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LOCC Welcomes
Our Newest Members

Liz and Steve Kippels

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~ Worshiping God ~
Color for Worship:  Green
 
When we are not in the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter,
we are in the growth period of Ordinary Time ... 
- one between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday
- one between Pentecost and Advent
... 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.

May your Ordinary Time be EXTRA-ordinary!

Sunday, February 5, 2017

5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

SERVICE OF THE TABLE

8:30 a.m. ~ Worship at The Lake Club
10:30 a.m. ~  Worship at The LOCC

Pass the Salt, Please!  ~  Matthew 5:13-20

~ Flowers this Sunday are provided by ~

8:30 ~ Susan & Jon Swift in gratitude for the LOCC staff

10:30 ~ Sheri Hess in honor of Mac's 40th birthday

~ Ushers for this Sunday ~

8:30 a.m. ~ Jude & Joe Martincic

10:30 a.m. ~ Rosie Herrmann; Sheri Hess



A modern-day version of the gospels, this 1973 movie version of Godspell opens with John the Baptist calling a disparate group of young New Yorkers from their workaday lives to follow and learn from Jesus. They form a roving acting troupe that enacts the parables through song and dance, comedy, and mime.
 
Godspell refuses to pretend to be anything more than it is.
It's not a message just for our time, or a movie to cash in on the Jesus movement, or even a teen flick. It's a series of stories and songs, just like our sacred texts, which are told with the directness that simple stories need: no tricks, no intellectual gadgets, and lots of openness.
 
Sometimes something at first glance a bit irreverent and wacky becomes endearing and the very thing that forces us to relax and open up.
 
Put on your metaphor hat and let this portion of the sermon on the mount wash over you in a new way. Yes, a couple of American icons seen in the clip are no longer standing - but one VERY important one is.  It is within our backdrops of life in the here and now that these stories are meant to inform.
 
By the way - What burns, heals, preserves, and seasons?
Come on Sunday to find out.
And hear the captain of our vessel issue the invitation, "Let's have some wine!"



~ Growing Spiritually as Individuals and as a Community ~



Spring Bible Study 2017
Selected Wednesdays
3 p.m. at The LOCC
Begins February 22



SAVE THE DATE

Fat Tuesday Celebration

Tuesday Evening

February 28 at The LOCC

~ eVite next week! ~
Click Here for more information concerning the Torah Lecture
or to RSVP (after January 21st)

LOCC HOUR of POWER

Mondays ~ 11:45 a.m.

Family Life Center
First United Methodist Church
Greensboro Campus



Our Calendar At A Glance

~ LOCC Hour of Power - WEEKLY - Mondays, 11:45 a.m.
FUMC Family Life Center, Greensboro

~ Dementia Support Group for Caregivers
Second & Fourth Tuesdays  10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Feb 14 & 28

~ Christmas Workshops THURSDAYS 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Greene County Habitat Re-Store

~ Support Groups for Families dealing with Addiction
Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m.   Feb 8 & 22
~ 12 Step Group, Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m.  Feb 15
click to contact Karen Kludt

~ Lake Oconee Moves - Parkinson's Support
QUARTERLY -  Look for a meeting in April at The LOCC
click to contact Melinda White

~ Lectures On Culture and Classics
The Torah: Law and Lore
Tuesday, Feb 21, 7 p.m. Reynolds Landing

SAVE THE DATE
FAT TUESDAY CELEBRATION - Tuesday evening, Feb 28 at The LOCC
MORE TO FOLLOW

~ Serving Our Neighbors ~

LOCC Birthdays This Week

Feb 5 - Gene Elzy     Feb 8 - Bill Thompson

Feb 10 - Mona Villa

~ Mission & Benevolence ~
January Update

- Transported 60 children (29 from Greene / 31 from Putnam) to the Augusta Shoe Carnival where they were provided a pair of shoes, socks and a book bag. (This twice per year program is sponsored by the Rotary Club.)


- On MLK Day sponsored the viewing of The HIdden Figures at Parkside Main for parents and children of LOCC Hour of Power

- Assisted with utility bills for three families (received 15 requests)

- Delivered food to four families in need

- Held 13 meetings with Greene and Putnam School faculty and staff concerning a variety of scholastic support issues and enrichment programs

- Conducted six hospital and two nursing home visits

- Averaging 35 in attendance at weekly Hour of Power meetings

- Launched the Imagineers Club meeting monthly with members of the Georgia Writer's Museum for Putnam Youth Alliance grads 12 and older
 
LOCC YOUTH ALLIANCE

!! NEEDS YOUR HELP !!

~ Monday lunch with Greensboro Elementary Students, 
11 - 11:30 a.m. - Come once, once a month, every week - your choice.

~ Tutors for small groups of children at Greensboro Elementary



Kathy Stephan & Margie Rouse are beginning a Christmas Workshop at the Greene County Habitat
Re-Store. Come make something previously owned and donated into something NEW!

Thursdays beginning January 19th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Sack lunch encouraged.) Creative and
non-creative types welcome. Volunteers are welcome any day of the week Tuesday through Saturday.

For more information please contact Kathy or Margie


LAKE OCONEE MOVES

Parkinson's Support Group

QUARTERLY

NEXT MEETING IN APRIL


Support Group for Families
dealing with Addiction
Every Other Week

 Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m.

February 8 & 22


12 Step Group for Families dealing with Addition
Every Other Week ~ Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m.
February 15

You are invited to browse the resource library
on the shelf in the conference area at The LOCC.
Check out any book by providing your name and contact info.

Click for more information


- Concerns of the Community -
 Please support these through your prayers.  Click the links to send an email.

We extend sympathy to Barry Richardson in the death of his mother Clarice

A memorial service for Warren Moser will occur
Saturday, Feb 11, 3 p.m. at the
First United Methodist Church, Downtown Greensboro
A reception will follow at
McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro

Verdain Barnes (click to email Joyce)
Tom Bingham (friend of the Crosbys)
Kay Eadie (friend of Judy Broome)
Jim Hall
Tori Hosbrook (niece of Carla Thornton)
Mary Johnson (aunt of Jude Martincic)
Bruce Moffatt (friend of the Martincics)
Warren Moser (click to contact Jeanne)
Jean Newland (friend of the Verners)
Brian Rogers (husband of Alpha)
Larene Rolfes (friend of Kathy Stephan)
Pam Searle
Caleb Trempe (nephew of Tim Merrill)
Renee Vetter (friend of Roger Schurig)
David Williams (cousin of Steve Cargile)

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