From the Music Department

I am so delighted to continue worshipping and ministering with you at Lake Burien. Thank you for your welcoming smiles and words of encouragement each week.

A favorite verse of mine, and probably of yours as well, is Isaiah 26:3, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee." There isn't much that's peaceful in our world and our society today, but for us as followers of Christ, we are promised rich security both for today and in the future.

And what better way to meditate on that promise and celebrate that security than to sing about it! You may say that you've haven't sung since your school days, or that your voice is no longer what is used to be.... But none of that matters. When we form a group that lifts its musical hearts to the Lord, there is blessing, and pretty good music, too. The same goes for you instrumentalists!

Please consider joining us Wednesday nights at 7 for the best time with music and friends that you've ever had! We sing, share our lives, pray for one another, and surround each other with love. You need to be there!

Our first rehearsal will be Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. I would love to see you. If you have any questions at all, send me a quick email at jklere@aol.com

We will keep our minds stayed on Him who alone gives true peace. All of this "rehearsal" will prepare us for the great choir and orchestra in Heaven that will never, never, never end.

Christ's blessings on you,

Jan Klerekoper

Director of Worship and Arts 

From the Children's Department

Happy September, LBPC!

When I think of September, I envision summer coming to a close and the long days of sunlight turning into the routine days of going back to school. Schools in the Highline district are starting back on Sept. 1 this year, so please be in prayer for all of the children and families of this community. Our desire for this upcoming school year is to go deeper with all of the LBPC children and families. We want all of our children to experience Jesus in a real way, so a lot of our program structure will reflect this goal as well as provide opportunities for our children and families to connect with the church and with each other. I also am hoping that more individuals from LBPC will catch our vision for the after-school and children's ministry programs and will want to get on board with the work that God is doing.

Reflecting on this past month, I am very thankful for the ways that God worked in and through our kids during our seven-week summer program. We were able to see a number of kids grow and change as they experienced life with us this summer. The summer program came to an end on Aug. 12, and we were able to have a wonderful end-of-the-summer celebration with all our kids and their families.

It was a great way to testify to the work that God did in our kids' lives this summer, and it was very encouraging to hear some new families state that they will definitely be a part of next summer's program!

Even though I will miss the "dog days of summer," I am looking forward to a brand-new school year of working alongside the children and families of the LBPC community!

Many blessings!

Sarah

Adult Ed

Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious-the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.

---Philippians 4:8 from The Message

Adult education classes/CAFÉ (continuing adult faith enrichment) starts again Sept. 11 in the Northwest room about 15 minutes after worship ends!

Sept. 11 - Double Click, with the Rev. Dr. Tobin Wilson - digging deeper in the sermon, "Being Church"

We hope to offer Double Click every second Sunday of the month. The "double click" format will allow us to hear more of the thought process and study that went into the sermon, to ask questions and comment, to ponder and to dig just a little deeper...

Sept. 18 - Natalie Reber, director, Hospitality House, will update us on what's been happening at the women's shelter with a power point presentation and she will share with us upcoming events, fundraisers and ways we can further support the women.

Engage team will periodically present, in the CAFÉ, one of the many "in" house and "out" house missions we support at LBPC with our energy, imagination, intelligence and love - our hands and feet! Hospitality House is the first!

Oct. 2 - Orientation to the "NFOG - New form of government" for the Presbyterian Church USA, with Dr. Tobin Wilson

Project Report: School Supplies for Seahurst School

To say "thank you" is not enough... even saying it a hundred times over. Everyone at LBPC has been so generous in supporting this project. Many of you did your shopping and brought bags of school supplies. Others made monetary donations. As of the middle of August we had received $710. I have been able to purchase 62 backpacks; 18 backpacks have been donated, making a total of 80. I also have purchased paper, notebooks, crayons, scissors, pencils, pens, erasers, rulers and colored pencils.

We will be helping many children have school supplies as they start the school year. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Nola Sparks, Project coordinator

206.824.3186 or nolasparks@msn.com

30th Anniversary Memorial

In recognition of 30 years of HIV/AIDS, Multifaith Works (now Rosehedge/Multifaith Works, the two agencies having merged this year) and Lifelong AIDS Alliance invite you to a Community Memorial Observance Saturday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. at St Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. The Seattle Choral Company and special musical guests will touch, comfort and console us as we remember those we've lost along the way. A free-will offering will benefit the two agencies. Those of us in Care Team Ministry hope you will join us.

Sally Mackey

206.243.3338

Walk with Kristi Lonheim and Jonathan Acker through Old Jerusalem to Visit the Abdullah Family

How many of you realize that Lake Burien has been sponsoring an Arab Christian family in the Old City of Jerusalem for over 10 years? I wasn't really aware either, until we were visiting Jerusalem regularly and were asked if we could visit the Abdullah family. We made arrangements, wandered through the winding paths of the Old City, often asking for assistance, until we were led to the organization that oversees the sponsorship. We then were led to the Abdullah family home, which is just one room about 10 feet by 25 feet, for the mom and three growing boys (one is elementary school and the other are teenagers). They have access across a courtyard to bathroom facilities. The dad suffers from mental illness and struggles to have and take his medication. There are times when he is present with the family, but not very often. We have visited with many Palestinians and this was no different, a mixture of Arabic and English, and refreshments. Arab hospitality knows no bounds and we were served soda, cookies, and falafel, all of which one of the boys had run out to purchase. It is hard to accept such hospitality when you know they have so little. The mom works, at this time doing laundry, and the boys attend a private school. What was different about our visit was knowing that our church family makes it possible for this family to have hope. It is our support that allows the boys to have such a great education. Education is the worldwide hope for a better tomorrow. Our prayers are the greater hope as, currently, even an education won't help Palestinians find work in their current situation. So stop right now and pray for the Abdullah family. Pray for them again tomorrow and the next day. If you are so moved you may also help with the boys' education by ensuring that our sponsorship monies do not run out. We send $50 per month to Jerusalem. Are you able to help be a part of the education of three boys? Simply put "Abdullah Family" on your check or envelope. And then lift them up in prayer once again.

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