LAKESIDE STAFF Pastor ................. Rev. Mark Rickman Music Director ................ Jason Grife Pianist ....................... Corie Melaugh Media ..............................Don Taylor Youth Director ...........Lauryn Schmitt Youth Director ..............Lanc Schmitt Admin. Assistant ............. Randy Rice Nursery Attendant .....Patsy Kouhdari Nursery Attendant ...... Deanna Bond

A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF LAKESIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2925 NW 66th Street, OKC, OK 73116405-843-5777

email: lakesideumc@coxinet.netweb: http://lakesideumcokc.ning.com

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There is no mystery to the ingredients – flour, salt, sweetener, liquid, yeast – then, poof – bread! Of course, there are different kinds of flour (rye, wheat, oat, barley), different sweeteners (brown sugar, molasses, honey), dif-ferent options for different needs (nuts, herbs, fruit), and liquid (water, milk, oil). It is all, however, still bread.

Churches are breads. We are one form or another of attempts to collect our searching and awe into joyful praise. Of course, there are many kinds of churches – big and small, traditional and contemporary, urban and rural, new and old, denominational and not. But they are all, however, still church. We can bring our hurriedness, but yeast will not be hurried. Bread takes time. We can bring to church our anxiety and dread, but church takes time as well. Did you supply the flour, salt, sweetener, liquid, and yeast? Then, bread will rise. Did you supply the praise, humility, love, worship, and devotion? Then, church will also rise. Both, how-ever, require patience.

There is not great mystery to the ingredients for church, but church requires a steadfast trust that, even when not visible to the eye, God is at work. There must always be the sense of the church as coming-to-be, as growing in spirit and truth, a ripening that is gracious and graceful - embodying the One who is Bread of the world. – Mark

From The Pastor

United Methodist Church websites: www.UMC.org www.OKUMC.org

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Oklahoma Annual ConferenceThe United Methodist Church

Pre-Conference Workbook is available online at http://www.okumc.org/console/files/oFiles_Library_XZXLCZ/PCJW13Use_ZYZFMDKC.pdf

Mission Opportunities at Conference Wednesday afternoon conference business will be adjourned as the Annual Conference spends an after-noon serving in mission at local churches and agencies. When registering online for conference you will have the opportunity to select the mission project you want to join. We will leave OCU around 12:30, arrive at our sites by 1 p.m. Mission projects and tours will go from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and we will return to OCU no later than 4:30 p.m. Most mission sites can accept limited numbers of people, so register early if there is a particular project you want to join. Check the following website for more information regarding each project: http://www.okumc.org/pages/detail/1224 • UMCOR • Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma • Rebuilding Together • Positive Tomorrows • Tour – Tour group will visit Skyline Urban Ministries and The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference • Tour – Tour group will visit The Education and Employment Ministry • Redemption Church and Infant Crisis Services • Neighborhood Services Organization • Mustard Seed Development Corporation • Hillcrest Fuente De Vida Studio 222 • Exodus House • Circle of Care, Child SHARE

Anyone wishing to attend, please see Pastor Mark or Barbara Smith.

Sandra Woodward (Kristen Geist’s Mom) Jackie Robb (May Newcomb’s daughter)

Vicki Webster Billy & Maxine Wise

Pam Young Rebecca Hemme

Jim and Judy Prophater

Please contact A.M. Nowlin with prayer requests and updates.(843-6811) or

Use prayer request card located in sanctuary seat back

All Church Workday - Both Fun and Productive!

Prayer Requests

Carol Dean Gibson Phil Tow

Ace Jordan (friend of Bobbie Kaserman) Jean Straughan (grandmother of Kristin Geist)Joy Hinchey (niece of Jack & Donna Andrews)

Joyce Gragg Jay Richardson (John Richardson’s father)

New Addresses: Jason Grife: 10200 Cumberland Lane Oklahoma City, OK 73162 May Newcomb: 7813 Old Hickory Lane Oklahoma City, OK 73116New Phone & Email: Kay Alexander 405-826-2452 kalexokc@gmail.com

The world’s favorite season is Spring. All things seem possible in May. – Edwin Way Teale

MAY BIRTHDAYSEd Jones .................................................. 03 John Green ............................................. 06 Barbara Smith ........................................ 08 Lily Smith ............................................... 09 Pat Goodman ......................................... 19 Marjorie Donnelly ................................. 23 Kaiden Burkhead ................................... 23

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An Easter egg hunt was held after Church on Easter Sunday.

Happy kids! SPRC Committee wishes to thank the Nurture and Care Committee for their generous help in making

the Staff Appreciation Luncheon last month very special. The table settings and decorations were lovely and your efforts are appreciated. Thank you to all who brought food and joined the celebration. It was fun and we hope to make it an annual affair.

And to the Staff at Lakeside United Methodist Church, we love you and thank you for all you do.

YOU’RE IN CHARGEIn answer to a question asked not long ago – no one person is “in charge” of the church kitchen. Instead, we all are. Various church committee members do their best to keep the kitchens stocked. They spend their time and often their own money making sure there are paper plates, cups, napkins and coffee, tea, lemonade mix, sugar, and coffeemate and kitchen cleaning supplies available for church functions. You can do your share toward keeping kitch-ens stocked for the next user by: FIRST telling Randy, Kay Alexander, or Curtis Cromwell if you use the last or almost the last of an item from kitchen stock and are not going to replace it yourself; SECOND, by providing your own supplies for private functions held at the church. Don’t forget, we’re all in charge of keeping up the church kitchen.

Sunday, May 5th during Sunday School

9:30 am-Sunday School Acolyte training for elementary children during Sunday School 10:45 am-Worship COMMUNION

Coming up in June:

Project Transformation

June 3 - 6

Coming up in June:

Vacation Bible School

June 9 - 13

9:30 am-Sunday School 10:45 am-Worship Noisy Offering

9:30 am-Sunday School 10:45 am-Worship COMMUNION

9:30 am-Sunday School 10:45 am-Worship

7:00 pm - AA6:00 pm Handbells 7:00 pm Choir

6:00 pm Handbells 7:00 pm Choir

6:30 pm-Finance Meeting

7:30 am Methodist Men’s Breakfast

6:00 pm Handbells7:00 pm Choir

6:00 pm Handbells7:00 pm Choir

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6:00 pm Handbells 7:00 pm Choir 7:00 pm - AA

Tuesday

5:00 pm-Youth Fellowship

Peace with Justice Sunday

5:00 pm-Youth Fellowship

5:00 pm-Youth Fellowship 7:00 pm - AA

7:00 pm - AA

5:00 pm-Youth Fellowship

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GREETERS AND USHERS

Following is the schedule for the next two months:

May – Joy Class June – Disciple Class

MAY

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LAKESIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2925 NW 66th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73116

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