Christmas Eve Services @ Lake City Pres

You are invited to Come re-focus on Jesus at one of our Christmas Eve Services on 12/24 -- 

5:00 p.m.* Service geared towards families with children (including grandparents, aunties, and uncles!). Service is approx. 45 minutes.

7:00 p.m.* Traditional Carols and Lessons service.

Both services will end with singing "Silent Night" by candlelight.

* No Nursery care provided during worship, because we want to encourage families to worship together. Children are going to make children sounds and that is OK, God is the God of all ages.

Share this invite friends, family, and neighbors, and others you meet on the street to join you in worshiping Jesus and focusing on his birth story on Christmas Eve. We already have an invitation set up on Facebook, use that if you'd like, or just forward this email.

Christmas Blessings to you and your family!

Lake City Presbyterian Church

3841 NE 123rd Street | Seattle, WA

www.lakecitypres.org

Dec. 18th - Kids Night Christmas Party!

Just a reminder that this Friday night - Dec. 18th - is Kids Night for December.

Kid's Night is for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.

'Tis the season for Christmas parties and Kids Night is no exception!

Friday December 18th - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Lake City Pres.

We'll have fun Christmas games, a Christmas-sy story time, and opportunity to decorate ornaments & cookies all to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

With two days to go.. please RSVP to let me know if your child is planning on being there. Friends are welcome to join in... please RSVP for them as well. I want to make sure to have enough cookies and ornaments on hand.

Thanks!

~Leena Prindle

Director of Faith Formation

Sunday Dec. 13th: 10a.m. Family friend worship & 3 p.m.Healing Prayer Service

Child & Youth Led Worship - Sunday Dec. 13th - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Come worship at a family friendly Christmas themed worship led by children and youth of Lake City Pres. Christmas Carols, Puppets, Christmas Skit performed by children for the sermon, and more. This is a great service to bring children, to give them a 'taste' of worship life and the expose them to the meaning of Christmas, while they are wiggly! There will not be Sunday school classes, but there will be Nursery Care available from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. for infants and toddlers up to age 3.

“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.” (Isaiah 11:6 ESV)


If you are on Facebook find an invitation here that you can use to invite friends and family to this worship service.


Healing Prayer Service - Sunday Dec. 13th - 3:00 p.m.
Is this Christmas not-so-merry for you or someone you know? Come to our healing service, bring a friend or family member with you, or come to represent someone who needs healing prayer. In song and silence, in private prayer and in Holy Communion, this is a time to come closer to Jesus Christ and to others who may be mourning or discouraged or lonely or guilty.  Whether everything is going splendidly or whether nothing feels right, it is our hope that this extra hour to be quiet before God will strengthen and sustain you through the days ahead.
For more information about Healing Services at Lake City Presbyterian Church please follow this link: http://lakecitypres.org/healingservice.html


If you are on Facebook find an invitation here that you can use to invite friends and family to this healing prayer service.

Operation Christmas Child - At Lake City Pres this Sunday 11/15

"OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD" Shoebox Packing - This Sunday November 15th

Just a last minute reminder that this Sunday November 15th you are invited to participate in packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. We'll be meeting in the fellowship hall after worship at 11:00 a.m. Feel free to step in line and pack a box or two, it will take you less than five minutes! If you've never heard of Operation Christmas Child or want to know more you can visit: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC or view this short video on the impact your contribution makes for children around the world.

Prior to Sunday if you have extra cardboard shoeboxes or clear plastic shoeboxes (see-through rubbermaid style) that you can donate please bring them along on Sunday morning.  You can check out the gift suggestion list below to see what kinds of gifts you can bring to pack the boxes --- bring one or many items -- dollar stores are a great place to get several items on a budget. 

If you'd rather pack your own box for a boy or girl in a specific age group feel free to follow this link to guidelines on packing a shoe box and then bring the box to the church - we'll have the tag ready for you and deliver the box as well.

GIFT IDEAS for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

TOYS 
small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch®, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky®, etc. 

SCHOOL SUPPLIES 
pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc. 

HYGIENE ITEMS 
toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc. 

OTHER 
Hard candy and lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries) 

A PERSONAL NOTE 
In a separate envelope, you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. (If you include your name and address, the child may write back.) 

DO NOT INCLUDE: 
Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers; aerosol cans

Veteran's Day Rememberance Room Activities for 11/11

Veteran's Day Remembrance Room.

Wednesday, Nov. 11th, 2009

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. 

 in LCPC Youth Room 

(lower level across from the Fireplace room) 

In this room will be interactive stations where children, youth, and parents & other adults are invited to:

* Light a candle or a few in honor of friends and family who are veterans

* Write a prayer on a banner to pray for those who are veterans

* Mold playdough, build with legos, or color/paint a picture focused on giving thanks for those who fight for American freedom.

* Write a letter or make a card to be given to a veteran through Operation Gratitude.

* Bring & donate your leftover Halloween candy (an extra bag) to donate to Operation Gratitude Halloween Candy Collection (they take the candy to children in various places around the world to make friends.(Here is a video about the candy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxIHgabfxKA).

So stop in anytime between 11am and 2pm take 15 minutes or a few hours to remember and honor our Veterans, 

it is up to you. Invite friends & family to join you!

Peace in Jesus, 

~Leena Prindle

Director of Faith Formation @ LCPC

Nov. 1st - North Helpline Benefit Concert & Daylight Savings

A reminder that Daylight Savings time changes on November 1st (this Sunday).

So if you change the time on your clock you'll be able to get to worship and  the North Helpline Concert on time! (p.s. Lake City Pres choir will be participating in this concert!):

North Helpline Benefit
Community Choir Concert

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
3:00 pm

Prince of Peace Lutheran
Corner of NE 145th& 20th Ave NE
Shoreline

Participating Choirs:

Bethel Lutheran of Shoreline
Haller Lake United Methodist
Lake City Christian
Lake City Presbyterian
Prince of Peace Lutheran
Wedgwood Presbyterian

with featured performances by

Bells of Praise,Youth Bell Choir Sojourners,
Gospel Singers Cascadian Chorale

emceed by Amy Besunder, Executive Director, North Helpline

Halloween Alternatives (Trick or Treat & beyond)

Halloween can be a special family time for the Christian family. Here are some suggestions for making this time more meaningful. Perhaps these suggestions will be helpful in building your own family traditions. Just try one or two this year.

1.    Alternative Trick or Treat Ideas:

a.   Collect Money for Children supported by Unicef – project started by a Presbyterian pastor. Follow this link for more information.

b.   Bring an extra bag or box along to collect food for your local food bank. Using feedingamerica.org to locate your local food bank and their needs list, print out and ask neighbors if they can donate something on the list. (Make sure items are unopened and not expired or soon to expire).

2.    Carve a pumpkin for others.
Then take it to a family who have no children, or to someone in a convalescent hospital or a widow.

3.    Take a box of food for a needy family.
Include an uncarved pumpkin or take it to a family in your church, community, or neighborhood

4.    Give out Halloween tracts/Bible verses/prayers at the door.
Of course, give nice treats too. Tape a piece of gum to the tract/scripture/prayer and write “something to chew on” or tape a sucker with “a lick and a promise.”

5.    Save some of the Halloween candy.
Put it in a plastic bag in the freezer. Use this to stuff your stockings at Christmas.

6.    Make pumpkin bread as a family.
Then give it as a “love gift” to a friend. Save the pumpkin seeds and roast them in the oven for eating. (Follow this link for a recipe.)

7.    Invite another couple over to share the evening.
You might consider a couple without children. Have a simple dinner and let them enjoy handing out treats and/or helping with your children.

8.    Use the holiday to teach some of the negative aspects about Halloween.
With older children, use the story of the witch of Endor (I Sam. 28:7-25) to show the Biblical view regarding witches.

9.    Look up information regarding Jewish feasts and fall celebrations.
For example, the Feast of Tabernacles (see Exodus 23:16). Another festival is Purim (see Esther 9:20-32). Get some new family traditions.

10.   Have family discussions about honesty.
You might begin this with an object lesson on the masks of Halloween. Read Romans 12:1-2. Emphasize not being conformed to this world (by putting on masks), but be transformed by renewing of your mind (by putting God’s thoughts in your mind). Thus, being real honest about who we really are as Christians.