Connect Living Word’s Weekly Newsletter Baby Bottle Blessings Baby Bottle Blessings is an opportunity for Living Word to help raise funds that will help women facing an unexpected pregnancy. Examples of what the money is used for include: free pregnancy tests, free ultrasounds, parenting classes, and post-decision support including material assistance and ongoing coaching. To participate, pick up a baby bottle in the lobby TODAY and place a check or spare change in the bottle as an offering. Please return all bottles no later than Father’s Day. __________________________________________________
Congregational Meeting Elections for the Living Word Congregational Council will be held on Sunday, May 20 at 12:15pm. We hope all members come and cast votes for your council representatives. Council Members' obligations as your church representatives are twofold: To partner with our Lead Pastor on visioning for Living Word and finding ways that we can be a Living Expression of Christ in the World; and to be good stewards and provide financial oversight for your generous contributions that fund our ministries. The Living Word Nominating Committee is currently working to identify members who are spiritually gifted and able to help create and fulfill the vision of the church, and/or have some financial or organizational gifts that will assist in our business obligations.
May 13, 2018
2018 Upbring Houston Golf Tournament The 2018 Upbring Houston Golf Tournament outing to benefit the Krause Children’s Center will be held on Monday, June 4, at BlackHorse Golf Club. Registration begins at 7am with an 8am start. Save the date and join us to help the abused and neglected children at Krause. If you are interested in playing or becoming a sponsor, please contact Karl Carlton at 281-578-7308 (home), 832-223-5208 (office), or
[email protected]. Karl will be in the church lobby during morning services TODAY to sign up golfers, take pledges, and give any other information you might need. The last day to sign up will be May 27th. Let’s have a big contingent from Living Word support this great cause! __________________________________________________
Sanctuary Flowers Each Sunday a beautiful floral arrangement decorates our sanctuary. Would you like to donate flowers on a Sunday in honor or memory of a loved one? The flower sign-up book can be found in the church lobby on the counter. Please sign up for the Sunday you are interested in, and indicate who the flowers are in honor/memory of. After the 11am worship service, the flowers are yours to take home. __________________________________________________
Announcements for Connect are due by 1 pm on Tuesdays Please send them to
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There are five positions up for election, and the Nominating Committee will review, discern and pray in order to recommend five candidates who can meet the Council member qualifications. If you have a calling for this important work or would like to learn more, please contact the Nominating Committee chairman, Daren Beaudo at
[email protected]. As a reminder, in addition to those who will be placed on the election ballot, the constitution also allows for nominations from the floor during the meeting, May 20 following the 11:00am service. __________________________________________________
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The Circus is Coming to Town! Popcorn, peanuts, lions and tigers—“The Circus is Coming to Town!” The Gathering will host a ‘circus’ themed social on Thursday, May 17, in the Life Center. The Gathering team will meet at 8:30am to convert the room into the Big Top and hold a short planning session; the fun-filled day begins at 10:00am. The day will be packed with a variety of activities, such as, arts and crafts, fast paced exercises, a program presented by The Learning Center students, a variety of midway games, a sing-a-long and delicious lunch. The Gathering, which was organized in 2009, is a Living Word Outreach Ministry. Our guests have beginning to moderate memory loss and these few hours of social interaction offer their caregiver a little “me time”; a time to relax without worry or stress. If you would like to be a part of the Gathering team or help with the meal, contact Mary Lou Volan at 281578-9878 or
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CHILDREN Camp Hope registration is open! Sign up for one, two or three weeks – every day is a different story! We experience the story 8 times every day with all 5 of our senses! For more information and to register visit http:// www.livingwordkaty.org/discipleship/children/camp-hope. 5th Grade Bridge Milestone is this week at the 11 am service!
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JR HIGH Sermon Notes and Service Hours are due NEXT week! If you’re finished, on May 20 you can start with notes/hours for next year! __________________________________________________
HIGH SCHOOL And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. John 17:11 This simple tool is based on a focus verse from the Sunday text, then your household uses it in a nightly ritual - SHARE highs and lows, READ the Bible verse or story, TALK about how the Bible might relate to highs and lows, PRAY for one another’s highs and lows, BLESS one another. _______________________________________________________
WANTED: Clear Plastic Bottles Kindred Montrose is one of the service sites for the ELCA Youth Gathering this summer where participants are going to make a beautiful piece of public art. They need raw materials. Please bring clear plastic bottles with no lids or labels. Drop offs are welcome in the lobby in the box marked KINDRED. __________________________________________________
Upper-class Small Group will meet this week from 4:30 – 6pm @ Fuddruckers 25407 Bell Patna Dr (near Katy Mills Mall) __________________________________________________
Fort Bend Literacy Council Tutor Training Have you ever considered volunteering in the area of literacy? There is currently a long waiting list of people who need tutors. Tutor Training Workshops are offered by the Literacy Council of Fort Bend County to prepare and qualify you to tutor adult students. If you have a desire to help adult students and can commit to three tutoring hours per week, please consider this unique opportunity. Tutoring can take place either at the Ft. Bend Literacy council or at Living Word. The next training will be May 14 from 6 to 9 pm at the Literacy Council of Fort Bend County in Sugar Land. Following that class, tutors can observe other classes and receive training as needed. For more information about becoming a tutor, please call 28l-240-8181. _______________________________________________________
Adult Faith Formation Bible Study: 360, Reading the Bible Anew 360 is a journey from Genesis to Revelation that allows us to experience scripture in new and dynamic ways. This Bible study meets on Wednesdays at 9:30am and 7:00pm in the Life Center. You do not want to miss 360; a chance to read the Bible again for the first time.
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