Lakeside Involved, our annual church-wide day of local missions, will be held Saturday, November  2, from 8:00 a.m. to noon.  Sign up by contacting the church office or completing the Event Registration form as soon as possible. A complete list of projects can be found by clicking the button on the right. 

Lakeside will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, November 4, from 2:30 to 7:00 p.m. in Robbins Hall.  Register online by clicking the link in the box to the right. 

You are invited to join the Topnotchers on October 21 as we travel to Farmville, NC, to enjoy some delicious Southern food at the Colonial Inn. We will plan to leave the church at 11:15 a.m. and should return by 2:00 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. Please call the church office or complete the Event Registration form to sign up.

HeARTw♥rks, Lakeside's after school tutoring and enrichment program for neighborhood children will begin on Thursday, October 10. We're looking for volunteer tutors who can help once a month (Monday or Thursday from 3:30-5:30 p.m.) or donors who can contribute financially to help with supplies, snacks and outings.  Please see Janet Sykes or Deborah Wright if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.

This year’s Fall Book Study will explore Rachel Held Evans' last book, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again.  An evening group will meet for seven weeks on Tuesdays beginning September 24 at 7:00 p.m., and a morning group will meet each Wednesday beginning September 25 at 10:00 a.m.  Books are $10 each and will be available in the church office.  Call the office to sign up, and indicate if you prefer the morning or evening group. 

Join us on Tuesday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Jackie Allsbrook (113 Old Colony Way) as we discuss Grace Will Lead Us Home by Jennifer Berry Hawes.  Deborah Wright will facilitate the discussion and Kathy Manning will co-host.

The Meditation Group meets on Thursdays at noon in the Parlor of the Education Building.  The psalmist says: "Be still and know that I am God." One way to experience this oneness is through the practice of meditation or centering prayer. When we pray sincerely, we are open to being changed by the very act of prayer itself. Thus the essence of meditation is learning to stand back from ourselves and allow God to come to the forefront of our life.