Concordia Lutheran Church

"The wind blows where it wills..." John 3:8

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3705 Harwood Rd., Bedford, TX 76021 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Pastor: Rev Mark Lasch Office Phone: 817-283-3560 Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. windsock@concordialutheran.org

FEBRUARY 2015

Hills and Valleys

The last time we saw them we waved them in the breeze of a beautiful spring day chanting “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.” It was Palm Sunday, a day when we celebrated that Jesus had arrived in Jerusalem and was ready to complete his mission by taking his rightful place on his throne. Little did we know that the people who first chanted the words “Blessed is He” would only a few days later collectively demand “Crucify Him.” Little did we know that his rightful throne was the cross of Golgotha. Such are the hills and valleys of life. The palms we once raised almost a year ago are now before us once again. Only now they are ashes. Though they will once again be used in worship the message they proclaim is different. Today they declare “Dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” The Christian Faith is a journey of hills and valleys. Sometimes we stand at the top of the hill, our life in per-spective, knowing that Jesus is Lord, that His Father has become our Father, and will continue to provide for our every need as only He can. Other times we are in the valley, looking up trying to gain some perspective with mountains of fear, and loneliness, and despair on every side. There we wonder where God has gone, looking for blessings but feeling only curses. Lent is a time for us to gain some perspective. It is a time when we reflect upon the goodness of God and rejoice in his plan of salvation. Yet it is also a time when we reflect upon ourselves and see exactly why we need a Savior. Ash Wednesday services will be February 18 at 7:00pm. Lenten services will continue on Wednesday eve-nings at 7:00pm through March 24. I invite you to join me this year as we consider the words of the cross. “Blessed is He” who has raised up the valleys of life. “Blessed is He” who has made every mountain and hill low. “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” for you. Isaiah 40:1

From the Board of Evangelism…

 

From the Board of Christian

Education... When I think of February, I think about how much Jesus loves us. Remember the song “Jesus Loves me this I know,” and we want our children to know this when they sing this special song with us in Sunday school. We are learning more about the life of Jesus in our “Growing in Christ” lessons. Please bring your children to Sunday School every Sunday. The Sunday morning Confirmation Class members are asked to read their book story chapter and complete their assignment in their workbooks before they come to class. Then they will be prepared for their class discus-sions of the lesson. Some of the children in this class have not taken their midterm test. They need to contact their teacher Dennis Mu-rawski to take this test. Start thinking about Vacation Bible School for this summer. We will use Concordia's “Camp Discovery” where “Jesus is at Work Through Us.” Let us know if you have any suggestions for VBS this year. If you like working with children, we would wel-come your help by teaching or co-teaching or substitute teaching a Sunday School class. Let Dennis Murawski or any member of the Board of Christian Education know. We would love to have you as part of our teaching team.

All of February “Bring a Friend to Church Sunday” adult and young adult visitors receive a Bible and "I Belong" bracelet. Board of Evan-gelism encourages the congregation to pick up extra bracelets to share with oth-ers.

Any Sunday Visitors will receive "We're Happy You Popped In" popcorn with Church infor-mation. 

Cross Fit….A Good Choice for a Couple of Reasons!

Pastor Mark is currently doing a series on

Spiritual Fitness and Physical Fitness. Come join us as we get physically fit!!

Ruth Donald will be leading a cross training

fitness Class twice weekly for one hour in the fellowship hall. All ages and physical fitness

levels are welcome to join in the fun! We hope you can join us for one or both of these times.

1) Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM 2) Saturday morning at 9:30 AM

We suggest you bring a towel and water. If you have light weights, resistance bands or

a mat, you are welcome to bring those as well.

Please note - Babysitting will not be provided at

this time for these classes.

Please e-mail Ruth Donald ruthdonald@yahoo.com

if you have any questions!

Lay Ministers

23rd annual

Chili Cook-off

Winner!

Mase Masalosalo

Masalosalo Winning Chili Recipe 4-6 teaspoons vegetable oil 2 pounds lean ground beef 1 pound lean ground pork 1 onion very finely chopped 3 8oz cans tomato sauce 2 15oz cans pinto beans 2 15oz cans red kidney beans 4 teaspoons chili powder 1 tablespoon beef base 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon garlic salt Ground (Cayenne) red pepper (to taste) Ground cumin (to taste) ½ cup mayonnaise

In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat vegetable oil and brown beef and pork; break up into

smallest components. While browning your beef/pork pour into crock pot pinto beans, red

kidney beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, beef base, brown sugar and garlic salt. Once beef/pork is browned drain fat and transfer to the crock pot along with onions. Mix in mayon-

naise. Cook in crock pot on high for 4-6 hours. Add cayenne pepper and cumin to taste.

ENJOY!

1st Annual

Congregation

Dessert Cook-Off

Winner!

Melissa Gattoc

Please See Page 4 For Melissa’s

Winning Dessert Recipe

Pancakes for the

Playground

Please Join Us February 22

at 9:15am for a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

Together with the Campus Improvement

Committee the children of Concordia will be serving pancakes in fellowship hall beginning

at 9:15am until the start of the Blended Worship service at 10:30am

After worship please stay and join us for

Voter’s Assembly in the Sanctuary.

Hope to See you There!

Melissa’s Winning

Chocoflan Dessert

Ingredients

12 -cup capacity Bundt pan Softened butter, to coat pan

1/4 cup cajeta or caramel sauce For the cake:

10 tablespoons butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar

1 egg, room temperature 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

For the flan: 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

3 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For garnish: 1/4 cup cajeta or caramel sauce

1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Put an oven rack in the middle of the oven and pre-heat to 350 degrees F.

Coat a Bundt pan with a little butter, then coat the

bottom with 1/4 cup cajeta and put it in a large roasting pan. (The roasting pan will serve as a wa-

ter bath during baking.)

For the cake: Add the butter and sugar to a bowl and using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer,

beat until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa in a medium bowl. Beat 1/3 of the flour mix-ture, and 1/2 of the buttermilk into the egg mixture. Repeat, ending with the flour mixture. Blend until

well incorporated.

For the flan: In a blender, combine the evaporated milk, condensed milk, cream cheese, eggs and va-

nilla. Blend on high for 30 seconds.

Scoop the cake batter into the prepared Bundt pan and spreading evenly. Slowly pour the flan mixture over the cake batter. Cover with foil and add about

1-inch of hot water to the roasting pan.

Carefully slide the pan into the oven, and bake 1 hour, until the surface of the cake is firm to the

touch, or an inserted toothpick comes out clean. When cake is done, remove from the water bath

and cool completely to room temperature, about 1 hour.

Invert a large, rimmed serving platter over the

Bundt pan, grasp tightly together, giggle a little and flip over. Remove the pan and scrape any remain-ing cajeta from the pan onto the cake, garnish with

chopped pecans and serve!

Cook's Notes: The batters may appear to mix when you pour them into the pan, but they com-

pletely separate while baking, with the flan ending up on the bottom when it's inverted. I like eating it warm, but traditionally, it is chilled 24 hours before

serving.

Flan is a rich, creamy, cooked egg custard. It is often flavored with vanilla and baked in a water

bath to retain its delicacy.

Cajeta is a thick and creamy spread or paste made with caramelized sugar and milk. It is used as a desert on its own or as a topping. Also known as "dolce de leche," it is sold in many supermarkets, Latin specialty markets or online. It can be substi-

tuted with a thick caramel sauce.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

1— Robert Farrell 2— Hilda Graham

4— Carolyn McCommis 5— Robert Western

7— Debra Basler 8— Nathaniel McNeese

8— Stephen Randermann 19— Isabella Hoffmann

21— David Lasch 24— Frank Reaves

26— Diana Edwards 28— Lucinda Garcia

N.E.E.D. Needs

February 1: Canned meat (tuna, spam, etc.), Hamburger Helper, and Canned Vegetables.

February 8: Peanut Butter & Jelly, Rotel, and Refried Beans

February 15: Canned Vegetables & Fruits

February22: Canned Tomatoes, Pasta, Rice, and Beans.

LAY MINISTERS: Bruce Nelson and Justin Randermann

LAY READERS

February 1— Heather Finder February 8— JoAnn Truelock February 15— Gail Shepperd

February22— John Angell

FEBRUARY USHERS

Traditional Contemporary Roy Hoffmann Beverly Edwards JoAnn Truelock Gracie Shaffier

Serving Concordia in February

FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES

14— Arturo and Lucinda Garcia

16— Dell and Nancy Sperry

 

If we missed your important date please share it with us so we may update our records. We will be sure to  

get it in next year.

23rd Annual

Lay Ministers

Chili Cook-off

Men’s Network

The goals of Men’s Network are being reevaluated. Look

for more information about its scheduling

in the future.

Kids In Church

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex was staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The plaque was covered with names, and small American flags were mounted

on either side of it.

The seven-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the boy, and said quietly, "Good

morning Alex."

"Good morning pastor," replied the young man, still focused on the plaque.

"Pastor McGhee, what is this?" Alex asked.

"Well, son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service."

Soberly, they stood together, staring at the large plaque. Little Alex's voice was barely audible

when he asked, "Which service, the 8:30 or the 11:00?"

Ash Wednesday Service February 18

7:00PM

Lenten Services begin Wednesday, February 25

7:00PM

Soup Supper Please join us in fellowship hall prior to

Lenten Services at 6:00PM each Wednesday evening of Lent

for a soup supper

A different board will host each week and provide soup

for supper but please feel free to bring your own

favorite soup to share any week as well!

February 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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7:00 pm Board of

Youth

7:00 pm Board of Christian Education

5:30 pm Board of

Fellowship

Important February Sundays February 8— Board of Lay Ministry February 22— Pancake Breakfast February22— Voter’s Assembly

6:30 pm Board of

Evangelism

6:00 pm Board of

Properties

9:00 am Traditional

Worship 10:00 am

Sunday School 11:00 am

Contemporary Worship

11:00 am Lunch Bunch

7:00 pm Church Council

7:00pm Ash

Wednesday

9:00 am Traditional

Worship 10:00 am

Sunday School 11:00 am

Contemporary Worship

7:00 pm Hula

Practices

7:00 pm Hula

Practices

9:15am Pancake Breakfast 10:30am Blended Worship 11:45am Voter’s

Assembly

6:30 pm Campus

Improvement Committee

6:00 pm Cross Fit

Class

6:00 pm Level 3

Communion Class

6:00 pm Level 3

Communion Class

5:45 pm Girl Scouts

9:00 am Traditional

Worship 10:00 am

Sunday School 11:00 am

Contemporary Worship

7:00 pm Hula

Practices

7:00 pm Hula

Practices

7:00 pm Lenten Service

6:00 pm Level 3

Communion Class

6:00 pm Level 3

Communion Class

6:00 pm Soup

Supper

6:00 pm Cross Fit Class

6:00 pm Cross Fit

Class

6:00 pm Cross Fit

Class

9:30 am Cross Fit

Class

9:30 am Cross Fit

Class

9:30 am Cross Fit

Class

9:30 am Cross Fit

Class

The Windsock is a monthly publication of Concordia Lutheran Church, 3705 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021-4013 entered as third class mail at the Bedford, Texas post office under permit number 37 as a non-profit organization.

Staff

Editor: Rev. Mark Lasch Publication Manager: Heather Finder Director of Distribution: Bruce Nelson

Internet Webmaster: Kate Randermann Cartoonist: Richard Hlad

Concordia Lutheran Church 3705 Harwood Road

Bedford, Texas 76021-4013 Phone: (817) 283-3560

Fax: (817) 283-2877 Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Worship - 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.

Concordia Lutheran Church 3705 Harwood Road Bedford, Texas 76021-4013

OUR MISSION AT CONCORDIA Living joyfully in friendship, love and ministry Openly reaching out with the Gospel Visibly sharing the life of Christ through Word & Sacrament Encouraging spiritual growth and development

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