- Food Project
- Worship Notes
- Prime Timers
- Save The Dates
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Transitional/Unhoused Food Project
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Our project to provide food for our most vulnerable neighbors was a huge success. We provided 145 bags of food and several boxes of leftovers. All together it was 567 pounds!!! Here are some pictures of the day and a post from the Food Bank that went out to the community.
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The artwork for today is a photo by Dorthea Lange, the photographer of many iconic scenes from the dust bowl and the depression. Her notes for this image state "On Arizona Highway 87, south of Chandler. Maricopa County, Arizona. Children in a democracy. A migratory family living in a trailer in an open field. No sanitation, no water. They came from Amarillo, Texas. Pulled bolls near Amarillo, picked cotton near Roswell, New Mexico, and in Arizona. Plan to return to Amarillo at close of cotton picking season for work on WPA."
This week our worship centers on status and worth, who takes for granted and who is truly thankful. The Gospel reading usually ends with verse 14, but we will consider the parable that is missed in the lectionary.
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Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81459937029?pwd=Z0pTMXVjUWU5VkxEQXBva2FDRHhXQT09
Meeting ID: 814 5993 7029 Passcode: 106355
(Those shouldn't be necessary if you use the link)
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/firstlutheransmtx/
(If the above links do not work, try the red buttons on the top of https://flcsm.org/ instead.)
The readings for this Sunday are:
- Proverbs 25:6-7
Do not put yourself forward
- Sirach 10:12-18 (alternate)
Judgment upon the proud
- Psalm 112
The righteous are merciful and full of compassion. (Ps. 112:4)
- Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
God is with us: let acts of mutual love continue
- Luke 14:1, 7-14
An image of God’s reign: invite the poor, crippled to your banquet
Gathering Song God, We Gather as Your People: For All the Children (ACS 1038)
Hymn of the Day Let Us Go Now to the Banquet: Vamos todos al banquete (ELW 523)
Communion hymn: Now We Join in Celebration (ELW 462)
Sending Song Arise, My Soul, Arise!: Nyt ylös, sieluni (ELW 827)
The worship book now has a permanent address so you can find it easily and there will be fewer chances for errors. It will be at http:// http://flcsm.org/next-sunday-worship-book/ . You might find a placeholder file there during the week. It will be posted by Saturday at the latest. (There may be changes in prayers and other small items, but the link should remain the same. If there are any major changes, which we do not anticipate, we would send another email on Sunday.)
More full instructions are on the website. Additionally, if you cannot access from the usual links, check the website because Zoom often implements updates on the weekend. The website can be changed in minutes if needed to update links or passwords. You can find all the information at
IF YOU GO there on Saturday and Sunday and find last weeks file you need to fully refresh your browser because your computer is reading its cached version.
If that does not work try getting the file from the specific date link on the worship page
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Prime Timers will have our first lunch gathering in a week and a half, on Tuesday September 6th. We will have details (what restaurant etc.) next week.
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Congregational Meeting Oct 23rd
Thanksgiving Worship and Potluck: Nov. 20th
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Current FLC COVID Practices
(Last change in April 2022)
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The FLC Council, based on current public health recommendations adopted the following.
“Based on guidance from the CDC, because we are currently in a “low transmission” status, the church council has decided that wearing masks will be optional during hours that Kids Of The Kingdom is not in operation. (7 am to 6 pm weekdays masks will be mandatory to follow State of Texas requirements for child care centers.)
If Hays County goes into a “high transmission” category we will immediately resume mandatory masking at all times per CDC guidelines.
Zoom and Facebook will continue to be available for those not wishing to be in person.”
This policy is effective immediately.
Other notes: As we adjust to a new phase and the pandemic becomes endemic (a disease that continues to circulate but against which we have more immunity and precautions available), we are all ready to respond to risks differently. Of course we expect everyone in our church community to respect the ways others choose to protect themselves. But we also want to be aware of ways to support one another. For some, wearing a mask may also be a sign that they are wanting to keep more personal space than we might have considered normal a few years ago. As our faith tells us to be more concerned for our neighbor than ourselves, we need to be aware of these signals and make returning to church in-person as comfortable as we can for all, no matter how we are ready to engage the risks of being in public.
Please be aware of the still increased cautions that Kids Of The Kingdom continues to take. The children in our care cannot be vaccinated yet because of age. During operating hours, we must require that you wear a mask when not in a separate space away from more than one other person. These are strictly enforced rules put in place by state childcare licensing and we cannot risk any violation.
If you visit the church building during KOK hours (M-F 7 am to 6 pm), PLEASE use the main doors by the church office. This is especially important at pick-up time in the late afternoon until 6 pm. Parents are still not allowed in the building and it is confusing to parents and difficult for staff when people use those doors while they are dismissing children.
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First Lutheran Staff and Contact Info:
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Pastor: The Rev. Tim Bauerkemper
Office Manager: Sue Cole
Music Director: Dr. Cynthia Gonzales
Organist: Joe Callan
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