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L E ROY C H R I S T I A N C H U RC H T H E C O R N E R S TO N E
N E W S L E T T E R DA T E : M A R C H 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 I S S U E 5 - D I G I TA L E D I T I O N
A Wonderful Journey
What a wonderful journey God has blessed us on through the Old Testament via The Story. It has been great to visit the old stories and the golden texts of the Bible. Those truths are timeless and hopefully we’re practicing them in our daily lives. For our guests and newer families it is an opportunity to maybe hear about the great men and women of the Bible for the very first time. To learn that God has had a plan since before the creation of the world. And that this Creator God is mindful of all of us and has us on His radar! I don’t think we could have asked for a more timely series at this juncture in the history of our Church. God has blessed us with decisions and lots of other blessings as well. Now we head into the New Testament. It will be Christmas in March with the remnants of a white Christmas melting in the background. But what I really hope is that our hearts are melted. That we re-discover the amazing love that God the father has for us, His children. That we will focus on the life and teachings of His son. And that those things will revive us, give us a renewed hope and renewed vigor to be His mouthpieces here locally, to shine the light for Him. That’s what I hope… - Jeff Senior Minister
YM UPDATE
Let’s Get Rolling
As the weather finally warms up, we’re quickly getting active in our
Spring calendar. SuperStart, Believe, and Spring Retreat are all happen-
ing in the next month. Fundraiser season is upon us. Easter is right
around the corner as well. LCC will be hosting much of the community over
the next several weeks and putting in a lot of road miles for retreats.
Will you help us roll out the red carpet for the rest of Le Roy? Will you
pray for our students as they prepare for what God has in store for them
at these retreats? The stifling cold has passed. It’s time to roll into
Spring!
The team for the 2015 mission trip has been formed. Alley Roberson,
Sam and Jesse Corso and myself will head to El Paso, TX and then to Jua-
rez, MX to work with Casas por Cristo on June 14-19. Like in other years,
we’ll be building a house for a family without a home as a model for God’s
gift of grace. Unlike before, however, we’ll be partnering with individuals
from all over the country to form a diverse team of servants. The “Team
Casas” build format allows smaller groups to have a chance to do this work.
We plan to fly out on Sunday June 14. Each team member will be responsi-
ble for raising $1000 ($500 for the build, $450ish for flight, $50 food/
etc.). Please consider how you can help this group be a blessing to a family
in Mexico. Contact me directly for more information.
The Youth Group will be holding their annual Pork Chop Sale at the IGA
on Saturday, April 4 from 10-2. If you have been longing for grilled meat
over the cold winter months, we’ve got the cure for your ills. Go on up and
support a good cause.
One final thing for now, we need candy for this year's Easter Egg Hunt
scheduled for April 4. We plan to fill 7000 eggs and anticipate welcoming
close to 300 kids and parents in hopes that they will join us for our Easter
Sunday services the next day. Please be in prayer for all of these events
and be sure to take an opportunity to take ownership in the work that this
church is doing in building up our young people.
Blessings,
Joe - Associate/Youth Minister
SUMMER CAMPOUT! July 10-12, 2015
Moraine View State Park Make your plans now for a weekend of great fun with fellow Christians!
To reserve your camping spot, go online to www.reserveamerica.com
We will be in Section F (same as last year). More details later on the all-church breakfast, evening cookout, and Worship Service at the lake!
If you have any questions or need help making your reservations, please contact Rod or Denise Noe
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FOOD PANTRY NEWS The Food Pantry served 11 families on March 2 and 13 families on March 9. The Pantry needs peanut butter, jelly, boxed dinners, tuna, chicken-noodle soup, and paper towels.
Please sign up to be a volunteer and give the Pantry a try. The sign-up sheet is on the bulle-tin board by the coatroom.
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EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 4
The Easter Egg Hunt, is less than four weeks away and we still need candy —enough candy to fill 7,000 eggs ! Candy should be individually wrapped and small enough to fit
inside a plastic Easter egg. (We also need eggs!) Donations may be placed in the tote in the foyer.
This year for the Easter Egg Hunt we are offering t-shirts for volun-teers to wear so visitors can easily pick them out in the crowd. They are $10 each (XXL and larger are $12). Please let Joe or Laura know by March 25 if you want one.
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PORK CHOP SANDWICH SALE Saturday, April 4 - 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
LeRoy IGA Proceeds from the pork chop sale will go toward our upcoming youth events & mission trips.
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LITTLE GALILEE CHALLENGE Little Galilee is once again challenging our congregation to collect 53 #10 cans of apple
sauce, and 24 #10 cans of sliced peaches for camps this summer. (#10 cans are 100+ oz.) To make it more convenient for you, we will also accept cash to purchase the fruit. The
apple sauce is approximately $5 per can, and the peaches are around $6 per can. Last year LCC rose to the challenge and we collected almost 100 cans of food for LGCA.
Donation Drop is right inside the Fellowship Hall doors.
Join us
Easter Sunday, April 5
Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.
Cantata - Jesus Saves- 9:15 a.m.
Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.
Cantata Dress Rehearsal
Saturday, April 4 - 6:00 p.m.
Open to the public
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday April 4 - 10:00 a.m.
Open to all toddlers thru fifth grade.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL
Wednesday, March 11 - 5:45 p.m. Menu: Breakfast for Dinner
Wednesday, March 18 - 5:45 p.m.
There are only a few weeks left of the Wednesday Night Meals, and we still need a few cooks! Please check out the list on the front bulletin board and sign up for one of the
remaining nights.
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PRAYER RALLY AGENDA
9:00 a.m.—Coffee & Donuts 9:45 a.m.—1st Session with Dave Butts 11:30 a.m.—Lunch (provided) 1:00 p.m.—Men’s Session with Dave Butts Women’s Session with Kim Butts 2:30 p.m.—2nd Session with Dave Butts with Q & A time 5:30 p.m.—Evening Meal (provided) 6:45 p.m.—Evening Session with Dave Butts
For more details please visit: http://leroychristianchurch.org/#/lcc-community
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PRAYER TEAM MEETING Thursday, March 19 - 6:30 p.m.
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MISSIONS TEAM MEETING Tuesday, March 24 - 7:00 p.m.
THANK YOU NOTES!
We don’t even know where to begin to thank everyone for helping to make the Area Men’s Fellowship such a success. So, if we overlook anyone, please accept this as our catch-all to thank everyone for their efforts and energy expended. Thanks to Phyllis for running point on the whole event. She produced and sent out the flyers and handled phone calls, etc. She and Kay coordinated the kitchen crew, the meal, the collection of desserts, etc. Thanks to our kitchen crew who was not only top notch, but did so in a friendly manner with smiles on their faces—and really made these men feel welcome! Thanks to everyone who cooked or baked something for the event. We have heard nothing but raving compliments from the men! A special thanks to Denise Noe, Judy Johnson, Lisa Lunn (who was pinch-hitting for a sick Beth Quaid and Mary Lou Munster for the specials they sang—talk about inspirational—they were off the charts! Props also to Scott Sarver and Mike Hillard for their work on the power point and sound board. All in all, it was a great night! It is wonderful to see our Church working together and showing our hospi-tality to Central Illinois. Our deepest and most sincere thanks for all the time and acts of kindness displayed Tuesday night here at LCC. May God bless the rest of your week! The Staff & Leaders Thanks so much to Michelle Perry, Teri Raymond and Kathy Schoenwetter for their quick response and to all the guys who assisted them when I fell Sunday morning. I have a slight concussion and some road rash on the back of my head. Otherwise, pretty much back to normal. Again, thanks to all who helped in any way. God bless you all. Earl Kaufman My sincerest thanks to all of the cooks and organizers of the meals that were delivered to me over the past two weeks while I recovered from surgery. I’m so blessed to have such a loving, thoughtful, and giving Church family here at LCC! God Bless each and every one of you. Joey Wilson
MEDIA CORNER
Pure|Flix Entertainment releases “Do You Believe” in theatres Friday, March 20th.
We pray for: Our President, Wor ld Leaders, Our Church, Sister
Churches, Missions, the Lost, and…
Tests and Test Results:
Upcoming Surgery/Procedures:
Hospitalization and/or Surgery:
Healing: Chr isti Tretheway, John & Betty Kline, Mary Cavello, Mel
Reynolds, Barbara Perido, Max Chapman, Walter Bohall, Winnie Hammer,
Lyman Veach, Peggy Kennedy, Linda Staples, Juanita Dagley, Vickie
Outinen, Bud Moreland, Ron Munster, Delmar England, Bill Hood, Alice
Tavarez, Judy Buchanan, Patti Munster, Ross Butts, Earl Kaufman, Dick
Albert, and all others who need healing.
Healing from Cancer: Tina King, David Br ittin, Landon Howard,
Mary Lavey, DeeAnn Roher Wright, Mike Kelly, Ruth Smith, Alexis Pe-
terson, Renee Hudson, Kelli Crowdson, Donna (Dean) Johnson, Ed Mo-
reland, Brynlee Gerber, Wes Rafferty, Kim Gaffney, Sondra Woodrum, Jan
Harden, Anita Richardson, Kenan Worthey, Joe Wohlwend, Scott Chulfant,
Kenny Cook, Jim Fox, Amber Remington, Keith Ray, Susan Dudolski,
Crystal Kemplin, Paula Kirk, Chris Wooten, Rayce Mowry, and all others
who need healing from cancer.
Protection/Safety: All of our military personnel and all others who are
away from home.
Expectant Mothers: Jennifer (Kagel) Medler , Mallory Dagley, Am-
ber Remington, Brandy Jackson, Laura Willis, Lindsay (Dagley) Litwill-
er, Amy (Calhoun) Miller, and Kaylee Cline.
Unspoken: (5)
Special Needs:
Praise:
Loss of Loved Ones: Pat Miller and family in the loss of her sister -in-
law, Louise Miller.
CALLED TO SERVE
March 15 March 22
Greeters Tim/Vicki Gnagey Barb Whiteman
Communion Prep Vicki Gnagey Vicki Gnagey
At the Table ) BJ Poindexter Earl Kaufman
To the Sick >
At the Door ) Wayne Brake Rod Noe
Distribution Steve Moreland BJ Poindexter
Elmo Munster Kevin Schoenwetter
Richard Munster Jim Spratt
Rod Noe Tim Whiteman
Bryan Tucker Trevor Frost
Jacob Wohlwend Matthew Lunn
Nursery-Sun. School Tim/Vicki Gnagey Pattie Albert
Nursery-Ch 1st Carolyn Conn Kristi Lindstrom
2nd Dixie Wardrip Betty Hillard
Wee Worship Barb Brake Patti Munster
Children 1st Church 2nd Team #3 Team #3
If you cannot serve, please find a replacement.
PRAYER RALLY with guest speaker Dave Butts
Starts this Saturday @ 9 a.m.
For more details please visit: http://leroychristianchurch.org/#/lcc-community
Our Mission:
Knowing, Showing & Sharing the Love of Jesus!
Sunday Services: 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. - Worship Services
9:15 a.m. - Sunday School
5:30 p.m. - Youth Activities
Wednesday Services: 6:30 p.m. - Bible Studies/Youth Activities
Our newsletter “The Cornerstone” is published bi-weekly. Edition update: 3/11/15.
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Le Roy Christian Church
Phone: 309.962.6491 Website: http://leroychristianchurch.org
STAFF
Jeff Mayfield - Senior Minister
Email: [email protected]
Joe Willis - Associate/Youth Minister
Email: [email protected]
Phyllis Norfleet - Office Manager/Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Joey Wilson - Communication Director
Email: [email protected]
Ethan Coonce - Worship Director
Email: [email protected]
Krista Kuipers - Special Projects Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
