It’s Mardi Gras! Let’s burn stuff! There
is a Christian tradition of burning
palms from the previous Palm Sunday to create ashes for Ash Wednesday.
What better way to transition into the season of Lent than to have a Mardi Gras
party that will end around the fire as we burn the palms? Join us in celebration at 7 pm the night before Ash
Wednesday, Tuesday February 21. If you are willing to add to the festivities in
any way (food, drink, party tunes...) contact Bridget 713-417-2056.
Ash
Wednesday is February 22, Grace will
observe the day with special services at noon and 7 pm.
“Speaking
my Name” Wednesday Lenten Services Starting
February 29 our Lenten Wednesday services will celebrate the women around
Jesus. You’re invited to join us as we use our holy imagination to tell these
seldom heard stories. Wednesdays at 7 pm.
Daily
Lenten Prayer During Lent
we’ll be offering daily prayers at noon via telephone, starting on February 23
(everyday except Sunday, when we hope you’ll join us for the communion
service). To participate call 218-632-0550 and enter Access Code 302445#
Pastor’s Bible Study this
month is Tuesday, Feb 28. Join us for this opportunity to study the lectionary
readings and help Pastor Lura prepare for her sermon.
2012 AIDS Walk Houston: time to dust off
your sneakers for the annual fundraiser hosted by AIDS Foundation Houston! The
3.1-mile walk will be Sunday, March 11. Visit www.aidshelp.org to join team "Grace Lutheran Church ELCA" and start
collecting those $$ to help those living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
Readings for this
Sunday: 2 Kings 2:1–12; Psalm 50:1–6; 2 Corinthians 4:3–6; Mark 9:2–9
In our prayers we remember: Malcolm Carrol;
Ronnisha Hill, Ronnika Hill, Roderick Stewart, Harris County Jail, the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, Doug Dicker, Elissa Dicker; Rev. Sabine Lamar
and her ministry, Anita Piper, Danton’s mom; The Family of Ryan Ekholm, Peggy Hahn and Lucia Morales, as they
travel to our companion synod in the Central African Republic; Efferin Louis, Mary Ford, Kathy and
Charlie Calhoun, Barbara Mikuch, Diane Price, Martin Munoz and family, Chester
Barber, Judy Peacock, Leonard Humes, Henry Butler, Charlotte Ellingson, Ronald
Chuber, Joyce and Harold Roberts, Fernanda Blano, Evey Leavens, Penny Barker,
Diana Watts, Bill Booth; James Graham; Bobbie Geiger; Robert Wittliff; and
Kelly Gavagan and all those who work and live in the troubled areas of
Afghanistan and Iraq.
