We're building a bigger heaven and better lives!
A “Dee Dah Day”
Joy and happiness, pleasure and celebration – they’re serious spiritual disciplines. Let’s practice having fun! Find out more this Sunday, February 28 at 10:45 a.m. 101 Pecan Drive, in Schertz [map and directions].
Nursery (infant to age 4)
A nursery is available for children infant – age 4 at any time during the worship service on Sundays in the Mother’s Room, to the left as you exit the worship area. The audio of the service is broadcast into the room. Interested in helping with Nursery? Sign up at the Info Table or contact Chris Stemmermann at 566-1401.
J.A.M. (ages 5-8)
Children ages 5-8 are invited to join us for J.A.M., our age appropriate worship/learning experience for children, just after the Children's message this Sunday! Interested in helping with J.A.M.? Contact David White at 650-3166.
Just for Tweens (ages 9-12)
Kids ages 9—12 are invited to be a part of Tweens, a group specially designed for them. Join them this Sunday during the LifeLesson portion of worship for this fun learning experience. Want to know more? Call Becky Peterson at 945-7952.
Grace Prayer Team
Know the miraculous power of prayer. Word of Life has a team of prayer warriors ready to pray for you. The team meets on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. [map and directions] to pray for the morning worship and other needs. Also, prayer partners will be available to pray with you or for you after worship. Just come to the right side of the worship area.
If you would like the team to pray for you throughout the week, just let Pastor Ken know (566-2237 or Ken@WordofLife4u.com), and he will share your request with the team.
The team is compiling a quarterly newsletter and they would like to add your story of answered prayer. Please share YOUR story and/or become a part of this exciting prayer team. Contact Betty Tolsma 659-8107 or bettytolsma@sbcglobal.net.
Building a Bigger Heaven in Brazil
In our prayers this week, we’re lifting up missionary pastor Tiago Albrecht and the mission of Cristo Para Todos as they reach out to people in Macapa, Brazil and beyond. We support their work through the gift of 10% of our Sunday morning offerings to Brazil Mission Society. To find out more, visit www.BrazilMissionSociety.com.
Daily Devotions
Daily devotions for the season of Lent are available online in print and audio formats at: www.lentendevotions.net/dailydevotions.asp.
Join a LifeGroup
Tuesday Youth Group
7:00 p.m. at the Weissmann’s house
108 Rustic Trail, Cibolo
Questions? 314-3754
NEW! Romans
Wednesday Morning Women’s Group
9:00 a.m. at Sherri Smith’s home
3309 Dusty Crossing, Schertz
Questions? 659-2585
3rd Wednesday Reading Group
Meets Wednesday, March 17 to discuss “True Women” by Janice Woods Windle
6:45 p.m. at the Schertz Library
798 Schertz Parkway, Schertz
Questions? 566-1650
Thursday Men’s Group
7:00 p.m. at Ken Mitschke’s home
1531 Jasmine, Schertz
Questions? 218-3685
Living Free Women’s Group
Some members of this group meet on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. for coffee and discussion. This week they're meeting at Hearthstone in the Forum. Others of this group meet on Sundays at 9:45 a.m. in the mother's room at church. For info, contact Becky Peterson, 945-7952
God Sightings Group
Go to www.MyGodSightings.com and click on “Sign up now.” Once you have created your profile, use the search box to search for the “Word of Life Fellowship” group.
Couples/Mixed Adult Group
Several have expressed interest in a group for couples/mixed adults. A potential leader is praying about this. Watch for more information.
30 Hour Famine
Every 7 seconds a child dies because of hunger and related causes. But here’s the good news—our students are doing something about it! On March 13 & 14 our youth group will participate in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine. We’re fasting for 30 hours to get a taste of hunger—and to raise money to help feed and care for hungry kids and their families around the world. We need your help! We’d like the whole church to be involved in our Famine. Here are some ways you can be part of the action:
Pray. Ask God to bless our students as they go without food so others can eat.
Participate. We need volunteers to help with our Famine weekend event!
Give. Support our students’ fundraising efforts—every $30 they raise can help feed and care for one child for a month!
Questions? Call Mark Stemmermann, 566-1401.
Neighbor in Need
One of our Word of Life members has serious and painful dental issues and cannot currently afford the expensive procedures necessary to correct them. Consider making a donation to Word of Life's Neighbor in Need fund to help provide healing. Please make your check payable to Word of Life and write "Neighbor in Need" in the memo line or place your cash donation in a "Neighbor in Need" envelope available by the offering box.
Friend in Need
Jim Leible has a friend who is in need. The friend and his family have lost everything due to the economic downturn and are looking at relocating to Texas. He has a degree from A&M which he received on the GI bill after his service as a Marine and as a Vietnam veteran. He has helped bring many to the Lord and is very well versed in Scripture. He served as a director for a ministry organization on Capitol Hill for over 5 years. He is an apt teacher and tutor. If you know of any possible employment opportunities, perhaps in a Christian school or ministry in this area or anywhere in Texas, please contact Jim Leible, jaleible@hotmail.com.
Resurrection Celebration Donations Needed
Starting next Sunday, March 7, there will be a box in the lobby for donations of plastic eggs and individually wrapped candy for this year’s egg hunt. We will collect these donations through Sunday, March 28.
Experience the Passion
On Good Friday, April 2, join us at 7:00 p.m. for a journey through seven hands-on prayer stations. This moving experience will touch you with the power of the Passion like never before. Be praying now about who you will invite to share this moving experience with you. Also, please see the RSVP form this Sunday for information about ways to help with this event.
Office Space
Pastor Ken has been working from a home office for years and has been creative in devising ways to overcome its limitations. However, the needs of Word of Life have grown and the current home office situation limits the ability of volunteers and assistants to take care of various tasks. Occasionally businesses find they have a room or cubicle they're not using. If you or someone you know has such a space that they may offer temporarily as a donation or for a reasonable rental, please let Pastor Ken know, Ken@WordofLife4u.com or 566-2237.
$100,000 + $100,000 + Interest!
For every dollar you give to our Building Fund until the end of 2010, the Texas District LCMS has generously offered to match it up to $100,000. As a bonus your donation will receive a high rate of return in the coming year through our Texas CEF Building Fund which is currently paying 2.78% apy. Just write "Building Fund" in the memo line of your check or place your gift in a Ministry Facility Fund envelope.
Camp Lone Star
Ready to experience God in the great outdoors through a faith-based camping experience? Then Camp Lone Star is for you! Supported by Lutheran Outdoors Ministry of Texas, Camp Lone Star is a year-’round facility with retreats, seminars and camping experiences for all ages. Located near LaGrange, TX, Camp Lone Star is less than a 2 hour drive from Schertz. Registration for the camp’s popular summer program is open now. The theme for this year is, “Mighty to Save” from Zephaniah 3:17. For more information, review the flyer or visit www.lomt.com or talk to Mitschkes, Petersons, Osgoods or Molinas.
Missional Worker Training
San Antonio Missional Worker Training is coming. Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 15 at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 5323 Blanco Road. LINC San Antonio is sponsoring this training opportunity for lay people. This one-day seminar, 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m. will begin a 12-month journey for people who are ready to serve God and His people. Cost for the workshop is $15 for lunch and materials. Location: Take a look at the FAQs about Missional Worker Training at the Missional Worker Training Blog, missionalworker.blogspot.com. For more Missional Worker information and resources, go to www.missionalworker.org.
Worship at Word of Life
You can listen to audio streams of recent worship services at Word of Life through the internet or download a recording of the service to your mp3 player and listen whenever you'd like. Click here! and you'll be directed to our Worship at Word of Life page. Left-click on "Stream" to listen to a service right away or click on "Download" (some require a right-click) to download a service to your computer and/or connected mp3 player to listen to later. You can view, save or print a copy of the LifeLesson notes too.
You can also subscribe to our Podcast/RSS Feed of Worship at Word of Life. To subscribe to the podcasts and LifeLesson notes, click on Subscribe. To take advantage of this feature you may need to update your web browser or get a free RSS reader. For more information about RSS subscriptions and readers go to www.WhatIsRSS.com.
Online Calendar
You've read through the WordofLife4u. You sense what God wants you to do, but how do you keep track of events to invite your friends and neighbors to, groups where you can grow and ministries where you can use your gifts to make a real difference? Check out our online calendar at: www.WordofLife4u.com/calendar.
"Better Life" Links
The Good Clean Funnies List - "...is a web page and mailing list for distributing one GOOD, CLEAN joke a day, five days a week... that you will want to share with your family and friends..." [more]
Pastor Tim's Clean Laugh Site - "Everybody needs a good laugh." Jokes, comedy, humor, images, videos, audio files, just for fun. [more]
JokesClean - "Funny clean jokes and downright good humor..." [more]
Prayer Requests and Thanksgivings
We Thank God…
for promising to give us His complete joy, for giving us joy through His wonderful gifts, especially the gift of His Son
for bringing Logan Christiansen back safely from the U.A.E.
for healing Steve Garza & Jolla Burch and for the gift of good health
for the call extended and accepted by Pastor Mark Hotopp to serve as Associate Pastor at Concordia in Garland, TX
for our nation and our leaders
for standing guard over our troops and their families
for those who have sacrificed life and limb defending us
for all the resources God has entrusted to our care
for His promise to multiply our tithes and offerings to help build a bigger heaven and better lives.
We Ask God…
to inspire and empower us to a life of joy and celebration
to bless missionary pastor Tiago Albrecht and Cristo Para Todos as they reach out to people in Macapá, Brazil and beyond
to direct the purchasing of a property to help us reach our community with the Gospel
to comfort the victims of persecution, terrorism and disaster
to bless our leaders with godly wisdom and guidance that they would lead according to His will
to bless David & Ana Koester, Paulita (Koester), Jim Smith, Harold Toomey, Jeff Conley, Joe Curry and Chuck Tolsma with employment
to enable us to listen to God’s plan for our lives and live it
to bless and protect our troops abroad, especially Tom Hermel & Erik Moore in Iraq, Juan Pizarro (Molina) in Indonesia and Jason Leible, Elizabeth Grossart & Jason Lieber in Afghanistan
to comfort the family and friends of Mildred Bridge (grandmother of Kim Longoria) as they mourn her death and to comfort the family and friends of the four children and two grandchildren who died in a fire
to heal Debra Gutierrez, John Bowden, Darren Osgood, Archie Wortham, Lisa Flowers, Monte Stewart (Stewart), Carey (Tolsma) Steve A., Sandy Jacobsen, Olivia Kahokuolaie, Ashley Mendoza, Pastor Schoenborn, Jacob, Genesee and Trey and to heal those battling cancer: Pastor Linderman, John Dury, Rachel Midgett, Kayla Nunnery, Sadie Norris, Matthew Provencio, Manuel Coloura, Zach Vangundy, Amanda Conniff, Pam Smith, Kurt Bickel, Susan Doering, Mo and a friend with a grim prognosis and to comfort and strengthen their families
for financial and people resources to enable His vision to come into being through us
to empower us to connect people to Christ.
Join us in prayer wherever you are! You may leave prayer requests at 566-2237 or Ken@WordofLife4u.com.
Rejoicing Fun
A mechanic who worked out of his home had a dog named Mace. Mace had a bad habit of eating all the grass in the mechanic's lawn, so the mechanic had to keep Mace inside. The grass eventually became overgrown. One day the mechanic was working on a car in his back yard and dropped his wrench losing it in the tall grass. He couldn't find it for the life of him, so he decided to call it a day. That night Mace escaped from the house and ate all the grass in the backyard. The next morning the mechanic went outside and saw his wrench glinting in the sunlight. Realizing what had happened he looked up to the heavens and proclaimed in song: "A grazing Mace, how sweet the hound, that saved a wrench for me!"
Just a Thought
Joy is the serious business of heaven. - C.S. Lewis
Joy & Peace,
Pastor Ken Mitschke
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Word of Life Fellowship-LCMS
1531 Jasmine Dr
Schertz TX 78154-3738
www.WordofLife4u.com
210-566-2237
Ken@WordofLife4u.com
We're building a bigger heaven and better lives!
Word of Life Fellowship LCMS
1531 Jasmine Dr
Schertz TX 78154-3738
Pastor Ken Mitschke
210-566-2237
Ken@WordofLife4u.com