Lake Oconee Community Church Staff Team

Becky Matheny, Pastor of Spiritual / Communal Development 706.202.0124 bmatheny@locc.co

David W. Key, Sr. Founding Pastor 770.309.2394 dkeysr@locc.co

Gary W. Arnold, Pastor of Worship, Communication, Liturgical Arts 404.402.5542 garnold@locc.co

Avis Williams, Pastor of Community Transformation 404.379.5561 awilliams@locc.co

Kathi Urban, Ministry Coordinator 404.314.2491 kurban@locc.co

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LOCC Affiliations

The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta

The Georgia Christian Council

The International Council of Community Churches

October 23, 2016 The 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time

8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Worship at The LOCC

*Hymn We Are Called David Haas

*Benediction The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

*Response This Little Light of Mine Traditional Spiritual

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine!

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, Let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy: O Divine Master,

Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Color for Worship: Green

When we are not in the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter,

we are in the growth period of Ordinary Time -

marked by the living and hopeful color of Green.

While the ‘seasons’ of the church year focus upon one aspect

of the presence of God in our lives, Ordinary Time celebrates all aspects.

May your Ordinary Time be EXTRA-ordinary!

Announcements for the Week of October 23, 2016

Concerns of the Community

Jim Asbury (brother of Kathi Urban) Verdain Barnes, Tom Bingham (friend of

the Crosbys), Jeanne & Bill Blevins (mother and step-father of Jeanne

Rowland), Barry Clough, Greg Colson (friend of Dottie Giesler), Mychel

Cunningham, Diane Desmond, Lani Dwyer, Kay Eadie (friend of Judy

Broome), Sandy Kender Gonzalez (daughter of Joyce), Justin Hafla

(grandson of the Martincics), Tori Hosbrook (niece of Carla Thornton), Mary

Johnson (aunt of Jude Martincic), Mae Koch, Paula Kraus, Pat Lanphier,

Debbie Lee, Linda Merrill (step-mother of Tim), Bruce Moffatt (friend of the

Martincics), Diane Moldenhauer, Jean Newland (friend of the Verners),

Clarice Richardson (mother of Barry), Carson Alexander Rozsman (grandson

of Mev Rozsman), Pam Searle (friend of Jeanne Moser), Jackie Sedlaeck

(friend of Judy Broome), Janet Smith (friend of Kathy Stephan), Lynn Teague

(friend of Janice Sharp), Caleb Trempe (nephew of Tim Merrill), Sheree

Wendt Vargo (daughter of the Wendts), Renee Vetter (friend of Roger

Schurig), Bob White

FLOWERS TODAY GIVEN BY: 8:30 a.m. - Jane Moss in memory of Tom Moss

10:30 a.m. - Dona & Jim Stanton in memory of their parents

!! Youth Alliance Event raises $6,300 !!

LOCC BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

Oct 23 – Steve Arnold Oct 24 – Eudora Harrold Oct 25 – Sheila Shalin

Oct 27 – Debbie Cornelia Oct 29 – Patricia Chaney

LOCC Hour Of Power Bible Study

Mondays, 11:45 a.m. Greensboro FUMC Family Life Center

LOCC Youth Alliance at Lake Oconee Antique & Flea Market

Contact Patricia walters@plantationcable.net ~ 706.347.0120

Dementia Caregiver Support Group Begins Nov 15, 11 a.m. at The LOCC

Support Group for Families dealing with Addiction

6:15 - 7: 45 p.m. at The LOCC - Nov 2, 16 & 30; Dec 28

12 Step Group for Families dealing with Addiction

6:15 - 7:45 p.m. at The LOCC - Oct 26; Nov 9 & 23; Dec 7 & 21

LAKE OCONEE MOVES ~ PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP

Monthly ~ Second Saturday - Nov 12, 1 - 3:30 p.m. at The LOCC

Putnam Food Distribution Sat, Oct 22, 10 a.m. Putnam Elementary Gym

SIMCHAT TORAH - Torah Talk & Celebration

Tues, Oct 25, 7 p.m. at The LOCC

SEW COUTURE! … How the fashion industry works

Thurs, Oct 27, 2 - 4 p.m. at The LOCC

NEW MEMBER SOCIAL Wed, Nov 2, 5:30 p.m. at the von Haams

MOVIE NIGHT - You Before Me - Friday, Nov 11, 6 pm

FALL BOOK STUDIES

Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, Adam Hamilton

Each week a different topic - $14 for the book - 3 p.m. at The LOCC

Oct 26 ~ Nov 9, 16 ~ Dec 7

Love Wins, Rob Bell Oct 30 ~ 6 p.m.

Nov 15 - Why do they hate us and what is Jihad? Dr. Abbas Barzegar, Dept of Religious Studies, Georgia State University

THE WORSHIP OF GOD

- All are welcome here - We want to get to know you -

Please sign the Attendance Pads on the Tables near the Entrance

We ask that guests and first-time visitors provide an email address.

Members and regular attendees may check the appropriate box.

~ The Centering Bell ~ Lighting of the Light ~ The Life of LOCC ~

L: This is a new day that the Lord is making P: Let us worship God!

Gathering Everybody Hurts R.E.M

When your day is long and the night is yours alone; When you're sure you've had enough of this life, hang on;

Don't let yourself go 'cause everybody cries; And everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong; Now it's time to sing along; When your day is night alone Hold on; If you feel like letting go Hold on;

If you think you've had too much of life, hang on

Everybody hurts; Take comfort in your friends; Everybody hurts; Don't throw your hand; If you feel like you're alone No, you are not alone

If you're on your own in this life; The days and nights are long When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes; Everybody cries; So hold on, hold on; Everybody hurts

The Prophet Complains and The Lord Responds Habakkuk ~ Easy to Read Version

LORD, I continue to ask for help. When will you listen to me? I cried to you about the violence, but you did nothing! 3 People are stealing things and hurting others. They are arguing and fighting. Why do you make me look at these terrible things? I will stand

like a guard and watch. I will wait to see what the LORD will say to me. I will wait and learn how God answers my questions.

The LORD answered me, “Write down what I show you. Write it clearly on a sign so that the message will be easy to read. This message is about a special time in the future.

This message is about the end, and it will come true. Just be patient and wait for it. That time will come; it will not be late. This message cannot help those who refuse to

listen to it, but those who are good will live because they believe it.

*Hymn How Can I Keep From Singing Robert Lowery

~ The refrain is on the next page ~

Epistle Lesson II Timothy 4:1-5 Common English Bible

4 I’m giving you this commission in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is coming to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearance and his kingdom. 2 Preach the word. Be ready to do it whether it is convenient or inconvenient. Correct, confront, and encourage with patience and instruction. 3 There will come a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. They will collect teachers who say what they want to hear because they are self-centered. 4 They will turn their back on the truth and turn to myths. 5 But you must keep control of yourself in all circumstances. Endure suffering, do the work of a preacher of the good news, and carry out your service fully.

Gospel Lesson Luke 18:1-8 Common English Bible

18 Jesus was telling them a parable about their need to pray continuously and not to be discouraged. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people. 3 In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him, asking, ‘Give me justice in this case against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused but finally said to himself, I don’t fear God or respect people, 5 but I will give this widow justice because she keeps bothering me. Otherwise, there will be no end to her coming here and embarrassing me.” 6 The Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 Won’t God provide justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he be slow to help them? 8 I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. But when the Human One comes, will he find faithfulness on earth?”

L: The Word of God for the people of God P: Thanks be to God!

Sermon Perseverance David W. Key, Sr.

Response Christ Has No Body Now But Yours Steve Warner based on the words of Teresa of Avila

Refrain: Christ has no body now but yours; No hands, but yours; Here on this earth yours is the work, To serve with the joy of compassion

No hands but yours to heal the wounded world; No hands but yours to soothe all its suffering, No touch but yours to bind the broken; Hope of the people of God.

No eyes but yours to see as Christ would see; To find the lost, To gaze with compassion; No eyes but yours to glimpse the holy joy of the city of God.

No feet but yours to journey with the poor to walk this world with mercy and justice. Yours are the steps to build a lasting peace for the children of God.

Through every gift, give back to those in need; As Christ has blessed so now be his blessing;

With every gift a benediction be to the people of God.

The Giving, Presentation and *Blessing of our Gifts

L: We give thanks for all that God has given us. P: May God bless all that we offer: our prayers, our presence, our gifts and our service.

*Passing of the Peace L: The Lord be with you! P: And also with you! Greet one another with signs of peace.

*Song of Fellowship God Is Still Speaking Marty Haugen

Prayers of the People ~ Silent Prayer ~ Sharing Requests ~ Pastoral Prayer ~ Lord’s Prayer

Response Take, O Take Me As I Am John Bell

Our Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the

Kingdom, And the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.