Lanse Link – 14 January 2024
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Church Family News
Choir Rehearsals
Rehearsals will resume on Thursday, January 18th at 7:30pm. Please see Amy Jo Belko with any questions.
Chasing Love – Bible Study for Teens by Sean McDowell
Keith Hurley will begin a 9-week study that will meet Sunday evenings at LEFC beginning January 28th at 7:00pm.
Directory Final Update
There is a big directory packet in the foyer (where the snow removal sign-up sheet is), please check it out and place a checkmark if your information is accurate before we go to print. Thank you!
White Lights
There are multiple sets of FREE working white lights in the foyer. Please feel free to take them home with you!
Going to Summer Camp?
It is once again time to start thinking about summer camp at Miracle Mountain Ranch! Regular camp (ages 8-16) will be $275. Buckaroo camp (ages 6-9) will be $110. Register early to get a $30 discount. See Marilynn Kristofits soon with your preferred camp dates.
Facilities Team Meeting
There will be a facilities team meeting held on Tuesday, January 30th at 7:00pm at LEFC. Please see George Leathers if you have any questions.
Wild Game Dinner – Next Planning Meeting
There will be a brief meeting February 4th in the auditorium after worship to continue planning. See Abe for further information.
Tax Receipts
If you need a tax receipt for your giving in 2023 and have not gotten one in previous years, please let Anita Allen know so that she can prepare one for you.
Annual Reports
Attention all ministry leaders: It is time once again to prepare for our Annual Reports and Vision Meeting to be held on January 28th. Please turn in your review of 2023 and vision for 2024 to Jenni English by Friday, January 19th. Thank you for serving our church in 2023!
Save The Date – Stay Sharp
Our annual Stay Sharp theology conference will be held February 26th-27th at Waterdam Church. The theme this year is “Always Making Disciples.” For more information, pick up a flyer in the foyer, and see Pastor Matt.
New Leaders in Family Ministries
Holly Crumrine, Jordyn Skacel, and Vicky Albert have begun serving as the Interim Family Ministries Leadership Team while we continue our search for a part-time Director of Family Ministry. If you have questions, ideas, or concerns about ministry to children, youth, and parents, please see one of them.
Attendance Volunteers
Jenni is still looking for a few more volunteers to help with weekly attendance. It’s super easy, and there will be help available if you need it!
Read Your Bible in 2024
Get ready to read through your Bible this year! There are two different reading plans for free in the foyer. Grab one to take home with you today. They are bright orange!
Open Staff Position
We are searching for a Director of Family Ministry (part-time, salaried) to lead our ministries to children, youth, and parents. The job description for this new ministry position is available in the foyer. To apply, please send a resume and a letter of application to Pastor Matt.
Giving Opportunities
Designated giving funds are open for deaconess compassion fund to help those in need within our church family, and a future pavilion for the Ark Park here at the church. Please mark your gifts and drop them in the offering plate.
Offering
Thank you for continuing to support our ministries and missionaries. The offering plates are available at the back of the auditorium. Gifts can also be mailed to the church or given electronically through your bank’s bill pay program or through online platforms: PayPal and Venmo. Our account address is churchoffice@lansefree.org. Questions? Contact Jenni English.
Church Office
Our church office is open every week, Tuesday – Friday from 9-3. You can reach Jenni in the office by phone (814-345-6500), or email at churchoffice@lansefree.org. If you would like information to be in next week’s bulletin, please have it in by 1:00pm Thursday. Last minute prayer requests need to be submitted to the office by 9:00am on Friday.
Snack and Yack
When the auditorium empties after worship, young people in grades 3-7 who heard the sermon are invited to meet in Pastor Matt’s office for a snack and a brief interactive conversation about today’s message. To help kids listen closely, they can fill out a “Snack n’ Yack Notes” handouts that are in the foyer. Parents are always welcome to join in, too! Leading this week are Keith & Heather Hurley.
Ladies’ Fellowship Hour
Ladies, join us Wednesday, January 17th at 10:30am for a time of fellowship with one another, praying for one another and missionaries, reading Scripture, and enjoying occasional snacks. This week’s leader is Nancy Wertz. All ladies are invited to attend.
Join Us at Prayer Meeting
Each Wednesday at 7:00pm, a group of Christians meet to pray and to study God’s Word in the Prayer Room. We are going through a study of the book of Psalms. Nobody is put on the spot to pray out loud, but all are encouraged to attend and help lift up the needs of our church, community, nation, and world.
Community Group
The community group meets Sunday evenings at 7pm in the Skacel home for fellowship and Bible study. People of all ages are welcome (including kids!). See Abe or Jordyn Skacel if you want to check it out!
Explore the Bible at Home
Many adults in our church are utilizing the Explore the Bible resources to dig deeper into God’s Word. Pick up your free copy of Genesis 1-19 and join as we study this week with Session 6: Land! The Winter quarter resources are available in the foyer.
This Week in Kids Bible Class
How does the Holy Spirit help Christians? The Holy Spirit comforts us, shows us our sin, and guides us as we live for God’s glory. Today, the Little Learners and Bible Explorers will be studying Acts 2 learning about how The Holy Spirit Came. Resources for family worship centered on this lesson are available through the link you will receive in “The Family Table” email arriving this afternoon. For more information about this week’s lesson, check out The Gospel Project Big Picture Card for Volume 10, Unit 29, Session 3 which your family received in your mailbox.
Sermon Publications
Missed a Sunday? You can read, listen to, or watch the message online in multiple ways throughout the week (YouTube, Facebook, Apple Podcast, Spotify, Pastor Matt’s blog, or the LEFC website [audio, video]). Audio CDs are also available in the foyer under the community bulletin board. Need help subscribing or finding a particular sermon? See Misty Michaels.
Email Subscriptions
We want everyone to know what is happening at LEFC! Are you on the “All Church Notifications” email list to get key announcements such as cancelations and other schedule changes? Subscribers also receive “The Lanse Link,” our weekly news bulletin. In addition, parents can subscribe to “The Family Table,” a Sunday newsletter filled with useful resources for family discipleship. Subscribe on the church website or send your email address to the church office and we will add you to the list.
Continue to Give
Thank you for continuing to support our ministries and missionaries. Ways to give:
Mail your offering check to us at PO BOX 114, Lanse, PA 16849.
- Cash or Check in person. Drop off your offering at the church during office hours in the offering plate right inside the office door.
- E-banking – Check with your financial institution about using their bill pay programs to have the bank send us a check directly at no cost.
- Online Payments – PayPal and Venmo are our current e-giving options. Our account address is our email: churchoffice@lansefree.org.
Prayer Items
Need Prayer?
Our church and our pastor love to pray for you. If you have a need for prayer, you can email us at prayer@lansefree.org. All emails being sent to this address will be seen by Pastor Matt. Please indicate if this is a private request (for Pastor Matt and the Elder Board) or public request for the prayer chain.
Contact the church office for this week’s prayer requests from the bulletin.
Lanse Free Church
255 Cotohisc Road
Lanse, PA 16849
Phone: 814.345.6500
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Worship Service: Sunday, 10:00am
Prayer Meeting: Wednesday, 7:00pm
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