Weekly Update
Covenant Lutheran Church
October 6, 2021

Notes about Worship
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Presiding & Preaching THIS Sunday:
Pastor Ashley Dellagiacoma

Worship will be online Sunday morning.

Pastor Ashley, from Kindred Lutheran in the Montrose area, will be with us this Sunday for worship on YouTube. Pastor Ashley grew up in Houston, rolling down the hill at Miller Outdoor Theater and cheering on the Astros. She takes the Gospel seriously, but takes herself far less seriously. Along with her husband and daughter, she enjoys the outdoors and exploring the city and is excited to follow her passion for creativity and justice with Kindred.


Conversations with Pastor Gary Heath
Please sign up for a listening session with Pastor Gary Heath. Everyone is invited and we mean EVERYONE. Families (immediate and extended) are asked to sign up for a session together. Use the Sign Up Genius link below. Please sign up at least 24 hours in advance.
 

In order to guarantee you receive the Zoom Link, you MUST sign up at least the day before the session. Links will be emailed the morning of your session. (If you sign up for a session on the same day as the session, there is no guarantee you will get the link to the Zoom session.) If you have problems accessing the link for your meeting or don't receive a link, contact Julia Blackmore.

Office Update
Sue Tabbert will be out of the office from October 6 - 21. Emails will be answered upon her return. Please look for updates about worship, etc. in emails from the Church Council during this time. If you have questions, you may email the Executive Committee.
Covenant Acts - Fall 2021 - Happening NOW!
Covenant Acts is our congregation's annual "God's Work, Our Hands" weekend of serving in our community. Even though we might be challenged by many factors in our world right now, we still look for ways we can share God's love with our neighbors. We are promoting various ways to continue volunteering through activities that you can do on your own or with your family, at home, or in the community if you are comfortable with that. See the attached list for opportunities to join in.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Sue Tabbert. Let Sue know which ways in which you are volunteering so we can keep track, and please send pictures if at all possible. You are not limited to the ideas we have mentioned! We want to encourage one another by sharing the volunteering and service we are doing in the community!
MESA Canned Soup Drive Continues!
Please keep donating soup cans for MESA! Our year to date total is 1360 cans. We have flown past the half way point! We are only 58 cans shy of the three quarters mark. Thank you to everyone who donated this past month and all through the year. We are helping to feed our community through our support of MESA. God is working!

You may continue to bring your cans to the church office or directly to MESA on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month (from 4:30 - 7:30 pm) - north side of Bear Creek UMC parking lot (16000 Rippling Water, Houston 77084). Please let Julie Bohland know if you drop cans off to MESA, or contact Julie to schedule a pick up of cans.
  PO Box 840485
Houston TX 77284
281-578-8799
Sunday, October 10
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Hebrews 4:12-16
Mark 10:17-31

Watch your email for the link to Sunday Online Worship

General & Community News
Covenant Lay Pastoral Ministry Team
If you have a pastoral care concern this week, please contact Marian Shelton or Janett Broddle.  For emergency pastoral concerns, contact the church office at 281-578-8799.
Thank You for your Offerings!
We want to express our gratitude to all those who are sending their offerings, either by mail to Covenant's PO Box (PO Box 840485, Houston, TX 77284) or by electronic means. Your gifts are helping us through this pandemic until we can meet again!
2021 Covenant Congregation Council