November Thanks GIVING Opportunities

We have a lot of great opportunities to serve other in our community and around the world during the month of October! Below you will find more information about how to sign up and get involved with each of these opportunities. We are encouraging each Living Water family to get involved with at least TWO of these opportunities!   

  

                    

Youth and Families Service Day

Monday, November 11th 10:00am-2:00pm
Love INC Sacramento

8661 Morrison Creek Drive, Sacramento, 95828

            Click HERE to go the the Love Inc Website and then click on "COTW Sign Up" to register your family to serve with us on Monday, Novemebr 11th in the 10:00-2:00 time slot.

Elk Grove Turkey Trot

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Cosumnes Oaks High School 

8350 Lotz Parkway Elk Grove, CA

8:45AM ¼ Mile Dash Kids’ Fun Run [Ages 12 & under]

9:00AM 5/10K Run/Walk

100% of proceeds from the Courage Run will benefit Courage House, a home for girls rescued from sex-trafficking. 

Click  HERE to register your whole family!

Courage Worldwide Work Day

November 2nd 9:00am-4:00pm

Courage House, Rocklin, Ca  

BBQ Lunch Included Bring a Side Dish to Share

Sign Up on Clip Board at Church 

Or Call the Church Office (916)685-6161

Operation Christmas Child 

Gift Box Packing

November 20th 7:00pm-9:00pm

Living Water Youth Room  

We will need shoe boxes and small gifts and toiletries for children of all ages. If you cannot attend the packing event, please deliver items to Jessica beforehand.

If you have any questions about any of these events call us at (916)685-6161 or email jessica@lwceg.org

Happy Fall!

Dear Living Water Families, The last few weeks it has been starting to actually feel like fall is upon us and I absolutely love it. Fall is such a beautiful time of year! I love that the weather is cool but not too cold and the leaves are changing into those beautiful majestic colors. For me, the season of fall represents change; both changes in our schedules, as the freedom and flexibility of summer fades into the more structures routines of the school year, and changes in our landscape as the old leaves begin to fall off the trees in order to prepare for the winter months ahead. However change is not always easy because like the falling leaves this time of year, part of changing often involves leaving some things behind. In 2 Corinthians 5:17 Paul writes, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" In the spring we are reminded of the new life we have in Christ, but in the fall we reflect upon leaving aspects of our old selves behind us. I have been thinking about this a lot as we are going through the new series, Grace for Shame  on Sunday mornings this fall. We have been discussing what a huge blessing it is that we don't have to carry around our past baggage and mistakes. What a huge relief that we can leave those unpleasant choices and their consequences behind, let them fall to the ground and wither and blow away with the wind. I encourage any of you who haven't been able to join us on Sunday mornings for this new series to come and check it out. You can even listen to the first few sermons in this series by clicking HERE. It has been a great series so far and something I think we can all benefit from learning more about and applying in our lives. In our youth ministry this fall, we are excited for the changes that a new school year brings and have enjoyed getting back into the routines of Confirmation and High School Youth group at the church. It has been a great start so far and we are looking forward to the ways God is going to teach us more about his his grace as we seek him alongside our students this season. In Him, Jessica