Weekly Newsletter of Memorial Lutheran Church Houston, Texas
Memorial Messenger
5 October 2018
Lutheran Women In Mission
All women are invited to attend these LWIM Saturday events this fall!
20 October 8:00 AM Sample Sale in the MLS gymnasium (set-up on Friday 4:30 PM- contact Karen Listi)
27 October 8:00 AM Rummage Sale outside of Youth Room (contact Vonda Tackett)
From the Pastor
Pay Attention!
The calling from God in the second chapter of Hebrews is this: pay attention! Pay attention to the Holy Gospel. Pay attention to the blessed proclamation of the forgiveness of sins granted to sinners by God through the Word and the Sacraments not because of our efforts at keeping the law, but because of the perfect life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Whenever we are given this kind of a warning or exhortation, there is a reason. The reason is that there is something of value or of worth that is in jeopardy, that is in peril. God calls us to pay attention to the Holy Gospel because if we forget it, or neglect it, or reject it, we are forgetting, neglecting, and rejecting that which is most important: our redemption from sin and eternal life with God.
If you are interested in receiving the Lutheran Witness in 2019, now is a great time to sign up. Through the Texas District's blanket subscription, our congregation can receive a 32% discount and includes the addition of a Texas Messenger insert, which is not included when you subscribe directly through CPH. The 2019 subscription rate is $13.75.
Please contact the church office before 12 October 2018.
If you have suggestions about things that you'd like to see in the Memorial Messenger, please let the office staff know. We would love to hear from you.
