Well, quite literally, the word “lent” was originally a Teutonic (the Teutons were an early Germanic tribe, before there was even really an area referred to as Germany.) word that meant nothing more than the spring season. Lent has been used for centuries by Christians to describe the 40-day period of time that leads up [...]
Sing for Joy!
February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Please consider joining the TLC Choir during the Lenten and Easter Season. Here are the rehearsal times: February 26 - 5 pm March 4 - 8 am March 11 - 5 pm March 18 - 8 am March 25 - 5 pm April 1 - 8 am April 8 – 6:30 am For more information about [...]
God’s Gift of Forgiveness
February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The theme of our Midweek Lenten services and Holy Week services this year will be God’s gift of forgiveness, especially as we find this forgiveness in the seven penitential psalms and in the practice of Confession and Absolution. The sermons and devotions in this series expound on the nature of sin as seen in the psalms, [...]
December Pantry News
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In December we were able to help 226 families which included 733 individuals with food and useful home items. On Wednesday, December 14 we were also able to give out fresh fruit and vegetables because Houston Food Bank brought us 5 large pallets of produce the day before. This happened just at the right [...]
Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
During the month of February, we will be collecting blankets to send to Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries to support them in their effort to reach the homeless and of Philadelphia. Bring blankets, new or used, to church during the month of February and put them in the large marked box in the glass hallway that runs [...]
Vocation
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Sunday morning Bible Class, we’ve being going through a study on vocation. In my Wednesday morning Bible Class, we’ve been reading The Calling, which is a book about vocation. Why vocation? What’s the big deal? What does that even mean? Vocation is more than just the job we have that puts food on the [...]
New for 2012
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ministry of the Month Each month at Trinity we will be highlighting a different ministry, mission, or service organization of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. This will include a newsletter article each month giving background information about what the organization does and what we can do to support them in their work. Also, one of the [...]
Telecare is Here!
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Christ has commanded us to love Him and to love one another (Matt. 22: 37-39). He also tells us to “Serve one another in love” (Gal. 5:13). We now all have an opportunity to show our love and compassion for our fellow members of Trinity through the Telecare Ministry. Its goal is to call every [...]
October Pantry News
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In October we had the privilege to serve 199 families, which involved 651 people, by giving them some groceries. We are in need of brown paper grocery bags. If you don’t mind, when you go to the grocery store, ask for your groceries to be put in paper bags. As the year is winding down, [...]
Senior Day
September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Trinity’s Senior Day was held on January 4 with 34 attending the luncheon. The activity began with Pastor Vandercook sharing a devotion and prayer before we ate. Everyone enjoyed having lunch together and a special thank you to Antoinette Romano, Geraldine Barrett, Mary Grunke, and Ruby Emshoff for providing the delicious desserts. Our activity [...]
