The Lighthouse

2013 – The Year of CommiTmenT “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said.

Matthew 4:19

Saturday July 13 9 am - 2 pm

Shiloh Lutheran Church

703 Lewisville-Vienna Road To schedule an appointment please call or see Betty Allgood (765-7659). Bring a friend and your photo ID!

FAMILY FUN NIGHT!

Who? Parents and Children (birth-12th grade) What? A Fun Night designed for the whole family: Stories, Skits, Games, Food and Fellowship When? Friday, July 19 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Where? LBC Fellowship Hall Bring? Your Family and a Friend!

Sunday, July 7 ~ 3:30

Please note this change of date.

July 2013

The youth are out of school and looking forward to the Summer break. We kicked off Summer by Rocking the Park at Carowinds on Saturday June 15. It was a great day with a high of only 85 degrees and a bit of a breeze. We opened the place up at 10 a.m. and headed straight for the Intimidator, one of the greatest thrill rides ever. Most, but not all of us hopped on board and had a great time. Ivey spent the entire ride laughing so loudly that I was afraid she wasn’t breathing. From there we hit the After Burner, Thunder Road, the water park, the Cobra and later enjoyed an great concert featuring Audio Adrenaline and Tenth Avenue North. It was a great time of worship.

We have been learning from James the past month. We have learned the importance of being slow to speak and quick to listen. We learned that God never tempts us, although He will allow us to be tested (just like Job was). Equally important we learned that Faith without works is DEAD. I have watched our teens mature spiritually through this study. We are excited about what the Spirit has in store for us as we move through the second half of this study.

Still to come this Summer we have several Destination Unknowns and a night that we will look into the dangers of Bullying. We will also reschedule an overnight camping trip (the closest thing to a lock in). We are excited to have a Bible Study for this year’s VBS. This is a great outreach opportunity, if you know of teens in your neighborhood, let me know and we will make sure to invite them. At the end of Summer we will be involved with a Mission effort in Red Springs, NC.

Grace and Peace,

Chuck

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2 Morgan Hauser 4 Chris Greene Ken Prevette Kory Trainor 5 Carl Massey 7 Buddy Deloach 9 Linda Pegram 11 Tamara Hicks 15 W. S. Kiger 16 Faye Holton 17 Vicki Galyean Shelley Vestal 18 Doris Clodfelter Bob Hudgins John Rickard

19 Steve Luka 20 Karl Kuyler 22 Hardin Massey Steve Venable 23 Richard Henning Baden Ritter 25 Phisa Joyce 26 Imogene Collins 27 Glenda Todd 29 Mamie Jones 30 Buel Hughes Tom Redding

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Socks for boy or girl

Gift of Honor Honoree Given by

Tom Redding ......................................... Evelyn Oakley Rudy Simmons....................................... Evelyn Oakley

Allow me to jump into three other "Keys" to maintaining a healthy church from Kennon L. Callahan's Twelve Keys to an Effective Church. 1. Specific objectives 2. Shared pastoral and lay visitation 3. Dynamic corporate worship 4. Significant Relational Groups. This could include Sunday School classes, Bible Study Groups, and Mission

Groups. Small groups allow people to relate and connect. 5. Strong Leadership Resources. That means having a number of leaders who lead effectively. Sometimes

these folk are called, "go to " people. They bring out the best in others even as they facilitate leadership in others. They are not bullies or dictator types. They are Servant Leaders.

6. Simple and Solid Decision Making. This involves formal and informal discussions with all members who choose to be a part of decision making. No closed shop meetings or behind closed doors decisions. Trust the people to make the right decisions when they have all the information that they need.

More next month. God bless each of you.

Pastor Bill

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In Loving Memory of Sarah Messer Prior

From: Al & Martha Garrison Robert & Phyllis Greene Harold & Beverly Shore Johnnie & Ruth Tally

In Loving Memory of Gregory Smith

From: Mackie & Dee Cockerham Robert & Phyllis Greene Rudy & Dianne Simmons

In Loving Memory of Cora Lee Cobbler

From: Rudy & Dianne Simmons

In Loving Memory of Kerry Barber

From: Robert & Phyllis Greene

Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for your cards, calls, hugs and most of all your prayers during my sweet sister’s Eloise’s illness and death. How good it is to be a part of such a caring church. God loves you and I do too.

Sylvia Smith

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Newsletter Deadline July 15

“Change is possible, but focus is required.”

“Better to do something about one thing than nothing about everything.”

“What does God want to do in me?”

Do any of those quotes sound familiar? Think back a few months. At the beginning of this year, about twenty people in our congregation decided to try something new and different. We did not make New Year’s resolutions. Rather, we decided to choose one word each to be our word for the year 2013. This word would help us to make choices, give us a new way of looking at things, and most importantly, reveal a fresh perspective about our lives. We decided not to see what God could do for us, but rather, what God wants to do in us. That is discipleship in action! Here are some of our words:

SELAH SHINE FOCUSED SURRENDERED CONSISTENCY

POSITIVE STUDY PATIENCE GROW TODAY POSSIBILITIES GUIDANCE ENCOURAGE FAITHFUL

ORDER POSITIVE STUDIOUS LOVE WAIT

So, if you decided to do this this back in January, how are things going for you? Are you still trying to keep your word at the front of your heart? Is God teaching you something about yourself? Well, let me tell you, He sure is teaching ME some things I need to know! My word for 2013 was/is “ORDER.” I based this choice on Psalm 119:133: “Order my steps in your word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” Every single day since I chose this word, I have learned more and more about the things that God needs to change in my life. I needed to ask God to “order” each of my days – to help me put things in their proper “order” – to really try to do the things that matter each day. This was more than just deciding to prioritize or do better at time management. This is a heart issue – a true search to ask my Heavenly Father each day what He wills for

me to be about, especially being in His Word. Some days, I have done well, most days, I fall flat on my face! Every day I start out asking God to “order my steps” – and of course after one or two steps I often find myself falling off a cliff! But God’s grace is my safety net, and He catches me, sets me back up and helps me to start again. Sharing this with you is part of the accountability that we discussed and that is important in the life of disciples of Jesus. It has been six months since we started. I would love to hear from each of you about how God is working in and through you regarding your “word.” And for those of you who are reading this article and thinking, “Well, I didn’t do this in January,” then I say, do it now! Go ahead and choose a word for the rest of 2013 and see how God will change you! You are loved!

Pastor Jo

Church Library / Media Center

on the ground floor near the elevator. Hours: Sunday

9:15 - 9:45 am & 5:30 - 6:00 pm

Wednesday 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Children’s Ministry Thank You’s

BIG thank you’s go out to all of the individuals who are leading our Wednesday activities for children during June, July and August. We have had more than 30 adults volunteer to serve at least once this summer. Special thanks to Shelley Vestal for coordinating this important ministry. We had a fantastic 2012-2013 year, thanks to Shelley Vestal, Jo Peddycord, Penny Humphrey, Darriell Hauser, Mildred Smith, Kori Trainor and Sarah Prevette. ALL of you have responded to God’s call and are planting seeds for the Kingdom.

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Sunday, June 30 Morning Worship Kory & Kori Trainor Evening Worship Robert & Becky Messer

Wednesday, July 3 Jerry & Glenda Cornatzer

Sunday, July 7 Morning Worship Jo Peddycord & Virginia Mullis Evening Worship Jerry & Glenda Cornatzer

Wednesday, July 10 Shelley Peddycord & Shelley Vestal

Sunday, July 14 Morning Worship Robert & Becky Messer Evening Worship Dolly DeLoach & Donna McDonald

Wednesday, July 17 Kirk & Jo Bjorling

Sunday, July 21 Morning Worship Jerry & Glenda Cornatzer Evening Worship Gail Johnston & Pam Surratt

Wednesday, July 24 Linda Pegram & Jane Bardou

Sunday, July 28 Morning Worship Carl & Martha Massey Evening Worship Robert & Becky Messer

Wednesday, July 31 Dolly DeLoach & Donna McDonald

Kathleen Barr Rita Blackburn Kelly & Betty Blanton Evelyn Boles Lucille Boykin Harold Branch Tommy Browder Rex Bunch Fred Byers Bill Cannon Peggy Chamblee Loretta Clodfletter Nick & Grace Conrad Laura Dibble Earl & Betty Dillon Betty Dull Madeline Eller Garland Fearrington

George Fearrington Martha Fleming Nancy Green Ace Greene Ike Greene Leonard & Bobbie Hall Virginia Hankins Florence Harrell Jason Harrison Mary Harrison Keith Harrison Betty Holder Ila Holland Faye Holton Lois Huie Randy Humphrey Bill & Dot Jones Gerald Jones Harold Johnson Roy Johnson

Bobby Key Mary Kiger Jim Low Martha Massey Sharon Messer Wayne Mickey Mary McKee Hugh & Naydean McKnight John & Lucille Owen Bud Owens Ann Pardue Howard Pardue Sarah Prevette Ivan Price Lucy Redding N.F. (Sandy) Sanders Tiffany Sapp Henry Smith Kay Taylor Peggy Vestal

Debbie Vernon Mary Alice Warren Don Williams

Also Continue to Pray Daily for: Staff and Church Leaders, Missionaries, The Cearley’s, Our Country & Leaders, Service Men & Women, The Lost Souls Christians who are persecuted Unspoken requests Those who are bereaved

PLEASE call the church office to make changes or

updates to this list.

Betty Allgood Al Garrison

Robert Greene

Please let us know if we can be of any help.

9:15 am Downstairs - Cemetery side Johnnie & Ruth Tally

9:15 am Sanctuary entrance Evelyn Oakley

10:40 am Sanctuary entrance Mary Douglas & Faye Holton

Betty Allgood Jerry Cornatzer

Keith Wilson Joel Surratt

Ann Pardue Wayne Todd Jack Green

Name in bold is group leader. If at any time you cannot serve, you may get an alternate by notifying the group leader. Each Sunday an

usher will sit in the vestibule to monitor outside doors

June 30 & July 3 Giles Smith July 7 & 10 Ken Sheek July 14 & 17 Robert Messer July 21 & 24 Brian Ritter July 28 & 31 Dan Peddycord

If at any time you cannot serve, please find a replacement from the Safety Patrollers list.

Safety & Security Callers Rudy Simmons (Weekday) Dan Peddycord (Weekend)

Security Team Elevator Check Rudy Simmons

Money Counter Supervisor Betty Allgood

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