Lovely Lane UMC

Lovely Lane Youth Ensemble

A Note From Home

The snow is almost gone! Warmth is returning to Iowa! Spring is here! That, of course, doesn’t mean that an April Blizzard won’t temporarily knock us off our feet. But we know now, that the snowflake’s days are numbered. Warm days, sunshine, and flowers are on their way. You can believe it!

Christ’s Easter victory over hatred and death strikes me the same way! Though evil and selfish behavior may set us back a long way, Sin’s days are numbered. The turning point has come in the Cross, and though we may still be fighting the battle, the war against Evil has been won. You can believe it!

As we look ahead to warmer days and a change of pace when School lets out, our Administrative Council has been thinking about Lovely Lane’s Summer Worship Schedule. We’ve decided to try something a little different. We’d like to move to only two services this Summer:

One worship service on Thursday nights at 5:30 PM
One worship service on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM

The Thursday night service will catch all those families who will be leaving town for the weekend. The single Sunday morning service will allow our three-part congregation to get to know each other again. Our musicians will also get a much-needed rest. In addition, there are plans in the works for some fun after-church, summer events, like:

An old- fashioned revival service at Usher’s Ferry.
An out door service at Pierce Park with picnic and games following.
An Ice Cream social with croquet and whiffle ball for all ages.

Sound like fun? We hope it will prove to be an excellent change of pace and a chance to get to know each other again. New summer worship hours would go into effect June 15th with our first Thursday night service on June 19th. The new Summer schedule will continue through Aug. 31st.

Thank you to all of you who helped to make our Holy Week together so memorable: Our amazing musicians, the men of the Living Last Supper (and the women who clothed them) and the women of the Tenebrae service. Your incredible faith has enriched us all!

Grace and Peace,
Pastor Paul

Easter

Living dramatzation of "The Last Supper"

Children's Easter Celebration

Our Camping program in the United Methodist Church is a fabulous way to help our young people (and adults) sink deep roots in Christ! A week at Camp is like a whole quarter in Sunday School! The kids learn so much from living in a Christian community. These are lessons and people that they will never forget! We encourage our youth and support them in going to camp. Remember we have up to $100 scholarships available for campers!

Camp day at the Open Door Service

A Letter from Screwtape

Meet our new members!


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