- Congregational Life
- Worship Notes
- Financial Update
- Communion Bread
- Save The Dates
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Congregational Life Team Reassembling
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Our Congregational Life Team will meet in the classroom on the front hallway (Room 10-11) after worship on Sunday October 2nd. The first event will be our Thanksgiving potluck. Contact Joe at 512-353-8785 or jp10@txstate.edu for more information.
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Worship for September 25th
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A little faith goes a long way is Jesus’ point in the gospel. A mustard seed’s-worth of faith has miraculous potential. The patience, tenacity, and endurance required for the life of faith are the blessings received in holy baptism, holy communion, and the word read and proclaimed in this assembly. Anticipate them. Receive them with thanksgiving.
The first picture today is a photo of a mullberry tree. The second is a painting Pastor Tim did three years ago when this reading came up, imagining a mullberry that uprooted itself and was planted in the sea just as Jesus said it could be. Clearly it is hyperbole, but what can it mean with some imaginative hearing?
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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:
- Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Wicked surround the righteous; wait for the Lord
- Psalm 37:1-9
Commit your way to the Lord; put your trust in the Lord. (Ps. 37:5)
- 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Guard the treasure entrusted to you: faith and love in Christ
- Luke 17:5-10
Faith the size of a mustard seed
Gathering Song My Faith Looks Up to Thee (ELW 759)
Hymn of the Day Come Down, O Love Divine (ELW 804)
Communion Song: We Walk by Faith (ELW 635)
Sending Song Founded on Faith (ACS 1048) (Last week's choir anthem)
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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Here are our financial updates for the month of August, as well as the YTD. This does not include organ fund giving which is in a separate fund.
August Offering and other income: $10,156.62
August Ministry Expenses: $17,301.90
August income / loss: ($7,145.28)
January - August Offering and other income: $126,078.93
YTD Ministry Expenses: $127,224.93
YTD income / loss: ($1,146.00)
The council is finalizing a proposed 2023 budget and will publish that in the next weeks in preparation for the October 23rd meeting.
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We would gratefully accept volunteers to provide communion bread. There are several recipes and options. If you are willing to make the bread for the Lord's Supper from time to time, talk to Pastor Tim.
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Congregational Meeting Oct 23rd
SMART Recital: October 30th
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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