Our Mission
We are one body in Christ, sent in faith to share God's Love, through Worship, Service, Fellowship and Witness.
Announcements
Announcements
From the desk of Pastor Katie
You are a beloved child of God!!

God forms and renews our identity as children of God. This gift of God moves us out into our communities to embrace opportunities before us to put our faith active in loving our neighbor as ourselves.

That might be a little uncomfortable or feel disruptive...but our baptisms were not meant for comfortable membership into a club with heavenly rewards...

We're in this together - what opportunities do you see??


Grace, peace and every good be with you!

January 26 - Congregational Meeting
This is our yearly meeting to approve the 2020 budget and review the past year at Hutto Lutheran. Meeting will convene 5 minutes after the conclusion of worship.

Adult Sunday morning class
We continue this Sunday with week three in a six week study on prayer. We will meet at 9 AM in the Fellowship Hall - no better way to begin your year than tending to your faith formation. See you there!

Souper Bowl
Sunday January 26 th at Hutto Discovery Methodist Church will be hosting a Souper Bowl from 5 til 7 PM. Cost is $10 for soup and drink or $20 with a handcrafted Bowl. Proceeds support the Hutto Resource Center. You can see the brochure for this event here.

Chili Supper
The youth chili supper will be Saturday February 1st. Tickets are on sale now, being sold by the youth Sundays before and after worship. Be sure to get yours to help our youth program and sending our youth to camp this coming summer.
Tickets are available for dine in or take out and also for quart containers of chili. The hours are f PM til 7 PM.

Potluck
We will not have a potluck in February as it would be the day after the Chili Supper.
Next potluck will be March 1st and will include our new member reception.
Adult Midweek Bible Study
We will be studying the Sunday Lessons and Gospel. The Lessons and Gospel are listed below. This will continue on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Our next Study will be the third Wednesday in January, the 15 th .

Did you know??
The outreach committee has established a casserole ministry for emergency meals for the community. If you are interested in participating by being on the list to make casseroles, please contact Pastor Katie or Connie Schmeisser (603-785-3105). You'll be contacted when it's your turn to make a casserole. Know of somebody who could use a meal? Let Vicar Katie or Connie know.

Interested in Becoming a Member of Hutto Lutheran?
Please contact Pastor Katie if interested.
Youth Ministry
Sunday School for 5th - 12th, every Sunday at 9am.
Small Group Ministry
Bible Study
No meeting for December, attend the mid-week Advent service instead.Our next meeting will be January 15 th at 6:30 PM.
OWL's Luncheon
January 21 st the OWL's will have lunch at church at 11:30. The theme will be Soup and Conversation. Coleen Klatt will be sharing some of the secrets behind her lovely and creative nativity figures. Please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex.
Theology on Tap
Our next meeting will be Wednesday  January 22 nd at the Downtown Hall of Fame.
Wine and the Word
Our next meeting will be January 8 th . Meeting at 7 PM at East Social House in Hutto.
Women's Bible Study
Our next Bible study will take place Wednesday  January 15 th  at 9:30 AM in Classroom #1 of the Fellowship Hall. All ladies and friends are encouraged to attend this study and fellowship opportunity.
Ongoing
Online giving to HLC
We have enabled contributions to Hutto Lutheran via a Mobile Phone app. We have selected Vanco, who is currently providing our Simply Giving service. A document here shows how to use the app. We are currently able to contribute to the General and the Building funds. If you have any questions, please contact Rodney Westphal.
Communications Format
Flocknote is our communications format to contact people by either email or text messages based on your preference. To get started, text Hutto to 84576. You will then receive a text message with instructions for setting up your account. If you have any questions or problems, please Contact Rodney Westphal or Pastor Katie
Campus Beautification
The property committee is looking for help with mowing and trimming the grass on the church campus. If you are interested in helping with this work, please contact the chairman of the Property Committee, David Dahl . Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Seeking personal prayer
but your need is private, and you don't want your name publicly posted in this eLink? There are now 'Prayer Cards' in the pew rack which can be filled out and placed in the offering plate. What happens then? Your request gets passed along to HLC's small confidential prayer team and Pastor Katie. In life's difficult times (we all have them), know that HLC is ready to lift you up in prayer. You can also email Pastor Katie directly.
Service Volunteer Sign-ups
We have sign-ups available in the Narthex for all positions on one sheet. The electronic method is also available. You may also email the office if you wish to put your name on the sign-up. The sign-up book is for acolyte, cantor, greeter, lector, communion assistant, altar guild, head usher, flowers, sound booth and munch 'n mingle.

Celebrations
January Birthdays
03 Charly Morrison
04 Tina Morrison
10 Emory Stern
11 Daniel Lidell
13 Alexis Armstrong
15 Brittany Dahl
17 Donna Fowler
19 Sean Morrison
24 Julianne Arnold
24 Billy Sladek
25 Peyton Johnson
27 Lauren Stern
28 Samuel Lyons
29 Carol Stromberg
30 Allan Johnson
31 Darlene Rydell
Anniversaries
04 Corey & Megan Blackmon
Looking Ahead
January
15 (Wednesday)
9:30 AM Woman's Bible Study
6:30 PM Adult bible study
21 (Tuesday)
11:30 AM OWL's Lunch
22 (Wednesday)
7 PM Theology on Tap
26 (Sunday)
11:30 AM Annual Congregational meeting
February
1 (Saturday)
5 PM Chili Supper
12 (Wednesday)
7 PM Wine and the Word
Prayer List
Will you help us with keeping this list current and pertinent? Email the Office for updates or deletions from this list.
Bowen David ; Stacie Welch ; Lana Guckian , niece of Christina Pompa; Christine Donoghue , sister of Heather Duewer; Wayne Erickson ; Steve Robles Jr. ; Greg Almquist ; Tonya Cermeno ; Weldon Zimmerman ; Chris Harris ; Wyatt Krueger , great nephew of Jill Johnson; Bobby O'Rear , friend of Connie Seigmund; Darlene Rydell ; Tommie Barrera , mother of Catherena Rydell; Jackie McGary ; Nathan Pompa , grandson of Dennis & Christina Pompa; Sherry Fincher ; Linda Wahrmund; Heather Duewer; Dana Collins , co-worker of Bill Sigmund; Kelly Wilkerson; Jill Johnson ; Rex Schneider , nephew of Iola Sturm; David Lidell ; Kaitlyn , friend of the Seigmunds; Sandra Williams , friend of Connie Seigmund; Estella Patrick , granddaughter of Carol Conrad; Randa Nowotny , mother of Catherine Regan Barbara Kinnaman ; Buddy & Karyl Townsend & Debra Schmidt , friends of Dave & Barb Kinnaman; Lois Miller , sister of Jane Sweeny; Violeta , a student in our community; Cindy Murdock , niece of John Campbell; Krueger family , niece of Jill Johnson; Mark Kreutzian; Annette Bryant; Helmer Dahl
Military Service
Grant Carter, Jason Edwards, Johnathan Davis, Brighten Miller, Kasey Taylor and James Fletcher
Hutto Lutheran Church Council
Name, term ending & Ministry Team
You may send a person an email by clicking on the bold ministry team position

Executive Committee
Cathy Bryant 2021
Scott Brown 2021
Sharon Holman 2020
Rodney Westphal 2020

Claudia Cook 2021
Daniel Doty 2020
Irene Hackbarth 2020
Ernie Schmeisser 2020
Frank Simon 2021
Brian Wardwell 2021
Becky Zimmerman 2021
December Financials
For the month of December, the budgeted income is $16,288 and the actual income was $23,675.69. For the Year, the Budgeted income is $195,453 and the actual income is $201,169.68
Service Opportunity
Feeding the 5,000 breakfast
This is a twice monthly breakfast provided for everyone. It takes place on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month beginning at 8:30 AM and lasting until 11 AM. The menu varies each Saturday.
Hutto Community Food Pantry
Every Saturday. Volunteers need to arrive between 8 and 8:30 AM to help prepare the Pantry for the community. There are two forms that will need to be filled out upon arrival if you have never volunteered before. Please see the leadership at the front desk to get them.
Hand Bell Choir
If you would like to join the HLC Hand Bell Choir and be a part of this beautiful music ministry, please contact Glynda Vanecek by clicking on her name to send an email.
Adult Vocal Choir
If you would like to join the HLC Vocal Choir, please contact Barbie Johnson. The vocal choir practices every 2nd and 4th Sundays immediately following worship in the Sanctuary.
Knot Perfect Quilters
Please join the quilters on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 1 PM in the 502 Ministry Center as they continue to create those amazing quilts! Please contact Donna Fowler for more information.
Scripture Readings
Today’s gospel opens with further reflection on Jesus’ baptism. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and the one anointed by the Spirit. In the liturgy we come and see Christ revealed among us in word and meal. We go forth to invite others to come and worship the Holy One and to receive the gifts of grace and peace made known among us.
Isaiah 49:1-7
The servant brings light to the nations
Here the servant, identified as Israel, speaks for herself and describes her honored mission. Called before her birth like Jeremiah and John the Baptist, the servant is not only to restore Israel. The servant’s ultimate assignment is to bring news of God’s victory to the ends of the earth. God in faithfulness has chosen Israel for this task.
Psalm 40:1-11
I love to do your will, O my God.
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Paul’s greeting to the church at Corinth
Though God’s church in Corinth is a fractious congregation beset with many conflicts, Paul opens this letter by spotlighting the multiple ways God has enriched and sustained its life as part of the divine call into the fellowship of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 1:29-42
Revelation of Christ as the Lamb of God
John the Baptist’s witness to Jesus initiates a chain of testimony as his disciples begin to share with others what they have found.
Worship Participants
Altar Guild
Rodney Westphal
Flowers
Pat and Eddie Hayden
Greeter
Becky Zimmerman
Munch-n-Mingle
Open
Acolyte
Ursula
Cantor
Barbie Johnson
Lector
Jill Johnson
Childrens Ministry
Children's Church
Communion Asst.
Jill Johnson
Sound
TJ Johnson
Usher
Open
Council Rep
Cathy Bryant
Food Pantry Needs
1 lb. bags of beans, 1 lb. bags of rice Jelly, canned fruit, canned meats (chicken, Spam, tuna etc.), bar soap, spaghetti, pasta sauce, mac & cheese, boxed side dishes, canned vegetables, ravioli/spaghetti-o's, shampoo, body wash, laundry soap, toilet paper.
Office Info
Pastor Katie's Hours
Pastor Katie is normally in the HLC Office Monday thru Thursday from 9 AM until 4 PM (except Tuesday morning when she is at Baked'n Sconed from 9:30 til 11 AM). Although these are her normal hours, she is sometimes out of the office on HLC business such as visiting shut-ins and hospitals or other church business. Your are free to drop in, however it is recommended you call to be sure she is in.
Office Hours
Regular office hours are Tuesday thru Thursday from 9 AM until 1 PM.
Contact info
Reach the office by leaving a message on the Church phone (512) 759-2064.

To contact Pastor Katie for emergencies (24/7) phone her on her cell phone
(210) 416-3059
Lessons and Sermon video from this past Sunday, January 12 th . The Baptism of our Lord.