View this email in your browser  This Sunday- One of the sermon request themes for the summer was, “The role of elders in society – value? purpose?” The ancient cultures that cradled Christianity involved reverence for elders. Our society today? Not so much. We’ll think about that together on Sunday. Take a look at the beautiful story of Elijah and Elisha in 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14. There will also be a time to share experiences when passing out the Blessings Bags. Summer Sundays Services are more relaxed. Hymn requests are sung each week. You are invited to suggest a sermon topic. Use a form at church or email Rev. Wells. You may also suggest something you would like sing. Summer Sundays is a beautiful time to worship and build community! The service is at 10:30 a.m. and Childcare is provided. Pride Events- Other Pride events people may wish to attend in June: Lexi Green and Sharon Dunaway-Alt will be representing Lakewood in the St. Pete Pride parade as part of the coalition of 30 open and affirming churches on June 28 2:00-10:00 PM, parade kickoff 6:00 PM. There is a festival in North and South Straub Park.June 29 there will be a large open street market along Central Ave 12:00-5:00 PMhttps://www.stpetepride.org/ Interfaith Tampa Bay Pride ServiceSunday June 29 at 3:00 p..m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg, 100 Mirror Lake Dr. N., St. Petersburg. Blessing Bags- Last Sunday, through the generosity of the congregation, 19 blessing bags were created. These were fabric bags filled with toiletries and other sundries to be given out to those in need. People from the congregation took the bags to give out to people they see who may need that kind of help. This Sunday, those who gave away a bag(s), will be invited to share what that experience was like. The congregation looks forward to hearing those stories. These are encounters that we are having with our neighbors. Seed LibraryInterested in having some indoor or outdoor plants? The West St. Pete Community Library, located at 6700 8th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710, has free packets of seeds! Members of the library can get packets of fruit, flower, vegetable, and herb seeds every week. You are also welcome to donate seed packs or suggest plants not already offered. Help Save Job Corps! 40 letters were sent to Florida senators pleasing for funding for Job Corps. Hopefully this incredibly needed program will be spared. To send an email in support of Job Corps, click herehttps://www.votervoice.net/NJCA/Campaigns/126781/Respond?vvsn=BsGAGBrWBC98eAKAYzf7BAA NEW TIME FOR WEEKLY LABYRINTH WALK  For the month of June, the weekly guided labyrinth walks will be held on Friday mornings at 9:00 a.m. on the church grounds near the bike rack. All are welcome. Bring a chair if you can.  SPECIAL MUSIC IN THE SUMMER After Pentecost, the choir goes on hiatus over the summer and resumes rehearsals and singing in service the Sunday after Labor Day. In place of their anthems, it’d be great of there were solo or duets or even small groups during the summer months.Vocals are, of course, okay, but they don’t need to be a vocals. instrumentalists are very welcome: guitar, balalaika, flute, cello, ocarina, harmonica, tuba? It doesn’t need to be anything fancy: it can be just a hymn or a simple song and it doesn’t even need to be particularly “religious.” Many secular/pop songs from any decade have positive messages that align with the values of Lakewood. You definitely don’t need to be perfect. Just be you. Any age, too: kids, young adults, old folks, middle aged. If you’d like to perform something during the summer, please let me know. I’d truly love for that to happen! If you have a selection you’d like to do, great; if not, I can help you find one. — Hilton LUCC Participates in No Kings Day DemonstrationMichelle Cloutier and Danielle Hintz pictured below.   Property Projects You have probably noticed the new planting around the sign, the painting of the sign, the installation of the Trinity symbol near the mailbox, & the makeover of the bed next to the Sanctuary door on the north side. The advisors are tackling three more property projects in the weeks ahead: drainage concerns, the Memorial Garden, and the damaged built in cabinets in the Sanctuary. The drainage and the cabinets are hurricane mitigation projects. The goal: safe & dry! Care Closet Needed for Refugee and Migrant Women’s Initiative, Inc. This is a local group that assists migrants and refugees. The following brand new items are needed: full-sized hygiene items, soap (laundry, dishes, hand), bedding, utensils (cups, plates, baking and cooking supplies), trash cans, laundry baskets, cleaning products, towels, toys, babycare items, school supplies for K-12. Good Samaritan Food Pantry The food pantry has requested pet food and breakfast cereal. Donations may be placed in The Caring Closet here at the church. Plastic Bags for Missio Dei Missio Dei is in need of plastic grocery bags for the homeless and needy. Please place bags in The Caring Closet at church. Operation Attack in Need of Volunteers O.A. is an ecumenical food pantry at Lakeview Presbyterian Church. LUCC was a founding partner in this ministry in the 1960’s. Volunteers are needed and nonperishable food is always in demand. Contributions can go in The Caring Closet at church. 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. Here is a list of donations needed: towlettes travel size, socks and underwear. Please leave your donation in The Caring Closet at church. Clothes for Those Released from Jail Along with Pilgrim UCC, we are collecting clothing for Pinellas County jail inmates to wear upon release from the jail. T-shirts, shorts, sweat pants, socks & underwear M/F. Please no suits, dresses, or dressy clothes. Just comfortable used clean clothing placed in The Caring Closet at church. USEFUL LAKEWOOD LINKSLakewood UCC YouTube ChannelLakewood UCC Bluesky accountYou can listen to Hilton’s music and videos for free at https://hiltonkeanjones.com/.  June Birthdays! 6/4 Sharon Dunaway-Alt6/10 Genie Terrell6/19 Ron Shutt6/21 Marty Seyler and Robbie Ogdie6/24 Jacquie Lewis Are any church family birthdays missing? Please contact the Church Office!  Circle of Concern Josette GreenJason RiddellCathy GieseyVictoria LongMichelle Cloutier Ann Cloutier, Michelle’s mother JoAnne Reid Shelly Wilson Rick Carr Paula and Tony Pelletier Deb Kenneda Barbara Walburn Yvonne Riesen Leslee and Holly Van Ranst Sorenson Denise Williams Vita Uth Dot Thrush Chip and Dana Cosper Cate Colgan & Marty Seyler’s dog, Trinity Jackie Shewmaker All school students, families & staff Caregivers The 280 women and men on Florida’s Death Row 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!  New Office Staff Hi! My name is Elizabeth (Liz) Edmonds and I’m delighted to be a part of LUCC office staff. I share a lot of the same passions for equality, diversity, and peace as the congregation here. Community building and mutual aid are big corner stones in my life and I couldn’t imagine a better place to work. If you need anything, or have any suggestions about the weekly update, please email me at lakewooducc@gmail.com. RECENT WEBSITE POSTS Come, O Spirit, with Your Sound (for organ with no pedals) June 3, 2025Sermon video 6.1.25 “Oh, Freedom!”June 3, 2025Sermon video 5.25.25 “The Power of the Past”May 27, 2025Sermon text 5.18.25 “Arise”May 22, 2025Sermon video 5.18.25 “New Life”May 22, 2025Sermon video 5.4.25 “Do You Love Me?”May 5, 2025The new ‘temporary’ signApril 19, 2025Credits: Images of birthday cake and books from Freepik.comOur mailing address is:Lakewood United Church of Christ2601 54th Ave S St Petersburg, FL 33712-4709On land originally inhabited by the Tocabaga on the Gulf of Mexico Copyright (C) 2025 Lakewood United Church of Christ. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Want to change how you receive these emails? 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