it is very easy! There are clear instructions. A tutorial will be provided. Please contact the Church Office to express your willingness to help with this important outreach ministry. THANK YOU! |
| Lawn Cross Comes Down The white cross in the center of the lawn at the church had one arm fall off last week. After closer examination, it was determined that the wood inside the plaster had rotted and the cross was no longer stable. It was taken down after church on Sunday June 5. Stay tuned for what will come next! If you have ideas and suggestions, please speak with an advisor. Barbara Donohue, Lucille Ruga, Christy Martin, Malcolm Wells. |
| Guided Labyrinth Walks Time Change For June and July The weekly guided labyrinth walk will be on Fridays at 9:00 a.m. instead of Wednesdays. All are welcome! Also, the readings and prayers used each week at the guided walk are put in the mailbox by the labyrinth for use during the week.The labyrinth is on the church grounds near the southwest corner of the church property. It is available for use at all times. |
| UCC Southern Regional Women’s Retreat The United Church of Christ is sponsoring a retreat for women from the conferences of the Southern Region. Florida is the host conference and the retreat will be held at Camp Weed and Cerveny Conference Center in Live Oak, FL. The theme is God of Mystery – Spirit of Hope. Dyanne Edds of LUCC is on the planning committee. And the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, a former LUCC member, is the keynote speaker. The retreat is Oct. 14-16, 2022. For more information, speak to Dyanne. |
| Amendment Protecting the Right to Clean and Healthy Waters There is an initiative to have an amendment on the Florida ballot which would protect the right to safe water in Florida. It is called “The Right to Clean and Healthy Waters.” For this initiative to appear on the ballot, petitions are needed. There are copies at the church. You may sign the petition and leave it at church to be sent in. Better yet, sign it, leave it, and take a stack with you. Get others to sign. Then bring them back to church to be sent in. For the full text of the proposed amendment, see https://initiativepetitions.elections.myflorida.com/InitiativeForms/Fulltext/Fulltext_2202_EN.pdf. As a Creation Justice church, LUCC is committed to advocacy for the environment. |
| To all the members of LUCC from Operation Attack We send a most sincere thank you both from the volunteers at Operation Attack, but also the many needy people who will benefit from the books, clothes, and food you kindly donated.Please know how much we all appreciate your donations.Thank you again for thinking of Operation Attack. |
| How to Help Ukraine The local Ukrainian Catholic Church is sponsoring humanitarian aid. There are more details at their website: https://www.epiphanyukrch.comThe national United Church of Christ is also offering ways to support the Ukrainian people. Here’s a link: https://p2a.co/nGEvYVL?inf_contact_key=ad8269e3f149ec1ef1efd03de1e233aacc0558ed5d4c28cbfab114022b1ec50d |
| Toiletries for Celebrate Outreach Celebrate Outreach is a local ministry with people who are living without shelter in St. Petersburg. An average of 135 people are served each week. LUCC was asked to collect toiletries to be distributed to the community at the meals that are provided on Saturday and Sundays each week. This collection will be ongoing in addition to the food being collected for Operation Attack. All are invited to donate the following items:Celebration Outreach has an ongoing need for men’s and women’s underwear. Men sizes 30, 32,34 Women’s sizes 5,6, 7,8. Also in high demand are socks of all kinds /sizes for both men & women. Other needed items are Deodorant & disposable razors.Toothbrushes, toothpaste, disposable razors, bar soap, wash cloths, deodorant, feminine hygiene items, travel size creams, shampoo, body wash, individual packets of Kleenex, hand wipes, toilet tissue, and paper towels are always needed as well.Many thanks to Janet Blair and Jim Andrews for taking the donations to Celebrate Outreach. |
| Inkjet Recycling The church is continuing to collect used inkjet cartridges. They are sent to a recycler and the church receives payment for the cartridges provided. So, don’t throw out your cartridges. Bring them to church. Not only do they get recycled but they provide income for the ministry of the church. |
| Operation Attack Update OA needs donations of cereal/oatmeal, mac and cheese, pasta sauce, peanut butter, canned meat, fruit, soup, and vegetables. Donations may be placed on the shelf in the hallway at church. |
| Being Covid Safe and In-Person Worship Please stay home if you are not feeling well.Please wear a mask while in the church building. While most people have been vaccinated, this helps visitors to feel safe.Additional masks will be available at church to use as needed.Two hand sanitizing stations are available for use by worshippers.There is well-ventilated, physically distanced indoor seating in the sanctuary.Please know that your safety is of primary consideration!Safe childcare is provided. |
| Sundays Look for the bulletin posted on the church website on Friday: https://lakewooducc.org/category/bulletins/Watch the service on Facebook Live Sundays at 10:30. https://www.facebook.com/LakewoodUCCOr on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LakewoodUCC/videosInstructions for how to access Facebook Live: For additional assistance, please contact the church office.Here are some instructions to watch our Sunday services live through Facebook:Use the following link to visit our homepage: https://www.facebook.com/LakewoodUCC/On Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. please use the link above to visit our homepage. There, after using the link, you will see a section labeled “Happening Now”. This is our Livestream of the Sunday Service.To watch the live stream, locate and click the “watch video” button in the lower right corner of the screen.If the link above is not working, there is also a link to our Facebook page on our website. Please try that link located on the Home page of our website. |
| USEFUL LAKEWOOD LINKS Sermon and Reflection Texts Lakewood UCC YouTube Channel Lakewood UCC on Twitter Lakewood on Facebook Lakewood on Instagram For the above church website links, please note the “Older Posts” button near the bottom of each page.You can stream Hilton’s music and videos for free at hiltonkeanjones.com/look-listen/ as well as purchase his CDs and digital albums there. |
| June Birthdays: Genie Terrell 6/10, Tony Rogers 6/21, Michelle Cloutier 6/21.Someone missing? Contact the church office with birthday information. |
| Circle of Concern: Christopher and Dana,Danielle Hintz, William Owen-Cowan, Jen Degroot, Carolyn Moore, Ann Quinn is now under Hospice care, Maggie Brizendine, Janet Hall, Yoko Nogami walking the Appalachian Trail. All those suffering from COVID-19 and all healthcare workers Schools: Students, families, teachers, and staff. |
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