MEMORIALS 

Marilyn Bottomley-Coggins passed away on Sunday, December 17. There will be a Celebration of Life service on Sunday, February 18, at 3:30 p.m. at the Forest Lake Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favorite charity or local church thrift shop in Marilyn’s name.

A memorial service for Beth Branum Bursey, noted administrator and educator in the Florida conference from 2000-2016, is planned for 1:30 pm, Sunday, February 4, at the Forest Lake Church. Her service including 7 years of administration and educational leadership at Forest Lake Elementary Education Center (FLEC).  She brought 25 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in the Northwest prior to arriving in Florida in 2000.   She died on July 22, 2023 in Apopka, FL following a long battle with debilitating illness.

MEMBERSHIP TRANSFERS                                                         

INCOMING

1st  READING:

Elvira Ruiz from Fox Valley Hispanic SDA – Aurora, IL

David Peay, Jr from Tabernacle SDA – Miami, FL

SANCTUARY FLOWERS

The sanctuary flowers today are provided by the Bursey and Pooler families in honor of Beth Bursey whose memorial service will be held Sunday, February 4, at 1:30 pm at the Forest Lake Church.

Help make our church beautiful by sponsoring a flower arrangement in honor of a special event in your life!  

Contact Mark Becker at markbecker725@gmail.com.  Please include the following information: name, phone number, email address, date you would like to sponsor, occasion/message. 

MISSION IMPURSEABLE

The Mission Impurseable purse campaign is back! Since its inception over 5 years ago, we have donated purses to women's shelter facilities filled with personal items to show compassion and encourage women during hard times that they are loved and not alone. Should you choose to accept this mission and participate, it would require that you give away a gently used purse(s) filled with personal items that homeless women can use to meet their daily personal needs. This gesture will serve as a tangible expression of God's love for them on Valentine's Day—a day that they may feel forgotten.

Ask your school, friends, neighbors, classmates, and family members to participate by also filling a purse(s) with the items listed by scanning the QR Code. When the purse is completed, please place your purse(s) in the containers provided at the Forest Lake Church or make arrangements for pick-up by texting your request and location to Pam at (407) 353-9013. This year our donations will benefit SALT Outreach, Inc. Ministry of Orlando Florida. To get the donations to the facility on time, we need to receive all donations by Saturday, February 10, 2024, for packaging, processing, and delivery on Sunday, February 11, 2024. THE GOAL FOR 2024 IS 150 PURSES.  By scanning the QR Code, you can access additional ways to participate, donate, volunteer, or earn volunteer hours for your school. The mission has started and 10 purses have already come in—leaving only 140 more purses to go. Will you join us in making a difference in someone's life and being the answer to someone's prayers today?

Forest Lake Church Women's Ministries

PRAYER REQUESTS

The Staff at Forest Lake Church is always praying for you, but if there are specific prayer requests you would like mentioned during our worship services, please contact the church office at (407) 869-0680.

Need Prayer??

Interactive Prayer Room

Located right of sanctuary on exit

Daily Prayer Line: 425.436.6321 at 7:15 am/pm Access Code: 763000#

Prayer Requests: Fill out card in pew or email prayer@forestlakechurch.org

OFFERING

Feb 03: Local Church Budget

Feb 10: Adventist Television Minstries Evangelism (NAD)

Feb 17: Local Church Budget

Feb 24: Florida Advance

A PRAYING LIFE: 18-WEEK STUDY ON PRAYER

Join us Wednesday nights as we study A Praying Life by Paul Miller. Learn how to pray in a way that's real and alive. Grow in experiencing God's presence and intentionally praying for others. The series will begin Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary and run 18 weeks. 

UNION SPRINGS ACADEMY ALUMNI GATHERING

Union Springs Academy Alumni Association invites you to attend the Florida Chapter USA Alumni Gathering. 

Who: All Alumni, Former Staff, and friends of USA

What: Sundown Vespers Program, Jeff Hunt '68 in Concert, USA Alumni & School Updates, Refreshments & Fellowship

Where: Advent Health University  |  671 Winyah Dr, Orlando,  FL  32803

When: Saturday, February 3, 2024  |  4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

For more information and to RSVP, email Janica Caster at jcaster@unionspringsacademy.org or call 315-889-7314.

FOREST LAKE ACADEMY NEWS

The Rob Fulbright Panther Classic – March 22, 2024 – Registration is OPEN 

The sign-up is live for those wishing to join in the fun at the FLA Rob Fulbright Panther Classic on March 22. Individuals , foursomes, or sponsors can sign up at flapanthergolf.org. For information, email heidi.salazar@forestlake.org.

Enrollment is Open for the 2024-25 School Year! 

Apply online now at www.forestlakeacademy.org. For a questions or to request a tour, contact Victoria Emde at victoria.emde@forestlake.org.

FLEX & STRETCH CLASS

Mondays, 8:30 AM & 6:30 PM @ the Lower Youth Center

This class focuses on restorative body movement while actively worshiping Jesus’ heart, soul, mind, and strength creating a fitness that meets us at our core. Each class participant can expect to experience different positions and postures to strengthen, tone, and improve flexibility and balance all the while gaining a release of anxiety and stress. To maximize the benefits of this class, please bring a mat and a bottle of water.

Leader: Maria Touchard

FLORIDA LIVING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

An Adventist faith-based community on 13 1⁄2acres. It is a quiet oasis where friends become family. Our community is alcohol and smoke free, pet free, and the cozy apartments are affordable. All utilities are included with your rent. Efficiencies as well as one- and two-bedroom apartments are available.

You’ll find shopping, clinics, dining, entertainment venues, as well as state-of-the-art hospitals, golfing clubs, fitness centers, pharmacies, and two airports nearby.

Florida Living is owned and operated by Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

CONNECT TO SERVE

If you missed our ministry fair or wanted to follow up, it's not too late! Click here for more information on our ministries and how you can get involved!

HEALTH MINISTRY

Our Health Ministry team highly recommends the PlantWise Film, a new documentary now streaming FREE at plantwisefilm.com.

VISITATION MINISTRY

If you, or someone you know, needs a visit (home visit, care card, or phone call) contact us at visitme@forestlakechurch.org

HOUSE OF PRAYER

Join us Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm — in the church sanctuary or via our livestream — to pray for our church and community as we study "Worship, Family, Togetherness, Service, and Testimony."

PRAYERS FOR STUDENTS

Do you have a passion for the spiritual lives of our students? High school can be a time of tremendous growth, but also anxiety. Every Wednesday, we write personalized notes (and add a cookie!)  to the high school students in our church to let them know they are loved, valued, and prayed for. Join us at 8:15 in the Connection Center off the main lobby to help. If you have a student who does not attend FLA that you would like us to send a note to, please contact Christina Algeo at calgeo79@gmail.com. 

PRAYER ROOM

Sabbaths, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, East Lobby

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PRISON MINISTRY

BIBLES for Local Inmates — We are collecting Bibles to share with inmates at the Orange County jail. If you have any lightly used or new Bibles please place them in the Container provided in the church lobby Connections Room. Preferred Bibles would have soft covers, newer versions such as NIV or NKJV, and larger size print. Thank you for your faithful support of the Prison Ministries activities.