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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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CALLED CONGREGATIONAL MEETING THIS SUNDAYEarlier this month, the LFCC board voted to recommend calling Teresa Bensch and Diane Bales as interim co-ministers of Lawrenceville First Christian Church for a period of 12 – 18 months. We will have a called congregational meeting this Sunday, June 18, for the purpose of voting on this recommendation from the board. Please plan to be there, and bring any questions you have.
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SUNDAY PREVIEW: FATHER’S DAY
This Sunday, we will celebrate Father’s Day by honoring fathers, father figures, and other men who have played important roles in our lives. Our guest preacher this Sunday is Rev. Kyle Ermoian, Director of New Church and Church Development for the Christian Church in Georgia. Kyle and his wife live in Ellijay, and are members of Cherry Log Christian Church. Kyle came to Georgia in 2018 following 21 years of service as the founding and senior pastor of Celebration Community Church, Hays, KS, a church which grew from 14 to 1,200 members. He also taught in the Leadership Studies Department at Fort Hays State University. He currently serves as a consultant and coach to pastors for The Effective Church Group, which published his latest book, Church Turnaround A to Z. You may have met Kyle when he visited in February; please join me in welcoming him back to share a thought-provoking message titled, “We’re Better Together!” You may want to read Acts 2: 41-47 in preparation. See you Sunday, in person or online.
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SEND A NOTE TO A CAMPER
Our campers (and counselors and directors) love mail! Dates camp begins for the rest of the camping season are listed below. If you would like to send notes to camp along with other notes from other church members and friends, please bring your notes to church and put them in the labeled envelope by the beginning day of the camp. Thank you for supporting our members and extended family at camp. See Marilyn Parks if you have any questions.
Junior Camp (beginning June 18)
Co-Director: Frank Hawkins
Storyteller: Diane Bales
Counselor: Riley Ballew
CIT: Perry Westbrook
Campers: Harley McElhanon, Maggie Westbrook
Chrysalis Camp (beginning June 18)
Co-Director: Meredith Westbrook
Storyteller: Elizabeth McElhanon
Camper: Martha Westbrook
Genesis Camp (beginning June 23)
Camper: Drew McElhanon and Grandparents Ralph McElhanon and Elizabeth McElhanon
Co-Director: Marilyn Parks
CYF Conference (beginning June 25)
Co-Director: Libby Ballew
Counselors: JT Clements, Rebecca Thompson
Conferees/Campers: Molly Ballew, Braxton Holden, Caleb Maxwell, KJ Moon, Theresa Puckett, Keeley Puckett, Brooks Thompson, Perry Westbrook
OASIS Day Camp (beginning July 16)
CIT: Molly Ballew
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JUNE FOCUS ON SUMMER FOOD FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
During June, our outreach focus at LFCC will be on providing food for the Lawrenceville Co-op to distribute to children and families. The need for food is greater in the summer, because children who receive breakfast and lunch at school during the year can no longer count on regular meals during the summer. The co-op feeds more than 300 families each week, and relies heavily on donations of food and personal items from churches, individuals, schools, grocery stores, scout troops, and many other organizations.
The primary way the co-op supports getting food to kids in the summertime is via Village of Hope (VoH), a non-profit that works with the counselors in the local schools to identify kids in need. VoH provides weekend bags to the kids throughout the school year. In the summer, they shift to delivering lunch bags weekly to 12 neighborhoods, VofH were planning for 350 lunch bags each week during this summer, but have discovered they will need 450. They rely o on an existing network of volunteers and churches to assemble bags. The best way for LFCC to support their efforts this summer is by donating the four most needed items: peanut butter, jelly, canned chicken, and tuna. Thanks for your generous donations to help VoH feed 450 children regulary this summer!
“For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink” ~ Matthew 25: 35
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LET’S EAT! NEXT TUESDAY AT PAPI’SPlan to join your church family next Tuesday, June 20 at 6:30 for Let’s Eat! at Papi’s Cuban Grill, 911 Duluth Highway, Lawrenceville. You can check out the menu at Papi’s at https://papisgrill.com/menu/. It should be a time of fun, fellowship, and delicious food. Please let Anna Harrison know if you plan to attend.
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WEEKLY CALL TO PRAYER FOR OUR CHURCH
During 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 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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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 IN JUNE
Sunday, June 18 = Father’s Day
9 am: Choir Rehearsal
10 am: Sunday School
11 am: Worship (Rev. Kyle Ermoian preaching)
12 pm: Called Congregational Meeting
Tuesday, June 20
6:30 pm: Let’s Eat! at Papi’s Cuban Grill
Sunday, June 25
9 am: Choir Rehearsal
10 am: Sunday School
11 am: Worship (Rev. Dr. Diane Bales preaching)
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
Greeter: Karen Jensen
Communion Meditation: Dennis Higdon
Elders: Connie Thompson and Lee Thompson
Deacons: Jeanie Morgan and Dorrie Toth
Scripture: Julie Thompson
Communion Preparation: Dorrie Toth
*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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GROUP VOLUNTEERING AT LAWRENCEVILLE CO-OP THIS SATURDAY
We have an opportunity as a congregation to learn more about how the Lawrenceville Co-op food bank works by spending a Saturday morning volunteering. A group from LFCC is signed up to volunteer on Saturday, June 17 from 9:30 – 11:30 am. If you would like to join the group, please contact Rod at rbaker1023@gmail.com or 404-273-1444.
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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
Patricia Taylor’s birthday (June 16)
Anna Harrison’s birthday (June 19)
Nan Anders’s birthday (June 20)
Angel Ramirez’s birthday (June 21)
Angelo Ramirez’s birthday (June 21)
Jimmy and Kim Peeples’s anniversary (June 21)
Immediate Needs (names in bold are newly added)
Our world
Our church family and friends
Our pulpit committee, as they interview interim minister candidates
Camp Christian directors, counselors, and campers
Jeanie Morgan’s sister Judy in Arizona (recovering from illness)
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
The family of Martha Ann Wages
The family of Kris Jensen
Grace Aguwa and family, as they mourn the death of her eldest sister
Flo Carroll
Patricia Saturday
Ada Mullinax
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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