10-14-15 newsletter

Loyd Lighthouse
The Newsletter of Loyd Presbyterian Church
October 14, 2015
FALL YOUTH CLUB
STARTS TONIGHT!
Supper
at
5:30
Program
from
6:007:00
October 14 – God’s promises
never fail.
October 21 – God promises
to supply all our needs.
October 28 – God promises
to protect us and deliver us
from fear.
November 4 – God promises
forgiveness.
November 11 – God promises
eternal life.
November 18 – God promises
an end to any suffering or
pain.
Youth Club continues on October 21, 28, & November 4, 11, & 18
October 25, 2015
4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

BAKER PAVILION

Help us celebrate fall with games, hayrides, food &
fellowship for the entire family!

Please bring a covered dish picnic item to share.
We will honor our new members who have joined the Loyd Church family since last fall: Evan Hart,
Bob & Cindy Wiggins, the Kirby family, Connie Bradley, Kyla Bailey, Alyssa Barton, Mary Beth
Callaway, Matt Callaway, Carter Crites, Chase Davis, Maddie Kirkwood, Jackson Knox, Annie Pauley,
Kinley Riley, Keirsten Robinson, Todd Sandiford, Baker Skinner.
From Your Pastor
I believe Anne Hall made the perfect statement about Loyd Presbyterian this
past Sunday: we are a family who looks after one another, who cares for each
other, and who supports and loves each other through good times and bad. Our
church family is present with us, they pray for us, they lift us when we are down,
and they celebrate with us in times of joy. Thank you all for being who you are!
This Sunday marks the day when we will have the opportunity to fill out and
turn in pledge cards for our 2016 budget. The ushers will pass them out before
worship, and during the offering, we invite you to come forward and place your
pledge card in the basket on the table in the front of the sanctuary.
Please prayerfully consider what you can give next year, and thank you again
for all you do to support the life and mission of this church.
Grace and Peace,
Rix
COMING SOON: FALL
BAZAAR, SOUP LUNCH,
& SILENT AUCTION
HOSTED BY THE
PRESYBTERIAN WOMEN!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH,
AFTER WORSHIP.
If you have anything you can donate for
the auction, or if you know someone
who could donate goods or services,
please speak with Bernice Griffeth.
LOYD PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
BLOOD DRIVE
Sunday, November 1
9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
Please eat well and drink plenty of fluids
before donating!
SANTA CLAUS EXPRESS:
In your mailbox you can find a
brochure offering suggestions
for gifts to be sent to residents
of the health service centers at
Presbyterian Home, Quitman;
Presbyterian Village, Austell;
and Presbyterian Apartments,
Swainsboro. The unwrapped
presents will be collected in a box in the narthex
until November 30th, and then dispatched by Santa
Claus Express.
CHRISTMAS ANGELS FOR PRESBYTERIAN HOMES:
Persons or groups making a monetary contribution
to the Caring Hands fund of the Presbyterian Homes
of Georgia will receive a white paper angel which
can be signed and mailed and placed on a Christmas
tree at Presbyterian Home, Presbyterian Village,
Calvin Court, or Philips Tower. The funds are used to
pay for the care of residents
who have outlived their
financial resources. Please
see Gina Bradfield to make a
donation and receive an
angel. (Checks should be
made payable to Loyd
Presbyterian Women.)
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Please continue to remember in your prayers
October 11th
Prayer Requests
the following people:
Cork & Anne Avera
Myrtle Rowe
Frances Hollis
Helen Loyd
Sherri & Andy Cavender
Bettie Hart
Hal Davidson
Lyman Davidson
Sarah Burek
Ellen Wright
Jeff & Jessica Nelson
Wayne McNair
Gerald Davis
Andy Cavender
Mary Kathryn Hardigree
Gerald Davis
Patty Dowell
Sherri Cavender
Neva Bone
Deborah Dunn
(Pat Darden’s aunt)
The Hearn family
Penny Hill
J.C. Dodgen
Pat Hunnicutt
Amanda Craft, Omar
Chan & family
Richard Hudson
Ray McCard
(Please let us know if anyone
needs to be added to or
removed from the long-term
prayer list.)
Kim Hearn
Owen Norris
Our troops & families
PW FREEZER FUNDRAISER INVENTORY:
World peace
2 small Chicken and Wil Rice Casseroles
1 large Lasagna, 2 small Lasagnas
1 small Chicken and Cornbread Casserole
2 bags Shredded Zucchini (for bread)
1 bag “Mama Jo’s” yeast rolls
FINANCIAL REPORT
Attendance on 10/11
Sunday School —
Operating Fund:
Worship — 111
Building Fund:
Received 10/011
$5,636.00
Budget per Sunday
$4,363.13
Received Month to Date
$13,938.11
Budget per month
$18,906.00
Building Repair Fund Balance
$16,365.30
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CHILDREN’S CHURCH
October 18, 2015
Moses Sends Spies
Into the Promised Land
(Numbers 13:1-14:23)
October 25, 2015
Balaam’s Donkey Talks
(Numbers 22:1-38)
Scenes from Children’s Church: Shown
are pictures from last Sunday when the
kids were constructing their tabernacles!
Left:
We are
fortunate to
have some
awesome
help from a
middle
school youth
or two!
Thanks,
Annie
Pauley!
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CURRENT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Every Sunday
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
11:00 AM
Coffee & pastries in Darden Hall
Sunday School
Worship
Every Wednesday
7:00 PM
Choir Practice
Wednesday, October 14
5:30 PM
Fall Youth Club begins
Thursday, October 15
7:00 PM
Mollie Darden Circle
Sunday, October 18
12:15 PM
2-4 PM
Session Meeting
Scouts (Community Building)
Wednesday, October 21
12:00 PM
5:30 PM
Noon Circle
Youth Club
4-6:30 PM
Fall Festival
Sunday, October 25
Wednesday, October 28
5:30 PM
Youth Club
Sunday, November 1
9:00 AM
First Sunday Breakfast
Life South Blood Drive
Scouts (Community Building)
2-4 PM
Wednesday, November 4
5:30 PM
Youth Club
12:15 PM
Fall Bazaar
Wednesday, November 11
5:30 PM
Youth Club
Thursday, November 12
6:30 PM
Men of the Church Meeting
Sunday, November 8
Sunday, November 15
Wednesday, November 18
Thursday, November 19
2-4 PM
12:00 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Scouts (Community Building)
Noon Circle
Youth Club
Mollie Darden Circle
Beginning this week, the church office will be closed
most Fridays. Official office hours will be MondayThursday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Deadline
to submit information for the weekly newsletter
(which will continue to be published on Wednesdays) will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Deadline for
information that needs to go in the Sunday bulletin
will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Thanks!
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SUNDAY WORSHIP LEADERS FOR OCTOBER 18th
Liturgist: John Darden
Elders on Duty: John Darden and Bobby Goldston
Ushers: Mickey Norris, Mike Pauley, Jeff Skinner, Vaughn Yarbrough
Greeters: Bobby and Suzi Goldston
Acolytes: Abbie Kirby and Charlie Kirby
Nursery Assistant: LaRhonda Bailey
Loyd Presbyterian Church
550 Glass Bridge Rd.
LaGrange, GA 30240
Phone - 706.882.5087
PC USA
Fax -706.882.7300
E-mail—[email protected]
Web—www.loydpres.org
Pastor Rix: 678-314-0845
Office Hours: Monday—Friday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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LOYD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Session Members
PROGRAM TEAM
John Darden (2015)
Tim Henke (2015)
Dr. Rix Threadgill
Pastor
Jayne Pauley (2015)
Cathy Hunt
Office Manager
Koren Stapp (2015)
Shelley Skinner
Financial Secretary
Michael Carrne (2016)
Mike Pauley
Youth Director
Peggy Darden (2016)
Marty Davis
Music Director
Jo Loyd
Organist
Pam Darden
God’s Promised Land
Koren Stapp
Nursery Coordinator
Thomas Moat
Children’s Church
Amy Crites
Children’s Choir Director
Janice Westbrook
Nursery Worker
Bobby Goldston (2016)
Sandi Robinson (2016)
Maggie Brown (2017)
Amy Crites (2017)
Mickey Norris (2017)
Cy Wood (2017)
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