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A Message from Pastor Kristyne
Discipleship & Connecting
Recreation
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Prayer & Care
Worship Stats
Hospitality “Come and See”
Financial Info
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A Message from Pastor Kristyne |
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What makes a house a home? These last two months have been interesting for the Young Family! My husband Toby and I made the decision to sell our house that we have lived in for the past 20 years. As you can see from our photos, this was a house that built our family. As we packed up all of the items in our house, we had a lot of opportunities to reflect on our 20 years. Our children also had a chance to come back to the house to pick up some of their stuff that they had left in their rooms. As our children packed up their things they were a little sad, especially our youngest. Emilee expressed much emotion about not being able to ever come home again. This made me reflect on what makes a house a home. I don’t believe it is the actual house that makes the home, I believe it is the people in the house that make the home.
Sure, the walls are important, and our new house would have walls - any house we would live in would have walls. However, it is the things that we do within the walls of the house that end up making the house a home. As we have settled into our new rental house, our children have found that all of a sudden this house, that is not at all like our old house, feels like home.
As we continue on our second week of our Summer Sermon Series: Come Let Us Worship, I hope you join us as we learn about the next load bearing wall that works to hold up our house of worship. These walls that we are learning about help to make our house of worship, but it is the house, combined with YOU, that make our house a home. It is with a thankful heart that I hope that I see all of you this weekend either online or in person! Come, let us worship!
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Our weekly announcement snapshot... Click on the image to the right to join our pastors and staff members for a brief Couch Talk. This includes a first look at upcoming announcements.
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Re-Vision Team Update
Thanks to everyone for their participation in the study and conversation about Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations. The Re-Vision Team is reviewing all the feedback from the Study Guides and small group conversations through this summer. A major part of our Re-Visioning process is to better understand our community which is our mission area - the context for our ministry both within the church, as well as for our outreach and mission to the larger community around us.
There is also a profile on the “typical” Villagers called Bob & Sally.
Please keep the Re-Vision Team in your prayers. Throughout the summer,
we will be posting updates in the newsletter and on Couch Talk.
Then, in September we’ll be sponsoring a time to gather as a congregation
to continue our conversation as we develop our Vision Statement,
Mission Statement, Core Values/Practices, and strategic goals.
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Discipleship & Connecting |
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We will be following along with our Summer Sermon Series on Worship
at these dinner fellowships, which start at 5:00 p.m.
Each week we have a different Pastor, staff member or lay leader discuss a different area of this important area of our walk with God, worship!
Upcoming Dinner Fellowship Dates & Topics (Click to Sign Up):
**Please sign up before Monday @ 10am each week by clicking above or calling the church office.
Did you miss last week's study?
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Our next Coffee with the Pastors is coming up - August 10 at 6pm.
For more information, call the church office and ask for Marilyn.
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Travel with us to Lake Junaluska in North Carolina for the Festival of Wisdom and Grace
A Conference for Finding Purpose and Renewal in the Second Half of Life
August 2-5, 2021
Stop by the church office for more information and to pick up a registration form.
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Join us this summer on select Monday and Thursday mornings for Summer Yoga. For the full schedule, click here.
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Looking for a Golf Group for fun and fellowship? Then, please contact Donna or Jonathan Baker to participate in the Lake Deaton “9 and Dine” group
that meets on Tuesday afternoons/early evenings.
We play 9 holes on an Executive course using silly and simple games that work for all levels of golf expertise. Of course, we laugh a lot on the course and then share dinner and fellowship together. We’d love to have you join us!
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Weight Watchers is Here!
Weight Watchers is holding weekly workshops here at Lake Deaton!
Tuesdays at 7:30 am or 8:30 am
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Fridays at 8:00 am or 9:00 am
Visit ww.com for information on plans and products.
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Sonrise Respite Program - Mondays 10 AM-2 PM
Fun, fellowship, and stimulation for people who have memory loss due to disease or other cognitive mental concerns. Also, a support group for caregivers meets twice a month. Contact Jan McCoy for details.
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Please let us know if you, a relative, or a friend is in the hospital locally.
If permitted, we will schedule a visit from our pastoral team.
If you would like to request a prayer quilt or a prayer shawl for someone
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Prayer Quilt:
Please stop by and tie a knot on the quilt as you pray for
Sue Martin, friend of Loida Divine. Prayers of strength,
comfort, and healing.
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Condolences:
Our sympathy, love and prayers for Lois and Vinnie Abbot, on the
loss of Lois’s sister, Rev. Carol Sierk, who has gone home to the Lord.
Our sympathy, love and prayers for Sonje Veal (daughter of John Sollid), whose
mother-in-law, Emma Lou Kirkpatrick, went to be with the Lord.
Our sympathy, love and prayers for Judy Rhyne,
whose mother went to be with the Lord.
Prayer Concerns:
Michelle Popko, Jan Grosskopf, Bill Thurber, Sue Martin & Sherry Beaulieu.
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Prayer Room
If you need a place to pray, come to our Prayer Room. Lake Deaton UMC has a room set up to give you privacy and direction to spend a few minutes of conversation with God. If you are stopping by our building for any other reason, check out our prayer room and spend a few minutes with Jesus.
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Prayer Service
Take time to pray! Here is this week's 15 minute video for self-guided prayer.
Click on the image to learn, with Rev. Kris Schonewolf, how to connect with God in prayer.
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Have you lost a loved one to COVID-19? There is help available for funeral expenses through FEMA. Click here for more information.
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Healing Service
The healing power of the Holy Spirit and the compassion of Jesus has not ceased to flow from the heart of our Father. Come to a HEALING service on Sunday, August 25th @ 3:00pm, led by Pastor Kris Schonewolf. There will be a teaching on healing from Scripture, followed by individual prayer from trained Healing Team members. We will be offering the Biblical practice of anointing with oil and the laying on of hands.
"...I am the Lord who heals you" - Exodus 15:26
"...by whose wounds you were healed" - 1 Peter 2:24
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Worship Statistics
Saturday, July 3, 5:00 pm - Total: 76
Sunday, July 4, 9:00 am - Total: 208
Sunday, July 4, 10:30am - Total: 133
Weekend Total: 341
Please "Sign In" on the Connection Pad when you join us in person.
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Hospitality “COME AND SEE”
You are invited to
An informal gathering providing information
and a Q & A about Ushering & Greeting!
A great way to serve by helping Lake Deaton practice radical hospitality!
No strings attached!
No commitment necessary!
When?
Saturday - July 17 after 5:00 p.m. Worship
Sunday - July 18 after 9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship
Where?
Classroom 1 next to the Sobremesa Café
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Thank you, Lake Deaton Family! Your Amazon Smile donations for the first quarter came to $49.43. Click HERE to Support Lake Deaton UMC as you shop, using Amazon Smile.
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Financial Info
from Connie Dooley, Lake Deaton’s UMC Finance Manager:
When having your Investment Firm send checks directly to Lake Deaton UMC, please have them note your name on the check stub or on the check’s memo line. This will allow us to properly assign the giving to your account.
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Our church calendar is now LIVE on our website.
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We have an opening on our Lake Deaton Staff...
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Volunteers Needed!!
With so many of our church family traveling, we need additional volunteers at the Reception Desk. If you are able to take a morning or afternoon, please contact Marilyn Booth or call the office at 352-571-4665.
We have multiple openings in our summer calendar!
Please click here to view all of our fun and exciting volunteer opportunities. Together, we can all help to move back to our “new normal”.
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Connect with Us
Mailing Address:
6500 Wesleyan Way, Wildwood, FL 34785
Lake Deaton Office Hours:
Monday to Thursday 9:00am to 4:30pm
Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm
Office: Call 352-571-4665
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