We will not have any Wednesday night dinner or activities next Wednesday, March 20 because of Spring Break.

There will also not be any Wednesday night dinner or activities the following Wednesday, March 27 because it will be Holy Week.

Please be sure to sign up for altar flowers by writing your name next to your chosen date. The calendar is on the wall right inside the Fellowship Hall door. The flowers cost $60 which can be given to the church through cash or check with "flowers" in the memo line. If you have any questions, please reach out to Tamra Smith at tsmith@lcjax.org or Jenna Moat at jmoat@lcjax.org.

The following upcoming dates are still available: Mar 24 (Palm Sunday), and Apr 28. Please be sure to sign up in the fellowship hall or let the church office know you'd like to sign up!

Mar 17 // CAC Dining Room // after worship



Our senior adult community, Young at Heart, will have their monthly lunch and programming in the CAC Dining Room on March 17 following worship! An RSVP is not required but is helpful.

Ruth Bailey // ruthbailey72@gmail.com

Mar 18 // CAC Dining Room // 6:30pm



The March OCB meeting will be March 18 at 6:30pm in the CAC Dining Room.

Mar 21 // CAC Dining Room // 2pm



The March meeting of Enrichment Circle is Thursday, March 21, AT 2:00PM, in the CAC Dining Room. PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW MEETING TIME! Our guest speaker will be Lori Hersey who will present an uplifting and timely message—HE IS RISEN! You won’t want to miss this special Easter message! Desserts will be served. All Lakewood women are invited and encouraged to come & participate even if you have never been before; it’s a great way to meet & fellowship with other Christian women! Feel free to bring along a friend as well! For more information, call or text Ree Unterspan at (904) 524-6071.

Mar 23 // 9am-12pm



Help us tidy up our campus and join us for a church work day! There will be tasks to be done outside and inside. Donuts and coffee, along with lunch will be provided! Please let Tom Lane or Dan Callahan know if you plan on attending!

Mar 25 // CAC Dining Room // 6pm



Men! Join us for the Monthly Men's Meetup on March 25 at 6pm in the CAC Dining Room for a time of faith and fellowship! Please let Tim Pardue know if you plan on attending.

Tim Pardue // tepard57@bellsouth.net

In my previous report, I explained that for year-end 2023, Lakewood had a roughly $100,000 deficit, and we were projecting about the same deficit for 2024. I encouraged everyone to increase their giving by a little over 10% to eliminate this projected deficit.

Well, sometimes God uses ordinary people to produce a miracle. Stimulated by the Holy Spirit and in memory of Rosemary Walterhouse, the Walterhouse family has offered to match our contributions to reduce or eliminate our deficit, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $50,000. The Walterhouse family includes Rosemary’s husband Duane (who lives in Orlando and views our services online), son Jim and his wife Debbie, daughter Janis (a member of Lakewood), two grandsons and their wives and four great grandchildren.

We have until the end of May to make our donations, which will be matched.

It is essential that your gifts be designated “Matching Gift” and be received by Lakewood on or before May 31st.

The Walterhouse family's goal with their gift is to eliminate our operating deficit for 2024. To achieve that goal, our giving between now and the end of May must be additional sums over and above our regular giving. So, over the next three months, we need to collectively donate an extra $50,000 to Lakewood and designate these contributions as “Matching Gift.” This is a challenge for our congregation, but it is less than the 10% extra I previously asked you for – thanks to the generosity of the Walterhouse family. Every extra dollar we give between now and the end of May turns into two dollars. We’ll be tracking this extra giving (marked “Matching Gift”) and reporting regularly to the congregation.

It’s funny that last week, I had Some Chinese take-out, and the fortune said, “People find it difficult to resist your persuasive manner.” But I know it is not me, it’s the Holy Spirit that will motivate you to give these extra dollars. We can do it, Lakewood family!

We all owe a heartfelt THANKS to the Walterhouse family.

Ken Perry

On Behalf of the Finance Team