Last Week’s Sermon -  If you missed last Sunday’s sermon that Pastor Chris shared, titled “Vision’s Birthplace,” you can watch it here.
  
Help Us Discern God’s Vision for LWC –   To kick off our vision discernment process, we will be hosting Focus Groups in September. These small groups of 15-20 people will be invited to invest 75 minutes together in answering 5 questions about our church. The thoughts, insights, and hopes that you share in these groups will be an important part of the vision discernment process, so we want every person who attends LWC to participate. Let’s be prayerful as we seek God’s direction for LWC! Sign up for a focus group here.
  
Ordination Service –   Celebrate with us by watching online as our own Pastor Jared Webb is among those being ordained by the Wesleyan Church this Saturday! Though held at our church, this is a ticketed event and if you do not already have a ticket, we invite you to join in by watching the service live here on Saturday at 1 PM and encourage you to congratulate Rev. Jared Webb when you see him on Sunday!
  
Children’s Ministry Reopening -  Our children’s ministry is reopening starting Sunday Aug. 23! Check out this page on our website for more details on the Safety Plan for kids that Miss Kayla has diligently been working on. Feel free to continue worshipping from home with your kiddos if you choose, or to bring them to the main service and utilize a “Kids Kit.” For those attending children’s services, note the change that kids will check in and go right to their programs before the worship service begins.
  
Baby Bottle Fundraiser – For those who still have Baby Bottles or would like to donate to the Pregnancy Help Center, this Sunday is the last day to turn in Baby Bottles. The goal is to reach or exceed $30 per bottle and they accept donations of cash, check, or credits cards (online here). Click here to find out more information about the center. If you were not able to pick a bottle up, you can still bring monetary donations in this Sunday and put it in a bottle, found in the back of the sanctuary, or bring donations in to the church office during the week.
  
Women’s Ministry Updates – This past week, two prayer resources were sent out to ladies who have signed up to receive emailed resources and updates from the Lakeview Women’s Ministry. If you would like to be added to subscribe to receive these updates, send an email to Zoe Hagy at zhagy@indy.rr.com.
  
Brown Bag/Feed the Street Update – After much thought and consideration in regard to how Lakeview can best serve the hungry in our community, we have decided to redirect our food donations into our Feed the Street ministry and discontinue the Brown Bag ministry. Feed the Street monthly delivers food to families in need through our Children's Ministry. While the Brown Bag ministry will no longer exist, the mission to feed the hungry in Marion lives on through Feed the Street—a mission that we can't accomplish without your help with donations of food.
 
What does this mean for your donations? Monthly, we will release a new menu that we would like to bless our adopted families with; you can purchase the items and drop them off at the Welcome Center or office as normal. You can find this month's menu at lakeviewwesleyan.org/feed-the-street or pick up a paper copy at the Welcome Center. Donations for our September distribution are due by August 30th. Thank-you for helping us bless our community!