Join us next Saturday, January 15th, to be a volunteer at Upscale Thrift Store, 3700 W Saginaw St, in Lansing. We will help the staff wherever they need our help. Itmay be hanging up clothes, tagging clothes, putting goods on the floor. This was quite fun when we did thisa couple of years ago. Please join us!
Let’s celebrate Valentine’s Day with a potluck and game night. We will be meeting at 5 pm in the church Student Center. We enjoy a meal and play games. Please bring a dish to pass and table games to play. There are also some fun games already in the Student Center to enjoy. Hope you will join us.
Mosaic Ministries will be visiting the Michigan History Center, 702 W Kalamazoo St, Lansing. We will meet at the History Center at 1 pm and walk thru as a group. This center offers a walk-through of Michigan’s rich past, from the time of the state’s earliest peoples to the late 20th century. There is a $6 fee for this event.
Hopefully winter is over and we can enjoy a potluck and movie together. We will meet in the Fireside room at 5pm. Please bring a dish to pass. After we are done eating, we will enjoy a Christian film together.
Mosaic Ministries will be traveling to Dow Gardens in Midland for the day. We will meet at the church at 9 am to ride together. Dow Gardens features spectacular botanical gardens, butterflies, waterfall and the nation’s longest canopy walk. There is a cost of $5-$10 to go through the gardens. The cost depends on what activities you want to do there. Come join us!
The Sea Cruisers will be sharing their music at 7 pm on Thursday at Jaycee Park in Grand Ledge. The park is along River Street in Grand Ledge. They put on an awesome concert. Bring a lawn chair and look for our group. It’s always fun to sit together and sing to the oldies together.
“Frendz” Big Band Swing/50s Rock/Motown Greats, will be sharing their music at St Johns City Park. We will have a potluck picnic starting at 5:30 pm in the pavilion. Bring a lawn chair, a passing dish and your appetite. Let’s fellowship together over a nice picnic dinner and great music. Concert starts at 7 pm. If you want to carpool, meet in the church parking lot by 4:30 pm.
Mosaic ministry is planning a Bonfire with the Legacy group at the church. We will begin at 6 pm with roasting hot dogs over the fire. The hot dogs, buns and condiments will be provided. Please bring something good that goes well with hot dogs and s’mores, and a lawn chair. Let’s enjoy fellowship with other seniors. If we have inclement weather, the event will be cancelled. Please sign up on the Legacy board if you plan to attend.
How about a trip down the river on the Michigan Princess? We haven’t done this in a while. October should have beautiful colors along the river. We need to arrive at the boat dock by 11 am. Boat leaves at 11:30 and returns at 1-1:30. Tickets are $48 for seniors and includes a meal of Roasted Turkey, Vegetarian Lasagna, Creamy Garlic mashed potatoes, Stuffing, Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Bean Casserole, Corn, Tossed salad and Dinner Rolls. Whew, that’s a lot of food! Dixieland Jazz will also be playing as we cruise. Please sign up on the Legacy board if you plan to attend so we know how many tickets we will need.
Registration is now full. Contact Marilyn for more information.
Frank Tanana will resume our series of Lansing Talks – stories worth sharing. Tanana, who enjoyed a twenty-one year career in Major League Baseball (eight years with the Tigers), was born again in 1983 and became a leader among baseball’s Christian community. In retirement, he has continued to serve the Lord as an elder in his church, assisting the Tigers’ chaplain, and leading Bible studies. Please come hear his incredible story and about how the gospel changed his life. Contact Pastor Tim for more information: tvanloh@southlife.org
How a November day in 1983 put Frank Tanana’s life on track – mlive.com