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March 1 Genesis 3:1-21

Romans 5:12-19

Ma�hew 4:1-11

March 8 Genesis 12:1-9

Romans 4:1-8, 13-17

John 3:1-17

March 15 Exodus 17:1-7

Romans 5:1-8

John 4:5-26

March 22 Isaiah 42:14-21

Ephesians 5:8-14

John 9:1-41

March 29 Ezekiel 37:1-14

Romans 8:1-11

John 11:1-45

T�� D���� �� L������ 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my

brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that

whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” 23 Jesus

said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to

him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrec�on on

the last day.”

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the ������������

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die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives

and believes in me shall ����� ���. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I be-

lieve that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming

into the world.”

J���� R����� L������ 38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take

away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this �me there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell

you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus li�ed up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may be- lieve that you sent me.” 43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 The

man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to

them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

John 11: 21-27, 38-44

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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

MARCH, 2020

MARCH, 2020

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So what happened to the extra day we just had

during this leap year?? Time is like a vapor- poof

it’s gone and on to the next series of events…

For the next 40 (minus a few) days our worship

takes on a quieter, more pensive flavor as we

savor this �me of Lent. We will have no more

Alleluias un�l Easter Sunday and the Hymns of

Praise in our liturgy are omi�ed as well.

Perhaps we slow down a bit in our everyday

lives, we are cognizant of the new growth on the

trees and for sure we hopefully think more and

more about what our Savior went through as He

suffered in our stead for our salva�on. Just

thinking about how vast His amazing love is can

boggle one’s mind. Why for me?

Our Lenten theme this year of BY HIS WOUNDS

WE ARE HEALED points not only to our “missing

the mark” and “messing up”, but it is also sur-

rounded by the hope of eternal life in heaven

with our Lord. Every Wednesday night in March

we have the opportunity to put on the brakes

and come together for a special meal-fellowship

(5:00), pre-service singing at 6:10, and worship

�me at 6:30. The topics are: The Wounds of

Viola�ng the Sabbath, the wounds of Dishonor-

ing Authority, wounds of Murder, of Adultery,

and Stealing. Sounds rather ominous, doesn’t

it? Come as the Holy Spirit through our Pastor

helps us unwrap these messages for our good

and reminds us of our HEALING and HOPE

through God’s Word and His ac�ons in our be-

half through Jesus! Makes things much less omi-

nous, doesn’t it? Hooray!

The choir is preparing and as

we prac�ce the pieces, we

grow closer to the awesome

messages of the season that

will be part of our Sunday and

Holy week worship �mes.

Prior to the start of our worship services, please be

aware and considerate of others regarding noise

levels.

Special thanks to the folks who are doing a won-

derful job with our screen system! They would be

happy to train others for this important task, so see

the Dinnings or the Lees!

Introduce yourself to someone new this week!

May this wonderful season bring special blessings to

you as we contemplate God’s goodness, as we

share the Good News with others!

For your future reference, Palm Sunday is April 5th

regular service �mes. Maundy Thursday and Good

Friday Services will be at 4:00 and 6:30 (no meals).

Easter Sunday Sunrise service will be at 6:45, Break-

fast at 8, Egg Hunt at 8:30, and celebra�on services

at 9:15 and 10:45.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gi� of

God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

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T������� M������ L�����’ B���� S���� The first Thursday of the month is the LWML mee�ng and Lunch Bunch. On Thursday, March 12, we will do the second part of the Lord's Prayer. This is a six week study using devo- �onal material from the Lutheran Woman's Quarterly. Prayerfully consider joining us. For more informa�on con- tact Annet Riley at asriley@ymail.com or (713) 598-2556.

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Y�� ��� C�������� ������� ...to a�end the Celebrate Concordia evening

on March 7 at Concordia University Texas. Dur- ing that event our own Pete and Su Hames will

receive the Christo Ecclesia Award for Service to Christ and Church. Congratula�ons

to them! If you would like to a�end this meal and

presenta�on, please RSVP at www.concordia.edu/crossing.

S����� S������ Thank you to all the ladies that are par�cipa�ng, we are very grateful for such a great

response. Sisters be sure and check the PICKUP BOX in the Fellowship Hall (on the west wall next to the bulle�n board) for your goodies!

To send your Sister something special use the DROP OFF BOX (next to the bulle�n board on the east wall).

Everyone watch your email and the bulle�n for our next get together. Looking forward to a prayer filled inspira�onal year!

Any ques�ons contact. Susie Yeager (714)542-2264 or email susie.e.yeager@gmail.com, or Donna Bond (936)443-3334 or email bonddr6@gmail.com

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A reminder that 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 grandchild is a�ending.

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 Whit- eriver 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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