ANNOUNCEMENTS.

LENT STUDY: Hard and Holy Work: A Lenten Journey through the Book of Exodus. The study reflects on the brave action of the midwives Shiphrah and Puah and other faithful women in Exodus, Moses’ awakening to the plight of the Hebrew people, Moses’ life-changing encounter with the burning bush, the Israelites taking the risk of crossing the Red Sea, and more—alongside numerous contemporary stories—to help readers to see anew and contemplate how God is calling them to respond to what is not right in the world. Sundays at 9:15a in the Library and Thursdays 9:30a in person in the Church Library or 6:30p on Zoom. Please let Briana know if you want to join online so she can send you the zoom link!

PCUSA BOOK STUDY: PSL is starting The Inter-Church study of the book Generations by Jean Twenge.  We will have our first meeting at 3pm on March 23 at Lakeview Presbyterian. More information is available on the flyer on the bulletin board in the Narthex.  (RSVPs are not required, but helpful for planning.)  Please feel free to share this with other church members.  We look forward to discussing Chapter 1 and 2 (Intro and The Silent Generation) as a community on 3/23!

PLAY SCHOOL ART AND FUN FAIR: Mark your calendars. The playschool is having their annual art and fun festival on March 29 from 10a-3p. Even if you can only work just one or two hours, that helps! We need help before, during and after the fair. Everything at the Fun Fair is paid for using tickets. Tickets are $1.00 each the day of the fair. However If you buy bulk tickets in advance, you get 10 tickets for only $9. If you have a young child, you can buy an Activity Band for $25 persale ($30 on the day of the fair.) The Activity Band gives the child unlimited visits to the petting zoo, slide, and inflatable obstacle course. See Sheryl Wise after church. You can order pre-sale tickets and pay Sheryl now or pay when you pick them up at the indoor ticket booth.You can bring sweets for the Sweets booth. Each sweet sells for $1. So wrap up $1’s worth of individual, Preferably homemade sweets but bought is ok too, NO NUTS, please). Bring sweet donations to the Fellowship Hall on Friday, March 28th (after 12:00 PM) or leave them in the church office on Thursday or Friday morning. We need donations for the Auction.  Anything you would like to bid on, someone else will bid on, Check your closets for new, unopened, and unused items, or gifts. Gift cards for restaurants are especially popular. You can bring any donations for the silent auction to the Playschool office or the church office between now and Friday, March 25th. You can be a sponsor! This is a great way to advertise your business or honor someone special. For a donation of $25, you can sponsor a game booth. For $200 you or your business can sponsor an activity booth like the petting zoo, slide, & obstacle courses, this sponsorship includes two activity wristbands or tickets, plus signage and other perks.  Contact Stephanie in the Playschool office (504) 888-1378 for more info and a form.   

Link for Auction: https://www.32auctions.com/playschoolfunfest2025