COMMUNION: All are invited to join in communion. If you are on Zoom, please prepare your elements (crackers or bread, and juice or wine) before service begins.
Most of our worship services and activities are held in-person and on Zoom. If you would like to join from home, please use the links listed here. We look forward to seeing you!
Please join us on Wednesday evenings during Lent for our traditional soup supper and Wednesday evening service.
Our worship will feature songs from a Lenten Vespers Service Hidden in Christ, by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan (whose songs are included in the new Lutheran hymnal All Creation Sings). Our theme for the Lenten series is The Parables of Jesus.
Soup Suppers are provided by a different group each week:
March 1 - Church Council
March 8 - Men's Saturday Bible Group
March 15 - Women's Friday Bible Group
March 22 - Congragation
March 29 - Children & Teens Ministry
Easter Brunch - April 9
Church News and Notes
Lenten Devotion book “Water and Spirit”. For those who are using the ELCA devotion book “Water and Spirit” for individual devotion, the first ten days from Ash Wednesday to the end of the first week of Lent, the daily lessons span John’s introduction to the gospel, the baptism of Jesus, calling of the disciples, and the beginning of Jesus’ ministry with the wedding at Cana and Jesus in the Temple. All of these exemplify the presence of water and the spirit in Christian life. The waters of baptism and the miraculous turning water into wine and the spirit of Christ as the Word of God, the spirit descending like a dove and Jesus teaching in the Temple are all examples. Enjoy your daily meeting with John and the authors of the homilies in the text.
Lenten Bible Study in Quist Hall: 2/26, 3/5, 3/19, & 3/26 – Pastor Richard will begin a 4-week Lenten Series “Jesus Through Other Eyes” about how other religions—Gnosticism, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism—view the figure of Jesus. This Sunday we survey the portrayal of Jesus in the canonical gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) and the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas.
March 12 Adult Forum in the Sanctuary - Social Justice Sunday
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the plastic bottle and aluminum can recycling over the years. Your contributions to this youth fundraising program has always been appreciated. HOWEVER - due to the closing of recycle locations in San Luis, and with nobody managing the program, we are no longer accepting recyleables at Mt. Carmel. You are invited to recycle items on your own and donate the funds to one of these programs:
Children & Teens Ministry
Lutheran Campus Ministry
Social Concerns
Facilities
Evangelism
Congregational Life
Iglesia Luterana Santa Cruz
General Fund
Thank you!
Thank you for the Pancakes!!
Last Sunday we were treated to a wonderful breakfast of pancakes, sausage, etc before church. Carlyn Hinds led a fantastic team of energetic volunteers who set tables, prepared food, and cleaned up afterward. There was also a 'Best Coffee Mug' contest.
Congratulations to the winners: Largest Cup - Burke Towle
Best Saying - Deanna Schultze
Most Creative - Ali Schultze
Oldest Cup - Carol Grosse
Animal Theme - Kiaya Batkin
Best Overall - Mike Dresp
We received this email from Pastor Esteban at Iglesia Santa Cruz. Please pray for the families in their congregation affected by the recent rains, and prayerfully consider his request.
Dear Friends, Family and colleagues,
We hope that this email finds you well. We are sending this urgent email to ask for help for our community. The recent rains have washed away many of the fields and left our community jobless. The devastating rainstorms have turned almost all of the fields into rivers and many others have washed away the crops. We are asking for monetary donations to help our fieldworkers cover some of their urgent needs. We usually don’t ask for a lot but, we see the urgency in our people and know it’s time to go to work. Our families need your help! Please help us help them.
Blessings,
Rev. Esteban Salazar
Iglesia Luterana Santa Cruz
624 E.Camino Colegio
Santa Maria,California 93454
Thank you for your support. Please continue to help those struggling with food insecurity at our sister congregation. Items that are always needed are:
MASA ~~ RICE ~~ FLOUR ~~ OIL
We'll gladly do the shopping if you perfer to make a cash donation on Sunday.
If you're not sure what to bring, or want to add some variety, here is a suggested donation schedule:
