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Charter Sunday
What a wonderful Charter Sunday celebration we had last week! Check out these pictures from the event.
Simply Share Jesus
God has given us a terrific opportunity to partner with Him in His eternal work. There is no greater calling than the calling of Christ: to seek and save people. Discover how you can share the Gospel with anyone, anywhere this Sunday, August 9 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.
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. Want to be on this exciting prayer team? Contact Betty Tolsma 659-8107 or bettytolsma@sbcglobal.net.
Building a Bigger Heaven in Texas
In our prayers this week, we’re lifting up missionary pastor Larry Lieder and the people of Holy Three-in-One as they reach out especially to deaf people in Houston and beyond. Holy-Three-in-One serves approximately 50 deaf people from all over the Houston area. They meet in a house owned by a hearing congregation, allowing them to convert the house into a church. The mission of Holy Three in One is to share Jesus Christ with all deaf people in the Houston area so that not even one of them will remain lost. Holy Three-in-One is one of our Texas Partners in Mission (TPIM.) We support their work through the gift of 10% of our Sunday morning offerings to TPIM. To find out more about TPIM, visit www.txdistlcms.org/tpim
Youth/Parents Meeting
All 7th—12th grade students, and their parents, are asked to attend a special Youth and Parents Meeting on Sunday, August 9 at 5:00 p.m. We’ll begin to make plans for the upcoming year and discuss preparations for next year’s National LCMS Youth Gathering. The youth will meet at the Mitschke home, 1531 Jasmine, Schertz, and the parents will meet at the Peterson's, 2839 Pond Apple, Schertz. Parents, please pick up a flyer from the Info Table this Sunday for more information on this very important planning meeting. Questions? Call Mark Stemmermann, 566-1401.
LifeGroups
Two of our LifeGroups are taking a break from regular studies for the summer. However, we still have two groups meeting.
For Women—Daytime
We just concluded our study of I & II Timothy. This Wednesday, August 12, will be our Movie & snack time. The movie, The WarTo End All Wars, is very deep and the message will stay with you for a long time.
On Wednesday, August 19, we'll spend some time on a study of the Holy Spirit. Then, in September, we'll begin our new study which focuses on the key concepts of the Bible and also gives us an overview of all the Bible contains.
Join us on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Sherri Smith's home 3309 Dusty Crossing, Schertz
Questions? 659-2585
For Men
Join us this Friday, 6:30 a.m. as we study and discuss, Jesus' Final Warning: Hearing God's Voice in the Midst of Chaos by David Jeremiah.
Location: IHOP 17220 I-35, Schertz
Questions? 566-2237
Bowling Anyone?
Let's go bowling after church on August 16! Word of Life ‘Tweens have reserved bowling lanes at Brunswick Thousand Oaks Bowl for up to thirty people. Plans are to eat lunch together at the snack bar. Lanes become available at 1:00 PM; $10.00 covers games and shoes for two hours. Parents are asked to stay on-site with ‘Tweens unless special arrangements are made. Hope to see you there! For more information, contact Becky Peterson (945-7952) or David Smith (659-2585).
Congregational Assembly
Please mark your calendars now for our congregational assembly after worship on Sunday, August 23. Here’s what’s on the agenda: 1) final approval of the Constitution & Bylaws, 2) set the number of members to serve on the Leadership TEAM, 3) approval of Leadership TEAM members and 4) approval of the 2010 Ministry Financial Plan. After worship and take-down we’ll share lunch, then get down to the business of our meeting. Depending upon the first letter of your last name, we suggest you bring the following:
A–G: side dish (salad, vegetable, etc)
H–O: main dish
P-Z: dessert
Please bring a generous portion, so there’s enough for everyone!
Childcare help needed: We also need a couple of volunteers to help this Sunday by watching our younger children while their parents are involved in the meeting. If you would like to help, please contact Donna Molina, 705-9586.
Confirmation
Recently we heard students share their profession of faith. They helped us understand just a bit of what they learned through two years of instructions with Pastor Ken in Confirmation. Now, it’s time to begin Confirmation studies for the new academic year.
Students in 7th and 8th grade are invited to learn more about their Christian faith and continue the process of becoming passionate followers of Christ through Confirmation instruction. Confirmation classes explore primary Christian teachings and help students develop the means to share their faith publicly. If you have a student in 7th, 8th or even 9th grade, please plan to join Pastor Ken for a Parent’s Meeting on Sunday, August 30 at 9:45 a.m. If you have any questions, contact Pastor Ken at Ken@WordofLife4u.com or 566-2237.
Educator Sunday
Teaching is a valuable but often overlooked profession. As area schools gear up for the 2009—2010 school year, we want to let educators know we appreciate them. We’re making plans for our annual Educator’s Sunday to be held on September 13. In the past we’ve provided snacks to area schools, given away special gifts to educators, included prayers and recognition for educators in worship and had special skits or videos to honor our educators. Have ideas about what to include in our celebration? Want to be in on the planning? Get in touch with Patti Mitschke, 566-1650 or Patti@WordofLife4u.com
Answered Prayer
Members of the Grace Prayer Team have prayed for jobs, healing, comfort, restoration and much more. They have seen many examples of God’s intercession into the situations of our lives. They also know that many of you have experienced reaffirming examples of God’s mighty presence. The team is compiling a quarterly newsletter and they would like to add your story of answered prayer. Please share YOUR story with Betty Tolsma, bettytolsma@sbcglobal.net.
A Ministry in Need of Help
Iglesia Luterana Cristo Nuestro Salvador (Christ Our Savior Lutheran) Daycare is located in central San Antonio, in an older part of the city. The Daycare Center accepts children from 6 weeks to 5 years and exists to care for the whole child: physical, emotional, social and spiritual. The Center serves many children from the Sam’s Shelter, a temporary living facility for homeless families and many children of lower income single parents as well as foster children placed by Child Protective Services. Because of the current economic environment, enrollment is down and the Center is struggling financially. You can help this vital ministry in a number of ways: 1. Please pray that God would continue to bless this ministry so it can be a blessing to many children in need. 2. Tell parents in the area (5323 Blanco Rd.) about the quality care provided at the Center. 3. Give financially to support the work of the Center. Make your check payable to Word of Life and write “Ministry in Need” in the memo line.
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.
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If you have a broadband internet connection, you can listen to audio streams of recent worship services at Word of Life, or you can download a recording of the service to your computer or 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.
"Better Life" Links
EffectiveEvangelism.com - "What are they thinking?" "How to respond when they say..." "Ways to share.." "How to help people grow in Christ..." [more]
Evangelism.net - "May I ask you a question?" [more]
ServantEvagelism.com - "Servant Evangelism Ideas: A Matrix of Outreach Projects" [more]
Prayer Requests and Thanksgivings
We Thank God…
for the Word of God, for asking us to do what we think won’t work, for giving us more than we could have ever imagined, for replacing our fear with courage, our temporary gain with eternal gain, and our earthly purpose with a heavenly purpose
for our guests and those who invited and brought them
for the marriage of Kelly & Joy McDonald and for Kelly’s recent employment
for Jeremy Wortham’s successful ear surgery, and we ask for full recovery of hearing
for our nation and our leaders, for standing guard over our troops and their families, and for those who have been wounded or who have sacrificed their lives defending us
for all the resources God has entrusted to our care and for His promise to multiply the gifts we offer today to help build a bigger heaven and better lives.
We Ask God…
to inspire and empower us to listen to the Word of God, to obey Jesus even when He asks us to do what we think won’t work, to expect great things from Christ, to take away our fear and boldly join Him in His work of catching people
to bless missionary pastor Larry Lieder and the people of Holy Three-in-One as they reach out especially to deaf people in Houston and beyond
to bless Sarah Livesay and her students in Slovakia
to direct us to negotiate for a property which will best help us reach our community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and for resources to help buy it
to comfort the victims of persecution, terrorism and disaster
to bless our leaders with godly wisdom and guidance that they may lead according to His will
to bless us and refresh drought stricken lands with rain
to bless Mario Torres & family whose house burned down
to bless Mickailis Molina’s travel and experience of Philmont Scout Camp
to bless the transitions of the Scotts, particularly the contract and closing on the sale of their house
to bless Ana Koester & Ryan Lester with employment and bless Stacey Kohan and her publishing company
to bless Logan Christiansen during his deployment
to protect our troops abroad, especially Erik Moore in Iraq and Julie Astrachan in Afghanistan
to bless Betty Mahoway with peace and strength as she adjusts to the loss of her husband
to bless the family of Reyes Molina, Toby Molina’s uncle, as they mourn his death
to heal Randy Long, Lisa Flowers, Art Stemmermann, Marty Doering, Junior Almazan, Reida York, Ethan Cheatham, Leigh Ann Mayo Hawthorne, Jordan Hernandez and to heal those battling cancer: Kayla Nunnery, Alden Malachowski, Marcia Waldgeir, Sadie Norris, Matthew Provencio, Manuel Coloura, Todd Reineck, Zach Vangundy, Amanda Conniff, Pam Smith, Vonda Boerger, Kurt Bickel, Susan Doering and to comfort and strengthen their families
to empower us to connect our community to Christ.
Join us in prayer wherever you are! You may leave prayer requests at 566-2237 or Ken@WordofLife4u.com.
"Discipleship" Funny
People are funny. They want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church. -Catherine Hall
Just a Thought
Throughout the world, in nation after nation, men and women have died for their Christian faith. The very least we can do is live for our faith. -Anonymous
Joy & Peace,
Pastor Ken Mitschke
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Schertz TX 78154-3738
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210-566-2237
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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