July Newsletter
Covenant Lutheran Church
July 3, 2019
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Links for More Information:
* Please take a look to see when you are scheduled to serve!
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Special Summer Worship Schedule Continues through
September 1
ONE SERVICE at 9:30 am
Breakfast Following
Please stay after worship and enjoy breakfast before the Rohr Meditations discussion.
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Summer Breakfast Potluck!
Summer Breakfast is a fun, tummy-filling, fellowship happening that you don't want to miss!
THIS WEEK:
the code word is "apple." Prepare your favorite dish - either homemade or store bought - containing apples!
Green or red, sweet or tart, hot or cold, Grandma's favorite recipe or HEB prepared - anything containing apples! Be creative! Please bring enough to feed 6 people. Let's all eat of God's fruit together this Sunday, July 7!
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Photos from Summer Worship last Sunday
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Special Congregational Meeting THIS SUNDAY, July 7!
A special congregational meeting is being called for Sunday, July 7,
immediately following the 9:30 am worship service.
The one agenda item is to vote on whether or not to proceed putting the church property on the market.
The appraisal is complete, but no further action can be taken until the congregation votes on how to move forward. Make every effort to attend - your input is valued!
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Message from Pastor Ele
Metamorphosis: Acts to Grow on
Three weeks ago, the preaching series focusing on transformation began with a section subtitled “process” which highlights growth as the way we absorb and gain wisdom. We have been looking at various characters in the early years of the faith tradition we call Christianity. The writer of Acts advanced the description of the followers of Jesus as “servants of the word” (see Luke 1:2), and set us up for the movement of the Spirit outward from Jerusalem (Pentecost) into the many named cities and regions and beyond that he portrayed in Volume 2: Acts. And that’s as it should have been. Really?!
For years, I perceived Acts as an imposed “map” of church growth with all the sequences true to schedule. That was, as I am discovering, a quite inadequate lens. It never occurred to me to take careful note of the “chaos” that marked the beginnings of church as
ecclesia
/gathering of Christ followers. My mind tended to glide quickly past the “chaos”, viewing each instance as an interruption to a divinely preferred “order” … when in fact it was a bit more than that.
READ MORE...
Our thanks to Annette Sheppard for providing us with these two butterflies-to-be that are now in residence in our office. Out of sight, the chaos of the caterpillars’ transformation progresses through time, eventually to be admired as beauty, when their new form emerges from the struggle as that completely different being—butterfly.
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3785 Barker Cypress Rd,
Houston TX 77084
281-578-8799
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Sunday, July 7, 2019
Season of Pentecost
Acts 9:8-12,19,20
Luke 19:1-10
9:30 am Worship
10:30 am Breakfast, followed by
Special Congregational Meeting
& Christian Ed - Rohr Meditations
Nursery available for ages 3 and under
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Children, Youth & Family Ministries
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Christian Education for children and youth is on hiatus for the summer. Watch for news of when classes will resume in the fall!
There will be various topics for adults (and older youth) throughout the summer.
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Rohr Meditation Discussion Group
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The Rohr Meditation Discussion Group continues this Sunday following worship/breakfast.
Reminder to Participants:
It is helpful to have read the materials for each week before coming to class.
The readings for the following Sunday will be available at the class this Sunday.
Contact
Sue Tabbert
if you have questions.
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Living with Strengths
Workshop
July 21 following 9:30 worship
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Plan to participate in the “Living with Strengths Workshop” this summer.
This summer, we are offering a workshop that allows us to investigate our “strengths” by means of a friendly assessment tool. Notice that “strengths” is the only column heading offered here. This is NOT a psychological measure to determine what failures you need to confess.
READ MORE...
Please let us know
if you are interested in participating in this workshop and need a book!
Books are available for purchase ($15) in the church office.
If you are unable to attend the workshop on July 21, a second workshop will be scheduled at a later date.
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Other Events & Activities
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Day Camp - July 22-26
Registration OPEN!
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This year's Covenant Day Camp, led by counselors from Camp Lutherhill, is happening the week of July 22-26 and
registration is now OPEN!
Camp is for kids in
completed grades K-7th grade and runs from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.
(The 6th-7th graders are part of a junior leadership camp, and they have their own counselor.)
Youth 8th grade and older are encouraged to help at camp as volunteers.
This is a FUN and Bible-based experience. This year's theme is "Wonder." Take a good look at God's wonders - they'll take your breath away! The cost is $60/child for the week, and additional siblings are only $35/child. The best deal in town!
REGISTER HERE!
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Here are some ways you can help support our annual Day Camp:
*Five counselors need housing and breakfast (2 families needed)
Update: still need ONE family to house 2 counselors
*Donations of food, cash or restaurant gift cards to feed lunch and dinner to the counselors
*Individuals to pick up and deliver lunches each day of camp for the counselors
Look for sign up sheets on the table just outside the Fellowship Hall
for these opportunities, as well as sign up sheets to donate snack items for the campers.
Contact
Marian Shelton
(713-240-2517) for more details or with questions.
THANK YOU for your support of our day camp and our area youth!
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Recycled Items being Collected for Day Camp
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During Covenant Day Camp, campers will be coordinating arts and crafts with their daily bible studies. Campers will create props that go along with the Godly Play inspired Bible stories.
They will need the following recyclable items:
*Shoe boxes (1-2 per camper)
* Egg Cartons ( 2 per camper)
* Paper Towel Cardboard Rolls (2 per camper)
We expect approximately 50 campers so we need your help in collecting these items.
There are bins in the lobby for collection.
Thank you for supporting Day Camp and our area youth.
Marian Shelton
Covenant Day Camp Coordinator
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Covenant Women's Retreat - July 13
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The Seasons of Our Lives - Adapting to Transitions
is a day retreat at Covenant, hosted by Women's Group and
presented by Pastor Kathy Haueisen.
Join us on
Saturday, July 13 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
as we explore how we are impacted by changes and how we can best adapt to them. The cost is $25 and includes lunch.
To register, contact
Carolyn Green
(281.635-4793) by Monday, July 8. To see the flyer,
CLICK HERE.
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All donors will receive a FREE BEACH TOWEL!
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Covenant is hosting a Blood Drive on
Sunday, July 28 from 9:00 am - Noon in the Community Room.
The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center will be here to accept donations - there is a CRITICAL NEED this summer!
Come on out and give the gift of life!
You may sign up for an appointment time at the table outside the Fellowship Hall or just drop in that Sunday.
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Altar Flowers
The flowers on the altar this Sunday are given by Linda Lynn in honor of her 52nd wedding anniversary.
There are several open dates through the rest the year.
The next open dates are August 11 & 25.
You may sign up to sponsor future dates on the Flower Chart
on the bulletin board near the Fellowship Hall, in honor or in memory of someone or a special occasion.
The cost to sponsor is $50 and you may take the flowers home after services on your special day.
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Covenant Lay Pastoral Ministry Team
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If you have a pastoral care concern this week, please contact
Mary Sohlin
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For emergency pastoral concerns, contact Pastor Ele at 281-698-0681.
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*Items for Schmalz will be collected in the narthex (lobby) through August 4.
*MESA donations are due by July 28. Socks can be turned on the soup can table in the sanctuary.
*Monetary donations can be made out to Covenant with "MESA School Supplies" noted in the memo line.
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School Supply Drives for MESA & Schmalz
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Covenant has been asked to help with back-to-school supplies and financial donations for area students again this year. Please give as you are able.
School Supplies for Schmalz Elementary:
The 2018-19 school supply list for Schmalz is
HERE.
The 2019-20 school supply list will be linked when it is available.
In particular they need wide-lined composition notebooks.
MESA Outreach
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* Children's Socks
*Financial Donations
(supply kits cost $20, but any amount is welcome!)
*Volunteers to help at the school supply distribution
at Bear Creek Methodist Church on August 6.
Contact
Lorna Blount
(713-805-2511) if you would like to volunteer.
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Covenant Leadership
during Redevelopment
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