LBC Events

We had plenty to be thankful for, on this Sunday after Thanksgiving. Most of our members were present, as were most of our regular visitors. We even had some new visitors. An extra blessing was seeing Joe. G and his wife Dorothy back with us. He is recovering well from his surgery. All these people meant a bumper crop of kids too!

There were sixteen of them to watch Clyde’s show-and-tell with her grandmother’s giant Christmas candle decoration. Add in two babies and we had 18 little ones!  It was a very blessed day.

In the afternoon service, we watched the first half of Passion of the Christ.

Announcements:

Journey Through Bethlehem —  Dec.3, 6:00 pm. Meet at the McDonalds on 114A.

Lois’ Birthday — Ladies, you know what you’re doing.

Holiday Dinner — Dec 12, 5pm @ LBC. Sign-up sheets on bulletin board

Caroling – Dec. 13, 2pm @ nursing home.

On this Sunday before Thanksgiving, the pastor asked what we were thankful for. Many spoke up with ways they’ve seen God bless them. As a church, we are thankful for the freedom we still have to worship without oppression. We are thankful for the many guests and visitors that join us each Sunday. It was great to see Adam and the Martins and Dom’s In-Laws, Gordon & Sue, etc. etc. We are thankful for all the beautiful children we see each Sunday, such as this adorable bunch below.

Announcements:

Weds Night Prayer: Nov 25. Join us for more giving of thanks

Church Decorating: Nov 30, 6:30 at LBC

Journey Through Bethlehem, Dec. 3 at Windham Bible Chapel.

LBC Holiday Dinner: Dec. 12 5:00 p.m. at LBC

We had a very nice turnout this morning for our Missions Sunday. Most of our members, and regular visitors were here, as well some new visitors too. Altogether, our little church assembled 11 christmas gift shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

The pastor called forward those who would like to pray over the success of our gift boxes. Quite a few came forward, and prayers were offered up that these gifts might brighten a child’s life, let them know they are loved, and more importantly, that Jesus loves them.

Following the prayer, we watched a movie about the mission of Shepherd’s Home. A collection was taken for Shepherd to add to the snowmen collection that members had been doing since early October. The money will be sent to help the home buy Christmas gifts for the residents.

Announcements:

Ladies Ministry – Nov.16, 6:30 p.m. @ the nursing home.

C.L.O.T. — Nov.21, 8:00 a.m. @ the church.

It was a sunny, balmy November day in Londonderry. We had our many visitors with us again, but with added family members too. Add in a new visitor and his two children, and the pews were looking full. There were many voices lifting the hymns today!

Clyde, (super-fan of Thanksgiving & the Pilgrims) shared with the kids her most recent treasure — An Edward Winslow action figure!! Some of the kids greeted the news with a knowing “Oh, Mrs. Kilby…” look, while others mused that someone actually makes Winslow action figures. Who knew ?!

The afternoon service picked up where the morning message left off, exploring the concept of spiritual gifts within the church, not just our recognizing them, but applying them.

Announcements:

Veteran’s Day – Nov.11th. Remember our Vets. Pray for those still in service.

Missions Sunday — Nov.15th: Snowmen due, Shoebox gifts due. Don’t forget!

Ladies’ Ministry – Nov.16th, 6:30 pm, at the nursing home.

C.L.O.T. — Nov.21, 8:00 a.m. Men’s Meeting @ the church.

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At this morning’s worship service, we welcomed some of our returning guests back with us. We were also blessed by some friends of Mrs. Anderson who were visiting from South Carolina. The guest influx offset having a couple of families away for the weekend.

In lieu of the afternoon service, we held our 3rd quarter business meeting. There weren’t many decisions needing to be made, but there were a few. A report on the bathrooms project showed that it had come in under projections, which is a blessing. Besides that, we actually ended up with more than we expected (such as the washtub sink in the corner classroom).

Remember that the shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child are due November 14th. Bring yours in sooner if you can.

Announcements:

Ladies Nursing Home Ministry: Nov.1 6:30 p.m. at the home.

Men’s Group (C.L.O.T.): Nov 21, 8 a.m. @ church.