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The Columns - August 2023

News from your LCC Leadership
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Children, Youth, & Family: News & Events 
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Haynes Nursery School News


If you or someone you know are looking for a preschool for the 2023-24 school year, Haynes currently has spots available for 3-year-olds and Pre-K kids! Check out our website for details on our new extended day class.

Check out haynesnurseryschool.com or contact Shannon Lubas at [email protected] Spots are filling quickly! 


REGISTRATION FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR IS NOW OPEN: REGISTER HERE

FAITH IN ACTION NEWS

 Look for the LCC Logo on the sails!

 

Golden Rule Peace Boat at North Coast Harbor

August 5th-8th

 

The Golden Rule crew will join us in commemorating Hiroshima Day with words, music and inspiration for a nuclear-free world.

Sunday, August 6th, 7:00 pm at the Free Stamp, Willard Park, Cleveland Limited seating available, bring a chair

 

Track her progress towards CLE in real time

 

From August 5th to 7th – Saturday, Sunday, and Monday – the Golden Rule is open for tours and possibly a short sail, weather permitting. The crew and support team are also available to meet with community groups, congregations, clubs, and schools. To find out more, contact Don Bryant/Francis Chiappa, [email protected], 440-703-0215.

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The 39-foot sailboat Golden Rule is sailing to Cleveland to alert us to the need to eliminate nuclear weapons and prevent nuclear war. This historic vessel, restored by Veterans For Peace, will anchor at North Coast Harbor August 5th to 8th, on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The Golden Rule is currently sailing “The Great Loop” – the Mississippi, Gulf Coast, East Coast, and Great Lakes, with her message of peace, disarmament and sustainability. We will gather to welcome the Golden Rule Saturday at Noon, at North Coast Harbor Marina.

 

In 1958 four Quaker peace activists sailed the Golden Rule from Los Angeles toward the Marshall Islands in an attempt to halt U.S. nuclear weapons testing. The U.S. Coast Guard seized the boat in Honolulu and jailed the crew. The international outcry that followed built support for the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty that was signed in August 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and the leaders of the UK and the USSR.

 

“We are sailing for a nuclear-free world and a peaceful, sustainable future,” says Helen Jaccard, Golden Rule Project Manager. “The billions of dollars that are being wasted on nuclear weapons and war could be used to address poverty, pandemics, and climate change, while providing quality education and healthcare for all.”

Our next meeting will be Sunday August 6, after church in the parlor.

We hope to see you there!


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LCC Volunteer Opportunities


LCC's Community Meal

We will be offering our monthly

Community Meal

Thursday, August 2

Our July community meal was assembled and distributed on Thursday, July 6. We served ham, cheese and lettuce sandwiches on buttered buns, chips, bananas, cookies made by Peggy Shaw and a bottle of water. We had 22 people attend and all 48 meals were taken. Our committee was – Donna Leisinger, Susan Walker, Nancy, Fraunfelder, Peggy, Shaw, and Doug Horner.

We will be increasing our number of meals by eight next month.

As always, Michael and I are very thankful for everyone’s commitment to this very important ministry. Peggi Mizen

Food delivery services have changed since the onset of Covid. If you have the means to donate, two local organizations that could be donated to are the Cleveland Food Bank and the Lakewood Community Service Center.

Each first Sunday of the month is our dedicated Hunger Sunday.

There are Hunger Envelopes at the back of the Sanctuary for your donation towards this LCC Ministry. 

Music Makers


Would you like to share your music talents as a vocalist or instrumentalist in LCC’s worship service?

Please let us know what you’d be interested in sharing and whether you’d want piano or guitar accompaniment. Ben Malkevitch will reach out to you several weeks ahead of time to coordinate.”


Sign Up HERE

Be part of a two-person team to count the offering following worship on Sunday mornings

  • It takes only about fifteen minutes each time
  • Sign up for as few or as many weeks per month as you wish

Contact Laura Sangree if you are interested in signing up. (Contact information is in the Instant Church Directory)

Sign Up HERE

LCC Meetings & Event Schedule

Be sure to check the weekly emails for any changes

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Men's Group

Enjoyed an evening out at the beach last July! We hope to see you at our upcoming fall events! If you want to be on our email list, please contact the office.

Looking Ahead: Save the Date

Living Water Association News & Events

The Faith-in-Action would like to help members of our church connect with the wider church outside of our own church walls. One of the best ways to connect is to join the Living Water Association mailing list. Subscribe here. There are a wide variety of adult education programs and events available year-round.

LCC Executive Team

Chair: Bill Fraunfelder

Chair Elect: Laura Germaine

Moderator: Jan Young

Treasurer: Laura Sangree

Worship Life: Lauren Smigelski

Buildings and Grounds: Michael Fleenor

Congregational Life: Andy Barlow

Outreach Ministries: Heather Tuck-Macalla

Asst. Treasurer: Michael Daso

Welcoming Ministries: Vicki Smigelski

INSTANT CHURCH DIRECTORY

LCC’s Membership Directory is online for you to use on the go! Or at home!

Only members whose email is in the directory can have access to the information. It is available on your computer or as an app on your phone.

Please make sure to update the office if you have any changes to your information.

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Offering and Contribution Collection

Financial gifts are always welcome, our church feels the call to respond to the needs around us as they arise. Financial stability allows us to do so more effectively. So, let us give generously of our time, talent, treasure to further the work of God in our community.


You can do so in the following ways:

  • Donate through our website: Give
  • Writing and mailing a check to Lakewood Congregational Church, 1375 W. Clifton Blvd., Lakewood, OH 44107
  • Sending a gift through your bank's online bill pay
  • Call the church office at (216) 221-9555 to discuss other options
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Summer Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 9:00am-2:00pm