A Congregation of the Reformed Church in America
Sunday Worship Service -
A Prayer Team member will be available in the front of the Sanctuary to pray with you following the worship service.
Lakeview is accessible to persons with disabilities and looped for the hard of hearing.
Daily Bible Verse
Our Life, Ministry, and Mission: To Have Hearts Centered on Christ and Hearts Open to Our Neighbors
Coffee Hour – Thank you to Dottie Mason for hosting our Coffee Hour this morning.
Thank you to all who helped decorate the church and participated in the Holy Week and Easter Services!
Bible Study on the Lord’s Prayer. Planning on a 6-week study meeting twice a month through the summer. Interested? Sign-up for days and time that may work for you.
Ribbon – Looking for gold ribbon for a Pentecost banner. Anyone have some at home they would like to donate? Please contact Rose Admiraal.
Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf – The April focus is: Chunky Soup, Chili, Pudding, and Jell-O. Thank you for your generous donations for GEFS in April. They are truly appreciated. The May focus is cereal and canned Fruit. If possible, please add these to your grocery list.
Rob McCulloch is still collecting “clean” bottles and cans from Lakeview for the Mission Share Outreach Center. Mission Share’s monthly focus continues to be pasta of any kind, spaghetti sauce, and tomato sauce. Thank you to all who continue to drop items in our Mission Share baskets.
National Day of Prayer Observances in the Town of Greece on May 1:
Greece Town Hall at 12 Noon – Speaker will be Pastor George Grace
Greece Assembly of God Church at 7:00 PM (750 Long Pond Road)
Communion will be offered during the 10:00 AM Worship Service on May 11.
Juliet’s Luncheon – Friday, May 23, 12:30 PM, Place: TBD. If you plan to attend, please contact Dottie Mason.
American Red Cross Blood Drive at Lakeview Community Church (30 Long Pond Road at Edgemere Drive) – Saturday, May 3, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM – All blood types are in short supply! For appointments, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-Red Cross (1-800-733-2767)
Rev. Eddy Alemán, General Secretary of the RCA, will preach at Lakeview on May 4. Please join us after the worship service to welcome Rev. Alemán to Lakeview. A potluck meal will be served in the Fellowship Hall. Sign up today with Sheila Williams to bring a dish to pass.
“Lakeviewer” – Articles for the May/June “Lakeviewer” are due TODAY so that the newsletter can be distributed before May 1. Please email your articles (and event pictures, if any) to Dotti at lakeviewchurch3@gmail.com.
Note from Marti O’Dell: Thank you to Pastor Rick and Rose and everyone else at Lakeview for your support/love during this time. Who would have known that the church Mike grew up in would be so important to me? Thank you, and Lakeview is so blessed to have you and Rose as our Pastors. ~Heartfelt, Marti O’Dell
Consistory Mini-Minutes: The Lakeview Consistory met on Monday, April 21.
1. Pastor Rick led devotions – “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, he was buried, and he was raised on the third day.” (1st Corinthians 15:3-4)
2. Treasurer Audrey Blocchi was our guest, discussing property insurance requirements and financial matters.
3. Clerk Betsy Leipold faithfully took notes. She presented the March meeting minutes as well as a special meeting held on March 23 to discuss fellowship hall improvements.
4. Elder Chris Dorland offered to be the elder delegate for the upcoming Classis Rochester meeting on May 20.
5. Classis of Rochester Finance Committee meets via Zoom on April 29 to address grant requests. Included is Lakeview’s proposal to fund the commissioned pastor position.
Flowers in the Sanctuary this morning are for the Love of God!
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS for Sunday, April 27, 2025…
Preaching: Pastor Rick Admiraal
Choir Director & Keyboardist: Lynnann Rivas
Greeter: Diane Phelps
Projection System Operators: Audrey Blocchi, Dottie Mason
Prayer Leader: Faye Cole
Praise Team Leader: Kevin Griffith
Receiver of Praise & Prayer Requests: Dianne Pettifer
Sound System Operator: Bill Foster
This Week’s Events at Lakeview…
April 28 – Scouts, 6:00-9:00 PM, Fellowship Hall
April 30 – AA Group Meeting, 5:00-6:45 PM, Fellowship Hall
April 30 – Praise Team Rehearsal, 5:00 PM, Sanctuary
April 30 – Choir Rehearsal, 6:00 PM, Sanctuary
May 01 – Outreach Committee Meeting, 6:30 PM, Fellowship Hall
May 03 – Red Cross Blood Drive at Lakeview, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Fellowship Hall