Placid Lakes Baptist Church

This Sunday March 19th at 5:00 p.m. we will be having a chili cook off. This will be a fun night of food and fellowship. Start your shopping....gathering your ingredients and preparing your best chili dishes! Be sure to come with an empty stomach and full heart!! 

We will also be taking up a love offering for special guest singer, Ron Pickrell, that evening. 

P.S. Pastor Jeff says bring cornbread not crackers!! 

Dear church members and regular attenders:

Due to the high demand of clients visiting our food pantry and the limited amount of food we are receiving; we need to limit the number of visits from  our clients. Please call the office and set up a day and time to pick up food.  We will also begin prepacking food for you. There are certain items set aside for events that we will have at the church and for our Wednesday evening meals, these items have been taken due to people not knowing what is set aside for a purpose. This will also make it fair for everyone who comes for food. You will be given the quantity of food per member of your household. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but we thank you for allowing us to help you in your time of need. We strive to meet the needs of many, and this will allow for all to be helped.  Thank you for your understanding.

Our financial report for the week of March 12th is as follows:

Offerings Received  $  4,747.00

Weekly Budget        $   4,318.48

Received YTD        $  54,249.72

Budgeted YTD       $   47,503.28

Weekly Attendance:

• Sunday School   54
• Morning Worship 139
• Online Views  136
• Prayer Meeting 53
• TeamKIDs   N/A
• Fearless   N/A
• Wed. Night Nursery  N/A
• Wed. Young Women's Group  N/A
• (Spring Break Week-No youth/children activities)

Childrens Church and Nursery Workers:

Nursery:

Sun. 03/19 Patsy Moat/Ellise Mills

Wed. 03/22 Beth Jackson

Sun. 03/26 Katie Thomas/ Carolline Mills

Wed. 03/29 Mindy Wells

Children's Church:

Sun. 03/19 Katelyn Reed/Jaycen Barrera

Sun. 03/26 Candi Caauwe/ Avery Morgan

Security Team:

March: Kerry Killen, John Estridge & John Whyenandt

April: Pete Hampton, Keith Lennon & Phil Mills

The Women at the Well group invites all church ladies to join us on Sunday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. as we journey through the book of Ruth. From a famine and 3 graves to a cradle and child. This study will run for 4 weeks and on March 26th we will have a women's ministry night.  Please join us for this exciting study!

As of right now we are good on kitchen helpers. Thank you all so much for all your time in serving the church. You are appreciated!!

Thank you to everyone who donated candy, toys and cash to the Good News Club! At this point we have enough prizes to carry us through the end of the year. We will begin collecting 12 oz coffee cans for the kids to make "God Cans" for the summer. This allows the children to write down their prayer requests and see how God answers their prayers. If anyone would like to join us on Mondays to see if you would like to be a part of this exciting ministry please see Pastor Jeff or Beth McNees. You will be blessed!!

Mondays March  20th, 27th, April 3rd, 10th & 17th at 2:00 p.m. at Lake Country Elementary School. 

The men meet every Thursday morning at 7:00 a.m. at the GC Grill House (formerly Golden Corrall) here in Lake Placid. Men, please come join in on a great time of fellowship and bring a friend or neighbor along as well!! 

In today’s society many people do not carry cash or use checks to pay their bills, we are in the technological age with many people paying bills, buying items and transacting daily business online. We also have the capability for you to pay your tithes and offerings online as well! All you need to do is visit our website at www.placidlakesbc.com and click on the giving hand in the top right hand corner of the screen. It will then prompt you to enter the amount you’d like to give and the frequency of that giving, you will then proceed to paypal to make the payment. If you have any questions or need any help please contact the office during business hours and we will assist you. Thank you for your giving and support of our church! We love you all!

Come join us on Wednesday evenings at 5:15 p.m. for a good meal of food and fellowship! 

**Please note that the doors will not open until 5:15, this is too prevent any unsupervised children in the building until the leaders arrive. 

Brothers and sisters,

One of the greatest joys of serving Jesus is the privilege we have of giving. Many people have a cynical view of giving, especially when it comes to the church. The common misconception that many have is that the church is always asking for money. The previous statement is not true for several reasons.

     1. No church is always asking for money.

     2. Giving for a Christian isn't a burden it is a blessing.

     3. Giving is a natural character trait for a Christian.

Our church provides many opportunities to give to the Lord.

     * We encourage all our church members to give of their time, talent, and treasure.

     *We provide opportunities to give of your finances at every worship service during the portion of the worship service that is                 called the offering.

     *We also provide opportunities to give of your talents through opportunities to serve the Lord here in the church.

     *There are also special times where we seek to meet special needs that arise through special offerings.

There are several ways you can give:

     *the traditional methods of giving cash or checks in the offering plate

     *online through the giving section of our website

     *through the bill paying action of your bank

God desires that we give generously, and remember that we cannot out give God!

In Christian Love,

Pastor Jeff Taylor

We have a food pantry located here at PLBC, we are partnered with Feeding Tampa Bay and Heartland Food Bank to provide for the needs of the hungry here in our community. The food pantry is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.; anyone that is experiencing a need or unexpected emergency may come to the food pantry during these hours. We are blessed to be able to help people in need and our goal is to assist them during their time of need and see them progress in the future without our assistance. If you or anyone you know is need of assistance please send them to the food pantry or contact the church office at 863-465-5126 for more information. 

Dear church members and regular attenders:

Due to the high demand of clients visiting our food pantry and the limited amount of food we are receiving; we need to limit the number of visits from  our clients. Please call the office and set up a day and time to pick up food.  We will also begin prepacking food for you. There are certain items set aside for events that we will have at the church and for our Wednesday evening meals, these items have been taken due to people not knowing what is set aside for a purpose. This will also make it fair for everyone who comes for food. You will be given the quantity of food per member of your household. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but we thank you for allowing us to help you in your time of need. We strive to meet the needs of many, and this will allow for all to be helped.  Thank you for your understanding.