June 2015 - 3411
From the Pastor’s Desk…
Dear Friends:
The kingdom of heaven is like an oasis of unlimited water and hot dogs for a
tuba player who just finished marching two miles in full dress uniform.
The kingdom of heaven is like a professional entertainer who welcomes high
school amateurs to his stage and makes them the star of his show.
The kingdom of heaven is like a church on a holiday weekend whose pews are
empty because her members are all out of town. Instead of locking the doors
and closing up, they go outside and start inviting everyone who passes by to a
party. The church begins to swell and they have more people than they have had
all year -- even more than on Easter Sunday.
What happens to a church on a holiday weekend? Usually we expect attendance
to be a little lighter. But what if a church decides not to carry on with business
as usual, but to join with the community in their celebration of the holiday?
If you were at our church at 3:30pm on May 24th you would have seen the answer. The kingdom of heaven was near. A lawn packed with first time visitors
who were having a great time!
There were a few things I noticed about the people who joined us for our
Memorial Day post-parade party. The group that gathered on the lawn was
much more diverse than we typically see on Sunday morning. It was also much
more representative of the Saint Clair Shores community. We had more young
children than we have seen in many years. There were more high school
students than we have on our membership rolls. We enjoyed more racial
diversity and greeted more racial minorities in the period of one hour than we
have welcomed throughout the entire past year. What a blessing to have so
many people who are not like us!
Those who are regulars at Lake Shore Church found themselves enjoying the
event not merely as hosts but as participants. We had Florence King (an 82 year
old member) proving to our youngest guests that church ladies can have fun too
as she climbed up and down the bounce house 10 times. Our youth manned a
“tattoo booth”, desiring to serve rather than to be served. We had adults grilling
hot dogs. Others served home-baked cookies. We had people mingling and
sharing their passion for our church as they encouraged people to make themselves at home.
Thank you to all who invested in this outreach with your dollars, time, energy,
and most importantly, prayers. It was a fitting celebration for Pentecost as the
Spirit pulled together people who might not have considered themselves
religious, but who nevertheless found themselves blessed by the ministry of
Christ’s church. How nice that Pentecost was not just a memorial event that we
commemorated in our sanctuary, but became a visible celebration in our
community. How nice to welcome new friends who have been passing by our
church for years but who just noticed us for the first time.
In Christ,
Pastor Adam
Communion Dates
June 7
June 28
August 2
Church Contact
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In
Christ,
Information
Pastor Adam
Address -
27801 Jefferson
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
Unity Service
June 14th
10 a.m.
Phone - 586-777-8533
Fax 586-777-7197
Web www.lakeshorechurch.com
Staff Pastor
Adam Grosch
Pastor Emeritus
Tom Duncan
Office Manager
Stacey King
Director of Music: Traditional
Ginny Stieler
Director of Music: Modern
Kevin Saunders
Bookkeeper/Comm. Coord.
Jeanette Mazmanian
Facility Manager
Marlon Segura
Evening Custodian
Mo King
Tech/IT
Kevin Saunders
Reminder Items dropped off in the
church offices need to be
labeled. Your name and
the item’s use should be
clearly marked. Due to
space constraints, any
items left unmarked will be
disposed of. Thank you for
your cooperation.
Fo l lo we d b y t he.. .
Annual Ice
Cream Social
Join us, June 14th,
for our Annual
Ice Cream Social!
Great fellowship,
with a little ice cream
on the side!
Meet in the Fellowship
Hall downstairs,
after the
Congregational Meeting,
which immediately
follows 10 a.m. service.
Join us this summer for Modern Worship in the Chapel!
Casual - Informal - Intimate
Join us this summer for modern worship in the chapel - Lake
Shore Church’s original worship space. We are excited to
worship in a more intimate setting and we have some exciting
things planned. Worship in the chapel will run from June 21st
through Labor Day, September 6th, with two exceptions - July
5th and August 30th - when we will worship outside on the lawn,
weather permitting, of course. Can’t wait to see you all there!!
2015 FLOWER CHART
The 2015 Flower Chart to sign up for Sunday morning flowers is located on the bulletin
board across from the office. There are still many spots available to choose from. One
bouquet of flowers is $15, two are $30. The sheets to fill out are at the top of
the chart.
Please return your filled out form with check made payable to Lake Shore
Church to Stacey King’s mail slot. Thank you.
A Spaghetti Dinner for Second Mile Center
Saturday, June 6, 2015
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
$15 per person
The Presbyterian Men and St. John’s Presbyterian Church are having a fundraiser. A
Spaghetti Dinner for Second Mile will be served at St. John’s Presbyterian Church,
1961 Lafayette, Detroit, MI 48207.
The dinner will consist of: Meaty Spaghetti with cheese,
Italian Salad, Roll, Cake and Beverages. The cost is $15 per
person and all monies will go to Second Mile Center. All
donations are welcome!
Please call St. John’s Presbyterian Church at 313-567-0213 to
reserve your meal or to order your carry out (curb side
deliveries are available).
Thank you in advance from the Kids at 2nd Mile!
Our Lake Shore Community
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This is one of our church’s
first attempts at supporting
church families, neighbors
and our community. We
are hoping to reach 100 of
our own and our neighboring families. We are in need
of volunteers to help in
many different capacities.
If you are interested in
helping please contact
Patty Cox at 313-587-9559.
Thank you.
Thank you to
EVERYONE who
helped with our Spring
Lawn Clean Up!!
The grounds are looking
GREAT!!
Memorial Day Post-Parade Party Pics… What a blast!
A huge thank you to everyone who either
attended or helped in any
and all capacities!! There
were about 700 hot dogs
served - we were well
prepared!! Our Parade
Party Committee did a
wonderful job putting this
together!! Thanks again!
Looks like fun!!!
A Message from our CLM’s……
Lexiphile
"Lexiphile" is a word used to describe those that have a love for words, like: you can tune a piano,
but you can't tuna fish, or:
To write with a broken pencil is . . . pointless.
When fish are in schools, they sometimes . . . take debate.
A thief who stole a calendar . .. . got twelve months.
When the smog lifts in Los Angeles . . . . U.C.L.A.
The batteries were given out . . . free of charge.
A dentist and a manicurist married. . . . They fought tooth and nail.
A will is a . . . dead giveaway.
With her marriage, she got a new name . . . and a dress.
A boiled egg is . . . hard to beat.
When you've seen one shopping center . . . you've seen a mall.
Police were called to a day care where a three -year-old was . . . resisting a rest.
Did you hear about the fellow whose whole left side was cut off? . . . He's all right now.
A bicycle can't stand alone . . . it is two tired.
When a clock is hungry . . . it goes back four seconds
The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine . . . was fully recovered.
He had a photographic memory . . . which was never developed.
Those who get too big for their britches will be . .. . exposed in the end.
When she saw her first strands of gray hair, . . . she thought she'd dye.
Acupuncture: . . . a jab well done.
Hope you enjoyed the above. It is something fun for all ages. It reminds me of a saying I saw recently,….
“The way of your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn.” Hope these silly sayings “lexiphiles”
put a smile on your face to share with others throughout the day.
Wishing you a blessed month filled with much laughter.
Your CLM’s: Sandy Appel, Linda Dick, Zelda “Sis” Leadbetter, Tari Martin, Bill Mazmanian,
Vivian Parker, Cindy White and Linda Young
**This month’s article submitted by Sandy Appel**
Graduation Pictures
If you have (or are) a High School senior or a soon-to-be College graduate, please send the office
your graduation picture. We love to update the picture board in the Narthex each year with any
and all graduation pictures! Your pictures will be returned if you wish. Be on the look out for
the 2015 Graduation Board……….. and, Thank You !
June 1st is the last day to turn in your cook book recipes! Thank you for your
DEACON NEWS submissions. Now our work begins in earnest. We need to compile, program
and arrange them as the company requests. We’re certainly looking forward
to sharing the results with everyone!
We have been reviewing our ministries to the grieving. We hope to expand our programs according to the
needs we see here at Lake Shore Church. Your input would be appreciated. Leave us a note in the
“Suggestions” mail slot (see below).
Information sharing mail slots are now located in the mail room (the room next to the main office). Each
month copies of board minutes will be in the mail slot marked “Interesting Information”. We hope every
group will place notes in the slot to be read and returned by all who wish. This can help everyone know what’s
being planned and talked about. A second mail slot (under the first) is labeled “Suggestions”
for this communication to go both ways. We want to hear from you!
June Anniversaries
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June Birthdays
2nd
3rd
5th
6th
7th
9th
11th
13th
14th
15th
16th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
Patty Cox, Natalie Fortier
Dawn Custer
Aubrie Lane, Gabriella Schnitz
Kari Anne Stall
Bryan Troyer
Jenna Dell
Madison Cook, Joseph Mazzetti,
Lee Sutton
Dona Matlin, Carole Koviak
Mike King, Holly Koehler
Charles Carroll
Marco Bronzetti
Donna Mullins
Rick Fantucci, Stewart Olney,
Cathy Phillips
Cassidy Huyghe, Kyle Huyghe
Lauren McClure, Lauren Sims,
Zachery Sargeant
Tom Dick, Barb Lamb,
Stacie Thompson
Curtis Chase
Amanda Hering
Ashley Hamme
Madison Crussen
Skip Bearance, Yvonne Weaver
Carol King, Catherine Lewis
Ryan Mazmanian
Joyce Robinson
Youth Events
Save The Date...July 26th-29th...Summer Camp
Sunday 7/26 thru Wednesday 7/29
@ Camp Sequioa - Adrian, Michigan
Interested in camping or volunteering??
Call Sheryl Mieczkowski @ 586-549-3755
1st
2nd
3rd
Carl & Jean Rohde
Scott & Margaret Sumner
Zoly & Peggy Gyongyosy
Tom & Linda Dick
4th
Ed & Theresa Harvey
David & Crystal Jenken, Jr.
7th
John & Michele Sargeant
Ron & Sandra Wallace
9th
Guy & Brenda Kropp
11th Ryan & Cheryl Russell
12th David & Tracey Huyghe
13th Joseph & Beverly Eagan
14th Jim & Sandy Carey
15th John & Jennifer Hunter
16th John & Julie Acosta
Ben & Annette Allen
19th Rex & Marj Richards
22nd Doug & Terry Ede
Dan & June Foukes
Brian & Sheryl Miezckowski
24th Tom & Judith Barton
25th Pete & Ruth Sandora
26th Tim & Gail Thompson
27th Charles & Frances Bozick
Lew & Darlene Ruddock
Lee & Patty Sutton
28th Jack & Deborah Cole
29th Bob & Leigh Hovis
Joe & Christina Marut
Kroger Update
... All participants have to re-enroll
every April to continue supporting Lake Shore
Church. If the church office signed you up then you
are all set. If you enrolled yourself online, then you
will need to log into your Kroger account and
re-enroll in the Community Rewards program.
...Pick up a Kroger flyer from the Atrium shelf to get
started earning rewards for the church.
...You have to register online for this program so if
you need help just fill out the flyer and drop it off in
the church office and we will take care of it for you!
Let’s make this quarter’s check bigger than the
last….
...This quarter’s check….$272.60!!
That brings our four quarter total to
$963!! We are now up to 55 participants
so far! This is great - let’s continue to
sign people up and go Krogering!!
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Toiletries
With summer vacation upon us, remember to save your wrapped, unused sample sized toiletries. We are looking for soaps, conditioners,
shampoos, lotions and deodorants. A couple times every year our youth
bag these items. We distribute them to MCREST guests and for other
persons in need. When we made dinner at Second Mile we brought100 of these bags and gave them to the kids. They loved them!
There is a bin in the coat room for these items. Thank You!
MISSION NEWS...
Food Pantry/Clothes Closet
If you would like to help out in either, please check the schedule posted on the bulletin board across from the office. On that
schedule are posted two dates when we pick up food from MCCSA for our pantry. Those dates are the first and third Wednesday of
the month. We meet at church by 9:30am and unload and shelve the van of food we pick up from MCCSA. We can always use
volunteers on those days. Your time commitment for that volunteer job would be less than an hour on those days.
We are always in need of canned fruit, tuna, peanut butter for the pantry. We can also use the small sized water bottles for our
shampoo and dish soap. (We always break down our full sized bottles into the little ones for distribution to families). We can also
use paper grocery bags.
The Clothes Closet is only accepting spring and summer clothes for the closet. We do not have any storage space. Also, please limit
your household donations to linens and towels only.
Thank you for always supporting the Food Pantry and Clothes Closet
June Free Lunch Saturday
On Saturday, June 20th, from 10:30 am - 2 p.m., we will again be preparing and serving lunch to the community at Westminster
Church, Detroit. Sign up in the Atrium. Our friends at Westminster are grateful for our help in providing this outreach.
New Members/New Ideas
The Mission Team is looking for some new members. We would like to increase our outreach events, but definitely need some help
to do that. We are also always looking for new ideas for outreach events. If you would like to be part of the Mission Team, please
contact Cheryl Smark.
We are Lucky
- Living in SCS all my life, my exposure to people who are visibly homeless has been minimal. A
recent trip gave me a whole different perspective on the numbers of homeless individuals and how different cities deal
or not deal with the issue. In Oklahoma City there are numerous soup kitchens and missions that provide a meal for
those in need. In L.A. I saw dozens of tents and makeshift cardboard shelters along the freeway. The next day I saw the
city crews going through and dismantling and throwing away those same tents and shelters. In San Francisco and Seattle, people are sleeping right on the downtown streets and in both cities the homeless have been given a designated city
park where they can sleep overnight legally. Probably the worst city was Las Vegas, where every few feet I encountered
someone obviously homeless and begging.
But seeing all of these sad situations made me reflect on the problem of homelessness in our own area.
We see homeless families and individuals who are being housed overnight by MCREST. These same families and
individuals are being guided to permanent housing as it becomes available. We see the homeless men and few women
who are being fed and sheltered overnight by MCWARM.
Our church family here at Lake Shore understands how important it is that we do our part. Our church family always
supports any outreach that provides food and clothing for persons who are homeless or in need.
Even our involvement in Second Mile is a reflection of our concern for kids who are at risk. Second Mile
provides a hot meal once a week for these kids. Should a hot meal once a week be a treat? Shouldn’t a hot
meal every day be the norm?
Our church family at Lake Shore might not be able to change the course of people’s lives who are homeless
or in need, but we can change the course of their day. Through our efforts with MCREST, MCWARM,
Second Mile, and our own Food Pantry/Clothes Closet we can make a difference. The person who can
come to our food pantry, receive free food, and then use that money saved to pay a bill, is being impacted
by Lake Shore Church.
Our church family is a caring, generous, giving family who knows that we have so much and need to share
with those who are less fortunate.
I feel very lucky to have found Lake Shore Church and my much loved church family.
Thanks for letting me share,
Cheryl Smark
9:15 & 11:15 am
Services of Worship
10:25 am Wired Word
11:15 am Sunday
9:15 am Exercise
School
12:30 pm Youth Choir
6 pm Youth Groups
Sun
JUNE 2015
9:15 am Exercise
6 pm Homestyle Dev
7 pm Men’s AA
10:15 am GFC Small Grp
1 pm Pinochle
7 pm Band Practice
7:30 pm AA,
Al -Anon
Office
Closed
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Tue
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11:15 a.m. Sunday
School Party Outside
1 pm Food Pantry
7 p.m. Deacons
7 p.m. Soft
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Communion
10 a.m Worship
11 a.m. Congregational
Meeting
11 a.m. CLM
7 p.m. Session
10 a.m. Traditional
Worship Team
Thu Fri
7:30 pm NA
6 p.m. Modern
Worship Team
10:30 a.m. Bayview
Bunch
5 pm Food Pantry
6 p.m. Modern
Worship Team
Sat
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3 p.m.-6 p.m. Spaghetti
Dinner Fundraiser for
2nd Mile at St. John’s
Presbyterian Church
9 am - noon ParentPalooza
10 am Breakfast Bunch
Westminster Lunch
Ice Cream Social
12:30 pm Trustees
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Father’s Day
11:15 a.m. Modern
Worship in the Chapel
(For the summer)
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Communion
1 pm Food Pantry
7 pm Soft
11 am Staff Meeting
10:30 a.m. Bayview
Bunch
10 am Breakfast Bunch
10:25 am DITZ
Dear Church Friends,
Thank you for all the cards,
phone calls, prayers and visits
while I was hospitalized.
Thanks to Pastor Adam,
who visited the very first day.
Good friends are
wonderful!
Carolyn Hammons
facebook page
The Communications Team is trying to
expand our FB page. We want to make sure
our page is a Caring~Growing~Serving page for all who
visit. Send us any old photos you may have of Lake
Shore Church from your wedding, camp, baptisms,
mission, etc. - doesn’t matter how old! We will try to get
them on the FB page. You may email the pics to
[email protected] or bring them into the
office. Thanks - like our FB page to see all the updates!
Text Giving ~ Give Online ~ QR Code
Bringing Lake Shore Church into the 21st century with FaithStreet’s giving options
Lake Shore Giving
Try out our newest ways to donate - Text
Text the amount you would like to donate to our own special number
646-832-4848
Click on the link sent back to you
Input our personal activation code - lakeshore
Fill out the short, one-time-only set up page
Save our special number in your contacts
You are now ready to “text give” from anywhere at anytime with just one
simple text message! So easy!!!
Take out those phones and give it a try!
Online ~ Don’t forget to check us out at www.lakeshorechurch.com find our FaithStreet button and give online anytime, anywhere.
And last but not least - QR Code - we now have our own QR code
you can scan with your smart phone!
It will take you directly to our FaithStreet
giving page - so easy to follow!
Look for it on all our print materials!
Lake Shore Church now offers
Free WiFi throughout the
entire facility available to
you while you are here
worshipping with us!
To
access this free WiFi, simply
connect to the wireless hotspot
“LSC-Public” and use the
password “Welcome2Lakeshore”.
Th e G r e a t To m a t o
G i ve a wa y
O u r F o o d P a n t r y d a t e s f o r t h e s um m e r ar e
a s f o l l o ws Mondays, 6/8, 6/22, 7/13, 7/27, 8/10, 8/24, 9/14, 9/28
Wednesday, 6/17, 7/22, 8/19, 9/23
P l e a s e b r i n g yo u r t o m a t o e s ( pr o d u c e ) , i n t o
t h e f o o d p a n t r y o r t o c h u r c h wi t h yo u o n
S u n d a y, a s c l o s e t o t h e s e d a t e s a s p o ss i b l e .
T h a t wa y o u r r e c i p i e n t s r e c e i ve n i c e , f r e s h
p r o d u c e ! T h a nk yo u ! !
Lake Shore Church
thanks you for your
generosity however you give!
44943 Schoenherr (at Hall Rd.)
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586-254-5557
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
Sun 12-5pm
The Family Christian bookstore on Schoenherr (at
Hall Rd) has an amazing offer out there for all of
us to use! They have “Ministry Builder” stickers
that are used like - going old school here...S & H
Greenstamps!! For every $5 spent in store the
shopper is awarded one sticker, 20 stickers
collected on a Ministry Builder Card is worth $5
off anything in the store. It’s said that a local
church paid for their whole VBS curriculum with
these Ministry Builder Cards - approximately
$175 worth! That is something we can all get
behind and promote. We would like to take this
opportunity to collect these stickers and cards in
the church office, with all proceeds going to
further the ministry here at Lake Shore Church.