Puerto Rico Mission Trip Giving Back in Memory of Those Who Have Given All

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1 June 2017 Puerto Rico Mission Trip Giving Back in Memory of Those Who Have Given All On June 17th twenty-four of us from Living Savior and Living Word will take to the skies with the destination of Puerto Rico before us. We ll spend a week there sharing the love of Jesus with the people of that island country. It s well-known that Puerto Rico has been a territory of the United States 1898, making the residents there citizens of the U.S. This makes our foreign mission trip not so foreign after all! Although Puerto Ricans cannot vote in our general elections, they can serve in the U.S. military and serve they have done and do today. Since this article is coming out in June between Memorial Day and the 4th of July, I thought it would be good to share briefly how Puerto Ricans have served in our military branches. Puerto Ricans helped fight alongside colonists in the American Revolution and have been a part of every major U.S. military engagement since that time. There are currently more than 100,000 Puerto Rican veterans and over 1,200 Puerto Ricans have died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. We give thanks for their service and their sacrifice. Please keep your short-term missionaries in prayer as we travel to Puerto Rico in a couple weeks. Prayer for effective work, bold witness and safe travels is most certainly needed. May we leave a memory as God s soldiers bringing the Good News of eternal freedom through Notes from Pastor...1 Christ to our friends in Puerto Rico. Activities & Events 2 Inside This Issue As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 Articles of Interest.3 Birthdays & Anniversaries.. 5 Calendar. 6

2 MARK YOUR CALENDAR June 1 LWML & Ladies Lunch Bunch June Puerto Rico Mission Trip June 18 Father s Day Ladies Lunch Bunch Thursday, June 1 at 11:30am All ladies are welcome. We will meet at EL BOSQUE Restaurant, Hwy 105 W, Ste 7, Conroe. This is about half way between Conroe and Montgomery on the South side of Hwy 105. Please sign up in the fellowship hall, or contact Lorna Lipsey at 936/ or logail@earthlink.net. Thursdays at 10:00am The current study is Great Women of the Bible: Jochebed and Miriam, Deborah, Ruth and Hannah. As we study God's word, we can learn much about ourselves and our gracious Lord and how He worked in the lives of the great women of the Bible. If you decide that this is something that you would like to do, please let Annet Riley or the church office know so that we can have materials available. You can contact Annet at asriley@ymail.com or (713) Houston Lutheran Chorale invites you to come celebrate with us: Date: July 4, 2017 Time: 6:00pm Location: Trinity Downtown 800 Houston Ave. Join us for a concert of Faith and Freedom. Bring your folding chairs and stay for hot dogs and fireworks. No tickets required! Happy Birthday USA!

3 Important Information Coupons for Military Families LWML Meetings All ladies are welcome to join us in "serving the Lord with Gladness on the first Thursday of the month at 10:00am. Dime Stocking Don t forget to add six dimes for the month of June! Did you know that overseas military members can use expired coupons up to SIX months past their expiration date? Military families stationed overseas are often living on one income and money can be scarce. Let's support our military by showing them some coupon love! *Bring in only manufacturers coupons (DO NOT bring store or restaurant coupons). *Clip your coupons OR bring the whole flier and someone will clip them for you. *DO NOT send coupons that are over 30 days expired. Place your donations in the fellowship hall on top of the large wooden donation box. Boxes Needed With the upcoming renovation, the Church Office is in need of medium size boxes to store books, paper and office supplies, etc. If you have, or know anyone who has boxes that they no longer need, please bring them to the Church Office. Eye Glass Mission Trinity Klein Lutheran Church s global mission, Trinity Ablaze in Kenya, sends missionaries to Kenya yearly to provide eye care, glasses and spread God s love. We are in need of old eye glasses and fabric scraps to make eye glass cases to be taken to Kenya. If you have any bright colored, bold printed, medium to heavy weight cotton or cotton blend fabric scraps, 7 1/2" x 9" or larger that you would be willing to donate, please place them in the fellowship hall on top of the large wooden donation box. If you have any questions or would like to help, please contact Linda Mattfeld for more information.

4 Help Needed Worship Volunteer Some exciting opportunities are popping up here at Living Savior. Larry & Trish Wunderlich will be leaving LSLC soon. Therefor, we are in need of persons to train for the following positions: sound system and Altar Guild coordinator. The great news is that there is time to train and teach whoever steps forward to fulfill these wonderful positions of service! Please contact Larry Wunderlich at or , Trish Wunderlich at , Pastor, an elder, or Judy for questions or more information. It truly is a blessing to serve the Lord! Bereavement Team LSLC is putting together a bereavement team to help facilitate meal/snack receptions in the fellowship hall after a funeral service. We will need a team of at least 20 volunteers. Please consider serving on the team. Contact Diane Hadley at Dianehadley@me.com for more information or to volunteer. Nursery Worker We are looking for a part-time nursery worker to staff our nursery on Sunday mornings and once a month on Wednesday evenings. If you or someone you know is interested in this position please contact Cheryl Bailes at cgbailes@livingsaviortexas.org. He/She must be 18 years old and will go through a background check and will be trained in CPR and First Aid.

5 MUSIC NOTES This is what the LORD says--- Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 The first Sunday in June is a WEAR RED Sunday! It is Pentecost Sunday, and we celebrate it with the appropriate parament colors as well. Key word here is celebrate the Holy Comforter coming to the world in such a visible way as recorded in Acts. The congregation will join the choir for the refrain of the Call to Worship which is, Hail Thee, Festival Day! Sing out, it is a catchy tune! What a wonderful word picture a comforter is when we are down and out, distraught, don t even know the words for a prayer, the Holy Comforter steps in and handles it for us. Streaming is the sermon topic, so use your imagination. We are going out on a bit of a limb singing-wise, as we will join together singing a goldie oldie, Shall We Gather at the River during communion. Pay attention to the words. Yet a bit more theological, the second Sunday in June is TRINITY Sunday, which brings us back to our catechism definitions. The best explanation for the Trinity is the the banner for Trinity Sunday which comes straight out of Luther s Small Catechism. The paraments will be white just for this Sunday, and the congregation will again join in on Hail Thee, Festival Day!, right before you get to belt out Holy, Holy, Holy. June 18 th, we will have Pastor Kasper leading us in worship while Pastor Bailes and Cheryl and about 20 others will be in Puerto Rico on the Mission Trip. This is also Father s Day, so honor both your Heavenly and earthly fathers by worshiping together as family in the body of Christ. Please keep our brothers and sisters in prayer while they are away. The third Sunday after Pentecost talks about fear, and in particular, Why Fear? If we are honest, we all have experienced fear in one way or another. It could be in our past, present, or as the future is contemplated. In this troubled world, this is sure to be pertinent to all. Think about someone to invite and do so! The choir will recess for the summer, but all the background planning, music choices, and worship planning continue on with our committee for which we all owe a huge thank you for their faithful participation! We are preparing to pack up and relocate things as we prepare for demolition and construction to begin. This will present some challenges and maybe inconveniences, (especially if we don t do well with change; it will kind of be like camping out!) but as we keep our focus on the Word, and the Great Commission, we can press forward with confidence and joy. Let us hold hands and encourage one another! June Bible Readings Sunday, June 4 Numbers 11:24-30; Acts 2:1-21; John 7:37-39 Sunday, June 11 Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Acts 2:14a, 22-36; Matthew 28:16-20 Sunday, June 18 Exodus 19:2-8; Romans 5:6-15; Matthew 9:35-10:8 Sunday, June 25 Jeremiah 20:7-13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:5a, 21-33

6 Miss Church? Have you missed church recently due to scheduling, illness, etc? Did you know that there are worship opportunities available on the radio or on-line? The Lutheran Hour, with wonderful pastors from our synod, is broadcast every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on FM radio. The call letters for this station are KHCB (Keeping Him Close By). During the week, this station has commercial free broadcasting of Christian programs and music. You can obtain their schedule at Another closer to home opportunity is available on our website, Thank you to Larry Wunderlich, videos of Pastor Bailes preaching his latest sermon is available for your viewing. Just simply visit our website, click on the button labeled Media at the bottom right of the home page. The most recent newsletters and sermon videos are posted for you! Now, even if you miss, you can still stay current! If you have any articles, photos or news-worthy items, please send them to Carol Bowen at texas.org. The deadline for the June newsletter is Saturday, June 24. Happy Birthday!! Kathryn Langlois 6/2 Rosie Cabrera 6/3 Danielle Langlois 6/3 Suzann Hames 6/4 Karen Seidl 6/4 David Wynn 6/5 Kathy Lamprecht 6/9 John Puffer 6/12 Chase Vahrenkamp 6/13 Kent Harbaugh 6/16 Mary Schroeder 6/16 Charley Wernli 6/17 Victoria Mattfeld 6/21 Thomas Langlois 6/24 Kaden Painter 6/26 Keegan Painter 6/26 Cyndy Reneau 6/26 John Wynn 6/26 Colby Wernli 6/27 Happy Anniversary! Eric & Susie Yeager 6/3 Tom & Barbara Schmidt 6/13 Al & Helga Schuller Jr. 6/13 Ervin & Edwina Wieghat 6/13 James & Nicole Busse 6/14 Mark & Leann Wernli 6/18 August & Kim Wunderlich 6/20 Terry & Carolyn Behnke 6/22 Doug & Julie Krenz 6/22 Mark & Lisa Dinning 6/25 James & Lorna Lipsey 6/29 Darrell & Lisa Schoppa 6/30

7 June 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 10:00a LWML 11:30a Ladies Lunch Bunch :30a Sun.Sch. & Bible Class :00a Ladies :30a Church Council Mtg. 11 9:30a Sun.Sch. & Bible Class 12 6:00p Girl Scout Troop :00p Worship Committee Mtg 14 6:30p Women s 15 10:00a Ladies :00a Men s Breakfast & Puerto Rico 18 Father s Day 9:30a Sun.Sch. & Bible Class :00a Ladies Mission Trip to Puerto Rico 25 9:30a Sun. Sch., 26 6:00p Girl Scout Troop