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Church Calendar
Dogwood Acres Volunteer Opportunities!
There are many ways that you can help our presbytery’s Outdoor Ministry. Tasks range from trail blazing to painting, carpentry projects, landscaping/gardening, and general maintenance. Whether you have a teen who needs to put in volunteer hours, a Sunday school class that loves to get out and do things together, or are an individual who wants to support our ministry, please consider signing up for a volunteer day at Dogwood Acres.
We'll have individual Volunteer Days from time to time over the summer, then back to scheduled group work days in the fall. James Vance, DWA Ministry Team Chair, supervises our work days. Please email him at: jvance49@comcast.net to let him know what kinds of things you feel comfortable helping with - he keeps a list of projects and will customize the day’s work to fit your interests and abilities. If you would like to participate, send James an email. Thanks!
List of Tasks - DONE! Our "final" Volunteer Day until the fall was a huge success! Thanks to all the folks who came and helped with landscaping, painting, cleaning canoes and lake equipment, pressure washing, and fixing lunch. We all had a great day celebrating the end of Holy Week with good friends and a beautiful day in God's creation.
Encore! We've since had one additional day in which 8 volunteers laid sod for the new outdoor worship area being installed just beyond the Bearss building ... on your right as you drive to the Dining Hall. It was marvelous! All of the available sod was laid and the remaining areas seeded before lunch! It will soon be time to install the benches, which will accommodate @100 worshipers. James Vance is building a pulpit and the fire circle has already been laid. A large cross will also be installed before long.
Please keep an eye on the Dogwood Acres website for further dates, especially in the fall, when several more Volunteer Days will be planned.
Thanks for your interest and support – we look forward to seeing you at Dogwood!
We'll have individual Volunteer Days from time to time over the summer, then back to scheduled group work days in the fall. James Vance, DWA Ministry Team Chair, supervises our work days. Please email him at: jvance49@comcast.net to let him know what kinds of things you feel comfortable helping with - he keeps a list of projects and will customize the day’s work to fit your interests and abilities. If you would like to participate, send James an email. Thanks!
List of Tasks - DONE! Our "final" Volunteer Day until the fall was a huge success! Thanks to all the folks who came and helped with landscaping, painting, cleaning canoes and lake equipment, pressure washing, and fixing lunch. We all had a great day celebrating the end of Holy Week with good friends and a beautiful day in God's creation.
Encore! We've since had one additional day in which 8 volunteers laid sod for the new outdoor worship area being installed just beyond the Bearss building ... on your right as you drive to the Dining Hall. It was marvelous! All of the available sod was laid and the remaining areas seeded before lunch! It will soon be time to install the benches, which will accommodate @100 worshipers. James Vance is building a pulpit and the fire circle has already been laid. A large cross will also be installed before long.
Please keep an eye on the Dogwood Acres website for further dates, especially in the fall, when several more Volunteer Days will be planned.
Thanks for your interest and support – we look forward to seeing you at Dogwood!
Our Newsletter
If you would like to receive the newsletter via mail, email, or our website, please notify the church office at 850.877.4428 or via lpchurch@earthlink.net. You may also request that a copy be printed for you to pick up in the Narthex. Newsletters are made available on or about the 1st of each month.
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There are many opportunities for Bible study, fellowship, and service at and through Lafayette Presbyterian Church. We encourage you to consider how you might become part of this active life of faith. To learn more about any of the following, please call the church office at 850.877.4428:
Packing the Pantry! Let's commit to keeping the in-house pantry packed for those who stop by with immediate needs. Single-serve items, such as the following, are most helpful:
Meet-and-Eat Groups: Sign-ups are under way and we're preparing to go into the next cycle of dining out and getting to know one another better. If you're not yet involved and would like to be part of this wonderful fellowship opportunity, read the article above OR call the church office and ask for Martha!
Laugh, Learn, and Lunch! Led by Pastor Steve, this monthly event is for everyone! Generally held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, church members, friends, guests, and others head to the Floridian Dining Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks (Dempsey Mayo Road) at noon. Lunch is $8 (credit or debit) and includes news, prayer, inspiration, and laughter! Call the church office to verify the schedule each month, as adjustments are occasionally needed.
Enjoy Reading? Lafayette has two book clubs that meet monthly on Monday and Thursday in various homes. Call the church office at 850.877.4428 to learn more.
Packing the Pantry! Let's commit to keeping the in-house pantry packed for those who stop by with immediate needs. Single-serve items, such as the following, are most helpful:
- Packs of peanut-butter crackers or cheese crackers
- Easy-open soup (e.g., pull-tab tops)
- Food that you would like to eat
- "Slim Jim" snacks are popular, too!
Meet-and-Eat Groups: Sign-ups are under way and we're preparing to go into the next cycle of dining out and getting to know one another better. If you're not yet involved and would like to be part of this wonderful fellowship opportunity, read the article above OR call the church office and ask for Martha!
Laugh, Learn, and Lunch! Led by Pastor Steve, this monthly event is for everyone! Generally held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, church members, friends, guests, and others head to the Floridian Dining Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks (Dempsey Mayo Road) at noon. Lunch is $8 (credit or debit) and includes news, prayer, inspiration, and laughter! Call the church office to verify the schedule each month, as adjustments are occasionally needed.
Enjoy Reading? Lafayette has two book clubs that meet monthly on Monday and Thursday in various homes. Call the church office at 850.877.4428 to learn more.
Presbytery's Weekly e-Update and Prayer Calendar
Regularly Scheduled Events - Fellowship and Food
Fellowship Luncheon
12:15 PM – Church Fellowship Hall
2nd Sundays (except in May, when it's postponed one week due to Mother's Day)
Members of the congregation share homemade main dishes, vegetables, salads, desserts, and other items to enjoy in fellowship following worship. Everyone is invited to attend, even if they didn’t plan to stay or didn’t have time to prepare something. Everyone brings extra to share, so there’s always plenty to go around. The people of this church can COOK – Mm-mmm-mmm! Y’all come!
Men’s Breakfast
9:00 AM – Church Fellowship Hall
2nd Saturdays
Men of all ages are invited to attend this great breakfast and time of fellowship! Several of the men take turns cooking, preparing only the healthiest foods (ahem!), and everyone lends a hand with the cleanup afterwards - many hands make light work, especially in the name of fellowship in the Lord. Breakfast is followed by a men's devotional. Join us!!
Quite often, the men set up the tables and chairs for Sunday's Fellowship Luncheon. Several of the men, joined by several women, periodically head out afterwards to pick up trash along Buck Lake Road as a community service - generally four times a year.
12:15 PM – Church Fellowship Hall
2nd Sundays (except in May, when it's postponed one week due to Mother's Day)
Members of the congregation share homemade main dishes, vegetables, salads, desserts, and other items to enjoy in fellowship following worship. Everyone is invited to attend, even if they didn’t plan to stay or didn’t have time to prepare something. Everyone brings extra to share, so there’s always plenty to go around. The people of this church can COOK – Mm-mmm-mmm! Y’all come!
Men’s Breakfast
9:00 AM – Church Fellowship Hall
2nd Saturdays
Men of all ages are invited to attend this great breakfast and time of fellowship! Several of the men take turns cooking, preparing only the healthiest foods (ahem!), and everyone lends a hand with the cleanup afterwards - many hands make light work, especially in the name of fellowship in the Lord. Breakfast is followed by a men's devotional. Join us!!
Quite often, the men set up the tables and chairs for Sunday's Fellowship Luncheon. Several of the men, joined by several women, periodically head out afterwards to pick up trash along Buck Lake Road as a community service - generally four times a year.