Lanse Link :: December 29, 2024

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Church Family News

FBW 2025
Mark your calendars for Family Bible Week 2025! From July 7^th to the 13^th, join us every evening from Monday to Thursday with dinner provided, and don’t miss our grand finale on Sunday. We will begin recruiting leaders soon. Interested in volunteering in one of our key areas? See Jordyn Skacel or Vicky Albert.

Kentucky Missionary Trip
There will be one last round of interviews next Sunday, January 5^th after service for the Kentucky Crisis Response Mission Trip in the Summer of 2025. If you are interested in going, please see Curt Quick for more information or to get scheduled.

Thank You!
“Dear church family, thank you so much for the generous Christmas Gift! It is a true joy to be your pastor.” – Pastor Matt & Heather

Christmas Gifts
Anita Allen, Amy Jo Belko, Jenni English, Cindy Green, and Jordyn Skacel would like to thank the church for their generous Christmas gifts.

Poinsettias
If you purchased a poinsettia to help decorate our sanctuary, thank you!  Please take it home with you either this week or next and enjoy it for the remainder of the holiday season.

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 26^th. Please turn in your review of 2024 and vision for 2024 to Jenni English by Friday, January 17^th. Thank you for serving our church in 2024!

Tax Receipts
If you need a tax receipt for your giving in 2024 and haven’t gotten one in previous years, please let Anita Allen know so she can prepare one for you.

Flooding in Haiti
We have opened a designated giving fund to help Vision of Hope Ministries (VOHM) recover after the recent flooding. Please mark your gift “Flooding in Haiti” and place it in the offering plate. See Curt Quick if you have any questions.

Read Your Bible in 2025
Get ready to read through your Bible this year! There are two different reading plans for free on the Bible table in the foyer. Stop by and take a plan home with you today.

Our Daily Bread
The latest edition of Our Daily Bread for January, February, and March is now available on the worship resource tables and by the Community Bulletin Board.

Directory Information Needed
It’s time to update the LEFC Directory for 2025. If you would like added or if you need your current information/picture updated, there will be a link sent out and forms printed to fill out within the next few weeks. Please email all photos to churchoffice@lansefree.org. Feel free to see Jenni English.

Snow Removal Signup
Our Facilities Team is looking for a few individuals to help maintain our walkways during the winter months. Are you able to help with removing snow and salting the sidewalks Sunday mornings here at the church this winter? Sign up in the foyer. Questions? See George Leathers.

Giving Opportunities
Designated giving funds are open for the deaconess compassion fund to help those in need within our church family, flooding in Haiti, 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 is churchoffice@lansefree.org. Questions? Contact Jenni English.

Church Office
Our church office is open every week, Tuesday – Friday from 8:45am – 2:15pm. 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.

Director of Family Ministry
Jordyn Skacel serves as our Director of Family Ministry. She is happy to meet with you at the church, in her home, in your home, or in public, with or without kids! Catch her at church or contact her via phone, text, or email, (814) 592-9280 or families@lansefree.org to schedule a time to meet. She’d love to hear your ideas, how you’d like to be involved, and to be a resource for your family.

Youth Group
There will be NO Youth Group Sunday, December 29^th. It will resume next week, Sunday, January 5th.

Snack and Yack
Directly after service, kids 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 listen closely, kids can fill out a “Snack n’ Yack Notes” handout that are in the foyer. Parents are always welcome to join in, too! Leading this week is Abe & Jordyn Skacel.

Ladies’ Fellowship Hour
There will be NO Ladies’ Fellowship Hour Wednesday, January 1^st. It will resume next week, Wednesday, January 8th.

Join Us at Prayer Meeting
There will be NO Prayer Meeting Wednesday, January 1^st. The meeting will resume next week on Wednesday, January 8th.

Community Group
The community group is taking a pause for the holiday season and will resume in the new year. See Abe & Jordyn for details.

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 Exodus; Leviticus and join as we study this week with Session 5: Power Revealed. The Winter resources are available in the foyer.

This Week in Kids Bible Class
God Delivers His People. Today, the Little Learners and Bible Explorers will be studying Exodus 17-18 learning about Moses Led the Israelites. 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 1, Unit 4, Session 5 which your family received in your mailbox.

Opportunities for Service
Become a part of our ministries! To get started serving in our church, contact the following people: Attendance (Jenni English), Coffee Ministry (The Crumrines), Foyer Crew (Keith Hurley), Kids Bible Classes (Vicky Albert), Nursery (Becky Schiefer), Greeting Ministry (Katie Kerlin & Haylee Simler), Prayer Corners (Jenni English), and Worship Team (Pastor Matt Mitchell).