Monday, August 17, 2009

Announcements: August 16, 2009

Class News
  • Thanks Nathan for a WONDERFUL lesson! We appreciate your willingness to allow God to speak through you to minister to us. We feel very privileged to have you as one of our teachers! The title of next week's lesson is Who is your Best Friend? The background and lesson passages for next week are James 4:1-17.
  • Happy Belated Birthday to Laura Pearman this past Friday, August 14th!
  • August 29: Class Social!!! Click here to see more details.
  • There are 2 breakfast dates left for the months of September and October. If you would be willing to provide breakfast for either of these dates, please e-mail Melissa.
Church/Promoter News

Married Adults
Marriage Seminar:
Please register with Jennifer Wilson at 288-3824 at least a week before the event. If childcare is needed, please indicate the child's name and age.
  • Marriage 401- Perseverance for the Journey: Saturday, September 19th from 9:00am-12:00pm in Room 263.
Weekend to Remember: Sponsored by Family Life, will take place on October 2nd-4th at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Visit www.familylife.com/groups/lawndale and click on "conferences." Use "Lawndale" as the group name and "invite" as the promo code.

Additional Announcements
JourneyMen Fall Football Kick-Off Event: Our 2nd annual fall football kick-off event will be held on Thursday, August 20th at 6:30pm in the CLC. Local high school football teams will be our guests at a spaghetti dinner, complete with homemade desserts. Pat Teague, former NC State linebacker and member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be our guest speaker. If you are interested in attending, please call the church office at 288-3824.

Fall Semester of LifePlus: Begins on Sunday, September 13th at 5:00pm. Classes offered include:
  • Grief Share
  • Women of the Bible
  • Heaven
  • First Place
  • LJG Coordinator Training
  • When Faith Comes Home
  • Networking Through Faith
  • The Deacon I Want to Be
  • Growing Strong in God's Family
  • I'm a Christian Now
  • Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed - A Study of David
You may register and pay for materials online, or at the sign-up table in the foyer.

Johnny M. Hunt Men's Conference: "Triple Play-The Trilogy of Men's Struggles," will be on Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd at Green Street Baptist Church (303 N. Rotary Drive, High Point). Johnny is the pastor of First Baptist Woodstock. His conference will address three areas in which men struggle with and must remain vigilant: money, sex, and pride. $59 registration fee includes Friday night steak dinner, snacks, workbook and CD's of the sessions ($49 before September 1st). Register online at www.greenstreet.org. For more information, contact Meredith Snoddy at 841-4334.

Operation Christmas Child Trip: Reserve November 30-December 2 on your calendar to assist in processing shoe box gifts for OCC. We will travel to Boone on Sunday afternoon and are limited to 25 people. Make your reservations by submitting a check for $25/person to the financial office in an envelope marked "Boone Mission Trip, Operation Christmas Child, November 30-December 2." Your only cost will be a discount hotel and some meals.