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Faith Camp 2020 CANCELLED

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Faith Camp 2020 has been cancelled out of an abundance of caution in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

We will begin processing refunds to registrants on July 1, 2020. However, there are expenses that are incurred long before the first camper arrives at camp each year. If you are willing to donate all or part of your registration fee to Faith Lutheran Church to help offset these costs, please contact John Vickery, at [email protected]. Your generosity will help allow Faith Camp to be a blessing to our community for years to come.

There will be digital resources available to families in the month of July free of charge, which will be found on the Faith Camp Facebook Page.

FAITH CAMP 2021
WEEK 1 – JULY 12-16
WEEK 2 – JULY 19-23
WEEK 3 – JULY 26-30

Coronavirus Update – May 25

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Faith Lutheran Coronavirus Update – Monday, May 25, 2020

From Pastor Kerry…

As you know, there are congregations across Texas and other places in the country that have begun public worship services again. Some will follow strict protocols to keep people as safe as possible. Quite likely, others will find those protocols too restrictive and will just do what they want to do. We are free to choose. At Faith, we choose not to reopen yet.

We can continue to be church together without gathering a crowd of people in an enclosed space where the risks of aerosol transmission of the virus are higher than staying home. We can worship and meet remotely. We can stay in touch via the telephone and the internet. We can choose to gather in small groups with trusted others.

Once we do reopen worship, it will be with very restrictive protocols in place. I say more about that in my June newsletter article. There is also a very good chance that we will return to remote worship later in the fall if the virus spikes again in the Houston area.

In the past two weeks we reached out via telephone to most of the families in the congregation. We learned that some people are not receiving these weekly emails or other communications from church. Why? In some cases, they unsubscribed at some point in the past. In others, particularly among some of our older members, they are not familiar with how to use their computers to click into worship or they don’t use email. A few don’t have computers.

We can respond to people who ask for help. Ask for help if you need it!

  • Do you have children or grandchildren willing to set you up and help you learn more about how to use your computer or telephone to stay connected?
  • Do we have people willing to wear masks and gloves and visit people who need help in understanding how to use their computers for church purposes?
  • Do we have people willing to safely bring a laptop with hotspot connectivity into someone else’s home in order to share in the live stream worship service?
  • Are there people without a computer who need one? Can we help with this?

1. Thank you to each person who wrote daily devotions for us through the season of Easter.

2. We have decided not to host Faith Camp this summer. Registration fees will be refunded beginning July 1st. We plan to find some other creative means to share the faith with our disappointed campers using online platforms and social media.

3. Worship services will continue to be available online.

·    If you need help in figuring out how to use your computer, iPad, or phone, to worship remotely, please call the church office and we will walk you through the process.

·    We will continue to send details about worship by email, including a link to download the bulletins, later in the week.

4. Everyone will continue to be invited to have Holy Communion AT HOME every Sunday.

·    As you prepare for Sunday worship, be sure to have some bread and wine or grape juice available. At the appropriate time, you will be invited to eat and drink with the words “The Body of Christ, broken for you” and “The blood of Christ, shed for you.”

·    Theologically, the heart of the “for you-ness” of Holy Communion is a shared, public, communal experience. But these are abnormal times, never before seen. We do well to make them as meaningful, and memorable, as possible.

5. CCSC Food Drive. During the Covid-19 crisis, CCSC food pantries have seen three times more than its normal numbers. Grocery donations from individuals and churches are very much needed since CCSC’s suppliers can’t meet the growing needs of its food pantries. They particularly need boxed cereal, dry rice, hearty soups and pasta. You may drop off non-perishable food donations at 3230 Mercer St., Monday-Friday 9 a.m to 2 p.m., or 6856 Bellaire Blvd. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

6. The Prayer Team of Faith continues to pray for the needs and concerns of our congregation and the world in the midst of the coronavirus. To submit prayer requests email Pastor Tan at [email protected].

Here is the list of gatherings for this next week, click on the title of the meeting to join.

Monday
  • Email update from the church
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
  • Email update from the church with worship information
Sunday
Our pastors always have their cell phones with them (Pastor Kerry, 832-492-3858; Pastor Tan, 832-540-6802) and are always available for conversation and prayer. IF YOU NEED HELP, please let us know so we can do what we can. Let’s make the best of this bad situation.

CCSC Food Pantry Drive

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Christian Community Service Center is on the front lines of feeding people and meeting their basic needs. During this national COVID-19 crisis, CCSC is experiencing difficulty obtaining groceries from its distributors, so your food donations will help keep the shelves stocked.

You can drop off food donations at any of the following three locations:

1. West University Methodist Church.  They have a tent in front of their church on University Blvd. every Monday from 1:00 – 3:00 PM,  where they collect food from anyone who has food to donate; drive in front of the tent, open your trunk or SUV hatch, they take the food, and you are on your way without leaving your car.  WU Methodist has committed to holding these drives for the next 2 Mondays — May 4 and May 11.

2. Food Pantry at 3230 Mercer St. (77027) Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM and Saturdays 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.

3. Food Pantry at 6856 Bellaire Blvd (77074) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. CCSC’s Bellaire food pantry is located in the church’s Canterbury Hall on the east side of the church campus (the same side as KIPP Connect school). Go to the blue double doors of the building closest to the athletic field.

Here’s a list of items that will help the most: 
Bags with handles for packing groceries (paper, reusable, plastic)
Pasta
Hearty soups (with meat or beans)
Canned tuna or chicken
Boxed dry cereal
Canned vegetables (all types)
Canned fruit (all types)
Cleaning wipes
Toilet paper
Bar soap
Baby Wipes/Diapers (sizes 4, 5 and 6)

Wednesday Lenten Worship

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Wednesdays during Lent
11:45 AM in the Sanctuary
7:00 PM in the Sanctuary

Join us for worship services on Wednesdays during Lent at 11:45 AM or 7:00 PM. We will gather for prayers, hearing from God’s word, and singing. Lunch (12:30 PM) and dinner (6:15 PM) will be served in the Faith Center gym.

The focus for Lent this year will be on revisiting how we read, understand, interpret, and use the Bible in our faith lives. We will be using a book by Marcus Borg, “Reading the Bible Again for the First Time.” The messages each week, on Sunday and Wednesday, will follow the chapters of the book.

Special Congregational Vote – May 3

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Virtual Congregational Meeting – Sunday, May 3

We have applied for the Payroll Protection Program under the CARES Act for non-profits.

The Church Council considered and voted on this resolution:

  • Resolved that the Staff of Faith Lutheran Church is authorized to take all actions necessary and proper to complete an application and receive funding for the Church under the CARES loan program. The Congregation hereby ratifies all actions taken for that purpose up to the date of this resolution.
  • Further, the Council is calling for an electronic congregational meeting on Sunday, May 3, which will open at 9:30 AM and close at 7:00 PM. During that time, members will vote on this resolution by responding as invited through an email distribution or by phone.

Church members will receive instruction on how to vote via email in the coming weeks.

Parent’s Night Out – March 20

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Friday, March 20
6:00-10:00 PM – Faith Center

Parent’s Night Out is here to give you a break! The cost is $15 per child with a $45 household max. RSVP at [email protected]!

Drop off your kids at Faith from 6:00-10:00 PM for fun childcare. You can enjoy your kid-free evening with a movie, romantic dinner, grocery shopping, or even doing the laundry.

Pay online with a credit/debit card on our Donation Page (look for the “Parent’s Night Out” option under Donations). CASH ONLY at the door. RSVP via email to [email protected] to insure that we have a spot for you.

Download the new PNO Registration Form..

Ash Wednesday – February 26

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Ash Wednesday Worship Services
Wednesday, February 26 @ 11:45 AM and 7:00 PM
Sanctuary

On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of fasting and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving cross indelibly marked on our foreheads at baptism.

Join us for Ash Wednesday worship on February 26 at 11:45 AM or 7:00 PM. We also offer “drive-through” ashes as a convenient option for the community that day.

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