WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE LURAY cHRISTIAN CHURCH?

On Pentecost last year we held a "World Cafe" where we shared dreams and discussed the future of the Luray Christian Church.  We prayed about God's plan for us in the coming years, and committed ourselves to some brave new ministries.  Out of our discussion came a theme - that we are truly blessed!  We have been blessed by the brave folks who left their congregation to start a new one in the Town of Luray. We have been blessed by all the saints who were part of the church for the past 100 years.  We are blessed with a beautiful building, a highly visible location, and a warm and loving congregation. We are truly a family of faith.  If we have one struggle it is remembering that we are so blessed, even though we are growing older and have seen a decline in numbers.  We want to share our blessings with others, to invite them to experience this amazing community! And so our theme for 2020 is "WE ARE BLESSED!"  We invite you to come worship with us, fellowship with us, gather in Bible study - and experience the blessing of being part of a loving faith community. 

REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS & ACTIVITIES:
Regular Weekly Calendar                                                          
SUN     9:45 am   Sunday School - suspended until further notice                                         
           11 am   Worship - Zoom link   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/711453385                                                                                                         
M-F    10:00 am Weekday Morning Prayer - a brief service live streamed on Facebook
TUE     10-11 am     Coffee & Conversation with the Pastor - Zoom link 
                                        https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89326416182
                     Rev Sara will be steaming Weekday Morning Prayer from 10 -10:30 (ish)
                     Open conversation following until noon                           
             10 am  wk. 1,2,4,5      Bible Study - suspended until further notice
             10 am wk. 3    Disciples Women (CWF) Meeting - suspended until further notice                                                              
 
Regular Monthly Calendar
              1st Sun              9 am                   Elder's Meeting                                                                                            
              1st Thur            5-7 pm               Pastor’s Creative Space                                                                     
              2nd Thur           6:30 pm            The Welcome Table                                                                            
              3rd Sun             Worship            Housekeeping Offering  Received                                                                   
              3rd Sun             2:30 pm            SkyView Springs singing & fellowship                                     
              3rd Thur           6:30 pm            Board Meeting or Cabinet Meeting         
​              5th Sun             Worship            Special Offering for Local Outreach
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In January we received our annual CWS Blanket offering. Over $300 was given to provide blankets to those in need.
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26 Ashes-to-Go 7:00-8:30 am (Ecumenical: Christ Epis. Parking lot)
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​Our observance of the Season of Lent is happening in new ways this year, as we "Shelter in Place" and practice "Physical Distancing" while do our best to remain Church together. We are communicating by phone, e-mail, Facebook and now website. We are worshiping on Facebook Live and Zoom. 
You are invited to join us on Sunday mornings at 11 am EDT in our Zoom virtual worship -  ​Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/711453385
UPCOMING EVENTS:
JUNE: 14 - Flag Day.  11 am Zoom Worship
               18 - Cabinet/Worship Team Meeting - Plans for the "next step"
                       Zoom Fellowship Hall: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89326416182
                20 - The Poor Peoples Campaign: Virtual March on Washington
               21 - Father's Day.  Zoom Worship, special offering for Housekeeping
2019 was a busy year at LCC - ​

Santa helped us celebrate Christmas in July with a fun out-door Christmas party.  We had a "summer sledding hill" and lots of crafts and food.






Later in July Pastor Sara attended the General Assembly in Des Moines, IA renewing old friendships and making new ones.

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We ended the summer with a Celebration at Lake Arrowhead. It was a beautiful Sunday morning with worship, a pot luck picnic and a baptism! 




Our centennial year concluded with worship at our Mother Church, the Old Antioch Church, where we dedicated the beautiful communion table quilt, honored the diaconate, and returned the original pulpit to it's home.






Christmas the Christmas Season was both busy and beautiful beginning with the Hanging of the Greens, including a Christmas program by the choir and a holiday pot-luck hosted by the CWF, and concluding with a candle light Christmas Eve Service.