March 9, 2014

Craft Items Needed This Month! We are collecting the following 3 items for Sunday School and Wednesday night crafts. If you have any of these around - please bring them in to Kristen Lutjens or Traci Whittecar. magazines (the kids will be cutting these up to make collages) - we need these by Wed, 19th egg cartons - we need these by Wed, 26th, boxes (the kids will be building with these) - we need these by Sun, 30th Thank you!

Ice cream social! Join the Adelphos team Saturday, March 8th, as we serve ice cream and the love of Jesus to the community around Pastor Ojodes church in the Third Ward. Contact Elizabeth Chitwood for details at echitwood@mlckaty.com.

March Missions - Soldier Care Packages Throughout March we will collect donations and assemble packages to send overseas to the men and women who are serving our country. So far we have a troop of 12 and two other individuals we will be sending care packages to so we need lots of donations. You may bring donations to the Welcome Center Sunday's or the Gym on Wednesdays as we will have collection boxes marked "Troop Support". Below is a link that has a list of recommended donations the troops enjoy: http://cypress-cares.org/donate-items/ You may bring donations in for this as collection boxes will be out marked "Troop Support". Below is a link that has a list of recommended donations the troops enjoy: http://cypress-cares.org/donate-items/

Save the Date! Do you sing or play an instrument with us at our 10.45am worship service? Or are you interested to learn more? We will have a special Worship Arts Workshop led by Music Pastor Steve Zank here at Memorial on Saturday April 5th from 10am-4pm with lunch provided. RSVP necessary for food & handouts. Please contact Elizabeth Chitwood at echitwood@mlckaty.com

Christ Clinic Item of the Month: disinfectant spray

World religions course coming to No Label Brewery in Katy, Tx! Tuesdays from March 18th - April 15th 6 pm-8 pm Purchase tickets soon - only 13 spots left!!! You see them everyday. People of other religions, who follow different faiths, who read a different book, pray to someone else. You want to know more, but you don't know where to begin. This is your chance. Belief on the Bayou will be a five-week exploration of the major religions prevalent in the Houston area, taught by Ken Chitwood. Ken is a freelance religion news writer, theologian, and Lutheran vicar whose work has been published with the Washington Post, the Houston Chronicle, Publisher's Weekly, Sightings from the University of Chicago, US Catholic, Living Church, the Lutheran and other magazines, websites and newspapers. Drawing from his extensive background studying other religions, and stories from his years of reporting, Ken will take participants through five major faiths, including Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and more! Each participant will also have the opportunity to purchase a book written by Chitwood to continue their study and to accompany him on a World Religions Tour of sacred sites in Houston on April 26th. The event is hosted by No Label Brewing Co. (with no association to the topic and who is not responsible for any views expressed at the study). The cost for the series will be $45 per person, which includes beer, food & course materials. Purchase your tickets on EVENTBRITE by Sunday March 16th to secure your spot. Any questions? Please contact Ken Chitwood at ken@mlckaty.com or 281.391.0171. Personal Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief -- Next Sunday, March 16, is the last day Women In Mission will accept donations for Personal Care Kits. Donation envelopes are on the table in the Welcome Center. It can be put in the offering plate or given to Deb Plautz or the church secretary. The recipients are very grateful for your generous participation. Direct questions to Deb Plautz, 281-395-4681, bobplautz1@aol.com.

Interested In Helping With VBS??? This Summer's Music & Mission (VBS) will be a musical called "God of the City" held June 23rd -June 27th. We will need lots of helpers to make everything work. These are a few of the essential roles still needing coverage: Elementary Snacks, Elementary Drama, Group Crew Leaders for either Pre-School or Elementary, Nursery Volunteers, Craft Volunteers, and Decorators. See April Ramsey if you are interested in any of these or look for the sign-up sheets that will be going up in the Welcome Center.

Let us Rise up and Build and our MLC Youth Groups The whole church is helping to build a new building for the preschool. One way that the youth will be helping is in the area of skits. We will be meeting during Sunday school time on Sunday mornings to practice some skits for the church and to learn more about stewardship and our generous God. We will meet for the first time on Feb. 23rd. This is a great time for students to come and learn and participate, especially if they have interest in drama/theatre. In addition, the youth are looking for other ways to support the preschool. They will offer a baby sitting night to preschool families in the future. They are watching children in the nursery during both upcoming awareness forums. Also, they will be handing out rubber bracelets with the "Let Us Rise Up and Build" logo to remind us all of the commitments that we will be making.