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Welcome to our weekly e-gram! Read on to discover what’s happening in our church family this week and beyond.
Church News
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APRIL FOCUS ON CARING FOR CREATION
Honoring creation is one way we can honor God. As followers of Christ, we can care for creation by working with others to create healthy and safe communities for our families, leave a thriving world for future generations, and protect God’s natural world. During April, LFCC will focus on ways to care for the natural world around us. As a congregation, we will celebrate Earth Sunday on Sunday, April 23 during morning worship. We will include prayers for our creation in our morning prayer, and will reflect on our role in caring for God’s world as we gather to worship God.
This Sunday, you are also invited to take an Orange Bag from the table in the gathering space. The Hefty Orange Bag program allows you to recycle plastics that are harder to recycle and not usually collected by curbside recycling companies. Here is the link that explains how the program works. You can return your filled orange bag to church, or drop it off at the Gwinnett County drop-off location at Westrock (Gwinnett County): 384 Maltbie Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.
On Saturday, April 22 from 9 am to 12 pm, Gwinnet County and Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful will sponsor their 2023 Earth Day Recycling Event at Cool Ray Field. This event is for hard to recycle items like electronics, paint, shredded paper, etc. Here is the link listing the items that can be recycled. You take the items to Cool Ray Field, stay in your car, and volunteers will unload items for you to be recycled. Easy!
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful provides a link to information about where certain kinds of items can be recycled. If you have things you would like to recycle, but don’t know where to take them, check out the list at https://gwinnettcb.org/recycling/.
“And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food.” ~Genesis 2: 9
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Image: “Christ at Emmaus” by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648
SERMON PREVIEW: EASTERTIDEThis Sunday, we will continue our celebration of the six Sundays of Easter and the joy of the resurrection. Rev. Dr. Hoyt Huff will preach this Sunday; we look forward to his inspiring message. See you Sunday, in person or online.
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WEEKLY CALL TO PRAYER FOR OUR CHURCHDuring this time of transition for LFCC, the Pulpit Committee invites all of us to a time of intentional prayer for our congregation. Each Wednesday at 7 pm, you are encouraged to pause for a few minutes to pray for God’s guidance as we search for an interim minister and continue the work of discerning God’s path for our church. You can pray wherever you are, in whatever way feels most comfortable for you. If you are not able to pause and pray Wednesdays at 7 pm, please choose a different time to set aside for intentional prayer for LFCC. We need all of our prayers to guide our church forward.
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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE ON APRIL 24 – DONORS AND HOSTS NEEDED
Lawrenceville First Christian Church and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Date: Mon Apr 24, 2023
Time: 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Click here to make an appointment
We also need representatives of our church to serve as hosts during the blood drive. This is a great opportunity to share our welcome! If you have an hour or two to spare during the blood drive, talk to Rod Baker to volunteer.
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ELDER AND DEACON COMMUNION TRAININGAll Elders and Deacons should plan to participate in a short 15-20 minute training session for our new way to serve communion on Sunday, April 23 or 30 during Sunday School (10:10-10:30) or on Sunday, April 30 immediately following worship. The training will be the same each time; please choose the time that works best for you. The new serving schedule will begin in May. Thank you for your commitment to serving LFCC in so many ways.
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PULPIT COMMITTEE UPDATE
The Pulpit Committee has been interviewing candidate for interim minister over the past two weeks, and will have a report for the Leadership Council and Board soon. Once we get an interim in place, the committee will begin the process of finding a settled minister. If you have questions or ideas about the search process, please talk to Committee Chair Frank Hawkins, or any of the committee members (Andrew Jensen, Marilyn Parks, Candace Richardson, and Lee Thompson as ex officio member). Please be in prayer for the Pulpit Committee as they do this important work for the congregation.
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COMING SOON! CHANGE IN WORSHIP TIME STARTING MAY 7
Beginning Sunday, May 7, our worship start time will move to 11 am. Mark your calendars and be ready for this change that’s coming soon! The new start time will allow more time for choir rehearsal and Sunday school, and will make it easier for visitors to remember what time worship starts. Worship will continue to start at 10:50 am through April; the new worship time will begin in May!
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SPRING CONFERENCES FOR WOMENDisciples Women in Georgia are invited to attend one of two Spring Conferences with the theme “Celebrating Women: Honoring Our HERstory Then and Now.” The one closest to us is on May 20 at New Hope Christian Church on Old Norcross Road from 11 am to 2 pm. The registration cost is $25. Several of our women are interested in attending. The featured keynoter is Rev. Nancy Oliver and the musician is Rev. Ann Haines. Please register at https://www.gadisciples.org/disciples-women.
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 CHURCH CAMP REGISTRATIONCamp registration for counselors and applications for camp counselors are now available online at https://www.gadisciples.org/summer-camp-2023. If you are registering a camper, remember the church will pay half of the registration cost for members and children of members. Please talk with Rev. Diane or Marilyn Parks before you register a child who qualifies for this discount.
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CAMP WORK DAY THIS SATURDAY
Help get Camp Christian ready for the Summer 2023 camping season. Marilyn Parks will be going to camp this Saturday, April 22, and would love to have someone ride with her. We will take some inventories and work in the office also. The plan is to arrive at camp by 10am and leave for home by 3pm. Contact Marilyn if you can go.
Here are the remaining camp workdays; mark your calendar now.
- Saturday, April 29
- Saturday, May 6
- Saturday, May 20
Specific tasks include painting (bathhouse, pool house, shutters on cabins, possibly other places), pressure washing (picnic tables, 2-3 seater benches with arms and other things), painting picnic tables after pressure washing, repairing cabin roofs, cleaning and repairing steps to Peachtree suites and steps to office, and cleaning windows on front of Woodland, washing the cabin trashcans, brooms and dust pans, cleaning the lake storage shed and washing the life vests. Cabin cleaning will take place on a separate day.
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E-GRAM DEADLINE
Thanks for all your contributions to the e-gram. Please send any information for next week’s e-gram to Rev. Diane (diane@lawrencevillechristianchurch.org) no later than Tuesday at 5 pm.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, April 22
9 am – 12 pm: 2023 Earth Day Recycling Event at Coolray Field
10 am: Camp Christian Workday
Sunday, April 23
9 am: Choir Rehearsal
10 am: Sunday School
10:10 am: Elder/Deacon Communion Training
10:50 am: Worship (Rev. Dr. Hoyt Huff preaching)
Monday, April 24
2:30 – 6:30 pm: Red Cross Blood Drive at the church
Sunday, April 30
9 am: Choir Rehearsal
10 am: Sunday School
10:10 am: Elder/Deacon Communion Training
10:50 am: Worship – Fifth Sunday Sing
Check the calendar of events on our church website at https://lawrencevillechristianchurch.org/calendar/ to stay updated on what’s happening in our church community. If you have events to add, go to https://lawrencevillechristianchurch.org/event-form/ and complete the form. The password is LFCC2023Event. If you have problems with the form, please contact JT Clements or Rev. Diane.
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THIS SUNDAY’S WORSHIP LEADERS
Elders: Jimmy Peeples and Marilyn Parks
Communion Meditation: Dorrie Toth
Scripture: Lynn Lane
Greeter: JT Clements
*If you are interested in serving as a worship leader or greeter, please contact Marilyn Parks
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ZOOM LINK FOR WORSHIP AND CHURCH MEETINGS
For Sunday worship and other online meetings, use this link:
https://zoom.us/j/6284633067?pwd=YzVMN0EwQUVrb0FRM1phVkZEUjZFQT09
Zoom Meeting ID: 628 463 3067 Password: 1234
For those who DIAL IN, Call (646) 558-8656
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LAWRENCEVILLE CO-OP UPDATE
The Lawrenceville Co-op still needs food donations to help feed those who are hungry in Lawrenceville. This week’s most-needed items include
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fruit
- Canned meat
- Canned pasta
- Canned soup
- Peanut butter
- Jelly
- Oatmeal
- Cereal
- Snacks
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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
REGIONAL AND GENERAL CHURCH NEWS
Keep up with the latest news going on in our region and our general church. Click the links below to find the latest news within the Disciples!
Region: https://www.gadisciples.org/news
General Church: https://disciples.org/
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Celebrations
Lee Thompson’s birthday (April 24)
Alyna Lee’s birthday (April 24)
Amanda Baker’s birthday (April 25)
Beth Thompson[s birthday (April 27)
Al & Nancy Groves’s anniversary (April 27)
Immediate Needs (names in bold are newly added)
Our world
Our church family and friends
Our pulpit committee, as they interview interim minister candidates
Ongoing Needs
Our members and friends at home, including Odessa Adams and Barbara Bagwell
Our family and friends with ongoing health challenges
Students/teachers/administration of Gwinnett County Public Schools
Those affected by COVID-19
Patricia Saturday
Ada Mullinax
Martha Ann Wages
The Yoon Family
Peg and Wes Morgan
Chris Klimshuk and family
Kali Parks (Marilyn Parks’s granddaughter in Florida)
Rev. John Lambert (former minister of LFCC)
Rev. Peggy Edge (Anna Harrison)
Sadie Severt (Harrison family friend)
Mardell Brown (Mabel Simmons)
The Carroll Family
Connie Worrel’s sister, Pat
Regina Halvorson (Chris Klimshuk)
If you have an update to the prayers and concerns, please let Rev. Diane know (diane@lawrencevillechristianchurch.org).
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That’s all we have for this week! Please be in prayer for the church and all its members, that we continue to do what the Lord has called us all to do. God bless you all!
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