2024 Lakeside Preschool Open House - Thursday, January 25, 6:00pm-8:00pm
You are invited to get a preview of the upcoming 2024/2025 school year. Come meet the teaching staff and tour classrooms for your child/children's age group.
Registration opens exclusively for our Lakeside Preschool Families during the Open House and will continue through February 2.
Registration will open to the public on February 5.
We will be hosting the Cost of Poverty Experience (COPE) on Sunday afternoon, January 21, from 3pm-6pm. COPE is an immersive, experiential training that is designed to give participants a glimpse into the lives of low-income individuals and their families that are living in poverty.
The event is centered around a simulation in which you will take on the identity of an individual or family member living below the poverty line. You will face some of the challenges and decisions persons living in poverty encounter every day. For many participants, it is an eye-opening and heart-opening experience that reframes our understanding of living with poverty and how we can best serve the poor.
A central aspect of Jesus’ ministry in the Gospels was care for the poor. It has been such a joy over the last five-and-a-half years to see the ways in which Lakeside has reflected these same values in our ministry. You have donated your time, energy, and money to meet all sorts of needs - from food to school supplies to Christmas gifts to benevolence funds to beds and more! We also maintain partnerships with organizations like our local schools, the Picnic Project in downtown Sanford, and Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
We truly believe that the Holy Spirit will work through this event to speak into our lives and our ministry, help us see where we are serving well, and it may even plant new dreams or desires within us to make a difference.
Make plans to join us on Sunday, January 21, 2024, from 3pm-6pm. Both adults and youth (middle school and older) are invited participate in this free event, and we will have child care available for elementary age and younger.
To learn more about COPE, you can visit https://thinktank-inc.org/cope-faith.
We are so happy to announce that Christmas poinsettia's will be available again this year! Honor a loved one, or simply celebrate the Joy of Christmas, with poinsettia's which will beautify our sanctuary during the Christmas season.
Each poinsettia plant is $15 and can be ordered via the link below.
You will be able to take this beautiful plants home on the Sunday following Christmas.
Holy Chaos, our Life Group for families with young kids, is hosting an Advent meet up between worship services at 9:45am. It will run for four Sundays from Nov. 26 – December 17. There will be a short lesson as well as snacks, crafts, and games. This is a great way to meet other families and help our children prepare for the Christmas season!
It is time to start transforming our building for the Christmas season!
Sunday, November 12, after the 10:45am service, we will be bringing the decorations over from the Robertson House to the main building. If you have a truck, SUV, or car with space for tubs and boxes, we would appreciate your help.
Sunday, November 19, after the 10:45am service, we will do the actual decorating. People of all ages and skill levels can lend a hand! We have trees to decorate, wreaths to be hung, nativity sets to set up, and a few ladders to be climbed!