Guest Author: Sandra Miller
Hopefully everyone had a very Merry Christmas. Remembering exactly what all of the preparation and celebration is for! Love came down at Christmas, God in human form; vulnerable and dependent upon his mother and father for his every need! And to think, he did all of this to be sacrificed on the cross for the sins of the world!
It seems like just yesterday, we were wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and celebrating Jesus’ birth. Now that it’s February we’re preparing for the very reason Jesus was born, EASTER! It’s so hard to believe that 2017 passed so quickly! Or DID it?
Below are some of the highlights for 2017.
January 2017
- Old Testament Bible Reading Challenge
- 1st Family Fun Night (3rd Friday of each month)
- 6 week Prayer Course
February 2017
- 6 week Prayer Course (cont.)
March 2017
- First E-Mail Church Newsletter (1st of each month, 10 Newsletters E-Mailed total)
- Ash Wednesday Service
- Lenten New Testament Bible Reading Challenge
- Pork Supper
April 2017
- Palm Sunday Worship Service
- Holy Thursday Worship Service
- Good Friday Worship Service
- Easter Fair/Egg Hunt
- Easter Sunrise Worship Service, Hillcrest Park
- Easter Sunday Worship Service
May 2017
- Annual Auction
- Annual UMC Women’s Banquet
- Pastor David Jacobson Graduated Seminary
June 2017
- Pastor David led a missions trip in the Dominican Republic
- In-Between’s Covered Dish Picnic
July 2017
- Vacation Bible School
- Christmas in July
August 2017
- National Community Night Out at Hillcrest Park
September 2017
- Church stain glass windows got a new protective exterior covering
- Lansdowne United Methodist Church’s Annual Rally Sunday Breakfast.
- Confirmation Sunday (Grace Falahee was confirmed)
October 2017
- A Family Fun Day at Clark’s Eli-oak Farm
- NEW Alpha Group Meeting started
- Rummage Sale
- Nominations Committee Meeting
- Apple Butter Making @ Betty Cain’s
November 2017
- Roast Pork Supper
- Planning Retreat for Leaders in the Church
- Homecoming Sunday
- Church (Charge) Conference
- Thanksgiving Community (Free) Dinner
- Annual Decorating the Church
December 2017
- Annual Children’s Christmas Bazaar
- Lansdowne United Methodist Women’s Advent/Christmas Mission
- Christmas Eve Family Worship Service
- Christmas Worship Service
- New Years Eve Worship Service
There were also
- 3 Baptisms: Greg Brown, Dylan Benedict and Hannah Jacobson.
- 13 Blog entries
- 35 Sermon Podcasts
- 5000+ souls with Free Community Meals and Fellowship!
Forgive us if we left anything out!
Thanks to all who follow their hearts and do so much for the Church and the Community!