LAKEWOOD PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCHJANUARY, 2019 NEWSLETTER

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! Almost everybody says it. It’s a way to say “I want you to have things better in this year than they were in the last year.

What a wonderful wish. It’s one that says I care about you even if I don’t know you. I believe that is true for most people who use this greeting.

As much as other human beings want us to have a good new year, I believe God wants it even more. God has always wanted His people to have a great life.

Read some of the promises that God has given to His people over time:

Ezekiel 36:26 says: 26And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. Ezekiel 36:26 (NLT)

Jeremiah 29:11-13 says:For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. Jeremiah 29:11 - 13 (NLT)[Note: This was spoken to the scattered people of Israel, but many believe it is true for all believers any time and anyplace.]

Matthew 19:28-30 says: “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life. But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then. Matthew 19:28 - 30 (NLT)

John 16:24 says: You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. John 16:24 (NLT)

John 10:10 says: The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10 (NLT)

God wants us to have a good future. He wants us to have a better future than we can even imagine. 20Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20 (NLT)

It sounds like God would say Happy New Year to us, too.

So, Happy New Year from me, and probably from God, too.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Love in Christ,Pastor Kirk

TERRIFIC TUESDAY!

We enjoy welcoming friends each week and sharing a meal. Our volunteers are efficient and effective, but we can always use extra help. ~ Kathy Isaacson

Jan 1 No Dinner: Have a Wonderful New Year’s Day.Jan 8 MeatloafJan 15 Chicken salad plateJan. 22 NO DINNER, JAN. SALE 1/25 & 1/26Jan 29 LasagnaFeb. 5 Pulled Pork on a bunFeb. 12 Baked Chicken quartersFeb. 19 Shephard’s PieFeb. 26 Scalloped potatoes with ham

Tickets must be purchased prior to the dinner ($7.00). Tickets are on sale in the Narthex before and after Sunday Worship Service. At that time, you may purchase a ticket for the entire month.

Please Contact Kathy Isaacson (772-596-0800) if you have any comments, complaints, questions or just wish to volunteer your services.

OTHER TUESDAY NIGHT EVENTS:6:00p Youth Bible Study Youth Bldg.6:00p Hand Bells practice Room 46:30p Chancel Choir (6:30p-7:30p) Choir Loft

The needs of our community and church family continue, as do our need for your assistance with our Food Pantry Ministry: Boxed cereals, cans of soup, canned vegetables, boxed shelf-stable milk, canned beans, peanut butter, jelly, mac and cheese, tuna, canned chicken, spam, and rice. Food donations have been great lately-thank you so much.

If you take food out of your cupboard, please check the expiration date. We do not give out expired cans or boxes of food. Our Food Pantry is always grateful for donations you wish to make.

Total Food Bank boxes given out in December was 23 plus 10 complementary Terrific Tuesday Dinner tickets.

~Thank you, Kay Olson

We continue to support the Methodist Children’s Home with our monthly Red Bucket Collection, taken the last Sunday of each month. No collection was made for the month of December as we had enough in reserve to purchase Christmas gift cards ahead of time so the Home Administrators could shop for the children knowing what they needed and wanted.

-Kay Olson, Local Church Representative 

LAKEWOOD PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCHMUSIC MINISTRY NEWSLETTER

DIRECTOR: DIANE FLOATWELCOME TO THE 2019 CHOIR YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR CONGREGATION, CHOIR AND COMMUNITY!!

2018 was a wonderful year of praising and worshiping god together! I invite you to join the choir this year if you are not in one already! We would love to

have you!!

2019 – MUSIC DEPARTMENT SCHEDULE

Music Rehearsals are held in the FLC Room 4: Tuesdays 6:00 - 6:30 PM: "Instruments of Praise" January - March: A Winter Program for String, Woodwind, Brass & Percussion Players: High School - Adult having played 3 years+ March - April: A Spring Handbell Program for Youth and Adults

Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 PM "Chancel Choir" for Youth & Adult Singers: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Tuesdays 7:30 - 8:00 PM "Praise Team" Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:15 PM

LPUMC Free Community Violin Program for ages 8 - adults. Must have a minimum of 1 semester study and own or rent a Violin

We look forward to another wonderful year of music making

in 2019!

2018 - RECAPSome of the highlights for me of working with our music

program this past year were the special concerts and services

That I was privileged to direct. I hope they were for you too!!:

March: Palm Sunday Musical: "At The Cross"

April: Easter Sunday Festival Service

April: Lakewood Park UMC LIVE Concert!

May: Intergenerational Music Service with the Smith

Family

June: "Bring A Friend Choir Sunday

July: Summer Choral Workshops for our Choir August: All Gaither Music Service

September: Inauguration of our Church Free Violin Program of

35 Community Beginning violinists

October: Broadway Dinner Theater

November: Thanksgiving Service celebrating Friends Day

November: Evening Church Wide Movie Night

December: Violin Program presents "A Teddy Bears' Concert"

December: Christmas Musical in Service: "Joy Has Dawned"

December: Christmas Eve Candlelight Concert Musical:

"10,000 Joys!"

and It was all Joy for me! I hope to you, too!

IT WAS A GREAT YEAR! THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME MAKE THIS POSSIBLE WITH GOD'S HELP.

Love to all, Diane Float, Director of Music

Home Schooling Network“Classical Conversations”

8:00am-4:00pm “Classical Conversations” This is our LWPUMC Mission Home Schooling Network. This program for 2018-2019, will be ongoing until the middle of May of 2019 on our church campus.

We are on holiday break until January 16th 2019. Happy New Year!

~In Gratitude,Nicole MulesDirector of Classical Conversations of Fort Pierce

YOUTH GROUP NEWS

Happy New Year from our Youth Group.  We would like to say Thank you to Ms. Patti for her inspirational lessons each week.  We are looking forward to a new year learning about Jesus. 

SUMMER CAMP AT CAMP WARREN WILLIS

We will soon start our fundraising efforts to attend summer camp at Camp Warren Willis.

Happy New Year, Denise Liddell

CONFIRMATION INTEREST?Are you a teen interested in professing your faith publicly though Confirmation? Please see Ms. Denise or Pastor Kirk and we’ll make arrangements for the next steps.

YOUNG CHILDREN’S ROOM

If you need nursery care for your child, please let one of the ushers know and we will be happy to assist you. Care is provided during our Worship Service at 10:30am. The Nursery is located in the Church, across from the restrooms.

If you are interested in lending a helping hand one time per month in our new young children’s room, please let us know on your connect card or contact Pastor Kirk.

Also, please know that we will still have a nursery available in the Family Life Center for young child care during special events.

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary

Jan. 3 Lisa WrubleJan. 4 Abbey MeuterJan. 5 Carol Laymon

Jan. 6 Christine KloecknerJan. 9 Dorothy Silvero

Mary Lee Umschlag Zachary Wright

Jan. 10 John LaRussoJan. 14 Sheila Smith

Jason WrightJan. 16 Jay Stewart

Jan. 17 Harold & Joan French

Jan. 18 Nicholas KloecknerDrew Ramsey

Jan. 19 Lysbeth Flores

Jan. 20 Sarah SewellJan. 21 Everett & Betty PriestJan. 21 Drew & Phyllis Ramsey

Jan. 27 Madeline NorrisJan. 29 Terri WatkinsJan. 30 Kathy Isaacson

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE MISSED YOUR SPECIAL DAY, IT WASN’T INTENTIONAL, MAYBE WE DIDN’T HAVE YOUR INFORMATION ON FILE. IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND TO NOTE

YOUR BIRTHDAY AND/OR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WITH THE YEAR, AS OUR COMPUTER WON’T ACCEPT IT WITHOUT THE DATE ON THE BLUE CONNECT CARD, WE WILL UPDATE THE INFORMATION IN OUR COMPUTER SYSTEM. HOPE YOU HAD A BLESSED DAY.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH LAKEWOOD PARK UMC

PT Admin Assistant

Lakewood Park United Methodist Church is seeking a Christian part-time applicant for the position of administrative assistant. Duties include handling phone calls, maintaining databases, assisting pastor and church staff, and contributing to our bulletin, newsletter and website. In addition to excellent people skills, applicant should possess a working knowledge of basic Microsoft programs. Please email your resume to: Vickie@lakewoodparkumc.org Attention Jay Bell.

What are Chrismons?Chrismons are a type of Christmas Tree decoration used in many churches and often in the homes of Christians. The symbols used represent a variety of

biblical and theological concepts that are well known among most believers. Often, if the ornaments on a Christmas tree are

comprised mostly of Christian symbols, the tree is known as a "Chrismon Tree."

Chrismons are white with gold decorations of beads, ribbon, glitter, etc. It is common,

however, to see these ancient Christian designs in other colors than white and gold. These would not be Chrismons,

however, but simply Christian symbols -- and there's nothing wrong with that!

As you begin to put away your Christmas decorations and clean house from the holidays, please keep in mind that we will be holding our annual church yard and bake sale Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26 from 8:00am-1:00pm. You can drop them off at the FLC (rear door) beginning beginning Wednesday, January 2nd. Monday through Thursday from 9:00am – 11:30am. What a great time to pass on “no longer wanted” items and help your church. Thank you!

ONGOING EVENTS

RECYCLING

Please remember to bring your aluminum cans to our recycling collection site. ALUMINUM RECYCLING IS GENERATING MORE MONEY NOW THAN IN PREVIOUS MONTHS. Aluminum taken to the recycling center and the International Heifer Fund Mission benefit from the amount received. Mitch Williford took the cans over to the recycling station in December and received $17.10.

Additional items to our collection: empty computer ink cartridges, pull rings from soda cans and “Box Top $ Education labels”. These items can be placed in the appropriate bins along the wall in the Family Life Center.

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PRAYER AND PRAISEDid you know that we have a group of Prayer Warriors who meet every Wednesday morning at 11:00 to read and pray over the blue connect cards? You are more than welcome to join them as they offer prayers and praises in the Sanctuary.

**Need Prayers? Call the Prayer Chain: Helen Wilson, 772-465-5518 orSherry Dial, 772-579-5806.**

If you would like to use the Prayer Chapel in the Memorial Garden, it is available for use. Please contact the Church office for the key during regular office hours.

ALTAR FLOWERS

Do you have a special occasion coming up that you’d like to remember with flowers? There is a sign-up sheet posted in the Narthex. Complete the envelope under the sign-up sheet telling us the date and occasion you want the flowers for donating flowers and place the envelope in the Worship Service collection basket. There is a $30. donation for the flowers. After the Worship Service please take your bouquet to enjoy or give them to a friend. Thank you.

CALANDER OF EVENTS(REMINDER: OFFICE CLOSED ON FRIDAYS)

OFFICE HOURS 9:00a – 3:00p

Tues. Jan. 1 HOLIDAY

Wed. Jan 211:00am Prayers and Praise Narthex

Thurs. Jan. 39:00a.m. TOPS10:00a.m. Ladies Bible Study10:00a.m. Men’s Bible Study4:00p.m. Violin Program Classes (4:00pm-5:30pm)

Sun. Jan. 69:00a.m. Joy Class Adult Bible Study 9:00a.m. Children’s Sunday School9:00a.m. Youth Sunday School10:30a.m. Worship Service

Mon. Jan. 710:00a.m. Food Pantry Open (10:00am – Noon)7:00p.m. Zumba (7:00pm-8:00pm)

Tues. Jan. 85:30p.m. Terrific Tuesday6:00 p.m. “Instruments of Praise” (6:00pm – 6:30pm) Rm 46:00p.m. Youth Bible Study (6:00pm – 6:30pm)6:30p.m. Chancel Choir (6:30pm – 7:30pm)

Rm 4

Wed. Jan. 98:00a.m. Home Study Group (8:00am – 4:00pm)

ON BREAK UNTIL THE 23RD

11:00a.m. Prayer & Praise Narthex6:30p.m. Adult Bible Study (Narthex)7:00p.m. Zumba (7:00pm-8:00.m)

Thurs. Jan. 109:00a.m. TOPS10:00a.m. Ladies Bible Study10:00a.m. Men’s Bible Study4:00p.m. Violin & Children’s Choir Program (4:00pm-5:30pm)

(A free program for ages 8 years old and up) FLC Rm 4

Sun. Jan.139:00a.m. Joy Class, Adult Bible Study:9:00a.m. Children’s Sunday School9:00a.m. Youth Sunday School9:30-10:00a.m. Chancel Choir Warm-up10:30a.m. Worship Service 3:00-4:00p.m. LPUMC Violin Program Join us for this delightful program

Mon. Jan. 1410:00a.m. Food Pantry Open (10:00am – Noon)7:00p.m. Zumba (7:00-8:00pm)

Tues. Jan. 155:30p.m. Terrific Tuesday 6:00p.m. Youth Bible Study6:00 p.m. Hand Bells Practice6:30p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal (6:30pm-8:00pm)

Wed. Jan. 16

8:00a.m. Home Study GroupON BREAK UNTIL THE 23RD

11:00a.m. Prayer & Praise6:30p.m. Adult Bible Study (Narthex)7:00p.m. Zumba (7:00-8:00pm)

Thurs. Jan. 179:00a.m. TOPS10:00a.m. Ladies Bible Study10:00a.m. Men’s Bible Study4:00p.m. Violin Program Classes (4:00pm-5:30pm)

Sat. Jan. 191:00p.m Zumba Fund Raiser for the LWP Elementary Travel

1:00p.m – 3:00p.mTo benefit the LWP Academy Coral Students’ road trip to New Orleans. Tickets for the ZUMBA class will be on sale for $5.00 person.

Sun. Jan. 209:00a.m. Joy Class, Adult Bible Study 9:00a.m. Children’s Sunday School9:00a.m. Youth Sunday School9:30-10:00a.m. Chancel Choir Warm-up

Mon. Jan 21 Martin Luther Birthday (OFFICE CLOSED)10:00-Noon Food Pantry Open

Tues. Jan. 225:30p.m. NO Terrific Tuesday – due to upcoming Garage Sale6:00p.m. Youth Bible Study6:00 p.m. Hand Bells Practice6:30p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal (6:30pm-8:00pm)

Wed. Jan. 238:00am Home Study Group RESUMES (8:00am – 4:00pm)11:00a.m. Prayer & Praise

6:30p.m. Adult Bible Study (Narthex)7:00p.m. Zumba (7:00-8:00pm)

Thurs. Jan. 249:00a.m. TOPS10:00a.m. Ladies Bible Study10:00a.m. Men’s Bible Study4:00p.m. Violin Program Classes (4:00pm-5:30pm)

Fri, Jan. 25 th 8:00am – 1:00p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 26th 8:00am – 1:00p.m. andSat. Jan. 26th CHURCH GARAGE/BAKE SALE FAMILY LIFE CENTER

Sun. Jan. 279:00a.m. Joy Class, Adult Bible Study:9:00a.m. Children’s Sunday School9:00a.m. Youth Sunday School9:30-10:00a.m. Chancel Choir Warm-up10:30a.m. Worship Service

Mon. Jan. 2810:00a.m. Food Pantry Open (10:00am – Noon)7:00p.m. Zumba (7:00-8:00pm)

Tues. Jan. 295:30p.m. Terrific Tuesday 6:00p.m. Youth Bible Study6:00 p.m. Hand Bells Practice6:30p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal (6:30pm-8:00pm)

Wed. Jan. 308:00am Home Study Group (8:00am – 4:00pm)11:00a.m. Prayer & Praise6:30p.m. Adult Bible Study (Narthex)7:00p.m. Zumba (7:00pm-8:00pm)

Thurs. Jan. 319:00a.m. TOPS10:00a.m. Ladies Bible Study10:00a.m. Men’s Bible Study

4:00p.m. Violin Program Classes (4:00pm-5:30pm)

“A BLESSED, HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR”