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Covenant Lutheran Church Newsletter
September 20, 2017
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Covenant Acts Weekend
Saturday & Sunday
ONE SERVICE at 9:30 am
Covenant Acts is our annual weekend of service to the community. DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Get more information on the projects and
SIGN UP HERE
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We are in need of full-sized hygiene products and white rice and pinto beans for some of our projects.
Please bring them by Sunday morning!
Our
Saturday project
is helping sort clothing donations for Katy Christian Ministries. Our hours will be from
9:00 am - noon
The location for volunteering will be
Family Life Assembly of God,
234911 Roesner Rd, Katy, 77494.
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CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY NEWS
OTHER EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
GENERAL & COMMUNITY NEWS
GENEROUS LIVING OPPORTUNITIES
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3785 Barker Cypress Rd,
Houston TX 77084
281-578-8799
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Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017
Season of Pentecost
Jonah 3:10-4:11
Psalm 145:1-8
Matthew 20:1-16
Covenant Acts Weekend
ONE SERVICE ONLY at 9:30 am followed by service projects!
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL this Sunday but
classes will resume NEXT SUNDAY at 9:30 am for all ages!
Nursery available for ages 3 and under all morning
Adult Sunday School Topics:
- Are Pastors, Monks and Nuns holier than everybody else? Am I only holy when I am praying or at church? Beginning Sunday, October 1 at 9:30 am, Pastor Liz will begin an 8-week study that will explore these questions and more about how faith is lived out in daily life. We will use the book, "Luther and the Called Life" by Mark Tranvik. You are welcome to order a copy for your own reading, but it is not essential.
- "Jesus and His Jewish Influences" is the topic of Don Sackreiter's class, which will meet in the Community Room at 9:30 am. The class will answer what did it mean to be a Jew in the late Second Temple period (2nd century BC to 1st century AD) and what were the various Jewish sects present and their beliefs and practices. It will draw on biblical and extra-biblical literature.
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Children, Youth & Family News
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Sunday School Classes Have Begun
Regular Sunday School classes started last Sunday. There will be NO classes this Sunday due to one service at 9:30 am (Covenant Acts) and service projects, but our
regular class schedule will resume on October 1.
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Other Events & Activities
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Covenant Acts is Sept 23 & 24 - Donations and Volunteers Needed!
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Covenant Acts is our annual weekend of service to the community.
Sign up here!
Some activities will be at the church and other in the community -
there are opportunities for all ages!
This is Covenant's version of the ELCA's "God's Work, Our Hands" initiative. Please be a part of making a difference through volunteering.
REMEMBER: There will be ONE SERVICE ONLY THIS SUNDAY, September 24, at 9:30 am, after which we will do our volunteering!
We are in need of donations
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either financial gifts to purchase items needed for the weekend or hygiene items (full-sized shampoos, deodorants, shaving cream, razors, bars of soap, wash cloths and feminine hygiene items).
If you are a musician (especially any of our youth), we invite you to share you talents with he residents of Oakmont Nursing Home
while we volunteer there on Sunday afternoon. You may
contact
Montse Torres Garcia
about the music for Oakmont. For other questions about Covenant Acts,
contact Lorna Blount
(713-805-2511).
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The Covenant Women's Group has
changed its meeting date from this Sunday to September 24 at 7:00 pm
in the Community Room. Please join us for discussion and Bible Study. For more information contact
Carolyn Green
or
Debbie Winkelmann.
See you there!
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LAST CHANCE TO ORDER the NEW Covenant T-shirt!
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THIS SUNDAY is the last chance to order your Covenant T-shirt!!
As the first high school fundraiser to help send high school youth to the National Youth Gathering next summer, we are taking orders for a NEW Covenant T-shirt designed by the high school youth!
The shirt is grey with teal graphic and lettering. The back of the shirt reads "Everyone is a Precious Child of God." The shirts are $15/each.
Orders are being taken in the lobby on Sunday mornings.
There are also order sheets on the table near the Covenant cafe.
The shirts from our first order are here
- you may pick yours up at the table in the lobby.
The rest of the orders will be placed on Monday
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Don't miss out!
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New Member Classes - October 11 & 18!
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Covenant is having New Member Classes on Wednesdays, October 11 & 18 at 7:00 pm.
The class will be led by Pastor Liz. If you are interested in joining Covenant or just want to know more about Covenant and the Lutheran faith, plan to join us! It's a great chance to get to know others at Covenant better. Those who choose to join will be welcomed into the congregational on Sunday, October 22.
Please
RSVP to Sue Tabbert
if you plan to come (or if you are interested in joining but cannot make the classes).
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Altar Flowers
The flowers on the altar this Sunday are given by Velton Welch in honor of his and wife Tamara's anniversary.
We still need sponsors for October 1 & 29 to finish out the year
- please take a look at the Flower Chart in the hallway, and consider sponsoring flowers.
You may also contact
Sue Tabbert
to sign up to sponsor flowers.
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The lay pastoral caregiver on call this week is
Marian Shelton
713-240-2517).
If you have pastoral care concerns, please contact the caregiver or Pastor Liz.
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500th Reformation Event: Lutheran-Catholic Symposium
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Lutheran and Catholic leaders and academics, including Bishop Mike Rinehart and Cardinal DiNardo, will speak and converse at St. Thomas University on September 23 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Pastor Tracey Breashears Schultz and David Roschke will also provide leadership.
More information here.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Registration required.
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Meals on Wheels Trainings
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The Meals on Wheels distribution at Covenant has been going so well that they plan to open a second route in September!
There are monthly volunteer trainings on the 2nd Monday of every month, from 10:00 - 11:30 am, in the Covenant Community Room.
Contact Sue Tabbert
with any questions. We encourage you to participate if your schedule allows!
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Covenant will host another Life Line health screening on Wednesday, December 6
in the Fellowship Hall. For more on the various screenings, to pre-register and to pre-register to find out how to get preferred appointment times and discounted pricing,
visit the
Community Circle webpage.
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Generous Living Opportunities
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If you are looking for ways to help hurricane victims recover,
Covenant is still taking monetary donations (checks made out to Covenant with "Harvey Relief" on memo line) and gift cards to stores like Target, Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes.
These gifts will help those affected within Covenant to rebuild their lives.
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Our supply of gift cards has been exhausted, due to helping so many in need!
Please remember to pick up a gift card (suggested $25) for a grocery store or Wal-mart or Target, etc. for our Grocery Givers program to help those in our community who need support.
Also suggested are $10 gas station gift cards. Cards may be dropped in the metal box attached to the Information Desk.
Please mark the value of the gift card.
Thank you!
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Copies of a monthly summary of Covenant's finances are available at the Information Desk. More detailed reports are available upon request from the church office.
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2017 Church Council
Council Secretary -
Financial Secretary -
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