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September 14, 2014

Lifelight Bible Study

Do you love studying God’s word? Do you have Tuesday mornings open? Join Vicar Mike Tuesdaymornings as he leads an in-depth study of the book of Proverbs, digging deep into the Wisdom ofSolomon. The course meets in the Welcome Center classrooms.

Sunday School This Week

This week as our kids dive into the book of Genesis they will be exploringthe story of Noah. Kid's should bring Bibles with them to class as well astheir passports they have been given. Also they were given memory workchallenges for the first month. They were encouraged to memorize Genesis1:27 and the First Article of the Apostles Creed which states "I believe in God the Father Almighty Maker of Heaven andEarth." Memory work is a wonderful way to plant God's Word in their hearts that it may always be with them and we areexcited to help them to learn this practice. Snack in Sunday this week will be iced animal crackers so please let me knowif anyone has allergies. Sunday School is 9:30-10:30 upstairs in the gym building for pre-k- 5th grade. Junior high meets

in the youth room and High School in the room off of the Kitchen in the gym building. Nursery age kids (2 and under)meet in the Nursery in the main church building.

Children’s Choir 

Sundays during the Sunday School hour and also Wednesday evenings during Livin' in 3D, ourkids have music time where they learn songs to sing in church. The first time they sing will beSeptember 28th  at the 10:45 am service for Ryan Legler's installation. They will be singing asong from VBS this past year called "Walk Humbly". All kids are welcome!

Children's Handbell Choir

Any kids age 5 and up are welcome to join in the handbell choir that meets Mondayevening 7-8pm in the Welcome Center Library. The time is a little later this year as we aremeeting at the same time as the adult bells so parents in that group can play with the adultswhile their kids can learn bells in the children's group. If your child plans to join us thisyear for bells please email April Ramsey so she can make sure to have enough music prepared for all the students.

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Halloween Plans are in progress!

On October 31st  in the Brookshire Brother's parking lot we will be hosting Trunk or Treafrom 6-8pm. This will be our third year doing so and it is a great opportunity to be visiblein our community and share the love of Jesus! Last year over 100 families came to seeus, many of them unchurched. We hope you can join us in working this event thiyear! All you need to do is park your car by our area and bring some treats to share. Wewill also have some carnival-style games as families walk through the lot. Come ready tospread the love of Jesus and shine bright for Him. There will be sign-up sheets in the

Welcome Center. 

Dear MLC brothers and sisters in Christ,

We are so very overwhelmed by the love, support, and genuine concern that you have had for ourgranddaughter, Addison. My son and fiancé were humbled by your generosity and feel so very blessed to be the recipients of the Bake Sale that was held by the GLC group. God has truly blessedus with such a wonderful church family. Words cannot describe the feelings that we haveexperienced…. Just being humbled… 

Josh and Allison received your donation in the mail yesterday and it came just in time, as our dearsweet Addison is coming home this Sunday, September 7 th. We cannot wait for her to join thecongregation so she can get to know each and every one of you and return the love you have givenher and our family.

Damian and I would like to thank each of you for all of the love, prayers and support that you have given our family these

 past few months. Especially, when many of you did not know our sons, Josh and Keith Varner. God’s blessings to eachand every one of you and your families.

Forever humbled and grateful,

The Peckenpaugh’s (Damian, Rachel, Josh, Alison, Addison, Keith, Brooke, & Sophia)

NEW MEMBERS CLASS

Have you started attending Memorial during the past couple of months? OnMonday, September 22

nd our new members class will meet from 6pm-

8:30pm. Childcare and a light dinner will be provided so set aside Mondaynight to learn about Memorial and meet other new members. Those whoattend will be officially inducted into membership during the 8am and10:45am services on the following Sunday, September 28th.

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Let's Pound Ryan Legler As He Joins Our Team on Sunday, September 28th

 

Join us in welcoming Ryan and his family as he is installed as our new Director ofYouth Ministry/Worship Assistant. Bring some housewarming gifts/groceries/gift-cards to welcome Ryan & Naomi to Memorial and the Katy community!

Memorial's Sermons Are Online Again!

After a long summer break the audio recordings of theSunday sermons are back online! Check out ourwebsite: mlckaty.com under Worship & Studies.

Livin' in 3D - Family Midweek Gathering Meets Wednesdays at 6:00 PM 

Individuals of all ages will learn what it means to dwell in our relationships UP with God, IN with other believers and OUT to those who do not yet know Jesus. Included is dinner, familyworship, children's music/games/crafts, Junior High Confirmation classes, and adult Biblestudies. This year ’s adult Bible study will look at a book called Intentional Choices:Discovering Contentment in Stressful Times. There will be a sign-in desk with a check-in forelementary and preschool students at the entrance of the gym. You will also find important papers there available for parents each week. We look forward to seeing you there!

Children Information Forms for 2014-2015

Here is a link to the medical release and information forms needed for the beginning of theyear. These forms help us provide families with needed information through out the year andhelp us in case of medical emergencies. They are on our website. (Forms are needed foSunday School Students and Wednesday's Living in 3D but only need to be filled out once ifchildren attend both) http://mlckaty.com/Ministries/Weekly-Activities 

Rice Harvest Festival

The City of Katy hosts the festival annual on the second weekend inOctober. Our church has a prime location and as such we open our WelcomeCenter for bathrooms, a place to cool down, and a place to pray. We also host aChildren's Carnival, splitting the proceeds between missions and youth activities.To do this we need many volunteers and it is a great opportunity to servetogether as a family. Volunteer times are in two hour blocks (8am-5pm Saturdayand 11am-5pm Sunday). Volunteer roles include monitoring the WelcomeCenter, directing people to the bathrooms as well as keeping them clean andstocked; praying for/with individuals; and working the carnival stations which include: snow cones, dunk booth, lollipoptree, fishing game, ring toss, and bounce house. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Nathan Engman a

nathan@mlckaty.com or keep an eye out for sign-up sheets in the Welcome Center.

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New ACTS Community Group Starts Up Tuesday, September 16th!!

H.Y.P. (Helping Young Parents) will reach out to teen parents throughout the Katy schooldistrict, not only with God’s Word but to also lead life-skill classes. The first class, “Fiesta

 Night”, will focus on meal preparation, meeting in the Loomis Center kitchen at 6:00 pm.Helpful donations would be $5-$10 gift cards to any local grocery stores to be given to classmembers so they can later replicate the meals learned in class with their families athome. Contact April Ramsey or Nathan Engman for more information on this

group. Donations can be given either to April, Nathan or left in the church office.

Wishing Tree Is Coming!

For many years, Memorial Lutheran Church members have supported a Wishing Treeduring the holiday season. Congregation members nominate families/individuals whocould use some help with presents/food. They can be congregation members,coworkers, relatives, neighbors, friends, etc. It's hard to believe it's time fornominations again!! If you know of someone we could bless this upcoming

Christmas season with presents/food, please contact Pastor Davis, Vicar Mike,or Deb Plautz (281-395-4681/bobplautz1@aol.com) by Sunday, October.19.

Other things congregation members can do NOW to help make the Wishing Tree successful:--bring your unused coupons from Sunday's paper and put them in the box by the elevator. I will use them to buy food forthe families.--ask for "paper" when you grocery shop and put the bags in the box by the elevator. I NEED AT LEAST 200 BAGSFOR THE FOOD GIVEN OUT.

Christ Clinic Item of the Month kitchen-sized trash bags