June 5, 2014
Worship at Lake Shore
If there is anything
that the Holy Spirit is
it’s the Surprise of God.
You and I know that first hand.
We’ve seen it, felt it, heard it,
almost tasted it right here.
That Spirit is most present in the
unpredictable, in the place of risk
and in those areas
over which we have no control.
—Nicholas Long
Pentecost Sunday
The Worship of God
June 8, 2014
“God’s Idea”
Brett Younger
The Scripture
Acts 2:1-21
Don’t forget to wear your red, orange,
and/or yellow—anything symbolic of
the fire of Pentecost.
Brett Younger to
Preach this
Sunday, June 8
Brett Younger loved being the
pastor at Lake Shore from 19962001. (Like every former pastor, he
knows he left too soon.) Brett was
a pastor of four churches for
twenty-two years. He is the
Associate Professor of Preaching at
the McAfee School of Theology at
Mercer University in Atlanta where he teaches preaching, worship, and writing. He
has a new book someone needs to buy, Time for Supper: Invitations to Christ's
Table. Brett writes hip columns for Associated Baptist Press and sentimental ones
for Baptists Today. He is a graduate of Baylor and Southern Seminary.
Brett and Carol, also a graduate of Baylor and Southern, have two sons. Carol
recently became the editor of Reflections: A Daily Devotional Guide. She also works as
the Editor/Writer for the Center for Teaching Churches at McAfee. She enjoys
being David Davis’ sister.
Graham, who was seven when he came to Lake Shore, just graduated from the
University of Georgia Law School. Caleb, who was eight when he left Lake Shore,
will be a junior at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Carol and Brett will be leaving Atlanta at the end of June to serve for five
months as Interim Pastor and Educator at the Santiago Community Church in
Santiago, Chile, but being back in Waco will be the high point of their summer.
Thanks to the newsletter’s Atlanta correspondent, Brett Younger, for this report.
June 6-7
Benefiting youth and
children’s Passport Camps
We are still accepting garage
sale contributions at the church.
We can use household appliances
(in working order), games, gentlyworn clothing, linens, electronics,
DVDs, CDs, and furniture.
As much as we need your
things, we need your volunteer
help. Please contact Jaime or Zach
to let us know when you can help
you can help unload, sort, price,
“work the room,” sell, or clean up
this weekend. Thank you for your
support.
Pentecost Banner
the art of gathered fragments
a celebration of our varied stories, our unique interests and gifts
a celebration of the community of Lake Shore, the connections
within the body of Christ in this place

Bring a piece of fabric that represents you, even tells a story.
 Attach your written story to the fabric and put it in the
basket on the communion table.
 Watch for a quilt to emerge from all the colors and textures
and patterns of our fabrics and lives.
All kinds of fabric are good: velvet, denim, linen, silk, and more.
Sort through memories linked to ties and t-shirts, baby clothes
and bandanas, Christmas tablecloths and work clothes.
Our goal is a piece of fabric from each person at Lake Shore
— youngest, oldest, and everyone in between.
Mission Waco’s
We are working on publishing an updated church directory.
Please stop by the office hallway and review your
listing, making changes as necessary. If you are not
listed and would like to be, please send the following
information to Amanda ([email protected]):
Names of everyone in your household
Address with city and zip code
Phone numbers with descriptions like “home” or
“Jan’s cell”
Email addresses you prefer with descriptions like
“Joe’s email”
S-T-I-T-C-H-E-S
Jubilee Theater Presents
“City of Refuge”
Monday, June 16, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $10/advance; $12/door
Tony nominated Elizabeth Davis performed in the
award winning Broadway play, ONCE. This talented
young actress was a Baylor student who volunteered
with Mission Waco and the homeless during her years at
Baylor. Before heading to NYC for graduate school,
Stevie Walker-Webb, who grew up in North Waco just a
few blocks from Jubilee Theatre, was the theatre’s first
director. On June 16 Webb and Davis will perform
portions of two separate plays they have written about
homelessness. Call 753-4900 for more information.
We have placed an additional order for Stitches, Lake Shore’s
summer reading book. If you would like to have a copy,
e-mail [email protected], and we will notify you when
the books arrive. We want everyone who wants a book to have one.
As you read the book, when did you find yourself affirming what
Lamott said? When did your heart respond with a knowing “yes” to
her words? What questions does Lamott prompt in you? Your
thoughts can be the start of our conversation. E-mail lines us the
that speak to you or your response to the book.
Celebrations
Kassidy Knighten and Marco Valasquez will be married
Sunday, June 8 in Houston. Tom Hanks will officiate.
Susan York and Brandon Fisher were married on Saturday,
May 31. Mike and Rachel Sciretti officiated at the
wedding. Susan is the daughter of Debbie York and
Mark York and the granddaughter of Preston and
Genie Dyer.
Children’s Corner
Prayers for . . .
Weldaleen Satterwhite, friend of Louise Powell, Amanda
Alumbaugh, Sandy Londos, and others died May 24
after a brief illness. Weldaleen was a longtime Waco
ISD teacher, who taught for years at Viking Hills.
Her teaching blessed many in the community.
Lynn Williams asks for prayers for the Williams
family. Her cousin Julie Broadus is grieving the loss
of her eighteen-year old daughter, Finley Broadus,
who died of liver cancer on June 2. Finley’s
grandmother was Clif Williams’ youngest sister. Lynn
asks that we keep Finley’s parents, Coleman and
Callie; her siblings, Suzanne and Rob; and her
numerous first and second cousins in your prayers.
Kay Neugebauer’s mother in hospice care in Pasadena.
Terri Evans’ mother in Houston.
Continue to keep Donna Slette, Elizabeth King, Michael
Yearty, and Joyce McKee in your prayers.
What Maya Angelou learned . . .
After supper on Wednesday, May 28, the day of Maya
Angelou’s death, we read these words by her
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how
bad it seems today, life goes on, and it will be
better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a
lot about a person by the way he/she handles
these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and
tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that
regardless of your relationship with your parents,
you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your
life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the
same thing as making a “life.” I’ve learned that
life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve
learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a
catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able
to throw something back. I’ve learned that
whenever I decide on something with an open
heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve
learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have
to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should
reach out and touch someone. People love a warm
hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve
learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned
that people will forget what you said, people will
forget what you did, but people will never forget
how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou
This Sunday is Pentecost, when we celebrate the
coming of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the
Church. On Pentecost evening, Kassidy Knighten, one
of our preschool caregivers, and Marco Valasquez will
be celebrating vows of marriage in Houston. How
appropriate it seems that Kassidy, full of life and spunk
and music and nurture, begins this new season of her
life as we mark the coming of the Spirit. Last month,
Barb Francis and Rachel Farris hosted an Alice in
Wonderland church shower to honor Kassidy. The
Lake Shore children presented Kassidy and Marco with
a vacuum in love and gratitude for the many spills she
helps pick up and the love and care she has given our
youngest. Please join us in remembering and praying
for Kassidy and Marco.
summer sabbath
We invite you to send a digital photograph of a place or
experience that “says Sabbath” to you. Last year’s Sabbath
collection ranged from images of backyard sunsets to
Canterbury Cathedral. Can’t catch a picture of the lightning
bugs on your lawn? What about a napping toddler or family
member absorbed in a book or a meal on the deck? We will
feature a photo in the newsletter each week and display all of
them in a photography exhibit at the end of the summer.
Send your picture to both [email protected]
and [email protected].
Our Church Staff
Amanda Alumbaugh, Office Manager
Daniel Farris, Minister of Music
Zachary Helton, Minister to Youth
Gordon & Lula Lawrence, Building Caretakers
Janya Martin, Organist
Jaime McGlothlin, Minister to Children
Elisabeth Rhoton,
Interim Director, LSBC Children’s Center
Sharlande Sledge, Associate Pastor
5801 Bishop Drive
Waco, TX 76710-2713
254/772-2910
254/772-2914 (fax)
www.lakeshorebcwaco.org
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CALENDAR
Sunday, June 8
9:30—Sunday School
10:45—Worship
4:30—Soulfriends
Monday, June 9
12:00—Newsletter Deadline
Tuesday, June 10
4:00—Staff Meeting
Wednesday Night
Suppers, Seminars, and
Children’s and Youth Activities
will resume in August.
Wednesday, June 11
Volunteers for
6:00—Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, June 8
Thursday, June 12
8:30—11:00 Food Pantry Open
Toddlers:
Preschool/K:
Ushers:
Lance Kelley
George Stonikinis
Jay Losey
Martin Addo
World Hunger Relief
Summer Farm Camp
Session Dates:
July 7-11
July 14-18
July 21-25
Youth News
Meals This Week:
Breakfast: Helton
Dinner: Kari
Don’t forget the garage sale
this Friday and Saturday.
This Sunday, instead of our normal
time and location, we’ll be meeting
at Cameron Park at 4:00 p.m. to
about 7:00 p.m. to hang out and play
frisbee with some of our fellow Waco
youth groups (FBC, Dayspring,
Calvary, and 7th). See you then!
We need volunteers for Passport!
Please let me know if you are
interested in chaperoning!
—Zach
Camp is 8:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Tuition is $125 per child for students entering kindergarten up to 12 years.
Future Farmer’s Camp is available this year for children ages 10-12 for $130.
Tuition includes a t-shirt, nutritious snacks, garden journal, and additional
materials. Call 799-5611 or e-mail [email protected] for
more information or to register.
Deacons Meeting
Sunday, June 8
5:00—6:30 p.m.
Weekly Budget Report
Your contributions help fund our mission work, church programs, human resources, and physical facilities. Weekly
budget needs for our 2014 budget of $436,487.00 are $8,393.98. This week’s budget receipts were $9,729.57.
Year to date needs
$184,667.56
Year to date received
$166,064.46
To give online, please click here.
Difference
($18,603.10)