Lanse Link – March 24, 2024

Sunday, March 24, 2024

KBC Kids Singing on Easter Sunday
Our Little Learners and Bible Explorers Classes are practicing a song to present during Easter Sunday Worship. Practices take place each Sunday leading up to Easter during the first 10 minutes of KBC Classes. Parents, please plan for your kids to be here each Sunday in March for practice and on Easter morning to sing!

Resurrection Sunday Refreshments
Next Sunday, March 31^st at 9:30am the Hospitality Team will be serving coffee and refreshments. They are asking people to bring cookies, breads, and finger foods to share. Please have the snacks here before 9:15am on March 31^st ready to serve. There will be tables set up in the foyer for them.

Church Family Meal
April 7^th is our next family meal and meeting. Be thinking now about what tasty Italian dish your family might bring to share with everyone. A main dish, side dish, or dessert are all fair game! Please help the Hospitality Team prepare by filling out the sign-up sheet in the foyer.

PRC Banquet
You are invited to join PRC for their Annual Fundraising Banquet on Tuesday, April 9^th at the BJC. Joe & Molly Quick will be our table hosts. There is no cost to attend this event. A reservation is required for each person planning to attend. The deadline to RSVP is this Tuesday, March 26^th. You can register online at scprc.com. If you have any questions, you can contact Joe at 717-504-2382.

Challenge Fundraiser
Today is the last day to sign up for  the “Egg Your Yard” event. For a suggested donation of $50 (for 100 eggs) or $75 (for 150 eggs), you can wake up to an egg hunt in your own yard on Easter morning! Sign-ups and envelopes are available in the foyer and will be posted on our church’s Facebook wall for family and friends of LEFC. Please see Cody or Holly Crumrine for questions or more information.

Mission Team Bake Sale
Are you an exceptional baker? The Malawi Mission Team is looking to include a “Bake Sale” table at the family egg hunt on March 30^th  in hopes of raising some of the remaining money for our trip. We would love to have an assortment of whole pies, specialty Easter desserts and cakes, and expertly decorated cookies to sell. A sign up for donations is in the foyer. Please contact Mary Beth Moslak (mbmoslak@gmail.com or 814-553-0706) with any questions. Thank you for your continued support for our team.

Easter Egg Hunt
The Easter egg hunt is this Saturday at 10:00am at the church. In addition to the hunt, there will be indoor crafts and activities to enjoy. Children ages 0-12 are invited to participate. Registration will begin at 9:30am. Pre-registration is available for children who are attenders of LEFC. We still need a few volunteers to join the team. See Jordyn Skacel, Holly Crumrine, or Vicky Albert with questions, to pre-register, or to get involved!

Time With Tobi Magill
Tobi will be joining us on Sunday, April 7^th for a visit. We’re going to have a special time at 8:30am to hear from her. All are welcome to join!

Chasing Love – Bible Study for Teens by Sean McDowell
Today is the last week of our class for youth, Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships in a Confused Culture (7:00 in the upstairs Youth Room). Chasing Love is led by Keith & Heather Hurley and Joan Page. Other parents are always welcome and invited to participate, too.

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 Abe & Jordyn Skacel.

Ladies’ Fellowship Hour
Ladies, join us Wednesday, March 27^th 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 will be Shelly Peterman. All ladies are invited to attend.

Community Group
The community group meets Sunday evenings at 7:00pm 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!

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.

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 20-50  and join as we study this week with Session 4: A Stairway. The Spring quarter resources are available in the foyer.

This Week in Kids Bible Class
Why did Jesus become a person? Jesus became a person to rescue sinners. Today, the Little Learners and Bible Explorers will be studying Acts 8 learning about how The Church Spread Out. 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 31, Session 4 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.

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