Message from Our Pastor
There's an excitement in the air at MLCC. In the richness of our inter-generation blending of cultures and ways of life, we come together -to be the people of God, to live out our faith commitments, and to be in supportive fellowship with one another.
If you're looking for a church home and for a place to meet God and to sort out the meaning of your faith journey, please feel wanted and welcome at our church in every way.
Catch the spirit,
feel the joy .
Sunday Sermon:
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August 17, 2008
“Letting go and
moving on”
Text: Genesis 45:1-15, Matthew 15:21-28
There are times in our lives, friends, when we have to forget and forgive, let go of the past and move on. There are times when, if we can’t put our past behind us, our future is forever paralyzed and held back.
Always in our lives, God calls us to LIFE—today. We cannot allow ourselves, therefore, to be forever hung up on the imperfections and shortcomings of yesterday. Along the way, many of us SAY things or DO things that we wish, looking back, we could undo.
Still—always—there’s a time to let go and
move on.
GOING GREEN
BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
It is the mission of the Miami Lakes Congregational Church to accept and achieve the ENERGY STAR Challenge and reduce the energy used by 10% or more. In addition, the MLCC will strive to make Green choices throughout the office, school, church and congregation to solve, rather than cause both environmental and
social problems throughout the world.
RECYCLE
YOUR USED INK CATRIDGES AND CELL PHONES TO HELP OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS!
Amber Pill Bottles
Thank you all for recycling your amber pill bottles.
Last day to bring your pill bottles is August 31. After that Sunday we will no longer be collecting
these items.
Thank you for your care and generous heart.
SUPPORT OUR CHURCH'S ONLINE AUCTION ! www.mlcc.cmarket.com
Your donations for our next auctions are most appreciated-- the date to be announced as soon as we are able to collect enough items to auction.
Visit our Photo Gallery page for pictures of 2007-2008 church events.
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The Robinsons ala "Supremes" in front of
the Motown Museum
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
 Special Worship Service with
Rev. William N. Koch
Southeast Regional Conference Minister
Rev. Koch, a former cabinet maker from St. Louis, Missouri, has served two churches in the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ – most recently, Church by the Sea in Bal Harbour.
He is one of the authors of the UCC Affirming Faith Confirmation curriculum. In recent times, he has also been one of the clergy leaders in our Conference in youth and camping ministries.
In 2005, Rev. Koch became the Southeast Regional Conference Minister for the Florida Conference. In addition to this many responsibilities in the Conference, he works closely with Dr. Frantz (who serves as Dean) with our Southeast Florida cluster of UCC churches.
After worship on September 7th, Rev. Koch will lead an Adult Forum in the sanctuary on The Unfolding Vision for the Florida Conference of the UCC.
"CENTERING PRAYER" EVENING
PLEASE JOIN US ON THE 1ST AND 3RD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
STARTING IN OCTOBER AT 7:00PM IN THE SANCTUARY
This is an invitation to a simple kind of communication with God called Centering. We often think of prayer as thoughts or feelings expressed in words, but this is only one of its forms. Centering prayer is a receptive, silent resting in God beyond words or thoughts, a discipline intended to withdraw our attention from our ordinary flow of thoughts which can open us to the deeper spiritual level of our being. Since we are not in immediate contact with that level, we have to do something to develop our awareness of it. It is the level of our being that makes us most human, therefore, more Christlike. We need to refresh ourselves at this deep level every day. Just as we need exercise, food, rest and sleep, so also we need moments of interior silence because they bring the deepest fruit of refreshment. Centering Prayer is not an attempt to turn-on to the Presence of God rather to say “Here I am”. Centering prayer is drawn from ancient prayer practices of the Christian contemplative heritage, notably the Fathers and Mothers of the Desert. It was distilled into a simple method of prayer in the 1970’s by spiritual leaders and teachers who began to be aware of the deep hunger of the everyday person for a more intimate relationship with God, and is now practiced throughout many faith traditions. In Centering Prayer, we place ourselves intentionally before God there to receive grace that we might become more fruitful in our ordinary daily life. As our sensitivity to the spiritual dimension develops through this daily practice, awareness of God throughout the day will increase. It is our consent to God to dismantle the false self that we might grow more Christlike. Centering Prayer groups create an environment of connection, energy and encouragement in the journey of prayer. Please feel free to participate as your schedule allows. For more information, please call Marion Olsen, 954-430-3094 or e-mail to marionol@bellsouth.net
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Contact Christina DeProspero at (305) 323-5548 or F_christina@hotmail.com
if you’re interested in getting healthy and joining our group!
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The Bible Speaks
by Dr. Frantz
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MLCC Classifieds Page
Miami Lakes Congregational Church is offering a classifieds page to benefit its members and friends. The Site is free for most items with the exception of ads for established community businesses.
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Upcoming events and dates
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Looking Ahead……
 HONDURAS FUNDRAISER DINNER
Saturday, September 6, 2008
at the home of Dr. Gail Ballweg
Come join us for a fun night to raise funds to help the small rural
Village of Calpules in Honduras to help them complete the construction
of one classroom. Our goal is to raise $4000.
“Our use of treasure to support the work of the church helps to bring
justice and equity to the world. Charity is not a tax. It should be given
freely because we understand and believe in the end result of our
giving of financial support to any ministry.”
COUPLES EVENT
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH
7 P.M.
Speaker: Dr. John Manrodt, Pastoral Counselor, Executive Director of Counseling Ministry of South Florida (CMSF)
Please join us for dinner and an interesting evening that
will help you strengthen and enrich your relationship
with your life partner.
FREE Scrap booking Workshop
saturday, September 20 From 3pm to 11pm
Get your photo albums organized.
Come on and work on your project and
enjoy a great time with fellow scrap-bookers.
UCC Women's Fellowship Breakfast
“Let’s make a difference…in our community…
In our world…in our church”
Sunday, September 21 – 8:45 a.m. Speaker: Mr. Paul Sweeney
BOOK CLUB
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 – 7:00pm
Imagine a world, if you will, where crime
does not exist. A startling proposition
that seems outlandish, but our imaginations,
of course, need not be bounded by
the rules and restrictions imposed by realism.
It would be a world, one might
suppose, where equality reigned, where
the thought of violence was so alien that
it need not be practiced. People would
smile more. They would cooperate more.
And they would create a microcosm of
peace that, town by town, country by
country, could grow exponentially into
worldwide tranquility.
MLCC’s Got Talent!
ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 7:00PM GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER FOR YOUR
TALENT/ NO TALENT NIGHT.
Are you the next MLCC superstar?
Can you tell jokes, play an instrument, sing, dance, play act, do acrobatics, lip sync, read poetry or prose, do magic, imitate others, do puppets, baton twirling, yodeling, step dance, or crump?
Do a solo, a duet or a group performance!
We would love to see your act.
NO AGE LIMIT! EVERYONE IS
ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE!
Prizes for the best acts in different categories.
We are already signing up acts.
Don’t miss out this great and fun event
and bring your friends!
RENEWAL-HEALING SERVICE:
Sunday, October 19, 7 p.m.
This is a time for stimulant, renewal and spiritual healing in a contemplative atmosphere of quiet prayer, inspiring and reassuring words from Scripture, music, and for those who so desire, anointing and laying on of hands.
Harvest Fair
Saturday, November 1st. 8:00am to 3:00p
The MLCC Harvest Fair is a wonderful event, bringing the community together for a day of old fashioned fun and entertainment.
The fair will feature crafters and artists
selling their wares, craft demonstrations, games, pie eating contest, children activities, face painting and more.
Crafters and artists are invited to rent a space for $25. For more information or to reserve a space please call at 305-822-4313 Volunteers needed!
Coming soon…
Pilgrim Village
Get ready with your Indian or
Pilgrim costume.
Helping hands are needed
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