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Living Savior Lutheran Church website: livingsaviortexas.org

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February 2 Isaiah 9:1-4

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Ma�hew 4:12-25

February 9 Isaiah 58:3-9

1 Corinthians 2:1-12

Ma�hew 5:13-20

February 16 Deuteronomy 30:15-20

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Ma�hew 5:21-37

February 23 Exodus 24:8-18

2 Peter 1:16-21

Ma�hew 17:1-9

T�� T�� 17 And a�er six days Jesus

took with him Peter and James, and John his broth-er, and led them up a high

mountain by them-selves. 2 And he

was transfigured before them, and his face shone

like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses

and Elijah, talking with him. 4 And Peter said to Je-

sus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for

you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 5 He was s�ll speaking when, be-hold, a bright cloud overshadowed them,

and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well

pleased; listen to him.” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were

terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” 8 And when they li�ed up their eyes, they saw no

one but Jesus only.

Ma�hew 17:1-8

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L i v i n g S a v i o r L u t h e ra n C h u r c h

FEBRUARY, 2020

FEBRUARY, 2020

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February has three more Sundays in the Epipha-

ny Season! Think light vs dark, following vs wan-

dering, forgiving vs holding grudges, and prepa-

ra�on for Lent.

Being in Year A of the lec�onary, the Gospel

readings are from the book of Ma�hew as we

Follow the Light, Walk in the Light, explore the

Gi� of Reconcilia�on and “witness” the Transfig-

ura�on of our Lord.

What a sight that the Transfigura�on had to

have been! I have always thought of it as

“clorox” Sunday, as Jesus appeared on a high

mountain to Peter James and John. Jesus’ face

shone like the sun, and His clothes became

white as light! AND wait, there’s MORE! Moses

and Elija also were there !

To learn about Jesus’ message to them and us

on the mountain, Pastor’s message will be

“Come to Jesus” as we prepare to enter into the

peniten�al season of Lent.

The 26th of February is Ash Wednesday. Ser-

vices that date will be at 4 and 6:30 p.m., with a

light meal at 5:00. There will be the imposi�on

of ashes as well as communion at both services.

The ashes this year have been rendered from

our palm branches from Palm Sunday last year.

(think about that) The altar paraments will be

violet and there will be no altar flowers for this

season as we begin this somber and medita�ve

season of the church year.

Regular Wednesday services

during the 40 days of Lent will

be at 6:30, with light meal

served at 5 p.m. For your

future reference, Maundy

Thursday and Good Friday will

have 2 services at 4 and 6:30.

We give thanks to God that the organ is fixed! As

your instrumentalist, please accept my congrats

that you all were pa�ent, great sports, and sang

well with your hearts through the weeks with the

piano only. Worship is worship, even when circum-

stances change. Thanks be to God!

If you are interested in just a short term commit-

ment to sing in the choir, this season is YOUR op-

portunity!. Contact Judy Kutach so music can be

available for you. [email protected]

Reminders: Wear your nametag, smile, and meet

someone new every Sunday!

The Lord gives strength to the weary and increases

the power of the weak. Even youths grow �red and

weary, and young men stumble and fall; Those

who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run

and not grow weary, they will walk and not be

faint.

Isaiah 40:29-31

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LSLC Board Workshop On Saturday, January 25, Living Savior hosted a Board workshop. There were 26 a�endees

at the Workshop. A�endees included Board leaders and members, Church Council Officers

and Church Staff . The purpose and objec�ve for the Workshop was shared, followed by a

discussion regarding "Missional Ministry" led by Pastor Bailes. A�er LSLC's Vision Path Sur-

vey, Vision and Mission statements were reviewed in joint session, Boards went into indi-

vidual Breakout Sessions. Discussions were led by Board leaders aided by a worksheet-type

discussion guide.

The Workshop facilitated brainstorming sessions, general discussions and encouraged im-

proved communica�ons, sharing and planning.

Here are some of Jack Heintschel’s comments regarding the day :

We must make sure we focus on our mission....Our ac�vi�es should bring people to Christ, prepare people to bring people to Christ and/or encourage one another to bring people to Christ. Basically, we are to be about making disciples (Jesus followers) of all na�ons. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all na�ons, bap�zing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Ma�hew 28:18-20 ... If we plan and strive to make every ac�vity and effort first-class, we will soon develop a reputa�on that will make those involved, glad they were involved and those who weren't, want to be involved next �me. This facilitates interest, encourages growth and (above all else) makes us more effec�ve at making disci-ples.

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T�� M�� L��’ B�� S�� On Thursday, February 13, we will finish the last session of the current study which is a CPH video-based study on piety. The following Thursday, February 20, we will do a short study based on Luke 9:22-43 - The Transfigura-�on of Jesus. And on Thursday, February 27, we will begin a six week study using devo�onal material from the Lutheran Woman's Quarterly. We will be looking at each pe��on of the Lord's Prayer. Bible study begins at 10:00 Prayerfully consider joining us. For more informa�on contact Annet Riley at [email protected] or (713) 598-2556.

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L��’ L�� B�� Ladies Lunch Bunch will be on Thursday, February 6th at 11:30 at Magnolia Diner on 105 across from KOA. All ladies are invited for this Dutch Treat �me of food and fellowship! Sign up sheet will be on bulle�n board in fellowship hall or email host-ess Judy at [email protected] or call 713-252-0740 by Tuesday, February 4th, please. Looking forward to being together!

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S�� C�� The week of July 12—17 our children and Youth will be going to Camp Lone Star

as a group. Ages are 8 to 18 years old and the cost is $450.

Please submit a deposit of $100 to Cheryl Bailes

(memo line “Summer Camp”) by Jan.5 and let her know if your child or grand-child is a�ending.

YOUTH LOVE DINNER SATURDAY, FEB. 8TH

6:00PM Living Savior’s Fellowship Hall

TICKETS ARE $25 A PLATE REGISTER at

www.livingsaviortexas.org REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WED. FEB. 5TH

Dessert Auc�on will be a part of the entertainment

THIS IS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE YOUTH’S SUMMER TRIP TO

GUATEMALA

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M�� 1, 1:00—3:00 Come enjoy family-friendly game day.

Bring your dominos, cards or favorite board game. Why not bring a friend ?

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S�� S�� Secret Sisters is an encouraging ministry for women in our church fellowship.

All ladies of our church are invited to par�cipate. If you par�cipate you will draw a name and that woman becomes your Secret Sister for a year. You become her silent prayer partner and her secret up-li�er. She

doesn’t know who you are.

Likewise someone will be caring for you in that same way. Secret Sisters are about encouraging, praying for, and suppor�ng each other in small ways. If you want to

par�cipate fill out the "SECRET SISTERS FORM” which can be found on our website (livingsaviortexas.org) or on the bulle�n board in the Fellowship hall and place it in the SECRET SISTERS BOX located in the Fel-

lowship Hall.

We will kick off the Secret Sisters drawing with a get together and recipe exchange in the Fellowship Hall on February 19 thfrom 5:30-7:30. If for some reason you are

unable to be there for the drawing you can draw a name the following Sunday by le�ng Donna or Susie know. It will all work out regardless of when you draw, and it will s�ll be a secret. Don’t let the drawing

date discourage you.

However, IT IS important to RETURN your FORM by Sunday February 16th - drop it in the box or email Don-na Bond ([email protected]) (936) 443-3334 or

Susie Yeager ([email protected]) (713) 542-2264

A�� I�� R�� M�� T�� Once again Gary Ma�eld (713-805-2581) is planning to travel to Whiteriver, AZ the week of March 9 to bring supplies to The Apache Youth Ministry, Our Children Shelter, Hope Center Resale Shop and Trade School, Custodial Care Elder Home and The Whiteriver Community Church. If you would like to help fill his trailer, here are some of the needs. Adult sized sleeping bags (new or used-freshly washed) Camping equipment Basketballs and volleyballs Popping corn (bags or jars) Powdered lemonade (cans) Peanut bu�er and jelly Paper goods - cups, plates, bowls, napkins, towels, toilet paper and all purpose cleaners Diapers - all sizes (newborn to adult-full or par�al packages) Wipes Lavender scent baby bath and lo�on Children's clothes (new or clean gently used-especially infant and toddler) Adult clothes (new or clean gently used) Tools - electrical, plumbing, carpentry and car mechanic Place your dona�ons in the AYM box in fellowship hall. Thank you.

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Dime Stocking Project February is the second month, so you will put two dimes in your stocking. Stockings are s�ll available. If you would like a �ny stocking for the dime pro-

ject, please contact Annet Riley at [email protected] or (713) 598-2556. You can

also use any container. A baggie works nicely.

Mite Sunday Mite Sunday is February 2. Leave your Mite Box by the big Mite Box and pick up an empty one. If you don't have a Mite box, you can s�ll make a dona-

�on, just drop it in the large mite box in the Narthex or the Fellowship Hall.

Living Savior LWML Mission Grants

At their January mee�ng the ladies of the LWML voted on how to disburse the local mission funds collected during the past year.

These funds come from :

- Dona�ons collected from members at the monthly mee�ngs and monies raised throughout the year.

- Freewill offerings for the Lenten and Advent meals that they prepare - Monies from the Dime Project

- Many funds from Breakfast with Santa. Thanks to everyone who helped with Breakfast with Santa. We wouldn't be able to support as many organiza�ons as we do without your

help.

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Living Savior LWML Mission Grants (con�nued) Thirteen checks totaling $1300 were wri�en to the following local, na�onal and

interna�onal recipients.

Apache Youth Ministries - Whitewater, Arizona ($100) Apache Youth Ministries is a youth organiza�on that serves the White Mountain Apache tribe on the Fort Apache Indian Reserva�on. h�ps://www.apacheyouth.com/ Bethesda Lutheran Communi�es - Cypress ($100) Bethesda Lutheran Communites offers residen�al, community-based homes to people with intellec-tual and developmental disabili�es in the Cypress area. h�ps://www.bethesdalc.org/loca�ons/texas/ Concordia Seminary - Ft. Wayne, Indiana ($100) This dona�on is made to the food bank at Concordia Seminary Ft. Wayne. The Food Co-op provides food, clothing, and household items at no cost to the students. h�ps://www.ctsfw.edu/support-ctsfw/give-for-today/co-op-dona�ons/food-and-clothing-co-op/

Concordia Seminary - St. Louis, Missouri ($100) This donation is made to the food bank at Concordia Seminary St. Louis. The Food Bank pro-vides the tremendous blessing of free groceries and household items to all Seminary students and their families. https://www.csl.edu/campus-life/food-bank/ Crisis Assistance Center - Conroe ($100) This is a local organization that serves residents in the 1,000 mile area of Montgomery County, whether the crisis is a one time or long-term situation or the result of a disaster. Some of their many services include a food pantry, Senior Luncheon, Kid's Cafe and a resale shop. programs - Crisis Assis-tance Center, Montgomery County, Conroe, Texas

Hospitality House - Huntsville ($100) Hospitality House operates an overnight inmate family facility. They welcome families for visita-tions and executions in addition to releases, marriage seminars, hospice visits and funerals. https://thehospitalityhouse.org/ LCMS Arthur & Eva Rickman ($100) Pastor Arthur and Deaconess Eva Rickman are LCMS missionaries. They and their family are cur-rently serving in Latin America, based in Panama. Montgomery County Women's Center - Conroe ($100) - This is a local organization whose mission is to lead the effort in preventing domestic violence and sexual assault through crisis intervention, assistance, advocacy, empowerment and social change. ttps://mcwctx.org/ PACN - The Woodlands ($100) Pregnancy Assistance Center North (PACN) is a non-profit pregnancy medical clinic that offers confidential services for women and men. https://www.pacn.org/ POBLO International ($100) This is a Christian organization that is passionate about sharing the love of Jesus with Muslims and other immigrants and refugees living in the United States. https://www.poblo.org/

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Living Savior LWML Mission Grants (con�nued)

Redeemed Ministries - Spring ($100) This organization provides a home for human trafficking victims. They operate a restoration house that is available to adult women rescued in the United States. https://www.redeemedministries.com/ Water to Thrive - Concordia University Texas well ($100) This is an organization, based in Austin, that transforms lives in rural Africa by bringing the sus-tainable blessing of clean, safe water. Our donation is made to Concordia University Texas to support their Water to Thrive well. https://www.watertothrive.org/

Ysleta Lutherna Mission Human Care - El Paso ($100) This organization, a recognized service organization (RSO) of the LCMS, provides relief and hu-man care services while planting and nurturing missions on the U.S./Mexican border. https://ylm.org/

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LWML Mite Mission Grant God’s Healing Power and Grace Lutheran Church of

Guatemala and Child Beyond Interna�onal ($100,000) :

While Guatemala is a beau�ful country, many people suffer in extreme poverty. Over 50%

of the children are malnourished and have no access to any form of medical or dental care.

Most have no pre-natal or post-natal care and o�en die from preventable diseases. Imman-uel Lutheran Church, Hood River, Oregon and the Lutheran Church of Guatemala have part-

nered together to share God’s physical and spiritual healing with as many souls as possible. They have developed a network of The Lu-

theran Church—Missouri Synod partner churches to send medical professionals and mis-sion teams to Guatemala on short term medical mission trips. In order to reach these iso-

lated villages they need the right tool, namely a Mobile Medical Mercy Mission Bus. The funds will be used to purchase and retrofit a bus with medical equipment. Bible school

equipment will also be purchased enabling the teams to heal both the physical and spiritu-al needs of the Guatemalan children. While the physicians tend to their physical needs,

the ministers and lay leaders go into the villages and set up bible classes, VBS and worship services. Child Beyond Interna�onal will con�nue to financially support this ministry.

WHEREAS, our Lord Jesus in His Holy Word has declared that whatever we do for the least of His brothers and sisters, we do for Him; and WHEREAS, bringing spiritual and physical healing in His name to His desperately poor but beloved people of Guatemala honors His declara�on and fulfills His Great Commission; and WHEREAS, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hood River, Oregon's Guatemala mission non-profit organiza�on, Immanuel Agape Ministries (doing business as Child Beyond Interna-�onal) is in mission partnership with the Lutheran Church of Guatemala (LCG) and has the full approval of this grant by the LCG Bishop, Rev. Abdiel Orozco, a medical doctor himself;

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LWML Mite Mission Grant (con�nued) God’s Healing Power and Grace Lutheran Church of

Guatemala and Child Beyond Interna�onal ($100,000) :

Therefore be it RESOLVED, that the delegates gathered at the 2019 Lutheran Women's Mis-

sionary League Conven�on in Mobile, Ala-bama, vote the sum of $100,000 to fund the

Mobile Medical Mercy Mission Bus for Guate-mala. We will purchase this make and model

of a used low mileage Blue Bird school bus to convert it into our Mobile Medical Mercy

Mission Bus for Guatemala.

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W�� N�� V�� G��? Greeters are very, very important to help meet the varied needs of visitors. People come to a church looking for a friendly face and appreciate it when someone takes the �me to help them find their way and/or pass them on to someone who can best answer their ques�ons.

Unfortunately, we o�en learn too late, that they will con-�nue church shopping because up un�l self-introduc�on, no one else has spoken a word to them.

Let’s not ever let that be said of us as a congrega�on.

Volunteer to be a greeter - a sign-up sheet is on the bulle�n board in the fellowship hall.

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Mark Dinning and the church staff are all working very hard at building and

refining the on-screen bulle�ns to accompany our services on

Sunday mornings.

If you, or somebody you know, is interested in assis�ng with this ministry or in running the

projec�on system on Sunday mornings, please contact Mark Dinning or Eric Yeager.

Contact Mark at [email protected] or Eric at [email protected]

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His Love Our O�� Response Have you no�ced that the Online offerings have been steadily increasing since this web-based op�on was rolled out in early 2020 ? Check out the weekly “Notes for Today” insert in any Sunday bulle�n and you will see that we are averaging about $1000.00 per week with this giving op�on. Many thanks to the folks who have signed up to use this convenient op�on to make their charitable dona�ons to Living Savior. Dona�ng online is easy : Open our website at livingsaviortexas.org Select Offerings, then press the Give Now bu�on Select Sign In / Sign Up to create your account Select a Fund, dona�on frequency and amount Did you know that you can save money for yourself and the church, if you donate using the eCheck op�on ? Credit or Debit cards incur about twice the processing costs of eChecks. If you have ques�ons or need help, click on the Click here for help... text or contact Eric Yeager : (936-448-2343) or [email protected]

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I N O U R P R AY E R S

H��/S��/H�� Glenn DeVries (Laga’s brother-in-law) Recovering from pneumonia and other health issues

Dolly Iselt Con�nuing to recover a�er mitral valve surgery

Janet McKenzie (Sandy Smith’s friend)

Complica�ons from Crohn’s Disease

Gladys Oneto (Lindsay’s Mother-in-law)

Recovering from hip surgery, a broken shoulder and wrist

Bart Powel Treatments for cancer & pain management

Warren Richards

In-pa�ent rehab a�er hospital stay

Debra Schoppe Recovering a�er shoulder surgery

Peyton Walker Recovering from arm surgery a�er a fall

Donald Oakley (Bruce Shu�’s brother-in-law)

Mul�ple myeloma

Butch Robertson (Steffler’s friend)

Treatments for cancer

Rick Schoppe

Healing of cancer

Al Schuller Skin cancer and breathing difficul�es

Weldon Shu� Long-term care facility due to declining health

Kenneth Stephenson (Sylvia Bailes’ brother) Oral cancel

Elaine Walquist (Pr. Walquist’s wife)

Intes�nal cancer

Clara Rosales (Ivonne Gourlay’s sister)

Stage 4 brain cancer

Anoha Engholm (Anita Lee’s Aunt)

Oral cancer

C��/L��-T�� I�� John Baer (Shirley Wiese’s brother)

Parkinson’s disease

Ted Baer (Shirley Wiese’s brother)

Stage 4 neck cancer

Jan Baker (Joice Fangmann’s sister)

Stomach cancer

Gloria Boddeker (Anita Lee’s mom)

Long-term health care

Barbara Hammond (Vahrenkamps’ Aunt)

Bone cancer & chemo treatments

Stephanie Henry (Henschels daughter)

Difficul�es with Lupus

Evere� Itschner (Shoppes’ great-nephew)

Dealing with RSV and heart irregularity

Ginny Kapeel (Barbara Handley’s extended family)

Cancer treatments

Joanne Musule (Stefflers’ extended family) Breast cancer

P��/B�� Amy Perkins

Is expec�ng a baby due in March

M�� Andrew Knauf (Nye’s grandson)

Prayers of protec�on

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Cile Miller 2/1

Doug Lee 2/2

Jill Simonsen 2/6

August Wunderlich 2/7

Ryan Wunderlich 2/8

Peter Hames 2/9

Bell Sco� 2/9

Jax Stoehr 2/10

Carson Wieghat 2/10

Donovan Hardin 2/12

Patricia Ferguson 2/14

Laura Godfrey 2/14

Warren Richards 2/16

Susie Yeager 2/16

Karen Keith 2/18

Nathan Perez 2/21

Amy Perkins 2/22

Raphael Wolfe 2/22

John Burg 2/23

Madelyn McCulloch 2/23

Madeline Simonsen 2/24

Jenny Nye 2/25

Annet Riley 2/26

Tim Ma�eld 2/28

Hannah Wieghat 2/28

Ruth Wieghat 2/28

John and Jennifer Wynn 2/12

Craig and Debra Folk 2/19

Pat Case and Bob 2/24

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1:30 Music/Choir Prac�ce

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8:00 Early Service 9:15 Fellowship 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Late Service

5:00 Girl Scout Troop 10822 Mee�ng

10:00 LWML Mee�ng 11:30 Ladies Lunch Bunch ( Magnolia Diner )

- Pastor’s Day Off - 6:00 Love Dinner

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

8:00 Early Service 9:15 Fellowship 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Late Service 1:00 Confirma�on Class

6:00 Women’s Bible Study at El Bosque

10:00 Ladies Bible Study

- Pastor’s Day Off -

8:00 Men’s Bkfst & Bible Study 10:00 Music/Choir Prac�ce

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

8:00 Early Service 9:15 Fellowship 9:30 SS & Bible class 10:45 Late Service

5:00 Girl Scout Troop 10822 Mee�ng

5:30 Secret Sister Get Together


- Pastor’s Day Off - 10:00 Music/Choir Prac�ce

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8:00 Early Service 9:15 Fellowship 9:30 SS & Bible class 10:45 Late Service

1:00 Worship Commi�ee Mee�ng

4:00 Ash Wed. Service 5:00 Lent Meal 6:30 Ash Wed. Service


10:00 Music/Choir Prac�ce

Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.

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