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LOCC Links - September 30, 2016

a weekly publication of

Lake Oconee Community Church

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~ Worshiping God ~

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When we are not in the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter,

we are in the growth period of Ordinary Time -

marked by the living and hopeful color of Green.

While the 'seasons' of the church year focus upon one aspect of the presence

of God in our lives, Ordinary Time celebrates all aspects and occurs twice

in the Liturgical / Christian calendar. First during the time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, and then again between Pentecost and Advent.

This is why this Sunday we pick up where we left off, at Ordinary Sunday Nine.

May your Ordinary Time be EXTRA-ordinary!

Sunday, October 2, 2016

The 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time

THE FEAST of ST. FRANCIS

BLESSING of the ANIMALS

ONE SERVICE ~ 9 :30 A.M.

The Plantation Point Pavilion

Reynolds, Lake Oconee

Do All Dogs Go To Heaven?

~ Genesis 1 & 2 ~ Matthew 18:1-4 ~

9:30 a.m. ~ Worship On The Water

~ Flowers for this Sunday given by ~

Dottie & Gerry Giesler

in honor of the birthday of their son Doug

~ Ushers for this Sunday ~

Nancy Barton; Karen & Larry Kludt; Kathi Urban

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The first blessing of the animals happened like this: One warm afternoon early in his ministry (sometime between 1210-15), Francis wandered outside of Assisi, full of self-doubt, asking God if perhaps everything he had done until that point had been for the wrong reasons. Francis wondered if he should have simply gotten married and raised a family as his father wanted him to do. It was while he was praying alone to God that Francis glimpsed some birds along the path. He paused and began to speak to them as if to equals. Soon, he began to "preach" to them about God's glories and all the reasons why both humans and birds should be grateful. That day marks the beginning of the environmental movement, the beginning of the era when we begin to understand ourselves as intrinsically connected to all of creation.

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to read more of the blog of Jon Sweeney

author of The St. Francis Prayer Book

Click to sing the words of the Prayer of St. Francis along with the choir of Westminster Abbey

Youth Alliance

Fund Raiser

Murder at Mardi Gras

Sun, Oct 2, 5:30 p.m.

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LOCC HOUR of POWER

Mondays ~ 11:45 a.m.

Family Life Center

First United Methodist Church

Greensboro Campus

FALL BOOK STUDY

Oct 5 & 26

Nov 9 & 16; Dec 7

3 p.m. at The LOCC

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LOCC is TRAVELING to SPAIN and PORTUGAL

October 12 - 23, 2016

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Our Calendar At A Glance

~ Blessing of the Animals, Sunday, October 2

ONE SERVICE, 9:30 a.m. Plantation Point Pavilion

~ Mystery Dinner Theater / Youth Alliance Fundraiser

Sunday Evening, October 2, At The LOCC ~ eVite SENT!

~ Lake Oconee Moves - Parkinson's Support

Saturday, October 8, 1 - 3:30 p.m. at The LOCC

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~ Dementia Support Group for Caregivers - Monthly
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ~
Oct 18 / Nov 15

~ SEW COUTURE! - How the Fashion Industry Works

Thursday, October 27, 2 - 4 p.m. at The LOCC